Chapter 700 Tang Ze: I Finally Got What I Wanted

"Xiaolan, Xiaolan——"

"Eh?!" Mao Lilan, who was in a daze, was frightened by her best friend's sudden voice and sat upright. She slammed the screen of her mobile phone on the table, "What, what's wrong?!"

"I came back after queuing, and there were too many people in the bathroom... So, I should ask what's wrong, okay? I was so surprised. Is there any secret that you can't tell me?" Suzuki Sonoko sighed greatly. , "What's happened to you recently? Are you still struggling with the matter of Teacher Judy?"

The fact that Teacher Judy's true identity was actually an agent from the United States shocked even Suzuki Sonoko, who was familiar with all kinds of strange people in the circle.

Mao Lilan, who appeared at the port on the day of the case, seemed to know something inside. From time to time, he would fall into such a state of silent thinking, which Suzuki Sonoko was not used to.

"You look a bit like that crazy reasoning guy. Is this what the so-called husband and wife look like?" Suzuki Sonoko put her hands on her hips and teased.

"Hey, hey, stop talking nonsense." Thinking of where the real Kudo Shinichi was, Mao Lilan's cheeks turned red and she quickly stopped Suzuki Sonoko from continuing, "I'm just, um, a little worried..."

"What are you worried about? Are you worried that Teacher Judy won't come back? Didn't she say that she will come to Japan to see us soon after solving this case? The FBI can also take a vacation and have a personal life, right?" Suzuki Sonoko tilted her head , guessing like this.

"I'm not worried about that." Mao Lilan's eyes hesitantly fell on the variety show trailer flashing on the billboard not far away. Seeing Akechi Goro's face flashing by, he hesitated for a moment and swallowed his worries.

Now, when she sees Goro Akechi's face, she will think of that photo, and then she will feel subtle worries and uneasiness.

For example, since the FBI came from the United States to track down prisoners, would Goro Akechi, who is also from the United States, be one of the targets of their suspicion?

Because she accidentally broke into the scene where the FBI confronted their arrest target, and accidentally discovered the photos of Judy's residence, Mao Lilan got part of the explanation from Akai Shuichi and Judy——

The target they are chasing is a criminal who has the ability to disguise himself as real. The reason why Judy chose to come to Didan as a teacher is precisely because this person pretended to be a new doctor and came to Didan as a school doctor.

Conan became involved in this incident because he saw the problem with the new doctor and assisted them in arresting him.

As for the mention of Karasawa, Karasawa's sister also appeared at the scene. The perpetrator was related to the death of Karasawa's parents. The research results of Karasawa's parents disappeared with their death. Now Karasawa inherits the legacy of his parents. The patent he issued, many people also agreed that his parents’ research materials were handed over to him, so he became a coveted existence for many guys who pay attention to these results...

To a high school student who knew nothing about her, they did not explain more of the intricate network of relationships in detail, but Mao Lilan understood that Tangze and his sister had become the targets of others.

The common man is not guilty, but the pregnant woman is guilty. Two underage children have to face so many open and secret arrows, and any kind of danger is possible.

Karasawa, a guy who has suffered too many setbacks, seems to never be able to escape the twists and turns of fate. However, in order to protect everyone and save himself, Shinichi is still taking risks. This fact is Mao Lilan's recent A source of anxiety.

She didn't know how to help them, so she had no choice but to go to the training camp to improve her physical skills. Next time, if such a dangerous situation happened again, she would definitely deal with it more calmly...

"Okay, I understand, you are worried about your father's schoolmate, right?" Suzuki Sonoko patted Mao Lilan on the shoulder carelessly, "When will he go to that building? I will go with you!"

"Eh?" Mao Lilan blinked, her thoughts slowly coming back from the confrontation between good and evil, and the battle between criminals and agents. It took her a few seconds to understand what Sonoko Suzuki was saying, "Oh, you're talking about the twins from Nishitama City. Tower..."

"Yes, Mio Tokiwa is the daughter of the Tokiwa Group. Although she is not young, she is still single and has excellent conditions in all aspects. Such a 'school girl' suddenly issued a separate invitation, even if Miss Tokiwa had no idea. That old pervert of yours may not be able to control it." Suzuki Sonoko crossed her arms and snorted in disbelief.

The conflicts between her parents and the rigid relationship in the family have caused too much trouble for her best friend since elementary school. Suzuki Sonoko can see how eager Mao Lilan is to repair the relationship with her parents.

So at this moment, she simply had a sense of mission that she could do better than me.

"Bringing his daughter and her daughter's classmates, no matter how bold he is, he won't dare to act rashly, right?" Suzuki Sonoko waved her fist ambitiously.

"Actually, my parents have a pretty good relationship recently..." Mao Lilan smiled awkwardly, "The two of them have been seeing each other more frequently recently than in the past. My dad even cooked a meal for my mom."

"Since it is a critical period, we should be more careful to guard against death!" Suzuki Sonoko nodded firmly, "Leave it to me!"

"But……"

"Just think of it as a fun show. The Joban Group's main business is computer information technology, and there are a lot of interesting things."

"Okay, the two of them made an appointment to meet in two days..."

The two high school girls did not stay any longer, but walked away, arm in arm, talking and laughing.

The man who was sitting not far from them, dressed like a homeless person, wrapped himself in his coat and curled up deeper into the corner of the store.

The contents of the camera hidden in the man's coat were transmitted faithfully to Belmode's computer through radio signals.

Covering her aching chest, Belmode, who was sitting in the dark and quiet room, heard the message and got up from the bed with difficulty.

The pain in her body, coupled with the acute sensory stimulation brought by the medicine, made her feel very weak now.

She tried to go beyond the rules and do something extraordinary, but because of her special identity, it was impossible to cause her excessive harm like the treatment of other code members. She just took some drugs with clear side effects as a small punishment.

These drugs can indeed alleviate her severe fatigue and mental weakness, but the price is that her five senses are too sharp during the period of taking them, which makes her afraid of light, can only wear pure cotton clothes, and cannot talk and communicate with people normally. She can only stay quietly like a prisoner in this more closed environment than a prison.

There is no need to deprive her of her freedom. She is not even subject to any restrictions on communication, and all this humiliation is just a small punishment...

The computer screen was adjusted to the lowest brightness, but it still stimulated her to produce tears. Vermouth tried to adapt to the light from the screen and distinguish the content of the email.

She must find out why Angel appeared at the dock that night. She must make sure that the child did not discover the secret that could lead to her death.

And if Mao Lilan found out... she would find a way to prevent anyone from noticing this.

In the photo, Mao Lilan, who was sitting on the side of the road waiting for her friend to go to the bathroom, was staring at the photo on her mobile phone in a daze.

The picture quality of the photo is very high. The private detective she hired is very experienced and the equipment used is worth the price, so Vermouth distinguished the things on the phone at a glance.

It was a re-photographed Polaroid. In the photo, Goro Akechi, with blood on his face, lowered his eyebrows and supported Tang Ze Zhao's bloody head. His expression was cold and mocking.

"This is...!" Vermouth carefully looked at the photo, comparing it with the content in her memory, and slowly opened her eyes without paying attention to the stimulation of the bright light.

Physiological tears rolled down in big drops. She sat at the table with messy hair, as if she was crying for the tragedy on the screen.

However, the look on her face slowly turned from confusion and shock to enlightenment and another kind of shock.

She seemed to understand what Bourbon used to threaten Kumail...

Vermouth instinctively picked up the phone and typed in Kumail's number. The moment before dialing, she hesitated and put down her hand.

Whether it was Bourbon or Kumail, they were both conspirators with deep thoughts.

Before getting solid evidence and verifying your guess, it is better not to easily reveal your cards.

Thinking of this, she turned to dial another number.

"Hello, it's me... I want to go back to Japan to investigate some things... Well, I know, so I won't get involved in Shirley's problems... Your mission still requires my assistance, don't make excuses, Ireland."

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"Attend the opening ceremony of the building? Why do you want me to go? I don't know this senior sister."

Putting down the paintbrush, Tang Ze turned around and looked at the old man behind him with a puzzled look.

Ru Yue Feng Shui stroked the cane in his hand, looked in the direction outside the studio, and said nothing.

Tang Ze turned around and looked forward along his line of sight.

Ru Yue's house was built on the hillside, with a higher view than the many buildings below. The cloud-shrouded Mount Fuji on the top was enclosed in a huge floor-to-ceiling glass, like a huge painting inlaid on the wall, which was very visually impactful.

Regardless of whether his creative style that focuses on Mount Fuji and his pursuit of the ultimate creative concept are worthy of praise, in terms of the research around Mount Fuji, Ruzuki Mine Water claims that he carefully selected the best viewing angle to build a house in order to paint Mount Fuji, which should be true. Anyone who is lucky enough to walk in here will be shocked by such visual stimulation.

This is also a microcosm of Ruzuki Mine Water's lifelong artistic pursuit and a window to his entire life.

And now, the 100-story Nishitama Twin Towers are right in the center of the window.

From this angle, the towering high-rise building even pierces the peak of Mount Fuji, as if it cuts Ruzuki Mine Water's large window in half from the middle.

It's as if the canvas is contaminated by meaningless stains. Anyone who sees this scene will probably be heartbroken.

Tang Ze looked at Mount Fuji on the canvas in front of him and couldn't help shaking his head.

Considering that whether Tokiwa Mio has learned any skills or not, she always considers herself as a disciple of Kisaragi Mine, and it is impossible for her not to know the philosophy that her teacher always talks about, her choice of location is really unethical.

In other words, she directly took advantage of the angle carefully selected by her teacher and used it as one of the landscape selling points of her building, and by the way destroyed Kisaragi Mine's landscape. The degree of unethicalness cannot be simply explained by leaving a studio for you in the building.

Moreover, Kisaragi Mine is already old, and you let her live in a room on the 60th or 70th floor. Anyone who sees it will praise her filial piety.

"She specifically asked you to go with me." When mentioning Tokiwa Mio, Kisaragi Mine's eyebrows were very cold.

"Why? Senior sister wants to meet me?" When playing Kitagawa Yusuke, Tang Ze usually deposits his emotional intelligence and plays a straightforward person, that is, he directly says, "Is it because I won the award and I have become famous recently?"

"That's about it." Ruzuki Fengshui retracted his gaze and glanced at his cheap apprentice, "She tried her best to promote the completion of this building, and wanted to make it a landmark building in the entire Tokyo area. She wants to create as much momentum as possible for it. You are a person that many media are interested in recently."

"Then why didn't she give me the invitation directly?" Tang Ze asked knowingly.

Ruzuki Fengshui sneered.

Why else could it be, of course, to show the relationship between senior sister and apprentice in the same school, and to add some chips to his own network.

Kitagawa Yusuke is a somewhat special painter. Born in the grassroots, he suddenly emerged and became famous as the first place in the grand prize. His only connection with the entire industry is Ruzuki Fengshui himself, a guy who was inexplicably forced to become a disciple.

Now is the window period for him to start to get involved in art-related industries. Kitagawa Yusuke has a strong social value at this time, and this is what Tokiwa Mio is looking for.

Kisaragi Minemizu stroked the wine glass on the table, gently turned it upside down, and quietly looked at its jade-like luster.

"Anyway, you should go there with me later. I also have something to communicate with Mio."

"...Okay, teacher." Tang Ze looked at his fingers sliding back and forth on the glass and nodded implicitly.

Yes, it's almost time.

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After seeing off Kitagawa Yusuke who finished studying today, Kisaragi Minemizu tidied up his kimono and returned to the studio.

Kitagawa Yusuke is an excellent student and an excellent painter.

Although he would occasionally make some strange remarks when talking, and although he was a guy who often choked people to death, after establishing a master-disciple relationship, Kitagawa Yusuke has always respected him very much and studied very seriously.

This was different from what Kisaragi Minemizu had envisioned. His initial estimate of Kitagawa Yusuke was not much higher than that of Tokiwa Mio and others.

It can only be said that some things are indeed unexpected surprises, but unfortunately, the timing of their meeting may be a little late.

It is a pity that I cannot witness the growth of such an independent artist with my own eyes.

Kisaragi Minemizu sighed slowly and turned to the front of the easel, ready to carefully observe Kitagawa Yusuke's progress today and consider how to give suggestions for the next step.

However, as soon as he turned around, Kisaragi Minemizu paused.

The pure and soft color of Mount Fuji on the canvas was cut by a dark mark, and the ink stains across the entire canvas splashed with a blood-like texture.

Kisaragi Minemizu confirmed that when he sent Kitagawa Yusuke away, the painting was not like this.