Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

Dr. Agasa was puzzled: "Take you? Is it because of a series of cases that you think you will be in danger if you go back alone?"

"Nah."

Edogawa Conan put the phone in his pocket. "She was shopping in the commercial street when Uncle Maori called and said that he was invited by a friend to a party in the afternoon, so she planned to go home and pick me up on the way."

Huihara Ai crossed her arms and commented calmly, "Several serious cases have occurred in Tokyo in succession, and the criminals haven't been caught yet, and you're thinking of holding an entertainment event?"

"It's not that bad." Edogawa Conan looked at her speechlessly, but he also added: "Xiaolan said that the man was a good friend of Uncle Maori. He found his lost relatives not long ago, so he wanted to celebrate."

After hearing this reason, Haibara Ai was stunned for a moment, and the coldness between her brows seemed to dissipate a lot in an instant.

Conan Edogawa came here today to borrow a computer to look up case data, and he had almost finished reading it. So when Mao Lilan came to the door, he didn't hang around anymore and said goodbye to the doctor directly.

An adult and a child were walking on the way back to the Maori Detective Agency. Perhaps because of the case, although it was Sunday, there were not many people on the road.

"Sister Xiaolan, what time is the party?"

Edogawa Conan asked curiously, this was not mentioned on the phone just now.

"Starting at 2pm, at Colombo Restaurant," replied Mao Lilan.

Conan Edogawa thought about the time he left Dr. Agasa's house, and then thought about the distance between the detective agency and the restaurant, and found that he still had plenty of time.

"By the way, Conan." Mao Lilan suddenly said, "Did you go to Dr. Agasa's house today to play games?"

Edogawa Conan looked up in confusion. After he became a child and moved into her house, she rarely asked him what he was doing outside, and at most asked him what time he would be back.

The two looked at each other for a few seconds. He looked at Mao Lilan's usual smile and said, "No, I accidentally lost the new invention that the doctor gave me, so I asked him if he could make me another one."

Saying less or leaving out something does not count as lying. After all, he did mention the new type of eavesdropping device when he went there today.

"That's it."

Mao Lilan smiled helplessly: "Conan, you have to be careful and can't always trouble the doctor like this."

"Yes~"

Edogawa Conan responded obediently.

They quickly returned to the Mori family's house, and as soon as they opened the door of the detective agency on the second floor, they saw Kogoro Mori wearing his usual blue suit, sitting at his desk watching TV.

"Dad, you're going to wear this this afternoon?" Mao Lilan looked at his clothes, "Will it be too rude?"

"It's okay. I'm very familiar with the guy accompanying the scene. He won't care about such a small matter."

Kogoro Maori waved his hand casually, without even looking at her, his eyes still fixed on the screen.

"You should change into something else." Mao Lilan brushed the ash on his sleeves, which must have been accidentally stained when he was smoking just now. "I'll go up and help you find it."

Maori Kogoro was a little speechless when he saw her turn and leave: "Oh, you really like to find work for yourself..."

Conan Edogawa did not go upstairs with Ran Maoli. He walked to the table and approached curiously: "Uncle, do you have any commission today?"

"Ah?" Maori Kogoro said with empty eyes, "Why do you, a kid, pay attention to this every day instead of watching anime or playing games?"

Edogawa Conan smiled, "So there are no commissions today?"

Maori Kogoro's fists hardened. Considering the child support he had just received, he took a deep breath to suppress his anger: "No, there are too many messy cases in Tokyo these days. I guess he wants to wait for this wave of trouble to pass."

He supported his chin with his hand and glanced at the TV screen again. There was news on it. It was rare that he didn't watch Yoko Okino's performance today.

On the screen, the female host of Nichimi TV, Rena Mizunashi, whom they had met not long ago, was standing at the scene of the Yokosuka protest, reporting the situation with a serious expression.

"What a stunner..." He muttered in a low voice, "Tokyo has been in turmoil lately, and they chose today to hold a party."

Edogawa Conan smiled. He knew that Kogoro Mouri was just complaining casually and he would not refuse or pour cold water on the invitations from his friends.

He was about to speak when he saw Mizuno Rena, who was wearing a communication headset on the screen, suddenly change her expression and raise her hand to hold the headset, as if some important news came from the other side.

"Everyone, the Metropolitan Police Department has just released a portrait of the suspect in the embassy bombing!" She put her hands down and looked at the screen again. "Now let's switch back to the studio."

Conan Edogawa was stunned, and Kogoro Mouri even sat up straight. The two of them moved in sync and looked at the screen together.

A photo of a white man appeared in their field of vision, with his name and age marked below.

Timothy Hunter (37 years old). Although he was not even years old, the suspect's face was full of vicissitudes, with heavy bags under his eyes and a protruding jawbone, as if his skin was directly attached to his bones, and he looked more than ten years older than his actual age.

"Is it this guy?" Maori Kogoro said in a dissatisfied tone, "He's actually an American... Are they fighting among themselves this time?"

Edogawa Conan didn't care about the dissatisfaction of the people around him. He stared at the screen with wide eyes and quickly thought of one thing -

At that time, he was on the Suzuki Tower and he noticed that there were prying eyes around him. When he looked over there, he saw this foreign man blending in with the crowd to take the elevator!
Is this the suspect? But the distance between Suzuki Tower and the sniper point is several hundred meters. He can't get there in such a short time. Obviously he has an accomplice!

Conan Edogawa immediately reached for his cell phone and wanted to call Officer Megure in the identity of Kudo Shinichi to remind the police of this.

But at this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of a car speeding past the window. He raised his head and looked outside, and saw several cars speeding across the road in front of the detective agency.

Conan Edogawa watched several police cars marked with "Metropolitan Police Department" drive away, turn at the intersection and head towards 3-chome.

A flash of inspiration suddenly struck his mind. He quickly realized something and looked up suddenly to see Kogoro Mouri who was also looking at the police car.

"Uncle! Where is the business card that foreigner gave you that day?!"

"what??"

Kogoro Mouri was startled by his sudden shout and subconsciously pointed to the first drawer of the desk.

Before Edogawa Conan could explain, he quickly opened the drawer and took out a dozen business cards from a small box on the top. Sure enough, the one on the top was the one he was looking for.

Jack Waltz... Company address: 3-42, Beika-cho, Tokyo.

"42nd place..."

Conan Edogawa quickly recalled the map of the nearby area and soon thought of a shortcut to get there. He put down the business card, turned around and ran outside.

Mao Lilan just came back at this time, and when she saw him running out, she was also shocked: "Conan?!"

"Sorry, Sister Xiaolan! I have to go out for a while and will be back soon!"

Edogawa Conan threw down these words and ran down the stairs without looking back. When Mao Lilan reacted and looked outside, she only saw his back.

"What is this kid doing?"

Maori Kogoro picked up the scattered business cards on the table with a dissatisfied tone. He noticed Maori Ran standing at the door: "Xiao Ran, don't worry about him. This kid probably ran out to play. Children are like this."

Mao Lilan did not answer.

She stood at the door of the detective agency, looking in the direction where the figure disappeared. A strong emotion surged into her heart, making her stand there for several seconds.

"...Dad, I have to go out for a while and will be back soon!"

Mao Lilan clenched her fists, threw down these words, and ran downstairs without even bothering to close the office door.

She gave chase.

……

Edogawa Conan ran through the narrow alleys between houses.

Because he was taking a shortcut, he didn't pay attention to any movement behind him. His mind was full of doubts in the case on Suzuki Tower that had been bothering him for a long time.

Why kill an ordinary person in a remote and low-key place instead of in a very high-profile way such as sniping in full view of everyone?

To attract attention?

To show off your skills?
Or maybe there were other important targets present, and he killed one of them in front of him as a threat?

All kinds of scenes flashed through Edogawa Conan's mind, and finally stopped at the fat foreign man who was talking to the deceased at that time.

The office was at 5-chome, and he took a shortcut to the car rental company, arriving in less than 10 minutes.

Seeing that there were indeed several police cars parked in front of the company, Edogawa Conan calmed his heart which was beating wildly due to the intense running, smiled, and wanted to run towards one of the police cars parked next to the trash can.

"Drip...drip..."

As he approached, there seemed to be a slight discordant sound among the messy footsteps.

——An ominous premonition instantly enveloped Edogawa Conan's heart. (End of this chapter)