Conan’s Corpse Picker

   Chapter 638 How can you not close the door? Ask for a monthly pass (〃)

   In the shadow of the hallway.

  Two pairs of eyes, staring faintly at Jiang Xia's back.

   After seeing Jiang Xia's expression of "So it is!", Renzhaojiro and Okuta Yu looked at each other with a hint of happiness in their eyes.

   - Fortunately, they did not follow the other detectives, but chose to stay and monitor the famous detective Jiang Xia. Otherwise, Jiang Xia might have exposed everything while they were busy following the police to find clues. If that happens, it will be too late.

   The two of them sighed and left after Jiang Xia.

  ——Ren Zhaojiro and Otsuta Yu, actors and props artists who often cooperate.

   In addition to their apparent identities, the two are also members of the "art theft group" in the news. On weekdays, they use the convenience of work to mix stolen goods into the props of the crew, transport and sell them. This has avoided numerous scrutiny.

   The screenwriter who was killed just now was born in suspense dramas. He usually collects various social cases as inspiration for writing.

   A while ago, the screenwriter accidentally discovered that a reported stolen artwork had appeared in their crew. At first, he thought it was just a similar imitation, but after checking it once, he found that the "prop" that appeared in the crew was missing, and he looked through the recently filmed videos, and there was no scene. The show used it - it didn't seem to be their prop, but something else mixed in.

   After becoming suspicious, the detective soul hidden in the screenwriter's heart awakened. He began to seriously investigate the matter.

   And Renzhaojiro and Okuta Yu were unprepared for this. It didn't take long for the screenwriter to photograph them holding a few reselling items and discussing the price happily.

   After getting the evidence, the screenwriter hesitated for a moment and did not call the police.

   Instead, he was inspired to write a script with a hidden mystery, intending to use this as a hint, so that his acquaintances and resellers realized that the matter had been exposed, and took the initiative to go to the police to surrender.

  ——In the script written by the screenwriter, the murderer is the "Azhen". The pseudonym "てい" of "zhen" is exactly similar to the ancient writing of "butterfly", which is homophone of "Zhao" by Ren Zhaojiro. In addition, the prototype of Mrs. Butterfly that appeared in the plot also used homophonic to allude to "Lian Zhaojiro".

   As the screenwriter wished, the two criminals quickly realized that they had been exposed.

   But then, things are not quite what the screenwriter expected.

  ——The two did not surrender, but gradually began to kill the screenwriter.

   The screenwriter felt the killing intent from the surrounding, and after struggling, he quickly packed up and ran away, which is why he "run away from the crew".

   In the second script he just sent, the screenwriter hinted that the place where he hid the memory card - the memory card, was the evidence of the crime of reselling that he photographed.

   At this point, the screenwriter was still thinking about his plan to "make the prisoner turn himself in". I left the memory card just in case - today, the screenwriter did come to the set to observe, and seeing Jiang Xia strayed into the crew, he temporarily added some lines to the second episode that hinted at the location of the memory card. Time was running out, and he didn't have time to think about it, which made the lines of the riddleman "A Zhen" very abrupt. The screenwriter felt that in case of an accident, the evidence left behind might be discovered by Jiang Xia.

  …

   Jiang Xia did know where the memory card was.

   After he left the hotel, he quickly returned to Chito University and found the filming location where the crew was when he first met the crew.

   - a historic mansion.

  The crew has finished filming the relevant plot here and has withdrawn at this time.

The    mansion was not open for viewing, the doors on all sides were locked, and no one was inside.

  …

   The administrator of this university happens to be a mystery lover, and usually collects a lot of newspaper clippings for solving cases.

Jiang Xia brushed his face and asked him to borrow the key. Then, in the expectant question of "Do you want to help?", he decisively refused and walked away quickly. A qualified high school detective should be a head iron before the truth is revealed. Hard-mouthed Riddler + Lone Ranger, this is common sense.

  The administrator is getting old and can't keep up with the young people. After being rejected, Jiang Xia quickly left.

  The administrator still has other jobs, so there is no reason such as "the detective asked me for help", so he can't miss work without authorization, so he can only watch Jiang Xia leave with regret.

  …

   Jiang Xia got the key, opened the door of the mansion, and entered the hall.

   Although this Western-style mansion in the school is old, the valuable antiques in it have long been scattered and collected everywhere.

   Now there are only some modern handicrafts in antique style.

   The paintings hanging around the walls are of course the same.

  Jiang Xia entered the hall, glanced around, and quickly landed on the diagonally opposite wall.

   There is a landscape painting with a greenish main color, depicting a lake in summer - this is exactly what Hattori Heiji mentioned just now, the famous scenic lake in Chitoyo University.

  The picture frame is a little outward, and on the wall near the top, there is a hole left by the removal of the pipe, and the hole is half hidden by decorative flowers.

   Jiang Xia walked towards the hole.

He didn't slack off to use the puppet clay to pull down the things hidden inside, but after looking up for a while, like a normal person, he honestly moved a stool, raised it up and put his feet close to the hole, carefully looking for .

   Not long after, he found a mini ziplock bag from the gap in the stone.

   Picking up the bag and shaking off the dirt and rocks on it, you can see that there is a black memory card in the bag-in it is the evidence of the crime of Renzhaojiro and Okuta Yu for stealing and selling antiques.

   Jiang Xia looked at the memory card, the corners of his lips curled slightly, showing a smile that he should have after solving the problem, and jumped off the stool.

   As soon as he stood firm, he suddenly felt a dim light behind him.

   He was startled for a moment, and turned his head hurriedly.

   An iron bar "woo--" swiped across his hair, making an astonishing sound of breaking through the air. Failing to hit the target, the iron rod finally slammed into the wall, smashing a large piece of the wall, and the broken soil fell.

  Jiang Xia followed the dodging motion and took two steps back, his eyes filled with surprise - he looked at the man in the hat and mask in front of him, as if he didn't know when the two touched his back.

   At this time, he missed a hit, and the tall man in the lead snorted impatiently.

   The shorter one, seeing Jiang Xia retreating to the door, couldn't help but panic: "Stop him, don't let him go out!"

   The two of them did not expect that Jiang Xia would be lucky enough to avoid this surprise attack from behind.

   So the door was not locked.

   After all, according to their plan, the script for the two was: knock Jiang Xia down with one stick, beat him to death with another stick, and then grab the memory card and run away—in this case, locking the door will only delay their escape.

The    plan was quite smooth, but I didn’t want to implement it and got stuck at the first step.

  ...but it's not a big problem.

  This mansion is not small. It would be good to beat people to death before Jiang Xia went out.

   (end of this chapter)