Chapter 525: I have nothing to do, so I'll do something (Monthly Tickets for Extra Updates)
Now that her stomach was rumbling, Mao Lilan really wanted to go and be Jiang Xia's assistant.
Unfortunately, she didn't like reasoning very much, and she didn't dare to skip classes every day like Jiang Xia. Mao Lilan sighed and thought secretly that if one day she also got full marks in all subjects, she could try skipping a class and experience the free life of Jiang Xia...
Yes, there is also this restaurant. I will try it when I save some pocket money from working during the holidays. Of course, it would be perfect if this restaurant could hold some lucky draw experience activities...
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As Mao Lilan was looking through the lottery information expectantly.
Next to him, Conan looked at the photo of the scene in the restaurant, but he still couldn't feel at ease. Instead, he felt that things were even stranger.
- If Jiang Xia rushed to the client's location after she separated from them and before he called, and then stopped contacting the outside world because of the commission... then it is barely understandable that Jiang Xia has been out of contact until now.
But in fact, Jiang Xia was eating outside.
And judging from the photos Xiaolan showed, there was no figure of the "mysterious client" around Jiang Xia. In other words, Jiang Xia went there alone with Boss Amuro... Since there was no client with him, what mission was so secretive that he couldn't even reply to a message from a friend?
Moreover, judging from the photo, Toru Amuro was clearly holding a mobile phone, so why couldn't Jiang Xia use it? This is too suspicious.
By the way, he had installed a transmitter on Toru Amuro before...
Conan remembered this and secretly pressed the leg of his glasses while Ran Mouri wasn't paying attention.
One of the lenses suddenly changed color and switched to the display interface of the transmitter.
However, at this time, there is no small dot representing the location.
——The transmitter installed on Toru Amuro’s car was no longer working.
“…”
Conan was silent for a moment, then pressed a few more times to retrieve the route the transmitter had taken before it lost contact.
A red line was seen extending in the field of vision, curving and spreading. It did not pass through the restaurant where Jiangxia had encountered the murder, but went in another direction.
Conan thought about it and pulled up the map.
After comparing the photos, he found that the route the transmitter had taken was along a stream... Maybe Amuro Toru noticed the transmitter and threw it into the river. Was the signal suddenly cut off just now because the transmitter was finally damaged by the water?
Conan was a little disappointed. It seemed that the tracking method of "transmitter" was not very useful for private detectives.
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There was no clue from the transmitter, and no one answered the call to Jiang Xia. Maori Kogoro and Maori Ran were not vigilant enough against Amuro Toru. In addition, according to the known information, it would be difficult to file a case if they called the police now.
Conan thought of the current situation and sighed sadly. He could only hope for the time being that he was just overthinking it.
At the same time, he opened the browser and began to search for keywords of restaurant and Jiangxia, intending to get more relevant information - such as other perspectives of the case just now, or photos from other time points.
——If there is really something wrong with Toru Amuro, with Jiang Xia's observation ability that allows him to solve cases like reading a script, he will definitely be able to spot the danger.
Perhaps those photos contain the message that Jiang Xia wants to convey to the outside world.
Conan looked serious as he browsed the online interface and quickly found the photos he wanted.
...Well, in this photo, Jiang Xia is leaning against the door frame and looking at someone's calves. It doesn't look like he is asking for help, he is just distracted.
...This picture doesn't look like that either, he's staring at the dessert, maybe he's not full. He's also experienced this kind of thing where a meal is suddenly interrupted... Conan couldn't help but nod secretly.
...This photo shows him touching a potted plant in someone else's store. The movement of pinching the leaves is like flipping up a cat's ears... Could this be a hint? Or is it because he is on a business trip and has no cats to pet, so he has to touch something else?
Anyway, save it first...
Conan solemnly pressed save.
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While Conan was browsing the photos of the case, trying to find the non-existent call for help.
On the other side, snow gradually began to fall on the road.
A white Mazda was driving towards the distance at a constant speed.
Toru Amuro felt that he had never driven so carefully before.
Before getting on the highway, he took advantage of Jiang Xia who was catching up on his sleep in the passenger seat and secretly threw the dice.
...to the southwest.
Toru Amuro drove towards Yamanashi Prefecture.
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The journey was silent.
It was not until they were out of Tokyo that Toru Amuro felt the stability of the car body and looked at the stable dashboard, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
...No flat tires, and no strange things happened.
What good luck.
Perhaps Jiang Xia’s bad luck had already run out in the previous two cases?
Toru Amuro looked at the Tokyo landmarks flying by rapidly in the rearview mirror, and for a moment, he felt a lot more relaxed.
Originally, according to the plan he had set, if an incident occurred within a week, Jiang Xia's "incident physique" would be supported by evidence.
I didn’t expect that now, not to mention a week, there have been two incidents in one day, and three people died...
In Toru Amuro's heart, the label "Usa" is actually getting further and further away from Jiangxia.
But he didn't let the person go back immediately.
The purpose of his trip this time was to go to Gunma Prefecture to handle the organization's tasks.
If Jiang Xia is not Uzo, then this mission must be taken with Jiang Xia - peripheral members who slack off too much will be thrown into the organization as cannon fodder. Even if Jiang Xia's identity as a famous detective is quite useful, if his motivation and loyalty are insufficient, the final result may be that he will be assigned by the organization to "use the detective identity to assassinate someone and complete the mission", and then either complete the mission with a suicide attack, or disobey orders and wait to be cleared... That's not good.
Moreover, within Tokyo, whether it is Jiang Xia's connections or the power of the organization, it is easier to spread. To be on the safe side, it is best to go to a place where you are really unfamiliar with the situation to test it out.
More importantly, the plan had already been made - Toru Amuro and his subordinates had even set aside a whole week for this purpose. Now that they were leaving anyway, they might as well just leave the capital to test the waters and resolve Jiang Xia's identity issue once and for all.
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More than a thousand meters away, Yuya Kazami suddenly turned his head and sneezed.
He pressed his nose in confusion, suspecting that he was being talked about by his devilish boss again, but he had no evidence...
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It was rare that the car had no accidents along the way, so Toru Amuro simply didn't stop.
He threw the dice again along the way, and then followed the instructions of fate and continued to move forward, driving to Nagano Prefecture overnight.
Afterwards, the two found a restaurant that was still open in the city to have dinner.
After finishing their meal in a hurry, and waiting for their subordinates to make the necessary arrangements at the hotel, Toru Amuro and Jiang Xia checked into the hotel and took a nap.
Jiang Xia didn't need to bother driving, he just slept in the car.
Therefore, the next day, unlike the hard-working Toru Amuro, he woke up very early.
(End of this chapter)
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