Chapter 961: No Matter How Hard You Try, You Can’t Win

When Maori Kogoro, who was angry, walked into the hotel lobby with heavy steps, he saw Edogawa Conan sitting on the sofa waiting.

Perhaps it was the comfort of his daughter on the phone that worked, or it could be that the two punches he just gave Takata made him feel a little relieved, Maori Kogoro's expression was still calm.

He stood beside Conan, looking at the watch firmly buckled on his hand with a serious expression.

This thing was like a death warrant.

"What did Xiaolan mean just now?" Thinking of the way his daughter buckled it on her hand just now, Maori Kogoro took a deep breath and suppressed his emotions, "You are... again?"

His words were not without blame.

Maori Kogoro, who vaguely realized Conan's situation, let his daughter take the child away with confidence just now, not without the reason that Conan was taking care of her.

He and this kid may have differences on many issues, but they must have the same ideas about Xiaolan.

Conan raised his hand, made a silent gesture, and pointed at the ID on his hand.

After all, he was a madman who had already used a bomb. He only installed a bomb but not a bug? We can't assume that the criminal is really so kind.

Maori Kogoro took the note he handed over, read the contents carefully, and his frown relaxed a little.

Well, fortunately Dr. Agasa had foresight. Except for Conan himself, no one else really wore it and was threatened.

While he breathed a sigh of relief, he lowered his head and looked at the piece on Conan's wrist.

The ID card with the LCD screen already lit up was slightly fluorescent under the light. The fonts used were even round numbers designed to fit the user, which looked cute, gentle and harmless.

"What about yours? Is it okay?" Maori Kogoro raised his chin with a little awkwardness and gestured.

Conan, who didn't expect to receive his concern, was stunned for a moment, and then he lowered his head to look at his wrist.

Of course, the danger in his watch was solved by the wild handsome guy who suddenly appeared, along with Xiaolan. However, due to the other party's sensitive identity, it was not easy to say this to Maori Kogoro.

So Conan just touched the beast whose fangs had been removed and smiled confidently: "Anyway, as long as we solve it before 10 o'clock in the evening, right?"

Maori Kogoro's eyebrows jumped, and he looked at his face that was particularly arrogant because of his confidence, and tutted.

"You little brat... Why are you still standing here? Get in the car."

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Ito Suehiko and Maori Kogoro agreed to meet at nine in the morning.

Because the process of tricking the naughty kids into wearing watches was omitted, the time spent was very short.

As a lunatic who is proficient in time management, Ito Suehiko has arranged a very busy schedule for himself. He will start meeting other detectives hired by him at high salaries next.

At half past nine, it was Akechi Goro's turn.

"From this, we can see that the order of his meetings is arranged by net worth." Tang Ze walked out of the car and threw the car keys to the doorman, saying this to the other end of the communication.

"... What do you mean?" Hattori Heiji's eyebrows jumped fiercely, because he was the second to last.

"I, who was the last, didn't say anything, don't complain, Hattori." The voice of Nanatsuki Koshimizu suppressed him in time.

"It's okay, Koshimizu, leave it to us to operate, I am confident that your price will exceed it within half a year."

"Hey Mingzhi, you..."

Tang Ze, who had teased him, relied on the fact that he had arrived at the hotel and naturally shut his mouth. He ignored Hattori Heiji's protest in the voice, turned off the communicator, smiled and shook hands with Secretary Takata, whose smile was not sincere, and also walked into the conference room that Maori Kogoro had entered.

When the watch used as an ID card was placed on the table, Tang Ze just lowered his eyes and looked at it twice, nodded indifferently, and ignored Takata's lame excuse, and pressed it on his wrist casually.

Let's not talk about the fact that there is more than one bomb disposal department in his team. Even if it explodes, what's the problem?

If you have the ability, just blow me up and see.

Secretary Takada, who finally got cooperation, was obviously relieved. When he pressed the remote control to close the curtains, he stopped showing off. He stepped back quickly and distanced himself from the detective who looked like a prince.

He had inquired in advance. All the detectives invited today, except for Nanatsuki Koshimizu, who was a woman and had a low reputation and was not sure about the other party's strength, all the others had at least one physical skill. Mr. Akechi had a special gun certificate and a special nationality. It was better to keep a distance.

The conference room fell into darkness, and Ito Suehiko's mysterious image was projected again.

"Good morning, Detective Akechi. I am the client this time. Regarding this commission..."

"... Do you want me to investigate your robbery case, sir?" Without giving Ito Suehiko time to show off, Tang Ze said it directly.

The figure on the screen shook obviously.

"It's not a good habit to be mysterious, Mr. Client, especially when you are the one who really needs help." Tang Ze crossed his fingers and rested them on his chin, posing a relaxed and leisurely gesture. "You chose Mr. Maori Kogoro, which is actually quite suitable. The price is suitable to show your efforts. He is also a traditional detective whose principles in all aspects meet your requirements. It is really irrational to target me."

Tang Ze pushed the backrest behind him and adjusted his sitting position, facing the direction of Ito Suehiko's surveillance camera - although he knew that Ito Suehiko was blind and couldn't see even with the camera, he still had to do what he should do - he rested his hands on the armrests and laughed relaxedly.

"Mr. Maori and I are not equally famous now, but most people who know him also know me, which may have given you some illusions, but this client, you have to understand clearly. I am a private detective who specializes in serving the rich and powerful. My long-term clients are all over Japan, including Yokohama where you are. You don't think that your strength is the best in Japan, and you are like the richest man, right? Oh, by the way, the richest man Suzuki Group is also my long-term client. I'm afraid you don't know, so I'm telling you."

Compared to the previous sarcasm, this paragraph has a stronger yin and yang flavor.

Even if the relationship between Akechi Goro and other wealthy families is not clear, his long-term cooperation with the Suzuki Group is seen by everyone.

Of course, Tang Ze did not rule out the possibility that some people might ignore the importance of this relationship because Maori Kogoro also had close contacts with the Suzuki family, so he kindly reminded Ito Suehiko.

"I am different from many of my colleagues. I do business with rich people. I prefer to be called a consultant for hire rather than a detective, and I am not only responsible for the things that regular detectives do. To be honest, I don't really care about your ideas and plans. The only reason I came to see you is that your offer is high enough. I like to talk to people who are sincere, so that communication is more efficient."

At this point, Tang Ze took the initiative to take out a few photos from his suitcase and pushed them on the table.

This is exactly what he showed to the high school detectives earlier, the group photo of Ito Suehiko's college club, and the close-up photos of his former friends and girlfriend.

Perhaps because of his blindness and the need to retell on the spot, Ito Suehiko, who was sitting there, took a few seconds to respond.

The figure on the screen was obviously choked.

"I prefer the feeling of an open deal. Let's be frank. What do you want me to do? Reveal the truth of the case for you? Find your missing ex-girlfriend? Or help you get rid of the crime and get you out of this trouble completely? Let's make it clear first, the last option will not be the current price."

Looking at the screen with a smile, Tang Ze played the detective image that was very much in line with the organization's expectations and that Kumail would play.

So after a few seconds, with a "click", he felt the buckle of the watch on his wrist loosen.

The ID card containing the deadly thing automatically unlocked and fell heavily on the table.

Looking at that look, it seems that it is more like it wants to stay away from him than to give up after compromise.

Tang Ze pulled his tie with satisfaction, turned his head and looked at Takata, who was huddled in the corner like a wooden chicken and dared not speak, and raised his hand.

"A cup of black coffee, thank you. Please help me open the curtains. I don't like to look at the screen in a dark environment. It's not good for my eyesight."

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After Akechi Goro, it was naturally Hakuba Tan, and then Hattori Heiji.

Although the two did not go together, they left the office one after the other, so they were only about ten meters apart when they walked into the hotel.

Seeing Akechi Goro sitting leisurely in the coffee break area in the lobby reading a newspaper, the expressions of the two people were weird for a moment.

According to their previous reasoning, shouldn't Ito Suehiko make some threats or restrictions and ask them to solve the case according to his wishes?

Although they are preparing to play a fake game, they still have to act, right?

They saw Secretary Takada who came to pick them up. They couldn't ask the question directly, so they could only exchange glances and go upstairs together.

Tang Ze finished drinking the coffee that he secretly stuffed with a lot of sugar cubes to dilute the bitter taste of concentrated black coffee in his mouth. After waiting for more than ten minutes, he finally greeted the two people who ran down quickly.

"How is it?" Tang Ze asked after pushing the coffee ordered for the two of them.

"Done." Hattori Heiji wiped his nose and showed Tang Ze the masterpiece on his wrist.

The ID card from Ito Suehiko was indeed firmly pressed on his wrist, but there was a white gap at the buckle position. It was not difficult to see that he should have sandwiched something in the middle.

As long as you find a slightly sharp object and pry it open along this gap, this so-called difficult-to-remove device will be easily pried open.

After all, no matter how advanced the mechanical structure is, it can't match the power of the superman of Science.

Hakuba Tan turned his bound wrist and pulled up his sleeve like a magic trick. When he pulled it open again, the lock had already loosened.

"...Why is there a magic link." Hattori Heiji's mouth twitched.

"Oh, this is a little trick I learned when I was studying Kidd." Hakuba Tan smiled implicitly.

Hattori Heiji didn't react to this, but Tang Ze glanced at him strangely.

You didn't think it was too embarrassing to saw the handcuffs at home after the last magic fans' gathering, so you studied how to do handcuff magic? You are here to learn from the enemy and defeat the enemy.

But you can rest assured that Kidd himself will probably saw the handcuffs like you when he returns.

After each of them showed their results, Hattori Heiji began to explain how they forced Takata to let the two of them meet together, and then how they used off-site information and real reasoning on the scene to force Ito Suehiko, who thought he was hiding behind the scenes and sitting on the Diaoyutai, to use explosives to threaten him.

It should be said that the guy who can see through lies is indeed very good at lying.

It is hard to say how good their acting skills are. This serious reasoning, relying on such limited information, is a profile of the image and a psychological analysis. It is really very bluffing, and Ito Suehiko is completely unable to do it.

Regarding Ito Suehiko's self-touching so-called plan to find the truth and complete himself, it is hard to say whether he can realize that he is stupid now [beep], but he should have realized that he is a fool.

He met the reasoning genius Yusouji by chance, and he tried his best but couldn't defeat him.

At least now he should realize that his so-called perfect plan is based on facts.

"Where is the hint he gave you?" Tang Ze, who was too lazy to calculate the psychological shadow of Ito Suehiko and focused on analyzing the possible keywords of the hall, asked directly.

"Here."

The two of them took out their own notebooks, put them on the table, and drank coffee slowly while discussing.

So, when the last person to attend the meeting, Nanatsuki Koshimizu, arrived, Takata, who came down to pick him up, saw Goro Akechi and two other detectives of similar age, each holding a coffee cup and chatting and laughing, and cold sweat immediately came down.

"Detectives, you, you..." Takata couldn't help stuttering as he mustered up the courage to approach, "Didn't I say that the deadline for the commission is 10 o'clock in the evening..."

You are sitting here chatting so leisurely, why don't you go out to find clues quickly?

Besides, if they went directly to Goro Akechi, they might be able to quickly solve the president's so-called commission and solve the problem quickly...

"Yes, isn't it ten o'clock in the evening? There are still twelve hours, plenty of time." Hakuba glanced at him and didn't like this accomplice.

"I'm just a hired detective, not your employee. Even if I'm your employee, I can't relax and rest after completing the work within the specified time, right?" Hattori Heiji squinted his eyes, and his eyes were full of disdain, "Why, this is also a breach of contract?"

Takata looked at them for a long time, and felt that a line of words was clearly written on the faces of both of them, "I'm playing with my life, why are you in a hurry?"

Thinking about it, he really couldn't refute it, so he could only swallow his anger and quickly went upstairs with Nanatsuki Koshimizu who greeted Goro Akechi with a smile.

Two minutes later, Nanatsuki Koshimizu, who was sitting in the conference room, looked at the dark screen in front of him that was not turned on at all, and a question mark slowly appeared on his head.

Hmm? She just heard in the communication that Ito Suehiko had used video chat before?

What happened? Was the camera broken?