Chapter 145: Growth
Uncle is very idle, very idle, as he knows from the constant change of gestures to pick up the cafΓ© and drink coffee. Pick it up, put it down, pick it up, put it down.
So, when partying or eating, if someone picks up a teacup of juice or something from time to time, takes a sip from time to time, plays with the cup, don't get me wrong, absolutely from time to time because of thirst or something delicious, they are just very idle, want to find something to do to appear that they are not so boring......
So when Poaro's waiter, Xiao Zi, mentioned to Uncle Maori that he was a little confused, Uncle was very happy, very happy.
Xiao Zi's troubles come from a customer's lost mobile phone in the store, the call record in the mobile phone has been emptied, and many names have been written in the phone book and an extra-long phone number that looks fake. Moreover, the phone that could be reached two days ago is now unreachable, and it is not difficult to see that the holder of the mobile phone has cancelled the calling card.
This is more difficult to do, not only can not find someone by calling, even to call their own mobile phone can not do, the phone number is naturally not known, and after checking the mobile phone, we found that even the factory label attached to the mobile phone when it leaves the factory has been deliberately torn off, so there is no way to check the owner of the mobile phone from the sales side. In other words, the call has been completely lost. It seems that the owner of this phone does not want to get it back at all.
"Do you remember what the owner of this mobile phone looks like?" Sure that no information about the owner of the mobile phone could be obtained, so Uncle Maori had to start with the sighting information.
Xiao Zi nodded and said, "Well, it's a man with glasses, three or seven points of hair, and a slightly chubby figure." Because he had been playing with this very conspicuous phone, I couldn't help but take a few more looks. β
"Then have you received any calls from other people since you picked up this phone?" Uncle Maori asked Xiao Zi as he looked back and forth at the phone in his hand. The phone is a very old-fashioned army green camouflage flip phone with a telescopic antenna, although this kind of mobile phone is relatively outdated, but there are still many on the market.
"Well, there have been three phone calls, and if it hadn't been ringing, I wouldn't have noticed, after all, it's such a remote place under the sofa. Xiao Zi thought for a while.
"So who made those three calls? If it's an acquaintance of the owner, it's easier to find someone, right?" Conan asked Xiao Zi.
Hearing Conan's words, Xiao Zi shook his head: "Although there were three calls, every time I didn't wait for me to speak, the phone hung up, and the three calls were from the same person." β
I drank Coke and looked at Uncle Maori's phone. Antenna?
"Now, Sister Xiaozi, you just said that you picked up your phone because someone called, so when you picked up your phone, the antenna of your phone was pulled out, right?" I asked Xiao Zi. If the antenna is not unplugged, there is a problem with signal reception.
"That's right. "Xiao Zi didn't understand what I meant.
"You mean to say that the phone wasn't lost, but that the person left it here on purpose?" Conan's eyes lit up as he asked me. Sure enough, it's my brother, and I feel first-class keenness.
"What do you mean?" Uncle Maori and Azusa looked at the two of us with confused expressions.
"First, according to what Sister Xiaozi just said, people who have been playing with their mobile phones will drop their mobile phones, which is very strange. Second, if it is said that it is put on the table after eating and forgetting to take it away, it can be explained, but the mobile phone was found under the sofa, then it also means that the mobile phone is not forgotten casually, but accidentally dropped, then, a person who loves to play with mobile phones, the sound of the mobile phone falling on the ground is possible for the owner not to notice? Even if you don't notice it, someone next to you will always hear it, in such a quiet environment in the abrupt sound. Conan took the phone from Uncle Maori's hand, and didn't use much force, knocked the phone on the table, making a muffled "bang", just like Conan said, this coffee shop has been quiet, this sound is very eye-catching, there is such a loud sound on the table, let alone falling to the ground. Uncle Maori and Xiao Zi both began to ponder.
"And even if it falls on the ground, it's unlikely that it will fall directly under the sofa, right? So, is it because I accidentally kicked it? The mobile phone fell to the ground, kicked it, and I didn't realize that I lost it, what is the probability of this situation?Third, and most importantly," Conan smiled slightly, revealing a confident gaze: "Assuming that the first two points are true, then, put away the phone, check out, the phone drops, kick, before that, why wasn't the antenna of the mobile phone put away?"
I see, so the mobile phone was deliberately placed under the sofa by the owner waiting for someone to find it, so there was no sound, and the antenna was not put away. The purpose is to make people find the phone through the ringtone when the call comes!"
"Conan is so powerful! So is Xiaohui!" Xiao Zi looked at Conan and me with sparkling eyes.
β...... Ahem, I've been aware of this little thing for a long time. Uncle Maori pretended to cough and looked at Xiao Zi: "So back to the topic just now, what did the three phone calls say?"
"The first time I said, 'Ah, sorry, I made a mistake. The second time was, 'Huh, that's weird, there wasn't a bell ringing?' and the third time was, 'Hey, I said, you're that bastard woman! Call that guy to answer the phone, or I'll kill you!' It's a pity that there is no caller ID, otherwise it wouldn't have been so troublesome. Probably a little disgusted with the caller's tone, Xiao Zi's brows furrowed slightly.
"Judging from the third call, it should not be the owner himself who called. Uncle Maori said: "Coupled with the analysis just now, it can be determined that the owner really wants to give the mobile phone to someone, no, maybe just someone." β
"Suck, suck. The masses who did not know the truth calmly drank Coke.
"Well, and the phone number in the phone book is more like some kind of password than a phone number. Conan muttered: "Since the number in the phone book is not a phone number, then the names of the people in it should be a group of people gathered due to some relationship, and the fact that the names are all Japanese kana is a bit concerning, and some of the names are marked with black dots, and the meaning is also unknown." β
"Suck, suck. "My brother too, he always starts to solve cases unconsciously, but this time he didn't bother to cover it up. Forget it, anyway, there's no one else in the store now, so let him be happy.
"The person on the second phone mentioned that the ringtone rang, what was he looking for? Conan's brows furrowed, and the puzzled look was actually quite funny.
Uncle Maori touched his mustache and said, "If you only look at the third phone call, maybe it's someone from a debt collection agency." β
"Sister Xiaozi, is there anything else you can think of about that guest?" Seeing that Conan and Uncle Maori's thinking was in a dilemma, I couldn't help but ask Xiaozi. No matter how small it is, it's better than figuring it out now, and maybe you can open your mind.
Xiao Zi heard my words, thought about it, and asked me a little embarrassedly, "Is it okay to do small things?"
"It's no small thing. I nodded.
Xiao Zi instantly became excited: "Ah~ That guest ordered a lot of things that day! There were soba noodles, baked noodles and cheese sauce, fruit sundaes, tomato juice and Caesar salad, just 3,000 yuan! If it wasn't for just ordering these things, I wouldn't have been able to make up 3,000 yuan, I was super moved!"
"Huh?"
Forehead...... I've said anything goes, but this ...... It doesn't seem to be really useful.
"It's what you said, you can do anything......" Seeing that Conan, Conan, and Uncle Maori were all stiff, Xiao Zi said a little sneeringly.
"That's right!!
"It's on!" Xiao Zi's words made Conan and Uncle Maori overjoyed!
"I see! If there is an invoice, you can know the name of the guest! Maybe someone will find it!" Uncle Maori looked at Xiao Zi very excitedly: "So, what is written on the head of the invoice?"
"Well, this ...... Written by the guests, of course, haha......"
"yes, haha......" Uncle Maori tugged at the corners of his mouth helplessly.
The interruption of mobile phones, the interruption of sighting leads in the store, the interruption of invoice clues...... All the clues are not enough to find the owner of the phone, and it looks almost as if the person deliberately threw away his phone...... No, it can't be said like, maybe like Conan just said, this person did it on purpose. So what is the purpose of this person? If it is simply to be discovered, anyone can do it, then it means that the purpose of this person is to convey some kind of information to the outside world without revealing himself, such as kidnapping, making false accounts, taking bribes, etc., if he wants to give it to a specific person, then the purpose becomes a transaction.
Conan and I looked at each other, and it was clear that we had thought of a piece.
Seeing the knowing look in Conan's eyes, I suddenly felt a little lighter. Conan is more mature than before. In the past, his reasoning did not or rarely involved psychology and probability, but now, he attaches much more importance to this aspect than before, and his reasoning ideas and agility have been greatly improved compared to before, which is obviously influenced by me. Seeing that the reasoning thinking of "Detective Conan" was influenced by me, I inevitably felt a little proud in my heart, and the sense of accomplishment was no less than when I was a child telling stories to Kudo Shinichi to be a detective.
It's an amazing feeling. If someone can travel back to ancient times and meet Liu Bang, who is still a hooligan, and kick him twice, or see Zhu Chongba, who is still a beggar, and throw him two steamed buns, they will probably be able to understand my mood at the moment. Well, it's cool.
Hawkers,It seems that my brother doesn't have to worry about me at all now.γ So I just have to sit in my crowd of onlookers with peace of mind.
"Suck, suck. β
"Hey, I don't know why, I always feel like I'm so angry looking at you now. Conan whispered to me.
"Eh, why? I didn't do anything. I looked at Conan with an innocent expression.
"I don't know why, ah~ so annoying!" Conan scratched his hair a little irritably, and said in a low voice: "If this mobile phone is to be handed over to the person who called, then two days have passed, and that person has not come to claim the mobile phone, this is obviously unreasonable, why?"
"Suck, suck. β
"Why?"
"Suck, suck. β
"Hey, what are you pretending to be stupid!" Conan looked at me leisurely drinking Coke and watching a play, and looked even more irritated, and yelled at me in a low voice.
"Ahh β
"You ...... guy"
I know what Conan meant, in the previous cases, I have given Conan some hints, but it was only based on some auxiliary help to Conan's inexperience, crutches, and now Conan has consciously begun to make up for his shortcomings, it's time to throw away the crutches I gave him, this habit of expecting hints must not be allowed him to develop. Even after so many years of traveling here, even if I have forgotten all the plots of Conan's original work, I still remember Conan's confident, flamboyant, fearless, and charming expression when he solved the case. The kind of personal charm with great aura is what I look forward to, and the kind of brother who moves forward bravely is what I look forward to.
If it is exaggerated and numb, then my brother's position in my heart is God. The radiant, infallible, God who gives direction to the lost Lamb. I will not allow anyone to defile the gods in my heart, not even myself.
So dude, come on! Detective Conan, come on! Kudo Shinichi, come on!
"Suck, suck. β
"Damn, in this case, you can only start from the invoice, although there is no personal information, but the person who will deliberately issue an invoice may be his professional habit. Conan, who couldn't have imagined that my inner life was now in a frenzied hell of thought: "Reporter? Detective?"
Hearing Conan's words to himself, Uncle Mori couldn't help but say, "The police often have to issue invoices, too." "Uncle Maori, who is a former criminal police officer, is naturally familiar with the activities and habits of the police.
"Eh, does that mean that the patrol officer in charge of traffic will also ask the counter for an invoice every time after eating?"
"That's the detective. Excuse me. Before Uncle Maori could speak, a woman's voice suddenly interjected, and I looked up to see that it was a traffic patrol officer. Looks quite young, about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, long black hair shawl, a few strands of bangs on the forehead playfully curled, fair skin, a pair of pretty eyes round and big, dripping and straight, hiding a little cunning, brilliance, the whole person looks very energetic, even if he is wearing a police uniform, he can't hide the youthful atmosphere that comes to his face.
Such a beautiful person, it's almost like Officer Sato.
"Welcome. Xiao Zi hurriedly said hello.
The female police officer bowed her head slightly to Xiao Zi and explained to her: "For example, when inquiring about information, secretly monitoring or stalking, the criminal police will ask for invoices for the necessary transportation expenses and food expenses during the search. β
"It's all said to be 'investigation funds', of course there is nothing to do with the traffic patrol police. I couldn't help but complain.
"Huh?" Hearing my words, the female officer's gaze turned to me, who was low-key and coke on the side: "Are you ......"
"Aren't you the ......one who often spends time with Takagi," Uncle Mori looked at the female police officer in surprise.
"Sister Yumi, why are you here?" Conan also accosted the female officer. It seems that apart from me, both of them are familiar with this female officer. But this is also normal, after all, my brother's aura of death is so strong, and the people in the Metropolitan Police Department have probably been recognized by him a long time ago......
"Na," the female police officer, no, it should be said that it was the American police officer, ignoring Conan and Uncle Maori, walked directly in front of me, half-crouched down and looked at me directly: "Are you the younger brother that Miwako has been talking about? As he spoke, he held his chin in his hand, looked me up and down, circled around me, and made a tskling sound from time to time, which made me a little creepy.
"I see, I see. Yumi nodded and said to herself, "Maybe it's really good material." Ah~ I've only heard of this level before, but I've never seen it. β
Material?what????
"That ......" I accosted with some trepidation, a little afraid to look at Yumi's eyes.
"Huh?" Yumi suddenly laughed and slapped me on the shoulder, "It's nothing, it's nothing! Don't be so afraid! You're a man, aren't you?
No, a certain TV series in my previous life once taught me that the more beautiful a woman is, the more terrible she is. My mother in this life also taught me that the more beautiful a woman is, the less trustworthy she is.
"Let's get to know me, my name is Yumi Miyamoto, I am from the Traffic Division of the Traffic Department of the Metropolitan Police Department, and I am a good sister of Miwako, please take care of me in the future!" Yumi said that he stretched out his hand to me, and actually put an electric eye at me! I couldn't help but shiver with a little chill.
"Ah, oh, my name is Edogawa Akiki, and from the perspective of relationship, I can be regarded as Conan's distant cousin, and now I am in the same class as Conan, please take care of me. I said carefully as I held out my hand.
Actually, I didn't want to shake her hand at all. Although there is little evidence, my gut tells me that this woman is troublesome.
"Sister Yumi, do you know Minghui?"
"Today is the first time we've met. Yumi answered Conan's question and said, "But Miwako's guy always mentions in my ear that her brother is very handsome, very cute, or something, at first I thought it was Miwako who was deceived by the rhetoric of a frivolous man, so I recognized a younger brother out of tune, and then I asked Takagi to know that it was a child." I've always been curious to get to know it.,But it's always missed by mistake.,Today I finally met it.γ β
"I've never seen it before, so you can recognize it at a glance. Uncle Maori complained on the side.
"Because I've seen a picture of him, in Miwako's phone. I thought she had a photo, but I didn't expect it to be like this. Yumi said and leaned closer to my face again: "Besides, there are such conspicuous red pupils." Foreigners?"
"It's not. "I have a black line, worthy of Officer Sato's best friend, and Sato has a reaction. But I don't have time to complain right now, because I have more important things to worry about. Officer Sato has a picture of me or something, but I've never heard of it!!!
"Naa, Sister Yumi. I tugged at the corner of Yumi's dress.
"Well, that's it, Xiaohui?"
Have you started to add the word "sauce" directly?
"My picture on Miwako's sister's phone...... When did you take it?"
"Ah, that's a picture of you when you're asleep! It's a little blushing, like an apple, you can't help but want to take a bite, ah, it's a really cute photo!" Yumi said as she fell into the memory.
Oh, I think it was the last time I got drunk at Sato's house. Alas, a mistake. Anyway, shouldn't I have been going to the temple to worship recently? In less than a month, two incidents of candid photography have broken out, do the people around me have this habit of secretly taking pictures? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but glance at Conan and Uncle Maori suspiciously. The two of them were a little puzzled by the look in my eyes.
"But don't worry, Miwako is very precious about that photo.,It's easy not to show it.,Except for those who know you Takagi.,Chiba.,I've probably seen it alone.γ As if seeing my doubts, Yumi comforted me with a big grin.
Alas, if that's the case, if you really say it, I can only listen seriously, can I still snatch Sato's phone and delete the photos? I glanced at Yumi helplessly.
"I heard Miwako say that you hate photography, why?" Yumi looked at me with some confusion: "Obviously you look so good?"
"Uh!" I was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to prevaricate.
"That's why a lot of people chased him to take pictures since he was a child! He was also scared by those people, and now he has a phobia of cameras. "Seeing that I didn't know what to do, Conan hurried to relieve me.
"Oh, I see, uh-huh, I can understand it, I can understand it. Yumi nodded with a look of "long live understanding" and said.
"Then why did you come here today, Sister Yumi?" In order to prevent Yumi from diverging on this topic again, Conan hurriedly changed the topic.
"Of course it isβ" Hearing Conan's words, Yumi said as she walked up to Uncle Maori, reached out to hold Uncle Maori's face, and said with a smile: "Come and urge this Mr. Detective, who has not yet paid the parking violation fine, to pay the fine." β
"Ah~ I was going to pay it today......" Uncle Maori was frightened by Yumi's tone and broke out in a cold sweat.
Nonsense, obviously planning to play small steel balls for a whole day.
"It's Sunday!" Yumi didn't buy Uncle Maori's account at all, she directly punctured his lies, sneered and stretched out her other hand, and pulled out several mustaches on Uncle Maori's lips at once!
"Hmm!!" Uncle Maori covered his mouth and gasped in pain.
"Just kidding. Ignoring the troublesome Uncle Maori, Yumi said and began to rummage through her bag.
You're kidding, Uncle Maori's beard has actually fallen off. I gloated and looked at Uncle Maori who was humming, I deserved it, so that you would always "grow mushrooms" on my head.
"I'm tracking down a man, but that's the only clue. After searching for a while, Yumi finally found a piece of paper from it and handed it to us as she spoke.
An invoice of $3,000 from Boaro.
Could it be...... Conan and I looked at each other.
"Three thousand yuan!" Uncle Maori stood up at once and asked Yumi, "Is that guy a man with glasses, hair, and a slightly chubby body?!"
"Do you know where that person is?!" Conan asked.
"I know, I know, but the man died the night before yesterday. Yumi said with a heavy face.
"Since Sister Yumi is investigating and not Officer Takagi, could the cause of death be a car accident?" I asked Yumi.
"Hmm. Yumi nodded.
Everyone present was a little silent. What started as a simple incident of finding the owner of a lost item suddenly escalated into a human life case, and things seem to have become a little complicated.