Chapter 123 Things took a subtle turn

Author: Six Days and Four Dusts

Chapter 123 Things took a subtle turn

Mouri Kogoro lowered his head in surprise and carefully studied the screen of Conan's mobile phone. He repeatedly compared it with the photo in his hand and said in surprise: "It seems that he is really a person. You actually found him like this. You are very lucky, kid."

head."

"Ah hahaha, it's just that, well, I went out to play football with my children yesterday, and I saw a very familiar uncle, so I took a photo of him. Is he the one Miss Hirota Masami is looking for?" Conan looked innocent.

Smiling awkwardly.

"You guys came so far away to play football..." Mouri Kogoro muttered something strangely, habitually not going into details, and looked at the photos carefully, and excitedly dialed Masami Hirota's number, "Hey,

Miss Yamei, good news!"

Quietly breathing a sigh of relief and secretly saying hello to Uncle Maori for being such a fool, Conan took back his phone and sent a brief thank you message back to joker, feeling once again that joker's intelligence ability was exaggerated to an abnormal degree.

Compared to being locked up in the office now, waiting for Uncle Mouri to become famous enough to contact the organization for clues, Joker has already begun to sort out the organization's power in Tokyo.

I feel like I can't catch up in this aspect. Damn it, for some reason I feel like I'm being chased by Party A, urging him to solve the case quickly.

It’s all the organization’s fault, the child’s body is holding us back!

Looking resentfully at the clues fed by the joker, Conan automatically and consciously followed Kogoro Mouri who was out looking for someone.

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"You came so fast, Miss Masami." Mao Lilan, who was standing on the roadside, saw Masami Hirota who was running out of breath at a glance, and waved happily to her.

Hirota Masami quickly ran to a few people, her face filled with joy from the bottom of her heart, and her calm and delicate appearance looked brighter: "I'm here! I'm sorry to bother you all!"

"You're too polite." Embarrassed by her deep bow, Mouri Kogoro slapped the back of his head and smiled sheepishly, "Isn't this what a detective should do? You can't live up to your client's trust!"

"I'm just, so happy." Hirota Masami grinned, adjusted the collar of her coat with some anxiety, and asked, "Where is my father?"

"Oh, I seem to be renting an apartment in Nerima District and living a pretty good life. Don't worry, Miss Masami." Mouri Kogoro pointed to his car parked on the side of the road, "We'll take you there.

Go over there."

"Really? It's too much trouble for you... That's great. I thought he wasn't in Tokyo anymore." Hirota Masami patted her chest, her every move was very girlish, and Mouri Kogoro couldn't help but smile.

Smile.

After Joker's warning, Conan, who was a little wary, frowned slightly.

Hirota Masami looks different now from the first time she came to the office.

When I saw her for the first time, she was timid, pitiful, shaky, and dressed very plainly and simply, which fit the image of a helpless girl who came to the city to seek help.

But today, maybe it was because of her high mood. The happy mood between her brows made her whole person brighter...

After getting in the car, Mao Lilan talked and laughed with Hirota Masami all the way. Conan sat silently and huddled next to him, trying his best not to attract anyone's attention and silently listening to the conversation between the two.

Xiaolan is particularly good at this. She is a perceptual character who can easily feel other people's emotions and has strong empathy. She is also very approachable. Few people can resist her passionate offensive. Just listening to their conversation makes her feel happy.

Can get a lot of information.

Hirota Masami claimed to be a first-year high school student. She took a long vacation to find her father in Tokyo and had been staying in Tokyo for two or three weeks. Hirota Kenzo was her last relative. She and her father had been living together for many years and worked as a taxi.

The driver's father was temporarily suspended from business for a period of time due to a traffic accident. As a result, he lost contact when he went out to look for a job...

It doesn't feel real, Conan thought to himself.

Even the police couldn't find the person, but a girl from a small town chose to spend a large sum of money to find a well-known private detective to help her find the person. With a family background like the one she described, it would be like this

Savings and ideas for expenses? Shouldn’t we look for newspapers or radio in order to have a greater possibility of contacting our father?

Conan suppressed these thoughts and wrote down these doubts one by one, preparing to sort them out and exchange further information with the joker according to the situation.

More than twenty minutes later, Mouri Kogoro parked the car and walked to the apartment they found with his daughter and Hirota Masami who were in high spirits.

"It sounds like you are lucky." Mouri Kogoro led the way with his head held high and said modestly, "Well, the children at home happened to see your father when they were going out. We stayed nearby for a while, and we also

I really met him and found this place all the way...it's the one upstairs, go this way, Miss Yami."

Conan grabbed the hem of Mao Lilan's clothes and followed them in small steps, his eyes always on Masami Hirota.

Joker said that Kenzo Hirota was a debt slave of a gangster. He became addicted to gambling and lost his entire family. If she were really Kenzo Hirota's daughter, would she not have thought that her father loved to go to places like the racetrack?

Standing in front of the previously confirmed door of Room 202, Conan watched Masami Hirota ring the doorbell expectantly.

Wait and see, the truth is not clear enough now, let's see her reaction when meeting Kenzo Hirota...

"Ding dong——"

The crisp sound of the doorbell echoed inside the door. The four people stood in front of the door and waited for a minute, but did not hear any response.

"Hey, did you go out?" Mao Lilan frowned and looked at the time, "Is it so early..."

"Ding dong——"

Mouri Kogoro rang the doorbell again, and the long ringtone echoed in the apartment until silence returned, but there was still no response.

Turning his attention to the door, Conan looked at the door handle and felt uneasy: "Wait a minute, the door seems to be unlocked..."

"Huh?" Mouri Kogoro also frowned, followed the instructions and reached for the doorknob, turning it tentatively.

The door handle turned immediately, and the apartment door was opened.

...Oops, the situation is not good.

Compared to Maori Ran and Maori Kogoro, who were still very confused about the situation, Conan, who knew that Hirota Kenzo might be related to the organization, immediately had the worst associations.

"Mr. Hirota, Mr. Hirota?" Mao Lilan pushed the door halfway and called twice into the room.

When no one responded, she finally opened the door and walked into the entrance hall.

Hirota Kenzo's wide-eyed corpse was hanging quietly on the chandelier in the living room. As the door opened, it swayed gently in the morning breeze. His bloated body made a creaking sound on the light cord hanging him.

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"Ah--" As soon as he entered the door, he was faced with the horrified expression of the corpse. Mao Lilan closed her eyes and screamed.

"Ah, ah..." Masami Hirota raised his head and faced the scene in the room. He raised his hand to cover his mouth in a daze, and took two trembling steps back.

Damn it! The worst has really happened!

Conan's eyes widened, he rushed into the room, looked at Hirota Kenzo's already frozen body, and punched the wall angrily.

How could this happen? Could it be that their tracking was noticed by the organization, or did Joker's investigation touch the nerves of the organization and silence him?

"No, daddy... daddy!" Hirota Masami seemed to have finally come to his senses, let out a harsh howl, rolled his eyes, and fell down.

"Miss Masami, Miss Masami!" Moori Kogoro, who was standing next to her, quickly caught the fainting girl and said sternly, "Xiaolan, call the police, call the ambulance!"

Seeing Mao Lilan nodding with tears in her eyes and taking out her cell phone to dial, Conan calmed down a bit and immediately took out his cell phone and sent a message to the most likely insider.

【Joker, something went wrong, Kenzo Hirota is dead.】

...The chapter number of the previous chapter was wrong, and the Writer Assistant automatically generated it for me!

I can only wait for the editor to come and change the QAQ on Monday
Chapter completed!