Conan's corpse picker

Chapter 495 You Look So Familiar

Conan: "..."

Xiaolan's attraction is also too great.She just nodded, not counting Toru Amuro, so many people came to strike up a conversation... Conan had to temporarily stop staring at the male college student, rolled his half-moon eyes, and looked up at the newcomer.

Then he was slightly taken aback.

——Contrary to what he thought, the one who walked over this time turned out to be a woman.

The woman was wearing a brown fleece, with long curly hair of the same color, and a slender figure.

She had her scarf pulled high and a pair of goggles on her face.

After looking at the few people gathered here, the woman pulled the goggles to the top of her head, her eyes stopped on Jiang Xia, and she looked carefully: "You look familiar, I seem to have seen you somewhere."

Conan: "...?"

Jiang Xia didn't smile and nod yet, why did she hook someone up to strike up a conversation, it's still such a traditional strike-up sentence...

However, speaking of it, he looked very familiar with this big sister who came to strike up a conversation.

After a second, Conan suddenly recognized it: "You are Etsuko Torakura?!"

Mao Lilan knew almost all famous people. When she heard the name, she immediately approached in surprise: "Are you that mystery novelist? I often read your and your husband's books!"

Etsuko Hukura is a cutting-edge novelist who is good at writing mystery novels with a touch of romance.

Her husband, Daisuke Tiger Cang, is a popular writer in the horror novel world.

As a loyal fan of mystery novels, Conan has read almost all mystery novels on the market, among which works by Etsuko Torakura belong to the one with good quality.

At this time, he suddenly saw the author, and while he was excited, he suddenly remembered something.

When Mao Lilan and Etsuko Hucang were talking.

Conan took the opportunity to pull Jiang Xia over, and whispered: "She has written some stories about killers, and the techniques used in them are very subtle. Now we are standing with the client, and she suddenly came to talk to us..."

In short, although Etsuko Torakura is less suspected, the number of suspects for "Silver Fox" has increased.

——After all, it is a matter of life, and you should politely doubt anyone you see. This is what a detective should do.

Moreover, although Etsuko Torakura is not short of money, it seems that it is not unreasonable for the novelist to personally practice killing techniques after being dazed, or to work part-time as a killer for entertainment under too much pressure...

If I have to say it, it can even be linked to the previous sniping - killing the client on the way up the mountain can get double rewards, but the day before yesterday, Silver Fox started sniping in the city, perhaps because she is not short of money , but just experiencing the joy of killing.

...Of course, this is only a conclusion drawn without letting go of any possibility.

Actually, compared to Torakura Etsuko...

Conan turned his gaze, and once again landed on the male college student who followed the client to talk, and nodded secretly:

Compared to the elegant Etsuko Torakura, this guy is more noteworthy...

……

After Hukura Etsuko's "familiarity" statement was interrupted, she realized that this was an unwelcome question, so she didn't ask further.

But she still glanced at Jiang Xia from time to time, thinking about who this young man wearing a mask and hat was and where she saw him.

……

Mao Lilan suddenly talked to Etsuko Hukura just now. On the one hand, she really liked her novels, and on the other hand, she also wanted to divert from what she said to Jiang Xia, "I seem to have seen you somewhere".

——Jiang Xia often appeared in newspapers, and even appeared on some variety shows related to detectives.Etsuko Hukura should have seen him in photos or on the screen, so she felt familiar with Jiang Xia.

That is to say, if we continue to talk about this issue, Jiang Xia's identity as a detective will definitely be exposed.

And if Yinhu happens to be hiding around and sees this scene, then he will definitely be more vigilant, and his actions will be more subtle, and he may even act preemptively, trying to get rid of Jiang Xia's obstacle...

At this moment, seeing that Etsuko Hukura did not continue this topic, Mao Lilan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She secretly turned to the other side, using the cover of her body, raised a scissors hand at Jiang Xia, which symbolized victory, and suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment of "becoming a detective's witty assistant".

So Jiang Xia could only return a "V" when Huakura Etsuko was not looking at this side, pretending that he was also very motivated.

...One and two are so active, it seems that he is paddling.

However, after glancing at Toru Amuro, who was more silent than him, Jiang Xia felt at ease again.

——Here's another one that's even more watery.

My work attitude is in the middle, so it's not a big problem.

……

Not long after, the staff of the mountain management office told them that they had confirmed the facilities and supplies at the rest station, and they could start climbing.

Jiang Xia identified the direction, and set foot on the mountain road with everyone.

After walking for a while, a couple hurriedly chased after them.

Unlike leisurely climbers, the two trotted up the mountain.

At this time, they turned the corner and saw Jiang Xia and the others in front of them, so they slowed down, carrying heavy backpacks, and climbing the mountain while looking around like normal passengers.

But if you look closely, the behavior of the two is very different from ordinary tourists - ordinary tourists look around, mostly to enjoy the scenery.

However, the expression of the couple was tense, and they would be alert to the slightest disturbance, which looked very suspicious no matter how they looked.

Mao Lilan, who is full of "catching killers", is inevitably a little excited.

She glanced back, approached Jiang Xia and whispered:
"Speaking of which, many girls like to use cute code names like 'Silver Fox'. And Mr. Amuro said that the gender of Silver Fox is still unclear-maybe this is actually because Silver Fox has two people. Sometimes It is a man who commits the crime, sometimes it is a woman, that's why there are such rumors?"

... quite reasonable.

Jiang Xia nodded patiently and echoed: "Yeah, that makes sense. Watch them more later."

...Although he remembered that the couple behind him was not Silver Fox, compared with the perfunctory Conan just now, Jiang Xia's words of "observing more" this time seemed much more sincere.

In the gap between his words, he even looked back.His eyes paused for a moment on the couple's calves.

The couple behind them sensed the sight and stared keenly.Then he hurriedly lowered his head and hurried on his way.

As a result, even Toru Amuro and Conan gradually focused their attention on the two people behind them—the looks of the lovers looked very strange.

……

After walking the relatively flat road at the foot of the mountain, the road in the middle suddenly became steep.

——On the steep cliff, some large rocks protrude like steps, spiraling upward along the cliff body, this is the way to go next.

A row of hemp ropes are nailed to the mountain so that tourists can grab them and climb.

...This seems to be an excellent location for an assassination.

(End of this chapter)