I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

Chapter 178 Does having insurance mean you can do whatever you want with a truck?
"Peach Sunday, Peach Sunday..."

"Wait, where exactly is this Peach Sunday Cafe? Wasn't it supposed to be in this area? Why doesn't it even have a sign? What kind of kind person would open a cafe without a sign? Is it a residential shop? Or a shop inside a shopping mall?"

Kogoro Mouri, holding the note, circled the area several times, but still couldn't find the destination his client had arranged.

Immediately, Kogoro Mouri felt a flush of red.

He walked up the steep hill with some difficulty, and when he reached the top, he glanced at the blue car next to him. Just as he was about to walk forward, he stopped.

Maori Kogoro:?

He glanced down at the steep slope in front of him.

I glanced again at the blue trucks that seemed to be parked in several places on the slope, and I was completely stunned. Dude, what are they doing? Just because you have insurance doesn't mean you can park anywhere.

As a former criminal, vigilance.

Kogoro Mouri walked around to the driver's cab of the blue truck next to him and glanced inside.

Noticing that the handbrake was engaged and the car was parked steadily, I breathed a sigh of relief and walked around to the other side of the sidewalk before continuing down the road. It was at this moment that I realized what was happening.

He finally saw the so-called Peach Sunday café.

This coffee shop indeed has no sign.

No, it's not that there's no sign. The café's sign is just a small roadblock next to the sidewalk with the words "Peach Sunday" written on it.

If only Kogoro Mouri hadn't detoured to this sidewalk because of the blue truck.

Even if he circled around this place a hundred times, he still wouldn't be able to find this damned Peach Sunday Cafe!

"This boss is a true operational genius."

Kogoro Mouri twitched the corner of his mouth.

He pushed open the door of the coffee shop and went inside, and unsurprisingly, the coffee shop was quite deserted.

Besides him, there was only one other woman who looked very elegant.

—This must be the person who called him.

Kogoro Mouri nodded slightly, walked to the table, and asked,
"Hello, are you Ms. Chiyo?"

"I am Kogoro Mouri of the Mouri Detective Agency."

Upon hearing Kogoro Mouri's question and his self-introduction.

The elegantly dressed lady immediately looked up at him, and her dignified appearance made Kogoro Mori subconsciously take a half step back.

No, ma'am, it's not your fault that you're ugly, but it is your problem that you go out and scare people when you're ugly.

"Yes, I'm here to ask you for a very important request."

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri swallowed hard and immediately sat down opposite the woman.

Ms. Chiyo then sadly said,
“My child ran out of the house yesterday and has been missing ever since. I’ve searched everywhere but can’t find him. I even reported it to the police, but they said they wouldn’t handle such cases. So I had no choice but to come to you, Detective Mouri.”

Maori Kogoro:?

Your child is missing, and the police won't accept your report? No, you're not going to call the complaint hotline?

Kogoro Mouri's expression turned serious, and he asked,
"Okay, please give me your son's photo and name."

"I, the great detective Kogoro Mouri, will definitely help you find your lost child!"

Ms. Chiyo was overjoyed and quickly took the photo out of her bag and handed it to Kogoro Mouri.

She said loudly,
"Then I'll leave it to you, Detective Mouri, you must find my child!"

Kogoro Mouri glanced down and typed a question mark.

No, isn't that a dog in this photo?
Even furry kids are kids, right?
How could I, the renowned detective Kogoro Mouri, accept such a trivial request as finding a cat or dog!

Kogoro Mouri's expression turned serious, and he firmly refused.

"Please forgive me, the famous detective Kogoro Mouri, for this matter..." Then, Ms. Chiyo said,

"How about we set the commission at 500,000 yen?"

Having already spoken, Kogoro Mouri suddenly turned 180 degrees and said,

"...We will find your lost child as quickly as possible, so you won't have any chance to be sad!"

If I don't make money, wouldn't I be a fool?

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri had agreed, Ms. Chiyo immediately smiled and said...

"Then I'll leave it to you, Detective Mori."

"There's a menu over there. Please feel free to order whatever you'd like for lunch today. Consider it my treat."

—Is Zun Du fake Du?
Kogoro Mouri was somewhat surprised. He picked up the menu next to him, glanced at it, and couldn't hold back any longer.

Damn, why are most of these desserts and ice cream?

Is this all your coffee shop sells? Aren't you afraid of getting an upset stomach from eating this?
"Ah, well... okay, then I won't stand on ceremony."

He finally said it.

Sigh, I'll just order a little bit, it won't be enough. I'll just go back and mooch some of Xiaolan's cooking.

Since we're already here, it would be a waste not to eat something.

Just as Kogoro Mouri was ordering food.

The door to Peach Sunday café was pushed open again.

This time, two middle-aged people walked in.

They randomly chose a seat by the window and sat down. The slightly older man inside said in a low voice...
"This business deal is really important to our company."

"Aida, how about I increase your commission again this time? Think about it?"

The man called Aida sighed and said,
"The company is about to go bankrupt, so even if the commission is high, I still have to get paid."

"I've worked at this company for so many years, as a designer every day, designing posters. Now I'm 35 years old, and I can't waste my youth in this industry anymore. I want to go and make my way in a more authoritative place!"

"I can do this design, but after I finish it, I'll leave the company with my severance pay, is that okay?"

Upon hearing this, the older middle-aged man opposite him turned pale, seemingly unwilling.

Aida then spoke again,

"This deal is very important to you, isn't it? I've already promised to finish this order before I leave, what more do you want from me?"

"General Manager Ohara, you have truly done everything you could to help me."

The general manager, Ohara, finally sighed and said,

"Okay, then please start now, preferably today."

"I'll pay you all the money I haven't received yet, plus your severance pay, all at once... I'm going to the restroom, let's talk later."

—A classic example of the midlife career dilemma.

Seeing this, Kogoro Mouri, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Although he didn't work for the company, seeing others in such a situation still made him feel a pang of sympathy. He glanced up at the spot outside the glass window where the blue truck had just been.

But then I saw a bus parked there sometime earlier.

Immediately, Kogoro Mouri raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"Huh? There's a bus stop over there?"

"If I had known, I would have taken the bus. I wouldn't have had to walk this far!"

(End of this chapter)