Maori Kogoro's daily life in the science harem

"So, why did you kidnap Naoko, Ms. Hanai?"

Chapter 241: Make a Bet with You

"Mr. Mori, I don't understand what you are talking about. How could I kidnap Naoko? She is Mr. Takei's daughter. How could I do such a thing?"

Hanai Akiko tried to stay calm and responded with a slightly trembling voice.

"Oh, is it so?"

Mao Li looked at her expression that was trying to remain calm and shook his head gently: "Well, since you refuse to admit it, I will point out your doubts one by one."

He walked slowly towards her, his eyes never leaving her face. "You have no alibi for the critical time period, and your behavior is full of contradictions. Moreover, you seem too calm, as if you are not worried about Naoko's disappearance."

"From what other people have said, you and Miss Naoko have the best relationship."

Hanai Akiko still tried to defend herself: "I...I was just worried about Naoko's safety, so I acted calm. If I panicked, Mr. Takei would be even more confused."

After listening to her explanation, Mao Li just smiled indifferently, then he took a sudden step forward and pushed Hanai onto the sofa.

Hanai Akiko obviously didn't expect his action. She covered her chest in panic, her eyes full of fear: "You...what are you doing?"

Mao Li did not respond to her question, but leaned over, grabbed her ankles, and pulled her trouser legs hard, revealing her smooth calves and ankles.

Akiko Hanai tried to struggle, but Mori's movements were so fast that she couldn't resist.

Mao Li stared at her ankle and said calmly, "Ms. Hanai, I want to know why the marks on your ankle are exactly the same as the marks on the person I saw in the water?"

These words left Hanai Akiko completely speechless. The color quickly drained from her face. She grasped her ankles tightly with both hands and forcibly pulled her feet back.

Tears quickly welled up in her eyes and she curled up on the sofa, looking helpless.

"You have no idea what kind of man that is!"

Hanai Akiko finally broke down and accused in a trembling voice, "Takei Katsuhiko is a bastard who only cares about money. He doesn't care about Naoko's safety at all! All he cares about is money and himself!"

Her tears rolled down and her voice was filled with anger.

Facing Hanai's tears, Maori's tone seemed nonchalant: "I don't care about these. Where is Naoko?"

Hanai Akiko clenched her teeth and refused to answer.

Her eyes were full of hesitation and resistance, and she was obviously unwilling to reveal Naoko's whereabouts.

Mao Li sighed when he saw this, and his tone was a little helpless: "What do you want? Are you kidnapping Naoko for money, or something else?"

Hearing this, Hua Jing's eyes became complicated, and his voice gradually became hoarse: "It's not these simple things..."

She whispered, "What I want is Katsuhiko Takei's love for Naoko! He has never really cared about her and only knows how to use money to solve problems. I just want him to understand that Naoko is more important than those cold, hard cash!"

Hearing this, Maori suddenly laughed, with a hint of mockery in his laughter.

Akiko Hanai was stunned. She didn't understand why Maori was laughing.

"You are so naive, Miss Hanai."

Mao Li stopped smiling and his tone became deeper, "Love is the most precious thing. It is much more precious than all gold and silver. Unfortunately, your plan was doomed to fail from the beginning."

Akiko Hanai looked stunned. She didn't know how to respond to Mori's words.

She struggled to retort, but was interrupted by Mao Li's next words.

"I guess Naoko asked you to help kidnap her, right?"

Maori's tone was somewhat certain, and Hanai Akiko's eyes widened and her whole body froze.

"Naoko knew her father's character, so she chose you."

Mao Li continued, "She just hopes that through this extreme method, her father can truly care about her and express his love for her. But you all underestimated Katsuhiko Takei. He is a man who values ​​money very much, and your plan is doomed to fail."

"Faced with a piece of fabric that is already full of holes, you keep testing it, and you will only end up with an even more tragic outcome."

Maori's words left Hanai Akiko completely stunned.

"Come to think of it, you asked him to raise cash again, right? You should know that I lent him 500 million. So guess, will he really take out the 500 million to exchange for Naoko?"

Maori suddenly looked at Hanai Akiko with a smile and asked.

Hanai Akiko showed a hesitant look on her face and answered in a low voice: "I think he will..."

"is it?"

Mao Li's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a meaningful smile, "Then let's make a bet. If he really uses 500 million to exchange for Naoko, then you win, and I will give you the 500 million."

Hanai Akiko was stunned for a moment and looked at Maori with complicated eyes. She obviously didn't expect Maori to make such a bet.

"If he hadn't,"

Mao Li's tone was a little teasing, "Then you lose. From now on, you have to listen to me wholeheartedly and be my secretary. How about that?"

Akiko Hanai gritted her teeth, nodded, and agreed to Mori's proposal.

Seeing her agree, Mao Li nodded with satisfaction, tapping his fingers on the table, his tone becoming more steady: "If, I mean if, you hadn't been exposed by me, in your original plan, if Takei Katsuhiko hadn't used the money to exchange for Naoko, what would you have done?"

Hanai Akiko's expression turned cold instantly, her eyes revealed deep hatred, her voice trembled a little, but she was firm: "I will kill him."

Her voice was low and full of resentment, as if these words had been brewing in her heart for a long time.

Hanai's eyes flashed with a dangerous light, and she said slowly: "Back then, my brother was killed by Katsuhiko Takei. I hated him to the core. Later, because of Naoko, I gradually let go of my hatred and wanted to make him responsible for my brother's death in another way."

Maori listened quietly without interrupting her narration.

"But now,"

Hanai Akiko's voice became even colder, and the fire of hatred burned in her eyes, "If you hadn't exposed me, and Takei Katsuhiko was unwilling to treat Naoko well, I would have taken the money and killed him, leaving him penniless. In this way, he would truly feel the pain of loss."

Mao Li's expression remained calm. He seemed to have already anticipated Hanai's thoughts and nodded slightly.

"Doing this will not ease the pain in your heart, but will make you and Naoko more miserable."

"Mr. Maori, do you mean to stop me completely!?"

Hanai Akiko screamed in anger, "Then why did you make a bet with me?"

"No, you're wrong."

Mao Li said with a smile: "If you lose and become my secretary, I will make the person who bullied my secretary completely bankrupt."

"For a man who loves money the most to lose all his money, this is much more painful than losing his life, right?"

Hanai Akiko stared at Maori blankly. At this moment, she really didn't know whether she hoped to win the bet or lose.

Chapter 242: Huajing Begins Action

Conan ran around the abandoned factory, carefully observing the police's arrangements.

Hidden agents have been placed in every corner, and everything is disguised as if Katsuhiko Takei is the only one there, waiting for the kidnappers to show up.

Although Conan was confident in the police's arrangements, he was still a little worried.

At the same time, Katsuhiko Takei stood in front of a box containing 500 million in cash, his face gloomy and uncertain, obviously in extreme confusion.

He stared at the stacks of banknotes, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

"Uncle Takei, what's wrong?"

Conan noticed that something was wrong with Katsuhiko Takei, so he walked up to him and asked with concern.

Takei Katsuhiko seemed not to hear Conan's voice, and muttered to himself: "This is 500 million, how can we just hand it over for nothing..."

Conan's eyes widened in shock. "But if we don't hand her over, what will happen to Miss Naoko? Besides, the police will catch the kidnappers, right?"

Katsuhiko Takei snorted coldly, his tone full of distrust towards the police: "I don't trust the police. What if Manjiro doesn't come back and the kidnapper isn't caught? And that Detective Mori is so unreliable that he just ran away like that!"

When Conan heard this, he wanted to say something to dissuade him, but Katsuhiko Takei was obviously unwilling to say anything more to a child. He just waved his hand and signaled Conan to leave.

Conan had no choice but to take a few steps back, staring at Katsuhiko Takei.

Katsuhiko Takei sneered and had already made a decision in his mind.

He found a few people and replaced the real money in the box with counterfeit bills. Then he looked at the box of bills confidently and thought smugly, "Humph, only a fool would give the kidnappers real money! With so much money, the kidnappers must not be able to keep up!"

Conan stood not far away, watching Katsuhiko Takei's every move, his heart full of worry.

Damn, this guy is such an idiot.

And what was Uncle Maori doing and why did he suddenly run away?

Is that Miss Hanai the kidnapper?

Or is he just trying to pick up girls?

……

Time passed by minute by minute, and the air was filled with tension.

Soon, it was the time agreed with the kidnappers.

Katsuhiko Takei stood in the middle of the abandoned factory, holding the box full of counterfeit money tightly in his hand.

He paced back and forth restlessly, looking down at his watch from time to time, with beads of sweat oozing out of his forehead.

In the surveillance car not far away, Conan stood next to Inspector Megure, staring at the surveillance footage on the screen.

In order not to alert the kidnappers, the police chose remote monitoring and wiring. Once the robbers got the money and tried to escape, they would immediately attack and control them.

At this moment, Maori and Hanai Akiko quietly arrived at the scene.

Hanai had changed into a pitch-black outfit, with a hat and mask covering her face completely, leaving only a pair of cold eyes exposed.

Maori looked around, carefully observed the situation at the scene, and had already made up his mind.

He patted Hanai's shoulder gently and whispered, "Are you ready?"

Hanai Akiko nodded, her voice a little hazy through her clothes: "Well, I'm going to leave now, Mr. Maori. I won't forget our bet."

Mao Li suddenly reached out to stop her, and said with a smile: "Wait a moment."

Hanai frowned, and said nervously, "Mr. Maori, you are not going to cancel the contract at the last minute, are you?"

Maori chuckled, "Of course not."

He said to himself: "Tongzi, give me a prop that can handle the on-site surveillance."

【Ding! 】

[According to the current situation, the host can redeem the EMP disruptor, which can keep all monitoring screens unchanged in their current state. Each time it is fully charged, it can be used for 30 minutes, and is worth 1000 points]

"Change!"

Mao Li looked at the EMP disruptor in his hand and whispered to himself, "It's quite expensive."

But at least it's not a disposable item and can be used every time.

Hanai Akiko looked at the unusual little device in Maori's hand in confusion and asked, "What is this?"

Mao Li made up a nonsense: "This is the latest invention, specially used to disrupt surveillance. If you don't have this, you will be caught before you even enter."

Hanai looked at Maori gratefully and nodded to show that he understood.

Mao Li immediately turned on the EMP disruptor, and an invisible electromagnetic pulse spread out instantly. The monitoring image on the screen suddenly froze, and all signals were interfered, but on the surface everything seemed normal.

Mao Li smiled slightly and signaled that Hanai could start to act.

Hanai took a deep breath, tightened his hat, and disappeared into the darkness, sneaking quietly into the interior of the factory.

……

Akiko Hanai came quietly behind Katsuhiko Takei.

Her sudden appearance surprised Katsuhiko Takei. He turned around abruptly, his eyes full of surprise and confusion.

"Why are you here? Were you fired by Maori?"

Hanai looked at him coldly and said without any emotion: "Where's the money? I'll get it."

Katsuhiko Takei was stunned for a moment, and the confusion on his face instantly turned into doubt.

His mind quickly connected everything and began to draw a false conclusion.

Katsuhiko Takei's eyes widened in horror and blurted out: "Ah! Could it be that the real kidnapper is Maori Kogoro?"