Chapter 3362 3374 [Mouri Ran's Evolution] Ask for monthly votes ()
"I have to admit that sometimes, talent seems to be more important." Judy sighed and thought so in her heart, but did not say these words out loud.
——After all, Jiang Xia meant well, so she shouldn’t use such adult pessimism to dampen Maori’s enthusiasm.
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A foreign teacher was secretly sighing in his heart.
In front of her, the encouraged Mao Lilan had already walked into the store with her head held high.
The store manager was teaching Nanakawa Xuan a lesson, but when he looked up and saw this group of lingering high school students coming in again, he couldn't help but feel annoyed.
He strode over and was about to kick the person out of the store again, but before he could speak, Mao Lilan said first: "Manager, can you use the toilet here?"
"...Huh?" The store manager didn't expect her to say this, but then he thought about it and realized that these two high school students had indeed wasted quite a bit of time in the store, so it was understandable that they suddenly needed to go to the bathroom...
Although the store manager found this group of high school students annoying, he didn't want to embarrass others about this matter, so he had to shut up, quietly make way, and watch her pass.
Jiang Xia stopped beside him and watched Mao Lilan solve the case with a gratified look, secretly hoping that this high school girl would experience the joy of solving a case and try her hand at the detective industry in the future.
Beside him, Nanakawa Xuan looked at him, then looked again, and said in surprise: "Are you...Jiang Xia?"
"Hmm?" Jiang Xia turned around and looked at this classmate whom he had no impression of. He nodded and greeted her, and was about to hand her and the store manager a business card.
But at this moment, a loud shout suddenly broke out in the bathroom.
After Mao Lilan walked into the bathroom, she glanced at the ceiling and suddenly said, "It's on fire! Everyone, run away!
"If you don't run now, you'll be burned to death by the fire!!"
"It's on fire! Run!!"
The girl's clear and crisp voice continued to ring out, with great penetrating power, and the store manager and clerk at the warehouse door were all stunned.
After a moment, the store manager was the first to come to his senses and was furious: This female student failed to help her classmate to exonerate herself, and now she wants to retaliate in such a despicable way?
Shameless, absolutely shameless!
He rushed to the bathroom door and banged on it: "Come out! Come out right now! You look like a good student, but I didn't expect you to..."
With a creak, the door was suddenly opened from the inside.
The store manager lost his balance and nearly fell in. Fortunately, at this moment, a slender and strong hand reached out from the toilet, grasped his shoulders, pushed him straight, and led him out the door.
Mao Lilan also slipped out of the door. She had a serious expression on her face, put a finger to her lips, and shouted "Shh!" to the manager.
"?" The store manager was stunned by her mysterious look. Although he didn't understand at all, he subconsciously obeyed her request and shut his mouth and stopped talking.
After a few seconds, he finally realized something was wrong. He took a deep breath and was about to ask again when there were sudden clanging sounds from the ceiling, like a giant rat running at full speed.
"What's that noise?!" The store manager was startled and looked up at the ceiling with a confused look on his face. "There shouldn't be any mice in my store. Could it be a stray cat that got in?"
"A wild cat wouldn't make that kind of noise." Jiang Xia came over, also looking at the ceiling. "The only people who can run like that are probably wild people."
"Savage?" The store manager felt like his brain was in a knot and he couldn't keep up with the thoughts of these two high school students at all.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for the answer to be revealed.
The restroom, which should have been empty, was suddenly opened from the inside - a thin middle-aged man pushed the door open and stumbled out as if running for his life.
He hadn't taken a few steps when a hand suddenly reached out from behind and grabbed his collar.
The "savages" were forced to stop.
Jiang Xia released his hand, and the "savage" was about to escape again, but the passage was narrow. After just a few seconds of delay, the other exit was blocked by Suzuki Sonoko and the store staff who were watching the fun.
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On one side are Mao Lilan, Jiang Xia and the store manager, and on the other side are Suzuki Sonoko, Judy and many store employees.
Between the two groups of people, there was a middle-aged man who was at a loss.
Nanakawa Aya stood next to Suzuki Sonoko, looking at the person who appeared out of nowhere in shock. The more she looked, the more familiar he seemed.
After a few seconds, she recognized him and blurted out, "You're the customer who's always being cut in line!"
"It's you." Mao Lilan looked at the "truth" that she forced out, and in an instant, she felt joy oozing out of every pore in her body.
——No wonder Jiang Xia and Shinichi are obsessed with being detectives, and they are so fascinated that they even skip classes: Although the whole process is full of twists and turns and hardships, the joy of helping Xiao Xuan regain her innocence in the end, and the beauty of reaping the rewards, are indeed addictive.
Suzuki Sonoko was still a little dazed. She looked at this middle-aged man who had appeared out of nowhere. After a long while, she finally matched him with what Nanakawa Aya had said before:
"Is this the same office worker who always comes here to buy travel supplies, not only doesn't dare to cut in line but also always actively gives way to others?"
Nanakawa Xuan nodded.
Mao Lilan took a deep breath. She glanced at the ready-made example next to her, and imitating Jiang Xia, she pointed at the middle-aged man and said to the store manager, "The thief who steals things from the store at night and makes Xiaoxuan take the blame is this man!"
The store manager was incredulous for a moment: "You don't look like a thief... Anyway, where did you come from?"
The middle-aged man had a stubble on his face, lowered his head awkwardly, and said nothing.
Mao Lilan had seen many criminals like this before, so she answered for him: "Whether it's the surveillance cameras that stop running after get off work or the store manager's surveillance across the street, none of them can find him. Most of the time, he doesn't even need to come in or out of here - because he lives in the ceiling of your store all the time."
In order to lay various pipes, a mezzanine is often reserved on the ceiling of convenience stores.
Although it is not very high, the overall area is large enough to hide one person.
Mao Lilan looked at the cunning criminal: "Every time the convenience store closes, he will crawl out from the ceiling of the bathroom and start moving around in the store."
"The drinks, snacks, and lunch boxes that were lost were what he took to fill his stomach."
Hearing this, the shop assistants gradually recovered from their shock. The male clerk asked in confusion, "But Xiaoxuan isn't on duty every day. She's usually only on duty two or three times a week. Why does this person always steal things when she's on duty?"
Another clerk added, "The toiletries are understandable; he's treating our store like his own, but what about the game software? He doesn't look like someone who owns a video game console."
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