Chapter 1133 1141 [Ito and others]
"It should be Hattori. He found that Mr. Kusukawa had written something on the note, but the note with the words was torn off, so he wanted to see what Mr. Kusukawa wrote through the imprint on the next piece of paper... It's really an ancient but commonly used method."
As he spoke, Jiang Xia also picked up the pencil and colored it.
Taro Kusukawa wrote with habit, and his handwriting was so strong that it covered two sheets of paper.
By using the pencil to spread it evenly, the words written by the owner of the note gradually appeared on the paper -
Kenbashi Town, Ito.
There were some scattered numbers below, which looked like phone numbers, but after all, there was a piece of paper in between, so the painted numbers were not clear and could not be identified.
"They should be going here." Jiang Xia shook the painted paper, "Let's go and take a look. Although we can't see the number clearly, at least we have the name and area."
…
Just like searching for treasure according to a map, four people with different ideas followed the clues and took a bus to Xianbashi Town.
"Ito" is not a very rare surname. When I arrived near Kenbashi-cho, I took a quick walk and saw two houses with "Ito" on their doorplates. If I looked carefully, I would find that there must be more.
After knocking on a number of doors, they were unable to find Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha. And since Ito and the others had already been harassed by knocks on their doors at noon, some of them seemed particularly impatient.
Sometimes Subaru Okiya thinks that those impatient people are guilty, but sometimes he thinks that those who are too calm seem to have something to hide.
After looking for a long time without any conclusion, he finally gave up thinking and turned his gaze to Jiang Xia - no wonder Boss Amuro kept looking at Jiang Xia when he was solving the case just now, trying to urge him to take action... It's easier to just wait and hear the answer.
…
Finally, the four of them arrived at the door of an exquisite detached house.
"Two high school students speaking Osaka dialect?"
The owner of the house, holding a well-behaved Siamese cat, listened carefully to their words. She thought for a moment and shook her head regretfully: "I'm sorry, I haven't seen such people - but I was out for a while before, maybe they came at that time and just missed them."
When Jiang Xia was talking to the woman, Mao Lilan's gaze gradually fell on the woman's chest.
There was a beautiful golden badge pinned there, very small, like a blooming sunflower. In the middle of it was engraved a scale pattern - this was a badge symbolizing the identity of a lawyer, and there was a number engraved on the back, unique.
"Excuse me..." Mao Lilan looked her up and down for a while, and couldn't help but asked with a little excitement, "Are you lawyer Ito Misari?"
As he spoke, his fingers couldn't help but move to the autograph book he carried with him.
Jiang Xia: “…” Your star-chasing range is too broad.
Ito Misari didn't expect someone to recognize her. She was stunned for a moment before nodding: "It's me, who are you...?"
Mao Lilan saw her nod and happily took out the autograph book:
"I've heard about you from my mother! She said that your commission fee is very low, almost like you're doing it out of love, helping many people in need, and that you're a very good celebrity lawyer! ... Um, this may be a little presumptuous, can you sign an autograph for me?"
Ito Misari took a look at the notebook she handed over, glanced at Jiang Xia next to her, barely suppressed her impatience, took it with a smile, and quickly signed her name on it.
While signing, Conan kept looking up at Ito Misari.
He looked at this middle-aged woman who was a little bloated and seemed to have average physical strength, without thinking too much: this person could not possibly beat Hattori, or even Kazuha... In that case, the disappearance of Hattori and the others might have nothing to do with her.
Adding to the justice of Mao Lilan's words, Conan remembered that there were countless "Ito" behind him, and asked: "Auntie, do you know if there is anyone with the same surname as you who is suspicious around here?"
Ito Misari's heart skipped a beat.
——How could a child ask such a question? It must be Jiang Xia! The detective found out from somewhere that the missing person was related to "Ito", so he pretended to come to ask questions, but in fact he came to test the waters.
Thinking of this, a hint of murderous intent gradually emerged in her eyes covered by lenses. She wanted to kill these people together, especially Jiang Xia who was too threatening.
but……
Ito Misari looked at the four people opposite: although two of them were weak women and children, there were also two adult men. Moreover, this was outdoors, and if she rashly pulled out a gun to threaten, someone who was nosy might see it and call the police...
Silencing someone seems a little difficult.
Misari Ito recalled her actions today, especially those related to Hattori Heiji, and didn't feel like anything went wrong.
So she secretly told herself not to think too much: no matter how amazing the exaggeration was, Jiang Xia was just a detective who needed evidence, just like the two half-dead detectives in her attic. There was nothing to be afraid of - there were so many people with the last name "Ito" in this area, and they might not be able to find her.
…
Thinking of this, Ito Misari pretended to be thinking, and answered Conan's question in a gentle voice: "Let me think... By the way, there is an abandoned building with an 'Ito' nameplate hanging on it near the elementary school in the north. I heard that every midnight, there will be homeless people coming in and out of it, and occasionally there will be children shouting."
——It really sounds suspicious.
"Thank you, let's go take a look."
Jiang Xia seemed to have no doubts and turned around and left with a few people.
Ito Misari looked at his back until Jiang Xia turned the corner, then she breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to the house.
…
After walking two blocks, Jiang Xia seemed to remember something and turned to look at Mao Lilan and Okiya Subaru:
"You guys go check out that elementary school first - I suddenly remembered that one of the 'Ito's' was a little suspicious, so I have to go back and ask a few questions."
Mao Lilan was startled: "How about we go together?"
Jiang Xia shook his head and looked at the vaguely visible building in the distance: "We can't waste any more time - it won't take long to go back, and that suspicious building is not far from here. Maybe by the time you get there, I'll have already arrived."
Mao Lilan hesitated for a moment. Although she thought the building was very gloomy, she was still worried about her two friends from Osaka. So she clenched her fist and nodded: "Okay."
"..." Subaru Okiya pushed his glasses. He always felt that Jiang Xia seemed to be hiding something, but he didn't dare to ask, for fear of accidentally digging out some information related to Usa.
He quickly suppressed his curiosity and decided to go to the building with Mao Lilan.
——Ran Maori has already said she wants to go. We can’t let a girl go alone. It’s too dangerous.
With him around, if anything happens, maybe he can help.
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Thanks to the big guys for the [monthly ticket] (σ≧▽≦)σ-☆
(End of this chapter)
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