Okiya Subaru thought to himself: Usa's cat is here, which probably means Usa is here.
——This also means that the case just now was indeed no coincidence.
…
Akai Shuichi didn't have so many ideas.
On the contrary, he felt that since Uzo said that he would condone his subordinates' "secrets", the chance that Uzo would immediately take action on "Okiya Subaru" was actually not high - there were plenty of opportunities for ruthless cadres who wanted to kill their subordinates. Compared to this,
Akai Shuichi was even more worried that while he was away, Usa suddenly came for an interview, and then discovered some fatal problems from Subaru Okiya's anomalies.
So at this time, Akai Shuichi calmly proposed another possibility:
"I remember you had it for a few days before. Maybe it was at that time that the cat recognized the door of your house. In fact, when I was watching people outside, I occasionally saw cats of similar colors passing by from a distance.
You can often see it coming and going from house to house, especially around Yoneka Town and Cupido Town.
"If you think about it carefully, it might just pass by your house and go in for a walk.
"In addition, it is also possible that it is not Uzo's cat at all, but just happens to have the same coat color - cats have a strong reproductive ability, and after litter after litter, many cats with similar coat colors will slowly appear in an area.
cat."
Moreover, Akai Shuichi secretly thought: no matter what, it is just a cat.
If it is a dog, it may be trained to a certain extent and go to Subaru Okiya's house with a certain purpose.
But the cat... even Uzo must not have trained the cat to this extent. That man is the criminal mastermind of the organization, a killer who has insight into people's hearts, not an animal breeder, let alone a circus tamer.
division.
Instead of panicking about "Usa's cat", Akai Shuichi was thinking more about how to take the opportunity to install a transmitter on the cat and follow it to Usa's lair.
"..." It's a pity that since Uzo dares to keep pets, he probably won't make such a simple mistake.
Moreover, we are currently in a critical period when the secret of "Okiya Subaru" is exposed and Usa is paying attention. At this time, whether it is Akai Shuichi or Okiya Subaru, it is the best choice to be calm for the time being.
Akai Shuichi rubbed the handle of the gun and regretfully put an end to this idea.
…
In the apartment in the distance.
After listening to Akai Shuichi's statement, Okiya Subaru stared at the dark clouds and snow cat in front of him for a long time, still unsure whether it was his boss's cat.
Okiya Subaru: "..." In short, to be on the safe side, let's treat it friendly first.
And in the final analysis, it is Uzo who is scary, so what’s wrong with the cat? - Strictly speaking, this cat and I should be considered colleagues. Rounding things off, we can be regarded as sharing the same fate, brothers in need. We should be friendly to each other...
After muttering like this for a long time, Okiya Subaru finally couldn't help but stretched out his hand and touched the cat's head with lightning speed.
After that, he retracted his hand at about the same speed, pushed up his glasses, and looked around calmly. He didn't notice Uzo coming out to declare his sovereignty over the cat, so he relaxed a little.
Subaru Okiya: "..." I hope that as Mr. Akai said, the cat just passed by by chance and the case just happened by chance.
...In short, he must not let him meet Uzo again today, or be involved in the script written by Uzo.
Subaru Okiya secretly prayed in his heart while peeping at his boss's cat.
…
Jiang Xia didn't know about the speculation and panic about the real and fake "Okiya Subaru" and didn't care much about it.
Originally, he planned to drive Matsuda Jinpei's "Usa" vest to visit Subaru Okiya's house.
However, if Matsuda Jinhei is allowed to open a puppet, Matsuda Jinhei's "Uzo" can only move but cannot speak human words, making it inconvenient to have friendly exchanges with his younger brother.
And if Jiang Xia were to possess himself into the puppet, his body would become sluggish and hang up.
After solving the case and leaving the apartment, Jiang Xia looked at the energetic Mao Lilan and then at Subaru Okiya's apartment, feeling a little confused.
Then I thought about it, the occupancy rate of this apartment was not high, and after a quick glance, no one in it was looking murderous. Compared to staying with my younger brother, Hattori Heiji, who was about to arrive at the station, was indeed more attractive.
Jiang Xia: "..." And just now, when he was talking casually before leaving, Subaru Okiya didn't know what he thought of, but he actually said that if there was a murder case, he would contact him immediately...
Very aware.
Jiang Xia mentally added 10 impression points to Okiya Subaru and decided not to scare him this time.
In the end, he just made a cat out of puppet clay, let the cat replace him, and visited his younger brother who had been staying at home recently. By the way, he stayed for a while to see if Akai Shuichi was called to the door.
…
After leaving Okiya Subaru's apartment, Jiang Xia checked the time, took Mao Lilan and went straight to the station.
When they came to pick him up at the station just now, Hattori Heiji was late for dozens of minutes because he encountered a theft during the journey.
But now, Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha are fine, and Jiang Xia and Mao Lilan have encountered another murder case... No matter how fast the case is solved, from waiting for the police to arrive at the scene to finishing, there are still many things to deal with.
Not too little.
…
In short, when Jiang Xia and Mao Lilan arrived at the station, they searched along the exit for a while, but did not see Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha.
"I just sent an email to Heye and told her that we might be late for a while."
Mao Lilan has been reporting to the police for such a long time, and his hand speed is already amazing, and the Gu people are also very experienced - after all, the schedule is often delayed by unexpected cases: "Maybe they went to sit in the rest area, or were wandering nearby.
.”
As she said that, she took out her mobile phone and planned to contact her friends in Osaka to ask about the situation.
However, before clicking on the address book, Mao Lilan suddenly said "huh?" in confusion:
"Hattori sent me an email."
Jiang Xia: "...?"
...Shouldn't it be given first to him, the main force who comes to pick up the station?
Why did you send it to Mao Lilan in a roundabout way?
"..." It seems that after not seeing each other for a while, Hattori-san has become introverted again... The enthusiastic Osaka people have become uncommunicative. How can this be okay? I need to talk to him about my feelings in the future.
While Jiang Xia secretly noted this in her mind, she leaned over to read the email Mao Lilan received:
[Since there is a case, you don’t have to worry, just handle it seriously. You can’t make mistakes in this kind of thing, you must be cautious.
We had made an appointment with other people to talk before, but now we are almost late, so I will leave directly - you should go home quickly, thank you for picking me up this time.]
"Hattori seems to be quite busy." Mao Lilan was a little surprised. However, thinking about Jiang Xia who was often too busy to see anyone, she felt that this seemed normal - Hattori Heiji was also a detective.