Isn't it very scientific to use the Death Note to kill people?

Ring ring ring ring!!

Lin Jiashu's phone suddenly rang.

He pressed answer, and Sonoko's lively and cheerful voice immediately came from the other end:

"Brother Jiashu! Did you see the news in today's newspaper?"

"A challenge to Phantom Thief Kid? I saw it."

"Yes, yes! That Suzuki Jirokichi on the picture is my uncle!"

"Then let me tell you, shortly after the challenge was sent out, my uncle received a reply from Kaito Kid."

"I'll send that text message to your phone now. Then, Jia Shu, would you be interested in taking on my uncle's commission?"

Sonoko's tone was very lighthearted.

Amuro Tooru, who overheard this, became interested.

After Hayashi Yoshiki said he would consider it and they finished exchanging pleasantries and ended the call, Amuro Tooru said, "This is a very interesting request. If we can catch Kaito Kid, the agency's popularity will probably skyrocket again."

"It's pointless to turn things upside down and then push the case back to Uncle Mori's office."

"...So what exactly is the purpose of opening this firm?"

"Because the nearest McDonald's restaurant is less than 200 meters away."

"..."

Amuro Toru was speechless and choked with emotion.

Does this person really love eating cheap food?

Chapter 313: As you can see, I am the woman Lin Jiashu likes~

April 12th, 7:30 PM

A large crowd of onlookers gathered in front of the Suzuki Museum, while numerous helicopters circled around the museum in the air.

"As you can see, the sky is now filled with countless helicopters, and there are numerous guards deployed all around!"

"These can all be described as the elite forces assembled by the Suzuki Group, betting its prestige on them!"

"With such tight security, will Phantom Thief Kid really arrive as promised!?"

The reporter, standing in front of the cordon, reported with great enthusiasm in front of the camera.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop of a building next to the museum, Sonoko Suzuki and her companions were already seated in the specially prepared "audience seats."

“The Phantom Thief Kid was just seen near the rooftop of this building yesterday. Now only security personnel are allowed to enter.”

Kogoro Mouri glanced somewhat uncomfortably at the row of bodyguards standing guard beside him.

Kaito Kid appeared last night.

In his previous teaser, he said he would scout the museum’s layout the night before the operation, but in reality, he performed a high-profile aerial magic trick—walking in the air.

Kaito Kid walked between two buildings in full view of everyone. No one could tell what kind of mechanism he used. He just walked to the museum and then disappeared.

Conan was also deep in thought, rubbing his chin.

At that moment, a bodyguard walked up to Sonoko, bent down, and said something to her. Sonoko immediately nodded to indicate that it was no problem, then turned around excitedly and said:

"Jia Shu is here!"

"Ah, if Yoshiki-san were here, he would definitely be able to see through Kaito Kid's methods in no time."

Xiao Lan's face immediately lit up with anticipation.

Conan immediately felt a little jealous, but Kogoro Mouri, who was always unwilling to admit defeat, was unusually silent when he heard this—it was because Yoshiki Hayashi's agency had been sending him too many cases, and he felt indebted to them.

Lin Jiashu quickly took the elevator to the rooftop.

Surprisingly, he was accompanied by a girl.

Around the same age as Xiaolan and the others, she had incredibly beautiful wine-red hair that was stunning even in the dark. After arriving on the rooftop with Lin Jiashu, she wasn't intimidated by the scene before her; instead, she showed an expression of great interest.

"I see, the audience seats are quite nice."

"Brother Jiashu, who is she?"

Sonoko stood up in surprise.

Lin Jiashu gave a helpless smile and replied, "It was someone I accidentally encountered on the way here."

"Hehehe, you two-faced bastard—" Koizumi Akako laughed gleefully, "You must be incredibly excited to meet me tonight, right?"

No, I think you're a nuisance.

Hayashi Yoshiki said it bluntly, but Koizumi Akako just smiled and didn't seem to care.

—Because Lin Jiashu is a polite person who smiles at everyone, but he is so impolite in front of her... He must be forcibly suppressing his feelings for her, right?

Hmph, what an awkward man.

"My name is Koizumi Akako, and as you can see, I'm the woman Hayashi Yoshiki likes~"

"What!?"

Koizumi Akako's words instantly shocked the people in the seats.

Kogoro Mouri nearly dropped the cup he was holding. Like Conan, he carefully and seriously looked Koizumi Akako up and down... She was indeed a very beautiful girl, and for some reason, looking at her face gave people an incredible sense of allure.


Sonoko, however, was getting a little anxious.

Although she felt that Yoshiki's challenge was too high and she probably had little chance, the moment when the unattainable beauty was plucked by someone else would indeed cause heartache for those who had high hopes.

Xiaolan was also surprised, her mouth agape.

Thinking back to the two times Yoshiki had tried to kiss her, she couldn't quite describe how she felt when she heard these words.

"Stop joking, you're bothering me."

Lin Jiashu retorted without hesitation, and then said again, "I don't like you, Hongzi."

As he finished speaking, he seemed to glance at Xiaolan almost unintentionally.

The girl's gaze met his, but he immediately looked away.

This caused Xiaolan's face to blush almost imperceptibly.

Why is Yoshiki looking at me at this time?

She lowered her head as if embarrassed to think about it further.

Upon hearing this, Koizumi Akako immediately scoffed, "Tch!"

This man is really stubborn.

Sonoko smiled.

She sat down with a smile, as if she had breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at her best friend: "I knew it! I could never imagine what it would be like if Yoshiki liked a girl and confessed his feelings."

Yes, yes.

Unaware that her best friend's reaction was a little ambiguous, Sonoko was in a great mood and immediately asked her bodyguard to add another chair to the room.

Koizumi Akako also took her seat in a very natural and comfortable manner.

As the heir to the Red Magic, she had no fear of rich people.

"Hello, Hongzi."

Xiao Lan greeted her very kindly.

"Ah, hello."

“You’re about our age, you’re probably not from Teitan High School, right?” Sonoko asked, then looked at Yoshiki Hayashi: “Why do you know Yoshiki-nii?”

“I’m from Ekoda High School. As for why I know Hayashi Yoshiki, it’s because this man came to me for a fortune telling.”

"Divination?"

Not only did the two girls blink, but even Kogoro Mouri and Conan found it strange.

"So Yoshiki-nii is actually interested in fortune telling!"

Using an "Ah-le-le" tone, Conan said with a smile.

"Don't underestimate her. She's quite famous in Ekoda City, known as the 'mysterious fortune teller.'"

Sonoko reacted particularly strongly after Hayashi Yoshiki answered.

"Really?"

"real."

She almost slammed her hand on the table and jumped up, excitedly exclaiming, "It really is that elusive fortune teller from the next city?!"

"What is that?" Xiaolan asked, somewhat confused.

"She's a fortune teller I occasionally see on forums, the kind of person you'd find in urban legends! Apparently, her accuracy rate is frighteningly high!"

Sonoko said excitedly, but when she looked at Koizumi Akako's beautiful face, her initial excitement was inexplicably dampened: "...But actually, I don't know if it's true or not."

Fortune tellers also have to consider appearance.

Not to mention that Koizumi Akako doesn't have any mysterious aura at all now, with her youthful and beautiful face, it's really too strange to call her a fortune teller.

Moreover, if she were truly a fortune teller, why couldn't she have predicted that Yoshiki didn't like her?

Sensing the questioning from Sonoko's gaze, Koizumi Akako snorted.

Amidst the others' questions about where she got the crystal ball, she placed it on the table and arrogantly declared:

"Since that's the case, then let me show you!"

Chapter 314: The Famous Scoundrel and the Moutai

It inexplicably turned into a fortune-telling session.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan weren't interested in this kind of thing at all, so when Ran and Sonoko started getting excited and chattering away, they felt a bit superfluous sitting there.

"Come on, what do you want to have divined?"

"Let me think... Is it possible to predict who Yoshiki-san likes?"

"Hehehe, I don't even need divination to give you the answer to this. There's no doubt he likes me!"

"...Xiao Lan, it seems that divination is not very reliable after all."

"How dare you question me!?"

As the saying goes, three women make a drama.

But in reality, Ran was just there with a helpless, bitter smile; only Koizumi Akako and Sonoko were performing.

Lin Jiashu, who witnessed this scene, simply smiled.

He took out his notebook and pen, opened it, and started writing something.

Conan was gradually drawn to the sound of him writing.

"Did Yoshiki-san figure out Kaito Kid's method?"

"I didn't realize that."

real or fake?

Considering his "comrade-in-arms" relationship with Kaito Kid, Conan seriously suspects that Yoshiki Hayashi is not only going easy on Kaito Kid, but may also be secretly tipping him off.

Moreover, his sudden decision to start taking notes made him seem even more suspicious.

He asked the question directly.

What are you writing?

"I suddenly had a novel idea, so I wrote it down."

Lin Jiashu replied.

The idea is called "The Famous Scoundrel Moutai".

The protagonist, Gin, is a high school delinquent in the Kanto region. One day, while at an amusement park with his gangmate Vodka, he witnesses a man in black, codenamed "Washing Machine," conducting an illegal transaction with Inspector Megure. After being discovered, Gin is drugged and shrunk in size. He then takes on the alias "Bai Gan'er Maotai" and temporarily stays at Vodka's house.

When he entered Teitan Elementary School as a student, he met Cohen, Chianti, and Tequila, forming a delinquent group of elementary school students.