Chapter 3424 3436 [Indifferent Gin]
"Who would target Sonoko?" As her friend's safety was at stake, Mao Lilan did not dare to neglect her thoughts and pondered:
"First, we have to rule out a kidnapping gang. We're unfamiliar with this place and don't have any bodyguards. If they wanted to arrest us, they could just charge right in. They wouldn't resort to such roundabout methods."
"And besides the kidnappers..."
Suzuki Sonoko has a carefree personality and may indeed offend some people, but the extent of this offense should not be enough to cause the other party to set a trap against her.
Unless the other side has other conspiracy.
As soon as the word "conspiracy" came out, a blond and blue-eyed figure suddenly appeared in Mao Lilan's mind after she had been tracking Teacher Judy for several days.
"Could it be Teacher Judy?" Mao Lilan quietly took out her mobile phone, opened the app and took a look.
Then she was surprised to find that the signal point representing Teacher Judy's location had gone out at some point.
"I could clearly see it last night... But it's true, after so many days, the locator should have been out of battery by then." The high school girl looked disappointed and muttered to herself, "Why not at this critical moment? Sigh, I wish I had come sooner."
"In short, since we can't confirm that Teacher Judy is currently in downtown Tokyo, we can't rule out the possibility that she followed us and left behind this phone.
"After all, no one said she could only target male students. And if I remember correctly, those photos that Teacher Judy secretly taped behind the mirror also included Sonoko...
"At the time, I thought Sonoko was just like me, and just happened to be in the camera by accident, but now..."
"Anyway!" Suzuki Sonoko's voice came, interrupting her thoughts.
The naive high school girl had no idea of Teacher Judy's dark side. She looked at her phone and said happily, "When the time comes, we'll do as the text message says and go to a nearby coffee shop and give the phone to the boy who sent the text message—it's pretty close anyway."
Mao Lilan came to her senses and said instinctively: "Let's hand it over to the police station."
"What's the point then!" Suzuki Sonoko shook her head. "I finally came out and found a phone that seems to be destined for me. If I just hand it over to the police station, wouldn't that be a betrayal of fate?"
As she spoke, she pulled Mao Lilan towards the tennis court. "The tennis match is about to start. Let's settle the kids first, and then go to this cafe. Don't worry, it's just to return a phone, nothing will happen."
Mao Lilan: "..." But what if this is really a trap...
Although she always felt uneasy, Mao Lilan finally followed.
——There is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. If someone really targets Yuanzi, even if you escape this time, there will be another sudden attack.
In comparison, the coffee shop was more crowded, so the other party wouldn't act rashly. If we could use this opportunity to find out what was going on, that would be the best thing.
…
Haibara Ai watched Jiang Xia leave.
When Jiang Xia was standing beside her, her heart beat faster than before. When Jiang Xia left, her heartbeat eased slightly. However, when Jiang Xia completely disappeared from her sight, Huiyuan Ai looked at the unfamiliar environment around her, and her heartbeat became intense again due to nervousness.
"Is this an illusion?" Huiyuan Ai pinched her temples. "I always feel that there is a terrifying aura nearby... Could it be that because my opinion of Jiang Xia has changed, my perception has also changed?"
"Don't be like this, Jiang Xia is a good person. At least he has no ill will towards me and has always been helping me."
Haibara Ai tried hard to convince herself in her heart, but for some reason, that terrifying aura could not be shaken off.
Her mood was up and down, and in the midst of this fluctuating emotion, finally, two familiar-looking people came over.
As the figure of Ran Mouri came into view, Haibara Ai quietly breathed a sigh of relief: That's great, with Miss Mouri here, at least someone can look after those innocent children.
Thinking of this, Huiyuan Ai raised her finger and pointed at the several young figures busy warming up on the court, and said to the two approaching female high school students, "They are over here."
Mao Lilan nodded and said: "It seems that the game is about to start. I will go to call them over. Let's gather at the venue."
——The venue was packed with people and security. Once the competition started, she could leave the children here without worry and deal with the hidden problems herself.
"No wonder famous detectives like to be lone rangers. The feeling of resolving crises in the shadows and protecting children's smiles is truly endearing." Mao Lilan looked down at her palms and slowly clenched her fists. "Come to think of it, I felt like I saw Jiang Xia just now..."
She put down her hand and looked in the direction she remembered, but she only saw a crowd of people running for the competition.
"It must be an illusion." Mao Lilan sighed disappointedly, "If Jiang Xia really wanted to come, he would have come with us a long time ago, but..."
If only he were here.
Apart from anything else, at least Jiang Xia and his baton are here. Even if he makes some omissions, this reliable detective will definitely be able to protect the garden and the children and prevent them from falling into the trap.
…
"A-choo!"
As Jiang Xia left the venue, he felt like someone was talking about him. He glanced around, then quickly crossed a street and, following the scent of murderous intent, arrived at the alley next door.
A Porsche 356A was parked quietly in the alley.
The people in the car seemed to have not expected his sudden appearance. They instinctively put their right foot on the accelerator, but they paused for a moment, thought a lot, and finally did not leave.
Jiang Xia then walked over while blocking the driveway and greeted him cheerfully: "What a coincidence, you're out playing too."
Gin took a deep drag on his cigarette and exhaled slowly: "...Why are you here?"
Jiang Xia: "There's a tennis match here today, and a few friends I know are going to participate. I'll take them over."
As he spoke, he pulled the door, only to find it locked. After sighing at the car owner's indifference, Jiang Xia asked, "What about you?"
Gin was of course here to do his job: "Don't ask about things you shouldn't know."
After saying this, in order to avoid possible further questioning, he stepped on the accelerator and quickly drove out of the alley and disappeared.
Jiang Xia, holding onto the murderous aura that the ghosts had quickly packed up as they got into the car, watched the car drive away with a feeling of disappointment: "This organization's corporate culture is too disunited - when we suddenly meet in a strange place, shouldn't they ask me where I want to go and give me a ride?"
The ghosts nodded: That’s right!
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