Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 270: Moon Shadow Island Commission, Amuro Toru Evolves into Four Faces! (300 monthly tickets +1)

"Most of those are just interpretive clauses, not shirking of responsibility."

Although Kisaki Eri said this, she still asked Kuriyama Midori to redraft a new contract.

Hotaru added: "By the way, we will change the subject of Party A from an individual to a personal agency, named 'Aida Detective Agency', thank you."

Kuriyama Midori looked at Kisaki Eri, who nodded in agreement and looked at Hotaru: "Is this detective agency your rubber stamp?"

"So, is this illegal?"

"Of course not. I just think you are very flexible and I am optimistic about this cooperation."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Yingsheng maintained his usual politeness and restraint. After he finished speaking, he just drank his tea quietly, looking at the scenery outside the window, without opening the topic.

In the past, he might have tried to use words to build a closer relationship with his collaborators in order to ensure that the cooperation went more smoothly, but after all, Kisaki Eri was Xiaolan's mother and a very rational professional woman, so he chose not to do so.

A simple business cooperation is enough, he is just here to do business anyway.

Hotaru was calm, but I don't know if Kisaki felt the air was too quiet, so she spoke with good intentions:
"Although Mr. Shuiyue has not studied law systematically, he seems to be very knowledgeable about some aspects?"

"I did some research on the way here, so I'm sorry it's a little superficial."

Yingsheng wondered why the bird outside the window hadn't flown away yet.

"You go deep very quickly, and you are not superficial."

Kisaki Eri said sincerely, and when she realized that the other party had no intention of talking, she returned to the previous case file, and the office fell into silence for a moment.

But this silence was not awkward. Yingsheng opened the window and enjoyed the breeze, white clouds and flying birds outside. Kissing Eri worked attentively, and the atmosphere was natural and harmonious.

dong dong——

I don't know how much time had passed before there was a knock on the door. After getting permission, Kuriyama Midori led Aida Masayo in. Unlike her usual simple and elegant appearance, Aida Masayo was wearing a white suit today, looking quite cool and capable.

However, unlike Kisaki Eri's natural and calm posture, she looks more like an exquisite painting.

Seeing Hotaru looking at him, Aida Masayo said calmly: "Inspector Megure said that my previous appearance did not match that of a detective and that my registration might not be approved, so he asked me to change into a new set, which delayed me a little."

Yingsheng stood up and gave her his seat: "Thank you for your hard work. How is your arm?"

Masayo Aida did not sit down, but took the contract from Midori Kuriyama, thought for a moment, and then handed it to Hotaru.

"It's no big deal. It won't affect the signing."

Yingsheng took the contract and looked through it. Most of the previous problems were revised, and only some of the explanatory clauses were retained. He nodded and handed it to Aida Masayo: "No problem, thank you for the trouble."

Aida Masayo didn't say anything, but quickly leaned over to sign on the desk and stood aside.

Yingsheng looked at Fei Yingli and stretched out his right hand: "I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Kisaragi stood up and shook hands with him: "It's a pleasure to work with you."

Without any further setbacks, Hotaru and Aida Masayo left the law firm together. After leaving the house, they waited for a taxi on the roadside. Hotaru spoke first:
"I'm sorry to take up your rest time."

"It's nothing. There's nothing wrong with the detective agency and the contract signing. The money given by Mr. Mizuki can make many people willingly work for him. But to this extent, I have no complaints." Aida Masayo said calmly.

"But you clearly sound resentful when you say this, is there anything I can do to make amends?"

"Actually, I just have a blank expression, not that I have any objection. And after what happened at the institute last time, I also know that I can't leave you, Mr. Shuiyue."

"I promise that this ending is just an accident. I was also very embarrassed by what happened last time."

Aida Masayo nodded but said nothing.

Yingsheng added: "If you are willing, leave your signature stamp and enough blank signatures. From today on, you are free and can go wherever you want. The money I give you should be enough for you to travel around the world. Of course, the premise is that you don't indulge in Las Vegas."

This made Masayo Aida's heart move, and the long-lost island, the long-lost moonlight and "Moonlight" immediately emerged in his memory...

She suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Yingsheng: "Is our detective agency just a shell, or will we really accept commissions?"

"Of course we have to officially open for business, but we have to choose a location first." Yingsheng smiled, "But if Miss Aida has any commission, I am always available to accept it, and it will be given top priority."

Aida Masayo was silent for a few breaths: "I have a friend..."

Twelve years ago, on Tsukikage Island, after finishing a concert in the local auditorium, the famous pianist Keiji Aso suddenly set himself on fire and died at home.

It is said that after he killed his wife and daughter with a knife, he was trapped in a sea of ​​fire. His body seemed to be bound, and he continued to play Beethoven's Sonata No. 14 - "Moonlight" as if possessed.

The friend that Masayo Aida was talking about was the only survivor of the Aso family, Aso Michiru.

After she roughly explained the public intelligence in the past, she added, "Mr. Aso has a very harmonious relationship with his family, and I have never heard anyone say that he has mental problems. I think this is very suspicious. Can you please investigate it?"

Looking at Masayo Aida's serious eyes, Yingsei really wanted to ask, what happened twelve years ago, you are only thinking of investigating it now, what were you doing before then?

But when I think about the fact that Masayo Aida was only thirteen years old at that time, and they had no relatives there, this is quite normal.

But what about the other one?

Yingsheng asked curiously, "What is Mr. Chengshi's attitude towards this matter? How old was he when his family members died? If the police's characterization of the incident was as you said before, didn't he raise any objections to it?"

"He was in poor health and had been hospitalized in Tokyo for many years. He was unable to return home immediately after learning about this incident. As time went by, it was difficult to collect evidence. He was only fourteen years old, so the police did not entertain his suspicions.

Later, he was adopted by the Asai family, and he rarely talked about that incident. "

Aida Masayo said this with a hint of seriousness in his usual calm tone:
"I didn't pay much attention to this matter at first, but when I was chatting with him yesterday, I found that he actually showed some world-weariness. I hinted at him and found that he still cared about this matter after all, so I wanted to ask Mr. Shuiyue for help."

Yingsheng nodded: "I will deal with this matter as soon as possible. You are a psychologist, so you should be able to comfort him to some extent. You don't have to go to Mr. Maori's place tomorrow. You can just stay at Asai's house and accompany him well."

Aida Masayo bowed deeply and said, "Thank you very much!"

Yingsheng shook his head: "The taxi is here, you go first."

A case twelve years ago...

Well, hopefully it'll be a little more interesting.

Aida Masayo drove away in the car, and Hotaru continued to wait for the next one. He also called Xiaolan. Before he could say anything, he heard a rather playful laugh from the other end.

"Suiyue-kun, are you up so early today?"

Yingsheng was puzzled: "Why is it you, Xiaoai? Where is Xiaolan?"

"Sister Xiaolan is cooking and using the speakerphone. She may hear you. Please be careful with your words."

"Heh, you're setting a trap for me here, right? I've never said anything weird to you. Besides, I just knew that today's game wouldn't start until the afternoon, so I slept in. And I've already negotiated the commission with Attorney Fei."

"Eh? Has Suigetsu-kun already met my mother?"

Xiaolan's voice floated from far away. Yingsheng said, "Yes, she is even more beautiful in person than in the photo, and her personality and professionalism are both first-rate. Xiaolan, have you come over to invite her to watch your game this afternoon?"

"I plan to go over after I prepare dinner for Xiao Ai and the others, because we still need to talk and we plan to have lunch together at noon."

"Thank you for your hard work. How's Mr. Maori?"

"He's in the hospital now, and he doesn't seem to be able to move around very well. How about... how about letting the nurse push him directly to the scene? I don't have to invite anyone."

"OK."

Yingsheng laughed: "I say, now even you are disgusted with Mr. Maori?"

"No, only time has not passed."

What a far-fetched excuse, I've used it many times before.

"Ok."

Yingsheng didn't care and talked about another thing: "Xiao Ai, did Mizunashi Rena reply to you?"

Huiyuan sighed: "She said she was very sorry. This matter is too serious and she dare not publish it."

"That's a shame. We have no choice but to change people. Do you have any preference for a candidate?"

"Is there anything wrong with Mizunashi Reina? If you are not sure about this, let's wait for a while, otherwise it feels like a trap."

"This needs to be verified, and I can't be sure."

"Then wait a little longer. Akechi's face and identity, as well as a safer address, are more important. Thank you for your help, Mizuki-kun."

"I'll try my best. Bye."

Yingsheng hung up the phone and tapped his forehead with the phone. So many things have been piled up for no reason and he still has no clue about most of them.

Finally, a taxi arrived. Yingsheng got in and asked the driver to go to a couple hotel. After thinking for a while, he called Amuro Toru again in the back seat.

The voice prompt indicated that the other party's phone was turned off, which was natural, so Yingsheng called Yuan Jiaming again, and it took about half a minute for the call to be connected.

Yingsheng asked about the software, and the other party said that they would try to get it done this afternoon. Apart from that, there was nothing else to say. After a few words, the other party hung up.

What does it mean?
Didn’t the winery notice the mysterious disappearance of Toru Amuro and then further investigate into Hara Yoshiaki?

That doesn't make sense, are they so slow to react?

Just as he was thinking this, Yingsheng's cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number. He answered it without hesitation and took the initiative to speak:
"Hello, who is it?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shuiyue. I tried to save the beautiful girl last night without knowing my own limits. I was beaten up and my phone was stolen. I'm with Mr. Yuan right now. I just heard you calling him and knew you had woken up, so I came to apologize."

On the phone, Toru Amuro said with a smile.

Yingsheng narrowed his eyes slightly. What the hell was going on?

Were those guys last night the ones behind Amuro Toru, or was he subjugated by another group and now has become a four-faced person?

Anyway, those idiots at the winery were totally unaware of this, right?

Tsk, it’s better to change the name to Water Plant.

Yingsheng pretended to be curious: "With Mr. Amuro's skills, how could he be troubled by a gangster?"

"Two fists can't beat four hands, that's probably it, I was indeed a little careless."

It's more than just carelessness. After this painful lesson, Toru Amuro feels that in the future he will not help an elderly person who falls when crossing the road, let alone be a hero to save the damsel in distress. Who knows if it will be a dangerous trap.

"I'm glad he's okay. Mr. Amuro, why is Mr. Hara's research and development progress so fast?"

"I'm not sure about that. Maybe Mr. Hara had an inspiration." Amuro Toru's voice drifted a little further away. "Mr. Hara, were you leaving yourself some room yesterday? The client seemed a little dissatisfied."

"Um, sorry, sorry, Mr. Shuiyue, I will speed up the process." Yuan Jiaming said hurriedly.

"Excuse me, Mr. Amuro, how is the investigation into Lawyer Hime's financial situation going?" asked Yingsheng.

"I'll email you later."

"Okay, thank you."

In fact, after the previous contract was signed, the role of this survey result was much smaller.

But since Kisaki Eri is willing to help Kogoro Mori with his poverty alleviation many times, after mastering this data, she will be able to be more precise in her swordsmanship in the future.

He just didn't believe that the shackles formed by the beautiful memories of the past were so strong that Kisaki Eri would definitely remain stubborn!

By then, Kisaki Eri, feeling disheartened, will ask Mouri Kogoro for a divorce by agreement. After this wake-up call, Hotaru won't believe that Mouri Kogoro is so stupid as to not change his ways!
By then, Lawyer Hime will be living a happy life on her own, and Kogoro Mori should have made some progress as well.

In that way, Xiaolan's obsession with her past family should be completely gone.

I'm sorry, Xiaolan.

But Lawyer Fei and Mr. Maori are really not suitable for each other, you know that.

In addition, speaking of Hara Jiaming’s lie, based on the previous conversations, Toru Amuro probably discovered those chess game software created by Itakura Taku.

I don’t know if he reported it to the winery.

Ha, definitely not.

"Sir, here we are."

The car slowly stopped, Yingsheng pushed the door and got out, walked into the hotel, went straight to Qingzi's room, knocked on the door, and flashed her the phone.

The door opened quickly, and the first thing that came out from the gap was the loud background sound of the Sculpture Principles class.

Qingzi was wearing a loose white shirt, revealing most of her snow-white shoulders. She looked at Yingsheng with a gloomy face:

"Hina, you forgot about me all day yesterday, right?"

"No, it's just that various accidents happened and I was worried that you would be in danger." Yingsheng reluctantly told the truth, pushed the door into the room, and closed it with his backhand.

"Oh, I don't believe that. Tell me, what's the matter?"

"I hope you can help call the police, and then we can go out to eat together and go to watch Xiaolan's karate competition together in the afternoon." Yingsheng sat at a podium.

"Ah?"

Qingzi looked confused: "Are you serious?"

over, nice!!!

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(End of this chapter)