Chapter 0398 - The Promise of Succession
Friday, April 25th, evening, Mei Dai Restaurant.
After taking a break, Yamazaki looked at today's evening newspaper. The front page in the newspaper was about the bankruptcy of Japan's first life insurance company. I flipped through the pages and found an international news that the new owner of the Feller Center had renovated the Feller Center building.
"Hey, how many days off do you have?" asked Conan.
"Eight days, April 29 to May 7. Yamazaki asked, "What do you want to do?"
Conan flipped through the newspaper, pointed to the instructions under a crossword puzzle and smiled, "What do you think of this Sherlock Holmes fan party?"
"I don't have a cult of personality. Yamazaki laughed.
"If you don't go, forget it. "Ah, I forgot, you're not doing this." Then he smiled and asked, "Do you want me to fill it out for you?"
"No, I don't. Yamazaki smiled and asked, "Besides, who can't go if you can't finish this game?"
"You don't want to follow along, do you?" said Conan, laughing, "but it says that one can only be used by three people." ”
Yamazaki smiled, "You'll know then." ”
"Well, on April 30th, we met there. Conan said, then asked, "By the way, why hasn't there been any news of the explosives during this time?
"Well," Yamazaki said after a moment's thought, "well, this matter is almost ready to be reported, so I'll tell you a little bit first." ”
"Coming soon to report?" Conan asked, surprised, "how much explosives did he steal from Toyo Chemical that would make the news dare not report?"
"Two tons of Otto kin. Yamazaki said.
"What?" Conan was taken aback, "No wonder, this is enough to blow up Chiyoda." Then he asked, "Explosives aren't just in the newspapers, are they?
"Yes, there are already more than 1,200 express explosives, of which more than 200 were fished by other people, and most of them exploded later. Ottokin's explosives have long been cracked, and the method of dismantling has long been issued. "Some people said that maybe it was the explosives that exploded, and there wasn't much news about it, so the guy thought his delivery explosives program was so successful that he didn't want to change the way he detonated it, so he didn't cause much damage later." You must know that more than 1,000 buildings such as administrative buildings, major shrines, super-high-rise buildings, art galleries, museums, one-family buildings, villas, etc., have received Ottokin Express explosives. ”
"This guy is really rampant. Conan sighed, and then asked, "You said you were ready to report, is it because he doesn't have much Ottokin? How much more?"
"There's about 500 kilograms left, but it's definitely enough to level a block," Yamazaki said. ”
Conan thought for a moment and asked, "How many batches did he send in total?"
"It's estimated to be eight batches. Yamazaki asked, "Do you think he's hiding his true intentions?"
"Maybe what he wants to target is in the first batch. Conan said, "The reason why I haven't changed my tactics is because the purpose has been achieved." He should know if someone is fishing in troubled waters, and he should know if he has sent express explosives to the place where the explosion was reported. ”
There are those who hold this claim, but there is no common ground among those who own the destroyed buildings. Yamazaki laughed, "Except for being rich." ”
Conan asked, "And what about those couriers, where did they send them?"
"It comes from the Tokyo metropolitan area and is available everywhere. "The staff didn't see the same people, they were either wearing makeup or committing crimes. However, the gangs with names in the Tokyo metropolitan area are in the eyes of the police, and they have not been found to be related to this matter so far. ”
Conan thought for a moment and said, "It seems that there is really nothing to do now, so I can only wait." ”
Looking at the Night Baron cartoon that appeared on TV, Yamazaki smiled: "Oh, by the way, Dr. Asa came to you and said that your mailbox has exploded again, so let you go over and clean it up." ”
"I have to ask him for his salary. Conan puffed up his triangular eyes and said, "It's half a day to clean up." ”
"Yes, a little higher. Yamazaki laughed, "Standard child labor." Then he said, "Come, come on." ”
"Hmm. Conan said. ……
Saturday, April 26th, afternoon, Dr. Asasa's house.
On one table, Dr. Asasa was fiddling with Conan on his back, and Conan was standing on a chair next to another table, on one side of which was a cardboard box and on the other was a pile of half-human-tall letters, well, in Conan's height.
"Mr. Kudo Yusaku, Mr. Kudo Yusaku......" Conan straightened his triangular eyes, and while reading, he threw the letter into the cardboard box, and slowly, it filled the cardboard box, "Mr. Kudo Shinichi, Mr. Kudo Yusaku, Mr. Kudo Yusaku...... Uh," the numb Conan reacted, picked up the letter to Kudo Shinichi, and sighed with some joy, "I finally have mine." ”
"Who's here?" Dr. Asa asked.
Conan looked at Dr. Asasa with a praying mantis-like model on his desk and asked, "By the way, what are you doing here? Is it a new prop for me?
"Unfortunately, not that kind of gadget. "If I could be the first to complete it and sell it as a toy, I would be a billionaire and I would have made a lot of money." He laughed.
Seeing that the praying mantis model was shattered by Dr. Asasa's laughter, Conan thought to himself, you have heard this dream since you were a child, and now, uh, no, thinking of this, Conan asked, "Aren't you already a billionaire now? With the current housing prices in Tokyo, your family will cost at least 100 million yen, right?"
"I regret it when I talk about it, I just knew that I would have sold it when the price was at its highest. "That's when I can make a lot of money when I buy it back." ”
Conan felt a toothache, "Oh, yes?" and then asked, "What about the machines in the basement? Didn't you say those were worth hundreds of millions of yen? Also, why not do it there?"
"Not to mention, I didn't choose to divert it for convenience, but later I found out that it would cost at least tens of thousands of yen for an hour. Dr. Asa said sadly.
Conan said, "Wouldn't it be enough to change it again." ”
"Originally, it was a dark line for the sake of beauty," Dr. Asasa said with tears in his eyes, "and it cost at least 10 million yen to rewire and renovate." ”
"Uh......" Conan was speechless, indeed quite tangled, and then turned to look at the letter, "Ahem, Dr. Asasa, are you familiar with Teiji Moriya?"
"Teji Moriya, this is one of the leading figures in the world of architecture. Dr. Asa was surprised and asked, "Why did he find you, a detective, did he write the wrong address?"
Sending a pair of big white eyes, with my name written on it, Conan opened the letter, "I am very presumptuous to write this letter to you suddenly, I have learned about your outstanding performance as a high school detective through television and newspapers before, and I have always hoped to have the opportunity to meet and talk to you." I will be hosting an afternoon garden tea party at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29 at the Humble House. ”
Dr. Asa asked, "Why did such a famous architect invite you?"
"How do I know that?" Conan asked rhetorically.
"Well, maybe he needs a little new stimulation to find inspiration. "It seems that there are rumors that he may not win any awards this year, and even the most talented people need to be accumulated." ”
Conan touched his chin and said, "Looking for excitement, maybe something interesting will happen." ”
"Hey, hey, how are you going? You, no, Shinichi Kudo is still missing. Dr. Asasa said.
"You also said that the missing Kudo Shinichi is not me Edogawa Conan. Conan smiled, "Just find someone to take me." ”
"Who?" said Dr. Asasa, "I'll see, Twenty-Nine......"
"Don't forget it, you're not a detective. Conan said angrily, "People are looking for detectives,"
"Uh, you're talking about Maori?" Dr. Asa asked, surprised, "Are you sure it's okay?"
"It should be fine. Conan said, "Alright, I'm leaving." ”……
On the way home, Conan found a phone booth and called Ran in the voice of Shinichi Kodo, and after chatting for a while, he talked about it, "I just called Dr. Asasa, and Dr. Asa said that there was an invitation letter to me, which meant that I was invited to go because I was a detective, and now I can't get away for a while, please ask Uncle Maori to go on my behalf, and it also says that you are welcome to go with your companions, you can go with your father, and the boy named Conan who lives at your house, and I asked Dr. Asa to take it with Conan." ”
"Really, it's rare for you to call me, I didn't expect it to be such a thing. Lan smiled, "In this way, I want you to promise me a condition." ”
"What?" Conan asked in Shinichi Modo's voice.
"We haven't seen each other for a long time, how about coming with me to the midnight movie next Sunday?" Lan said, "Let's just say that, meet at the movie hall in the Rice Flower Building at ten o'clock in the evening." ”
"Wait, wait," Conan hurriedly asked in Shinichi Modo's voice, "I'm not going to be able to do it next Sunday, can I talk about it later?"
"No, it must be on May 3rd. Lan smiled, and then asked, "Shinichi, which do you prefer, red or blue?"
"Red vs. blue?" Conan asked in Shinichi Modo's voice, "Why do you ask this all of a sudden?"
"Leave it alone, answer quickly. Lan said.
"Then it's red. Conan said in Shinichi Kado's voice.
"Really?" said Lan happily, "Sure enough, I knew Shinichi would choose red." ”
Because red is your favorite color, Conan said in a voice from Shinichi Modo, "I still have something to do, let's talk about it later." ”
In the living room of Maori's house, Lan said: "Hey, Shinichi, don't forget it at ten o'clock in the evening on May 3." Then he found that the phone had hung up and complained, "Really, I don't know if I heard it." After saying that, he hung up the phone. ……