Chapter 29 Paradise Hunting (Revised) Locksmith Expert...
Far East Company was not far from the place where Lin Xi and Shimizu Reiko had dinner that day, which made Lin Xi, while walking on the road, think of ordering another rice bowl and putting it in the system space to lock in the freshness.
Perhaps because she looked in that direction too frequently, Conan turned to look at her: "Sister Lin, is there anything over there?"
"There's rice." Lin Xi swallowed and shook his head. "It's a pity that I have a commission and don't have time to order food now. After the commission is completed, if there's a chance, I'll treat you to dinner."
Conan: ...
There is a bomb in the fantasy park. In this situation where her life is in the hands of others, why is this guy not nervous at all and is still thinking about her rice bowl?
He just saw her swallowing!
Amuro Toru: “Okay.”
Conan:?
This guy with blond hair is not normal!
They arrived at the Far East Company.
The company building was desolate, as if it had been deserted since the president disappeared. Only the sign of "Far East Investment Consulting Company" stood in front of the building, which had accumulated some dust due to the passage of time.
"Is this company gone so quickly?" Lin Xi said in surprise, "Only three people are missing..."
"After all, the three missing people are the president, the sales manager, and the chief secretary," Kidd said. "However, the main reason is probably that this company was acquired by Soichiro Fukayama, the president of Fukayama Shoji, after Ito Suehiko disappeared. He merged most of the business into his own company, laid off the remaining staff, and seems to be planning to give up the lease of this building as well."
He handed the lit phone screen to everyone. "Soichiro Fukayama had already invested in Far East Company, and it seems that Suehiko Ito left valid documents asking Soichiro Fukayama to be his agent before he disappeared, so the handover went smoothly."
"This person is also on the CRY club roster." Hattori picked up his phone to confirm. He had just taken a picture of the club's membership list, and "Soichiro Fukayama" was prominently listed.
"But it's just right that no one's around." Lin Xi took two steps at a time and leaped to the door. "It's a rolling door, so Mr. Amuro shouldn't have any problems, right?"
Several pairs of eyes looked at Amuro Toru.
The young man's expression remained unchanged as he smiled and took out the wire from his pocket.
.
"I told you Amuro-kun wouldn't have to worry about finding a job in the future." Lin Xi clapped her hands. "That's amazing! He can even pry open a rolling door!"
The power in the building had been completely cut off and the elevator was not working, so they were walking up the stairs in the emergency passage.
Each staircase had a narrow window. The sunlight was squeezed and distorted by the narrow window. Following the girl's lively movements, the dancing light slid along her eyelids to her red lips, making her friendly smile even more lovely.
The tense atmosphere caused by the bomb case was slightly relaxed by her jokes.
"This is a technique I learned from a master before." Amuro Toru smiled. "If Miss Lin wants to learn, I can teach you."
"Is this a skill that detectives must learn?"
"No, it's just that I was short of money, so I basically tried every kind of job," he said. "Like locksmith."
This was in response to Lin Xi's previous joke that if he couldn't find a job, he could become a locksmith.
Most people would feel guilty and embarrassed when they heard that a joke they made became someone else's reality, but Lin Xi was obviously not one of them.
She stopped.
"Mr. Amuro, you don't have to work so hard to make money."
"oh?"
Toru Amuro looked at the smiling person in front of him and had a bad feeling about what she would say next.
She was usually very friendly, but now she was addressing him with honorifics, which made him a little wary.
"With your looks, you can debut right away." Lin Xi blinked. "If you become rich, let's not forget each other. Since we know each other, can you sign a few hundred autographs for me before your debut? I'll handle the process and guarantee the price will be sky-high. Then you can get 70% and I'll get 30%."
Conan: ...?
Wait, wait, wait... Should I say she is worthy of being Sister Lin!
He imagined the guy next to him dancing on the stage in a V-neck top...
...It seems that it is not impossible?
Wait, what are you thinking?
Kaito Kidd:.
As far as he knows, if he wants to make quick money, there is another industry that is more suitable for Mr. Amuro than debuting...
But it’s so offensive to think like that!
Toru Amuro: Smile.jpg.
At a certain moment when he heard Lin Xi's speech, he was glad that she was talking about making his debut instead of asking him to be a gigolo.
Although he had done similar jobs in order to gather intelligence...
Such a familiar statement, she must be that person!
"I think we shouldn't," he said. "By the way, how did Miss Lin know Miss Qingshui?"
"Ah, this one." Lin Xi touched his chin, "I met her on the street. I heard there was a delicious Dorayaki place nearby and I was queuing up to buy it. Miss Shimizu was standing behind me."
Conan:?
What kind of foodie spirit is this! Running from Tokyo to Yokohama just for Dorayaki!
Amuro Toru: "So... you two know each other?"
"That's not the case." Lin Xi chuckled, "I was mesmerized by Miss Qingshui's beauty and took the initiative to strike up a conversation with her."
Hattori Heiji:……
So... this Sister Lin that Kudo knows is actually a real face-control, right?
"Is that so?" Amuro Toru didn't ask any more questions. They reached the third floor, where the president's office and the sales manager's office were located.
They first went to the sales manager's office, which was closer to the emergency passage.
The blinds in the office were tightly closed, with only a few rays of light coming through the gaps.
The detectives checked the house, while Kaito Kidd observed Lin Xi.
She gave so much information, but it was all about Reiko Shimizu.
Kidd's intuition tells him that there are more secrets hidden behind Shimizu Reiko. However, he knows that the three missing people are the 4.4 robbers, but he doesn't know where they have disappeared to... or what the real purpose of the commission from the Red Castle Hotel, which was booked by Soichiro Miyama.
You can't really let the detectives solve the case, right?
Lin Xi ignored Kid's gaze at her, looked at Edogawa Conan, touched her chin, and handed Conan a magnifying glass.
"Hey, Sister Lin, this is..."
"Ahem, this thing is incredible! It's a magnifying glass used for solving crimes, passed down from the ancestors of Sherlock Holmes, the greatest detective of the 19th century. It's worth a fortune!"
"I think you're destined to be together. How about this magnifying glass? It's on sale now. Not 999, not 99, just 9.9, and you can take home the Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass heirloom!"
Conan's crescent eyes: "Sister Lin, it's already this time, please be serious..."
This is obviously a brand new magnifying glass!
Also, where did you get this thing from? Is it some extra-dimensional pocket?
"Eh? Is it because it's too new that Conan-kun doesn't believe it? If I had known, I would have aged it before taking it out next time."
Conan: ...
That’s not the question!
Who would believe such obvious nonsense?
You're lying to kids!
Although he does look like a child now...
"Huh?"
Although Conan expressed disgust, he still faithfully took the magnifying glass and found a little white reflection near the corner of the table.
"What's this?"
Conan squatted down and reached out to touch it.
Lin Xi quickly grabbed him into the air.
This kid is really brave. That thing is not the powdered sugar that was replaced by Toru Amuro, but the real thing!
"Don't touch everything with your hands!" She sighed, then quickly changed her expression. She turned to Amuro Toru and said with a smile, "As a senior detective, Mr. Amuro should be wearing gloves, right?"
Amuro Toru: “…Yes.”
He was a little helpless and handed over the gloves with a smile.
It requires real naturalness, Miss Lin.
Does using honorifics make the tone of voice become natural?
However, this thing is very corrosive and should not be touched directly with bare hands.
Lin Xi asked Amuro Toru for the gloves and handed them to Conan: "Here! Wake up, Amuro brother. Don't touch powdered things directly with your hands. What if they are corrosive? If you touch them again, I will complain to Miss Lan and say that you didn't wash your hands after using the toilet!"
Conan's face flushed: "How could I? How could you slander someone's innocence like this?"
When did he stop washing his hands after going to the toilet!
Besides, when it comes to detective work, how can you not wash your hands?
"Then it means you don't flush the toilet after using it!"
Conan: "Nonsense! I rush in every time!"
Hattori Heiji: "Conan-kun, is what Ms. Lin said true?"
Conan: ...
Damn it... Sister Lin, do you know that it takes only one mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of effort to refute them...
He ignored the two men, broke free from Lin Xi's hand, squatted down and pointed the magnifying glass at the table leg.
There was a little white powder at the foot of the table.
Conan put on gloves, picked up a little and examined it carefully.
Toru Amuro and Heiji Hattori also came over.
Conan: "This is..."
Hattori Heiji: "Could this be that kind of thing?"
Amuro Toru: "Heroin..."
Kidd's expression also turned serious.
What's going on? These thugs are actually involved in drugs?
So, could it be that the stolen goods that Soichiro Fukayama hid in the Fukayama Museum were all obtained through drug trafficking?
Conan opened all the drawers of the table and found some white powder in the drawers.
"The powder on the table legs leaked from the drawer," he said.
The office uses a wooden desk with several layers of drawers on the side. If you are not careful when placing things in this kind of drawers, the things may leak out from the gaps on the sides.
Hattori Heiji touched the top of the drawer with his hand: "There are deep scratches on the inner wall of the drawer, which means that this drawer is often locked and opened."
Amuro Toru: "This office was used by Nishio Masaharu, and he once kept drugs in the drawer. If he wasn't dealing drugs, he was an addict. I tend to believe the latter—"
Kidd: "Because the addicts were desperate for money, they took the risk of robbing the armored car."
Lin Xi exclaimed softly, "That's impressive. Should we report this to the client? Speaking of which, does the client think too highly of us? Does he want us detectives—including underage middle school and elementary school students—to go on a drug bust?"
Amuro Toru glanced at her.
"The current situation may not be what he expected," he said calmly. "If drugs are involved, it's not something a few private investigators can handle. Since the client asked us to investigate, it means he believes independent investigators like us are capable of investigating this matter, so this should be beyond his expectations."
"How about we report it first?" Lin Xi blinked, "We have already investigated up to this point."
"I hope he won't create any new problems... I want to go back soon and play with Ai."
Kidd lowered his head in thought.
Could this be Lin Xi's goal? To lead them to the drug crime chain, let them investigate, and ultimately expose such a drug sales chain to the police's sight and let them investigate?
But wouldn't they have just called the police? Could it be that they have their agents among the police, and Ms. Lin is afraid of retaliation? Or is Ms. Lin herself involved, hoping the drugs will be discovered without her own involvement?
A burst of chaotic footsteps interrupted his thoughts.
Lin Xi quietly stood in front of Conan.
The office door was violently opened, and several men in black wearing goggles rushed into the room.
Toru Amuro's hand was slightly backward, his gun was placed in the inside pocket of his windbreaker; with his other hand, he quickly used a glove to sweep the remaining powder in the drawer into the small sealed bag he carried with him.
When the man in black saw them, he raised his gun and started shooting without saying a word.
The adults reacted quickly. Hattori Heiji tried to reach out and hug Conan, but Lin Xi got there first, pinning Conan down under the table. Meanwhile, Amuro Toru and Kidd stood on either side. One of them used the gun from his windbreaker pocket to stun the criminal, while the other swiftly maneuvered to the side cabinet and kicked over the metal cabinet containing the documents, overpowering the man in black on the right.
Seeing the covered faces and black clothes of several people, Conan's pupils shrank slightly.
Wearing black clothes and holding guns... Could it be that organization?
"Hurry up, Miss Lin!" Amuro Toru said, "Take the children and escape from here first!"
Conan under the table wanted to help, but just as he opened the watch cover, Lin Xi closed it.
He heard the girl take a deep breath and mutter to herself:
"Tell me, do they think too highly of me? If there were more people downstairs, I'd take you with me. Aren't we just delivering food?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
