Thursday, May 8, afternoon, Maori Detective Agency.

Yamazaki saw Conan, who had been missing for more than ten hours, and seeing that Conan was still a little embarrassed to see him, he smiled and didn't say anything, which made Conan breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing Maori humming a little song and in a good mood, Yamazaki asked Conan about the office.

"There's a phone call," conan sighed, "from a magazine, and he's invited to come over on a Saturday afternoon." ”

"What, jealous?" asked Yamazaki.

"Sort of. Conan said.

"I'll send you a message. Yamazaki laughed.

"So generous?" Conan wondered.

"I heard the screams of a certain child last night. Yamazaki smiled, "This should be the ticket money." ”

"What!" Conan's face immediately turned red.

Yamazaki smiled: "The window in the living room is not closed, remember to close the window next time." ”

"Next time?" Conan collapsed on the couch.

Yamazaki went to the kitchen to make a cup of tea, and by the way, he said hello to Ran, who was busy with dinner, and then came out and sat next to Conan.

Conan lay on the couch and said, "Tell me, what's the news." ”

"Professor Moriya has lost a lot of money in the financial markets. Yamazaki said.

"Financial markets?" Conan sat up, "This guy can't be a futures index, right?"

"I don't know the specifics yet, but it's very likely. Yamazaki said.

"According to yesterday's market, it's better to lose him. Conan laughed.

At this time, Maori smiled and said, "By the way, Yamazaki, are you okay on Saturday afternoon? ”

"Okay. Yamazaki laughed. ……

In the evening, Mei Dai Restaurant.

After she was free, Mei Daizi asked with a smile, "Lan, is it true what my uncle just preached, he is going to be in a magazine?"

Lan smiled bitterly: "It's not too clear, he answered the call himself." ”

"That must be true, you see he invited his neighbors to drink and celebrate in advance. Mei Daizi smiled, "Uncle is really powerful now, and someone has done an interview with him." ”

Listening to the smug laughter of Maori coming down from the second floor, Lan lowered his head and sighed heavily, "Alas!" and thought to himself, if not, it would be a big loss. ……

Night, Miyamoto's living room.

Mimiko Miyamoto and Yamazaki talked about preparing to become the owner of Toshin Railway.

"With the current amendments to the Corporate and Corporate Act, I have no objection to the acquisition of public utility companies. But it's just the ownership," Yamazaki asked, "which one is behind this company that we can't buy over?"

"Mainly based on the Toyama Foundation. Miyamoto Miko laughed.

"Oh," said Yamazaki, "although many of the companies connected to the Toyama Foundation that day needed to be rescued with funds, does it mean that the Toyama Foundation is not strong enough to let one company go into liquidation?" ”

"Although there have been many bankruptcies of large companies in recent years, the remaining assets will always be absorbed and digested by the six major families in the end, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the false. Miyamoto said, "Most of the companies we want to acquire are closely connected to the Toyama Foundation, so take this opportunity to explore the way." ”

"It is not an exaggeration to say that this railway connects Tokyo and Haneda International Airport. If the Toyama Foundation can hold on, it will not give up the dominant power, and if it does, it will mean that the problem of the Toyama Foundation is very serious. Yamazaki asked, "But what if the Toyama consortium doesn't fight and just gives it to us?"

"If this is the case, it will not only mean that there is a problem with the liquidity of the Toyama consortium, but also a problem with the relationship between the six major consortiums. The Toyama Foundation is a member of the six major consortia, and although the six of them have competition, they are generally united, so I have scruples. Miyamoto Miko smiled, "If it's just against the previous one, the total assets can't compare to him, but compared to the liquidity, I have an absolute advantage, so I can definitely split this one." ”

"In that case, it's good news for us. Yamazaki laughed.

"But there's a problem here. Miyamoto Miyako said, "That is, they are deliberately luring us in order to absorb our funds and drive their company." Those companies always have to be run, and the upper and lower families are inseparable from them. ”

"The upper house and the lower house, are you going to play mahjong?" Mei Daizi interjected, "Speaking of which, there are exactly four of us. ”

"Watch your TV and go. Miyamoto Miko smiled helplessly.

"Oh. Midaiko shifted her attention again.

"It's true that there is a lack of domestic resources, and most of the upstream companies are large companies, and this is in their hands. Yamazaki said, then asked, "How about finding Miss Anne?"

Miyamoto Miko said: "Maybe, but we'll talk about it when the time comes." ”

"It's fine. Yamazaki said.

"Alright, Ichiro, let's go back. Miyako Miyamoto advised, "Midaiko, do you know if you go to bed early?"

"Yes. Mei Daiko smiled, "Good night, Mom, Dad!" ......

Friday, May 9th, afternoon, Maori Detective Agency.

Conan asked Yamazaki, "By the way, the newspaper said that the Good Mood Group plans to become the owner of Toshin Railway, is it true?"

Yamazaki smiled: "Yes, but it's just a holding, and it's impossible to have a discount." Besides, you're using a children's ticket, which is already very cheap. ”

"Do you think about it?" Conan rolled his eyes and asked, "I inquired, that Hanaoka Design Office is mainly a magazine illustrator, do you think they asked Uncle for an interview?"

"I don't know. Yamazaki said.

Conan smiled and asked, "Did you say that Uncle did hear the content wrong?"

Yamazaki laughed: "You are a sign of psychological imbalance. ”

Conan said, "Forget it, we'll see when the time comes." ”……

Saturday, May 10th, afternoon, Rice Flower Town.

Mori takes Yamazaki to Hanaoka Design Office, followed by Ran, Conan, and Mei Daiko.

After they were seated, Yamazaki asked the assistant who was receiving them about the situation.

"Huh, didn't Mr. Hanaoka make it clear on the phone? We invited Mr. Mori to come here to ask Mr. Mori to comment on Mr. Hanaoka's paintings. The assistant explained, "Mr. Hanaoka is an illustrator and the president of the firm. Mr. Hanaoka has just finished an illustration of the situation after the collapse of the Rice Flower Building, so I would like to ask Mr. Mori at the scene to comment on it from the perspective of a detective. Hanaoka-sensei asked, Mori detective answered, and then we put this dialogue under the illustration. ”

"Uncle's wine is pleased. Mei Daiko chuckled quietly.

Conan chuckled, "yes, and I don't know how to explain it when I go back." ”

"You two, really. Lan said, and then couldn't help but laugh quietly, "And Dad's wine money is gone this month." ”

Mei Daizi laughed quietly, "It's only the tenth now." ”

Conan chuckled, "It's not evening yet." ”

Maori's face turned ugly when he heard a laugh behind him.

"Is there a problem?" asked the assistant, confused.

"Nope. Yamazaki said with a smile.

Maori held back his anger and asked, "So, may I ask, where is this Hanaoka-sensei now?"

"Hanaoka-sensei has a habit of taking a nap, usually in the studio," the assistant said, "and I should be here soon." ”

Ten minutes later, the assistant saw that Maori's face was getting darker and darker, and he couldn't resist the pressure, "I, I'll make a call." And then he ran.

Mei Daizi smiled: "It's really rude, the attitude is too bad." ”

Conan smiled, "That's it, not even a cup of tea." ”

Lan smiled: "Don't say it anymore, Dad is going to be angry." ”

"Hmph!" said Maori, "how could I be mad at such a thing." Then he asked the assistant who came over, "What about your president?"

"There was no one to answer in the studio, and there was no one at home, and the mobile phone couldn't get through. The assistant said.

"In that case, I'll go first. Maori said.

"Slow, slow, Mr. Mori, President Hanaoka may be at Miss Butterflyno's. An employee came over and said, then said to the assistant, "Miss Butterfly's painting should be ready, and the president will take a look at it before sending it out." ”

"Yes, yes, Tanaka, I forgot if you didn't say it. The assistant smiled and then said to Maori, "Mr. Maori, they are looking at the paintings, so they turned off the mobile phone." Then he pointed out the window and said, "Don't worry, Miss Butterfly's apartment is opposite, which is the balcony with the quilt." ”

Everyone looked out the window, and there was a family drying quilts in the building opposite.

Seeing that the sky was gloomy, Mei Daizi said, "It seems to be raining." ”

Conan asked, "It's strange, why don't you put the quilt away?"

"Maybe I'm looking at the paintings, but I don't know it's raining. Lan said, "You have to inform them quickly." ”

Tanaka made a call, but it was a phone recording, "I'm Dieno, I'm not at home right now, if there is something important, please leave a message after hearing the signal, and I will contact you as soon as possible, thank you." ”

Tanaka said, "Hey, Miss Butterfly, I'm Tanaka from the office, is the president there with you, Mr. Mori has already arrived at the office, please come over quickly." Also, it's raining, hurry up and put away the quilt. Huh?"

"What's wrong?" the assistant asked.

"I answered the phone and hung up. Tanaka said.

"That means they know," the assistant said, and then said to Mori, "Mr. Mori, the president already knows and will be coming soon, so please be patient for a while." ”……

After about ten minutes, Conan, who had been paying attention to the other side, said loudly, "You see, it's raining heavily outside, but the quilt is still there." ”

"Really," Lan looked at it, then asked, "Daddy, shall we go and see?"

Maori said: "Maybe I forgot to put away the quilt, so the two of us hurried over together." ”

At this time, a middle-aged man pushed the door into the office, and the assistant greeted him, "Mr. Hanaoka, you are here, Mr. Maori has been waiting for you for a long time." ”

"You're a Maori detective, aren't you? I'm Hanaoka," President Hanaoka held out his hand, "I'm sorry, I'm in the studio, but I overslept." ”

"I'm Maori. Mori reached out and shook hands with President Hanaoka.

"Studio?" the assistant asked, "but I made several calls and no one answered?"

"I was woken up on the phone. President Hanaoka said.

Mori looked at President Hanaoka's little finger with a pink pattern on his nails and asked, "Hey, what's on this nail?"

"Huh?" President Hanaoka was taken aback and immediately retracted his hand, "It's nothing, it should be accidentally stained with paint." And then he said, "Excuse me." Then he said to Tanaka, "I haven't waited for Butterfly to go there, if she calls, let me know immediately." With that, he went to the bathroom.

"Yes, President. Tanaka said.

"That should be nail polish, right?" asked Midako, "this is the one you bought in the morning when you went to line up with the garden." As he spoke, he picked up Lan's hand, his thumb, middle finger, little finger, and three nails were painted with nail polish.

Lan said: "Look at the color seems to be. ”

Mei Daizi smiled: "The man who wipes nail polish is really engaged in art." ”

"Hey, hey," Conan said aloud, "why is that quilt still outside?"

Maori smiled, "Why don't you go and help collect it." ”

At that moment, the phone rang, drawing everyone's attention. Tanaka answered the phone, "Hey, this is Hanaoka Design Office. ”

"Hey, I'm Izumi Butterfly......"

Seeing President Hanaoka come out of the bathroom, Tanaka immediately handed him the phone, "President, it's Miss Butterfly's phone." ”

"Hey, it's me, I'm Hanaoka, how is the painting?" President Hanaoka took the phone, "What? Suddenly I was in a bad mood and wanted to commit suicide by jumping off the building, no kidding, uh......" Speaking of this, President Hanaoka looked out the window and was stunned.

Everyone looked and found that in the opposite building, a figure was falling down with a quilt, and it seemed that Miss Butterfly had taken the quilt down from the balcony when she jumped off the building.

"Lan, call the police. Maori said, "Yamazaki, let's go and see." ”……