The Corpse Collector in Conan
Chapter 1922

1916 [Isn't She Uzo?]

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Jiang Xia and Sato Miwako were used to riding in police cars, so they did not feel much about it on the way.

But Hashimoto Maya and Inozuka Saburo were different—although the former had also ridden in police cars several times, he had always been a witness before. Once the case was solved and the news went out, a quick search would show that he had merely been a passerby. But this time...

As a major suspect, Hashimoto Maya sat stiffly in his chair. He suddenly thought of Torimaru Naoko from not long ago—that woman had been in much the same situation, yet she had escaped with ease.

...Should he try it too?

But where could he go after escaping? Come to think of it, if Torimaru Naoko was one of Uzo's false identities, everything would be simple. But...

Was she really that Uzo?

Along the way, Jiang Xia had the Ghosts keep watch on both sides.

Yet all the way to the Police Station, they never found anyone who seemed to be coming to intercept the car or silence them with a sniper rifle.

Jiang Xia: "..." He had thought he could pick up some extra income along the way, while pinning the blame on Curacao and stirring up some fresh aloe-flavored Killing Intent. He had not expected Curacao to contact those people in Hokkaido responsible for silencing targets so quickly... Rum's secretary was really useful.

Once they arrived, Jiang Xia glanced at Hashimoto Maya, whose survival instinct and Killing Intent had both dropped to zero. He walked over and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry. As long as you didn't kill anyone, I definitely won't let you suffer a false accusation."

Hashimoto Maya looked somewhat dazed. He was still wondering why no one had come to

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