Toru Amuro is a man with many vests and can seamlessly switch between various identities. As long as he wants to be talkative, he can be very talkative.
He quickly blended into the atmosphere.
In fact, at first, Toru Amuro had no intention of traveling with two high school girls and an elementary school student.
But just now, when Jiang Xia saw these three people, she turned around as if she couldn't walk, and couldn't stop shouting... Toru Amuro had gone downstairs with Jiang Xia before, so to separate now was a bit deliberate.
If there is a suspicious person in this restaurant, there may be a risk of arousing suspicion.
So Toru Amuro had no choice but to follow him, and comforted himself that having more people to cover would be a good strategy.
In addition, Toru Amuro is actually a little curious - Jiang Xia's attitude towards these people is obviously very unusual. To be honest, the moment Jiang Xia stopped when he went downstairs, Toru Amuro felt that his eyes were looking for someone to catch someone.
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However, after following Jiang Xia's line of sight, Amuro Toru felt that he had made a mistake. The people sitting at this table were obviously two girls and a negligible elementary school student.
When Toru Amuro was getting close to his classmates, Jiang Xia looked at the B&B and focused on the waiter.
There is no tough guy with dark skin mixed in there.
Jiang Xia looked at Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko again. The two of them were wearing yukata today, as if they had just come back from a festival. In addition, Suzuki Sonoko also had a camera on hand.
...No matter how you look at it, these elements are very familiar, as if they were the configuration in a certain murder case.
And if it was really that case, then Suzuki Sonoko should have been targeted by a serial killer by now.
——After the murderer was dumped by his ex-girlfriend, he hated all women who dyed their hair and liked to dress up.
He will try his best to get close to the target, lead the person to a secluded place, and then use a knife to dig out the woman's internal organs.
Tonight, the murderer actually just killed a person, and he immediately targeted Suzuki Sonoko again because Suzuki Sonoko happened to pass by the murder site on her way back from the festival.
Through various coincidences, the murderer thought that Suzuki Sonoko had taken photos of himself during the murder.
It stands to reason that at that time in the wilderness, with the moon dark and the wind high, a murderer armed with a murderous weapon, facing two weak girls and an elementary school student who might have photographed evidence of his crime, he should have rushed over arrogantly to achieve three kills and then snatch the evidence.
Walk.
However, out of some intuition, the murderer finally lay down in the grass and did not move, watching the three people walk away.
He silently memorized the face of the girl who took the photo, and guessed from Suzuki Sonoko's unchanged pace that she just took the photo casually without realizing what she had captured.
So the murderer decided to follow them, find where they lived, and then wait for an opportunity to steal the film in the camera, and launched a series of fatal persecutions against Suzuki Sonoko.
Logically speaking, there should be a hero here to save the beauty.
But Jiang Xia looked around and couldn't see the hero.
Jiang Xia silently looked away.
Forget it, it's not important. Anyway, the murderer is a scumbag, so it's not difficult to solve.
More than this, Jiang Xia wanted to see the murderer as soon as possible - when she thought of the number of murders he had committed, Jiang Xia felt like she had a persimmon tree in the harvest season, and she wanted to knock down all the ripe fruits with a pole right away.
Jiang Xia planned a plan to catch ghosts, and the food she ordered was quickly served.
While eating, Jiang Xia asked Amuro Toru in a low voice.
Seeing that he had no intention of objecting, Jiang Xia raised her head and invited the three classmates: "Would you like to go to a nearby pottery classroom together tomorrow? A guest from the office gave you an experience coupon. There is no limit to the number of people."
Of course the other three would not refuse.
Mao Lilan was even a little happy: "I happen to be meeting someone in a few days, and I haven't decided what gift to pick out yet. Now that I think about it, handmade pottery would be nice."
Conan's ears twitched and he asked alertly: "Who are you meeting?"
Mao Lilan originally wanted to go see her mother - her mother is currently separated from Mao Li Kogoro, and the mother and daughter will go out to get together every once in a while.
However, before she said it, Mao Lilan suddenly realized that Conan was just a kid who didn't keep his mouth shut.
If you tell him about this, he might turn around and tell Mouri Kogoro, which will easily make Mouri Kogoro angry.
So Mao Lilan thought for a while, swallowed back her words, and tapped Conan on the head: "Children, don't ask about adults."
Suzuki Sonoko also nodded in agreement. After today, her civilian strategy has begun to bear fruit - the effect is that it has no effect at all.
Whether it was on the tram when we arrived, or at the festival just now, or even when we were sitting here ordering food... every boy passing by was looking at Mao Lilan.
The only exception is probably Jiangxia.
However, Jiang Xia has no reference value, because according to Suzuki Sonoko's observation, Jiang Xia has always looked at each of them equally, and even Conan has caught his gaze.
Suzuki Sonoko let out a sigh. Since she couldn't catch a wild handsome guy anyway, she might as well follow Jiang Xia to the pottery classroom.
Speaking of which, the boss in Jiangxia is actually quite good. Sure enough, handsome guys tend to appear in groups...
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It was a bit late today, so we made an appointment to meet the next morning and returned to their respective rooms.
Late at night, Toru Amuro went to Kikuemon's house to investigate alone, without Eka.
Before leaving, he said calmly that if there was an emergency, Jiang Xia could call the police.
There are actually quite a few members of the organization who call the police when something goes wrong. Many official members have a certain status in society, and they usually pay attention to not leaving evidence when doing bad things.
To them, the police are useful tools, so Toru Amuro is not worried that his identity as a police officer will be exposed if he always encourages Jiang Xia to call the police.
Jiangxia watched Tohru Amuro leave the room, and then watched him climb over the wall.
When Toru Amuro could no longer see here, Jiang Xia left the window and prepared to sleep. He reminded the ghosts to wake him up before Toru Amuro came back, pretending that he had been keeping a careful lookout.
In the eyes of members of the organization, there is probably a mysterious person in Kikuemon's house who is deliberately trying to eavesdrop on the organization's secrets.
However, in Jiang Xia's eyes, the "pottery used for eavesdropping" in the organization's conference room was probably just made by the pottery maker and intended to be used as a murder prop, but was accidentally sold by someone else.
Kikuemon's family didn't keep a dog, and they didn't even hire a security guard. Let alone sneaking in, Toru Amuro just wanted to walk sideways inside, and there was no problem at all, so Jiang Xia didn't feel any pain in his conscience when he let his teammates go.
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When Toru Amuro came back, he found nothing. He could only place his hope on the subsequent investigation.
The pottery classroom only opened in the afternoon. At noon the next day, the five of us had dinner and left the B&B.
During this period of time, Jiang Xia finally found the person he was looking for. The murderer was wearing a flowery shirt and dressed like a playboy, and was wandering nearby.
From Jiang Xia's point of view, he was really easy to recognize - this man had four shikigami on his legs. Even if he was thrown into the crowd, he was like a bright light in the dark night, firmly attracting Jiang Xia's attention.
The murderer, Masahiko Michioba, originally planned to use a beauty trick to approach Suzuki Sonoko today. Because last night, he heard Suzuki Sonoko complain that no one approached her to talk to her.
However, he never expected that after just one night of not paying attention, a boy would be born out of thin air next to his target, and there would be two more boys at once.
Michio Masahiko secretly observed for a while, and found out unwillingly and frustrated that the beauty trick might not be effective for Suzuki Sonoko, unless she prefers the style of a decadent uncle...
But even so, we must find a way to get the film away as soon as possible. Otherwise, once Suzuki Sonoko develops the film, he will no longer be able to hide his murder.
Soon, Michio Masahiko saw Suzuki Sonoko and her companions leaving the B&B.
He gritted his teeth and wanted to walk over, find an excuse to go with him temporarily, and then wait for an opportunity to steal the camera.
However, before that, Dori Masahiko was suddenly startled.
More than ten meters away, the five people walking together stopped.
——A woman in a black dress walked out of the shadows of the corridor and stopped in front of them.
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Suzuki Sonoko has never met Anonymous and does not recognize her.
Toru Amuro felt that the person blocking the road looked familiar, but he was not sure yet.
Mao Lilan and Conan looked at the people in front of them, shocked.
It was still the familiar long black gauze dress, the same sun hat with a wide brim, the same skin that was too pale to be human and the cold and silent aura. But now, when the two of them saw her again, they felt the same as before.
It was completely different back then.
——Before, cold white skin would only make people think that Anonymous didn’t like to bask in the sun.
But now, when the name "Anonymous" appeared in their minds, Mao Lilan and Conan couldn't help but wonder whether she was a living person or a wraith.
After all, Anonymous jumped off the Shinkansen with a pack of bombs under the watchful eyes of so many people, and died a heroic sacrifice together with the bomb.
Mao Lilan's eyes widened. She felt that at this time, she should thank Anonymous for saving everyone in the car and saving her life.
But her fear of ghosts made her tremble, and she jumped repeatedly on the edge of her soul leaving her body. In the end, Mao Lilan could only bow in a non-standard manner, barely expressing her gratitude through actions.
Anonymous nodded slightly in response.
Then she held up the brim of her hat, revealing a pair of deep-set eyes, and looked at Suzuki Sonoko with a clear purpose: "Hello."