The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Gin sighed silently, then said to Aragaki Yu with a hint of helplessness, "Okay, I got it. You'll get double your allowance this month. You better behave yourself and don't mess with that guy. Also, I'm busy, so don't call me unless it's absolutely necessary."

After saying that, Gin hung up the phone decisively without waiting for Aragaki Yu's reply.

"Big brother, how did Aragaki Yu get involved with that Tequila guy?"

Just as Gin put his phone away, Vodka, who had stopped his car to wait at a traffic light, couldn't help but ask.

"Hmph~" Gin lay back in his seat, adjusted his hat, and used it to cover his narrowed eyes before sneering, "Who knows? There are always some guys who are so self-righteous and have their own little schemes!"

"Brother, should we warn Tequila?" Vodka asked as he started the car, noticing the traffic light had turned green.

Gin removed the hat from his face and turned to look at Vodka with some surprise.

His feelings were somewhat complicated; he didn't quite understand why Vodka would say that.

“After all, Aragaki Yu is one of us, and Tequila is a veteran in the organization. I’m afraid that kid will suffer a big loss at Tequila’s hands,” Vodka explained to Gin in a serious tone.

Gin sat up straight, not answering Vodka's question directly. Instead, he lit the cigarette in his mouth, took a deep drag, and looked out the window, seemingly deep in thought.

Seeing this, Vodka dared not say anything more, for fear of disturbing Gin's contemplation, and could only carefully continue driving the vehicle.

agave...

He is indeed a veteran member of the organization. Although he is not as important as himself in the boss's eyes, he is capable and holds a high position in the organization.

If we really were to target Aragaki Yu, it would probably turn out just like Vodka said.

Without much hesitation, Gin decided to warn Tequila to ensure the safety of his newly established intelligence network.

So he took out the phone he had just put back in his pocket and dialed Tequila's number.

……

As the call was connected, Tequila's somewhat unnatural voice rang out on the other end.

"Hey, Gin?"

"Tequila, I heard you caused trouble for one of my men and almost killed him?" Upon hearing Tequila's voice, Gin went straight to the point and questioned him.

"Um……!?"

Gin, who thought Tequila would offer some explanation, heard a surprised voice from the other end of the phone, followed by a series of loud crashes.

It sounded like something had been pushed to the ground and broken.

"..."

Gin didn't say anything, unsure of what was going on on the other end, and simply waited quietly for Tequila to continue.

After what seemed like half a minute, the various noises on the other end finally quieted down. The next moment, Tequila's annoyed voice reached Gin's ears: "Gin, I hope when you say I killed him, you didn't mean I almost lost an arm and a hand to that brat, and the wound on my chest almost killed me..."

"..."

Gin, who had initially intended to confront Tequila, fell silent once again after hearing her words.

What Tequila said seems a bit different from what Aragaki Yu said...

Yu Aragaki almost killed the agave?

Gin was also thinking about Aragaki Yu's loud voice asking him for medical expenses, and Tequila's unnatural tone now.

It does look like the agave is injured.

He suddenly realized that the purpose of Aragaki Yu's phone call to complain to him was probably just to argue about medical expenses.

“Heh…” Gin suddenly gave a cold laugh.

Surely Yuu Aragaki wouldn't do something like this for the money.

Just as Gin was thinking this to himself, Tequila spoke up again on the other end of the phone: "Also, that kid extorted five million from me!"

"..."

Chapter 259 The Big Dipper

"Little brother Aragaki, are you ready? We're about to set off!"

Outside the gate of Aragaki Yu's house, Miyano Akemi impatiently urged Aragaki Yu to hurry up from inside the car.

"Here I am, here I am, Yami-nee, don't rush!" Aragaki Yu put on his coat as he came out of the house.

"Honestly, I told you last night to get up early. If we miss the time this time and can't catch the bus, it will be a big problem!" Miyano Akemi complained helplessly as she started the car, watching Aragaki Yu slowly get into the passenger seat.

"There's still time!" Aragaki Yu yawned nonchalantly, looking quite sleepy.

"What's wrong, Aragaki? Did you not sleep well because of the mission?" Miyano Akemi complained as she looked at Aragaki Yu's dark circles under his eyes, but she was very concerned.

“Uh…” Upon hearing Miyano Akemi’s words, Aragaki Yu paused for a moment, then explained, “Well, I stayed up a bit late last night collecting data, so I didn’t get much rest…”

"You've really worked hard, Aragaki-kun." Miyano Akemi took a moment to pat Aragaki Yu's head and comfort him while driving. "You can sleep a little longer while we still have some time on the road!"

"Um……"

Aragaki Yu nodded somewhat awkwardly. He was too embarrassed to explain to Miyano Akemi that he hadn't rested well and that it was simply because he had been dragged into playing games all night by Yoto Hime.

You know what, a certain fighting game featuring beautiful girls that was just released these past couple of days is actually quite fun!

Originally, Yuu Aragaki was planning to rest after casually gathering some information related to the mission, but after taking some time to play a game with Yoto Hime, he actually got hooked.

……

[To Mr. Kogoro Mouri, and Ran, Conan, how are you all? I finally managed to get the tickets to the Hokutosei train that I promised you. Kogoro and I were really looking forward to seeing you all here on this train. We can talk about other things after you get here; please enjoy your luxurious train journey first. — Natsue Hatamoto]

Inside the Hokutosei No. 3 train carriage, Ran cheerfully read the contents of the letter to Conan and Kogoro Mouri.

That's how it is!

After carefully recalling the person named Hatamoto Natsue, Conan asked with some curiosity, "Is this Aunt Natsue the one from the luxury cruise ship incident?"

"Yes!" Xiaolan nodded. Clearly, she had been in contact with Hatamoto Natsue after that incident, so she explained, "After that incident, the two of them moved away from the Hatamoto family and went to live on a ranch in Hokkaido!"

"We haven't seen those two since then!" Kogoro Mouri chimed in. "To be honest, I'm not just bragging, but we were able to enjoy this royal trip to the North Star thanks to me, Kogoro Mouri, solving that case! Hahaha!"

Conan looked at Kogoro Mouri with a helpless expression as he started boasting about himself after only a few sentences.

"Yes, yes, yes... I'm most grateful to Dad!"

Even Xiaolan just squinted her eyes and echoed him with a couple of perfunctory words.

"Hehehe, as long as you understand, that's fine!" However, Kogoro Mouri didn't notice Conan and Ran's perfunctory attitude and still proudly raised his head and laughed.

Conan, somewhat indifferent, shifted his gaze to the scenery outside the window, no longer wanting to pay attention to Kogoro Mouri. He silently thought to himself, "Heh, you've mentioned this seven times since we got on the bus..."

"Dad, I suddenly feel really hungry!" Xiaolan said a little embarrassedly.

"Huh?" Kogoro Mouri glanced at his watch and continued, "Miss Natsue mentioned in her letter that she has already made dinner reservations for us on the train. Let's head over to the restaurant now!"

"The dining car looks pretty good too!" Kogoro Mouri said as he opened the sliding door of his train compartment and walked out.

But just as Kogoro Mouri stepped out of the box, he bumped into a middle-aged man wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a mask.

After being knocked off balance, the man pulled down his mask and complained to Kogoro Mouri, "Hey, you bastard, where are your eyes located?!"

"No, no..." Kogoro Mouri turned to look at the man in the corridor, scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, and was about to apologize.

But when the man saw her face, he looked utterly astonished: "Ah? You, you are...this..."

The man's expression first showed surprise, then turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Hey, Dad, what's going on outside?"

Just as Ran and Conan stepped out of the private room to see what was going on, the man seemed to realize something, hurriedly pulled his mask back up, and then left in a hurry.

"I...I don't know either..." Seeing the man's strange behavior, Kogoro Mouri was a little puzzled, but he didn't think too much about it. In a hurry to get to dinner, Kogoro Mouri said impatiently, "Let's go eat quickly. I heard that tonight's dinner is a full French meal!"

"Really? That's amazing!" Ran, who was following behind Kogoro Mouri, said with a look of anticipation, "Being able to eat French food on the train is just wonderful!"

Only Conan watched with some suspicion as the strange man walked into the private room that was separated from theirs.

It wasn't until Kogoro Mouri and Ran's urging voices reached him that he put aside his thoughts and chased after them.

……

"Wow, this food is so satisfying!"

Inside the dining car, Kogoro Mouri, Ran, and Conan, having filled their stomachs, sat contentedly in their seats.

"It's really delicious!" Ran exclaimed to Conan beside her.

"Hmm!" Conan had to admit that the French food on the train was indeed very authentic.

"Not only was the dinner delicious, but the private room was also extremely luxurious. There's really nothing to complain about!" Kogoro Mouri excitedly savored his post-dinner coffee at his seat.

He was clearly very satisfied with this trip on the Beidou Star Train.

Chapter 260 Mission Objective

"What kind of nonsense is this, such a tiny private room!"

Just as Kogoro Mouri and his companions were marveling at their luxurious train journey, a discordant voice came from behind Kogoro Mouri.

The three of them looked in the direction from which the sound came, somewhat surprised.

Behind Kogoro Mouri, a middle-aged man in a suit was sitting and scolding a young man: "Didn't I tell you to make sure you booked the royal box?"