Jiang Xia stayed up late at night, made several crude control groups, and reluctantly came to some conclusions.
——When Xiaobai and Kiritengu ate the "tribute", there was no other change except that their expressions became very haggard. However, things cooked with ordinary food and ghost mint had no effect on the three ghosts.
In other words, at present, this method of using food to replace murderous aura is only suitable for feeding Miyano Akemi. And it seems that the food must be cooked by Haibara Ai herself.
In addition, because the appearance and smell of the tribute were so difficult to describe, Miyano Akemi took a few mouthfuls and collapsed into a piece of pale ghost food. She could not continue to swallow it. So Jiang Xia improved the method of cooking ghost food.
method.
He tried stirring the non-murderous ghost mint into the dish, but it had no effect.
After cooking it, it still didn't work.
Finally, Jiang Xia tried countless methods with leftovers, and finally found that she could make the ghost mint into a seasoning bag like a tea bag, and then simmer it with the food under high pressure.
When I discovered this method, there were only a few leftovers.
Miyano Akemi was so moved that she shed tears for the rest of her life as she ate the pile of things that finally looked a bit like normal food.
Jiang Xia touched her head kindly, and secretly pressed the fallen tears back to her body to save energy. Then he left Miyano Akemi to continue eating, while he washed the lunch box and sent it back to the doctor's house.
After the doctor had eaten, he collapsed on the sofa and fell asleep. It was Haiyuan Ai who came over and opened the door.
In fact, Haiyuan Ai still hasn't figured out how to get along with Jiang Xia. The main reason is that Jiang Xia's actual situation is very different from what she thought she was before, and she hasn't gotten used to it yet.
So while eating just now, Hui Yuan Ai thought about it for a long time, and finally gave up thinking and decided to be simple - just follow Jiang Xia's instructions and pretend to be a stranger he met for the first time. Jiang Xia would probably do the same.
So now, after receiving the lunch box, Hui Yuan Ai avoided Jiang Xia's sight, struggled to overcome his previous habits, and swallowed the words he wanted to tell Jiang Xia alive.
After that, she originally wanted to go back to the house, but before turning around, she suddenly found Jiang Xia standing at the door, looking like she had something to say.
Hui Yuan Ai held the lunch box and raised her head to look at him doubtfully.
"Um..." Jiang Xia also felt that she had just set the rules of "pretending not to know each other and drawing clear boundaries" to get along with each other, but then she turned around and took advantage of others. It was a shame.
But he thought of the ghost waiting for food at home, so he could only clear his throat and pretend that nothing happened just now: "When you cook in the future, can you make an extra portion like today? As a reward, if you have anything you want,
I'll try to get it for you."
...We have to take advantage of the fact that Haiyuan Ai is relatively poor now and seize the time to get her long-term meal ticket.
Jiang Xia remembers that Haiyuan Ai likes branded bags very much. Now that she has just escaped from the organization, she is completely broke and does not own a bag. She will definitely not mind exchanging rice for bags - anyway, cooking is done in half a pot and in one pot.
, there is actually no difference. Haihara Ai has no reason to refuse this deal.
Jiang Xia always felt that the little girl's eyes would light up in the next second, she would put down her lunch box and raise her hand to try to show him the appearance of a bag.
But it didn't.
——Not only did Haiyuan Ai not place an order, but she also had tears in her eyes, almost taking out a small handkerchief and touching the corners of her eyes.
Jiang Xia: "?"
Haihara Ai's mood at this time was very complicated.
Although the Jiang Xia in her imagination was very different from the real Jiang Xia, there was one thing in common - Jiang Xia didn't seem to want to contact her.
But this kind of Jiang Xia actually made such a request to her to meet at least three times a day... Tsk, it must be because no one cooked for him before, and he had always made do with it, so he couldn't resist this attraction.
Jiang Xia leaned against the door frame, feeling that Hui Yuan Ai's reaction was different from what he expected... Could it be that he had wanted the bag for a long time, but was embarrassed to tell the doctor, and suddenly had an opportunity, so he couldn't help it.
move?
Hui Yuan Ai felt sad alone for a while, and then gradually came back to his senses.
She shook her head: "No. Originally, I prefer to cook large portions of meals. And..."
Haiyuan Ai turned around and glanced at Dr. A Li on the sofa from a distance.
After finding that he was still asleep, she turned back to Jiang Xia and said softly: "And you saved me. So if you have to calculate the reward, you have already paid it in advance, so there is no need to give me anything else."
"!" Jiang Xia's heart was agitated. He remembered that not long ago, he drove Shirley back to the doctor's house in a small white puppet, and suddenly felt guilty.
Although I don’t know why Hui Yuan Ai said this, but what should not be exposed must not be exposed. Jiang Xia looked confused: "Saved you?"
"Yes." Haiyuan Ai lowered his head, "Although you actually did nothing. But objectively speaking, by not reporting my existence to the organization, you are already saving me. So..."
She is not used to following others' words like this, but she feels that some things are best explained clearly: "So if you need my help in the future, just tell me directly, and you don't have to think about what to exchange with me every time -
—My life is very valuable, and you have already paid the full price with this."
When saying these words, Hui Yuan Ai always lowered his head.
To be honest, just now, when Jiang Xia said, "What do you want?", a large number of new bags that she had been paying attention to for a long time unconsciously appeared in her mind, and the shiny and beautiful bags were in her mind.
The queue passing by in front of you is very tempting.
...If Jiang Xia were richer, she might just take advantage of the situation and take advantage of it.
But think more rationally... A minor who is still in school and can only earn money through part-time work, even if he has some savings, should use that money to plan for his own future.
If for some personal hobbies, Jiang Xia's precious and limited money is turned into her bag... Haiyuan Ai really can't do this.
However, if you think about it carefully, Jiang Xia has become famous now... Although the murders he has encountered so far have all happened temporarily when he went out, and he cannot receive commission fees. But someone will probably come to invite him with a huge sum of money soon.
He investigates the case, and when the time comes...
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Haiyuan Ai expressionlessly patted his face and scattered the bags that flashed through his mind.
……calm.
If you say you don’t want it, you can’t want it.
Fortunately, she had just finished her words in one go, completely cutting off the possibility of Jiang Xia buying her a bag, otherwise she would have been really afraid that she would not be able to withstand the temptation.
Jiang Xia looked strangely at this strange child who sometimes burst into tears, sometimes meditated, and sometimes hit himself.
...Although he didn't know what happened, he still understood the key information of success.
Jiang Xia then touched Haibara Ai's head and used this action to pull down Miyano Akemi, who had drifted away from his house at some point and was leaning on her sister's head and nuzzling her, before saying goodbye and leaving.