Conan's Corpse Picker

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Where the "corpse" watched.

Director Sakakibara was staring at Jiang Xia, his eyes brightened slightly, and whispered to the staff next to him.

At this moment, his name was suddenly called, he stopped talking, stood up with a smile on his face, rubbed his hands, and greeted him - he was so good-tempered that he didn't look like a strange person who broke into the venue during filming, knocked out employees, and The director who stood on his site and chatted with those people like no one else.

However, what should be condemned should still be condemned.

Director Sakakihara looked at Jiang Xia and said, "Although you are kind, how can you treat our actors like this?"

He pointed to the young woman who was knocked unconscious by Toru Amuro and carried to the side by several employees.

Then turned to Jiang Xia and Amuro Toru again: "We are short of people... tell me, what should we do?"

Amuro looked at the unremarkable filming equipment, and his sleepy brain recovered slowly a few beats, a little embarrassed.

The door that was pushed open was just between them and the staff.The crew seemed to be extremely short of funds, with few equipment and people, and a very low sense of presence. They didn't even notice the problem for a while.

Chapter 620

Because he knocked out the staff of the film crew, at this time, the director suddenly stopped him from speaking, and Toru Amuro turned his head and left with embarrassment.

Fortunately, in this world, it's not a big deal to be stabbed one by one. At most, you just faint for a while, and you don't even need to call an ambulance.

Seeing Jiang Xia and Amuro Toru stop by, the director took the opportunity to promote the drama he was filming.

——This is a short play set in Nagasaki at the end of the Bakumatsu period.A murder occurred in Greifer's mansion, and Ryoma Sakamoto, the protagonist of the skit, was unfortunately regarded as a suspect because he was hiding in this mansion.In order to clear his grievances, he started to solve the case with the help of a female doctor who had studied Dutch medicine.

"Sakamoto Ryoma? Rangaku?" Hattori Heiji interjected suspiciously after hearing these familiar words, "This story should be set in Nagasaki, right? Why was it filmed in Tottori?"

"To be honest, we have limited funds. If we go to Nagasaki to rent a mansion at the end of the Bakumatsu that meets the requirements, it will cost too much... It happens that there is a cultural festival in the local area, and Chiho University has opened a western mansion, so I will borrow it to take pictures." Director As he spoke, his eyes drifted to Jiang Xia again.

——Although Jiang Xia seldom filmed, at most, he only made cameo appearances in some scenes with old drama characters, but in the director's impression, Jiang Xia appeared in some detective variety shows, and because he often solved cases, he was frequently published in newspapers, and he was quite popular high.

It just so happened that they were filming a suspense drama, if Jiang Xia could be tricked into making a cameo appearance as a publicity stunt, the effect should be very good.

……

After the director briefly introduced what he was filming, laid the groundwork, and finally began to reveal his true purpose.

He looked at Jiang Xia, and began to express: "So, can I ask you for a small favor? ——Look, our tricks were knocked out by you..."

Jiang Xia glanced at the staff in the corner from the corner of her eye, and was about to nod.

But at this moment, he suddenly remembered that Toru Amuro was standing next to him—the man who nominally controlled the business trip.

So Jiang Xia turned his head again, glanced at the head of the organization meaningfully, and asked for advice politely.

As soon as he looked over, Hattori Heiji suddenly grabbed him, hooked his shoulders and leaned forward, separating Jiang Xia and Amuro Toru's line of sight.

At the same time, he urged like an enthusiastic classmate:

"Let's play it, let's play it, suspense dramas are very suitable for detectives! Anyway, you are fine, right, and that lady who is a role player was indeed knocked out by you."

Saying that, he pushed Jiang Xia from behind.

The director on the opposite side stepped forward to greet him, grabbed Jiang Xia's hand, and shook it vigorously: "Then I'll leave it to you!"

"..." Toru Amuro always felt that something was going to happen again, trying to nip the crisis in the bud, "Wait, if I remember correctly, the lady who was knocked out by me is a female character."

"Haha, it's not important." The director was very happy when he heard that there was something going on, "This character should be just a trick - the real murderer can't be seen so early on the scene. Just a trick, change the tone of the lines, male and female It’s all the same! Just be responsible for providing the protagonist with a clue.”

"Should?" Yuan Shan and Ye were a little puzzled by his choice of words, "Aren't you the director? You don't know how many roles the character has?"

"This one……"

The director hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "To be honest, our screenwriter suddenly ran away, leaving only the beginning of the script. But he is a very talented person. Although he hasn't finished writing yet, I believe in the quality of his script. "

"So," he looked at Jiang Xia, his eyes became brighter, "If you find out who the murderer is when you are acting, please tell us. If the screenwriter never comes back, we will shoot according to your instructions. "

Jiang Xia: "..."

Toru Amuro: "..."

...Dare to shoot like this?

This crew is too casual.

Toru Amuro wanted to refuse.

But thinking about such a difficult crew, and being knocked out by him, I feel a little bit sorry.In addition, if he can spend his time on filming reasonably, then after that, he can take the time to rush and take Jiang Xia to the mission point... This seems like a good choice.

...It just so happens that the surroundings seem to have a harmonious atmosphere, and it looks like nothing will happen.Hope to take the opportunity to take a good rest.

Toru Amuro didn't stop him in the end.

……

In this way, Jiang Xia became a temporary setter for the crew.

The original costume was a young woman in the late Tokugawa period, wearing a very fashionable foreign dress at the time.

But now, the script has succumbed to the passionate director, and the costume has been gender-reversed—Jiang Xia's costume has become a suit.

Toru Amuro went to check on the condition of the person who was unfortunately knocked unconscious by him.

Yuan Shan and Ye stood on the other side, watching with their mobile phones and snapping a photo: "Jiang Xia looks pretty good in a suit, I thought he wouldn't go well with this kind of mature clothes before, haha, send it to Xiaolan take a look."

After pressing send, I suddenly felt a little quiet next to me.

Yuan Shan and Ye suddenly thought of something and turned their heads to look.

On the side, Hattori Heiji was staring at the phone, pressing his fingertips on the keyboard quickly, with a dignified expression and a hint of excitement.

Yuan Shanhe Ye: "...?"

When she first noticed the strange silence around her, she thought Hattori Heiji was jealous.Vaguely happy.

But now, after seeing Hattori Heiji's expression clearly, Toyama and Ye fell into a sluggish moment—the dignifiedness is understandable, what happened to the excitement? ?

A lot of weird guesses flashed through her mind, and finally concluded with a clear word - abnormal.

...However, seeing Hattori Heiji's mobile phone, Toyama and Kazuha gradually calmed down again.

...Maybe Heiji didn't notice what she was doing at all, but was obsessed with another thing.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shan and Ye walked over to verify, peeked at his mobile phone screen, and at the same time asked in a low voice suspiciously: "What are you doing?"

The moment her gaze fell, the screen just refreshed, showing the interface that the email was successfully sent.

Hattori Heiji put the phone back in his pocket, showing a sneer that was sure to win, and whispered back to her: "Ready to arrest someone."

"Catch people?" Yuan Shan and Ye didn't understand, "Catch who?"

"I heard from Kudo that for so many days, Jiang Xia hasn't used his mobile phone once. Not only did he not respond to messages, but all his social accounts and statuses were also maintained before the business trip, and he had never been online—isn't this abnormal? Even if it is necessary Confidential commissions do not limit detectives to this extent."

Saying that, Hattori Heiji glanced at Toru Amuro, "In addition, their travel route is also very strange, they always go deep into the deep mountains and old forests... that's a good place to kill people, just throw them in there , When it is discovered again, a lot of useful evidence will rot like dead branches and leaves buried in the mud.

"Every year, a batch of corpses are unearthed in the mountains. I don't know if they are suicides or homicides. If it wasn't for Jiang Xia and the others who happened to encounter a case on the way, which would always attract the attention of other citizens or the police, Jiang Xia might not be here now."

Chapter 621 The Mysterious Hostage

When Yuan Shan and Ye heard these words, they shuddered when they remembered the scene where they went to see the stars with Jiang Xia in the wilderness, but they didn't see the stars, but stepped on a skull instead.

However, this time, she understood what Hattori Heiji meant.

Heiji wanted to say that there was something wrong with Amuro Toru - the boss of Jiang Xia's office might have ruthlessly cut off Jiang Xia's external communications, and was trying to find a place to silence his employees.

"But..." Yuan Shan and Ye thought of the many reports about Jiang Xia they had seen recently, and felt that something was wrong, "Every time they solve a case along the way, they will encounter the police once. If there is a real situation, Jiang Xia should I have already figured out a way to tell the police, he is so smart..."

"Heh, what's the use of Jiang Xia being smart? As long as the policemen who come into contact with him are stupid enough to not understand the hints, they won't be able to spread the news."

After Hattori Heiji finished speaking, he suddenly remembered that Jiang Xia never seemed to give him any hints from the time they met until now.

So there was a moment of silence, and he added: "Also, think about it, what if there is a hostage—for example, if someone takes you away, then threatens me not to call the police, and pretends nothing happened in front of the police, can I Shouting 'there is a problem with the person next to you!' when you meet the police, and then save yourself, watching you get silenced."

Yuan Shan and Ye Yi were stunned, blushing for a moment because of this example.

Then I couldn't help but be overwhelmed by my nature of gossip, and missed the point: "Jiang Xia has a girlfriend? Why didn't I hear Xiaolan mention it? Who is it?"...Could it be Xiaolan's nympho friend who finally got it? Alright.

But when I asked last time, didn't Sonoko shyly say that she didn't mean that, but simply admired beauty?But Yuanzi's mouth is a deceit, such words cannot be believed... But Yuanzi's blog has been updated recently, she has not disappeared and was taken as a hostage... Yuan Shan and Ye fell into deep thought for a while.

Hattori Heiji was stunned by her question, unable to keep up with her brain circuit: "I'm just giving an example, what does this have to do with Jiang Xia's girlfriend..."

However, when it comes to this, he does have some doubts.

——After Hattori Heiji discussed with Conan about Jiangxia's loss of contact, Conan also said that he didn't notice anyone around him suddenly disappearing or behaving abnormally.

But the two agreed that this does not mean that Toru Amuro has no hostages.

Because the overlap between Conan and Jiang Xia's interpersonal circles is actually not too high - Jiang Xia doesn't go to school all day, maybe she has a sweet social lover outside, and then the scumbag boss caught the weakness and used it .

Even, maybe the little lover and Toru Amuro are simply in collusion.After all, according to Conan, for some reason, Jiang Xia is easily deceived by the scum, and the scum especially likes to bump into him, even when he encounters Qin Jiu outside, even Qin Jiu will look at Jiang Xia appreciatively... …is really worrying.

In addition, it is also possible that Toru Amuro and his accomplices planted a bomb or something in the home of someone who could threaten Jiang Xia.In this way, there is no need to take the hostage away, but it can still allow the target to act as a hostage...

Hattori Heiji thought of this and touched his chin, feeling that the situation was very complicated.

But in any case, what is the specific situation, after Amuro Toru is under control for a while, ask Jiang Xia and it will be clear.

While he was meditating.

Yuan Shan and Ye gradually recovered from the gossip.

She looked at Toru Amuro, and always felt that the boss was not a bad person, so she asked Hattori Heiji in a low voice: "But, this is just a guess between you and that Kudo, in case you make a mistake..."

"If I am not mistaken, if we do not take measures now, we will miss a rare opportunity."

Hattori Heiji, as a top high school student detective, naturally has the characteristics of detectives' "strong action" and is very decisive when making decisions:

"And it's not to sentence the black-skinned boss, but to temporarily block his signal and trap him for a while—if Jiang Xia is worried because of Amuro Toru's hostage, then Amuro Toru can't communicate with the outside world Under the circumstances, Jiang Xia will definitely give us some useful hints."

From Hattori Heiji's point of view, Jiang Xia is definitely not the kind of person who will only be fearful and obedient and not call the police if his weakness is pinned down and demanded "not to call the police".

On the contrary, as long as the opportunity passes by, even if it is only for a moment, he will definitely grasp it immediately and make a sufficient and effective response.

And I am the hero who is about to give Jiang Xia a chance.

...Although Jiang Xia can't beat Jiang Xia in solving the case, but he has the opportunity to be the other party's savior... Hattori Heiji feels secretly happy.I feel that after returning home, I have something to brag about with my dad.Otherwise, listening to Hattori Heizang every so often that he wants to learn from Jiang Xia, his ears are almost callused, and he still doesn't know where to start to refute...

"It just so happens that my dad was transferred here before, so I should be able to borrow some reliable people this time."

When Hattori Heiji said this, thinking of the police's consistent character, he felt that the matter was of great importance.