Chapter 118 Tequila, please show some strength
Although Jiang Xia agreed to help Kogoro Mori get the peripherals, he did not ask Yoko Kinoshita for them.
The albums sent by Kinoshita Yoko are all original, without peripherals. A long time ago, Jiang Xia discovered that Xiao Bai always stared at other people's peripherals and wiped his mouth when he went out.
So he would always order two more sets for himself, one for Xiaobai to play with, and one for fishing for Maori Kogoro.
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The next day, Jiang Xia came to the video store he often went to.
He has become familiar with the boss lady, and sometimes when she is too busy to come over, she will take the initiative to reserve two sets for him.
The same is true this time.
The enthusiastic proprietress quickly brought two sets of albums.
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After leaving the store, Jiang Xia originally wanted to go to the detective agency to look through the mailbox to see if there were any incoming commissions.
But on the way, when he passed the Rice Flower Hotel, he saw a very conspicuous man in black from afar.
The man in black was tall, wearing the same black hat and suit as Vodka, and even his square chin was very similar, except that this man had a beard and looked taller and stronger than Vodka.
Jiang Xia's eyes paused on him, and he felt that this might be a colleague from his organization. It was a pity that he didn't bring Huiyuan Ai with him today, otherwise he could let her sense it and see...
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Under Jiang Xia's covert gaze, the tall man in black quickly entered the building.
Jiang Xia kept his pace. As he got closer, he saw a sign outside the door on the first floor that read "Mantiantang New Works Release Conference".
Jiang Xia paused.
Combining the briefcase that the man in black had tucked under his armpit with the current location, he suddenly thought of a case. A code name also emerged in his mind, "Tequila".
——The man in black just now was indeed a member of the organization. And he was an official member with a code name.
Jiang Xia: “…” If I remember correctly, Tequila will be unlucky enough to be involved in a murder case today and then die in an accidental explosion.
Although the way he died was very random, this was at least a villain with a code name. Jiang Xia secretly thought: What if a ghost baby was born...
Thinking of this, Jiang Xia suddenly didn't want to go back to the detective agency.
But he didn't go in right away - he remembered that Gin and Vodka would be nearby today. If something happened to Tequila, and they checked and found that Jiang Xia followed Tequila into the restaurant, and then Tequila died... He always felt that Gin would be blamed again.
I was thinking about how to blend in as naturally as possible.
At this moment, three familiar-looking people suddenly turned out from the intersection ahead.
——Suzuki Sonoko, Mao Li Ran, Conan.
The two sides looked at each other, and were each pleasantly surprised... Of course, "each" did not include Conan.
One minute later.
Jiang Xia followed three classmates and entered the building as he wished.
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Originally, Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Li Ran had made an appointment to visit a newly discovered trendy concept clothing store.
However, after they got there, they found out that today was the store's regular holiday, so the two of them had to buy some random things nearby and returned home disappointed.
On the way back, Suzuki Sonoko saw several employees carrying briefcases and walking in a hurry. She suddenly remembered that there was a press conference for Mantiantang here today - her family had recently cooperated with Mantiantang to develop a game, and she also provided some suggestions for modification.
So the two of them just stopped by and planned to kill the remaining time at the press conference.
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Jiang Xia was very relieved. It was normal to play with classmates. Even if Gin saw it, and Tequila died in the future, Gin would not be able to doubt him too much.
Moreover, bombs are weapons of mass destruction that can easily affect people around them if one is not careful. Jiang Xia would be heartbroken if any of the three students with event-related physiques beside him were gone. He had to follow in person to watch over them, to feel at ease.
Suzuki Sonoko used facial recognition to lead people into the hall.
The two girls were carrying several large bags of clothes, which was not convenient to carry with them all the time, so the group went to the luggage storage first.
Just when it was their turn, three office workers who were about to be late came running in, cut in line and stored their briefcases.
Suzuki Sonoko narrowed her eyes in displeasure.
However, the three people who cut in line apologized sincerely. One of them was even more talkative and looked very sad: "I'm really sorry. If we're late, we'll lose a lot of bonuses. I don't want to have to eat instant noodles for the next month... Well, we're the staff of the venue. If you want to experience the game, just come to us!"
Suzuki Sonoko, who had never lacked money, was confused. It took her a few seconds to use her imagination to sort out the causal relationship between "being deducted a sum of money" and "only being able to eat instant noodles".
By the time she came to her senses, the three workers who came and went like the wind had already left.
Mao Lilan didn't mind storing her things later, but she felt sorry for the people waiting in line behind her.
But after storing her luggage, her mood improved again. She showed Jiang Xia and Suzuki Sonoko the number on the luggage tag:
"What a coincidence, it's number 100. Maybe something good will happen to us today!"
Jiang Xia nodded in agreement.
He walked towards the venue, his eyes secretly glancing at Tequila in the corner, hoping in his heart that this official member would do his best and give birth to a baby later so as not to lose face for the organization.
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There were various game consoles in the venue, including classic old games as well as new models that have not yet been released.
Jiang Xia looked at the dazzling array of machines and remembered what Suzuki Sonoko said. He was a little curious: "Which one did you participate in?"
Suzuki Sonoko was about to speak, but suddenly remembered something and froze slightly.
Mao Lilan didn't notice her friend's complicated expression. She said, "I remember it was called 'Phantom Thief Capture'...ah, that one."
Jiang Xia looked over and saw a strange-looking game console. The outer shell of this thing was made into a cute heart shape, and it was also a tender pink color.
Maybe because of its old-fashioned name and too pink display, almost no one is in front of this game console with a weird style.
As soon as the four of them stopped, the staff nearby noticed them and enthusiastically invited them to try it.
Suzuki Sonoko instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
She looked around in her dying struggle, trying to find an excuse to take Jiang Xia to see something else.
However, Jiang Xia was also somewhat interested in the game. When Suzuki Sonoko thought of her words and turned around, Jiang Xia had already followed the staff to the game console.
The name of this game sounds like a parkour game, and the shell looks like a love game. Unexpectedly, after opening it, it turns out to be a battle game with a background.
The player plays the role of a detective who needs to go through various levels, catch the thief, and take back the gems stolen by the thief.
Jiang Xia watched the short OP while holding the controller, and fell into deep thought at the little character dressed in black and armed with a baton.
(End of this chapter)
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