The concert was over, and the client should be here soon.

Inside the Maori office.

Maori Kogoro blew out a puff of smoke and looked at his watch and said, "Well, the concert is over, and the client should be here soon."

Just then, Maori Kogoro's cell phone rang, and it was a text message.

[Hello, I was originally scheduled to visit you today, but due to my personal reasons, I hope to change the appointment location to Columbus Cafe if possible. That store should be very close to you, so we should still be able to meet at the original time. I don't know if you think so. I'm waiting for your reply. ]

Mouri Kogoro suddenly became impatient: "It's really troublesome, I think I'll just refuse."

Mouri Ran hurriedly stopped him and said: "No, Dad, we finally have a customer, and Conan and I haven't had lunch yet, wouldn't it be nice to go to Columbus Cafe to eat?"

Mouri Kogoro looked at the sandwiches on the table and asked: "But what should I do with these sandwiches?"

Mouri Ran picked up the sandwich: "It's not bad to put it in the refrigerator for dinner today."

Kamiya Minatsuki touched her belly: "But I've eaten several pieces, I'm not very hungry."

"I heard that there is alcohol in Columbus Cafe."

Mouri Ran completely grasped the psychology of Mouri Kogoro and Kamiya Minatsuki.

When she heard that there was alcohol in Columbus Cafe, her eyes lit up.

"That's fine."

Toru Amuro asked Kogoro Maori, "Mr. Maori, I want to go with you to meet the client and talk to him. Is that okay? I only work until noon today."

Kogoro Maori agreed, "It's okay if you go with me, but since we have to meet together, you have to pay the tuition."

Toru Amuro smiled and replied, "Of course."

...

Inside Columbus Restaurant.

Toru Amuro asked Kogoro Maori about the commission of the case.

Maori Kogoro took a sip of foreign wine and said, "The client found a locker key from the belongings of his brother who passed away a few days ago, but he didn't know which locker it was. He hoped that I could help him find it. If it is something important to him, he hopes that it can be buried together with the coffin." Maori Ran asked doubtfully, "But can you really find it with just a key?" Maori Kogoro answered clearly, "Generally, the name of the manufacturing company and a serial number are engraved on the key. As long as If we call that company and find out the manufacturer of the locker, we will have a direction to look for it. "

Ran Mao Li was surprised: "Hey, I didn't expect it to be so simple."

Toru Amuro asked: "Is this all the content of the client's request this time?"

Kogoro Mao Li said proudly: "Yes, they are willing to give me 300,000 yen for this, it's a good job, right?"

"It is indeed..."

Toru Amuro was almost speechless by Kogoro Mao Li. For such a simple job, he also asked for an extra tuition fee.

So birds of a feather flock together. No wonder Kamiya Minazuki has a good relationship with Kogoro Mao Li. They are both money-conscious guys.

"Cheers!"

Kamiya Minatsuki and Maori Kogoro clinked their glasses, drank the wine in the glasses, and then shouted at the same time: "Waiter, another glass!"

Mouri Ran stopped them, saying: "Don't drink too much. We have something to do later. I just asked you to come here to have a drink and taste it!"

After the waiter came over, Maori Ran said to the waiter: "No need for wine, two cups of coffee will do!"

Kamiya Minatsuki and Maori Kogoro immediately complained.

"What? We've already started drinking. If we don't drink to our heart's content, then the last cup will be wasted?"

"Yes, Xiaolan, another glass, just one glass!"

Mouri Ran refused with a straight face: "No! No room for negotiation!"

Kamiya Minatsuki and Maori Kogoro immediately sighed and complained about the client in their hearts.

It would be great to choose an izakaya as the meeting place, why choose a cafe!

After waiting for a long time, the client still didn't come.

Kamiya Minatsuki was playing Snake on his phone.

After drinking the drink in the cup, Conan asked, "Why hasn't the client come yet?"

Amuro Toru guessed, "Could it be that there is another cafe called Columbus nearby?"

Maori Kogoro, who was operating the phone, said, "No.

Toru Amuro asked, “Did Mr. Maori reply to the text message that the client said he wanted to change the meeting place to here?”

“Yes, I replied immediately. I just sent several text messages to him, but there was no reply... Eh?”

Kogoro Maori suddenly leaned his head close to his phone.

Minatsuki Kamiya saw Kogoro Maori's surprised expression and asked, “What's wrong, Uncle Maori? Did we get stood up?”

Kogoro Maori shook his head and said, “No, I found that the text message from the client last night and the text message just now were sent from different numbers.”

Ran Maori guessed, “Could it be because his own phone was charging, so he borrowed his friend's phone and sent the text message just now in a hurry?”

Toru Amuro continued to follow Ran Maori's guess, “Then not long after, his friend might have turned off his phone? ”

Mouri Kogoro hurriedly operated his mobile phone to check: "The text message I replied OK was sent to the number just now!"

Conan said helplessly: "Then maybe the other party didn't know that you replied OK and kept waiting there, which is the agreed place at the beginning, the detective agency."

Kamiya Minazuki was the first to stand up from the chair: "Then we can only go back and take a look. It's boring here, and I can't stay here any longer."

Everyone went back to the detective agency.

But there was no one in the detective agency.

Mouri Kogoro said unhappily: "What? There is no one here either. I sent a text message to the original number just in case and said I would be back soon. What happened?"

Mouri Ran guessed: "Maybe it was a coincidence that the other party received the text message and should reply to you immediately. Anyway, you are back, just drink tea and wait."

Mouri Kogoro said: "I don't need it. I have drunk too much coffee in Columbus. I'm going to the bathroom. "

Kamiya Minatsuki lay directly on the sofa and turned on the TV to watch.

Amuro Toru volunteered: "Xiaolan, if you want to make black tea, I will help you too."

"Excuse me, can you please take out the teacup for me?"

"Okay, I'm happy to do that."

Just when Maori Kogoro walked to the door of the toilet, his cell phone suddenly rang.

Mauri Kogoro took it out and saw: "The client finally sent a text message. He said he just arrived in Columbus. If it's convenient, please go over quickly."

At this time, Conan wanted to pee and asked everyone to wait for him.

Then another text message was sent to Maori Kogoro's cell phone: "The client sent another text message, saying hurry up, please come together."

Hearing the content of the text message, Kamiya Minatsuki, Conan and Amuro Toru raised their eyebrows at the same time.

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