Chapter 118: Tequila, please try your best

Although Jiang Xia agreed to help Mouri Kogoro get peripherals, he did not go to Kinoshita Yoko to ask for them.

The albums sent by Kinoshita Yoko are all originals, without peripherals. A long time ago, Jiang Xia discovered that Xiaobai always stared at other people's surroundings and wiped the corners of his mouth when he went out.

 So he would order two more sets every time, one set for Xiaobai to play with, and one set for fishing with Mouri Kogoro.

 …

 The next day, Jiang Xia came to the video store where she often went.

He has become quite familiar with the landlady. Sometimes when he is too busy to come over, the other party will take the initiative to leave two sets for him.

The same thing happens this time.

 The enthusiastic landlady quickly brought two sets of albums.

 …

 After leaving the store, Jiang Xia originally wanted to go to the detective agency to check the mailbox to see if there was any commission sent.

 But on the way, when he passed the Rice Flower Hotel, he saw a very conspicuous man in black from a distance.

The man in black is tall, wearing a small black hat of the same style as Vodka, and a black suit of the same style as Vodka. Even his square chin is very similar. It's just that this man has a beard and looks taller and stronger than Vodka.

Jiang Xia's eyes stopped on him, and she always felt that this might be one of his colleagues in the organization. It's a pity that I didn't bring Haiyuan Ai with me today, otherwise I could have let her sense it...

 …

Under Jiang Xia's hidden gaze, the tall man in black quickly entered the building.

Jiang Xia maintained his own pace. As he got closer, he saw a sign outside the door on the first floor that read "Mantian's New Work Release Conference."

Jiang Xia stared blankly.

Combining the briefcase held by the man in black under his arm and the current location, he suddenly thought of a case. A codename came to mind, "Tequila".

—The man in black just now is indeed a member of the organization. And he is still an official member with a code name.

Jiang Xia: "..." If I remember correctly, Tequila will be unlucky to be involved in a murder case today, and then die in an accidental explosion.

Although the way of death was casual, he was still a villain with a codename. Jiang Xia secretly thought: What if a ghost fetus could happen...

 When he thought of this, Jiang Xia suddenly didn’t want to go back to the detective agency.

 But he did not go in immediately—he had the impression that gin and vodka would be nearby today. If something happened to Tequila, the two of them would investigate and find that Jiang Xia followed Tequilan into the hotel, and then Tequilan died... It always felt like Gin would take the blame again.

I was thinking about how to blend in as naturally as possible.

 At this moment, three familiar people suddenly turned out of the intersection ahead.

—Suzuki Sonoko, Mao Lilan, Conan.

 The people on both sides looked at each other, each feeling pleasantly surprised... Of course, "each" did not include Conan.

  One minute later.

Jiang Xia followed three classmates and sneaked into the building naturally as she wished.

 …

Originally, Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Lilan made an appointment to visit a newly discovered trendy concept clothing store.

However, after they went there, they found that today happened to be the regular holiday of that store, so the two of them had to buy something nearby and returned disappointed.

On the way back, Suzuki Sonoko saw a few employees carrying briefcases in a hurry. She suddenly remembered that there was a press conference for Mantiantian here today—her family recently cooperated with Mantiantian to develop a game, and she also Some revision suggestions are provided. So the two of them stopped by and planned to kill the remaining time at the press conference.

 …

Jiangxia is very comfortable. It is normal to play with classmates. Even if Gin saw it and Tequila died in the future, Gin wouldn't be able to doubt him too much.

Moreover, bombs, weapons of mass destruction, can easily affect the people around them if they are not careful. The three classmates with incident physique next to them would make every Jiang Xia feel sad without them. You have to follow up and take a look in person to feel at ease.

Suzuki Sonoko brushed her face and led people into the hall.

The two girls were carrying several large bags of clothes. It was inconvenient to carry them around all the time, so a group of people went to the luggage storage office first.

　　When their time was about to come, three social beasts who were about to be late rushed over and jumped in line to deposit their briefcases.

Suzuki Sonoko narrowed her eyes in displeasure.

However, the three people who jumped in line apologized sincerely. One of them was a talkative person with a sad face: "I'm really sorry. If we are late, we will be deducted a large bonus. I don't want to have to eat instant noodles next month." …Well, we are the staff of the venue, if you want to experience the game, just come to us!”

Suzuki Sonoko, who had never been short of money, was confused. It took him a few seconds to use his imagination to straighten out the causal relationship between "being deducted a sum of money" and "can only eat instant noodles".

By the time she came to her senses, the three migrant workers who came and went like the wind had already left.

Mao Lilan didn’t mind saving things later, she just felt sorry for the people behind them.

However, after storing her luggage, her mood improved again. She took the luggage tag and showed Jiang Xia and Suzuki Sonoko the numbers on it:

“What a coincidence, it happens to be number 100. Maybe we will encounter something good today!”

Jiang Xia nodded with deep sympathy.

He walked towards the venue, his eyes vaguely scanning the tequila in the corner. He hoped that this official member would be more courageous and give birth to a ghost later, so as not to lose the organization's reputation.

 …

 There are various game consoles in the venue, including classic and old games, as well as new ones that have not yet been released.

Jiang Xia looked at the dazzling array of machines and remembered what Suzuki Sonoko said at the time, and was a little curious for a moment: "Which one are you involved in?"

Suzuki Sonoko was about to speak, but suddenly remembered something and froze slightly.

Mao Lilan didn't notice the complicated look on her best friend's face. She said, "I remember it was called 'Monster Thief Capture Encyclopedia'...ah, it must be that one."

Jiang Xia looked along and saw a strange-looking game console. The shell of this thing is made into a cute heart shape, and it is still tender pink.

 Perhaps because of its old-fashioned name and too pink screen, there was almost no one in front of this strangely styled game console.

As soon as the four of them stopped, the staff next to them noticed and enthusiastically invited them to experience it.

Suzuki Sonoko suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

She looked around desperately, trying to find an excuse to take Jiang Xia to see something else.

However, Jiang Xia was also somewhat interested in games. When Suzuki Sonoko thought of her words and turned around, Jiang Xia had already followed the staff to the game console.

This game has a name like a parkour game and a casing that looks like a love game. Unexpectedly, after opening it, it turns out to be a battle-level game with a background.

 The player plays the role of a detective who needs to pass through various levels, catch the phantom thief, and regain the gems stolen by the phantom thief.

Jiang Xia read the short op while holding the controller, and fell into deep thought about the protagonist in it who was dressed in black and whose weapon was a stick.

 (End of this chapter)