Facing the compliments, Mouri Kogoro accepted them all without knowing the meaning of modesty. He laughed loudly and said: "That's right. You young people who didn't even go to college have too many things." You have to learn something. So, you must not get carried away because of the temporary flattery of the media. Being a detective requires precipitation, experience, and experience. It is not just a temporary cleverness..."
Conan was stunned when he heard this. Although he had experienced his uncle's shamelessness for a long time, he could not hold back any time he heard such brazen words of advice.
Please, the one who should humbly accept such words is you, right?
"If one day I change back, how will you support Xiaolan... Well, then I will have no choice but to take Xiaolan home and help you raise her. If you are alone, you will have to rely on rent. You can live on with extra income like that..."
Conan was thinking about the future in his mind. He had even helped his uncle plan his future path...
"I complimented you, and you got carried away. The one who really should be careful not to get carried away is you, dad!" Xiaolan interrupted her father's self-praising.
"What do you know? I am imparting experience to Kong. If I go to university to teach, I will not charge 1.8 million for one class. This is his profit..." Mouri Kogoro saw his daughter's eyes becoming dangerous. , decisively changed the topic, "Speaking of which, Kusukawa works at Acupido Detective Agency. Are they really having a big meal and forgetting about us? I still want to wait for them to come and eat together... No, I have to fight Call and ask."
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, so Mori immediately called the Abeido Detective Agency.
After making some inquiries, I learned that Kusukawa had not come to the office for the past two days, and that Hattori and his wife had indeed been to the office, but left after asking for Kusukawa's address.
"Well, I've already got Kusukawa's address. Let's go directly to them!" Mouri Kogoro raised his hand and took off the note with the address and said.
Xiaolan said hesitantly: "Eh? Is this good? Will it disturb Mr. Nanchuan..."
"What does it matter? I'm an old acquaintance with that guy Kusukawa. I often run into him during horse racing, racing, boat racing and other games." Mouri Kogoro said nonchalantly.
"It turns out that he likes gambling just like my uncle!" Hoshino Sora laughed.
"It's not about gambling. It's because of my work needs. I need to go to those occasions. It's just a show." Mouri Kogoro stood up with a righteous look, as if what he said was true.
Ever since, the group of people went out and took the subway to Cup House next door.
On the way, Mouri Kogoro asked curiously: "By the way, why are the Osaka boys looking for Kusukawa? Is there a case?"
"It shouldn't be a case. Hattori is a detective himself. With his personality, he won't hire anyone easily. Even if he wants to hire someone, he has to hire a master like uncle!" Sora Hoshino said casually, "During the game yesterday, I didn't Listen to what case he filed."
"Ah ha ha ha~" Mouri Kogoro liked to hear this heartfelt praise.
"Aunt Jinghua said that because Mr. Nanchuan wrote a letter to Heye's father before, but there was no news after that, Heye's father asked them to stop by and visit when they came over." Xiaolan explained .
"That's it." Mouri Kogoro nodded.
The group of people held umbrellas and came to Yujishuo, 4th-chome in Abedo City.
Xiaolan smiled and said: "Akong, thanks to you leading the way, otherwise we don't know when we would find this place."
"Haha, it's nothing. Back then, Shinichi and I traveled all over Miwa and Abedo. As long as the place names didn't change significantly, I could find them." Hoshino Sora said with a proud smile, "Besides, my aunt's house is right here. Third-chome."
Conan nodded in agreement, but he was not that powerful anymore. After all, it was a long time ago. He had not run around the city since junior high school.
"Yeah, I remember, I followed you all over Mihua, and the Doctor!" Xiaolan looked nostalgic.
"I worked very hard outside, but my daughter was dragged around by two brats..." The more Kogoro Mouri thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became.
At this moment, the name of Youzhuang came into everyone's sight. There was a very ordinary old apartment, similar to the apartment where Xiao Mi and her brother lived. It was only two stories high, and there were several households on each floor. .
"It seems like this detective named Kusukawa is really not as good as the uncle. At least the uncle still has his own house and can collect rent." Hoshino Sora sighed after seeing this.
"That means I can open my own office and be the boss, while he only works for others." Mouri Kogoro said proudly.
Xiaolan had already found Nanchuan's room number through a row of mailboxes, "Mr. Nanchuan is in 202, let's go up."
After going up, everyone saw a piece of paper taped to the door of Room 202, which said, 'I will be back at noon. If you have express delivery, please leave it with the landlord.'
"Noon... Damn it, it's already afternoon! This is really in line with his style! This careless guy!" Mouri Kogoro cursed.
Xiaolan was kind-hearted and did not think of the worst, "It must be that he was chatting too enthusiastically with Hattori and the others, or he had something important to discuss, so he was delayed..."
Hoshino Sora reached out and touched an oval watermark in front of the door, then shook his head, "He probably wasn't with Hattori and the others. Look, this mark..."
"This is..." Mouri Kogoro frowned.
Xiaolan recognized it at a glance, "Hattori's peaked cap! He must have been wearing the hat backwards and leaning against the door. Because it rained today, his hat was wet, so it left a mark on the door. ……Is it right?"
As she said that, she looked at Hoshino Sora and her father.
"Well, that's it. His height is almost this high!" Hoshino Sora squatted down again and pointed to the mark below, "Then there is another mark here. If it is so low, he must be sitting on the door. He They all sat and waited, which shows that they have been waiting for a long time..."
"Could it be that Hattori and the others waited for Mr. Kusukawa to have dinner together, and then wasted so much time while waiting that they haven't even finished talking yet." Xiaolan guessed.
"Ah, wow, that's weird~ Whose prank is this?" Conan took advantage of his height and found a piece of transparent tape on the door frame of his calf, and immediately pointed to it to remind the three of them.
"I think this is not a prank, but an anti-theft mark. If someone breaks in secretly, the owner can know that the room has been broken into by the state of the tape." Xiaolan explained with a smile.
Hoshino Sora complained: "To guard against gentlemen, don't guard against villains. If you find another piece of the same tape, cut it to the same length, stick it at the same height, and replace the original one, wouldn't you be able to detect it? Of course. If Kusukawa still checks the fingerprints on the tape, that’s another story.”
