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**Chapter 1080: Mori Kogoro: This Feeling is Too Annoying [Bonus Chapter for Lord Meng Tokyo Blues]**
Gin had made his judgment and, by the way, gave Chi Feichei the details. "When she used the identity of Chris Vineyard to interact with people before, she felt much more docile, exactly the same as you just now... Speaking of which, you're not free recently, right?"
After Chi Feichei took off his contact lenses, he put them in his pocket and continued walking towards his home. "If there's an urgent matter, I can make time."
"There's no urgent matter, there's an action to receive Ireland," Gin's tone carried a hint of schadenfreude. "The Boss said, don't bring you."
Chi Feichei understood. The Boss said 'don't', not 'no need'.
The Boss was also paranoid. What bad deception could he have? The one who should be on defense is Gin, okay?!
"By the way, from now on, you don't need to send me an email about where you're going, just send it to The Boss, that's enough," Gin saw Chi Feichei's silence and his mood suddenly improved. He also said the achievement he got from communication. "Also, don't test and end up sacrificing your own life. Recently, no one has time to help you."
"No need, actually I'm not sure if that guy will take action again," Chi Feichei said. "Today I made someone cry. My teacher comforted him for a long time. Maybe he was deeply moved and gave up."
Gin: "..."
(Deadpan expression)
Made someone cry...
Looks like it wasn't some intense criminal, so it's fine.
...
The next day, early in the morning.
Mori Kogoro thought about how Mr. Inoue said he was dressed coolly last night, and his own daughter also said his outfit looked cool. He rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then changed into a pure white formal dress and went out with the clothes that had the name 'Kimura' embroidered on the pocket.
As a famous detective, he had to pay attention to his outfit.
After Mori Kogoro went out, Conan secretly found his binoculars, made an excuse, and also slipped out, following Mori Kogoro, expressionless.
Dressed like this, someone who didn't know might think the uncle was going on a date with a lover...
Mori Kogoro leisurely walked onto the street, continuing as he did yesterday, asking at laundry shops one by one to see if anyone knew a man named Kimura.
Heh, that brat Hassashi still wants to follow him?
He came out alone early in the morning and changed his investigation route. Let's see how that fellow follows him!
This wasn't his fault. He didn't say yesterday that he would wait for that fellow today.
On the sky bridge not far away, Conan lay on the railing side, observing the situation near Mori Kogoro with his binoculars, searching for any suspicious person.
He didn't find any suspicious person, but he saw Chi Feichei again.
In front of a laundry shop, the shop owner handed the suit back to Mori Kogoro. "Sorry, I do know someone named Kimura, but his body shape can't wear these clothes at all, and I've never seen these clothes either."
Mori Kogoro received the clothes and asked again, "Then have you heard of such a man in the vicinity?"
"This... I don't know."
"Is that so? Then sorry for the trouble."
Mori Kogoro turned around holding the clothes and saw his disciple Chi Feichei walk behind him, which scared him. "You, you..."
Chi Feichei had changed into the bear head T-shirt that Haibara Ai bought for him and also made subtle adjustments to his face, making him look very harmless even with a cold expression. "Teacher, where have you investigated?"
Mori Kogoro was speechless. He turned around and walked along the street. "How did you fellow find me?"
"I'll go with you." Chi Feichei followed.
Over the next two days, Mori Kogoro tried various methods to shake off Chi Feichei.
He tried slipping out of the home door at three in the early morning...
Useless. By seven or eight in the morning, no matter where he was investigating, he would always see his disciple Chi Feichei, this 'surprise' that appeared from nowhere, greeting him with a cold 'Teacher'.
He tried sending Chi Feichei to buy things halfway and taking the opportunity to slip away...
Useless. Chi Feichei bought the things, but when he came back, he would find him hiding in the shop secretly observing.
He tried using the excuse of going to the restroom and attempting to leave by flipping out the window...
Equally useless. He had just flipped halfway out the window when Chi Feichei entered the restroom, scared him so much that he fell directly from the window. His disciple Chi Feichei even explained with a harmless expression that he just wanted to use the restroom too.
He tried using the rain as an excuse to persuade Chi Feichei to go home and collect clothes...
As a result, his disciple Chi Feichei said, no need to worry, his clothes were all tumble-dried.
He tried dragging Chi Feichei out to drink liquor at night...
As a result, he himself got drunk, and the next day, as soon as he opened his eyes, his disciple Chi Feichei was already waiting for him in the living room.
After three days, there was no progress in the investigation, and Mori Kogoro was also driven mad by being pestered. He still had to provide Chi Feichei's lunch and dinner as usual. However, Chi Feichei wasn't idle either. After the shop owners recognized Mori Kogoro and expressed admiration and worship, he handed them a business card for the Mori Detective Agency, telling them that if they had a commission, they could go find his teacher.
"You fellow wouldn't just want to freeload on meals, would you?" Mori Kogoro ate his noodles with a wooden expression.
"Ran said it's okay," Chi Feichei subtly reminded Mori Kogoro, making it clear who was the finance manager of the Mori Family. "After all, I'm also helping teacher with the investigation."
Mori Kogoro choked, feeling anger surge up in his heart again. He suspected that if he was followed by Chi Feichei for a while longer, he would sooner or later get sick due to his blood pressure being abnormally elevated from time to time. He took a deep breath, stabilized his mentality, and gritted his teeth, saying, "We haven't gained anything after investigating for so many days. Tonight we'll go to Lemon Bar. You cover me while I secretly check if Mr. Inoue has a scar on his right elbow!"
Chi Feichei said 'Uh-huh' and lowered his head to eat his noodles.
Investigation like this requires patience, spending more time wandering the street, listening more, and observing more.
He was very patient, just worried that Inoue might give up because he cried so hard that night and Mori Kogoro comforted him.
Speaking of which, should he stimulate Inoue in his teacher's name?
For example, make Inoue think that Mori Kogoro said he cried too ugly, which should raise the hatred value to max.
"Ding-a-ling... Ding-a-ling..."
Mori Kogoro heard his mobile phone ring, quickly finished the last two bites of noodles, and then answered the phone call. "Hello... Huh? Mr. Inoue? ...What? You found Mr. Kimura?"
Chi Feichei sped up eating his noodles. After finishing, he put down his chopsticks and, seeing Mori Kogoro busy on the phone call, paid the boss.
It seemed Inoue was still planning to take action, so he didn't need to do anything unethical.
"After so many days, he just realized he took the wrong coat? His wife's reaction is too slow, isn't it?" Mori Kogoro listened to the phone call and walked towards the door. "...A scar on the right elbow? Where did they go? Beika Lake, and that man went with them too? ...This possibility is very high, I have to go check..."
Chi Feichei went out and hailed a taxi, told the driver 'To Beika Lake', and looked towards Mori Kogoro.
Mori Kogoro saw Chi Feichei's determination to follow him to the end, felt his blood pressure rising again, hung up the phone call with a black face, and got into the car. "Mr. Inoue said your things were left at his bar. You go to the bar to get your things. It's cold by the lake, so don't follow me."
Chi Feichei also got into the car. "It's okay, I can get my things anytime."
Mori Kogoro: "..."
(Crying expression)
He felt like he was living under his disciple Chi Feichei's surveillance. This feeling was too annoying.
...
About forty minutes later, the two arrived at Beika Lake.
The forest by the lake was bare, showing the desolation of entering winter.
Although the sun was out in the sky, the cold wind blew across the lake surface, piercingly cold.
Mori Kogoro wrapped his black trench coat tightly and walked through the forest. "Mr. Kimura! Mr. Kimura!"
Chi Feichei silently followed alongside. After entering the forest, he unconsciously became vigilant, observing the ground and the surrounding forest.
"Ah... Achoo!" Mori Kogoro sneezed, saw Chi Feichei looking unfazed, and rubbed his nose. "It's good to be young, you can withstand the cold better. But don't run too far. If Mr. Inoue has a problem and Mr. Kimura doesn't exist, then today is a trap... I think you should just go back first."
"How does teacher plan to do it?" Chi Feichei asked expressionless. "Are you planning to step into the trap yourself and make a heroic sacrifice?"
"How is that possible," Mori Kogoro continued walking towards the lake. "I just haven't thought of a method yet."
"Ding-a-ling..."
Mori Kogoro's mobile phone rang again, and he quickly answered.
"Inspector Megure? Do you know where Mr. Kimura is? Oh? The west side... Don't worry, my body is very strong, I won't catch a cold so easily. Understood, I'll be careful."
After hanging up the phone call, Mori Kogoro sneezed again, put away his mobile phone, and led the way towards the west woods. "Let's go. Inspector Megure said they already know Mr. Kimura's location, he's in the forest on the west side. Let's go check first. Since Inspector Megure and the others have already found Mr. Kimura, it indicates that your previous inference was wrong. Mr. Kimura really exists, and Mr. Inoue has no problem."
Chi Feichei followed without a word, mentally putting an end to his test action this time.
Inoue left too many openings. He firmly believed his judgment wouldn't be wrong.
It was impossible for Inspector Megure to find that 'Kimura', so this phone call was probably Conan impersonating Inspector Megure.
It seemed Conan was also almost done with his investigation. His teacher was going to get credit without doing anything again, and it would be difficult for him to test anything further...
In the west woods, Conan jumped off his skateboard, reached out and grabbed the skateboard that bounced up from stepping on it, and ran into the forest without looking back. He found a location, picked up a wooden block, and began preparing a trap.
That bar boss actually had a rifle in the box at the bar. It seemed the other party wanted to shoot the uncle.
The uncle's predicament was dangerous.
But thankfully, he had already notified Inspector Megure and the others to come over. As long as he could incapacitate the uncle, make a dummy and take it by boat onto the lake surface, making Inoue think it was the uncle, then after Inoue fired, the bullet would get stuck in the dummy, and the police could search for Inoue's rifle and compare the ballistics to prove that Inoue was the criminal who wanted to kill the uncle.
He had also considered using an anesthetic needle to incapacitate the uncle, but he would probably need the anesthetic needle later to put the uncle to sleep for the sleeping deduction. His Power-Enhancing Shoes were also sent to Doctor Agasa's place for maintenance, so he could only use a trap.
Later, when the uncle comes over, he will pull the trap, causing the wooden block tied to the tree branch above to swing over. The wooden block is wrapped with a soft pad, so it won't injure the uncle. Knocking him out should be enough...
This method requires considering Chi Feichei.
He was a bit worried that Chi Feichei might reflexively kick or hit the wooden block away, which would prevent it from knocking out the uncle.
But it's okay, he can tell Chi Feichei in advance and ask Chi Feichei to cooperate.
This is for the uncle's safety, to catch the criminal. Would his little partner not help him?
Conan planned, tidied the trap, hid behind a tree, took out his mobile phone to send Chi Feichei a text message, explaining the situation, and then requested Chi Feichei's help later—
If the uncle didn't pass out, he would ask Chi Feichei to knock the uncle out from behind.
Not far away, Inoue hid behind a tree, looked up at the wooden block hanging from the tree trunk there, and fell into deep thought.
What does this child want to do? Is he also here to seek enmity with Mr. Mori?
Doesn't look like it. It's wrapped with a soft pad, doesn't seem like he intends to injure someone, and what kind of deep hatred can a child have?
Sigh, children these days are really too naughty.
[Bonus Chapter for Lord Meng Tokyo Blues_], Bonus Chapter!
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(End of Chapter)
Gin had made his judgment and, by the way, gave Chi Feichei the details. "When she used the identity of Chris Vineyard to interact with people before, she felt much more docile, exactly the same as you just now... Speaking of which, you're not free recently, right?"
After Chi Feichei took off his contact lenses, he put them in his pocket and continued walking towards his home. "If there's an urgent matter, I can make time."
"There's no urgent matter, there's an action to receive Ireland," Gin's tone carried a hint of schadenfreude. "The Boss said, don't bring you."
Chi Feichei understood. The Boss said 'don't', not 'no need'.
The Boss was also paranoid. What bad deception could he have? The one who should be on defense is Gin, okay?!
"By the way, from now on, you don't need to send me an email about where you're going, just send it to The Boss, that's enough," Gin saw Chi Feichei's silence and his mood suddenly improved. He also said the achievement he got from communication. "Also, don't test and end up sacrificing your own life. Recently, no one has time to help you."
"No need, actually I'm not sure if that guy will take action again," Chi Feichei said. "Today I made someone cry. My teacher comforted him for a long time. Maybe he was deeply moved and gave up."
Gin: "..."
(Deadpan expression)
Made someone cry...
Looks like it wasn't some intense criminal, so it's fine.
...
The next day, early in the morning.
Mori Kogoro thought about how Mr. Inoue said he was dressed coolly last night, and his own daughter also said his outfit looked cool. He rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then changed into a pure white formal dress and went out with the clothes that had the name 'Kimura' embroidered on the pocket.
As a famous detective, he had to pay attention to his outfit.
After Mori Kogoro went out, Conan secretly found his binoculars, made an excuse, and also slipped out, following Mori Kogoro, expressionless.
Dressed like this, someone who didn't know might think the uncle was going on a date with a lover...
Mori Kogoro leisurely walked onto the street, continuing as he did yesterday, asking at laundry shops one by one to see if anyone knew a man named Kimura.
Heh, that brat Hassashi still wants to follow him?
He came out alone early in the morning and changed his investigation route. Let's see how that fellow follows him!
This wasn't his fault. He didn't say yesterday that he would wait for that fellow today.
On the sky bridge not far away, Conan lay on the railing side, observing the situation near Mori Kogoro with his binoculars, searching for any suspicious person.
He didn't find any suspicious person, but he saw Chi Feichei again.
In front of a laundry shop, the shop owner handed the suit back to Mori Kogoro. "Sorry, I do know someone named Kimura, but his body shape can't wear these clothes at all, and I've never seen these clothes either."
Mori Kogoro received the clothes and asked again, "Then have you heard of such a man in the vicinity?"
"This... I don't know."
"Is that so? Then sorry for the trouble."
Mori Kogoro turned around holding the clothes and saw his disciple Chi Feichei walk behind him, which scared him. "You, you..."
Chi Feichei had changed into the bear head T-shirt that Haibara Ai bought for him and also made subtle adjustments to his face, making him look very harmless even with a cold expression. "Teacher, where have you investigated?"
Mori Kogoro was speechless. He turned around and walked along the street. "How did you fellow find me?"
"I'll go with you." Chi Feichei followed.
Over the next two days, Mori Kogoro tried various methods to shake off Chi Feichei.
He tried slipping out of the home door at three in the early morning...
Useless. By seven or eight in the morning, no matter where he was investigating, he would always see his disciple Chi Feichei, this 'surprise' that appeared from nowhere, greeting him with a cold 'Teacher'.
He tried sending Chi Feichei to buy things halfway and taking the opportunity to slip away...
Useless. Chi Feichei bought the things, but when he came back, he would find him hiding in the shop secretly observing.
He tried using the excuse of going to the restroom and attempting to leave by flipping out the window...
Equally useless. He had just flipped halfway out the window when Chi Feichei entered the restroom, scared him so much that he fell directly from the window. His disciple Chi Feichei even explained with a harmless expression that he just wanted to use the restroom too.
He tried using the rain as an excuse to persuade Chi Feichei to go home and collect clothes...
As a result, his disciple Chi Feichei said, no need to worry, his clothes were all tumble-dried.
He tried dragging Chi Feichei out to drink liquor at night...
As a result, he himself got drunk, and the next day, as soon as he opened his eyes, his disciple Chi Feichei was already waiting for him in the living room.
After three days, there was no progress in the investigation, and Mori Kogoro was also driven mad by being pestered. He still had to provide Chi Feichei's lunch and dinner as usual. However, Chi Feichei wasn't idle either. After the shop owners recognized Mori Kogoro and expressed admiration and worship, he handed them a business card for the Mori Detective Agency, telling them that if they had a commission, they could go find his teacher.
"You fellow wouldn't just want to freeload on meals, would you?" Mori Kogoro ate his noodles with a wooden expression.
"Ran said it's okay," Chi Feichei subtly reminded Mori Kogoro, making it clear who was the finance manager of the Mori Family. "After all, I'm also helping teacher with the investigation."
Mori Kogoro choked, feeling anger surge up in his heart again. He suspected that if he was followed by Chi Feichei for a while longer, he would sooner or later get sick due to his blood pressure being abnormally elevated from time to time. He took a deep breath, stabilized his mentality, and gritted his teeth, saying, "We haven't gained anything after investigating for so many days. Tonight we'll go to Lemon Bar. You cover me while I secretly check if Mr. Inoue has a scar on his right elbow!"
Chi Feichei said 'Uh-huh' and lowered his head to eat his noodles.
Investigation like this requires patience, spending more time wandering the street, listening more, and observing more.
He was very patient, just worried that Inoue might give up because he cried so hard that night and Mori Kogoro comforted him.
Speaking of which, should he stimulate Inoue in his teacher's name?
For example, make Inoue think that Mori Kogoro said he cried too ugly, which should raise the hatred value to max.
"Ding-a-ling... Ding-a-ling..."
Mori Kogoro heard his mobile phone ring, quickly finished the last two bites of noodles, and then answered the phone call. "Hello... Huh? Mr. Inoue? ...What? You found Mr. Kimura?"
Chi Feichei sped up eating his noodles. After finishing, he put down his chopsticks and, seeing Mori Kogoro busy on the phone call, paid the boss.
It seemed Inoue was still planning to take action, so he didn't need to do anything unethical.
"After so many days, he just realized he took the wrong coat? His wife's reaction is too slow, isn't it?" Mori Kogoro listened to the phone call and walked towards the door. "...A scar on the right elbow? Where did they go? Beika Lake, and that man went with them too? ...This possibility is very high, I have to go check..."
Chi Feichei went out and hailed a taxi, told the driver 'To Beika Lake', and looked towards Mori Kogoro.
Mori Kogoro saw Chi Feichei's determination to follow him to the end, felt his blood pressure rising again, hung up the phone call with a black face, and got into the car. "Mr. Inoue said your things were left at his bar. You go to the bar to get your things. It's cold by the lake, so don't follow me."
Chi Feichei also got into the car. "It's okay, I can get my things anytime."
Mori Kogoro: "..."
(Crying expression)
He felt like he was living under his disciple Chi Feichei's surveillance. This feeling was too annoying.
...
About forty minutes later, the two arrived at Beika Lake.
The forest by the lake was bare, showing the desolation of entering winter.
Although the sun was out in the sky, the cold wind blew across the lake surface, piercingly cold.
Mori Kogoro wrapped his black trench coat tightly and walked through the forest. "Mr. Kimura! Mr. Kimura!"
Chi Feichei silently followed alongside. After entering the forest, he unconsciously became vigilant, observing the ground and the surrounding forest.
"Ah... Achoo!" Mori Kogoro sneezed, saw Chi Feichei looking unfazed, and rubbed his nose. "It's good to be young, you can withstand the cold better. But don't run too far. If Mr. Inoue has a problem and Mr. Kimura doesn't exist, then today is a trap... I think you should just go back first."
"How does teacher plan to do it?" Chi Feichei asked expressionless. "Are you planning to step into the trap yourself and make a heroic sacrifice?"
"How is that possible," Mori Kogoro continued walking towards the lake. "I just haven't thought of a method yet."
"Ding-a-ling..."
Mori Kogoro's mobile phone rang again, and he quickly answered.
"Inspector Megure? Do you know where Mr. Kimura is? Oh? The west side... Don't worry, my body is very strong, I won't catch a cold so easily. Understood, I'll be careful."
After hanging up the phone call, Mori Kogoro sneezed again, put away his mobile phone, and led the way towards the west woods. "Let's go. Inspector Megure said they already know Mr. Kimura's location, he's in the forest on the west side. Let's go check first. Since Inspector Megure and the others have already found Mr. Kimura, it indicates that your previous inference was wrong. Mr. Kimura really exists, and Mr. Inoue has no problem."
Chi Feichei followed without a word, mentally putting an end to his test action this time.
Inoue left too many openings. He firmly believed his judgment wouldn't be wrong.
It was impossible for Inspector Megure to find that 'Kimura', so this phone call was probably Conan impersonating Inspector Megure.
It seemed Conan was also almost done with his investigation. His teacher was going to get credit without doing anything again, and it would be difficult for him to test anything further...
In the west woods, Conan jumped off his skateboard, reached out and grabbed the skateboard that bounced up from stepping on it, and ran into the forest without looking back. He found a location, picked up a wooden block, and began preparing a trap.
That bar boss actually had a rifle in the box at the bar. It seemed the other party wanted to shoot the uncle.
The uncle's predicament was dangerous.
But thankfully, he had already notified Inspector Megure and the others to come over. As long as he could incapacitate the uncle, make a dummy and take it by boat onto the lake surface, making Inoue think it was the uncle, then after Inoue fired, the bullet would get stuck in the dummy, and the police could search for Inoue's rifle and compare the ballistics to prove that Inoue was the criminal who wanted to kill the uncle.
He had also considered using an anesthetic needle to incapacitate the uncle, but he would probably need the anesthetic needle later to put the uncle to sleep for the sleeping deduction. His Power-Enhancing Shoes were also sent to Doctor Agasa's place for maintenance, so he could only use a trap.
Later, when the uncle comes over, he will pull the trap, causing the wooden block tied to the tree branch above to swing over. The wooden block is wrapped with a soft pad, so it won't injure the uncle. Knocking him out should be enough...
This method requires considering Chi Feichei.
He was a bit worried that Chi Feichei might reflexively kick or hit the wooden block away, which would prevent it from knocking out the uncle.
But it's okay, he can tell Chi Feichei in advance and ask Chi Feichei to cooperate.
This is for the uncle's safety, to catch the criminal. Would his little partner not help him?
Conan planned, tidied the trap, hid behind a tree, took out his mobile phone to send Chi Feichei a text message, explaining the situation, and then requested Chi Feichei's help later—
If the uncle didn't pass out, he would ask Chi Feichei to knock the uncle out from behind.
Not far away, Inoue hid behind a tree, looked up at the wooden block hanging from the tree trunk there, and fell into deep thought.
What does this child want to do? Is he also here to seek enmity with Mr. Mori?
Doesn't look like it. It's wrapped with a soft pad, doesn't seem like he intends to injure someone, and what kind of deep hatred can a child have?
Sigh, children these days are really too naughty.
[Bonus Chapter for Lord Meng Tokyo Blues_], Bonus Chapter!
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(End of Chapter)
