Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 111 The Woman from Osaka
a few days later.

Tokyo.

After wandering around outside for nearly two weeks, Gao Mo finally returned to the office.

But before he could catch his breath, he was terrified by a series of bombings.

A famous architect named Teiji Moritani, a professor of architecture at the University of Tokyo, was so angry that he set off bombs everywhere because the buildings he designed when he was in his 30s were not completely symmetrical, and he blew up the asymmetrical buildings he had designed one after another.

For several days, Gao Mo didn't dare go anywhere and stayed in the office with Xiao Ai.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief when Moritani Teiji was arrested.

The madmen in Conan's world are truly insane.

Fortunately, the Kudo family's area is a safe zone, and there was no sense of death at all.

study.

Gao Mo read the newspaper and drank ice cola to calm himself down.

The explosion scene was shocking to watch.

On the other hand, the news of his comeback was suppressed because of this major incident, and almost no media paid attention to him anymore.

It indirectly helped him avoid the limelight.

"News from the Mermaid Island has come out." Ai walked into the study with a newspaper.

The newspaper page was printed with a moving picture of a shrine maiden, and her Kagura dance was so eye-catching that it seemed as if it was about to jump out of the paper.

"I heard there will be more festivals in the future. Everyone is curious about the makeup skills of the shrine maiden and wants to see her continue to play the role of the longevity woman... Is this shrine maiden's makeup really that magical?"

"At least he's pretty good at special effects makeup."

The note information was projected on the newspaper in front of Gao Mo.

In the past two days, he has read "Shimabukuro Kimie's Makeup Guide" several times.

[Super Ability: Eagle Vision]

[Professional Talents: Quick to Enter a Role, Stronger Than Old, Disguise Expert, Leader of Children, Photographic Memory, Logical Reasoning, Humanoid Voice Changer, Special Effects Makeup]

[Book Abilities: Reasoning lv4, Makeup lv4, Shooting lv3, Voice Changing lv1, Swordsmanship lv0, Karate lv0]

[Storage Pool: 16 Stars]

[Detective lv5 upgrade: 50 stars, 2/5]

[Actor lv4 upgrade: 40 stars, an excellent performance]

……

New talent added: "Special Effects Makeup" - adds realism when applying special effects makeup.

The makeup level was finally upgraded to lv4.

I feel that "Shimabukuro Kimie's Makeup Guide" still has a lot of potential to be explored.

It includes not only makeup, but also voice changing and other related knowledge.

In just a few days, I achieved voice changing level 1.
In his opinion, Shimabukuro Kimie's ability to disguise herself should be second only to Kaito Kid and Vermouth.

It already has some scientific attributes, so "Makeup Guide" is classified as a 5-star book.

"It says that several people who set fire to the warehouse three years ago died mysteriously..."

After reading the news report, Xiao Ai frowned, then looked at the picture of the witch again, chuckled, and glanced at Gao Mo.

"He said he was stopped from taking revenge... Who was it that said before that he had no feelings for beautiful women and that appearances were all empty?"

"This is just a coincidence. I definitely didn't help her because she's pretty..."

Not just that.

An image of Shimabukuro Junhui, a disguised version of an old woman, popped into Gao Mo's mind, and he quickly shook his head to get rid of the strange idea.

It is human nature to love beauty, and Conan is actually not much better than him.

Even if Shimabukuro Kimie wasn't pretty, he would still help her.

"It's her inner self that deserves my help."

"Oh? The inner self... can a woman be so clearly seen?" Xiao Ai put her hands behind her back and lowered her eyelids, smiling with a hint of mischief. "Well, detective, guess what I'm thinking now? If you underestimate a woman too much, you will suffer a great loss..."

"Ding dong!"

The doorbell rang, interrupting Gao Mo and the other man's conversation.

The surveillance video at the gate of the courtyard shows a beautiful woman wearing a kimono and looking like a Yamato Nadeshiko. She is over 30 years old, with a mature and noble temperament. Her powerful aura can be felt through the screen.

"Hello, my name is Chiba, please forgive me for disturbing you so suddenly..." She seemed like a beautiful lady who walked out of a wealthy family in ancient times.

"Please come in." Gao Mo and Xiao Ai looked at each other.

After a while, the woman sat down opposite Gao Mo in the living room.

Xiao Ai then brought a letter of authorization and handed it to the woman.

The name was filled in as Ikeba Shizuka.

Huh?
Gao Mo looked at the woman a few more times.

The surname Ikenami... seems to be the surname of Hattori Heiji's mother before she got married.

Is this woman the Osaka Black Chicken Mom - Hattori Shizuka?
Her long hair was tied up, and the place where her ring should be was occupied by a Band-Aid...

"Hello," the woman noticed Gao Mo's gaze and leaned forward slightly. "I'd like to ask you to find a classmate from the middle school kendo club, because he moved after graduation, and it's been so many years... I can't find him."

"Entrust me?"

Gao Mo handed the woman a drink and turned to Xiao Ai with a questioning look.

"Mr. Amuro has taken a leave of absence," Xiao Ai responded, "Hattori is still traveling with his girlfriend, and the office is now..."

"Aren't you a detective?" Hattori Shizuka observed, "Or do you not want to help me? You seem like the one in the TV series..."

"Ahem," Gao Mo didn't know what this woman was planning. "Please write down the details of the commission and provide the necessary information. We will contact you after we find the person."

"How long will it take?"

Hattori Shizuka looked slightly disappointed.

"Actually... that person is my first love. I want to see him as soon as possible no matter what. I thought that if it was Detective Kindaichi here, he would find him right away."

As she spoke, Hattori Shizuka took out a photo from her handbag.

"This is a photo from that year. The guy in the middle holding the championship trophy is him. His name is Shibata Shiro, and the girl standing next to him is me... Thirty years have passed without me noticing."

Gao Mo picked up the photo and looked at it.

Kendo is quite prosperous in this world, and junior high school students can even learn it well.

"Is this Shibata very good at kendo?"

"He loves kendo and won the championship in his second year of middle school."

"In that case, maybe we can ask the kendo gym, or look up kendo competitions... Maybe he participated in competitions later, and the association usually has detailed information."

Gao Mo pondered.

"You don't need a detective, you can find it yourself..."

That’s right, if it really was Shizuka Hattori, with her power, she wouldn’t even need to come to Tokyo to find a detective.

There is no possibility of any problems with the relationship between the other party and Hattori Heizo.

I came here for no apparent reason to look for my first love... Is it because of Hattori Heiji?

"What's wrong with your fingers?" Gao Mo stared at the woman's hands.

"This? I tried to cook last night and accidentally got hurt with a kitchen knife."

The woman smiled and pointed her finger.

"Cooking is indeed a science... Oh, excuse me, can I go to the bathroom?"

"On the left side of the hall."

"Thank you."

"She's lying."

Xiao Ai watched the woman leave, then turned to Gao Mo and whispered something serious.

"See? That's what beautiful women are like. The more beautiful they are, the more deceptive they are."

She knew the woman was Shizuka Hattori, but she wouldn't say it now.

"..."

Gao Mo took out his cell phone and called Hattori Heiji.

"Where are you now? Have you returned to Tokyo? I have a client assigned to you, a woman named Ikenami Shizuka, who said she's looking for her first love..."

"Wait!" The voice on the other end of the line increased. "Say it again? What's the other party's name?"

(End of this chapter)