Corpse collector in Conan

Jiang Xia entered the next room, looked at the furnishings here for a while, and then walked to the wall with a clear purpose.

An inconspicuous watch hangs on the wall.

Jiang Xia raised his hand and turned the pointer above. When the minute and second hands turn to a certain angle, the wall in front suddenly swings open, revealing a dark passage behind.

On the ground further inside the passage, there were pale shikigami.

Jiang Xia's eyes lit up, and he walked quickly to it, squatted down and poked it. His spirit shrank in horror, and then he pressed it tighter to the ground, like a firm sticker that had been flattened.

At this time, the wall at the entrance rotated and closed, and the passage fell into darkness again.

Jiang Xia borrowed night vision from his ghost. After he could see his surroundings clearly, he took out a knife, tore off a piece of paper from the note, and folded a small paper bag.

A section of this secret passage is connected to the tower that lost fire. After the fire that year, the charred corpses of more than a dozen people were scattered everywhere. The fake "old lady" walked through the tunnel all year round, getting ash on her soles, and occasionally taking some charred ash to other places. This resulted in the shikigami not always staying in one place, but scattered in the passage.

Jiang Xia took a knife and a paper bag, used the knife to pass through the shikigami on the ground, scraped the bricks under it, then put the scraped dirt into the paper bag, held the paper bag and shook it above the shikigami's head.

The shikigami lying flat on the ground raised a corner hesitantly.

Jiang Xia felt that there was something interesting.

He took back the knife, pinched the shikigami, threw it into the paper bag with lightning speed, and forced it to move.

Shikigami seemed to be frightened, trembling and squirming deep into the paper bag, right next to the ashes.

This act of self-protection made Jiang Xia more convenient - he didn't even have to fold it himself, the shikigami had already folded it and put it into the bag.

Jiang Xia successfully dug up a ghost. Although they are unprocessed and cannot sign a contract for the time being, keeping them in your pocket is definitely safer than letting them wander in the dark passage.

Jiang Xia put away the paper bag.

He originally planned to leave the passage first, return to the protagonist's team without anyone noticing, and then use the existing shikigami to find out the obsessions of the shikigami. In this way, after solving the obsession, sneak into the secret passage again and pick up all the ghosts.

But before walking back to the entrance, Jiang Xia looked up and accidentally caught a glimpse of someone holding a shikigami just a few meters further in.

Jiang Xia paused.

...If you think about it carefully, it actually doesn’t take much time to scrape a little soil.

And it’s rare to be so close to wild shikigami now, so you can easily pick them up. If you pick up the ghosts now, you can reduce your workload of picking up ghosts in the future...

Thinking this, Jiang Xia took out the knife and paper bag again and walked towards the shikigami slightly deeper.

Catch another one.

After catching them, leave.

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ten minutes later.

Conan took out his notebook and carefully drew the layout of the chess pieces in the courtyard.

Toru Amuro looked away from the window and glanced at Conan and his notebook. Since Conan was holding a pen in his mouth and meditating, looking like he was in a daze, Toru Amuro hasn't noticed anything unusual about this child yet. He only feels that Conan is more organized than ordinary children.

At this time, Toru Amuro had some vague ideas for solving the puzzle, but they were not clear enough, and he always felt that there was a little information missing.

At this time, he suddenly realized that it was very quiet next to him, which was abnormal - according to experience, Jiang Xia should take a quick glance at this moment, immediately decipher the information that the master wanted to express, and then find out the location of the treasure.

But now, Jiang Xia has been silent... Could it be that he is not good at solving puzzles? Or is it not a murder case this time, and Jiang Xia is a little unmotivated?

Amuro Toru turned around and planned to ask Jiang Xia what he thought.

Unexpectedly, after scanning the entire room, he only saw two female high school students gathered together in front of the window next to them, discussing in a low voice the most beautiful flowers. Jiang Xia was not in the room.

Toru Amuro: ...where are the people?

…

Maybe it was because of his good luck. Every time Jiang Xia finished digging up a ghost and planned to turn back and leave the secret passage, he would always see another one nearby.

It doesn't take long to poach a shikigami. Jiang Xia couldn't help but dig more. By the time he recovered from the joy of the harvest, it had been a while.

Jiang Xia glanced at her watch, estimated the time it would take since she came in, and fell into deep thought.

...After such a long time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to sneak back into the team without anyone noticing. Once others discover that he left without authorization and found a secret passage, they will most likely follow him out of curiosity.

And Jiang Xia remembers that there is a corpse that has turned into a skeleton hidden in the secret passage. After the protagonist Tuan, Mamiya Mitsuru and others see the body, they will definitely become alert and pay close attention to the secret passage. The police will also arrive later. …

When the time comes, if I want to just scrape away dirt and dig up ghosts like no one else is doing now, I won't be in such a good situation.

Jiang Xia looked at the fresh wild shikigami in the paper bag, then looked at the shikigami waiting to be dug at his feet, and the other shikigami waiting to be dug up a few meters away. He hesitated for a moment and silently squatted down.

...Anyway, it's too late to go back now, so let's just wait until we pick up all the ghosts before going back.

And after a rational evaluation, Jiang Xia discovered that it was actually no problem at all for him to disappear for a short while.

After all, the only villain in this castle is just an ordinary maid who has been transformed into an old lady without even a decent weapon. As for the protagonist, there are two top thugs, Amuro Toru and Maori Ran.

Conan also has various black technology plug-ins. As for Suzuki Sonoko, she is a healthy female high school student. She usually does exercises and fitness, but the fake old lady sits in a wheelchair all year round and cannot get any sunlight...

As long as it wasn't a sneak attack, the fake old lady wouldn't be able to knock down any of them, and she would be killed in return.

When Jiang Xia thought about it, his conscience suddenly relaxed - his sudden departure from the team would not only not cause harm to the protagonists, but would also make them more vigilant and aware of the possible conspiracy the old lady might take. This could be said to be sacrificing himself to benefit the whole team. I also did a good thing today.

Jiang Xia nodded secretly, cut the knife without any burden, and continued to dig out the ghosts under his feet.

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