Xiaolan's attraction must be too great. She just nodded. Not counting Toru Amuro, so many people came to chat with her... Conan had to temporarily stop staring at the male college student, rolled his half-moon eyes, and looked up.
He turned his head to look at the newcomer.
Then he was slightly startled.
——Contrary to what he thought, the person who walked over this time turned out to be a woman.
The woman is wearing a brown velvet jacket, has long, slightly curly hair of the same color, and is slender.
Her scarf was pulled high and she wore a pair of goggles on her face.
After looking at the people gathered here, the woman pulled her goggles over her head, her eyes stopped on Jiang Xia, and looked at her carefully: "You look familiar, I seem to have seen you somewhere."
Conan: "...?"
Jiang Xia hadn't smiled and nodded yet, so why did she lure someone over to strike up a conversation? It was still such a traditional conversational statement...
However, speaking of it, he looked very familiar to the elder sister who came to chat with her.
After a second, Conan suddenly recognized: "You are Etsuko Tokura?!"
Mao Lilan knew almost all the celebrities. When she heard the name, she immediately came closer in surprise: "Are you the mystery novelist? I often read your and your husband's books!"
Etsuko Tokura is a cutting-edge novelist who is good at writing mystery novels with a touch of romance.
Her husband Daisuke Tokura is a popular writer in the horror novel world.
As a loyal fan of mystery novels, Conan has read almost all mystery novels on the market, among which Etsuko Tokura's works are of the highest quality.
At this moment, he suddenly saw the author. While he was excited, he suddenly remembered something.
When Mao Lilan and Tokura Etsuko were talking.
Conan took the opportunity to pull Jiang Xia over and whispered: "She has written some stories related to killers, and the techniques used in them are very subtle. Now we are standing together with the client, and she suddenly ran over to talk to us..."
In short, although Etsuko Tokura's suspicion is not high, the number of suspects of "Silver Fox" has increased.
——After all, this is a matter of life and death. You should be politely suspicious of anyone you see. This is what a detective should do.
Moreover, although Etsuko Tokura is not short of money, it does not seem unreasonable that the novelist Mo Zuo will personally practice murdering techniques in the future, or he may be too stressed and work part-time as a killer for fun...
If you have to say it, this can even be related to the previous sniping - if you kill the client while climbing the mountain, you can get double the reward. But the day before yesterday, Silver Fox started sniping in the city. This may be because she is not short of money.
, but just experiencing the joy of killing.
...Of course, this is only a conclusion reached under the condition of "not letting go of any possibility".
In fact, compared to Etsuko Tokura...
Conan's eyes turned and once again fell precisely on the male college student who had just followed the client to talk to him. He nodded secretly:
Compared to the elegant Etsuko Tokura, this guy is indeed more noteworthy...
…
After Etsuko Tokura's "familiar" statement was interrupted, she realized that this was an unpopular question, so she didn't ask any more questions.
But she still glanced at Jiang Xia from time to time, wondering who this young man wearing a mask and hat was and where she had seen him.
…
Mao Lilan suddenly talked to Tokura Etsuko just now. On the one hand, she really liked her novels, and on the other hand, it was also to distract from what she said to Jiang Xia, "I seem to have seen you somewhere."
——Jiang Xia has appeared in newspapers frequently, and has even appeared in some variety shows related to detectives. Etsuko Tokura must have seen him in photos or on the screen, so she thought Jiang Xia looked familiar.
In other words, if we continue to talk about this issue, Jiang Xia's identity as a detective will definitely be exposed.
And if Silver Fox happens to be hiding around and sees this scene, he will definitely be more vigilant and his actions will be more covert. He may even strike first and try to get rid of Jiang Xia as an obstacle...
At this time, seeing Etsuko Tokura not continuing the topic, Mao Lilan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She secretly turned to the other side, and using the cover of her body, she raised a scissor hand symbolizing victory towards Jiang Xia, and suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment of "becoming a detective's witty assistant".
So Jiang Xia could only reply with a "V" while Etsuko Tokura wasn't looking, pretending that she was also very motivated.
...Both of them are so active, it seems like they are paddling.
However, Jiang Xia felt relieved again after taking a look at Toru Amuro, who was even more silent than him.
——Here’s another one that’s more paddling.
My work attitude is in the middle range, so there is no big problem.
…
Not long after, the staff at the mountain management office told them that the facilities and supplies at the rest stop had been confirmed, and they could start climbing.
Jiang Xia identified the direction and set foot on the mountain road with everyone.
After walking for a while, a couple hurriedly chased after me.
Unlike leisurely hikers, these two people jogged all the way up the mountain.
At this time, they turned the corner and saw Jiang Xia and others in front of them, so they slowed down their pace, carrying heavy backpacks, and looked around and climbed the mountain like normal tourists.
But upon closer inspection, the behavior of the two people is very different from ordinary tourists - ordinary tourists look around, mostly to enjoy the scenery.
The expressions of this couple are full of nervousness, and they will be alert at the slightest sign of trouble. No matter how they look at it, they are very suspicious.
Mao Lilan, who was thinking about "catching the killer", was inevitably a little excited.
She looked back, leaned close to Jiang Xia and whispered:
"Speaking of which, many girls also like to use cute codenames like 'Silver Fox'. And Mr. Amuro said that the gender of Silver Fox is still unclear - maybe this is actually because there are two Silver Foxes, and sometimes
Men commit crimes, and sometimes women, so there are rumors like that?"
...it's quite reasonable.
Jiang Xia nodded patiently and agreed: "Yeah, that makes sense. I'll observe them more later."
...Although he remembered that the couple behind him were not silver foxes, compared with when he was perfunctory with Conan just now, Jiang Xia's "more observation" this time seemed much more sincere.
While speaking, he even glanced back. His eyes paused briefly on the couple's calves.
The couple behind them noticed the sight and stared at them keenly. Then they hurriedly lowered their heads and hurried on their way.
As a result, Toru Amuro and Conan's attention gradually focused on the two people behind them - the expressions on the lovers' faces really looked very wrong.
…
After walking the relatively flat road at the foot of the mountain, the road suddenly became steep in the middle.
——On the steep cliff, some large rocks protrude like steps, spiraling up the cliff. This is the way to go next.
There is a row of hemp ropes nailed to the mountain for tourists to grab and climb.
...This seems to be an excellent location for a plot.
