Chapter 117 Eleven Cats

Uncle Maori received a very strange commission three days ago in the afternoon.

The client's request was to find the person who abandoned a puppy on a rainy night, but he offered a reward of 500,000 US dollars for this. Uncle Maori had to look at the check almost every day these days to make sure it was real - this incredible commission really made people doubt it.

Since the client gave the location and time where the puppy was picked up at the beginning, Uncle Mori's investigation had a clear direction. So on the afternoon of the day the client left, he took the little burden who insisted on going with him to Ni-chome, and his target was Professor Agasa who lived next door to the Kudo family.

This was Conan's reminder.

"The doctor goes to his favorite restaurant every week on that night. If the puppy was left at my and Shinichi's doorstep by someone, the doctor might have seen who it was... ah! It hurts!"

Uncle Maori blew his fist and glared at the kid who climbed onto the car without permission: "I say, what are you doing here again?"

Conan held his head, looked up at Uncle Maori innocently, and said with a wry smile: "Ha, ha, uncle, what are you talking about? That little dog... Shirley is very pitiful. I also want to help her and the store manager!"

No, actually he really couldn't wait to investigate the store manager. Otherwise, Conan would have wanted to go alone and didn't want to involve Uncle Maori in matters related to the organization.

Unfortunately, reality is not his business. Uncle Maori on the other side obviously feels helpless about carrying a burden, but he is almost used to this feeling. In the end, he simply chooses to ignore Conan and only leaves a warning: "It's up to you! Anyway, don't mess up when I'm investigating."

When they arrived at the door of Agasa's house, they happened to meet the doctor's eyes as he was walking out. Because Uncle Mori had told the doctor in advance that he was coming to visit on the way here, the doctor did not look surprised. He greeted Uncle Mori with a smile and welcomed the two of them into the house.

"Eh? What did I see that day?" After explaining his purpose, the doctor was stunned for a moment and then immediately started thinking, "Now that I think about it, it seems that there was indeed something at the door of the Xinyi House, but when I got closer to take a closer look, it was gone. It turned out that it was a puppy."

Conan also thought of this: the doctor definitely did not run into Shirley.

Otherwise, according to the character of this kind-hearted old man who lives alone, it is impossible for him to leave Shirley in the rain until she was taken away by the store manager. But it is not certain whether he saw other people, such as the person who abandoned Shirley!

After hearing this, the doctor's face wrinkled. It was unclear whether it was simply because he entered a state of memory or because he was angry about such irresponsible behavior. He touched his curly white beard and finally shook his head.

"I didn't see it." The doctor said regretfully, "I came back very late, I must have missed it."

At this point, Uncle Maori and Conan should have left in disappointment to find another way, but then they heard the doctor whisper mysteriously: "Although I didn't see it, the surveillance at the door should have seen it."

Uncle Maori and Conan were speechless: "Doctor, please tell me this earlier next time!"

If things continue to develop in this way, the commission will be completed quickly and the five hundred thousand will be in hand quickly - provided there are no unexpected events.

The three of them stared at the surveillance video on the computer screen and fell into deep thought.

The doctor is an inventor. Even if he doesn't make much money, his tinkering ability and scientific research level cannot be denied. It doesn't seem difficult to understand why he would install a surveillance camera at the door of his house. Unfortunately, the surveillance camera only covers the area outside the doctor's house, and only a corner of the Kudo residence is captured.

So they only saw a small piece of pure white suddenly appear in the upper left corner of the screen about 20 minutes before the doctor returned home. Conan looked carefully and found that it was the silver fox brought by the client.

But due to the limited angle, they couldn't see who dropped the silver fox there. They could only see the puppy's head drooping on the ground.

The young detective sighed imperceptibly. He knew it wouldn't be easy to find out the results, so he didn't hold out much hope at the beginning.

Well, although he thought that the store manager was the one related to the organization, the silver fox Shirley was just a cover for the store manager, or something like that.

Then the next second, the head of the silver fox disappeared from the screen.

Uncle Maori suddenly sat up straight, frowned and watched the surveillance video intently, dragged the progress bar, then pressed the pause button and zoomed in on the screen: "There seems to be something here..."

Through the screen, they finally made out the true identity of the shadow that flashed by.

It was a pitch-black cat holding the silver spitz by the scruff of the neck.

Conan's eyes widened: Didn't they say that it was the store manager who took Shirley away?!

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On the street, a little boy with black hair and blue eyes looked up at the cat cafe sign opposite him, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

The investigation to the doctor at that time not only did not advance the commission progress, but also created a new mystery for them, which was the doubt about the store manager. So after returning from the doctor, Uncle Maori tried to contact the store manager to ask him.

However, they discovered at that time that the number left by the store manager was empty.

It was as if he came just to deliver a check for $500,000 to the firm, leaving them no chance to contact him at all. When Conan thought of this, he felt even more that his guess might be correct.

The store manager's purpose is not simple.

To sum up, Uncle Mori and Conan have been trying to find the store manager these two days. Unfortunately, the police suddenly asked Uncle Mori to help, and Conan had to go to school during the day, so the two had to put this commission and the store manager's matter on hold for the time being.

Then on this holiday, Conan found the location of this cat cafe.

There is no other reason, it's mainly because this cat cafe is really popular recently, or it's mainly because the long-haired handsome manager is very popular, so when Conan heard passers-by chatting about this, he made a judgment and followed the clues to come here.

The young detective stood there, clenched his fists, and encouraged himself: It's okay, that person may not be a member of the organization, and as the 'assistant of the great detective Mouri Kogoro', it's normal for him to come to investigate and he won't be suspected... probably.

He took a step forward.

"So cunning!" A voice suddenly appeared from behind and accused Conan, "You actually planned to come here to play without telling us, Conan!"

The accused froze and slowly turned around. Sure enough, he saw three little carrot heads with their hands on their hips behind him.

They are three kids from the Junior Detective Team.

"What? I thought it was a crime." Yuan Tai muttered uninterestedly, "This store is a restaurant, right? Do you sell eel rice? I'm so hungry."

Guangyan supported his forehead and said, "Yuanta, this is a coffee shop, there is no eel rice here."

"But there are cats!" the only girl among the three said excitedly, "I heard from other classmates that there are many beautiful cats in this store!"

The little radishes started chatting among themselves again, and Conan, who seemed to have forgotten about them, moved his feet, trying to turn around and slip away before they remembered him.

What a great opportunity! We can’t let these kids catch up, or else it will be terrible if they get dragged in!

"It's you, the little detective."

Suddenly, a voice came from the direction of the store entrance, and the person's voice was smiling: "Why don't you come in and sit with your friends?"

...Ah, I was discovered.

Conan's head suddenly began to hurt.

Anyway, first try to find a way to refuse——

“Yeah!”

The three children who seemed to be looking forward to it had already run over happily while he was thinking, and they also turned around and pulled him up out of loyalty.

In the blink of an eye, Conan found himself being dragged into the cat cafe: ...

Taking advantage of the angle, Akae Nazuki openly admired the changing expressions on the child's face. His fingers couldn't help but move, he really wanted to take a picture of Conan's expression.

Due to timeline issues in the first two worlds, Akae Nazuki only met Kudo Shinichi once at the beginning of the first world, let alone further contact. After he found a way to clean up the organizations in those two worlds, he no longer had a chance to appear as Edogawa Conan.

So he really hasn't seen his student with Conan's childish appearance for a long time, and his hands are a little itchy.

In order to make it more convenient to receive these children, Chijiang Nayue asked Miss Xiaozi to leave work early and said goodbye to the guests. So when the children entered the store, they found that the four cat employees in the store were leisurely strolling among the cat climbing frames.

After a closer look, it turned out to be just the right size for each person to hold one.

The three real kids couldn't help wanting to touch the cat, but Conan was the only one who stayed where he was.

He saw it! The four cats over there are not normal cats anyway, but "the same kind", right? How can a normal cat have such bright purple eyes and such rich expressions that make people want to complain like crazy! ?

At this moment, the store manager seemed to have forgotten about him as well. He stepped forward, picked up the Siamese cat at the highest point, held it in his arms, and began to stroke the cat skillfully. He also happily taught the children nearby how to touch the heads of the other employees to make them feel more comfortable.

Conan felt like sighing again. What the hell is going on?

Suddenly, he noticed a gaze that could not be ignored from behind. Conan immediately became alert. He turned his head solemnly, trying to find the source of the gaze.

A half-penetrated head from the crack in the door caught his attention—it was the silver fox terrier.

...So, there are more than four cat employees of the same kind in this store. It turns out there's also a puppy of the same kind? Aren't they said that their kind are rare?

Conan saw that the store manager seemed to have really forgotten his existence, so he slowed down his steps and sneaked to the door, then slipped in through the gap.

As soon as he entered and before he could say anything, the silver fox jumped onto the sofa, and after a bang, it turned into a puff of smoke. Conan, who was very familiar with the process, put an anesthesia watch on his hand and stared in that direction vigilantly.

When the smoke cleared, a little girl with short brown hair and a cold face appeared in the same place, wearing a white coat that didn't fit her body.

Looking at this familiar outfit, an absurd possibility emerged in Conan's mind.

"You also...?" He was about to ask in shock, but stopped himself before finishing his words.

If the other person is, he will know what he is talking about.

The girl had a mature look on her face that was different from her age. Her expression was very gloomy and her tone was so cold that it seemed to freeze: "Don't say that word. I am a cat."

She stressed certain words.

Conan: “…”

Conan's heart grew heavy as he felt the same way: "Yes, yes."

He is not the only unlucky person in this world who has been turned from a cat into a dog!