Chapter 555: Guests in the Hotel

Monday 2 March, morning, Māori Detective Affairs.

"I'll go back..." Conan pushed open the door, and found that Lan's face was gloomy, glaring at him with his hands on his hips, and swallowed the following two words.

Lan said, "Dr. Li told me everything."

"What, what did I tell you?" Conan's sweat came down.

Lan shouted angrily: "It doesn't matter if you want to stay and play outside, but you have to tell me when you come back, I almost asked for leave for you." Then she complained, "Really, call I went to the new house several times and no one answered, if Yamazaki reminded me to go to Dr. Ali, I would have called the police."

"Yes, I'm sorry, Sister Lan." Conan breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, have you had breakfast yet?" Lan asked looking at the time.

"I ate on the way." Conan said.

Lan said: "Then you hurry up and pack your schoolbag, you are about to go to school."...

In the morning, in a good mood, Miko Miyamoto's office.

Ji Ji reported to Miko Miyamoto, "Madam, the funds for buying the land have been gathered."

"Then hand it in." Miko Miyamoto said, and then asked, "Any questions?"

Ji Ji said: "I'm wondering when the Suzuki family will be able to pay off the five trillion yen with interest. Although the Suzuki family now has a net profit of more than 10 billion yen, the construction will cost a lot of money. "

"Don't worry," Miyamoto Miko said with a smile, "It will be almost a decade or two after he has gained a firm foothold in the Zhongjing Donghai City Bank. If he can fully control the Zhongjing Donghai City Bank, it will be even faster. .”

"That's right." Ji Ji nodded.

Miyamoto Miko said: "By the way, pay attention to the movement of these funds."

Ji Ji said: "Needless to say, we all know, first use it to fill the holes of the six major consortiums, and the rest will be used to help other financial companies and support some industrial associations, so as to drive the domestic economy."

"I just want to know how to fill this hole." Miko Miyamoto said, "Didn't Governor Harushima say that the core financial clubs of the six major consortiums will merge? I want to know who is merging with whom and is friendly." Cooperation, or join forces, or..."

"Or it's the jungle of the jungle." Ji Ji interjected.

"It's inaccurate to say strong food, it should be cannibalized." Miko Miyamoto said, "None of the six major financial groups can swallow it all at once. It will take at least dozens or even hundreds of years to grind it up. Just For example, the Kongogumi Construction Club you bought is not big, but the inheritance of more than a thousand years is not a joke. If you want to assimilate it into a good mood, there is no time for one or two generations, and people just treat it as a good mood. It’s just a safe haven.”

"Yes, I understand, I will pay attention, ma'am." Ji Ji said, and then asked, "The four heavy shield helicopters we ordered have arrived, do you want to go and have a look?"

"That's not necessary, you can figure it out." Miko Miyamoto said, and then asked, "By the way, how is the construction of the Mihua Square going?"

Ji Ji said: "The commercial building has been completed, the residential building is still under construction, and only part of the skirt body has been built."

Miko Miyamoto asked, "Where did Eri say he was going?"

Ji Ji said: "Yes, Ms. Yingli said that since the place is going to be renovated, she wants to change the environment. I originally wanted to give up the top floor of the commercial building to Ms. Yingli.

But Ms. Eri asked for the 36th floor, but the house is still planned to be on the top floor of the residential building. "

"That's not bad." Miko Miyamoto asked, "How many residents are there?"

Ji Ji said: "There are one hundred and fifty-three people, except for the guys from the four major intelligence organizations and the national security department, some of them are doing finance in the Jin Yao Department, and some are single artists who want to avoid trouble. The host of the program, Ms. Rena Mizumus, the rest are troublesome people who use this place as a safe house, such as the unidentified Ms. Hirota Masami. There are still some rooms that are booked out, but no one lives there. An accident happened outside." Then he said, "My idea is to let them live there first, if the building in Mihua Square before the renovation is ready, then invite them to live there, if not, arrange another one with Shifeng security guards to look after it Hotel to them."

"Yes." Miko Miyamoto said.

Ji Ji said: "If there is nothing else, I will go to work."...

In the afternoon, Maori detective work.

After Conan came back, he found that the Megure Police Department was here. After listening for a while, he learned that it was for Sachiko Shimamura. Several people in the detention center fought and accidentally pushed her down the steps. Unfortunately, Sachiko Shimamura landed on the back of her head and died on the way to the hospital. Since she has no relatives, the Megure Police Department came and handed over her belongings to Maori.

Not long after Megure police department left, Ran and Yamazaki came. Lan saw that Maori was in a bad mood and was lost in thought with some things, so she asked Conan about it, and Conan told him about it.

"How could this be?" Ran whispered in surprise.

"Oh, Lan, it's just in time for you to come back. I'm going to drink later, and I'll be back very late. In case I won't get up and see you tomorrow morning, let me tell you first," Mao Li said, "help me Get your black suit and tie ready."

"Black? I see." Lan said, "Okay, I will remember."...

In the evening, Mei Dai Restaurant.

During the break, Conan told Yamazaki his doubts about the Ninety-nine Yuankang incident.

Yamazaki asked: "I heard Dr. Ali said that uncle is here, didn't you ask him?"

"I didn't have time, those two kept bickering." Conan said helplessly.

"This matter has already passed. I think if you are thinking, you should think about how to restrain your behavior and how to deal with Lan." Yamazaki said, "Dr. A Li said that Lan took you back because he doubted you."

"No way, this is a habitual problem, I can't restrain myself, I can only take one step at a time." Conan said with a wry smile.

"Okay," said Yamazaki, "you can ask."

Conan said: "First, the hanging wire ring was definitely not tied by myself."

Yamazaki said: "There are many cases where you can't untie the knots you tie yourself."

"Second, the police didn't find any fingerprints," Conan said.

"It's normal to wear gloves in winter," Yamazaki said.

Conan said: "The third and most suspicious thing is, if Mr. Jiujiu really cares about his disciples and wants Miss Mazi not to experiment with magic, then he should call her when he is free."

"Maybe it has already been fought, but you don't know it." Yamazaki said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought Ms. Fumino to a place where I can meet Mr. Jiujiu."

Conan said: "But Mrs. Qihui should know that too."

"Maybe I wanted to surprise her, so I didn't tell her in advance." Yamazaki said.

"There is some truth in saying that." Conan said while touching his chin, "But I always feel that Mr. Ninety-Nine did not tell his wife what happened, and there is something wrong with it."

"I don't think there is a problem with this." Yamazaki smiled, "Really, not at all."

"Why?" Conan asked.

Yamazaki looked at Conan and said, "Because there is such a guy by my side."

"By your side? Don't you mean me?" Conan asked back.

"You were away all day yesterday, and there was no news. Lan was very anxious." Yamazaki said with a smile, "Mr. Jiujiu probably couldn't get out of the hospital bed. The reason is more legitimate than yours."

"Uh, this..." Conan laughed dryly a couple of times in embarrassment.

"No problem?" Yamazaki said, "then follow me to start work."...

March 6, Friday, morning, Miyamoto's house.

Three news items were published in the morning paper. One is that the Galileo Jupiter probe detected a layer of liquid water under the ice on the surface of Europa, and it is speculated that there may be life. The second was NASA's announcement that Clementine had found enough water in lunar craters to support the establishment of colonies, including extraction and conversion into rocket fuel. The third is that scientists have discovered that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.

"The second point is good news, at least the first step can be taken." Yamazaki said, "But the third point, this conclusion is not very good."

"That's right," Miyamoto Miko sighed, "Using the thousands of years of human civilization on Earth to discuss the evolution of the universe in units of hundreds of millions of years, it can only be said that it is like seeing a leopard through a tube, and a blind man feels an elephant."

"Seeing the leopard through the tube? What is that? Hunting?" Mei Daizi said, "Look at the prey with a telescope."

Miko Miyamoto rubbed her brows, "By the way, I remember that our family has a complete collection of idioms..."

"I didn't say anything just now." Mei Daizi said quickly, and then looked at the time, "It's getting late, brother, let's go."...

Saturday, March 7, morning, Maori Detective Agency.

Lan saw that Maori was in a bad mood after receiving a commission call, so she asked.

"This guy named Ichikawa Kotaro, although he is the well-known chairman of Ichikawa Sangyo, is actually an unscrupulous guy at heart," Mouri said. It can be used, and the record about him was a foot thick ten years ago."

Yamazaki said with a smile: "The most important thing is that Mr. Ichikawa is a bit stingy."

"So that's how it is." Lan and Conan laughed together, and at the same time thought in their hearts, this might be the reason for their bad mood.

Mao Li said: "Okay, Lan is going to prepare lunch, we will go there earlier after dinner."

"Us? I want to go too?" Lan asked.

"Then I'm going too." Conan shouted.

"All go, all go," Mao Li said, "Although this guy didn't say anything, he asked me to bring my family with him. He will hold a party in the garden tonight. You must work hard, at least earn back the cost of renting a car .”…

Afternoon, Yokohama, Ichikawa house.

After asking for instructions, the guard asked Mori to drive in the car. The butler Imamura Toshiaki waited for Mori, Ran, Conan, and Yamazaki to get off the car in front of the main house, and took them to the study.

On the way, looking at the garden outside the large glass window, there are many tables set up, and some waiters are preparing supplies for the party. Lan couldn't help asking: "Are there many people coming today?"

Imamura Toshiaki said: "Yes, Miss Lan, today is the birthday of the president of my family, and the president is going to announce that today, so not only relatives and friends, but also many cadres in the club will come."

"That thing?" Molly asked, "What thing?"

"It's up to the president to discuss this with you personally," Imamura Toshiaki said.

A moment later, the study.

When Mori and others entered, Kotaro Ichikawa was sitting behind his desk, having his blood pressure measured by his family doctor.

After Mori and others stood at the desk and waited for a while, the doctor got up and stood behind Ichikawa Kotaro, and Imamura Toshiaki introduced Mori and Ichikawa Kotaro.

Kotaro Ichikawa straightened his clothes and stood up and said, "Welcome to come here, Detective Mori."

"Thank you for your invitation." Maori said, "But there is one thing I have to declare, my coming does not mean that I have accepted your commission."

"You will definitely accept my commission." Kotaro Ichikawa said, "I just hope you don't make a mess here, Detective Mori." He said and waved to Toshiaki Imamura.

Toshiaki Imamura understood and handed Maori a check.

"One hundred thousand yen," Mouri threw the check away after glancing at it. "You think my detective Moori Kogoro is too cheap, don't you?"

Conan took the check, "Hey, Uncle, this one doesn't seem to be one hundred thousand yuan. Look, there are seven zeros behind it."

"Seven?" Mori took the check and looked at it carefully, put it away immediately, and then asked Kotaro Ichikawa, "Excuse me, what do you want me for?"

Ichikawa Kotaro smiled and said, "Very well, I have prepared another one million yen, if I am satisfied."

"Of course." Maori asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Ichikawa Kotaro said: "My two daughters will also come to this party today. I hope you can help me pay attention to my two daughters and see what they have done or what they want to do."

"Why is that?" Molly asked.

"This is Dr. Okano Jun, my attending doctor," Ichikawa Kotaro introduced, and then said to Okano Jun, "You can explain my condition to Mr. Mori."

"Okay." Okano Jun said, "Detective Mori, if Mr. Ichikawa continues to work like this, it will be difficult to guarantee his health."

"I will step down as chairman today." Kotaro Ichikawa said, "So I want to see who can take over my position."

Mao Li said: "It means that you want one of your daughters to take over as president, so observe first."

Ichikawa Kotaro said: "That's not necessarily true. Even if they are my own flesh and blood, if they are not capable enough, I will not give them a penny."

Maori said: "It is true to say so, but there is a so-called part of the inheritance law in the inheritance law, even if you don't want to. Your children will still get a part of your property."

Ichikawa Kotaro said: "But if they have problems with their inheritance status, that's another matter." Then he said, "Okay, you go to the venue, the housekeeper will introduce you as his new friend, today Bring the family to my birthday party, and he'll introduce you and your assistant to the people my daughters are talking to, and ask you to pay attention to them at the venue."

"Understood, please rest assured." Maori said. ...