Conan's Corpse Picker

Jiang Xia quickly took a taxi and came to the city where Puppet Peak is located.

At a small station in the city, Jiang Xia saw an open truck carrying three people.

Beside the car was a middle-aged man with a square chin and a fat build.The man was smoking a cigarette, looking back and forth, looking at the crowd exiting the station.

After seeing Jiang Xia, the middle-aged man was stunned for two seconds, took out a photo from his pocket, and looked at it for comparison.

Then he put down the photo and waved to Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia walked over.

——The person who came to pick him up was not Shinichi Takeda, the assassination target this time, but his third brother, Yuzo Takeda.The names come in sorted order.

Puppet Peak has inconvenient transportation, and there is no public transportation that can go there directly.In order to show his sincerity in inviting the detective and worrying that the detective would be too troublesome to come, Takeda Shinichi specially arranged for his younger brother to come out to pick him up.

Jiang Xia opened the door and sat in the passenger seat.

The two exchanged a few simple greetings, and Takeda Yuzo stepped on the accelerator and drove all the way to Puppet Peak.

The mountains on the road are undulating and gradually climbing.

Jiang Xia rested his elbows on the window frame, turned his head to look at the vast forest, and as he got closer to his destination, he gradually began to lose his mind.

Spider Mountain is also a place with legends.

But in Jiang Xia's impression: the mountain mud temple with the legend of the foggy dog ​​had a foggy dog, and the mermaid island with the legend of the mermaid had a mermaid ghost... Now, will there be another spider here?

Wait, speaking of which, spiders are kind of ugly.

If I remember correctly, Shinichi Takeda, the uncle who was scheduled to die, was also ugly...

But no matter how you say it, it's still a ghost. If it really falls, he will neutralize it when the puppet is formed in the future, and it may be able to achieve an average appearance.But if it's really Spider-Man, this kind of vest should be rarely used at ordinary times...

Tsk, after thinking about it, I still feel a little disgusted.

But I want a ghost again...

Jiang Xia was caught in a tangle for a while.

But soon he thought about it again.

What are you thinking about in advance?It’s like wondering whether to go to Tokyo University or Osaka University in the future—he won’t be able to go to either, after all, as long as Conan is still around, he won’t be able to graduate... In short, it’s better to wait until the ghost really falls. Get tangled up in this kind of thing.

If Takeda Shinichi kicked his legs one by one and only lost one shikigami, wouldn't it be a waste of brain cells used to tangle.

After calming down, Jiang Xia continued to enjoy the scenery.

But soon, his mind shifted from the scenery to the road ahead, and his eyes brightened.

—Three persons were standing by the side of the road, two men and one woman.

One of the dark-skinned high school boys was pushing a motorcycle, and it was Hattori Heiji that Jiang Xia had been looking forward to for a long time.

Next to Hattori is his childhood sweetheart, Kazuha Toyama.

The other is a strange foreigner with blond hair.

The three of them seemed to be worried about something.

Jiang Xia glanced at them, sat up straight, and said to Takeda Yuzo who was driving next to him, "Stop for a while."

……

Hattori Heiji came to this deep mountain because he received an anonymous entrustment letter a while ago.As usual, there was money in the letter, so he had no choice but to run over to pay back the money.

When Yuan Shan and Ye heard that he was coming to Tottori, they immediately happily said that they would come together, and vowed that she was very familiar with the way of Tottori, and it was up to her to know the way.

Hattori Heiji believed her lies.

Then the two of them plunged into the deep mountain.

And then, lost from the morning to now.

On the way, when the two were haggardly looking for the way and thinking about whether to sleep on the spot, they met an enthusiastic foreigner——Rob Taylor.

Rob Taylor is a photographer.

Three years ago, he came to this area to take pictures of the scenery, but unfortunately he was crushed by the collapsed earth and rocks.

Later, it was Takeda Shinichi's daughter. Takeda Misa picked him up and took care of him until his injury improved.

Rob said that he came back today to visit his benefactor.

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji showed a happy smile, and wanted to hug this thigh that knows the way, and rush to Takeda's house before dark.

However, before he had time to speak, he was snatched away by Rob.

The foreigner said with a smile: "If you are going to Takeda's house, I will go with you. I just don't know the way."

"..."

After looking at each other in silence for a second.

Hattori Heiji put away his enthusiastic smile, stopped talking to this strange passerby, and started discussing with Toyama and Ye about how to sleep in the mountains.

Yuan Shan and Ye didn't want to sleep in a deep mountain full of bugs and maybe snakes.She remembered the scene at that time, and her face turned red and white.

At this time, a truck passed by and stopped beside them.

The three lost brothers and sisters were immediately overjoyed.

Hattori Heiji walked quickly to the side of the car, trying to discuss with the driver: "We want to go to Takeda's house in Puppet Peak, can we..."

He was about to ask if he could help point out the way, or simply help transport them there.

However, halfway through the conversation, Hattori Heiji noticed a strong gaze.

As if feeling something, he raised his head, passed the unfamiliar driver, and saw Jiang Xia sitting in the co-pilot.

"..."

Hattori Heiji was dumbfounded.

Jiang Xia ignored Detective Osaka's complicated expression, Heiji Tohatbu, and Toyama and Ye Yixiao who looked surprised behind him: "Coincidentally, you are also going to Takeda's house?"

Hattori Heiji lost expression for a moment.

After a while, he said dryly, "No, I'm actually here to see the scenery."

Said, turned and wanted to leave.

But he was grabbed by Yuan Shan and Ye.

"Yes, we have been looking for Wutian's family for a long time." Yuan Shan and Ye had a good impression of Jiang Xia, and meeting Jiang Xia now means that she does not have to sleep in places full of bugs and snakes. The eyes looking at Jiang Xia were suddenly several times more friendly than usual.

Before Hattori Heiji reacted, she took the initiative to explain: "Actually, Heiji received a commission. The client sent the advance payment together, but the return address was not written on the envelope. We can only come and have a look. By the way Pay back."

"..." Jiang Xia glanced at Hattori Heiji silently, thinking that this kind of money summoning technique is really useful, and he will try it next time.If it succeeds, you don't have to worry about not being able to abduct the murder attractor in the future...

Seeing that Hattori Heiji seemed to want to run away, Jiang Xia didn't give him a chance to speak.

He turned to Takeda Yuzo and asked, "Can you give them a ride along the way?"

Takeda Yuzo has a sad and unreasonable face, but he is actually quite easy to talk to.

He nodded when he heard the words, leaned on the window sill and glanced at the big motorcycle Hattori Heiji on the side of the road, took out a bundle of ropes from the car, and helped Hattori Heiji fix the motorcycle in the truck.

Chapter 388 Strange Ghost Embryo Added

The cab of the truck is too small for two people except the driver.

Jiang Xia gave up the seat to Yuanshan Heye, who was carrying a huge backpack, got out of the car and rolled into the back of the car, and sat with two other people who rubbed against the car and a motorcycle. place of goods.

The air is fresher than in the cab, but the metal base is a bit uncomfortable to sit on.

However, since there was a mass of wild murderous aura next to it, the comfort level in Jiang Xia's heart rose sharply.

……

After adding three people and a motorcycle, the truck started again.

This time, considering how many people were sitting behind, Takeda Yuzo drove a little slower than before.

Hattori Heiji leaned against the waist-high railing, looked at Jiang Xia who was in a good mood for some reason, and silently looked down at the dirt road that was constantly sweeping outside.

Thinking that the speed of the car is not fast, it is too late to jump off the car now.

...Wait, what are you thinking.

Hattori Heiji raised his hand and tapped his forehead to stop his dangerous thoughts.

...In fact, now that I have met Jiang Xia a lot, he is gradually not as repulsive as when I first met him.

Especially last time on Guchuan University's boat, Jiang Xia rescued him from a veteran wanted criminal - if he was really sneaked into the sea by the murderer at that time, at night and no one saw him, he might have changed Become a floating corpse in the sea.From this perspective, Jiang Xia is his savior.

Moreover, people will always gradually adapt to the environment.

It was the first time that Hattori Heiji saw Jiang Xia's speed of solving a case like reading a script, and he couldn't believe it;

The second time, I didn’t feel too convincing;

For the third time, I firmly believe that I can do it.

After that, four, five, six, seven, eighty-nine times...

Slowly there are antibodies.

It's just that the previous conditioned reflex of "not wanting to investigate the case with Jiang Xia" still survived and has not subsided for the time being.

——Heiji Hattori analyzed his mental journey of wanting to jump off the car just like this, and felt that it was inappropriate.

Avoidance is an unhealthy state of mind.Maybe Mom and Dad are right: people must learn to face difficulties.He is still young, and he still has many opportunities to improve. Sooner or later, he will be able to catch up with Jiang Xia's speed.

And no one likes being disliked by others.

Every time I see Jiang Xia, I turn my head and leave. This kind of behavior may cause some invisible harm to Jiang Xia's heart, just like He Ye and the two people in Tokyo said... although he didn't see the harm Where is it, I just feel that Jiang Xia is happier than him most of the time... But in short, one must have a conscience.

Hattori Heiji took a deep breath and temporarily suppressed the instinctive thought of "jumping the car".

And to be friendly, try to talk to Jiang Xia: "Why are you here?"

Jiang Xia turned to look at him.Due to the abundance of cases around Hattori Heiji, he always looked very pleasing to this Osaka black skin: "Like you, I received a commission letter with 50 yen in cash, so I want to come and have a look."

As he said that, he took out the letter paper that he had collected before, and gave Hattori Heiji a look.

Hearing this, Hattori Heiji's face darkened indistinctly.