Chapter 1985 1993 [Plucking the wool of Wuzo]

Conan was not as sensitive to the organization's aura as Haibara Ai. Compared to the movement in the corridor, he was more curious about another thing.

No one else seemed to dare to mention the arrogant real estate agent, so Conan looked at the projectionist who had just confronted him and asked, "Does that person come to this cinema often?"

"Yeah." The projectionist also looked troubled. "He comes here every day recently. And every time he comes, there are thugs fighting in the theater."

Zhang Tianzhengci entered the theater, and the saleswoman quietly reappeared. She said angrily: "The timing is too coincidental. Those people must have been hired by him. He wants to use this method to force us to close the business!"

The old curator seemed to be the most resigned among the three members of the theater. He comforted them helplessly: "Okay, okay, don't say anything if you don't have evidence, otherwise he will turn around and accuse us of framing you."

"Evidence..." The salesgirl suddenly remembered something and her eyes fell on Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia: “?”

The salesgirl looked him up and down, her eyes brightening: "I remember you seem to be a famous detective, can you ..."

"The cinema will be closed tomorrow. That guy didn't hire any thugs today. Even if the detective wants to investigate, he won't find anything. It's just a waste of money." A voice came from behind, interrupting the commission she was about to issue.

The college student who had been fidgeting in the theater came over. He took a digital camera and took a few photos of the theater, then secretly glanced at Jiang Xia.

Although he quickly looked away, the male college student was still curious: How did this high school student manage five naughty kids by himself? How could a private detective be so versatile? There was nothing special about him.

While Ide Toshiyuki was secretly looking at Jiang Xia, the curator was also looking at him.

The old man whispered to the salesperson, "Mr. Ide is here today, too."

The theater staff all knew the college student. The salesgirl nodded and belatedly asked, "He said today is the last day and he wanted to take some photos in the theater, so I agreed...Is this okay?"

Taking photos is generally not allowed in theaters.

But it was the last day anyway, so the director smiled amiably and said, "Let him do whatever he wants. I remember that he loves special effects movies like this the most. He has been coming here often since he was a kid. He is like the son of this cinema."

As he spoke, the old curator remembered something and looked at his watch: "It's time for dinner."

"!" The saleswoman was shocked, "I forgot to order today's working meal for everyone."

Old curator: “…”

...Oh, never mind. It's the last day anyway, so let's just make do with it.

The projectionist also came over to get something to eat. Hearing this, he sighed and said, "You can't leave during the ticket sales period, so just wait until the next show starts to buy some. There aren't many customers right now anyway. If anyone really wants to buy some snacks on the way, just ask the lady at the ticket office for a favor. It's the last day anyway, so they probably won't mind."

Huibara Ai: “…” The atmosphere in this cinema is quite bad.

But it's true, it's the last day anyway, so just muddle through. And...

She looked up at Jiang Xia and saw that Jiang Xia was drinking coffee and eating popcorn and seemed to be in a good mood. So she looked away and stopped thinking about it: No matter what, the purpose of going out today has been achieved.

…

Not long after, the second part of the series started airing. Jiang Xia and his friends returned to the screening room and started watching the movie.

A little further back, the second row from the back.

A couple leaned against each other with their arms around each other's shoulders. The man proudly said, "I remember this one! In the back, the monster lays eggs inside Gomera."

The woman glanced at him. Although she was annoyed that someone had spoiled the movie right after it started, she also knew that her boyfriend wanted to show off his awesomeness, so she had to cooperate and screamed softly, "Oh my, that's disgusting."

In the row behind the two of them, Zhang Tian Zhengci was sitting there, staring gloomily at the annoying couple.

He had been having a bad time recently - in fact, he had a little hobby, which was to go to the casino to gamble occasionally. Unfortunately, he got a little too drunk recently, and when he came to his senses, he had already owed a large gambling debt.

He had no choice but to work harder, and by nitpicking, causing trouble, and driving away the audience, he pushed down the price of the cinema, hoping to sell it as soon as possible and get a large agency fee. But even so, it was still not enough to pay off his gambling debts.

If they squeezed all the oil out of the company, they might be able to make up the difference, but the company would probably face bankruptcy.

What's even more annoying is that not long ago, he approached the buyer of the cinema to ask for help in closing the deal. However, the buyer kept making excuses. When he asked, he learned that the other party's funding chain had some problems and they were still short of 1 million yuan to buy the cinema. So until now, the two sides haven't even signed a sales contract - no wonder the buyer is so easy to talk to and is willing to use the "30th anniversary" as an excuse to help the cinema delay the transaction.

"It's a shabby cinema with few audiences, yet it dares to charge such a high price. If it could be 1 million cheaper, would I be so worried now?"

Zhang Tian Zhengci became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, staring dimly at the couple in front of him: He had brought people to find trouble, but there were still some blind audience members who dared to come here and simply didn't take him seriously.

Seeing that the young couple was still being affectionate, he kicked the back of their chair.

"Ah!" The couple let out a short scream and turned around in shock, only to see a ferocious-looking guy with a face that showed "not a good guy" sitting in the back seat with his legs crossed, a cigarette in his mouth, and a malicious grin on his face.

The man in the couple was angry but dared not speak out, but he felt that if he didn't speak out, he would appear too cowardly, so he could only choke out a sentence: "What are you doing?!"

"Me? I'm Gomera." Zhang Tian Zhengci sneered and moved closer, blowing a puff of smoke in their faces.

The couples were startled and ran out of the theater, tumbling and crawling.

Zhang Tian Zhengci looked at them fleeing in panic, snorted coldly, and leaned back in his chair.

But the short-lived happiness gained from bullying ordinary citizens obviously cannot be compared with the pressure of carrying huge gambling debts.

He was anxious for a moment, and suddenly remembered something.

"Someone actually wants to buy that piece of land in the sea from me. I'm afraid they are teasing me. Who would want that damn place? And even if the deal is done, I won't get much commission."

Zhang Tian Zhengci rolled his eyes and said, "But I never know - the guy who wants to buy the land is even more persistent than I thought. If he really comes to me, why don't I try to extort a lot of money from him?"

(End of this chapter)