Chapter 836 Belmode: Wake up
Vermouth's forehead jumped, and she felt as if something unreal had hit her on the head.
"..." Was it that Wu Zuo didn't want to answer and kicked the question back as it was? Or did he think that two consecutive cases were quite coincidental, so he threw the possible blame on him in advance?
Vermouth pushed the coffee cup away, and in response to Uzo's condemning and unreasonable words, she smirked and said "Indeed".
Then I secretly decided that I would never ask this little bastard any questions again.
She took the newly served juice, bit the straw at an angle where Jiang Xia couldn't see, and drank it leisurely.
…
At this time, Kogoro Mori and Sayuri Shimamura ended their racing time and returned to Beika Town because "Mr. Mori seemed very sleepy."
The two homes are not far from each other.
Sayuri Shimamura parked her car in the parking lot of her apartment and enthusiastically invited Kogoro Mori to go upstairs for some hot drinks to sober up.
Kogoro Mori had just eaten a lot of wind and felt a little cold, so when he heard the beautiful woman's invitation, he gladly accepted it.
The two of them went up to the corridor on the second floor of the apartment together.
Sayuri Shimamura took out the key and opened the door smoothly, then she turned on the light.
In an instant, the bloody scene was suddenly illuminated - in the living room, a woman was lying on the ground in a big letter shape. She was wearing pajamas, her hair was disheveled, and a large amount of blood was oozing from her chest. She died with her eyes open.
Mouri Kogoro: "...?!"
Shimamura Sayuri screamed and rushed over: "——Kazumi!!"
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A cafe two blocks away.
When Vermouth was so bored that she drank the huge cup of tropical colorful juice until only the bottom was left.
Suddenly, her ears moved and she vaguely heard some noise.
——Looking at the street through the clear floor-to-ceiling windows.
Then I saw a line of police cars with flashing lights on their heads passing by outside.
Vermouth raised her eyebrows, revealing a look of interest as she watched the fun.
Originally, watching the police's excitement was just her instinct.
However, while looking out the window, Vermouth quickly reacted - this was probably the scene that Uzo had been waiting for, and the reason why they were sitting here drinking drinks.
——The scene about Angel’s father that worried her seemed to have finally begun.
…
Vermouth turned her head and looked at Jiang Xia opposite her, feeling that it was time to say something like "It's finally begun".
But just as he opened his mouth, a gust of wind suddenly passed by him.
——The moment Jiang Xia heard the siren, he suddenly stood up, left her behind and ran out of the store without wasting a second.
Next to him, a passing waiter guarded his tray in amazement. After a moment of silence, he quietly exclaimed, "As expected of a detective, he reacts really quickly..."
Vermouth: "..."
She drank the last bit of juice quietly, then stood up and walked to the counter.
When I was about to pay the bill, I found a few bills thrown on the counter.
The receptionist put it away, counted out the change, handed it to Vermouth, and said in a friendly manner: "Mr. Jiang Xia is with you, right? Then I'll give these to you first."
Vermouth: "..."
Running out at that speed, I still had time to pay the bill...
When it comes to disguised detectives, Uzo is really skilled.
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When Jiang Xia arrived at the street, several police cars had already passed by.
Fortunately, there was another car falling far behind.
The car was driving a little slower, and after seeing Jiang Xia, it slowed down even more and stopped on the side of the street.
Vermouth walked closer and peeked from behind Jiang Xia, and saw that the driver was the amiable police officer with a double chin, whose last name was "Chiba".
In the back seat of the police car sat Ran Mouri and Conan, who were hitchhiking.
The two people in the back row were also a little surprised when they saw Jiang Xia and Vermouth outside.
They and Jiang Xia spoke almost at the same time: "You haven't gone home yet?"
Then they collided because of a problem and stopped at the same time.
"Let's get in the car first. We can't stay here for long." Officer Chiba was more observant of traffic rules. He asked the two new hitchhikers, "Shall I take you home first? Uh..." He looked at Jiang Xia who looked very energetic, and changed his topic, "How about you guys go to the crime scene together?"
…
Jiang Xia and Vermouth got into the car quickly.
The four of them discussed their respective actions during this period.
Mao Lilan and Conan should have been home by now. However, when they were almost at the door, they found that they had forgotten the things they bought in the afternoon at the crime scene of Shibahama Building, so they had to run back to look for them, and then they were sent back by the enthusiastic police.
On the way back, a murder happened nearby and Kogoro Mouri seemed to be the first person to discover it, so they rushed to the scene again.
As for Jiang Xia...
Jiang Xia looked at Vermouth.
Although the film queen looked a little tired for unknown reasons, she was very patient when facing the two high school students.
Upon hearing that Kogoro Mouri was just a reporter, although Vermouth's expression did not change, the murderous aura that was already thin on her body suddenly became even thinner.
Under Jiang Xia's responsible gaze, she took the pot over out of respect as Jiang Xia had said before.
——According to Vermouth, she took Jiang Xia for a ride for a while, but Jiang Xia felt it was too late, so the two returned to Beika Town.
But when they were about to part, "Takenaka Yoshiki" felt that it was still too early, so she dragged everyone to a nearby store to have a few drinks.
Ran Mouri and Conan listened politely, but when they heard the last sentence, they both looked a little suspicious.
Vermouth looked at their expressions and was slightly stunned.
Then I instinctively began to review what I had just said.
——Although these were all lies made up on the spur of the moment, Vermouth felt that Cool Guy and Angel had no idea about her fake identity, and there were not many elements in this lie, so there shouldn't be any flaws.
But why do they look like this...
While thinking, Vermouth suddenly saw that Mouri Ran and Conan sneaked closer to Jiang Xia in the passenger seat, as if they were sniffing to confirm something.
After a while, probably because they didn't smell the alcohol anymore, the two of them confirmed that "Ms. Takenaka"'s "a few drinks" meant just ordinary drinks.
Then he sat up straight again as if nothing had happened, the suspicion in his eyes disappeared, and he nodded politely, motioning for Vermouth to continue speaking.
Vermouth: "..."
In addition to being an organizational cadre, she is also an actress who is good at disguise and is very sensitive to various subtle expressions and movements.
In just a few seconds, she immediately understood the mental journey of these two high school students.
…
Vermouth was silent for a moment, then threw out a cigarette and was about to light it.
But thinking that the people in the car were either policemen or minors, she finally put away the lighter, bit the cigarette butt dryly, and fell into deep thought.
Forget about Angel, she is innocent by nature and doesn't like to think badly of others. It's normal that she couldn't find out what's wrong with Uzo.
...But what about cool guy? What about his keen intuition in identifying criminals?
(End of this chapter)
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