Chapter 1960 1968 [Exposed]
Although the task of "waiting for an opportunity to assassinate Jiang Xia" is worrying, it is a long-term task after all and can be done at any time. In addition, there seem to be other more urgent things to deal with.
"Buy the theater on that island, and the former site of the Crystal Water Restaurant."
After leaving the bar, Maya Hashimoto immediately set about investigating these two places.
While checking, he was mumbling in his heart: "The theater on the island, huh, what a bad memory. I thought I could at least stay away from the dispute between Uzo and Mr. Ireland during my detention, but I didn't expect those two guys to take me directly to Uzo's favorite theater. I was actually targeted by Uzo, let me see whose unlucky island this is... Suzuki Ayako?"
This seems to be Suzuki Sonoko's sister, the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family.
“…”
The moment she found out the name of the island owner, Hashimoto Maya fell silent for a moment.
...The guy who brought money into the group is indeed not simple.
Maybe that place was actually proposed by Suzuki Sonoko to Usa. Ha, a high school girl who helped the evil.
While condemning his colleague in his heart, he checked the relevant agents and sent an email to express his intention to buy.
Then go check the second place.
"The explosion at the Crystal Restaurant. Oh, I remember now. Wasn't it about the bartender who went crazy at the newspaper after losing his sense of taste? He killed everyone with the number 13 in their names according to the order of playing cards." Hashimoto Maya looked at the massive amount of case information that appeared on the screen. "Jiang Xia went to the bottom of the sea, and then the restaurant exploded. The detectives swam out from the bottom of the sea... Why did Uzo choose this location specifically? Did he want to use it as a wonderful memorial after he almost killed Jiang Xia?"
It was hard to guess the boss's sinister intentions. Anyway, what happened in the past had nothing to do with her, so Hashimoto Maya didn't think too much about it. She sent an email to the agent here and waited quietly for the result.
...No, I can't just wait quietly.
The rule of "If you don't meet the performance target within one year, you will be fired from Uzo" was like a sharp knife hanging over his head. Hashimoto Maya couldn't sit still and stood up: "I'd better plan how to approach Jiang Xia first."
…
On the other hand, as a boss who considers himself considerate, Jiang Xia also admires his new subordinate very much. He is thinking about where he should meet Hashimoto Maya by chance so as to give him a suitable chance to talk to him.
Unexpectedly, I didn't meet Hashimoto Maya for the time being. Instead, when I passed by a restaurant, I happened to meet Maori Kogoro and his family sitting inside.
“…”
Jiang Xia stopped in front of the restaurant window, hesitated for 0.1 seconds, took out his phone and sent a message to Huiyuan Ai:
[You don’t need to keep my share today. I’ll eat outside.]
Then he walked closer to the restaurant: "What a coincidence, you are eating out too."
"Jiang Xia?" Kogoro Mouri had a good impression of this neighbor. It was not because Jiang Xia often brought him first-hand peripherals of Yoko Kinoshita, but because although this kid was a detective, he was humble, polite and respectful to his seniors. He was not like Kudo Shinichi and that kid who asked for a beating at all.
However, meeting him during dinner still made Maori Kogoro's heart skip a beat. The next moment, he said to the waiter who was helping to take orders at the table: "Change the udon noodles I ordered to sandwiches."
Conan didn't react at first.
After the waiter left, he belatedly looked at Jiang Xia who was sitting next to him and whispered: "Why are you here? Is there another client of yours nearby, or is there a case?"... Should he also follow Uncle Maori's example and change to a food that he can carry with him at any time?
Jiang Xia took a sip of the ice water on the table, then said innocently, "What are you talking about? It's as if you will definitely encounter a case if you meet me. I was just passing by here and saw you. It's time for dinner, so I came to try the food here - this restaurant is newly opened, right? This is my first time here."
Conan was suspicious: "I understand the reason, so why did you order the fried shrimp roll?"
Jiang Xia said confidently: "Because I'm busy, what if a VIP customer comes to me urgently in the middle of the meal?"
Conan: “……?” When was your service upgraded to VIP?
…
Although Jiang Xia was prepared to be called away by a case halfway through his meal, surprisingly, nothing happened nearby until he finished eating.
He wiped his mouth and sighed inwardly, feeling a little disappointed. However, considering that he lived close to Mao Lilan and Conan, there were many opportunities for them to meet, and it was understandable that he couldn't have cases every time, so his mentality soon returned to peace - this restaurant tasted good, it was a pleasant surprise, and he could come often in the future.
I thought the peaceful day was going to end like this, but unexpectedly, as soon as I walked out of the restaurant, a slightly plump middle-aged man suddenly passed by the restaurant door.
When he turned around and saw Maori Kogoro, the slightly fat man pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and asked in surprise: "Maori?"
"Huh?" Maori Kogoro looked in the direction of the voice and said with the same surprise, "Omura? Long time no see!"
Jiang Xia looked over and his eyes swept across the middle-aged man's face, and found that he had seen this person before - this seemed to be Omura Jun, a classmate of Kogoro Mori in the Judo Club of University.
The two old classmates exchanged a few pleasantries, and Omura Jun suddenly remembered something and sighed: "Oh, by the way, I just happen to need your help with something."
"You want my help?" Maori Kogoro yawned, "Is your pet missing, or do you want to investigate an affair?"
"Neither, it's another commission." Omura Jun sighed, "Recently, every night, I always hear some strange noises in the apartment where I live."
Jiang Xia also came over, looking very interested.
When Omura Jun saw that there was another detective here, he immediately felt relieved. He explained in detail: "It was the sound of a hard object hitting the wall, a sudden 'dong' sound."
Maori Kogoro scratched his head and said, "Hit the wall with a hard object? Is it a prank by the kids from the neighborhood? Don't underestimate those naughty kids, they can do anything when they get together."
As he said this, he tapped Conan's head next to him.
Conan, who was also concentrating on listening to the request, said: "???"
What does this naughty kid’s prank have to do with me?
On the other side, Omura Jun shook his head, looking worried: "I thought so at first, so every time I heard a sound, I would rush to the window to check. But the sound has lasted for a week, and until now, I have never succeeded in catching anyone."
"The only time it was different was last night." At this point, Omura Jun couldn't help but frowned, his face serious:
"I heard a noise last night and rushed to the window. I saw a black cat sitting quietly under a street lamp in the distance, staring intently at the downstairs of my house.
"I followed its gaze and vaguely saw two tall figures in black - the head was definitely not a child, but perhaps two lawless criminals who were planning a crime!"
(End of this chapter)
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