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"But I don't plan to accept any apprentices..." Maori Kogoro waved his hand, trying to reject him. "I'm so famous. If everyone is like you, then I will have to accept everyone..."
Before he finished speaking, Amuro Toru came forward and whispered to him, pinching his vitals: "It's like this, Mr. Maori, I also know that this is very disturbing to you, so I will pay you a considerable fee for each case, just as tuition, do you think this is okay?"
Hearing that there was money to be made, Maori Kogoro's eyes turned into the shape of money. He grabbed Amuro Toru's hand and quickly changed the topic: "Of course, my good apprentice! From today on, you can call me teacher!"
Amuro Toru also showed a satisfied smile: "Yes, Mr. Maori!"
Xiaolan was just speechless, but Chu Ming and Conan's faces were visibly darkened.
Conan was angry that such a dangerous person was following the uncle so openly. He didn't know what he wanted to do. He must keep a close eye on him in the future.
Chu Ming was completely different. His eyes were full of anger. He secretly glared at Amuro Toru from behind. This organization's salary thief! Did he let him waste the organization's funds like this? !
He could tolerate eating and drinking normally, but now for this kind of long-term mission, he actually dared to ask for such a large expense?
Does the organization’s money come from the wind?
How come he doesn't understand how hard it is for Gin to make money?
When Chu Ming started to think about how to reject Toru Amuro's reimbursement request, Toru Amuro and his apprentice Kogoro Mori had already ended their embarrassing relationship.
After all, it was getting late, so Toru Amuro returned the car keys to Kogoro Maori, saying that his workplace was here, so the house he rented was nearby and he could walk back in a few steps. So Kogoro Maori didn't insist on seeing him off.
Chu Ming also said goodbye to the others and said with a smile that he could go with Amuro Toru.
Meeting Conan's somewhat worried gaze, Chu Ming gave him a reassuring look, then turned around and left with Amuro Toru with a smile.
When they walked out of the intersection of the Maori Detective Agency, Chu Ming put away the smile on his face, stopped and turned to look at Amuro Toru, without beating around the bush: "Have you guessed my identity?"
Amuro Toru didn't expect Chu Ming to be so straightforward. He nodded and said, "I just guessed it..."
"Then I suggest you keep your mouth shut and don't say anything you shouldn't." Chu Ming looked at him with a half-smile, "Also, I only asked you to find an opportunity to get close to Maori Kogoro, I didn't ask you to be a money-giving boy and give him money. So, how about using the organization's funds to support the enemy?"
Amuro Toru was used to getting money from the organization. Hearing this, he looked innocent and even a little resentful: "These are all necessary expenses for me to get closer to the mission goal. For the organization, I work several jobs a day and have to find time to complete various tasks. Can't you approve this little money?"
Although the missions done by Toru Amuro did bring a lot of benefits to the organization, Chu Ming still said righteously: "Of course not! Although you have done a lot of missions, this is not a reason for you to find ways to fleece the organization! Those are what you should do. Didn't you get the mission fee?"
Speaking of this, Toru Amuro gets angry. He smiles with a fake smile: "Speaking of this, I have always had a question. I have completed so many missions, but why haven't I received any payment for most of them?"
Chu Ming felt a little short of breath for some reason, because those were originally his tasks, but he just divided them up and the money was deposited into his card...
He coughed lightly and silently changed his words: "Why are you talking so much? It's just a necessary expense to get closer to the goal. I agree. This is just this time and it won't happen again..."
【Happy May Day, little cuties~】
Chapter 711: Master of Rainbow Fart
Chu Ming felt that he still hadn't cultivated enough, and he actually retreated strategically under the resentful and condemning gaze of Amuro Toru.
Why should he feel guilty?
The organization will belong to him from now on, and Toru Amuro has been working for him in the first place, so what's inappropriate about him taking the lion's share?
Chu Ming was lying on the bed reviewing the previous scene. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was right. He wished time could go back so that he could have a thorough discussion with Amuro Toru.
This dilemma lasted until the next day, when he went to the Poirot Café and forced Bourbon to buy him a drink and some cake.
I have to say that Toru Amuro's craftsmanship is really good.
Really fragrant.
It’s even more delicious when I think about not having to pay for this dessert myself.
When Chu Ming was satisfied and ready to go upstairs to spend another day at the Maori Detective Agency, Amuro Toru followed him with a stack of plates full of sandwiches.
"Why are you following me upstairs instead of working properly?" Chu Ming turned around and looked at Amuro Toru skipping work, feeling very disappointed. "If I were your boss, I would definitely deduct your salary."
"I have to get close to Maori Kogoro. How can I get close to him just by going to work?" Amuro Toru pursed his lips, "I have observed clearly that Maori Detective has a commission today. I have to go with him to get to know him better."
Chu Ming looked at the plate in Toru Amuro's hand and felt that Toru Amuro and Shuichi Akai had similar thinking patterns. One gave curry and the other gave sandwiches, and both of them forced themselves into the team by giving food.
When Chu Ming walked in, the Maori family was sitting in front of the TV watching the news and discussing the bank robbery and murder case that had just been reported in the news.
Chu Ming seldom paid attention to these things. After all, he would think it was abnormal if there was no incident at Mihua one day. Besides, they only robbed a mere 200 million yuan. He no longer cared much about this amount of money and had no interest in any robbery.
However, Toru Amuro seemed very interested and joined their discussion with great interest: "The money that was robbed was all new bills that had just been transported. Once they use it, they will probably be discovered soon. So these robbers should be caught soon."
Hearing Toru Amuro's voice, Conan, who had been talking loudly just now, became silent like a duck with its neck strangled. He turned his head towards the door with some horror, and saw Chu Ming and Toru Amuro walking in one after another. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Chu Ming raised his hand and greeted a few people, then picked up Conan and put him on the sofa, then squeezed in. His movements were smooth and flowing, and it was obvious that he was an expert.
"Why are you two here together?" Kogoro Mouri took a puff of cigarette and turned to look at the two of them.
Amuro Toru raised the plate in his hand and said, "I'm here to bring the lunch snack sandwiches to the teacher. I finally became your disciple, so I must be more attentive."
Chu Ming yawned lazily and curled up on the sofa: "I'm just too bored recently, so I came here to eat. When I went upstairs, Amuro just came out of Poirot, so I came along."
Maori Kogoro was no longer surprised by Chu Ming's behavior of coming to his house for free meals. After all, after spending such a long time together, Chu Ming was almost like his own nephew in his heart. Hearing this, he just glanced at Chu Ming helplessly and said nothing.
It was Toru Amuro, who was lying on the back of the sofa behind Kogoro Mori, who came forward with a sharp gaze: "Teacher, what case did your client entrust you with today?"
Maori Kogoro turned around in surprise: "Ah? How did you know I had a commission today?"
"Of course I can see that. The teacher shaved his beard and put on a tie today. He looks like he is waiting for someone to come. The most important thing is, I heard that the teacher is a fanatical fan of Yoko Okino. It happens that Yoko Okino's concert is being broadcast live at this time. The teacher actually put down the show and wait for guests to come. It must be a very important commission, right?" Amuro Toru smiled with his eyes curved, as if waiting for Kogoro Mouri to praise him.
But Maori Kogoro was struck by lightning. He stood up suddenly and screamed miserably: "Ahhhh Miss Yoko!!! I forgot!!"
He pulled out the cheering uniform and straps from under the sofa cushion, changed his clothes and turned on the TV in one go. Before Toru Amuro could react, Kogoro Mori was already immersively cheering for Yoko Okino.
The look of this star-chasing boy shocked Touzi for the entire year.
When he was in the police academy, he had heard of Maori Kogoro's reputation as a sharpshooter. Maori Kogoro could be considered his predecessor, but he never expected that his predecessor had such a personality...
He stood up, met Xiaolan's eyes, and said hesitantly: "Teacher, what is this——"
Xiaolan was also a little embarrassed: "Hahaha, Dad specially staggered his time with the client just to watch the live broadcast. He just forgot..."
Chu Ming and Conan were already used to it, they just sat on the sofa without moving, and they could even exchange a few words quietly.
When Maori Kogoro finally finished watching Okino Yoko's concert, took off his cheering uniform and stuffed it back under the sofa cushion, then leaned back on the sofa and lit up the cigarette in his hand and took a puff, Amuro Toru came forward again and said, "Teacher, is my speculation that a client is coming correct?"
"Actually, I'm not too sure about this." Maori Kogoro looked at the computer on his desk. "This client happened to be the first client that the firm contacted through the website, so we actually just agreed on a time online."
Toru Amuro walked over to take a look and praised: "It turns out that Mr. Maori also built a website online. As expected of Mr. Maori, he can do it easily."
Chu Ming was quite curious after hearing this. Didn't this hit upon his major? He stood up and went to the computer screen with Amuro Toru to take a look: "Uncle, have you made a website? Let me see, hiss——"
Looking at the series of web designs that made the designer want to jump off a building, Chu Ming took a deep breath and said, "Uncle, you must have been cheated. Which designer made it for you? Why is it so ugly? If you really can't find it, come to me. I can help you for free. I can do better than this designer with my eyes closed."
"I'm just doing some digital reforms to cope with the future international world. It's not worth a - cough cough." Maori Kogoro took half of the credit. After hearing Chu Ming's complaints, he pushed Conan forward and said, "But it's all this kid's fault. He designed this page. He insisted that he learned something from Dr. Agasa and wanted to show off his skills. There's nothing we can do. He's just a kid. We can only spoil him."
Conan was caught off guard and felt like a huge pot had been carried on his weak shoulders.
He looked at Maori Kogoro in shock. Although it was true that he had created the website, it was obviously because Maori Kogoro didn't know how to do it at all. Moreover, when he had created it before, Xiaolan and the uncle surrounded him and praised him. Now it seemed that he had to do it himself...
"Conan can program at such a young age, it's amazing. He deserves to have followed Mr. Maori for so long and learned from him. He has mastered so many skills at such a young age." Toru Amuro's main feature is to praise with his eyes closed and not let any words fall to the ground.
Although he had always heard rumors from the organization that Toru Amuro was famous for his sweet talk when on missions, Chu Ming, who had always only known him for his sharp tongue, finally saw another side of Toru Amuro that he didn't know.
Chapter 712 Stealing a Home
Chu Ming couldn't stand Amuro Toru's flattery attack, so he directly clicked into the code interface and started changing the layout. After a while, a brand new website interface was designed.
Chu Ming turned the computer screen around to show them: "I made some minor changes to the original structure. Is this much better?"
Looking at the simple and elegant webpage that was completely different from the previous one, Xiaolan couldn't help but exclaimed: "Brother Chu Ming is indeed a professional, this is amazing..."
Maori Kogoro looked at the photo that Chu Ming had carefully edited and placed in the upper left corner of the webpage, and coughed lightly with satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad, it's similar to my previous idea, and it's much better than Conan's random one."
Conan was speechless. Although this interface was indeed much better than his previous one, he had only learned a little bit from the doctor. It was already very good to be able to create a website...
"Uncle, what time did you guys meet? Why hasn't the client come yet?" Chu Ming sat on Maori Kogoro's office chair and took a look downstairs. He didn't feel anything when he was sitting on the sofa before, but now that he was sitting by the window, he felt it. It seemed like someone was staring at him downstairs...
"It should be here soon..." Kogoro Mouri took out his cell phone, and at that moment he received a text message.
He opened the text message and found that it was sent by the client, who wanted to change the agreed location to Columbus Cafe not far from here.
Maori Kogoro was quite impatient. He bit his cigarette and muttered, "This is too troublesome. Why not just refuse directly..."
Xiaolan quickly stopped him from replying, "No, Dad. We finally have guests. Let's just change the location. Columbus Restaurant is not far from here, and we haven't eaten yet. Let's go there to eat together."
Maori Kogoro looked at the delicious sandwiches that Amuro Toru had just brought over and swallowed his saliva: "What about these sandwiches? How about we——"
Xiaolan picked up the plate and walked towards the kitchen: "Wouldn't it be great to save it for dinner tonight~"
This way she doesn’t have to cook all day, she’s so happy.
"Then can I go with the teacher to see it? It happens that my working hours today only end until noon." Amuro Toru took the opportunity and actively wanted to join the team.
"Of course you can, but I remember you said." Maori Kogoro turned his head to look at him, "If you follow me, you will have to pay the tuition..."
"Of course." Since the organization was backing him up, Amuro Toru agreed readily.
Kogoro Mori nodded with satisfaction. Since the distance was not far, they decided to walk there together.
After taking a few steps, Chu Ming and Amuro Toru paused at the same time and looked back. At that moment, both of them felt a strong sense of being watched.
Chu Ming and Amuro Toru exchanged glances. Because they were walking at the end, the Maori people in front of them didn't notice the pause at all. They didn't say anything and continued to walk forward.
That gaze didn't seem to be following them all the time. After turning the corner, they no longer felt like they were being stared at.
After arriving at the restaurant, Chu Ming was not very hungry even though he had just had a meal with Toru Amuro, but he would be stupid to eat without eating, so he ordered a meal and ate slowly, while listening to Toru Amuro and Kogoro Mori discussing this commission.
This commission is relatively simple. The client found a locker key among his brother's belongings and hoped that Kogoro Mouri could help him find out which locker the key belongs to. If it is an important thing, it can be buried with his brother's coffin.
"It's that simple?" Chu Ming was a little surprised. "Aren't there usually logos or serial numbers on these keys? Can't we just call and ask?"
"Who knows? I guess rich people don't want to spend time on these trivial matters." Maori Kogoro didn't care and looked happy. "But it is precisely because of this that we detectives can afford to eat. Besides, the client is very generous this time and is willing to pay 300,000 for it."
Chu Ming didn't know whether the client was generous or not. Chu Ming just felt that he was probably a real sucker. Even with such a commission, Toru Amuro actually had to pay to attend the class!
Isn’t the organization’s money money?
This wave is such a loss.
Chu Ming stuffed a mouthful of rice into his mouth angrily. No, he had to eat more to make up for the difference.
After everyone had eaten their fill and Chu Ming had even finished the drinks he ordered, there was still no sight of the client.
Conan held the glass and sipped the last sip of the drink, then looked around: "Why hasn't this client come yet? It's been a long time since the agreed time..."
"Is there another Columbus Cafe nearby?" Toru Amuro held a cup of coffee and searched the surrounding area with his mobile phone to see if he had missed anything.
"No, this is the only one nearby. I'm also asking the client, but if he doesn't come, we shouldn't wait any longer and just go back. Maybe someone is playing a prank on him." Maori Kogoro tapped on the keyboard of his phone. "Huh? The client sent the message yesterday and just now from a different phone number?"