Conan’s Corpse Picker

"So I followed the sound and finally determined that the box where the problem was was." Having said this, Jiang Xia pointed far away in the direction of the sleeper car and motioned to Asama Anji's box:

"I knocked on the door, but no one answered; I tried pulling it, but the box was unlocked.

"When I opened the door, I saw that the car window in the house was broken. If I looked carefully, I could vaguely see a fishing line extending from the door to the window. I felt that this scene was a bit strange - well... you should know that, right? .Fishing line is a favorite tool of many murderers.

"I had a bad premonition, so I cautiously entered the house to check. I had just discovered the body hanging outside the window and was about to leave the box to call the police, but the door was suddenly opened by the murderer from the outside..."

When Jiang Xia told the police about his true or false experiences, he reviewed his murder plan for Jia Yueli.

The other side of the same carriage.

Vodka looked at the serious Uzo from a distance, then looked at the piece of fishing line as evidence, and touched his thick neck uncomfortably. He always felt itchy on the side of his neck, as if it had been tied by someone. A fatal thread has been drawn.

…The closer you look, the more you feel that Uzo’s layout is everywhere. If one day, Uzo really decides to deal with him, how can he avoid a dead end?

Nothing happened, so Vodka thought seriously for a while.

Then, I couldn't think of a way to deal with it, but I was frightened into a cold sweat by all the thrilling scenes I imagined.

So when a policeman suddenly approached him to talk to him, Vodka shivered slightly and almost reached for his gun.

Fortunately, as soon as he started to gain momentum, he was "accidentally" knocked aside by Gin's hand holding a cigarette next to him.

Vodka came back to his senses in a panic, adjusted the hem of his clothes with his raised hand, and answered the policeman's words nonchalantly.

At the same time, he secretly glanced at the smoke puffed out by the elder brother next to him, and he always felt that there was a trace of impatience and reprimand in it for his action of taking out a gun just now.

Suddenly, while blaming himself, Vodka couldn't help but suspect that this might also be Uzo's conspiracy - people's ability to associate is extremely powerful. After confirming a certain fact, it is always easy to associate it with all the disturbances around it. Vodka is also showing some signs of this now.

However, the police's gaze on Vodka became a little calmer because of this.

——A dazed and frightened man in sunglasses and black clothes looks much less threatening than a normal man in sunglasses and black clothes.

The policeman who came to inquire about the situation thought: This person may be just a poor person who is too afraid of society and has to wear sunglasses in the early hours of the morning to avoid looking at others; or maybe the big man in black in front of him actually has a pair of glasses that match his body style. My big, watery eyes didn’t match my appearance, so I used sunglasses to cover them up...

After getting rid of the impression that "this man looks like a bad guy because of his appearance," the police responsible for questioning Vodka didn't ask too many questions. After all, Vodka was not a very important witness.

He quickly turned to Gin, and after a brief inquiry, he went to find the next passenger again.

…

Besides Vodka, there was another person in the car who was distracted at this moment.

——Conan's face was solemn, he was hiding in the corner and thinking rapidly, his mind was running so fast that it seemed like it was getting hot.

Conan was confused for a moment when Gin suddenly appeared and stepped on the gun, but after thinking about it carefully, he gradually found out the appropriate reason: maybe Gin just didn't like the murderer, or maybe Gin was... Instinctively preventing others except him from getting the weapon... In short, the act of intercepting the gun is not the point.

The point is how Gin performs afterwards.

——I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Conan always feels that since then, especially now, as Jiang Xia begins to find the murderer and expose the murderer’s plan, when Gin occasionally looks at Jiang Xia, there is a hint of appreciation in his eyes. .

…This has never happened before.

Conan has met Gin several times, and in his impression, Gin's eyes are always full of disgust even when he looks at his right-hand partner Vodka... Yes, just like now.

As for other passers-by, they didn’t take a direct look at it.

This weird specialness made Conan immediately alert.

He had long vaguely noticed that Jiang Xia seemed to have a special temperament that attracted gangsters - such as the psychiatrist who shot a policeman in the street before, and the Anonymous who was good at disguise and who seemed more unlawful than the other Anonymous, and another one who was good at disguise. The boss of Gun's detective agency, Toru Amuro... Oh, boss Amuro seems to be a good person, so we shouldn't always subconsciously classify him as a suspicious person... Conan's mind went off track for a moment.

He corrected his thoughts and quickly returned to the topic.

In short, although Conan was ready to find hidden criminals from Jiang Xia every day, he never expected that even Gin would be included in this scope.

Thinking of this, Conan couldn't help but think of the suggestion made by Dr. Agasa when he had just become a child - let him lurk next to Mouri Kogoro as "Conan", help Moori Kogoro become a famous detective, and then use As a detective, he came into contact with cases related to the black organization, and finally collected enough intelligence to capture the black people and bring them to justice...

Unexpectedly, after all the hard work, Uncle Maori's popularity has increased so low that it can be ignored.

Jiang Xia did this easily.

Jiang Xia became famous very quickly, and he did come into contact with the man in black.

It's just that the way of contact was different from what Conan expected - there weren't many people in black in the commissions Jiang Xia received. Instead, it was him who attracted Gin's attention.

... Could it be that for the black organization, the famous detective is also an identity worth using?

If you think about it carefully, this can indeed allow the organization to have covert access to some people. After all, private detectives control the privacy of many people. In addition, Jiangxia still has great potential for growth. If this continues...

Conan couldn't help but picture the bloody scene in Conan's mind, in which the black organization coerced Jiang Xia and invited him to join, but Jiang Xia refused decisively and refused, and was assassinated on the spot by the angry organization.

In addition, there is an equally bad result - the organization sends people to contact Jiang Xia, become friends with Jiang Xia, and then make certain requests that are difficult for him to refuse, inducing him to do something that seems to be slightly illegal. In fact, it is a crime, and it leads people into the abyss bit by bit...

In the end, even if Jiang Xia resolutely refuses to join the organization and collude with it, he may still be disappointed with himself for his numerous crimes, and then soak himself in the bathtub and try to reopen... This neighbor has a criminal record, something like You should be quite skilled at doing it.

After conjuring up several tragic scenes in his mind, Conan pressed his forehead haggardly and came to a conclusion.

——The organization must be prevented from contacting Jiang Xia.

And it must be done before the organization takes too many actions, so that their sunk costs are not high and it is easier to give up on Jiang Xia.

Thinking of this, Conan silently picked up the juice next to him and looked at the car.

He decided that if Ginjiu came to talk to Jiang Xia, he would immediately run over, pretend to trip, and pour the juice on Qin... ahem, on Jiang Xia's clothes. He asked Jiang Xia to go back to the box to change clothes, and he followed suit. He found an excuse to let Jiang Xia stay in the box until the vehicle arrived, preventing the two parties from contacting each other this time.

As for the future...

Gin and vodka appeared in public places at the same time today. It is impossible that they are traveling in a group. They must be on business.

When they got off the bus at the station and went about their business, they would naturally separate from Jiang Xia, and it would be difficult for them to meet each other again on the way. Maybe Jiang Xia was forgotten in his busy schedule.

Even if he didn't forget it, when he returned to Tokyo later, Conan felt that he could still use Kudo Shinichi's voice to tell the Megure police that a suspected murderer was targeting Jiang Xia, and asked the police department to secretly lead people to squat for a while. If Gin could be caught, That would make a lot of money...

Conan was sometimes scared, sometimes excited, sometimes nervous, and sometimes hopeful... He held the juice glass and waited for a long time with his mood fluctuating.

However, the imagined conversation did not happen.

——Jiang Xia and Ginjiu have both been questioned, but Ginjiu didn't make excuses to contact them, and neither did Vodka.

...Maybe there are too many police officers. Do you want to avoid them?

Or was "recruiting members for the organization" not within Gin's business scope, so he didn't take action?

Of course, I hope that I am overthinking it - Ginjiu has no idea about "recruiting Jiang Xia" at all. This is the best situation...

Conan relaxed his grip on the cup a little and took a sip of the juice that he had planned to pour on Jiang Xia. Let out a secret breath.

He was actually a little confused whether to tell Jiang Xia the true situation of the organization.

However, after thinking about it, he felt that if the black organization did not take action and he warned Jiang Xia in advance, it would easily arouse Jiang Xia's interest in the mysterious organization.

If in turn, Jiang Xia's curiosity aroused and he took the initiative to follow and investigate Gin, then things would be even more troublesome.

But if nothing is mentioned... Since Ginjiu took the initiative to help intercept the gun just now, Jiang Xia's first impression of this enthusiastic passerby should be quite good. In this way, the probability of the organization's success in contacting him will be higher.

...It’s too difficult to handle. How could it be so difficult.

Conan scratched his hair tiredly and drank a few more sips of juice.

Gradually, remembering the inference of the "first impression" just now, he suddenly had an idea and a bold idea came to his mind.

...Why not find an opportunity to go and slander Ginjiu's character with Jiang Xia.

In this way, Jiang Xia would feel disgusted but not bother to investigate. If Ginjiu tries to contact Jiang Xia and develop members of the organization in the future, Jiang Xia will remain vigilant and will not immediately become friends with strange people or fall into the organization's insidious trap.

As long as there is a buffering process between the organization and Jiang Xia, Conan firmly believes that he can take appropriate actions and, in turn, hook the members of the organization.

By the way, there is also the helper Haiyuan Ai - she seems to be very sensitive to the "aura of organization members". If someone comes into contact with Jiang Xia, she might be able to sense it when Jiang Xia goes to the doctor's house again.

Conan observed in secret while thinking wildly.

While he was simulating various plans and responses in his mind, he saw Jiang Xia whisper to the police. After confirming that everything was okay for the time being, he planned to go back to the box to rest.

When he turned around, Jiang Xia saw Gin behind him. Gin happened to be looking at him too, and the two looked at each other briefly.

Conan looked carefully and found that Jiang Xia's expression was indeed not wary or disgusting, but seemed to have a little appreciation.

……Um? appreciate?

To gin? ?

…That’s a damn first impression.

Conan clicked his tongue inwardly, but on his face he tried his best to look innocent as a child. He walked through the carriage with gin and vodka in his eyes like a follower, ran over in small steps, and caught up with Jiang Xia.

…

Jiang Xia left the social carriage temporarily commandeered by the police and entered the sleeper compartment.

He heard footsteps and looked back, only to find that it was Conan.

The fake kid's face looks ugly... Is there a new case coming?

But the police haven't left yet, so this isn't appropriate...

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia touched Conan's head expectantly: "What's wrong?"

Conan shook his head, did not speak, and motioned to a hidden place to speak.

So he walked all the way to Jiang Xia's box.

When he looked up and saw the location of the box, Conan was shocked from the bottom of his heart.

——If I remember correctly, Ginjiu came out from next door just now, and he actually lives next door to Jiang Xia!

... Could it be that the black organization has been targeting Jiang Xia for a long time?

No, probably not. Jiang Xia's movement track in Tokyo was obviously much easier to grasp than it is now, and there was no need to go out of his way to meet him on the train.

So it must be accidental.

From this point of view, Jiang Xia and the black organization are quite destined... Bah, it should be said that this is a fateful showdown between good and evil.

Conan suppressed the strange intuitive thoughts that popped up in his mind and let reason take over again.

Follow Jiang Xia's box and lock the door.

Conan thought of his slander plan just now.

After hesitating for a moment, he found an entry point in a low voice: "Do you know those two tall men in black just now?"

Jiang Xia: "..."

Can you see this?

... His intuition was really accurate. He thought that with such conspicuous shapes of gin and vodka, he wouldn't look unusual if he looked at them twice more. However, Conan somehow discovered that the two parties knew each other.

As expected of Kudo-san who would successfully take off the vests of countless bosses in the future... Jiang Xia looked at Conan in surprise.

In the face of Conan's problem, it seems that we should simply deny it and try to get rid of Gin and the organization in the eyes of the red party.

But Jiang Xia thought about it and felt that based on the frequency with which he organizes cases and the frequency with which Ginjiu encounters Conan... it is very likely that Conan will see him talking to Ginjiu or even driving Ginjiu's car in the future.

...Rather than being careful to hide all the time, it is better to solve this hidden danger now.

For example, take the opportunity to express a good first impression of the organization members.

In this way, if Conan can't help but tell him about the black organization, and Conan sees him again in the future, he can use "trying to contact the organization or even going undercover to pursue the truth" as his way of contacting Gin and the organization. Excuse.

And if Conan didn't say anything, "Jiang Xia had contact with members of the organization" would become a natural process under the premise of having a good impression, and people would not immediately think that "Jiang Xia is originally a member of the organization."