Chapter 764: My subordinates are really law-abiding. Please give me a monthly ticketヾ(●｀●)～
“Sanae is missing, it must be because she was killed by Watanuki Yoshiichi!
"——I learned from Sanae's branch manager that the stocks my sister recommended to Watanuki Yoshiichi fell a lot, and Watanuki Yoshiichi angrily asked Sanae to compensate him for his losses, so she ran to Watanuki's house after get off work to communicate.
"I didn't think Sanae was murdered by Watanuki at first. After going to Sanae's company, I just followed the clues provided by those colleagues and found Watanuki to ask where Sanae went after leaving his house.
"But this bastard said that Sanae didn't even go to see him that night - isn't this a guilty conscience?!
"It must be that when Sanae went to his house, he insisted that Sanae compensate him, but Sanae didn't, so he killed her and buried the body in his yard!"
Amuro Toru, who just walked to the door: "..."
Just now, he passed by here and wanted to come in to get a box of eavesdropping devices - the ones he brought before were out of battery.
When he got closer, he found the door was open and Jiang Xia was in the detective agency. Amuro Toru paused and wanted to walk a few more steps to find Kazami Yuya to get it.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I turned around, I suddenly heard words with a strong sense of crime.
“…”
What corpse?
What's buried in the yard?
The curiosity of a detective and the sense of responsibility that comes with his job made Toru Amuro struggle in his heart, but finally he couldn't help but push open the door and lean over to listen carefully.
Jiang Xia saw him come in and nodded at him.
For some reason, Amuro Toru always felt that there seemed to be a little more smile in his expression. He noticed this change with his sharp eyes and his movements froze slightly.
...If I remember correctly, whenever Jiang Xia encountered a case in the past, he could not help but reveal a similar happy expression. It seemed that this kind of thing allowed him to deeply experience the identity of "a detective standing in the sun".
Theoretically speaking, solving a case means that the victim can rest in peace, the murderer is brought to justice, and the police don't have to work overtime... No matter how you look at it, it is not a bad thing. However, once it is linked to the word "Jiangxia", it inevitably evokes some painful memories for Toru Amuro.
The corner of his eye twitched, and he instinctively turned his gaze away from Jiang Xia and turned to the client sitting opposite the sofa.
Just now, Toru Amuro heard the second half of the other party's sentence.
He asked, half in confusion and half trying to change the subject: "Why do you think so? Is there something wrong in the yard? Or did someone witness the burial?"
"No one witnessed it directly, this is my deduction."
Koda Masao tapped his head with his index finger, feeling that this new blonde worker had a lot of problems. However, in order to find the missing Koda Sanae, Koda Masao didn't mind others getting involved in the process of "finding the body" and stated the basis for his speculation:
"I checked. Watanuki Yoshikazu can't drive, so it's difficult to transport the body, so the body must be near his home."
“Also, I found a witness.
"——At 2 a.m. on the 8th, the night Sanae disappeared, an office worker who lived nearby happened to be walking through the alley next to Watanuki Yoshiichi's yard.
"At that time, he heard the sound of digging holes with shovels coming from Watanuki Yoshikazu's yard.
"At 0-3 that night, there was urgent construction going on on the road outside. Watanuki Yoshikazu must have used the noise to cover up the situation and dug a hole in his yard to bury the body!"
"So that's how it is..." Amuro Toru listened and felt something was wrong. "If there were witnesses, why didn't you call the police and request a search warrant?"
Instead, I came here to find a detective...
Speaking of this topic, Masao Koda's face suddenly darkened.
He was silent for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "I called the police, but Mr. Mochida - the witness - was drunk that night. The police believed that his testimony would not be effective in this state, so they just asked Watanuki Yoshikazu to come over for some routine questioning... How stupid! Which murderer would voluntarily admit to killing someone!"
"..." Toru Amuro scratched his face a little embarrassedly. When a person is drunk, he will lose his ability to act. The testimony in this state cannot be used. This is the rule.
But thinking of Jiang Xia, a peripheral member next to him, and thinking of himself as a cadre of an organization that was against the police, Toru Amuro could only curse with sincerity: "Indeed."
Jiang Xia picked up the teacup, took a sip, and watched silently.
Masao Koda felt supported and his expression eased slightly.
He lit a cigarette and took a puff, his demeanor and movements like a lone detective:
"According to my observation and investigation, Watanuki Yoshikazu has always lived alone. In the past, he often went out for a walk or to buy groceries.
"But since the day Sanae disappeared, he has been staying at home and has not gone out. He only goes to the Beihua Central Hospital every Saturday."
At this point, Koda Masao suddenly sat up straight, slapped the table, and looked at Jiang Xia:
"Today happens to be the day when Watanuki Yoshiichi goes out. Come with me to sneak in and find the body! Of course, I will do the work of digging the body myself!"
Jiang Xia sat up straight and opened his mouth to speak.
"I'm sorry, but that's illegal."
A voice interrupted from the side.
Toru Amuro suddenly spoke before Jiang Xia and politely rejected the client's request.
...Although Jiang Xia is still a minor, he is no longer a child after all. People of this age are not allowed to touch cigarettes and alcohol, but they can be detained for illegal entry.
For members of the organization, being targeted by the police is undoubtedly a very dangerous thing. As soon as Jiang Xia goes in, the cleanup teams will rush to their door.
...In short, even if it is illegal, you must not be caught.
For example, if he wanted to intervene in this matter, he could sneak into the yard alone late at night when the owner was not paying attention and investigate secretly, but he could not agree to Masao Koda and become an outlaw with the client in broad daylight.
After all, this was their first time meeting the client, and they didn't know his character. If the client turned against them after being arrested... or even thought about it in a darker way, if the client was a tool sent by some forces that didn't like Jiang Xia to discredit him, then it would be too reckless to rashly agree to the client.
Next to him, the righteous young detective was slightly startled when he heard this, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.
Toru Amuro felt relieved: his subordinates were very obedient and did not like some hot-blooded young people who liked to openly fight the law.
However, Jiang Xia still didn't want to refuse the commission.
He thought for a moment and turned to the customer:
"It's been over a month since the incident, and even if Watanuki Yoshikazu really did hide the body, the abnormalities in the soil and vegetation are probably not that obvious anymore.
"Finding a body buried in the ground is not an easy task. Even if we climb over the wall when he's not home, we won't be able to do much effective work in time... How about this, a compromise? I'll accompany you to his house and find an excuse to go in as a guest. Even if we take the opportunity to do something in the yard afterwards, it can hardly be considered 'illegal trespassing'."
(End of this chapter)
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