Chapter 83 The Disaster of the Grandfathers

Two hours later.

In the pottery classroom.

Mino Muneyuki looked at his watch anxiously.

A while ago, he made a detailed murder plan and planned to carry it out today.

Now, the victim has arrived, the target of accusation has arrived, and there are witnesses... However, as it is almost time to get off work, he still has not found a chance to kill.

As for the reason…

Mino Muneyuki silently glanced at Jiang Xia, who was standing next to him, asking him all kinds of questions and following him wherever he went.

Master of Ceramics: “…” Why is this guy so clingy!

He is obviously just a tourist who comes to experience pottery, and his main job is a high school detective. Why does he have to learn pottery so seriously!

Mino Muneyuki took a deep breath and felt a little headache.

He did have the idea of ​​"challenging the detective." But that "challenge" meant challenging the detective's insight with his own highly technical murders.

Instead of strangling his son-in-law in front of a detective, challenging the detective's strength and speed in calling the police.

…

I was followed by the annoying Jiang Xia until the end of get off work.

Mino Muneyuki watched his son-in-law finish his work, leave the pottery classroom, and return to the courtyard of Kikuemon's house at the back.

"..." This meant that today, he had no chance to carry out his murder plan.

Mino Muneyuki wiped his face silently and had to postpone his plan.

Now, he just wanted to get rid of this group of guests as soon as possible, especially the overly persistent detective.

However, even such a humble wish could not be realized.

——When the guests were about to leave with their handmade pottery.

A middle-aged woman walked into the classroom from the back door and stopped them:

"Kikuemon said that he would like to invite you all to his home for a visit."

While saying this, her eyes were always on Jiang Xia, with a little curiosity and scrutiny.

Mino Muneyuki's eyes twitched twice, and he quickly left, trying not to see it.

He had already guessed why Kikuemon had asked someone to come over.

…

Everyone has some unique hobbies.

The same is true for Kikuemon, the national treasure-level ceramic master.

——He is very interested in all kinds of bizarre cases, has been following related reports, and knows all about famous detectives.

A while ago, Kikuemon noticed Jiangxia, a rising star in the industry.

He read the few cases that Jiang Xia had solved many times. The more he read, the more he felt that he was a real talent. He also believed that Jiang Xia had great potential and would definitely be able to solve more bizarre cases in the future.

…

This afternoon, Kikuemon was very excited when he found out that Jiang Xia had come. He asked his daughter-in-law to invite her over so that he could chase his idol up close.

Since we have invited everyone, of course it is impossible to invite only Jiang Xia.

The others then followed Jiang Xia and sneaked into Kikuemon's house.

…

After arriving at the living room and viewing some exquisite works.

Jiang Xia and others sat down at the table.

Across the coffee table, Kikuemon stroked his beard, frowned, and gave Jiang Xia a lot of advice in a serious tone: the main point was that he thought he solved the case too quickly, resulting in not enough suspense and anticipation.

However, soon, Kikuemon was exposed as a star-chaser by his daughter-in-law:

"Dad, encouraging education is popular nowadays - you might as well just say that you are very optimistic about him."

As she spoke, the daughter-in-law took out a collection of newspaper clippings, opened it towards Jiang Xia, and said with a smile: "Look, these are all the cases you have solved."

The old man's face froze.

Jiang Xia leaned over to take a look and nodded, but secretly felt that this book of clippings was not as good-looking as the one he had put together.

Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Li Ran exclaimed "Wow" and showed proud expressions, although they didn't know what they were proud of.

Toru Amuro took a sip of tea speechlessly, feeling that his vigilance was in vain.

——As soon as he entered the door, he found that Kikuemon was staring at Jiang Xia with a strange look in his eyes.

Originally, Toru Amuro was still wondering whether it was because Jiang Xia was too enthusiastic when inquiring for information and revealed a flaw, which led to him being targeted by the shrewd old man "Kikuemon".

Who knew it was because of this reason...

…

Kikuemon was the center of this school.

Of course, the guests he invited and other people in the family had to come out and meet him.

There weren't many people in his family actually - Kikuemon and his fellow apprentice Mino Muneyuki, one lost a son, and the other lost a daughter.

So, apart from the two old men, there were only three male apprentices and Kikuemon's daughter-in-law in the family.

…

The apprentices came to the living room and saw Jiang Xia. They couldn't wait to ask, "Which one did you choose?"

——Just now, after Kikuemon decided to invite Jiang Xia to come as a guest, the family made a bet: use the most precious pottery in the house as a teacup for Jiang Xia. Then let the detective choose a collection in the exhibition hall as a gift, and bet whether Jiang Xia can find that the treasure is in his hands.

"Don't be impatient, I haven't told him yet." Kikuemon waved his apprentice away and looked at Jiang Xia.

He raised his hand and gestured in the direction of the display case: "This room is filled with my precious works. You can pick one from them as a gift from me to you."

The daughter-in-law smiled and added to the laymen: "Each piece is a fine product with a market value of no less than one million."

"!" Ran Mouri and Conan were shocked. They didn't expect someone would casually give them such an expensive gift.

Suzuki Sonoko was indifferent to the price. She had many toys at home worth hundreds of millions of dollars, which were just piled up in the warehouse gathering dust.

However, this kind of reward-like souvenir does give people a different feeling.

Suzuki Sonoko leaned close to Jiang Xia's ear and gave her enthusiastic advice: "Pick a nice one!"

…

Nearby, several young ceramic artists looked at Jiang Xia with an expression that showed they were waiting for a good show.

——Every profession has its own expertise. Although Jiangxia’s detective talent is highly appreciated by Kikuemon, this detective is likely to be at a loss when it comes to appreciating ceramics.

They couldn't help but imagine the surprised expression Jiang Xia might have when he picked for a long time and was finally told that the one he had in his hand was No. 1.

Just when I was thinking happily, I saw Jiang Xia lowering his head and staring silently at the cup in his hand.

Disciples: “…”

Wait, wait...where are you looking?!

…

Jiang Xia was indeed not good at appreciating pottery, but he could "predict".

He knew that the most expensive teacup was probably in his hand.

Toru Amuro was originally drinking tea in silence.

At this time, after listening to the "rules of the game", his eyes quickly moved and his gaze fell on the cup in Jiang Xia's hand.

Of course, Toru Amuro doesn't understand what "prophecy" is.

However, as a dedicated intelligence officer, he collected a lot of information about "Kikuemon" during this mission. And the teacup next to it has been featured in relevant magazines - it is Kikuemon's masterpiece, with a price tag of nearly 10 million.

Under the sweaty gaze of several of his disciples, Jiang Xia stroked the teacup, feeling a little conflicted.

He is not short of money and he doesn't like drinking tea.

And to be honest, although the teacup in his hand is a recognized fine product, its color is too plain and does not conform to his aesthetic at all.

In fact, he had his eyes on a uniquely patterned ceramic jar on the cabinet - it was very large, with a wide opening, and was a good place to grow potted plants. It was much more practical than the teacup in his hand that couldn't even hold a few garlic seedlings.

Jiang Xia was silent for a long time.

Mao Lilan and the others were looking at the display cabinet at first.

Later it was discovered that Jiang Xia and his mysterious detective boss were both looking at the teacup.

So he went back to the coffee table without knowing what was going on and looked over.

The people of Kikuemon's family originally wanted to see "precious videos of amateurs appraising treasures based on their intuition", but they didn't expect the situation to turn out like this.

The daughter-in-law, who was in charge of the finances, even had her smile gradually disappearing.

——That teacup is a treasure worth tens of millions!

Before, when she saw Jiang Xia learning pottery making, he asked questions one after another like an amateur, so she didn't stop Kikuemon when he proposed this plan.

Who knows now...

(End of this chapter)