Chapter 1131 1139 [Bourbon Uzo and Jiang Xia] (Monthly Ticket Plus)
Although Okiya Subaru's whole body seemed to say "I don't want to listen anymore" and "I want to leave", he didn't dare to abandon Usa's cat and run straight to the apartment, so he had to swallow his pride and stop running.
"Um..." Unable to personally ask to leave, Okiya Subaru could only look expectantly at the two high school students, "What are your plans next?"
——Hurry up and tell me you are still busy and have things to do!
"We were originally planning to play with two friends from Osaka, but they didn't answer the phone, so we decided to go find them first." After Mao Lilan finished speaking, she saw the expectation in Okiya Subaru's eyes. She was slightly startled and invited him, "Why don't we play together? It will be more fun with more people."
Jiang Xia had no intention of objecting.
“…”
Subaru Okiya felt the sharp cat claws on his calves, forced a smile, and accepted the high school student's invitation: "...Haha, okay."
The escape failed.
Okiya Subaru regretted that he was distracted just now and did not act as decisively as Amuro Toru; at the same time, he could only quickly adjust his mentality and try to look forward.
There was one thing he cared about...
"You haven't been answering the phone. Does that mean your two friends from Osaka are missing?"
Subaru Okiya always felt that this situation was very familiar - he had a friend who had made an appointment to come and play with him before, but lost contact halfway. When he saw him again, his friend was already in the police station.
Later I heard from the police that the friend wanted Okiya Subaru to serve as an alibi, but he met a detective on the way and unfortunately had an accident... In short, in Okiya Subaru's view, "lost contact" is infinitely similar to "something happened."
He adjusted his glasses and asked casually, "Come to think of it, the cases we encountered today are all related to 'resignation'. I wonder if your friend has encountered something similar recently - such as wanting to transfer to Tokyo or something like that."
Mao Lilan was stunned, then smiled and waved her hands: "How is it possible? They are all native Osaka people, and they are still high school students. They would not suddenly transfer schools for no reason at this time. They just come here to play."
"Is that so?" Okiya Subaru was a little surprised. Since it had nothing to do with the keyword "resignation", why did Usa let him continue to follow this group of people? Or did Usa not actually mean that, and the cat acted on his own initiative?
Just as he was thinking about it, Jiang Xia next to him seemed to have suddenly thought of something and started chatting with Mao Lilan: "Speaking of resignation, the 'Detective Kusukawa' that Hattori is looking for seems to have resigned from the police and changed his career to become a detective - what a coincidence."
Subaru Okiya: “……?” In that case, your friend’s friend is probably dead by now… maybe your friend was implicated as well.
As he thought about it, he quietly observed Jiang Xia, trying to see something from Jiang Xia's reaction. But he got nothing.
——Jiang Xia seemed to have just made a common association based on the key words he had just heard. This was undoubtedly a very normal thing for a high school detective. …
Before I could see anything, a middle-aged man ran down the slope in front of me.
"You must be Jiang Xia."
The middle-aged man ran over, looked around at them curiously, and his eyes soon fell on Jiang Xia.
He extended his hand to Jiang Xia enthusiastically: "I'm Noda from the Beihu Detective Agency. I heard you were looking for me just now?"
As he spoke, Noda recalled the various reports he had seen before, and couldn't help but pat Jiang Xia's shoulder in a familiar manner, as if recruiting talent: "If you still want to be a detective after graduation, you are welcome to come to me anytime! - Our firm is also ranked among the best in the country."
Jiang Xia hesitated for a moment, compared the crime rates of Beihua Town and Haido Town, and politely declined: "I already have an office."
"Haha, you haven't even graduated yet, so it's just a part-time job. Even if it's a full-time job, you can still change jobs." Detective Noda didn't think it was a big problem and said enthusiastically, "Young people shouldn't be too rigid in their thinking. Society is developing rapidly now, and there are more and more new professions..."
Halfway through his speech, his detective intuition suddenly made him alert.
He turned his head sharply and saw the elegant-looking young man staring at him quietly. Okiya Subaru's glasses reflected the faint light and his eyes were complicated, as if he was looking at a dead person.
Detective Noda: “……?”
After all, the view was blocked by the lenses, so he suspected it was his illusion and blinked hard.
When I looked more closely, I saw that Okiya Subaru had turned away. What happened just now seemed like an illusion.
Detective Noda: “…” Maybe I saw it wrong?
After all, he was still somewhat concerned, and Noda was just about to find out who Okiya Subaru was. But before he could open his mouth, Jiang Xia, who was standing next to him, seemed to be somewhat moved after hearing what he said: "That makes sense. I'll consider... exchanging business cards?"
As he spoke, he took out his business card with skillful movements, and it was obvious that he gave them out to many people.
Noda Hiroshi immediately forgot the strange feeling of being watched and happily took out his business card and exchanged it with Jiang Xia.
…
Jiang Xia took it and looked at the beautiful emblem of "Beido Detective Agency" on it, thinking about something.
"..." I almost forgot that there is such a thing as a "store logo". Shouldn't "Amuro Detective Agency" also design one? The image of the Grim Reaper carrying a sickle is very good - all black and mysterious, just right for the only two members of the organization. And the image is also very auspicious...
After briefly thinking about designing the store logo, Jiang Xia carefully put away the business card - he was indeed somewhat interested in Beihu's detective nest.
Besides, not to mention graduation, it's still a long way to go before I can enter the third year of high school. Why not just agree to it first, come to Beihu to do some part-time work when you have time, and get to know more clients with stories.
Next to them, Subaru Okiya was watching the interaction between Jiang Xia and Detective Noda, and for the first time, he showed a genuine expression of shock.
Subaru Okiya: "..." Jiang Xia is actually going to resign? ! Is it his turn this time? Speaking of which, Jiang Xia actually stepped on Usa's minefield so accurately... Could it be that I am overthinking it, Jiang Xia was not colluding with Usa to harm Amuro Toru, but for other reasons, he did not solve the case immediately?
The situation was too complicated. The possible identities of Usa, Toru Amuro, and Jiang Xia, as well as the possible connections between them, were tangled together like a tangled thread, making Okiya Subaru's head dizzy. It was even more difficult than when he started writing the thesis - after all, he wouldn't die if he didn't write the thesis well, but if he didn't figure out the relationship well, he might be killed quietly one day.
Okiya Subaru: “…” I should wait until I get back and discuss it with the FBI boss - Mr. Akai looks like he has been in the organization for a long time and is knowledgeable. Maybe he knows what is going on.
Subaru Okiya walked with tired steps, numbly following the energetic high school students and detectives, like a humanoid self-propelled brain machine that was about to run out of power.
(End of this chapter)
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