Conan's Corpse Picker

Jiang Xia has never seen this person.

However, when he looked at the text next to the photo, he immediately had an impression—the information showed that this person was named Ikemura Isao, who was the Minister of Defense and Minister of Cabinet Affairs, and was also a member of the House of Representatives.

In Jiang Xia's eyes, the position is not the key point, but the person's name, Chi Cunxun.

And judging from the spoiler that Jiang Xia has... this seems to be the deceased in a certain case.

Behind the information, there is an introduction to Ikemura's family.Jiang Xia turned the page backwards and was even more sure.

"He doesn't often bring bodyguards. It's not difficult to kill him, but the point is that our existence cannot be exposed in this whole incident." Qin Jiu said coldly, "Counting the training time, you stay in the organization The time is not too short, and we should be very clear about our requirements for 'concealment'."

Jiang Xia: "..." That's not what you said when you killed passers-by A, B, C, and D in the street and shot randomly with a machine gun.

Under Gin's gaze, he said solemnly: "I know."

Gin nodded.The second generation of the organization is different from those recruited halfway, and it is much more worry-free: "After making a plan, submit it to me, and I will send you someone according to the situation. This is a test for you by the organization-if it succeeds, you will Will become a full member, but if it fails..." He sneered, "You know the consequences."

Jiang Xia cooperated with showing a little serious expression.

In fact, in his view, as long as the bottom line of "not exposing the existence of the organization" is stepped on, the simple failure of killing should not be silenced.The assassination of Chi Cunxun is a major event, the organization will not really entrust such an important matter to him, there must be a backup plan, and failure will not delay the great cause of the organization.

In addition, in Jiang Xia's eyes, this is actually a sub-question.

In addition to Chi Cunxun, there are photos of his family members in the information.When Jiang Xia looked through, he saw Chimura Hoon's wife, Chimura Gongjiang.

If I remember correctly, Chi Cunxun will be killed by his wife immediately.

A few days ago, Jiang Xia actually met Chicun Gongjiang.

At that time, a rich lady came to ask him for an entrustment, and Chicun Gongjiang also came over, looking to investigate the situation.It's just that at that time, Chimura Gongjiang didn't reveal his name, so Jiang Xia couldn't match her with the person in the spoiler for the first time. There are actually many differences between comics and real people. The unique characteristics of the class are not easy to identify.

In Jiang Xia's impression, visiting the detective agency was a prelude to Chimura Gongjiang's murder.In the spoiler, Chimura Gongjiang first invited the detective to his home, and then committed the murder under the watchful eye of the detective.

In other words, since she has been to the detective agency recently, she may hire detectives soon and start committing murders... This murder case should be completed before the general election.

Jiang Xia took over the task.

Of course, you have to accept it if you don’t.The organization's assessment is not an ordinary test, and there is no option to refuse the test.

When leaving the bar, Jiang Xia didn't take anything - Chi Cunxun's relevant information was not in his hands, Gin was shown to him, and then he took it away.

……

For a period of time after that, Jiang Xia deliberately checked Chi Cunxun's itinerary, but secretly put more energy on Chi Cun Gongjiang.

He only needs to walk around Chicun Gongjiang or near the scene before Chicun Gongjiang commits the crime, and he can get the mission.As for what to say when the task is handed in... At that time, according to the situation, it will be reasonable to make it up now.

Jiang Xia has a good memory.He recalled the events of the past few days, and found that Chimura Gongjiang had accompanied her friend to a detective agency for an inspection.I didn't come back after that, probably because I didn't like Jiang Xia as a "witness".

Therefore, Jiang Xia hesitated for a moment, and decided to go to Mori Kogoro's detective agency to see the situation.Maybe Chicun Gongjiang was attracted there by some force majeure.

It just so happens that Yoko Kinoshita’s merchandise that I ordered last time has not been handed over to Kogoro Mori.Why don't you take this opportunity to have a look.

If there is no movement there, install a surveillance camera near Maoli's house and Chicun's house to observe the situation.

……

Thinking this way, the next day, Jiang Xia didn't go to the detective agency to work as usual, but went to the audio-visual store to pick up the peripherals.

At the same time, the detective agency ushered in an uninvited guest - Hattori Heiji followed the address and looked for it all the way.

Hattori Heiji is a high school detective in Osaka.

The newspapers here often compare two related things, and Hattori Heiji, one of the hottest high school student detectives, is unfortunately also compared.Someone made up a saying for him - Hattori in the west, Kudo in the east.

But during this time, Kudo Shinichi disappeared, and the detective on the east side was replaced by Jiang Xia.

This doesn't sound very rhyme, and when Hattori Heiji struggled with this point, he inevitably became interested in this change.

He had always been dissatisfied with the fact that he was being compared with Kudo Shinichi before, and he had long wanted to come and compete with Kudo Shinichi, but there was too much homework to spare.

Now, the detectives on the east side suddenly changed, and the timeline of "Kudo" and "Jiangxia" has a subtle continuation. Various conjectures popped up in Hattori Heiji's mind for a moment, and finally he couldn't suppress his curiosity and competitive spirit. He found Tokyo with his luggage and started his duel journey.

Chapter 129 Who Are the People in Tokyo?

Hattori Heiji is looking forward to the next competition.

However, when he came to the door of Jiang Xia's office, what he saw was a "Closed Business" sign and a person locking the door.

Sensing someone approaching, Amuro Toru turned his head, looked at Hattori Heiji, and stopped the movement of his hands.

Hattori Heiji also looked at Toru Amuro, and soon he realized that this foreigner must not be Jiang Xia.But since they are in the same office, the two should know each other.

Hattori Heiji stepped forward: "That detective named Jiang Xia works part-time here? When is he usually here?"

Toru Amuro sized him up, and pointed to the registration book that Jiang Xia hung up next to the gate: "There is no fixed on-duty time. If you have an appointment, you can fill in the form first, and he will pick it up when he is free."

"I see..." Hattori Heiji touched his chin with interest, and asked suddenly, "What about Kudo Shinichi?"

Toru Amuro: "...?" Who?

"In fact, I've been thinking, is it Jiang Xia who solved those incidents, or the 'missing' Kudo Shinichi." Hattori Heiji said directly:

"I've checked your firm. Although you have placed a lot of advertisements at the beginning of your establishment, it has been ineffective. Until a while ago, Kudo Shinichi disappeared, and this place became famous right after... You don't think it's too coincidental Yet."

As he spoke, he looked at Toru Amuro carefully, trying to see the flaws in the employee of the detective agency, but he saw that the other party had a confused expression of "What are you talking about?" from the beginning to the end.

Hattori Heiji clicked his tongue inwardly.He really knows how to act, and he can't see any flaws at all. He is worthy of being someone who works in the same office as Kudo and Jiang Xia: "Then I'll just say it - is Kudo Shinichi hiding here with you, and secretly instructing Jiang Xia to solve the case? "

Amuro frowned.These words reminded him of the "Shinichi Kudo's ghost possession theory" that was popular a while ago, this kind of arrogant speech that tramples science underfoot...

Amuro Toru's impression of Hattori Heiji immediately dropped by 50 percentage points.

But he changed his mind: Hattori Heiji did not mention the ghost, but explained it from a more scientific point of view, although this explanation is also ridiculous... Thinking of this, his impression of Hattori Heiji barely increased by 3 percent.

"You mean to say that Jiang Xia solved the case by cheating?" Toru Amuro turned to look at Hattori Heiji, and said kindly, "Since you came here specially for this matter, then you should have collected information in advance—as long as After reading the reports, you should know that Jiang Xia and Kudo Shinichi have completely different styles of solving crimes.

"You will come up with the funny idea that 'Kudo Shinichi is hiding behind Jiang Xia's back to solve the case'. It should be misled by the media. It is a good thing for young people to be active in their thinking, but they should always have their own opinions. It is not good to be so easily disturbed. Having said that, I think you look familiar—you are that high school detective in Osaka, Hattori Heiji?"

Hattori Heiji was taken aback.

Originally, he was going to refute when others called him "funny", but when he heard the last sentence, his mood suddenly changed.

Hattori Heiji pressed the brim of his hat with a deep expression: "You know me?" This is probably the sweet trouble of being a celebrity. If you want to argue, you are afraid of suddenly meeting fans...

"Well, I have a deep impression." Toru Amuro nodded, "We have made newspaper clippings of other detectives' cases for reference, and only you are in the dark every time, so we have to find your color photos... …It’s really inconvenient that the case daily is only in black and white.”

Hattori: "...?"

Just talk when you talk, why did you suddenly improve your complexion? ?and……

He said angrily in disbelief: "You are also worthy of mocking me?? If you are in the newspaper, you must be a mess!"

Amuro suddenly raised his hand towards him.

Hattori Heiji was startled, and suddenly dodged to the side.But soon, he realized that Toru Amuro was not going to attack him - the hand stopped in front of him.

Putting the two hands together, the originally inconspicuous color difference suddenly became clear.

Toru Amuro glanced over, "Look, I'm actually a little fairer than you."

Hattori Heiji:"……"

The corners of his eyes twitched, and he suddenly came back to his senses, realizing that the topic was off topic: "Wait, I'm asking you Jiang Xia and Kudo Shinichi, what does this have to do with my skin color?!"

"It's not about anything, it's just a sudden and unprovoked association—like when you somehow combine two unrelated detectives."

After bullying the younger generation, Toru Amuro let go of his hands in a comfortable mood: "For us, solving crimes is not a game, but a job that needs to be taken seriously. I hope you don't disturb our daily life with the idea of ​​having fun in competitions or deciding the outcome... Anyway, don’t come here again.”

With that said, Toru Amuro locked the door with a click and left.

Hattori Heiji looked at his back as he was walking fast, and then at the closed door of the office: "..."

...Tokyo's detectives are so unfriendly.

He came here after a long journey, didn't see Jiang Xia, didn't see Kudo Shinichi, didn't ask anything, and was ridiculed for no reason... While Hattori Heiji's impression of Tokyo was -1, -1, -1, It also ignited unwilling fighting spirit.

He came here today to have a showdown with a famous detective from the East.

As for whether the "high school detective of the East" refers to Jiang Xia or Kudo Shinichi, to be honest, Hattori Heiji has no idea.

Jiang Xia and Kudo Shinichi's case-solving styles are indeed very different, just like some critics have said - unlike Kudo Shinichi who likes to play tricks, Jiang Xia always solves cases very quickly, as concisely as if he was reading an outline.

However, Hattori Heiji felt that this difference might be the proof that Kudo Shinichi was secretly advising Jiang Xia.

How can normal people solve cases so quickly and accurately every time.

But if someone told Jiang Xia the truth of the case in advance, and Jiang Xia came out with reasoning conclusions, then his speed of solving the case and the order of his narration would be very reasonable.

...But this is just a guess after all, maybe Jiang Xia is really that kind of genius for solving crimes.

In short, Hattori Heiji intends to rely on his own reasoning ability to figure out how Jiang Xia solved the case.

Currently, among the two key figures, Shinichi Kudo is missing.

However, Jiang Xia's firm is clearly registered in the newspaper - every time Jiang Xia solves a case, he has to mention the firm's address.When Hattori Heiji was collecting information, he thought he would have to dig through a pile of newspapers for a long time to find Jiang Xia's location, but he didn't expect that any one he picked up would have information in bold and capital letters.

That's why he came to Jiang Xia first, intending to find out the truth.

If the person who solves the case is really Jiang Xia, then come to Jiang Xia to compete.

If Kudo Shinichi hides behind to solve the case, then drag Kudo Shinichi out for comparison.

However, there is a big gap between ideal and reality - Jiang Xia is not in the office at all, and his home address is not in the newspaper.

As for asking others... Hattori Heiji sighed tiredly as he recalled the experience just now.The employees here are eccentric and very difficult to speak. No wonder no customers came to the door after so many advertisements before. I'm afraid they were all run away by him.

Hattori Heiji was disappointed at the closed office door for a while, but soon cheered up again.

Fortunately, besides Jiang Xia, he has another clue related to Kudo Shinichi——Kudo Shinichi seems to have a girlfriend.

Thinking of this, Hattori Heiji picked up his luggage and embarked on the journey again without admitting defeat.

Chapter 130 Did you see this bottle of old white?

Jiang Xia went to the store to pick up the goods, and when he left, he met the younger brother who was brushing records in the game hall next to him, and was dragged to play the game for a while.

After that, he came to the entrance of Maori's office, and before he went upstairs, he met Conan on the street.

Conan pinched a handkerchief listlessly, and sneezed from time to time.

Jiang Xia glanced at him: "You have a cold?"

"Yeah." Conan nodded and looked at him hesitantly. For some reason, he felt that Jiang Xia... seemed a little happy?