Corpse collector in Conan

Kouki Sawaki didn't know where this thing came from.

Until now, he couldn't tell whether it was a diver dressed like this or some mythical creature. He only felt that the kind and friendly eyes of the mermaid were very familiar, and it reminded him of a certain detective for a moment.

...If I remember correctly, Jiang Xia often looked at him with similar eyes along the way.

Previously, Sawaki thought that this was a method used by the detective to paralyze him so that he could reveal his flaws.

However, now, he realized that this was not the case - whether it was Jiang Xia or this mermaid, the way they looked at him was not fake at all, it was "kindness" and "friendliness" from the bottom of their hearts.

It's just that that kind of emotion is not based on an equal relationship.

Sawaki Eirochi realized belatedly—that was not the way a human looked at a human at all. In the eyes of the mermaid and Jiang Xia, he seems to be just a clam that has been holding sand for several years. They like him not for himself, but for the process of cutting him open and taking out the pearls from his body.

After clarifying this difference, Sawaki was somewhat convinced that the mermaid in front of him was not a human, but some unknown creature.

But what he couldn't figure out was that Jiang Xia would occasionally show the same attitude towards him.

...a famous detective who hates evil as much as he hates it, doesn't want to let the criminal go free for one more second, and solves cases quickly?

Those reporters and police are all blind.

Why has no one discovered that Jiang Xia is actually this kind of person? !

Sawaki felt his legs that had lost consciousness for a long time, and then looked at the corpses of Asahi Shengyi and Koyamauchi Nana who were passing by silently like two melon-eaters who had drifted nearby at some point, and suddenly let out a sneer.

He looked at the merman in the bubble, gritted his teeth and asked vaguely: "You and that detective are in the same group, right? What on earth are you?"

Kouki Sawaki didn't expect that a fish that only regarded him as prey would answer his words, but before he died, if he didn't say something, he would really be unwilling to do so.

However, the mermaid didn't know what she saw through him, and she seemed to be in a good mood. After a moment of silence, it actually spoke: "It's a human being."

“We’re just a bunch of regular people everywhere.”

As he said that, under Sawaki's gaze as if he had seen a ghost, the mermaid turned his eyes slightly, raised his hand and crossed through the water, as if hugging a large invisible thing.

Then it used that voice with a weird mix and inexplicable rhythm to elegantly push the blame: "You can regard us as a mirror - in front of good people, we are good people; in front of passers-by, we are passers-by; but in front of you before……"

The mermaid looked at the thing she was hugging and showed a smile that was so faint that it was almost invisible, but it was definitely there:

"We are the ones most similar to you - of course, we will also be your most loyal accomplices until the last moment."

…

A minute later, Sawaki's oxygen ran out.

Jiang Xia pulled him out from under the car and let him mix with the other two corpses, becoming the third corpse that sank in the undersea restaurant.

In fact, originally, the oxygen bottle could last for a while longer.

However, after listening to the merman's words, Sawaki was obviously a little excited. He sucked in the last breath of oxygen and asked the merman how the merman could have the confidence to say that he was his "most loyal accomplice" when the Nishina Minoru he wanted to kill was clearly not dead yet.

Then, when the mermaid replied without any guilt, "It's not what you think, it's what we think." She was so angry that she choked on her water and drowned unwillingly.

The murderous aura began to fall off after Sawaki rationally realized that he could not escape. The ghosts clinging to his legs also loosened their grip after his death.

Jiang Xia gathered up everything he could pick up and hugged him. Then he looked at the body of Sawaki Hiroshi, then looked at the scales on his tail, and sighed.

This vest is actually quite cool, but unfortunately if it appears too much in front of ordinary people, spreads too widely, and destroys normal people's worldview, it will be difficult to use the vest again in the future to achieve the same invulnerable effect.

...I can only show it off in front of someone like Kohei Sawaki who will not leak secrets.

Well, as well as those people whose worldview is not normal.

Jiang Xia swam out of the gap holding the murderous spirit and ghost, then dismissed the puppets, handed the murderous spirit and ghost to the mermaid ghost fetus, and asked her to help bring them back.

He immediately returned to his original body.

…

Although the main body of this water crystal restaurant built by Xu Shengyi protrudes into the sea, many parts are located above the sea.

At this time, a group of people successfully escaped outside the restaurant, floated to the surface, and then helped each other climb to the top of the building along the somewhat skewed stairs, temporarily escaping.

Mao Lilan sat on the shore, beat her chest and spit out some water, looking at the fluctuating sea surface with some confusion.

Just now, she was holding Jiang Xia with one hand and had to cover his mouth. She was so busy that Mao Lilan thought she had choked.

But now it seems...

Mao Lilan felt her respiratory tract which was not uncomfortable, and was not sure whether she was choking on water or drinking water. Just now, the water seemed to flow out with the breath, but there was no choking feeling.

She thought for a moment confusedly, feeling that maybe she was too nervous and had an illusion - she probably just accidentally took a few sips, and choking on water was not a symptom of this.

To her relief, Jiang Xia next to her didn't seem to have choked on the water. She just sat next to him and hung up quietly.

Mao Lilan couldn't help but feel a little proud - not only did she swim out without any injuries, she also brought one with her, which was awesome.

…

Everyone who came up with him was fine, except for Nishina, who had poor water resistance. Although someone took him with him, he still choked on the water and fainted.

Several people hurriedly gave him first aid. When Nishina vomited water and woke up, they suddenly felt that someone was missing.

Megure looked around and was shocked: "Where is Mr. Sawaki?!"

They looked around but found no one. A group of people thought about it carefully and found that when they were still in the undersea restaurant and preparing to dive into the water, Kouki Sawaki also made a diving action, but now it seems... he didn't seem to swim out.

Did something happen on the way?

Mouri Kogoro dived back into the sea and looked down, but found no one near this sea.

He was determined to take the risk and sneak back into the gap just now to find out if Sawaki Koi was there, but when he looked down, he saw a large circle of damaged windows under the submarine restaurant, all of which looked the same. When we came out just now, no one had the intention to look back and just wanted to leave as soon as possible. I don't even know where to enter now.

At this time, a ship came quickly towards this side.

The explosion that happened just now was quite violent, and half of the Shuijingshuijing Restaurant had been blown apart. There was such a big movement, and they didn't need to call the police. Search and rescue helicopters and boats were already rushing here one after another.

After a group of tired people explained the situation to the search and rescue personnel, they handed over the search and rescue work to them, hoping to find the person smoothly.