Chapter 415: Clues Linked Together (Anti-theft Extra)
Toru Amuro remembered that a few days ago, there was indeed a letter from Yueying Island in the mailbox of the office.
He usually didn't have time to handle the store's commissions, and the recipient was Jiang Xia, so he didn't open it. Later, Jiang Xia asked him for leave to go on a business trip, and the place he was going to was also named this place. Amuro Toru then had some impression of Tsukikage Island.
Combined with the news he had seen before, Yueying Island, the destination of Jiang Xia's business trip, had just experienced a suspicious explosion with numerous casualties.
——Gin was on a business trip to an unknown location, there was an explosion with many casualties, the explosion location was Moon Shadow Island, and Jiang Xia was also on a business trip at about the same time, but he rarely solved the case at the destination...
Several key points were arranged in my mind, instantly forming a discontinuous line.
Although there was no evidence, Toru Amuro intuitively thought that there might be some connections between these seemingly coincidental things that he had not yet discovered.
Anyway, it's just a matter of asking the employees a few questions. Even if I guess wrong, it won't cause any trouble...
With this in mind, after passing by the detective agency and remembering the incident on Tsukikage Island, Toru Amuro sent a message to Jiang Xia, asking him if he had finished his business trip. If he had returned to Tokyo, he should take time to come to the detective agency.
——According to Toru Amuro's observation, although Jiang Xia solved two or three cases during his business trip, he was not seen solving any cases on Yueying Island, his final destination.
Considering Jiang Xia's previous experience in solving cases, this is very unusual.
And if the explosion on the island was really related to Gin, this anomaly would be explained - Jiang Xia might have been unlucky enough to run into Gin, or even that "Uzo", and then had his commission interfered with by these unreasonable organizational cadres.
...If this is true, Amuro Toru felt that he might be able to accidentally learn some information about "Uzo" from Jiang Xia.
After sending the text message, a few minutes passed and Jiang Xia didn't reply.
Toru Amuro was hurrying on his way while his thoughts were wandering out of boredom.
He suddenly thought that Vodka was a veteran member of the organization after all. Even if he was wary of some of Uzo's behaviors - such as attacking teammates, Vodka should not feel nervous instinctively when Uzo was mentioned after they separated.
So, is there a possibility that Vodka’s big reaction to the “new face” was not only because he had heard rumors about Uzo’s brutality, but also because of what he actually saw during this business trip?
...Thinking of the worst outcome, it might be that Wu Zuo met Jiang Xia on his way to Yueying Island. Wu Zuo, who was from another place, didn't know that Jiang Xia was a member of the organization, and he was full of malice towards this high school student detective who symbolized justice. In addition, Jiang Xia accidentally interfered with the organization's mission, so Wu Zuo...
Later, Vodka and Gin also came to join them. Vodka was shocked by the unspeakable bloody scenes and felt a little sad for the other party.
...And this conjecture seems to explain why Vodka's instinctive panic was quickly relieved - Jiang Xia, who was killed by Wuzo, was just a peripheral member. And Vodka himself was a precious cadre of the organization. When Vodka thought that Wuzo's cruelty would not target him, he relaxed with some support.
...that's quite reasonable.
When Toru Amuro thought of this, he frowned slightly and looked at his phone which still hadn't received a reply.
After hesitating for a moment, he turned on the screen and planned to call Jiang Xia to confirm his safety as soon as possible.
However, as soon as I opened the address book, an email suddenly popped up on the page.
From Jiangxia.
——He has returned to Tokyo and said he was picking up the cat from his friend’s house and would come to the office after getting the cat.
Toru Amuro read the letter carefully and felt that both the tone and the content were very similar to what Jiang Xia would say.
Only then did he silently wipe away the bloody guess in his mind, calmly turned the car around, and prepared to go to the detective agency.
There is too little known intelligence now, so it is okay to make bold assumptions and carefully verify them. People who dare not make assumptions will hardly become excellent intelligence agents...
...It's normal to guess wrong, it's not shameful.
…
In short, after some handover and some imagination.
This is how the current scene in the office came about.
In the Amuro Detective Agency.
Jiang Xia was sitting on the sofa. When he heard Amuro Toru asking about what happened on Tsukikage Island, he looked up at him.
Then he showed a look of embarrassment.
He gathered his scarf and chose his words carefully: "I came across Gin and Vodka on my way to do a commission. Then... when I was about to reach Moon Shadow Island, there was an explosion there.
"Later, I infiltrated the police team, went to the island to take a look, and felt that this matter might be related to the organization, so I gave up the commission and returned."
As Toru Amuro listened, his eyes subconsciously fell on Jiang Xia's hand as she was gathering her scarf, and he felt something was wrong.
...By the way, Jiang Xia used to wear a scarf occasionally, but he usually took it off when he entered the house. Why is he still wearing it today after being here for so long?
Toru Amuro picked up the remote control, turned on the air conditioner and asked casually, "You're wearing so many clothes, aren't you hot?"
Jiang Xia looked down at himself when he heard that, unbuttoned his coat a little, but didn't touch the scarf: "...It's cold today."
Amuro Toru: “…” There’s a problem.
He nodded calmly, pretending to respond to Jiang Xia's words.
Then he bent down and put the remote control back on the table, and when he stood up, he suddenly reached out and grabbed the suspicious scarf.
After Jiang Xia came to his senses after a moment of shock, he grabbed Amuro Toru's wrist "trying to stop him", but Amuro Toru had already successfully grabbed the scarf and pulled it down hard.
The soft scarf was pulled down a lot, revealing a thick black punk-style necklace with a circle of fancy silver patterns printed on it.
Toru Amuro: "...?"
He suddenly remembered that more than a month ago, he stayed up all night to complete a mission, and on his way back from waiting for the target, he happened to meet Jiang Xia riding a motorcycle late at night.
At that time, Toru Amuro was with some police subordinates. Since it was inconvenient for him to show up, he wanted his subordinates to arrest the person and give some ideological education to the underage detective who was speeding and covering the license plate... As a result, three modified cars were sent out, but none of them could catch up, and Jiang Xia even ran over the roof of the car, leaving a tire mark.
...So now, when he saw this unique necklace, the first thing that flashed through Toru Amuro's mind was - Jiang Xia is no longer satisfied with secretly racing late at night, and even his clothes are moving towards the direction of a bad boy, and he has begun to transform in all aspects?
...a belated rebellious phase?
However, after staring at the necklace with a hint of surprise for a while, Toru Amuro gradually felt that this was not the case.
——His visit to the office today was not a surprise visit to check on him, but he had already told Jiang Xia that he would come.
(End of this chapter)
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