Conan's corpse picker

Chapter 884 Selling Yourself to Pay Off Your Debt

But when you think about it carefully, there are actually a lot of black cats, and cats are such flexible creatures that they are unlikely to be caught with bare hands. .

So the security guards pretended not to see the cat again, and continued with the words just now: "But don't worry, we have already chased the cat away."

"That's it..." Jiang Xia nodded, and couldn't help but take a look at their tool bag with the catch net: What do you mean by driving away, the cat obviously left by itself, and even knocked on the door...

But after thinking about it, what does the misunderstanding between humans and cats have to do with him, a passing detective?
He is just an enthusiastic passer-by who doesn't know the truth.

After pretending to understand the situation, Jiang Xia said goodbye to the two of them.

……

Wait for the two security guards to pack the tools into the car and drive away.

Jiang Xia put the stunned cat on her shoulder, and temporarily had a handsome cat cape.

Afterwards, he glanced at the word "児岛" on the door plate out of the corner of his eye, and remembered something, so he didn't go back directly, but went to the nearby vending machine for a stroll.

He hesitated for a while between various drinks to pass the time.In the end, I didn’t buy anything, and took a shortcut to go back to the apartment.

When passing through the alley between the courtyard wall and the parking lot.Suddenly there was the sound of footsteps following behind.

The sound echoed in the narrow alleyway, getting closer.

Jiang Xia originally wanted to pretend not to hear.

But the person following him didn't seem to intend to hide his existence at all. He didn't run lightly at all, and his high-heeled shoes tapped on the ground, and the movement was a little more concealed than Gin shoting a gun.

Jiang Xia: "..."

He had no choice but to turn his head and take a look.

Almost at the same time, a figure rushed towards him quickly, hugging his arm like a life-saving straw.

Then the woman stopped, leaned over and panted heavily, as if something terrible was chasing after her.

Jiang Xia supported the man with one hand, and with the other hand he straightened the black cat that had almost slipped, and glanced behind the woman meaningly.

Then he sighed softly with regret: Although the person concerned looked very frightened, there was no murderous pursuer behind her.

Jiang Xia looked down at the person in front of her again, and remembered that this was an acquaintance—a woman with straight long hair, a slender figure, but not too weak in strength, who always came to the detective agency to look for cats every now and then.Jiang Xia has a good impression of her. In those days when he didn't have a cat, he often stole the puppet of Rua, a client.

In addition, in the case where Okiya Subaru was interviewed, the jewels in the woman's shop were robbed—this was the unlucky jewelry store manager, Chihiro Kojima.

"The store manager of Xiaodao?" Jiang Xia asked with concern, "Are you okay, what happened? Speaking of which, just now I saw the alarm go off for a single house over there. The sign hanging on their door also happened to be named Xiao island."

Kojima Chihiro tugged at Jiang Xia, her heart beating violently due to various reasons.

When Jiang Xia mentioned "alert", her expression suddenly became a little frightened.

But it was dark at this time, and after she let down her long hair, it happened to block her face from the side. In theory, Jiang Xia should not be able to see the change in her expression.

Thinking of this, Kojima Chihiro gradually calmed down.

She straightened up and looked at Jiang Xia, then looked at the road behind her, and hesitated to speak: "Actually..."

Don't wait for her to finish.

A beam of flashlight suddenly hit her, illuminating her head-on.

Followed by a stern voice of inquiry: "I am a policeman, what happened here?"

Kojima Chihiro was startled, and shut her mouth firmly.

She looked over Jiang Xia's shoulder and looked in the direction of the light.

With the backlight, the vision was obstructed, but Chihiro Kojima still vaguely saw a little flickering police light.Like a police motorcycle on patrol.

……

This section of the road is relatively narrow, and the people living around are more or less people of certain social status.

Therefore, when the police pass by here, they will pay special attention.

Just now, the little patrolman who came to patrol the neighborhood heard the sound of running and violent panting. He suspected that something was wrong, so he took a look suspiciously.

Beams of light illuminate the alley.

After a while, the patrolman looked at a man and a woman in the alleyway, lost in thought.

Contrary to what he thought, there didn't seem to be any vicious incidents such as "robbery" or "deep alley hooligans" here - looking at the postures of the two people in the alley, it is obvious that the woman is holding on to the man now.Seeing the police suddenly, the woman was more frightened.

And... the patrolman rubbed his chin, and reasoned rigorously: And that lady is quite beautiful, the man heard the police coming, but he didn't ask for help... No matter who harassed anyone, it doesn't make sense.

...It seems that I am thinking too much?
The panic on the woman's face just now may not be because she is afraid of the police, but simply shy.

After reaching this conclusion, the patrolman was a little embarrassed, and retreated politely: "Sorry to bother you. If there is anything wrong, please contact the police in time."

Then he turned off the flashlight, stepped into the car, passed by the alley, and rode away in a hurry.

Jiang Xia: "..."

Kojima Chihiro was also taken aback, she didn't expect the police to leave so decisively.

Just thinking about it, Jiang Xia patted her: "Why don't we sit on the bench first? Relax and talk slowly."

……

After a few minutes.

Kojima Chihiro sat down on the bench with limp legs, remembering the foolish things she did tonight, her forehead throbbed with pain.

Jiang Xia went to the vending machine at the side, bought two cans of hot coffee, unscrewed it and handed her a can, her actions were full of humanistic care, just like that kind private detective.

Kojima Chihiro cupped the coffee with both hands, carefully drawing the heat from it.

Feeling Jiang Xia's meticulous attitude towards customers, she drank the can of coffee slowly, feeling a battle between heaven and man.

After drinking most of the can, Kojima Chihiro was already sober.She became courageous again, and gradually began to regret running over and holding Jiang Xia suddenly.

After a while, she finally made up her mind.

"Actually, I..." Kojima Chihiro gritted her teeth, "Actually, it's nothing serious. It's just that when I was walking in the alley just now, I was startled by the echo of my footsteps, and thought someone was following me. I happened to see you in front, so I After you..."

Jiang Xia stood beside her, took a sip from the can, nodded, with an expression of "you speak slowly, I'm listening".

Chihiro Kojima secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to quickly find an excuse, end the conversation, and then go home quickly.

However, at this moment, a few messy flashlights, accompanied by chaotic footsteps, quickly approached from the corner.

Jiang Xia turned her head and saw a familiar patrolman rushing out of the corner, followed by a group of people.

——The little patrolman who had just met once looked around, and his eyes quickly settled on Jiang Xia and Kojima Chihiro.

After a while, the patrolman suddenly raised his hand and pointed at them firmly: "Officer Sato, it's these two people! That woman's long hair, and the cat on this man's shoulder, are very distinctive, they must be right! "

(End of this chapter)