Chapter 372 Jiang Xia: Man in black? I don’t know him (Combined chapter)

Noriko Okatani did see the news about the car accident that happened off the cliff.

To be precise, ever since the car accident that killed her fiancé a few months ago, she has been paying close attention to similar news - Noriko Okatani also feels that people like Kitagawa Tsushima are hard to change and may not be able to resist causing similar accidents again, so as long as she pays more attention to this kind of news, perhaps she can find Kitagawa Tsushima who is getting into trouble again.

Noriko Okatani was not surprised to see Kitagawa Tsuyoshi appear in the news.

The only unexpected thing was that it was Kitagawa Tsunefumi's body that appeared in the news.

This is really...

So wonderful.

Okatani Noriko cried with joy, then became sad again, and continued crying like this for the whole day. Her murderous aura also naturally dropped in the process.

Kiri Tengu leaned against the window, looked at her crying, clasped his hands together in sympathy, and thought that he should say something like "Amitabha" at this point.

However, before he could open his mouth, the mermaid who was following closely slapped him into the window with her tail.

Then the mermaid herself passed through the glass, commanding Mist Tengu and her to lift up the ball of murderous aura that seemed huge to them, and move back to the window.

…

The days that followed were very peaceful.

Thinking of the upcoming business trip, Jiang Xia went to prepare some things for the trip.

A week later, he arrived at the station at the appointed time.

That's right, the station.

This time, Gin planned to go by public transportation instead of driving.

One of the reasons was that his beloved car, which was damaged by Kitagawa Tsuyoshi, was still being repaired.

Another thing is that the trip route this time is relatively long. After arriving in Tottori Prefecture, you have to transfer to a boat to the island. It is not as convenient to take public transportation as driving.

Gin's style of doing things is different from that of ordinary murderers. He usually kills and leaves, and kills all passers-by who have seen him kill.

Therefore, not only the police couldn't find him, but the detectives who were good at choosing one of three fixed suspects couldn't find him either.

So although Gin's identity was somewhat problematic, it was far from the point where he would be wanted everywhere. He could usually appear in public. There were not many occasions in the island country where identification was required, so it was relatively safe for him to go out.

…Having said that.

But when Jiang Xia rushed to the station and met up with Gin and Vodka at the agreed secluded location, he couldn't help but make a small request.

"Just pretend you don't know me on the way."

Jiang Xia tried to be as tactful as possible and said, "I'm worried that one day you might be photographed while silencing someone, and then someone might find out that I had contact with you... Although this can barely explain it away, it will easily arouse suspicion from someone with ulterior motives." - The person with ulterior motives refers specifically to those famous detectives who have many cases around them and are easy to get involved in.

"..." Gin raised his head when he heard that and glanced at Jiang Xia from under the brim of his hat.

Being told this to your face, one can't help but feel a little weird.

But if you think about it carefully, Uzo is indeed acting strictly in accordance with the organization's confidentiality requirements.

Besides, he was just pretending not to know him. He didn't intend to arrest him and Vodka and hand them over to the police as a step to climb up the career ladder...it wasn't a big deal.

Gin crushed the half-smoked cigarette into the ashtray filled with water beside him, nodded, and left without saying a word, carrying his briefcase.

Vodka paused for a second, then jogged after him.

After running a few meters, he couldn't help but look back at Jiang Xia, his eyes were filled with shock and his face was filled with condemnation.

He and his elder brother didn't dislike Wu Zuo for killing people along the way, but Wu Zuo actually disliked them? ? How could this be!

Morning and evening…

cough.

...Sooner or later, the big brother will kill him!

…

Jiang Xia pretended not to notice Vodka's complicated look, "You have no conscience!"

...His conscience did hurt a bit, but he really couldn't walk around in public with Gin and Vodka like accomplices - maybe at other times, but not today.

Because according to Jiang Xia's prior investigation, this time he is likely to meet Conan and Maori Kogoro's group: Maori Kogoro has a classmate in Tottori Prefecture who he gets along well with. Recently, his classmate is going to hold a wedding and invites him to attend.

Jiang Xia thought back to the scene at the station. He hadn't seen Conan and Maori yet. He probably left home late again and would have to wait to catch the train on the train line... Oh, he should go get the reserved tickets before they arrive.

The tickets were booked by Gin before, and now he suddenly said he wanted to go separately. He didn’t know whether Gin would give him the tickets or not… He was afraid that the cadre would think along the lines of what he had just said, and find it very reasonable, and then decide to split up more cleanly, not take the same car, and meet up again at the destination… Then his case would be in jeopardy.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia quickly left the hidden corner and walked towards the ticket office.

From a distance, I saw two tall and eye-catching black figures standing there. It seemed that they had already collected the tickets and were turning around, preparing to leave.

The two sides looked at each other, Gin's eyes swept over Jiang Xia, and he lowered his head and said a few words to Vodka.

Then Vodka's expression changed from calm to shock, and from shock to reluctance. Finally, he walked towards Jiang Xia with the ticket in hand and a stern face, unwillingly.

“…”

Jiang Xia was stunned for a moment, but then quickly understood what the other party meant.

Probably to give him the ticket.

…But Gin apparently had some misunderstandings about certain facts.

——Perhaps in Gin's heart, Vodka is not cruel at all, so after humbly listening to Jiang Xia's advice just now, Gin temporarily gave the task of "contacting Uzo" to Vodka, who in his eyes was not threatening and more like a good person.

...But in the eyes of passers-by who don't know the truth, Vodka actually looks more like a traditional villain. And in the eyes of people who know a little bit of the truth, there is no difference - Gin and Vodka are exactly the same, both are members of the Black Organization.

Although according to Jiang Xia's observation just now, the protagonists have not appeared in the station yet.

But considering the luck of Gin and Conan... Jiang Xia was always worried that the moment he took the ticket from Vodka, he would be seen by the protagonists who happened to come in.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia turned around, slightly changed the direction of his advance, and turned into a corridor as if nothing had happened.

Behind him.

Vodka, who was following him, paused and looked carefully at the corridor where one of the lights was broken and it looked particularly dark compared to the bright hall.

...I don't know if it's an illusion. He always feels that this place is very suitable for ambush and silence.

Thinking of this, the corner of Vodka's eye twitched under his sunglasses, and he subconsciously turned back to look at Gin.

Gin was seen holding a cigarette in his mouth, looking away from his windbreaker pocket, as if he didn't know the two people here. He didn't notice or respond to Vodka's gaze.

Vodka: “…”

Forget it. The boss is here, there are so many people in the hall, and Wuzo has no deep hatred with him, so he won't suddenly kill him at this time. He can't always overreact like this. After all, according to the experience learned from the escape show, the more panicked, the easier it is to die...

Thinking of this, Vodka took a deep breath calmly, put on a tough face, strode into the corridor, and turned a corner.

Then he almost ran into Jiang Xia who was waiting for him at the corner.

When Vodka saw the face up close, his heart skipped a beat and he reflexively grabbed the gun in his pocket.

Almost at the same time, another hand reached out silently and pressed on his wrist, interrupting Vodka's action of drawing the gun.

"You pull out a gun in such a public place. Do you want to be silenced?" Jiang Xia modified what Gin once said to him and turned to give it to Gin's number one little brother.

Then he stretched out his other hand and took the ticket that belonged to him from Vodka's hand.

"Got it." Jiang Xia shook the ticket at the stiff Vodka, glanced disappointedly at the murderous aura that had just been scared out of the tall man in black, and let go of his wrist, "You can go back."

After breaking free from the clamp, Vodka took a step back.

Then he raised his chin, forced out a cold snort, turned around and walked away at a rapid pace.

Jiang Xia didn't go out immediately, but first looked down at the ticket.

This time they booked the Hokutosei train, with sleeper berths, which runs directly from Tokyo to Tottori.

Thinking about the other two tickets that he had spotted earlier, Jiang Xia discovered that the two boxes were next to each other. Perhaps the person who booked the tickets thought that this would be more convenient for handling emergencies.

Jiang Xia nodded secretly, very satisfied with this arrangement. Gin could always produce fresh murderous aura - for example, when he was reading a document and occasionally thought of someone who should be killed, the murderous aura in his body would swell briefly.

And boxes like this one that are close to each other are undoubtedly more convenient for Jiang Xia to send ghosts to visit at any time.

Even if the ghost is allowed to stay in the Gin and Vodka box, at this distance, the act of "letting the ghost out" will not consume too much murderous aura.

…

After Vodka delivered the ticket and left, Jiang Xia did not go out the same way, but took a detour and left from the other end of the corridor.

Then he took the ticket, entered the station and boarded the train.

It is not the peak tourist season, so there are few people on the platform. However, Tokyo is the starting station, and the deserted scene may be because some people have already entered the train in advance.

Jiang Xia walked down the stairs leading to the platform, leaning on the railing and looking around. He first saw Gin, who was extremely conspicuous on the platform with a high-end murderous aura.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes fell on a tall and thin middle-aged man in front of the next carriage.

The middle-aged man, wearing a pair of metal-rimmed glasses and with a high middle-parted hairline, followed another older man timidly, whispering something.

Different from his respectful and humble expression, murderous aura was surging beside him. Although it was not a high-level murderous aura, it was still a beautiful scenery in the eyes of the psychic.

Jiang Xia took a quick look at this worker whose inner and outer appearance were completely different, and then looked at the boss he was following.

Jiang Xia had seen the boss's photo - on the cleaning list given by Gin.

This man's name is Keitaro Izumo. He is the owner of a jewelry store in Furushi City and a well-known wealthy man.

But in fact, compared to the jewelry business, Keitaro Izumo's main source of income is actually drug trafficking.

In Gin's plan, getting rid of Boss Izumo was placed relatively late in the order.

Jiang Xia initially thought that Gin made this decision because in this drug line, the threat posed by individual business owner Keitaro Izumo was relatively small and did not need to be dealt with urgently.

And now, after seeing the store manager following behind Izumo Keitaro and remembering the social status of Boss Izumo, Jiang Xia gradually had new guesses.

——Gin was not in a hurry to take action, perhaps because there was a mayoral election in Furushi City recently, and Izumo Keitaro happened to be one of the candidates.

Assassinating the mayoral candidate at this time would indeed cause a big stir. It would be better to wait until the election is over. Anyway, the chances of Izumo being elected are slim.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia walked down the last few steps, got into the car, and found his own box.

He put away his luggage, stretched, and planned to take a walk around the neighborhood to see if Conan and the others were still in the car.

However, just as I reached the door, the phone in my pocket suddenly vibrated.

...It's the phone I use to contact the organization.

Jiang Xia took out his cell phone, unlocked it and checked it.

Then Vodka sent a message instead of Gin:

[I met dk07. We will blow up this section of the carriage and eliminate the target depending on the situation. We will send you a message ten minutes before the action. Remember to leave in time and evacuate with us. During this period, in order to avoid being seen or leaving images, try not to go out]

Jiang Xia: “…”

He had just guessed that Gin put the assassination of Keitaro Izumo so low in the priority list because he didn't want to cause trouble during the mayoral campaign.

Less than a minute after he came to this conclusion, Gin used his actions to tell him that this was not the case.

...It's because he didn't understand the organizational behavior model deeply enough. Jiang Xia fell into deep thought.

Then he shifted his gaze to the number.

"dk07" should refer to Izumo Keitaro - Jiang Xia remembered that on the assassination list he saw, there was indeed a note in brackets behind Izumo Keitaro's name, and it contained these characters.

Come to think of it, there are only a few targets who are not even peripheral members, but they are given temporary numbers separately... Has this kind of thing happened in the organization before?

Jiang Xia recalled carefully and found that he had no access to the important list. But in his impression, the unimportant people seemed to be killed by anyone he could find.

...The organization seems to be getting more and more formal. I hope this strange change that keeps pace with the times will not affect his idleness.

Jiang Xia was distracted and reflexively typed "received" in the reply column.

Just as he was about to send the message, he came to his senses, deleted the two words, and typed new words:

[Why don’t you let me try first? Actually, I have made some preparations for today’s event.

The road to Tottori is still long. If I fail, I can still plant the bomb in time.]

Let's not talk about the power of the bomb. Just the fact that the shikigami that Gin had hit out was difficult to use effectively made Jiang Xia feel that he had to try to avoid letting Gin take action.

After editing, click Send.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, the phone vibrated again.

This time, it was no longer Vodka's ghostwritten reply.

It was a message directly from Gin: [His destination is also Tottori?]

(End of this chapter)