Chapter 2255 2267 [Messenger Bird]
While his colleague next to him hadn't noticed him yet, Maya Hashimoto quietly put down his chopsticks and planned to escape - although it was a pity to waste the few bites of noodles he had just taken on the table, he would rather buy ten more bowls of noodles than the trouble that would follow.
However, before I could get off the stool, my phone buzzed. An email came in, and judging by the vibration pattern, it was one that required special attention.
Hashimoto Maya paused.
Hashimoto Maya: “…” No way, it can’t be what I think.
After a moment of silence, he stiffly took out his phone. A familiar email address jumped into his eyes. The sender was indeed Uzo.
When he clicked on it, he saw a task that made Maya Hashimoto stop breathing.
[That kid and his classmates seem to be next to you?
They seem to be planning an interesting action, and children always need adult supervision, so you stay.]
These two lines of words fell into Hashimoto Maya's eyes and were automatically translated into: Your elementary school student colleague is nearby, they are planning a sinister conspiracy, and you go and clean up the mess.
Hashimoto Maya: “…” Can I refuse?
He replied respectfully: [Okay, I will do it.]
After closing her phone, Maya Hashimoto sighed, was in a daze for more than ten seconds, and then picked up the chopsticks again.
...Now that things have come to this, let’s eat noodles first.
Only when you fill your stomach will you have the energy to deal with various emergencies and the malice from that unsatisfactory colleague.
After scooping up two mouthfuls of noodles, Hashimoto Maya's tired thoughts started working again.
He glanced suspiciously behind the partition of potted plants: "…" Anyway, how did Wu Zo know I was here?
Could it be that Conan had already spotted me, but I didn't see him until just now? ...This kid's observation skills are really good, no wonder Uzo was noticed at such a young age.
"But my observation ability is not weak. Theoretically, if this kid named Conan can see me, then I may have seen him too."
Thinking of this, Hashimoto Maya narrowed her eyes and found a new suspect: "I saw him before, and he happened to know someone from Uzo... Speaking of which, Vodka just passed by, right? Could it be that he leaked the news?"
While Maya Hashimoto was making a note of her grudges in a little notebook in her heart, she pricked up her ears and eavesdropped on Conan's conversation next to her: Uzo only told him to look after it, but didn't tell him to join.
On the bright side, perhaps the elementary school student hasn't discovered him yet. In that case, he will observe him secretly first, and then decide on the specific way to take care of him based on the situation.
…
A dozen meters away, there is a fresh food market.
While Masumi Takamori was busy picking fresh vegetables, her "twin sister" Naoko Torimaru put away her phone, curled her lips and smiled, with a cold light flashing in her eyes.
According to her observation, the guy named Hashimoto Maya has been quiet recently and has not contacted Jiang Xia again. She thought that the undercover sent by Wu Zuo to Jiang Xia had given up.
But now it seems that this guy has not repented at all. He just changed his approach - he wants to start with the people around Jiang Xia and take a roundabout approach.
"She actually took advantage of Jiang Xia's absence to approach the elementary school students around him. She has absolutely no bottom line."
Naoko Torimaru pushed her glasses, feeling particularly satisfied with what she had bought today: "Although that kid is not an easy person to deal with, I still have to tell Jiang Xia about this to avoid any accidents."
Not long after she sent the message, her phone vibrated and she received a reply: [Thank you, very useful information.]
Naoko Torimaru shredded the email, erasing any traces of their contact, and then smiled with a look of concealing her achievement.
Next to her, Takamori Masumi turned around with a box of fish and meat she had picked out, and saw her "sister"'s changing expression. She was startled: "What's wrong? What are you laughing at?"
Torimaru Naoko's expression returned to calm. She put away her phone and checked Takamori Masumi's observation ability: "Nothing, I just saw an acquaintance."
Masumi Takamori was curious at first, then suddenly alert. She lowered her voice and said, "Acquaintance? How familiar? - Oh no, that person won't recognize you, let's run!" She still remembered that she was a wanted fugitive, and the person next to her was even more so.
Naoko Torimaru: “…” Well, this guy really didn’t notice that Maya Hashimoto was in the store they just passed by, nor did he notice that Conan was there.
But this is understandable, after all, the two did not pass by the front of the restaurant, but just passed by the nearby intersection. If the billboard at the door of the store did not reflect the iconic knitted hat and mixed-race light-colored hair, she might not have recognized it.
As for Conan, she heard it with her ears. The child was sitting near the window, so the sound could be heard... But now it seems that Takamori Masumi didn't notice it either.
Naoko Torimaru sighed at her teammate's observation skills, shook her head, and checked out with her horrified pseudo-sister.
…
In the restaurant, Conan was talking to his elementary school classmates when he suddenly sneezed.
He rubbed his nose, suspecting someone was talking about him. But remembering that he had just caught a severe cold not long ago and had not recovered yet, sneezing was very normal, Conan quickly put aside his suspicion and continued the conversation.
——Several of his elementary school classmates formed a youth detective team. Although the three naughty kids were frightened by the knocking behavior of a high school detective, this did not seem to dampen their enthusiasm for detective work. The "Youth Detective Team" was still quietly active in places that Jiang Xia could not see.
And today, the elementary school students received a commission from their classmate, Mori Rintaro.
——The restaurant they are currently in is owned by Mori Rintaro’s family, and the matter he wants to entrust is also related to this restaurant.
Sitting by the window, Kojima Genta was eating a delicious set meal while looking around. He couldn't help but sigh, "I remember your restaurant used to be small and dark, like a haunted house, and the food was terrible. I didn't expect it to be so popular now. There are almost no empty seats, and the food has become much more delicious!"
Mori Rintaro couldn't tell whether this was an insult or a compliment, but he wasn't in the mood to think about it right now, so he just sighed sadly.
Then he lowered his voice and said to several classmates: "This is what I want to entrust! Two months ago, an uncle named Kamekura Yuji suddenly came to my house to apply for a job.
"He said my late grandfather had given him a new life, a favor that could not be expressed in a few words. And to repay the favor, he wanted to work in my restaurant."
Conan took a sip of his drink, sounding a little confused: "How is this considered a return of favor?"
Mori Rintaro: "He didn't want a salary, he just wanted free food and lodging! Then he started working in our restaurant without waiting for my father to reply."
(End of this chapter)
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