Chapter 638: Counterfeit Jiang Xia
Although detective photos are published in newspapers, the quality is often poor due to limitations in color and detail.
In short, the innkeeper probably couldn't remember what Jiang Xia looked like at all.
Therefore, after learning that the innkeeper was planning to find a detective to help investigate the matter of the man in red.
Shenbao Daxiong quickly hired a man who was about the same age as Jiang Xia and looked somewhat similar to him. He had the man wear a suitable disguise, arrive before Jiang Xia, pretend to be Jiang Xia, and then steal the suitcase from the innkeeper.
Originally, Shenbao Daxiong thought that the most difficult part of the plan was to prevent the innkeeper from recognizing that Jiang Xia was a fake.
However, in reality, the plan was aborted before that...
"..."So why did Jiang Xia suddenly appear here? ?
I heard that this detective solved the case very quickly. Could it be that Jiang Xia thought of something after seeing the report about the man in red, so he came here to investigate...
Thinking of this, Shenbao Daxiong felt threatened and habitually had a hint of murderous intent.
However, on second thought, regardless of how much Jiang Xia knew about the robbery and murder that year, the most urgent task at the moment was to get the 100 million yen first.
Shenbao Daxiong touched his chin, rolled his eyes, and gradually his gaze fell on the registration book.
Then his eyes lit up slightly.
——At this time, it was just time for dinner. When he was receiving guests at the door just now, he noticed that Jiang Xia did not come by car, but walked all the way here, and he must be hungry now.
So, think positively. What if Jiang Xia left the box in the room and went out to eat?
In this way, can't I just break into the house and steal the box?
“……”Heartbeat.
It’s a waste not to try.
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Considering that there are some semi-open partitions and private rooms in the restaurant, it is not necessarily possible to observe Jiang Xia's movements in the restaurant. On the contrary, it is easy to arouse suspicion if an employee who is not responsible for catering suddenly runs to the restaurant.
Therefore, Shenbao Daxiong gave up the plan of going to the restaurant to observe Jiang Xia's movements first and went straight for it.
He carried cleaning supplies and walked to the floor where Jiang Xia was, pretending to clean.
When passing by Room 207 where Jiang Xia was, Shenbao Daxiong looked around and found that there was no one around.
So he carefully approached the room and listened to what was going on inside.
Then I was very disappointed to find footsteps in the house.
And it sounded like there was more than one person, possibly Jiang Xia's companion, and the innkeeper was also among them.
“……”Forget it, let’s come back in the evening.
According to the weather forecast, there will be a storm nearby soon. At this time, the signal in the hotel, which is already poor, will often be completely cut off.
Even if Jiang Xia and the others opened the suitcase and found that there was really 100 million yen inside, the police would not be able to come for a while, and the 100 million yen would not be gone, so he still had a chance to get the money.
Shenbao Daxiong secretly planned his plan, left the corridor regretfully, and returned to his job.
…
Two minutes later.
In the corridor on the second floor.
The door of Jiang Xia's room opened silently from the inside.
Several men in suits pushed the door open a crack, observed carefully, then opened the door naturally, pretending to be tenants living here, and left the room quickly.
…
At the same time, it had already started raining on the mountain road.
A young man in black, wearing a mask, held an umbrella and pressed down the brim of his baseball cap. The brim was already very low, but he pushed it even lower, and combined with the mask, it almost covered his entire face.
The young man came to the Aoiya Hotel and looked up at the sign.
Then he folded his umbrella, walked the rest of the way in a few steps, and entered under the wide eaves of the hotel.
…
As soon as Shenbao Daxiong returned to his reception post, he saw another guest coming to the door.
He instinctively smiled and went forward to meet her.
However, at this moment, the young man suddenly reached out his hand rudely and grabbed his collar.
As soon as the young man in black opened his mouth, his noisy voice ruined his mysterious and low-key style.
He asked impatiently, "What do you mean by 'Jiang Xia is here'? Didn't the innkeeper say he hasn't been able to contact him?!"
Shenbao Nobita was startled and looked carefully at the young man in front of him, focusing on the tiny gap between his mask and the brim of his hat.
He vaguely saw the shadow of Jiang Xia and immediately confirmed the identity of the person in front of him.
——Before, in order to get the box without any injury, Shenbao Daxiong hired the man in front of him named Sendao, intending to let Sendao pretend to be Jiang Xia and steal the box.
However, now, with Jiang Xia's sudden appearance, this wonderful plan had to be scrapped on the spot.
Shenbao Daxiong felt aggrieved when he thought about the plan that ended before it even began, and he didn't have a good face towards the impostor in front of him.
He changed his warm welcome attitude and snorted coldly. He grabbed his hand and threw him away angrily: "Who knows why Jiang Xia is here... I told you not to come! Find a place to hide and don't cause trouble for me!"
As he said that, Shenbao Daxiong threw a few large bills to the young man in black as a reward and hush money, and didn't want to talk to him anymore.
——As far as he knew, Sendaf was pretending to be a handsome and rich young man, dating a girlfriend from a wealthy family, and they were about to get engaged.
The two sides hold each other's secrets, so it's just right for them to keep to themselves. Now that Sendaf has done nothing and I've paid him, he shouldn't bother me anymore.
It was almost time for the shift change.
Seeing Sendaf holding those banknotes, as if he was stunned, Shenbao Daxiong did not stay any longer. He secretly pushed the fake out of the door, signaling him not to stand with him.
Then I went back to the hall and switched shifts with another companion who knew nothing.
…
Sendaf stood in the shadow outside the house, his sinister gaze passing through the door and falling on the back of Shenbao Daxiong.
Then he lowered his head again and counted the bills in his hand several times.
I came here from far away, and as soon as I arrived, someone suddenly told me that I was useless. It felt very bad.
Fortunately, the reward offered by Shenbao Daxiong was indeed generous enough - you could get so much money just by going to the mountains. This was a good part-time job that was hard to get.
...But on the other hand, Sendaf secretly thought, Shenbao Daxiong, a small clerk in the hotel, was willing to give such a generous reward for that box.
Thinking of this, his eyes changed several times and a faint light flashed in his eyes.
——Before, Shenbao Daxiong only told him to pretend to be Jiang Xia and steal a box. He didn't say what was in the box.
Now it seems that it must be some extremely valuable treasure, whose value is definitely not comparable to a few big bills.
"..." Sendaf thought about it and felt that since he was already here and it was already late at night, he couldn't go back for a while.
Since the box is already in Jiang Xia's hands, it would be better to leave it here, and then go to Jiang Xia's room in the middle of the night and steal the box.
(End of this chapter)
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