Where is Xiaolan?
Sonoko sat in the audience, feeling a strange tightness in her chest. She didn't know why, but she felt as if something terrible was about to happen.
Conan wiped the sweat from his brow, walked to the audience seats, looked around, and, noticing that Ran wasn't there, asked the restless Sonoko, "Sonoko-neechan, where's Ran-neechan?"
Sonoko shook her head and said with some worry, "It seems that Ran has disappeared."
"Gone?"
Conan's good mood from the victory vanished instantly. He frowned and quickly asked, "Sonoko-neechan, please explain the situation in detail."
"I was having coffee with Xiaolan just now. I went to the restroom halfway through, and when I came back, I found that Xiaolan was gone."
Sonoko recalled for a moment, then explained the situation in the most concise way possible.
Yuan Tai said, "Maybe Sister Xiao Lan is tired and went back to the hotel to sleep first."
"No, Xiaolan will let me know if she wants to go back."
Sonoko sighed, becoming increasingly worried. "Besides, I called back and asked, and the hotel said he hasn't returned."
"Where's the phone? Can you get through to Sister Xiaolan?"
Conan quickly said, while trying to take out his portable phone from his pocket to call Ran.
Sonoko shook her head: "It's no use, no one answers when I call."
Conan stopped what he was doing, stared at the ground, and gritted his teeth.
There are no clues at all now, and even he has no way of knowing Xiaolan's whereabouts.
"Perhaps they've been kidnapped."
Ai, who was standing to the side, closed her book and made a conclusion that no one wanted to hear.
Just then, Uncle Mori finished his sake and was about to come over to watch Conan and the others' semi-final match that afternoon. As soon as he arrived, he saw the group of people with furrowed brows.
He mistakenly thought they had lost the battle and said with a laugh, "Did you lose the battle? It's alright, participation is the most important thing."
"No, it seems that Sister Xiaolan has been kidnapped."
Genta turned around, showing no intention of smiling.
"What!!"
Uncle Mori's face instantly turned quite ugly.
Disbelief, anger, and worry were intertwined on his face.
"Could she have gotten lost?"
Even now, Uncle Mori still holds a sliver of hope, but he knows that this hope is very slim, so he doesn't speak with much confidence.
"Ring ring ring".
Sonoko's phone rang. She took it out and saw that it was Ran's, which brought a smile to everyone's face.
Uncle Mori breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew we were lost."
Sonoko ignored the older man and asked with a smile, "Hey, Ran, where are you?"
"I've been kidnapped."
Xiao Lan's voice came through the microphone to everyone present.
Instantly, Uncle Mori's heart was in his throat again.
Conan quickly grabbed the phone and asked worriedly, "Ran-neechan, can you see any buildings nearby right now? Anything is fine."
Xiao Lan said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm saved."
The group's hearts were finally at ease again.
Uncle Mori snatched the phone and said with a pained expression, "Ran, do you know who saved you? I absolutely have to treat them to a good drink."
"Um, uncle, I don't drink alcohol, can I have juice instead?"
Guangyou's voice came through the microphone, leaving everyone present dumbfounded.
"Guangyou?"
Uncle Mori was still somewhat incredulous and asked suspiciously, "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at the office?"
"I came back and found you had all gone out, so of course I had to come over and play."
Kouyu said matter-of-factly, "I came here to eat ramen by the way."
He was absolutely right. If this hadn't happened, he would probably still be working at the noodle shop.
There are so many kinds of ramen, and he hasn't tried them all yet, which is a bit of a pity.
Where are you now? I'll come pick you up.
Uncle Mori was completely relieved and felt fortunate. If it weren't for Mitsuyu, who knows what would have happened.
"No need, Uncle. I'll have lunch with Ran-neechan nearby and then head to the stadium to meet you. You can tell Conan and Ayumi to do their best and bring back a gold trophy."
Kōyū declined Uncle Mori's suggestion. He planned to go to the nearby police station with Ran to report the case first, and then go out for a meal.
After hanging up the phone, Guangyou didn't forget to pick up the file bag that was placed aside and left the factory with Xiaolan.
After leaving the police station, Kōyū suddenly remembered something and took out his phone to send a text message to Ai.
The text message was about Masato Tachikawa's plan to assassinate Kenzo Narumi at today's awards ceremony.
Masato Tachikawa acted on impulse. In any case, the evidence to bring down Kenzo Cheng was already in Mitsuyu's hands, and since he was going to be finished sooner or later, there was no need to drag an innocent person down with him.
Go back and spend some money to dig a little deeper, make hundreds or thousands of copies, send them to the media first, and if the media doesn't expose it, send them door-to-door to mailboxes.
There's a saying, "Money can make the devil turn the millstone." Later, a parody version emerged: "Money can make the millstone turn the devil."
If you're willing to pay, you can post a reward on some website that can't be named, and plenty of people will come to help you solve the problem.
The present era is not as peaceful as it seemed in the past; many things are not yet fully hidden, especially the internet, which is still in its infancy.
Ai is quite capable, so Kōyū is quite at ease entrusting this task to her.
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