However, what Conan didn't expect was that Hattori Heiji would meet Eka in Tottori Prefecture because of the incident at the Dusk Annex.
In addition, Conan remembered the email he received not long ago from Hattori Heiji - according to Hattori Heiji's observation, Amuro Toru did not have any guilt when facing the police, and his attitude and behavior did not look like a gangster. And Eka himself did not look like that at all.
A hostage, in a perfect environment, has no intention of seeking help from outside, but seems to be in a good mood.
In this regard, Toyama Kazuha proposed a new path that Conan had never imagined - Toru Amuro was following the instructions of a mysterious psychiatrist and took Jiang Xia out to adjust his mentality.
"..."
Conan thought about it and felt that although this assumption was outrageous, the "human traffickers" theory also had many loopholes.
After thinking about it, he sighed. Forget it, at the moment, he doesn't know where Jiangxia and Toru Amuro are, so he might as well reserve his opinions and think more about optimistic speculations about psychotherapy...
…
Soon, the group of three people trudged through the muddy path and saw the signboard of Aoi House Hotel.
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Last night, they were trapped in the car by a sudden storm and a car accident.
Although there is some emergency food in the car and I can barely stay overnight, it is still not as comfortable as staying in a hotel.
The three people looked at the hotel in front of them, speeded up their pace in unison, and entered the front hall.
…
I put my luggage down at the front desk and felt the relaxed and cozy atmosphere of the hotel.
Just as he was about to register, a familiar figure suddenly passed by in the corridor next to him - a man with striking blond hair walked all the way from the stairs to the restaurant.
Mao Lilan caught a sharp glimpse, glanced at it, and greeted in surprise: "Mr. Amuro!"
When she and Jiang Xia went out together, she would occasionally meet Jiang Xia's boss. And a few days ago, the two parties just met once at the scene of a car accident in Tokyo. Therefore, Mao Lilan had obvious appearance features and looked like a foreigner.
The boss of the detective agency remembers it very clearly.
In addition, because Toru Amuro has a very friendly image when he is not Bourbon or Fengtani Zero, Mao Lilan has a very good impression of him.
Toru Amuro is also good at remembering people.
Walking in the corridor, he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from the side, and his feet froze slightly.
After a while, Toru Amuro took a deep breath, quickly adjusted her mentality, turned back with a smile, and walked closer.
He exchanged pleasantries with the Maori father and daughter, who were barely acquaintances, and then politely said, "I'm going to the restaurant." His original intention was to take the opportunity to escape, but unexpectedly, he was stopped by the hungry Kogoro Maori.
Listen to him introduce what delicious dishes here are.
Conan stood behind the Maori father and daughter with a low sense of presence, secretly looking at Toru Amuro with a slight suspicion in his eyes.
——Although it is not obvious, the moment Toru Amuro was stopped by Xiaolan just now, he looked a little abnormal, as if he was vaguely resisting everything... Could this mysterious boss have done something wrong?
So I don’t want to come into contact with Jiangxia’s neighbors and friends.
Thinking of this, Conan poked his head out from the side of Mao Lilan's leg and asked innocently: "Where is brother Jiang Xia?"
Toru Amuro: "..." He was sealed in the bed and sleeping. I hope the seal can last longer, so that at least people can finish their meal...
He secretly slandered Jiang Xia's terrible incident and physique.
At the same time, remembering the camera hidden in Jiang Xia's room, and then looking down at Conan, a suspicious child, Toru Amuro felt that it was difficult to explain why Jiang Xia didn't sleep in his own room, but went to his boss's room to lay the floor in the middle of the night.
So he calmly changed the subject: "I don't know, maybe it's still in the room, or maybe it's in the restaurant - the food here is good, there are a lot of fresh delicacies, I'll find a table first, you can put it down later
Good luggage, you can come and find it..."
Before he finished speaking, a frightened scream of "Ah——!!" suddenly came from upstairs.
Toru Amuro: "..."
Mao Lilan, Mao Li Kogoro and Conan were suddenly startled.
After regaining consciousness, the three of them quickly rushed towards the place where the scream came from under the complicated sight of Toru Amuro.
As soon as she took a step out, she saw a cleaner stumbling down the stairs and escaping from the second floor. When she got down to the last few steps, the woman tripped over the slightly raised edge of the steps and fell headlong to the ground.
A figure came closer and caught her steadily.
Mao Lilan is very timid when encountering ghosts, but other times she is very reliable.
She held the waiter steady and said warmly: "Don't be afraid, what's wrong?"
A sharp light flashed secretly in her usually very soft eyes. After she asked, she raised her head and stared at the stairs. Her seemingly thin body was ready to kick someone who was following.
attacker.
However, after being alert for a while, no one came down from the second floor. There were only a few onlookers who poked their heads out in confusion after hearing the noise.
"...It's dead, it's dead!" The cleaner paused for two seconds and finally came to his senses.
She grabbed the person in front of her and stammered about her experience:
"I, I heard that Jiang Xia lives in our store, so I wanted to meet him near his room and ask him if he wanted breakfast service. If possible, I could also ask for an autograph... But when I passed by, I found that his door was open
There was a crack in the door, and no one answered after reminding me. Then I opened the door and looked inside, and inside..."
She raised her hands to cover her face and cried bitterly like a fan girl who lost her idol: "He hanged himself!"
Conan: "...?"
... Hattori! You still said Toru Amuro was not a gangster!
Mao Lilan and Mao Li Kogoro had no prejudice against Tohru Amuro. When they suddenly heard this topic, they were stunned. It took a second to digest what the waiter was saying.
They first thought the waiter was talking nonsense. But then they suddenly remembered that Jiang Xia had a similar criminal record a year ago.
Thinking of this, the two people's expressions changed slightly and they quickly ran to the second floor. Now is not the time to be sad. If the person has just hung it up, it might be possible to save him by putting it down immediately. Thinking on the bright side, didn't he catch up last time...
…
When you get to the second floor, you can tell which room is Jiang Xia's room without asking.
——When the waiter saw the hanging man, he was so panicked that he accidentally left the cleaning utensils on the spot, blocked the door of Jiang Xia's room, and screamed loudly.
So now, several other doors on the same floor have been opened, and several tenants are looking at room 207 with doubts and vigilance. After determining the general direction of the scream, they see that room again.
The door was stuck by the vacuum cleaner. It was not difficult to guess that there was something scary inside, which caused the waiter to run away screaming as if he had seen a ghost.