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“I can handle whatever investigative style that you got. And what do you mean by a passive approach? He is a thief and you are a detective. It is a detective’s job to catch the bad guys, right?” Kita asked as she looked at the British detective.

“Well… of course, Yamashita-chan, to… to an extent. After all, I’m more or less a private consultant, not officially part of the force. The ones actually in charge of arresting are the police and…” Was this a losing battle? He wasn’t certain how much of the police procedural would sink in or what would go over her head. Or how much of his lie that she’d catch on to. Hakuba bit his lip.

“Lately, I’ve been doing more observation than chasing. Nakamori-keibu and his team seem to have everything… more or less well in hand with Edogawa-kun running about, and with the addition of Hattori-san and others, well…”

“…it gets a little crowded."