Conan's Corpse Picker

Almost at the same time, a figure rushed towards him quickly, hugging his arm like a life-saving straw.

Then the woman stopped, leaned over and panted heavily, as if something terrible was chasing after her.

Jiang Xia supported the man with one hand, and with the other hand he straightened the black cat that had almost slipped, and glanced behind the woman meaningly.

Then he sighed softly with regret: Although the person concerned looked very frightened, there was no murderous pursuer behind her.

Jiang Xia looked down at the person in front of her again, and remembered that this was an acquaintance—a woman with straight long hair, a slender figure, but not too weak in strength, who always came to the detective agency to look for cats every now and then.Jiang Xia has a good impression of her. In those days when he didn't have a cat, he often stole the puppet of Rua, a client.

In addition, in the case where Okiya Subaru was interviewed, the jewels in the woman's shop were robbed—this was the unlucky jewelry store manager, Chihiro Kojima.

"The store manager of Xiaodao?" Jiang Xia asked with concern, "Are you okay, what happened? Speaking of which, just now I saw the alarm go off for a single house over there. The sign hanging on their door also happened to be named Xiao island."

Kojima Chihiro tugged at Jiang Xia, her heart beating violently due to various reasons.

When Jiang Xia mentioned "alert", her expression suddenly became a little frightened.

But it was dark at this time, and after she let down her long hair, it happened to block her face from the side. In theory, Jiang Xia should not be able to see the change in her expression.

Thinking of this, Kojima Chihiro gradually calmed down.

She straightened up and looked at Jiang Xia, then looked at the road behind her, and hesitated to speak: "Actually..."

Don't wait for her to finish.

A beam of flashlight suddenly hit her, illuminating her head-on.

Followed by a stern voice of inquiry: "I am a policeman, what happened here?"

Kojima Chihiro was startled, and shut her mouth firmly.

She looked over Jiang Xia's shoulder and looked in the direction of the light.

With the backlight, the vision was obstructed, but Chihiro Kojima still vaguely saw a little flickering police light.Like a police motorcycle on patrol.

……

This section of the road is relatively narrow, and the people living around are more or less people of certain social status.

Therefore, when the police pass by here, they will pay special attention.

Just now, the little patrolman who came to patrol the neighborhood heard the sound of running and violent panting. He suspected that something was wrong, so he took a look suspiciously.

Beams of light illuminate the alley.

After a while, the patrolman looked at a man and a woman in the alleyway, lost in thought.

Contrary to what he thought, there didn't seem to be any vicious incidents such as "robbery" or "deep alley hooligans" here - looking at the postures of the two people in the alley, it is obvious that the woman is holding on to the man now.Seeing the police suddenly, the woman was more frightened.

And... the patrolman rubbed his chin, and reasoned rigorously: And that lady is quite beautiful, the man heard the police coming, but he didn't ask for help... No matter who harassed anyone, it doesn't make sense.

...It seems that I am thinking too much?

The panic on the woman's face just now may not be because she is afraid of the police, but simply shy.

After reaching this conclusion, the patrolman was a little embarrassed, and retreated politely: "Sorry to bother you. If there is anything wrong, please contact the police in time."

Then he turned off the flashlight, stepped into the car, passed by the alley, and rode away in a hurry.

Jiang Xia: "..."

Kojima Chihiro was also taken aback, she didn't expect the police to leave so decisively.

Just thinking about it, Jiang Xia patted her: "Why don't we sit on the bench first? Relax and talk slowly."

……

After a few minutes.

Kojima Chihiro sat down on the bench with limp legs, remembering the foolish things she did tonight, her forehead throbbed with pain.

Jiang Xia went to the vending machine at the side, bought two cans of hot coffee, unscrewed it and handed her a can, her actions were full of humanistic care, just like that kind private detective.

Kojima Chihiro cupped the coffee with both hands, carefully drawing the heat from it.

Feeling Jiang Xia's meticulous attitude towards customers, she drank the can of coffee slowly, feeling a battle between heaven and man.

After drinking most of the can, Kojima Chihiro was already sober.She became courageous again, and gradually began to regret running over and holding Jiang Xia suddenly.

After a while, she finally made up her mind.

"Actually, I..." Kojima Chihiro gritted her teeth, "Actually, it's nothing serious. It's just that when I was walking in the alley just now, I was startled by the echo of my footsteps, and thought someone was following me. I happened to see you in front, so I After you..."

Jiang Xia stood beside her, took a sip from the can, nodded, with an expression of "you speak slowly, I'm listening".

Chihiro Kojima secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to quickly find an excuse, end the conversation, and then go home quickly.

However, at this moment, a few messy flashlights, accompanied by chaotic footsteps, quickly approached from the corner.

Jiang Xia turned her head and saw a familiar patrolman rushing out of the corner, followed by a group of people.

——The little patrolman who had just met once looked around, and his eyes quickly settled on Jiang Xia and Kojima Chihiro.

After a while, the patrolman suddenly raised his hand and pointed at them firmly: "Officer Sato, it's these two people! That woman's long hair, and the cat on this man's shoulder, are very distinctive, they must be right! "

Chapter 885 Someone Has Arrested For You

Miwako Sato followed behind the patrolman, and quickly approached.

In the night, she looked vigilantly at the two "suspicious persons" in front of her, and was about to show her police ID and ask them to assist in the investigation.

But before she spoke, she was startled suddenly.

Officer Sato: "..." Although the light here was dim, she still felt that the two people in front looked familiar.

Taking a closer look, I recognized it: "...Jiang Xia?"

The policemen who followed behind were startled, and looked at each other happily when they heard the name.

...It seems that there is no need to work overtime!

……

There was a murder nearby.

Follow the police on their way to the scene.

Jiang Xia found out her mobile phone and sent a message to Yoko Kinoshita who invited her to the party, telling her that she had something to do and had to go back later. .

Then he looked at Miwako Sato who was walking beside him: "What happened?"

"We just received an alarm—a homicide occurred in a nearby detached house." Officer Sato glanced at Chihiro Kojima, who was following them with her head down, and lowered her voice:

"We just arrived at the scene, and a patrolman happened to pass by. After he heard the general situation, he reported that he saw two suspicious people. The Mumu Police Department asked me to come with him and follow his patrol route. Depending on the situation, look for evidence that may have been discarded. As a result, we searched around and found no evidence, but saw your shadow."

Jiang Xia nodded.The patrolman didn't seem to know him, which was normal—it was dark tonight, and not all cops worked in the Metropolitan Police Department and read the news.

However, fortunately, the two sides met, otherwise he would have to find an excuse to sneak into the scene of the crime to pick up ghosts.

……

Wait until the murder scene.

Jiang Xia looked up at the familiar mansion in front of him.

——This is exactly where he was assassinated by that cunning black cat just now.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia couldn't help but lifted the fainting cat lying on his shoulder, and rua a few times.

Miwako Sato: "..."

She glanced at the cat in Jiang Xia's hand suspiciously, wondering why he carried it with him.

But soon, Police Officer Sato remembered that Jiang Xia was a detective who was often commissioned to find cats, and immediately stopped worrying about such trivial matters.

She followed Jiang Xia's line of sight and found that Jiang Xia was meditating on the word "児岛" on the house number.

So he said softly: "The deceased is a resident here, Kojima Ikuko. According to our investigation and investigation - the lady who was relaxing with you just now is the daughter of the deceased."

Just now, Jiang Xia and Kojima Chihiro briefly explained why they appeared here when they were "captured on the spot" by a small policeman and a group of policemen.Kojima Chihiro reluctantly showed her ID again.Because the police want to know the identity.

And the uncommon surname on her certificate made Officer Sato change his expression slightly.

This is why the police want Chihiro Kojima to come to the scene and cooperate with the investigation.

……

Listening to Officer Sato's words, Jiang Xia nodded: "Let's take a look at the scene first."

Enter the door and come to the living room.

I saw a female corpse lying on the floor of the spacious living room.

It was a woman wrapped in a bathrobe, with a towel around her head, and a mask on her face.There were heavy choke marks on her neck, and the outlines of her fingers could be vaguely seen. She should have been strangled to death with bare hands from behind.

……

The Mumu Police Department yawned and stood in the middle of the living room.A look that is very sleepy after a lot of overtime, but still has to work hard.

Just now, when Miwako Sato found Chihiro Kojima, she had already reported the situation back to the scene.

At this time, when the Mumu police department saw Jiang Xia coming in, their eyes lit up slightly.

He approached a few steps and began to instill the facts of the case skillfully.

The Megure Police Department pointed to the corpse on the ground, then raised his hand to signal Chihiro Kojima, and said like a middleman making an introduction: "This is Ms. Ikuko Kojima, the chairman of an electric company, who lives alone at the same time. , she is this... Sato should have told you, she is the mother of Miss Kojima."

Kojima Chihiro faced his slightly suspicious gaze, and instinctively hid behind Jiang Xia.

But soon remembered something, snorted coldly, stood up, and forcibly calmed down: "That's right, I'm her daughter, what's the problem?"

"It's not a big problem, we have to find evidence first..." The Mumu Police Department tidied up the hat on his head, found a notebook, and prepared to record, "Can you tell us the trajectory of your actions tonight? And who can prove it for you .”

Kojima Chihiro's face turned blue and then pale, staring at the corpse on the ground, refusing to speak.

The more the Mumu Police Department looked at her, the more suspicious she became.

Just as he was about to ask, the door of the hall was suddenly pushed open with a bang.

Then came an excited voice.

Suzuki Sonoko stepped into the living room proudly, crossing his hands on his waist: "Officer! We have brought the prisoner here for you. You must take good care of him. This man is dishonest. He almost escaped several times on the way... "In the middle of speaking, her voice suddenly paused.

Followed by Kaixin, he said, "Jiang Xia? You are also here to help the police solve the case."

She happily jumped to Jiang Xia's side, and the door was immediately vacant.