Chapter 17141722 [Xiaobai Saves His Mother]
The president and his secretary had just taken a break from their argument, and the noise was so prominent that several people inside and outside the room were startled at the same time.
Kinoshita Yoko was stunned at first, and then her heart began to beat violently. She didn't expect that such an accident would happen on her first time secretly being an outlaw. She froze in place for a moment.
At this moment, Jiang Xia pushed the towering sculpture next to him, put Conan to the ground with the sound of the stone sculpture shaking and clicking, then grabbed Kinoshita Yoko and pulled her into the next room.
The moment the door closed, Katsuhiko Takei pushed open the door of the study next door and rushed out angrily: "Who's outside?"
In the corridor, Conan, the only one left, just got up from the ground and met the eyes of a ferocious middle-aged man.
Behind him, his two companions had disappeared without him knowing when.
Conan: "..." Jiang Xia! ! Why don't you take me with you!
Katsuhiko Takei's face looked a little scary, and Conan panicked for a moment, but he quickly understood Jiang Xia's intention - it was obvious that someone was eavesdropping outside, and the two people in the study would definitely come out to look for them. In order to prevent everyone from being caught, they could only throw a child who would not be held accountable out to take the blame.
...It just so happened that they were discovered because Conan touched the window, so it’s not unfair that he was blamed.
Conan: "..." Fortunately, President Takei and his men would only temporarily control his actions because they were worried that he would leak the information and alert the kidnappers, but they would not kill the innocent children passing by.
Even if they really want to destroy him, Jiang Xia is behind them and can capture the person on the spot.
A series of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Conan quickly calmed down, showing an awkward smile and explaining: "I, I have never seen such a beautiful garden and house, and I couldn't help but want to come over to play... Sorry! I'll leave now!"
Before he turned and ran away, Takei Katsuhiko picked him up, his brows gloomy: "Aren't you the kid next to Jiang Xia? Did you hear our conversation just now?"
Secretary Hanai said anxiously: "Don't tell the police what you heard, and don't tell your detective brother, otherwise Naoko will really be killed!"
Conan was lifted in the air and nodded obediently.
But Takei Katsuhiko was still worried. He threw the man to Secretary Hanai and said, "Lock this kid up first. Don't let him leave until this is over!"
Secretary Hanai sighed and took Conan.
Suddenly she became suspicious again: "How did this child reach the window?"
"!" Yoko Kinoshita was hiding in the next room and eavesdropped on this sentence by sticking close to the door. She was so nervous that her heart almost jumped out.
Jiang Xia glanced at her and made a gesture to keep quiet as a reminder.
Kinoshita Yoko came back to her senses, nodded repeatedly, and carefully covered her mouth to avoid making any sound that would alarm the people outside: "..." Today's experience was too exciting! Field training was indeed different from acting on the set. She felt that her acting range seemed to have been broadened again. In the future, if she played the unlucky heroine who was chased to a desperate situation by a murderer, or played a novice little thief, she would definitely be able to fit into the script perfectly.
Fortunately, Secretary Hanai's suspicion was not exaggerated. Because President Takei was about to give an explanation, he snorted, "When I was leaving, the statue was shaking. This kid must have climbed up the statue, and then lost his balance and fell down... How dare he step on my new ornament? When this is over, I will have a good talk with his parents!"
Although he was angry, now was not the time to argue with a child. Takei Katsuhiko left the man to Secretary Hanai and went back to the study to continue packing the ransom.
Secretary Hanai looked down at Conan, touched his head, and pulled him to the next room, intending to lock him up there temporarily.
In the next room, two detectives who broke into other people's houses and their accomplices were hiding.
When Yoko Kinoshita heard the approaching footsteps, she was stunned for a moment. She immediately lost focus on the script and blinked frantically at Jiang Xia for hints.
Jiang Xia looked at this star who was not at all professional in breaking the law, sighed, and silently pointed to the door next to them.
The door here opens inwards, so Jiang Xia deliberately took people to hide behind the door. As long as Secretary Hua Jing doesn't go deeper, it will be difficult to discover their presence.
Just as he finished pointing, the door was pushed open. The door opened to nearly 90 degrees, separating them from Secretary Hanai.
Secretary Hanai did not go too deep. She gently pushed Conan into the room and whispered, "Sorry, you stay here for a while. I will let you go after the transaction is completed tonight. It won't take too long."
Conan looked up at her, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a skirt behind the door.
Only then did he remember that Jiang Xia and Kinoshita Yoko seemed to have hidden in the direction of this room just now.
Secretary Hanai did not leave. She seemed to want to close the door and say something. Conan was startled and quickly grabbed her before she closed the door and asked for no apparent reason: "What did the kidnappers ask you to do?"
Secretary Hanai was more patient with the child, so she ignored the door and squatted down to answer his question: "Same as last time, pay the ransom."
As she spoke, her expression became uncontrollably gloomy: "To that bastard, money is the only thing that matters."
Kinoshita Yoko was startled by her sudden change in tone. Normally, she wasn't so startled, but this time she was really guilty, so she hid behind the door with Jiang Xia, trembling, and everyone looked like a big boss in a horror movie.
Jiang Xia tilted his head to listen to the voice of Hanai's secretary, calculated her position, and then his eyes followed the route and fell on Kinoshita Yoko's skirt.
This skirt is quite fluffy, and is one of those long tulle skirts that are popular among young girls recently. It looks good when worn outside, but it is not very convenient when a thief is hiding from others.
Kinoshita Yoko saw Jiang Xia's gaze and realized the problem belatedly. She quickly pressed down the hem of her skirt, pushing down the corners that might be exposed to Secretary Hanai's vision.
The skirt made a slight sound of rubbing fabric.
Jiang Xia: “…”
Secretary Hanai was talking to Conan, and her own voice covered up most of the noise, but she still felt something was wrong.
Seeing that she was about to turn around to look for him, Xiaobai became anxious, and with Jiang Xia's tacit consent, he raised his hand and used the skill of forced confession.
Secretary Hanai's heart skipped a beat, as if an invisible electric current was passing through him.
The next moment, she lowered her head and looked at Conan in front of her, and suddenly wanted to hug the child.
Conan was stared at by her with a strange expression, and cold sweat suddenly broke out: "?"
Secretary Hanai's eyes softened. She shouldn't have mentioned this at this time, but for some reason she couldn't control herself and blurted out, "I once had a younger brother who was the same age as you. But he died four years ago."
(End of this chapter)
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