Chapter 858: The process that everyone goes through
"Sorry, Detective Maori, could you please give me your opinion on this murder?"
"Sorry, the case The details are still under investigation and I cannot reveal too many details.”
“Mr. Nayun, who was arrested, claimed that his crime was excusable because the deceased had abused his son for a long time and he couldn’t bear it anymore. He made an extreme choice. Is the truth what he described?"
"Let him say whatever he wants."
"So do you think he is looking for excuses to excuse himself?"
"I am a detective, and detectives can only prove objective things. I just exposed his trick of how to make the murder weapon disappear, and advised him to wait until things get turbulent. As for what he thinks in his heart, why don't you ask those heart monsters?"
"Hey, what do you mean..."
" That's it, that's it."
"Ah, Mr. Mori, Mr. Mori!"
Mouri Kogoro touched his chin and stared intently at the news screen, which was surrounded by microphones. He walked out of the screen with a wave of his hand and nodded with great satisfaction.
"Tsk, the man's silent back, everything is silent... so handsome, I'm so cool!"
"Dad..."
When Conan opened the door of the detective agency, he saw such a scene.
Mouri Kogoro sat on the sofa chair in front of the TV, sitting upright and watching the replay of the news. Maori Lan and Karasawa stood on either side of the sofa, looking very supportive of him.
"This counts as recorded!" The finished Mouri Kogoro checked the machine under the TV and asked uncertainly. He stepped forward and carefully pushed the disc out of the optical drive, "As long as there is an optical drive You can see this scene on your computer or DVD player, right?"
"Yes, this news is saved." Tangze answered in the affirmative with his arms crossed.
"This volume is much smaller than a video tape. It's really good. Technology is advancing so fast."
Conan looked at Mouri Kogoro with a puzzled expression as he took the disc solemnly It was put into a transparent CD box, and then under the guidance of Tang Ze, he tied the packaging bow somewhat awkwardly, tugged on the hem of Mao Lilan's skirt, and pointed at it doubtfully.
"This is a commission that Dad completed independently during the past two days when you were away." Mao Lilan squatted down and explained in a low voice, "He wanted to record it and give it to Mom as a gift, as if there is something tomorrow. Dating..."
"...Aunt Fei Yingli doesn't know about his situation, right?" Conan's mouth twitched twice, "Wouldn't it be strange to suddenly send her an interview video of himself solving the case?"
Already know this about them For those who weigh a few pounds, Kogoro Mouri's ability to independently detect murder cases that have a certain threshold is indeed a big improvement. However, in the eyes of those who still firmly believe in his attributes as a famous detective, recording a special episode is not a big deal. Interviews on sensational cases are a bit showy.
"There's nothing I can do. Usually, even when he's being interviewed, he always looks dazed. It's a rare opportunity to be cool. It's reasonable for him to want his mother to see it..." Mao Lilan She shook her head and returned to the kitchen to prepare the dishes, "What about you, are you having fun with the children?"
Her words were also teasing, and there was no shortage of jokes about a high school student accompanying elementary school students on a camping trip. , the original intention was to tease Conan, who was forced to be a first-grade elementary school student, but Conan suddenly recalled the feeling of the cold liquid sliding down the esophagus into the stomach pouch, and shuddered hard.
According to Haibara, he is just an ordinary person, and the Mamiya family’s castle is a place with strong malicious intent. Without the assistance of those potions, it is almost impossible for him to come out intact. The Phantom Thief Tuan wanted to protect his health. As for the ingredients of the medicine, it was purely accidental.
But as soon as he thought about what he was drinking, Conan couldn't help feeling a chill down his spine, completely giving up his eagerness to play with them next time, and even couldn't help feeling a little guilty towards that guy. .
He knew that Joker had special abilities, and even if he stabbed the aorta with a knife, it would not cause any harm to the body, but this did not prevent him from resisting using this guy's body as experimental material.
Originally, he was a little envious of joker's super self-healing ability. He also felt that without the assistance of this ability, it would be difficult for joker to freely enter and exit such dangerous places and complete such dangerous actions - —Like jumping off the Shinkansen with a bomb in hand.
But comparing it to Haiyuan's experiment, and considering why the joker was developed with this ability, it makes people completely unhappy.
The inexhaustible blood and even human tissue are like "fast-growing wood" specially grown for experiments...
"Don't mention it." Conan waved his hand tiredly, trying to wave away the feeling of nausea, the fatigue of lack of sleep, and the dizziness of over-working brain, "We didn't make it to the camp."
"Another case happened. ?" Mao Lilan raised her eyebrows, not surprised.
"Well, I guess I have to go to the Metropolitan Police Department to take notes later..." Conan pressed his temple.
After all, this is not a recent murder, it is an old case four years ago. In addition to on-site investigation, they, the first discoverers, must also add some details they discovered, as well as provide fingerprints and footprints. Avoid interfering with other people's investigation work.
Speaking of the Metropolitan Police Department, Conan couldn't help but glance at Tang Ze.
Karasawa, who had his back to them, was bending down and pointing at the card, instructing Mouri Kogoro how to secure it firmly in the ribbon so that the greeting card he wrote could be pinned to the gift beautifully. He was so skilled that it didn't look like he had never talked about it before. The look of love.
"By the way, how has Tangze been doing these past two days?" Conan hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "He seems to have a regular review to attend..."
"Well, Yes, I heard from Mr. Amuro that he has been busy running around with Tangze for the past two days. "Of course Mao Lilan is aware of the movements of the neighbors downstairs at all times and answered them one by one." Mr. Amuro was very attentive, and even made a special trip to get some signed opinions from us neighbors. He said that although the effect was not big, it could also show that Karasawa had completed his study and life well during this period, and stayed in his own right. It helps a little bit. "
Stay on your toes...
After organizing the words in his mind for a while, he couldn't equate this adjective with Karasawa's face. Conan couldn't help it. Half-moon eyes were revealed.
He didn't believe that the Metropolitan Police Department had no knowledge of Tangze's frequent acts of righteousness and bravery. It was just a formality issue.
Then again, from top to bottom in the entire investigation, who else would think that Tang Ze is really a juvenile delinquent? For this reason, there is no way to restart the investigation of Tang Ze's case and clear his name. Are you getting rid of your injustice...
I couldn't help but shake my head for this so-called observation that paid too much attention to form, and some of the doubts in Conan's heart were relieved.
Tang Ze was indeed busy with personal matters these two days, so the one who appeared in the castle was definitely not him.
It can’t be possible, even the police from the Metropolitan Police Department are cooperating with Karasawa’s lies, right?
"Is this done? Well, isn't it a bit unofficial..." Mouri Kogoro finally finished fiddling with the gift box, straightened up, and looked at the wrapped gifts hesitantly.
It’s not that he can’t give more expensive gifts, but Tang Ze suggested that Fei Yingli and he are no longer young people in love, and they have reached the stage where they have enough food and clothing, and their lives are not embarrassing. They have also formed their own aesthetics and tendencies. Unless he can grasp the other person's mind very accurately, a gift that is not simple and luxurious will not be sincere.
So apart from a bottle of perfume, he only prepared this CD as a return gift for the cufflinks Fei Yingli gave him on their last date.
"It's good like this. You can prepare more formal gifts later." Tangze pulled the white gauze underneath, deftly tied an extra flower-shaped decoration on the gift box, and put it It was placed on the table and he nodded with satisfaction, "Although your situation is different from a simple love, the gradual emotion is the same. On a normal date, you give some thoughtful but inexpensive gifts. When you reach a certain stage, you have the right A more formal gift is needed."
Mouri Kogoro thought about it and felt that he couldn't refute it. Thinking of this guy's overly sophisticated gift suggestion, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. : "It's unimaginable that you have lived till now without harming a few young girls."
"Don't make it sound like I'm some glib playboy. I'm just better at trying to get what others want." Tangze shrugged, turned back to look at Conan's strange gaze, and blinked twice quickly. Conan quickly picked up on his hint and understood what Karasawa wanted to express.
Ha, so the reason why you can understand other people’s desires so well is part of your power? Did your wish-fulfillment Wei Li ask you to do this...
"Conan-kun, you came back just in time." Tang Ze walked back to the table, looked at Conan who had a little dark circles under his eyes, and said energetically , "Classmate Yuanzi called me and Xiaolan to accompany her to the party. Do you want to come together?"
Look, the same trip, the same sleepless night, because he was driving a RV and kept on the road. After getting enough sleep, Conan was sleepy like a black-eyed chicken because he was crowded on a beetle with a group of children. Or he might as well be rich.
"Huh? Party, what kind of party?" Conan thought for a moment and became confused.
“A gathering of netizens.” Mao Lilan replied, “It seems to be some kind of fan group she met on an online forum. It was a rare occasion to have an offline gathering. She wanted to meet and chat with them. Netizens or something."
"What kind of handsome guy is he?" Without Mao Lilan's further explanation, Conan rolled his eyelids and said, "She already has Kyogoku-kun. ..."
"Well, the relationship between the two of them has developed quite well, but isn't it that Kyogoku-san has gone abroad? The next time we meet will be a few months later, and she will be alone. It's normal to be bored and want to find some handsome guys to entertain your eyes." Mao Lilan spread her hands, but she quite understood what her best friend was thinking.
"I thought she liked watching handsome guys mainly because she wanted to fall in love..." Conan's brows twitched, expressing that he couldn't understand Suzuki Sonoko's return to her old ways.
Didn’t she always talk about the beautiful encounters and the atmosphere of love? Now that she has a definite love partner, why are she still staring at the wild handsome guy...
"What about you? I misunderstood her." Karasawa placed the last dish on the table for Mouri Kogoro and took over, "Sonoko's appreciation of handsome guys and beauties comes from the bottom of his heart. It has nothing to do with hormones. It's purely personal interest. Hobbies. ”
Whether Yangou is in love or not does not affect his desire to see handsome men and beautiful women. The only role that Yangou’s attribute plays in love is that Yangou definitely wants to find someone with good looks. The person of the opposite sex is just a target.
Anyway, Suzuki Sonoko didn't even touch the handsome guy, so she was probably collecting stamps and washing her eyes.
"Is that how you understand it..." Conan's mouth twitched again, feeling that Tang Ze was making quite a lot of mistakes.
Mouri Kogoro's focus is not on this at all: "The eldest lady of the consortium and ordinary enthusiasts will also become friends because of the Internet. This is the magic of the Internet. Although you are not going alone, you still need to pay attention to safety. Everyone They are strangers, who knows if there are people with bad intentions."
"Don't worry, with Tang Ze and me here, Yuanzi will be fine," Mao Lilan said energetically. He punched Conan and kicked Conan in time, successfully shutting him up.
Conan looked back in confusion.
Mao Lilan picked up the bowls and chopsticks and said nothing, just pointed at the gift box placed on the TV table with her eyes.
Conan suddenly realized something belatedly.
For a long time, the invitations from Suzuki Sonoko, the parties and the need to pay attention to safety were all excuses. The main reason was to throw away the troublesome children at home so that we could have some adult dates...
"I specially asked Mr. Amuro to give us a ride." Karasawa picked up the bowl and answered the words at the right time, "We will set off in the afternoon when Sonoko-san comes over."
"I have even thought about this, I am really well prepared... ..."
"Huh?"
"No, I mean, this is good. If Mr. Amuro is responsible for sending us off, he will definitely not be late."
Tang Ze listened to Conan's rapid-fire words and used a bowl to hide the smile at the corner of his mouth. From the corner of his eye, he glanced down through the office window with the advertisement on it.
He would agree to this sudden invitation because he knew what would happen next, and he also considered taking the opportunity to bring his teammates to the cafe.
After all, right, that, that, everyone has to go through the process...
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“Ha, this is too... I have reason to suspect that Xiao Shenggu has really been thinking about letting us work for him for a long time.”
Standing in front of a crowded movie theater, Kenji Hagihara looked at those overly aggressive faces, covered his face, and let out a big sigh.
"No, I don't think so. I just miss the atmosphere of everyone being together..." Zhu Fu Jingguang added dryly to Fa Xiao.
"Then why is it that even though we are all in a movie theater, his master is a leisurely tourist, and we are working here continuously?" Hagiwara Kenji complained, "Especially, why did you arrange for me to be there? Like a commentator? I thought I had to be a lobby manager or something..."
"Is there a possibility that you were put in charge of that showcase because you died? The earliest, and the most careless reason." Matsuda Jinpei calmly analyzed, "If you think about it carefully, the first one to guard the tomb, right? If it were someone else, the order would be a bit wrong."
< br>"Hey, you're more extreme than him..."
"Okay, look at the squad leader and his girlfriend, they are busy and have to pack popcorn and get drinks. At least your job is relatively easy..."
"Xiao Zhufu, you too I didn’t let him go.”
Standing in front of the movie poster, Lianggu Ling raised his head and stared at the shadow of the movie promotion picture. If he felt something, he turned his head and looked at the three people who were pushing and shoving into the cinema hall. , blinked slightly.
Wearing uniforms and continuing to work in an orderly manner, several people scattered in different places and three people who were noisy and disorderly but gathered together stood in completely different places, like a control group.
Life and death, noisy and quiet, joy and depression, seem to form clear distinctions at this moment.
Dream-like, exaggerated scenes that were far removed from reality were vividly played out before his eyes.
Shadow Fangtani Rei stared at them with a dazed expression. It wasn't until his peripheral vision caught the cleaner Gin walking out of the darkness with a completely different style from those around him that he controlled his expression and slowly turned his head. , continued to look at the huge poster.
On the poster is a counter filled with different types of drinks, with the name of the movie written in large, eye-catching letters below.
"Drunk Dream: A Night of Light and Shadow".
Below the name is a series of handwritten subtitles for the poster.
Rare wines from all over the world are stored here, and it is also a stage where all kinds of emotions meet.
——If this is really a dream, don’t wake me up before its end.
(End of this chapter)