Chapter 2809-2821 [Scapegoat]

Thinking of this, after a few stops, Conan jumped off the bus at a random stop.

He looked around and planned to hail a taxi to go back, but this place was close to the outskirts of the city and there were few cars.

Conan waited for several minutes but got nothing. Just when he was about to take the bus again, a taxi suddenly appeared from the corner like a savior and came to this road.

"!" Conan's eyes lit up and he wanted to stop a taxi. However, as the taxi got closer, he took a closer look and found that there was no "empty car" sign on the front window of the car.

——There are passengers in this car.

"Oh, that's what I was wondering. How could there be an empty taxi passing by a place like this..."

Conan stepped back to the side of the road in disappointment and looked at the bus stop again.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the car slowly approached and stopped in front of him.

"Um?"

Conan looked over in confusion: Could it be that a kind-hearted person in the car saw a little kid standing alone on the side of the road and decided to help give him a ride?

Just as I was thinking about it, the car door opened and a famous detective walked out.

Conan looked at Jiang Xia who suddenly appeared: "..."

Jiang Xia closed the car door and walked towards him: "Why were you running just now?"

Conan turned the tables and said, "Why are you chasing me?"

Jiang Xia said confidently: "I'm a detective, and when I see suspicious people leaving in a hurry, I want to catch up and take a look."

"What suspicious person?" Conan interrupted with a dry laugh, "Actually, I made an appointment with Ayumi and the others to hang out today, and I was afraid of being late, so I left in a hurry."

Jiang Xia nodded and stretched out his hand to him: "Then go and play. Let me see the disk."

Conan: “…”

...It's been more than ten minutes since the incident, how come you still remember that disk!

He took two steps back guiltily and cleared his throat. "Actually, this is what happened. I once played a serialized mystery game that had no ending. This game was made by Itakura Taku, so I wanted to find the answer from his diary to see if my reasoning was correct."

Jiang Xia: "Well, I'll take a look too."

Conan: "...You weren't so gossipy before."

Jiang Xia: "But you look so suspicious, it's hard for me to pretend I didn't see it."

Conan: “…” Damn, it seems this doesn’t make sense.

Just then a bus pulled into the station. Conan rolled his eyes and pointed behind Jiang Xia: "Huh? That bar has a very strange shape, it's actually a gunfight theme!"

Jiang Xia paused and looked back.

Conan took the opportunity to run and jumped onto the bus: "Master, please drive, that brother doesn't want to take the bus!"

…

On the quiet street outside.

After seeing the empty space behind him, Jiang Xia turned around without any surprise and continued walking towards the bus that was starting.

Just then, a figure jumped out from the alley next to him.

The woman trotted over to Jiang Xia, squatted down and picked up something from the ground. Her body just blocked Jiang Xia's way, and during this delay, the bus started to leave and drove away quickly.

Jiang Xia glanced at the car, then lowered his head to look at the person in front of him: "..." He finally came out.

On the ground, the "new doctor" stood up, holding a little bird.

Vermouth, wearing the doctor's mask, smiled at Jiang Xia and said in her original voice, "What are you doing in this remote place?"

Jiang Xia: "I think I should be the one asking this question."

Vermouth laughed: "Me? Of course I'm here to help my dear colleagues share the work."

…This is a lie.

Although the Thousand-Faced Witch would help the organization, she would not be too proactive. Rather than work, Vermouth was actually here to survey the terrain today.

Just now, she got rid of the FBI's pursuit and was walking around when she heard a familiar voice. She ran over and saw a scene that made her scalp tingle - Cool Guy didn't know what he did, but he actually attracted Uzo's questioning.

Seeing Jiang Xia approaching Conan step by step, Vermouth's heart was alarmed. Just then, she saw a bird falling from the sky, so she took the opportunity to step out and cleverly helped to stop it.

...But now, Vermouth felt a little regretful - Jiang Xia was not at all surprised by her appearance.

"Did he know I was nearby and used Cool Guy to lure me out?"

When this thought flashed through her mind, Vermouth's heart skipped a beat.

But it was too late to regret now. She had already stopped him, so she could only bite the bullet and delay the time.

Vermouth lowered her head, touched the soft and warm swallow in her hand, and changed the subject: "I just picked it up, giving it to you? - I saw it lying on the ground motionless just now, I thought it was dead, but I didn't expect it to have a heartbeat when I touched it."

Jiang Xia reached out to poke the bird, but before he could touch it, the swallow suddenly started and flew into the sky.

Vermouth looked at this scene in confusion: "How strange, the bird seemed to have fainted just now, could it be that birds also have some kind of fainting disease?"

Just as he finished speaking, there was a long scream of "Ah--!" The two turned around and found that the sound came from a building next to them.

Vermouth felt relieved: "..." That's great. Experience told her that hearing such screams meant that a murder had occurred nearby.

And if there was a murder case to divert Wu Zuo's attention, he would undoubtedly be safer...

Just as she was thinking, Jiang Xia looked at her and asked, "How should a kind doctor react when hearing a scream?"

Vermouth: "..."

Damn it, she really shouldn't have walked out just now. If she hadn't shown up, she wouldn't have been involved in another murder case and appeared in the news, and if she hadn't appeared in the news, those stupid FBI agents she had just gotten rid of wouldn't have caught her again.

...But now that things have come to this, it's too late to regret.

"It just so happens that Calvados hasn't come back yet, and my plan to capture Shirley hasn't started yet." Vermouth comforted herself in her heart:

"That is to say, I am currently in a normal, everyday state. Rather than avoiding him, maintaining this state and working with Uzo once will help him relax his vigilance, and it will also be easier for me to carry out my subsequent plans."

Thinking of this, she sighed softly, and then her expression changed. The expression of the "new doctor" suddenly became anxious: "Someone is screaming, I'll go over and take a look."

Jiang Xia nodded with satisfaction: He is indeed an internationally renowned movie star. After looking at him for a few more times, the eyes that were poisoned by Conan's acting skills became refreshed.

…

The two ran towards the building one after the other.

At the same time, in the corner, the door of a van that followed the taxi opened with a click, and several figures jumped out one after another.

They looked at each other, gave each other a thumbs up, then smiled with success, and quickly walked in the direction Jiang Xia left.

(End of this chapter)