Chapter 674: It's not a business trip, it's a vacation
[——Just now on the road, I saw an old red handkerchief tied to a branch next to me. This maple mountain was not well-known before the broadcast of "Winter Maple Red". Only locals would come here to enjoy the scenery during the maple season. At that time, the mountain was often covered with red leaves. A handkerchief of the same color tied to a branch was not very noticeable.
[But the recent drama has made this mountain popular. Now tourists come here regardless of the season, and there are more people on the mountain. Watanuki Tatsuzo, who hid the body here, may have discovered this, so he was panicked and worried that the matter would be exposed, so he brought some reliable men here to dig up the bones and deal with them separately.
[Epimetheus Slack may know about this past event, and therefore he has the leverage over Watanuki Tatsuzo. That is why he got the transaction information between the Mud Ginseng Society and us from Watanuki Tatsuzo this time. Five years ago, around the time when Omori Yuichi disappeared, an antique theft occurred in the Gunma Museum not far away. The item lost was a gilded mask with a gem inlaid on its forehead. Epimetheus's group was eyeing the gem every day to steal it, and Slack was probably nearby at the time.]
Jiang Xia: “…”
It can be seen that the boss is quite idle, typing so many words.
However, at this time, he vaguely understood why Toru Amuro did not go back to the room to discuss these important matters later, but instead sent the message to him face to face - probably because he thought Jiang Xia was on the mountain before, so Toru Amuro was bored and typed these words to send them to him. As a result, Jiang Xia suddenly came back now, and Toru Amuro felt that it would be a waste if he didn't send so many words, so he simply typed the last few words and clicked send.
After studying the possible mental journey of the source of the murderous aura of the coffee smell, Jiang Xia focused his attention on the right place again and began to think about this organizational mission.
Although many details are different from his impression, but at present, Amuro Toru's speculation is indeed very close to the truth... The powerful detectives in this world, as long as they have enough clues, seem to be able to instinctively deduce the one that is closest to the truth from countless possibilities.
While thinking about it, Jiang Xia typed a supportive "I see" in the reply column.
After knocking, I felt that it was too thin. After hesitating for a moment, I added another question to show that I was listening carefully and thinking: [If he wanted to dispose of the body, why didn't he pour cement into Tokyo Bay, or just drag it away and burn it?]
Toru Amuro glanced at the screen and fell silent.
The words he typed just now included another mysterious organization, the complex and intertwined relationships between the three organizations, the infighting within the Mud Society, and so on.
After seeing everything, Jiang Xia raised the question of "how to deal with the corpse".
"..." It always feels like after teaching a new lesson, the teacher asked the students to raise their thoughts and questions about the core of the lesson one by one, and then a distracted fish monster randomly picked a sentence and asked why a period was used instead of a question mark...
Jiang Xia really seems to be indifferent to the organization's mission, and does not care about other organizations, or does not want to get in touch with them. Like a person who is tired of the dark side of society, he just wants to escape from those distractions and concentrate on his detective work.
This attitude is very real and natural, not acting. Amuro Toru recalled that he had suspected Jiang Xia was Uzo before, and then arranged such a torturous observation trip for himself...
He raised his hand and pressed his forehead, feeling a little regretful. He felt that dreams were too unreliable. If he hadn't dreamed that Usa was Jiang Xia before, after Jiang Xia went to Tottori Prefecture, Amuro Toru might not have made such a decision.
Fortunately, the question of whether Jiang Xia is Wu Zuo has been concluded for the time being, so there is no need to waste further energy on it.
Toru Amuro quickly turned his attention back to the present.
Although the employees were slacking off, Toru Amuro himself was not a truly dedicated employee of the organization, and he did not really expect Jiang Xia to help in the mission.
He pretended not to notice Jiang Xia's perfunctory response, and answered the question seriously. Jiang Xia looked across the table and saw that Amuro Toru seemed to have learned not only bomb disposal techniques from Matsuda Jinpei, but also the typing speed, with his fingertips moving very fast:
[Gunma is not near the sea, so sinking it into a lake or river is not safe, and transporting it across counties to the seaside is prone to problems. In addition, burning a person makes too much noise. The crematorium is strictly managed, and it is easy for the news to leak out. If it is burned in other places, the smoke and smell will be observed. Omori Yuichi, who is suspected to have been killed by the target, is actually a very cautious person. He is so cautious that when he buys a property, he buys the surrounding lots together and gives them to his bodyguards to live in, and then has them take shifts and guard all day. With the ability of Watanuki Tatsuzo at the time, it was already surprising that he could trick Omori Yuichi out and kill him. This is one of the reasons why I think this matter is related to Epimetheus. Maybe the people over there helped him at the time, so this time Watanuki Tatsuzo returned the favor, or was threatened by them, so he leaked the news of our transaction.]
Jiang Xia read it slowly and nodded.
Then I remembered that I was here to complete a mission: [What do you need me to do?]
After a while, the phone vibrated: [Take turns with me to stare at Watanuki Tatsuzo - what I just said is just speculation, and we need some evidence to get the job done. I have asked the person in charge of this matter at the Nisan Association to find the film that Omori Yuichi took after the car accident, and use it to compare with the bones on the mountain. Then, when Watanuki Tatsuzo digs up the bones, we can capture him and write all this into a report.]
Jiang Xia: "..." It sounds quite casual. He doesn't need to write the report. He can just copy and paste the information. Amuro Toru seems to be very good at this kind of thing. It may be because he has to write two or even three reports by himself for many years. Practice makes perfect.
There were footsteps nearby.
Jiang Xia turned around and saw a waiter in an elegant uniform approaching and placing several freshly baked desserts on the table in front of him, along with a cup of hot chocolate. The whole table was extremely sweet.
Looking at the steam rising above the chocolate, Jiang Xia was stunned for a moment, and realized that the ones on the table before were actually ordered by the boss for him, and now these were his.
"..." Jiang Xia silently stretched out his hand, held down the Strawberry Buffy that had just been dragged in front of him, and pushed it back to Toru Amuro.
Then he picked out a dish that he liked from the newly served desserts, moved closer and picked up a fork, and while eating he occasionally glanced into the hall, continuing this not-so-difficult surveillance.
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"I've found the tree you're looking for... Please meet under the tree at the filming location... I'll take you there..."
At the same time, Mao Lilan and "Suzuki Sonoko" found the message book in the hotel lobby.
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Thanks to Vampire, the leader of Eternal Boss
(End of this chapter)
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