Chapter 2793 2805 [Chase Battle]
Conan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Xiaolan would share the same opinion as his hero and also suspect Akai Shuichi.
Then, he realized something belatedly and stood up straight: "Why is Akai Shuichi missing?!"
Jiang Xia looked left and right slowly: "Maybe he went back to his room to sleep."
Conan rushed out: "I'll go look for it!"
Before Mao Lilan could grab her, the fake child had already rushed around the corner.
The female high school student took back her hand and blinked blankly, feeling as if she had done something wrong: "I just said it casually just now. Conan, could it be that he really thinks that Mr. Akai is the murderer?"
Jiang Xia comforted her that it was not a big problem: "Being suspicious is also a quality a detective should have. What you said just now is right - and Mr. Akai is a mature adult, he should not bother with a child."
As he said that, he walked towards the direction Conan left and said, "I'll go bring Conan back. You guys go back to your room and rest first."
Kogoro Mori rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll go look for him too." Once he catches the person, he will definitely give that naughty kid a good beating - there are murderers hiding around, and he actually dares to run around like these people from the Horita family. He must be thinking that his life is too long.
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After splitting into two groups, Jiang Xia did not concentrate on looking for Conan, but left enough space for the two silver bullets to have a good contact... and communicate.
He strolled around alone, and when Kogoro Mouri caught the naughty kid, he yawned and went back to his room to sleep.
After lying down, Jiang Xia counted the ghosts around him as usual. One, two, three, four, five...
Except for Jinpei Matsuda, the mermaid and Mist Tengu, all others are here.
He nodded with satisfaction and fell asleep peacefully.
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On the other side, someone couldn't sleep.
Conan was already upset that he failed to catch up with Akai Shuichi. While lying on the bed and reviewing the incident, he suddenly realized that he still had no clue about the real culprit who caused the explosion... An elementary school student detective suddenly opened his eyes.
"Although I hope the murderer is Shuichi Akai, at present, there is no evidence pointing to him." Conan took a deep breath, "I can't go on like this - at least I have to start with the area I am good at and solve this murder case. Maybe by then, clues about the Black Organization will naturally emerge."
Thinking of this, Conan quietly looked at Kogoro Mouri who was snoring beside him.
The uncle fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow. Seeing this, Conan took the opportunity to turn over and get out of bed. He tiptoed out of the house and began to search around.
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After searching for a while, Conan gradually got a clue.
When it was just getting light, he walked out of the villa and went to the garage behind the house.
There was an old car parked in the garage, and the Horita family's butler was busy beside the car.
Conan looked at it for a long time, and when the other party finally stopped, he walked in very familiarly: "Grandpa Butler, is the car repaired? - This car seems to be quite old."
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At the same time, in the guest bedroom where Jiang Xia was.
In the morning, the three missing ghosts floated back tired but excited, with large groups of colorless murderous aura behind them.
——Last night, Jinpei Matsuda drove a puppet and played hide-and-seek with Shuichi Akai who was looking for clues nearby for the whole night.
…Strictly speaking, it wasn’t even a night: delayed by the explosion, by the time everyone went to bed, it was already two or three in the morning. And now, at daybreak, they all got up—all in all, the two men in black had only been fighting wits and courage in the woods for more than three hours.
Having said that, in order to reward Master Matsuda who had worked hard all night, and the mermaid and Mist Tengu who helped him to get rid of the murderous aura, Jiang Xia still rolled a cigarette-flavored ghost mint, took out a lighter and lit it.
In the drifting smoke, he pushed the door open and started a new day.
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In the garage.
The housekeeper was startled when someone suddenly spoke to him. He turned around and saw that the person was just a first-grade student. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's you."
Thinking of what Conan had just said, the butler touched the old car in the garage and said, "Its style is indeed a bit old, but it is very memorable to me - this is the first car I designed myself."
Conan exclaimed: "You used to be a vehicle designer?"
The butler nodded, sighing a little. He had been holding back a lot of things in his heart for a long time, and now he finally couldn't help but speak them out to the only little listener: "But after that incident, I resigned."
Jiang Xia stopped quietly at the door: "..." You said you would never avoid children - you should also tell these clues to high school students, so that everyone can get off work earlier.
But elementary school students also have their advantages. Conan exclaimed "Wow!" and trotted to the driver's seat. While the butler was still not aware of what was happening, he opened the car door.
"Hmm?" Conan suddenly realized something. He looked at the steering wheel. "For such an old car, there is an airbag on the steering wheel?"
"Little brother, you know a lot about cars." The housekeeper became nervous, and he quickly smiled and changed the subject, "By the way, can you ask Miss Wen Zi to come over for me? I need to see her for something."
A voice came from the door, Jiang Xia seemed curious about their conversation: "What's the matter?"
"?!" The butler turned around and saw Jiang Xia, and was startled. He quickly took Conan out of the car, closed the door, and explained to Jiang Xia: "I have repaired this car - there is no signal on the mountain, I want Miss Wenzi to drive it down the mountain to call the police."
Conan: "Why not let Uncle Maori or that Uncle Akai go?"
The housekeeper cursed in his heart, but said kindly, "The victim is my master. If the family members go to the police, it will be more convenient to handle the follow-up."
Jiang Xia glanced at the car, as if thinking for a moment, and suddenly he said, "Okay, I'll go find her right away."
As he said this, he took Conan and carried the child towards the villa.
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After walking a distance, Conan whispered to Jiang Xia: "The butler should be the murderer. After killing Mr. Horita, he also tampered with the car and wanted to use it to kill Miss Fumiko."
Jiang Xia nodded: "I see."
Conan was surprised: "You knew? Then you didn't even step on him and beat him up to make him confess."
Jiang Xia hissed, "What are you talking about? I'm a law-abiding high school student."
Conan's eyes twitched slightly: "..." Put out the cigarette in your hand before saying such things.
But compared to other things at the moment, Jiang Xia's smoking is no longer important. Conan quickly ignored this point and said to his classmates: "Why don't we use the same trick against him and make him confess?"
(End of this chapter)
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