Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 10 Death!

"The commission fee is 30?!"

Kogoro Mouri opened his mouth in a daze, and his exaggerated voice echoed throughout the apartment. He only stopped talking when Eiichi Yamagishi pulled him back.

Even after calming down, his face still looked painful, and his mustache kept shaking.

If I had known earlier, I would have at least tried to split it in half.

He is very short of money now.

Xiaolan's tuition, office bills, and a freeloader boarding with a brat...

It hurts, it hurts just thinking about it!
30... is enough for him to work hard for a month!

Although this incident was thrilling, it was ultimately just a routine investigation request, and it took less than half a day...

"Mr. Mori?" Yamagishi Eiichi called out in confusion.

According to the market conditions, 30 yen is already a lot. This Maori detective is really strange.

"Oh, yes," the mustache man patted his chest to calm down, "Of course we have to keep it a secret, but when we came here, a woman rushed out from here... I think her name was Ikezawa Yuko."

"The one who harassed and threatened Yoko was actually Ikezawa Yuko," Gao Mo took the envelope under Xiao Hu's painful gaze, "She seems to have a spare key here?"

"Kirouto?"

Yamagishi Eiichi also knew Gao Mo, and was slightly stunned when he heard this.

"I did lose my key here. About five days ago, I was in the TV station lounge. I asked the staff to help me find it... It must have been around that time. I saw Ikezawa Yuko that day!"

Yamagishi Eiichi then quickly turned to Maori Kogoro and said, "Mr. Maori, please help me find the spare key..."

"Thank you, Mr. Kido."

After the fat young man finished talking to Yoko on the phone, he wiped away his tears, cheered himself up, returned the phone to Gao Mo and thanked him sincerely: "If it weren't for you, I would have almost made a big mistake. Next, I plan to find a good job and support Yoko as a fan in the future."

He is different from Eiichi Yamagishi. Rather than being the one who subdued his mustache, he is more grateful to Gao Mo for helping him and Yoko resolve the misunderstanding.

"Just figure it out."

Gao Mo smiled and put away his phone.

All the hardships come.

He was now completely immersed in the joy of 30 yen and just wanted to go back quickly to count the money one by one.

1, 2, 3...

The time in this Conan world is very strange, as if it is infinitely extended by some force.

At the moment, various timelines are mixed. Some people are using old mobile phones, while others, like him, are using the latest full-screen mobile phones.

However, the world as a whole is in a stable state, especially in terms of economy, which is roughly at the level of Japan in 2000.

30 yen is roughly equivalent to 2 RMB at that time.

Keep counting, 4, 5, 6...

Noticing the fiery gaze of the mustache man next to him, Gao Mo pulled out a thousand-yuan bill from the envelope: "Use it to buy some wine, you're welcome."

Maori Kogoro gritted his teeth secretly, then forced a smile when he thought of Yoko's signature: "Just don't forget what you promised."

You little bastard, you're so rich.

"that……"

Yamagishi Eiichi was a little confused, and after the fat young man left, he quickly grabbed Gao Mo.

"Wait a minute, Kido, Yoko specifically mentioned you to me. She's going to be making a guest appearance in a TV series in a few days, so maybe I can recommend you then..."

Do you have any ideas? I might not be able to play a very important role..."

"It doesn't have to be too important," Gao Mo perked up again, "Give me some supporting roles, preferably ones where I don't have to show my face and people don't recognize me."

Extra income is extra income, but the most important thing now is work.

He wanted to save money to open his own detective agency, and 30 yuan was far from enough.

"Of course, the pay can't be too low."

"what?"

The corner of Yamagishi Eiichi's mouth twitched slightly.

What a strange request...

"Okay, I understand. I'll go ask Nichijou TV and contact you if it's possible..."

"what!"

"boom--!"

Before he could finish his words, there was a loud noise coming from the direction of the elevator, followed by a short scream, and the whole building seemed to shake.

"what happened?"

“It’s the elevator!”

The apartment residents went out one after another, and Gao Mo followed the frightened Yamagishi Eiichi to find the open elevator on the 25th floor.

The door was not closed, and I could see into the dark elevator shaft.

A strange smell of rust hit my nose.

Gao Mo leaned against the wall and looked down.

In the dim light, a large amount of blood could be seen splattered, and the fat face of Yoko's ex-boyfriend was extremely eye-catching under Eagle Vision.

how come?
Gao Mo's eyes trembled slightly as he stared at the tragic scene at the bottom, and the strange feeling he had before emerged in his mind.

elevator……

It's that guy!

"What's the matter? Tell me!" Maori Kogoro impatiently pulled Gao Mo away. He couldn't see the situation below clearly, but his face became extremely ugly.

He was a police officer from the Metropolitan Police Department and had much more experience in this area than Gao Mo.

"Dead... Died like this!"

Kogoro Mori stepped back in a deep voice and turned to Eiichi Yamagishi with a serious expression.

"Call the police!"

Yamagishi Eiichi was terrified: "If I call the police, Yoko..."

"Asshole! This is a murder case!"

Kogoro Mouri roared and looked at the elevator door thoughtfully.

"The elevator must have been gone after I opened the door, and I accidentally stepped on empty air... But how could that happen? The elevator was fine when we came up." "Don't look at me," Yamagishi Eiichi trembled as he called the police, "I came up in another elevator."

"call!"

A cold breeze blew through the gaps in the corridor windows.

Gao Mo regained his composure and noticed the task text appearing above Maori Kogoro's head.

[Get Yoko's exclusive autograph] and [Let Shiroto Gao Mo suffer a lot].

Yamagishi Eiichi also has the same idea - [Keep Kido Takami away from Yoko].

The fat young man's death seemed to be just an accident, but it still activated the task system.

The feeling at that time was not wrong.

In the original novel, the fat young man who committed suicide seemed to be strangled by fate, destined to die and unable to reverse it.

Is there really a god of death in this world?

Gao Mo asked himself again.

Not only him, the fate of others is also controlled by the god of death.

Those who defy fate are also prison escapees.

"Hoohoo!"

Gao Mo stood in the wind vent and glanced at the residents who gathered in the corridor.

Most of them were women and children, talking in low voices about the deaths.

The fat young man's death seemed like just an ordinary elevator accident.

No supernatural power can be seen... or felt.

The whispers of the residents, the sound of the wind on the upper floors, the long sound of sirens downstairs... seemed to mix together to play Conan's ending theme song.

Gao Mo's fingers clenched and loosened, then clenched again.

……

late at night.

After Gao Mo finished recording his statement on the spot, he returned to the apartment building with a heavy bag of 30 yen.

The livelihood problem that had been weighing on my mind for a few days was temporarily solved.

The 30 yuan is enough for him to live a good life here, and even stay at home for a month.

But Gao Mo was not as happy as expected.

He also has the mark of death on him.

Maybe one day an accident like the one that happened to the fat young man will happen...

No, it wasn't just an accident, he had sensed murderous intent several times.

On the first day, Ms. Yamada, the fat man who killed Yamada... Female colleague Matsumoto Aya herself also wished he would die.

Even when rushing to the supermarket to buy things, a box of eggs almost led to murder.

"Mr. Kido!"

The apartment manager suddenly stopped Gao Mo who was about to go upstairs.

"You have a new package, just in time."

"pack?"

Gao Mo came back to his senses after being puzzled and took a brown paper box from the administrator.

The mailing address is Room 1604, Taichung Island.

After opening it, I saw only an envelope.

Very thin.

The seal is made of a round crimson wax, which was commonly used in this era to seal formal letters and invitations as a form of identity authentication and to prevent tampering.

A closer look at the surface of the wax reveals a mark similar to a book badge...

Gao Mo tightened his fingers slightly.

"What's wrong?" the administrator asked in surprise. "Is there any problem? I just saw it..."

"It's okay. Thank you for your help."

Gao Mo looked up and smiled, then calmed himself down and went upstairs with the envelope.

It wasn't until he got home and confirmed that there was nothing unusual around him that Gao Mo opened a bottle of ice cola to refresh himself.

Now that he has money, he can't let himself suffer. The convenience store downstairs will be his refrigerator in the future.

As usual, he sat in the most comfortable position on the sofa, took a deep breath, and then carefully opened the sealing wax.

There was only a black gold invitation in the envelope, about the same size as the Kaito Kidd preview letter.

An invitation from the island of Omoto...

Four days later, he went to the island of Nagamoto to act as a hired butler, temporarily replacing the old butler who was unable to board the ship.

The first to play a role.

Gao Mo glared slightly.

Is this professional acting?
He thought he was going to act in a TV series or something.

Just start the show in reality?

At his level...

Sweat broke out on Gao Mo's forehead.

The actor needs to play 4 roles in the subsequent upgrade, and this first one is already putting a lot of pressure on him.

In just four days, I probably wouldn't have enough time to get familiar with the housekeeping job. I wonder what would happen if I messed up...

The good news is that it doesn’t take long and the location is just a boat.

Gao Mo tried hard to recall.

There seems to be a murder case on the ship of the Tsurugi family, and it is very likely this time... In that case, there is no need to do too much, just wait until the case happens.

The "Quick Start" that comes with lv1 should be of some help.

(End of this chapter)