Chapter 1120 1128 [Dark Clouds Treading Snow Guide] Ask for monthly tickets ()
Katsumura couldn't help but touch his mouth: Did he accidentally say what was in his heart?
...Hmm? Wait. Could it be that these three students saw something outside the store just now and are now playing dumb to trick him!?
"..." When Katsumura Eiji thought about how there might be three people sticking to the window and staring at him when he was committing the crime and cleaning up the aftermath, he instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
calm.
——These three guests obviously came together. Even if the detective had a strong psychological quality and could pretend nothing happened after witnessing the murder scene, the high school girl and the child next to him also looked very calm... If they really saw something, they would not react like this.
In other words, the conversation between the three people just now must have been just a coincidence, so we must not lose our composure!
Anyway, get rid of them as soon as possible...
Thinking of this, Katsumura Eiji put on a smile, walked to the table, and handed over the drink menu in his hand:
"Look, what would you like to order?"
…
It was just as Katsumura Eiji expected.
The three of them didn't order anything too complicated, just two cups of hot coffee and a glass of juice.
Katsumura Eiji returned behind the counter and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Juice is easy to get. There is some that are already chilled in the refrigerator. Just pour it into a cup.
And coffee...
Although Katsumura Eiji didn't know how to make coffee, fortunately, according to his observation, the unscrupulous lady boss of this shop didn't use coffee beans, nor did she have a coffee machine, but only some powder. In this case, he could just make some coffee and fool around - make it taste bad, just to drive people away.
Afterwards, as soon as the three customers left, he closed the store and left.
"..."During this period of time, please don't let any other blind customers come to this black shop...
Katsumura Eiji rolled up his sleeves and prayed silently in his heart while trying to brew coffee.
Two seconds later, the wind chimes at the door rang.
——Another guest has arrived.
Katsumura Eiji's eyes twitched, and a drop of hot water spilled on the table: "..."
...Is this ever going to end?
…
A few seconds ago.
Subaru Okiya stopped at the entrance of the coffee shop, looked at the store in front of him, and then glanced at the cat on his shoulder inquiringly.
The cat yawned and waved its paw lazily at him, like an unscrupulous commander, signaling him to keep going.
Okiya Subaru: "..."
Ten minutes ago, he was playing with the cat peacefully, thinking that life was peaceful and good. Wu Zuo might have forgotten that he was a traitor who was thinking of resigning and running away at this moment.
Unexpectedly, before he could calm down from the warning, Uzo cat suddenly seemed to remember something, hooked his newly bought clothes with its claws, and looked like asking him to go out immediately.
Even if it's just a cat, it's still Uzo's cat after all.
Okiya Subaru hesitated for a moment, finally changed into going-out clothes and followed.
——It’s not that I’m afraid of Uzo to the point that I’m afraid of his cat… It’s mainly because I haven’t been out for several days. I’m tense every day, staying at home like I’m in prison, which is quite uncomfortable.
And now, I finally have a chance to go out, so I can take this opportunity to relax.
With his boss's cat nearby, Subaru Okiya thought to himself: At least he can get some benefit from it and avoid some "accidents" that would cause widespread damage.
…
In this way, a man and a cat left the apartment where a murder had just occurred, and followed the direction of the cat's paws all the way to this cafe.
"Do you want to go in?"
Before pushing the door open, Subaru Okiya asked the cat for advice again.
Although he felt that the cat was too smart to be a cat, but when he thought about it again, the cat's owner was Wuzo... everything seemed to make perfect sense.
Okiya Subaru had actually been to this cafe before and could even be considered a regular customer here.
——This store doesn’t have many customers. He occasionally comes here with his computer to write papers, which is much more efficient than writing at home.
Although the proprietress of the store is a bit slovenly, she is generally an easy-going person. She occasionally feeds stray cats passing by and asks them to help catch mice in the store.
So Subaru Okiya didn't think too much and went in carrying the cat.
When he walked in and saw the situation inside the store clearly, he was slightly startled, and his whole body became silently tense.
…
——The store that Usa’s cat pointed out was indeed different from usual.
First of all, the person who was busy in the store was no longer the proprietress, but a tall man.
Subaru Okiya took a closer look and found that the man looked familiar - he vaguely remembered that he seemed to be the boss's boyfriend.
“……”That’s nothing. Everyone has busy times. Maybe the boss’s wife doesn’t have time to look after the store, so she asked her boyfriend to help.
So that's not the point.
The point is…
Okiya Subaru's eyes moved slightly and moved towards a table in the store.
——This usually deserted coffee shop actually had a table of guests at this moment.
And “coincidentally” we were at the same table together.
"Mr. Okiya?"
Mao Lilan's position was the most convenient for seeing the door. She heard someone entering the store and greeted him in surprise.
Then, her eyes fell on Okiya Subaru's shoulder, and her voice suddenly became surprised: "Xiao Hei?"
Okiya Subaru was startled: "Huh?"
...It’s fine that these three students knew him, but how come they also knew the cat he brought... ahem, the cat that brought him here?
——This is Uzo’s cat!
Subaru Okiya suddenly thought of something and lowered his head slightly, and a reflection flashed across his glasses.
——Speaking of which, every time I encounter a case related to Usa, I will meet Jiang Xia nearby, and Conan opposite Jiang Xia. In addition, the probability of Mao Lilan appearing is not low.
Okiya Subaru: “…” Too many coincidences are no longer coincidences.
It was quite reasonable for Jiang Xia to appear nearby - a man like Wu Zo would certainly not tolerate the police calmly saying "Oh, this is suicide" after seeing the stage he carefully set... So he would find ways to get a "connoisseur" like Jiang Xia to come to the crime scene and reveal the truth.
But Conan...
Subaru Okiya stroked his chin and thought of something:
When he first met Uzo and racked his brains to push forward the "assassination" mission arranged by Uzo, it was because he met Conan in the park that the case was successfully carried out.
Subaru Okiya: "..." Jiang Xia seems to have a good relationship with Conan. Could it be that Usa is using the innocent and easy-to-control child to lead Jiang Xia to where there is a case?
…
Okiya Subaru's thoughts were in a mess, trying to grasp something, but he didn't show it on his face.
If you meet an acquaintance, you can't pretend you didn't see him.
Subaru Okiya walked towards the table where Jiang Xia and the others were and sat down.
Mao Lilan extended her hand to him enthusiastically and took the cat from his shoulder. "I didn't expect to meet it here. I thought Xiao Hei was just wandering around Beika Town."
Jiang Xia looked at the cat, but glanced at Okiya Subaru out of the corner of his eye, hoping that his younger brother would remember this key point so that Akai Shuu could come to Beika Town more often in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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