Conan’s Corpse Picker

   Chapter 43 This may be a talent

  Gin thought for a moment, and matched the voice to the person.

   Then realized that things didn’t seem quite what he had thought – it was Bourbon’s voice.

  Gin was silent for a while, and asked, “Bourbon, you…”

   He wanted to ask why Bourbon colluded with Jiang Xia.

   But after thinking about it for a while, I feel that it is not right. The word “collaboration” is premised on the enemy on the other side of the phone, such as Shuichi Akai.

   But now, the opponent is also a member of the organization, so it can’t be considered “colluding”.

   After all, compared with other peripheral members, Jiang Xia is really easy to use – although his work attitude is not positive, at least he never makes some low-level mistakes.

   If Bourbon also discovered the convenience of Jiang Xia, and the more he used it, the better it would become, then he would send messages from time to time to ask Jiang Xia for help, which was actually very reasonable.

When    Gin was pondering, on the other side of the phone, Toru Amuro gradually understood.

   He seemed to be busy. Gin heard the sound of rinsing the plate, and Bourbon urged in his busy schedule: “Check it out, let him go after checking, I still have something to call him.”

   Gin is slightly suspicious: “What’s the matter?”

  Bourbon laughed twice, didn’t answer, but asked in a not friendly way: “You want to meddle in my work?”

   Gin frowned.

  Although he is a ruthless execution machine that is well appreciated by the boss, in the face of a member with a code name like Bourbon, unless there is clear evidence that the other party is a traitor, he must first receive an order from the boss before he can start eradicating it.

   So at present, in theory, as long as Bourbon doesn’t do anything, they are equal, and they really shouldn’t interfere with each other.

   But then, here comes the problem.

  —Jiangxia is an obscure peripheral member, and should not have an intersection with Bourbon.

   In other words, if a peripheral member can know, why can’t he listen?

  Gin didn’t want to let go of this doubt, so he asked again. And threateningly said that if Bourbon didn’t explain clearly, he would also be put on the suspicious list.

   But threats have no effect.

   instead attracted the contempt of intelligence experts.

  Bourbon snorted and said in a very subtle tone, “You don’t usually watch the news?”

  Gin: “…”

   He turned and glanced at the vodka.

  Vodka was very obedient, and he tapped on the keyboard for a while, searching for Jiang Xia’s name.

   Soon, the page refreshed, and many items popped up.

  Vodka was surprised to find that Jiang Xia, a little cannon fodder, had become a celebrity with some exposure, and even had a dedicated webpage.

   After clicking on it, you can see the homepage that reads “If you have a request, please contact the Amuro Detective Office, phone: xxxx, address: xxxx”.

   Vodka: “…”

  …In my impression, Bourbon seems to be called “Amuro Toru”.

  Vodka silently turned to the computer and showed it to Gin.

  Gin glanced at the screen and was silent.

   He really doesn’t have time to pay attention to this kind of news, because the murder case is too far away from his life – Gin doesn’t worry about being murdered, and in most cases, he doesn’t bother to murder others with those troublesome methods.

   When he kills, he just needs to give a shot openly, or give a roundabout and euphemism, and then leave immediately, anyway, he will never stay at the scene of the crime, waiting for one of three to be chosen.

and…

  Gin turned the page down and saw the earliest reported case.

   He counted the time and found that it was not too long ago. Jiang Xia’s rise in popularity is really sudden… Maybe it’s because there are a lot of people looking at his face?

  Gin thought for a while and figured it out a little.

  Bourbon may have taken a fancy to Jiang Xia’s talent in detectives, so he will try to train his deputy so that Jiang Xia can grow into an intelligence agent who can get in touch with important people.

  —There are many ferocious characters in the organization, but those who are good at gathering intelligence are rare.

  Gin was lost in thought, but did not speak.

   Opposite the phone, Bourbon put down his plate, walked to a place where no one was around, and said in a less obvious sarcastic tone:

   “You really don’t watch the news? Although you are not an intelligence officer, we should pay more attention to the surrounding intelligence, and if you don’t have a basic understanding of your subordinates, it is easy to waste talents.

   “It may be because of your behavior and attitude that the organization is understaffed all the year round, but you can’t change this for a while. It’s better to start with simple things, such as paying more attention to the news.

   “It happens that my part-time newspaper is giving out employee benefits and giving away a year’s worth of newspapers. I don’t need this kind of thing. If you want it, why don’t you leave an address and I’ll let them…”

   A vein appeared on Gin’s forehead.

   He pushed backhand and cut off the call.

  The car instantly became quiet.

  Gin exhaled a sigh of relief, opened the window a little, and enjoyed the peaceful night outside.

   He pondered all the way, and drove to the place he reserved earlier.

   Originally, Qin Jiu thought that even if Jiang Xia did not betray the organization, he could still kill him and take the blame.

   Anyway, this is just a peripheral member of the tool. The handling of Jiang Xia is like handling a disposable napkin – it can be used a little, and it is enough to die in its place, and there is no need to think too much.

   But now… Jiang Xia seems to be more useful than he thought.

   In this world, the status of detectives is very high.

   However, after so many years, the organization has not been able to cultivate a few decent detectives.

  Bourbon seems to be working hard in this direction, but after so many years of hard work, it has not paid off. It can be seen that not everyone can become a famous detective.

  Gin Although he didn’t read much in the newspapers, he also knew that the detective profession didn’t become famous just by reasoning.

   must also be encountered at the right time, at the right place, and with enough trickery.

   After all, there are so many detectives in the country, but the number of bizarre cases is limited. If you don’t encounter a case for a long time, it is easy to be forgotten by others… In short, this line of business requires luck, and there is more luck in encountering corpses.

   Judging from Jiang Xia’s current momentum, maybe he really has talent in this area.

   If he can follow this stance, become a famous detective in the country, and get access to the secrets behind the politicians, it will indeed be useful to the organization.

   And in the past few years, Bourbon’s status in the organization has gradually increased, and he is much busier than before. He probably also took a fancy to Jiang Xia, so he found such an apprentice and helper for himself.

   And Bourbon… Usually yin and yang is weird, and he is very vengeful and difficult to get along with.

  If I took the chat record on Jiang Xia’s mobile phone that I had never replied to, and pointed out that Jiang Xia colluded with Miyano sisters and Akai Shuuichi… I always felt that Bourbon would mock his intelligence analysis ability and think that he was looking for an excuse to target him.

  The more Gin thought about it, the more troublesome it became. After a while, Gin made up his mind simply and rudely.

   He intends to decide what to do with Jiang Xia tonight based on the reports sent by other subordinates.

  —I heard that when Jiang Xia went to enjyu to withdraw money, there was a lot of commotion. The fire trucks and the police went there, and there were many surveillance cameras in the hotel.

   Jiang Xia has more potential. Once someone finds out that he is breaking the law, not only will he not be able to become a famous detective in the future, but there will be a risk of his organization being exposed after being arrested, and he must die immediately.

   And if Jiang Xia succeeded in hiding, it would not be impossible to keep him alive.

  …

   Gin drove to an old factory and stopped.

   Not long after, the phone vibrated.

  Gin picked up the phone, and his subordinate sent a video with some simple text instructions.

  —The police did extract the hotel surveillance.

   However, Jiang Xia did not appear in the picture, only a child who planted a bomb and stole money was photographed.

  Gin stared at the screen, lost in thought.

   It didn’t take long from the time he gave Jiang Xia an order to the explosion in the hotel lobby.

   In such a short period of time, Jiang Xia was able to find an obedient and lifeless errand man… Probably coaxing a wandering child who ran away from home to use him as a tool.

This style of    is quite in line with the organization.

  Bourbon’s remarks just now, although unpleasant, he seems to be right about one thing, Jiang Xia does have something…

  Gin gradually had a little appreciation for Jiangxia.

   But at the same time, he thought, Jiang Xia was still a little more tender – the state attaches great importance to the disappearance of children. Once the child under surveillance is exposed to the police’s sight again, it will attract several times the police force of adult gangsters, and it will also bring trouble to the organization.

  Gin opened the back door, took off the cloth on Jiang Xia’s head, showed him the surveillance screen on his mobile phone, and beat the junior: “Why don’t you get rid of him immediately?”

   He paused for a few seconds with a sullen face, intending to let Jiang Xia reflect on his mistakes first, and then let Jiang Xia find someone.

   However, Jiang Xia did not explain.

  After focusing his pupils, he looked around, raised his chin, pointed at the bag in Vodka’s hand, and replied as if he was handing in homework: “It’s done, it’s in the bag.”

   Vodka was stunned for two seconds. After reacting, his arm trembled, and the bag in his hand fell to the ground.

   (end of this chapter)