Chapter 487 You Look So Familiar
Conan: “…”
Xiaolan's appeal is too great. She just nodded, and not counting Amuro Toru, there were so many people who came to chat with her... Conan had to temporarily stop staring at the male college student, rolled his half-moon eyes, and looked up at the newcomer.
Then he was slightly stunned.
——Contrary to what he expected, the person who came over this time was actually a woman.
The woman was wearing a brown fleece coat, had long curly hair of the same color, and was slim.
She had her scarf pulled high and had a pair of goggles on her face.
After looking at the people gathered here, the woman pulled her goggles to the top of her head, her eyes stopped at Jiang Xia, and looked at him carefully: "You look familiar, I think I have seen you somewhere."
Conan: “……?”
Jiang Xia hadn't even smiled or nodded yet, but he was already approaching her with such a traditional way of talking...
However, come to think of it, he found the older sister who came over to chat with him very familiar.
After a second, Conan suddenly recognized her: "You are Etsuko Torakura?!"
Mao Lilan knew almost all the celebrities. When she heard the name, she came closer with surprise and said, "Are you the mystery novelist? I often read your and your husband's books!"
Etsuko Torakura is an emerging novelist who specializes in writing detective novels with a touch of romance.
Her husband, Daisuke Torakura, is a popular writer of horror novels.
As a loyal fan of mystery novels, Conan has read almost all the mystery novels on the market, and among them, the works of Etsuko Torakura are of excellent quality.
When he suddenly saw the author at this moment, he was excited and suddenly remembered something.
When Mao Lilan and Torakura Etsuko were talking.
Conan took the opportunity to pull Jiang Xia over and whispered, "She has written some stories related to killers, and the techniques used in them are very sophisticated. Now we are standing with the client, and she suddenly ran over to talk to us..."
In short, although Etsuko Torakura is not a major suspect, the number of suspects in the "Silver Fox" has increased.
——After all, it’s a matter of life and death, so you should be polite and suspicious of everyone you see. This is what a detective should do.
Moreover, although Torakura Etsuko is not short of money, it seems reasonable for a novelist to practice the killing method herself after going crazy, or to work part-time as a killer for fun due to excessive pressure...
If you insist, this can even be connected to the previous sniping - killing the client while climbing the mountain can get double the reward, but the day before yesterday, Silver Fox started sniping in the city. This may be because she is not short of money, but just wants to experience the joy of killing.
...Of course, this is just the conclusion drawn under the condition of "not leaving out any possibility".
In fact, compared to Torakura Etsuko...
Conan turned his gaze and once again accurately landed on the male college student who had just followed the client and came to talk to him, and nodded secretly:
Compared to the elegant Torakura Etsuko, this guy is more worthy of attention...
…
After being interrupted when she said "it looks familiar", Etsuko Torakura realized that this was an unwelcome question and did not ask it again.
But she still glanced at Jiang Xia from time to time, wondering who this young man wearing a mask and a hat was and where she had seen him.
…
Mao Lilan suddenly started talking to Torakura Etsuko just now. On the one hand, it was because she really liked her novels. On the other hand, it was also to divert the attention of what she said to Jiang Xia, "I seem to have seen you somewhere."
——Jiang Xia was often in the newspapers, and even appeared in some detective-related variety shows. Torakura Etsuko must have seen him in photos or on the screen, so she thought Jiang Xia looked familiar.
In other words, if the conversation continues along this line, Jiang Xia's identity as a detective will definitely be exposed.
And if Silver Fox happened to be hiding nearby and saw this scene, he would definitely be more vigilant and his actions would be more covert. He might even take the initiative and try to get rid of Jiang Xia, the obstacle...
At this time, seeing that Etsuko Torakura did not continue this topic, Mao Li Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She secretly turned to the other side, and using her body as a cover, she raised her scissors hands to Jiang Xia, symbolizing victory, and suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment of "becoming the detective's clever assistant."
Jiang Xia could only reply with a "V" when Torakura Etsuko wasn't looking at him, pretending that he was also very motivated.
...Everyone is so active that it seems like he is just paddling.
However, after taking a look at Toru Amuro who was even more silent than him, Jiang Xia felt relieved again.
——Here’s another one that’s even more lazy.
My work attitude is average, so it's not a big problem.
…
Not long after, the staff at the mountain entry management office told them that the facilities and supplies at the rest stop had been confirmed and they could start climbing.
Jiang Xia identified the direction and set out on the mountain path with everyone else.
After walking for a while, a couple hurriedly followed behind.
Unlike the leisurely climbers, these two people jogged all the way up the mountain.
At this time, they turned the corner and saw Jiang Xia and others in front of them, so they slowed down their pace, carrying their heavy backpacks and climbing the mountain while looking around like normal tourists.
But upon closer inspection, their behavior is very different from that of ordinary tourists - ordinary tourists look around mostly to enjoy the scenery.
The couple looked nervous and alert at the slightest sign of trouble. They looked very suspicious no matter how you looked at them.
Ran Mao Li, whose mind was full of "catching the killer", couldn't help but feel a little excited.
She looked back, leaned closer to Jiang Xia and whispered:
"Come to think of it, a lot of girls also like to use a cute code name like 'Silver Fox'. And Mr. Amuro said that the gender of the Silver Fox is still unclear - maybe this is because there are two Silver Foxes, sometimes it's a man who commits the crime, and sometimes it's a woman, so there are such rumors?"
...quite plausible.
Jiang Xia nodded patiently in agreement: "Yeah, that makes sense. Let's observe them more later."
...Although he remembered that the couple behind him were not Silver Fox, compared with when he just perfunctorily answered Conan, Jiang Xia's words of "observe more" this time seemed much more sincere.
In the gap between words, he even turned back to take a look, his eyes lingering on the couple's calves.
The couple behind him noticed the sight and stared at him sharply, then lowered their heads and hurried on.
As a result, even Toru Amuro and Conan's attention gradually shifted to the two people behind them - the couple's expressions looked really wrong.
…
After walking along the relatively flat road at the foot of the mountain, the road halfway suddenly became steep.
——On the steep cliff, some large rocks protrude like steps, spiraling upward along the cliff. This is the next path we will take.
A row of hemp ropes are nailed to the mountain for tourists to grab and climb.
...This seems to be a perfect place for an ambush.
(End of this chapter)
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