I'm in Mihua, and all the ladies like me.

Upon hearing this name, Yukiko, who just a second ago had an expression of "I know everything I can say," paused for a moment, and her expression became a little subtle for a moment.

"My sister knows the name, but I am relatively familiar with her mother Sharon. We were very close friends in the past, but in terms of Chris Wynyard herself, we are not very familiar with each other, and if Sierra-Jun If you know a little bit about the world of film, you should know that Sharon..."

"Has passed away." Sera Bell told the information obtained from a certain Miss Phantom Thief.

"That's it."

Yukiko didn't show much sadness at the passing of her old friend, but instead she became a little curious.

"But why would Sera-kun ask such a question? Could it be that she is a fan of Miss Chrissy and wants her sister to help with the matchmaking? Ugh - this is not good."

As she spoke, she raised her index finger and moved it slightly from side to side, with a slightly contemptuous look in her eyes as if looking at some heartless man jumping off the ship.

N black lines silently hung on Serabel's forehead.

What's going on in this sister's head...

"Of course it's not because of this kind of thing, it's just that I heard that Sister Yukiko is young... ah no, she studied the art of disguise under a master for a period of time. Although she learned it very well, she really learned how to do it. The only person who can perfectly disguise herself as someone else is Yukiko-san’s senior sister, Ms. Sharon Wynyard, right?”

"Hey~ This is the truth." Yukiko said without thinking, "At that time, we were both studying under the magic master Kuroha Toichi. Sharon's talent is better than mine. She learned Kuroha in a real sense. A person who teaches cross-dressing can perfectly imitate another person's voice without using any equipment, and the cross-dressing can also be done flawlessly, but...what's wrong with this? Wait a minute, Could it be that?"

She is not stupid, Serabel has mentioned this, so she should be aware of it anyway.

Serabel's tone remained calm.

"As far as I know, there is a woman in that organization who can perfectly pretend to be someone else."

"what……"

This was really shocking news, and even Yukiko couldn't help but froze for a moment despite her mental capacity.

Then she held her forehead.

"It's actually like this, I see. No wonder Sharon told me before her death that her daughter had been hanging out with a bunch of shady people. I originally thought it was just an ordinary chaos in the entertainment industry, but I didn't expect it to reach this level."

No matter what, he means very bad, murders, arson, and robberies, and even wants to sneak into MI6... Serabel thought to herself.

Yukiko thought seriously for a while, then shook her head in frustration.

"It still doesn't work, because I retired very early, even earlier than Sharon, so I have no interaction with this Miss Chris, and have never even collaborated once."

After a slight pause, she continued.

"As for being my mother's best friend during her lifetime, that's even less true."

"Why?" Serabel was a little curious.

"As I said just now, it's because she hangs out with the wrong people..."

Yukiko glanced at him, pursed her lips cutely, and shrugged.

"Then Sharon severed ties with her daughter~ I haven't heard anything about other relatives, and they all seem to have passed away."

ah?All dead?

Hiss~ What kind of ultimate evil star is this?

Serabel couldn't help but complain.

"Then... Yukiko-sister, are you able to get the schedule of this Miss Chrissy?"

"Itinerary?" Yukiko was stunned, lowered her head and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "It's a bit difficult, but it should be possible. What are you going to do, just go find her secretly?"

"It can only be done secretly." Serabel said, "Sister Yukiko, you also said that you are not familiar with Miss Chris at all. If she is from the black organization, if you approach her rashly, it will definitely arouse alarm, and It’s hard to give an excuse. You can’t use the clichéd excuse of ‘I hugged you when you were a child’, right?”

"It seems...it makes sense?"

Yukiko thought about it and felt that this seemed to be the case.

Just when Serabel thought the matter was settled in this way and planned to continue with the next step of specific planning, she saw a certain has-been female star make an astonishing move.

He saw Yukiko grabbing a piece of opened letter paper from the coffee table with lightning speed, and decisively brought it up and handed the side with writing on it to the former.

"Look, Sera-kun, you have something to ask your sister for help. My sister agreed. Now, my sister also has something to ask Sera-kun for your help. Sera-kun should do the same~"

"Hashido Sack, Yukiko-sama, you have to tell me what this is about first."

Serabel subconsciously leaned back to avoid the gaze from the deep.

Yukiko curled her lips: "It's nothing, it's just a letter sent here this morning from a friend of a certain street mystery novel author, saying that because his family recently received a threatening letter, he wanted to entrust it to solve it, but... "

She suddenly changed the subject.

"The reward is quite generous, a full 1000 million yen!"

1000, damn it.

Before Serabel could finish sighing in her heart, Yukiko stepped closer, almost thrusting into the deep abyss again, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

"This is our start-up capital, Mr. Serra. After we solve this case, we will get this 1000 million, which is about [-] U.S. dollars. In this way, won't we have enough money to go abroad? We can even have a good trip. !”

……us?

……travel? ?

Chapter 70 The decisive female lawyer (sixth update)

Meanwhile, in the Maori Detective Agency.

The unpleasant smell of alcohol filled the entire living room, and the loud snoring was like the ebb and flow of the ocean. The slightly blazing afternoon sun shone into the room through the windows on the second floor of the office, and the rising temperature made the smell even more intense. Pungent.

As the source of all the odors in the living room - Mouri Kogoro, he looked as if he had returned drunk at this moment, lying on the sofa in the living room with his clothes messy and falling asleep.

My hair, which I would usually comb neatly when I go out to handle cases, is now as messy as a bird's nest. My shirt that should be white and clean is stained with all kinds of weird yellow and green colors. It smells like wine or something else. The sauces are mixed together.

The buttons on the collar were torn open randomly, and the loops on his tie were bigger than the rosary beads hung around the necks of the old monks in the temple.

As for the coat, he simply threw it on the ground, along with the leather shoes scattered randomly, exposing his two big smelly feet.

Conan was sitting on a single sofa in the corner of a coffee table, looking at the unconscious Mouri Kogoro next to him, rolling his eyes and sighing.

Xiaolan stood by the desk, holding a microphone in one hand and a long string of receipts in the other.

She looked at the last number on the receipt and almost burst into tears. Her voice, which was always gentle and light, had an unstoppable tremor.

"Mom, something big happened...Dad might be arrested."

"orchid?!"

The person on the other end of the phone was naturally Fei Yingli.

She had just picked up the phone when she heard her daughter making such a sound, and couldn't help but be shocked.

"Wait a minute, Lan, calm down. What happened? Tell me slowly..."

"Ah."

Nodding slightly, Xiaolan's eyes were filled with tears.

"It's like this. Dad received a commission a few days ago. The remuneration given by the client was 1000 million yen, and he paid a deposit of 50 yen first. As a result, Dad took the deposit before the case was even started. I went out with friends and spent a total of 340 million on a splurge..."

"340 million!?"

Fei Yingli on the other end of the phone almost spit out a mouthful of tea.

This is not thirty-four thousand or 34, but a full 340 million!

What is the concept? It is equivalent to the total income of ordinary working-class people in Japan who do not eat or drink for a whole year!

Spend it so lightly?ah?

After being blank on the phone for a while, Fei Yingli rubbed her forehead with a headache.

300 million is certainly a lot, but to her, the undefeated queen of the legal world, it is still nothing.

"Forget it, I got it. I will find a way to deal with the money. Lan, just ask him to write an IOU after he wakes up. He will not charge him interest and just return the principal to me."

"But……"

Xiaolan's voice paused, with a hint of embarrassment.

Fei Yingli knew that there would be a follow-up as soon as she heard this tone. She clicked her tongue in her heart and sighed.

"Tell me, are there any other accounts?"

"Yes……"

This time Xiaolan's voice was even more hesitant.

However, after looking at her old father who was lying on the sofa so drunk that he was completely unconscious, she was helplessly forced to choose to tell the truth.

"Dad, I told him before because he spent too much money. In addition, he attended a banquet held by a Suzuki consortium last night and drank a little too much. In order to make up for the money he spent, he..."

"Going to gamble?"

Fei Yingli had already guessed what was coming next, and her voice suddenly became cold.

"Um……"

"How many?"

"If you add up all the zeros and zeros, the total is... 500 million..."

500……

The knuckles holding the microphone tightened for a moment until they turned pale. Fei Yingli took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

It was rare for her to be so angry. It should be said that she was almost never angry. Even if she faced the most tricky client, she would feel a headache at most.

But... 500 million plus 340 million, even if the 50 deposit is used to offset it, it will still be a foreign debt of close to 800 million!

And 500 million of them were lost in gambling!

Mouri Kogoro, you are really capable!

He is obviously almost 40 years old, but he can still be so immature. He eats up the little money he has, makes himself fat just to look good, and even resorts to gambling in order to recover losses.

real!have!you!of!ah!

When people are angry, they tend to lose their minds and yell uncontrollably, but when they are really furious, they will calm down.

After a moment of silence, Fei Yingli's voice suddenly returned to its usual tone.

"Let's do this, Lan, I need you to do something. You should go back to your room immediately, pack yourself and Conan's change of clothes in a bag, and then call me and go to the office. Just go downstairs, and I will help pay for the fare when the time comes."

"Eh?"

Xiaolan fell into a brief daze for a moment.

"Wait a minute, mom, what you mean is...but in that case, dad will definitely find himself at home alone when he wakes up..."

Having successfully inherited Fei Yingli's intelligence, she certainly understands what her mother means, but as a daughter...

"Listen to me, Lan."

Fei Yingli's tone on the other end of the phone became softer.

"I remember that I taught you since you were a child that gambling should never be touched, because it can easily destroy a person's values. I have been a lawyer for so many years, and I have seen countless people who have ruined their families because of gambling, and even risked losing their wives and daughters. People who are sold to custom shops but still continue to gamble... People who are addicted to gambling are hopeless, do you understand?"

"800 million, it is actually not difficult for me to take out this money right now, but the premise is that he needs so much money because of other force majeure matters, and for people who are addicted to gambling, as long as someone helps Once he does it, he will feel that there must be a second time. In that case, no matter how much money I have, I won’t be able to help.”

"So I only have one request now. Lan, please go back to your room immediately and bring all the necessities. Come to my place with Conan before the debt collectors come. Although my house is not very big, it is definitely not suitable for three people. questionable."

After saying the last sentence, Fei Yingli remained silent, quietly waiting for her daughter's answer.

1 minute passed... 2 minutes passed... 3 minutes...

Until the silence on the phone lasted for a full five minutes, Fei Yingli didn't urge her and just continued to wait patiently.

Then, Xiaolan finally spoke, using an almost pleading tone.

"As expected... it still doesn't work, mom... just help dad this time, okay? The commission does have a reward of 1000 million yen. As long as the commission can be completed..."

"Ok."

Unexpectedly, Fei Yingli agreed readily, as if all the previous indifference softened in an instant.

Xiaolan is also a little unbelievable. She has known her mother's attitude towards gambling since she was a child. Even the reason why Mouri Kogoro and Fei Yingli separated until now is partly because of this.

There will always be more or less friction when living under the same roof. No matter how great the grievances are, they are accumulated bit by bit in daily life, and finally explode completely.

"But I also said there is no cure for gambling on dogs."