Conan’s Corpse Picker

"That's it." Jiang Xia poked the egg rolls on the plate and put down her chopsticks, "I understand. You go to raise money first, and we will help you figure out the rest."

Dr. Yuanteng hung up the phone gratefully.

Across the table, Dr. Ali, who was holding his breath, started to move again. He carefully ate a fried shrimp and suddenly thought of something: "It's a crab and a whale. Did the kidnapper take the child to the aquarium? - I heard Xiao Ai say that they are very good at taking care of children. Now The kidnappers are really attentive to children.”

Haibara sighed: "However, judging from what Mr. Endo said, the kidnapped Keita first saw a lot of crabs, and then he saw a whale spouting water... It is rare for an aquarium to have such a combination of crabs and crabs. The layout of the whales is that they float to the surface when they spray water, but crabs rarely move in this position, which sounds quite contradictory.”

Dr. A Li scratched his head: "Maybe the staff are feeding crabs to whales?"

"..." Haiyuan Ai felt a pain in her mouth after hearing this. She raised her hand and touched her face, "No aquarium would use this kind of recipe for whales. Compared with this, I think it is more likely to be the model in the aquarium—— Although the crab exhibit and the whale exhibit are rarely next to each other, I remember that some aquariums would put various models in the lobby to display their collections.”

"I see!" Dr. A Li took out the car keys enthusiastically, "Then I will take you to the aquarium?"

Conan hesitated and said, "But even if they were really in the aquarium just now and heard the hostages say words like 'crab' and 'whale', the kidnappers would definitely be worried about exposing their position and move as soon as possible - I think that's what Keita said. It may not be a real crab and whale, because when he said these words, the kidnapper's first reaction was 'baffled' rather than panic."

Jiang Xia stood up: "Children often have very rich imaginations. There is no use staying at home all the time. Why not go shopping near the hotel yesterday and see if there are anything like crabs and whales - the kidnappers chose that place as their first choice. The location of this transaction shows that they are familiar with the environment in that area and may be able to find clues by going there.”

Conan: "!" By the way, I almost forgot, the reason why they went to that hotel yesterday was to track Boss Amuro and investigate the person that Boss Amuro was following!

This is a good opportunity, but life is at stake, so we must first consider how to save the unlucky child.

Amid complicated thoughts, the four people set off in Dr. Ali's car.

…

On the way, Hui Yuan Ai looked outside casually and suddenly discovered something.

She leaned closer to the glass and looked up at the sky: "What is that?"

Jiang Xia lowered her body, looked along her direction, and found an advertising hot air balloon floating in the sky - the hot air balloon was made into the shape of a whale, with several huge colorful words printed on it:

[I need you

——Japanese TV station]

"This." Conan also leaned over to take a look, "This seems to be the mascot promoted by Nippon TV this year... They actually use hot air balloons to promote it. This TV station is really rich."

However, Haibara Ai remembered Jiang Xia's speculation just now, and she suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "It has been patrolling this road. Could the 'whale' you said Keita saw be this whale hot air balloon?"

Dr. Ali scratched his head in confusion: "But does that mean he saw a whale spraying water? How can an advertising balloon whale spray water? It doesn't look like it's leaking air."

Jiang Xia took out his mobile phone: "Anyway, this is the closest thing to the whale nearby and the easiest thing to see - I'll first ask where the whale was at that time."

…

The destination of an advertising balloon is never a matter worth keeping secret.

It didn't take long for Jiang Xia to get a detailed picture of the balloon parade from the TV station, as well as the specific time it passed everywhere.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Jiang Xia, what are your plans for asking for this information?" The staff of Rimai TV Station were very interested in this. She vaguely felt that there was news to report again. "If you need our help, just ask. . "——We immediately sent a large number of reporters to take pictures... to support!

"Thank you, but it's not a big deal." Jiang Xia looked at his watch, "It's not convenient to tell you now. I'll tell you when the time is right."

With that he said goodbye politely and hung up the phone.

Staff opposite: "..."

What needs to be kept so secret?

Also, what does it mean when the time is right?

"...Senior is right. All the detectives are Riddlers, even Mr. Jiang Xia, who seems to be easy to talk to." The staff member sighed quietly.

She took out her wallet and looked at the exquisite business card that looked like a work of art inside. She blushed and said, "But then again, mystery is also part of the charm. I can understand it!"

After briefly recalling the conversation, she picked up the receiver and dialed the number of one of her reporters: "Get ready. You may be needed to go out in the field later. Let's see who is available. Call us together. Get ready to talk to us. Blue Whale Mascot Merger Promotion.”

…

Dr. Agasa's car.

Jiang Xia checked the time: "The kidnapper called Dr. Endo, and when Keita said 'whale spouting', the whale balloon was right above Rice Flower Park."

Dr. A Li: "So we are going to Rice Flower Park?"

Jiang Xia thought for a moment: "No need to drive too close, just find a place where you can see the Beika Park."

Dr. Agasa drove back and forth for a few circles. While walking, Jiang Xia's phone vibrated again with a buzzing sound - Doctor Endo called.

"Mr. Jiang Xia, the kidnappers called me again just now." Doctor Endo whispered, "They asked me to go to Sorajuku Station and trade at Platform 1!"

...

Knowing the place of the transaction, the next destination was clear.

But...

Ai Huihara looked up at Jiang Xia's face: "It was night when we went to Dr. Endo's house yesterday, but it's daytime now... You are too famous, what if the kidnapper recognizes you?"

"Leave it to me." Conan stood up in a good mood, shaking his feet to show his trusted pair of enhanced foot shoes, "Since the transaction is scheduled on the platform of the station, the kidnapper is likely to ask Dr. Endo to get on the train at the last minute after the vehicle arrives, so as to get rid of the possible police - then I will take advantage of the chaos to get on the train and give the kidnapper a heavy blow."

"Let's take a step back." Conan pointed to his high-tech glasses again, "I secretly glued the transmitter to the ransom box, even if I lose it, I can find the kidnapper's location."

Jiang Xia nodded seriously: "In that case, I'll leave it to you first."