Chapter 1635 1643 [My little brother wants to harm me]
"You can call me George."
Hashimoto Maya made up a pseudonym that sounded more like a foreigner. "When I came here to ask for an autograph just now, I felt that you looked very familiar. After I went back, I suddenly remembered that I had seen you on a Japanese detective show. I heard that you are a very famous detective. That's so cool. Can you sign an autograph for me, too?"
Jiang Xia: “…” The new little brother is good in every way except that his accent is weird. It’s obviously not like that when he talks to Ireland… Never mind, it’s not a big problem. On the other hand, it’s good to speak weirdly. This way, if you meet an impatient and irritable brother, maybe you can get some murderous spirit out of him.
...When I think about it, the new kid is really hardworking.
Jiang Xia immediately found Hashimoto Maya more pleasing to the eye. He casually played with the new murderous aura he had just grabbed, and tolerantly forgave this little brother: "Of course, but I'm not used to using a signature board, how about a business card?"
As he said this, he took out a business card, quickly signed his name on it, and handed it over.
Hashimoto Maya took the business card with a smile, but the corner of his eye twitched slightly: He had the impression that he had just seen exactly the same thing in Ireland - how much does this detective like to give out business cards.
...And if I remember correctly, not long after Mr. Ireland received his business card, he was attacked and died on the street. This guy must be unlucky or something.
Although she really wanted to throw the business card out of the cabin immediately, her good professional ethics allowed Maya Hashimoto to restrain any expression of disgust.
He looked at the business card with appreciation and put it away politely.
Then his expression became a little more serious, and he lowered his voice and got to the point: "Actually, I have a commission for you - I recently encountered some very serious accidents that endangered my life. I was still wondering what to do before, and I didn't expect to meet you. Maybe this is God guiding me in life."
Jiang Xia tried hard to adapt to his strange tone: "What's the accident? If I can help, I will do my best."
Hashimoto Maya showed an embarrassment: "I don't know how to describe it. Specifically, I have been involved in some murder cases recently. Obviously, I am not the murderer, and I am not the victim. I am just passing by, but I am always forced to face some life-threatening situations.
"Afterwards, both the police and people around me told me it was just an accident, but I didn't think so - I always felt like I was being targeted, but I couldn't find any trace of the mastermind behind it."
As he said these words, he looked at Jiang Xia carefully, not missing the slightest expression on the detective's face.
Jiang Xia then thought seriously for a moment and said, "There are many possibilities. Let's rule them out first - you don't have any mental illness, such as paranoia or something like that."
"..." Hashimoto Maya, "Of course not. I am very healthy both physically and mentally. And this is definitely not a 'delusion'. I was really injured because of those cases. If I hadn't dodged quickly a few times, my injuries would have been much more serious, and I might even have died on the spot."
Jiang Xia nodded thoughtfully, and his expression finally became serious.
He looked around and lowered his voice: "Actually, you are not an isolated case. I have also noticed similar phenomena and have been investigating them. It's just a pity that I haven't been able to find many effective clues so far."
"Isn't this an isolated case?" Hashimoto Maya didn't expect that such a probing would actually yield such important information. He quickly asked, "Who else... ahem, who else has encountered the same thing? Can I meet them?"
Jiang Xia shook his head.
Hashimoto Maya refused to give up and wanted to pry information about Uzo from those people as soon as possible: "I know that you private detectives have the obligation to keep confidentiality for your clients, but only if we victims unite together can we improve the current situation. You can discuss it with them. I think they will definitely be willing to see me."
"No, they won't. And I don't recommend you to look for them." Jiang Xia looked a little embarrassed. "To be honest, they...are no longer alive."
"???"
Maya Hashimoto looked up in shock, and was stunned when she met the young detective's eyes that were half guilty and half pitying.
I was careless. I should have thought of this earlier: How long can the people targeted by Uzo live?
A sense of despair gradually welled up in his heart: Could it be that my fate would be the same as...
Hashimoto Maya: "..." Eh? No, I'm too into the show. The person Uzo is targeting right now is not me, but Mr. Ireland!
In just a few minutes, Maya Hashimoto felt like she was on a roller coaster, with her mood going up and down wildly.
Jiang Xia held his chin up and looked at this lazy little brother who no longer showed any murderous intent: "You can see that I may not be able to help you with these matters. Are you sure you want to place an order with me?"
"Of course." Hashimoto Maya came back to her senses. "It's not very convenient on the plane. Let's meet up in Japan and tell you about my experience slowly?"
"Okay." Jiang Xia smiled, "But then, I need to interview the client - I mean the client who has experienced countless murders. What you said is not your own story."
Hashimoto Maya's fingers trembled violently.
...He was so involved that he almost believed it himself. How did this detective find the flaw? !
"I, uh, that..."
Hashimoto Maya originally wanted to remain stubborn.
But when he raised his head and met the detective's calm eyes, he suddenly realized that the acting skills he was so proud of seemed just a thin layer of paper in Jiang Xia's eyes, so shallow that they were not worth mentioning.
When searching for information about Jiang Xia before, Hashimoto Maya glanced over the flattering words such as "speedy crime solving" and "new-age Sherlock Holmes" without much sense of reality. She just felt that these fancy embellishments were a waste of the reader's time.
But now that they were sitting face to face, he felt for the first time the weight of those words. They were by no means simple compliments, but medals made of blood and tears of criminals.
The reason this young detective has his current reputation is definitely not due to media hype, the favor of rich women, or his face or luck - Jiang Xia only needs to rely on his meticulous insight to expose all lies.
Hashimoto Maya: "..." No wonder everyone in the organization doesn't like to get involved with detectives. Before, he thought it was just some kind of spiritual tradition like "good and evil cannot coexist", but now it seems that this may be a valuable experience that the predecessors have laid down with their lives from generation to generation.
He didn't know when a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back, and he regretted sitting next to Jiang Xia.
But it was too late to regret it - the only thing to be thankful for was that Jiang Xia was an unarmed and good citizen. Such a person had a natural disadvantage when facing members of an organization that trampled on social rules.
(End of this chapter)
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