Conan’s Corpse Picker

After Toru Amuro came up with that speculation, he looked at Anonymous and said in a deep voice, "Where is Jiang Xia?"

After a pause, he couldn't help it anymore and asked again: "Did you puncture my tire? Have you been following us?"

"..." Anonymous's hand, which was adjusting the hem of her skirt, paused suspiciously.

Amuro Toru was startled, his eyes became sharp, and he began to think about which question he was asking, and he got to the point.

However, Anonymous only answered the last question: "I didn't follow you on purpose."

Toru Amuro didn't believe it.

In just a few days, he has met Anonymous twice. Once, Anonymous even came to him on his own initiative: "You don't mean to say that these are all coincidences."

"It's not a coincidence, but it's not intentional either." Anonymous took a step back and smiled meaningfully, "I'm here just because... we are everywhere."

...After all, as we all know, there are countless anonymous clones, anyone can be "Anonymous", and "Anonymous" can be anyone.

As soon as he finished speaking, Amuro Toubin didn't wait for the mysterious words to be understood.

Anonymous suddenly turned around, stepped out of the eaves, and instantly fell into the thick darkness below.

Toru Amuro: "...?"

He didn't expect that someone would suddenly jump off the building while they were having a good conversation. He subconsciously took a step toward the window, trying to catch someone, but failed.

Amuro Toru was silent for a moment, then turned around and planned to run back to the tower to check the situation.

However, as soon as he turned around, he met Suzuki Sonoko's shocked gaze.

Suzuki Sonoko was horrified: "You...you pushed the person down?!"

"..." Toru Amuro was silent for a moment while holding the new pot, and suddenly thought that he might have wrongly blamed Anonymous just now.

He sighed: "I want to hold her..."

…

Jiang Xia dispersed the puppet in mid-air, and his consciousness returned to his original body.

The main body is still in the secret passage of the castle.

Jiang Xia waited quietly for a while.

Not long after, Miyano Akemi was seen leading a group of shikigami, lining up and floating back through the wall.

Jiang Xia's eyes brightened slightly, and she rubbed Miyano Akemi's head as a sign of encouragement. Then she picked up the souls one by one, folded them, and signed the contract.

After that, he looked around and began to wander around, preparing to "encounter" the people who came to see him.

——The structure of this castle is complex, with secret passages crisscrossing the area, and the secret doors are also very hidden. If you are not careful, you will get lost.

Coupled with the deliberate obstruction by "anonymous people with strange attitudes", it was normal for Jiang Xia to wander around there for several hours.

…

After Anonymous suddenly jumped off the tower, the four people on the top of the tower quickly chased him down, but they were not too panicked - there was news about Anonymous jumping off the Shinkansen with a bomb in his hand, and they always felt that Anonymous would not die just by jumping from a tower.

Facts have proved that these people were right.

Under the tower, there were no anonymous bodies at all.

There is only the body of an "old lady".

Although human lives were at stake, the four of them were unable to determine the position of the others in the castle. Therefore, they did not rush to the helpers to collect the bodies. Instead, they sneaked into the secret passage of the castle and concentrated on looking for people.

They successfully found Jiang Xia.

…

After Jiang Xia reunited with his teammates, he briefly explained a few words and then told them: There was a skeleton in the secret passage. The skeleton's foot bones were thin and it seemed to be an older woman.

As expected, the attention of the other four people was quickly sucked away by the corpse, especially the two detectives.

——They immediately thought of the "old lady" who fell to death under the tower, and gradually figured out the cause and effect.

…

The next day, the phone line was repaired.

The police arrived quickly, and the car called by Toru Amuro also arrived.

When Toru Amuro opened the trunk and checked the tires inside, Jiang Xia also leaned over to take a look. This time, the tires were actually installed in a locked metal box.

Jiang Xia: "..."

He was shocked for a moment, but soon became relaxed again.

——If I really encounter another case later, I don't need to bite the spare tire at all. Just hide under the car while others are not paying attention, and casually damage the other tire. It would be impossible for Tohru Amuro to take four spare tires on the road.

Unfortunately, however, the journey back was very peaceful and no further incidents occurred.

When they saw the familiar streets of Yoneka Town, the five people in the car exhaled at the same time.

Four of them were thankful to have finally reached their destination.

The other one had a hint of subtle regret.

…

Organizations also have specific rules and regulations.

For example, you need to write a report after completing a task.

This was originally Toru Amuro's job, but Toru Amuro left this matter to his nominal apprentice.

…

After Jiang Xia returned to Tokyo, she first went to Dr. Ali's house and took back the cats and dogs left there.

——He has not been at home these days, but the bad guys have not stopped looking for cats and dogs. The pets they picked up need someone to take care of them.

So Jiang Xia used his tool man, the neighbor Dr. A Li.

In the past, when he helped Dr. A Li test new inventions, he often got bombed, so Jiang Xia was particularly confident when he troubled his neighbors.

…

Jiang Xia came to the office with her pet, and while waiting for business in the store, she wrote a task report according to the sample given by Amuro Toru.

By evening he had successfully completed the job.

You are trying to send a report to a specific email address.

At this time, the phone suddenly rang.

——Listen to the ringtone, it’s the black one, which is the dedicated machine for contacting the organization.

"...?" Jiang Xia was stunned and picked up the phone.

Gin's voice came from the receiver: "Where are you now?"

Jiang Xia tasted this sentence and felt that something was unusual.

——When Gin gives out tasks, he usually goes straight to the task, which saves time. It is absolutely impossible to ask the other party if it is inconvenient to use words such as "Where are you" and "Are you free" first?

So... the "where are you" here is probably similar to the police investigation of alibi?

Jiang Xia: "..."

Speaking of it, I always felt that Gin's tone was murderous.

It's a pity that I'm not next to him now, otherwise I would definitely have saved a lot...

Jiang Xia listened to the voice in the headphones with regret, and pinched the ghost on her leg regretfully: "In the office."

As he spoke, he glanced at the gloomy sky outside the window.

Just now, as Jiang Xia moved the cats and dogs in, it started to rain.

This weather, plus this time...

He suddenly thought: Could it be that Shirley defected?

Sure enough, Gin mentioned this code name in his next sentence.

But before he could finish speaking, the back of the sofa Jiang Xia was leaning on was suddenly knocked on.

Jiang Xia turned around and saw Toru Amuro who had come back at some point. At this moment, he was standing behind him without a trace, extending his hand towards him.

It looked like he was asking for a cell phone.