Corpse collector in Conan

Then he took off his mask and took out a business card very smoothly: "Actually, the child is fine. We are more concerned about your son's safety than his teeth. Since the kidnappers don't let you call the police, why not try to be a detective?"

Endo Keigo: "......?"

...

If time goes back 20 minutes, Endo Keigo will never allow this famous detective to enter the door. He will immediately use all means to draw a clear line with the other party, so as to prevent the kidnappers from misunderstanding and killing his child to silence him.

But now...

It was agreed that the money and the person would be handed over, but the hateful kidnappers stood him up. Dr. Endo's trust in the kidnappers dropped significantly.

After hesitating for a moment, he tiredly adjusted to the lounge: "Sit down first, I'll make you a pot of tea."

After the water was boiled, Dr. Endo finally made a decision.

"Yes, just as you said, my son was kidnapped." Dr. Endo took out a photo from his arms, touched it cherishingly, and then handed the photo of his son to Jiang Xia:

"This afternoon, Keita was playing in the yard as usual. When I was done and planned to take him to the park, I opened the door and saw no one in the yard.

"I looked carefully and found that the gate of the yard was actually open. There was a note on the door, which read..."

He found the paper again and put it in front of Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia looked away from the child in the photo, took the paper, and saw that it read:

[Your child is in my hands.

If you dare to call the police, I will kill him.

Just wait for us to contact you.]

Jiang Xia put down the threatening letter and asked the victim opposite: "Did they call you later?"

Dr. Endo wiped his face vigorously and nodded: "It was the voice of a young man. He asked me to prepare 30 million in cash, and only old bills.

"We agreed to trade at the Starlight Hotel today. I thought I could get my poor child back soon after spending a lot of money... But I waited for a long time, but finally got a call saying the trade was terminated."

The father was obviously very angry about being stood up on such a life-threatening matter. Dr. Endo looked like he wanted to curse, but he held back: "But fortunately, at my request, they let me hear my son's voice. And gave a new trading time - 9 o'clock tomorrow morning."

Jiang Xia nodded: "Suddenly changing the trading time and place is a common method used by many kidnappers. They will take the opportunity to observe whether you have called the police. Now it seems that you have passed their test."

"So that's it." Although he had already vaguely guessed it, now that he heard the detective's affirmation, Doctor Endo finally breathed a sigh of relief: "In fact, when I received that call, I thought that something happened to Keita, which caused the kidnappers to stop the deal because they couldn't get him out... If that's what you said, I can rest assured."

Haiyahara Ai was a little worried about the unfortunate child: "How did he sound when you talked?"

Doctor Endo: "His tone was very cheerful, and he seemed to be in a good mood."

Haiyahara Ai: "?"

"Are you sure?" Conan also felt strange, "Children of this age, even if they are treated well by the kidnappers, they should miss their parents very much after being away from home for so long, how can they be in a good mood?"

Doctor Endo looked at the child in surprise: "..." Such words coming from a child of the same age are really awkward no matter how you look at them. But when you think about the fact that this child is following a famous detective, everything suddenly seems to make sense.

Although he was not in the mood to play detective games with his child, Dr. Endo patiently answered the question after looking at the powerful detective who volunteered to help across from him:

"Keita is indeed more independent than most of his peers. His mother passed away last year, and I am busy with work and often don't have time to accompany him. Fortunately, there are many good people around us - the wives of neighbors and his kindergarten teacher, who will help take care of him when I am not available.

"Over time, Keita gradually became familiar with those aunts, and he would feel close to other women of similar age."

Jiang Xia: "It seems that there are at least two kidnappers - in addition to the young man who called you, there should be a middle-aged woman who is very good at taking care of children. If the police were to retrieve the surveillance footage of the Starlight Hotel during that period..."

"No! !"

Dr. Endo reacted violently, slammed the table, and said excitedly, "The police may indeed catch the kidnappers, but can they really bring my son back safely? - I have seen many similar things. Some people only care about their performance and don't care about the safety of the hostages at all! "

Jiang Xia: "You can't say that..." This group of police officers in Tokyo probably still care about the safety of the hostages. As for the failure to rescue people... it has nothing to do with their intentions, it's purely because of their lack of skills.

Dr. Endo shook his head and interrupted: "I'm not afraid of spending money. If Keita is gone, no matter how much money I have, it will be useless - I am willing to pay the ransom as long as they are willing to let Keita come back safely!"

When Huihara Ai heard this, she couldn't help but be moved. She looked at this helpless father, then turned her head to look at Jiang Xia.

The next moment, a face came up to Jiang Xia.

Huihara Ai: "? !"

Dr. Endo, who suddenly approached, didn't realize that he had scared the child. He leaned over the low table and asked in a squatting position: "I don't trust the police, and I don't dare to find them... I can only rely on you now!"

“…” Conan looked at the ransom box that he had slapped on the table. While Dr. Endo was looking down, he reached out like lightning and stuck a transmitter of the same color on it.

Jiang Xia glanced at him, but did not expose him. He only said to Dr. Endo: “Since we are here, I will definitely try my best to help. But we can’t stay any longer tonight - the kidnappers are probably still paying attention to you, and we can’t let them find too many abnormalities.”

Dr. Endo was stunned, and then he looked at the window with the curtains drawn: “This…”

Jiang Xia looked at his watch again: “Before the transaction tomorrow, the kidnappers should contact you once more. By then, no matter whether they change or the location, it will be normal. Just agree to it and send me a message.”

“Okay.” Dr. Endo nodded repeatedly. Although the person opposite was much younger than him, he felt that he had found a backbone at this time, and his words were much more vigorous than before, “Then I’ll trouble you!”

…

After leaving Dr. Endo’s house, Jiang Xia took out his mobile phone.

Tomorrow, there will be a follow-up on the kidnapping matter. And tonight, more noteworthy than these guys who kidnapped children is... the kidnapper code-named "Bourbon" who is far away in the Starlight Hotel.