Chapter 355 Don’t want Jiang Xia, change someone else (Combined Chapter)
Conan looked grim. He pressed his aching forehead and silently refreshed his understanding of this organization in his mind.
In addition, there is one more thing that we must pay attention to.
"…Did Kenzo Masuyama show the purple commemorative handkerchief to the police?"
When the handkerchief was checked yesterday, Inspector Megure was looking for gin and vodka as Kudo Shinichi said, and did not stay in the interrogation room. Then a fire broke out suddenly, and a body appeared in the fire... A series of things were too busy for Inspector Megure to pay attention to the details for the time being.
So when Conan asked him about the condition of the handkerchief just now, he went to ask his subordinates first, and then called back.
Then came the news that "Kenzo Masuyama has a handkerchief", which made Conan's pupils tremble slightly.
While Inspector Megure was questioning, Conan saw the morning news, which showed Kenzo Masuyama pointing a gun at a chandelier.
...That is to say, the souvenir handkerchief that Kenzo Masuyama received should have been blown away by the gunfire and not retrieved. But he was able to produce the handkerchief when he was questioned by the police.
...Someone gave him his handkerchief?!
Six figures flashed through Conan's mind - there were seven people who were present at the time of the crime and who had been given purple commemorative handkerchiefs. In addition to Pisk, there were six others, and among these people, there was probably another member of the organization.
Just as he was thinking about it, someone knocked twice on the doctor's door and then pushed the door open.
It’s Jiangxia.
Conan turned around and saw him, and nodded and greeted him out of habit.
Immediately afterwards, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind and he was stunned.
Jiang Xia walked in and didn't see the cat. Instead, he saw Conan standing in the living room. It seemed that he didn't return to the Mouri Detective Agency.
Conan held a mobile phone in one hand and a bow-tie voice changer in the other. After looking at each other, the child turned in an unnatural direction and walked to another room as if nothing had happened.
Jiang Xia didn't need to say anything more, Xiaobai had already floated over consciously, grabbed the receiver, and eavesdropped.
Not long after, the clever kid brought back the news - Conan was looking for Inspector Megure to ask about the purple commemorative handkerchief. He also asked in a very hesitant tone: Did Jiang Xia have the handkerchief on him last night?
...My intuition is pretty accurate.
Jiang Xia, who had a spare handkerchief, was not at all intimidated. He waved his hand and told Xiaobai to continue listening and come back to tell him if there was anything. At the same time, he intercepted a cat that had somehow escaped from the cage and was trying to slip quietly to the door under his feet. He picked it up and rubbed it a few times.
Then I played with other people's cats and sat on the sofa waiting for dinner.
Haibara Ai heard the noise and poked her head out from the kitchen to take a look.
After she found out that it was Jiang Xia, and a Jiang Xia who looked healthy and natural without even dark circles under his eyes, she felt relieved a little and retreated back to the kitchen.
It seems that the mission to assassinate Senator Tunkou has little to do with Jiang Xia - Pisk is dead, but Jiang Xia does not seem to be held accountable by the organization... But she still feels that something is unusual. She doesn't know if it's an illusion, but she always feels that the missions and people that Jiang Xia is currently exposed to, as well as the intelligence he knows, are not what a peripheral member should get.
Haibara Ai felt the organizational atmosphere in the living room that she had gradually become accustomed to. When she thought of certain possibilities, she couldn't help but feel a chill on her back. However, when she peeked through the crack in the door again at Jiang Xia who was curled up on the sofa and concentrating on petting the cat, her eyes unconsciously softened a lot.
…I must have overthought it. Organization cadres don’t have the time to accept these cat-catching commissions every day.
And I heard from Dr. Agasa that the person who invited Jiang Xia to the memorial meeting for Director Sakamaki was a client who often visited Jiang Xia's office. In other words, Jiang Xia actually had a legitimate reason to appear at that event. This was not abrupt, at most it was just a coincidence.
As for the excess information, perhaps Jiang Xia had deduced it himself... He was indeed talented in this area.
Haibara Ai calmed herself down and stopped thinking about it, not wanting to speculate any further.
After all, after what happened yesterday, she realized more deeply that with her current abilities, even if she really discovered some truth about Jiang Xia, she could do nothing but worry, and might even cause trouble for Jiang Xia.
...But fortunately, now, she is no longer the scientist who can only secretly research the antidote alone - she has now passed the assessment that even Kudo could not pass, and has initially joined the Anonymous organization.
Maybe she can gradually become stronger through this mysterious organization, and then do what she wants...
Thinking of this, Huiyuan Ai couldn't help but think of the cool look of Miss Anonymous when she beat someone. She took advantage of the fact that no one was in the kitchen and clenched her fists. Suddenly, she felt full of energy - Miss Anonymous would definitely give her the power she wanted.
Not far away, Jiang Xia suddenly sneezed.
After the fight, he felt it carefully and thought that he didn't have any signs of a cold, so he glanced at the long cat in his arms and asked, "Are you molting?"
The cat also glanced at him, bared its teeth and yawned, then was held in his arms dejectedly, looking like it didn't want to pay any attention to him and just wanted to go home and sleep.
It’s not easy to be a cat, being so lazy and running away from home every day... Jiang Xia reached out and rubbed the cat’s head sympathetically.
…
After Conan finished his secret call to Inspector Megure, his expression had returned to normal when he looked at Jiang Xia again.
According to information provided by Inspector Megure, Jiang Xia took out a purple commemorative handkerchief when being questioned by the police.
In other words, the person who provided the handkerchief to Pisk was not him, and Jiang Xia was not Pisk's accomplice.
Conan breathed a sigh of relief, not surprised by the answer.
He didn't know why he suddenly suspected Jiang Xia. Now that he thought about it, it was just a necessary step to use the process of elimination to find the truth when faced with a difficult problem. As a detective, he should suspect everyone equally before getting to the truth.
Conan nodded secretly, perfectly rounding up the intuitive guess that suddenly popped up in his mind.
In addition, Inspector Megure said that there were two people who lost their handkerchiefs at that time... Conan ate his meal without any taste, and began to quickly go through the information of the two celebrities who lost their handkerchiefs in his mind, intending to find out one of them who was a "member of the organization who covered up Pisk." In addition, there seemed to be a few people who left the scene first after getting the purple handkerchief, and it is possible that they gave the handkerchief to Pisk before leaving.
…
Jiang Xia briefly observed Conan's expression and found that there was no exaggerated acting on it, and he was not observing him, so he knew that Conan had indeed cleared his suspicion.
Haibara Ai seemed to be distracted while cooking today, and the dish was very salty.
She had obviously noticed it herself. Halfway through her meal, she silently put down her chopsticks, brewed some tea, and brought it out to the people.
Jiang Xia just picked up a cup and before he could wait for it to cool down, he suddenly heard a noise at the door.
Soon after, the sounds of footsteps and chattering came closer and closer, and the door was pushed open from the outside - the Junior Detective Team came to the doctor's house.
The restaurant was some distance from the main entrance. The three children from the Junior Detective Team did not notice Jiang Xia.
Today is a weekday, they come to find Conan to go to school together, and more importantly, to remind Dr. Agasa:
"Remember to treat us to Gomera's movie, we agreed on that!"
Dr. Agasa was stunned, then touched the back of his head a little embarrassedly.
...He really forgot.
Huiyuan Ai saw Jiang Xia looking towards the gate and seemed to be somewhat interested in the children's topic, so she explained in a low voice:
"Some time ago, the children helped the doctor solve the puzzle on the postcard and met his first love. The doctor promised to treat them to a movie as a thank you, but..."
"But I forgot that I had a study session. I have to go to Kyushu on a business trip this week and I'm leaving this afternoon..." Dr. Agasa said guiltily, "How about next time?"
The three children were extremely disappointed and pouted, ready to condemn the adults who broke their promise.
At this moment, a voice came from the side:
"Why don't I go with them? I happen to be free lately."
This familiar voice made the young detective team freeze.
The next second, three heads moved in unison and looked towards the source of the sound. Seeing that it was indeed Jiang Xia, the three naughty kids began to turn pale.
...With Jiang Xia, it would be better not to watch it.
Although Conan and Haibara Ai have repeatedly told Jiang Xia that he would not hit children, the three children are not stupid, and sometimes they are even very perceptive. They can see that every time Conan and Haibara Ai talk about this, their eyes are wandering and their tone is not very sure. It is obvious that they themselves are not sure whether Jiang Xia will beat naughty children like he beats those bad guys... The children who have had the misfortune of witnessing Jiang Xia beating people countless times really don't want to be with him.
But Dr. Agasa obviously forgot about this. When he heard Jiang Xia's suggestion, his eyes lit up: "Okay, it happens that you two are closer in age, so you should have more common topics than being with me, hahahaha."
The young detectives raised their hands tremblingly, trying to make a weak protest and interrupt the topic: "No..."
"Not good? Why?" Jiang Xia stood up and walked closer, saying in a joking tone, "If you hide from me, I will be very sad."
“…”
The three children looked at his approaching figure and subconsciously huddled together, quickly forming a series of equations in their minds.
Sad = bad mood = ...
In their minds, they could see the swinging batons, the library director's screams that echoed through several floors in the middle of the night, the psychiatrist with a gun who was kicked and rolled around in the street, and the robbers in the old villa who were screaming in pain until their voices broke...
Wait a minute, the last one doesn’t seem to be done by Brother Jiang Xia.
...But that's not the point. The point is that they are afraid of him anyway. They always feel that if they reject Jiang Xia, maybe one day they will be beaten by Jiang Xia on the way home from school. After all, although they have a clear conscience, judging from the adults' comments, they don't seem to be good kids who are easy to take care of...
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, who was the most polluted by the adult society, was the first to wave the white flag.
He forced a smile and said insincerely, "How could that be? I love watching movies with Brother Jiang Xia the most. Haha, ha..."
Ayumi Yoshida and Genta Kojima nodded in agreement like chicks pecking at rice.
Jiang Xia smiled faintly, reached out and touched the heads of the three children, and said gently: "Then it's settled. I'll pick you up after school."
Conan: “…”
For a moment, I didn't know whether to sympathize with Jiang Xia who was rejected by the naughty kids, or sympathize with the naughty kids who didn't want to play with Jiang Xia but had to nod and agree.
Come to think of it, Jiang Xia seems to like children quite a bit, although the children don't like him very much... But after getting along for a long time, the Junior Detective Team will one day believe that Jiang Xia is a good person who doesn't hit children... Well, he probably won't hit them, as long as they don't break the law... Conan thought uncertainly.
…
After bidding farewell to the happy Professor Agasa and the cute, listless kids, Jiang Xia skipped classes as usual and went to the detective agency.
There was still no ghost hunting invitation he wanted in the mailbox.
Afterwards, Jiang Xia spent another day delivering all the cats, but did not receive any commissions to collect ghosts.
It was a fruitless day...but Jiang Xia felt very calm because the day was not over yet.
——Luckily, he saw the Junior Detective Team at Dr. Agasa’s house early in the morning. These kids who often attract murder cases will definitely not let him down.
Soon it was time for the elementary school to finish school.
Jiang Xia closed the door of the office, got on his motorcycle, and drove towards Teitan Primary School with great anticipation.
He also brought a map with the locations of all the nearby cinemas marked on it, so that the children with the most creative ideas could choose any one.
By the way, before watching the movie, you can also treat them to a meal. As far as I can remember, there are many murders that happened in restaurants...
Not long after, Jiang Xia arrived at the gate of Didan Primary School.
He parked the car opposite the school gate, leaned against the car, and looked at the bright and imposing teaching building in the school.
…
Grade 1, Class B.
Conan was about to leave school as usual, but just as he put on his school bag, he was pressed back into his chair by three pairs of hands:
"Don't go! It's a rare occasion that we got our duty shifted to today, and we agreed to stand up Brother Jiang Xia together!"
"..." Conan sometimes felt that he couldn't understand the child's thinking, "You are afraid that he will get angry and hit others. But if you give him a break, won't it just make him angrier?"
"Duty is force majeure. As long as we don't tell others that we were transferred to another duty, Brother Jiang Xia won't know." Mitsuhiko thought it was ok. "And as long as we find an excuse to skip today, we can postpone the movie watching time to when Dr. Agasa is free. Then naturally Brother Jiang Xia won't have to take us there!"
Beside her, Huiyuan Ai looked at her watch and yawned: "Then you guys should clean up quickly. I have to go back first."
There is still an experiment to be done, and I don't have time to accompany the children to hide from Jiang Xia... Why should I hide from Jiang Xia? He is not a bad person... Well, even if he did something bad, it must be because of the organization's mission.
(End of this chapter)
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