Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 456 Don't come over here! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

Second floor, exhibition room.

"Come on, you can come and visit at will!"

Pushing open the door, Moriya Teiji walked in first, and then warmly invited several people to come in for a visit.

As soon as they entered the door, everyone was attracted by the various architectural photos hanging on the wall.

Every building in the photo is unique and so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off it. There are also small pieces of paper under the photo frames with detailed annotations such as the location and completion time.

As he was looking at them, Conan suddenly pointed at one of the photos and shouted, "Sister Xiaolan, isn't this the one from before?"

He never imagined that he would see the house where the victim of a previously solved case lived here.

Should we say that he is a famous Japanese architect and an elite in the architectural world? His works can be seen everywhere.

I just don’t know which other houses and other buildings where the parties lived in the cases he had encountered before were also the works of the other party!

"Ok?"

Mao Lilan came closer curiously, and the next moment, she couldn't help showing a surprised expression on her face, "It's true! This is Mr. Kurokawa's house."

Unexpectedly, Mr. Kurokawa's house was designed by the architect Teiji Moriya. If they hadn't seen the photos of this house in this exhibition room today, they might not have known about this.

Hearing this, Moriya Teiji narrowed his eyes slightly, and then decisively interrupted the conversation between the two, "I heard a while ago that Mr. Kurokawa was killed by a maid?"

Not long ago, the sleeping Kogoro Mori cracked a revenge murder case of an entrepreneur. The deceased in the case was the owner of this building, Mr. Kurokawa Daizo.

His murderer was his maid, and her motive was revenge for her husband's death due to a drunken surgery by Kurokawa.

Mao Lilan nodded gently, "Hmm..."

If Moriya Teiji wanted to ask something else, she might not know much about it, but if he asked this, she would definitely be able to answer it.

Because she was one of the witnesses in the case where Mr. Kurokawa was murdered by the maid.

As for her father, Kogoro Mori, he was the biggest contributor to solving the murder case and finding the murderer.

Of course, to the uninformed, that's what it looks like.

But in her eyes as an insider, the reason why the murder case was finally solved was inseparable from the "help" of her childhood sweetheart who had grown smaller. Otherwise, if the police were to rely on her useless father to solve the case independently, it would probably take a long time before they could catch the real murderer.

“This house was designed shortly after I became independent, and all the works after that were designed when I was in my thirties.”

When he said this, Moriya Teiji glanced at Conan who was still watching the work, and couldn't help but sighed, "Haha, when you are young, you are still immature. Please don't continue watching!"

Conan looked around at the works, and when he saw a long winding bridge, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

He even designed a bridge? This architect named Teiji Moriya is really amazing...

"By the way, Ms. Xiaolan, you are very familiar with Kudo Shinichi, right?"

Looking at Ran Mouri who was concentrating on examining her work, Teiji Moriya asked casually.

"Yes, we grew up together and went to the same high school..." Hearing Moriya Teiji's question, Mao Lilan was stunned for a moment, silent for a few seconds, and then answered in a low voice, "However, we haven't seen each other much recently."

Well, she hasn’t seen the other party’s main account very often in recent times, but as for the other party’s secondary account, she can see it often.

Of course, there was no need to tell this to a stranger like Teiji Moriya.

"However, this Sunday is Shinichi's birthday, so I made an appointment with him to go to a midnight movie."

Hearing this, Moriya Teiji smiled meaningfully, "Oh, that's really exciting!"

He didn't believe that Kudo Shinichi would not be there on his birthday.

"So, you must have bought all the presents, too?"

"Not yet..." Mao Lilan shook her head slightly, "I want to buy it on Saturday!"

"After all, this is a birthday that only comes once a year, so I want to prepare well."

Moriya Teiji smiled, his face meaningful, "Ms. Xiaolan is so thoughtful, I think Mr. Kudo will be very happy to receive it."

Ran Mao Li nodded slightly, while Conan's face changed drastically.

Because he completely forgot about what happened on his birthday.

Fortunately, his childhood sweetheart didn’t know about this, otherwise he would have no chance of leaving here alive today!
But he didn't know that, in fact, Mao Lilan had already discovered this matter.

However, she didn't have any expectations of someone in the first place, so she was not surprised that the other party didn't take what she said to heart.

Thinking of this, Mao Lilan shook her head calmly and turned her gaze again, and soon, she made a new discovery.

Looking at a photo on the wall, a strange look flashed in Mao Lilan's beautiful eyes, "Isn't this the Beika Municipal Building across the street? On Sunday, I am going to watch a movie in the first hall of Beika Cinema with Shinichi and the others. I have an appointment with him to meet in the lobby at 3 o'clock on the 10rd."

Hearing this, the smile on Moriya Teiji's face became even more amiable and friendly, "Is that so? This building is my masterpiece! If young couples want to celebrate their birthdays, there is no place more suitable than that."

After looking at him deeply, Bai Ye understood that Moriya Teiji wanted to attack the Beika Administrative Building as described in the original book.

- Teiji Moriya is an avid perfectionist who pursues an almost pathological symmetry. Therefore, he wants to personally destroy the non-absolutely symmetrical work he designed due to compromise when he was young, and take the opportunity to take revenge on Shinichi for not realizing his grand design dream in Nishitama City.

It is for this reason that in the original novel, he stole explosives for plastic bombs from the medicine storehouse and set fire to four houses including the Kurokawa residence. After that, he installed bombs in the Tsutsumi River Green Park, in front of the Beika Station, and on the Touto Loop Line.

After being discovered and arrested, he revealed that the buildings he wanted to destroy were also the Beika Municipal Building, and trapped Xiaolan upstairs. Before detonating the bomb, after 0: on Kudo Shinichi's birthday, he said "leave three minutes for him" in an attempt to induce Xiaolan to cut the red detonation cord, but the plan ultimately failed and he was arrested by the police.

However, even though he knew it, he had no intention of ruining the other party's plan.

Because he also has a surprise for the other person!
……

Soon, it was May 3rd. "Then you can have your own lunch boxes delivered for dinner!"

Looking at the figure of Mao Liran walking away, Conan sighed slightly.

There are still ten hours until ten o'clock in the evening. What should he do? It's really a headache!
Suffering from a severe headache, he decisively went to the home of his good neighbor, Dr. Agasa, to seek help.

After listening to his request, Dr. Agasa poured himself a cup of coffee comfortably, and then said nonchalantly, "Then why didn't you reject her before?"

If that guy had directly rejected Mao Lilan from the very beginning, he wouldn't be so upset now.

In this regard, Conan said that he was actually very helpless: "What can I do! When I see Xiaolan counting the calendars every day with anticipation, there is no way I can refuse her!"

If things were so easy to push aside, why would he still be having a headache now?

When he said this, Conan paused, then sat up from the bed and looked expectantly at Dr. Agasa who was drinking coffee, "Doctor, how about you help me make a sophisticated robot?"

Hearing this, Dr. Agasa shook his head and decisively chose to refuse, "You are forcing me!"

"Even if I'm a genius, I can't do it!"

The robot is so exquisite that even real people can't recognize it. If he really has that ability, he would have become the world's leading scientist and realized his dream of becoming a millionaire. How could he live here guarding a small house!

"makes sense."

Conan sighed slightly and lay back on the bed with a worried look on his face.

Dr. Agasa is obsessed with becoming a millionaire. If the other party could really make such a high-tech robot, he would have realized his wish long ago!

But the other person has lived for so many years and has spent so much time dreaming of becoming a millionaire, but he is still an unknown scientist, which means that he does not have that ability!
At this moment, the news broadcast on the TV caught his attention: "According to reliable information, a large amount of explosives containing ammonium nitrate in the Japanese gunpowder depot was stolen by unknown persons the day before yesterday. Currently, the police have dispatched hundreds of manpower to conduct relevant searches, but..."

Holding his coffee, Dr. Agasa smacked his lips, his face full of emotion, "This matter may be very important!"

"Yes!"

Conan nodded and said worriedly: "If we fix the plastic used for gunpowder, we can easily make a plastic bomb!"

The fact that the police have mobilized hundreds of people to conduct the search means that the amount of explosives stolen this time is definitely not small.

I just don't know who stole this batch of explosives and what they plan to do with them.

As Conan sighed, he heard new news on TV, "Mr. Kurokawa's house was set on fire, and several nearby households were implicated."

Conan was slightly stunned, "Kurokawa's house? Isn't this the house where the victim of the case I encountered before lived?"

He never thought that the next time he saw the Kurokawa family would be on the news, and it would be the last time they met.

Because, looking at the terrible fire on TV, even if the firefighters on the scene could put out the fire in the shortest time, the Kurokawa family would probably become a ruin and would never be as luxurious as before.

"Is it the family where the murder happened before? I didn't expect that his house would catch fire?"

Watching the news on TV, Dr. Agasa couldn't help but frown: "But then again, there are so many arson incidents recently!"

"Police currently believe that..."

Just as Conan was about to continue listening, he heard the phone next to him suddenly ring.

After looking at Conan, Dr. Agasa quickly answered the phone while holding his coffee.

Conan took this opportunity to turn off the TV.

"Hey, who is it?"

As soon as I picked up the phone, a deep, indeterminate voice came from the other end of the line. Obviously, the other end must have used something like a voice changer. "Excuse me, is Kudo Shinichi here?"

Hearing someone looking for Kudo Shinichi, Dr. Agasa was stunned for a moment, "Wait a moment!"

Someone is actually looking for that guy Shinichi?

Is there anything you would like to ask for help?

But if there was really something and he wanted to entrust the other party with a request, why did he use a voice changer to disguise his voice when he made a phone call?

Did he not want to reveal his identity? Or was there something wrong with the commission? Or was the other party looking for Kudo Shinichi, a high school student detective, not to seek his help, but with bad intentions?

Thinking of this, Dr. Agasa quickly covered the receiver, and then whispered to Conan Bo who was sitting on the bed, "Shinichi, I'm looking for you!"

"Looking for me?"

Conan was stunned, "How did he know I was here?"

Why would you call Dr. Agasa directly when looking for him?
Could it be that his true identity has been discovered?
That can't be possible. He shouldn't have done anything during this period that would make people target him, right?
"Are you confused?" Dr. Agasa couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Haven't we already transferred all the calls to your house to this phone of mine?"

After all, a certain high school detective is not living in his own home now, but is staying at the Maori Detective Agency.

If the call was not transferred to him, it would not be easy for him to answer the call to Kudo Shinichi in the first place. Moreover, he couldn't sneak into Kudo's house like a thief every once in a while to see who was calling him.

Not only would that be troublesome, it would also be easy to expose your identity.

So, after some discussion, the two of them decisively transferred the calls from Kudo's house to him, so that if there was anything going on looking for the high school detective Kudo Shinichi, they would not be able to know about it in the first place.

"Oh. That's true. I'm sorry." Conan then remembered this.

Scratching his head, Conan laughed dryly, "That's because I haven't received many calls recently, so I forgot."

As he spoke, he quickly took out his bow-tie-shaped voice changer and adjusted the voice to his own large voice.

(End of this chapter)