Chapter 24: Boy, You Are Possessed
When Jiang Xia left the police station.
The ghost baby dragged a leg-grabbing shikigami that was almost as big as itself and ran to Jiang Xia's side.
——The curator was arrested, and the leg-peeling shikigami’s resentment had dissipated a lot, and it could be completely pulled off the leg.
Jiang Xia walked out of the Metropolitan Police Department and turned into a side street.
While there was no one around, he bent down and picked up the ghost baby and the shikigami.
As the curator was taken to the police station, the shikigami's obsession dissipated.
Now, it is just a piece of emotionless paper shikigami.
Collecting a shikigami is not as troublesome as collecting a ghost fetus.
Jiang Xia pierced his fingertip and casually pressed the blood drop upwards.
A trace of blood appeared on the shikigami's body, which quickly turned into black, and finally solidified into a cursive Z logo.
Jiang Xia held the newly acquired ghost, looked at it for a while, and put it into the pattern space on his heart.
There is the ghost fetus, there is the murderous aura, and there is the shikigami.
Although they are very few, but from nothing to something, it is a qualitative change and a breakthrough.
Jiang Xia exhaled a puff of mist, turned up the collar of his windbreaker, and walked expressionlessly on the cold street, feeling that the future was bright.
——After being in this world for so long, I finally have some of the qualities a psychic should have.
…
Jiang Xia originally thought that the other leg-stealing shikigami that lacked evidence would take some time to produce results.
Unexpectedly, when he woke up the next day, he was struggling over whether to go to class or go to the office to work.
The Metropolitan Police Department called and told him that the murder case he had taken over from the detective next door had a result - the police had found evidence.
After listening to this, Jiang Xia put down the phone with relief.
Boss Amuro is really useful.
…
With this incident, Jiang Xia no longer has to worry about today's schedule.
He went straight to the police station to deal with the follow-up of the case.
When they arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department, Jiang Xia released the ghost baby as usual and let it wander around to see if there were any extra murderous aura or shikigami.
He found a bench and sat down, looking to the side.
There sat an acquaintance.
——The detective next door who provided clues to the murder case also came.
…
The two finished taking the statement.
While the police officer was sorting out the signature documents, the detective next door looked at Jiang Xia and shook the newspaper in his hand at him.
Then, amid the rustling of papers, he laughed and said, "It looks like I'm going to have a famous detective neighbor soon."
Jiang Xia: "Famous detective?"
He turned around and saw a huge photo in the newspaper - the person in the photo was himself.
The background is yesterday's medieval pavilion.
Last night, when Jiang Xia was blocked by reporters at the entrance of the exhibition hall, he did not say much because he was not familiar with the business.
But the curator next to him was very talkative. The police did not stop the old curator: In this world, there is no confidentiality in cases.
The curator looked at the camera, thought for a moment, and then praised Jiang Xia profusely.
Perhaps he suddenly realized that the stronger the opponent, the less shameful his loss would be.
…
In addition to the curator, the little girl in the kidnapping case was also playing nearby with her father last night.
After the father and daughter came across this incident, they joined in the fun and told the touching story of Jiang Xia saving the hostages. Immediately, many reporters swarmed over them and surrounded them, asking them to explain in detail.
In addition, some well-informed media found out that Jiang Xia was a classmate of Kudo Shinichi.
It just so happens that recently, there has been no news about Kudo Shinichi, who has been frequently in the newspapers, and there are even rumors that he has been murdered.
So there was a gimmick.
——Two high school detectives appeared one after the other, and they happened to be in the same class.
This kind of coincidence is enough to make the media report it out of thin air and give it several pages of coverage.
Jiang Xia: “…”
He took the newspaper handed to him by the enthusiastic detective next door and read it in silence. He felt that the media in this world had really wild imaginations.
However, even though it was written up by the media, if you want to increase your reputation in a short period of time, receive more commissions, and then get in touch with more people who may become ghosts after death... you need a certain amount of topicality.
Jiang Xia is different from other high school detectives.
He doesn't have hundreds of cases piled up.
Gimmicks like "Kudo Shinichi's ghost possessed" quickly made Jiang Xia a household name because of its uniqueness, just like the detective who "suddenly falls asleep at the crime scene and starts reasoning".
“…” In short, it’s complicated, with mixed feelings.
After reading it, Jiang Xia silently returned the newspaper.
Then he pretended to adjust his trouser legs, bent down and picked up the ghost baby that ran over, and the leg-grabbing shikigami that it brought back.
…
After taking the statements, before leaving, the police officers brought them two envelopes and gave them a special bonus.
It is said that in the case that the detective next door received, the body of the deceased was thrown into a ritual ceremony and burned in public, there were many witnesses, and the impact was huge. Therefore, it is worth rewarding to be able to successfully solve the case.
Jiang Xia was silent for a moment after hearing this reason.
When he took the envelope, he felt the rough brown paper and felt that the money was stained with the scent of a salary thief.
…
A week later, as expected, the case of ritual cremation also made the newspapers.
Jiang Xia looked at his own photo in the newspaper, thought about it, bought a few newspapers and a booklet.
After returning home, he cut out all the deeds with his name on them and pasted them one by one in a booklet.
I heard that in this world, many celebrities have the habit of pulling famous detectives over and asking to listen to crime-solving stories.
So Jiang Xia plans to make such a collection first.
If someone asks in the future, just hand it over and let them look at it themselves.
In addition, these reporters have good photography skills and the photos they take are quite beautiful.
…
The next day, Jiang Xia got up and checked the school schedule.
There is no exam today.
So Jiang Xia happily skipped the class.
He carried a watering can and gardening shears and took care of the potted plants at home and the plants grown in the yard - these were all raw materials that could be used in making ghost mint.
During the pruning process, Jiang Xia picked the ripe fruits and leaves, cut them into pieces of appropriate sizes, and spread them out in the basement to dry in the shade.
Those that have been made before are collected and taken to the living room, rolled into homemade cigarettes, and then packed in sealed boxes. The whole process is very skillful.
After finishing it, Jiang Xia looked at the time and found that it was not yet noon.
So he picked up a cage of cats and planned to sit in the detective agency and wait for customers to come.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
