Chapter 2798 2810 [Itakura Taku]
Haibara Ai's heart clenched: past experiences told her that being involved with Akai Shuichi would only bring bad luck, especially to peripheral members like her sister and Jiang Xia - if this matter was known by those in the organization who had a grudge against Akai Shuichi, such as Gin... things would probably be troublesome.
"No, such a big thing cannot be sent via email. What if Jiang Xia happens to be next to Gin? I would be harming him."
Haibara Ai hesitated for a long time, and finally exited the email interface.
She comforted herself in her heart: "Think positively - Conan not only came back alive and well, but he also had time to ask me about the rye whiskey. From this point of view, Jiang Xia should be fine for the time being. Be patient and trust Jiang Xia."
After muttering to herself, Huibara Ai put down her phone. She looked at the gradually boiling kettle and felt that she was seeing her increasingly restless life.
…
In the living room.
Conan originally wanted to secretly observe Haibara Ai's movements and reactions in order to infer more information... However, Haibara Ai's reaction was no reaction.
She went into the kitchen, boiled a pot of hot water, made some coffee, and then returned to the basement holding the coffee cup.
Conan was locked outside the door: "..."
Dr. Agasa fiddled with the props on the table, glanced at the fake elementary school student who came back dejectedly, and comforted him: "Forget it, be optimistic, maybe you think too much - I remember that organization pays great attention to low-key and concealment. In this case, why would they leave a bottle of wine that can refer to their code name at the scene? This does not conform to their low-key philosophy, right?"
Conan frowned: "But... I don't know why, I always feel that person has a similar aura to Gin."
Suddenly, he remembered another clue - Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia also seemed to know the guy who called himself Akai Shuichi.
"Wait." Conan suddenly realized something. He counted on his fingers, "Ran had met Akai Shuichi a year ago. Haibara Ai had a strange reaction to the code name 'Rye Whiskey'. Jiang Xia also seemed to have had some contact with Akai Shuichi... How come I don't know anything?"
Dr. Agasa: "Haha, I don't know anything either."
"..." Conan looked at the doctor with a silly smile on his face. He didn't feel comforted at all. Instead, he became even more anxious.
Anyway, now that this has happened, we can't just sit at home and worry.
"Let's go to the bookstore and buy a mystery novel first - today is the day when the serial is released, and if we go too late we won't be able to buy it." Conan sighed: This is not a waste of time, but mystery novels can make his thinking become active, maybe he can find inspiration from them.
Thinking of this, Conan took the change and pushed the door out with a worried look on his face.
…
On the way to buy a novel, Conan suddenly stopped and braked.
——Three people gathered at the door of Jiangxia Detective Agency not far away. They were sometimes quarreling, sometimes hugging each other and whispering something. The relationship between them was confusing.
Conan, who was curious about all puzzles, couldn't help but come over curiously and asked, "Uncle, what are you arguing about?"
The three of them looked down and found that it was a little kid. They immediately didn't bother to pay attention to him: "Go play over there, the uncles are busy with their work."
"..." Conan glanced at the sign of the detective agency: "Are you looking for a detective? I happen to know Brother Jiang Xia - look."
He reached into his wallet and pulled out a rather nice ocean-themed business card.
"!" The three of them finally stopped talking and started looking at him straight in the eye.
One of them smiled and said, "Little brother, it sounds like you are quite familiar with him. In that case, do you have his personal contact information? We just called the number at the entrance of the office, but he didn't answer."
Conan: "..." He didn't answer because he was taking an exam. Not to mention a personal call, he wouldn't even answer if you called him at the door.
However, if this were really said, these strange clients might just turn around and leave - there is more than one detective agency on this street, and although they are not as famous as the Jiangxia Detective Agency, if the client is in a hurry, it is not impossible to temporarily change the target.
Thinking of this, Conan took out his cell phone: "Let me send you an email - can you tell me what happened first?"
Since Jiang Xia was busy, he enthusiastically helped to accept the gift from this classmate.
Just as I was thinking happily, suddenly, a voice came from behind me: "Email is too troublesome, just tell me directly."
Conan who is stealing from a client: "?!"
Three clients: “!!”
They turned around suddenly, saw the person behind them, and exclaimed in surprise: "Jiang Xia!"
…
Jiang Xia found the key, opened the door of the detective agency, and welcomed the guests in.
Conan tried to hold back, but finally couldn't help poking Jiang Xia's leg and muttering in a low voice: "Aren't there exams at school today? Why are you here?" Could it be that this classmate has evolved to the point where he even wants to skip exams?
Jiang Xia said, "The exam is over."
"?" Conan looked at his watch. "If you want to skip class, just skip it. Why are you lying to me? I've seen Xiaolan's schedule. It's only been less than half an hour since the show started."
Jiang Xia: "Isn't half an hour enough to finish writing?"
Conan: “…”
Jiang Xia's test papers with perfect scores appeared in his mind: if it were someone else, it would seem like cheating, but when it came to Jiang Xia... it actually made sense!
Jiang Xia ignored the elementary school student who was thinking about life. He entered the office, opened the refrigerator, took out some juice, and greeted a few customers.
Then he asked directly: "What can I do for you?"
The three of them really didn't mind the simple conditions. They took out a photo and handed it to Jiang Xia: "It's like this, the person in the photo has been missing for several days. We would like you to find him."
Conan climbed onto the sofa and looked at the photo in Jiang Xia's hand.
The photo shows a middle-aged man with a high hairline. He is wearing glasses and looking at the camera warily. It looks like a candid photo.
One of the clients looked at the photo and sighed: "He is a game software engineer."
Conan felt something was wrong: "If someone is missing for more than 24 hours, shouldn't you call the police? Why did you choose to find a detective?"
"This..." The three of them looked at each other, as if they had gone through a conversation, and finally they confessed, "Well, to be honest, this guy is not the first time he has disappeared.
"The three of us are his clients, and we have customized many game software for him.
"This guy has a terrible procrastination problem and always puts off doing his work. So every time the agreed trading day comes, he hides away and disappears... It's really annoying."
(End of this chapter)
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