"Okay, I'll go right away."

In the Wise House, Gao Yuan received a call from Mao Lilan, and after listening to the content, Gao Yuan immediately agreed.

So, Gao Yuan, who hung up the phone, said to Gray Yuanwai:

"Gray Plains, I have something to go out for, and I may come back later."

As he spoke, he went to get his car keys.

In this regard, Gray Yuan, who was still eating breakfast, was a little depressed, and couldn't help but say:

"It was the girl from the detective agency who called, what's the matter?"

"In the news just now, at the funeral of the one named Daigoro Noguchi, Miss Sonoko Suzuki and Miss Yuri Noguchi were kidnapped."

Gao Yuan explained:

"Because I had rescued the kidnapping of Sonoko Suzuki before, her parents wanted to ask me this time."

"Then I'll go too!"

Hearing this, Gray Yuan said with some emotion, and then immediately turned his face away, reached out and stroked his sideburns, and said in a light tone:

"I don't have much to do here anyway. And the little detective should go too. ”

Saying this, Gray Yuan Ai looked at the outfit he had carefully selected today, and couldn't help but glance at Gao Yuan.

In this regard, Gao Yuan did not refuse, so after breakfast, Gao Yuan drove the "MINI", carrying the gray plain mourning, and went to the Jincheng Temple in Didan City together.

……

"Sonoko, who attended Noguchi's funeral, was kidnapped along with Noguchi Yuri. Although Sonoko's parents and Uncle Jiroji were on their own plane from New York to catch up, it would take half a day no matter how fast it was, so Sonoko's father said that he would ask Mr. Akechi for this time. ”

In Poirot's Cafe, after Xiaolan called Takato, she replied in the face of Kogoro's inquiry, and tears broke down in her eyes as she spoke.

In this regard, Kogoro stood up at once:

"Good! Leave this matter to my detective Mori Kogoro! ”

"It's not to ask Dad, people asked Shinichi at the beginning, but because I couldn't contact Shinichi, I asked Mr. Wise."

Xiaolan couldn't help but say.

"What!"

Hearing this, Kogoro was suddenly a little dissatisfied:

"Why? Didn't you make it clear that I'm here too! ”

"Probably because Mr. Wise also rescued the kidnapped garden before."

Xiaolan faced Xiao Goro's question, thought about it and said.

Conan sighed silently - although Uncle Maori has recently become a bit famous with my help, he is still a confused detective in essence.

Even so, Kogoro was obviously not to be outdone, and after settling the account, he immediately called a taxi and went to the city of Didan next door, and Xiaolan and Conan naturally squeezed into the car, and the three of them went to Jincheng Temple together.

……

When Takato and Gray Yuan arrived at Jincheng Temple, Conan and the three arrived here almost at the same time.

At this time, the funeral has ended, and the temple staff is cleaning up. After being introduced by the elderly abbot of the temple, everyone went to the rest room at the back of the main hall, and saw Officer Twilight and others from the Metropolitan Police Department hurriedly carrying out the on-site inspection.

However, unlike usual, Officer Twilight and the others were dressed in black mourning clothes, just like ordinary worshippers, presumably to hide from the kidnappers and not to startle the snakes.

"I brought Mr. Detective with me."

The abbot said to the policemen who were inspecting the walls and floors.

Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato heard the voice and raised their heads.

"Oh! It's Mr. Wise and Mr. Maori! ”

When the two of them saw that it was these two people coming, they couldn't help but smile.

"You're here!"

When Officer Twilight saw the two of them, he also showed a strong expression of support.

"Don't worry, Officer Twilight!"

Kogoro said unceremoniously and directly:

"All in all, my detective, Kogoro Mori, can hunt down the suspect from heaven to earth. What's more, it was Xiaolan's good friend who was kidnapped this time, so I will definitely catch all the criminals. ”

The momentum was menacing, which made Officer Twilight very excited.

Seeing this, Conan on the side couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

"This is the sister of the kidnapped Yuri Noguchi - Miki Noguchi."

A long-haired beauty wearing a black suit and a large pearl necklace appeared in front of everyone under the introduction of Wataru Takagi.

"I'm Miki."

Miki Noguchi just nodded slightly, showing an arrogant attitude.

Gu Xuan

"What the hell is going on? Why was the garden kidnapped? ”

Xiaolan, who had been tormented by anxiety, hurriedly opened her mouth to ask the other party.

"As we walked towards the crematorium with my father's coffin, a phone call came...... The sound inside is like a mechanical voice changer, and it is impossible to tell whether it is male or female, which makes people chill. ”

It seems that as soon as she thinks of that voice, Miki Noguchi's body trembles involuntarily.

Seeing her like this, a middle-aged man who had been standing beside her, wearing a black suit, was very tall, and had a serious expression said:

"I'm really sorry that Sonoko Suzuki was involved in this incident."

"Who is this?"

Gao Yuan asked out loud.

"It was my rudeness. I am the head of the Noguchi family, Ryosuke Kamoshida, and I have been working for the Noguchi family for almost thirty years. ”

Ryosuke Kamoshida introduced himself, and at the same time took out his business card, which was printed with the words "Special Manager of the Noguchi Group".

"It turned out to be Mr. Vice-Chancellor."

Kogoro took the lead in taking the business card and couldn't help but say.

"Uncle, what do you mean by 'involvement'?"

Conan, who was on the side, couldn't help but ask out loud at this time.

In this regard, Kogoro glanced at Conan with some annoyance, but Takato echoed and asked the same question, for fear that the other party would not answer.

Although the kidnappers demanded a ransom on the phone, they only mentioned Yuri's sister. He said that if he wanted Yuri's sister to live, he would prepare a billion yen worth of diamonds, and then pack them in this aluminum alloy box that he had kept in the rest room in advance, and wait for his contact. ”

Miki Noguchi replied, "He said that if he dared to call the police, he would be mentally prepared that both of them would die, so he ......"

"I see. He actually offered to pay a ransom with diamonds! The box was also specially prepared. ”

Thoughtfully, Gao Yuan said.

"This should be the box. Wise brother, you see. ”

Officer Twilight said, wearing gloves, and handed the box that had been at his feet to Takato, but Kogoro didn't know where to get the gloves, and after putting them on, he took the box and observed, as if he was competing with Takato.

"Oh, that's weird! The box is divided into 10 areas! ”

At this time, Conan stepped forward and looked at the inside of the box opened by Kogoro, and couldn't help but be surprised in a child's tone.

"That's right, we've checked, and a billion yen worth of diamonds fits just right."

Ryosuke Kamoshida said in a solemn tone.

"In other words, the criminals must know a lot about diamonds."

Kogoro said.

"Not necessarily, if you are an engaged couple, because the man wants to give the woman a diamond, you generally know the size and value of the diamond. After all, most of the diamonds in engagement rings are high-value diamonds. ”

Gray Yuan Wai retorted lightly at this time.

Most of the adults on the side were a little surprised by this.

"Little sister, you know a lot."

duck shida says:

"Depending on the quality of the diamond, a 1 carat diamond is between 500,000 and 1 million yuan, and in terms of weight, 1 carat is 0.2 grams, so at the request of the kidnappers, a diamond worth one billion yen is only a few thousand grams at most."

"At the current market price, a gold nugget worth 1 billion yen is about 250 kilograms, and a 10,000 yen banknote has a 1 gram, and if you convert it into a banknote, it can also cost 100 kilograms."

It seems that because of the influence of Gray Plains, Conan also began to mumble and analyze without concern.

In this regard, Officer Twilight and the others couldn't help but be dumbfounded-

"Unexpectedly...... So much worse! Escaping with a few grams of diamonds is much easier than the other two! ”

Officer Twilight nodded vigorously and made an analysis.

In this regard, Miki Noguchi couldn't help but say:

"When my father was alive, he used to say that if a major earthquake struck Tokyo, the only thing that could be taken with him was diamonds. The gold was too heavy to hold and leave. It's the same with keeping money in the bank, when there is a big earthquake, inflation, money is no different from paper. ”

"I see, I'm really shrewd."

Kogoro couldn't help but say.

"Not only that, but because there are two countries with a population of more than one billion people in Asia, the president believes that once these two countries are also developed, they will one day become like Japan, the United States, or Europe, and people will want to buy diamonds, and the price of diamonds may be higher."

Kamoshida added.

In this regard, Gao Yuan couldn't help laughing-

"That's why the kidnappers came up with the idea of trading diamonds......"

As if pointed, Takato looked at Miki Noguchi and Ryosuke Kamoshida in front of him, and then asked:

"So, why did the kidnappers only ask for a ransom from Miss Noguchi Yuri's house? After all, Miss Yuanzi's family is also very rich! ”