Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Led by the butler Musashi, they walked into the manor.

"As expected of the manor of the chairman of the Nagato Group, which is on par with the Sonoko family, it's truly magnificent," Ran exclaimed.

Xiaolan is such an innocent girl, it's really lovable.

The butler, Musashi, smiled and said, "You know Miss Sonoko? She came here a few times when she was little."

"Yes, Sonoko is my good friend," Ran replied with a smile.

Then, Ran quietly pulled Kogoro Mouri aside and whispered, "Why would such a powerful chairman seek you out?"

"Something big must have happened that requires the intervention of the great detective Kogoro Mouri," Kogoro Mouri said smugly.

"It's probably some kind of affair investigation, or they're looking for a dog or cat again," Conan said, almost recklessly.

"What nonsense are you talking about... Oh dear."

Kogoro Mouri was so engrossed in talking that he didn't notice the ground. Before he could finish his sentence, he fell into a large hole in the ground. Fortunately, it wasn't deep, and he wasn't injured.

Otherwise, this famous detective would embarrass himself by being tricked by a hole in the ground.

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Chapter 235 Disharmony within a Large Family

Ran quickly stepped forward and helped Kogoro Mouri up.

Kogoro Mouri dusted himself off and complained, "What's going on here? Why did they dig such a big hole in the yard?"

"I'm so sorry," Musashi quickly apologized, adding, "Because next week, we're planning to plant some new trees here."

We arrived at the villa's lobby.

Musashi said, "Our master is not in good health and cannot move around, so he is waiting for you all in his bedroom on the third floor."

While going upstairs.

Zhiyong suddenly noticed a tall man next to the stairs, who seemed familiar.

I only saw the side view right now, and I couldn't recall it at the moment.

In the third-floor room of Chairman Nagato, Zhiyong and his group met Chairman Nagato, Nagato Dosan.

Chairman Nagato was a somewhat obese old man who appeared to be in poor health.

He was now half-lying in bed, with a young woman who looked like a secretary standing beside him.

Because President Nagato wasn't feeling well, there were no formalities, and the conversation went straight to the point.

Chairman Nagato invited Kogoro Mouri in because he wanted Kogoro to help him find his first love.

This really annoyed Kogoro Mouri.

"Rich people really know how to have fun!"

Kogoro Mouri was a little annoyed and said, "You want me, a famous detective, to help you find your first love?"

Chairman Nagato was not angry at Kogoro Mouri's attitude. He smiled and said, "My old friend recommended you. He said that if you were in charge, the task could be completed quickly. He speaks highly of you."

"But if it's just about finding someone, I shouldn't need to get involved personally, right?"

Kogoro Mouri is very strange.

He didn't want to refuse outright, as having business dealings with such a large company would be of great help to him.

"It's not a big case, what a pity."

At this moment, Conan, after hearing Chairman Nagato's request, gloated and went out to cause trouble again.

With a "thud," Conan was hit hard on the head by Kogoro Mouri.

Conan had no choice but to go to the corner and draw circles.

Kogoro Mouri was feeling annoyed about the request, and then Conan, that troublemaker, suddenly appeared.

It's just like that saying: "We don't punish the diligent or the lazy, we punish those who are blind to reason."

"So, do you have a photo of that lady?"

Since we've come all this way, we certainly can't just refuse the commission.

If you can build a good relationship with the president of such a large company, it will be of great benefit to him.

Kogoro Mouri quickly adjusted his mood.

"I met her when I was in elementary school, so I don't have any photos of her. Now I can't even remember what she looks like. But recently I suddenly remembered some things about her. She really is a lovely woman."

He laughed a few times, then joked, "If my deceased wife heard this, she would be furious. I don't have her picture, but I have her name and some information about her from later on. Hinata, I'm counting on you."

Damn, are all kids in island nations precocious? They're already having their first love in elementary school.

Are you so bored that you're looking for your first love? How idle do you have to be to even think of that?

It's true that money talks.

Could it be that she's seriously ill and that's causing her to think about things from the past?

The secretary next to him, Hinata, took out a document.

Hinata opened the file and said, "This lady's name is Akagi Kotomi. She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating from high school, she got married at the age of twenty-nine. She and her husband, Yamato Yukihira, had a child. However, five years after the child was born, the three of them suddenly disappeared together."

"Oh, I see. I'll investigate as soon as possible. By the way, I still don't know who introduced me to you," Kogoro Mouri said.

Just then, the door to the room opened, and the tall man that Zhiyong had seen on the stairs walked in.

Upon seeing the man's face, Zhiyong suddenly realized that this man was Hattori Heiji's father.

I've seen Zhiyong in news reports all the time.

What's he doing here? Could it be Heiji Hattori here too?

Hattori Heizo spoke up: "It was I who recommended you."

"you are?"

Kogoro Mouri saw this person but did not recognize him, so he was a little confused.

"He's the old friend I told you about, now serving as the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief, Hattori Heizo," Chairman Nagato introduced.

"You're the one who appears on TV every time a major case happens in Osaka..." Ran said in surprise.

"Oh right, that's why you look so familiar. Heiji definitely inherited your looks in that regard," Kogoro Mouri exclaimed.

"Hey, Kudo, how have you been lately?" Hattori Heiji stepped out from behind his father.

Heiji Hattori's mention of Kudo terrified Conan.

Zhiyong noticed that Hattori Heizo didn't seem surprised, so he figured that Hattori probably already knew about it.

It seems that Hattori Heiji's help to Conan might also be partly due to Hattori Heizo's influence.

Conan quickly ran forward and made a shushing gesture.

"What, they still don't know?" Hattori Heiji asked curiously.

"Of course, you idiot," Conan said in a low voice.

Perhaps only Ran and Sonoko, such innocent people, haven't realized that Conan is actually Shinichi Kudo.

Others, if they paid attention, would have discovered the truth.

In cases like Conan's active presence, it's really difficult not to arouse suspicion.

In particular, their style of solving cases hasn't changed at all.

No wonder Hattori Heiji felt at their first meeting that Kogoro Mouri was able to solve the case because Shinichi Kudo was helping him behind the scenes.

Putting everything else aside, just Hattori Heiji's mention of "Kudo" just now will make those old foxes here think about a lot of things.

"What do you mean by Kudo?" Ran asked, a little puzzled.

"I meant you've worked hard. You've really worked hard to come all this way," Hattori Heiji said apologetically.

Zhiyong rolled his eyes and ignored them.

Just then, two more women entered through the door.

Hattori Heiji quietly introduced them to the group: "The tall one is Nagato Nobuko, the eldest daughter of the Nagato family chairman, who is still single. The other one is the second daughter, Nagato Yasue, whose husband is Nagato Mitsuaki, the son-in-law of the Nagato family."

When Nagato Yasue came in and saw so many people in the room, she asked curiously, "Dad, do you have guests?"

However, Nobuko Nagato noticed her secretary, Hinata, standing nearby.

Nagato Nobuko's expression darkened, and she said sarcastically, "Oh dear, not only are there guests, but also a vixen. You seem to have been sleeping here a lot lately, haven't you? What are you after, woman?"

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Chapter 236 A Sign That Something Else Is About to Happen

Zhiyong, watching from the side, was worried about Nagato Nobuko's intelligence; no wonder she was still single.

It's estimated that only someone who covets the Nagato family's wealth would be able to tolerate marrying her.

"Sister, please stop talking," Nagato Yasue advised.

"Nobuko, I've been lying here all day unable to move, because of various decisions made at the company..." Chairman Nagato explained for the sake of family harmony.

"This kind of thing can be done with a fax."

Nobuko Nagato didn't give President Nagato a chance to explain and interrupted him directly.

"Things aren't that simple," Chairman Nagato said, shaking his head.

Who are these people over here?

It was only then that Nobuko Nagato remembered the people in the room, and she pointed at Mori and his group and asked.

"I am a private detective," Kogoro Mouri replied calmly.

"private detective?"

"Why is a detective in our house?"

Both of Nagato's daughters are quite strange.