Conan: Rice Flower Spring

Chapter 10. Why is it you? (Conan version)

Not a buddy?
Bourbon had a black question mark on his face. How dare you say rum when you look like that?

Rum is at most interested in a diplomat, but you have reached into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs! And you are in the personnel section of the Minister's Office!

What’s the matter? Are you planning to train a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs or a Political Officer to the Minister of Foreign Affairs?

Lin Longma was helpless in the face of Bourbon's increasingly weird eyes. It wasn't his fault.

Lin Longma is not as dishonest as Rum and the others. He is always thinking about luring people to go up the mountain like the Liangshan bandits.

They are all poor people who were tricked by the organization. Could Lin Longma really refuse them when they come to him respectfully and sincerely to seek refuge?
Besides, those who are attracted and deceived by the organization are basically guys with no money and no background. If they want to climb to a high position in an island country that pays attention to background, they will never be able to turn things around in their life unless they can marry into a good family.

To put it bluntly, in this situation, if you want to be a dog for a big shot, it depends on whether you are qualified.

Bourbon apparently realized the situation quickly, and the expression on his face restrained slightly.

"Okay, now that we're done talking about business, I should leave. I have a part-time job waiting for me later."

Bourbon raised his wrist, looked at the time and said to Lin Longma.

Looking at the Rolex on Bourbon's wrist and his words about taking a part-time job, Lin Longma felt speechless again.

"Okay, by the way, what's the name of the diplomat you need to pay attention to?"

"Tsujimura Isao."
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The investigation went smoothly. In less than three days, live recordings of the Mantangtang Game Company's press conference from various perspectives were delivered to Lin Longma.

It's not difficult to get these things. There are a lot of people at the scene. All it takes is for someone to find an eyewitness to the incident and pose as a reporter and say they want to do an exclusive interview.

Some may require some money, while others may not even require any money.

And Lin Longma really has subordinates who are reporters.

At the same time, Bourbon also helped Lin Longma obtain the internal report on the incident from the Investigation Section as agreed.

After comparison, Lin Longma quickly restored the situation at the scene. Doi even got Lin Longma a surprise.

"Have you seen this video?" Lin Longma asked Doi while holding the CD in his hand.

"I've seen it, big brother." Doi responded: "The angle chosen by the photographer is very good, there is no obstruction, and the picture is clear. Although there is some noise, I have asked someone to deal with it."

Doi would definitely review anything before showing it to Lin Longma, especially if Lin Longma did not give any special instructions.

Otherwise, the agreed live video tape would become Kamen Rider. Isn't that a joke?

"That's great, let's take another look." Lin Longma invited Doi to sit down, and then another of his men entered the office to help Lin Longma debug the equipment.

The CD began to play, and the screen showed the game launch conference of Mantiantang Game Company.

As soon as an explosion was heard, the scene was immediately thrown into chaos. The person taking the video, noticing what was happening, immediately rushed towards the place where the explosion came from.

The photographer can be said to have gone against the flow, passing through the crowds and finally arriving at the source of the explosion.

It's in the bathroom on the first floor of the hotel.

At this moment, the bathroom was in a mess because of the explosion. The outer wall was cracked and damaged, and the interior was a mess.

The entrance and exit itself was simply turned into a large irregular hole, and the wall between it and the women's restroom next door was also broken through.

"Wait a moment." Lin Longma stopped the video and said, "Go back five seconds. Play it in slow motion."

After Lin Longma finished speaking, the screen moved back a bit, and the originally smooth picture began to play in slow motion.

"That's it, pause."

Doi responded by pressing the pause button.

"This little kid." Lin Longma's expression was very interesting, because he happened to know the little kid in front of him.

No, he shouldn't say he knew her, he should say he had seen her before. It was the same elementary school student that he saw downstairs when he sent Maori Kogoro home that night.

"This child is called Edogawa Conan, and he is staying at the home of the famous detective Maori Kogoro.

However, this Edogawa Conan has no relation to Maori Kogoro, and he was the only casualty of the explosion at the Mantange game launch conference.

Doi didn't know that Hayashi Ryoma had already seen Conan in another place. He was just conducting routine investigations on some key targets as usual.

Thanks to Maori Kogoro, Conan's information is not difficult to investigate. This thing is like a pet in an idol's home.

Ordinary people may not know which star has which pet, but their fans will definitely know what species it is, what its name is, and they will even try to find out the pet's personality.
In the eyes of Maori Kogoro's fans, Conan is one of Maori Kogoro's important accessories. Otherwise, why would their idol always bring this child with him to every event?
"This injury." Lin Longma found it more and more strange, because in the video Conan was standing there blankly with his mouth wide open, as if he was shocked and dropped his jaw.

Here you can clearly see that Conan's injuries are basically concentrated on the right side of his body.

The outside of the right arm, the outside of the right thigh, and the right half of the clothes he was wearing were torn.

There was even a scrape and bruise on the right cheek.

Judging from the shape of the scars, they were obviously caused by the impact of the explosion, including the abrasions on the cheek, which should have been caused by flying debris.

But this injury is very wrong.

Judging from Conan's movements and expressions, he should have stood there in shock without moving after the explosion. Under normal circumstances, Conan should have walked sideways past the bathroom door and was startled by the sudden explosion.

The problem is, if Conan were to face the shock wave of the explosion in this posture, the injuries he would suffer would be too light.

A bomb that can blow Tequila to pieces can easily knock over an elementary school student at a close distance with its shock wave.

But if Conan hadn't faced the shock wave of the explosion head-on, there would be no way to explain the injuries he suffered.

Lin Longma stared at the screen for a while and came to a guess.

Is it possible that this kid was hiding behind the corner, secretly sticking half of his body out to look into the bathroom?
At this moment, there was a sudden explosion, and Conan, who failed to dodge in time, was affected by the right half of his body.

But how could a kid in elementary school be interested in a fierce-looking Kansai man like Tequila?

"Brother, there is a problem." Doi also stared at the screen for a while, and then he seemed to realize something.

"what is the problem?"

"There's something wrong with the wound on this kid's face."

"The wound is not right? Isn't it caused by flying gravel?"

"It's not the bleeding wound, it's the bruise on his face." Doi walked to the screen, pointed at the bruise on Conan's face and said seriously.

(End of this chapter)