Conan's Corpse Picker

Jiang Xia handed the newspaper back thoughtfully, and returned it to the father and daughter who were still arguing about "watching Kidd or the drama", with similar entanglements in their hearts.

He looked at the staff who occasionally passed by in the stands, and his eyes quickly stopped on one person.

——There was some murderous aura lingering around that man.Combined with the unique environment of the "theater", it is not difficult to imagine that if you stay here, you will definitely pick up something.

But on the other hand, Kidd's strange operation is also of concern.As we all know, in this world, all kinds of "wrong" places are always accompanied by rich opportunities...

Jiang Xia struggled for a few seconds, then decided to want them all.

——Judging from the brochure, the play here will take a full three hours.

And to get the energy core from Kidd, it only takes less than an hour to go back and forth on the road.

As long as you manage your time properly, all options are not difficult to achieve.

And now it is different from before, now, with the nourishment of Koizumi Hongzi's magical power, the ghost fetuses are much stronger than before.

Even if Jiang Xia is too busy, the ghost fetuses can drive their puppets to work hard.And in turn, it can also allow the strengthened and strong ghost fetuses to take over his body for a short time.Turning single-choice questions into double-choice questions is much simpler than before.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia leaned against the soft back of the chair and glanced at the ceiling lights in the audience area of ​​the theater.

Now, there is still more than half an hour before Kidd's announcement.

After doing the math, when the lights dimmed and the play started, he happened to gather the puppets and rushed to Kidd's side to see the situation.

……

at the same time.

In the gloomy old castle on the outskirts.

Minamoto put the end of the staff into the clay pot, dipped the viscous red liquid inside, and painted a magic circle with a diameter of two meters and extremely complicated patterns on the ground.

At the end of the painting, all the weird slime flowed out from her staff, forming the last stroke of the magic circle.

Minamoto looked at this scene and nodded her head in satisfaction.Her control of magic power is still so good, even the recognized genius of her niece is still far behind her.

After finishing the drawing, Minamoto raised her chin to the servant who was standing respectfully at the side, and asked him to drag Kid out from the other corner of the room, who was still being brewed by the magic circle, and throw it into the new formation.

The servants quickly set people up.

Minamoto Hongna dragged her robe, held her staff, and walked to the side of the new magic circle.

She looked down and found that Kidd was not as lively as yesterday.This high school student, who was about to give a shit when he got the chance, had his eyes half-opened at this time, and he was similar to Koizumi Hongzi who was forced to sit on the elevator all night before, and the highlights in his eyes were lost.

Chapter 452 Dead, But Not Completely Dead

Yuan Hongna looked at Kidd on the ground, and smiled at him with satisfaction: "You are still the most lovable with your obedient appearance."

Kidd's eyes moved slightly.Following the words just now, he saw the terrifying witch stretch out her staff, and pressed the sharp end against his heart, gradually exerting force.

The door of the room suddenly opened.

Koizumi Hongzi walked in while arranging her clothes.

She patted the corner of her skirt, and when she raised her head, she happened to see the "murder scene" in the corner of the room.

"..." Koizumi Hongzi was taken aback, "Auntie, is killing someone..."

Yuan Hongna glanced at her from under the hood, did not withdraw her hand, and said lazily:

"Do you still remember the reason why you got into trouble with Wu Tiangu a few days ago—it was because the magic mirror told you that not all men in the world are your captives."

"Yes, yes." Koizumi Hongzi was a little ashamed, and she didn't think there was anything wrong when she discussed the topic of "all the men in the world" with the magic mirror by herself.

But now, being suddenly mentioned by others, there is an inexplicable embarrassment of being pushed in by parents when they are posing in the room.

Koizumi Hongzi raised her hand to smooth out the hair that was suppressed when she was changing clothes just now, and said dully: "...Why did you mention this all of a sudden?"

Minamoto turned her head with a low smile, and looked at Kidd who was held up by the tip of her staff:

"He is also the type of person who can resist your temptation—if he dies, at least among human beings, wouldn't there be no such 'exceptions' for not loving you?"

"That's what you say..." Koizumi Hongzi frowned and thought for a while, feeling that there seems to be no problem with the logic, "But... ah!"

——Before she finished speaking, Yuan Hongnai suddenly held the staff and stabbed it hard.

The sharp staff stretched forward instantly, piercing Kidd's heart.

Koizumi Hongzi was startled.

A second later, she subconsciously held the phone and pressed "110"—as a person who had lived in Tokyo for a while, it had become her instinct to dial the number first when she saw a dead body.

However, before she pressed the dial button, she managed to restrain this instinct and extinguished the phone screen.

After a closer look, it was discovered that although Yuan Hongna had pierced Kidd's vital point with a stick, there was no blood flowing out there.

Minamoto Kona read a few words in a low voice.

Then she pulled out her wand, and a trace of magic power invisible to the naked eye was drawn from the wand.

Immediately afterwards, in Koizumi Hongko's field of vision, the wand in Minamoto's hand thickened and shortened, and turned into a white top hat; the mature witch's appearance was also slightly distorted, and there seemed to be a cloak behind her Stretch away.

——In just a few seconds, Minamoto has completely turned into Kaitou Kid.

She raised her hand to hold the monocle over her right eye.Pressing the hand holding the white top hat to her chest, she bowed slightly to Koizumi Hongko.

The voice became the same as Kidd's, with a little joke in his seriousness: "Don't be nervous, it's just a joke. Killing people is against the law-although we have outstanding abilities, we are not completely unrestricted. When it is not necessary, Better not to kill."

"—To be honest, I regret it a little bit. I knew he was so annoying. I should have kidnapped people in a more hidden place. Only in that way, the murderer will not be found out..."

Minamoto Hongna maintained the appearance of "Kidd the Kaitou", put the hat on top of her head, and spoke with a relaxed tone, making it difficult to distinguish the truth of her words.

"He" laughed quickly: "Fortunately, the protection law against monsters has not yet been issued - we have to catch that monster before other people know about it."

Next to him, Kidd was lying on the ground, looking at the "Phantom Thief Kidd" in front of him with blurred vision.

He disguised himself with others every day, but he didn't expect to be pretended by someone else today... No matter in terms of ability or mind, this witch who came out of nowhere is more dangerous than Koizumi Hongzi.

...Kutengu won't be dismantled into parts by her, right?

Moreover, Kidd thought sluggishly, if he tried to deceive Wu Tiangou in his face, if he succeeded, wouldn't he also be at fault?

Thinking of this, Kidd's conscience ached.He turned his eyes with difficulty, looking at the magic circle below him.

All the signs just now indicated that this strange new formation was the reason why Minamoto was able to pretend to be him.

He took advantage of Yuan Hongna talking with Koizumi Hongko, moving his fingers vigorously, trying to erase a little bit of the complicated pattern.

However, his finger trembled several times, but he still failed to lift it up, and couldn't move at all—at least in terms of confinement, this array was stronger than the one he had been lying on before.

"Kidd" in front of him noticed his concealed actions, turned his head and raised the corners of his lips, and gave him an evil smile.

After that, she walked towards the door and looked at Koizumi Hongzi who was standing by the door: "Have you changed your clothes yet?"

"Hmm..." Hongko Koizumi glanced at Kidd on the ground, then at Minamoto Kona who had transformed into Kidd, and quickly turned her attention back to business.

She lifted up the hem of her clothes, and gave Yuan Hongna a look inside: "It's not wrong either way."

Under Koizumi Hongzi's casual clothes, there was a layer of tight-fitting lining with complicated magic circles drawn on it.

Her magic power was squeezed out before, and she has not recovered until now, only sporadic points can be squeezed out.

However, if she uses the clothes Minamoto gave her, she can regain some of the power that a witch should have.

Yuan Hongnai took a few glances, nodded slightly, and personally reached out to help her arrange the clothes:

"Don't be nervous for a while, just follow what we said before."

"..." Koizumi Hongzi recalled the plan discussed earlier, and subconsciously flashed the target of this time—the appearance of Wutengu.

Although Wutiangou threw people cruelly and mercilessly, but when he caught her...

Thinking of the scene of going to the sky and entering the earth a few nights ago, Koizumi Hongzi's heart beat uncontrollably and violently, and her eyes became quite complicated.

She took a slow breath to calm down... Forget it, it's useless to think about it now.Or wait until the monster is caught and locked up, and then slowly plan.

Thinking of this, she dismissed her distracting thoughts and nodded heavily.

Then he raised his hand and took the hand that his aunt extended towards her.

The two slender hands clasped together, and the magic power flowed, a touch of white passed from Yuan Hongna's body to Koizumi Hongko's body, causing the light in the room to change slightly.

In the blink of an eye, Minamoto changed back to her original appearance.

On the other hand, Hongzi Koizumi, who was opposite her, became "Kidd".

Next to him, the genuine Kidd looked up at what was happening in front of him, with a vigilant and slightly puzzled expression, thinking about the meaning of their switching identities back and forth.

But he couldn't hold it any longer, lowered his eyes again, and lay flat like a salted fish.

……

at the same time.

A few kilometers away, Mihua Art Theater.

The audience has all entered the arena, and it will soon be time for the play to start.

Chapter 453 Witches Are Liars

As the performance drew near, the theater lights went out and music streamed.

When the actors step onto the stage, the presence of the audience is minimized.Next to Jiang Xia, Suzuki Sonoko, who had been excitedly pulling him to talk before, also calmed down, and sat down to watch.

Jiang Xia looked around, leaving behind two clever ghosts, and briefly instructed some precautions.

Then he leaned back slightly, leaning against the soft back of the chair.

Shikigami invisible to ordinary people surged into the sky, squirmed out of the ceiling, and gathered on the roof.

Soon, on the pitch-black roof, an equally pitch-black figure appeared, spreading its wings.

Jiang Xia's consciousness also moved into the puppet constructed by Wu Tiangou.

He recalled the direction announced in Kidd's notice letter, and flew away with wings.

……

Almost 10 minutes later.

The time of the announcement, the location of the announcement.

Jiang Xia silently fell into the shadow on top of a building.