Chapter 419 Steps to Remove Uzo's Vest
The wheels of the Hokutosei train could not be inflated, but its journey was delayed due to another reason. This was similar to the situation of those vehicles with flat tires in the past... Toru Amuro's thoughts unconsciously deviated a little in certain directions, but he quickly corrected them and continued to check back.
The second Spider Mansion incident was attended by Jiang Xia and that impolite Osaka high school detective. It's no wonder that something bad would happen when two high school detectives get together... bang.
Toru Amuro tapped his forehead with his fingers, stopping this judgment that was based purely on experience and intuition.
...Rather than the high school detective, what is more noteworthy in this incident should be the missing puppets and customer lists - according to the reasoning given by Hattori Heiji, the murdered head of the Takeda family may be engaged in drug trafficking.
...So, the murderer in the first case also said that the store manager he killed was secretly selling drugs.
Moreover, Jiang Xia did not solve the case in the Spider Mansion incident, but just happened to leave the Takeda family...
Combining these factors, Toru Amuro vaguely felt that the case in Spider Mansion might be related to the organization. He just didn't know what role Jiang Xia played in it. Did he participate in the mission? Or did he discover clues or be warned, so he took the initiative to avoid the conflict like he did in Moon Shadow Island?
Looking further down, the third case - the Star Murder Case, which occurred almost simultaneously with the Spider Mansion case - made Toru Amuro's expression ease a little.
This time, the deceased and the murderer had nothing to do with drugs, and were no longer related like the previous two incidents.
Moreover, the trigger of this murder was a murder that happened a year ago. No matter from the time or the nature of the case, it has little to do with the organization and should be just an ordinary murder case.
In addition, there is another thing that makes people concerned - in addition to Jiang Xia, the eyewitnesses in this case actually include Jiang Xia’s neighbors and several children... Why does Jiang Xia always meet acquaintances when he goes out?
So, it seems that I often run into Jiang Xia when I am on a business trip, and usually we run into Jiang Xia's classmates or neighbors before or after that. There are so many coincidences around Jiang Xia, and his luck is indeed a bit strange...
Toru Amuro continued reading as he thought.
The fourth case was an electric shock murder that occurred on the Kaiyuan.
Toru Amuro looked very carefully.
Because combined with Jiang Xia's previous description, this ship "Haiyuan" seems to be very important to Uzo, even Gin and Vodka were arranged to take the ship. Perhaps there are some important secrets hidden on it.
But after watching it carefully several times, I realized that this case also had nothing to do with drug trafficking, and the ship seemed to be just an ordinary ship.
The only suspicious thing is that the deceased in the case, President Yamazaki, had some dirty hands, but this level of wealth and crimes is not enough for the organization to target him.
As Toru Amuro looked through the ready-made information he had obtained from the police, he became more and more confused about the arrangements made by Uzo and Gin. He couldn't figure out what this ship could be used for. Could this actually be part of another larger plan?
When the storm has passed, I will have my subordinates investigate carefully. For now, I can only keep an eye on them from a distance to avoid exposing myself...
Toru Amuro looked through several files thoughtfully, and then his eyes fell on the last document.
——The explosion at the Moon Shadow Island Community Center.
Jiang Xia was also involved in this incident, but he was very marginal.
Before and after the explosion, Jiang Xia had a long alibi - from the moment the ship docked, Jiang Xia was surrounded by police and reporters. When the explosion occurred, Jiang Xia was even at the door of the police station. Later, it was exactly as he said: he went to the island with the police and then left quietly.
After going through it all, Toru Amuro had a general idea in his mind.
——He still prefers Jiang Xia rather than Wu Zuo.
It is difficult to think rationally when in a dream. I just connect a few key points simply and roughly, so I dreamed that Wu Zuo was Jiangxia.
Now that I have woken up and thought about it a little, I will realize that the conclusion "Jiangxia=Wuzo" lacks sufficient support.
Uzo's confidentiality level and Gin's attitude have already explained his position in the organization. This point is completely inconsistent with Jiang Xia's identity.
——Toru Amuro has a rough idea of the cadres in Tokyo who are able to go on missions with Gin.
Therefore, in his opinion, Usa, the "new face" he had never heard of, was unlikely to be a member who often worked in Tokyo in the past. He was more likely to be a permanent cadre in Tottori, or someone who was parachuted into Tokyo from somewhere else.
Jiang Xia, however, has lived in Tokyo since childhood.
In addition, there is another possibility - Usa is not an outsider, but was discovered in Tokyo and was rapidly promoted because of his outstanding abilities.
...But no matter how "fast" it is, there should be a year or two for sedimentation and observation, and in that case, Uzo should have already made his mark when he was a peripheral member.
On the contrary, a few months ago, Jiang Xia was a cannon fodder member who was implicated by the Miyano sisters and was almost disposed of by Gin - if Jiang Xia was really Uzo, he should have had a code name at that time, and Gin could not have wanted to kill a formal member so rashly at that time.
...Unless Jiang Xia is some genius who is very suitable for the organization, has demonstrated his abilities to the organization, has been recognized, and continues to work for the organization.
But in fact, according to Toru Amuro's observation, Jiang Xia was always at home, at the office, at the crime scene, or on the highway at night. He occasionally went on business trips, but they were mostly invited by classmates or neighbors, or because he won some lottery tickets... In short, he had no time to do the organization's tasks, and there was no sign of him doing any tasks.
Also, regarding Vodka's reaction and the doubt about "the organization's means of restraining Uzo"... Toru Amuro felt that it was still as he had thought before - according to the organization's usual caution, if it wanted to restrain members of Uzo's level, the organization would definitely adopt a more long-term, stable and effective method.
Instead of using a necklace that may fail at any time due to distance, signal blocking, etc.
also……
Toru Amuro flipped through the emails again and his eyes stopped on two of the cases.
——The Star Murder Case,
and a day later, an electrocution murder on a tour boat.
In the previous case, when the reporter interviewed him, Jiang Xia was still wearing normal clothes, with his neck exposed and nothing on his head.
But in the interview after the electric shock incident on the boat, Jiang Xia had a cute furry scarf around his neck. Although he had carefully arranged the scarf and the shape of it was barely harmonious, the overall pattern and style of the scarf did not match the clothes. It should have been borrowed from someone temporarily to cover the "necklace".
In this way, it is even more impossible to equate the "necklace" with the "organization's way of restricting Uzo" - even if the "necklace" is a very stable black technology, its restriction should be implemented from the very beginning of the mission, rather than hastily patching it halfway.
As for the high overlap between Jiang Xia and Gin's itineraries...some elements on Tsukikage Island attracted the organization and the detective. As long as the destination was the same and the time when the conflict broke out was the same, it was normal for Jiang Xia and Gin to have the same itinerary since they both started from Tokyo.
In addition, Toru Amuro really couldn't imagine, if Jiang Xia was Wu Zuo, then why would Wu Zuo, a cadre, go to work in his office under a false name.
Moreover, as a "loyal" member of the organization, there is no need for Uzo to go to great lengths to hide his identity from "Bourbon"... unless the organization has already become suspicious of Bourbon and sent Uzo here to obtain some solid evidence.
Thinking of this, Toru Amuro paused.
Although this possibility is very small, if it is true... the losses will undoubtedly be very heavy.
...Although he felt that Wu Zuo was not Jiang Xia, it was necessary to verify it again to be on the safe side.
(End of this chapter)
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