Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 46 Maori Kogoro: Haha, 10 million yen

"Sometimes there are hidden traps in case reasoning. A seemingly perfectly closed chain of clues may just be a deliberate misdirection by the criminal..."

"So collecting clues is sometimes more important than logical reasoning."

Afternoon tea time.

Yukiko, who has a dramatic nature, always acts like a lady in front of her husband. She simply teases Gao Mo and then leaves the room, leaving her husband and the guest to communicate and study in the study.

“It turns out there are so many details.”

Gao Mo felt like he had stumbled upon a great treasure.

With the guidance of his father, Kudo Yusaku, the difficulty of Kudo Shinichi's "Guide to Reasoning" is greatly reduced.

It was as if notes specifically for him were added between the table of contents and the general outline. In just one afternoon, Gao Mo had a general grasp of "information integration".

If we go back to the "Villa Bandage Monster Case" now, even if we cannot detect the problem of the fake fat man at the first time, we will not be like before where we found clues but could not grasp the key elements.

Big guys are big guys.

"I'm really sorry to bother you today." Gao Mo looked at the reasoning that had become level 1 in the notebook projection, and he breathed a sigh of relief, only to find that the sky outside was beginning to darken.

Although I still want to ask for advice, it is obviously not appropriate to continue.

Subsequent improvement is not a short-term thing.

"I had a great time chatting with you," Kudo Yusaku laughed. "I'm always pressed for manuscripts, and I haven't been this relaxed in a long time."

Being a teacher is a pleasure, and Gao Mo is not stupid. He just lacks talent in reasoning, but his learning ability is very good.

Even if you can't become a famous detective in the future, you can still become a qualified assistant to a famous detective.

It can help Shinichi to some extent.

"We haven't told Shinichi we're back yet," Yukiko said, bringing more tea. "We're planning on giving him a little surprise. Do you want to join us?"

"Surprise?" Gao Mo paused slightly.

It's scary, right?
Kudo Yusaku said helplessly: "I have heard the details from Dr. Agasa. I think that even if I can't let him leave this dangerous country, he should at least understand how dangerous his situation is."

"Yeah, Shin-chan has never suffered any setbacks," Yukiko said, feeling rather distressed. "He has a stubborn temper, and it's definitely useless to talk to him directly."

"I'll forget it."

Gao Mo was happy to see Conan being disciplined.

Maybe it's because he's grown smaller, but that kid often acts like a child, reckless and self-centered, treating everyone else as fools - although it's true that there are many fools, there's no shortage of smart people in this world either.

Anyone with a little bit of observation skills could put an end to Conan's "Sleeping Kogoro" trick.

but……

He didn't have time to play games with the couple right now.

There is so much to do.

"If you're really worried about him, don't spoil him. It's best to teach him a lesson he won't forget."

Gao Mo recalled his contacts with Conan during this period and offered some advice.

"By the way, if we just let him suffer setbacks, he probably won't learn anything. I think it's best to start with Xiaolan. That guy cares about Xiaolan more than himself."

Kudo Yusaku stared at his wife in a daze.

Gao Mo seemed to understand Shinichi better than they did.

"Recently, he has anesthetized Maori Kogoro several times in order to solve cases," Gao Mo recalled that Xiao Huzi complained about neck discomfort on the phone a few days ago, "even the sleeping famous detective is about to be brought out."

"It's indeed a bit of a joke." Kudo Yusaku realized the seriousness of the matter, and his originally playful expression instantly became serious.

Conan: A-choo!? ?
……

High-rise apartment.

Room 1604.

Gao Mo retired after completing his mission, brought back a large pile of books from Kudo's house, and continued to strengthen "information integration".

What he needs most now is core reasoning ability, and learning the knowledge base is not very urgent.

Being able to draw upon various professional books, he himself would become a knowledge base in the future.

"call!"

A cold breeze blew in from the balcony, and the curtains swayed, revealing a familiar city night scene.

Gao Mo suddenly lost interest in appreciation.

When the books were piled on the coffee table, he realized that he was missing a study.

The luxury apartment suddenly felt less attractive.

I want to buy another big house like the Kudo family's...

Gao Mo roughly calculated his current savings.

The Suzuki family still has a commission fee to pay, but all their deposits added up to only over 3 million.

It seems like a lot, but when I really want to do something, I find it’s not enough.

The part-time business cannot be stopped, and the detective agency must be opened as soon as possible.

The booming business of Little Mustache is not just due to his fame - the world has already ushered in the spring of detectives.

After his detective level rises, he can take on some difficult cases under a pseudonym and hire a few staff detectives, which should also make him a lot of money. Thinking of this, Gao Mo leaned back on the sofa and checked his mobile phone email.

Nichijou TV actually also sent him a film contract. The previous director wanted to work with him to re-shoot a crime thriller.

In addition, there are several opportunities introduced by Yoko Okino's agent.

The salary starts at one million, but the prerequisite is that he can make a comeback under the name Shiroto Takamo.

Regardless of whether it is just a rehash or something else, it is indeed very attractive to the average out-of-date stars——

He rejected them all.

"Ding!"

A new message pops up.

Gao Mo clicked subconsciously and found that it was a recruitment information sent by Nichimi TV.

They were all marginal roles, and even some weird stuff was mixed in - suit actors looking for understudies.

It's not Kamen Rider, that kind of popular role with fierce competition, there's no need to send messages to find people.

There are a few actors in the monster suits who are temporarily short of each other.

Gao Mo shook his head and ignored it.

Putting aside whether he can act or not, he wouldn't waste his time doing hard labor at a time like this.

It would be better to wait until your disguise skills improve further, then create an actor's pseudonym and start over.

When the time comes, I will ask Yoko for a chance on Majia's behalf.

……

For the next few days, Gao Mo stayed at home studying, as if he had returned to the time when he was fully preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination.

What's strange is that the Fūya Rei who used to appear occasionally in the sky has disappeared without a trace, and it seems that he has never returned home.

"Ten million yen?"

That day, Gao Mo went to Dr. Agasa's house to pick up his equipment as agreed, and suddenly received a bragging call from Xiao Huzi.

The Kudo couple pretended to be Conan's parents and gave a large sum of child support to Little Mustache before leaving Japan.

Almost forgot about this.

But he couldn't get the money even if he wanted to.

I have no interest in taking care of Conan...

"Hahaha," the man with the mustache said proudly, "Ten million just for taking care of a child. How generous! I guess this is just the beginning. In the future..."

"hehe."

Gao Mo laughed dryly without being too envious.

This 10 million yen is not something you can just take care of casually. According to the time in this world, it won’t be long before the mustache guy starts complaining.

And has this guy forgotten Conan’s “naughty kid” side?
"How about it? I'll treat you tonight. Do you want to go to Ginza and broaden your horizons?" The man with the mustache said generously, "The girls over there are so sweet and pretty..."

"Dad——!" Xiaolan roared from the other end of the phone, followed by a round of ping-pong calls.

After a while, the man with the mustache whispered, "Let's talk about it another day..."

"Wait a minute, uncle," Gao Mo called out in time, "Can we start the judo thing? I'm in good health now."

"Ah? Judo? You want to learn judo too?"

The man with a mustache didn't expect Gao Mo was still thinking about learning judo. He looked at his daughter holding a feather duster behind him and quickly swallowed his saliva in response.

"Okay, Judo, let's meet at the training hall in Sanchome."

"Dad," Xiaolan said, her hands on her hips, staring at him fiercely, "you'd better go teach Mr. Kido judo, otherwise..."

"boom--!"

The cabinet that was replaced not long ago was damaged again.

"Kirouto," Dr. Agasa handed the finished voice changer to Gao Mo, "What exactly are you going to do? Don't do anything rash, I trust you..."

"Do I look like someone who's messing around? Don't worry, it's just for work."

Gao Mo took a quick look at the voice changer.

The front mainly has two patches for adjusting the throat sound, the neck strap is for batteries and fixation, and there is also a dial specifically for adjusting the tone.

It is easy to hide by using longer stand-up collar clothing.

I don't know if it was the later version.

"Ahem! Doctor, do you have replacement batteries?"

I tried saying a few words and found that the effect was quite good.

"There are spare batteries here, only for emergencies. I'll give them to you another day," Dr. Agasa handed the other accessories to Gao Mo. "There is also a tone comparison table I compiled earlier. You can use it according to your needs. You may not be able to imitate specific sounds like Shinichi."

"fine."

Gao Mo doesn't need to imitate other people's voices.

"Thanks, Doctor."

(End of this chapter)