Chapter 3196 3208 [The Tacit Understanding of the Men in Black]
Curacao looked at this lawyer who was supposed to have nothing to do with Jiang Xia in astonishment: "?!"
Why are you joining in the fun!
"…If I remember correctly, this guy is well-known in the legal community for not doing anything without profit. He dares to do anything for money, and he has a wide network of contacts."
Curacao unconsciously moved a little further away from his mission goal: "He actually took the initiative to help find someone? Something is wrong. Very wrong."
Could it be that some nasty script has been unfolding here without us noticing?
Curacao looked at the dense branches and leaves above his head and felt as if a net was slowly spreading out.
…
Although Lawyer Tachibana's proposal made Curacao very alert, this move did not surprise Conan.
"I knew this suspicious woman would find a way to follow me." Conan sighed and muttered to himself:
"But it's good this way. At least keeping her in sight can prevent her from doing something bad behind her back, such as plotting against Jiang Xia and Hui Yuan who escaped from her hands. Although this is only the worst assumption, it will definitely be a good idea to find the missing people during this period of time."
Thinking of this, Conan didn't dare to delay. He hid behind Dr. Agasa and quietly pressed the button on his glasses.
Soon, a spot of light appeared on the screen—Habara Ai's detective badge seemed to be nearby.
"Over there!" Conan tugged at the corner of Dr. Agasa's clothes and led a group of people to run towards the location of the badge.
…
In less than a minute, Conan found what he was looking for.
A detective badge was lying in the grass - the good news was that it had been found. The bad news was...
"Where is she?" Yoshida Ayumi looked at the badge in Conan's hand worriedly, "Why was Ai's detective badge thrown on the ground? She, she couldn't have been in trouble..."
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya couldn't bear to see a cute female classmate in a hurry, and couldn't bear to see another even cuter female classmate suffer. He hurriedly half comforted Yoshida Ayumi, and half comforted himself: "Don't worry, isn't brother Jiang Xia following you? If there are bad guys or bad bears, he will definitely beat them away with his baton."
Yoshida Ayumi thought of Jiang Xia beating someone, and her worries were reduced. In contrast, a chill struck her heart, and she shuddered slightly: "Yes, that's right."
Curacao: "..." When Wuzo was beating people, he didn't even avoid these children? They are indeed the evil little minions he has cultivated since childhood...
Attorney Ju, who was standing nearby, overheard the two children's conversation. He smiled and said, "Does your brother Jiang Xia like to punish criminals with a baton?"
The two children turned to look at him and were about to speak, but at this moment, Yoshida Ayumi saw something, her pupils suddenly shrank, and she suddenly screamed in fear: "Blood! So much blood!!"
Conan: “!?”
He quickly looked in the direction that Yoshida Ayumi was pointing, and saw a large pool of dark brown liquid not far from where the badge fell.
Kojima Genta discovered something else. He squatted on the ground and looked at two round footprints that were bigger than his face in confusion: "Who left these footprints? The shapes are so strange. His feet are so fat!"
Lawyer Tachibana was so shocked by the sudden incident that he forgot to ask about Jiang Xia's beating. He looked at the blood, then at the place where Kojima Genta pointed, and hissed, "These are bear footprints. There's really a bear here?"
"Bear?" Yoshida Ayumi was so frightened that she froze. "Could it be that Xiao Ai and Brother Jiang Xia got separated, and then Xiao Ai met a bear, and was, was..."
She was so sad that she couldn't continue.
Lawyer Ju listened to the child's innocent words, and his logic was somewhat provoked: "..." Why couldn't the two of them be eaten by the bear together? What did your brother Jiang Xia do to make you think that the bear couldn't eat people when he was around?
While thinking about possible flaws, he acted like a good person, smiled, and comforted the crying little girl:
"No, humans are actually quite low on the bears' diet, and bears are actually quite intelligent. This is a hunting area, and almost everyone who comes in here carries a hunting rifle. They know how dangerous humans are, and when they see people they won't approach them, they'll just run away as quickly as possible."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone behind him snorted coldly: "It is true for ordinary bears, but if it is 'that bear', the situation is uncertain."
Everyone turned around and saw a short old man who appeared out of nowhere. He was carrying a hunting rifle on his back, just like a dwarf from the story of Snow White.
Although he was not tall, the dwarf's beard and eyebrows stood up like hard weeds, giving him a sense of dignity without even getting angry. His expression and words were also serious enough:
"That bear has long had an irreconcilable feud with humans. Under such circumstances, two unarmed people suddenly broke into the forest... Oh, I'm sorry, your friends may become its dinner before hibernation."
Curacao listened to these words. Although he knew that this was probably just part of Uzo's script, he still couldn't help but ask hopefully: "Will that bear eat people?"
The dwarf hunter nodded and said, "That's a black bear with only one eye left, named Jubei. It's very famous in this area. You must be from other places, otherwise you wouldn't have heard of it."
"Huh? Is there such a thing?" Another voice came. Curacao turned around and saw a male hunter wearing a yellow hat and long hair, walking towards him with a shotgun on his back.
Curacao: “…” Where did this group of dangerous people with guns come from one after another?
Although their skills seemed average, they were all carrying firearms and couldn't be careless... Damn it, just 10 minutes ago, she thought today would be a rare day off, but it seemed she was just overthinking.
The long-haired man did not notice the slightest hint of vigilance from "Miss Shirai". He was obviously more interested in what the dwarf said: "I thought there were bears in this area and that it was some blind hunter who made up the news. Could it be true?"
Conan: "..." How come another hunter showed up? Where were these guys hiding and eavesdropping just now? I didn't even notice them.
"By the way, among these newly appeared hunters, are there any accomplices of 'Lawyer Shirai'?" Conan was a little anxious:
"And the pool of blood on the ground. The only thing to be thankful for is that, judging from the time, it should not have been left by Jiang Xia and Huiyuan, but this means that it is very likely that someone else was killed..."
What exactly happened in this woods when they were waiting for someone outside just now?
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