Conan was a little surprised. He didn't expect Xiaolan to have the same view as his hero, and she was also suspicious of Akai Shuichi.
Immediately afterwards, he realized something belatedly and stood up straight: "Why is Akai Shuichi missing?!"
Jiang Xia slowly looked left and right: "Maybe he went back to his room to sleep."
Conan rushed out: "I'll go find it!"
Mao Lilan didn't hold him back, and the tomboy had already rushed around the corner.
The female high school student took back her hand and blinked blankly, feeling as if she had done something wrong: "I just said casually, does this kid Conan really think that Mr. Akai is the murderer?"
Jiang Xia comforted her that it was not a big problem: "Being suspicious is also a quality that a detective should have. You are right what you just said - and Mr. Akai is a mature adult and should not care about children."
With that said, he walked towards the direction Conan left: "I'll bring Conan back. You guys go back to your room to rest first."
Mouri Kogoro rolled up his sleeves: "I'll look for him too." When he catches the person, he has to give that naughty kid a big beating - there are still murderers hiding around, and he actually dares to be like these people from the Hotta family.
Running around is just because I think my life is too long.
…
After the troops were divided into two groups, Jiang Xia did not concentrate on looking for Conan, but left enough space for the two silver bullets to have a good encounter... and have a good communication.
He went for a walk around alone, and when Mouri Kogoro caught the naughty kid, he yawned and went back to his room to sleep.
After lying down, Jiang Xia counted the ghosts around him as usual. One, two, three, four, five...
Except for Matsuda Jinpei, Mermaid and Kiritengu, everyone else is here.
He nodded with satisfaction and fell asleep peacefully.
…
On the other side, someone couldn't sleep.
Conan failed to catch up with Akai Shuichi and was already very uncomfortable. While lying on the bed, he reviewed the situation and suddenly discovered that he still had no clue about the real culprit who caused the explosion... A primary school student detective suddenly opened his eyes.
"Although I hope that the murderer is Akai Shuichi, at present, there is no evidence pointing to him." Conan took a deep breath, "This is not going to work - at least I have to start with the field I am good at and solve this murder case.
Broken. Perhaps by then, clues about the black organization will naturally emerge."
Thinking this, Conan quietly looked at Mouri Kogoro who was snoring beside him.
The uncle fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow. Seeing this, Conan took the opportunity to get out of bed. He crept out of the house and began to search around.
…
After searching for a while, Conan gradually got a clue.
When it got dark, he walked out of the villa and walked around to the garage behind the house.
There was an old car parked in the garage, and the Hotta family's housekeeper was busy beside the car.
Conan looked at it for a long time, and then when the other party finally stopped, he walked in very familiarly: "Grandpa Butler, has the car been repaired? - This car looks like it is quite old."
…
At the same time, Jiang Xia was in the guest bedroom.
In the morning, the three missing ghosts floated back tiredly but excitedly, carrying large masses of colorless murderous aura behind them.
——Last night, Matsuda Jinpei drove the puppet and played a hide-and-seek game with Akai Shuichi who was looking for clues nearby.
...Strictly speaking, it’s not even a night: delayed by the explosion, by the time everyone went to bed, it was already two or three in the morning. But now it was just dawn, and they all got up - full of surprises, two men in black
People just spent more than three hours battling wits and courage in the forest.
Having said that, in order to reward Master Matsuda who worked hard all night, as well as the mermaid and foggy dog who helped him extract murderous intent, Jiang Xia rolled up a cigarette-flavored ghost mint, took out a lighter and lit it.
In the drifting smoke, he pushed the door open and started his new day.
…
In the garage.
The housekeeper was startled when he was suddenly spoken to. When he turned around and saw that the person who came was just a first-grade primary school student, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's you."
Thinking of Conan's words just now, the butler touched the old car in the garage: "Its style is indeed a bit old, but it is very memorable to me - this is the first car I designed myself."
Conan exclaimed: "You used to be a vehicle designer?"
The housekeeper nodded, feeling a little sad. He had been holding back many words in his heart for a long time, and now he finally couldn't help but say it to the only small audience: "But after that incident, I resigned."
Jiang Xia quietly stopped at the door: "..." You don't avoid children at all - these clues should be shared with high school students, so that everyone can get off work early.
However, elementary school students also have their advantages. Conan said "Wow!" and trotted to the driver's seat. Before the butler recovered, he opened the car door.
"Huh?" Conan suddenly realized something. He looked at the steering wheel, "This old version of a car actually has an airbag on the steering wheel?"
"Little brother, you know cars." The housekeeper became nervous. He quickly smiled and opened the topic, "By the way, can you help me invite Miss Fumiko to come over? I need to see her for something."
A voice came from the door. Jiang Xia seemed to be a little curious about their conversation: "What's going on?"
"?!" The housekeeper looked back and saw Jiang Xia, and was shocked. He quickly took Conan out of the car, closed the door, and then explained to Jiang Xia: "I have already repaired this car - there is no signal on the mountain.
Well, I want to ask Miss Fumiko to drive it down the mountain and call the police."
Conan: "Why not let Uncle Mouri or Uncle Akai go?"
The housekeeper cursed in his heart and said kindly on his face: "The victim is my master. If the family members go to the police, it will be easier to handle the follow-up."
Jiang Xia glanced at the car, as if thinking for a moment, and suddenly said: "Okay, I'll go find her right now."
As he spoke, he took Conan and carried the child towards the villa.
…
After walking for a while, Conan whispered to Jiang Xia: "The housekeeper is probably the murderer. After killing Mr. Hotta, he also tampered with the car and wanted to use it to kill Miss Fumiko."
Jiang Xia nodded: "I see."
Conan was surprised: "You know? Then you didn't step on him and give him a beating to make him confess."
Jiang Xia hissed: "What are you talking about? I'm a law-abiding high school student."
Conan's eyes twitched slightly: "..." First put the cigarette out of your hand before you say anything like this.
But compared to other things at the moment, a small matter like Jiang Xia's smoking is no longer important. Conan quickly ignored this point and said to his classmates: "Why don't we use the trick to get him to plead guilty?"