Conan’s Corpse Picker

After eliminating his own problems for a moment.

Jiang Xia followed Amuro Toru's line of sight and looked forward.

Then suddenly I understood.

——Parked in front of the car was a luxury car with signs of reinforcement and modification.

Standing next to the car was a tall man in a suit who looked like a bodyguard and a driver.

This man just opened the door and got out of the car, and hurriedly stood on the roadside and waved, stopping their car.

…

In the wilderness, Toru Amuro suddenly encountered a man wearing a black suit, and Toru Amuro instinctively became wary.

But soon, he discovered that one of the tires of the car was obviously deflated, as if it had been scratched by something sharp - in short, it had a puncture.

Toru Amuro: "..."

I've seen a lot of flat tires myself, but it's very rare to encounter someone else's flat tire.

...How should I put it? In addition to sympathy, my mood is a bit complicated. I actually feel a little bit lucky and superior that I didn't have a puncture... Well, this shouldn't be the case.

In the gap between Amuro Toru's thoughts.

The unlucky driver of the car in front wrapped his suit tightly and trotted over: "Excuse me, can you help us take us to a nearby place where there are people? After we had a puncture, we kept the air conditioner on to keep warm. We were running low on oil, and rescue was always on the go. not here……"

As someone who also had a flat tire, Toru Amuro understood the driver's despair quite well.

When the strange driver ran over just now, he looked at the places on the other person's body where a gun could easily be hidden, and found that this person did not seem to be carrying a weapon - at least from the front view.

So he nodded: "Call the passengers in your car to come over. Just now you said 'people', there should be other people in that car."

The driver breathed a sigh of relief and nodded gratefully. Then he trotted back to his car, said a few words to the cracked window, and opened the door.

During this process, Amuro scanned the driver's back again with X-ray vision, and found that there were no traces of weapons hidden on his waist, legs, etc., which made him feel relieved.

Of course Toru Amuro would not leave a few citizens here who might have problems with the cold.

Fortunately, Jiang Xia was by his side at this time, and Bourbon could find suitable excuses for all his good deeds - for example, unless he completely silenced the person in the car in front of him, otherwise he would pass by without helping. This kind of reckless behavior, It will damage Jiang Xia's positive image and will not help him continue to enter the upper class society. And if you silence yourself for such a trivial matter, it doesn't meet the organization's superficial requirement of being low-key...

In short, just save it.

…

Half a minute later.

Toru Amuro looked at the people getting out of the car in front, was silent for a moment, and began to regret.

——The driver ran back and opened the door, and two women got out of the car.

One of them has mature curly hair and looks like an adult.

The other is a little childish.

Although both of them were wrapped in scarves, Toru Amuro quickly recognized the younger one from his hairstyle and body shape.

——Suzuki Sonoko.

...Another acquaintance of Jiang Xia.

Thinking of this, Amuro Toru looked at Jiang Xia subconsciously.

Jiang Xia was also staring at the visitor. After recognizing Suzuki Sonoko, his mood seemed to improve a lot, and he waved from the car window to greet his classmates.

The rear door opened and closed, and the three people got into the car, wrapped in the cold wind.

…

Taking into account the need to load luggage, spare tires, and perhaps a body, Toru Amuro still drove a Mazda this time, but he did not choose the sports car with a relatively narrow space before, but chose a car that was more suitable for long-distance travel. The car model is such that the three people in the back can barely sit apart.

Suzuki Sonoko was sitting right behind Jiang Xia.

She hugged the back of the passenger seat and cried: "It's a good thing I met you, otherwise I might have frozen to death in the mountains... I'm so scared."

As Toru Amuro started the vehicle, he silently glanced in her direction: Really? Can you please put away your too bright smile when you say you are scared? Also, don’t get your saliva on his car pillowcase…

Although he was quite dissatisfied with Suzuki Sonoko's behavior, Toru Amuro didn't say anything in the end and drove silently.

…

In addition to Suzuki Sonoko and her driver, another passenger was Suzuki Sonoko's sister - Suzuki Ayako, whom she had met several times before.

Jiang Xia remembered that she had many villas with murder cases under her name.

He looked at Suzuki Sonoko through the rearview mirror and spoke in a friendly manner, intending to comfort the sisters who were suspected of being frightened. In addition, if possible, he would take a look at their trip - in the short term, this seemed better than following. The promising boss asked: "Why did you suddenly go to such a remote place?"

While rubbing her arms to keep warm, Suzuki Sonoko squinted her eyes slightly and said romantically as if she was reciting poetry: "Because fate guided us to meet... Speaking of which, it's been a long time since we went out to play together. You've been very busy recently. Next time we go to Osaka We must be together when we are together, we have agreed!”

Unlike her younger sister, Suzuki Ayako is a gentle and sensible adult.

Although Jiangxia nodded happily after being invited, Suzuki Ayako noticed the disgusted look from Toru Amuro next to her, so she reached out and touched Suzuki Sonoko's head, and used a little force to pull her sister back and press her back into her seat. , away from the passenger's headrest.

Then he replied seriously for her: "In our newly opened museum, we plan to reserve a European medieval exhibition hall, and part of it will house vampire-related exhibits. In this regard, Mr. Tokura Daisuke is a well-known expert. He happens to be free recently, so we plan to visit him and seek cooperation."

...Of course, the main purpose is to come out and play.

Although Torakura Daisuke is far less wealthy than the Suzuki Foundation, as a rather proud novelist who is enthusiastic about vampire culture, he will certainly not lend out real treasures easily.

If you want to appreciate those precious collections face to face, you can only visit Daisuke Tokura's residence - "Dracula Villa" in person.

"Tokura..." Toru Amuro felt that this last name was too familiar, as if he had only heard of it recently.

Then he remembered: "Are they the famous novelist couple?"

——A while ago, Jiang Xia received a commission from the fisherman "Silver Fox", and a group of people went hiking. Among those who climbed the mountain on the same day was Etsuko Tokura.

Unlike her husband, she is better at writing mystery and assassination novels.

...Another acquaintance?

"That's right!" Suzuki Sonoko's attention was focused on Jiang Xia, and she didn't notice the complicated expression in Amuro Toru's eyes.

She secretly escaped from her sister's hand, climbed back on the passenger seat, and spoke seriously:

"Torokura's house is built on the top of a gloomy cliff. It is said that his house is full of vampire-related things. In addition, in most of his novels, the protagonists are vampires, so Daisuke Torokura gradually developed a character. Mr. Gula's nickname.

"His villa is also called 'Dracula's Villa'. Look, you can already see it from a distance - that's the building with the spire."