Chapter 1119 1127 [Stop reading my mind]
Jiang Xia discovered this earlier than Mao Lilan.
He pointed the direction to his classmate who had a poor sense of direction: "We have just been here - that is Mr. Okiya's apartment, and that direction is the train station."
With this orientation, Mao Lilan still didn't understand the way, but at least she understood the general meaning: "I see, what a coincidence."
It’s really a coincidence. Maybe I’ll run into Okiya Subaru later.
Jiang Xia also took the opportunity to look around while giving directions to Mao Lilan.
Unfortunately, there was still no trace of Shuichi Akai's whereabouts.
Jiang Xia: "..." Speaking of which, even if Akai Shuichi was really nearby and staring at Okiya Subaru, the maximum range of this FBI seemed to exceed the sensing range of the ghosts. Unless Akai Shuichi was particularly murderous, it would not be that easy to find him... Tsk, damn long-range shooter.
Fortunately, he now has a fixed bait - although it doesn't look very useful, but since Subaru Okiya is free anyway, it would be great to ask him to come over to liven up the atmosphere and exchange some feelings.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xia's mind moved slightly, and on the way to the coffee shop, he sent a message to the foodie cat who was visiting Okiya Subaru's house.
——Maybe when Okiya Subaru meets Conan, some strange reactions will occur. Just like when Hattori Heiji meets Conan, a serial murder case is likely to occur...
…
A few minutes ago.
Near the Haido Detective Agency.
In an old coffee shop.
"I'm still open for business. If you have nothing else to do, get out of here." The proprietress stood in front of the bar, rolling out the dough for dessert, and said in a cold voice, "Don't delay me from entertaining guests."
Behind her, a man in a suit pushed up his glasses and sneered, "Open for business? There's not a single customer. Are you entertaining ghosts?" He glanced at the kitchen counter and said with disgust, "... You actually used a waterproof calendar as a pad. I'm surprised you came up with that. It's strange that anyone would come to such a dirty shop."
"Ha, anyway, I don't eat it myself, and I don't rely on this to make money." The proprietress sneered:
"Have you prepared the money I asked you to prepare? Let me make it clear in advance that not a penny less can be spared, otherwise you won't be able to shut me up.
"You want to change careers and become an assistant teacher at Dongdu University, but it's not that easy. Once the information I have is released, your reputation will be damaged, and there will be many candidates who are more suitable than you. The position will be decided in a week, so before that, work hard to raise money."
The man did not answer, but raised his hand with murderous intent.
——He just reached into the freezer next to him and took out a piece of frozen steak.
As the proprietress uttered the last word, Katsumura Eiji rushed forward, grabbed the steak, which was as solid as a brick, and smashed it down hard.
Boom——
Blood splattered from the back of his head.
Katsumura Eiji looked at the fallen body and pushed up his glasses: "...You forced me to do this."
…
After killing the man, Katsumura Eiji quickly hid the body and simply cleaned up the scene, planning to move and dispose of the body at night.
After doing all this, he was about to go out, but suddenly found a few blood stains on his coat.
"...Tsk." You can't wear clothes like this on the street.
Katsumura Eiji had no choice but to stride back behind the counter, take off his coat, and stuff it into the most hidden place, preparing to take it away with the body at night.
After doing all this, I just stood up when the wind chimes at the door of the store suddenly rang crisply.
——Someone actually came at this damn time!
…
"Let's wait in this store first - the uncle just now said that if Mr. Kusukawa or Mr. Noda comes back, he will contact us immediately." A young man's voice came from the door.
Katsumura Eiji's whole body tensed up. He turned around from the bar and saw two high school students and a child walking in.
“……” Katsumura Eiji breathed a sigh of relief: It’s okay, it’s just a few students.
When I heard a customer coming in just now, my first reaction was "someone from the nearby detective agency came to visit", and I thought I was doomed. But there is always a way out...
…
After thinking for a moment, Katsumura Eiji did not leave immediately.
He planned to pretend to be a clerk and get rid of these people first - after all, he was at the bar at the moment and couldn't pretend to be a "passing customer". It would be suspicious if he insisted on leaving. And if he left, it would be troublesome if these students accidentally found the body.
Katsumura Eiji: “…” Just now, the high school boy who just came in said that he just came in to “wait a moment”.
In this case, they will probably just order some drinks and desserts, which are already in stock in the refrigerator and can be simply processed.
Katsumura Eiji quickly sorted out his thoughts and smiled naturally: "Welcome!"
At the same time, taking advantage of the dim light at the bar, he used his body to block the bloodstained parts, quietly covering them and wiping them clean.
…
When Katsumura Eiji turned around with the menu, he happened to meet the eyes of three new customers.
Jiang Xia saw the man coming out, glanced at him casually, and suddenly said thoughtfully:
"The store seemed to smell like blood."
Mao Lilan stood on tiptoe and peeked into the small kitchen behind the bar. She smiled and said, "You detectives are too sensitive about these things. This cafe sells main dishes, so the people in the store should be cooking. I usually smell blood when I cut meat while cooking."
Although it made sense, Conan couldn't help but defend the detective after hearing her words: "You need to be more sensitive to solve the case - there have been cases where frozen meat was used as a murder weapon before, and kitchen meat may not be harmless."
Katsumura Eiji's hand holding the menu trembled silently: "!"
What are these three people talking about?
Coincidence, it must be a coincidence... Come to think of it, that young man is actually a detective?
Katsumura Eiji's heart had begun to tremble, but he could only try hard to maintain a business smile on his face.
—Hold on, what’s wrong with the detective?
Detectives always wait to see the body before they start solving the case. Now, the body is well hidden, so it's not a big problem. First, focus on fooling these people away, and destroy as much evidence as possible - for example, the piece of frozen meat used to hit the boss's wife. Boil it, chop it up, and stuff it into the pancake. Who can guess that it is the murder weapon?
…
When Katsumura Eiji was comforting himself in his heart.
Next to them, three young men were still continuing the previous topic.
"Indeed, I have heard of similar cases."
Jiang Xia walked to the table and sat down. "Ice, frozen meat, and other materials that are frozen. These weapons can completely change their shape after boiling. Some murderers even eat the evidence directly to destroy it. At first, these tricks were really hard to guard against, but now there are too many similar methods, and they are no longer so new. It's just that it's more troublesome to collect evidence."
(End of this chapter)
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