Chapter 79 Anonymous She's Not Dead Yet
Toru Amuro is a person who has many aliases and can switch between them seamlessly. He can be very talkative as long as he wants to.
He quickly integrated into the atmosphere.
In fact, at the beginning, Toru Amuro had no intention of traveling with two high school girls and an elementary school student.
But just now, when Jiang Xia saw these three people, he turned around as if he couldn't walk anymore, and he couldn't stop him even if he was called... Amuro Toru had gone downstairs with Jiang Xia before, and it was really intentional to separate now. If there were any suspicious people in this restaurant, it might arouse suspicion.
So Toru Amuro had no choice but to follow.
Then comfort yourself that having more people to provide cover is also a good option.
Besides that, Amuro Toru was actually a little curious - Jiang Xia's attitude towards these people was obviously very unusual. To be honest, when Jiang Xia stopped when he was going downstairs just now, Amuro Toru felt that the employees' eyes were like catching him cheating.
However, after following Jiang Xia's line of sight, Toru Amuro felt that he had made a mistake - there were clearly two girls and an insignificant elementary school student sitting at this table.
…
While Toru Amuro was getting close to his classmates, Jiang Xia looked around the homestay, especially at the waiter.
There weren't any dark-skinned tough guys mixed in there.
He looked at Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko again.
The two female classmates were wearing yukata today, as if they had just returned from a festival. In addition, Suzuki Sonoko had a camera next to her.
Jiang Xia: “…” I feel like these elements are very familiar, like the configuration in a murder case.
And if it was really that case, then Suzuki Sonoko should have been targeted by a dangerous serial killer by now.
…
——In my impression, after the murderer was dumped by his ex-girlfriend, he hated all women who dyed their hair and loved to dress up.
He would try every possible means to get close to his target, lure her to a secluded place, and then use a knife to dig out the woman's internal organs.
Tonight, the murderer actually just killed a "prey".
He immediately targeted Suzuki Sonoko again because she happened to pass by the crime scene on her way back from the festival.
After a series of coincidences, the murderer thought that Suzuki Sonoko took photos of him committing the crime.
…
Logically speaking, it was a remote place, the moon was dark and the wind was strong, and the murderer was holding a weapon.
Faced with two weak girls who might have taken photos of his crime as evidence, he should have rushed over arrogantly, killed three of them, and then snatched the evidence away.
However, out of some intuition, the killer finally lay down in the grass without moving, watching the three people walk away.
He just silently memorized the face of the girl who took the photo - Suzuki Sonoko, and guessed from Suzuki Sonoko's unchanged pace that she just took the photo casually and had not yet realized what she had photographed.
…
So the killer decided to follow them, find out where they lived, and then wait for an opportunity to steal the film in their cameras and launch a series of fatal persecutions against Suzuki Sonoko.
Under normal circumstances, someone should come to the rescue here.
But Jiang Xia looked around and didn't see any trace of the hero.
Jiang Xia silently withdrew his gaze.
Never mind, it's not important. The killer is a weakling anyway, so it's not difficult to deal with him.
Compared to this, Jiang Xia wanted to meet the murderer as soon as possible.
He touched the baton in his pocket expectantly.
…
When Jiang Xia was planning to knock someone out.
The ordered meals were served one after another.
During the meal, seeing that Toru Amuro had no objection, Jiang Xia invited three classmates:
"Let's go to a nearby pottery studio tomorrow. A client of the office gave me a trial voucher. There's no limit on the number of people."
Of course the other three would not refuse.
Mao Lilan was even a little happy: "It just so happens that I am going to meet an important person in a few days, and I haven't decided what gift to choose. Now that I think about it, handmade pottery should be very good."
Conan's ears moved: "Who are you meeting?"
Mao Li Ran originally wanted to go see her mother - her mother is currently separated from Mao Li Kogoro, and the mother and daughter would go out to get together every now and then.
However, before she said it, Mao Lilan suddenly realized why she should tell such things to elementary school students.
So Mao Lilan thought about it, swallowed her words, and tapped Conan on the head lightly: "Children should not ask about adults' affairs."
…
Suzuki Sonoko also nodded happily in agreement.
After today, her "strategy of seducing men among the general public" has begun to show results.
...The effect is that it has absolutely no effect. There is no need to continue.
Whether it was on the train coming here, at the festival just now, or even when sitting and ordering food... every single boy passing by was looking at Xiaolan.
The only exception is probably Jiangxia.
However, Jiang Xia has no reference value: because according to Suzuki Sonoko's observation, Jiang Xia always looks at each of them equally, even Conan gets his attention.
Thinking of this, Suzuki Sonoko sighed:
Since I can’t catch any wild handsome guys anyway, I might as well follow Jiang Xia to the pottery classroom to take a look.
Come to think of it, the boss of Jiangxia is actually quite handsome too. Sure enough, handsome guys tend to appear in groups...
…
It's a little late today and the pottery classroom is closed.
They agreed to meet the next morning and then returned to their respective rooms.
Late at night, Toru Amuro went to Kikuemon's house alone to investigate without bringing Jiang Xia, and asked Jiang Xia to be in charge of keep watch.
Jiang Xia nodded solemnly in agreement.
He watched Toru Amuro leave the room and then watched him climb over the wall.
Wait until Toru Amuro can no longer see this side.
Jiang Xia left the window, lay down and took a nap, and subcontracted the task of keeping watch to two clever guys.
——In the eyes of the organization members, there is probably a mysterious person in Kikuemon’s house who is deliberately trying to eavesdrop on the organization’s secrets.
However, in Jiang Xia's eyes, the "eavesdropping pottery" in the organization's meeting room was probably made by a pottery maker who wanted to use it as a murder prop, but it was sold to someone else without noticing.
Kikuemon's family didn't have a dog, and they didn't even hire a security guard.
Not to mention sneaking in, even if Toru Amuro wanted to walk around in there, it would be no problem at all.
So when Jiang Xia stood up his teammates, he didn't feel any pain in his conscience at all.
…
When Toru Amuro came back, he found nothing. He could only hope for the next investigation.
The pottery classroom only opens in the afternoon.
At noon the next day, the five people had lunch and left the B&B.
During this period of time, Jiang Xia finally found the person he was looking for.
——The murderer was wearing a floral shirt and dressed like a playboy, wandering around the B&B.
In Jiang Xia's opinion, he was very easy to recognize.
——This man had four Shikigami on his legs. Even if he was thrown into a crowd, he was like a bright light in the dark night, firmly attracting Jiang Xia's attention.
…
The murderer, Michiwaki Masahiko, originally planned to use the beauty trap to get close to Suzuki Sonoko.
Because last night, he heard Suzuki Sonoko complain that no one approached her.
Michiwake Masahiko had even thought of the lines.
However, he never expected that after just one night of not keeping an eye on his target, two boys were born out of nowhere next to him.
Michihara Masahiko secretly observed for a while, and then found out with reluctance and frustration: the beauty trick might not work on Suzuki Sonoko, unless she prefers the decadent uncle type...
"..." But even so, he had to find a way to take the film away. Otherwise, once Suzuki Sonoko developed the film, his murder would be exposed.
…
Soon, Michiwaki Masahiko saw Suzuki Sonoko and her companions leaving the B&B.
He gritted his teeth and wanted to walk over, find an excuse to go along temporarily, and then wait for an opportunity to steal the camera.
However, before that, Michihara Masahiko was suddenly startled.
He saw Suzuki Sonoko and her group stopped about ten meters away.
——A woman in a black dress came out from the shadow of the corridor and stopped them.
…
Suzuki Sonoko had never seen Anonymous and didn't know her.
Toru Amuro felt that the person blocking his way looked familiar, but he was still not sure.
Ran Mouri and Conan looked at the person in front of them and were stunned.
It was still the familiar long black gauze dress, the same sun hat with a wide brim, the same pale skin that didn't look like a human, and the same cold and silent aura...but now, when the two saw her again, their feelings were completely different from when they were on the Shinkansen.
——Before, the cold white skin would only make people think that Anonymous didn’t like sunbathing.
But now, when the name "Anonymous" appeared in their minds, both Mao Lilan and Conan were startled and thought of "vengeful spirit" at the same time.
——Anonymous But in front of so many people, he jumped off the Shinkansen with a bag of bomb, and then the explosives exploded.
Although no one saw her being bombed, but given the situation at that time... could anyone really survive?
Mao Lilan's eyes widened. She felt that she should thank Anonymous for saving everyone in the car and saving her life.
But her fear of ghosts made her tremble and jump back and forth on the edge of losing her soul. In the end, Mao Lilan could only bow in a not very standard way, barely expressing her gratitude with her actions.
Anonymous nodded slightly in response.
Then she adjusted the brim of her hat, revealing a pair of dark-lined eyes, and looked at Suzuki Sonoko with a clear purpose: "Hello."
(End of this chapter)
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