Conan: I can see keywords

Junya lowered his head after saying this, "And after we told the police about this, they didn't get anything out of it."

"So the police said maybe my grandma heard it wrongly, or received a prank call..."

Junya, whose voice was already choked up, wiped away his tears.

Conan comforted him silently, but the portrait of Natsume Soseki flashed through his mind unconsciously.

'Soseki? '

At this time, Nakano Yuta interrupted and said, "Speaking of Natsume Soseki, I remember there is indeed a person who looks like Soseki nearby."

As he spoke, Nakano Yuta packed up the things in his hands.

Conan seized the opportunity to ask, "Brother, can you tell us where he is?"

"It's not really a secret," Nakano Yuta pretended to be puzzled. "He's the manager of the corner bookstore. He usually sits in the bookstore and doesn't do anything special. What do you want to do with him?"

There was really nothing special about this guy, but there was a police station right across from the corner bookstore, and the house next to the police station was the one he rented out two years ago.

He originally received a lot of commission for completing that deal, and at the beginning, Nakano Yuta was quite polite to the owners who rented the house.

It was not until he discovered the secrets of those people that Nakano Yuta changed this "politeness" into "you're welcome".

Of course, he never showed up in person when he was being rude.

So those people are not aware of their existence.

Nakano Yuta, who has been keeping a close eye on those people recently, knows that the group of people who rented the house have contacted the buyer and are preparing to sell a batch of counterfeit banknotes in their hands.

Originally, he was planning to get involved and pretend to be a gangster to take over the goods they were trading.

Whether it was counterfeit money for goods or real money for sale, he would make a lot of money if he got hold of one.

But before he could prepare to act, Conan and a few other little guys chased him here.

Although he doesn't know how those guys were exposed, with the participation of Conan and others, maybe he can take on both sides?

Thinking of this, Nakano Yuta added another tentative sentence, "By the way, because of his appearance, he also has a nickname called Thousand Dollar Bill."

The three little ones, who were not on guard at all, immediately became excited, "Yes! It's him!"

Even if they didn't say anything, judging from their reactions, Nakano Yuta's guess was completely correct!

It was worth it that he deliberately guided Junye to speak so that he could participate naturally.

Conan didn't notice Nakano Yuta's little thoughts. After all, he was not a god, and he couldn't know that such a kind-hearted person like Nakano Yuta would have other purposes.

When Conan was investigating a case in the past, he had caught a passerby and started questioning him more than once. This time was no exception. Wasn’t it the same with the convenience store owner and the sanitation worker before?

What purpose could they have?

Similarly, what could be the purpose of Nakano Yuta, who is kind-hearted and happens to know this useful information?

Didn’t you hear that Nakano Yuta was trying to stop them from going to find the bookstore owner?

"No~" Nakano Yuta shook his head regretfully.

"Why?" Conan was puzzled.

"Besides, I'm about to get off work," Nakano Yuta pointed to his packed personal belongings and looked doubtful, "Besides, you'd better not go."

"That boss... nothing good will happen to him anyway!"

But how could Conan give up now that it has come to this?

He took Ayumi and a few others to act coquettishly and beg, and finally persuaded Nakano Yuta.

Seven people, one adult and six children, left the agency and headed straight for the corner bookstore.

After bringing them to their destination, Nakano Yuta glanced across the street without leaving any trace, "Okay, this is it."

He raised his hand and pointed at the store in front of him, but Nakano Yuta, who had already averted his gaze, refused to follow him in no matter what.

nonsense!

The nickname of the Thousand Dollar Bill was given by him to test Conan and the others, right?

If only a few children went in to ask questions, the boss might not delve into the matter. But if he, an adult, walked in and was caught and questioned, wouldn't he be exposed?

With the hint that 'the bookstore owner might not be easy to mess with' that he had laid out before, the weird little boy with glasses probably wouldn't think too much about it even if he didn't go in now.

Sure enough, after Nakano Yuta said that he would not enter the bookstore, Conan consciously stopped Mitsuhiko and others from persuading him.

"Okay, now it's our own business. Don't make things difficult for big brother!"

He smiled gratefully at Nakano Yuta and walked into the bookstore first.

Seeing this, others had no choice but to follow in.

Nakano Yuta and others were outside the bookstore, glancing sideways into the store.

"What a joke!"

Although the sudden shout caught Nakano Yuta off guard and frightened him, he smiled when he saw Conan and the others being scolded in the bookstore.

While laughing, he noticed that the little brown-haired girl at the end had a calm expression on her face.

This discovery surprised Nakano Yuta.

You know, among these children, the ones he cares about most are the one named Conan and this little girl.

Now even Conan has a frightened look on his face. Why is this little girl... ?

Noticing that Huiyuan was about to turn around, Nakano Yuta quickly restrained his expression and peeked in, pretending to be worried.

He didn't deliberately ignore Huibara's gaze, but he didn't pay too much attention to it either.

After making eye contact with Haibara, Nakano Yuta immediately looked away, his mood sinking.

He had the illusion that his act was seen through by this little girl.

But...how is that possible?

Haibara Ai withdrew her gaze and looked at Conan.

But I had other plans in my mind.

"What thousand-dollar bills?" the bookstore owner continued to roar, "Are you making fun of me?"

"Everyone, get out!" He drove them out of the bookstore step by step. The bookstore owner was so angry that his face turned red. "Get out!"

"What thousand dollar bills? Really."

After venting his anger, he turned around and walked back to the bookstore feeling very depressed, "These little guys... Tsk."

"I'm not that worthless!"

After witnessing everything, Nakano Yuta was thinking about whether to proceed with the next plan.

He glanced at the brown-haired girl who had gone aside to read something before the boss kicked him out, and he was a little undecided.

At this time, Ayumi, who was hiding behind him, said with lingering fear, "I was scared to death."

"What's wrong with that boss?" Although Yuantai was scared, his face showed a look of disobedience.

"I advised you not to come." Nakano Yuta spoke at the right time.

He glanced at Conan, then at Haibara Ai who was slowly walking out, and decided to take the risk.

Just two kids.

"Well, whatever games you guys are playing should be ended now. It's getting late. Let's go home!"

"We're not making a game!" When questioned, the Junior Detective Team refused to accept the result.

Ayumi was the first to stand up and refute, "We are investigating a case!"

"Investigating the case?"

"That's right!" Mitsuhiko said seriously, "We suspect that Toshiya's brother has been kidnapped, and the kidnappers are threatening him to make counterfeit money~"

Nakano Yuta was stunned, looking incredulous.

Finally he burst into laughter again, "Hahahaha – how can you kids be so cute!"

"It's not that easy to make counterfeit money."

"But..." Genta was about to say something when Conan came out.

Nakano Yuta saw him quietly avoiding the boss's sight and walking back, but he chose to ignore it.

"Okay Yuantai, I think the owner of this store has nothing to do with this matter."

"Eh?"

"Because I just went to the warehouse in the back and there is no printing press that can be used to make counterfeit money."

After hearing the key points, Nakano Yuta knew that the time had come!

He pretended to think for a moment. "Huh? Speaking of a printing press, I know there's one at the newspaper office in front of the station."

"But if they are a newspaper, it is normal for them to have a printing press, right? And even ordinary companies with a little relevant needs will be equipped with printing presses and printers and the like."

"It's not good to say that someone made counterfeit money just based on this~"

After so much preparation, Conan and his friends didn't care at all.

Conan only heard the first half of the sentence, "Newspaper company?"

"Yes," Nakano Yuta turned around and pointed nonchalantly, "It's the one next to the police station."

"The building next to the police station is also owned by our company. We rented out the newspaper office on the third floor two years ago."

"What kind of people come in and out of there?"

Nakano Yuta pretended to recall, then said, "I don't know much about the others, but the president of the newspaper was an old woman who wore a black wide-brimmed hat..."

As he spoke, he observed Conan's reaction.

Seeing him subconsciously clench his fists, Nakano Yuta knew that it was enough.

This person fits the profile of the person Conan and the others are tracking.

Nakano Yuta, who had stopped talking, suddenly seemed to react and said, "Really? Why am I telling you little brats all this?"

"Anyway, your detective game is over, because that newspaper is a normal newspaper, and it only prints the town's intelligence magazine."

"Besides, it's impossible to do something illegal next to a police station, right?"