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Conan got up from the ground and was about to lecture the naughty kids when he met Chu Ming's unspeakable gaze.

"Brother Fujino?"

"Conan, what are you doing... ? Are you doing this kind of thing at such a young age? Does your sister Xiaolan know about it?" If she knew that you took advantage of your size to sneak into a women's lingerie store and rummage around, wouldn't she be beaten into a Conan cake?

"No, no, brother Fujino, don't talk nonsense! We are looking for treasure!" Conan hurriedly explained.

"Treasure?"

A few naughty kids also came over: "Conan, who are you talking to? Who is he?"

Conan quickly introduced them to each other: "This is Fujino Chuming, the brother who helped uncle solve a computer murder case last time. He is a student of Toudou University. As for them, they are all my classmates, namely..."

"I'm Yoshida Ayumi." "I'm Kojima Genta." "I'm Mototani Mitsuhiko."

"We are the Teen Detective Team!"

"Ah, so it's the Junior Detective Team. You can just call me Brother Chu Ming. So, little detectives, I heard that you are looking for treasure?"

Ayumi looked at Chu Ming's handsome and gentle face, feeling a little shy: "Yes... yes, brother Chu Ming, it was Ayumi who found the treasure map!"

Chu Ming raised his eyebrows: "What treasure map? Can I see it?"

Yuan Tai handed it over while looking at Chu Ming warily: "I can show it to you, but don't try to steal our treasure! This was discovered by our Junior Detective Team!"

Looking at the note in his hand, Chu Ming recalled what the treasure was. No wonder he felt that someone was spying on him just now. This should be the treasure map where the Italian robber group hid the maple leaf gold coins.

Hiss, fifteen thousand gold coins, equivalent to more than 600 million yen. If this is sent to Gin, will Gin consider being lighter on tomorrow's "Have you been beaten?" order?

Chapter 7 Maple Leaf Gold Coin

Seeing Chu Ming holding the picture in deep thought, Conan looked up and asked, "Brother Chu Ming, do you know what ORO means?" Given the amount of knowledge Chu Ming demonstrated last time, Conan subconsciously asked him questions.

"ORO means money or gold in Italian."

Conan opened his eyes wide: "Could this be true?!"

Without responding to Conan's words, Chu Ming returned the treasure map to the children, touched Conan's head, and reminded them: "It's getting late, don't play the treasure hunt game too late, the same goes for you guys."

"Hi~! Goodbye, Brother Chu Ming," several children answered in unison. At the same time, Genta and Mitsuhiko teamed up to drag away Conan and Ayumi, who was a little reluctant to leave.

"Yuanta, Mitsuhiko, what are you doing! We can go treasure hunting with Brother Chu Ming~" Ayumi covered her blushing face.

"How can that be possible? What if an adult joins us in treasure hunting and ends up stealing our treasure? This kind of thing can only be handled by our Junior Detective Team ourselves!"

Seeing the children walking away whispering to each other and the piercing prying eyes disappearing, Chu Ming took out his cell phone and called Gin again. He had called Gin more often recently than in the previous month.

Gin had just blown up a small base for the Mud Conference and sat in the car to light a cigarette.

"Brother, for a small group like the Mud Club, you can just find an outside member to do it. Why did you come here in person?" And he even put aside the task at hand and came here to clean up. Is he still my hardworking brother? Vodka was puzzled.

"Hmph, you overreached and did things you shouldn't have. The boss is also very angry. This kind of gang has no value in existence." Gin grinned, full of murderous intent.

Did something he shouldn't have done? Vodka was confused. Didn't he send Ichiro Tanaka as an undercover agent recently and then try to push Fujino Chuming downstairs?

Wait, is that what he thinks? Is Fujino so important in Big Brother's eyes? No, no, I am the first person around Big Brother!

Just as he was thinking about it, the phone in the car rang. Gin looked at the phone and frowned. Vodka looked at the note, observed his expression, and immediately said, "Brother, it's Fujino Chuming again. He called you when he was doing a small task. Did he lose Shirley?"

Gin glanced at Vodka and answered the phone: "Go ahead."

A voice came faintly from the receiver: "Brother, is the organization interested in the maple leaf gold coins that the Italian robber group in the recent news stole?"

"Do you know where it is?" Gin became interested.

"I've sent the address to your email, but you have to be quick. It's best to send someone there now. I think the police will be able to find it tonight."

Gin bit the cigarette butt in his mouth, opened his email, sent the address to Vodka, and asked him to arrange for someone to pick it up.

"Hey, big brother, my brain is so tired from solving this puzzle today, can I do it tomorrow morning?"

Gin snorted coldly: "No, be on time." Then he hung up the phone. If he hadn't been so negligent in training, he wouldn't have been almost ambushed this time. He wanted to escape training with such a small amount of gold coins?

However, Gin still sent a message to the boss, reporting Chu Ming's performance in the past two days. Whether it was the Giant Wood Group or the maple leaf gold coins this time, the contribution was not small. It is estimated that the code name that the boss had prepared long ago would be given out.

Chu Ming was dumbfounded when he heard the busy tone on his phone. Damn it! It seems that this big brother can no longer be kept.

Just as Chu Ming was sulking at the door, Shirley and Miyano Akemi came out, chatting and laughing, carrying large and small bags. Seeing Chu Ming squatting at the flower bed at the door, poking the soil with a stick, Miyano Akemi hurried over and said, "Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I really trouble you today."

Seeing them coming out, Chu Ming dropped the stick, looked up and asked, "Are you done shopping? Do you want to go somewhere else?"

Shirley was a little tempted, but still shook her head: "It's getting late, sister, let's see you next time."

"Okay, Shiho, you should also be careful not to get too tired while working." Miyano Akemi turned around and handed a beautifully packaged small box to Chu Ming, "Fujino-kun, thank you very much. I haven't gone shopping with my sister for a long time. This is a little token of my appreciation. Please don't refuse it."

"Thank you Ms. Miyano, see you later."

After saying goodbye to Miyano Akemi, Chu Ming sent Shirley back to the laboratory. Just as he was about to leave, Shirley spoke; "Thank you, my sister and I had a lot of fun today, but when I just entered the laboratory, the security chief outside seemed to have called Vodka to inform him, and Gin will probably know that it was me who implicated you. If Gin makes trouble for you, just say that I insisted on staying outside."

Chu Ming didn't look back. He smiled and raised the gift box in his hand with his back to Shirley. "I have already accepted your sister's gift, how can I blame you? It's okay. Anyway, you are back safely. Big brother won't say anything."

Shirley stared blankly at Chu Ming's back as he left. Today was the happiest day she and her sister had had since Akai Shuichi defected. Damn the FBI, she better not get caught by her. They actually abandoned her sister! Will he take her out next time? Or will the next news she hears be his death?

After going downstairs, Chu Ming stared at the security captain, went to the garage, drove out his motorcycle and rushed to the Tokyo Tower. He was still a year away from turning 18, and it was estimated that he would not be able to drive on the road in his lifetime.

When they arrived, the sky had already turned dark and the neon lights were on. The gold coins were probably taken away by Gin's men. Fujino Mingguang parked the car and walked along the neon lights. Sure enough, he saw the four children looking back and forth.

"Conan, why haven't you gone home yet? Do you need me to take you back?" He decisively asked to join the protagonist's team, to gain some points and level up, in order to avoid being beaten too badly tomorrow.

"Ah! It's Brother Chu Ming! We haven't found the treasure yet!" Ayumi was the first to respond.

"Yes, yes, I also want to use the treasure to buy lots of eel rice~"

"Brother Chu Ming, this is very likely a real treasure map! I just heard a broadcast in the bookstore, and it is very likely that the treasure hidden here is the gold coins that the Italian robber group robbed!"

"Oh, really? So how far have the detectives progressed?" Chu Ming had an expression that said, "Elementary school students have rich imaginations, so I'll play with you guys too," which made Conan feel very depressed.

He held up the treasure map in his hand and analyzed: "The moon in this code map represents the night, and these icons are in the shape of neon lights arranged together. As long as we follow the neon lights, we will find it! But we are still looking for the last fish-shaped one..."

"The shape of a fish? If you must say the shape of a fish... look at the bridge over there. If you add the reflection in the water, doesn't it look like a fish?"

! ! ! Yes, Conan suddenly realized and ran to the building nearby.

"Hey, Conan, where are you going? Wait for us!"

Chu Ming followed slowly behind, glancing at the corner of the building with an ambiguous smile.

The children's cheers came from the window: "Really! It's a fish!" Chu Ming hid in a dark corner nearby.

Conan solved the puzzle and stopped at the place where the maple leaf gold coin was, but he looked up and down and couldn't find where the gold coin was. With the help of the dim light, Conan saw dust all over the ground and a faint circular mark at his feet.

He squatted down: "This is..."

"What's wrong, Conan! Is there a treasure? Let me see! Ouch--" Yuan Tai ran over excitedly, but bumped into several men in black.

"Uncle, who are you?" "Yuta! Come back soon!" Conan grabbed Yuta vigilantly.

The bandit member grinned and pulled out a gun from his bosom, pressing it against Conan's forehead: "We followed you all afternoon, and finally you found the place. Tell me, where is the gold coin!"

Several children crowded behind Conan, frightened to the point of tears. Conan grabbed his sleeves and tried to calm himself down.

Hmm? That's——

"Then let me tell you, can you please not kill me? I'm so scared."

Although he knew that Conan was covering for him, Chu Ming almost slipped when he heard Conan's childish and artificial voice.

While the robbers' attention was drawn to Conan, Chu Ming rushed out from the corner and kicked the gun out of his hand. He then kicked the robber in the face with his other foot, and embedded him in the wall with a bang. Before the other two robbers could react, their sandbag-sized fists grew bigger in front of their eyes and they lost consciousness.

Several children watched in horror as Chu Ming beat the robber's face crooked with just a few hits. The robber twitched on the ground for a few times and then stopped moving. They hugged each other and trembled in fear. Chu Ming pulled out a few ropes from nearby and tied the robbers together. He brushed off the non-existent dust on his hands and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his skills had not declined.

He took out his cell phone and dialed 110. Soon, Officer Megure arrived at the scene: "Brother Fujino, it's you!"

"Officer Megure, I caught a few armed criminals. They said they were looking for some gold coins."

The Young Detectives also came up and whispered the clues they knew, looking at Chu Ming timidly as they spoke, fearing that he would kick them.

Knowing the whole story, Inspector Megure nodded and said, "This is an Italian bandit group. Their leader has been arrested today. But don't be so reckless next time. What if a few children get hurt?"

"Hi——" the children answered weakly.

Chapter 8 Who do you want to beat to a pulp?

After the matter was over, Chu Ming asked Officer Megure to send the other children back, and he took Conan with him to send him home.

"Brother Chu Ming, don't you find it strange?" Conan asked as he walked, "That's clearly where the gold coins are hidden, but the police have been searching for them for a long time and can't find them. And what concerns me most is the circular blank space in the dust, as if a gold coin had fallen there and was picked up by someone..."

"Okay, Conan, after all, Inspector Megure also said that according to the leader of the robber group, he had hidden the gold coin there a long time ago. Maybe it was discovered and stolen by a thief."

"But it's still very strange. Would an ordinary thief really leave no trace at all? And - well, Brother Chu Ming."

Chu Ming put the helmet on Conan's head and interrupted Conan's chattering: "Okay, you will become bald if you think too much at such a young age."

He rode his bike at full speed and sent Conan downstairs. He politely declined Xiaolan's invitation to go upstairs for a cup of tea and just waved goodbye and left.

You have to go to bed early tonight so that you can withstand the beating tomorrow.

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At 7:30, Chu Ming was ready to go to the training ground. He huddled on the sidelines and quietly encouraged himself: Chu Ming, you can do it. How can a mercenary be afraid of being beaten? Don't be affected by Fujino's memory! Gin is nothing. Go bravely! ...

When Gin arrived at the entrance of the venue, he saw Chu Ming squatting on the ground like a mushroom, muttering something in his mouth.

He narrowed his eyes, restrained his murderous aura, and lightened his steps, ready to teach Chu Ming a lesson with facts, never to turn your back on danger, but then he heard Chu Ming whispering: "...Go ahead, beat Gin to a pulp!"

He failed to suppress his murderous intent, and the surging emotional fluctuations triggered a system notification - Gin's emotional value was obtained: 85 points.

"It's over." Chu Ming thought to himself that it was not good, and rolled on the ground. As expected, just as he left, Gin's legs suddenly appeared where he had just squatted. Before he could react, Gin's next attack came again. He could only continue to roll backwards, while trying to explain: "Brother, did you hear what I said again? You actually heard it wrong - oh, I said you would...hiss beat me to the ground - oh brother -"

The attack, which was filled with anger, forced Chu Ming into a corner with no way to retreat. He could only grit his teeth, take the two kicks, and crawl to his feet, hiding far away.

Gin stopped attacking and snorted with an ambiguous laugh: "Why are you hiding? Attack me, let me see how much more powerful you are and how you can make me lose my teeth on the ground."

Chu Ming felt guilty, "Brother, please listen to my excuse - no, please listen to my explanation..."

"I'll only give you this one chance to strike first. If you keep talking nonsense—"

After restraining his expression, Chu Ming took the lead and punched Gin in the neck. Gin turned his head to avoid the punch and deliberately dodged a few times. He found that Chu Ming's fighting level did not deteriorate much, but improved a lot. He was slightly satisfied.

His satisfaction was manifested in the fact that he deliberately exposed a flaw when Chu Ming was attacking, then kicked Chu Ming sideways and sent him flying, hitting him against the railing of the training ground with a loud noise.

"Ahem——" Chu Ming jumped up from the ground and continued to attack Gin. After all, it was not the first time that Gin had beaten him in the name of guidance. If he lay there after being hit twice, he would probably be shot by his elder brother. But Gin's attack was really painful. Damn it, I will go back tonight and update your bloody story! Update it more! Write him as a sad and artistic little killer!

Relying on this weak power, Chu Ming was kicked against the wall by Gin for the Nth time. He slid down the wall and collapsed on the ground, but managed to sit up: "Brother - cough"