Conan’s Corpse Picker

  Chapter 312 This is too heavy for the undercover (monthly ticket plus more)

   In Amuro Toru's view, Mrs. Hattori is a married woman after all. She may be embarrassed to ask for her first love so directly, so she uses the excuse of looking for photos to save the country.

After all, according to the clues provided by Mrs. Hattori, if Jiang Xia really intends to help her find photos, then on the way to find photos, he must go to Mr. Shibata first... If this is the case, the family situation of the Hattori police officer is really disturbing. Worry.

   But Amuro quickly thought again that, according to his experience, after he really found his first love, it is often difficult for the client and the target to develop more. As the saying goes, time is a slaughtering knife, and the human brain likes to constantly beautify what it thinks is beautiful. It is inevitable that there is a huge gap between ideals and reality.

  …

   At this time, Jiang Xia didn't know that the ethics drama had already started playing in An Shitou's mind.

   He was sitting opposite Hattori Shizuka and had already decided to take this commission out of nothing—he remembered that there might be ghosts who could pick it up.

   All the information that should be asked has been asked, and Hattori Shizuka has also finished her half-formed and half-truth antecedents. Jiang Xia feels that it is almost time to start the question.

   He picked up the photo and thought for a while, then suggested:

"You have been out of touch for many years, and there are very few valid clues now. Apart from the place of residence in the past, the only clues that are clear and easy to use seem to be kendo... It's better to start here first. If you are lucky, Mr. Shibata may now Still active in the kendo world. If he wins awards, he should be able to find some follow-up trends."

   Hattori Shizuka nodded and seemed to agree with this entry point.

   Jiang Xia immediately searched for the list of competition groups in various places and printed them out.

   Then fell into contemplation at the more than one meter long list.

   After a while, Jiang Xia silently turned his head and looked at Amuroto, who was sitting a little further away.

  Since the boss didn't leave, it means that he has some interest in this matter... Thinking of this, Jiang Xia folded and tore the long list in half, and walked over to give Anshi half of it.

  Amuro Toru was holding the long hanging paper, his eyes jumped, and he had the urge to immediately go to the Metropolitan Police Department to urge his subordinates to check the household registration.

   But in the end, he suppressed this lazy and risky idea with reason.

  Amuro glanced at Jiang Xia who was already dialing. After a moment of silence, he took out his mobile phone and started calling in order to inquire about Shiro Shibata.

  …

   It was not until the evening that Jiang Xia finally found a competition with "Shibada Shiro" participating.

  ——There is some discrepancy with the position in his impression. At present, Shibata Shiro actually lives in Tokyo, not too far from here.

"Shibada has participated in the competition every year until now. He is a high school physical education teacher. He has many opportunities to exercise and likes to exercise." The staff on the opposite side of the phone was very chatty. ...haha, maybe it's getting old and going downhill lately. But his skills haven't faded at all, and he's always been a pretty sight in our game!"

   "Huh? His contact information? Wait a minute..."

   Five minutes later, with the sound of flipping papers, Jiang Xia not only successfully asked Shibata Shiro's current phone number, but was also given Shibata's detailed address.

  The staff have a thin sense of confidentiality and are very friendly to detectives.

   Jiang Xia carefully recorded the situation and breathed a sigh of relief, then mercilessly threw the rest of the list into the shredder, watching them with relief as they were shredded to shreds.

   Amuro also came over when he saw this, put the list into the shredder with eyes similar to Jiang Xia, and watched it turn into powder.

Hattori Shizuka next to him heard that Shiro Shibata had been found, and she was a little moved. When she made the investigation plan, she really didn't expect the list to be so long, so she could only keep it straight in the detective office. They sat for several hours, waiting for Jiang Xia and Anshi to finish their investigation.

   At this time, the result finally came, her sense of relief was no less than that of two migrant workers...

   After getting the information about the next step, Jiang Xia called Shibata's house first. But no one picked up.

   He then turned to Hattori Shizuka and asked for advice: "Would you like to go directly and have a look?"

   Hattori Shizuka stood up and calmly stretched his stiff back.

   Then nodded shyly: "Excuse me."

  …

   Hattori Shizuka came to Tokyo by car, but she did not drive to the detective office - the license plate would reveal her identity from Osaka.

   And Jiang Xia's motorcycle was obviously not suitable for sending her to meet Shiro Shibata. In the end, the three of them got into Amuro Toru's car.

   Jiang Xia opened the car door and sat in the familiar passenger seat, feeling a little pity.

   Shibata Shiro's home is in the city of Tokyo, which means that they will not pass through suburbs without signal on their way.

   In other words, even if Amuro had another flat tire, they could immediately summon a tow truck with a phone call, or the three of them could transfer to another vehicle... It seems that this time, there is no way to expect surprises to drop on the way.

   When Jiang Xia was regretful, Amuro who was sitting in the driver's seat suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but glance at Jiang Xia.

   Then he comforted himself in his heart: It's okay, didn't anything happen to Jiang Xia last time? Although that time, the trunk of the car was smashed into a hole by the pupils of the new era, but it was barely able to drive...

   And it seems that, even if there is a metaphysics of a tire blowout, the problem is the primary school student wearing glasses, and it has nothing to do with Jiang Xia.

  ——Thinking back to the past, when Conan sat in his car, he immediately had a flat tire + the spare tire was gnawed. Conan chases the car, the trunk of the car he is driving will be smashed...

   As for the last time I had a flat tire with Jiang Xia near Shanni Temple, maybe it was because Jiang Xia was contaminated with Conan's breath. Anshitou remembered that Jiang Xia would occasionally help friends with children.

After    reluctantly found the culprit, Amuro Toru saw Jiang Xia in the co-pilot again, and his heart was much more at ease than before.

  …

   The journey went smoothly without a flat tire and arrived at Shibata Shiro's residence. The three of them got out of the car in different moods.

   In front of me is an apartment building with nearly ten floors. There is no unit door in the building, but there is an elevator.

   The three followed the address given by the staff to the sixth floor and found a house number with the words "Shibata".

   As soon as he got off the elevator, Jiang Xia felt the ghosts around him react.

  ——There is the aura of Shikigami nearby.

   It seems that this trip is indeed not in vain.

   Jiang Xia raised his hand quietly and rang the doorbell of Shibata's house while thinking.

   The doorbell rang for a long time, but no one answered.

   Hattori Shizuka frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

  ——She didn't actually lose contact with Shibata Shiro. In fact, before coming to Tokyo, Hattori Shizuka had already greeted this classmate and said that he would come to take photos today.

  But now, no one answers the door...

   was thinking, when a majestic questioning voice came from behind:

   "Are you here to find Shibata?"

   (end of this chapter)