The Corpse Collector in Conan
Chapter 1989

1983 [Give Akai Shuichi a Punch]

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"I remember when Boss Amuro and I went on that paid vacation, we met a passerby named 'Shuichi.' Aside from being tall, that passerby had nothing in common with Akai Shuichi, yet even then, the boss couldn't help leaking a bit of killing intent." Jiang Xia was rather expectant. "Now that such a big 'Akai Shuichi' is wandering around right in front of him, it looks like I should visit the Detective Agency more often."

The next day.

Hashimoto Maya climbed out of bed with enormous dark circles under his eyes.

Although he had set aside eight hours for sleep, aside from the first few hours after lying down, he had not managed to close his eyes for the rest of the night—anyone would have trouble sleeping after Uzo's confidant climbed through their window.

At the same time, he looked around the room and felt as though it had already been contaminated. He desperately wanted to move somewhere else immediately.

"Unfortunately, rationally speaking, even if I move, unless I relocate to the moon, Uzo will definitely find me whenever he wants to. Changing residences won't solve anything; it'll only make him realize I'm not being proactive enough... Forget it. So what if someone broke into my home in the middle of the night? At least it was a beautiful lady, not Uzo climbing through the window himself. I should feel honored."

Hashimoto Maya took a deep breath and decided to put last night's events behind him and focus on the work ahead.

He first checked the mailbox, but there was still no response regarding the land purchase. So he had to do something else now—go to the Amuro Detective Agency and, as Jiang Xia had said, help organize those letters, taking his first step as an intern detective infiltrating

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