Accompanied by a strange squirming feeling, eight hard and sharp spider legs slowly stretched out from Jiang Xia's back and waved them unskillfully in the air.
Jiang Xia controlled the puppet he possessed and let the spider legs reach in front of him.
Jiang Xia glanced at their cold light under the moonlight, then continued to stretch it forward, letting one of them rest lightly on the outer wall.
The moment he grabbed the wall, a strong adsorption force suddenly appeared on the tips of his legs.
Almost at the same time, Jiang Xia discovered that the murderous energy was being consumed at a faster rate.
"..."
The spider form's ability to climb walls seems to be coin-operated?
After being shocked by this, Jiang Xia fell into deep thought for a moment.
After a second, several other spider legs stretched out from the window one after another, groping for hold of the wall.
...You should also try inserting coins.
It was not because of curiosity, but after much thought, he still felt that he should get familiar with the puppet before officially using it, so that he would not make mistakes in the future.
…
In the night, a figure with eight thin legs sprouted from behind, climbing carefully along the wall of the building.
Gradually, the figure in the white kimono became faster and faster, and finally swept back and forth across the wall like a spot of light, light and leaving no trace.
Jiang Xia didn't slow down until he almost used his new legs, and stopped by the window of his room.
He carefully looked at the hook-like spider legs on the wall, recalled the speed of movement just now, and was quite satisfied.
Now that all monsters on land, water, and air are wearing vests, he may be invincible in terms of running distance in the future - judging from the speed just now, Toru Amuro's car may not even be able to outrun this spider in the short term.
After understanding how to use the new vest, Jiang Xia was about to return to the room.
At this time, the mermaid and foggy dog who were following him seemed to have discovered something. The two ghosts chatted for a while and pointed Jiang Xia in a direction.
Jiang Xia looked over there. After thinking for a moment, he controlled the spider legs to bypass the hotel and stopped on the second floor on the opposite side, next to a window.
…When I tried my legs just now, my moving speed was too high. My biggest feeling during the whole process was “the sea breeze is so strong today” and “I climbed so fast”.
Now that he stopped and observed carefully, Jiang Xia gradually discovered that something was wrong - through the wall, he could vaguely feel a murderous aura in the room.
In addition, going deeper, there seems to be an even more alluring atmosphere.
...Murderous aura and shikigami?
Has your luck been too good recently... Jiang Xia touched her arm silently, feeling like she was holding Ou Qi.
…
The humanoid part of the spider puppet is very light and moves like a weightless paper man.
Jiang Xia first asked the ghost to sneak into the suspicious murderous room in front of him and take a look.
After confirming that the owner of the house was asleep, Jiang Xia hung herself on the side of the window, then gently stretched out a sharp claw, put it on the window, and stirred along the gap.
The old-fashioned window bolts fell down with a sound.
The window slowly slid open.
The eight spider legs behind Jiang Xia retracted and unfolded silently. When he landed again, he had already entered the house.
This room is a one-bedroom with a simple layout, a low coffee table, and an equally low bed on the left hand side.
Lying on the bed was a middle-aged man with brown hair. He looked like he was not sleeping well. He was gnashing his teeth in his sleep, as if he wanted to catch someone and take a bite at any time.
Jiang Xia glanced at him and quickly landed on the coffee table beside him.
——Maybe he wanted to count the items before leaving, but the owner did not put the luggage in his bag.
At this time, two sets of fishing rods, a pair of insulated gloves, and a lighter were neatly placed on the table. Jiang Xia took a closer look and found that the fishing rods were made of carbon and were very light.
...can also conduct electricity.
"..."
Putting these things together, Jiang Xia felt that his memory bank had moved.
... He seemed to have encountered a case he had seen before.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xia did not touch the items on the table, but directed the ghosts to float into the owner's bag, and looked at the business card holder.
There is a stack of business cards stuffed in the business card holder, among which the top few duplicates belong to the owner of the house. His name is "Kazuyuki Kawai" and he is the president of Kawai Public Works Store.
Jiang Xia recalled this somewhat impressive name and nodded secretly.
——He remembered that in this case that had not happened yet, Kawai Kazuyuki wanted to use the recreational activity of "fishing" to cause an electric shock accident. Fortunately, on the cruise ship, a certain financial president who oppressed him with loan sharks "accidentally died".
...It seems that on the way to Moon Shadow Island, it is really possible to pick up something else along the way.
But in that case, you have to find an excuse not to take the boat sent by the organization.
By the way, before that, there is one more thing that needs to be confirmed.
…
Jiang Xia raised her hand to call back the ghost, drove the puppet, and silently walked to the door of the room.
He pushed the door open, used his hook to restore the door bolt behind him, and then came to another door on the right.
It is customary to let the ghost in first and take a look.
After confirming that the owner of this room was also asleep, Jiang Xia used his old tricks to unlatch the door and push the door open.
Then, his eyes solidified slightly.
——In this room, there is also a middle-aged man sleeping. This man has a square chin, a tall aquiline nose, and deep nasolabial folds on his face, which are very clear even when he is not smiling.
Combined with what just happened, these characteristics made Jiang Xia quickly think of a name: Yamazaki Tsuneo.
——That is, the unscrupulous moneylender next door Kazuyuki planned to assassinate, the president of Yamazaki Financial Corporation.
Of course, to Jiang Xia, Yamazaki Tsuneo's name is not important, his character is not important, and his status is even less important.
The important thing is - this man actually has a large piece of shikigami on his leg, which is so densely packed that it almost covers his calf. If you count carefully, there are seven of them.
Seven.
"..."
Jiang Xia stared for a while without saying a word.
Then he left the room silently, restored the doors and windows, and climbed down the stairs along the wall.
Avoid the lights and head all the way to the beach.
Eight legs are indeed faster than two legs, and when you only walk on flat ground and don't climb vertical walls, you don't consume as much murderous energy as before.
Jiang Xia secretly adapted to a new way of walking while approaching the dock.
The humid smell of sea water hit your face, and the sound of water splashing against the shore was made by fine waves. In the dark atmosphere, two yachts could be seen moored in the small port.
One of them is a commercial ship with "Haiyuan" painted on the hull. At this time, there are no lights on the ship and no one is around.
There were people moving on the other boat.
Jiang Xia put her vision on the ghost and let the ghost float into the second boat for a walk. She saw two men in black suits who looked very ordinary. They seemed to be on duty on the boat.
...It seems that this ship is sent by the organization.
Jiang Xia's eyes flickered back and forth between the two ships.
The organized ship is certainly safer and more convenient.
But now, as long as you change a mode of transportation, you can easily pick up eight shikigami along the way... This is like switching from driving to taking the bus to work one day in a month, and you can get an extra month's salary.
Same, it's hard not to be moved.
...After all, he is not a big ghost dealer, and you can never pick up too many ghosts.
——Judging from the brochure Jiang Xia received when he checked into the hotel, the "Haiyuan" next to the organization's ship was a traveling merchant ship.
In this current season, there are not many interesting places around, but there is a main island near Yueying Island. There are fish gathering in the southeast corner of the island, which is suitable for fishing. The Haiyuan's recent destination is also there.
The house owner who had prepared conductive fishing rods and insulating gloves and had murderous intent just now planned to use the Haiyuan and fishing as a recreational activity to kill the ghost-filled president.
Jiang Xia thought about it and realized that if he did not take the Haiyuan, but took the organization's ship to Yueying Island, waited for the case to happen, and then went to the island to solve the case, then he would probably only be able to pick up one dropped by President Duogei himself.
Shikigami - Once the president is electrocuted by Kawai, the seven old shikigami on his legs will lose their obsession and fall to the ground. Then they will probably squirm into the sea and disappear, making them difficult to find.
...In short, Jiang Xia felt that he had to go and catch a boat ride on the Haiyuan.
And...it's best if Gin goes on the boat with him.
After all, once Jiang Xia takes the Haiyuan, after the electric shock case occurs, whether he is solving the case or simply watching, it will inevitably be delayed for a while.
This place is different from Tokyo. Everyone in Tokyo is familiar with it and can go directly. But here, he may have to follow the police's procedures - based on Jiang Xia's experience accumulated during this period, in places with many detectives, similar regulations will be looser, and
Some places are more strict. Jiang Xia rarely comes to Tottori Prefecture and doesn't know much about the market here.
Therefore, if Gin and Gin split up their operations tomorrow and he takes too long to pick up the shikigami, Gin, who arrived at Moon Shadow Island on the organization's boat first, will most likely be busy picking up several people on the island who were supposed to be picked up by other people.
Kill all targets of human murder to improve efficiency.
In this way, Jiang Xia would lose a few shikigami, and the gain would outweigh the loss...
If you think about it carefully, it's not too difficult to invite your boss to come along for the ride. At most, you'll have to bear the boss's wrath.
And the boss's anger is actually a good thing... To be honest, if he didn't want to be expelled from the organization; if he didn't want to be shot and killed by Gin in a rage, and then forced to take Gin's busy body to work for him, Jiang Xia would only wish that his boss would do it every day.
get angry...
The figure in a white kimono stood on the beach, quietly looking at the ship in the sea, thoughts surging in his mind.
After a moment, Jiang Xia turned her head and looked at the sharp spider legs protruding from her back, and nodded slightly as if she made up her mind.
…
the next morning.
Jiang Xia opened her eyes under the quilt in the hotel and stretched out comfortably.
There was a knocking sound at the door.
Jiang Xia turned her head, got out of bed and walked over to open the door.
I saw two dusty men in black standing in the corridor.
Jiang Xia looked at both sides of the corridor and saw no one, so he turned aside to let his boss and his boss' younger brother into the room.
After receiving Ginjiu's email last night, Jiang Xia also sent back an email, briefly explaining the news on his side, including his current location.
"Leave at 6pm and arrive after dark." After Gin and Vodka entered the house together, they signaled Vodka to close the door and confirmed their next trip to Moon Shadow Island.
Then he looked at Jiang Xia and said in a deep voice: "The Spider Mansion case was solved by another person."
There are relatively few cases in Tottori Prefecture, so if something happens occasionally, it will be reported very quickly. The case that happened last night has already appeared in today's morning newspaper.
From Gin's point of view, a case like Spider Mansion, with its legendary bonus and eerie image of the deceased, is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to increase its reputation - Uzo needs to continue to improve in order to be able to reach those picky targets in the future.
This is also the reason why Gin watched the death of Takeda Shinichi yesterday and completely stopped caring about Jiang Xia's concealment of information in advance.
But when I saw the news this morning, the report actually said that the person who solved the case was a Kansai detective, while Uzo solved another old case.
...As the person who planned the entire script, if Uzo really wanted to solve the case, he would never be overtaken by others, so this must be his own idea. Thinking of this, when Gin asked this question, there was inevitably a hint of emotion in his tone.
question.
Jiang Xia said naturally:
"If anyone else knows about this drug trafficking route, and they see that in the cases I encountered along the way, the deceased happened to be people on this route, they may associate the two together.
"And if the person who raises suspicion happens to be in the organization and has access to the organization's cleanup mission, it will be even more difficult for him to deduce that I am related to this matter - didn't you say that even within the organization, it is best to hide your identity?
?”
"..."
Gin nodded slowly.
There is some truth.
...However, since the person who said these words is Uzo, then these remarks are most likely just his excuses.
——For example, yesterday, Uzo took a truck and left the Spider Mansion with the murderer. Gin originally thought that this was Uzo trying to create an alibi, or taking the opportunity to beat Rob.
...Who would have thought that this person would take advantage of every opportunity to rush to another case.
By analogy, the more real reason why the case could not be solved may be that Uzo actually enjoys the process of killing more than solving the case. So last night, in "Crack the Spider Mansion Case and Increase the Popularity" and "Go and Appreciate Another Case"
case", he chose the latter.
No wonder Uzo solves a case so quickly every time and looks like he is memorizing a script...it turns out that he is really perfunctory.
...But this time, although Uzo couldn't help but go elsewhere to watch the killings, he did not delay the most basic business. And the reasons he gave were indeed reasonable.
Gin simply smoothed over these things and didn't ask any more questions for the time being.
When he saw the report this morning, he was indeed a little dissatisfied.
But in fact, after seeing Uzo, his anger calmed down a little for some reason. Gin secretly thought, now it seems that people who are too capable will probably have some shortcomings in going their own way... But then again, "plan your actions independently."
", which is not a complete shortcoming - the organization cultivates autonomous murderous geniuses, not puppets that need to be pulled.
He barely suppressed his anger at Uzo for once again taking matters into his own hands.
Afterwards, Ginjiu took out a square gift box with exquisite packaging from his bag and handed it to Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia took it and opened it, finding a pack of snacks inside.