While waiting for the police to arrive, Guangyou didn't sit idle either.
He chatted with He Ye for a while and learned roughly what had happened today.
It was pretty much what he had expected, but there were still some minor differences.
Originally, Mitsuyu thought that Hattori Heiji and Kazuha were captured by those people when they were at Mr. Kusukawa's house.
Unexpectedly, the two of them came to us of their own accord.
Previously, Mr. Kusukawa had written Misari Ito's phone number on a sticky note, and Kōsuke knew it too, but because it was separated by several sheets of paper, the handwriting was not clear.
The only option was to resort to desperate measures: find the police station to ask for the address of the Ito family in Xianqiao Town, and then go door-to-door to inquire.
But Heiji Hattori didn't have this problem.
He easily obtained Misari Ito's phone number by using a pencil to trace the words on a sticky note.
Unable to reach Mr. Kusunoki, Hattori Heiji didn't think too much about it and dialed the number directly.
Upon learning that the caller was Heiji Hattori, the famous high school detective, Misari Ito warmly invited Heiji and Kazuha to her house.
It was said that Mr. Nanchuan was a guest at her home.
When the two arrived, Misari Ito and the two men tied up Heiji Hattori and Kazuha and threw them into the attic.
Let them decipher the code left by Mr. Nanchuan.
"Thank goodness you came, Kouyu." Kazuha clutched her chest, still somewhat shaken, and said, "If you hadn't come, Heiji and I might have died here."
"It's not entirely my doing; Conan and Uncle also helped a lot," Kōyū said truthfully.
If Conan hadn't sent Heiji Hattori that message, "Lead them outside first," he probably would have had a lot more trouble.
First, we need to find a way to lure one of them out, and then subdue that person as quietly as possible before we can deal with the one in the attic.
This method is very risky.
It's good that we don't get caught.
But if the two guards above notice something is wrong, He Ye will immediately be in danger.
If it weren't for Uncle Mori, he would probably be at the agency playing cards with Ai, playing video games, or at the very least, chatting with her.
After the rain stops, Kōyū will probably take Ai out to play.
Perhaps they're going to the movies, or maybe they're going shopping.
No matter what he does, he will not come to the Ito family home in Xianqiao Town.
They would never guess that Hattori Heiji and Kazuha were being held captive in the attic by Ito Misari.
Even if he realizes something is wrong and uses some means to find out where the two are, it will probably be too late.
"Anyway, thank you so much this time."
Recalling the man's expression when he said he would kill them, Kazuha felt even more grateful to Guangyou and his group for saving them.
She said earnestly, "Next time you come to Osaka, Heiji and I will definitely prepare a lavish feast to treat you."
"Then I'll thank you in advance, Sister Kazuha." Guangyou didn't refuse.
Just as he finished speaking, Kōyū suddenly remembered something and added, "But a lavish meal is unnecessary. I'd much rather eat Aunt Hattori's cooking than a lavish meal."
"No problem." Kazuha agreed without hesitation. "Auntie will definitely agree."
...
He also chatted with Mr. Nanchuan, who was lying on the ground, for a while.
I also learned why Mr. Kusukawa came to find Misari Ito.
"Uncle Nanchuan, I'm not trying to be mean, but..."
After hearing his story, Guangyou was both amused and exasperated. "You're such a grown man, how can you still be so naive?"
"No matter what, she helped me..."
Speechless and weak from her injuries, Nan Chuan said, "I don't want to see her make one mistake after another..."
"But in the end, she almost killed you, didn't she?" Ai couldn't understand this behavior at all.
In her opinion, this was beyond naive; it was downright stupid.
“I think so too. If she were so easily persuaded, she wouldn’t have gone down this path of no return.” Mitsuyu wholeheartedly agreed with Ai’s statement.
“…” Nan Chuan closed his eyes and remained silent.
During their previous conversation, Guangyou learned why Nanchuan had come here.
Because Misari Ito had previously helped him resolve a very serious fraud case, he wanted to persuade her.
Tell her to stop instructing taxpayers on how to evade and avoid taxes, and to stop doing such unethical things.
Is he stupid? Actually, he's not.
He knew to first collect evidence of the other party's crimes and then carefully preserve it by placing it in a password-protected bank safe deposit box.
He even came up with a unique code specifically for him.
He also prepared a backup plan: if something happened to him, the Beihu Detective Agency where he worked would receive a coded message.
Once his colleagues decipher the code, the evidence of Misari Ito's crimes will be revealed to the world.
You could say he wasn't stupid, since he actually went out of his way to persuade criminals to turn back.
This has absolutely nothing to do with intelligence; it's downright stupidity.
Unlike Conan, he doesn't have the protagonist's buff or the special talent of being a master of witty banter.
How could he, a mere mortal, possibly succeed?
"I know it's impossible, but I still want to try."
After a moment, Nan Chuan, with his eyes closed, said, "What if she has a change of heart..."
"There's still 9,999 out of 10,000." Guangyou looked helplessly at Nanchuan lying on the ground, not knowing what to say.
“But there is always hope, isn’t there?” Nan Chuan said again.
"..." Guangyou was completely speechless.
What else could he say?
Even now, Kusukawa still holds onto hope for Misari Ito, which is truly astonishing.
Fine, this person has nothing to do with me anyway.
He knew about Nanakawa because Misari Ito had helped him settle a particularly serious case.
He didn't want her image in his heart to crumble, and he didn't want to ruin his feelings for her.
That's why Nan Chuan tried to persuade her not to continue down the wrong path.
What Nanchuan didn't expect was that in Ito Misari's eyes, his kindness was worthless.
Furthermore, Misari Ito believes that Kusukawa intends to use that evidence to blackmail him and extort more money.
"Fine, whatever you think, Mr. Nanchuan." Guangyou was too lazy to say anything more to Nanchuan.
Nan Chuan actually knew this truth, but he just didn't want to admit it.
Perhaps this is his last act of defiance?
In any case, Nan Chuan was just a minor character to him, someone he could do without, and there was no need to care about him too much.
Since we can't get in, then we won't say anything more.
“…” Nan Chuan remained silent.
Then, the attic fell silent.
While imprisoned, Kazuha was under immense mental tension, a state that lasted all day, which caused her to fall asleep without realizing it after relaxing.
Therefore, Mitsuyu and Ai didn't chat; they just sat in the attic, waiting for the police to arrive.
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