Ke Xue: I was raised by them in Mihua.

Luo Tian didn't notice that he was thinking about when he could eat breakfast today.

……

Upon arriving at the president's mansion, a middle-aged man with a bold mustache was pacing anxiously in the yard.

When the gray-haired old butler arrived with Luo Tian and the others, he immediately rushed over.

"Detective Mori, you absolutely have to help me this time!"

Luo Tian discovered that this president seemed to be quite familiar with the useless uncle; otherwise, he wouldn't have hired such an unknown detective when his own daughter was kidnapped.

As for why a company president would know a detective who specializes in investigating extramarital affairs and catching mistresses, that remains a mystery.

Meanwhile, the old butler and the president of the company, Sang Zheng, pieced together the scene of the little girl's kidnapping, one after the other.

Despite his hangover headache, Kogoro Mouri listened attentively to the information.

"How pitiful!"

Upon learning that a little girl about the same age as Luo Tian had been kidnapped, Ran Mouri couldn't help but sigh with worry.

She casually placed her hand on the little boy's head, as if that would put her at ease.

Luo Tian didn't react to this; he was thinking!

He tricked Shinichi Kudo into going abroad to mine minerals, so who's going to solve this case? The Metropolitan Police Department? Or this useless old man?

It's clear that neither side is very reliable.

So, if no one solves this case, what will happen to the kidnapped little girl?

Luo Tian didn't know, nor did he want to gamble. After all, this was a real world, and there was no such thing as a law that children wouldn't get into trouble.

[The target wasn't even spared, not even children! Let's screw him over!]

[Mission issued: Put the kidnappers in jail!]

See? Even the system said so, so there is indeed danger.

"Sister Xiaolan, I'm hungry."

Luo Tian tugged at the girl's sleeve and pretended to be pitiful as he cried out.

Of course, it wasn't entirely intentional; he was genuinely hungry!

"Then let's..."

Ran Mouri glanced at her elderly father, who was discussing serious matters, and then at the adorable little boy clutching his stomach. She immediately made a decision.

The most important thing is to fill Xiao Luo's stomach first!

She immediately thought of taking the little boy away to find a shop to buy something, which was exactly what Luo Tian wanted.

He vaguely remembered that the little girl was locked in a school warehouse where he could see the chimney.

The so-called chimney is nothing more than the shape of a building at a certain angle.

With these two points in mind, and focusing on the vicinity of the club president's house, it will be easy to find the place if you take the girl around for a while.

After that, I believe that with the girl's fighting skills, she could easily deal with the kidnapper.

But before Ran Mouri could finish speaking, and before the two of them could even begin to act, President Sane approached them.

To be precise, they moved closer to Luo Tian.

He heard Luo Tian's shouting and, looking at the adorable child, couldn't help but think of his own kidnapped daughter.

"Child, are you hungry? Uncle will have breakfast prepared right away. You can eat as much as you want!"

I don't know if it was the succubus aura that worked, or if the president just really likes children.

In short, the old butler soon prepared a sumptuous breakfast to entertain the guests.

Even the father and daughter subconsciously swallowed.

Both of them left home without having eaten breakfast.

And so, the group sat down, eating and continuing to discuss the case.

The breakfast at the home of the wealthy is naturally very lavish. Luo Tian appeared to be enjoying his meal, and in reality, he was indeed eating very heartily.

However, he did not forget to think about a plan to save the little girl.

If your own path is blocked, then you can only remind this useless old man, right?

But children should act like children; you can't go too far.

At this moment, Luo Tian felt the same pressure he initially felt as in Detective Conan... Wait, something seems off!

I'm not that kind of hypocrite!

He told Ran Mouri the truth directly!

So, no matter how smart or precocious you are in front of her, it's all fine!

Looking at the girl sitting next to him, who was wiping his mouth every now and then, Luo Tian had a bold idea.

Is the detective-themed karate girl a good match?!

He's definitely better than that useless old man, right?!

So he put down his chopsticks and bowl, stood on the chair, leaned close to the girl's ear, and whispered a few words.

This scene was naturally witnessed by the two middle-aged men sitting opposite them.

"Haha, these two siblings have such a good relationship!"

If Akiko had a younger or older brother, she probably wouldn't be so lonely as to play this game, right?

"Really?"

It seems that Xiaolan is much happier when she's with this little guy!

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Chapter 9 Oh dear! This wasn't cool at all!

President Sang actually knew the truth about today's kidnapping case.

After all, one was his most beloved daughter, and the other was his old housekeeper who had been with him for many years.

How could such a petty trick fool someone with years of experience in the business world?

It's important to know that anyone who has managed to serve as president of Mika and survive safely for so many years is no ordinary person!

There are many suspicious points in the matter. For example, although there are several guard dogs in the yard, they did not make a sound during the kidnapping.

For example, the kidnappers did not demand a ransom, but instead demanded that the kidnapper shut down the company for a month.

It must be because Akiko is too lonely and wants me to spend more time with her!

Thinking about this, President Sang felt even more guilty.

But who could have imagined that this childish game, which seemed like just playing house, would actually escalate into a real kidnapping?!

When the president received the second call from the real kidnappers, he was visibly terrified and even forgot to eat breakfast.

"Detective Mouri, you really have to help me this time!"

The words sounded familiar, yet they carried entirely different feelings.

"Grasp Kogoro Mouri's hand tightly," President San called out anxiously.

"Ah? Oh!"

Kogoro Mouri nodded blankly, which was taken as an affirmation.

But in reality, if the little girl and the old butler were on the first floor, the president was on the second floor, and the kidnapper was on the third floor, then it's obvious that this useless old man had simply disappeared into the basement.

Despite so many flaws, he failed to see through the fact that it was initially a fake kidnapping, let alone identify the real kidnappers.

As expected, it was too much of a stretch to ask him to come!

President Sang sighed inwardly, but considering Kogoro Mouri's feelings, he didn't say anything more.

The connection between the two dates back several years.

At that time, the president's wife, the little girl Tani Akiko's mother, had not yet passed away.

The couple had a disagreement over a trivial matter, and the increasingly suspicious president, Mr. Sang, discovered that his wife seemed to be hiding something from him.

That's why they sought out Kogoro Mouri, an expert in the field, to investigate.

In the end, it was nothing serious; the president's wife hadn't cheated on him, she just had a terminal illness and was dying.

Of course, these are all digressions.

Originally, the president only wanted to find a familiar detective to accompany his daughter in this play, which would also make it easier to explain.

Who knew a kidnapper would actually show up!

What should I do? Call the police? Or hire a more reliable detective?

Just as President Sang hesitated, Ran Mouri cleared her throat and slowly spoke.

"Um, I think I know where the kidnappers are."

……

Inside the sports storage room of Futabashi Junior High School in Beika Town, our kidnapper looked furious, the sharp knife in his hand gleaming coldly.

Not far from him, a little girl was huddled in a corner, shivering.

With her mouth taped shut and her body tightly bound with rope, she was none other than the kidnapped daughter of the company president, Akiko Tani.

"You naughty girl, you're so disobedient!"

The kidnapper never expected that his moment of mercy would almost expose his location.

As the saying goes, the more you think about it, the angrier you get. Even after he taped the little girl's mouth shut, he was still furious.

He stared cruelly at Gu Jingzi, holding a sharp blade in his hand, and approached her step by step.

It is common knowledge that a good kidnapper never keeps his promise to release the hostage after receiving the money.

Ten-year-old Akiko seemed to realize something, and was so frightened that tears streamed down her face, wetting her clothes and skirt.

However, our kidnapper was a competent criminal and did not soften his heart just because of the little girl's pitiful expression.

He was a repeat offender; otherwise, he wouldn't have overheard the little girl and the old housekeeper talking on their way home from school and immediately devised such a scheme where the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Just then, someone knocked on the iron door of the warehouse.

The kidnapper shuddered and almost dropped the knife in his hand.

Why is someone knocking on the door? Isn't the whole school closed today?

Have we been discovered?

He nervously swallowed, tentatively pushed open a crack, and peered outside.

Huh? Nobody's here! Could it be that the person knocking wasn't human?!

"Here it is!"

The kidnapper looked down at the sound and was surprised to see a cute little boy standing outside, dressed in what looked like a costume for an amusement park performance.

"Uncle, are you a security guard? I left my favorite toy in the storage room when I went to school. Can you help me find it?"

As Luo Tian spoke, his eyes kept darting between the kidnappers and the warehouse behind them.

After confirming that the other party was indeed alone and only had a knife as a weapon, he felt much more relaxed.

She's also become much more adept at acting cute.

"This is a treasure bestowed upon me by heaven!"

Seeing the boy's outstanding appearance, the kidnapper's mind immediately began to work.

Such an adorable, fair-skinned child, dressed so uniquely, clearly comes from a wealthy family.

If I could tie this little guy up too, I wouldn't have to work for at least the next few years and could really splurge!

Thinking of this, he immediately changed his attitude, without even considering why an elementary school student would come back to the middle school's warehouse to look for something.

"Yes, yes! Uncle, I'm a security guard! Did you lose something? I'll help you find it!"

As he spoke, the kidnapper opened the iron gate, intending to lure Luo Tian in first.