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"I didn't expect Mr. Saito to be like this..."

Morofushi Jingguang couldn't help but sigh. After the conversation, he had already seen clearly that under the other party's calm and mature appearance, he was actually a crazy fan of Noel, although he could no longer hide it when he asked for an autograph at the end.

"But it also saved me a lot of trouble. I didn't expect the treatment at the comics company was quite good." Noel looked at the various commissions and copyright fees in the contract given by the other party and found it quite fair. Japanese cartoonists in this era did not make much money.

"Mystery comics are really popular in Japan, although my first works were not about mystery..."

"What's the theme?" Miyano Akemi couldn't help asking. She had been a little confused since she knew that Grappa was actually a cartoonist. Now the cartoonist I like is a killer of a terrorist criminal organization and a friend of my sister, and she became his assistant after being saved by him...

Why does this configuration look a bit like a girl's comic? ? ?

"Healing system!" Noel lazily lay on the sofa and replied. He was a little out of spirits because he didn't take his medicine yesterday.

"Oh, healing department... You mean healing department?!"

Miyano Akemi recalled the contents of the comics and began to doubt her life.

"Hiroshi sent a message earlier, saying he will be here soon. He also said he brought a guest with him. It seems he wants to give you a surprise." Zhufu Jingguang thought of the message he had just sent and spoke.

"Guest?" Noel curled up in the sofa and said weakly: "Then come on, it's 'Xiachuan Kong' after all..."

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"You little brats..."

Kenji Hagiwara sat in the car, looking at the five little ones helplessly, and couldn't help but hold his forehead and sigh.

"Sorry, Officer Hagiwara!" Yoshida Ayumi, who has always been sensible and well-behaved, said shyly, but there was nothing she could do. She was really curious about the friends of Conan's brother Kong and brother Hiroki.

"I just haven't seen Kong Ge for a long time and I want to go see him..." Conan knew that these kids wanted to go because of him, and he felt a little sorry for Kong Ge. Besides, his actual purpose was not Kong Ge, he just wanted to find Officer Hagiwara on the way to talk, after all, there were many suspicious points in this incident.

"Is it okay?" Conan looked at Hiroki guiltily. He was not sure whether Kong Ge would agree to be disturbed by so many people?

"I just asked Xiao Guang, and he said it's okay," Hong Shu pointed to his phone and said, "As for Brother Kong, he always listens to Xiao Guang."

Okay, I understand brother complex. Conan's mouth twitched, and he felt that the lofty image of Brother Kong in his heart was gradually collapsing.

"So, little Conan, what do you want to ask?" Hagiwara Kenji looked at the car, and at Conan who was hesitant to speak in the passenger seat, and said with a smile.

"I just want to ask, why did Officer Hagiwara find this place so quickly?" Conan complained about the title in his heart, but asked seriously on his face.

"Someone called the police."

"Call the police, who?"

"Little boy, stop thinking about these things and think about your stewardess~" Although Hagiwara Kenji likes to talk, he is the one who usually asks others questions. He felt quite surprised to be asked questions by an elementary school student.

"I wanted to ask you before, have you known Kong Ge for a long time?" Conan realized that he had chosen the wrong person and had no choice but to change the subject.

"We have known each other for seven years and have a very good relationship." Hagiwara Kenji never cared about lying.

"Then why didn't you know that Kong Ge had returned to China?"

"I'm also very sad, okay? Xiaokong didn't even tell us when he came back. He didn't even tell us when he left. I'm so sad."

Are you sure this is called a relationship? Why do I feel like Kong Ge doesn't like it? Conan remained speechless and kept complaining in his heart.

Hiroki was also quietly listening at the side. He didn't know that Noel had known the policeman in front of him for so long. He knew too little about Noel, or Grappa's past. Xiaoguang had always restrained himself from rashly investigating the organization's affairs, and he was not so arrogant that he could compete with hackers from top criminal organizations and not be tracked at all.

But according to the time, Noel had not yet created the fake identity of Xiachuan Kong at that time. What identity did he use to recognize him? Another fake identity? Or Noel's real identity? How much does this police officer know?

"Seven years ago, I had only known Kong Ge for three years. Can you tell me about the former Kong Ge?" Hiroki couldn't help but ask, seemingly out of momentary curiosity. However, Hagiwara Kenji keenly noticed that the other party's tone seemed a little jealous... Little Kong's friend seems very interesting. Did they meet in the United States?

"In any case, it's the exact opposite of what he looks like now. He's also a very difficult kid."

"Really? But Kong-ge obviously has a very good personality, and he often plays games with me." Hongshu said innocently. Of course, the game refers to working together to break through the firewall of certain organizations.

"Maybe he only shows his childish side in front of older people," Hagiwara Kenji was unmoved and said calmly, "I was so happy when I invited him to barbecue that year..."

You two... That's enough. Conan felt helpless as he watched the big and small compare with each other in a weird way. Besides, what did this mean? He had experienced a case with Kong Ge and was hugged by the other...

"You guys have been talking about Kong Ge since the beginning!"

“We need to talk too.”

The three children finally couldn't help but say that they were a little depressed because they couldn't join in the topic.

"You don't know each other..."

“We got to know each other right away!”

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"So...is this what you call a surprise?"

Noel opened the door, looked at the person who came, was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xiaoguang.

"He must be Hiroki's friend, right? And Conan is here too, so I thought you would miss him a lot."

"Hello, Brother Xiachuan." The children greeted very politely and began to introduce themselves.

"Well, okay, I'm Xiachuankong, and this is my brother Xiachuanguang, welcome to our house." Noel raised his practiced business smile, looked at the only adult behind him and said:

"Mr. Officer, since we have sent everyone here, please go back."

"Shouldn't we invite people in for a cup of tea at this time?" Hagiwara Kenji raised his eyebrows and asked.

"There's no need for such polite remarks." Norse retorted without any hesitation, but finally invited the person in.

"Is this... your younger brother?" Kenji Hagiwara walked into the room and finally saw Natsukawa Hikaru's appearance clearly, and couldn't help but ask.

"Officer Hagiwara doesn't even know Xiaoguang...Xiaoguang brother?" Conan looked at him suspiciously.

"Well, it seems that we missed the previous meetings." Hagiwara Kenji was stunned for a moment before explaining:

"After all, I will never forget this look."

"Hello, Officer Hagiwara. My name is Natsukawa Hikaru. Thank you for your care, brother." Morofushi Kagemitsu greeted them with a smile and looked at the children.

"Welcome to our house, and Hongshu, we haven't seen each other for a while."

"Sorry, I suddenly..." Hiroki saw Noel's attitude towards Hagihara Kenji just now and felt that he had done something wrong.

"Please don't blame Brother Hiroki and Officer Hagiwara. We insisted on coming here!" Ayumi couldn't help but speak. She thought that it was her and others' sudden visit that made the other party unhappy.

"Sorry!" Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya and Genta Kojima said together.

"No, I'm also very happy that you guys are here to play," Zhu Fu Jingguang waved his hands quickly and asked:

"Would you like a snack?"

"dessert?!"

"So uncle, what's the matter with your sudden visit?" Noel was relieved to see the group of children eating snacks with Xiaoguang. He still didn't want Xiaoguang to have contact with Hagiwara Kenji.

"I just wanted to ask if you are feeling better?"

Conan on the side immediately pricked up his ears and listened carefully. Sick?

Come to think of it, the other party mentioned this when we first met: Are you sick?

"Do I look like a sick person? How did you come to that conclusion?"

Noel's face froze. He didn't think that the other party had found out about the organization. Then why did the other party suspect such a thing?

"Yeah, don't you think so?" Hagiwara Kenji said with a smile, "Whether it was seven years ago, three years ago, or now, his personality is different every time we meet~"

"Are you saying I'm mentally ill?" Noel asked with gritted teeth. As expected, he and this old man couldn't get along at all. Was this guy beating around the bush for so long just to mock him for being mentally ill?

"Don't bother the weird uncle, just finish this glass of water and leave quickly, or I will report you to the police for harassment."

"Well, your sharp tongue remains unchanged." Hagiwara Kenji threw up his hands and said, "I still have to send these kids home."

"Their parents are really careless. They let their children go to their friends' house to play after what they had just experienced."

"I don't know these kids." Noel denied his friend's statement. Of course he knew about the Junior Detective Team, but it was only a one-sided acquaintance.

"But they say that friends of friends are friends, which makes sense." Kenji Hagiwara looked at this group of energetic children with his chin lowered. Conan, who had originally looked serious, was ambushed by Genta and had his mouth filled with cake. He looked quite cute.

"Thanks to an informant named Xiaobai, we were able to learn about this incident in time."

"Xiao Bai, do you know that it was this person who reported the attempted explosion of the Ferris wheel..."

"What do you want to say?"

"Hahaha, don't think too much. This name has actually been very popular in the Metropolitan Police Department in the past two years. Not only these two cases, he has reported many crimes and attached evidence. He must be a hacker with justice in his heart and advanced skills."

"Wow~ Is this cake made by your brother? It's delicious." Kenji Hagihara got a piece of cake at some point and started tasting it carefully.

"Thank you for the compliment, I'm glad you like it." Morofu Jingguang responded upon hearing this. He probably knew that the classmate in front of him probably just noticed that he looked similar to "Morofu Jingguang" but didn't associate anything with him, so he just said it openly.

"Hurry up and finish eating. I will send these kids back." Noel didn't want Hagiwara Kenji to recognize Morobushi Kagemitsu at all, and his tone became gradually cold.

"Xiao Kong, why do I feel like you're not as mature as Xiao Guang?"

Noel rolled his eyes and ignored it. He simply stood up and walked towards the children eating desserts, and asked with a smile: "You like to play games, I have a lot of games here."

"Game! Can I?"

The children's eyes lit up when they heard the word, and their reservedness towards Noel disappeared as they cheered with joy.

"Is Hongshu coming too?"

"Together!" Upon hearing this question, the boy who had been quiet and reserved just now became visibly happy.

So, surrounded by a group of little kids, Noel took out a bunch of games and started playing with them, and there was no sense of incongruity in them.

"He's still a child..." Morofushi Kagemitsu sighed silently while sitting aside, and turned around to meet Hagiwara Kenji's gentle drooping eyes.

“It really looks like…”

The police officer sighed, and he thought of his good friend from the same period who had disappeared and whose life or death was unknown.