Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

"Conan, did you find the treasure yesterday?" Watanabe Toru asked Conan when Xiaolan opened the door.

After meeting Vermouth yesterday, he stayed at home. The young detectives, except Conan, must be very regretful that they didn't find the treasure.

Speaking of treasure, Conan's eyes narrowed slightly and he shook his head: "No. However, what Yuan Tai picked up was indeed a treasure map. However, after we found the treasure, someone else had already taken it away."

"Huh?" Watanabe Toru pretended to be confused: "Does anyone else have a treasure map?"

"Maybe." Conan said vaguely, without telling Watanabe Toru about the bandit gang.

"We have already reported this matter to the police. We will leave the rest to the police."

"Is that so..." Watanabe Toru did not ask any further questions.

……

It took two hours to finally clean the house.

Xiaolan wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, with a satisfied look on her face: "It looks much cleaner now. Right, Toru, Conan."

Looking at Xiaolan's tired expression, Conan was moved and couldn't help but blurt out: "Xiaolan, thank you."

"Ah?" Xiaolan looked at Conan blankly.

Realizing that he had spoken out of turn, Conan quickly laughed and scratched his head to explain: "I think if Shinichi knew that Xiaolan had helped him clean the house, he would definitely say that."

"So that's how it is." Xiaolan smiled.

"Sister Xiaolan, you are so nice to Brother Shinichi, do you like him?" Conan tested cautiously, with a hint of cunning and expectation in his eyes.

"what?"

Xiaolan was a little embarrassed, a faint blush rising on her cheeks. Just when she didn't know how to answer, a faint voice came from the side: "How could Sister Xiaolan like that guy? He slipped away early during Sister Xiaolan's competition and left Sister Xiaolan alone in the playground. He doesn't deserve Sister Xiaolan's love at all. The only reason Sister Xiaolan came here to clean is because of our long-term friendship, right, Sister Xiaolan?"

Xiaolan pursed her lips, and her face, which had turned red due to Conan's teasing, had returned to normal.

Yes, I thought so much about that guy and gave so much, but what about him? Did he really care about my feelings?

This bastard hasn't even called me in a long time. How could I possibly admit that I like him? Unless he apologizes to me...

Xiaolan leaned over, rubbed Conan's head, and said, "Sister and Shinichi are just good friends, it's not what you think..."

Conan opened his mouth and wanted to defend himself, but he couldn't find a reasonable explanation for what Watanabe Toru had just said.

He had indeed stood Xiaolan up more than once.

Thinking of this, Conan's mood became a little depressed, and he said softly; "Is that so..."

……

After returning the key to Dr. Agasa, Toru Watanabe and Xiaolan returned to the office.

When I opened the door and entered the room, I saw Kogoro Mouri and a strange woman sitting face to face on the sofa.

"Huh? Are there guests at home?" Xiaolan asked in surprise.

"Xiaolan, you're back just in time." Maori Kogoro looked over and said, "Make a cup of coffee for the guest."

"it is good."

"Ah... no need to bother..."

The strange woman turned around and tried to stop Xiaolan, but was recognized by Watanabe Toru: "Sister Yamei? Why is it you?"

"Huh?" Hirota Masami was stunned. After seeing Watanabe Toru's face clearly, she said in surprise, "Toru, it's you. Why are you here?"

"I live here."

"Ah... So the uncle you were talking about the other day was Mr. Maori?"

"Uh-huh."

Seeing that the two seemed to be very familiar with each other, Maori Kogoro couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "Ms. Hirota, are you acquainted with Xiaotetsu?"

"Yeah." Hirota Masami nodded. "That day I accidentally bumped into Toru... and then we had cake together in a cafe..."

"So that's how it is." Kogoro Mouri suddenly realized.

Watanabe Toru asked, "Sister Yamei, what do you want to do with uncle?"

Hirota Masami lowered her eyes slightly, trying to hide the momentary discomfort in her eyes: "I'm here to ask Mr. Maori to help me find my father. He has been missing for several days."

"Missing?"

"Yes, although my father doesn't live with me, I call him every day. But since a week ago, I haven't been able to get through to him. I asked the police for help, but there has been no news. That's why I came to Mr. Maori to seek help..."

Maori Kogoro patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, Ms. Hirota, I will definitely help you find your father."

101. The Fate of Miyano Akemi

After knowing that Akemi Miyano came here to ask Kogoro Mori to help find her father, Toru Watanabe knew her real purpose.

She found her accomplices and the 1 billion yen hidden by them, and used the money to make a deal with the organization in exchange for her freedom and that of her sister Miyano Shiho.

Unfortunately, that was ultimately just Miyano Akemi's naive idea. When she proposed this deal to the organization, she was at the prime of her life and had already begun the countdown.

After Miyano Akemi left, Watanabe Toru asked Maori Kogoro, "Uncle, how are you going to help Sister Yamei find her father?"

Maori Kogoro pondered for a moment: "Mr. Hirota used to work in the taxi industry, so let's go to the taxi company and ask, we should be able to get some clues. In addition..."

He picked up the photo of his father left by Akemi Miyano on the coffee table. In the photo, a middle-aged man in his 40s was holding a black cat with a sweet smile.

"Since Mr. Hirota has a cat, he might also go to the pet store. From these two directions, it shouldn't be difficult to find Mr. Hirota..."

Seeing the confident look of Maori Kogo17ro, Watanabe Toru said nothing more and turned to consider whether he should save Miyano Akemi.

Right now, he needed help. Although Akemi Miyano was just a peripheral member of the organization without even a code name, she displayed criminal expertise that most people lacked. Her reaction speed, acting skills, and mental fortitude were also exceptional.

In addition, as long as Akemi Miyano is on his side, it will be much easier to win over Shiho Miyano in the future.

The price he had to pay was at most a healing pill.

No matter how I look at it, there seems to be no reason to give up such a talent.

The next evening.

Kogoro Mouri dragged his tired body back home.

Xiaolan, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV with Watanabe Toru, saw her father come back, stood up and poured him a glass of water, and asked, "Dad, is there any news about Mr. Hirota?"

Maori Kogoro took the water cup, gulped it down, and sighed, "Mr. Hirota rarely interacts with others. None of his colleagues know where he is, or even that he has a daughter. I went to the pet shop to ask around, but there was no clue at all..."

"Could Mr. Hirota have already left Tokyo?" Xiaolan guessed, "And for some unexplained reason, he hasn't contacted Ms. Hirota."

"If that's the case, things will be troublesome."

Kogoro Mouri began to regret accepting this commission. He originally thought it was just an ordinary missing person case, but now it seems that things are far from as simple as he imagined.

"Ah! The gap has widened from four horse lengths to five! Charge!"

〖The King of Glory, 5 consecutive G1 wins〗

There was a report on horse racing on TV.

Watanabe Toru glanced at the dejected Maori Kogoro, pretending to have noticed something by accident, and reminded him, "Huh? This horse's name seems to be the same as the name of the cat raised by Sister Yamei's father."

"Really?" Xiaolan looked over and found that the two names were indeed the same. She thought of something and clapped her hands excitedly: "That's right, it must be like this. Mr. Hirota likes horse racing, so he named the cat after a horse. If we go to the racecourse, we will definitely be able to find him."

"Huh? Are you kidding me?" Maori Kogoro rolled his eyes. "Do you know how big the racecourse is? Looking for someone there is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"That's better than doing nothing." Xiaolan said, "Let's go to the racecourse together tomorrow. If we're lucky, we might be able to find Mr. Hirota."

"That's impossible."

"Dad, do you have any good ideas to find Mr. Hirota?"

"This..." Maori Kogoro was speechless and had to agree: "Then let's go to the racecourse and try our luck."

……

If you ask who is the luckiest person in "Detective Conan", Xiaolan is second, and no one dares to rank first.

He only knows a little about mahjong, but he's never lost. Winning big prizes in the lottery is a common occurrence. The racecourse is packed with people. Watanabe Toru and Maori Kogoro are dizzy looking for someone, but Ran spots her target and shouts, "Dad, look, is that Mr. Hirota?"

"What?" Kogoro Mouri looked in surprise in the direction where Xiaolan pointed.

Sure enough, the man in the photo was walking past them not far away.

Maori Kogoro opened his mouth in astonishment, his face full of disbelief: "I actually found it..."

"I'll call him."

When Xiaolan was about to go over and call Mr. Hirota, Maori Kogoro grabbed her and stopped her: "Mr. Hirota is a missing person. Don't call him yet, so as not to alert the enemy. We will just follow him and see where he lives, and then tell Miss Hirota the address."

"That's fine." Xiaolan nodded.

Upon learning that her father had been found, Hirota Masami hurried over, took her father's arm, and bowed to Maori Kogoro in gratitude, "Mr. Maori, thank you so much for helping me find my father."

"Ms. Hirota, you are so polite." Maori Kogoro smiled and waved his hand: "Then we will take our leave first."

"Okay, take care, Mr. Maori."

Mr. Hirota remained silent from beginning to end.

Another day has passed.

Maori Detective Agency.

Xiaolan held the phone receiver and murmured in confusion, "That's weird. Why can't I get through?"

"Who are you calling?" Kogoro Mouri asked casually while sitting in the office chair with Jiro on his arm and flipping through the newspaper.

"It's Ms. Hirota Masami, who came to me a few days ago to ask about 657's father. I'm really concerned about how she got along after meeting her father, so I wanted to call her to ask, but the line hasn't gone through."

"Maybe after Ms. Hirota found her father, she wanted to start a new life with him, so she changed her number."

"Is that so?" Xiaolan showed a worried look: "But, I have a bad feeling, Dad, why don't we go to the apartment where Mr. Hirota lives and take a look."

"Huh? Is that necessary?" Kogoro Mouri was a little reluctant.

Anyway, the commission fee has been received, so even if something happens to Guangtian and his daughter, it has nothing to do with him.

"Dad!" Xiaolan put her hands on her hips, very dissatisfied with Maori Kogoro's attitude: "Miss Guangmei entrusted you to help her find her father because she trusted me, but now she may have encountered an accident. How can you just ignore it? This is irresponsible to the client. If the news gets out, will anyone come to me for help in the future?"

Maori Kogoro was speechless and had to agree: "I really can't stand you. Well, let's go to Mr. Hirota's apartment and take a look."

Seeing her father compromise, Xiaolan was satisfied and turned to Watanabe Toru and said, "Xiao Toru, do you want to go with me?"

Watanabe Toru shook his head: "I have an appointment with Ayumi and the others to play football, so I won't be going."

102. I am what your sister calls gay

Rice Flower Restaurant

Watanabe Toru, who told Xiaolan that he was going to play football, was now hiding under the shade of a tree, patiently staring at the various guests coming out of the Rice Flower Restaurant.

He didn't have the transmitter and tracking glasses that Dr. Agasa gave to Conan, so if he wanted to find Miyano Akemi, he could only lie in wait here in advance.

The dog days of July were scorching hot. Even with the shade of trees, I could still feel the sweat dripping down my body.

Uncle Maori and Xiaolan should have known about Mr. Hirota's murder. Watanabe Toru thought to himself that without Conan's participation, the case would not be handled smoothly, and he couldn't give Uncle Maori any clues to prevent them from finding this place...

After thinking about it for more than ten minutes, Miyano Akemi's figure finally appeared in his sight.

She was wearing a light white short-sleeved shirt, a sun hat, and sunglasses covering one-third of her face. Although her beautiful face could not be seen, her outstanding temperament still attracted the attention of passers-by.

Seeing Miyano Akemi pulling her suitcase and getting into a taxi parked at the hotel entrance, Watanabe Toru quickly followed, got into the taxi behind her, and said to the driver, "Master, please follow the car in front."

The driver looked at Watanabe Toru with suspicion.

Watanabe Toru quickly explained: "The one in front is my sister. My parents found out about her secret relationship and sent me to follow her to find out what's going on."

The driver suddenly realized, smiled knowingly, stepped on the accelerator and followed.

……

Suburbs, abandoned port.

On the path filled with containers, Miyano Akemi suddenly stopped and said calmly to the air, "I'm here, come out."

"Thank you for your hard work, Hirota Masami."

A cold voice without a trace of emotion came from nearby. Following the sound of footsteps, Gin and Vodka appeared from the darkness.

"No, I should call you Miyano Akemi."