The moon is dark and the wind is high, the river is cold and the water is cold.
Shi Kaobing stared at the man floating in front of him. He felt a chill on his back for no apparent reason and couldn't help but shudder.
But after all, he was a murderous thief. She quickly regained her composure, and a suspicion gradually appeared in her eyes: Shouldn't this person have drifted away a long time ago? Why did he come back from another direction? It was almost as if he had deliberately drifted away.
Just like when you come back from swimming...
But soon, Shi Kaobing denied this speculation: with her level of alertness and the silence around her now, if this person really swam back, then it was impossible for her not to hear any movement.
Perhaps she had been parked here and the ship disturbed the direction of part of the water flow, so this person was washed back again?
"Oh, it's really a fate." Shi Kaobing sneered in his heart, pulled out the gun hidden on his body, lowered the muzzle, and pointed it at the guy who startled her, "In this case, I might as well give you a ride.
Already."
The moment before I pulled the trigger, a gust of night wind happened to blow by.
There was a faint sound of sirens on the river bank.
"..." Shi Kaobing's finger on the trigger paused, and his childish eyes narrowed: How could the police suddenly come here?!
Could it be that those losers also predicted Kidd's escape location and planned to come here to arrange it in advance? But in that case, they shouldn't sound the siren...
Shi Kaobing couldn't care about the people in the river for a moment. He grabbed his binoculars and looked at the river bank. He actually saw some police lights approaching gradually.
She clicked her tongue: Although the gun was equipped with a silencer, the smoke from the explosion fell on the clothes on the boat, which was difficult to deal with. If someone shoots someone now and is seen by the sharp-eyed police, who stops them for inspection, things will be in trouble.
.
Shi Kaobing: "..." He is just an insignificant passerby and should not affect her great cause of stealing the Romanov dynasty's treasures the next day.
She took a deep breath and put away the gun in frustration, not intending to continue to deal with that annoying guy in the river, wanting him to drown himself.
She turned around and prepared to sail.
But just before the boat started to launch, there was a crisp sound of water behind him.
"?!" Shi Kaobing suddenly turned around and saw the young man grabbing the side of the ship and climbing up. His figure was so agile that when the water splashed to the ground, he had already easily rolled into the cabin.
Perhaps because he had exhausted all his energy with his graceful movements when boarding the boat, as soon as the man got on the boat, he immediately sat weakly against the side of the boat and coughed twice as if he was choking on water.
After two seconds, when Shi Kaobing adjusted his expression, he raised his head in confusion and looked at her, with a trace of apology on his face: "I don't have enough strength to swim to the shore, so I can only swim with you first."
The boat... got the deck wet, you probably won’t mind. I will compensate you according to the price later.”
"..." Shi Kaobing didn't expect this guy to wake up and climb up like a water ghost.
Holding the gun in her pocket, she barely suppressed the thought of drawing the gun and shooting him. Her eyes swept over Jiang Xia coldly.
Then he was slightly startled, and his eyes stopped on his face.
Shi Kaobing: "..." Wait, this seems... to be the famous high school detective?!
…
Shi Kaobing actually doesn't pay much attention to the situation in Japan.
But this time she wanted to steal the treasure, and she couldn't place all her hopes on Kidd. So she disguised herself as a "Romanov dynasty researcher" and planned to use this identity to directly contact the owner of the treasure, the Suzuki Consortium.
In order to facilitate the operation and to select hostages as alternatives, Shi Kaobing checked the relevant information. She knew that there was a powerful detective near Suzuki Garden who often encountered fatal cases.
When he saw the news during the day and learned that Jiang Xia had also come to Osaka, Shi Kaobing once casually thought: Jiang Xia might also be one of the obstacles to his theft.
She had even thought about how to avoid exposing her flaws in front of the detective tomorrow, but she didn't expect that she would suddenly meet someone tonight.
…
At this time, after recognizing the man who fell into the water, a thought flashed through Shi Kaobing's mind: If he established a good relationship, he might be able to use Jiang Xia as a cover.
Because in addition to detectives, there must be many obstacles for her tomorrow: the police, Kidd, other detectives... and maybe experts specially invited by the Suzuki family to protect the treasure.
If Jiang Xia can be turned into a teammate, it is not difficult to imagine that many aspects will be much simpler.
but……
Shi Kaobing frowned again and thought suspiciously: If Jiang Xia saw her observing the nearby area just now, and tomorrow she found out that Kidd would have an accident here, and then associated the two things together, then she would undoubtedly be exposed.
risks of.
Sure enough, it's still...
Just kill him.
…
A series of thoughts flashed through Shi Kaobing's mind and he quickly made a decision.
The police were searching nearby. Guns tend to leave gunpowder and knives tend to leave blood stains. But fortunately, there are many ways to kill someone.
——For example, the simplest one at present is to strangle people to death.
She put on her gloves, flexed her slender fingers, and took a step forward, trying to pinch the weak detective's neck.
But at this moment, Shi Kaobing's eyes suddenly stopped.
"..." I couldn't see it from the angle just now, but now I'm getting closer, I can see a handprint printed on the side of the ship. It looks like it was left by force when flipping onto the ship - the ship's plate is made of alloy. This
detective……
The intuition honed over many years of life and death made Shi Kaobing cautiously stop.
She suddenly recalled the previous reports: Although she had never heard that Jiang Xia was good at fighting, there were several reports that mentioned that Jiang Xia went into dangerous situations alone in order to fight criminals.
However, judging from the photos attached to the report, Jiang Xia was always unscathed in the aftermath. On the contrary, the prisoner did not appear in the photo, and only the back of the ambulance could be vaguely glimpsed in the distance in the photo.
Shi Kaobing: "..." Something is wrong.
Must be a little cautious.
It's not that I'm worried that I can't beat Jiang Xia, it's just that people have a strong desire to survive. If Jiang Xia is really that strong, and he struggles later, even if he dies by "strangling", he will definitely leave many traces
.
The police on the shore are getting closer and closer, but they still say the same thing: get the "Egg of Memory" first, and don't expose yourself.
…
At this time, Shi Kaobing was opposite.
Jiang Xia seemed to hear her approaching footsteps and raised her lowered gaze.
There was no doubt in his expression as he looked over. Instead, he looked at his savior with concentration and gratitude.
Realizing that Shi Kaobing's gaze was strange, he followed the woman's gaze and seemed to understand something.
After a while, Jiang Xia moved his body slightly, blocking the side of the boat behind him, and said with some embarrassment: "There is really no convenient place to hold on to the side of the boat, and the water is too cold, so I can only make this decision. But... cough
, please rest assured. As I said just now, if there is any damage to the ship, I will compensate it according to the price."
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Thanks to the elders for your [monthly tickets] (σ≧?▽?≦?)σ.
