Chapter 3118 3130 [The Missing Jiang Xia]
Kisaki Eri looked at Conan at her feet: "..." The child behaved normally, didn't cry or make a fuss, and looked like a well-behaved elementary school student, but for some reason, she always felt that this "elementary school student" seemed to have an aura that was not in line with his age.
...In general, he doesn't give people the feeling of a first-grade boy.
Therefore, even though she knew that Conan was only 7 years old, Eri Kisaki still felt uncomfortable being in the same room with the child at night.
It just so happens that the mother and daughter also want to have a private chat. In order to prevent the child from talking nonsense and telling Kogoro Mouri about it later, it would be better to let Conan live with Jiang Xia first - it just so happens that Conan also seems to like reasoning, and the two of them will definitely have a lot of topics to talk about.
Conan, who was so guilty that he almost fainted, heard this suggestion suddenly: "?!"
...Why did he suddenly let him sleep with Jiang Xia? Did this sharp lawyer queen sense something was wrong?
A pseudo-primary school student was sweating profusely. He used all his life's acting skills and tried to keep smiling: "Okay...Okay."
Kisaki Eri: “…” That’s right, it’s that kind of smile that looks a bit artificial no matter how you look at it… Is this kid acting on purpose?
She frowned slightly, and was a little suspicious for a moment. But soon, she remembered that Conan was living with others at such a young age, and his parents seemed unreliable... It was understandable that such a child would be a little precocious.
Thinking of this, Kisaki Eri sighed sympathetically, then took Conan to Jiang Xia's room.
…
I knocked on the door for a while, but no one answered.
Fei Yingli was a little confused and looked at the dark cat's eye: "Why is there no one here? Has he not come back yet?"
Mao Lilan looked at the watch: "It's so late, you should be back by now."
Next to him, Conan suddenly remembered something and his heart skipped a beat: "..." He almost forgot that his purpose of going out this time was not to help Uncle Maori and the others deal with their emotional issues - the one who deserved his attention was obviously Jiang Xia's mysterious client!
"Did Jiang Xia go to see the client alone?" Conan felt something was wrong, thinking to himself, "We agreed before that he would take me with him - he wouldn't be like those adults, agreeing on the surface but actually leaving the child behind and going alone!"
He quickly took out his cell phone and called Jiang Xia, but the call was hung up after just two rings.
Conan: “…”
...Oh no, this seems to be worse than no one answering the phone. The person who hung up the phone could not be some outlaw who got hold of Jiang Xia’s phone!
Mao Lilan noticed his abnormality and was a little confused: "Conan? Why do you look so bad?"
Kisaki Eri pulled the phone out of the stunned fake child's hands and glanced at the screen.
As the call was hung up, the phone automatically returned to the call log page. She looked at the strange call duration and felt strange: "Did I touch it by mistake?"
Or maybe he thought the child didn't have anything important to do and he was busy with something else, so he didn't answer the call?
As she thought about it, she returned the phone to Conan and dialed the number with her own phone.
This time, the other side turned off the phone.
Fei Yingli: "..."
As a well-informed lawyer, this queen of law has been exposed to the dark side of society no less than some detectives.
As the electronic sound of the tablet came out from the receiver, combined with the fact that Conan's phone call was hung up just now, a series of ominous scenes flashed through his mind, such as "celebrity attacked by fanatical fans", "gangsters kidnapped and demanded money", "encountered a murder scene and faced off against armed gangsters", etc.
She took a deep breath and put those extreme scenes aside for the time being: "The last time we saw Jiang Xia was at the party table just now - not too long after that, I went to find my colleagues and asked them if they knew where Jiang Xia went."
Mao Lilan was a little confused, but she also realized from the expressions of the other two people that something seemed wrong.
Hearing this now, she nodded quickly and comforted herself at the same time: "Maybe he went shopping. Jiang Xia likes to sneak out to ride a motorcycle after dark. Although he doesn't have a motorcycle now, some habits are hard to change, so he still likes to go out for a walk... Yes, it must be just that!"
"Going out to race after dark?" Hibiki Eri frowned even deeper. "This is not a good habit... But never mind. Let's find the person first."
Time is running out. If something really happens, the sooner Jiang Xia is found, the easier it will be to deal with.
Thinking about the drinking capacity of several colleagues, Kisaki Eri first went to Usui Ritsuko - this rising star not only has strong professional ability, but also has a much higher drinking capacity than any of them. Often, when a group of male colleagues are already drunk, she is still conscious.
If it was her, she should have seen what Jiang Xia did after the dinner.
…
Usui Ritsuko moved the man onto the bed and admired her achievements today. She happily took off Jiang Xia's coat... The next moment, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Usui Ritsuko: "..."
Who is it? Are you annoying? Why are you ringing the bell so late at night?
While cursing in her heart, she quickly stuffed her coat back into the quilt, then shook the quilt flat to cover the person she brought back completely to prevent anyone from peeking into the room and exposing her.
"Fortunately, I can only see the end of the bed when looking inside from the door." Usui Ritsuko hid the stolen goods, hurried to the door, and looked back with concern.
Then she adjusted her expression and opened the door sleepily, like an innocent passerby who was suddenly woken up from her rest.
"Eri?" She looked at the senior outside the door, "What's the matter?"
Fei Yingli saw her expression and said, "I'm sorry to bother you so late, but have you seen Jiang Xia?"
Usui Ritsuko's heart skipped a beat.
Why did you suddenly ask her this question?
Could it be that this troublesome Queen of Law had discovered something? Did she guess that it was she who brought Jiang Xia back?
Usui Ritsuko couldn't help feeling guilty, but she couldn't admit it. She naturally showed a surprised expression: "I didn't notice it. What's wrong? What happened?"
Hibiki Eri sighed and explained, "No one answered his door when I knocked on it, and he didn't answer the phone when I called. I was worried that something had happened, so I wanted to ask if you had noticed his whereabouts."
"I see..." Usui Ritsuko showed an expression that was a little worried but not that worried.
For a stranger who met Jiang Xia for the first time, this kind of half-hearted worry was normal. Looking at Usui Ritsuko's sleepy expression after drinking, Hibiki said goodbye: "I won't bother you anymore, we'll look for her somewhere else."
(End of this chapter)
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