Chapter 1962 1970 [Uzo, go run an errand]
Conan nodded quickly and leaned over to listen.
Then Jiang Xia whispered, "I was thinking, you used to complain about Uncle Mao Li a lot, but I didn't expect you to be so skilled at praising him now - time is really a butcher's knife."
Conan: “……?”
He should have thought of it earlier. When Jiang Xia was serious, he was never thinking about anything serious!
He couldn't help but say: "...Can you please focus on the business!"
Jiang Xia was stunned: "What's the matter? Those naughty kids who smashed the wall late at night, or two passers-by who were afraid of cats?"
Conan: “…”
Topics related to the "Men in Black" came to his lips, but he swallowed them back.
…Forget it.
Thinking about it carefully, the people in that organization pursued very secretive actions. They might just pay attention to a keen detective like Jiang Xia who stood in the spotlight, but would not approach him. After all, when he was the famous detective Kudo Shinichi, he was also quite famous, but no men in black came to contact him at that time. Instead, he came to the door himself...
well.
"In short, if the possibility that Jiang Xia has come into contact with the Black Organization is 10% now, then after I tell him about the Black Organization, the possibility of him coming into contact with that organization will suddenly become 99.9%."
Conan thought quickly in his mind: "Put yourself in their shoes. If someone suddenly told me that there is a mysterious organization in society that can shrink people and do all kinds of evil, I would definitely investigate it, and Jiang Xia would definitely be the same.
"And there are precedents for the consequences of a high school detective confronting them directly... I'd better observe secretly and confirm that Jiang Xia has indeed had contact with them before making any decisions."
Conan was about to suffocate, but he could only hold it in. He said seriously: "Don't underestimate the commission tonight. What if they are two robbers who broke into the house to rob? Although those petty thieves are not good at conspiracy, they are difficult to deal with if they suddenly resist. What if they have smuggled guns on them, it will be even more dangerous."
"..." Jiang Xia sighed, "I think you're overthinking it."
What a burglar, what an armed robber. It's just a considerate and good boss and a new employee who doesn't live up to expectations.
…
We soon arrived at the neighborhood where Atsushi Omura lived, and the further we walked, the more familiar the section looked.
Jiang Xia's eyes swept across the broken light outside the car window: "..." It was indeed the place where Hashimoto Maya was arrested last night.
Could it be that this cup of iced black tea actually has a pretty good event physique?
He stroked his chin, lost in thought.
Several people got out of the car and looked in the direction where the collision sound came from. However, the walls of the buildings here were quite solid, and they did not find any signs of damage.
"Then let's go upstairs and have a few drinks while we wait." Maori Kogoro waved his hand, "We won't go home until we are drunk today!"
Atsushi Omura: “…” Do you remember that you are here to investigate?
...Luckily there is a famous detective who can kidnap one and give one away, and this detective is a high school student who can't drink and can concentrate on his work.
Omura Jun suddenly felt relieved and became enthusiastic: "Come on."
…
Omura Jun brought out a box of beer. The two middle-aged old classmates drank happily, and time passed unnoticed until it was evening.
As the night progressed, both of them had huge drinkers, so they finished their drinks before the suspicious person knocked on the wall in the middle of the night.
Omura Jun shook the empty bottle and burped: "No more, I'll go buy some."
As he said this, he was about to stand up.
Seeing this, Mao Li Ran quickly stood up and said, "Let me go." Although she didn't want Mao Li Kogoro to drink so much, she couldn't let the host make a special trip just for her father who was not polite at all when drinking.
She went downstairs quickly, and Jiang Xia and Conan followed her.
Halfway through the journey, Jiang Xia suddenly remembered something.
He looked at Mao Lilan and Conan, then looked at himself, and suddenly realized a problem: "Don't you have to be over 20 to buy alcohol?"
In his impression, unless one looks much older than 20 years old and is obviously an adult, or is lucky enough to meet a daring shopkeeper, there is a high chance that one will be asked to show ID to prove that the buyer is over 20 years old when purchasing cigarettes and alcohol.
Mao Lilan was stunned. "Indeed, there is such a rule, but the chance of being checked for ID is not that high. As long as you press the confirmation button quickly enough, the clerk may not be able to react in time. Even if someone finds out, as long as you make it clear that you bought it for a parent, they will make some concessions."
Jiang Xia thought thoughtfully: "So that's how it is."
...suddenly he felt a little stupid for opening the puppet to buy beer. Next time he would say he was buying beer for his parents.
Next to him, Conan keenly sensed a hint of violation. He looked up at Jiang Xia: "?" Wait, what do you want to do?
…
The convenience store was not far from the apartment, and the three of them soon arrived at the store.
Mao Lilan took a few cans of beer and went to the front desk to pay the bill as usual. Jiang Xia followed beside her, watching the action carefully.
Then the clerk looked at Mao Lilan, then looked at Jiang Xia, and suddenly asked, "Can I see your ID?"
Mao Lilan smiled and said, "I bought it for my father."
The clerk looked worried and began to apologize: "I'm very sorry, but we have a rule that cigarettes and alcohol can only be sold to customers over 20 years old."
Jiang Xia: “?”
Mao Lilan: “Hmm?”...Wait, this process is not right!
Conan saw through the truth. He held back his laughter and said in a childish voice, "Brother Jiang Xia is a celebrity. If I give you an exception today, you might be on the news tomorrow...ah!"
Jiang Xiabang tapped him on the forehead with a finger and muted the sound manually.
The more he was forbidden to buy, the more he wanted to buy. Thinking of this, Jiang Xia's eyes moved and fell on the ghost, his tool for buying wine.
Matsuda Jinpei noticed the gaze and looked back: "......?"
Nowadays, there are many people who play the role of Uzo, and although most of the time he can only perform pantomime, he still begins to professionally figure out the character image: the screenwriter hidden behind the scenes passes by a convenience store, and suddenly does a good deed and buys wine for three students who can't buy wine... Does this sound a bit strange?
"I don't think it's strange at all." Jiang Xia firmly believed that the problem was not serious. "Uzo is very helpful. Besides, isn't it interesting to interact with detectives? There are always many cases around detectives, which can serve as his inspiration."
Jinpei Matsuda: But Jinpei Matsuda's version of "Uzo" can't speak human language. It's fine if he comes over to talk and offers wine, but if he doesn't say anything and just buys the wine and gives it to him and leaves...
Jiang Xia: “…”
...This is indeed a problem.
He sighed inwardly, looking at these ghosts who could only mutter in ghost language, and couldn't help but condemn: "So when can you learn to speak human language?"
Ghosts: “……?”
Don't force it.
(End of this chapter)
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