The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1273 The so-called art of managing people: gratitude and loyalty!
She understood perfectly what Fujino meant.

The other party has already made it very clear...

Eri Kisaki reflected on why her silly daughter had become so foolish and dull. Every day she dreamed of her family reuniting, but upon waking, she had to shoulder the burden of the family again. For a moment, she felt a tightness in her heart.

She began to wonder: had she really considered Ran all these years when she was so busy arguing with that scoundrel Kogoro?
The answer is obviously no.

Therefore, Eri Kisaki suddenly realized.

It turns out that all these years, the couple had been at odds, and the one who suffered the most was their daughter.

A sense of guilt welled up inside me.

It's not because of Kogoro Mouri.

It was simply because of his daughter.

Fujino quietly observed Eri's current reaction and knew that she had taken his words to heart.

Therefore, children are the most effective way to reunite a couple who are having disagreements.

Of course, there are different versions of the story regarding the birth of the couple.

For example, the birthplace I encountered recently.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Fujino continued, "Attorney Kisaki, I know that you and Mori-san don't get along very well. Originally, I didn't want to meddle in other people's family affairs..."

"Although it might make you feel a little wronged, please go back and visit often."

"Even if it's just for Xiaolan."

"I think Xiaolan will feel much better."

"From her friend's perspective."

Inside the coffee shop, the background noise was from the surrounding crowd, and occasionally, the sound of passing car horns could be heard outside the car window.

“I… understand.” Eri Kisaki was silent for a moment before responding with a low voice, “Thank you, Fujino-kun.”

Fujino nodded slightly without saying anything, only reminding her, "By the way, it's probably better if you don't cook. Just order two takeout meals instead..."

"Uh... ok."

…………

That evening, Eri Kisaki's BMW MINI pulled up in front of the Mouri Detective Agency.

Fujino leaned against his balcony, looking across the street, his hands resting on the railing.

The noise still carried across the street.

But it seems that the Mori family's house has regained a bit of a homey feel.

…………

"Damn it, why did she suddenly decide to come back here?"

"Doesn't she usually never come back?"

After finishing dinner, Conan began to feel like crying.

The thought that my mother, who dominated my childhood, would come over often in the future is unbearable.

Conan felt unwell all over and couldn't fall asleep while lying in his small blanket.

Just as he was complaining to himself, a cell phone rang.

He took out his Kudo phone and glanced at it, only to find that it was a call from Hattori Heiji, the Black Chicken from Osaka, who was far away in Osaka.

"Is there any result?"

A while ago, after discovering that Hondo Eisuke was acting strangely, he asked his good friend and buddy Hattori Heiji, who was far away in Osaka, to investigate him. At the same time, he also investigated the matter of Mizunashi Rena.

After all, his best friend was the son of the Osaka headquarters manager.

This investigation is a piece of cake, isn't it?

If Rena Mizunashi and Eisuke Hondo are indeed related, then Eisuke Hondo is from Osaka.

Wouldn't that mean every investigation would be successful?

Upon arriving at the Maori family's bathroom, he squatted on the toilet and answered the phone:

"Hey, Kudo, why are you taking so long to answer the phone?"

The familiar Osaka accent came from the other end of the phone, leaving Conan speechless: "Hey, can't you consider my situation?"

"Stop with the nonsense, tell me quickly what you've found out about Rena Mizunashi!"

"You really have no manners!" Hattori Heiji retorted sarcastically. "I've gone to great lengths for you, pulling a lot of strings, and you haven't even said thank you?"

"So, you used connections to get through to Otaki, right?"

"Never mind that, anyway, did you pull any strings?"

"Okay, okay, I'll thank you in my heart. Now tell me what you found!"

Heiji Hattori expressed his dissatisfaction with Conan's freeloading behavior, and then began to introduce what he had found out: "We investigated all the students in Osaka who enrolled twenty years ago named Rena Mizunashi, but we found nothing. Then, we used the photo you sent us of a woman who looked a lot like Rena Mizunashi taken at Tsutenkaku Tower ten years ago, and asked around the Tsutenkaku area."

"Although we haven't found any information about that guy named Mizunashi Rena, we actually found something out about that kid named Hondo Eisuke that you sent me later."

"I saw him at an okonomiyaki restaurant near Tsutenkaku. I heard that his father used to bring him here to eat often."

"Really?"

Conan immediately became excited, "What does his father look like? Can we find out anything about him?"

"You make it sound so easy. We don't even know who his father is, how are we supposed to find out?" Hattori Heiji retorted speechlessly. "All we found out was that he's a man who doesn't talk much. I think his name is Hondo. He occasionally comes to eat with his colleagues, but he hasn't come in the last few years. The former manager seemed to have a good relationship with him, and they often chatted together."

"However, the store manager has cancer and may die soon. He's already in his seventies or eighties, so we probably won't get any clues from him."

"So the trail has gone cold again?" Conan scoffed with a deadpan expression. "What you just said is practically the same as saying nothing at all..."

"What's your rush?" Hattori Heiji retorted. "Hasty actions always lead to trouble."

"Alright, alright, stop using Osaka dialect, just tell me what other information you have!"

"The shop manager has a grandson who went to university in Osaka for four years. It's said that he and the man can talk about anything. That guy has also met the man a few times. I heard that he now runs a model shop in Tokyo. I even asked for the address and phone number."

"If you're going to investigate, you'd better be very careful."

Finally, Hattori Heiji solemnly reminded him, "That guy's father doesn't seem to be an ordinary person."

"What do you mean by that?"

“His dad brings different colleagues every day, more than half of whom are foreigners, and everyone, including his dad, wears a black suit!”

Conan immediately reacted as if he'd been stepped on, becoming agitated: "Is all of this true?!"

"Why didn't you say so sooner?!"

"I call this focusing on the key points!"

Hattori Heiji continued, "These people all hate taking pictures, and they always call that guy's father a different name. Sometimes they call him Uchihei, sometimes Takeuchi, and Hondo is just one of his names."

"Although it's only a possibility, it's very likely that the guy's father's family is one of those guys."

"Thinking about it that way, I guess their family..."

"Ah, they're all from that organization."

Conan's voice turned low, "Rena Mizunashi, and that guy's father, even him..."

Hattori Heiji replied, "That's why I told you to be careful. That guy might also have some connection to the organization..."

"To be on the safe side, it would be better to call Fujino along."

"After all, with that guy's fighting ability, saving you would be a piece of cake."

"I understand. Forget about Fujino..." Conan thought about Ai Haibara, then about Ran, and thought to himself: Even if Ai Haibara knew about this, I couldn't withstand Ran's 'punishing flying kick'...

With all my gear, kicking a tranquilizer dart into a soccer ball is a piece of cake.

Heiji Hattori didn't know what to say after hearing this.

He still prefers to have Fujino help him.

With that guy Fujino, if he slashed him, even Tyson would be dead on the spot today.

However, Kudo disagreed.

There's not much to say about that.

After all, it's Kudo's own business.

…………

The next morning, Conan arrived at the Snow King Ice City and found his good friend Ai Haibara, who had the same experience.

Conan directly explained the findings of his best friend's investigation.

Ai Haibara frowned upon hearing this: "You're planning to just go and ask?"

"Um……"

Conan nodded: "That Hondo Eisuke is very likely a member of the organization. If his father is also a member of the organization, then things are in trouble... The only breakthrough we have now is that grandson who runs the model shop... the owner's grandson."

Ai Haibara's brow remained furrowed as she said in a deep voice, "Why are you still so reckless? Just showing up like that? What if that guy is from the organization?"

"Of course not." Conan shook his head slightly and explained, "I plan to have Professor Agasa pretend to be that boss's friend and take me there. That way, we'll have a reason."

"Are you stupid?" Haibara sighed, speechless. "If they really asked a couple of questions, it would immediately reveal that Professor Agasa isn't his grandfather's friend!"

"Then what do you think we should do?"

“I’ll go with you guys too.” Ai Haibara rested her chin on her hand. “If he’s a member of the organization, I should be able to sense it.”

"To be on the safe side, let's first go into the model shop to take a look at the models and observe for a while before bringing up Professor Agasa and his grandfather."

Conan pondered for a moment and said, "That's good too. You've thought of everything."

Ai Haibara took a deep breath: "You're so heartless!"

She sometimes wondered how Kudo's brain was structured.

They really don't learn their lesson at all...

Is it because he's too arrogant and overconfident?
Conan looked around and said, "By the way, Akemi and Nana are both here. So where did Fujino go?"

“He went to investigate a case,” Ai Haibara said, arms crossed. “It seems he’s taken on another case these past two days, and he left early in the morning after breakfast.”

"By the way, send me the address of your model shop. I'll let him know before I leave."

"what?"

Conan gave him a deadpan look: "You need to report to him just to go out?"

What kind of feudal-era plot involves concubines reporting to their husbands before going out?
"..." Ai Haibara gave him a deadpan look and said in a flat tone, "If something happens, are you planning to let the three of us just die there, with no one coming to collect our bodies or catch that guy?"

Conan: "..."

The way you're saying that sounds rather sinister.

It makes it sound like we're really going to die there, doesn't it?

…………

Meanwhile, Fujino, who was searching for his sister with Hondo Eisuke, also received a report from Haibara Ai.

After a brief thought, he remembered that this should be the scene where Conan was looking for Hondo Eisuke.

He felt relieved knowing that the plot was not dangerous.

I had just finished replying when another call came in.

Fujino answered the phone; it was Asaka Saegusa, a single mother from the Snow King Ice City branch.

Qi Chuanxuan, who was working at the Xue Wang Ice City branch, suddenly collapsed to the ground with a stomachache.

The person has now been taken to Ximihua Xiyuan by ambulance.

Since the incident occurred inside the store, the resident manager, Asaka Saegusa, called Fujino. Before calling Fujino, she also called Akemi.

After receiving the call, Fujino drove directly to Ximihua Hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital, Akemi had just arrived as well.

Nanakawa Aya has been taken to a hospital ward.

Upon arriving at the ward, the employees from the Snow King Ice Cream branch accompanied Qi Chuanxuan; they were all old acquaintances.

Haruka Tendo, who nearly killed someone due to a mountain of debt incurred because of vanity, Asaka Saegusa, a single mother who almost committed murder because her celebrity son threatened her and caused her to lose her innocence, and Miho Nishitani, who was nearly killed by a pervert and tried to kill him in return.

The candy seller who had been abducted earlier did not come.

After all, such a big store needs someone to stay and watch it.

Akemi quickly found them and asked, "Asaka, how is Aya? Is she alright?"

"It's nothing serious..."

Asaka Saegusa, who looks quite like Hattori's mother and has a mature and somewhat aloof demeanor, sighed slightly: "It's appendicitis. It seems to be quite serious, almost ruptured, but it's not a big deal. She'll be fine after surgery in a few days."

"That's good."

Mingmei breathed a sigh of relief, but was very worried about the health of her chain store employees.

After all, she is a gentle person at heart.

Lying in the hospital bed, Qi Chuanxuan looked optimistic and didn't seem sick at all: "I'm so sorry to have worried everyone..."

Mingmei looked at her and smiled, "Don't say that. It's just that we haven't been paying attention to your health... Next time, if you feel unwell anywhere, you must tell us."

"Um……"

Nanakawa Aya responded, and Fujino suddenly spoke up at this moment: "By the way, have the emergency medical fees and medical bills been paid yet?"

Haruka Tendo mentioned, "Asaka-nee has already handed it in..."

"I see..." Fujino responded, then said to Asaka Saegusa, "Sister Saegusa, remember to get a receipt when you get back and reimburse the medical expenses."

"Eh?"

Nanakawa Aya was taken aback upon hearing this: "Isn't this...too much trouble for the shop?"

"You got sick in the store, so it's the store's responsibility."

Fujino then spoke to Asaka Saegusa, saying, "The shop has covered the child's medical expenses and lost wages this time. If you need any receipts, just issue them, and Akemi-nee will reimburse you."

“If you guys have time, come and take care of her. The shop will pay extra overtime.”

"..."

Upon hearing this, Qi Chuanxuan's eyes reddened, and she felt a strange, indescribable emotion.

As a student working part-time, this was the first time she had ever felt this sense of home at her workplace.

Although the treatment at Snow King Ice City is usually quite good.

But what about reimbursing medical expenses for temporary workers...?

This kind of conscientious operation was something Qi Chuanxuan had never heard of before.

Qi Chuanxuan secretly vowed in her heart that she must work hard to repay the kindness of the store.

(End of this chapter)