Man in Marvel: The Manifestation of the Gods

Looking at the half-smile of Uncle Maori, Conan couldn't help but think of the murderous look of the uncle before. He shuddered and smiled awkwardly: "Sure, I can definitely help uncle."

At the same time, I was secretly dissatisfied: "Uncle~ who is making things worse? Do I need to tell you???"

"Then follow me, but be careful to keep a distance from Lan, otherwise..."

Roddy turned his head and said lazily.

He is not actually a loser, he is just a little bit lazy.

Perhaps influenced by Kogoro Mori, he prefers to hide his shortcomings and use a seemingly carefree appearance to cover up his true self.

But if you underestimate him, humph, Rody now can surprise everyone.

...

Client's home

Looking at the huge mansion of the wealthy and prestigious family in front of him, Rody stretched and sighed with a pang of pain after paying the fare.

"Ah! It seems that the client this time is a wealthy customer."

This should be a wealthy area. Behind a low wall is a traditional Japanese-style building. The huge front yard is well-maintained. The space occupied by this yard alone is enough for an ordinary white-collar worker to struggle for eight lifetimes.

Although Neon Real Estate went bankrupt, Roddy knew that the land in Tokyo would become more and more valuable in the future, and in the end, a piece of land of only a few tsubo could be sold for tens of millions of yen.

Take the three-story building of the Maori Detective Agency as an example.

"Hey~ When can I live in a big villa like this?"

Hearing her father sigh, Xiaolan felt helpless and whispered to dissuade him: "Dad, don't let others hear it. It's very rude."

Perhaps he noticed that there was someone at the gate, as a white-haired man in his fifties was already waiting outside.

Judging from his attire, he should be a butler or something like that. Although he is old, he looks energetic.

"Is that Mr. Maori?"

"Hey, I'm Kogoro Mouri." Roddy has watched hundreds of episodes of Conan after all. Although he is not familiar with every case, he still remembers the horror-themed cases in the first few episodes of Conan.

"I hope the Dragon King can bring me a complete set of Conan anime at the next party..."

Thinking this in his mind, Rody's superficial performance was pretty good. The temperament of a creepy uncle was restrained, and with his tall, straight figure and serious face, the butler seemed very satisfied with this choice.

"Please follow me, Mr. Maori. Who are these two?"

"My daughter and son can be considered my assistants who help me run errands. I always start from the practical side when educating my children."

Hearing this, the butler stood in awe: "You are a very good educator, Mr. Maori..."

Only Xiaolan and Conan rolled their eyes at the same time, and Conan stared at Uncle Maori with resentment in his dead fish eyes.

Okay, okay, this is how you take advantage of him, right?

Chapter 176: Luo Kongming, the master strategist, and the washing machine, the dog-riding god of war.

On a late autumn night, there is a slight chill in the air.

Luxury mansion backyard

The real male host was briefly explaining the reason for inviting Kogoro Mori with a grim expression.

"Is it actually a kidnapping case?"

I heard that the client's ten-year-old daughter was kidnapped.

Maori Roddy pretended to be serious and listened carefully to the whole incident, but in his heart he was going through his memories.

As the first case after Conan's appearance, he still vaguely remembered the plot.

The kidnapped little girl named Tani Jingzi originally asked the old housekeeper to help her with the scam because she wanted to get more attention from her father.

I want the client to close the company for a month so that he can spend more time with his children.

But in the end, the two of them messed up, and a real robber showed up and kidnapped the girl.

I guess it was because of this that the old housekeeper chose a confused detective like himself. However, he didn't expect to run into the newly shrunk washing machine and his lie was seen through at a glance.

Fortunately, the little girl was successfully rescued by Conan.

...

Thinking..

"Eh! No...why would I say I'm a confused detective?"

Roddy suddenly realized something was wrong. How could he be a confused detective? He really was.

"It must be because of Kogoro Mori's personality!"

When Roddy came back to his senses, a childish but convincing voice came from beside him.

"Butler Aso, can you tell me in detail what happened during the kidnapping?"

"Eh?"

The old butler standing next to the client was stunned when he heard this. Seeing that it was Conan with his hands in his pockets, he didn't expect that such a young child would ask the question, so he looked at Rody tentatively.

"Hmm? Don't bother me while I'm working on a case, little brat!"

Roddy had a bad temper and subconsciously pulled Conan up by the collar and yelled at him.

With spit flying everywhere, Conan had nowhere to escape and could only look at the uncle with a sad face.

'Hey! He is helping. Uncle advises you not to be ungrateful!'

...

Roddy also remembered that Conan's actions seemed to be helping.

Humph, this kid is really something. He doesn’t know how to hide his incompetence even after growing smaller. He is indeed just a high school student, not as mature and steady as him at all.

Anyway, there is no way Roddy would admit that he was wrong.

At the same time, Roddy changed his mind and wondered why he should be so tired to inquire about the case and track it down.

Wouldn't it be better to make use of Conan's role as a tool and help him earn points?

Makes sense!

So after a pause, Roddy changed his attitude and put the struggling Conan down again.

Looking at the shocked client and the old butler, he patted Conan's shoulder with an unfathomable look on his face.

He sighed and explained.

"That's all."

"This kid has been involved in many cases with me. It seems that it is time to give him more training, Butler Aso..."

"Hi!"

"Just tell him without worry, I'll be there to help analyze it."

...

Hearing what Kogoro Rody said, the client couldn't help but frown and looked a little dissatisfied.

After all, his daughter was kidnapped, and now this detective was actually setting a test for his child at this time. It was obvious that he did not take his daughter's safety seriously.

But when I thought about the fact that Mr. Maori used to be a criminal policeman and had a confident look on his face, I wondered if he might have already had some ideas.

After thinking about it.

Mr. Client is still prepared to grasp this life-saving straw.

He nodded slightly to the old butler who was looking at him, indicating that he should narrate the whole process of the case.

"This is what happened..." At the signal from his master, the white-haired but energetic old butler began to narrate what happened.

Kogoro Mouri strolled around with his hands in his pockets.

...

There is a tall pine tree that is quite old near the edge of the yard.

There was also a large dangerous dog hiding in the grass. When it spotted Rody, it suddenly jumped up with a ferocious look. Just as it was about to bark, it saw a golden light flash in Rody's eyes.

The dragon clan showed a hint of shock.

The puppy, who originally had a fierce look on his face, suddenly became docile, with his tail between his legs and his head buried in the ground, his body still trembling with fear.

"Good dog~" Roddy was satisfied.

"...After the young lady came back from school, she was playing in the yard, but she didn't expect a man in black to suddenly jump out from the corner and take her away."

"He escaped from the pine tree near Mr. Maori. He disappeared in the blink of an eye. He also threatened to close the company for a month, otherwise there would be serious consequences."

The old butler's narration came to my ears from afar.

Roddy yawned while his back was turned to everyone. He was sober now, but still very sleepy.

At the same time, he observed the pine tree in front of him and rolled his eyes.

...

Ah!

Good guy, you don't even think before you lie...

Climbing a tree with a little girl in your arms? There is a door next to you, or at least a low wall. Who would choose such a thankless task?

In addition, the pine trees were lush and leafy, but when Roddy looked up, he didn't see any thin branches broken, and they were all well trimmed.

There was grass all around, still a little wet from the rain, but there were no shoe prints or dirt on the trees.

There was no trace left. The kidnappers were either very good at martial arts or they could fly like Roddy.

in conclusion

——Is this the kind of excuse a human can come up with?

Or does the old butler think that a confused detective like Kogoro Mouri can't see the loopholes in his words?

...

Wow...you actually dare to look down on the famous detective Rody.