Chapter 427: Steps to take off Uzo’s vest

The wheels of the Big Dipper train could not be inflated, but the trip was delayed due to another reason. This was similar to the situation of the previous vehicles with flat tires... Amuro Toru's thinking unconsciously shifted a little in certain directions, But he quickly got back on track and continued to check back.

　　In the second Spider Mansion incident, Jiang Xia and the rude Osaka high school student detective were present. When two high school detectives get together, it's no wonder something happens...boom.

Toru Amuro tapped his forehead with his finger to stop this judgment that relied purely on experience and intuition.

 …Compared to the high school detective, what is more noteworthy in this incident is obviously the missing puppets and client list—according to the reasoning given by Hattori Heiji, the murdered Takeda family leader may have been engaged in drug trafficking.

 …So, the murderer in the first case also said that the store manager he killed was secretly selling drugs.

Moreover, Jiang Xia did not solve the case in the Spider Mansion incident, but just left the Takeda family...

Combining these factors, Toru Amuro had a vague feeling that the case at the Spider Mansion might be related to the organization. I just don’t know what role Jiang Xia played in it. Did he participate in the mission? Or did he discover the clues or receive a warning, so he actively avoided the conflict like he did on Moon Shadow Island?

Looking further down, the third case - the star murder case that happened almost at the same time as the Spider Mansion case - made Toru Amuro look slightly calmer.

This time, the deceased and the murderer had nothing to do with drugs, and were no longer related like the previous two incidents.

And the trigger for this murder was a murder that occurred a year ago. Regardless of the time or nature of the case, it has little to do with the organization. It should be just an ordinary murder case.

In addition, there is another thing that people are concerned about - in addition to Jiang Xia, the witnesses in this case actually include Jiang Xia's neighbors and several children... Why does Jiang Xia always meet acquaintances when she goes out?

 In other words, it seems that when I go on business trips, I often run into Jiang Xia, and I usually run into Jiang Xia’s classmates or neighbors before and after that. There are so many coincidences around Jiang Xia, and his luck is indeed a bit strange...

Toru Amuro thought as he continued to look down.

 The fourth case was an electrocution homicide that occurred on the Haiyuan.

Toru Amuro looked at it very carefully.

Based on Jiang Xia’s previous narrative, this ship "Haiyuan" seems to be very important to Wu Zuo. Even gin and vodka were arranged to take the ship. There may be some important secret hidden on it.

 But after reading it carefully several times, this case has nothing to do with drug trafficking, and the boat seems to be just an ordinary boat.

The only suspicious thing is that the deceased, President Yamazaki, was not very clean, but this level of wealth and crime were not enough for the organization to regard him as the target of the mission.

Toru Amuro looked through the ready-made information obtained from the police and became more and more confused about Uzo and Gin's arrangements. He couldn't figure out what there was about this ship that could be used for plotting. Could this actually be part of a larger plan?

 When the limelight is over, I have to ask my subordinates to check it carefully. Now I can only watch from a distance to avoid exposing myself...

Toru Amuro thoughtfully went through several files, and then his eyes fell on the last piece of information.

—The explosion at the Moonshadow Island Community Center.

 Jiang Xia was also involved in this incident. But very marginal.

Before and after the explosion, Jiang Xia had an alibi for a long time—Jiang Xia had been surrounded by police and reporters since the ship docked. When the subsequent explosion occurred, Jiang Xia was even at the door of the police station. What happened later was exactly what he said: he went to the island with the police and then left in a low-key manner.

After going through it all, Toru Amuro had a general idea in his mind.

 —He still prefers Jiangxia to Wuzuo.

When you are in a dream, it is difficult to think rationally. You just connect a few key points simply and roughly, so you dream that Wuzuo is Jiang Xia.

 Now that you wake up and think about it a little, you will know that the conclusion "Jiangxia = Wuzuo" lacks sufficient support. Uzo’s level of confidentiality and Gin’s attitude already illustrate his status in the organization. And this point is completely inconsistent with Jiang Xia's identity.

Toru Amuro has a rough idea of ​​the cadres in Tokyo who can get along with Gin on missions.

Therefore, in his opinion, Uzo, a "new face" that he had never heard of, was unlikely to be a member who had often been active in Tokyo in the past. It is more likely that they are permanent cadres from Tottori, or they were parachuted to Tokyo from other places.

Jiang Xia has lived in Tokyo since he was a child.

In addition, there is another possibility - Uzo is not a foreigner, but was discovered in Tokyo and was quickly promoted because of his outstanding abilities.

But no matter how "fast" it is, there should be one or two years for settling and investigation, and in that way, Uzo should have already emerged as a peripheral member.

On the other hand, a few months ago, Jiang Xia was still a cannon fodder member who was implicated by the Miyano sisters and was almost easily disposed of by Gin. If Jiang Xia was really Usa, at that point in time, he should have already had a code name. Gin couldn't have been so hasty as to kill an official member.

Unless Jiang Xia is a genius who is very suitable for the organization, has shown his abilities to the organization, been recognized, and continues to work for the organization.

 But in fact, according to Tohru Amuro's observation, Jiangxia spends every day at home, in the office, at crime scenes, and on the highway late at night. Occasionally, he went on business trips, mostly by invitations from classmates or neighbors, or because he had won some lottery tickets... In short, he had no time to do organizational tasks, and there was no sign of completing any tasks.

Also, regarding Vodka's reaction and the doubt about "the organization's method of restricting Usa"... Toru Amuro felt that it was still as he thought before - according to the organization's usual caution, if it wanted to restrict members of Usa's level, the organization would inevitably A more long-term, stable and effective approach will be adopted.

Rather than using a necklace that may fail at any time due to distance, signal interruption, etc.

also…

Toru Amuro flipped through the emails again and his eyes stopped on two of the cases.

 —The Star Murder Case,

 And a day later, an electrocution homicide on a tour boat.

In the previous case, when the reporter interviewed Jiang Xia, she was still wearing normal clothes, with her neck exposed and nothing on top.

But in the interview after the electrocution incident on the ship, Jiang Xia had a cute furry scarf around his neck. Although the scarf was carefully arranged by him and the shape of the scarf was barely harmonious, the overall pattern and style of the scarf really did not match the clothes. The tune must have been borrowed from someone temporarily to cover up the "necklace".

In this way, the "necklace" and "the organization's method of restricting Uzo" are even less likely to be equated - even if the "necklace" is a very stable black technology, its restrictions should be carried out from the very beginning of the mission. , rather than hastily applying this patch halfway.

As for the excessive overlap between Jiang Xia and Gin's itineraries...there are certain elements on Yueying Island that attract the organization and the detectives. As long as the destination is the same and the time when the conflict breaks out is the same, then Jiangxia and Gin also set out from Tokyo, and it is normal for their trajectories to overlap.

In addition, Toru Amuro really couldn't imagine that if Jiangxia was Uzuo, then why Uzuo, a cadre, would work in his office incognito.

Furthermore, as a "loyal" member of the organization, there is no need for Uzo to go to great lengths to hide his identity from "Bourbon"...unless the organization has already become suspicious of Bourbon and sent Uzo here to obtain some tangible evidence.

Thinking of this, Amuro thought for a moment.

 Although this possibility is very slim, if it does happen... the losses will undoubtedly be very heavy.

 …Although he felt that Wuzuo was not Jiang Xia, to be on the safe side, it was necessary to verify it again.

 (End of this chapter)