Jiang Lai felt the incoming message on his cell phone, but the situation was obviously not suitable for him to take out his cell phone, so he continued to maintain the image of a victim and told the security personnel about the experience of the man in the deerstalker hat attempting to kill him and Conan.
Conan... Conan had a blank expression the whole time as he watched Jiang Lai perform at his best, but the security personnel didn't suspect anything at all. After all, it's normal for a child to have a blank expression and be scared when experiencing something like this.
Conan: No... I wasn't scared by the criminals, I was shocked by the change in expression in that second...!
How come he is so skilled? Is Jiang Lai's real job an actor?
Jiang Lai: Ah... In a sense, that may be true. _(:з)∠)_
However, it seems that he is just acting for others, and he doesn't hide the process of changing his expression from himself. Conan thought so. Forget it, maybe Jiang Lai just wants to keep a low profile and doesn't want to be noticed by too many people.
At the end of the story, Jiang Lai also added some possible murder information - Conan would definitely tell it if he didn't say it. It would be better to tell it naturally.
He believed that with the abilities of Shuichi Akai and Malbec, they would be able to complete the mission in a short time without being discovered.
When the security personnel heard that there was a real murder case, their expressions became more serious, and they planned to go there immediately to check.
At the same time, the security personnel told the two of them not to publicize the incident on the ship for the time being to avoid causing panic.
Jiang Lai of course understood and nodded in agreement. Conan wanted to sneak back to the scene with the security personnel, but Jiang Lai held him tightly and he couldn't move.
"Let's go, let's go to the restaurant and have dinner." Jiang Lai grabbed Conan like a cat and carried him towards the restaurant.
"Brother Jiang Lai... This is so uncomfortable," Conan said with half-moon eyes, "Put me down, I can walk by myself."
"What if you run away again?" Jiang Lai said half-jokingly, "I saw you, so I have to take responsibility. Otherwise, if your sister Xiaolan asks about it later, how can I explain that the child is missing?"
While saying this, Jiang Lai changed his posture and walked with Conan in his arms.
"...Put me down, I really won't run! I can walk by myself...!" It's so embarrassing to be held at this age! Conan said he wanted to land, he wanted to land!
"Oh, that's good." Jiang Lai was relieved now that Conan would not run over when he wasn't paying attention again, so he smiled and half-knelt down to put him on the ground, and rubbed his hair.
The other party is deliberately looking at me to embarrass me. Conan stares at Jiang Lai with a half-moon eye, who is rubbing himself with a smiling face. This guy is always full of inexplicable evil taste for me!
"...Brother Jiang Lai?"
A familiar voice came from behind, with a hint of hesitation and disbelief.
Ah, it's Xiao Zhao! Jiang Lai reacted immediately. He turned around quickly and saw Kurosawa Zhao with an expression that said "My brother has another brother" and "My brother actually rubbed another child".
Jiang Lai: “!!”
"I've been waiting for you in the restaurant for a long time... and you didn't come," the silver-haired boy widened his dark green eyes, his round eyes full of moisture, "you were actually playing with other kids..."
"Ah, no, no!" Jiang Lai quickly waved his hands to explain, "Just now there was an accident, it was very sudden, Conan and I just solved the accident, so we were delayed for a while, sorry Xiao Zhao!"
"...You just hugged him, I saw it." The silver-haired boy pouted, and the white wolf ears on his head seemed to wilt.
"Because I'm in a hurry to come back to see you," Jiang Lai said quickly, "A child walks slower. If I carry him, I can come back earlier to see Xiao Zhao."
Conan: “?” Good man, the art of speaking!
"...You even squatted down and touched his head."
"Hey, patting the head is very normal, children are always patted on the head." Jiang Lai coughed twice, "In fact, there is a saying that patting the head will make you grow taller! So I was just joking with Conan about not growing taller."
Conan: “???” I don’t want you to not grow tall——!
Jiang Lai took two steps forward and picked up Kurosawa Akira, saying with a sincere and apologetic tone, "Okay, Xiao Zhao, I apologize for making you wait in the restaurant for so long."
"…I'm glad that Brother Jiang Lai is alright." Kurosawa Akira said in a muffled voice, "I thought something had happened again."
Well, although something did happen, Jiang Lai chose to skip the topic.
"Don't worry, Xiao Zhao. No matter how many people I come into contact with, you will always be my favorite child." Jiang Lai looked at Kurosawa Akira with his warm brown eyes, serious and sincere.
"..." The silver-haired boy raised his hands and put them around Jiang Lai's neck. His smooth hair rubbed against Jiang Lai's cheeks, bringing a slightly cool touch. "I will always like Brother Jiang Lai the most." The boy whispered, his childish voice ringing in his ears.
Ran Mouri's voice came from not far away: "Conan? Conan, where are you?"
"Sister Xiaolan!" Hearing the call, Conan immediately stepped to the side and waved, "I'm here!"
"Ah... Really, why did you go out for so long again? Dad has already found a seat over at the restaurant." Mao Lilan trotted over, and the hem of her wizard skirt fluttered in the wind. "You didn't run around again, did you?"
"Haha, no." Conan said with his head tilted, "I got a little lost coming back from the bathroom... Luckily I ran into Brother Jiang Lai."
This is half true, because when Conan pushed open the small door, he thought it was the back door of the restaurant. He never expected that there was a murder scene inside.
By the way, I don't know what happened there. Will the one-eared werewolf actor clean up all the traces of the scene? Damn...
"Oh, nice to see you again, Teacher Jiang Lai." Mao Lilan smiled and waved politely, "Would you like to have dinner together? My father has already found a table and a seat, and got the menu."
"Okay." Jiang Lai nodded and agreed with a smile.
The restaurant is a buffet, but because of the limited space, if you want to eat dinner in the restaurant, you must reserve a table in advance. Now that the Maori family has made a reservation, I can enjoy dinner with them and save myself from waiting in line.
They gathered at a dining table, exchanged a few words and then started eating.
Jiang Lai was still thinking about the message he had received on his phone, so he finished his dinner first, and while waiting for dessert, he took out his phone and scanned it.
[The price of 50 million is too high. We cannot accept it. I think we can discuss it seriously and sincerely.]
There is no signature. However, the content of this message clearly reveals the identity of the other party.
The FBI decided to bargain so quickly? Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows inwardly and typed his reply.
【#羊毛君#: What? Is it high? Didn't the FBI spend 600 million dollars to upgrade its computer system? And you have more than 100 million BT coins in the world, and you run around in other people's homes, you look like you are very rich.】
[This... is of course different in nature! ]
[#羊毛君#: Meh, do you think my BOSS is not as valuable as your computer? ]
[That's not what we mean. Our ace agents communicate with your boss to better facilitate cooperation between the two parties. These are not simple money transactions. I think your boss certainly can't be measured by money. ]
[Our goals are currently aligned, and this mutually beneficial relationship will help your boss succeed. We can feel that your boss trusts you very much, so we believe that you will also make the best choice for your boss. ]
Oh... one paragraph at a time, you are quite good at speaking. Jiang Lai smiled in his heart.
Of course, he had originally intended to inform the FBI mailbox, so now that the other party had said so much, he could relax a little.
[#羊毛君#: Meh, if you can’t come up with 50 million, you can give me a discount, 25 million is also fine. 】
Jiang Lai typed out this series of messages casually. He knew this was not the end and the FBI would not give up so easily.
As expected, the other party started to bargain with him using clever words and sincere sincerity.
Jiang Lai split the screen of his phone, using one half to search for bargaining ideas online and the other half to edit his reply.
While communicating with the other party, Jiang Lai also learned a lot of bargaining tricks, and he deeply admired in his heart that every department has such specialized talents.
In the end, Yangmaojun reluctantly reached a deal with the other party for $9.99 million, and the N-page-long conversation ended here. The FBI on the other side finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Yangmaojun online was aggrieved, Jiang Lai said he was very, very happy!!
This is $9.99 million that fell from the sky and was picked up for free!
Moreover, he also learned how to bargain and various confusing and distorting words from the FBI experts. It was simply perfect!
The lessons are free, the money is free, and there is also an ace as a gift. There is such a good thing in the world!
Jiang Lai typed a reply happily, using Yangmaojun's character to say that he would let Lei contact him by email. He told Lei directly. His words were full of anger and grievance, and it seemed that he didn't want to continue chatting with the FBI on the other side.
Jiang Lai: Perfect! This character is also established!
This was a move that killed many birds with one stone. He was indeed a little genius! Jiang Lai couldn't help but curl up his lips into a mysterious smile.
Conan next to him raised his eyes and looked at him a few times with a suspicious look on his face.
Just then the desserts came up, so Jiang Lai naturally turned his smile into happiness at seeing the desserts: "Puffs, delicious, I love them. Let's eat first." As he said that, he picked up a cream puff and put it on Kurosawa Akira's plate first, then picked up another one for himself.
Just as he raised the puff to his mouth, the boat suddenly shook violently! Jiang Lai exerted force with his hands and almost squeezed the cream out of the puff!
"!!?" What happened!
Jiang Lai was shocked.
It can’t be eight eggs (bombs) again!
Could it be that there are eight egg halos surrounding me? ?
...But there seemed to be no explosion. Jiang Lai calmed down. So what happened?
Author's words: Jiang Lai: I don't know what happened, but I figured it out. When going out, you must have fun in the first half, because a lot of things will pop up in the second half——! _(:з)∠)_