Conan's Corpse Picker

The humanoid part of the spider puppet is so light that it moves like a weightless paper man.

Jiang Xia first asked the ghost to sneak into the suspicious murderous room in front of him and take a look.

After confirming that the owner was fast asleep, Jiang Xia hung herself on the side of the window, then gently stretched out a sharp claw, put it on the window, and moved along the gap.

The old-fashioned window bolts fell in response.

The window slid open slowly.

The eight spider legs behind Jiang Xia retracted silently.When he landed again, he had already entered the house.

This room is a one-bedroom room with a simple layout, a low coffee table, and a very low bed on the left.

Lying on the bed was a middle-aged man with brown hair. He didn't seem to be sleeping very comfortably. He was gnashing his teeth in his dreams, as if he wanted to bite someone at any time.

Jiang Xia glanced at him, and then his eyes quickly fell on the coffee table beside him.

——Maybe he wanted to count the number before leaving, but the owner did not put the luggage in the bag.

At this time, two sets of fishing rods, a pair of insulating gloves, and a lighter were neatly placed on the table.Jiang Xia took a closer look and found that the fishing rod was made of carbon and was very light.

...and also conduct electricity.

"..."

Putting these things together, Jiang Xia felt that the memory bank moved.

... He seemed to have encountered a case that he had seen before.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xia didn't move the items on the table, but directed the ghosts to float into the owner's bag, and took a look with the business card holder.

There are a stack of business cards stuffed in the business card holder, among which the top repeated ones are the owner's own, with the name "Kawai Kazuyuki", the president of the Kawai Kowu shop.

Jiang Xia recalled this impressive name, and nodded secretly.

——He remembered that in this yet-to-be-resolved case, Kazuki Kawai wanted to use the recreational activity of "fishing" to cause an electric shock accident. Fortunately, on the cruise ship, a certain financial president who oppressed him with usury "accidentally died".

... From this point of view, on the way to Moon Shadow Island, it is really possible to pick up something else along the way.

It's just that in that case, you have to find an excuse not to take the boat sent by the organization.

By the way, before that, there is one more thing to confirm.

……

Jiang Xia raised her hand to recall the ghost, drove the puppet, and walked silently to the door of the room.

He pushed the door out, restored the bolt behind him with his claws, and then came to another door on the right.

It is customary to let the ghost in and have a look.

After confirming that the owner of this room was also sound asleep, Jiang Xia repeated his old tricks and pushed the door open, pushing the door open and entering.

Then, his eyes froze slightly.

——In this room, a middle-aged man was also sleeping.This man had a square chin, a tall hooked nose, and deep nasolabial folds on his face, which were clearly visible even when he was not smiling.

Combined with what happened just now, these characteristics made a name quickly appear in Jiang Xia's mind: Tsuneo Yamazaki.

——that is, the unscrupulous moneylender and the president of Yamazaki Financial Corporation that Kawai Kazuyuki next door planned to assassinate.

Of course, to Jiang Xia, Tsuneo Yamazaki's name is not important, his character is not important, and his status is even less important.

What's important is that there is a large piece of shikigami on this person's leg, which is so dense that it almost covers his calf.Count carefully, there are seven of them.

seven.

"..."

Jiang Xia stared at it for a while without saying a word.

Then he left the room without a sound, restored the doors and windows, and climbed down the stairs along the wall.

Dodge the lights and head all the way to the beach.

Eight legs are indeed faster than two legs, and when you only walk on flat ground and don't climb walls vertically, you don't consume as much murderous energy as before.

While secretly adapting to a new way of walking, Jiang Xia approached the pier.

The damp smell of sea water hits your face, and the fine waves beat against the shore, making the sound of rushing water.In the dark atmosphere, two yachts could be seen moored in a small port.

One of them was a commercial ship, the hull of which was painted "Haiyuan". At this time, the lights were not on and there was no one on board.

There were people on the other ship.

Jiang Xia put her eyesight on the ghost and let the ghost float into the second boat for a walk.I saw two men in black suits who looked like passers-by. They seemed to be on duty on the ship.

...It seems that this one is a ship sent by the organization.

Jiang Xia's eyes flickered back and forth between the two ships.

Organized boats are of course safer and more convenient.

But now, as long as you change a vehicle, you can easily pick up eight shikigami along the way... It's like switching from driving to taking a bus to work one day in a month, and you can get an extra month's salary Same, it's hard not to be moved.

... After all, he is not a big ghost, and he can never pick up too many ghosts.

——Judging from the brochure Jiang Xia received when he checked into the hotel, the "Hai Yuan" next to the organized ship was a traveling merchant ship.

In the current season, there are not many interesting places around, but there is a main island near Moon Shadow Island, and there are fish gathering in the southeast corner of the island, which is suitable for fishing.Haiyuan's recent destinations are also there.

The murderous owner who had prepared a conductive fishing rod and insulating gloves just now planned to use the Haiyuan and fishing as a recreational activity to kill the spooky president.

Jiang Xia thought for a while, and realized that if he didn't take the Haiyuan, but took the organization's boat to Yueying Island, and then went to the main island to solve the case after the incident, then he would probably only be able to pick up one dropped by President Duogui himself. Shikigami——Once the president is electrocuted to death by Kawai, the seven old shikigami on his legs will release their obsession and float down on the spot. Then they will probably wriggle into the sea and disappear, making it difficult to find.

...In short, Jiang Xia felt that he had to go to the Haiyuan to catch a boat.

And...preferably Gin hitched a ride with him too.

After all, once Jiang Xia took the Haiyuan, after the electric shock case happened, no matter whether he solved the case or simply watched it, he would inevitably be delayed for a while.

This place is different from Tokyo. Everyone in Tokyo is familiar with it, so you can go directly.But here, he might have to go through the process with the police—according to Jiang Xia's experience accumulated during this period, in places with many detectives, similar regulations will be looser, while in some places, they will be stricter.Jiang Xia seldom comes to Tottori Prefecture, so she doesn't know much about the market here.

Therefore, if he and Ginjiu act separately tomorrow, and he delays too long in order to pick up Shikigami, then he will take the organized boat to arrive at Ginjiu on Moon Shadow Island first, and he will probably not be able to take the time to take a few people on the island who should have been taken by others. The targets of human murder are all killed, improving efficiency.

In that way, Jiang Xia will lose a few shikigami, and the gain outweighs the loss...

Thinking about it carefully, anyway, it is not too difficult to invite the leader to hitchhike together, the most you can do is bear the anger of your boss.

And the anger of the boss is actually a good thing... To be honest, if he didn't want to be expelled from the organization; he didn't want to be shot dead by Qin Jiu in a fit of anger, and then forced to take Qin Jiu's busy body to work for him, Jiang Xia wished that his boss would do it every day angry...

A figure in a white kimono stood by the sea, quietly looking at the boats in the sea, with thoughts surging in his mind.

After a while, Jiang Xia looked sideways at the sharp spider legs protruding from behind her, and nodded slightly as if making up her mind.

……

the next morning.

Jiang Xia opened her eyes under the quilt of the hotel, and stretched comfortably.

There was a knocking sound at the door.

Jiang Xia turned her head, got out of bed and walked over to open the door.

I saw two dusty men in black standing in the corridor.

Jiang Xia looked at both sides of the corridor, but saw no one, so he turned sideways and let the boss and his younger brother into the room.

After receiving the email from Qinjiu last night, Jiang Xia also sent back an email, briefly stating the news from his side, including where he is now staying.

"Leave at 6 p.m., arrive after dark." After Gin and Vodka entered the room together, he signaled Vodka to close the door, and confirmed the next itinerary to Moon Shadow Island.

Then he looked at Jiang Xia, and said in a deep voice: "The case of the spider mansion was solved by another person."

There are not so many cases in Tottori Prefecture, so occasionally something happens, and the speed of reporting will become very fast.The case that happened last night has already appeared in today's morning paper.

In Gin's view, a case like the Spider Mansion with a legendary bonus and a ghastly image of the dead is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to increase its popularity - Uzo needs to keep improving so that he can get in touch with those picky targets in the future.

This is also the reason why Qin Jiu didn't care about Jiang Xia's concealment of information in advance after watching Takeda Shinichi's death yesterday.

But I read the news this morning, and the report actually said that a Kansai detective solved the case, while Uzo solved another old case.

... As the person who planned the entire script, if Wu Zuo really wanted to solve the case, he would never be preempted by others, so it must be his own idea.Thinking of this, when Qin Jiu asked this question, there was inevitably a little questioning in his tone.

Jiang Xia said naturally:

"If anyone else knows about this drug trafficking route, and they see that in the cases I encountered along the way, the deceased happened to be people on this route, and they may associate the two with each other.

"And if the suspect happens to be in the organization and has access to the organization's removal mission, it will be even more difficult for him to deduce that I am related to this matter—didn't you say that even if you are inside the organization, it is best to hide your identity? ?”

"..."

Gin nodded slowly.

Some truth.

...However, since the person who said these words was Uzo, it is very likely that these words were just his excuses.

——For example, yesterday, Uzo left the spider mansion with the murderer in a truck.Gin originally thought that Uzo wanted to create an alibi, or wanted to take the opportunity to beat Rob.

... Unexpectedly, this person rushed to another case without any hesitation.

By analogy, the more real reason for not being able to solve the case may be that Uzo actually enjoys the process of killing more than solving the case.So last night, between "cracking the case of the spider mansion and raising awareness" and "going to appreciate another case", he chose the latter.

No wonder Wu Zuo solves the case so quickly every time, he looks like he is memorizing the script... It turns out that he is really perfunctory.

... But this time, although Wu Zuo couldn't help but watch the killing elsewhere, he didn't miss the most basic business.And the reason he gave is indeed reasonable.

Qin Jiu simply sorted out these things, and did not pursue further for the time being.

When he saw the report this morning, he was indeed a little dissatisfied.

But actually after meeting Uzo, his anger calmed down for some reason.Qin Jiu thought to himself, now it seems that those who are too capable will probably have some small shortcomings of going their own way... But having said that, "independent planning and action" is not a complete shortcoming - the organization cultivates people with autonomy. A murderous genius, not a marionette that needs to be dialed.

Barely suppressed the anger at Uzo's self-assertion again.

Afterwards, Gin took out an exquisitely packaged square gift box from his bag, and handed it to Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia took it and opened it, only to find a pack of snacks inside.

"...?"

Chapter 400 Vodka's Opportunity to Counterattack

Jiang Xia's eyes turned to doubt.