Conan’s Corpse Picker

Two hours later.

In the pottery classroom.

Mino Muneyuki looked at his watch anxiously.

A while ago, he made a detailed killing plan and planned to carry it out today.

Now, the victim came, the target of the blame came, and there were witnesses... However, it was almost time to get off work, but he still couldn't find a chance to get off work.

As for the reason...

Mino Zongzhi silently glanced at the side, pulling Jiang Xia who kept asking various questions and following him wherever he went.

Master pottery: "..." Why is this guy so clingy!

Obviously just a tourist who came to experience pottery, and his job is a high school detective, why should he study pottery so seriously!

Mino Zongzhi took a deep breath, feeling a little headache.

He did have the idea of ​​"challenging the detective". But that kind of "challenge" refers to using one's own high-tech murder to challenge the detective's insight.

Instead of strangling his son-in-law to death in front of a detective, challenging the detective's strength and alarm speed.

...

Just like that, he was followed by the annoying Jiang Xia until he got off work.

Mino Zongzhi watched helplessly as his son-in-law finished his work, left the pottery classroom, and returned to the courtyard of Kikuemon's house which was connected behind.

"..." This means that today, he has absolutely no chance to carry out his murder plan.

Mino Zongzhi silently wiped his face and had to reschedule the plan.

Now, he just wanted to get rid of this group of guests—especially the detective who was too annoying.

However, even such a humble wish failed to come true.

——When the guests are about to leave with handmade pottery.

A middle-aged woman walked into the classroom through the back door and stopped them:

"Kikuemon said that he would like to invite everyone to sit at home."

When she said this, her gaze was always on Jiang Xia, with a little curiosity and scrutiny.

The corners of Mino Zongzhi's eyes twitched twice, and he walked away quickly, out of sight.

He already guessed why Kikuemon invited someone to come over.

...

Everyone will have some unique hobbies.

Kikuemon, a national treasure pottery master, is of course the same.

——He is very interested in all kinds of bizarre cases, has been paying attention to relevant reports, and is familiar with famous detectives.

A while ago, Kikuemon noticed "Jiangxia", a rising star in the industry.

He read the few cases that Jiang Xia had solved many times. The more I look at it, the more I feel that this is really a talent. And I think Jiang Xia is a potential stock, and I will definitely solve more bizarre cases in the future.

...

This afternoon, Kikuemon found out that Jiang Xia had actually come, and was immediately excited, so he specially asked his daughter-in-law to invite him over, wanting to get close to the stars.

Now that they have been invited, of course it is impossible to only invite Jiang Xia.

The others then sneaked into Kikuemon's house together with Jiang Xia.

...

In the living room, after visiting some exquisite works.

Jiang Xia and the others sat down at the table.

Opposite the coffee table, Kikuemon stroked his beard, put on a straight face, and gave Jiang Xia a lot of opinions in a serious manner: the main point was that he felt that he solved the case too quickly, which led to insufficient suspense and anticipation.

However, soon, Kikuemon was exposed by his daughter-in-law, the essence of groupies:

"Dad, it's popular to encourage education now-you might as well just say that you are very optimistic about him."

As she said that, the daughter-in-law took out a collection of newspaper clippings, opened it to Jiang Xia, and said with a smile, "Look, it's full of cases you've solved."

The old man's face froze.

Jiang Xia went over to take a look and nodded, but secretly felt that this newspaper clipping was not as good-looking as the one she spelled out.

Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Lilan let out a "wow" and showed proud expressions, although they didn't know what they were proud of.

Amuro took a sip of tea speechlessly, feeling that he was vigilant in vain.

——As soon as he entered the door, he found Kikuemon looking straight at Jiang Xia with strange eyes.

Originally, Toru Amuro was still wondering if Jiang Xia was too enthusiastic and exposed his flaws when inquiring about information, which led to being targeted by the shrewd old man "Kikuemon".

Who knows, it turned out to be because of this reason...

...

Kikuemon is the center of this division.

The guests he invited, the rest of the family, of course had to come out to see him.

There are actually not many people in the family-Kikuemon and his younger brother Mino Soyuki, one bereaved son and the other bereaved daughter.

Therefore, apart from the two old men, there were only three male apprentices and Kikuemon's daughter-in-law in the family.

...

The apprentices came to the living room, saw Jiang Xia, and couldn't wait to ask: "Which one did you choose?"

——Just now, after Kikuemon decided to invite Jiang Xia to come over as a guest, the family made a bet: use the most precious pottery at home to serve Jiang Xia as a teacup. Then let the detective choose a collection in the exhibition hall as a gift, betting whether Jiang Xia can find it, the treasure is in his hands.

"Don't worry, I haven't told him yet." Kikuemon waved his apprentice back and looked at Jiang Xia.

He raised his hand to indicate the direction of the showcase: "This room is full of my precious works. You can choose one of them as a gift from me for meeting you."

The daughter-in-law smiled and added to the laymen: "Every piece is a boutique with a market price of no less than one million."

"!" Mao Lilan and Conan were surprised, they didn't expect that someone would give such an expensive thing casually.

Suzuki Sonoko's reaction to the price was flat. There are many toys worth hundreds of millions in her family, which are being piled up in the warehouse to eat ashes.

However, this kind of rewarding souvenirs still gives people a different feeling.

Suzuki Sonoko leaned close to Jiang Xia's ear, and enthusiastically offered a trick: "Choose a good-looking one!"

...

Next to him, several young potters looked at Jiang Xia, showing a little hopeful eyes.

——There is a specialization in art, although Jiangxia's detective skills are appreciated by Kikuemon, but in terms of pottery appreciation, this detective will probably be blind.

They couldn't help imagining the surprised expression that Jiang Xia might have shown when she was told that the one she was holding was No.1 after picking for a long time.

Just as she was thinking happily, Jiang Xia lowered her head and silently stared at the cup in her hand.

Disciples: "..."

Wait, wait a minute... Where are you looking? !

...

Jiang Xia is indeed not good at appreciating pottery, but he can "prophesy".

He knew that the most expensive teacup was probably in his hands.

Toru Amuro was drinking tea silently.

At this time, after listening to the "rules of the game", he also moved his eyes quickly, and his eyes fell on the cup in Jiang Xia's hand.

Of course Toru Amuro doesn't know what "prophecy" is.

However, as a dedicated intelligence officer, he has collected a lot of information about "Kikuemon" during this mission. And the teacup next to it has been published in related magazines - it is Kikuemon's proud work, with a price tag of nearly ten million.

Under the sweaty gaze of several apprentices, Jiang Xia stroked the teacup, feeling a little tangled.

He is not short of money, nor does he like tea.

And to be honest, although the teacup in his hand is recognized as a high-quality product, the color is too plain and does not conform to his aesthetics at all.

In fact, he took a fancy to a clay pot with a unique pattern on the cabinet—it is very big, with a wide opening, and it is a good seedling for potted plants. It is much more practical than the teacup in his hand that can't grow a few garlic sprouts. .

Jiang Xia was silent for a long time.

Mao Lilan and the others were still looking at the display cabinets at first.

Later, it was discovered that Jiang Xia and his mysterious detective boss were both looking at the teacup.

So he went back to the coffee table without knowing why, and followed the trend to look over.

The members of Kikuemon's family originally wanted to see "precious images that laymen rely on intuition to appreciate treasures", but they did not expect that the situation would become like this.

The daughter-in-law, who is in charge of the finances, gradually lost her smile.

——That teacup is a treasure worth tens of millions!

Before, when she saw Jiang Xia learning pottery making, she had questions one after another, like a layman, so she didn't stop when Kikuemon proposed this plan.

who knows now...