Conan’s Corpse Picker

Chapter 332: Correct use of disguise

Chapter 332 The correct use of disguise

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia felt that it was a bit perfunctory that she just used modal particles to answer the boss who was giving money and making ghosts and murderous intentions.

So he hesitated for a moment, and based on the principle of "answer first regardless of whether it is right or not", he listed the news he had heard from Mrs. Naito:

"She is a full-time housewife. Her husband Yu Naito used to be an actor. He gradually retired after marriage and is now the chairman of Naito Pictures. They have a son and a daughter. The daughter is still in high school and the son is currently training at Naito Pictures..." As he said that, Jiang Xia suddenly thought of something. But without much pause in his tone, he continued as before, "Their family has a pretty good temper, and they don't have any enemies."

 Vodka: “…”

 He always felt that there was a hint of regret in Uzo's tone when he said the last sentence. And from Vodka's point of view, this is actually nonsense. After all, if the Naito family has many enemies, as a frequent visitor to Uzo, Naito Ryoko must have been in the news by now.

Gin quite admired this attitude of not forgetting to collect information wherever he went. He shook off the ashes in the ashtray and added: "Naito Ryoko's old surname is Sakemaki."

"Jiu Juan..." Jiang Xia showed an expression as if he had suddenly heard something important during class. He opened the information next to him and his eyes quickly stopped on one of the pages.

—One of Shigehiko Tonguchi’s next itineraries is to attend the memorial service of Director Shigemaki.

When Ginjiu saw Jiang Xia's actions, he knew that he understood. He nodded at this speed of association, and it showed that although Wuzuo read the information quickly just now, it did not reduce the quality of reading. He could remember such a small piece of information immediately:

“Ryoko Naito is the youngest daughter of director Sakemaki. You are now considered a celebrity. Ryoko Naito may send you an invitation to the memorial service. If you receive it, you don’t have to avoid it.”

According to Gin's observation, Uzo seems to like going out and partying, and rarely refuses such invitations—perhaps because it allows him to contact more people and find more interesting targets.

If you deliberately refuse this time, it will look suspicious. In addition, even if Uzo is not allowed to sit in the public eye, this incident can still allow him to observe the organization's assassination methods in advance, so that he can cooperate with other members in the future.

Of course, Jiang Xia did not refuse this request. Even if Ginjiu didn't say anything, he would find a way to sneak into the scene and pick up Councilor Tunkou's ghost and other possible murderous intentions.

 …

Gin seemed to have other work to do in the afternoon. After talking about business, he quickly left with vodka.

Jiang Xia first went downstairs to buy some good quality tea.

 What happened today made him discover that the value of a customer cannot be judged by just their name and simple experience.

After all, no one knows whether they have a father who is related to the case, nor does they know when, where and how they will be connected to which case.

 …In short, it is necessary to improve the treatment of customers. Well, the attitude must be more cordial and not too perfunctory. Just like this time, he didn't even find out the father's name, which is really a shame in the spoiler world.

 …

After shopping, I walked out of the building. When I was debating whether to take the subway or the bus, the ghosts around me suddenly murmured in surprise.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xia felt a weight on his shoulders, and someone put his arm around his shoulders from behind.

He first felt the aroma of apples, and then he saw clearly the person next to him who suddenly hugged him - a woman with wavy brown hair hanging down to her waist, regular features, and slightly exaggerated makeup.

Although it took Jiang Xia a while to distinguish because she jumped too close. But he quickly recognized it. It was the face of his current English teacher.

Of course, the face is the face of the teacher, not the face of the person.

"..." Jiang Xia glanced at the murderous men who had just separated, pretending not to recognize them, and while pushing away Bermod's arm, he hesitated and said, "Teacher Ogata?"

 “It’s me.” Belmode said in her own voice. She smiled and tucked the brown hair that brushed Jiang Xia's face behind her, "Take you to a bar? I heard Vodka said that you prefer the atmosphere of a bar to a sushi restaurant."

 …Vodka is so gossipy?

Jiang Xia thought for a moment and quickly put this unimportant question behind her.

He looked at the ghosts happily jumping towards Belmod, and then looked at the murderous aura on Belmod's body that could be compared with the quality of gin. He wanted to skip all the steps and just say "Okay, let's go quickly."

 …But considering Belmod’s attitude towards him just now, he could only suppress his desire to nod and looked at Belmod slightly coldly.

 Then he said unkindly: "You checked me out."

 He was referring to the teacher's version of disguise on Belmod's face.

This is actually a matter of finding something to say. After all, Jiang Xia knew in her heart that Belmode would know the appearance of his teacher. It was probably not because of him, but because of the disappearance of Kudo Shinichi, who went to Didan High School.

And Belmode obviously also wants Jiang Xia to misunderstand that Uzuo is in the same class as her coolguy and angel. This can not only effectively conceal her true purpose of going to Didan High School, but also use the face of Uzuo's acquaintance as the starting point of the topic. , and then abduct the person to achieve the goal.

 …

Seeing that this really brought up Jiang Xia's topic, Belmod released his hand on his shoulder and said in a more serious tone: "Gin thinks you need a psychiatrist—that is, me. But to be honest, I hate Shirley. It also makes it difficult to like you, so I just came to chat with you today. I will confirm your actual situation first, and then recommend a more suitable doctor... This will take a while, so why not sit down, order a glass of wine, and slowly chat."

Of course this is just an excuse made by Belmod. She just needs an honest reason to abduct someone.

From what Vodka said, Uzo likes to pursue excitement at heart, and sometimes he will even put his own safety in a very low position for interesting cases.

 So, whether the call just now really convinced him, or Uzo found a loophole in her words, he might leave with her out of curiosity or other motives.

When she arrived at the dimly lit Hagson Bar, whether it was through alcohol or drugs, she would ask what she wanted to know from Uzo, and then...well, then depending on the situation, she would weigh whether she needed to silence him or not.

Under Belmod's gaze, Jiang Xia looked at her in silence for a while.

 Feeling that it was almost stretched, he nodded in agreement: "Okay."

Bermode smiled and thought that he was lucky and the plan was going smoothly.

She and Jiang Xia walked side by side to the elevator. At the same time, she held Jiang Xia's arm with one hand, raised her other hand, and quickly wiped his face twice.

 (End of this chapter)