Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

Seeing Watanabe Toru's silence, Curacao pursed his lips and said softly, "You... don't like it?"

Watanabe Toru came back to his senses and shook his head: "No, I just didn't expect to receive such a precious gift, Curacao, thank you."

Curacao smiled again: "That's good."

"By the way, the injury on your shoulder..."

Seeing a conspicuous scar on Curacao's shoulder, Watanabe Toru was about to ask how it got there, but Curacao put his hand on it and said, "Do you remember? Back in Country Y, I was ambushed by the enemy and was shot while trying to escape. If you hadn't shown up, I would have died there."

Oh, so this is how this injury came about.

Watanabe Toru corrected himself and said, "Of course I remember, but it's been so long, how come your scar is still there?"

"I left it here on purpose," Curacao said. "It's a mark of our first meeting, and I don't want it to disappear."

Watanabe Toru: “…”

Is this woman a love-brained person?

Curacao moved closer to Toru Watanabe, sat down on his lap, put his arms around his neck, and breathed softly, "McCallum, please take me before I leave. I'm very reluctant to lose to Vermouth, but I don't want to lose to her any more."

What other words of love could be more touching than "Take me"?

Toru Watanabe picked up Curacao and walked towards her room.

Taking medicine, taking a bath, loving activities, taking a bath...

Two hours later, Toru Watanabe left his residence in Curacao.

As soon as he arrived downstairs at the Mori Detective Agency, Toru Watanabe received a message from Vermouth.

The content is very simple, just a smiling emoticon.

Watanabe Toru was confused and replied with a "?"

"How does Curacao feel? Ha, despicable woman, does she think she can beat me? Don't think I don't know that she is going to Country Y soon." Vermouth sent a message.

Watanabe Toru: “…”

My goodness, do you have to fight internally even about such things?

Consider my kidneys...

Watanabe Toru walked up the stairs to the office with heavy steps, opened the door and walked into the room, shouting habitually: "I'm back."

"Xiao Tetsu, why are you back just now?" Xiaolan came over and took the schoolbag from Watanabe Tetsu's hand: "Didn't we agree yesterday that we would go out for a big dinner with Dad today?"

"Uh……"

Watanabe Toru was stunned, and then he remembered that it seemed to be true, but he had forgotten about it for a while because of the incident in Curacao.

……

Flowing Water Pavilion.

The store is paved with bluestone floors and decorated with green bamboo and leaves. A red wooden bridge is built over an artificial canal, and the wooden rooms are built around the canal.

The gurgling water and the lingering music of the piano create a beautiful and exquisite atmosphere.

Watanabe Toru and the other two sat in the rest area of ​​the store. Maori Kogoro looked at the time and squinted his eyes at Watanabe Toru and complained, "If you could have come back earlier, we wouldn't still be queuing up now."

Watanabe Toru scratched his head and laughed dryly.

This was indeed a rude thing I did. I only cared about my own comfort and forgot that there were people waiting for me at home.

"Dad, Xiao Che didn't mean it." Xiaolan protected Watanabe Tetsu and said angrily, "Let's just wait a little longer. It should be our turn soon."

"Tsk, I'm starving."

"Excuse me."

Just then, a voice came from the front desk: "We have made an appointment in advance."

Watanabe Toru looked in the direction of the voice and saw two men in suits speaking.

The beautiful waitress in a kimono responded, "You are Mr. Kaneda, who reserved room eight, right?"

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"Huh?" The man who had spoken earlier was slightly startled and looked at his companion behind him: "Jintian?"

The man called Jintian shook his head: "I don't have it. I didn't order it."

"Then how..."

"Hey, Brother Jintian, Brother Arai, why are you so slow?" A thin middle-aged man in a white shirt and tie walked over from the wooden bridge and greeted the two men, "I'm almost getting impatient waiting."

As Watanabe Toru was watching the fun, the waiter walked up to the three of them and said with a professional smile, "Excuse me, you three can have your meal now."

Maori Kogoro's eyes lit up, he stood up and stretched: "It's finally our turn."

After ordering the meal at the service counter, the three of them were led to the private room by the waiter.

Not long after we sat down, a small wooden boat filled with delicious food slowly came from the artificial canal outside the window.

"Oh, you're here so soon." Maori Kogoro's eyes lit up: "This fish is really big, and there are so many dishes. It seems like I can't finish it..."

However, when the wooden boat passed by his private room without stopping, Maori Kogoro immediately lost interest and said, "What? It turns out it's not ours..."

"Dad, please wait patiently." Xiaolan said with a smile, "It should be here soon."

……

Ten minutes later, outside the window, a small boat carrying the delicious food that Watanabe Toru and others wanted slowly came along the canal, and a "beep" prompt sound was heard in the house.

"Here we go." Xiaolan reached out and took the things off the boat, placed them on the low table, and said with a clap of her hands, "Okay, everything is here, let's eat."

A few people were eating happily when they suddenly heard noise from the private room next door.

"Where are my contact lenses? This is terrible... Here they are, great! I finally found them..."

Maori Kogoro peeked out the window and muttered, "This gentleman is really not steady in his work."

Half an hour later.

The three of them ate and drank their fill. Maori Kogoro, who had drunk a few bottles of shochu, had a blush on his cheeks. "It's so delicious! If there were geishas, ​​it would be heaven, hahaha..."

240. The Side Effects of Puppet Gu Begin to Appear

Xiaolan glared at her father and said in a bad tone: "Dad..."

Maori Kogoro's expression froze, and he quickly laughed out loud: "Okay, okay, I was just kidding."

"what--"

Just then, a woman's scream was heard outside.

The three people in the private room looked at each other. Maori Kogoro stood up and said, "It seems something happened. I'll go out and take a look."

The screams also alarmed other customers in the store, who opened the doors of the private rooms and looked outside.

Maori Kogoro ran to the private room No. 8 where the screaming waitress was and asked, "What happened?"

The waitress collapsed on the ground, her face pale with fear. She pointed tremblingly at the inside of the private room and said tremblingly, "A gentleman was... killed in there."

"What!" Maori "843" Kogoro's expression was stunned for a moment, and he immediately rushed into the private room. Sure enough, a man was lying on the low table in the private room with a dagger stabbed in his chest. Blood had dyed his shirt and suit jacket red.

Maori Kogoro looked at his condition, shook his head, walked out of the private room, and said to the waitress: "Obviously, this is a murder case. Please contact the police immediately."

"Okay." The waitress responded and immediately called the police.

Maori Kogoro then shouted to the guests who had come out to check on the situation, "Everyone, please pay attention! A murder has occurred here. Until the police arrive, please stay in your private rooms and await further instructions. Also, I believe the police will be taking your statements shortly, so please try your best to assist in the investigation."

……

Ten minutes later, Inspector Megure led his team to the scene. When he saw the familiar face of Kogoro Mouri, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

After preliminary investigation, the deceased was named Keiji Kaneda. The cause of death was a dagger stabbed into the heart. He died on the spot. The time of death was 7:50. The staff in the store all had an alibi.

The first person to discover the body was the waitress Kyoko Anzai. Because a guest entered the room but did not order food, she went to check what was going on and found the body.

As for why Keiji Kaneda would appear in private room No. 8, Kyoko Anzai once asked curiously, and Keizo Kaneda replied that he had made an appointment to meet someone in private room No. 8, but she did not see any other guests enter private room No. 8.

"How did the criminal get into room number eight?" Inspector Megure looked puzzled.

Maori Kogoro said confidently: "Officer Megure, of course it's by water. The waterway here can circle around the guest rooms. As long as the waterway is used, the murderer can enter the room number eight."

"I see." Inspector Megure nodded slightly, finding it reasonable. "So, the murderer is someone in the restaurant? Very good, Takagi, go and see if there are any witnesses who saw the unfortunate person using the waterway."

"Yes." Officer Takagi took the order and left.

Half an hour later, Officer Takagi came to report the situation. According to the testimonies of the guests in the private room, no one saw any suspicious people, only a boat delivering food passing by on the canal.

Maori Kogoro pinched his chin and guessed: "Could it be diving?"

Officer Takagi shook his head and said, "That shouldn't be possible. The water here is only fifty centimeters deep."

Inspector Megure pondered for a moment, looked at Professor Iwama beside him, and asked where he was at the time of the crime.

Professor Iwama remained calm and said, "I was in my own private room at the time."

Maori Kogoro naturally testified for him: "I remember Professor Iwama seemed to be looking for contact lenses, right?"

"That's right," Professor Iwama said quickly, "I accidentally knocked over the plate on the table while looking for my contact lenses."

"After that, I also saw that the window of private room number three was closed." Maori Kogoro added: "This proves that you were not at the murder scene."

Inspector Megure nodded and looked at Arai Ryuichi: "Mr. Arai, it seems that you returned to the restaurant after the murder happened, right? Where did you go around 7:50?"

Arai Ryuichi pulled out an unopened pack of cigarettes from his pocket. "At that time, Professor Iwama asked me to buy him a pack of cigarettes, so I went to the convenience store to buy cigarettes for him. The waiter told me that this brand of cigarettes was sold out. It took me about ten minutes to walk... Oh, and I still have the receipt from the convenience store."

Officer Megure took the receipt from Arai Ryuichi, stroking his chin and saying, "The time printed on it is 7:52..."

Maori Kogoro laughed and said, "It seems that these two have sufficient alibis. The murderer must be among the other guests..."

As the truth of the case became increasingly unclear, Watanabe Toru sighed secretly. He wanted to end the case as soon as possible, and he began to control Maori Kogoro's thoughts.

……

After being confronted with irrefutable evidence, Professor Iwama collapsed to his knees, his face filled with resentment. "Kinda found out I had published a student's paper under my name, and he threatened me that if I didn't want the story to be exposed, I had to recommend him for the associate professorship... Then, he even went so far as to extort 5 million from me. I couldn't take it anymore!"

Maori Kogoro said in a deep voice, "There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Even if both parties are willing and would not tell anyone, as long as someone hears the news, it is very likely to become a handle in the hands of others. Professor Iwama, the one who harmed you is not Mr. Kaneda, but you yourself..."

Professor Iwama opened his mouth, confusion flashing in his eyes.

……

Maori family.

Xiaolan poured a glass of water and placed it in front of Maori Kogoro, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that I would encounter a murder case while eating out. This incident should have a great impact on the Ryusuitei restaurant."

Kogoro Mouri rubbed his face with his hands, and he looked obviously a little depressed.

Watanabe Toru 2.9 saw this and asked, "Uncle, are you feeling unwell?"

Maori Kogoro shook his head: "I just feel a little dizzy."

Xiaolan said angrily: "Dad, you must have drunk too much. Really, have you forgotten the warning that Dr. Xinchu gave you?"

"But I didn't drink much. It's strange. Has my alcohol tolerance gotten worse?" Kogoro Mouri muttered.

Watanabe Toru pondered, he also felt that something was wrong...

Just as Maori Kogoro said, he didn't drink much today, so he shouldn't be feeling dizzy. Besides, his mental state didn't look very good either.

Puppet Gu...

Something that had been forgotten for a long time suddenly popped up in Watanabe Toru's mind.

Are the side effects of this thing starting to appear? .

241 Ayumi is in danger

The next day.

After school at Teitan Elementary School, Toru Watanabe, under the persuasion of Ayumi and others, followed them to Professor Agasa's house to visit Conan.

After exchanging pleasantries, several people started playing poker.

"Damn it, why do I always lose..."

After losing several games in a row, Yuantai threw the playing cards in his hand on the coffee table with a depressed look on his face. His two thick black eyebrows were twisted into a knot and his eyes were as big as copper bells.

Mitsuhiko, who was sitting opposite, burst into laughter and said, "Genta, we can tell clearly just by looking at your face. Because when we get a joker and when we don't get a joker, your expressions are so different."