Diligent Employee

Dozens of Meters Away.

The innocent Jiang Xia was riding his Motorcycle, planning to head to Maruden Jirou's house.

Just then, his phone suddenly rang.

Judging by the Ring Tone, it was the Organization Dedicated Phone.

Jiang Xia: "...?"

—Just now, Xiao Bai had happily told him that it sensed Gin's presence.

However, they were some distance apart, and there were too many cars at the intersection, so Jiang Xia had not gone over to harvest Killing Intent.

Now, it seemed... Gin had seen him too?

Jiang Xia answered the call thoughtfully.

Gin's voice soon came from the receiver. "Go to the enjyu City Hotel in Beido Town immediately. There's 1 Billion Yen in Cash stored at the front desk. Take the money out, then wait for me at the Clock Tower in the West District."

After giving the assignment, he hung up neatly.

Jiang Xia: "..."

He stared at his phone, thought for a moment, then turned his Motorcycle around and headed for the hotel Gin had mentioned.

On the way to the hotel.

The keyword "Ten Billion Yen in Cash" reminded Jiang Xia of the current situation.

In his memory, the only incident connected to the Organization, a hotel, and Ten Billion Yen at the same time was Miyano Akemi's robbery.

—After Miyano Akemi stole Ten Billion Yen, she planned to use the money to trade with the Organization for her sister.

But she was worried that the Organization would go back on its word. Therefore, when she headed to the exchange location, she did not bring the money with her, instead storing the Cash at the hotel where she was staying.

Now, it seemed Gin had predicted Miyano Akemi's prediction.

Stealing a Suitcase full of Cash from the hotel seemed fairly easy.

But Jiang Xia remembered that when Miyano Akemi recovered the Ten Billion Yen her accomplices had run off with, she had relied on Conan's help.

With Conan involved, an ordinary "steal the money" mission instantly became a high-difficulty timed mission: "Take the money before the police arrive, without exposing yourself at any point."

If the police caught him or surveillance cameras recorded him, Gin would have a reason to silence him, a Peripheral Member.

At that thought, Jiang Xia sighed gloomily.

If he died at Gin's hands... then he would have no choice but to make do with stealing Gin's body.

But compared with Gin, Jiang Xia still preferred a younger body closer to his own age. Besides, Gin was far too busy, with a mountain of work on his shoulders. If Jiang Xia took his place... just thinking about it gave him a headache.

Fortunately, although that hotel had plenty of surveillance cameras, stealing money without exposing himself... was not difficult for a Spirit Medium.

Jiang Xia soon arrived at the enjyu City Hotel.

But he did not enter. Instead, he went into a nearby café, ordered a Cola, and chose a seat near the Restroom.

After confirming that no one was in the Restroom.

Several Shikigami flew out from beneath Jiang Xia's feet, appearing from nothing as they slipped through the Door Crack.

Xiao Bai also squirmed through the door and piled together with the Shikigami, forming a little boy puppet in the Restroom.

In the café outside.

Jiang Xia opened a Magazine and held it before his real body, pretending to read.

Then he moved his consciousness into the puppet in the Restroom.

The puppet's clothes would form according to the preferences of the Ghost used to fill it. Jiang Xia could make minor adjustments to them.

He lengthened Xiao Bai's collar and turned it up to cover the "Z" Pattern Seal on his neck, then tousled its original hairstyle.

After erasing its more obvious features.

He pushed open the window and climbed outside through the Restroom window.

This body was very small.

But Jiang Xia had transferred his real body's abilities over. At the moment, his strength far surpassed that of an ordinary child.

Jiang Xia ran to where he had parked his Motorcycle and took out several items from beneath the seat. He put whatever fit into his pockets, then lifted his clothes to hide the rest in front of his stomach, holding them in place with the hem.

After that, he ran to the hotel's rear delivery passage and faked an accident for compensation with a freight truck that had just finished unloading and was preparing to leave.

With a dull bang, a small figure flew out in front of the truck.

Seeing the child lying before his vehicle, the driver cursed inwardly and hurried down to check on him.

The moment he crouched down, an ungrateful Hand Chop suddenly struck, landing precisely on his neck.

Jiang Xia knocked the man unconscious, dragged him away, and hid him.

After acquiring the vehicle meant for transporting the Cash, Jiang Xia controlled the puppet as it slipped into the hotel lobby. He planted bombs in several spots he had observed beforehand, then detonated them with a single press.

With a thunderous boom.

It was evening, and quite a few guests were dining in the hotel lobby.

The sudden explosion instantly threw the hall into chaos.

The front desk staff hurriedly locked the Cash cabinet, busy evacuating the guests and fleeing for their lives.

The space behind the Counter was immediately left empty.

Jiang Xia pulled down the brim of his Hat and secretly slipped behind the Counter, looking up at the enormous luggage cabinet.

There was not much luggage stored here. Compared to the Counter, most guests preferred keeping their bags in their Guest Rooms.

A quick sweep of Jiang Xia's gaze soon found three identical Suitcases.

He tugged one down with effort, pulled open a crack, and peered inside. It was stuffed full of money.

After confirming it was correct, Jiang Xia spent some effort moving the three Suitcases, each taller than his puppet, onto a handcart.

Before pushing the cart away, Jiang Xia thought for a moment and picked up a large Handbag beside it.

He emptied its contents onto the floor, tossed the empty bag onto the handcart as well, then pushed the cart away inconspicuously.

The freight truck he had taken earlier was still parked where it had been.

Jiang Xia tossed both the money and the bag onto it, climbed inside himself, and started the engine.

This puppet was simply too short, making driving very difficult.

Jiang Xia deliberately chose roads with few people and drove the truck recklessly to a deserted place nearby.

After parking the vehicle, he left the puppet there while his consciousness swiftly returned to his real body.

In the café.

His real body stood up, paid the bill, and left.

Jiang Xia ran through the alley for a while, putting on his Hat, Face Mask, and gloves along the way.

He soon reached the parking spot and took over the vehicle and money the puppet had just stolen.

After getting into the truck, Jiang Xia grabbed the puppet from the passenger seat and stuffed it into the large Handbag he had taken earlier. Then he zipped it up, flipped the bag over the seat, and tossed it into the back.

With everything settled, Jiang Xia comfortably lit a stick of Ghost Mint and drove toward the place Gin had specified.

A small spoiler in advance: the real body will not be replaced throughout the entire story.