Conan's Corpse Picker

Sawaki's hands gradually trembled. After he decided that no one would come down no matter how long he watched, he suddenly made up his mind, slowly stretched out his hand, and grabbed a remote control from his inner chest pocket.

The scarlet light on the remote was still on, and it wasn't damaged by the water.

Of course, the bomb in the submarine restaurant is not limited to the one that exploded just now.

In fact, Sawaki Fairy has installed more: at present, the remote control in his hand, if pressed, is enough to blow up the entire underwater restaurant.

He stared straight at the few people above who seemed to have reached a consensus and were about to dive out, gurgling bubbles from his mouth, and murmured sullenly full of hatred: "Let's die together."

Then fiercely...

With a scream, he let go of his hand.

——A cold hand grasped his forearm at some point, and closed it tightly.Sawaki Fairy shook violently, half of his arm was in sharp pain, and then he lost consciousness.

The remote control of the bomb that could rewrite the fate of nine people in an instant sank with the waves, and was caught by the other hand.

Sawaki was stunned by the pain for a few seconds before he suddenly realized that there were people at the bottom of the water.

But before he looked up, a curtain slowly opened with the stirring of the water, covering his sight.

……

On the roof of the restaurant, above the water, a group of trapped people felt that they could not sit still and die after a brief discussion—they should immediately look for an exit and try to escape while they still have strength and before the building collapses too much.Otherwise, the longer they drag, the lower their survival rate will be.

Although the explosion just now was sudden, it took a while for the seawater to pour in. During that time, they saw where the gap was opened. At this time, after a little identification, they dived into the water one after another, preparing to get out of trouble.

Because one of them had a stomach injury, one couldn't swim or even was afraid of water, and the other was in a trance because of a specific emergency, with "no desire to survive" written all over his body, detectives, police and enthusiastic people still The division of labor was done, and it was decided who would take who out, and the scene was harmonious and friendly.

A group of people quickly held their breath and began to swim towards the blasted gap in the water.

On the way, when Conan dived halfway, he suddenly felt as if there was a human voice. He felt everything and looked to the side keenly.

I saw a curtain that was stirred by the turbulent current and pressed down by the collapsed cement blocks, slowly swinging in the water.

Conan looked at it quite concerned, and his thoughts moved slightly.

——The appearance of this kind of soft object opening and closing with the water waves is a bit like dropping a drop of ink into the water, and then watching it slowly spread out, inexplicably decompressing, making people want to keep watching and observing its changes... Unfortunately, now is obviously not the time.

Conan glanced at the direction of the curtain for the last time, quickly pulled the sea water, and continued to swim to the gap ahead.

……

After the last person got out of the gap, next to Ferrari, Jiang Xia hugged the fluttering curtain and pulled it out of the cement block.

Then he let go of his hand, and the curtain slowly drifted away with the turbulent current at the bottom of the water.

There is no need to worry about the main body, the mermaid's skills can make people breathe in water.When the mermaid puppet is next to the person who needs the skill, the breathing time can be maintained until the murderous energy is exhausted, and the puppet disappears automatically.

And even if the puppet is not around, the skill can keep a person alive for 15 minutes.

Considering the difficulty of Mao Lilan swimming out with an extra person, Jiang Xia also allocated half of the time for her.

Even so, the time is still enough—seven and a half minutes, not to mention letting these ordinary people of Ke Xue surface, it is enough for them to swim back and forth.

Just as he was thinking, a murderous aura suddenly hit him from the side, and after that, the inflated murderous aura bypassed him and continued to spread.

Jiang Xia was stunned, and casually brushed aside the murderous aura in front of him, and looked down at Sawaki Fairy.

Seeing the murderer who was stuck on the bottom of the sea staring in the direction of the gap, his canthus tearing apart—Sawaki Fairy originally thought that at least Nishina Minoru, who was afraid of water, would have to stay and drown with him.

Unexpectedly, just now, in the gap between the scrolling of the curtain, he actually saw someone pulling Nishina Minoru out to swim.This group of people are willing to take even a landlubber with no ink in their stomachs, but they don't come to take him at all!

Sawaki Fair held tightly to the oxygen cylinder that he didn't know how long it would last, and slowly looked away, looking at the mermaid next to him.

Chapter 242 The Philosophy of Anonymous Organization (Pseudo)

Sawaki just didn't know where this thing came from.

Even now, he is unable to distinguish whether this is a diver dressed like this, or some mythical creature.He only felt that the kind and friendly eyes of the mermaid were very familiar, which made him think of a certain detective for a moment.

... If I remember correctly, along the way, Jiang Xia often looked at him with similar eyes.

Before, Sawaki fair thought that this was a means used by the detective to numb him so that he could show his feet.

But now, he realizes that's not the case - whether it's Jiang Xia or this mermaid, they didn't look at him with fake eyes, it was "kindness" and "friendliness" from the heart.

Just that emotion, not built on a relationship of equals.

Sawaki realized belatedly—that was not the eyes of human beings looking at human beings at all.In the eyes of the mermaid and Jiang Xia, he seems to be just a clam that has been holding sand for several years. They like him, not for him, but for the process of cutting him open and taking out the pearls from his body.

After clarifying this difference, Sawaki is somewhat convinced that the mermaid in front of him is not a human, but some unknown creature.

But what he couldn't figure out was that Jiang Xia occasionally showed the same attitude towards himself.

...A famous detective who hates evil like a vengeful, doesn't want to let the prisoner go free for a second, and solves the case quickly?

Those reporters and the police are all blind.

Why did no one find out that Jiang Xia is actually this kind of person? !

Feeling the legs that had long since lost consciousness, Sawaki Fairy looked at the corpses of Asahi Katsuyoshi and Koyamauchi Nana who had drifted nearby at some point, and suddenly let out a sneer.

He looked at the mermaid in a sea of ​​bubbles, gritted his teeth and asked vaguely, "You and that detective are on the same team, right? What are you guys?"

Sawaki just didn't expect that a fish that only regarded him as prey would answer his words, but before dying, if he didn't say something, he would feel really unwilling.

However, the mermaid didn't know what he saw through him, and he seemed in a good mood.After a moment of silence, it actually opened its mouth and said: "It's a person."

"We're just a bunch of normal people everywhere."

As he said that, under Sawaki Fairy's gaze, the mermaid's eyes turned slightly, and he raised his hand and swiped across the water, as if he was embracing a large invisible thing.

Then it used that voice with weird mixing and inexplicable rhythm to push the pot gracefully: "You can think of us as a mirror--in front of good people, we are good people; in front of passers-by, we are passers-by; and in front of you before……"

The mermaid looked at the thing she was hugging, and showed a smile that was so faint that it was almost invisible, but it did exist:

"We are the closest kind to you—of course, we will be your most loyal allies until the last moment."

……

After 1 minute, Sawaki's oxygen was exhausted.

Jiang Xia pulled him out from under the car and let him mix with the other two bodies, becoming the third body that sank in the underwater restaurant.

In fact, originally, the oxygen bottle could last for a while longer.

But after listening to the mermaid's words, Sawaki was obviously agitated. He sucked in the last of his oxygen and asked the mermaid. Minoru Nishina, whom he wanted to kill, was still alive. How could the mermaid have the confidence to say that he was his "most loyal accomplice".

Then, in the mermaid's answer of "don't you think, let us think" without guilt, she was so angry that she choked on water and drowned unwillingly.

Murderous aura, after Sawaki realized fairly and rationally that it was difficult for him to escape, he began to fall off continuously.Those ghosts who were on his legs also let go of their hands after he died.

This vest is actually quite cool, but unfortunately, if it appears too much in front of ordinary people, if it spreads too widely, and a large piece of it shatters the world view of normal people, it will be difficult to achieve the current unstoppable effect if the vest is used again in the future. .

...It can only be opened in front of people who will not leak the secret.

Well, as well as those few people who have an abnormal worldview.

Jiang Xia swam out of the gap holding Murderous Qi and Ghost, then disbanded the puppet, handed Murderous Qi and ghost to Mermaid Ghost Womb, and asked her to help bring them back.

I immediately returned to the main body.

……

Although the main body of this water crystal restaurant built by Xu Shengyi protrudes into the sea, many parts are located above the sea.

At this time, a group of people successfully escaped outside the restaurant, floated to the surface of the sea, and then climbed to the top of the building with the help of each other along the somewhat crooked stairs, temporarily escaping from danger.

Mao Lilan sat on the shore, beating his chest and spitting out a few streams of water, looking at the fluctuating sea with some doubts.

Just now she was holding Jiang Xia with one hand, and had to pay attention to cover his mouth for him. She was in a hurry, and Mao Lilan thought she was choking on water.

But now it seems...

Mao Lilan felt the uncomfortable airway, and was not sure whether she was choking on water or drinking water. She thought for a moment in confusion, and felt that maybe she was too nervous and had an illusion just now—it should have just been accidentally drunk A few mouthfuls, choking water is not such a symptom.

To her relief, Jiang Xia next to her didn't seem to have choked on the water, she just sat beside her and hung up the phone quietly.

Mao Lilan couldn't help being a little proud-not only did she swim out uninjured, but she also brought one with her, which is awesome.

……

The people who came up with him were all fine, except Nishina Renshui was too poor, even though someone took him, he still choked on the water and passed out.

Several people rushed to give him first aid, and when Nishina woke up from spitting water, they suddenly felt that there was one person missing.

Mu Mu looked around and was startled: "Where's Mr. Sawaki?!"

They looked around, but found no one.A group of people thought about it carefully, and found that when they were still in the underwater restaurant and were about to dive into the water, Sawaki Fairy also made a dive, but now it seems...he didn't seem to swim out.

Could it be that something happened on the way?

Mori Kogoro dived back into the sea, looked down, but found no one near this piece of sea.

He deliberately sneaked back to the gap just now, looking for the presence of Fairy Sawaki, but looking down, there was a large circle of damaged windows under the underwater restaurant, and they all looked the same.When they came out just now, no one was in the mood to look back, they just wanted to leave as soon as possible.Now I don't know where to get in.

At this time, a ship was sailing towards this side quickly.

The explosion that happened just now was quite violent, and the Shuijing restaurant has been blown halfway.With such a big commotion, without them calling the police, search and rescue helicopters and boats have already rushed here one after another.

After a group of tired people explained the situation to the search and rescue personnel, they handed over the search and rescue to them, hoping to find the person smoothly.

Chapter 243 Organization Should Not Mind

While the search and rescue personnel were busy, Conan looked at the sea with a bad feeling.

——He knew in his heart that Fairy Sawaki was not an ordinary digital crowd, but the culprit who caused this serial attack and even caused this explosion.

So... Maybe Sawaki just realized his conscience suddenly, or he had a plan long ago, planning to commit suicide by sinking into the sea after killing the person he wanted to kill?

Thinking of this, Conan unconsciously looked at Jiang Xia.Here, only Jiang Xia and him have glimpsed the truth, maybe Jiang Xia can share some of his complicated feelings at this time.

In addition, it is best to explain to others immediately that Sawaki Fair may be the murderer.

Otherwise, what if Sawaki did not take the initiative to sink into the sea, but did not swim out due to some accident, and returned to the restaurant to wait for rescue... Then after the rescue came up, the murderer might attack violently and hurt the search and rescue team. people, or other people who want to kill - after all, there are many innocent digital masses here.

However, after looking at Jiang Xia, Conan's mood became more complicated——Jiang Xia didn't seem to be in the state of solving the case at all.He was sitting on the steps near the sea, silently looking at the dividing line between the sea water and the steps under his feet, with his head down, unable to see his expression clearly.But judging from this evasive posture that only confines his gaze to a very small corner... he is probably still concentrating on himself, and he can't count on it for a while.

Is it...

Conan touched his chin.

I can only go up by myself first?