Conan Moslin

Li An knew that she shouldn't stay here. When the new client came in, she just took a glance and prepared to say goodbye and leave.

Of course, there is a way not to leave.

Some reasons are just prompted by the conversation, or are half-induced.

Maori Kogoro glanced at the new client at the door and said to her directly: "Kuroba, if you have nothing to do today, you can take him to play with the child. If you are busy, you can let Xiaolan take him. That child, what is his name...?"

Obviously, he didn't want Conan to stay here and affect the investigation.

"Ryusei."

"Yes, Ryusei."

Kurian agreed straightforwardly, but he still needed to ask Ran Mouri's opinion, and then he might take Ran Mouri and Conan away together.

Then he was grabbed by Conan.

For Conan, with the case hanging in front of him, it is impossible for him to leave.

This kind of commission to find someone is just right for his new equipment.

So the new equipment doesn't allow Conan to not use it even once, right?

It is normal to act coquettishly and cutely and refuse to leave.

So Li An was "forced" to stay.

After a few people sat down, the familiar beginning naturally began.

"My name is Hirota Masami!"

"Please, please help me find my dad!"

Looking at the eager young girl in front of him, Maori Kogoro leaned back unconsciously: "Okay!"

"My father came to Tokyo to work, and there has been no news for a month..."

"I heard that he even quit his job as a taxi driver..."

"I went to his house in Shinjuku to look for him, but the landlord said... said..." She lowered her head and sobbed, "My father hasn't been back for a long time..."

Maori Kogoro followed up by asking, "So you came here?"

"Yes, I asked for leave from school and came here from Yamagata Prefecture to look for him." Hirota Masami clasped her hands together and asked earnestly, "Now, only Mr. Detective can help me find him..."

This is how you look for someone properly. Unlike Hei Yu, he is not in a hurry at all.

Kogoro Mouri glanced at Kurian who was helping Xiaolan wash the cups, and nodded in agreement.

"Actually, we don't need Sister Li An's help here..." Mao Lilan felt a little embarrassed, and then took out the tea leaves from the cupboard.

Li An wiped the cup carefully and placed it on the table. Seeing her action, he reminded her, "Mr. Maori must have drunk a lot of wine. It's best not to drink tea now. It's not good for your health."

She paused, then said, "I also drank some wine last night, so I don't drink tea anymore."

Mao Lilan was stunned for a moment, and finally just put some tea leaves in two cups.

Li An turned her head away and didn't look. The sound of the flowing water did not affect her ability to hear the sounds not far away.

"I see. I'm willing to help you with this."

"My father's name is Kenzo Hirota."

Kenzo Hirota?

Maori Kogoro: "I seem to have heard of this person somewhere..."

Hearing this, Hirota Masami's eyes lit up: "So, you have seen him before?"

After just a few days, his memory was not so bad.

Yes, it was on the day of the kidnapping that he saw the taxi driver, or the kidnapper, wearing a badge with the name of Kenzo Hirota.

But after the man was arrested, the police officer told him that he was not the owner of the taxi.

But Maori Kogoro still wanted to confirm: "Are there any photos of him or other clues?"

Hirota Masami immediately unzipped her messenger bag, took out the photo and pushed it over: "Yes... yes! I can also give his new address to Mr. Maori."

When Kogoro Mori saw the photo, he looked at it carefully and searched his memory.

Conan also went to the table to take a look.

The man holding a black cat was wearing a white shirt, was slightly plump, and had a kind smile.

Behind him was a taxi with its license plate obscured.

"He is 170cm tall and 48 years old."

Maori Kogoro looked at the photo and thought about it carefully, then shook his head affirmatively: "I have never seen this person."

Thinking of what Hirota Masami had just said about her father quitting his job as a taxi driver, Maori Kogoro asked again: "How long ago did he quit?"

"A month ago."

That's definitely not this person.

Kogoro Maori touched his chin and felt relieved, completely unaware of how big a clue he had missed.

"Then, what about this cat?" He pointed at the black cat in Kenzo Hirota's arms.

"This is the cat my father raised. His name is Kuai. Besides this cat, there are three other cats: Di, Hao, and Wang."

"And your father's address..."

"It's in Shinjuku..."

At about this time, Mao Lilan came out with a tea tray, placed the tea on the table, and said with a polite smile, "Please have some tea."

Conan heard the address she said and asked in surprise: "Since Sister Yamei knew her father's address was in Shinjuku, why did she come to Beihua to look for Uncle Maori?"

Hirota Masami had thought about this question a long time ago. Although it seemed a little strange for a child to ask it, she still answered it quickly.

She had been to the residence in Shinjuku, which was something that a detective who was investigating seriously could not hide, so if someone asked about it, she must have an answer.

"I asked my father's friends, and they said that the last time they saw him was near Mika, so..." She looked at the detective opposite her seriously, "That's why I came to Detective Maori for help."

Maori Kogoro received Hirota Masami's sincere gaze, thought for a moment, and stood up to pack his things: "Then let's go to Mr. Hirota's address first."

As soon as he raised his foot, he thought of something and looked towards the kitchen with a wandering gaze.

Many empty beer cans rolled out of the garbage bag.

He thought about it and asked Li An with some apology.

"Kuroba... can you drive?"

He's been drinking a lot lately, and has spent almost all of his previous commissions on drinking. He can't afford the car fare any more...