Ming Ke: When the villain accidentally mixes into the protagonist group

"You don't have to be so nervous. Since you're willing to pay, it's a deal."

Mingyue's words did not dispel Phillip's suspicion. He still scanned the store, paying attention to the movements around him.

"You just came to Japan not long ago, how did you find me?" Mingyue glanced at the roll of dollars on the table, tilted her head and asked.

Phillip stared at the girl in front of him with wide eyes, then slowly exhaled and said, "Actually, I have been investigating the recent disappearances, but I have not found the target person I need to track."

A girl of this age shouldn't be able to see my true identity, I'm just a kid who wants to take advantage of me.

"You probably just arrived in Japan this morning, and then you came to see me non-stop, so the US dollars you brought with you have not yet been converted into Japanese yen. But it can also be seen how urgent this incident is. And in order to wait for me, you came early Just came here. What I said was right.”

Mingyue's words shocked Phillip into a cold sweat. He stood up and knocked down his chair.

"Bang!" The sound of a chair falling to the ground was particularly harsh in the quiet coffee shop.

Phillip was shocked, who was this! Is it possible...

The female clerk looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Mingyue said: "It was just that when I got up, I accidentally bumped into a stool."

"Oh. The meal is ready, I'll bring it out right away." The female clerk said.

Phillip was a little annoyed that his reaction was a little too extreme. When he was thinking about how to remedy it, he saw the only female clerk in the store carrying a bunch of food and placing it on another table. The girl in front of me ordered it!

Phillip looked directly at the female clerk, his heart beating rapidly in his chest.

The female clerk placed the food in front of Yusaku. Yusaku looked confused, but the female clerk winked playfully.

Kudo Yusaku pointed at the food in front of him and then at himself.

The female clerk smiled and nodded.

Yusaku sighed and smiled helplessly. Recalling various details from before, most of the pedestrians on the road walked in a hurry, but Mingyue didn't walk very fast. It seemed that she had already discovered that I was following her, and she was afraid that I would lose her, so she walked like this.

This series of actions by the female clerk set off alarm bells in Philip's mind. He reached for the inner pocket of his suit. There was a pistol there. If the timing was not right, he could only...

Mingyue stood up at this time, blocked Philip's sight, picked up the roll of US dollars on the table and said, "Mr. Detective from the United States, how about we change tables?"

Philip didn't make any move, but Mingyue threw the roll of US dollars in her hand towards Philip.

The dollar bill drew an arc in the air and approached Phillip's chest. Phillip subconsciously reached for it with his hand, but instead took out the gun in his hand. The dollar bill hit the gun and fell to the table.

Philip stared at the girl in front of him, but the girl just smiled and said, "Put it away, we're going over." Then she turned and walked towards the table where the female clerk was serving food.

Phillip put the gun back into his pocket, picked up the roll of U.S. dollars on the table, took a deep breath, and walked over.

Sitting next to the table was a man wrapped in a black raincoat. The man wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses and a beard. Phillip always felt that he had seen this person somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

Kudo Yusaku was also sizing up the white man in front of him.

"This detective who claimed to be from the United States, his name was Philip Campbell, came to ring my doorbell early in the morning before I even got up, and he kept ringing."

Both Philip and Kudo Yusaku could hear the resentment in Mingyue's words, and Philip could only smile awkwardly.

Mingyue continued to introduce: "This is my neighbor, Kudo Yusaku, he is a very famous mystery novelist~"

Phillip finally knew where this sense of familiarity came from, and quickly stepped forward to shake hands.

"He is also one of the witnesses to the incident you want to know about." Mingyue continued.

Philip's eyes were full of light, and in his eyes Kudo Yusaku was shining now. After the tension, such an ending was completely beyond his expectation.

"Hello, Mr. Kudo, I have admired your name for a long time, but I didn't expect to see you here. I am a private detective, and the target person of my investigation may have died in the burning car. Could you please follow me? Tell me about the situation at that time?" Philip said slightly excitedly.

Yuzuo was slightly embarrassed. He felt as if he was being plotted, but it didn't seem like he was being plotted against. He glanced at Ming Yue who was eating happily.

Uh... maybe it's an illusion...

"Can you first tell me about the target person you want to investigate?" Yuzuo asked.

Philip thought about it seriously and said: "He is a criminal and a member of a criminal organization. I was entrusted to come to Japan to investigate him. The news I know so far is that his whereabouts are unknown."

Yuzu looked at Phillip's slightly troubled expression and asked: "I have a presumptuous question. I would like to ask, can you tell me who your client is?"

"We can't say that." Philip shook his head and refused to answer the question.

Yuzu stared at Phillip's chest, where the protruding shape was a pistol, and then looked at Mingyue beside him, and said softly: "I know a police friend, he is currently in charge of this case, I can ask him out, How about right here?”

When Phillip heard Yuzu made this suggestion, he was tangled in his heart. He had not gone to the Metropolitan Police Department to inquire, because the dispatch was originally a secret matter, and it was still an informal way, but if the information was Really, then this matter will be in big trouble.

It would be good if we could cooperate with the Japanese Metropolitan Police, but if our identity is exposed, we may be directly targeted by them, and everything we have done so far will be in vain.

Philip was in a dilemma, but he was praying secretly in his heart.

God, how should I choose? If this move is made wrong, it may lead to an abyss of eternal destruction.

Kudo Yusaku was not in a hurry. He picked up the coffee in front of him and took a sip. It tasted good. Then I looked at Ming Yue, who was eating lemon cream pancakes, and thought about how much this child likes cake products!

There was a brief silence in Polo Coffee Shop, and the sound of rain outside the shop was mixed with the rumble of thunder.

The doorbell of Kudo's house rang. At this time, Yukiko was putting on her mask and closing her eyes to relax. She was startled by the sudden sound of the doorbell and looked out the window at the pouring rain.

"Who will come at this time?" Yukiko was confused, but she was still ready to get up and open the door, what if she wanted to borrow rain gear?

Kudo Shinichi also heard the doorbell and thought: Could it be Mingyue coming? After all, it's relatively close. If you're bored at home alone, it's normal to come over and read a book. You can also discuss the puzzle from last time.

Shinichi dropped the book he had just read halfway through, rushed to the door, opened the door, and saw a pink umbrella. The umbrella was swaying left and right in the heavy rain. He quickly grabbed an umbrella at the door and prepared to pick someone up. It wasn't until I got closer that I saw the girl under the umbrella - Mao Lilan.

"Eh? Didn't you say you don't want to come over?" Shinichi said.

Mao Lilan's clothes were soaked and stuck to her body. Her lips were trembling, but she didn't say anything.

Yukiko also came to the door. Seeing the two children standing in the rain, she shouted: "Come in first and then talk, the rain is too heavy."

The two of them quickly entered the house. Yukiko looked at Mao Lilan, whose face was a little pale, stretched out her hand and twisted Shinichi's ears and said, "Did you forget to call Xiaolan?"

"It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!" Shinichi broke free from his mother's clutches, rubbed his ears and said, "Of course I hit him!"

Xiaolan was wrapped in a dry towel and after her body warmed up slightly, she said: "I wanted to come over. I wanted to meet Xinyi's new neighbor. I rang her doorbell, but no one answered, so I wanted to come over and have a look... ..." The voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke.

"Go take a shower first and take off your clothes. I'll wash and dry them for you." Yukiko glanced at Xiaolan.

Kudo Shinichi glanced at the rain outside and said, "Isn't Mingyue at home? Where has she gone? Is dad still sleeping? It's already this hour. Normally he should start writing articles."

When Yukiko heard Kudo Shinichi mention Mingyue and Yusaku, she thought to herself: Your dad kept watching because he saw someone ringing the doorbell of Mingyue's house in the morning. When he found Mingyue going out, he followed her. Why do you want me not to tell you about this? .

But with such heavy rain, the two of them probably didn't encounter any trouble.

Yukiko took the clothes Xiaolan changed and went to wash and dry them, leaving space for these two childhood sweethearts.

Xiaolan took a hot shower, then put on a dry bathrobe. Holding the hot milk poured by Kudo Shinichi in her hand, she looked around and asked, "Where is your new neighbor? Isn't he here?"

"She's not here. Why did you come here in such a heavy rain? She's soaked all over." Shinichi recalled seeing Xiaolan soaked all over and her clothes clinging to her body. His face turned slightly red and his eyes turned red. He glanced to the side unconsciously.

Xiaolan tilted her head and looked at Shinichi and said, "Aren't you willing to introduce your new neighbor to me?"

Shinichi looked at those big aqua blue eyes, and unconsciously put his hands behind his head, saying, "How is that possible? I just haven't decided when to let you get to know each other."

"Shinichi, is your new neighbor good-looking?" Xiaolan asked, staring at Kudo Shinichi.

"She is of mixed race, with gray hair and sapphire eyes. But compared to her appearance, she is just like Irene..." Kudo Shinichi gushed about what happened with Ming Yue. thing, and then talked to Mao Lilan about the story between Holmes and Irene.

Kudo Shinichi had excitement on his face, but the rain outside the window was loud.

In the Polo Coffee Shop, Mingyue told Philip what she saw that day.

Phillip asked: "Didn't you see the people in the car clearly?"

"The fire is too strong. If you want further information about the body, you can go to the Metropolitan Police Department and ask." Mingyue said as she poked the remaining lemon slices on the plate with a spoon.

Philip was very confused.

However, Kudo Yusaku frowned frequently. He stared at Phillip for a long time and had finished the coffee in his cup.

It stands to reason that when you encounter problems, you will usually go to the Metropolitan Police Department. Why is this foreigner unwilling to go to the Metropolitan Police Department, and he is carrying a pistol. Is he really just a private detective from the United States? I'm afraid it's not simple.

Yuzuo thought about it carefully and then said: "Actually, I know from the police that they have done DNA testing and the body is suspected to be American. If you really have any clues, you'd better go to the Metropolitan Police Department."

When Philip heard Yuzuo saying that he suspected he was an American, he felt as if he was struck by lightning. His lips moved for a long time before he uttered one sentence: "Is he from Hawaii?"

Yuzuo nodded, and then said: "Judging from your expression, you and this Hawaiian should have a close relationship. If he is a member of a criminal organization, you..."

"Thank you for telling me this. That's enough, that's enough." Phillip interrupted Yuzu, stood up, bowed, and staggered out of the store.

Mingyue and Yuzu watched each other flee, but didn't say anything.

Phillip looked at the heavy rain outside the store, took his own umbrella from the umbrella stand, opened it, and ran into the distance despite the wind and rain.

The female clerk came over and took away the finished tableware and cleaned it.

Yuzu looked at Ming Yue and spoke first: "Aren't you afraid that the other party is a bad person, so you just came here alone? The previous case of the missing girl is not completely over yet!"

Mingyue looked away embarrassedly, not making eye contact with Yusaku, muttering in her heart: She is embarrassed to say that she already knows the identity of this person, and she is also capable of escaping. The organization's store is next door.

Although he and Rum are in tit-for-tat on some level, they will never turn their backs on him.

But when Yusaku asked him this, he could only say weakly: "I don't think that person is a bad person, and it's raining so heavily. If we meet in a coffee shop with the detective office upstairs, there shouldn't be any problems. "

At this time, the female clerk brought over two glasses of lemonade, looked at Yuzu with bright eyes and said, "You are also a private detective, right? The detective upstairs also often stalks people and exchanges information."

Yuzuo smiled and said, "I'm not, I'm just a mystery novelist."

"I thought you were the father of this child at first, and your sudden appearance really startled me. But after this child passed the message to me, I guessed that none of you are bad guys. My name is Azusa Enomoto. I'll give you a discount when I enter the store. When I was in school, I also liked to read mystery novels, but now I don't have so much time to read." Azusa Enomoto smiled and said, "It's raining heavily outside, you can sit there as long as you want. Besides, Lemonade is free.”

Mingyue looked at the cute big sister in an apron. Moreover, this big sister was good at cooking and could come here often. The sushi was much better than the one next door.

Kudo Yusaku looked at Mingyue, but Mingyue was looking at Azusa Enomoto.

As for the content of the message Mingyue sent to Azusa Enomoto, Yusaku could probably guess it. It was just to deliver the meal I ordered without asking out loud.

This is indeed the case. Mingyue's message is: the meal will be delivered to Mr. Raincoat, no need to make any announcement, I will go over and explain.

Phillip walked quickly in the rain. His steps were staggering at the beginning, but now his steps are firm. The wind and rain failed to stop him at all. He looked into the distance, the rain curtain blocking his sight.

My comrade, rest in peace, I will help you walk the rest of the way.

Philip walked quickly in the rain, knowing that there were still many things waiting for him to complete.

In the Polo Coffee Shop, Mingyue looked at the heavy rain outside, tilted her head and asked: "Uncle Yuzu, logically speaking we shouldn't tell him the information given by the police."

"Don't Ming Yue also think that the other party is not a bad person?" Yuzuo's answer made Ming Yue feel like he shot himself in the foot.

At this time, Yusaku's cell phone rang.

"Yusaku! Where are you! The car owner Naoto Nagamori is dead. He died in the secret room!" Officer Megure's voice came from the microphone.

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Preview of the next chapter: It was originally thought that the body in the burning vehicle was caused by its owner. Now that the owner is also dead, what kind of information is hidden in that secret room?