Chapter 889 Don’t randomly recruit younger brothers
While retracting the corner and avoiding Vodka's sight.
Conan couldn't help but turn his head and look behind him, while touching the back of his head with lingering fear.
——As far as he could remember, the last time he peeped at Vodka, he had only taken a few glances when Gin hit him on the head with a stick from behind, and then forced him to drink the poison APTX4869.
"..." Speaking of which, it seems that Gin is not here at the moment - at least not in this apartment.
Vodka should have come alone.
Thinking of the insidious style of this organization, Conan hid in the corridor and couldn't help but think secretly:
Maybe the bad things that Jiang Xia mentioned just now, "some celebrities were harassed online", were actually done by Vodka himself.
Then this guy will crack his own tricks and take the opportunity to show his value to Jiang Xia. In this way, he can naturally apply to be Jiang Xia's assistant or younger brother, and then achieve some ulterior motives.
Jiang Xia doesn't like to refuse people, and he likes to recruit younger brothers. When Conan thought of the younger brothers who used to wander around and are now busy catching cats, and then thought of vodka, the blood vessels in his forehead couldn't help but beat.
…
The fact that "vodka was mixed at the scene" was too sudden for Conan.
He didn't have a specific plan of action at the moment, so he instinctively reached into his pocket, touched the bug and transmitter, and began to wonder if there was any chance of getting them on Vodka.
However, one second later.
Conan came back to his senses and stopped his actions silently:
No. This is not the same as the previous “chance encounters” in public places.
In the past, even if Gin and Vodka discovered that there were bugs around, it would be difficult to lock on to the target because there were too many people passing by and having the opportunity to install them.
But now, Conan realized that if he really put something on Vodka, and Vodka and Gin found out later...
The people in this room, especially the detective Jiang Xia, would probably be immediately put on the organization's list of people to be killed - Haibara Ai had emphasized more than once how brutal and swift they were in killing people.
Conan: “…” Forget it, let’s go to Jiang Xia to find out about “Mr. Yamada”’s situation first.
In this way, perhaps we can get more useful information and find out the purpose of Vodka sneaking into this party.
In addition, Conan felt that he had to find a suitable excuse for his question:
At present, Jiang Xia still does not know the existence of that sinister organization. Be careful when asking, some things cannot be said directly...
…
"Yamada? Do you suspect he's the murderer?"
Jiang Xia was slightly startled when he heard Conan's question, and whispered: "You came in late just now, so you may not have heard the testimony of the witnesses - when Miss Kusano went to take a bath, Yamada stayed in the living room, so he didn't have time to commit the crime."
After a pause, he added in a low voice with embarrassment: "And he won't do that. Although he... does like the Earth Ladies Team, he has always been a very law-abiding person. He wouldn't do something like 'break into an idol's bathing scene and slit someone's throat'."
Conan: “…”
He tasted Jiang Xia's tone and felt that there was a hint of protection for his assistant or younger brother. His head suddenly started to hurt again. He cursed the Black Organization in his heart, but unfortunately there was no one to talk to.
...Oh, maybe I can complain to Haibara Ai when I get back.
However, this approach has side effects, and it is easy to be stabbed back by Haibara Ai's sharp tongue.
Conan: "..." The only consolation is that after all this effort, the topic was successfully brought to "Mr. Yamada".
This way, whatever you want to ask next won't seem too abrupt.
"So that's how it is... He doesn't look like the type of person who would chase stars." Conan asked Jiang Xia as if chatting, "How did you two meet? Are you also a fan?"
“It’s not really star-chasing, but we did encounter it when dealing with artists.”
Jiang Xia glanced at the hall and patiently shared his experience like a senior detective who had just stepped into society:
"Ms. Yoko introduced me to a lot of commissions, many of which were to help celebrities get rid of 'stalkers'. This kind of commission is different from solving a case, because you have to identify the target from a large number of suspects.
"According to our general process, in addition to directly starting with the client, we usually also have to find out the situation from their die-hard fans, and find out if there have been any extreme people in the fan circle recently.
"——Mr. Yamada really likes the Earth Ladies Team. He may have become a fan of some celebrities who have worked with Ms. Yoko while watching the drama. This happened to overlap with the client that Ms. Yoko introduced to me. So we met several times in previous commissions, and Mr. Yamada helped a lot."
…
This is half true and half false, and the true part is higher.
Vodka did secretly follow a lot of stars in private. The pseudonym "Yamada" was also chosen by Vodka himself and is usually used in the fan circle. The last time Jiang Xia met Vodka at a séance in the suburbs, he already knew this and also witnessed Vodka's superb skills in modeling figures.
So this time, when Jiang Xia asked Vodka to come over, he prepared the fake certificate of "Yamada" for him, in case Vodka did it himself.
In short, if someone later followed Jiang Xia's words and carefully verified them.
It is true that "Ms. Yoko introduced the job", it is true that "Mr. Yamada is an active fan", and it is also true that "Jiang Xia looked for active fans to find out the situation"... The only thing that remains to be confirmed is whether Jiang Xia had any contact with "Mr. Yamada" when he was looking for those stalkers.
Vodka usually follows Gin and his whereabouts are secretive.
Moreover, the Internet is becoming more and more developed. Vodka has a "tech geek" outer packaging. When did he communicate with Jiang Xia? This question has no way to verify.
Therefore, after rounding off, this passage is all true and can stand up to scrutiny.
…
On the other side, Conan, who was listening carefully to Jiang Xia's introduction of vodka, said: "..."
His face was calm, but his heart was full of complicated feelings.
However, because the previous paragraph is rich in details, it sounds quite credible.
Therefore, in addition to the inference that "The vodka must be aimed at Jiang Xia!", Conan gradually had other ideas.
——Looking at it in a positive way, maybe Vodka's appearance here today, beside Jiang Xia, was not entirely because he had set his sights on this genius detective, but for other purposes, such as contacting someone at the party. Was it just because of the accidental encounter before that he accidentally used Jiang Xia as a tool?
(End of this chapter)
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