"...Looks like I was still too impulsive."
Yuki Aono stood frozen for a long while, then let out a bleak laugh. "Acting and reality really are far too different. Any impulsive action could expose a fatal flaw, and there's no chance to call NG and reshoot... Thank you. I've learned quite a lot."
Unfortunately, she probably would never get to use it again...
Yuki Aono suddenly turned around, shoved open the window, lifted her long leg, and stepped onto the sill.
She was just about to leap into the night wind and bring everything to an end.
But then, a hand suddenly grabbed her ankle from behind and yanked her back.
Yuki Aono lost her balance and hit the floor with a thud. Looking at the person lying before him, Jiang Xia instinctively stepped on her and gripped the Collapsible Baton in his pocket...
Jiang Xia: "..." Hm?
Wait.
...That didn't seem to be the right sequence.
Though he had rehearsed it in his mind many times, regrettably, Yuki Aono had not given off any Killing Intent that would be used to "silence the Detective." She seemed to be wholeheartedly intent on suicide...
Jiang Xia casually took his foot off her, his gaze drifting apologetically to the side. "Um... are you okay?"
Yuki Aono: "..."
Though she had failed to jump from the eighth floor just now, being abruptly dragged back through the window had still given her a solid fall.
She sat up, aching all over and somewhat dazed. For the moment, she did not know whether she should continue trying to kill herself or first find a way to trick this obstructive Detective into leaving. Neither seemed easy. Yuki Aono's mind went blank, and she could not come up with a suitable plan. In the end, she