Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 279 Loli kidnapping incident! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

Speeding all the way, the taxi soon took Mouri Kogoro and others to a Japanese-style mansion.

As soon as he saw the appearance of Mouri Kogoro, a man in his thirties wearing a light brown suit and with two thick and stiff beards came forward anxiously in the mansion.

And he is the client of this commission, President Gu.

Today he was the one who called Mouri Kogoro and asked Mouri Kogoro to come over and investigate the kidnapping of his daughter.

"Mr. Mori, the kidnapped child is my only daughter, Tani Akiko, who is ten years old this year!"

Holding Mouri Kogoro's hand, President Tani's eyes were full of pleading and anxiety. Obviously, because of the disappearance of his daughter, he now regards Moori Kogoro, a private detective, as his savior.

"Please help me find my daughter."

As he spoke, he handed over a photo of a seven or eight-year-old girl who looked very cute.

The little girl had her hair tied in a ponytail and was holding a big dog in her hands. The two looked particularly close.

Originally, he thought his operation was very clever, but now that he saw the actions of Mouri Kogoro and Conan, President Tani felt a little regretful that he should not show off his operation.

Fortunately, after looking at the photo, Mouri Kogoro lowered his hand unconsciously, and the photo fell right in front of Conan.

Thinking this way, he instantly felt relieved and held Mouri Kogoro's hand again, his tone full of admiration and sincerity, "Detective Mouri, you are so professional, I leave everything to you!"

【It has become smaller, which is really inconvenient! 】

Mouri Kogoro narrowed his eyes slightly, turned a serious face and asked the housekeeper Aso, "Mr. Aso, please explain the situation in detail."

When he said this, he paused and said solemnly, "Don't worry, as long as you can rescue Akiko, I will definitely give you a satisfactory reward!"

Hearing this, President Gu suddenly realized.

After hearing this, everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn to the side of an old man who looked about seventy years old, with a white beard and a pair of round glasses on his face.

"In this way, the kidnappers will only think that I am bringing my family here to visit you, President Gu, and will not think that you, President Gu, have hired a detective."

"Chairman Gu, don't worry, I will definitely rescue Miss Akiko!"

He only has a daughter. As long as he can save the other party, let alone a small amount of money, he is willing to pay no matter how much reward he has.

The private detective in front of him is so professional. I think his precious daughter can be rescued quickly, right?
Thinking of this, President Gu quickly said, "By the way, my housekeeper Aso once saw the prisoner with his own eyes."

[Oops, I can’t see the photo! 】

Conan jumped on the spot, wanting to see the photo, but unfortunately, because he had become smaller, with his current height, he could not see the photo in Mouri Kogoro's hand at all, even if he had jumped as high as he could.

Looking at Conan, who was holding a photo and looked like a little adult, President Gu's expression was extremely complicated.

After grabbing the photo and looking at it for a few times, Conan asked decisively.

Mouri Kogoro laughed dryly, "Ah, he is the child of a friend of mine..."

Obviously this is his daughter Tani Akiko.

It's not that he is reluctant to spend money, or that he doesn't like his daughter.

Although I know that a detective who is not famous means that his skills are not very good, but when he goes out to solve cases, he actually brings a child with him?
This is too unprofessional!

Moreover, even if you are looking for unknown private detectives, you should not entrust unprofessional private detectives like Mouri Kogoro to help you find your daughter.

"Who is this kid?"

"Okay, Mr. Mori."

"This can also lower the kidnapper's vigilance and facilitate the rescue of my daughter-in-law."

As for why he didn't hire those famous detectives even though he was so rich, but instead hired a private detective with no reputation like Mouri Kogoro to investigate?

Even if President Gu does not plan to increase the reward, he will do his best to complete this commission and find President Gu's daughter Akiko Tani.

If those famous detectives are called in to investigate this matter, if the kidnapper who kidnapped his daughter recognizes the identity of the famous detective, not only will things become very troublesome, but his daughter may also be in danger.

Because he is exactly what President Tani calls Butler Aso.

Not to mention, now the other party is taking the initiative to increase the reward!
After receiving the assurance from Mouri Kogoro, President Tani suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

As soon as these words came out, how could Mouri Kogoro not understand what President Tani meant? His eyes suddenly lit up, and then he decisively made a guarantee.

The other party is not unprofessional, but too professional!

As he spoke, Mouri Kogoro picked up Conan, like grabbing the collar of a kitten's fate, and brought him to Xiaolan, "Xiaolan, keep an eye on this kid."

And the reason why he chose to ask Mouri Kogoro to investigate this matter despite knowing many famous detectives was because Moori Kogoro was not famous.

It was too late for him to love Tani Akiko, his only daughter, so how could he put her in danger just because of a mere ransom?

As a wealthy man, President Gu naturally knows many famous figures in society, including some famous detectives.

He said why he brought his family with him when he came to solve a case. It turned out that he was trying to confuse the kidnappers and make them misunderstand that he was bringing his family to visit, thereby lowering the kidnappers' vigilance and making it easier to rescue them. It seemed that he was wrong. The private detective in front of me.

"How was it when you were kidnapped?"

Mouri Kogoro explained with a sorry smile, "Because the kidnappers are likely to be watching around, so I brought them here specially."

After all, this is a rare big case, and the reward entrusted by President Gu is quite generous.

"By the way, this is my daughter Mao Lilan, and this is my daughter's friend Bai Ye."

Because he was worried that kidnappers would be monitoring him near the Gu family manor.

Nodding slightly, Butler Aso began to reminisce.

"At that time, the young lady came back from school and was playing in the yard. Then, a man in black clothes appeared from the corner of the yard."

After pondering for a moment, Butler Aso continued to recall: "The man put a knife on the young lady's neck and said: 'If you want to get your daughter back, close the company for a month. Of course, if you call the police, your daughter will die. "After saying these words, the prisoner climbed up the pine tree and escaped."

At this time, while Mao Lilan, who was looking after him, was concentrating on thinking, Conan, who was extremely curious about the case, approached him without giving up: "What are the characteristics of the man in black?"

"Have you seen his appearance clearly, what is his height, is he fat or thin?"

He seriously suspected that the man in black that Butler Aso saw was probably an accomplice of the two men in black that he had met in Dorobiga Paradise before, or perhaps one of those two people. .

Butler Aso was stunned and said, "My eyes are not good, I can't see clearly!"

"It's really nerve-wracking..." After hearing this, Conan helplessly held his chin in his hand and began to think.

It's a pity that a certain shrunken high school detective was so excited and active in solving the case that he completely failed to notice that Mouri Kogoro, who had been robbed of his lines, looked increasingly bad and clenched his fists.

Until Conan saw Conan asking more and more questions, Mouri Kogoro couldn't bear it and gave him a violent shudder...

"Duang~"

"Uh, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts."

Conan clutched the big red bump on his head, wanting to cry without tears.

Damn it, you actually beat him up if you disagree? A certain stupid detective really has no moral ethics!

Also, the other party is too cruel!

You hit him so hard, what if you broke his most precious head?
Mao Lilan frowned slightly: "Conan, you can't hinder my father's work."

Seeing the big bump on Conan's head, Bai Ye calmly shook his head.

A certain high school detective really liked cases. He had already been knocked unconscious by a certain gin and then force-fed drugs to shrink him because of solving cases.

Now he actually doesn't have a long memory and still wants to solve the case and be in the limelight. I don't know what to say to him.

But think about it carefully, if the other party could change this, would it still be Kudo Shinichi?
……

After giving the pitiful Conan a cold look, Mouri Kogoro withdrew his gaze and looked aside.

There, there was an old woman who looked about the same age as Housekeeper Aso, but I didn't know what their relationship was, husband and wife, or just colleagues.

Next to the old woman was a young girl. Judging from her dress, she looked like a servant of the Gu family.

"By the way, did anyone else hear the prisoner's voice? Or, were there any strange sounds?"

The old woman and the girl who looked like a servant looked at each other and said in unison: "No! Except for Mr. Aso shouting, 'Miss has been taken away,' there was no sound." "

Touching his chin, Mouri Kogoro fell into deep thought, "Only Mr. Aso saw the prisoner, so judging from the other party's request, the prisoner should be a related person of the company that is hostile to the chairman, right?"

His eyes flickered slightly, and Bai Ye interjected: "By the way, where's the money? Didn't the kidnapper ask President Gu if you want a ransom?"

Since it's a kidnapping, the kidnappers definitely don't want nothing more.

Generally speaking, kidnappers who commit kidnapping cases either have special requirements or are seeking money.

"Have!"

President Gu's face looked particularly ugly, "In addition to the requirement to close the company for a month, the kidnappers also want money!"

After hearing this, Butler Aso was stunned, "Money?"

How come he doesn't know this?

"Yes," President Gu gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Just now, someone asked me to prepare used banknotes, 300 million yuan!"

As soon as these words came out, a flash of panic flashed in Butler Aso's eyes, and his face was full of surprise and confusion. He couldn't help but shouted: "Master, could it be that you made a mistake?"

"Stop talking! Shut up!"

Giving Butler Aso a sharp look, President Gu's face was filled with annoyance.

It was about his precious daughter. What exactly did the kidnapper ask for, and did he ask for money? Could he still be wrong?
Taking a deep look at President Gu, Mouri Kogoro looked a little complicated.

As a father himself, he could understand President Gu's reaction.

Because, if his daughter was kidnapped, he would be in a more violent and anxious mood than President Gu in front of him.

Thinking about this, he took a deep breath and continued to ask, "After your company is closed, what are some profitable companies?"

One of the kidnappers' demands was for President Gu to close the company for a month.

Most people would never make such a request, unless it was the other party's business enemy!
"Jiaohong Trading Co., Ltd., a product of Sijing, or..."

And just when President Gu was thinking hard about which companies would be profitable after his company closed down, and which ones would be the suspects in kidnapping his daughter, suddenly, a scream interrupted his thoughts.

"what!"

……

"I always find this strange."

While kicking the ball, Conan began to think.

"Why do criminals come to kidnap people at home? It's easier to arrest people on the way to school!"

"Besides, it would be too careless to be seen by others."

"However, not asking for new banknotes shows that the other party is quite calm."

He ran to the house to kidnap someone and was accidentally seen. Such an operation was really too reckless.

But he wants money but not new banknotes. This can be seen that the other party is not only not a reckless person, but also very calculating.

However, a very scheming person did it. During the kidnapping, he made a clever move to let people see his figure.

All of this seemed to be too wrong.

"Wow, Conan, you play football well!"

Noticing that Conan's figure had disappeared, Mao Lilan, who was a little worried that his child would be in danger, looked at each other with her boyfriend Bai Ye, and then followed the traces left by Conan on the ground to find him.

As a result, I saw a certain child playing with a ball with very skillful skills.

Seeing this scene, Mao Lilan looked at her boyfriend, then pursed her pink lips and said, "Speaking of which, I remember that Shinichi, um, Shinichi-kun, often plays football when he is thinking about things. Oh. He said that after playing football, your mind will become clearer."

She didn't know if her mind would really become clear after playing football.

However, she knew that the handsome figure of the opponent playing football had attracted the attention of many girls in the school.

It's a pity that although the other person is very handsome, he still can't compare to her boyfriend.

Hearing his childhood sweetheart's words and calling him a name, Conan, who was kicking a ball and thinking about the case, was slightly startled, and accidentally kicked the ball towards the grass next to the pine tree...

(End of this chapter)