Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 147 Afternoon Tea with Teiji Moriya
October 4, 29 pm.

Hiroki Sawada and a dejected Rei were standing on the sidewalk in front of a large mansion.

"Why haven't there been any explosions in the past few days..."

Tears welled up in Lie's eyes. "I thought I could get some bombs for free."

Sawada Hiroki looked at him with dead fish eyes: "Uncle Lie, be careful with your words."

If the police passed by, he would never be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

"And it was Sister Xiaolan who invited us here today to attend the tea party of this famous architect. Uncle Lie, can you at least be happy?" said Hiroki Sawada.

Lie put away the decadence on his face and stretched himself, but his tone was still sad:
"What's there to be happy about? There's no bomb here."

Sawada Hiroki: "..."

Carry him away, there's no hope of saving him.

……

About ten minutes passed.

A taxi stopped in front of the two of them.

The Maori father and daughter and Conan got out of the car one after another and saw Retsu and Hiroki at a glance.

Mao Lilan was very surprised: "Mr. Lin and Hiroki! You are here already?"

"Yeah~ Because there's nothing to do." Lie showed a sunny smile, "And I'm also very excited to be able to attend the tea party of such a famous architect~"

Sawada Hiroki: "..."

Who just said that no bomb is happy?

"Well... actually it was Professor Teiji Moriya who invited Shinichi." Mao Lilan smiled a little embarrassedly, "But because he couldn't come because of something, so he asked us to go in his place... I thought it would be better to ask Mr. Lin and Hiroki to come together."

"So that's it..."

Rei glanced at Conan imperceptibly.

In fact, Lie and Hiroki already knew about this matter a long time ago.

Ever since Conan got a cell phone, Noah has had another task - to eavesdrop on Conan.

Fortunately, Xie upgraded Noah's configuration not long ago. Now Noah can release no more than fifty clone programs at a time without any problem, and it will not cause program lag... provided there is a signal.

So, Retsu and Hiroki both knew that Conan often used a voice changer to disguise his original voice when calling Xiaolan.

As soon as they entered the courtyard in front of the villa, the owner of the mansion, Moriya Teiji, came out to greet them personally.

This famous architect doesn't seem to be pretentious at all, and his upturned moustache makes him look quite interesting.

After learning that the five of them were here to replace Kudo Shinichi, Moriya Teiji expressed regret:

"What a shame! I wanted to ask that famous high school detective for advice..."

"If he's a detective, then my dad is also a detective." Mao Lilan immediately and enthusiastically introduced her father, "And this Mr. Chi Yanlin and these two children, their reasoning ability is very strong!"

If it was just Conan's usual high IQ that made Xiaolan suspect that he was Shinichi...

With the addition of Hiroki and Rei who occasionally shows strength even stronger than Kudo Shinichi, Xiaolan still doesn't think there is anything wrong with Conan.

After hearing Xiaolan's introduction, Moritani Teiji was a little confused - because the only person often mentioned in the newspapers was Kogoro Mouri, and he had never heard of Retsu's name.

However, he suppressed his doubts and smiled enthusiastically, "So you are the famous Maori detective. I have heard of you for a long time!"

Maori Kogoro immediately scratched his head in embarrassment: "Ah! No, no, it's my honor to join you for afternoon tea..."

After a few meaningless pleasantries, Moriya Teiji led them to the back garden, where they would have afternoon tea.

Moriya Teiji's mansion is designed to be completely symmetrical, whether it is the front yard, the back garden, or the main building.

Even his name was changed to a completely symmetrical font. It must be said that his symmetrical aesthetics has reached the point of obsessive-compulsive disorder. After afternoon tea began, Moriya Teiji asked Maori Kogoro a question:
"Mr. Maori, I'm helping a company set up by three people to figure out a network password... I think if you are a famous detective, you can definitely solve it, right?"

Maori Kogoro:"……"

Every time the case is solved, it’s always those two little brats and it has nothing to do with him… But since they said so, it seems a bit embarrassing to refuse, what should I do?
Maori Kogoro hesitated after being praised like this, but he still coughed and said, "In that case... Mr. Lin, I'll leave it to you!"

Lie, who was pushed out, blinked: "Oh! Okay~ What's the puzzle of the password?"

Reasoning? He has read a lot of novels recently, so he will definitely be able to solve it!

Moriya Teiji: "...?"

This Kogoro Mori doesn't seem to be as powerful as described in the newspapers. He doesn't even dare to accept this challenge?

How could Teiji Moritani know that Kogoro Mori was used to slacking off... At most, he would seriously reason a few times when he encountered a case, and he didn't want to embarrass himself with this kind of riddle - every time he went out, Mr. Lin would come with a bunch of brain teasers to test him and Conan, and he was tired.

"The password is five pseudonyms in total, composed of the names of these three people... You have half an hour."

Moriya Teiji handed out a note to each person who came to the afternoon tea. On it were written the names, ages, dates of birth, hobbies, interests, and blood types of the three people...

Afterwards, Moriya Teiji put down an hourglass, then walked aside, took a match and started lighting a cigarette.

Although Maori Kogoro did not accept the challenge, he also got the puzzle note...

Conan, Hiroki and Mao Lilan are looking at a picture together.

"Oyamada Riki, Sorato Sasuke, Konohiro..."

Conan looked at the note and thought, "The names don't seem to be related..."

"Blood types A, B, and O, and they have nothing in common..."

Hiroki Sawada pinched his chin in thought.

Lie looked at the note, thought for a while, and came up to the two children, "Conan, Hiroki, do you think it could be a zodiac sign?"

Conan was stunned: "Zodiac sign?"

"Yes, their birth years happen to be in sequence, 31, 32, 33..." Lie scratched his head.

This year is calculated according to the emperor's reign, and it is difficult for it to match the current time for the time being.

But both Hiroki Sawada and Conan's eyes lit up.

"Yes! They are Monkey, Rooster and Dog!"

"It's Momotaro! (mo/mo/ta/ro/u)"

Hiroki and Conan shouted the answer to Moritani Teiji almost in unison.

All the guests who were still thinking hard looked at them in surprise.

It's only been less than three minutes? So fast?

Moriya Teiji turned around in surprise, "Oh! You came up with the answer so quickly?"

"No, thanks to Uncle Lin's tip."

Conan told the secret of the zodiac with a cute look on his face, because the rooster, monkey and dog happened to be Momotaro's three subordinates, and the name Momotaro happened to be composed of five pseudonyms, so he and Hiroki thought of it immediately.

The puzzle was solved, and Moriya Teiji was very happy, and said that he would invite them to visit his exhibition room in return.

however……

On the way to the exhibition hall, Retsu leaned close to Hiroki's ear blankly:

"Hiroki, what is Momotaro? Why is he carrying a chicken, a monkey, and a dog? Is this a circus act?"

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