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Chu Ming turned over and got out of the car: "Nothing, I did most of the work for this mission, so I'll trouble you to send the money back to the base in the end. Also, I'll accept all the rewards for this mission, after all, you didn't do anything except driving."
Toru Amuro stared in amazement at Chu Ming's back as he waved goodbye. People shouldn't, at least not, be so shameless.
After a while, the cell phone rang.
"Since you didn't contribute today, there are a few small tasks here for you to do. I'll send the task details to your email. - Granburch."
Toru Amuro had a bad feeling and opened his email, and the ding-dong email notifications kept ringing.
"Seventeen tasks..." Amuro Toru's mouth twitched, and he decisively opened his phone to make a call.
"Aren't we partners? Since you don't trust me, why don't we go on a mission together so we can supervise each other."
Toru Amuro didn't want to do the mission with him, but this was just too much... It made him think back to the days when he had been running around since the trip to Izu.
"Is it too much? I divided the task into two parts, one for each of us. If we divide the work, the efficiency will be higher."
Chu Ming looked at the last task on his task list without blinking.
"Half each?" Toru Amuro expressed doubt.
"That's not the case, but you didn't work as hard today, so you should do more tasks. I worked more today, so I won't have as many tasks as you next time."
Toru Amuro nodded. Okay, now that he knew Granburch also had a mission to do, he felt much more balanced.
After hanging up the phone, Chu Ming looked through the last task that Gin gave him carefully.
"——Silver Fox? He sounds familiar. Wasn't he the one who made counterfeit money before? How come he changed his profession to become a killer... The world of science is really strange."
When Silver Fox was completing a mission recently, he mistakenly killed a peripheral member as a mission target, and the USB flash drive that member was carrying also disappeared.
Alas, the members of this organization are really plagued by misfortunes. They get shot even when they are lying down.
Chapter 113 Uncle Maori's Hallucination
After resting for two days, Chu Ming did not rush to complete the task, but planned to hang out in the Maori Detective Agency first. He had not been with Conan for a long time and missed it a little.
Anyway, this task is the last one in the list, which means there is no rush. Finally, wait until Bourbon finishes the task he is doing before giving it to him, and say it is a newly released task~
When we arrived at the bottom of the office, Xiaolan was walking down hurriedly carrying a thermos bucket.
"Brother Chu Ming? Are you here to look for dad? He broke his leg and is still in the hospital."
"What's going on? Is it serious?"
Chu Ming had so much fun these days that he forgot that Kogoro Mouri was still in the hospital.
"It's okay. He was in a hurry to watch Ms. Yoko's concert and fell down the stairs. He was originally in a regular ward, but a murder occurred in the ward where he was. Mr. Sekiguchi, who was in the middle bed, and his son killed Mr. Akabane, who was in the innermost bed. The hospital moved him to a separate ward to express their apology."
"What exactly happened? Have you found out?" Chu Ming happened to be driving there. He helped Xiaolan open the car door, drove towards the hospital, and started asking about the situation on the way.
"After investigation, the police found that Mr. Akabane was a member of the criminal gang that robbed the Beika Bank before, and Mr. Sekiguchi worked at the Beika Bank. The police inferred that Mr. Sekiguchi may have helped the gang to rob, and the motive was probably the uneven distribution of the spoils, because Mr. Sekiguchi was the only one left alive in the entire criminal gang."
Xiaolan then added: "But there are still many doubts in the case. Mr. Sekiguchi insisted that the criminal gang kidnapped his daughter to force him to kill, but the entire criminal gang was killed except him. It is also possible that there are other members that Mr. Sekiguchi doesn't know about... because several people were killed in public. Now the media are reporting on it. Inspector Megure is so anxious that he is about to get angry, but unfortunately there are no useful clues, and my father was asleep at the time..."
Chu Ming nodded: "Where's Conan?"
"Conan? He's at school. They have an extracurricular activity today. He went to school and will go directly to the hospital after school. He should have arrived by now."
……
"Huh? Another murder case?" Xiaolan opened her mouth in shock.
"No, it seems to be a mistake. Maybe Mr. Maori is too tired and has hallucinations..." The nurse at the side whispered, "I was really scared last night. Mr. Maori shouted to call the police and said someone had killed someone. I was wondering if there was a murder case a few days ago and now there is another one... Fortunately, it was a false alarm."
Chu Ming followed behind, seemingly thinking about something. He seemed to have some impression of this case.
In the ward, Maori Kogoro lay on the bed with a frown on his face, muttering to himself: "Why is this a hallucination? I can see it clearly..."
Xiaolan peeled a slice of apple and stuffed it into his mouth: "Okay, Dad, you should have a good rest."
Conan was standing there in a daze, holding his face. He was still thinking about the previous case in which a gang of robbers was wiped out.
Chu Ming thought about it, went out to make a phone call, and ten minutes later he hurried into the ward.
"Brother Chu Ming, where have you been?" Conan had no clue about the previous case, and when he wanted to discuss it with Chu Ming, he found that he was missing.
Chu Ming shook the miniature camera in his hand. This was a by-product recently developed by the organization's weapons research and development department and would be on the market soon.
"Uncle Maori is so troubled, but the problem is actually easy to solve. Let's find out what the truth is tonight!"
Maori Kogoro sat up and said, "Do you believe what I said is true? It's not an illusion?"
Chu Ming installed the camera in a hidden place and smiled as he turned around and said, "You are a famous detective, how could you not be able to distinguish between illusion and reality? Someone must be trying to play a prank or use this to achieve some purpose."
After the installation was completed, Chu Ming warned, "But don't tell anyone else about this except the four of us."
After chatting with Kogoro Mouri for a while, and seeing that he was indeed in poor spirits, Xiaolan took Conan back first.
When they arrived at the detective agency, Xiaolan got off the car and was about to hug Conan, but Conan hugged Chu Ming's arm.
"No, I want to sleep with Brother Chu Ming today~ Okay, Sister Xiaolan~"
Chu Ming was frightened and glared at Conan: Speak properly.
Xiaolan was a little embarrassed. She glanced at Chu Ming and softened her voice to coax Conan: "Conan, stop making trouble. Brother Chu Ming has things to do when he goes back. How can he have time to accompany you?"
"I'm fine, but Xiaolan is the only one at home in the office tonight. Are you sure you're not going to stay home to protect your sister Xiaolan?"
Conan's grip on Chu Ming's hand loosened slightly. After all, he had plenty of time to discuss the case with Chu Ming, but not much time to be alone with Xiao Lan at night...
While Conan was thinking, Xiaolan pulled Conan out with her amazing arm strength and waved at Chu Ming.
Chu Ming also cooperated and drove away quickly.
Conan nestled in Xiaolan's arms with a confused look on his face. Hey, hey, you really treat me like a child——
Chapter 114 Micro Camera
However, no one slept well. Chu Ming was awakened by a call from Kogoro Mori early in the morning.
He saw a murder scene through the window again today, but just like yesterday, he called the police and ran to the warehouse, but there was nothing inside.
Faced with the suspicious eyes of the police and everyone else, Kogoro Maori was so angry that he called Chu Ming and prepared to throw the truth in their faces.
When Chu Ming arrived at the hospital, he happened to hear what Mitsuo Shirai, the attending physician of Kogoro Mori, was saying.
"This is the fourth time, Mr. Maori. It may be because you were too busy with your previous detective work and faced more mental pressure than ordinary people. Could it be that you are hallucinating..."
"Absolutely impossible - Chu Ming, you are finally here! Come on, let them see that this is not my illusion!"
Chu Ming nodded and brought everyone to Maori Kogoro's ward. He took out a memory card from the camera and inserted it into the computer he brought.
Shirai Mitsuo looked at the miniature camera in the ward with a look of shock on his face: "What is this?"
Chu Ming smiled slightly: "This is a new product that our company will soon launch. It is a miniature camera. It is small in size, easy to install, has a wide range of images, and provides clear and stable images. The only drawback is that the memory is relatively small and can only store images within three days, but it is enough."
“Are you still worried about your home being robbed because you’ve been away from home for too long?
Are you still worried about your wife being alone after you leave home?
You are still working for——"
"Hurry, stop advertising and take a look at what's being filmed!" Kogoro Mouri anxiously interrupted Chu Ming's advertising slogan.
"Okay, okay. Anyway, you are welcome to buy it after it goes on the market."
Chu Ming called up the image from the memory. In the image, the entire ward, including the windows outside, was captured clearly.
Chu Ming adjusted the time back to around three o'clock. Maori Kogoro slowly opened his eyes. Suddenly he turned to the window and widened his eyes.
The camera range also covered the window, and everyone saw a figure inside the window stabbing another person with a knife.
"See it! I'm not lying! What I saw is real!!" Kogoro Mouri shouted excitedly, pointing at the video.
"Really……"
"I really thought that Mr. Maori was under too much pressure recently."
"What on earth is going on?"
"It looks like someone is playing a prank on me. They must have heard about Mr. Maori's reputation as a famous detective and are not satisfied with it, so they are secretly doing something."
……
Everyone was talking about it, and Conan watched it all with a frown. He went to the window and looked carefully, then reached out and pulled Chu Ming's clothes.
"Brother Chu Ming, there's nothing in that warehouse. Do you think it could be the reflection from the room across the street?"
Chu Ming took a look, and while everyone was watching the camera, he pulled Conan aside and said, "You mean I should dismantle the surveillance camera and install it in that room to see if I can catch who did this?"
Conan nodded, that's what he thought.
"It's okay, no need to take it down, I have another one." Chu Ming flipped his hand and there was another camera.
"…Why do you carry so many things with you?" Conan was speechless.
"It was originally used for advertising, but it seems to be effective." Chu Ming grinned. The benefits of organizing that company this time should be good.
In order to prevent any changes, Conan said that he would stay here tonight as a companion. Chu Ming nodded casually, helped him set up the accompanying bed and sent Xiaolan home.
It’s still early, perfect time to catch up on some sleep.
Unfortunately, his sleep was interrupted by a call from Toru Amuro.
"What are you doing! Do you know that you will be beaten if you disturb someone's sleep?" Chu Ming answered the phone in a bad mood.
"…But it's already afternoon and almost evening. I haven't had a good night's sleep for two days while working on the mission. Have you completed the mission you are responsible for?" Toru Amuro drank his coffee, full of resentment.
"No, I've been busy for a long time, and I just slept now. Do you think you're the only one who's tired? My current task is a bit complicated, but I've already started working on it."
Well, looking through the information counts as doing it, no problem.
"I called to ask you if the mission you sent me is incomplete. Why is there only information about one of the three people who committed countless robberies?"
"Which one? Miyahara Satoshi? Aren't you an intelligence officer? Why are you asking me this..."
"Wait a minute, I'll look for you."
Chu Ming yawned, got up and turned on the computer.
Chapter 115 Ask for a hammer and get a hammer