Conan’s Corpse Picker

  Chapter 392 Vodka: Big Brother, this dress is good... (joint chapter)

   Several rounds of plastic bullets flew out of Rob's gun and collided with the window frame of the warehouse on the second floor.

  In the warehouse, Takeda Shinichi heard a strange sound, walked to the small narrow window in doubt, and looked out.

   Just then, Rob picked up the two passengers, stepped on the accelerator, and started the truck.

   The car quickly left, pulling the fishing line tied to the back of the car. A series of line mechanisms followed, and the rope loops that had been opened and fixed to the four corners of the puppet warehouse window suddenly fell off, and they were about to wrap around the neck of Takeda Shinichi, who was probing, and then tightened.

  Takeda Shinichi was pulled vigorously, he flew backwards in shock, the back of his head slammed into the beam of the room, and his cervical vertebra was broken. After that, he was powerless to fall, first smashed into the countless fishing lines that had been glued to the roof in advance, and then continued to fall against the fishing lines.

  In the end, he hung in the room in a weird pose like an insect stuck on a spider web.

  The mountain wind swept through the courtyard, and the roar of the truck that had just started overwhelmed the sound of death in the warehouse for a few seconds.

   No one saw this smooth and shocking scene.

  —— Except on the opposite mountain, two pairs of secretly observing eyes.

  …

  In the watchtower in the forest.

   As Takeda Shinichi's body stopped shaking, Gin looked away from the high-powered scope.

   He and vodka came here before dark.

The gun    stands by the window is one of the assassination plans chosen by Gin.

   His original plan was to have Takeda Shinichi's client list be destroyed first, remove the puppets with drugs, and then shoot Takeda Shinichi to death, and finally retreat calmly.

  ——The mountain is sparsely populated, and the police cannot arrive quickly. By the time they locked the watchtower based on the trajectory, he and his subordinates might have already returned to the city.

After   , as long as the outer members who are responsible for destroying the list and transporting the drugs pay more attention, it will be fine.

  If those wastes are exposed, the big deal will be wiped out again.

   But now, since Uzo seems to have other plans. Therefore, the prop in Gin Jiu's hand, which was originally used to silence the mouth, actually played the role of a telescope more often.

   After coming to the observation tower in the forest, Gin not only aimed at Takeda Shinichi, but also occasionally watched Uzo's movements and observed the surrounding situation.

   Therefore, just now, Rob used the light in the courtyard to hit the window of the warehouse on the second floor with an air gun, which was also caught by Gin.

   Combined with the appearance of Takeda Shinichi, who was pulled by a huge force as the truck moved, it is not difficult to deduce the whole picture of this murder method.

  Gin looked through the window of the warehouse and watched Takeda Shinichi, who was entangled in the air with countless threads, and thought again of his previous evaluation of Uzo's assassination method.

--Art.

  Takeda Shin should have locked the warehouse door by himself when he entered. The only window in the warehouse on the second floor was so narrow that no one could get in or out. It suddenly became a secret room with traces of legends engraved everywhere, which was enough to attract all the attention of the stupid police.

  ...Compared with the plan of "killing Takeda Shinichi with one shot", Uzo's handling method is indeed more convenient for the aftermath.

   Coupled with this kind of dramatic viewing, it is indeed a "surprise" as he said before.

   Moreover, Gin found that, from the appearance of the foreigner who was very guarded against Uzo and deliberately avoided him when he committed crimes, in the eyes of the murderer, Uzo was still the famous detective who opposed the criminal.

   Combining this time with Uzo's performance on the train last night. It can be seen that after having a suitable target to play, Uzo's assassination level has returned to the normal range, and there is no more mistakes like directly contacting the undetermined deceased or even becoming the cause of death of the other party when racing on the mountain road.

  …the problem seems to be solved perfectly.

   It seems that there is no need to hand over people to Belmod for the time being.

   However, you can find an opportunity to let the two sides touch and observe the purpose of Belmod. Also have to avoid those annoying fbi.

   Gin deftly disassembles the sniper rifle and packs it back into the bag.

   When evaluating gin while dismantling the gun.

Beside   , Vodka also put down the high-powered telescope in his hand.

   The scene that was zoomed in by the lens returned to normal in an instant.

  The vodka looked into the lighted courtyard of the Takeda house. There was a peaceful courtyard in front of him, but the scene of Takeda Shinichi's death just now played back scene after scene in his heart.

  ——The car drove out, and Takeda Shinichi, who was looking at the warehouse, was wrapped around his neck by a hidden rope, and was dragged, dropped, and hung on the "cobweb" that had been arranged long ago... Death is only a momentary thing.

   With such a distance, Vodka couldn't see the fishing line, but Shinichi Takeda could be seen stuck in a terrifying posture in mid-air.

   "...I remember this area, there seems to be a legend of "Master Spider"." Vodka put down the telescope slightly stiffly and touched his neck, as if he heard the sound of Takeda Shinichi's cervical vertebra fracture.

   He murmured: "He still likes propositional composition so much..."

  Gin glanced at the vodka, lit a cigarette, and sneered coldly: "I thought you were going to say something stupid like 'it's too hasty, is this really what he did'."

  Vodka: "..." No, it looks like Uzo's style this time, especially those fishing lines, exactly what he thought!

   He couldn't help rubbing his neck again.

   At the same time, Vodka's eyes fell on Gin's stand-up collar trench coat and the high collar layered inside.

   Take a look at the attire of the elder brother, and then feel the shirt with a short collar. Vodka silently decided to go back and change the same style as the elder brother... Well, when the time comes, I will secretly put a neck guard in the collar, and no one should be able to find it.

   After thinking about the new equipment, vodka felt safe again.

   At the same time he remembered what happened just now.

   - Uzo got into the killer's car.

   "Brother, he just left?"

   Gin pulled the bag with the sniper rifle and looked out the window at the dark mountain road, not paying attention: "He has his own ideas."

   Uzo's mind is not easy to guess, but it is not difficult to find the general direction.

It's just that he thinks it's too troublesome to search for people in the mountains, and he doesn't want the murderer to take the opportunity to abscond; or he still has some excitement after finishing his art, so he wants to pull the murderer to a place where no one is there and beat him... Of course, think for the best , or it may be in order to cooperate with the organization's next actions—

  Gin took out the satellite phone, pressed the button, and connected to a few logisticians lent to him by the Tottori branch, and said briefly, "That's it."

   They don't need to care about the crime scene. Naturally, the foreigner is to blame. They just need to take Takeda's list and those drugged puppets away.

   It takes a lot of manpower to carry these things away, and now Uzo left with the foreigner and the young girl, and it can be regarded as an alibi.

  …alibi.

   Gin was a word unfamiliar to him before. He never needed to find such a thing for himself.

   I didn’t expect to be in frequent contact with them now.

  It's actually quite interesting to think about it this way: the detective standing in the framework of the rules has already secretly extended his silk thread beyond the law, but the stupid police can't see those cobwebs stained with blood and despair... the art of irony.

   The next step is Moon Shadow Island.

   I wonder if Uzo has any surprises or surprises over there... Tsk, when you put him off the car at noon, you should ask him first.

  Gin glanced at the list in his wallet, feeling a little complicated.

  …

  Vodka is usually not murderous. For Jiang Xia, he is a very difficult person to observe.

   Although the murderous aura on Jinjiu is obvious, once it exceeds a certain distance, neither Jiang Xia nor the ghost can perceive it.

   So Jiang Xia couldn't find the two secretly observing sight lines.

   But when the truck went out, he still looked around secretly.

   He remembered that when he got off the bus at noon, Gin said they "will be there later". If the vehicle the two men in black were in didn't have a flat tire...then they should be nearby by now.

   just didn't show up for some reason.

  Jiang Xia looked around at random, but he didn't find two colleagues, so he withdrew his gaze and stopped looking at it. Gin, he may have his own ideas...

  …

   The truck drove for nearly an hour.

   A crowded but orderly cemetery gradually appeared in front of him. The white tombstones are close to each other. Meisha has just died for three years. The location is not deep, and it is very conspicuous.

  Rob looked at the photo on the tombstone and felt that there should be a howl, but remembering that there was a detective standing next to him, he suppressed the tears again. He can't show too strong feelings for Misa, otherwise, these detectives with big brains will easily associate him with revenge. Fortunately, this is not the first time he has come here. He came here once a few days ago, and his repressed feelings have just been vented and are well controlled.

   Jiang Xia stopped briefly beside the locked car.

   Then he walked to the cemetery. Just listened to Rob pointing to a small hill like a tour guide, and introduced to Yuan Shan and Ye:

   "It is the best place to observe stars in this area. I heard that some people have discovered new comets there. There are fewer people in this season. If it is two months later, it may be so crowded that there is no room for instruments."

   "Wow~!" Yuan Shan and Ye were a little moved, and they all came, "Let's go up and have a look."

   Jiang Xia has no interest in watching the stars, but Rob's introduction just now always made him feel a little familiar.

  He nodded, climbed over the fence with the two of them, stepped on the dirt and stones, and walked towards the hill.

When    was approaching the foot of the mountain, Yuan Shan and Ye didn't know what they stepped on, and their feet slipped.

   Jiang Xia gave her a hand. Yuan Shan and Ye Hou jumped twice in fear, took the mobile phone used for lighting and took a picture, and whispered, "What?"

  Aperture hits his feet.

   shows a smooth skull.

   Yuan Shan and Ye: "..."

  “…………”

"what--!!!"

   A shrill scream pierced the night sky and floated far away.

  Jiang Xia pressed his ears and touched his eyes by the way. He randomly picked one of his own ghosts and borrowed its night vision ability.

In   's eyes, the dark forest instantly became clear.

   Almost at the same time, Jiang Xia saw several low flashlights swaying and approaching—the people nearby heard the screams and ran over quickly.

   There were four children and one adult. It was the juvenile detective team that was attracted by the screams, and they brought a Dr. A Li.

……Ok?

  Youth detective team?

  …

  The children ran very fast, and Dr. A Li also strode his legs hard, wanting to see why there was a girl screaming at the foot of the mountain in the middle of the night.

   Yuan Shan and Ye Gang stepped on someone else's head with one foot, and now they were startled when they saw someone running close to them, and shook their flashlight to light them.

   After a period of chaos, the two sides finally saw each other clearly.

   Rob and Yuan Shan and Ye had never seen the juvenile detective team and were a little confused.

   The child who recognized Jiang Xia froze in place.

   Jiang Xia looked left and right, and found that he seemed to be the intersection of the two sides.

   He looked down at the children: "...Why are you here?"

Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta didn't say anything, and they didn't know what to say for a while—the flashlights on both sides just swayed at the same time, illuminating a large area around them, so they also saw the human skulls scattered on the ground. , and other parts of the bones.

  It's scary enough to have a skeleton, but there's even brother Jiang Xia... The three children briefly fell into autism.

   Haibara Ai also saw human remains on the ground. She swept her gaze, recognizing every part more precisely than children could—jawbone, upper carpal bone, femur, ribs…

   Wild Country Ridge.

   Jiangxia.

   Scattered bones.

  “…”

   Combining several keywords, Hai Yuanai's breathing stopped for a while, and she suddenly thought, could this have something to do with some of Jiang Xia's tasks?

but……

   She looked at the two people who were obviously with Jiang Xia. The foreign man is hard to say, but the high school girl next to him doesn't look like a member of the organization. The scream just now should be from her.

  ... With Jiang Xia's cautiousness, if this messed up person on the ground really had something to do with him, he wouldn't let the scene turn into a crowd of onlookers like it is now.

   So this should be just an accident - it is estimated that Jiang Xia went out to relax like before, but accidentally encountered a murder case.

   Thinking of this, Haibara Ai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down a little.

   Seeing that the other children did not speak up, she answered Jiang Xia's question just now:

"The doctor's friend gave him a set of magazines with astronomical content. The children... Well, we are very interested in this. It happened that the doctor was fine today, so we came to play together." Remembering that there were strangers next to him, Haibara Ai reluctantly included herself in the category of "children".

  "..." Jiang Xia listened silently, turned to Dr. A Li, and said indifferently, "When I asked a few days ago, didn't you say that you have no plans to travel recently?"

   Dr. A Li vaguely felt a bit of condemnation in the neighbor's words.

   He touched the back of his head with inexplicable guilt: "I made a sudden decision to come here the day before yesterday. Because I heard that you received a commission, the children said they didn't want to disturb your work - it's rare that they are so sensible, so I didn't go to you."

   Dr. A Li feels that this is a behavior that needs to be encouraged. Maybe this will allow children to develop a good habit of "not disturbing other people's work".

When    Jiang Xia asked, three small hands trembled towards Dr. A Li, as if trying to stop something.

   But obviously, it was not in time.

   Jiang Xia heard the words and looked at the three "considerate" children thoughtfully: "So that's how it is."

   (end of this chapter)