Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

"President Yan?" Inspector Megure looked at the pictures on the coffee table with a surprised look on his face. He picked them up and asked, "Could these be?"

"Yes, those are all paintings by Qiu Fu." Yan Jiansan said, "They were sent to our home by the kidnapper."

"When was it sent?" asked Officer 723 Megure.

Sakai Shigekichi said, "Yesterday at noon, along with the threatening letter, they stuffed it directly into the mailbox at the gate."

"I see." Inspector Megure picked up the letter next to him and said, "This is the threatening letter, right?"

Mitsuhiko and the others came over and read the message: "The child is worth 1 billion yen. Enter the clown."

"So much money!!" Yuantai exclaimed, "How much eel rice can I buy with that?"

Ayumi said unhappily, "Really, Genta, you only know how to eat."

Yuan Tai scratched his head in embarrassment.

Mitsuhiko was puzzled and said, "But the bills you just put in are far from 10 billion yen."

"That was just to show the kidnappers that they were sincere and willing to pay the ransom," Huiyuan explained calmly. "I think the kidnappers were hiding somewhere nearby at that time."

Watching the children chattering endlessly, Officer Megure quickly interrupted and said, "Alright, everyone. I'm very grateful that you called the police. We, the police, will take care of everything else. Go home quickly."

"Eh?"

Ayumi and the other two looked disappointed.

At this time, Yan Jiansan raised his head, looked at Officer Megure, and said, "Officer Megure, please go with these children."

337. Auntie, I will give you a surprise

"But President Yan..." Inspector Megure still wanted to persuade him.

Yan Jiansan interrupted, "Ever since Qiu Fu's parents died in a car accident last year, I've only got this one precious grandson left. If anything happens to him, how am I going to face his parents after I die?"

Inspector Megure was silent for a moment, then sighed, "I understand how you feel, but when you hand over the ransom to the kidnappers, it's the best time for us to arrest them. Besides, it's not easy to move a billion yen, so please..."

"I don't agree." Yan Jiansan refused categorically: "Whether you catch the kidnappers or not is none of my business. I will never joke with Qiu Fu's life. Besides, I will not give the ransom to the kidnappers."

Inspector Megure was stunned: "What does this mean?"

Yan Jiansan took out a piece of letter paper from his pocket and handed it to Inspector Megure: "This is what we got in the envelope today."

Inspector Megure took it and looked at it, his expression changed instantly.

"This is the remittance account, Fontbell Bank in RS."

"Officer, then tell the bank to stop payments immediately," Officer Takagi suggested. "Or else, ask the bank to tell us whose name this account is in."

Inspector Megure shook his head. "It's useless. RS is a banking nation. If this kind of workaround is possible, then RS Bank has no value in existence."

"That's right." Yan Jiansan lowered his head and said, "And even if I knew that account, I wouldn't tell you. Now, I just hope Qiu Fu can come back safely."

Then he looked at Suzuki Tomoko apologetically and said, "Director Suzuki, I'm really sorry. I'm afraid our cooperation cannot be achieved for the time being."

Suzuki Tomoko nodded in understanding: "It's okay, no one wants to see this happen. I hope Akio can come back safely."

The conversation between the two made Watanabe Toru curious: "Auntie, is there any cooperation between the Suzuki Group and the Yan Group?"

Suzuki Tomoko smiled helplessly and said, "I did originally, but because of Akio's situation, the cooperation has to be put on hold for now."

Watanabe Toru understood what she meant. Yan Jianzo wanted to use the funds originally intended for cooperation with the Suzuki Group to redeem his grandson.

And judging from the fact that Suzuki Tomoko came to visit in person, this cooperation should be very important, and may allow her to gain a firm foothold in the current Suzuki Group and take the lead.

However, all this was ruined by a kidnapping case.

Watanabe Toru frowned. He originally didn't want to get involved in this mess, but since it involved the Suzuki Group, he had to consider it more carefully.

It is true that he wanted to cause turmoil in the Suzuki Group, but he did not want to see the Suzuki Group suffer a serious blow. The best outcome would be for the Suzuki Group to recover for a hundred days, and he would take advantage of the situation to make a profit.

Thinking of this, Watanabe Toru changed his mind and said slowly: "Maybe I can rescue Akio."

"what?!"

In an instant, all eyes turned to Watanabe Toru.

Inspector Megure thought Watanabe Toru was joking and said in a deep voice, "Okay, Toru, now is not the time to play house. You guys, go home quickly."

Watanabe Toru didn't refute Officer Megure's words. He uttered an "oh" and looked at Suzuki Tomoko: "Auntie, if you have nothing to do, just stay here for a while. Perhaps we can continue our cooperation."

……

After leaving the Yan family mansion, Mitsuhiko asked Watanabe Toru with some trepidation, "Che, can we really rescue Akio from the kidnappers?"

Watanabe Toru nodded: "Okay."

"But where can we go to rescue Akio? We don't even know where the kidnappers are."

"No, Akio has already given us a hint in the painting he drew."

"Eh?"

Everyone, including Haibara, stared at Watanabe Toru in a daze.

Watanabe Tetsu said, "Do you remember that there was a strange pattern drawn on Akio's painting where he signed his name?"

The three little ones looked at each other, none of them noticed.

Huiyuan pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you talking about the image of an alien with a single eye on its belly?"

Watanabe Toru nodded and said, "Yes, I think that should be the signal tower and the clock. In other words, Akio is imprisoned in a place where he can see the signal tower and the clock coincidentally."

He didn't explain why he was so sure it was a signal tower and a clock, but simply analyzed it based on the impression in his mind: "So what we need to do is to look for an abandoned factory or warehouse in this area. Akio should be there."

"it is good!!"

With Watanabe Toru's analysis, the three little ones immediately became excited. They raised their hands and shouted, "Boy Detective Team, action!!"

……

Under the leadership of Toru Watanabe, the few of them finally found Yan Qiufu in an abandoned warehouse.

He was lying in front of the table, drawing seriously. When he saw Watanabe Toru and others come in, Yan Qiufu looked up at them and asked curiously, "Who are you?"

"we are……"

Just as Mitsuhiko was about to speak, Watanabe Toru interrupted him and took over the conversation: "You are Akio, right?"

Yan Qiufu nodded.

"Your grandpa is waiting for you to eat at home. He has prepared a lot of delicious food for you."

"Really?" Yan Qiufu's eyes lit up.

Watanabe Toru smiled and nodded.

"But I promised Uncle Clown that I would wait here for him to come back..." Yan Qiufu hesitated again.

Watanabe Toru asked, "When will that clown uncle come back?"

"I don't know. He just left ten minutes ago."

Watanabe Toru understood it in his heart.

"Then let's go back first. How about asking your grandpa to call Uncle Clown and ask him to come over to the house?"

"Yeah." Yan Qiufu nodded with a smile.

……

Yan family residence.

Yan Jiansan was stunned at first when he saw his grandson coming back, then he burst into tears and hugged Yan Qiufu tightly in his arms.

"Akira, it's good that you're back. It's good that you're back."

Yan Qiufu's face was full of confusion. He wiped the tears from his grandfather's eyes and asked softly, "Grandpa, why are you crying? Did Qiufu do something wrong?"

"No, you didn't. It's Grandpa's fault. Grandpa didn't take good care of you."

Meanwhile, Inspector Megure looked at Watanabe Toru and the others in disbelief, asking, "Where did you find Akio? Where is the kidnapper? Where is he?"

338. Suzuki Tomoko: Xiaotetsu, no

Under the questioning of Inspector Megure, Toru Watanabe told him how they found Yan Qiufu.

By the way, he reminded: "Officer Megure, the kidnappers don't know that Akio has been rescued yet. Now is the best time to wait for him."

Officer Megure nodded slightly and said, "Tell Takagi, Takagi, take two people to the warehouse that Xiaotetsu mentioned immediately."

"Yes."

"Watanabe-chan."

Yan Jiansan walked over with Yan Qiufu. His originally gloomy face was now full of smiles, as if a second spring had bloomed.

He said gratefully to Watanabe Toru, "Thank you for helping me find Akio. As a thank you, I can grant each of you one wish within my ability."

Watanabe Toru smiled and said, "My wish is that the Yan Group can continue to discuss cooperation with the Suzuki Group."

Yan Jiansan uttered a surprised "Oh" and shifted his gaze to Suzuki Tomoko, then sighed, "I really underestimated the feelings that young Watanabe has for Director 963 Suzuki."

Suzuki Tomoko raised the corner of her mouth, but remained noncommittal.

……

As it was getting late, the Junior Detective Team said goodbye and left the villa after getting Yan Jiansan's wish fulfillment.

Tomoko Suzuki was also very considerate and did not disturb the reunion of the Yan family's grandfather and grandson at this time. She suggested visiting again next time and then leaving together.

The entrance of the villa.

"Xiao Toru, we'll leave first." Ayumi waved and said goodbye to Watanabe Toru. See you tomorrow.

"See you tomorrow."

Watanabe Toru nodded, opened the car door, got into Suzuki Tomoko's car, and drove away.

Inside the car, the car aromatherapy emits a light and refreshing fragrance that is refreshing.

Tomoko Suzuki held the steering wheel, looked straight ahead, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

"Xiao Che, you have helped me so much. How can I thank you?"

"Auntie, please treat me to a feast." Watanabe Toru said with a smile, "I want to eat Chinese food."

"Okay." Suzuki Tomoko agreed readily.

"Should we invite Sonoko-sister and Ayako-sister?"

"They are in the hospital with your uncle, so they probably won't be here."

"Uncle, is he okay..."

Suzuki Tomoko pursed her lips and said, "It's still the same as before. I don't know when I'll wake up."

"It must be very hard for Auntie."

"There are caregivers looking after them during the day, and Sonoko and Ayako visit after school. In comparison, as a wife, I don't seem to be doing my job well."

"No," Watanabe Toru retorted, "Auntie works day and night for the Suzuki Group, running around all day and night. It's also very hard. If Uncle Suzuki knew that Auntie single-handedly supported the group, he would definitely be proud and pleased for her."

"Really?" Suzuki Tomoko smiled and said, "I just hope your uncle won't blame me."

……

After dinner, at Suzuki Tomoko's suggestion, Watanabe Toru agreed to spend the night at Suzuki's house.

Nine p.m.

Watanabe Toru came out of the bathroom after taking a shower and saw Suzuki Tomoko putting down her phone. He asked, "Auntie, is this Sonoko's call?"

"Well, she said that your Uncle Suzuki is in good health and the nurse is taking good care of him. That puts my mind at ease."

"Huh? Aren't Sonoko and Ayako coming back?" Toru Watanabe was surprised.

"Well, they usually stay in a hotel next to the hospital, which makes it more convenient for them to go to school."

Does that mean I can't spend time with Sonoko tonight? Watanabe Toru felt a little regretful.

Suzuki Tomoko checked the time again: "Ah, it's so late, Xiao Che, it's time to go to bed."

Watanabe Toru said coquettishly: "Auntie, can I sleep with you? I'm a little scared to sleep alone."