Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 180 Being targeted
"Difficult."

After agreeing, Gao Mo hung up the phone.

Heiji Hattori insisted on dragging Kindaichi along to deal with Yoichi Takato.

He personally did not actually dislike Takato Yoichi's act of revenge.

Compared to real serial killers, Takato Yoichi has some principles, but his methods and patterns of crime may be difficult for police and detectives to handle.

Moreover, Takato Yoichi is also connected to his struggle against death.

He might deal with Takato Yoichi in the future, but not now.

But Heiji Hattori is, after all, a procedurally minded teenage detective and the son of a high-ranking police officer.

No matter the reason, a crime is a crime. It seems Hattori Heiji is determined to go head-to-head with Takato Haruka...

They really presented him with a lot of difficult problems.

Gao Mo thought about the notebook on his body, and realized that he was indeed a dangerous person.

Will they end up in a melodramatic situation where they become enemies with the main characters?
Fate is a mysterious thing.

However... he may not be a good person, but he is definitely not a bad person either. At least he lived under the red flag in his previous life.

So far, the focus has been on finding murder cases and collecting rules about death, rather than actively creating murder cases.

The latter is probably something only a criminal agent like Takato Yoichi would do.

"What's wrong?" Ai asked, her hands behind her back, following Gao Mo. "Is there something you can't handle?"

"It's not an unsolvable problem."

Gao Mo put away his phone.

Putting the future aside, Hattori Heiji is still a bit too young to go against Takato Haruka. If it weren't for his timely intervention in the Shikotsuhara incident, Hattori would have been badly injured, if not killed.

That's probably why they had to drag "Kindaichi" into it.

That's fine, but impersonating the Grim Reaper to monitor is not very safe. At the same time, using the detective identity to restrict Takato Yoichi is also a good option.

"Thank you so much!"

Several surprised exclamations suddenly came from the front desk of the movie theater, even the old curator who hadn't reacted much before was extremely astonished.

"Is it really possible to continue operating the movie theater?"

"But is it really okay? If it's just out of pity for us, there's no need for that..."

"It's nothing, I just don't want this movie theater with so many wonderful memories to close down. Besides, it's just a small movie theater, it doesn't cost much." Sonoko was surrounded by staff members, feeling embarrassed.

Gao Mo and Xiao Ai exchanged a glance and understood the reason from the staff's excited thanks.

Sonoko actually snatched the movie theater from them and bought it.

The intention is good, but it can easily lead to trouble.

The Suzuki family isn't omnipotent either.

This girl...

"Are you serious?" Gao Mo quickly pulled Sonoko aside before the long-faced man noticed.

"Is there a problem?" Sonoko asked timidly. "Kido-san looks like something's about to happen... Buying this movie theater should solve the problem, right?"

"That's right..."

Gao Mo looked at Sonoko in surprise.

This girl has a keen sense of things and a kind heart.

But this would incur the wrath of the long-faced man.

That guy is definitely going to die, but who knows what trouble this might cause.

It could even cause the aura of death to reach Sonoko.

His seemingly arrogant attitude couldn't hide his inner urgency and anxiety.

Hair that hadn't been styled for days, a noticeably worsening smoking habit, phone marks on the ears, a wrinkled suit, stains on the sleeves, worn-out leather shoes...

This person is likely facing a major problem in their life and sees selling the movie theater as a lifeline.

The main reason for hiring thugs to cause trouble was probably to lower the price... Such eagerness and unscrupulousness, besides the long-faced man's insidious and despicable nature, combined with his subtle actions, most likely indicate that he himself had financial problems.

"Can we tell them that buying the movie theater was my idea?" Gao Mo saw the determination in Sonoko's eyes. "Sure, sure," Sonoko didn't understand what Gao Mo was trying to do. "Why do you have to say this? If Kido-nii likes it, I'll just give you the movie theater."

In her memory, Gao Mo was not a person who liked to show off.

"Go quickly." Gao Mo nodded gently.

He's not bothered by having too many lice, nor is he worried about having too much debt; ordinary malicious intent is nothing to him.

Anyway, the long-faced man won't have many days left.

"What? Are you tempted?" Ai's voice was low and gloomy. "If you marry into the Suzuki family, the entire Suzuki Group will be yours in the future."

"Don't talk nonsense. Do I look like that kind of person?"

"Isn't it similar?"

"..."

Gao Mo was speechless.

He admitted that he was a little greedy, but who doesn't like money?
Moreover, he prefers to earn his own money.

I enjoy the process of accumulating wealth.

"What?!" the long-faced man roared as he returned from the restroom. "Are you kidding me? You're going to sell the movie theater to someone else?"

“That’s right,” the old curator replied calmly. “It’s my freedom to sell to whomever I want. Of course, it would be better to sell to people who love movies than to someone like you. I also hope that this 30-year-old cinema can continue to operate.”

"Are you kidding me? Is there someone else offering a higher price than us?"

"This is not just about money."

"Hmph," seeing that verbal persuasion wouldn't work, the long-faced man resorted to a sneer and threat, "You think you can get away with just transferring the movie theater to someone else? I don't believe anyone can keep running a lousy movie theater like this. I'll be coming here every day from now on, and if that buyer finds out..."

"Aren't you going too far?" Sonoko said angrily. "Are you trying to force me to buy or sell?"

"And who are you?" the long-faced man asked with a hostile look.

"Excuse me."

Gao Mo walked straight up to the long-faced man.

"I am the buyer you mentioned. Your business problems should be none of your concern, right?"

"It's you?" The long-faced man's already gloomy expression turned even uglier. "Kid, are you sure you want to take this on? Aren't you afraid of losing everything..."

"Making money isn't important; what matters is the atmosphere. If necessary, we can even close to the public," Gao Mo laughed. "As long as the kids enjoy it."

"Fine, you've got guts!"

The long-faced man stared intently at Gao Mo, as if trying to memorize Gao Mo's appearance.

"I'll see if you're not open for business! If you won't let me have a good time, I'll..."

“I have connections in the Metropolitan Police Department and top law firms,” Gao Mo said unmoved. “You can continue to cause trouble, but I think your housing company also has some problems.”

"Humph!"

The long-faced man left the movie theater quickly with a stern expression.

"He's actually scared," the movie theater receptionist exclaimed in surprise. "He wouldn't have left so easily in the past."

"Offense is the best defense. His company is probably in big trouble. They might not even have enough money to buy the movie theaters... He's just all bark and no bite."

Gao Mo watched quietly as the long-faced man disappeared at the movie theater entrance.

He could somewhat understand the people in this world; it was indeed easy for them to kill because of the prevailing circumstances.

But this long-faced man also harbored murderous intent towards him?
I suddenly felt a tremendous malice.

……

"Silver Fox has been confirmed to have committed suicide by accident in Beika Town, at the scene..."

A dimly lit room with the curtains drawn.

A burly man in a headscarf sat in front of the television with bloodshot eyes, surrounded by cigarette butts.

"A mistake? Suicide? Ha, I don't believe such a thing could happen..."

"Don't worry, brother, I will find out the truth! Whoever killed you, I will make them wish they were dead!"

(End of this chapter)