Chapter 383 The man in black standing by remotely ×2 Request for monthly ticket ()

Misa Takeda became increasingly depressed until she met the disabled but strong-willed cheerful Robert, and only then did she find hope again.

Unexpectedly, after Rob recovered from his injury and left, he suddenly left her a note asking her to "go to hell".

Takeda Misa was heartbroken, but when she thought about their previous interactions, she felt that Robert was not such a heartless person.

She was depressed for a few days, and suddenly remembered that when Robert first came, her father's attitude towards him was very bad. It was not until later that Robert said he would reward the family that Takeda Shinichi's attitude improved... Could it be that her father was not satisfied with the reward given by Robert, and had a conflict with Robert, or even directly blackmailed Robert with it, causing Robert to think that "Misa" who took care of him was also a part of the blackmail?

This kind of "misunderstanding" is better than something going wrong for no reason. Misa grabbed a glimmer of hope and ran to ask in a daze. Because she wanted to get a definite answer so much, her tone was sharper than usual, and she couldn't help but question it in the end.

Shinichi Takeda had just finished taking drugs that day and was already extremely excited. He was suddenly questioned by his wife Misa Takeda about the "evidence" of fooling him, and he was so angry that when he came to his senses, he had strangled the person to death.

After Takeda Shinichi woke up, he hung Takeda Misa into the puppet warehouse late at night.

At that time, the puppet warehouse had not been abandoned. He found an excuse to go on a business trip and sent everyone away. A few days later, when Takeda Yuzo, who was sent by him, went to the puppet warehouse to pick up something, he found a horrible corpse hanging from the beam. At this time, the corpse was almost rotten, and Takeda Misa had experienced depression before, so in the end, this incident was closed as a "suicide."

A few days later, Mrs. Kinuyo felt that she was also responsible for her daughter's "suicide" and hanged herself in the warehouse.

...It sounds miserable.

Jiang Xia counted on his fingers and felt that from Takeda Misa's perspective, in addition to herself, the blame for the death could mainly be put on Robert and Takeda Shinichi.

If Misa's request was to kill Takeda Shinichi, this situation would be easy to handle, after all, Takeda Shinichi was about to die...

And if it was Rob, then the wording would have to be changed, adjusting "kill him" to "let him receive a certain punishment." After all, Rob had already killed someone and was indeed about to go to jail.

Jiang Xia thought about this, looked at the new ghost, and asked in a villain-like bewitching tone: "Who do you want to punish?"

Hearing this, the new ghost raised her translucent Q-version little hand, silently fiddled with the conical hat hanging from her head, and lowered her eyes as if thinking.

She really hated Takeda Shinichi in her heart, but when she thought about it again, it was for Takeda Shinichi who suddenly found out that his child was born by his partner to someone else... Although she thought she was innocent, she felt that Takeda Shinichi's anger was not groundless.

So although Takeda Misa wanted revenge, her obsession was not that strong. After much thought, she cared more about Robert's words "Go to hell" - in addition to the motivation exerted by hatred, she was more curious about why a cheerful person who had always been very friendly to her would suddenly say such excessive words.

The new ghost pondered for a moment, adjusted the bamboo hat on her head, and solemnly put forward her request to sell herself to Jiang Xia.

——She wanted to know why Rob asked her to "die".

That night, although Takeda Misa suspected that it was Takeda Shinichi who was behind it, after asking at the cost of her life, she found that from Takeda Shinichi's reaction, this greedy father did not look for an excuse to blackmail Robert as she thought.

So for Misa Takeda, Robert's transformation is still a mystery that makes her feel anxious.

Jiang Xia listened silently and didn't expect the conditions to be so simple.

But if you think about it carefully, for him, these conditions are not that different - except for "killing Robert", the others are equivalent to a friendly gift from Hattori.

He nodded, stretched out his finger, and touched the new ghost's Q-version little palm.

A faint light flashed where they touched, indicating that the agreement had been reached. After fulfilling her wish, Jiang Xia could sign a contract with her and take the ghost back to his home.

Afterwards, Jiang Xia rubbed this new ghost who had to be sent away, and was a little curious about the purpose of her request and the follow-up:

"What if, in the end, you find out that there is no reason for Rob's transformation, and he is just trying to play a trick on you?"

The new ghost was stunned.

As if it had followed this possibility, it soon began to tremble slightly. In an instant, the pair of eyes that should have been colorless turned red, quickly condensing into several eye-like blood spots, and the clothes on her back began to wriggle and crack, and eight spider legs with gleaming tips popped out.

The slender and sharp spider legs waved in the air, and Miss Spider let out a hoarse, angry roar. Then the spider legs suddenly reached down, grabbed the edge of the sink, and made a bouncing posture before jumping. It looked like it was going to rush to Robert immediately and grab him to ask for an explanation.

Jiang Xia: “…”

He reacted quickly, raised his hand, and at the moment the spider flew away, he slapped it back and pinned it down.

Then he silently looked at the angry spider legs that were scratching his wrist, and the humanoid body of the new ghost that had not changed much, and fell into deep thought.

...How should I put it. A little surprising, but better than he expected.

At least the human figure plus a few spider legs looks more impressive than just a spider.

...and this also explains why she moves gracefully and slowly, but when she flees, she is so fast that it takes a mermaid and a mist tengu a long time to catch her.

Jiang Xia pinched one of the spider's legs and shook it like a handshake: "Don't get excited, put your claws away first - I just said 'if'."

After nearly a minute, the spider ghost's legs finally let go of his hands and slowly retracted from behind him.

In the blink of an eye, the alien creature with eight legs on its back turned back into its elegant appearance wearing a kimono and a white gauze hat.

Now that a temporary contract has been signed, even if the Spider Ghost runs away again, it will be easy to catch next time.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia let go of his hand and stopped pressing it.

Miss Spider didn't run again. She quietly got up and turned 180 degrees.

Then he turned his back to Jiang Xia and raised his hand, as if he was secretly wiping away tears.

...It does look like a ghost that is often depressed, a little manic and autistic at times, and seems difficult to raise.

But no matter what, it is better than the big spider.

…

After solving the ghost-finding problem, Jiang Xia touched the new ghost's head and turned back to the restaurant.

Although Spider Ghost wanted to find out the truth, he actually already knew it.

But this ghost has stayed in the Takeda family for so long that after learning the truth, it is inevitable that it will be reminded of the past. It will probably keep crying, or always maintain the appearance of an angry spider with many legs.

At present, the incident of Takeda Shinichi has not been resolved yet, so Jiang Xia cannot leave immediately. He decided to wait until everything is resolved and he is about to leave Puppet Peak, then tell the truth to the ghost, and then leave this sad place immediately. This is good for the ghost, and also for him...

…

When Jiang Xia returned to the restaurant, Takeda Shinichi looked up from the dining table and glanced at him.

Shinichi Takeda felt that the detective had been away for a long time, so he suspected with a guilty conscience that Jiang Xia had discovered something and was making an excuse to leave so that he could go and confirm it alone.

but……

Shinichi Takeda touched the telephone line he had hidden in his pocket.

——There was only one phone and one car at home, so communication and access were limited. Even if Jiang Xia found something, he couldn't call the police without him.

Thinking of this, Takeda Shinichi felt at ease again.

He nodded at Jiang Xia, gave a hypocritical and polite smile, then lowered his head and continued eating.

…

After eating for a while, Takeda Shinichi was the first to leave.

"It's getting late. I have another puppet that needs to be completed urgently. I have to go to work first." He looked at Jiang Xia again and said, "I'll trouble you with the investigation."

Jiang Xia nodded, and together with Miss Spider, who was sitting at his small table, he watched Takeda Shinichi leave.

Rob had also eaten his meal without any appetite.

He deliberately didn't look at Takeda Shinichi who was leaving, but turned to Takeda Yuzo who was happily drinking beside him:

"Can you lend me your car keys? I want to go to the grave and pay my respects to Misa."

The Takeda family only had one car, and Robert came by taxi, not having his own vehicle.

"Sure." Takeda Yusaku took out the key and handed it to him generously, then he remembered the weather and said, "But it's getting late now. If you're not in a hurry, why don't you go tomorrow?"

Rob shook his head and naturally raised his camera. He is a photographer: "The sky here is clear, the moon and stars are very beautiful, this is the perfect time to go."

"The moon and the stars?"

Yuanshan Heye couldn't even access the Internet or use her cell phone after coming here. She was feeling bored.

Upon hearing this, she perked up: "Can I go with you?"

Rob was eager for her to provide him with an alibi: "Of course."

Jiang Xia glanced at the two of them, then turned to look at Hattori Heiji: "You should go too."

Hattori Heiji immediately became alert.

Jiang Xia solved the case much faster than him, but now he has to send him away and stay alone to investigate the case... Is there some major secret hidden here that Jiang Xia cannot solve in a short time, so it takes time?

What is the secret? This is too tempting...

Thinking of this, Hattori Heiji's eyes lit up slightly and he refused firmly: "I won't."

“…”

Jiang Xia was silent for a moment, then stood up, patted his clothes, and caught up with Robert and Yuanshan Heye who were about to go out:

"Wait, I'll go too."

...Now the murderer's psychological quality is getting worse and worse. Just now he felt that Robert was a little wary of him. Although the possibility is not high, Jiang Xia is really worried that Robert will take the two shikigami on his legs and flee for fear of crime and never come back.

Although Toyama Kazuha is well-versed in Aikido, she is not very prepared against Robert, who is also carrying an electric shock device. If he really wants to run away and launch a surprise attack, it will be difficult for Toyama Kazuha to stop him alone.

I originally thought that if Hattori Heiji also went, he could keep an eye on the people. But since he's not going... forget it.

Jiang Xia remembered that according to Robert's plan, the moment they drove the truck out was the time when Takeda Shinichi died.

Next, the people who stayed behind would help clean the table, be in a daze, discover corpses, break open sealed doors, look for clues everywhere, and so on.

Since Hattori Heiji wants to take over these troublesome matters, let's leave it to him.

And Hattori Heiji can also be asked to solve the case.

Jiang Xia finally received the long-awaited invitation letter from a distant place. He always felt that if the sender suddenly died when he arrived, the matter would be reported and have a bad impact, which would easily discourage some superstitious people from sending him letters.

Although this case was fancy and exciting, and it increased his popularity, he really didn't need too much fame now.

…

Hattori Heiji was sitting at the dining table, and was slightly stunned when he saw the three people disappearing out of the door one by one.

...I always felt something was wrong. And Jiang Xia left too decisively.

After a little thought, Hattori Heiji felt that he understood.

——According to what Takeda Yoko said at the table just now, the fish for tonight's dinner is purchased based on the number of people.

But only two fish were missing, and three people suddenly visited today: him, He Ye, and Robert Taylor.

The quantities don't match.

This means that today, the Takeda family actually has another scheduled guest.

Although there is no way to confirm that the man is Robert, but with this calculation, Robert is indeed suspicious... If this is the case, it would be dangerous to let He Ye go stargazing with Robert alone. No wonder Jiang Xia felt that someone needed to go with He Ye.

By the way, looking at the stars...

What's so good about stars?

Hattori Heiji poked the rice in his bowl unhappily, then began to think about the Takeda family case from the beginning, hoping to come up with some ideas.

It's a rare occasion that Jiang Xia is not around, so he must find out the murderer who killed Akihiro Negishi and solve the case before Jiang Xia comes back from watching the stars.

Hattori Heiji was organizing the clues he had just discovered in his mind, full of energy.

…

Yuanshan and Ye asked about the place to watch the stars and learned that it was nearly an hour's drive from here, so they ran to the bathroom first.

When she left, Jiang Xia stood under the eaves, looking up at the starry sky at a 45° angle, pretending to appreciate the mountain scenery.

Seeing this, Rob secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He walked quickly to the truck, pretending to be familiar with the vehicle, but in fact he was organizing his killing equipment.

——A few days ago, Robert hanged Akihiro Negishi in the storage room, took away a puppet containing drugs, and then set up a motorized hanging device on the second floor of the puppet warehouse.

The reason why Takeda Shinichi left first just now was actually because Robert made an anonymous call to him in advance, using the stolen drug puppet, and asked to meet in the warehouse on the second floor tonight.

Rob stood next to the truck and looked up in the direction of the warehouse in the dim light of the yard.

Shinichi Takeda was inside at this time.

In addition, there was a sturdy fishing line that was so thin that it was almost invisible in the night, extending from the window of the second-floor warehouse and connected to the truck.

Everything is ready, all you need is to step on the accelerator.

Robert took a deep breath, and when Jiang Xia, Yuanshan and Ye walked towards the car, he took out the hidden air gun across the truck and fired a few BB bullets at the warehouse window.

(End of this chapter)