Jiang Xia then thought back to the people whose Killing Intent could be repeatedly harvested: Gin would definitely go without any prompting, Vodka came bundled with the liquor, the promising Akai Shuichi could be reached through Okiya Subaru, and putting him together with Amuro Tooru might create some wonderful explosive Killing Intent reaction. The same would go for putting him with Gin.
With so many bottles of liquor, only Vermouth was missing.
Jiang Xia: "..." Getting her to the venue did not seem too difficult either.
However, after hesitating for a while, Jiang Xia still decided to observe the situation in secret first.
There were more and more ghosts now. Long-term development was what mattered most.
And if Akai Shuichi was at the venue, Vermouth would undoubtedly be in some danger—if he remembered correctly, Akai Shuichi seemed to counter her rather effectively. A year ago in New York, if Kudo Shinichi and Mouri Ran had not happened to pass by and lend a hand, Vermouth might have been caught by the FBI. And in some scenes that had yet to occur, Vermouth seemed to have been shot by Akai Shuichi with a Shotgun. If she had not been wearing a Bulletproof Vest, she probably would have been done for too.
...To be safe, he would leave it for next time.
Jiang Xia sighed regretfully.
"...Um, Mr. Jiang Xia?"
Across from him, Inspector Yokomizo's voice came cautiously.
Jiang Xia came back to his senses, shredded the email on his phone, and looked up at him. "What did you just say?"
"It's about this case—" Inspector Yokomizo furtively looked around, and only after confirming that no one was nearby did he lean closer. "You know Komiyama Taizo, right?"
Jiang Xia paused, then quickly recalled him. Some time ago, the film crew