Chapter 1101 Chapter 1109 [The Detective Who Stands Up the Pigeons]

Jiang Xia and Mao Li Ran were waiting for someone at the station.

Conan was playing games with the kids with a bored look on his face.

At this moment, the cell phone suddenly rang.

Conan was startled, glanced at the caller ID, and answered the phone: "Hattori?"

Hattori Heiji is also a high school detective with sharp observation skills. He immediately heard something wrong in the background noise from Conan's side: "Huh? You're not at the station. Are you still playing outside?"

"There was an event at our school and I couldn't leave, so I asked Jiang Xia to go in my place. Xiaolan will also go." Conan lowered his voice so that the children next to him wouldn't hear, "At this time, there aren't many people at the station, so it should be easy to find."

Hattori Heiji was silent for a moment.

When he spoke again, his tone became a little complicated: "Let Jiang Xia come to pick me up, you really know how to find someone... I would rather run over by myself."

Although after several contacts, Hattori Heiji no longer has his initial prejudice against Jiang Xia, this does not prevent some not-so-pleasant memories from still remaining deeply in his mind.

——Especially the nightmare he once had, that "after Kudo's tragic death, Jiang Xia transferred to Osaka and worked diligently to solve cases next to the innocent Hattori Heiji", which made Hattori Heiji feel uncomfortable all over when he saw Jiang Xia, and he wanted to fly abroad.

…

However, next to him, Yuanshan Heye obviously had a different opinion.

When she heard what Hattori Heiji said, she laughed: "Jiang Xia will pick you up at the station? I've already said that Jiang Xia is the most reliable, but you insisted on playing with that 'Kudo'."

The last time she went to Shizuoka Prefecture, she was ambushed and locked up in the backstage. Later, Jiang Xia not only rescued her, but also helped her solve the case and rescued three strange people. Yuanshan Heye still remembers this vividly.

She also wanted to encounter another interesting case with Jiang Xia and experience the wonderful feeling of being a "high school female detective".

Hattori Heiji turned around and saw that she was so happy. For some reason, his already bad mood became even worse.

He snorted and didn't respond. He said to Conan on the phone, "By the way, I called to say that we happened to encounter a theft case on the way. After we dealt with it, we found that we missed the train. We may be dozens of minutes later than expected."

Hattori Heiji sounded apologetic for standing up his classmate.

Conan understood this very well: he himself often forgot everything once he started solving a case, and often had to wait until he became dizzy with hunger before he remembered that he had forgotten to eat.

At times like this, I envy Jiang Xia very much - I don't know if it's because Jiang Xia is so comfortable solving cases, he doesn't need to think too much, he just lacks clues... Anyway, Jiang Xia always remembers the time. If the case happens to be solved at mealtime, you can often see Jiang Xia holding various foods in his hands, and he will share some with the people next to him.

Conan: “…” How did his thoughts stray to Jiang Xia… No, I can’t think too much about it.

It's rare that Beika Town is so harmonious today, so we should think about something happy.

…

He cleared his throat as if nothing had happened and came back to his senses: "I see, don't forget to tell Jiang Xia again. You should have his number - I remember he gave you his business card and even contacted you to exchange phone numbers and email addresses."

Hattori Heiji resisted instinctively: "I won't! You go and tell me!"

Conan: “…”

...He thought that Hattori Heiji was no longer so intimidated by Jiangxia. But now it seems that the previous harmonious coexistence was just a face-saving project for Hattori to face Jiangxia?

"...Actually, apart from losing a little bit of the fun of solving puzzles, the people of Jiangxia are really nice. When I asked him to help pick you up today, he immediately agreed. He also sounded in a good mood and must be very welcoming to you."

Conan was halfway through his speech when he felt Hattori Heiji's breathing change, as if he had become extremely alert.

He could only sigh: "Okay, I'll send him a message. But only this time - you can contact each other after that."

…

After hanging up the phone, Conan started sending messages to Jiang Xia.

——Hattori still sees Jiang Xia too little. If he sees her more often, she will definitely be able to return to normal...

…

In the distant station.

Jiang Xia's phone vibrated as he received an email from Conan.

He withdrew his gaze from the window and glanced down at his phone.

Then he turned to Ran Mao Li who was watching the scenery with him and said: "Hattori and his team have been delayed because of solving the case. They will be several dozen minutes late."

Having said that, Jiang Xia couldn't help but look around the station again.

Then I noticed that the station was peaceful and there were security personnel walking around, it didn't look like anything was going to happen.

Soon, his eyes moved and fell on Mao Lilan.

Mao Lilan met his gaze. She felt that Jiang Xia's gaze seemed to hold high hopes for her. She tilted her head in confusion: "......?"

"It's too boring to just wait. This area looks quite prosperous. Is there any place that interests you?" Jiang Xia's eyes passed through the station window and fell on the busy streets. "I'll go for a walk with you."

Mao Lilan thought so too.

She checked her watch and found that it was almost time for lunch. "I haven't been to this station for a long time. I heard that a new specialty restaurant nearby is very famous... Oh, I remember the exit map over there seemed to indicate the location of the shopping mall where it is located."

As she spoke, Mao Lilan wanted to go to the map to confirm the next route.

The moment I turned around, two people happened to pass by Mao Lilan side by side.

Jiang Xia quickly pulled Mao Lilan, and the two sides narrowly avoided each other and did not collide. But the two women passing by were startled, and their high heels stopped with a click.

"Sorry, I didn't see anyone behind me..." Mao Lilan apologized subconsciously. As she spoke, she saw the two passers-by clearly and couldn't help blinking her eyes - so beautiful!

After looking for two seconds, Mao Lilan suddenly realized that staring at strangers seemed impolite.

She came back to her senses, cleared her throat quietly, and followed the two men's gaze as if nothing had happened.

Then he noticed that their eyes were fixed on Jiang Xia.

The next second, the woman with long smooth hair pushed up her glasses and said in surprise: "You look familiar... It must be Jiang Xia, right!"

Her fashionable companion next to her was slightly startled, and asked in surprise, "Is it the high school detective who is said to solve cases quickly?"

Jiang Xia nodded to them in a friendly manner and acknowledged the identity.

In the blink of an eye, he had two more business cards in his hand.

Holding the business card, before she could speak, the black-haired woman suddenly screamed in surprise and leaned against Jiang Xia's shoulder in a pose like taking a photo. The ends of her hair were filled with a faint fragrance from the beauty salon:

"I'm so lucky. I love detectives the most. I've collected several of your case collections. It's fate that I met you. Can you sign it for me?"

(End of this chapter)