Page 290
Chu Ming did not wander around on the road with Conan anymore. Instead, he sent Ai back first and then sent Conan back to the Mouri Detective Agency.
"Brother Chu Ming?" Xiao Lan was just carrying some trash downstairs to throw it away. She was pleasantly surprised to see Chu Ming. "Are you feeling better? Last time, Xiao Ai and I saw you being picked up by a car. Xiao Ai said it was someone you knew who took you to the hospital. He also said that the hospital was quite remote and had almost no signal. Plus, I called several times but couldn't get through, so I didn't call again."
Chu Ming smiled and said, "I'm fine now. That hospital is indeed quite remote, but the treatment is very effective. Don't worry. Is the uncle home?"
Xiaolan nodded and pointed upstairs: "Dad is packing up. He just received a commission and was about to leave, but Conan went to the doctor's house and hasn't come back. Brother Chu Ming, you should go with us. Dad said that this time he received a commission from the Shitara family, a musical family. It must be very interesting."
"Of course, I came here with Conan this time just to talk to Uncle Maori about this." Chu Ming patted Conan's head and said, "Xiaolan, go take out the trash first. We'll go up first."
When Chu Ming and Conan went upstairs, they saw Kogoro Mouri sitting by the window with a frown on his face, his eyes fixed straight ahead, and it was unknown what he was thinking about.
"Is this commission very difficult?" Conan was a little confused, and was ready to move forward to see what Kogoro Mouri was struggling with, and see if he could help.
When he came to the window and saw clearly the horse racing scenes playing on the screen in front of Mouri Kogoro, he couldn't help but face fall, and looked at Mouri Kogoro with somewhat speechless eyes.
"Ah-ah!" Maori Kogoro stared at the horse chasing hard on the screen, but in the end, the number he liked was still half a body length away. He couldn't help but get angry and slammed the table hard: "How could this happen! He was clearly running in the front at the beginning! Is there something fishy going on?!"
"Uncle, are you watching horse racing again?" Chu Ming greeted casually, put the gift he brought on the table, and sat casually on the sofa. "I brought you some good wine. Have you finished the last one? Hide it yourself and drink it in moderation every day."
He is quite familiar with the place and can find a place to sit without being asked.
"Oh, you are still thinking about me." Maori Kogoro sighed, "As for horse racing, I just want to make a little money. Miss Yoko will have a concert in a few months, and Xiaolan is holding all the living expenses. I have to make some money to buy concert tickets. The ticket price has increased this time. If I don't make some money, I can't afford it. Otherwise, how can I work so hard to accept commissions during this period of time?"
"Ms. Yoko's concert? Oh, yes, it seems the price has increased quite a lot." Chu Ming seemed to have heard Vodka say this at the base, and Vodka, this brainless fan, had even had a fierce war of words with someone on the forum.
Chu Ming recalled how Vodka was typing passionately in the base while feeling indignant and banging the table in anger. He couldn't help but twitch his lips.
He once glanced at it when he passed by, and happened to see Vodka's speech, which was simply a lick of licks. How did he say it?
"What's expensive?! Don't talk nonsense. How is 79 expensive? It's been difficult for Ms. Yoko. She finally became famous. What's wrong with the concert tickets being a little expensive? Sometimes those who complain about the high ticket prices should look at themselves. Have their salaries increased over the years? Have they worked hard?"
↑The above remarks are roughly what he said. Anyway, Chu Ming couldn’t bear to watch it.
"Given your relationship with Miss Yoko, do you still need to buy the tickets yourself? Miss Yoko admires you so much, maybe she will send the tickets to you directly." Chu Ming was a little puzzled. In his opinion, there was no need for Kogoro Mouri to buy tickets.
"How can that be! I want to collect the tickets that Miss Yoko sent me personally!" Maori Kogoro said with a smile, "And the tickets I bought with my hard-earned money are also a token of my love for Miss Yoko~"
Chu Ming shut up silently. Fine, he and these fans don't have the same train of thought, but since he wants to take more commissions, it's not bad. It means that he can get more attention from Maori Kogoro recently~
When we arrived at the Shitara family's ancestral home in Kogoro Mori's car, it was already dusk with haze and clouds gathering. The sunset had changed from crimson to a light red. The setting sun met with the winding mountains in the distance, and the afterglow fell on the tall and ancient courtyard walls. The mottled shadows of the trees swayed slightly on the wall with the mountain breeze, and you could faintly hear the soothing and soft sound of a violin.
Maori Kogoro stepped forward and knocked on the door. As the door opened, a woman with a bun walked out. The years had carved wrinkles on her face, but she still looked intelligent and capable. She looked at Chu Ming and his group with some doubts: "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"
"My name is Maori Kogoro. I came here because I received a request from your family." Seeing the puzzled look on the woman's face, he flipped through the appointment book in his hand and quickly added, "It's Miss Renxi."
"I see." She pushed her glasses up. "I'm the butler of the Shitara family, Tsugaku Hongsheng. Miss Renxi is practicing the violin in the annex. If you go, don't disturb her practice. She has a very important performance tonight."
Conan was a little curious: "Is there any event tonight?"
Seeing that Conan was a little kid, Tsukune Hongsheng explained to him: "Tonight is our master's 72nd birthday."
Chu Ming was walking at the back, and his eyes changed instantly when he looked at Conan. This was too much. How could the god of death come to visit an old man on his birthday?
It's really heartless, sick, beautiful and crazy!
However, although Chu Ming was dissatisfied in his heart, he did not say it to Conan.
After all, if you say this kind of thing once or twice it's just a joke, but if you say it too much it's a bit too much, so you always have to use the joke in moderation.
Although this is not a joke but a fact, he cannot let Conan feel alienated from him at this time because of this matter. He is still relying on Conan to help him find the FBI's trace.
Tsukuro Hongsheng brought a group of people to the annex and gently opened the door. Shitara Renki was still with her eyes closed, immersed in her own performance, and had no idea that someone had come.
"Miss, Mr. Maori said he has an appointment with you." Tsugaku Hongsheng interrupted Shitara Renki's performance and spoke.
? ?
Didn’t we say don’t disturb your lady’s performance?
Why did you just speak directly?
Chapter 589 Zhu Xing Da?
Facing Shitara Renki who was greeting Maori Kogoro, Conan ran over and looked up and asked, "Sister, are you the one with absolute pitch?"
Shitara Renxi looked down at the dwarf beside her legs and smiled: "Of course not, the person with absolute pitch is my uncle."
When talking about her uncle, Shitara Renxi's eyes were full of sparkling light, as if she admired him very much. Seeing that Conan also looked yearning, she put down the violin in her hand and motioned Conan to follow her: "My uncle is at home today, too. I'll take you to find him!"
Shitara Renki excitedly took Conan to another piano hall in the annex. As soon as they entered the hall, they saw a man with gentle brows and a little melancholy in his eyes sitting on a stool by the window. The setting sun sprinkled into the hall through the window panes, and also fell on the man's profile and body, giving him a layer of warm orange. At this moment, he was talking to the person on the other end of the phone in a gentle tone.
Conan's eyes lit up when he heard the professional terms about music. After he hung up the phone, Conan immediately rushed forward with his mobile phone in hand and pressed a few buttons - 0858.
He had heard that the first four notes of the email address that Vermouth sent to the boss were si la so la, and the corresponding mobile phone key tone should be 0858, which is exactly the area code of Tottori Prefecture. The next four notes should be the continuation of the previous song, maybe it is the boss's email address!
Conan looked at Hanega Kyosuke with burning eyes, hoping that he could give him some guidance.
Yuga Kyosuke looked at the child who rushed up and dialed a few numbers for him with his phone, and blinked: "Are you talking about me?"
Conan didn't understand what Yuga Kyosuke meant, so he continued to ask, "Uncle, can I ask what note I just pressed?"
Without waiting for his answer, Shitara Renki looked at Yuga Kyosuke with longing: "Uncle, how was my performance just now?"
Yuga Kyosuke came back to his senses and looked at Shitara Renki with a smile: "Not bad, you played very well. There was a place where the pitch was lowered by 1/4, but I think the change is good."
Seeing that her idolized uncle affirmed her, Shitara Renxi was extremely happy, and her eyes were filled with tiny stars.
Conan stood on tiptoe, trying to attract the attention of Haga Kyosuke, but just as he started to call him uncle, Haga Kyosuke's phone rang again.
After all, famous musicians are still very busy.
Conan held the phone up for a long time, his arm trembled, and he put his hand down silently.
Chu Ming watched Conan clicking the buttons on his phone, a gloomy look appeared on his face, but it disappeared in an instant before anyone noticed.
This matter cannot be stopped. Vermouth acted carelessly and Conan has already tracked her down here. Even without the help of Yuga Kyosuke, he will be able to find someone else to help him crack the mailbox later.
It doesn't matter if Conan finds out. After all, even if he really confirms the boss's email address, he won't be able to hand it over. After all, once this matter is exposed, he will be the first person to be attacked by the organization.
"Miss Lian Xi, this gentleman said he is also a detective who has an appointment with you, so I brought him here." The butler Jin Qu Hongsheng suddenly came over, followed by a young man with a handsome face and a clear temperament.
"Ah?" Shitara Renxi was a little confused. She raised her head and looked at the person who came with some doubts. "I remember that the detective I invited was Mr. Maori. I didn't invite any other detectives..."
The visitor was not in a hurry and spoke calmly: "Ms. Shitara, let me introduce myself. I am private detective Dai Moroboshi. You once posted a help post on the forum. I responded to you before. You also sent me your address privately. Do you remember?"
Shitara Renxi was stunned for a while: "But this post of mine... was posted half a year ago. Someone did reply to me, but then nothing happened. So I decided to ask a professional for help. I found Mr. Maori. Why did you come here only today - this -"
Zhu Xingda looked confident: "You didn't go into too much detail in your post, you just said that something would happen on the elder's birthday every year. It just so happened that I had a committee that I hadn't finished yet, so I wanted to finish the things on hand first, and then come to you. It just happened to be your elder's birthday this year, which is more conducive to my investigation."
Shitara Renxi didn't expect that the detective who replied to her post on the forum accidentally before would catch up with Maori Kogoro. She looked at Maori Kogoro helplessly and felt a little embarrassed: "Mr. Maori, I'm really sorry. Don't worry, although Mr. Moroboshi came unexpectedly, you are still my first choice. Can I just consider it as hiring both of you at the same time?"
Maori Kogoro had no objection. He glanced at Moroboshi Dai and waved his hand: "Of course no problem, Miss Shitara, don't worry, leave this matter to me, Maori Kogoro!"
When Moroboshi heard what Maori Kogoro said, he was shocked: "You are the famous detective Maori Kogoro? I have admired you for a long time! I don't need the commission fee, Mr. Maori, but can I stay by your side this time and watch your process of solving the case?"
Maori Kogoro was flattered and smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed. "Hahaha, of course you can, kid. You're lucky to be able to see the famous detective Maori Kogoro solve a case on the spot!"
Shuichi Akai maintained his admiring gaze, but his attention was actually on Conan.
After hearing from the bug that Conan had heard about the BOSS's email, Shuichi Akai immediately became excited and planned to contact Conan first.
But his own face has already become a wanted criminal, so this time he specially brought a colleague who is very good at makeup to help him modify his face shape. Although he can't completely change into another person like a disguise, it should be no problem for him to deal with it and go out.
If you want to get in touch with Conan and get information at the same time, you have to go to the same place as him.
He specially asked someone to check the information of the Shitara family, and as a result, he found a help post that Shitara Renki posted on the detective forum half a year ago. The information on the post was vague, and only a few people responded.
Shuichi Akai decided to pretend to be one of the detectives and go directly to the door. Since everyone on the forum used nicknames, there was no way to confirm their identities, which was just right for his current situation.
Conan looked at Dai Moroboshi who suddenly appeared with some confusion. Is it true that someone would receive a commission half a year ago and wait half a year before showing up?
Conan was obviously a little unconvinced, and even looked at the familiar outline with some doubt, as if he had seen this person somewhere before.
Chu Ming stood at the back of the crowd, looking at Akai Shuichi who didn't even want to think about his name, and rolled his eyes implicitly.
Sure enough, when they heard the news about the boss's email address, the FBI swarmed in like hyenas smelling meat.
Chapter 590 Don’t dislike anyone
Just as they were chatting, Lianxi's grandmother suddenly came down from the stairs. Her eyes were sunken and her face was pale. She was calling out something miserably as she walked, which scared Xiaolan.
Lian Xi hurriedly stepped forward to support the old woman, and at the same time embarrassedly introduced her to everyone, saying that her grandmother had been unconscious since her father passed away, and had been looking for her father everywhere.
While they were talking, the protagonist of today's birthday party, Shitara Choichiro, also appeared at the door. He looked at his crazy wife and shouted, "How long have you been thinking about that dead man? My son Jiangren has been dead for a long time!"
Shitara Choichiro's complexion was obviously not very good, and it seemed that he had been sick for a long time. Shitara Renki held her grandfather with one hand and her grandmother with the other. She had to turn back and ask Mori Kogoro and Akai Shuichi to wait for her in the hall for a while while she settled her grandparents first.
Chu Ming and his group came to the hall. Conan walked around the hall and stopped beside Akai Shuichi: "Brother Moroboshi, I have never heard of your name before. Where is your office?"
Akai Shuichi looked at the innocent boy beside his legs and smiled gently with a bit of sadness: "I am just a second-rate detective, far inferior to Mr. Maori. As for my office, it is in the suburbs of Tokyo. I rent a small house there. After all, I haven't received any big commissions in these years. They are just some small investigations that barely make ends meet. It's normal that you haven't heard of me."
It seems like a lot has been said, but no information has been leaked.
This watertight caution obviously made Conan a little suspicious, and his eyes were secretly on Akai Shuichi.
Conan sat down next to Chu Ming thoughtfully, and at the same time quietly stretched out a finger and poked Chu Ming, indicating that he should ask the question too.
Chu Ming could feel that Shuichi Akai was also looking over here, and his gaze was much more covert than Conan's. He probably saw every little move of Conan, so Chu Ming followed Conan's instructions and looked up at Shuichi Akai. Coincidentally, in order to better observe Chu Ming and Conan with his peripheral vision, Shuichi Akai looked at Xiaolan.
"Mr. Moroboshi, you said you have admired Uncle Maori for a long time, but we have been sitting in the living room for so long. It is not common for you to see your idol, so shouldn't you ask him about the details of the investigation? Why did your eyes fall on Xiaolan instead?"
Chu Ming's words were no less than a heart-breaking remark. Akai Shuichi's face changed slightly. He was indeed just about to open his mouth to talk to Xiaolan, which would also be convenient for him to observe Conan and Chu Ming's movements. So as soon as Chu Ming finished speaking, when everyone's eyes fell on him, the scene they saw was that he was staring at Xiaolan.
Conan, who was so jealous, suddenly felt sour and didn't care about whether he was suspicious or not. He jumped off the chair and ran to Xiaolan, blocking her with his small body, trying to block Akai Shuichi's sight.
Mouri Kogoro's eyes also looked a little unfriendly. Chu Ming's words made Akai Shuichi explode two bombs at once. First, it meant that the admiration that Akai Shuichi just said was actually flattery. Secondly, a daughter-slave saw someone trying to talk to Xiaolan, and this person was a hypocritical villain in his eyes. The impression of Akai Shuichi instantly dropped to the bottom in front of Mouri Kogoro.
Seeing this, Akai Shuichi looked flustered and explained repeatedly: "It's not like that. It's just that I met the person I admired for the first time and I didn't know how to start the conversation..."
Chu Ming looked at him, but didn't dwell on this point. Instead, he asked him, "Which website did Miss Lian Xi post this on? Can I take a look?"
Akai Shuichi was a little surprised to see him change the subject so quickly, but since he could change the subject, he immediately went down the stairs and said, "It's a detective forum. I usually take commissions there, and I accidentally saw Ms. Shitara's help post."
Facing the website address reported by Akai Shuichi, Chu Ming did not take out his mobile phone. Instead, he leaned closer to Akai Shuichi and asked with a smile: "I won't search it. Can Mr. Zhuxing show it to me directly?"
Conan instantly realized Chu Ming's plan. He wanted to use the excuse of reading the forum posts to look at the backstage of the Moroboshi forum to see if there was anyone who asked him for help, so he immediately followed suit: "Yes, big brother, I want to see it too, is that okay~"
Shuichi Akai looked at the boy leaning towards him, then looked at Conan who was staring at him eagerly on the other side. He knew that the two of them were suspicious of him and were ready to investigate. However, he usually took all aspects into consideration when doing things. Since he was going to use this identity, he would definitely not miss any details like the forum.
Seeing Akai Shuichi take out his cell phone and show it to him, Chu Ming and Conan looked at each other, thanked him, took the phone and looked at it together.
In the post, Renki Shitara said that she needed a detective to help her find out what was going on in her family. She said that something bad would happen to her parents and elders on their birthdays every year, so she hoped to seek help. The post did not go into detail.
Chu Ming handed the phone back to Akai Shuichi. When Conan wanted to ask something, Shitara Renki came over with a violin case and placed the case on the table.