Conan’s Corpse Picker

   Chapter 883 You plot against me

"..." Jiang Xia drove the cat, looking at the black cat's dark back into the night, the paws under him curled up unconsciously: This cat feels good paws when stepped on... It's a pity that it runs too fast, and it looks like a Only a good cat who loves peace, there is no reason to catch the cat back and step on it for no reason. What's more, there are still things right now.

   Thinking of this, Jiang Xia sighed regretfully, and continued to follow the original route, carefully avoiding some thin line alerts in the yard, and came to the place where the door could be seen.

  Two security guards were at the door, one of them anxiously ringing the doorbell. The other was holding on to the phone, intending to break into the door after turning on the record to check the situation.

   Before they get in the door, though.

   The doorknob moved, and someone opened the door from inside.

  The two security guards raised their heads and met a blank and pale face. . . The two were startled, their cold hair stood up, and instinctively raised the various explosion-proof devices in their hands.

   "What are you doing?" The person who opened the door noticed their movements, and said with dissatisfaction, "Do you want to attack the owner?!"

  “…”

  The security guards moved for a while, and were awakened by these words.

After    the terrifying thought of "knock on the door and a ghost" was squeezed out of their minds, the two slowly understood what was going on.

  —The person who came to open the door, of course, was not a ghost, but a slender woman.

  The woman was wrapped in a white bathrobe, wearing a white shower cap, her hair was all tucked into the hat, and a white mask was placed on her face. The whole body is white, coupled with a plain white complexion... This makes her look particularly scary at night.

"Ah, sorry, we didn't mean to attack you." The security guard regained his senses, looked at his watch, and explained, "Three minutes ago, at 8:57, we detected that your warning device was activated, so Come over and check the situation - uh, nothing happened, what happened just now?"

   They held pens and wanted to record why the alarm was triggered.

   The woman snorted and said impatiently: "I want to ask you guys! Nothing happened to me. It's good, why is the alarm ringing?"

   Jiang Xia was driving his cat, hiding in the grass, listening intently to the conversation.

   At this moment, not far behind, there was a sudden "meow" sound. The sound dragged on for a long time, and it was very obvious in the night.

   Jiang Xia was stunned, then turned around.

   just happened to see a black cat shouting behind him, turned his head and ran, swiping away along the grass.

   Almost at the same time, a beam of light came over and landed precisely on Jiang Xia.

   was followed by the voice of the security guard. He nudged his companion next to him with his elbow: "Look, there is a cat in the yard! Probably the cat accidentally triggered the alarm."

Having said that, the two took out the large tool bag, took out some long poles, put them together a few times, and combined them into a fishing net-a similar situation happened to other residents before. . Although the walls of these single houses are tall and polished, it is inevitable that some gifted cats will sneak in and set off the alarm.

   Jiang Xia looked at the approaching security guards, and then looked at the nets in their hands: "...?"

   He actually…

   Framed by a cat?

  …

   Jiang Xia was silent for a moment, then drove the cat to avoid the capture net that the security guard swung down.

   Then, before the two could react, they ran to the gate of the yard, raised their claws and knocked on the closed iron door, and then looked back at the security guard.

  "..." The two security guards looked at each other and walked to the door in surprise.

   The white-pawed black cat clings to the gate. And with the door blocking, the circular catch net is difficult to use.

  The security guards hesitated for a moment, then reached out their hands carefully and tried to push the courtyard door out.

   Just pushed out a gap, the cat nimbly passed through the crack of the door, and quickly disappeared into the night.

  Security: "..." Is it an illusion? Why do you feel that the cat nodded politely to them before leaving...

   The two of them were staring at the back of the black cloud and the snow cat in a daze, and their ankles suddenly itch.

   looked down and saw another cat with a dark body, also wiping their feet and slipping out of the door, running quickly.

  Security: "...?" Why is there still one?

  The two hesitated for a moment, then began to think about whether to go back to the yard and continue to investigate other cats that might exist.

   But right now, there is no evidence that there are other cats in the yard.

   They glanced back at the door and saw that it was closed: the owner of the house looked like he didn't want to be disturbed by the property anymore.

  "..." Thinking about the owner's irritable temper, the two security guards still didn't go back.

  …

   The tool kit is just in hand. The two closed the courtyard door and prepared to leave.

When    turned around, one of them couldn't help but muttered in a low voice: "I was really scared just now - it's terrible for a woman to wear a mask at night..."

"Indeed." The other nodded with lingering fears, but after a while, he said with a little doubt, "But why do I think this house owner is so scary? When she opened the door just now, I had the feeling that I saw a monster. , I always feel that something is not right..."

   was muttering when suddenly there was a sound of approaching footsteps.

  The security guards looked at each other and kept their mouths at the same time - service comes first. No matter how much employees like to complain about customers behind their backs, they can't let outsiders hear.

  …But, at this time, who would still be wandering around?

   The two security guards became alert and turned to look.

   I saw a young man approaching.

   When they were closer, the two of them recognized it by looking at the stable wall lamp at the entrance of the courtyard.

  —It's that high school detective who has been appearing on TV and newspapers all the time, Jiang Xia.

  ...I just don't know why, Jiang Xia was holding a black cat in his arms at this time. The cat was in a daze, with two coils of mosquito coils in front of his eyes, as if he wanted to run, but couldn't get up, and in the end he could only lie on his stomach and let him touch it, occasionally making a humiliating "meow".

"Hello." Jiang Xia held the cat's paw that was powerless to resist, shook it at the two security guards, and said hello, "I was visiting friends nearby, and I saw the lights in the courtyard flashing just now, so I wanted to come over and have a look. Situation - what happened?"

   While talking, that weird peeping feeling came again. It seemed that someone was watching him quietly.

   Jiang Xia raised his head, glanced at the round monitor hanging at the gate of the courtyard, and looked away again.

Opposite to   , the security guard found out that the person who came was a righteous detective, not a suspicious person, and he was relieved.

   They were surprised by the owner when they showed up late at night, and they had some complaints.

   But at this time, seeing the young detectives being so diligent and taking the initiative to work overtime, the professionalism of the security guards faintly stung.

One of them said apologetically, "I've caused you trouble—it's not a big deal, it's just that two cats strayed into this place and triggered the alarm..." Speaking of which, he couldn't help but glanced at the cat in Jiang Xia's arms, feeling a bit like The one that slipped out later.

   (end of this chapter)