Chapter 312 This is too much for the undercover (Monthly Tickets Plus)
But in Toru Amuro's opinion, Mrs. Hattori is a married woman after all. She might be embarrassed to ask for her first love so directly, so she used the excuse of looking for photos to save the situation in a roundabout way.
After all, according to the clues provided by Mrs. Hattori, if Jiang Xia really intended to help her find the photos, then on the way to look for the photos, she must first find Mr. Shibata... If this is true, the family situation of Superintendent Hattori is really worrying.
But Toru Amuro quickly thought again. According to his experience, after finding the first love, it is often difficult for the client and the target to have further development. As the saying goes, time is a butcher's knife, and the human brain likes to constantly beautify the things it thinks are beautiful. There is inevitably a huge gap between ideals and reality.
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At this time, Jiang Xia didn't know that a ethics drama had already started playing in Amuro Toru's mind.
He sat opposite Hattori Shizuka and had already decided to take on this commission that was made out of nothing - he remembered that there might be something fishy to be found in this matter.
All the information that needed to be asked had been asked, and Hattori Shizuka had also finished telling her half-made-up, half-true story. Jiang Xia felt that it was about time to get down to business.
He picked up the photo, thought for a while, and suggested:
"You have been out of contact for many years, and there are very few effective clues now. Apart from the place where you lived back then, the only clear and easy-to-use clue seems to be kendo... Why don't we start from there? If we are lucky, Mr. Shibata may still be active in the kendo world. If he has won an award, we should be able to find some follow-up information."
Hattori Shizuka nodded, seeming to agree with this approach.
Jiang Xia immediately searched for the lists of competition groups in various places and printed them out.
Then he fell into deep thought while looking at the list which was more than one meter long.
After a moment, Jiang Xia silently turned his head and looked at Toru Amuro who was sitting a little further away.
Since the boss didn't leave, it means that he has some interest in this matter... Thinking of this, Jiang Xia folded the long list in half, tore it in half, walked over and gave half of it to Amuro Toru.
As Toru Amuro was holding the long, hanging piece of paper, his eyes twitched and he had the urge to go to the Metropolitan Police Department immediately to urge his subordinates to check the household registration.
But in the end, he used reason to suppress this lazy and risky idea.
Toru Amuro glanced at Jiang Xia who was already dialing, was silent for a moment, took out his mobile phone, and started calling in order, asking for information about "Shibata Shiro".
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It was not until the evening that Jiang Xia finally found a competition in which Shibata Shiro participated.
——It was a little different from what he remembered. Currently, Shibata Shiro actually lived in Tokyo, not too far from here.
"Shibata has participated in the competition every year until now. He is a high school physical education teacher. He has many opportunities to exercise and he likes to exercise." The staff on the other end of the phone was very talkative. "Let me see, champion, champion, runner-up, third place... Haha, maybe he is getting old and has been declining recently. But his skills have not faded at all, and he is always a beautiful sight in our competition!"
"Hmm? His contact information? Wait a moment..."
Five minutes later, with the rustling sound of flipping papers, Jiang Xia not only successfully asked for Shibata Shiro's current phone number, but was also given Shibata's detailed address.
The staff had a thin sense of confidentiality and were very friendly to the detectives.
Jiang Xia carefully noted the situation, breathed a sigh of relief, then mercilessly threw the rest of the list into the shredder, watching with relief as they were shredded into pieces.
Seeing this, Toru Amuro also walked over and put the list into the shredder with a similar look as Jiang Xia, watching it turn into powder.
Hattori Shizuka, who was standing next to her, was also moved when she heard that Shibata Shiro had been found. When she had originally made the investigation plan, she really had not expected the list to be so long. She could only sit in the detective agency for several hours, waiting for Jiang Xia and Amuro Toru to finish their investigation.
Now that the result had finally come, she felt as relieved as the two workers...
After Jiang Xia got the next step information, he called Shibata's home first, but no one answered.
He then turned to Hattori Shizuka and asked for her opinion: "Should we go over there and take a look?"
Hattori Shizuka stood up and stretched her stiff back calmly.
Then he nodded modestly: "Thank you for your help."
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Although Shizuka Hattori drove to Tokyo, she did not drive to the detective agency - the license plate would reveal her identity as a native of Osaka.
Jiang Xia's motorcycle was obviously not suitable for taking her to meet Shibata Shiro, so in the end, the three of them got into Amuro Toru's car.
Jiang Xia opened the car door and sat in the familiar passenger seat, feeling a little regretful.
Shiro Shibata's home is in downtown Tokyo, which means they will not pass through suburbs with no signal along the way.
In other words, even if Toru Amuro has a flat tire again, they can immediately call for a tow truck, or the three of them can change to another vehicle... It seems that this time, there is no way to expect any surprises along the way.
While Jiang Xia was feeling regretful, Toru Amuro, who was sitting in the driver's seat, suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but glance at Jiang Xia.
Then he comforted himself in his heart: It's okay. Last time I asked Jiang Xia to take a ride, nothing happened. Although the trunk of the car was dented by a new-age elementary school student, it was still drivable...
And from this point of view, even if the mystery of tire blowout really exists, the problem lies with the elementary school student wearing glasses and has nothing to do with Jiang Xia.
——Think about the past, when Conan sat in his car, he would immediately have a flat tire + the spare tire would be chewed. When Conan chased a car, the trunk of the car he was driving would be smashed...
As for the last time he and Jiang Xia had a flat tire near Shanni Temple, it might be because Jiang Xia was stained with Conan's aura. Amuro Toru remembered that Jiang Xia would occasionally help his friends take care of their children.
After barely finding the culprit, Toru Amuro felt much more at ease when he saw Jiang Xia sitting in the passenger seat.
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The journey was smooth and without any flat tires until they arrived at Shibata Shiro's residence. The three of them got off the car with different feelings.
In front of me is an apartment building with nearly ten floors. There are no unit doors in the building, but there is an elevator.
The three followed the address given by the staff, went to the sixth floor, and found the doorplate with the word "Shibata".
As soon as he got off the elevator, Jiang Xia felt that the ghosts around him reacted.
——There is the presence of a shikigami nearby.
It seems that this trip was not in vain.
While thinking about it, Jiang Xia calmly raised his hand and rang the doorbell of Shibata's house.
The doorbell rang for a long time, but no one answered.
Hattori Shizuka frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
——She actually had not lost contact with Shibata Shiro. In fact, before coming to Tokyo, Hattori Shizuka had already greeted this classmate and said that she would come to pick up the photos today.
But now, no one answered the door...
Just as I was thinking about it, a majestic voice came from behind me:
"Are you here to look for Shibata?"
(End of this chapter)
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