Chapter 119 The eve of the faction

Saturday afternoon.

"Daddy, hurry up. If you don't go, you'll be late. In the Maori detective agency, Xiaolan, who was wearing a red sleeveless dress, was complaining and urging Kogoro, who was still shaving.

"I know, I know, what's the hurry, it's not that I don't have a car. Xiao Wulang squinted his half-moon eyes and complained, since the family bought a car, Xiao Goro instantly became lazy, and even planned to drive to buy groceries this morning, but was severely beaten by Xiao Lan. "Anyway, where did those two imps go?"

"Oh, Conan said he was going to the doctor's house, and he went out in the morning, and he just called and said he would be back soon, and Kaoru went to the market after eating ¥@ at noon, ¤ans√▲om. Xiaolan recalled.

"Well, went to the market, what did the kid do there?"

"I heard Kaoru say that she wanted to eat sashimi for dinner, so she went to the market, maybe to buy ingredients, right? Xiaolan looked up at the clock on the wall.

"Hmm...... I feel that the kid always spends money indiscriminately, no, I can't let him do this anymore, Xiaolan, when that kid comes back, you have to take good care of his pocket money, although his family is very rich, but it's not good to let children spend money like this. Kogoro said with a cautious face.

"No, Daddy. Xiao Lan smiled and waved her hand at Xiao Goro, "Xiao Kaoru's money was taken from me." And when I washed Kaoru's clothes again yesterday, he didn't have any money in his pocket at all, just less than 1,000 yen in change. ”

"That's right, okay, but you still have to watch a little closer, the children of big families may spend lavishly. As he spoke, Kogoro tied his bow tie. "But aren't we going to have dinner at Suzuki Chaebol's anniversary party in the evening?

"Because. Strange thief No. 1412 is going to attend this time. Just as my father was confused, my voice was already ringing at the door, and I was still carrying a lot of ingredients in my hand. "I'm back. ”

"Ah, welcome back Kaoru-chan. Xiaolan took the basket in my hand and took it into the kitchen. "Let's go change our clothes. When Conan returns, we'll be leaving. ”

"Well, I know Sister Xiaolan. But I'll just wear this outfit. "Now I'm wearing the sleeveless shoulders that Shizuru picked out for me at that time. The trench coat has been taken and washed by Xiaolan. But I felt it. It's better to wear a trench coat, the most important thing is that this dress looks good, but it's not even convenient to take a gun from a necklace. I have to send a message to Jingliu when I go back, and ask her to find Ning Xue and get me a few more sets of clothes.

"Anyway, what does the appearance of Strange Thief 1412 have to do with our dinner?" Kogoro said to me with a questioning tone.

"Well...... There is the appearance of the strange thief No. 1412, and I don't know if this dinner can go on safely, if there is any incident on the way. We might not even be able to see the dinner table before we were sent back, so I thought I'd buy some ingredients and come back just in case. And I want to eat sashimi too, hehehehe. I smiled embarrassedly at my dad. Alas. I feel that it is really difficult to pretend to be a child.

"Well, it seems to make sense, no matter, you bought it back anyway, it's really not good to use it as lunch tomorrow. "Soon, my dad compromised me. "Well, then we'll be able to leave when Conan returns. But then again, when the hell did that little imp ......?"

"I'm back~" Before Dad's words fell, Conan pushed open the door of the office.

"Ahh Welcome back, Conan. Xiaolan also walked out of the kitchen. "So. Dad, let's go. If you don't go, you're going to be late. ”

"Oh. Let's go. He didn't bother why Conan came back so late, because he looked at the watch on his wrist, and it was true that time was running out. So, a group of four of us took my father's newly bought Renault and headed for the port of Yokohama.

――――The smell of orchids, the taste of lavender, the taste of home > the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians――――

"Xiaolan, this way~" at the banquet hall of the Sallybeth. A girl in a green dress with short straight brown hair was waving happily to Xiaolan.

"Ah, the garden~" Xiaolan also waved to her friend, and then led us over.

"Lan, I'm not going to go. You play with two little ghosts, I need to go and say hello to the police. Dad looked at the noisy situation in the banquet and found that many of the police officers had changed into civilian clothes and were talking to each other, so he walked to them and started his work.

"Oh, I see, let's go, Conan, Kaoru-chan. ”

"Hi~~"

"Hi~~"

"Really, Xiaolan, why did you come so late. Walking up to the girl who greeted Xiaolan, the girl said to Xiaolan as if complaining.

"Hehe, I'm sorry, Yuanzi, we were a little late because of Dad, but fortunately we caught up. Xiaolan folded her hands and explained apologetically to the girl called the garden. And the truth is indeed as Xiaolan said, along the way, my father deliberately passed by several familiar shops, and couldn't help but show off his new car to them, especially the shops of several mothers he frequented. Dad didn't miss a single one.

"It's okay, it's okay, come on, I just met a lot of handsome guys at the banquet, I'll introduce them to you. Yuan Zi didn't care about what Xiaolan said at all, but grabbed her arm and was about to stick into the pile.

"Wait, wait a minute, garden. "Xiaolan is embarrassed. "Conan and Kaoru are still following me here. ”

"Eh, Conan just let him go to the restaurant inside to eat delicious food, as for Kaoru...... Who is Kaoru?" The excited Yuan finally relieved himself, and only then did he realize that my existence was in place.

"Well, let me introduce you, this is a child who was sent to my house yesterday, and his name is Ming Ya Kaoru. Now, Kaoru-chan, this sister is called Sonoko Suzuki, so let's say hello to her. ”

"Oh, hello Sister Garden. I'm Mingya...... Woooooooo Before I could finish my sentence, a patch of green instantly overwhelmed me, followed by the sound of the garden several times higher than mine.

"Wow! This kid is so cute! Is your pale blonde hair dyed? Eh? It's a natural color! But you look like you're Japanese. Are you half-blooded? The eyes are still purple. The same pupil color as Xiaolan feels great!"

"Garden! Don't do this, you'll freak out Kaoru-chan. Xiaolan smiled helplessly. Looking at the obsessive appearance of the garden, Xiaolan was embarrassed to dissuade her.

"I can't help it, this kid is so cute. The garden said as she reached out and rubbed it against my face. And I could only squint my half-moon eyes and reluctantly accept the teasing of the garden. I know that there are some nymphomaniacs in the garden. But I didn't expect him to spare even children.

"Flutter...... Hahahaha. Beside me, Conan couldn't help but laugh when he saw me being kneaded by the garden. Immediately afterwards, a huge chill swept towards him. Looking at my frozen face, Conan hurriedly took a step back, scratching his head and smiling.

"Then, Kaoru-chan, you can follow Conan over there and get something to eat first, but you're going to come here to find me after the banquet begins. After a few minutes, after we introduced each other, Yuanzi finally turned her attention to what she called the group of handsome guys, and in the end, Xiaolan was no match for Yuanzi. I can only go with her.

"Really, it feels so inconvenient to get smaller. I squinted at the half-moon and watched Xiaolan being taken farther and farther away from the garden. I couldn't help but sigh.

"Well...... Don't say that, it's good that the character of the garden didn't pull you to be your boyfriend. Conan grinned with grin.

"By the way, you were smiling, weren't you?" I grimaced, turning to Conan. A cold snap headed for Conan again.

"Ah...... That, don't be angry. I'm kidding. Conan hurriedly made a remark. "But just in time, while Xiaolan and Uncle are not here, let's hurry up and prepare to find out the strange thief Kidd. ”

"We?" I wondered.

"Of course. What's the problem?" Conan asked rhetorically.

"I'm not interested in this monster thief Kidd, you're a detective. I'm a killer, you can find me when you kill people, and of course you can catch people alone. I spread my hands.

"Hey...... How so?" complained Conan.

"Please, Detective. I'm good at killing people, not looking for people. And as a detective, shouldn't you be very good at distinguishing characters?" I said to him with a squint of half-moon eyes, as if I was angry that he had just laughed at me.

"It's different. I don't have a clue right now, you've been a killer, and you must have a better sense of human awareness than I am, so help. Conan clasped his hands together and smiled at me with his little white teeth.

"Really. Then I'll give you some advice. I spread my hands helplessly. "Do you remember what you talked to me about April 1st about your confrontation with Kidd the Monster Thief?"

"Eun, of course. Conan nodded excitedly.

"Like you said, Kidd may only be about twenty years old, but he can make the sound he wants without a voice changer. And you told me that he escaped that night by disguised himself as a police officer. So, all the people present now are suspicious. I said indifferently.

"Uh...... That doesn't mean you didn't say it. Conan squinted at me.

"Although the whole boat is full of suspects. But you can rule it out. I said lightly. "The first is his height. You've seen him, you know how tall he is, right?"

"Well...... Although I didn't have much time to look at it, he seemed to be about the same height as I was before I got smaller, about 1.75 meters. The shape of the body is similar to mine," Conan recalled, holding his chin.

"Well, so one meter four to one meter six, and then from one meter eight or more can be excluded. ”

"Huh?"

"Well...... Generally speaking. The length of a person's calf will be more than 40 centimeters. So even if he walked on his knees and pretended to be an old man, then he would not be more than one meter four in height. And the person between 1.7 and 1.8 meters is the most suspicious, because if you bend your knees, you can disguise yourself as a woman wearing a skirt, and if you raise the soles of your shoes, after you reach a height of more than 1.8 meters, there will be obvious incongruity in your walking posture. So also excluded. I shook my finger. "Coupled with the fact that you said that he can disguise himself as a police officer in an instant, then I believe that he should be said to be a professional in terms of disguise. So the range can't be narrowed, it's possible for both men and women. However, there are some people who can also be excluded. ”

"Well, what do you say?"

"For example, people who brought a lot of friends here. Or people from abroad. I explained. "If you come with a friend, you will basically chat with your friends all the way, and it is very dangerous to choose such a person to disguise, and if you are not familiar with it, you will expose yourself. Then there are foreigners. The last time you spoke to him, what was his accent?"

"Authentic Kanto accent. ”

"Well, so it's certain that Kidd the Monster Thief won't imitate foreigners. After all, it's a place where well-known people from all walks of life come and gather. As soon as he opens his mouth to speak a foreign language, he instantly reveals himself. (Japanese pronunciation does not have a v.r etc.)

"That's right. Conan said with some excitement. "This excludes a lot of people. Then I'll go check some of them. With that, Conan wanted to run out.

"Wait a minute, detective. I shook my head. "The banquet is about to start, you better take your time at the banquet. I raised my chin not far away. Following my instructions, Xiaolan and Yuanzi had already come back talking and laughing.

"Cut...... I'd love to get him out right away. Conan said with some frustration.

"Well...... Don't be so aggressive. It is not important to grasp the clues, the important thing is to use the known clues to create a small advantage for yourself and then guide the opponent to have some flaws, so as to catch them all. I shrugged. "It's still a long time, the whole pie duì is more than three hours in total, enough for you to ......"

"Ahem. Today marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Suzuki Foundation, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for your support and encouragement. I hope you can enjoy this event here!" On stage, the president of the Suzuki chaebol, Shiro Suzuki, has already begun to give a speech on Pai Duì. However......

"Hey, what a bold choice. Looking at Shiro Suzuki on stage, I couldn't help but smile on the corner of my mouth. "What did you say?" Conan asked as he saw me talking to himself, confused.

"No, nothing. I replied. "Sa, the feast has begun. Enjoy your detective game, Kudo. I smiled wickedly. Then he turned around and focused on the stage again.

"Of course. I'm also looking forward to your watch. Fight!" (To be continued......)

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