The Corpse Collector in Conan
Chapter 727

Haibara Ai: The Organization Keeps Gaining Members Again and Again

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After wrapping up the aftermath, Jiang Xia dispersed the puppet, found his Motorcycle nearby, and rode home inconspicuously.

Although Professor Agasa's inventive prowess was by no means inferior to The Organization's, he probably would not make something like today's "Steel Pen," which could be considered a "murder weapon," and give it away... Conan's miraculous shoes probably did not count as a "murder weapon," since they could not kick anyone to death.

A weapon like the "Steel Pen" felt fundamentally different in his hand from Professor Agasa's toys. Its nearly twenty-meter effective range was not short, and the "Steel Pen" did look fairly ordinary, making it easier to carry in all kinds of situations. It also barely suited the identity of a High School Detective.

Jiang Xia felt that he could carry it with him.

If anyone wondered where it had come from... there was naturally no need to explain anything to the Black Side. As for the Red Side, he could easily muddle through things with Conan. Ran and the others would not pry into such details either.

As for his boss... if he got curious, Jiang Xia could just blame it on Uzo.

—After all, if Bourbon wanted to investigate, it would not be difficult for him to learn that "Jiang Xia" had suddenly acquired a mysterious new superior. Amuro Tooru certainly would not arrest someone over a "Steel Pen." Besides, no matter how heinous Uzo appeared to be, modern society did not practice guilt by association. As long as Jiang Xia had not been caught with evidence of any crimes, there was no issue of "his boss committed a crime, so Jiang Xia gets hauled away."

His boss surely understood the strict hierarchy between Peripheral Members and Codename operatives. Not long ago, had not "Bourbon" also taken people

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