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She subconsciously took out the cigarette box from her underwear pocket, but when she saw Karasuma Ying coming out of the kitchen with a cup of tea, she put it back silently.
"That's right, haha..."
After being reminded by Hoshino Terumi, Maori Kogoro also sat back somewhat awkwardly, took the teacup handed over by Karasuma Ying, and asked:
"Mr. Katsuragi, what do you want from me?"
"To be honest, Detective Maori."
Katsuragi Toma raised his hand to his forehead again, revealing a very distressed expression.
“Perhaps this is the price that celebrities have to pay. Due to Onyemare’s popularity, I have become a little too famous recently. I found that someone has been following me recently.
Of course, they are not the easily identifiable ones like the media, but the ones who can only be felt but cannot be found at all. Although I don’t know what their purpose is, I can fully feel their sight and breath…”
"So, you want me to help you find those people who are following you?" asked Kogoro Mouri. He roughly understood how troublesome Tou Katsuragi really was.
"How is this possible! How could I possibly entrust such an important matter to a small detective agency like this?!"
Just as Maori Kogoro finished speaking, Katsuragi Toma suddenly stood up and shouted:
"This kind of thing! It should be done by me as a hero!"
As he said this, he once again performed Onyemare's signature move, which was very handsome and cool, but a little low in EQ.
[He is really a straightforward person. 】
On the side, although Karasuma Ying complained in her heart, she still smiled and tried her best to maintain proper politeness.
Hoshino Terumi raised her hand and pressed her eyebrows slightly tiredly.
Sure enough, she shouldn't have brought this narcissistic idiot here...
Even Maori Kogoro was speechless by Katsuragi Toma's words, but the cultivation of the middle-aged man did not make him angry. He put his hands in his pockets, looked at Katsuragi Toma who was still trying to be cool with dead fish eyes, and asked:
"So? Then why did you come to see me?"
Karasuma has been worrying about Officer Shirakawa lately and has no time to call the police.
Chapter 173 As expected of you
Although he was speechless about Katsuragi Touma's low EQ speech, Maori Kogoro still held back as a middle-aged man. He rolled his eyes and said speechlessly:
"So? Then why did you come to see me?"
"Hehe." Katsuragi Toma just smiled faintly, "I just hope you can act as a human shield to protect me until I have time to investigate this matter."
"You mean bodyguard? That doesn't make sense. I'm just a detective."
However, Katsuragi Toma didn't seem to hear what Maori Kogoro said, and continued to talk to himself:
"My company has been urging me to find a bodyguard, so I asked around and found that your place is the most leisurely place nearby..."
"The most, the most leisurely?!" Kogoro Mouri's face turned dark.
"And Xingye also told me that you are a reliable person, so I came here with you reluctantly..."
"You asked me who can help you find those who are following you, so I recommended Detective Mori." Hoshino Terumi corrected Katsuragi Toma's statement.
Forced by Katsuragi Touma's low EQ remarks, she felt that she needed to clarify herself.
"You guy..."
After being repeatedly provoked by Katsuragi Touma, Maori Kogoro suddenly stood up and wanted to say some trash talk, but he was stopped by Katsuragi Touma before he opened his mouth. He continued:
"I know this is not an easy job, so I have prepared a generous reward..."
As he said that, Katsuragi Toma went outside, brought in a handbag, unzipped it and threw it on the table.
"Boom!"
Following a heavy muffled sound, Kogoro Mouri's eyes widened as he looked at the shining banknotes in his pocket.
"This, this, this..."
“It’s just a down payment.”
Katsuragi Toma sat back on the sofa, his tone suddenly becoming caring.
"I know this job may take a long time, but if you can stick with it until the end, I will pay you full compensation, how about it, uncle?"
The room suddenly became quiet. The anger on Kogoro Mouri's face had long disappeared. He looked at the pile of bills, raised his hand to adjust the collar of his suit, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
"Hehe, hahahaha! Let me, the judo master Maori Kogoro, take care of this matter!
As long as I am here, no matter what kind of evil person is, they can't hurt you! Mr. Katsuragi!"
[As expected of Mr. Maori. 】
On the side, Uramaru Ying, who kept smiling throughout, complained a little in her heart. Of course, it was just a complaint. After all, it was all for the sake of supporting the family, so it was no big deal.
"Okay, that's settled."
Satisfied with Maori Kogoro's reaction, Katsuragi Toma said as if to encourage him:
"Uncle, you have to prepare well too. Come to the studio tomorrow morning."
"No problem! Leave it all to me!"
"Come to think of it, the assistant seems to be a student. Are you going with her tomorrow?"
"Yes, I have a day off tomorrow too." replied Karasuma Ying.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered Conan at the doctor's house and Mao Lilan who was out shopping with Sonoko, so she asked again:
"Mr. Katsuragi, if it's okay, can I bring a few friends with me tomorrow?"
Her intuition told her that Conan and Xiaolan would definitely want to go with them on tomorrow's studio tour. Instead of bothering them later, it would be better to ask now.
"Of course, no problem. I will also treat Miss Assistant's friends well. After all, meeting is fate. I must also have more contact with humans, otherwise Onimare will not be able to get close to people's hearts..."
In an instant, he got back into character. Katsuragi Toma stood up, patted Maori Kogoro on the shoulder, and encouraged him again:
"Uncle, you have to work hard too. It would be even better if you could change your habit of seeking attention... It's getting late, so we'll see you tomorrow."
After saying that, Toma Katsuragi turned around and walked out of the office without even looking at Kogoro Mouri's face which had turned dark again.
At the side, Hoshino Terumi stood up, bowed to the two of them helplessly, and said apologetically:
"Sorry for causing you trouble."
"It's okay, it's okay! Miss Hoshino, don't worry about it!" Kogoro Mouri quickly smiled and waved his hands.
"Are sister Terumi and Mr. Katsuragi friends?" Karasuma Ying asked curiously.
"No, we just happened to be in the same crew." Directly denying, Hoshino Terumi explained: "I am the female lead in the drama Onimare."
"I see……"
"By the way." Looking at Karasuma Ying, Hoshino Terumi said, "Xiaoying, have you heard about the recent arrest of criminals in Onimare?"
"It's about a mysterious man wearing an Onimaro suit who brought a wanted criminal to the door of the police station, right?" asked Kogoro Mouri.
"Yeah." Hoshino Terumi nodded and said, "I always feel that this matter may be related to those people who followed Katsuragi. Xiaoying, you... should pay more attention."
At noon at Mika International Hospital, Shirakawa Jing, who looked like a nurse, was eating lunch in the cafeteria.
She sat alone in the corner, holding chopsticks and wearing headphones.
"Where did he go?" Bai Hejing asked in just the right voice.
"Hmm? Who?" The voice on the other side of the headset was Vermouth's.
"Reger." Bai Hejing spoke again calmly.
Except for very rare cases, Shirakawa Jing basically calls Shirakawa Qing by his code name.
Of course, this does not mean that she is estranged from her father. On the contrary, she has been with her father for a long time since ten years ago, so strictly speaking, she and her father actually have a good relationship.
Calling each other by code names on a daily basis is just to hide the relationship between the two people.
After all, both Shirakawa Qing and she have very special appearances and identities, and this is especially true for Shirakawa Qing, who was already a famous figure before joining the organization.
Over the years, some people who were very difficult for Shirakawa Qing to deal with have been secretly tracking his whereabouts.
These people always firmly believed that Bai Heqing was still alive, and they searched for Bai Heqing's whereabouts all over the world like a group of wild dogs.
Of course, this is also due to Shirakawa Qing's own reasons... Shirakawa Jing expressed understanding, but no sympathy.
But every time she couldn't help but sigh. In fact, few people in the organization knew that as early as ten years ago, before Shirakawa Qing began to lead the organization's affairs in Europe and the United States, he had already planned to retire from the organization.
If that incident had not happened, their family should be living a peaceful life now, right?
It's been a long time since we went to the park together. I feel helpless...
"What's wrong? Jing, you should know where he is better than me, right?" In the headphones, Vermouth's voice brought Shirakawa Jing back to her senses.
"I haven't been able to contact him since last night." Bai Hejing said in a flat tone.
Since last night, she couldn't contact Regel, which was obviously abnormal. The only thing she knew was that Baihe Qing went to see Vermouth last night.
Chapter 174: Onimare Killed Someone
"Except for staff members, no one else is allowed to enter!"
"We will hold a press conference later, and then we will allow you to interview us! Now please wait patiently!"
"Please disperse! Don't gather here!"
The next day, Kogoro Mori and his companions arrived at the photo studio as scheduled, but saw countless reporters crowding together at the main entrance. Among them seemed to be some policemen who were maintaining order, and the staff were holding loud speakers and shouting heart-wrenchingly.
Fortunately, thanks to Katsuragi Toma, Mori and his group did not need to squeeze through the main entrance. Instead, they were led by the staff and quietly entered the photo studio through an inconspicuous side door.
"It's really lively here today..."
"Maybe it's because of what happened last night?" Hearing what Kogoro Mouri said, Ran Mouri said with some concern.
Last night, Onimare killed someone.
To be more precise, it was the mysterious man who had been pretending to be Onimare to arrest criminals who committed the murder.
In the previous few appearances of Onimare, the mysterious man simply put the arrested criminals in sacks and threw them at the door of the police station. Although it looked very violent, he never actually did anything to hurt anyone.
This is also one of the reasons why although the mysterious man’s behavior was not very legal, the police did not actually send out police force to arrest him.