"That's it." Jiang Xia poked the egg rolls on the plate and put down her chopsticks, "I understand. You go ahead and raise the money. We will help you figure out the rest."
Dr. Yuanteng hung up the phone gratefully.
Across the table, Dr. Ali, who was holding his breath, started to move again. He carefully ate a fried shrimp, and suddenly thought of something: "It's a crab, and it's a whale. Did the kidnapper take the child to the aquarium?"
?——I heard from Xiao Ai that they are very good at taking care of children, and today’s kidnappers are really attentive to children.”
Haibara sighed: "However, judging from what Mr. Endo said, the kidnapped Keita first saw a lot of crabs, and then saw a whale spouting water... It is rare for an aquarium to have such a combination of crabs and
The layout of the whales put together. Moreover, whales have to float to the surface when they spray water, and crabs rarely move in this position, which sounds quite contradictory."
Dr. A Li scratched his head: "Maybe the staff are feeding crabs to whales?"
"..." Haiyuan Ai felt a pain in her mouth after hearing this. She raised her hand and touched her face, "No aquarium would use this kind of recipe for whales. Compared with this, I think it is more likely to be the model in the aquarium——
Although the crab exhibition hall and the whale exhibition hall are rarely next to each other, I remember that some aquariums would put various models in the hall to display their collections.”
"I see!" Dr. A Li enthusiastically took out the car keys, "Then I will take you to the aquarium?"
Conan hesitated and said: "But even if they were really in the aquarium just now, and heard the hostages saying words like 'crab' and 'whale', the kidnappers would definitely be worried about exposing their position and move as soon as possible - I think that's what Keita said.
They may not be real crabs and whales. Because when he said these words, the kidnapper's first reaction was 'baffled' rather than panic."
Jiang Xia stood up: "Children often have very rich imaginations. There is no use staying at home all the time. Why not go shopping near the hotel yesterday and see if there are anything like crabs and whales - the kidnappers chose that place as the first place.
The location of this transaction shows that they are familiar with the environment in that area. Maybe we can find clues by going there."
Conan: "!" By the way, I almost forgot, the reason why they went to that hotel yesterday was to track Boss Amuro and investigate the person that Boss Amuro was following!
This is a good opportunity, but life is at stake, so we must first consider how to rescue the unfortunate child.
Amid complicated thoughts, the four people set off in Dr. Ali's car.
…
On the way, Hui Yuan Ai looked outside casually and suddenly noticed something.
She leaned closer to the glass and looked up at the sky: "What is that?"
Jiang Xia lowered her body, looked along her direction, and found a GG hot air balloon floating in the sky - the hot air balloon was made into the shape of a whale, with several huge colorful words printed on it:
[I need you
——Japanese TV station]
"This." Conan also leaned over to take a look, "This seems to be the mascot promoted by Nippon TV this year... They actually use hot air balloons to promote it. This TV station is really wealthy."
However, Haibara Ai remembered Jiang Xia's speculation just now, and she suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "It has been patrolling this road. Could the 'whale' you said Keita saw be this whale hot air balloon?"
Dr. Ali scratched his head in confusion: "But does that mean he saw a whale spraying water? How can a GG balloon whale spray water? It doesn't look like it's leaking air."
Jiang Xia took out her mobile phone: "Anyway, this is the closest thing to the whale nearby and the easiest thing to see - I'll first ask where the whale was at that time."
…
The whereabouts of a GG balloon is never something worth keeping secret.
It didn't take long for Jiang Xia to get a detailed map of the balloon parade from the TV station, as well as the specific time it passed everywhere.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Jiang Xia, what are your plans for asking for this information?" The staff of Rimai TV Station were very interested in this. She vaguely felt that there was news to report again. "If you need our help, just ask.
." - We immediately sent a large number of reporters to take pictures... to support!
"Thank you, but it's not a big deal." Jiang Xia looked at his watch, "It's not convenient to tell you now. I'll tell you when the time is right."
With that he said goodbye politely and hung up the phone.
Staff opposite: "..."
What needs to be kept so secret?
Also, what does it mean when the time is right?
"...Senior is right, the detectives are all Riddlers, even Mr. Jiang Xia, who seems to be easy to talk to, is no exception." The staff member sighed quietly.
She took out her wallet and looked at the exquisite business card that looked like a work of art inside. She blushed and said, "But then again, mystery is also part of the charm. I can understand it!"
After briefly recalling the conversation she had just had, she picked up the receiver and dialed the number of one of her reporters: "Get ready. You may be needed to go out in the field later. Let's see who is available. Call us together. Get ready to talk to us.
Blue Whale Mascot Merger Promotion.”
…
Dr. Agasa's car.
Jiang Xia checked the time: "The kidnapper called Dr. Endo. That is when Keita said 'whale spouting', the whale balloon was right above Rice Flower Park."
Dr. A Li: "So we are going to Rice Flower Park?"
Jiang Xia thought for a while: "You don't have to drive too close, just find a place where you can see Mihua Park."
Dr. A Li drove back and forth a few times. While shopping, Jiang Xia's cell phone buzzed again - Dr. Endo called.
"Mr. Jiang Xia, the kidnappers just called me again." Dr. Endo whispered, "They asked me to go to Kongjuku Station and trade on Platform 1!"
…
After knowing the location of the transaction, the next direction is clear.
but……
Haiyuan Ai looked up at Jiang Xia's face: "It was night when we went to Doctor Endo's house yesterday, but now it's daytime... You are so famous, what if the kidnappers recognize you?"
"Leave it to me." Conan hesitated in a good mood. He shook his feet and showed off his trusted pair of foot-strengthening shoes. "Since we have made an appointment to trade on the platform of the station, the kidnapper is likely to
After the vehicle arrived, Dr. Endo was asked to get in the vehicle at the last minute in order to get rid of the possible police presence - then I took advantage of the chaos and got into the vehicle and gave the kidnapper a hard blow."
"Taking a step back." Conan pointed to his high-tech glasses, "I secretly stuck a transmitter on the ransom box. Even if I lose him, I can still find the kidnapper's location."
Jiang Xia nodded solemnly: "In that case, I'll leave the matter to you first."