The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 920: Possessed God

"How nearsighted are you..." Suzuki Sonoko sighed helplessly, "That's Conan, this is Maori Kogoro."

“Oh, sorry for being rude,” Hondou Eisuke took his glasses and put them on, finally looking in the right direction, “Detective Mori! Hello, my name is Hondou Eisuke, it’s our first meeting, please take care of me——ah!”

He bowed, and this time he hit the bookshelf behind him, knocking the box on top down and hitting him on the head.

The scattered items in the box fell all over the floor. Hondou Eisuke, who had just stood up, immediately covered his head and squatted down again.

"...I was wondering, why do you keep calling him 'that kid', 'that kid'?" I thought she was some cute little girl, and the corner of Kogoro Mouri's mouth twitched.

Seeing him like this, I thought for a long time, but couldn't seem to find a better name.

"It's just a little slow, and a little unresponsive..." Mouri Ran shook her head as she thought of the collision with Hondou Eisuke in the morning.

She now had a little idea of ​​what this person meant by wanting to borrow some luck.

If you think about it carefully, apart from being a little bit familiar, Hondou Eisuke didn't behave in any inappropriate way. But since the first meeting with him in the morning, almost every move this guy made could easily trigger a series of situations.

“I’ve already told you that I’m not slow, I just have bad luck,” Hondou Eisuke retorted, “I’m the type of person who, when taking a group photo with everyone, always captures the moment when I can’t open my eyes. Ah, it’s like being rejected by the gods.”

Suzuki Sonoko looked at him and shrugged.

How should I put it, if Hondou Eisuke was a girl, this experience might be something that could be used to make a TV series or something, but if it happened to a boy, it would be difficult for the show to be a hit.

"That's why I wanted to see you so much!" Hondou Eisuke said this, as if he was suddenly excited and raised his head again.

"Ah? Why?" Kogoro Mouri, who didn't understand the cause and effect relationship, looked over in confusion.

"I would like to ask you to share some of your good luck with me!" Hondou Eisuke said seriously, "Don't you often solve all kinds of shocking mysteries while sleeping? This kind of luck is simply the best!"

Kogoro Maori's eye twitched.

This is no different from pointing at his nose and saying that he became a famous detective by picking up loose ends.

As if he didn't understand the air at all, the smile on Hondou Eisuke's face didn't change at all: "At that time, there must be a god possessing you, right?"

The possessed god who was observing him couldn't control himself, his expression froze for a moment, and he quickly held up his glasses to cover it.

It sounds nonsensical, and even a bit powerless when applied to Kogoro Mori, but these words actually hit the essence of Kogoro Mori.

"Hey, Hondou-kun, my father is indeed called 'Sleeping Mori Kogoro', but that just refers to his posture when he is reasoning, as if he has fallen asleep, with his head down thinking. It doesn't mean that he is really asleep..." Mori Ran was not very confident, but still tried to refute as loudly as possible.

The halo from "God" on his father is indeed not Kogoro Mouri's own ability, but it is the most important disguise for Conan now.

For the good of everyone, this secret should not be discussed publicly.

"But," Hondou Eisuke turned his head to look at her and nodded his chin in confusion, "I've seen all the interviews with Detective Mori. Didn't I say that I'm his fan? Detective Mori always said in later interviews that he 'can't remember' or 'ask the police for the details of the case' or something like that..."

"That's just a humble expression." Mao Lilan raised a finger to stop him from continuing. "Besides, there are many things that cannot be said to reporters. How can we directly announce the details of a criminal case that has not yet been officially closed? That will not have any good effect."

As she told this lie, Mao Lilan's face became calm again.

Although this has not happened in the past, she has actually rehearsed the questioning of her father and Conan's identity many times in her mind.

In any case, when his father was the sleeping Kogoro Mouri, he really knew nothing about the real case, and he was just pretending because of his stubbornness and unwillingness to lose face.

A detective who has a vague memory of the tricks and puzzles he has carefully solved, and even the specific details of the case, must be very easy to be suspected.

So after accepting the truth about her identity, she struggled for a long time, and finally after discussing with Tang Ze several times, she decided on this set of explanations.

"Well, but I saw that the reporters from Beihua have no scruples when reporting cases..." Hondou Eisuke was a little surprised when he didn't expect to get such an answer.

"That's because they're reporters." Mao Lilan straightened up again. "Reporters' duty is to track the news. They can indeed ignore the difficulties of handling criminal cases and pursue as many sensational details as possible. Detectives can't do that."

"Ran..." Kogoro Mouri stared at his daughter's back in a daze.

"And my father remembered everything, so why didn't he remember it?" Mao Lilan cleared her throat and immediately added, "'It's just that a mature man shouldn't talk about his achievements.' Haven't you seen his interview? That's what he said."

"That's true..." Hondou Eisuke seemed to be convinced by her. He nodded slowly and didn't dwell on the issue anymore.

He did not continue to ask, but Conan observed the expression on his face with fear.

The reasons given by Xiaolan are sufficient to answer many people's questions, but for those who have noticed the abnormality of Kogoro Mori, this explanation is obviously ineffective.

Here comes a tricky guy.

Why did he target Kogoro Mori directly? Did he discover some special problem or became suspicious about something?

"But no matter what, I admire 'Sleeping Maori Kogoro' very much. Please, let me see him for myself!" Hondou Eisuke quickly turned around and looked at Maori Kogoro, approaching with a shining expression, "Please satisfy the fans' wishes, Maori Detective!"

"Even if you say so..." Maori Kogoro frowned strangely, took out the booklet from his chest and flipped through it, "The only commissions I have now are an investigation into an affair and finding the identity of the stalker..."

As we all know, the sleeping Kogoro Mouri only appears when facing difficult cases that the police are helpless to solve, that is, various murders with complicated schemes. In an ordinary environment, it would be useless to just pose.

"It's okay. I've been reading your reports. According to the regular pattern, you will encounter a sudden case almost every three days, receive a call for help from the police, or encounter one by accident... If you don't encounter one today, then tomorrow!"

"You, are you really a fan? Think of something good from me..."

"that……"

Just as the room was bustling with noise, a strange male voice came from the open door behind them.

"Is this the Mori Detective Agency?"

It's the standard line again.

Everyone in the room turned their heads and looked over there.

"I have an event I would like to entrust to you..."

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"...Yes, yes, yes. I understand. I'm sorry to trouble you."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Ze looked at the two slightly nervous girls standing in front of him, raised his hand and patted Koshimizu Nanatsuki's shoulder soothingly.

"Okay, it's settled. We will rent an apartment in 4-chome in the name of the firm, and then hire Ms. Miyagi Kaoru to officially become the receptionist of Amuro Office..."

"That's great—" Before he could finish, Koshimizu Nanatsuki turned around and gave a big hug to the girl behind him who was wearing a mask to hide her face. "I told you, it's okay. Akechi and the new boss are both great guys!"

After adjusting his tie, Tang Ze met the girl's gaze and smiled gently.

Tokitsu Junya's problem has been solved, and Koshimizu Nanatsuki's friend has officially been cleared of suspicion of murder and no longer needs to be forced to stay on Shikoku Island awaiting summons because of the case.

This was a good start, but as mentioned before, it was difficult for her to continue living in her original environment.

Because of Tokitsu Junya, she was arrested in public by the police, and was later temporarily released due to problems with the chain of evidence. However, she still had to run around facing questioning from the police and prosecutors. In the eyes of people around her, whether she really committed a crime was not that important. What was important was that she was really arrested by the police many times.

"Maybe I didn't make any mistakes, but I'm a trouble." Once this impression is formed, it is almost impossible to eliminate.

Unable to wait even a day, Nanatsuki Koshimizu finalized the affairs of the agency and immediately brought her friend who had just escaped from the gates of hell to Tokyo. However, what she had to face next was her criminal record, which had not been completely cleared.

Nanatsuki Koshimizu is still a college student, so she can naturally live in the dormitory, but due to her friend's situation, she cannot get the necessary certificate and has no way to rent a normal apartment.

Without a fixed residence, there is no landline, and it is difficult to find a job, even a part-time job.

Therefore, Nanatsuki Koshimizu had to find his future colleague again and ask him to think of a solution.

"It's just that I really troubled you a bit." After the excitement, Nanatsuki Koshimizu turned around and thanked very seriously, "Xiaoxun's salary can be directly deducted from my share."

"What is this for? Our firm already needs someone to be on duty. I'm very busy, and so is my boss. It's not nice to be closed all day." Tang Ze laughed, "It's just a little help. This is the condition of our 'deal'. You join us, and I'll solve those problems. It's just a matter of course."

Koshimizu Nanatsuki's expression softened a lot, but she still shook her head and bowed very seriously.

"We can't take other people's help for granted just because we will be working together in the future." Nanatsuki Koshimizu said very seriously.

"Well, Mr. Amuro and I have come into contact with people in similar situations to her. Just assume that we will naturally sympathize with the innocent people who have been wrongly accused." Tang Ze glanced at the Polo Cafe behind him, "As for Shi Jin, if you need legal assistance, you can call this number. Their foundation has assisted many victims in similar situations and is very experienced."

Nanatsuki Koshimizu took it, carefully wrote down the two words "Suzuki" on the business card, and put it away carefully.

"Okay, the contracts that need to be signed and the procedures that need to be completed are almost done." Looking at his watch, Tang Ze added, "The landlord will contact you in a while. I have something else to do..."

As he said this, an excited shout came from above the stairs.

"Are you commissioned to solve the incident?! That's great!"

The three people standing below looked up at the same time, and saw a bearded and curly-haired man being dragged into the office in a daze.

"Okay, don't worry about us." Koshimizu Nanatsuki waved her hand. "But you, you've been standing here for such a long time, why don't you go up?"

I came to Polo Cafe because Toru Amuro was here. Whether signing a contract of authorization or formally signing with the agency, I still had to go through the process with the real boss.

But she was not very clear why they had to stand downstairs of someone else's building and have an awkward chat.

"The right timing is sometimes more important than doing the right thing." Tang Ze answered ambiguously, waved his hand, watched the two girls who finally struggled out of the quagmire leave together, and then he slowly put on his coat.

After glancing at the darkness on the opposite corner of the street and confirming that the "observer" had seen clearly what he needed to see, Tang Ze slowly walked up the stairs and into the second floor of the Mori Detective Agency, which he was already familiar with.

Only after his figure completely disappeared in the stairwell did Mizunashi Rena, who was clinging to the wall, take a breath. Then she raised her head and looked through the windows next to the office door, trying to find the figure she had seen with a shocked and frightened look.

There's no mistaking that face, that look...

Even though she hadn't seen him for many years, it was impossible for her to forget a face that looked so similar to her own.

Why did Yingyou come here? And he appeared in front of Kumail!

What to do, how to avoid Kumail's attention...

No, on the contrary, maybe Kumail had already discovered him, and that's why he was standing on the street chatting and laughing with the new girl he just met, like a cat playing with a mouse, so calm and composed, as if he was afraid that no one would notice him.

"This, you troublesome, stupid boy..." Mizuno Rena gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, and made up her mind secretly.

The most accurate conclusion she could draw from recent investigations was that no matter how crazy and unreasonable Kumail's actions seemed, they were actually strongly purposeful.

He would not make such a threat without reason. Acting like this in front of her means that "Rena Mizunashi" or "Kil" is someone worthy of his effort to calculate and tease, and he must have some plan.

I can't lose my composure. What I should do now is to keep calm and wait for this shrewd detective who is always difficult to deal with to give me a clear request.

Be careful, be more careful, she must be even more careful...

One mistake and all her past efforts would go to waste, and she couldn't afford to lose another loved one...