Detective Conan: Knifeman? I'm a good citizen of Beihua

Chapter 259 Chi Jin’s Witness and Accomplice (1)

Time goes back to last night.

Baichuan Qiu leaned in the shadow of the corner, quietly observing the situation on the opposite side.

Although it was already midnight, the lights in the izakaya over there were still on. From inside, one could faintly hear the laughter of customers and the clinking of glasses. Even the thick smell of cigarettes and alcohol drifted quietly into the street, lingering in Shirakawa-no-Ku's nose.

The bustling "Flower Street" finally revealed its true appearance at this time. People were still walking back and forth on the street, but most of them were male drinkers and female receptionists. In the originally low-key gaps, there was a faint flash of decadent light.

It seems that the simplicity and elegance during the day is just its protective color. When the night really falls, the true face of this place is finally revealed.

While the country does have laws prohibiting illegal activities like sex trafficking, where there's demand, there are naturally countermeasures. Here, softcore pornography is no longer a secret, and in corners unknown to many, certain flesh trades are still flourishing.

Baichuan Qiu was not surprised by this, except for the pair of light golden eyes that were staring at the door over there without blinking, without moving for a long time.

System: "Host, it's been two days, and we still haven't found the target. Sigh, why don't we just call? At least we don't have to work so hard."

The geisha house and these shops have a cooperative relationship. When a teahouse or izakaya needs people, the geisha house will assign their geishas to different venues for performances. Except for the particularly famous geishas who only perform in fixed places, other geishas need to perform in different venues according to the above arrangements.

In other words, before receiving notification from the geisha house, they themselves may not know where they will perform today or how many performances there will be.

This undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty of Baichuanqiu's work, because the target was constantly moving and its location was not fixed. Even if Baichuanqiu locked onto a place, there was a high possibility that he would miss the target person.

Faced with the system's suggestion, Baichuan Qiu did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked in one direction and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I didn't say that we must find the woman named Nagai Nako."

System: "Eh? Hasn't the host been looking for her these days?"

It thought Shirakawa Akane was targeting Nagai Nako!

"If there really is something wrong with the geisha houses under Xingyao Entertainment, then there are victims everywhere. Why should I focus on one of them?" Baichuan Qiu said as a matter of course.

All he needed to do was find a victim and extract evidence of the Nishizaki family's crimes from them. There were many people like Nagai Nako in that geisha house. Shirakawa Tsuyoshi only needed to keep an eye on the geisha house and select the one who was easiest to talk to, without having to go through the trouble of finding Nagai Nako.

Not only would it be a waste of time, but what if Nagai Nako doesn't want to speak?

After hearing Bai Chuanqiu's words, the system suddenly realized: "Yes, it is indeed much easier this way! Does the host have a target?"

Baichuan Qiu stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

The system looked at the host and seemed to have a target.

"That's probably true, but—I always feel like something's not right with her." Baichuanqiu raised his head and murmured softly, "Perhaps the arrival of the protagonists has triggered something to happen..."

……

"Sorry, Mr. Kaneda, I'm off duty now."

Anzi Mikata took a step back, trying hard to maintain a smile on her face.

"It's okay. After get off work, the rest of your time is yours. You can go to the next party for a drink with me."

The drunk man in front of her refused to give in and even grabbed Sanfang Anzi's arm.

"I'm sorry, I really can't today." Sanfang Anzi took a step back, her clogs making a crisp sound on the bluestone floor. "If Mr. Kaneda has anything else to do, you can come back tomorrow. I will definitely accompany Mr. Kaneda well--"

"what--"

The girl cried out softly, staggering a bit as she was pulled, and managed to stand steady by twisting her arms: "Mr. Kaneda, you——"

"Damn it, do I give you face? Every time I look for you, you drag your feet. Do you still want to be a saint after being a whore?"

Jin Tiancun sneered: "Don't think I don't know you are avoiding me! You have to come today even if you don't want to, otherwise I can kill you right now-"

Sanfang Anzi bit her lip and exerted force with her arms, trying to retreat, but the man in front of her had already pounced on her -

"what!"

Anzi Sanfang was knocked back a few steps. Her hands subconsciously groped for something around her, and then she decisively hit the man on the head with what she picked up.

"Boom-"

With a dull sound, the man who had been hugging her fell heavily to the ground.

Sanfang Xingzi looked down at the person on the ground, then looked at the brick in her hand, took a deep breath, and hit the person on the head hard again.

This time, there was complete bloodshed.

With the light barely coming through the alley, Sanfang Anzi dusted herself off and squatted down to smell the man's breath.

——The person is still alive.

Sanfang Xingzi frowned.

She stood up and prepared to check her surroundings, but suddenly found someone standing behind her.

"what-"

Anzi Mikata let out a short scream and then covered her mouth.

No, we can't make too much noise—

The white-haired young man didn't know how long he had been watching there. He just crossed his arms, looking like a passerby. His light golden eyes emitted a strange luster in the dark alley.

"You, who are you?"

Anzi Mikata asked in a low voice.

"Just passing by." Bai Chuanqiu blinked, "You continue? Aren't you going to kill him?"

Sanfang Xingzi clenched the brick in her hand, and tears fell in the blink of an eye: "I, I was forced, please help me keep the secret, I can do anything for you."

The beauty originally had a classical dress and appearance, and when she started crying, she looked so charming that it made people's hearts soften and they couldn't help but want to go forward and comfort her.

Unfortunately, Baichuan Qiu is not an ordinary person.

He just stood there, watching the girl perform quietly: "If you don't kill him, you will be finished when he wakes up tomorrow."

Anzi Sanfang didn't say anything, but just shed tears silently, looking at the young man in front of her with tearful eyes.

"Besides, didn't you lead him here on purpose?"

Bai Chuanqiu tilted his head slightly, his tone filled with confusion. "I saw you deliberately lead him into this alley, and when he grabbed you just now, you deliberately adjusted the angle and led him to the same position as before."

This way you can get the brick first and hit the man on the head.

Baichuan Qiu had already noticed the other party's little thoughts and actions.

He couldn't believe that this little girl did so much just to hit the man with two bricks.

This time, the girl stopped crying.

The shock of being exposed made her panic for a moment, but she quickly calmed down and knelt directly in front of Baichuan Qiu: "Please don't tell anyone about this - I, I can do whatever you want."

The girl then covered her chest with her hands and looked up at Shirakawa Qiu suggestively.

Baichuan Qiu just looked at her indifferently.