Mino Muneyuki looked at his watch slightly anxiously.
A while ago, he made an elaborate murder plan and planned to carry it out today.
Now, the victim is here, the target of the blame is here, and there are witnesses... However, it's almost time to get off work, but he still can't find an opportunity to kill him.
As for the reason...
Mino Zongzhi silently glanced at Jiang Xia beside him, and kept asking him various questions, following him wherever he went.
Master Potter: "..." Why is this guy so clingy!
He is obviously just a tourist here to experience pottery, and his job is to be a high school detective, so why should he study pottery so seriously!
Mino Zongzhi took a deep breath, feeling a little headache.
He did have the idea of "challenging the detective". But that "challenge" meant using his own highly technical murder to challenge the detective's insight.
Instead of openly strangling his son-in-law in front of a detective, challenging the detective's force level and the speed of calling the police.
…
He was followed by the annoying Jiang Xia until get off work time.
Mino Muneyuki watched helplessly as his son-in-law finished his work, left the ceramics classroom, and returned to the yard of Kikuemon's house that was connected behind.
"..." This means that today, he has no chance to implement the murder plan.
Mino Muneyuki wiped his face silently and had to reschedule the plan.
Now, he just wanted to send away this group of guests as soon as possible-especially the detective who was too annoying.
However, even such a humble wish could not be realized.
——When the guests bring their handmade pottery and prepare to leave.
A middle-aged woman walked into the classroom from the back door and stopped them:
"Kikuemon said, I would like to invite you all to come and sit at home."
When she said this, her eyes always fell on Jiang Xia, with a little curiosity and scrutiny.
Meinong Zongzhi's eyes twitched twice and he quickly left without seeing anything.
He had already guessed why Kikuemon invited people over.
…
Everyone will have some unique hobbies.
Of course, the same goes for Kikuemon, the national treasure-level ceramic master.
——He is very interested in various bizarre cases, has been paying attention to relevant reports, and is familiar with famous detectives.
A while ago, Kikuemon noticed "Esuka", a rising star in the industry.
He read the few cases that Jiang Xia had solved many times. The more he read, the more he felt that this was truly a talent. He also believed that Jiang Xia was a potential stock and would definitely solve more bizarre cases in the future.
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This afternoon, Kikuemon found out that Eka was here. He was immediately excited and asked his daughter-in-law to invite someone over to catch the stars up close.
Since I have invited, of course it is impossible to invite only Jiang Xia.
The others then joined Jiangxia and sneaked into Kikuemon's house.
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Arriving at the living room, after viewing some exquisite works.
Jiang Xia and others sat down at the table.
Across the coffee table, Kikuemon stroked his beard, and with a straight face, he gave Jiang Xia a lot of opinions seriously: The theme was that he solved the case too quickly, resulting in not enough suspense and expectation.
However, soon, Kikuemon was revealed by his daughter-in-law to be a star-struck person:
"Dad, it's popular nowadays to encourage education - you might as well say directly that you think highly of him."
With that said, the daughter-in-law took out a book of newspaper clippings, opened it and faced Jiang Xia, and said with a smile: "Look, it's all the cases you have solved."
The old man's face stiffened.
Jiang Xia leaned over to take a look and nodded, but secretly felt that this newspaper clipping was not as good-looking as the one he had put together.
Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Lilan said "Wow--" and showed proud expressions, although they didn't know what they were proud of.
Toru Amuro felt speechless and took a sip of tea, feeling that his vigilance was in vain.
——As soon as he entered the door, he found Kikuemon looking straight at Jiang Xia with a strange look in his eyes.
Originally, Toru Amuro was still wondering whether Jiang Xia was too enthusiastic when asking for information and exposed his flaws, which led to him being targeted by the shrewd old man "Kikuemon".
Who would have known that it was for this reason...
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Kikuemon is the center of this division.
Of course, the guests he invited and other people in the family also had to come out to see him.
There are actually not many people in the family - Kikuemon and his junior brother Mino Muneyuki, one has lost his son and the other has lost his daughter.
Therefore, apart from the two old men, there were only three male apprentices in the family and Kikuemon's daughter-in-law.
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The apprentices came to the living room, saw Jiang Xia, and couldn't wait to ask: "Which one did you choose?"
——Just now, after Kikuemon decided to invite Eka over as a guest, the family made a bet: use the most precious pottery in the house as a teacup for Eka. Then let the detective choose a collection in the exhibition hall as a gift.
Bet on whether Jiang Xia can discover it, the treasure is in your hands.
"Don't worry, I haven't told him yet." Kikuemon waved his apprentice away and looked at Jiang Xia.
He raised his hand and gestured in the direction of the display cabinet: "This room is full of my precious works. You can choose one from them as a meeting gift from me."
The daughter-in-law smiled and added to the outsiders: "Every piece is a fine product with a market price of more than one million."
"!" Mao Lilan and Conan were shocked. They didn't expect someone to give such an expensive thing casually.
Suzuki Sonoko's reaction to the price was muted. She has many toys worth hundreds of millions at home, which are being piled up in the warehouse and gathering dust.
However, this kind of reward souvenir gives people a different feeling.
Suzuki Sonoko leaned into Jiang Xia's ear and enthusiastically gave her advice: "Choose a good-looking one!"
…
Next to him, several young ceramic artists looked at Jiang Xia with a little bit of amusement in their eyes.
——There are specialties in the arts. Although Eka's detective skills are highly appreciated by Kikuemon, when it comes to appreciating pottery, this detective will probably be blind.
They couldn't help but think about the surprised expression Jiang Xia might have shown when he was finally told that the one he was holding was No. 1 after choosing it for a long time.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just as he was thinking happily, he saw Jiang Xia lowering her head and silently staring at the cup in her hand.
Disciples: "..."
Wait, wait a minute...where are you looking?!
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Jiang Xia is indeed not good at appreciating pottery, but he can "predict".
He knew that the most expensive teacup was probably in his hand.
Toru Amuro was drinking tea silently.
At this time, after listening to the "rules of the game", his eyes quickly moved and fell on the cup in Jiang Xia's hand.
Of course Toru Amuro doesn't understand "prophecy".
However, as a dedicated intelligence agent, during this mission, he collected a lot of information about "Kikuemon". The teacup next to him has been published in relevant magazines - it belongs to Kikuemon.
A proud work with a price tag of nearly 10 million.
Under the sweaty gazes of several apprentices, Jiang Xia rubbed her tea cup, feeling a little confused.
He is not short of money, and he doesn't like drinking tea.
And to be honest, although the teacup in his hand was recognized as a high-quality product, its color was too plain and did not fit his aesthetics at all.
He actually took a fancy to a clay pot with a unique pattern on the cabinet - it was very big and had a wide opening. It was a good seedling for growing potted plants. It was much more practical than the teacup in his hand that couldn't even grow a few garlic sprouts.
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Jiang Xia was silent for a long time.
Mao Lilan and the others were still looking at the display cabinet at first.
Later, it was discovered that Jiang Xia and his mysterious detective boss were both looking at the teacup.
So I returned to the coffee table without knowing why, and followed the trend and looked over.
The people of the Kikuemon family originally wanted to see "precious images of laymen identifying treasures through intuition," but they didn't expect that the situation would turn out like this.
The daughter-in-law, who was in charge of the finances, gradually lost her smile.
——That teacup is a treasure worth tens of millions!
Before, when she saw Eka learning pottery, he had one question after another, like a layman, so she didn't stop him when Kikuemon proposed the plan.