Chapter 3252 3264 [Hina Eri is furious]
"Hmm? That's not right." Conan thought about it and suddenly realized, "Why do we need Jiang Xia? Can't I just go there? ... No, that's not right either. I'm a famous detective right here, why should I go to look for Jiang Xia?"
Damn, I have been slower than Jiang Xia in reasoning so many times that I have formed a fixed mindset... Kudo Shinichi! I can't let myself fall like this!
A mini detective slapped his head and corrected his own thinking.
Next to her, Mao Lilan had already picked up her phone and called Kisaki Eri. After the call was connected, she briefly described the new commission Mao Li Kogoro had received.
"Oh? Someone wants to kill the client's husband, and it's someone from their family?" Hibiki Eri typed on the keyboard with one hand while chatting with her daughter casually:
"For a commission involving human life, no matter how much you offer, it's not too much. But when you don't know the specific situation, you just give 10 million. How can it sound so ridiculous... So what happened in the end? Did your father find the guy who wanted to kill people?"
Mao Lilan sighed when she mentioned this: "I heard from my father that he took some time to visit the rich man's home. Before he went there, the rich lady said that she had a lot of evidence and clues, but when she actually went there, she found that the so-called evidence was actually useless."
Although she said it tactfully enough, Hibiki Eri still understood: "Oh, to put it simply, that guy can't handle this commission, right? I told you, there's no such thing as pie in the sky - OK, tell him that if he has time to drink, he might as well go and cancel this unreliable commission."
Mao Lilan said awkwardly: "But my father was too confident before, thinking that the commission fee would definitely be in his hands. So before going to the rich man's house, he had already spent 3 million lavishly."
"3 million?" Hibiki was speechless, and after a moment's hesitation, she said, "Okay, for your sake, I will help you find a way to get the money."
Mao Lilan said hurriedly: "I haven't finished yet! In fact... Dad was also very anxious, so in order to make up for the loss of 3 million, he spent another 5 million on horse racing."
Hibiki Eri stood up quickly: "How much???"
Mao Lilan: "That means he has borrowed a total of more than 8.057 million now... Mom, what should I do?"
Hibiki Eri slammed the table and said, "What else can we do? Forget about that guy. Pack your bags and move in with mom right now!"
Mao Lilan looked back at Mao Li Kogoro who was mumbling on the sofa: "But I'm really worried about Dad's condition. After he got drunk, he kept mumbling words like 'Eri' and 'Help' in his dreams..."
Next to them, Conan, who almost formed a two-person family with Kogoro Mouri, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, knowing that Kisaki Eri would definitely come to see: Although Uncle Mouri and Aunt Eri are now separated and don't seem to have a good relationship, they are childhood sweethearts after all.
Decades of friendship will not be defeated by 8 million for the time being... probably.
Of course, the point is not how strong Hibiki Eri's ability to fill holes is - the point is that when this clear-minded female lawyer arrives, she will definitely go to the client's home to check the situation and try to solve the commission worth 10 million first.
And as long as she went, she would have a reason to come and solve the case, and help the unreliable Uncle Maori get the 10 million.
"That's right, don't forget, I'm also a great detective!" Conan nodded slightly, "Let's not call Jiang Xia this time. If it doesn't work, I'll ask him for help... No, why are you thinking about retreating before we even set out?"
"As long as there are enough clues, I will definitely be able to solve this commission! Instead of thinking about what to do after failure, what I should think about now is how to enjoy this puzzle that won't randomly drop the answer..."
…
As Conan expected, not long after, Kisaki Eri turned down her afternoon work and came to the Mouri Detective Agency.
"Mom!" Mao Lilan opened the door in surprise and welcomed the person in. She pointed at Mao Li Kogoro who was sitting on the sofa and said, "Look, he has been like this since just now."
"Help, I can't take it anymore..." Maori Kogoro was indeed groaning in pain, "I can't take it anymore..."
Kisaki Eri walked over and was about to say something, but at this moment, she heard Maori Kogoro continue to groan: "I'm already full, I can't eat any more... Miss Yoko..."
Fei Yingli: "...?"
Mao Lilan: "!!!" What's going on! ! Didn't you just call mom?
The back of the sofa creaked and was deformed. Conan was frightened by the sudden fierce aura of Kisaki Eri.
However, this sharp little detective soon discovered the problem. He quickly pointed to the TV next to him, which was playing Kinoshita Yoko's cooking show:
“Uncle Maori really was calling your name just now! You must have been misled by the TV to be like this! - Well, Aunt Eri is so smart, she must know that when people are half asleep and half awake, they are easily affected by the environment, and their dreams will change accordingly, ahahaha...haha…”
Mao Lilan also smiled carefully: "Mom, you, you won't go back so angry..."
Kisaki Eri snorted: "I'm not a child, how could I do such an immature thing - but..."
She leaned close to her daughter and said quietly, "Remember this! I got involved in this mess for you - not for that drunk idiot!"
After tying Kogoro Mouri to the sofa to prevent anyone from causing trouble while she was solving the problem, Eri Kisaki clapped her hands and set off with the two children.
Not long after they left, a motorcycle came rolling in with a cloud of dust and braked suddenly in front of the door of the Maori Detective Agency.
Jiang Xia took off his helmet and looked around the agency. He would usually come here every now and then to see if he could snatch something. But today, he was here because of a postcard that was stuffed into the crack of the detective agency's door.
Judging from the surveillance camera installed at the door, the person who dropped the postcard was a short-haired woman covered in jewels.
The content on the postcard is:
[My name is Maori Kogoro. There is a case I cannot solve. Please come and help me.]
Jiang Xia looked at the slightly delicate fonts, then looked at the woman on the screen: "..."
Although they knew, using the wings of Mist Tengu, that the postcard was definitely not sent by Maori Kogoro, Jiang Xia still went there happily - he would come to take a look without any reason, and now that there was a ready-made reason, how could the diligent psychic refuse?
Jiang Xia went up to the second floor and arrived at the door of the detective agency and pressed the doorbell.
No one came to open the door, but a surprised voice suddenly came from the other side of the stairs: "Xiao Jiang Xia!"
(End of this chapter)
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