Chapter 1031 1039 [Okiya Subaru: Usa's weakness! ]
"good."
Others didn’t quite understand the steps of taking photos and didn’t think much about it.
After President Toya called out to them, they all boarded the elevator that stopped for floors 1-8 and headed to the 8th floor together.
Subaru Okiya stood in the corner of the elevator, looking at the constantly jumping numbers. For some reason, he always had a bad feeling in his heart.
…
Ten seconds later, he found that his premonition had come true.
——With a "ding" sound, the elevator stopped on the eighth floor.
President Toya walked down the elevator, looked around, and his eyes suddenly fixed on the side.
She let out a sharp scream of "Ah——!!!" and sat down on the ground in fear. She raised her hand tremblingly and pointed at the elevator next door: "Mei, Meixiang she...!!"
Okiya Subaru: "..."
...It couldn't be what he thought.
Just as they were in silence, two figures suddenly passed by.
Jiang Xia and the elementary school student rushed out of the elevator. After seeing the scene outside clearly, they were both stunned and their expressions gradually became serious.
Okiya Subaru looked at Jiang Xia, then looked at Conan: "..."
…The detective’s talent is so contagious that a little first-grade kid now looks like a finished detective.
Speaking of this, Subaru Okiya suddenly thought: "Conan", this little boy, must have done a lot of detective activities with Jiang Xia, otherwise it would be impossible for their expressions and actions to be so similar.
If I find a chance to talk to Conan, I might accidentally discover traces of "Uzo"'s existence - what if Uzo is actually more friendly to children and forgets to be more careful about them?
Of course, after silently noting down this possible breakthrough point, Subaru Okiya had no intention of trying it.
Instead, he planned to pass the information to Akai Shuichi when he was about to retreat, and then while Usa was busy fighting with Akai Shuichi, he would quietly slip away...
…
The graduate student, who was keen on surviving, was secretly calculating in his mind, but he quickly came to his senses.
He pushed his glasses up on his nose and stepped out of the elevator.
When I turned around, I saw a woman lying on the ground with her head facing outward at the elevator entrance a few meters away, with fresh blood oozing from her chest.
——Taniguchi Mika was half lying in the elevator and half outside. The elevator door would close from time to time, and when it clamped her waist, it would retreat because of the foreign object, and then come out again after a few seconds, repeating back and forth.
The sound of the elevator error, the creaking of the iron door, and Mika Taniguchi's eyes still open made the whole scene seem eerie and strange.
…
Jiang Xia came to his senses, walked to the body, squatted down and took a look.
Then he shook his head regretfully and said, "Call the police."
Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko understood what he said immediately. While taking out their cell phones, they couldn't help but reveal a trace of sadness on their faces - Jiang Xia didn't mention an ambulance, which showed that Taniguchi Mika was already dead.
Subaru Okiya looked at the elevator that kept opening and closing, and suddenly he felt like he was in a ghost story.
Seeing that Jiang Xia had no reaction, he couldn't help but walk over and try to get the body out, let the elevator door close peacefully, and let the body lie peacefully.
But at this moment, a scream suddenly came from the ground behind him -
“…Shoe prints!” President Toya, who fell down in shock, seemed to have suddenly discovered something. She was shocked, “There are a series of shoe prints on the ground!”
"Hmm?" Jiang Xia ignored the elevator door opening and closing, and first pulled away Okiya Subaru who was walking over, reminding him, "Protect the scene."
Then, under the complicated gaze of Okiya Subaru, "You are so skilled," he looked away and followed President Toya's instructions, looking at the ground:
"There are indeed footprints..."
…
The footprints were covered in dust, brought from the safe passage.
When standing and looking at it, these dust marks are not very obvious. But when you squat down and look at it at a certain angle, the footprints suddenly become eye-catching - it spreads out from the emergency passage, passes by the elevator where Mika Taniguchi is lying backwards, suddenly turns towards the elevator, then wanders in the same place for a while, returns to the emergency passage, and disappears.
…
after a while.
"From the traces of the footprints, the situation may be like this -
"The murderer broke in through the emergency exit, intending to steal. However, when he reached the elevator door, the elevator the deceased was riding in just happened to open. The deceased's actions disturbed the murderer, and he was tragically killed. Afterwards, the murderer was dazed for a while and fled in panic."
Inspector Megure came with a group of police officers upon being summoned.
He looked at the information in front of him, then looked at Jiang Xia who was loading the answer, and made the simplest guess: "The shoes are size 26, and it looks like the murderer is a man."
Okiya Subaru was passing by and happened to hear these words.
He glanced down at the shoe prints marked by the police and couldn't help muttering, "The shoe size is indeed large enough, but the stride is not like a man's stride, but more like..."
He looked at the group of people who had just gone upstairs, recalling the way they walked, and his eyes slowly fell on President Toya.
Jiang Xia quickly noticed something unusual about his new brother.
He followed Okiya Subaru's gaze and saw President Toya. He couldn't help but raise his hand and pat Okiya Subaru on the shoulder, whispering encouragement: "It's a pity if you don't become a detective."
Okiya Subaru: “…”…No, he doesn’t want to be a detective at all. He just wants to run to a place where there are no murders as soon as possible and spend the rest of his life leisurely.
…
However, after briefly imagining the peaceful sea and beach, Subaru Okiya suddenly realized something.
He turned his head and looked at Jiang Xia, remembering the detective's terrifying speed in solving cases: "So the murderer is Hu... Hmm!"
A slap hit him in the face, stopping him from saying the rest of the sentence.
Like a senior, Jiang Xia withdrew his hand and whispered reliably, "Don't say such things before you gather all the evidence. If you encounter a murderer with a strong desire for revenge, you will be sued."
He paused and then justified what he had just said: "I just think that you... well, you have the sharp eyes of a detective, so I am complimenting you. I am not agreeing with your inference."
"...Is that so?" Okiya Subaru's eyes twitched, and he raised his hand to straighten his glasses that were tilted by Jiang Xia.
Although he was slapped in the face, but thinking carefully, Jiang Xia actually had good intentions...
Subaru Okiya sighed, and instead of harping on the young detective's sudden action, he said politely, "I didn't say anything just now, I just noticed something was wrong."
Jiang Xia nodded with satisfaction: This new brother is quite smart and teachable.
Next to them, Conan looked up at them and sighed:
Jiang Xia really loves the "detective" profession: not only does he stay in the detective agency every day and never go home, he is also always thinking about recruiting new people into the industry - but this is also a good thing. With more detectives, the efficiency of solving cases will be improved, which should have a considerable deterrent effect on criminals and thus reduce crime... probably...
(End of this chapter)
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