Conan’s Corpse Picker

Without immediate inspection, the only way to know the cause of aphasia is to guess.

At present, it seems that both physical and mental impacts may lead to this result, especially head trauma.

...It is very difficult to deliberately disguise yourself as someone, especially when the target is dead and it is difficult to find a reference.

But on the other hand, it is very easy to hide your habitual actions.

Could it be that the truth is that Matsuda was in better condition on the way here, so he deliberately changed his usual actions and pretended to be a stranger. But now, something suddenly happened, causing Matsuda to be unable to devote any energy to disguise, and his body shape changed back to its original shape. Did this give him a sense of familiarity?

Amuro Tohru looked thoughtfully at Matsuda Jinpei's hand holding the cue, and the billiard ball that accurately sank into the hole as he struck.

...I don't see anything that seems to be "poor health". My only impression is that the more I look at him, the more he looks like Matsuda Jinpei. It even makes Toru Amuro feel a little itchy and wants to drag him into a boxing match to determine the outcome after a long time.

...Also, I really want to call out "Matsuda" out of the blue and see the reaction.

But in the end, Toru Amuro not only did not shout, but also temporarily stopped testing and continued playing in silence.

——Jinpei Matsuda was Rei Furitani’s friend during the police academy. He later became a policeman and remained there until he died in the line of duty.

In short, this is not someone "Bourbon" should be familiar with.

Especially now, there are still many irregularities in Matsuda: for example, he has obviously disguised his figure, but he still wears the black casual suit and sunglasses he often wore before, and his iconic natural curly hair has not been treated at all. .

In addition, counting the landslide, Matsuda appeared in front of him twice in a row within a week, once in Tokyo and once in Tottori Prefecture... It was a coincidence that the locations span such a wide range.

Considering that he is accompanied by Jiang Xia, who is very attractive to the case, this may also be simply a "sympathy" between the people involved in the incident, but undercover people must be cautious - in case this is actually the organization discovering something. If there are clues, send "Kurosawa" over to test him... Then he suddenly shouts "Matsuda" in surprise, and it's basically over.

...Even maybe Matsuda deliberately disguised himself before just to remind him?

"..." No, wait. Toru Amuro pressed his forehead and frowned slightly: Why do I always feel that "Kurosawa" is Matsuda Jinpei?

Matsuda had obviously died in front of many people. Judging from the circumstances at the time, it was unlikely that he had faked his death.

Even if we want to suspect that he has returned from the dead, we must first find out what happened when he sacrificed himself... Amuro Toru was briefly confused.

...But, no matter what, he quickly thought that judging from the fact that he could still take Jiang Xia around outside, the organization had not yet found out his history in the police academy, and he was still safe for the time being.

But before finding out the origin of "Kurosawa", he must not do anything that would expose his identity.

Toru Amuro thought for a moment, then his eyes crossed the hall and landed on Qianjian's mother-in-law.

"..." Maybe we can try to investigate from Granny Qianjian. She looked like she knew Matsuda very well...

…

When Toru Amuro repeatedly jumps between "intuition" and "reality".

Roof terrace.

"Jiang Xia", who had been temporarily forgotten, stood on the edge of the railing, looking at the firelight diagonally below. He rubbed his hair helplessly and clicked his tongue.

——Kid sneaked out of the living room just now, originally wanting to see where the mysterious owner of the annex was.

However, when he passed by the window, he vaguely felt that the color of the sky was not right.

Afterwards, when they went up to the terrace, they saw a bunch of fire in the distance - the wooden bridge they had to pass through when they arrived had been blown up.

"..." Kidd originally made an appointment to have Terai Huangnosuke take care of him. This old man used to be the assistant of the previous Kaitou Kidd, and now he is his assistant. He has always been very reliable.

But plans can't keep up with changes. From Kidd's perspective, Terai should be busy looking after and monitoring the famous detective he replaced - although Kidd has decided to hand over Jiang Xia, who is "suspected of being framed by an unscrupulous boss", to the police. But if Jiang Xia is let go too early, Kidd is worried that he will not have time to investigate anything, so he is greeted by a group of policemen who rush to the Dusk Villa to arrest him.

So before, when Kidd gave Terai Kōnosuke the positioning of Eka and Kiritengu, he specially added a PS to remind Terai to release them later.

As we all know, detectives are very cunning creatures. Even if they were kidnapped back home, they might escape at the wrong glance. It would take a lot of time for Grandpa Terai to keep an eye on people, and he might not be able to discover in time that the Dusk Villa has turned into an isolated island in the forest.

The invitation letter for this dinner clearly stated that the dinner address was the Dusk Annex, and most of the detectives who were invited had assistants and friends. Even if the bridge is broken and there is no signal...after a while, those companions will find out that the detective is missing, and rescue will surely come.

In other words, the detectives present will definitely be saved.

but……

Kidd's eyes twitched slightly as he remembered that a group of police officers would come to greet the detective and then round him up like they were trying to catch a turtle in a jar.

...It’s not like he can’t escape.

But surviving in the wilderness in the deep mountains is definitely not as enjoyable as escaping comfortably.

In short, it is best to plan in advance and find a way to exit gracefully before the police arrive, leaving a legend behind... Magicians must be accustomed to making sufficient preparations in advance. Only in this way, when they arrive at the scene, they will not be in a hurry and misfortune.

Thinking of this, Kidd reached out and touched the compression glider hidden on his body, and then took a look at the location of the bridge.

Given the height of the villa and the wind direction nearby, it was almost impossible for him to successfully slide to the other side of the bridge. There was no suitable take-off point near the damaged bridge.

If there is any other way...

Just as he was thinking about it, Kidd's ears twitched and he vaguely heard footsteps behind him.

He immediately thought of the scumbag boss who was stalking Jiang Xia and seemed to be waiting for an opportunity to murder the high school detective. He turned back quickly and planned to explain that he was just here to see the scenery.

However, when he turned around, the person behind him was not Toru Amuro.

——It turned out to be the foggy dog ​​who landed on the other side of the terrace and was following his line of sight, looking out over the bridge.

After Kidd was stunned, he suddenly remembered something.

His eyes fell on the folded wings behind Wutian Dog, and his eyes lit up slightly.

Jiang Xia looked at the fire on the bridge in the distance through the terrace, then looked away and looked at where "Jiang Xia's" eyes fell: "..."

Under his silent gaze, Kidd walked over as if nothing had happened.