Chapter 1122 1130 [Uzo, stop reading]
"Sorry, my hand slipped."
Subaru Okiya looked apologetic and reached out to take the coffee cup in front of Jiang Xia and drag it in front of him: "This cup is diluted with water, give it to me."
Mao Lilan was startled. Seeing that Jiang Xia had run out of drinks, she hesitated and wanted to push her coffee over.
At this moment, Conan also cried out and fell sideways, "unfortunately" knocking the cup of coffee to the ground - although Conan didn't quite understand what happened, he understood Okiya Subaru's reaction and realized that this mysterious graduate student seemed to think there was something wrong with the cup of coffee.
The two cups of coffee instantly took away from the high school students.
Katsumura Eiji tried to drive away students who were afraid of bitterness with bitter coffee: "..."
...Is Mercury retrograde today?
The corner of his eye twitched slightly as he glanced at the coffee box behind the bar: just now, in order to make the coffee as unpalatable as possible, he poured all the remaining coffee powder in the box into it.
Although there should be some stock in the store, the proprietress was sloppy and things were piled up in a mess, and Katsumura Eiji couldn't find the other coffee powder for a while.
…
While praying that Akai Shuichi would come and rescue them quickly, Okiya Subaru picked up the coffee he got from Jiang Xia and pretended to smell the aroma of the coffee, but in fact he secretly sniffed the flavor.
"..." Hmm? There is no bitter almond smell. Could it be that Wu Zuo didn't plan to have someone assassinate him?
...However, we cannot rule out the possibility that the store manager poisoned someone else.
After all, Okiya Subaru had been to this store before and ordered coffee many times during his visit.
He remembered that the taste of the coffee he had drunk before was obviously different from that of this time - it must be that the acting store manager had done something wrong.
…
beside.
Jiang Xia glanced at Okiya Subaru with a hint of doubt, feeling that he had deliberately spilled the water just now - he didn't know what big scene this distracted little brother had imagined in his mind... Could it be that Okiya Subaru intuitively felt that the "store manager" was not a good person, so he started to have delusions of being persecuted?
I didn't get to drink the coffee.
Jiang Xia opened the menu, wondering whether to order something else or have another cup of coffee.
But Okiya Subaru looked determined not to let him order, and took the initiative to strike up a conversation: "Our laboratory is going to do a detective project recently - it's a rare opportunity, why don't you tell me about your usual experience in solving cases?"
——I heard that detectives love to talk about this. It not only helps them organize their thoughts on solving cases, but also allows them to review their glorious history and enjoy the admiration of others, which is very impressive. And Okiya Subaru secretly thought: Jiang Xia has solved so many cases, so if he talks for a while, it will be enough to last until the acting store manager reveals his true colors.
…
"My experience in solving cases?" Jiang Xia did not continue ordering.
He looked up from the menu and looked at Subaru Okiya thoughtfully: "What do you want to hear?"
Conan also secretly looked at Okiya Subaru and felt that there was a big problem: Why would an engineering graduate student study detectives?
The new topic couldn't possibly be something like "How to build a burial ground with minimal effort."
Conan: "..." Come to think of it, not all engineering majors are civil engineering. Okiya Subaru is so pale, and it seems that he doesn't get much sun exposure, and it doesn't look like he is developing in this industry.
If it were Conan himself, he would probably start asking questions at this point.
Unfortunately, Okiya Subaru was asking about Jiangxia.
"..." Conan glanced at Jiang Xia and realized that this neighbor who was always very nice to acquaintances must have noticed Okiya Subaru's abnormality at this time, but he probably wouldn't expose him - well, being too considerate is actually not good. It's mainly not friendly to the curiosity of bystanders...
The two of them actually talked about past cases.
Conan listened in a disjointed manner. While listening, he took advantage of his status as a "naughty kid" to drag the coffee in front of Okiya Subaru to himself and lowered his head to study it.
—No smell of bitter almonds, nor any other obvious smell of poison.
However, the taste of this cup of coffee is too strong. I don’t know how much coffee powder was thrown into it. Even though Okiya Subaru sprinkled water on it just now, the taste is still strong, not to mention the almost pure black color - these characteristics are enough to cover up what may have been added to it.
Conan: “…” Is there something wrong with the coffee the manager brought?
But how did Okiya Subaru know that?
Conan withdrew his gaze from the coffee, and under the nervous gaze of the "store manager", began to move his eyes, looking at every hidden corner of the store.
…
Okiya Subaru actually wanted to find an excuse to take the high school students away from this dangerous store.
But in the end, he didn't move.
...It's not because Wu Zo asked him to come to this store, and now Wu Zo didn't let him leave, so he didn't dare to move.
Just calm down and think rationally - "Wu Zuo wants to assassinate Jiang Xia and intimidate his younger brothers" is actually just a speculation, one of countless possibilities.
Moreover, for Wu Zuo, it seems that Jiang Xia, the "revealer" who can cooperate for a long time, is more important than "Okiya Subaru", a younger brother who is only for entertainment. Wu Zuo should not kill Jiang Xia just because "his younger brother holds Jiang Xia's thigh". Even if he really cares, I'm afraid Wu Zuo wants to kill that innocent younger brother.
Okiya Subaru: "..." In this situation, if I rashly run away, maybe nothing will happen, but if I run, I will go straight to the underworld.
...It's better not to act rashly for now.
Try to kill some time first. Wait and see if Akai Shuichi will come, or see if Usa has any further instructions. Then make plans.
Just as I was thinking in a cold sweat, the wind chimes at the door jingled.
——This coffee shop, which was originally deserted, actually has customers again.
…
This time, two middle-aged men came in.
Both of them were wearing suits, like office workers from a nearby company. One of them even brought a sketch, looking busy and rushed to finish a work.
"I'm Ohara Yu, who made the appointment yesterday."
The older man nodded to the "store manager". He seemed to prefer a brighter spot, and then he led his companions to the table closest to the French window and sat down.
Katsumura Eiji, who was brave enough to welcome the guests, said: "..." Why did things turn out like this...
…
Fortunately, the two new customers didn't care about the situation in the store.
They were concentrating on their own conversation.
Toru Aida leaned back in his chair and yawned: "I heard that the company received a new order yesterday?"
"Yes, it's flyer design, and it's urgent." Ohara Yu sighed, "The client said that they will be distributing it in the shopping street soon, and it must be completed within two days."
"Flyers?" Aida Toru sneered. "You took orders like this, and even asked me to design them myself. You are really the worst president I have ever seen. However, when I officially resign, you will be left alone. It would be good to get used to it in advance."
Across two tables, Okiya Subaru was startled and pricked up his ears silently.
Resign?
...Is this the resignation he wanted? !
(End of this chapter)
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