Chapter 115 Nine Cats

Akae Nazuki knows Shirley very well, or rather, knows Miyano Shiho very well.

How well do they know each other? If you really want to ask him this question, he actually has no answer. He can only say that this has almost become his habit - always keeping an eye on the two children, making plans and paving the way for their growth.

Dazai Osamu once laughed at him for this, saying he was "like a doting parent who worries about his child." Then Oda Sakunosuke asked him sincerely, "Dazai, aren't you also like this to Nazuki?" Thanks to the natural black Oda Sakunosuke, he was very happy to see his teacher's embarrassed expression.

For Akae Nazuki, Kudo Shinichi and Miyano Shiho are very special.

The former had always played the role of a teacher in his life, and had taught the young detective almost everything he could. He had worked diligently for almost nine years, and now he could finally see the little detective, this diamond, shining in front of everyone.

The latter was not regarded as a student by Akae Nazuki. After all, it was purely coincidental that he knew Miyano Shiho, who was still in the organization at the time. However, because Miyano Shiho's camp issues made him very interested, the two had deeper contacts later.

Until he unknowingly became the reason for the child's desire to walk into the sun, and finally turned his own death into Miyano Shiho's courage, pushing her completely out of the darkness and into a brighter and more open world.

There are three women who have had a profound influence on Akae Nazuki's life: Ozaki Koyo was his first female elder when he was a child; Sharon Wynyard was his family member who continued to support him more than 20 years after he left the laboratory; Akae Yu was his mother who gave him his current name, family, and selfless love, but finally left his life in such a tragic way.

Without exception, in Sister Hongye's words, the three of them were flowers born in darkness, and they all met the person who could pull them into the world of light, but in the end they still stayed on the boundary between shadow and light, hesitating.

Miyano Shiho is also such a flower, but the difference is that she does not need anyone to block the mud in the darkness for her. She just lacks a little courage to walk out. With just a little, she can bloom in the sunshine without looking back.

Chi Jiang Na Yue thought that he just gave her a little courage.

To Shirley in this world, they are complete strangers, and Akajang Nayue does not intend to forge too deep a bond with Shirley on behalf of himself in this world. Such a bond is meaningless to him who will leave here sooner or later, but it would be very irresponsible to Shirley.

Therefore, he used the title just to make the child relax as quickly as possible. It can be said that it was mainly due to the title that Shirley agreed to stay so easily.

[The Loved Monster], a nuclear weapon-level title that can make one immune to all mental attacks and increase the true favorability of a designated target (one person) by 100%.

It is precisely because the effect is so buggy that Chijiang Nayue basically never uses it. After all, why use nuclear weapons to kill bugs? It is too wasteful and unnecessary!

The benefit of using it now is that Shirley's favorability towards him will naturally decrease after he leaves in the future. At that time, whether the truly awakened 'Kaluya' wants to form a bond with Shirley again is up to those two people.

If we have to say another purpose, it is probably that although Akajinazuki doesn't like dogs, she likes her own child who has turned into a puppy more and more, and she doesn't want to give it to anyone else - even if she lets Professor Agasa raise it!

In his mind, he defended the book with a strong argument: "The doctor's own schedule is so bad. If Shirley goes there, won't she have to take care of another doctor? In this world, there is no Hongshu to help share the burden of housework. It is a bad behavior to let the child support the family. 】

[Book] Secretly complaining: You are just worried that Shirley will get an independent laboratory after her passing, and then plunge into it and become as disordered as the doctor! A worrying and doting parent!

Chi Jiang Nayue pretended that he didn't know that [Shu] would complain in private. While waiting for the traffic light, he reached into his bag and rubbed the puppy's head in a good mood.

Shirley lazily glanced at the inattentive store manager in the driver's seat through the gap in the backpack, whimpered twice in a puppy-like voice, and continued to lower her head to catch up on her sleep.

She had been rubbed on the head by the manager almost all the way this morning. She was completely used to his actions. Shirley even doubted whether she would really lose her hair because of the manager's rubbing.

When she thought of this, she suddenly looked out of the car window while holding onto her backpack.

When the manager took her out of the cat cafe, he didn't tell her where they were going, so Shirley didn't know their destination. However, she was happy to go with the manager. Maybe she could find a chance to sneak out to find Kudo and then come back as if nothing had happened.

Chi Jiang Na Yue, who was standing next to her, followed her idea and pretended not to notice Shirley's little move. It was not until she stepped on the brakes and stopped the car that she suddenly turned around and asked the puppy seriously, "Little Shirley, do you know where I'm taking you?"

Shirley looked at the childish store manager with crescent eyes, snorted twice, and patted the handsome face in front of her with her paw pads in silence. The store manager took them off and stuffed them back into his bag without a care, and the other party pinched them very naturally.

Five minutes later, Shirley knew why the manager asked that question.

As Chijiang Nayue went up the stairs, she patted the puppy's back soothingly through her backpack. Then she stopped at the door of her destination and knocked on the iron gate in front of her.

"Please wait a moment!" A child's childish voice came from inside the door.

Shirley had a bad feeling in her heart.

With a click, the door in front of her opened. Shirley, who was in the bag, could only hear the noise outside but couldn't see what was going on. She was wondering when she heard the store manager, who was carrying her on his back, greet the child who seemed to have come to open the door.

"Good afternoon, kid. I'm here to ask for a commission from Detective Maori." The store manager squatted down to keep his eye level with the child as much as possible and asked politely, "So, may I ask, is Detective Maori here?"

Detective Maori...?

Shirley the puppy in the bag was shocked: Isn't this the father of Kudo Shinichi's childhood sweetheart? The new kid in the Mori detective's family...isn't that Kudo Shinichi himself!

Outside where Shirley couldn't see, Conan was also a little surprised, but the thought that "it seems rare to see people with such long hair" flashed through his mind.

Afterwards, he quickly gathered his thoughts, responded to the young man obediently, and turned around and shouted into the house: "Uncle, a new client is here!"

Inside the house, Kogoro Maori, holding an unlit cigarette in his mouth, poked his head out of the bathroom blankly: "What?"

Today is a day off, Xiaolan and Sonoko went out shopping, and the two people left in the detective agency had nothing to do. They were originally planning to spend the day in boredom, but the arrival of the client Akae Nazuki was an unexpected surprise.

After the two parties sat down on the sofa, Maori Kogoro, who had straightened his appearance, cleared his throat and asked as seriously as possible: "So, what is the request?"

Conan was lying on the back of Uncle Maori's sofa, and taking advantage of his identity as a child, he was also curiously observing the client opposite him.

That long hair must have been there for more than ten years, right? His skin is very pale, as if he hasn't seen the sun for a long time. Is he a patient? An indoor worker? A freelancer? His clothes are very neat and clean, but there is white hair on his cuffs...Does he have a pet at home?

I couldn't see his figure clearly through his clothes, but he must be over 1.80 meters tall. He looked like he had just recovered from a serious illness, but he didn't look weak. He was just quite thin.

What is the commission? Thinking of this, Conan secretly became excited again.

Murder? Kidnapping? Crime warning?

The black-haired young man was wearing a light grey woolen coat, a white hooded sweater underneath, and a pair of pure black casual pants. It didn't look like anything special, but Conan, who had a superstar mother, could tell at a glance that the outfit was very expensive. The client could be on the cover of a fashion magazine.

These wealthy clients usually come to the uncle to investigate some disputes among wealthy families. Although it is boring most of the time, interesting cases may appear occasionally, so Conan still looks at the client with hidden expectation when he speaks.

He was certainly not expecting any crime, he was just expecting new mysteries.

Then, the handsome and wealthy client took out a silver fox puppy from the backpack on his lap.

Conan and Uncle Maori fell silent: "......?"

"My commission is to help me find the child's previous owner." The client said with a smile.

Uncle Maori frowned and wanted to refuse immediately: "I'm sorry, this commission..."

Conan also pursed his lips: This kind of small commission can be done by other detectives!

There are many detectives in Tokyo who specialize in finding cats and dogs, but the Mouri Detective Agency has not received such a commission for a long time since Conan came to the agency.

"The commission is about 500,000 yuan," said the client.

Uncle Maori's words of refusal were on the tip of his tongue. He looked at the client opposite him in surprise, and so did Conan.

No way? To find the puppy's former owner, they actually gave him 500,000? ?

The client pursed his lips, smiled calmly and added: "US dollars."

There was silence in the room for two seconds.

"I, Kogoro Mori, will take on this commission!" Uncle Mori immediately slammed the table excitedly and promised loudly.

Hey, hey... Conan showed half-moon eyes, speechless.

But it was no wonder that his uncle reacted so strongly. He could get 500,000 US dollars for such a boring commission, which was equivalent to 70 million Japanese yen! This client was really richer than he thought...

Uncle Maori over there has already started asking the client for specific information. Conan was about to leave when he heard the other party say.

"I picked up Shirley in Ni-chome last night. I don't know who left her outside the Kudo residence there." Akae Nazuki said slowly, "I want to ask Mr. Maori to find Shirley's previous owner. The main reason is that I want to have a talk with that person and formally hand over Shirley's custody rights. There is no other intention, so Mr. Maori does not need to worry about this, just complete the commission."

Sherry...Sherry!

Conan turned his head sharply, his face full of disbelief.

It fell on his doorstep, and it had a wine name on it? What a coincidence! Could this client be related to the organization?!