Chapter 190: Amuro Toru's New Mission
Jiang Xia: “…” Forget it.
Is it that the free missions are not fun, or is it that the high-end murderous aura of Gin is hard to pull out? Why add difficulty to the happy life of paddling?
For things like this, let’s wait until the island country’s public security strengthens its defense efforts.
…
Toru Amuro really knew nothing about "Uzo".
He did do well in the organization and had a lot of intelligence in his hands. But most of that intelligence was dug out by Amuro Toru himself, rather than provided to him by the organization. Bourbon's undercover career could be considered a success, but as long as Rum was still wary of him, Amuro Toru would inevitably be constrained in the organization.
If you investigate carefully, you may find some clues.
But Toru Amuro never thought that Jiang Xia, who was just working part-time in his office, would suddenly become a formal member.
So at present, in Toru Amuro's eyes, Jiang Xia is no different from before except that he is more famous.
…
In the lobby of the hot spring hotel.
After Jiang Xia discovered this, he simply pretended nothing had happened.
He glanced at the book in Amuro Toru's hand and asked in a low voice like a serious helper, "Any mission?"
"Yeah." Amuro Toru responded and handed him the book in his hand, "Page 156."
This is a detective novel that has just been published.
Jiang Xia opened the book and turned to the page that Amuro Toru mentioned. He found that this paragraph talked about an episode that the protagonist encountered in the process of solving the case.
——The protagonist encountered an explosion by chance, and the person who caused the explosion was "dressed in black, with gray hair, an old and loose face buried in a thick mask, and a black mole under his eye."
Black clothes, plus explosions...
Jiang Xia vaguely guessed something: "When the author was collecting materials, did he witness our people causing an explosion?"
Amuro Toru nodded: "The time, place, and character features all match. The author of this book also has the habit of taking photos. If he has photos of the scene..."
Jiang Xia: “…”
It seems that all the members of the organization are unlucky - for example, this old member. He can be used as material for any crime he commits.
Having said that, the writer in question was just as unlucky...
Jiang Xia closed the book, looked at the author's name sympathetically, and found that it was written "Imatake Tomo".
Jiang Xia: "..." Wait, he has an impression of this name. Even if he is not silenced, this person will not live long...
In this comparison, the organization's luck seems to be pretty good.
"Imatake Satoshi is in this hotel. I was planning to pretend to be a fan of his books, get some information, and then find a chance to search his room." Amuro Toru whispered, "But since you're here..."
Jiang Xia's hand suddenly felt heavy - Amuro Toru handed him a piece of information.
"The task of pretending to be a fan is now given to you. It seems that you have a high affinity." Amuro Toru said, "Don't be nervous, just treat it like you usually receive clients. You should be good at this."
Toru Amuro remembered that when the two of them occasionally approached the target together in the past, he kept smiling until his face was almost stiff, and the effect was not as good as if Jiang Xia stood next to the target.
"……All right."
…
Jiang Xia inexplicably had an extra job. Fortunately, it was not a difficult task and was not a big problem.
Although Toru Amuro pushed the task to Jiang Xia, he was always responsible for his subordinates and did not let them go. Instead, he whispered the key points:
"'Imatake Tomo' lives in room 202, but he didn't come alone. He came with a friend - that friend and he wrote a debut novel together. Later, his friend gradually fell into decline, while Imatake Tomo became successful... As an 'old fan' of Imatake Tomo, when you chat with him, remember to use this incident to drag that 'friend' along."
Jiang Xia nodded while flipping through the documents.
After reading it, he handed the information back to Toru Amuro.
The two of them sat on the sofa, holding their teacups in similar positions, and began waiting for the writer to come downstairs.
…
However, maybe writers are homebodies. They waited for a long time, but Jinzhu Zhi was still staying in his room, with no intention of coming out.
Toru Amuro: “…” How can he enter the house to search like this?
Forget it, just wait a little longer, I will definitely find an opportunity anyway.
——Because tonight, a grand festival will be held nearby.
During the festival, a huge bonfire with Chinese characters will be lit on the top of the mountain, and a large number of fireworks will be set off, which is a magnificent sight. In recent days, all the tourists who have come here are here for this "world's first festival".
Even if those two writers are homebodies, now that they are here, they will probably go over and take a look...
…
A few tables apart.
Kogoro Mori and his classmates also came for the festival.
The ceremony will not begin for more than an hour.
To kill time, Nakamichi Kazushi suggested that people at the round table who were chatting lively, "Why don't we play table tennis for a while? I was just wandering around and saw that this hotel has a table tennis table."
He is one of Kogoro Mori's classmates, the former leader of the judo club, and an active detective.
Next to him, a very beautiful middle-aged woman heard his words and showed a look of surprise in her eyes, then she frowned angrily.
When Maori Ran saw this scene, she was shocked - she had heard from Maori Kogoro that Nakamichi Kazushi and the beautiful aunt, Horikoshi Yumi, had once had a relationship that did not come to fruition.
No one knows what happened between the two of them, but their relationship became very strained.
Thinking of this, Mao Lilan quickly stood up to ease the atmosphere. She turned to the angry Horikoshi Yumi and said with a smile: "I remember that Aunt Yumi is very good at table tennis. Can you teach me?"
Horikoshi Yumi snorted coldly, suddenly stood up, and returned to her room angrily.
Across the table, the other two students waved their hands nonchalantly: "After so many years, she has remained the same, only beautiful and with a bad temper... Don't worry about her, let's go have fun. She'll be fine after a while."
Mao Lilan looked at Horikoshi Yumi's back and sighed: "...Okay."
…
Before Mao Lilan and Conan went to the table tennis room, they remembered something and looked at Jiang Xia from a distance, wanting to ask him if he wanted to play together.
Jiang Xia also heard what their table was discussing and waved to Mao Lilan, indicating that he had something else to do.
Soon, everyone at Kogoro Maori's lively table left to play table tennis.
Jiang Xia and Amuro Toru were still sitting in the hall, waiting for the writer who was very patient.
(End of this chapter)
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