69novels Chapter 91
Chapter 91
Maori Detective Agency.
Today's news is being broadcast on TV.
The TV channel was taken over by his daughter and the kid who was staying with him, and the Maori detective who couldn't watch the live broadcast of the horse race in real time was very upset.
The complaint of "Why do you care so much about the kid downstairs" was ignored, Mao Lilan looked forward to it, and didn't even cook, and went back to the kitchen after watching the news.
She has always had a high degree of affection for Mr. Ezaki, and she is a good neighbor upstairs and downstairs. If a handsome figure of an acquaintance wants to appear on TV, of course she has to cheer.
Conan Edogawa sat on the sofa, with a serious attitude of collecting information, and was perfunctory for a while by the stingy adults. He had to change his strategy after hitting a wall everywhere, and he couldn't let go of any clues with Gen Ezaki.
Of course, Xiao Lan was so active, which also made the famous detective feel sour, and to a certain extent agreed with Uncle Mao Li's dissatisfaction.
"The 'Star of Hope', a gift given to Mr. Ezaki, a well-known entrepreneur, by the King of Saudi Arabia, Akhat Lebshat, has arrived in the island country this morning. President Ezaki said that to commemorate the friendship with Mr. Lebshat , a gem exhibition will be held in the near future, and the public can visit it for free..."
"'Star of Hope' is a rare blue diamond, worth about [-] million US dollars, equivalent to Japanese yen..."
"--How many?!"
The previous long speech could still go in one ear and out the other, but when the price of the gems sent by the local tyrant king came out, Mouri Kogoro, who had only listened to one sentence, suddenly choked on his wine and let out an earth-shattering cough.
"Dad! Really, I didn't watch you for a while, and you're drinking again!"
Mao Lilan turned her head when she heard the sound, and saw the beer that Maoli Kogoro secretly took out, and walked over angrily on the spot, and forcefully confiscated the bottle and glass: "Isn't it written clearly enough on the medical examination report? You must obey the doctor's orders honestly." , the doctor asked me to strictly record your drinking situation, and send it to it for examination a month later."
"Troublesome Digimon, care so much—"
Mori Kogoro originally wanted to express his opinion on Digimon Doctor's chicken feathers, but Mao Lilan's stare was too lethal, he could only retreat strategically, and then he was probably a little bit unwilling, and dumped his grudges on the victim He can't be the "culprit" of alcoholism.
"Did I hear it wrong or what, how much is the gift that the king gave to Kid Ezaki worth? One hundred million???"
"Yeah, I think it's very beautiful just by looking at the photos, no wonder it's so expensive."
"One hundred million...one hundred million..."
Even if he becomes a celebrity, the Maori detective who is still on the verge of making ends meet begins to doubt his life. Are foreign local tyrants so generous, that a treasure worth [-] million dollars can be given away for nothing? ? ?
"It was said in the news that the king wanted to repay Mr. Ezaki for saving his son." Mao Lilan couldn't help but use a tone of admiration, "Mr. Ezaki and Dr. Agu's research results have saved countless patients, really. It's very powerful... Hey, is the news over? I thought there would be a shot of Mr. Ezaki..."
Hearing the disappointment of his childhood sweetheart, Edogawa Conan's mouth twitched slightly: "Sister Lan, Brother Yuan never accepts interviews, and he also declined the awards ceremony that invited him to participate. He will definitely not show his face on TV."
——Also, he still needs to hide himself.
Edogawa Conan silently added this sentence in his heart, and as his expression became darker, the lens flashed a reflection.
At the end of the news, Mao Lilan took the confiscated beer into the kitchen. Uncle Mao Li was still struggling with the [-] million US dollars. While envious, he seemed to be imagining that he would also meet a client who was equally generous.
Coincidentally, the shrunken detective was also thinking about the $[-] million—naturally, from a completely different perspective.
According to Boss Ezaki's usual style, he should not keep that gem this time.
If the local tyrant king insisted on giving it away, Boss Jiang Qi had no choice but to accept it for the sake of King Quanguo's face. The most likely way to deal with it afterwards is to donate the gemstone to a museum in his own name.
Not only because it is too eye-catching to keep in his hands, not to mention that it does not conform to the low-key style, but it is also easy to recruit Kidd. Edogawa Conan judged that it is useless for Boss Ezaki to ask for this gem.
No matter how valuable gemstones are, they can only be displayed for viewing, but Jiang Qiyuan is not short of money. If he throws out his world-changing research results for free and turns them into material rewards, he can casually buy a dozen diamonds with a unit price of over [-] million Come back and leave it.
The reason why Uncle Mori made such a big fuss is because he deeply felt that Gen Ezaki got a big advantage, and it is still because Boss Ezaki's image of being close to the people is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Even if everyone gets close to him and knows that he is the president of a medical company, the owner of the Digital World Medical Examination Center, and holds an expensive VIP medical examination paper in his hand, it is difficult to deeply realize that under his approachable smile, there is a hidden truth. How terrifying the energy is.
And all this...
Also related to the Black Organization.
With the filter of the digital world, Edogawa Conan hesitated for a second very rarely. He didn't really want to turn off the beautiful filter and put on the underworld special effects for Gen. Jiang Qi.
After all, since we met, the red-haired man has always used a gentle attitude to guide the children to treat Digimon correctly. He also talked about the topic of "dreams" to the children, and encouraged Haibara who wanted Digimon but was awkward and refused to admit it. , Dreaming is not the privilege of children.
Conan Edogawa thought over and over again, but he could only be sure that no falsehood could be seen from the words and expression of the red-haired man.
His respect for Gen. Ezaki comes from this. Although he himself has long been out of childishness, he has to admit that the profession of "Digimon Cultivator" is like being born to guard every innocent but beautiful dream. Not everyone can act as this guardian, and certain important qualities are essential, such as empathy and tenderness.
The digital world is a pure and pure land, and Mr. Ezaki related to it is also a clean and warm person. Edogawa Conan believes so firmly, but he does not want to be told by accidental discoveries later that his eyes seem to be not very good. Gen. Ezaki may be a black.
Fortunately, when it comes to finding out the truth, he has always been rational over emotion. After rational analysis, he thought of the Internet cafe just downstairs of the Maori Detective Agency, Gin and others who appeared in the medical examination center but did not make any big moves...
Edogawa Conan's mood is quite complicated, and the feeling of crushing the filter in childhood is so bad.
In the past two days, he teamed up with the doctor to deceive the elementary school students who went to the Internet cafe for nothing. Even if he had an inexplicable premonition that Jiang Qiyuan would not hurt the children, he was not at ease to let Genta and the others get in touch with Jiang Qiyuan.
The reliable friend Haibara Ai couldn't deceive him, and of course he didn't need to. Haibara, who opened the organization's radar, didn't need him to remind him at all, he knew to walk around Jiang Qiyuan——
Hui Yuanai chose to come to the Internet cafe to report every day.
A cup of American coffee with too much sugar, served with Mr. Amuro's special sandwich, she could stare at the man behind the bar with her chin resting on her cheeks, and sit with Mr. Akai who brought a laptop and sat across from him until the Internet cafe closed.
Edogawa Conan: "?"
"Huihara? Mr. Akai? You..." The detective suddenly realized in his confusion, as if he felt that the three of them formed a group, and only he was abandoned.
When—his most trusted friends have changed!
Haibara, who is also a sugar-free coffee party, began to indulge in sugar wildly, and sometimes stared at the back of Boss Ezaki, adding milk to his coffee with a blank expression.
Mr. Akai opened the computer file, it seemed that he was writing a thesis, but he was actually writing an extremely rigorous and detailed action plan.
Edogawa Conan didn't know the specific content of the plan, but seeing Mr. Akai's seriousness and a little hesitation that couldn't be concealed by his face, he was startled. Mr. Akai was probably planning an earth-shattering event no less than the original suspended animation. plan!
"Wait, what are you going to do?" Edogawa Conan actually wanted to say, it doesn't matter if you dance boldly in front of suspected members of the organization, but why don't you take him with you, "There are two more, are you hiding something from me? ?”
"Tell you all at once, and then watch you rush to die." Little friend No. [-] snorted coldly, completely seeing through the essence of this guy.
The little friend No. [-] said that there is no need to worry, their actions will never involve danger, and it can even be said to be very "daily" and very warm.
Edogawa Conan failed to understand how "warm" this is.
The two days Jiang Qiyuan stayed in the Internet cafe may be the illusion of a true bystander—no, probably not an illusion.
The red-haired man is always surrounded by people.
Mr. Amuro, who doesn't need to take care of elementary school students, will come over to bring a cup of tea and some food to the boss when he has nothing to do.
When the red-haired man held the teacup with his gloved left hand, his lips were close to the rim of the cup, and his Adam's apple, which was not covered by the collar of the black shirt, moved slightly, showing a slow swallowing movement.
His assistant stood aside, looked down at his side face, his eyes moved silently, and looked at the tea reflected in his cup.
Mr. Assistant's smile seemed to be engraved on his handsome face, the arc remained unchanged every second, and the kindness in the smile remained for a long time.
Mr. Amuro, who has no flaws, is in this state, and it is no different from the past.
"hiss."
Edogawa Conan glanced at it, and then looked at it a few more times, somehow feeling that the air-conditioning in the Internet cafe was a little too high.
After Mr. Akai also walked over, Edogawa Conan confirmed that the air conditioner was not turned on by mistake, but this November was colder than usual, and he might have to go upstairs and wear a down jacket to survive.
Mr. Akai came up to talk with him on a thesis topic that did not exist. Mr. Amuro occupied the left side of the table behind the bar, and he consciously occupied the right side.
As soon as the academic exchange started, the red-haired man put down the tea made by Mr. Amuro, and the afternoon tea could only be put aside regrettably, and turned on the computer to help the "graduate students" who were humbly asking for advice to find relevant information.
The conversation was about a particularly uncommon and difficult topic, and it was impossible for others to get in the conversation, but Mr. Amuro did not leave, and joined the chat very smoothly, the atmosphere was only so happy.
The two people on the left and the right were smiling, as if they were impressed by the other's erudition. During the period, many times they tried to covertly distract the other party, which was an illusion. The red-haired man who was caught in the middle was also smiling.
"..."
Edogawa Conan's secretly observing gaze was frozen again.
The little friend No. [-] next to him immediately let out a dissatisfied "tsk", as if he was quite dissatisfied with being robbed of his role.
Edogawa Conan suspects that they are all overwhelmed, and they must follow in the footsteps of the deceased kidnappers and tie up Boss Ezaki with "Dangerous Element" written on his forehead again.
Ha, it's impossible, it's impossible to be so direct, right? No, it's not impossible?
If you know something, it’s hard to say what Mr. Akai will do in silence. Add Mr. Amuro, who is likely to be a policeman and has a deep heart, and Haibara, who is inexplicably active...
Edogawa Conan was thoughtful.
Edogawa Conan is ready to move.
Regardless of whether the friends share information or not, he will forcefully squeeze in and actively participate in the arrest of Jiang Qiyuan——
"I'm sorry Conan-kun, Mr. Ezaki is away, and probably won't be back for a few days."
Edogawa Conan: "..."
The person involved suddenly disappeared again, and the famous detective, having no interest in exploring, could only perfunctorily gather information on the TV.
There were no other clues, so he had to investigate the "star of hope" that Jiang Qiyuan accepted.
The first step in the investigation was not to call Huiyuan, who seemed to know everything and could find everything, but to go online, click into the chat room built by the Detective Boys for poor people who can’t use the divine plan, and find any Which little partner's Digimon can help out, it is faster and more accurate than manual search.
Twenty to ten minutes after dinner, when elementary school students are most active on the Internet, Edogawa Conan thought that as long as he logged in, he would be successful in one step.
He miscalculated.
Facing the empty chat room, Edogawa Conan's first reaction was, after Mr. Haihara Akai and Police Officer Matsuda, the Detective Boys also abandoned him?
"There is always only one truth": [No one is online? 】
[Unicorns are you there? 】
People and Digimon are not there, this is not normal, even if Yuantai and others do not look at the phone, the Digimon who has left a location in the chat room can always receive the message.
At this time, if you go back and ask Hui Yuanai, you will be complained about by your friends. The spoiled detective is really not reconciled, so he can only resort to a unique trick:
【Officer Badamon, call Officer Badamon——】
[I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming!What's the matter, Conan? 】
The judgment is correct, Huiyuan's little partner, the police officer Patamon, is still on duty. It is said that the digital world has not been very stable recently, and evil Digimon have emerged one after another, forcing the police officers to work overtime.
This chat room has also been added to the patrolling area by the Patamon police officer. Just type and call it, and it can receive messages immediately even if it is not there.
After getting the usual healthy response from the Patamon police officer, Edogawa Conan first asked about the information, and then he still felt that it was strange that everyone disappeared at the same time, so he asked a question by the way.
He soon regretted why he was talking too much.
[Nothing, except for Xiao Ai who is in the lab, everyone is going to play games!Have you heard of Conan? That game is super popular in both your human world and the digital world! 】
Edogawa Conan: [Huh? 】
Of course he knows the game that Officer Badamon said. It is a classic 5v5 team battle game. Players can fight side by side with their Digimon partners. For the large number of lonely players, there are also wild Digimons who are enthusiastic and helpful. .
This game has been around for many years, and it is still popular all over the world. Before, it was only on computers and mobile phones. Recently, it has finally caught up with the times and launched an immersive holographic online game version. It is said that the national championship competition will start at the end of the year. As a commemorative competition for the second cooperation between the real world and the digital world, players will take part in the real digital world.
Edogawa Conan has no Digimon, and has never been involved in this kind of game... Wait?
[Are they all planning to compete and go to practice? 】
[Hmm, just formed a team of five!Later, Xiao Ai and I will also go to practice. Dr. Agu's partner Mr. said that we are very champions! 】
"..."
Edogawa Conan was silent for a while.
[I guess Huiyuan was forcibly pulled over by you... Dr. Agu's partner, huh?Brother Yuan is also playing games with you? ! 】
[No, no, Master Yuan is out of time, Dr. Agu has found a powerful—— um, no, it’s a super powerful new partner!If I can really invite him to come to the digital world to work part-time as a Gundam pilot...]
Hey officer, is there something strange mixed in?
And Dr. Agu shouldn’t be busy too, why does he still have time to play games——
The corner of Edogawa Conan's mouth twitched, he gave up complaining and investigating at the same time, and left silently holding the information.Isn't it just being abandoned again? As long as the detective still has information, he can live strong.
The badamon police officer is still so reliable.
As long as the information related to "Star of Hope" has left its mark on the Internet, whether it is a detailed introduction or a few words, it is all listed in the file in chronological order.
Conan Edogawa read them one by one, and finally understood why he had no impression of the name "Star of Hope".
Because of this 43.42-carat rare blue diamond, its name was changed decades ago.
It used to be called "Heart of the Deep Sea", and its origins cannot be traced back. The earliest record that can be found is that it was discovered from a sunken ship in the sea and brought back to land more than a hundred years ago, because it came from the sea and the blue sky. Named for its stunning color.
This diamond first became a collection of prominent nobles, and then traveled to many countries. The owner changed many times, and the longest time it stayed in the hands of one owner seemed to be no more than ten years.
Since every owner of the "Heart of the Deep Sea" died of an accident or a sudden illness, the lifeless gems were covered with a dark veil by human beings, and there was a rumor of a curse that many people believed deeply.
Later, when this blue diamond, which was believed to carry a curse, was in the hands of a certain owner, the owner seemed to be afraid of the continuation of the curse, and changed the "Heart of the Deep Sea" to "Star of Hope", and the curse was gradually forgotten by the world.
There are several old hand-painted drawings attached to the document. Conan Edogawa compared them carefully, and the description and style are indeed correct. The sapphire that fell into the hands of Gen. The "cursed stone" that everyone fears.
"Ezaki Gen..."
Edogawa Conan looked solemnly.
Will that man know the truth about the cursed stone?
If he knew, was there an unknown purpose hidden in these seemingly normal actions?
The fog is heavy, and the detective's heart of inquiry intensifies.
He began to wonder whether Jiang Qiyuan could be the Bourbon hiding in the dark.
……
The floor-to-ceiling windows of the presidential suite are facing the Tokyo Tower in the night.
Looking out from the unobstructed heights, the red solitary tower stands tall, and the stars and lights are sprinkled in the shrinking steel jungle. As long as you come to the window, you will feel as if the whole city is at your feet.
Qian Mu was sitting in front of the window, where he had the best view.
"……Well."
He tilted his head slightly, and the crimson braid caught by his neck swayed slightly. Before the neon spotlights turned around, the color sank into the diffused shadows in the room.
The sky-high priced treasure, which is envied and desired by billions of people, is just casually twisted between his index finger and thumb, separated only by a layer of black cloth.
It seems to be comparing, and it seems to be confirming.
The red-haired man pondered for a while, his eyes flickered, and a smile finally appeared on his lips.
"Should... about the same?"
There is no moonlight tonight.
There are still unremoved polishing traces on the diamond, but they are very shallow, and you can barely see it until you look closely at the outline—probably someone was so extravagant that he cut off the overly rounded corners of the diamond with his own hands, making it hard to see. Created some edges and corners.
Of course, he only modified it based on what little memory he had left. He couldn't remember the original appearance of the stone for a long time.
Now he himself feels that it is almost the same, and he is even quite satisfied with his greatly improved craftsmanship, but in order to keep improving, it is okay to confirm it with others.
"Look, is there a big difference from the previous one?"
"Ok?"
The woman leaning lazily on the back of his chair lightly brushed her blond hair, stepped up to the man's side, and looked at his hands.
With Belmode's style of saying it looks like it doesn't look like it, and praising it to death no matter how rough the workmanship is, the prepared lines have reached the tip of her tongue, but after comparing it with the same vague memory, she covered her lips with a little surprise. Hu: "A perfect masterpiece, it is exactly the same."
"It's too exaggerated, it's just a makeshift prop." Qian Mu smiled and shook his head, "It won't be too late to praise me after I re-modify that necklace."
"No matter what, as long as it passes through your hands, it will emit dazzling brilliance and become a treasure in my eyes. I can't ignore it." Belmode joked sincerely as usual, stretched out his hand She brushed the man's long hair from his neck and combed the ends for him, but there was tenderness like water flowing in her eyes.
"It's just a group of clowns from the circus. It's not worthy of your painstaking efforts. It's really flattering them..."
"Since it's a small matter, it can be solved easily, why not do it. A long time ago, I promised you that when the time is right, I will definitely vent my anger on you."
"..."
Belmode said softly: "You remember."
The man smiled: "Well, I remember."