Conan’s Corpse Picker

When Jiang Xia arrived, Conan and Mao Lilan were already in the car.

Mouri Kogoro didn't come - Kinoshita Yoko happened to have a concert today.

In addition to Jiang Xia and the others, there were four other people in the car.

Of course, there were more than just these participants. There was also another car heading to Kansai to pick up people.

…

After everyone gathered, the vehicle drove them deep into the mountains and stopped next to a hotel.

The hotel is three stories high, with deep woods on one side and steep cliffs on the other - the setting for Sherlock Holmes' tour. The hotel owner is the event organizer.

Jiang Xia walked out of the car carrying her luggage and entered the hotel lobby.

He glanced at the crowd and quickly stopped in the corner - there stood a dark-skinned high school detective wearing a baseball cap.

——Hattori Heiji also came.

Jiang Xia: "..." Wonderful.

…

The owner of the hotel is a middle-aged man named Yuichi Kanaya. He is fat and wears a Sherlock Holmes cosplay suit.

He welcomed the guests who came to the event and then began to announce the schedule of the competition.

Jiang Xia was listening when she suddenly felt her hair being gently pulled by Xiao Bai.

He lowered his head and saw Xiaobai pointing at the door as if complaining.

Jiang Xia turned around and looked over, and saw Hattori Heiji pushing down the brim of his hat behind the crowd. Then the man walked quietly towards the door, as if he wanted to run away.

…

A while ago, Hattori Heiji went to Tokyo full of passion, planning to compete with Tokyo's high school detectives.

However, the "evenly matched and hearty competition" he imagined did not exist at all. He was actually crushed in the aspect of solving crimes that he was best at.

Maybe it was because of the huge gap between before and after. After Hattori Heiji returned to Osaka, the more he thought about it, the more boring his life became, and he couldn't even find the energy to solve the case.

In order to get out of this trough, he thought about it and felt that he still needed to find a soul rival to compete with each other and make progress together.

——Of course, the first choice for this opponent is Jiang Xia.

After that, Hattori Heiji picked among the remaining high school detectives and found that Kudo Shinichi was the one that suited him best.

Hattori Heiji: "..." We have to find this guy who was forced into retirement by Jiang Xia.

As for how to find it specifically... As we all know, Kudo Shinichi is a Sherlock Holmes fan.

Therefore, after accidentally seeing the news related to "Sherlock Holmes Journey", Hattori Heiji decisively signed up.

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However, he never expected that after arriving here, he had not seen the shadow of Kudo Shinichi, but he saw Jiang Xia in the crowd first.

At that moment, Hattori Heiji felt bad.

Hattori Heiji: "..." Could it be that Jiang Xia also came to arrest Kudo? In order to lure people into taking the bait, he even kidnapped Kudo's girlfriend... Hey, this scary guy.

Hattori Heiji himself also has a childhood sweetheart - Toyama Kazuha.

At this moment, he couldn't help but take it in, thinking that if Jiang Xia took Yuan Shan and Ye out to play in order to catch him... he suddenly felt a shiver in his back.

...It’s so insidious.

Jiang Xia is indeed not as harmless as he appears. On the contrary, he is simply a hidden demon who will do whatever it takes to find his opponent.

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In short, after some complicated thinking, Hattori Heiji decided to leave.

However, he just walked to the door as if nothing happened. His arm suddenly sank and someone grabbed him from behind.

Jiang Xia's cheerful voice came from behind: "What a coincidence, you have also signed up for this event - it hasn't started yet, why are you leaving suddenly?"

Hattori Heiji, who was only one step away from the door: "..."

He silently glanced at the clear blue free sky outside, quickly collected his emotions, turned around with dignity, and said calmly: "...Who left? I just think the air at the door is better."