20demayo Chapter 138 Don't fight on the street!
Chapter 138 Don't fight on the street!
Chapter 138 Don't fight on the street!
After dealing with the two curious children, Akutagawa Hiko returned home and thought of Amuro Tooru, who had been on leave for several days, but did not dial the phone number he had left.
As a good boss, not interfering in employees' private lives is a basic courtesy. Any phone calls outside of work hours are not allowed, and the two people's current personal relationship has not reached the point of blurring this relationship.
Akutagawa Hiko didn't actually know much about the organization, because the original work didn't depict the main storyline very well. Before he transmigrated, there were still a lot of plot holes left to fill, and it was said to be nearing its end.
Just as Akutagawa Hiko was about to continue his research to see if he could make some other talismans, the phone suddenly rang.
It wasn't the personal cell phone that Akutagawa Hiko usually used, but rather the work phone specifically for receiving commissions.
To be honest, he doesn't use this phone very often. Although he often chases after the cases triggered by Conan and the others, he is actually a detective who usually works in the office. Unless it's an emergency, he will usually come to the office in person when it opens.
Akutagawa Hiko secretly hoped that some case would come his way, and answered the phone: "Hello, this is Akutagawa Hiko."
When he heard the other person introduce himself, Akutagawa Hiko paused for a moment, the image of potted Christmas cacti blooming in the sunlight still vivid in his mind.
This is a decent TV original production. Although the production team's inhumane behavior of profiting from the later episodes has been widely criticized, the original content in the early episodes was still quite good.
For example, this case, but it still leaves people feeling uneasy.
"Hello, Mr. Akutagawa?"
Akutagawa Hiko snapped out of his reverie and replied, "Okay, then let's discuss this in detail at the office tomorrow. Finding someone is indeed within my scope of business." The next morning, Akutagawa Hiko arrived at the office at the agreed time, rubbed the heads of the two toy children, and smiled apologetically at Okaya Noriko, who was waiting there early, "Sorry to keep you waiting."
Since Ai Haibara dyed her hair and used some simple disguise techniques to change the appearance of her originally distinctive face, she has been willing to go out.
Noriko Okaya shook her head and smiled, "It's alright, I was just too eager and came a little too early."
Akutagawa welcomed them into the house, served Ai and Conan coffee and cola respectively, and then brewed two cups of tea: "You mentioned on the phone yesterday that you were investigating someone?"
Noriko Okaya smiled, looking somewhat embarrassed: "That's right, my main purpose is to investigate Takeshi Kitagawa; I want to know his exact address."
Seeing Conan taking notes in his notebook, Akutagawa Hiko didn't bother with pretense and asked directly, "What is your relationship with this Mr. Kitagawa Tsuyoshi?"
"I met him in early June when I was traveling in Shinshu. At that time, I didn't really feel anything for him, but lately I've had this feeling of love at first sight and I have to meet him."
Conan smiled knowingly from the side.
If it's just a simple missing person case, even Uncle Mori could handle it, so it seems I'm not needed.
Even so, Conan still dutifully helped Akutagawa Hikaru with his notes, as it wouldn't be right to give up halfway through something like this.
Akutagawa glanced at Noriko Okaya's fingers, which were slightly white as she gripped her bag tightly while suppressing nausea, and said thoughtfully, "You seem a little nervous?"
Noriko Okaya knew that when faced with questions from a famous detective, it was best not to deny them, but to follow their lead, otherwise it would be easy to give herself away.
So she nodded and said, "Yes, yes, although I've had boyfriends before, this is the first time I've experienced something like this."
It's the truth, but it's very misleading.
Akutagawa Hiko nodded, and Noriko Okayani wasn't sure whether he believed her or not. He then asked, "Do you have any information about him?"
Noriko Okaya breathed a sigh of relief and opened her purse: "Yes, I have his license plate number, and I even drew a portrait of him."
Akutagawa Hiko took the blank paper and looked at the very distinctive portrait on it: "It's a very distinctive face. No wonder you remember it so clearly."
The recovery period, which was originally six months, was reduced to three months, during which time the individual regained normal mobility and even managed to wipe out a couple who were provoking them on the highway. It's not surprising that such a deep-seated hatred could be remembered so clearly.
After seeing the customer off, Conan picked up the portrait he had left behind: "I have a feeling that he didn't choose this person because he liked them. A painting can reflect a person's feelings."
Ai Haibara leaned closer and examined her: "If you really like someone, the portrait you draw will unconsciously beautify them. But while it's possible that she was really hungry, or that she just likes this type of person—after all, even sumo wrestlers have their fans—this expression shouldn't be like that."
Akutagawa Hiko nodded: "Although I don't know what the hidden story is, we need to find the person first. Also, don't you two have class today?"
Today doesn't seem to be a day off. He even checked the calendar before leaving home, and it wasn't a holiday. The two of them should be at school at this time.
"The school is under renovation today, so we had a day off."
Conan explained casually.
He's not very interested in just finding someone, but he'll be quite interested if there's some hidden story behind it.
It was rare for Ai Haibara to be interested in participating. The professor said he wanted to give these kids a surprise, so he took over the lab. Since she didn't have much to do, she decided to come along.
Upon arriving at the Ministry of Transportation, Akutagawa Hiko, who had inside connections, quickly obtained the address of a man named Kitagawa Takeshi. However, when he arrived, he found that the man had already moved.
Akutagawa Hiko could guess why this happened; he probably knew that his actions had led to a terrible car accident, so he hurriedly fled.
They didn't even dare to go to the Ministry of Transportation to change their address.
Unexpectedly, because the nature of the incident meant they wouldn't face any serious punishment, Noriko Okaya didn't tell the police their information at all.
After asking the man's former neighbors, Conan put his hands behind his head and said, "This man already has a girlfriend. If he really only dated her because he likes her, then it's over."
Ai Haibara chimed in, "But it shouldn't be that simple, right?"
Akutagawa Hiko nodded: "The timing is too coincidental. They moved out three months ago, in June, which was right when Ms. Okaya met Mr. Kitagawa."
Needless to say, Conan and Ai understood Akutagawa Hikaru's unspoken meaning: this man was currently avoiding their client.