Conan’s Corpse Picker

The bloody scene that happened in the deep forest was unknown to others.

After some hard work, a group of people not only failed to find Tomokako Ikeda, but also found even worse news.

——The suspension bridge leading to the villa was cut off.

When they panicked and wanted to call the police, they realized that there was no signal and the phone line was cut off.

The current situation of being isolated from the world made the atmosphere in the villa suddenly tense.

...

As the host, Suzuki Ayako could only cheer up.

She found a box of poker and suggested that everyone find something to do. After staying up until dawn, you can turn over the back mountain and ask the residents on the opposite side of the mountain to call for help.

Takahashi Ryoichi did not join the poker team.

He looked upstairs nervously, and picked up the toolbox: "I'll go and repair the broken window on the second floor first—if the bandage man sneaks in from there again, things will be troublesome."

"Okay. Then I'll trouble you." Suzuki Ayako breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, there is Takahashi Ryoichi, who is good at repairing, otherwise, even if he is awake, he is doomed to have no peace of mind tonight.

Jiang Xia turned her head and looked at Ryoichi Takahashi's back thoughtfully.

On the calf of the enthusiastic student Takahashi, at some point, a fresh shikigami was picked up.

"..."

Jiang Xia instinctively touched the stick in his pocket.

...

The balcony on the second floor is a long strip of several rooms joined together.

Takahashi Ryoichi pretended to repair the windows, but in fact, secretly arranged a mechanism on the balcony.

——He first took out Tomokako Ikeda's head from his clothes, and fixed the head on an inflatable doll in the shape of a "bandage man".

In this way, at first glance, it looks like Tomokako Ikeda is being held in the arms of a bandaged man.

There is a long steel wire attached to the head of the inflatable doll.

In Takahashi Ryoichi's script. Later, as long as you hold the steel wire and let the "bandage man holding Ikeda Tomokako" pass by the window on the first floor, you can create "the bandage man hijacked Ikeda Tomokako and rushed in a certain direction" illusion.

Afterwards, he only needs to use the steel wire to pull the "bandage man" back, hide his head again, and go downstairs to chase the "bandage man who rushed out" with his classmates. The head was thrown back. Then "accidentally" found the body of Chikako Ikeda.

In this way, Takahashi Ryoichi and the bandage man appeared at the same time, and he has an alibi, so he can be exonerated smoothly.

...

Takahashi stood on the balcony. While checking the steel wire of the inflatable doll, I ran through the script in my mind. Feel like a genius.

He walked along the balcony to the middle of the second floor - this is a patio, separated from the people downstairs by only a railing.

Suzuki Ayako looked up and saw him, and said, "Come down and have some soup, I just made it."

Takahashi Ryoichi responded.

He pretended to take a step into the house.

Then suddenly turned around, as if sensing someone outside the house, and shouted towards the dark woods: "Who's there?!"

The other people in the living room were startled, looked up at him one after another, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Xia pushed away the chair and put down the poker.

On the second floor, Takahashi Ryoichi continued with a trembling voice, "There are people outside!"

As he spoke, he took advantage of the others to look out the window.

Takahashi Ryoichi sneaked to the side of the railing and pushed down the "head-holding bandage man" who was tied to a steel wire.

With a sound of wind, the "Bandage Man" held "Tomokako Ikeda" hostage, and flashed past the window on the first floor, eliciting exclamations.

Takahashi Ryoichi turned his back to the crowd, showing a triumphant smile.

He was about to pull the Bandage Man back.

But at this moment, a hand suddenly stretched out from the window on the first floor.

——Jiang Xia grabbed the "Bandage Man" by the corner of his robe.

The inflatable doll that was shaking halfway was forced to stop.

Takahashi Ryoichi grabbed the end of the steel wire, looked at the scene downstairs, there was a buzz in his head, and he froze on the spot.

...This, this is not the same as his script! !

...

Seeing this scene, other people in the villa thought that Jiang Xia had held back the real "bandage man".

After they panicked, they rushed to the window very loyally, wanting to stop the "bandaged man who kidnapped people" together with Jiang Xia.

Ryo Takahashi panicked completely when he saw more and more people gathering. His mind went blank, and he subconsciously retracted the steel wire, trying to pull back the puppet and human head that could not be exposed.

As soon as he stretched, Ryoichi Takahashi realized that he had done something stupid.

——At this moment, Jiang Xia let go. As Ryoichi Takahashi tightened the steel wire, the "Bandage Man" jumped up unnaturally.

The others were startled, looked up, and happened to meet Ryo Takahashi who was playing with a doll.

"..."

In the dead silence, Jiang Xia stretched out his hand, touched the leg of the inflatable doll, and pulled it down again.

Then he stretched out his hand to the top of the puppet's head, and plucked it lightly like strumming a string.

The taut steel wire made a low buzzing sound of "Zheng--".

In an instant, everyone understood the movement principle of "Bandage Man".

...

Ryoichi Takahashi's face was ashen, and he heard Jiang Xia ask him softly: "Mr. Takahashi, what is this?"

The young junior's voice was very polite, not aggressive, but strangely friendly.

But when it fell into Takahashi Ryoichi Middle School, it was nothing more than a bomb that exploded, shattering all the luck in his heart.

——In the middle of the night, the inflatable people and human heads passing by can be confused with the real ones.

But when surrounded by a group of people and looked at carefully, the difference between the "bandaged man" and the real person suddenly became obvious.

Ryoichi Takahashi: "..."...It's over.

He suddenly became more vigorous, turned around suddenly, and rushed out of the house, trying to escape.

However, just as he ran to the door, he was knocked over by Jiang Xia from behind with a stick.

Jiang Xia glanced at the soul on Takahashi Ryo's leg, as well as his remaining murderous intent towards Mao Lilan, and touched his stick in a good mood.

Although the quality of the remaining murderous aura is average, the quantity is also average. But it's all here...

...

the next morning.

After an indescribable night.

Several boys in the villa climbed over the mountain and borrowed the phone from the villagers.

The police quickly dispatched a helicopter to arrive.

At noon, Ryoichi Takahashi, who had lost his glory, was carried onto a police helicopter.

The police officers heard that the victim had been brutally dismembered, and on the way here, they were already fully prepared to "catch the vicious criminals".

However, after actually seeing Takahashi Ryoichi. They found that they seemed to have prepared for nothing.

——I don't know why, when this frenzied dismemberer saw the policeman, he shed tears excitedly. Instead of running away, he took the initiative to greet him, as if he had seen his relatives.

This time, Jiang Xia did not slap her in the face considering the social impact.

Therefore, the police officers were at a loss and could only temporarily attribute it to the murderer's conscience discovery.

They escorted Ryoichi Takahashi to the plane with relief, and then comforted the terrified victims in the villa.

It must have been hard to be forced to share a room with such a brutal prisoner, and to stay all night.

...

Others also quickly left the horrible villa by rubbing against the police vehicle.

On the way, except for Jiang Xia and Conan, everyone else was exhausted.

Suzuki Ayako even started to have a fever on the way, and seemed to be quite frightened.

Seeing her haggard look, Jiang Xia reflected on her behavior a little. He should have warned last night before taking the head off the inflatable doll.

...

Compared with Ayako Suzuki, Sonoko Suzuki and Mori Ran are in much better condition.

It may be because they grew up with Kudo Shinichi, and they have been classmates all the way until now, and they can encounter similar scenes from time to time, so they have a little resistance to the bloody scenes.

But they are also very lacklustre.

And look at Jiang Xia apologetically from time to time.

Finally, she said in a gentle voice: "Sorry, I wanted to find you out to relax, but I didn't expect..."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xia had two appointments in total, and encountered two murder cases. Although one was an attempt, the other was a dismemberment, which perfectly made up for the shortcomings of the attempted case...

Jiang Xia looked at them, realized something, and suddenly became alert.

——If things go on like this, when Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Lilan go to the murder scene again, what should they do if they don't want to take him there.

...can't let this happen.

"Don't blame yourself." Jiang Xia tried his best to think back to the chicken soup he was fed before, and organized his words, "Although the lost life is regrettable, but being able to solve the trick with my own hands and help the victim find out the truth makes me feel the value of my existence .”

... In other words, he will not have a psychological shadow on the murder case.

Please take him out more often in the future.