Conan: I'm Really Not the Manipulator

However, since she chose this job, she has seen many cases of insurance fraud from her predecessors.

The so-called closest or most distant couple, the seemingly affectionate husband is out having affairs with other women, and the seemingly virtuous wife uses her husband's toothbrush to clean the dirty toilet. If a murder occurs, the spouse is always the first suspect.

"I advised this guest to choose her parents or sister, but she didn't listen." The woman sighed softly, "People who are immersed in what they think is a sweet love will not listen to any advice."

She took off her work badge from around her neck and handed it to the salesman, who noticed that she was wearing a pair of thin black gloves.

"Goodbye."

The kind-hearted passerby left.

Chapter 95 Police and Bait

Another week passed, and there was no progress in the Red Hair Case that shocked Japan.

Even a few days ago, a fourth body was found in a park in Chiyoda Ward, less than 1 km away from the Metropolitan Police Department.

The deceased was a Japanese-born mixed-race girl with red hair. She had a low level of education and worked in the sex industry. It was said that she had received several officials. This was reported by the media.

The task force was really busy this time. On the one hand, they denied those rumors, and on the other hand, they kept the police officers who could have gone home every few days in the Metropolitan Police Department and asked them to do their best to investigate the case.

On the other side, Kotomine China quickly washed all the clothes and sent them back to her boyfriend's house.

She rang the doorbell and looked down to see if she was dressed properly. As she was nervous, the door opened.

It was Mrs. Baijiu who opened the door. She was a little surprised to see her and the things she had.

They have been dating for several years, and she has met her several times, but she still gets nervous every time they meet: "Auntie, these are Shuyue-kun's clothes. I have washed them all."

Mrs. Baijiu took it and looked her over, especially at her red hair for a few seconds, and smiled friendly: "It's hard for you to come all the way here, would you like to come in and sit for a while?"

How could Kotomine Qina have the nerve to go in by herself when her boyfriend wasn't around? She shook her head and said, "No, I have to go home quickly."

Mrs. Baijiu didn't force it, she just sighed.

"Ah, the recent case in Tokyo is really scary. Jiyue has been working overtime for so long... Be careful on your way back. When you get home, send Jiyue an email to let her know you're safe."

"I will."

When talking about her boyfriend, Kotomine China's face flushed with happiness, and her voice became a little sweeter: "Goodbye, Auntie."

"Goodbye. Remember to come in and sit next time."

Mrs. Shirahito watched Kotomine China walking away. After she could no longer see the bright red color, the smile on her face completely disappeared.

She closed the door, took the things back into the house, and put the bag heavily on the table.

Mr. Baijiu heard her dissatisfaction, took off his glasses and looked at her: "What's wrong? Your girlfriend of several months came just now, why didn't you ask her to come in and sit down?"

"I called, but she didn't answer."

Mrs. Baijiu sat down and took out the folded clothes from the bag. She put an aromatherapy bag in the middle and threw it next to the table, shaking out the clothes one by one to check.

"My underwear is not clean, and this one."

Soon she picked out two of them. The smell on them was different from the others. They must have been rubbed by hand. She complained, "I have to wash them again in the washing machine. I'm so careless. I can't even do such a small thing."

Mr. Baijiu heard the disgust in her tone and felt helpless.

He knew that his wife had always wanted her son to find a girl of similar social status, and there happened to be a few girls of similar age among his good friends.

When my son heard about those rich girls, he was moved several times. He looked through their photos several times and evaluated their family background, appearance and figure one by one.

But for some reason, maybe it was because of love, or maybe it was because of the love-murder cases reported in the news in recent days, he finally did not agree and is still with his current girl.

"This girl is pretty good. Just like her for a few months. Don't always find fault with her." Mr. Baijiu advised.

"Her parents run a small restaurant, and she is a cartoonist, and she draws messy comics about love."

Mrs. Baijiu couldn't help but say, and found more faults: "And that red hair is too weird, it makes her look restless."

"..."

Mr. Baijiu sighed and held up the newspaper to cover his face.

……

On the other side, in Beika Town, Kotomine China was alone at home, as her parents and sister were all out working.

As soon as she got home, she sent an email to Baijiu as instructed by Mrs. Baijiu.

[…Sukutsuki-kun, I’m home. I handed the laundry to your mother. — Kotomine China. ]

After sending the message, she waited for a long time but received no reply. Maybe he was really busy at work.

Kotomine Qina felt a little distressed.

She really wanted to comfort and encourage Bai Jiu, but she held the phone in her hand and didn't know what to say for a long time - she had told him to be careful and not to overwork himself several times in the past few days.

She didn't even find a suitable opportunity to tell him about the insurance.

Just as Kotomine Qina was struggling, the computer speaker in front of her made a beeping sound.

Kotomine China hurriedly shook the mouse to wake up the computer that had gone into hibernation because she was waiting for an email. Someone was talking in Hojo Toika's fan chat room.

[Ba Si Lu Ren: The fourth story of Midorikawa has been updated! New characters have been added! I hope you like it and leave comments! ]

New character?

Kotomine China was stunned for a moment, then immediately clicked on the newly uploaded document and started reading the story.

The protagonist of this police academy extra is Midorikawa, who is the childhood friend of Furutani, the top student in the police academy, and they have a very good relationship.

He originally had a happy family, but encountered misfortune when he was seven years old. His parents were killed. He himself suffered psychological trauma due to hiding at the scene for a long time, and suffered from aphasia and mild amnesia. He recovered after meeting Gu Gu. He has an older brother who is a few years older than him and is also a policeman.

This time the story is about him and several other people who captured the criminals at the same time.

Kotomine China read the story slowly, already forming a picture of him in her mind.

She has short black hair, a pair of blue eyes with slightly upturned corners, a nice voice, and can play the bass. At the same time, she is gentle and kind-hearted.

He didn't care when a colleague (a new character) who was jealous of him and disliked him caused trouble for him. When this petty colleague was almost killed by a criminal, he tried his best to save him and escape from the scene.

When he saw a little girl crying at the subway station, he would patiently accompany her, comfort her and teach her to play the bass while her brother ran to buy a ticket for her.

【Caspar: This story is very interesting.】

Contrary to what Kotomine China expected, in previous updates Artemis was the first to speak, but in her impression the one who was speaking now didn't talk much and was always lurking.

Perhaps this time the story was so beyond his expectations that he couldn't help but speak.

[Colombo's Kamen Rider: Very exciting! This is a very good policeman! ]

As good as her boyfriend Bai Jiu!

After Kotomine China sent this message, she thought of the comic that she had finally finished last night, and continued typing in the chat room:

[Kamen Rider of Colombo: Mr. Hojo, I drew my favorite story into a comic. If you don't mind, can I post it directly? 】

【84 passers-by: !!!】

【84 Passerby: Of course you can!!】

Kotomine China was a little nervous, so she opened the document containing the comic drawings.

From the series of hit-and-run cases of girls, to the girl stepping forward and asking to be bait for the police, to her and the police officer responsible for protecting her encountering the criminal, and finally the beginning of their sweet love... She sent all the pictures into the chat room one by one, making sure not to get the order wrong.

This took her several months to finish. This is her favorite story and the love story she envied the most among all the cases in Kyoko.

One second, two seconds... dozens of seconds of silence.

【84 Passerby: Great! ! 】

【84 Passerby: That’s amazing, are you a professional cartoonist? I didn’t expect that there would be fans who would create animated cartoons, I’m so touched!! This is very exhausting, right? You are my number one true fan!!!】

Kotomine China's cheeks flushed at the praise.

By the time she calmed down, the chat room had refreshed many pages, and almost all of them were praising her for her good drawing. Only a few said it was too cheesy and was simply a girls' comic. The last person to speak was Artemis.

[Artemis: This is a very good manga. Hojo-sensei has an excellent script, beautiful painting style, and a more delicate and realistic portrayal of emotions... Are you in a relationship recently? It seems that your relationship is going well (laughs).]

His words were a bit teasing, but Yan Fengqina didn't feel offended. On the contrary, her face turned even redder, and a huge sense of happiness and satisfaction surrounded her.

She was very excited, but when she saw that there was no reply on her phone, she calmed down suddenly.

Kotomine China hesitated for a moment. She recalled Artemis's past performance in the chat room and was sure that he was a very easy-to-talk-to person. She quietly opened a private chat with him.

Some things can only be discussed privately. If fans talk about their private affairs in the chat room, Mr. Hojo will definitely be angry.

[Colombo's Kamen Rider: I'm in a relationship, but I've been having some trouble lately...]

[Artemis: If it doesn't involve private matters, I might be able to give you some advice... Would you mind telling me? ]

Kotomine China felt that his tone was very familiar, with a gentleness that made people relax and couldn't help but want to confide all their troubles to him.

I seem to have heard it not long ago.

Her tense heart seemed to have found an outlet, and she told him everything: that her boyfriend was a policeman, that he had joined the task force to investigate the case, and that he had been so busy in the past few days that he couldn't reply to any messages.

…There are many members in the task force, and it shouldn’t be a problem if she didn’t reveal her boyfriend’s name, right?

Kotomine Qina was nervous and continued to write:

[Kamen Rider of Colombo: I have been very worried about him these past few days. I sent him messages asking him to be careful and take a rest, but he responded less and less...]

[Artemis: I also often have to work overtime, so I understand his psychology to some extent.]

[Artemis: Please allow me to be frank. This kind of simple words of comfort will make him feel cared for and warm at first, but if it happens too often, it will only make him bored.]

[Artemis: No matter how many times you send him messages, he still has to work overtime. He even has to squeeze out time to reply to your emails that repeat similar words and have no new ideas... Your behavior does not provide him with any substantial help, but brings him new troubles. ]

Kotomine China's face paled.

【Colombo's Kamen Rider: What should I do? 】

[Artemis: You can do something within your ability... I heard that a female high school detective named Koshimizu appeared in Fukuoka Prefecture in the south recently. She can even help the police solve cases. If you are smart enough, you can try this.]

Kotomine China looked at his words.

Help the police solve the case... But she is not a detective, she is average-minded and has no talent for investigating cases, and her health is not good. How can she help them?

She sat there blankly until the computer screen went dark again, without responding.

Her image was reflected on the black screen; her entire face was blurry, except for her natural red hair, which was brought by her bloodline, which was still clear and eye-catching.