Chapters 3534 & 3546 [Organization Cadres Who Are Dedicated to Saving Lives] Requesting Monthly Tickets (`)
Jiang Xia opened the email and saw the message from Vodka.
Although Gin and Vodka are now less involved in joint operations than before, a certain sunglasses-wearing underbite still performs the duties expected of an office worker.
For example, he could act as a secretary, helping Gin contact the other party and confirm the situation before the trip begins—except this time, he doesn't need to contact those relatively harmless trading partners, but rather other organization members who are about to go to the sushi restaurant.
"The first half was a reminder not to forget the meeting this afternoon, and the second half emphasized that the meeting must be discreet and there should be no hidden dangers. If there are any loose ends, the trip should be terminated."
Jiang Xia stroked his chin and muttered to the ghosts, "I have a feeling he's hoping for a case to happen so that 'Detective Jiang Xia' will be surrounded by police and reporters and unable to keep his appointment... In other words, Vodka will also be at today's gathering?"
Miyano Akemi and Shiro, remembering the small pile of vanilla ice cream that had recently appeared in their tattoo space, shamelessly wiped their mouths.
Thinking about the upcoming all-you-can-eat buffet, Jiang Xia put down his phone in a good mood.
He glanced around and noticed that two people were missing. He paused for a moment, then asked Ran, "Where are Sonoko and Conan?"
Ran Mouri said helplessly, "They rushed out in a hurry, saying they were going to inquire about Mr. Hanzaki's residence nearby. Let's go too, and ask around on the other side."
"This is too inefficient. I'll call Ms. Yoko's agent." Jiang Xia thought for a moment and opened her contacts:
"Although Mr. Hanzaki is a relatively unknown entertainer, fortunately his surname is not very common, and enka is not a popular field these days. Perhaps people in the industry can find his agency and then see the address he registered at the agency."
Ran Mouri: "!"
She was surprised to learn that this was another trick up her sleeve. She had almost forgotten that her childhood friend and classmate, whom she saw every day, was actually quite a celebrity.
"Should we get Jiang Xia's autograph too?" Ran Mouri's autograph book was itching to go in her bag, but she quickly came to her senses, her heart skipping a beat:
"What am I thinking about! The important thing right now is to save people, but I've actually let my mind wander to other things... This shouldn't be, this really shouldn't be."
...
On the other side.
Conan and Sonoko Suzuki were on a relatively busy street nearby, using the simplest and most basic method to ask passersby for information about Hanzawa, hoping to find someone who knew where he lived.
"Oh, you mean that unknown singer?" After asking around, they finally met someone who knew Hanzawa Jiro—an older woman carrying a shopping basket.
The woman chuckled and said, "That's quite a strange person. I saw him picking up bricks nearby yesterday. I wonder what kind of novel exercise he's practicing now."
"Bricks?" Conan glanced at the construction site next door, his brows furrowing as he looked at the sturdy cement bricks.
Sonoko Suzuki didn't seem to care about that remark. She said helplessly, "These quirks don't matter. What we want to know is where he lives."
The woman buying groceries shrugged: "I don't know. I've only talked to him a few times. I've only seen him in some obscure entertainment magazine before."
Sonoko Suzuki: "..." So it was just a one-sided acquaintance... Sigh, what a waste of time.
She dejectedly waved goodbye to the gossipmonger who kept asking, "What do you want with him?", "Are you his girlfriend?", and "Your singing career isn't very lucrative, you should think carefully." She sighed, clenched her fist, and said, "Let's go ask the next person!"
Looking around, just as she was about to head towards a deliveryman who seemed to know a lot of address information, Suzuki Sonoko's phone vibrated; she had received a call.
Taking out her phone, Suzuki Sonoko saw that the caller was Jiang Xia and her eyes lit up immediately: "So, did you manage to get the address?"
Jiang Xia's voice came through the receiver: "It's in that two-story building next to the park. Xiao Lan and I are walking that way."
"Great!" Sonoko Suzuki breathed a sigh of relief. "I'll be there right away."
After hanging up the phone, she was about to walk towards the park when she suddenly saw Conan rush out of a store, his face looking rather grim.
Sonoko Suzuki looked at him, puzzled. "What's wrong?"
Conan: "When I asked an ice cream shop owner earlier, he said that Hanzawa had just bought a large block of ice from him this morning."
"Plus that cement brick he picked up... this guy wasn't trying to drown the person, he was trying to crush them to death!"
"Damn it, I have to find his place right away..." As he was speaking, Conan suddenly realized something was wrong. He looked up at Sonoko Suzuki with suspicion, "What's with that expression?"
Sonoko Suzuki smiled smugly and profoundly, like a villain who had defeated the protagonist: "Admit defeat, kid. I already know where he lives."
Conan: "...?"
...
In the park.
Officer Takagi was moving slowly along the ground like a street sweeper.
He turned his head to look under the bushes, praying that he would see the police ID suddenly appear in the next second... but what he hoped for never happened.
Just as he was beginning to despair and his mind was conjuring up scenes of him quitting his job and being unemployed, and Officer Sato and Officer Shiratori being inseparable, he suddenly heard two footsteps beside him.
"Hmm?" Officer Takagi raised his head from the ground, looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Jiang Xia and Ran Mouri standing in front of him.
Then, he heard the detective Miyoshi, who had helped him finish his overtime work countless times, say once again in a voice that almost brought him to tears of joy: "Officer Takagi, your police ID is now in good hands."
Wataru Takagi: "!!"
He lunged forward, excitedly asking, "Where?!"
...
Before long, the two groups of people who came from different directions met in front of a nearby two-story apartment building.
Officer Takagi looked bewildered: "My police ID... was blown this far by the wind?"
“It wasn’t blown away by the wind.” Jiang Xia pointed to the name on the mailbox by the door. “It was picked up by the person you tried to mediate yesterday.”
Takagi Wataru followed his gaze and saw a familiar surname. His vision blurred: "Hanzaki, it was him! No wonder he acted so strangely earlier. I... I actually believed him, thought he really didn't take my ID..."
Ran Mouri interrupted the officer's self-reflection: "Let's get the keys first and go up to rescue them."
Officer Takagi was even more bewildered: "Save someone?"
Jiang Xia looked around and walked towards the management office where the landlord was located.
Just then, a woman dressed in a suit and looking capable walked out of the management office with a key in her hand.
Beside her was Ms. Yoko, wearing sunglasses, and the landlord, who was so captivated that he chuckled foolishly and promptly handed over the spare key to the apartment.
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