Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 38: Kogoro Mori, the three poisons!

"Lawyer Hime is here, and now Miss Towako is helping with her makeup."

Megure Juzo entered the detention room, closed the door, found a chair and sat down, his voice sounding quite tired.

Seeing Maori Kogoro about to speak, Megure Jusan shook his head again: "Brother Maori, you should know those two people. They have good personalities. Since they have agreed to cooperate with the investigation, no other problems will arise."

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mori sat down dejectedly.

"I...I'm sorry for them."

He sighed deeply, and with his already depressed temperament and messy hair, he looked like a homeless person on the street.

Megure Jusan's eyelids jumped: "Brother Maori, what are you thinking about? Don't say the word 'they'."

"That's not what I meant, it's just..."

"It's nothing, but, Maori brother, after this incident, you have to change some bad habits. And Miss Towako also said that she hopes you will never bother her again in the future, and it's best to forget her completely."

Maori Kogoro opened his mouth but said nothing for a long time, while Megure Jusan continued to exhort:
"You're misjudging people. I guess Miss Towako is just a substitute in your heart. What you really care about is Lawyer Hime. Brother Maori, you've seen how Lawyer Hime behaved in this matter. She cares about you very much. You should apologize to her sincerely later."

Maori Kogoro smiled bitterly: "Inspector Megure, you don't understand."

"What's so confusing? Isn't it just that Towako is more gentle?" Megure Jusan frowned, "Brother Maori, if you go to the Ginza nightclub and don't pay, will she still treat you the same way?"

Maori Kogoro had a hash mark on his forehead and gritted his teeth and said, "Towako is not that kind of person!"

"I won't argue with you about this. Anyway, she said she doesn't want to see you again, so just don't go over and make yourself miserable. As for the problem between you and Lawyer Fei, it's your fault no matter how you look at it. Can't you just bow your head and give in?"

"I...I...sigh..."

Kogoro Maori stuttered for a long time without expressing a clear attitude. Finally, he shook his head and sighed.

"Let's get back to the case, Officer Megure."

Megure Jusan felt a surge of anger in his heart. How could his old friend of many years become like this? But just as he was about to say something else, Kudo Shinichi took the lead.

"Officer Megure, we only have a few hours left."

Hearing this, Megure Jusan had to temporarily put aside his sincere desire to advise his old friend and explained to the slightly stunned Maori Kogoro:
"On my way back, I received a call from Superintendent Matsumoto. He said he was willing to support us in continuing the investigation, but he also needed to consider the allocation of police resources and public opinion. He hoped we could strike a good balance."

He looked at Kudo Shinichi again, "To be honest, if it weren't for Brother Kudo, this case wouldn't have progressed as it is now. Of course, Tokyo was lucky that no other murders had occurred in recent days, which is also a reason."

Kudo Shinichi shook his head slightly, looking apologetic.

"Inspector Matsumoto is also thinking about you, Officer Megure. The first investigation team obtained a large amount of evidence of the Nimuri Society's crimes tonight, and also shot dead the Nimuri Society's cadre Watanuki Tatsuzo who resisted. The third investigation team has been with me these days..."

"Haha, as long as I can do the work, it's fine. Anyway, I'm not in the professional group, so promotion is a long way off."

Megure Juzo interrupted Kudo Shinichi's words. The pressure of reality did exist, but the sense of justice in his heart always told him that he should do this!
pity.

Now the matter was getting bigger and bigger, and even his superiors could no longer hold back and asked about it, and he was helpless.

Kudo Shinichi also felt a sense of pressure and looked sharply at Mouri Kogoro, who had been silent for a long time.

"Uncle Maori, please tell me what happened that day again. I need to combine the other perspectives I got from the investigation and analyze it again."

Kogoro Mori let out a long sigh.

"Is there any cigarette?"

Megure Jusan just smiled, but when he heard this, his eyebrows immediately turned upside down: "Brother Maori, what did I just tell you? You must quit smoking! Have you forgotten the result of your urine test that day? You must learn from it!" Maori Kogoro's eyes were bitter: "How could I know that the cigarette she handed me was spiked? Oh, is there something wrong with her identity?"

Kudo Shinichi shook his head and said, "Sanjiang Kanako is one of the two hostesses ordered by Gaoyuan Yi for you. She has been working there for half a year. The box of cigarettes was left to her by her customer the night before, who said it could eliminate all her troubles.

And you happened to be in a bad mood that night, so she offered you a cigarette.

According to subsequent inquiries, she should have vaguely known that there was something wrong with the box of cigarettes, but she couldn't confirm it. The police have now detained her."

"Oh, it's hard for you to do anything for her."

Maori Kogoro sighed, "In order to make customers spend more money, that kind of thing is actually very common in nightclubs. Don't accept any suspicious cigarettes or alcohol there, and don't touch things that have left your hands. This is basic common sense. That day...

Alas, I just didn't expect that Towako, who has always been clean, would also start to have that kind of thing."

Bang! ! !
Megure Jusan slammed the table angrily: "Are you crazy?! Brother Maori! You need to wake up!"

Kudo Shinichi also frowned: "Uncle Maori, have you ever thought about how Xiaolan and Aunt Eri would look at you if they knew about this?"

Kogoro Mori was speechless and remained silent for a few seconds, then he sighed for the umpteenth time.

"Don't worry, this is my first time, and it will be my last time. And didn't the test report say that it's not something that's too addictive? It just increases heart rate and speeds up blood circulation. It'll be fine."

"Don't underestimate them, Maori brother!"

Megure Jusan gritted his teeth and decided to use his ultimate move: "I will definitely check on you from time to time in the future, so that you won't fall into an irretrievable situation one day. I hope you will cooperate."

"!!!"

Kogoro Mori looked at Megure Juzo's heavy expression and felt his chest beating fast. Tears almost rolled out of his eyes and he nodded heavily.

"Thank you!"

There is no need to say much about the friendship between men. Kogoro Mori raised his sleeve and wiped his face, then immediately returned to the topic and began to recount what happened that day.

“I was about to leave the office that day when Yamada Okao came to my door.

He somehow found out about the relationship between Yingli and I and asked me to ask Yingli to handle the lawsuit for him.

Of course I couldn't agree to it, so he kept nagging me and playing the victim, which made me very annoyed. I made an excuse that I had something to do and sneaked away to Ginza.

He kept calling me on the way, and he kept calling me after I hung up. He was persistent. In the end, I just muted the phone and let him talk for as long as he wanted.

When I arrived at the nightclub, Yamada Okao no longer called me, and I thought I was relieved.

As a result, as soon as I called out Towako, the guy turned around in the booth, his eyes shining, and forced himself to come over to drink with me, saying that he came here to drink to drown his sorrows.

Towako wasn't here, and this guy was annoying. I wanted to leave, but someone else was treating me...

Ugh.

Afterwards, two ladies urged me to drink, and maybe because of that thing, I got drunk very quickly.

For some reason, a few guests not far behind me started talking about Yingli and the case. I felt a little upset, so I went to the bathroom alone.

On the way, I heard that lingering voice several times, and my body couldn't help but feel a little hot, so I decided to go out for some fresh air. I happened to pass by the lounge, the door was half open, and I was about to pass by when I vaguely heard Yingli's voice.

Then……"

(End of this chapter)