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Chapter 1142: Seemingly Difficult to Get Along With
After Odagiri Toshiya finished asking, he also realized his laughter was a little off, so he became serious. "Our company happens to have scripts planned for filming recently. In two of them, one has a gentle and cheerful male character, and the other has a sunny and positive male character. If you're interested, you can have Mizuhara try out."
Okubo felt like he'd struck gold, but he remained composed, hesitating for a moment. "Sorry, I'd like to understand what kind of roles they are first, and I've already agreed to Mizuhara's previous acting schedule with the other party. I still need to check if there's a conflict…"
Chi Feichei listened quietly. He increasingly felt that Okubo wasn't the type to rush things. So, he had a lot of confidence in Mizuhara?
"Of course, the specifics need further discussion," Odagiri Toshiya shrugged. "But it's getting late. We can't explain all this in a short time. We also have a high school girl here. If we don't go back, her family will be worried."
"Oh, sorry, I almost forgot," Okubo looked at Suzuki Sonoko, then said to Odagiri Toshiya, "Then I'll go to Your Company with Mizuhara tomorrow…"
"No need," Odagiri Toshiya snapped his fingers, placing a business card on the table. Turning his head, he nodded towards Chi Feichei. "Find him. He has the scripts. Make an appointment tomorrow, call Mizuhara, and meet him together!"
Chi Feichei, suddenly mentioned, looked at Odagiri Toshiya. He didn't object and said to Okubo, "I'm free all day tomorrow."
He had said earlier that he was free recently, but no matter what, if there wasn't another reason, Odagiri wouldn't have asked him to go.
"Ah, okay, I…"
Okubo looked up and met Chi Feichei's gaze, stunned.
Earlier, at the table by the entrance, he had noticed this Young Man. However, the four of them were sitting at the table in the furthest corner, and the other party was initially sitting with their back to him, mostly hidden by the chair back. He couldn't see clearly.
After coming over, he was busy talking, chatting with the other two young people for a few words. This young man was relatively silent, so he didn't pay much attention and didn't impolitely stare. This was the first time he was carefully looking at the other party.
The other party's calm demeanor and gaze seemed to materialize. Being looked at felt like something was pressing down on his chest and body, making him uncomfortable.
Suzuki Sonoko speechless reached out, blocking Chi Feichei's face.
Please, Brother Hichiji, stop staring at people.
For people who meet for the first time, those with poor mental fortitude will be stressed out by Brother Hichiji's stare.
Okubo watched Suzuki Sonoko's action. His first thought was, 'This Girl is really brave,' but he quickly recovered. "I'm also free tomorrow. When do you think we should meet tomorrow?"
"Four o'clock in the afternoon," Chi Feichei didn't care about Suzuki Sonoko's hand in front of his face, continuing, "I live in Beihu Town."
"Mizuhara and I both live in Beika Town, not far away," Okubo quickly said, "Then tomorrow Mizuhara and I will go to Beihu Town. If possible, our President will also go. Where do you think it would be better to meet?"
Suzuki Sonoko gave herself a thumbs up in her heart.
It seems she did the right thing. After blocking Brother Hichiji's face, Mr. Okubo spoke much more smoothly.
Sigh, Brother Hichiji has such a handsome face, why would it scare people? These people are really…
Suzuki Sonoko completely forgot how she felt when she first met Chi Feichei. Her line of sight went over the back of her hand, looking at Chi Feichei's face.
It's just a little indifferent, not scary at all.
"Cafe Cana in 3-chome."
Chi Feichei suggested a cafe with reasonable prices and a nice environment.
Tomorrow they need to discuss matters, so the meeting environment should be quiet. A cafe would be good; they could sit and talk slowly, and the atmosphere wouldn't be too heavy. Having a cup of coffee in hand would also help relieve awkwardness during silences. Okubo probably wouldn't let him pay, so there's no need to choose an expensive place…
Cafe Cana is suitable.
Okubo handed over his business card. "Okay, then we'll arrive promptly at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon. My contact information is on it."
Chi Feichei received the business card and put it away. From beside the plate, he picked up Hassashi, who was lying still, sobering up, and prepared to leave.
"Huh? Master, are we going home?" Hassashi mumbled, burrowing into Chi Feichei's sleeve.
Okubo only then saw Hassashi, his face stiffening again.
A snake, a live one.
No matter how you look at it, this person is not easy to get along with. I need to be careful tomorrow…
…
A group of people were about to leave and went out of the Izakaya together.
Chi Feichei and the other two considered that they would be drinking at night, so none of them drove.
Suzuki Sonoko and Morizono Kikuto contacted their drivers to pick them up, and Chi Feichei hitched a ride with Odagiri's car.
Before getting in the car, Odagiri Toshiya turned and asked, "Mr. Okubo, should I give you a ride back?"
"No need," Okubo said with a smile, "I'll just take a taxi back!"
Odagiri Toshiya didn't insist, opened the back seat car door and got in, sitting next to Chi Feichei.
After Odagiri Toshiya closed the car door, Chi Feichei asked, "Why me?"
Odagiri Toshiya leaned back against the backrest, looking helpless and confessed, "After the company merger, I found a lot of troublesome people. There are managers who rely on their seniority and incite artists to do foolish things, artists who are easily caught with leverage, and some troublesome small groups. Small problems can be ignored for now, but if some people are left unchecked, they will eventually affect the company's development. I want to take advantage of this opportunity to change the leadership and clean up some serious hidden dangers. Those who should be dismissed will be dismissed, and those who can't be dismissed will be promoted and demoted, transferred to unimportant positions. However, this means that while the company doesn't lack top artists and newcomers, it will lack some mid-level management support. I plan to investigate the reputation of some small companies, and explore what their internal people are like, screening out those that can be acquired or cooperated with. When the company starts to take major actions to clean up people, it won't delay some investment projects due to personnel issues…"
Chi Feichei listened quietly. It seemed that Odagiri Toshiya was serious earlier, he really wanted that company.
"I happened to meet Mr. Okubo today. His ability is good, and with Mizuhara's reputation, he can fill the gap in the company's missing middle-level management. Their company also has a good reputation in the industry. If their company is reliable, I will talk to their President. Even if we can't acquire them, we can cooperate with them to help THK Company smoothly get through this period, and then we can cultivate our own people," Odagiri Toshiya said, "Currently, I've already entrusted reliable detectives and internal personnel to contact and investigate other small companies. I've even asked Detective Mori for help… Your taste is good, so I want you to take a look."
Chi Feichei saw Odagiri Toshiya trying to hide the fatigue between his brows, knowing that he had been really busy with these matters recently, and felt embarrassed to stand idly by. "Understood, I'll go take a look tomorrow."
Odagiri Toshiya rested his right elbow on the backrest, turned sideways to look at Chi Feichei, looking very punk, but his gaze was serious. "When you and Mr. Kyosuke talk about music, you say more words than we've said in all our meetings tonight and last time combined. To be honest, Mr. Kyosuke's incident made me very sad, but I didn't have much contact with him. I'm just a little sad, but you're different… Go meet Mizuhara!"
Chi Feichei was silent for a moment, feeling the need to straighten out the logic with Odagiri Toshiya. Looking at Odagiri Toshiya, he said, "You're worried that because of Haga's matter, I'm depressed, so you're asking me to meet someone who looks like Haga?"
"Yeah…"
Odagiri Toshiya subconsciously replied, then paused.
On second thought, he found this idea a little wrong.
Why did he think that after Chi Feichei met Mizuhara, his mind would be healed?
Not to mention that Mizuhara and Haga Kyosuke aren't very similar. Even if the two people were exactly alike, Mizuhara is not Haga Kyosuke. Friends are irreplaceable, and moreover, Mizuhara might not necessarily help guide Chi Feichei and stop him from being depressed about those things.
So the question is, how did this strange idea come about?
It's probably a TV drama or script he's watched recently…
Damn it, it actually misled his logical thinking…
Chi Feichei saw Odagiri Toshiya's stunned expression and reminded him, "One of the three scripts you sent me has a similar scene. Although urban dramas don't need to be too logical, you shouldn't take it seriously."
Odagiri Toshiya's eyes widened, and he quickly turned his head naturally to look out the car window. "Haha, how could I take it seriously! It's not because of that script. I just think you should be curious about Mizuhara…"
Hassashi, who was mostly sober now: …
His master is really something, seeing through it but not saying it…
He's embarrassed for Toshiya.
…
The next day, early morning.
Mori Detective Agency.
After breakfast, Mori Kogoro went out to do the work commissioned by Odagiri Toshiya, Mouri Ran went to school to participate in club activities, and Conan, under the excuse of going to see Doctor Agasa, didn't stay at the office either.
The three of them parted ways at the street corner. Conan took out his mobile phone, walking towards Doctor Agasa's House, lowering his head, looking at the news report on his phone with a heavy expression.
The night before the day before yesterday, an explosion and shooting incident occurred in Shimono Town…
The report said that this was an attack targeting the visiting diplomat, Adrian. Adrian sent his secretary to Shimono Town to buy the famous Japanese cuisine there, and was caught by his enemy, who wanted to give Adrian a warning, so they attacked Adrian's people.
This explanation is plausible. Many Japanese people think it's a conflict between Americans and don't care much. Some people speculate that it's a political party struggle, which has nothing to do with ordinary people. But in order to avoid causing panic or for other reasons, Adrian and the Police may also downplay the matter and conceal part of the truth.
He was very concerned about why the Organization Member with the code name Raki appeared in Shimono Town…
Recently, there have been no suspicious people near him or Doctor Agasa, indicating that the other party's presence in Shimono Town that day was not because they had investigated him or Haibara. Was the other party simply passing by that day, or was it related to this incident?
In any case, people from the Organization had been active in Shimono Town, and the explosion and shooting in Shimono Town the night before the day before yesterday might be related to That Organization.
Judging from rumors and some reports, Adrian is a person with a strong sense of justice, and it's not impossible for him to be regarded as a thorn in the side by those guys from the Organization.
Yesterday afternoon, the Media reported that Adrian had finished his itinerary and left Japan. He found an excuse to go out and checked at the airport, but he didn't find any suspicious people who looked like Organization Members among the people seeing him off or watching. Moreover, Adrian returned to America safely.
This made him even more confused.
In short, he wanted to go to Doctor Agasa's House and have Doctor Agasa check the specific information about Adrian to see if it's possible that this person was targeted by the Organization…
"I heard someone died…"
"A murder case happened here…"
On the roadside, a large group of people gathered behind the yellow Police Line, whispering.
Conan came to his senses, and his attention was immediately drawn.
A murder case happened here?
End of Chapter
After Odagiri Toshiya finished asking, he also realized his laughter was a little off, so he became serious. "Our company happens to have scripts planned for filming recently. In two of them, one has a gentle and cheerful male character, and the other has a sunny and positive male character. If you're interested, you can have Mizuhara try out."
Okubo felt like he'd struck gold, but he remained composed, hesitating for a moment. "Sorry, I'd like to understand what kind of roles they are first, and I've already agreed to Mizuhara's previous acting schedule with the other party. I still need to check if there's a conflict…"
Chi Feichei listened quietly. He increasingly felt that Okubo wasn't the type to rush things. So, he had a lot of confidence in Mizuhara?
"Of course, the specifics need further discussion," Odagiri Toshiya shrugged. "But it's getting late. We can't explain all this in a short time. We also have a high school girl here. If we don't go back, her family will be worried."
"Oh, sorry, I almost forgot," Okubo looked at Suzuki Sonoko, then said to Odagiri Toshiya, "Then I'll go to Your Company with Mizuhara tomorrow…"
"No need," Odagiri Toshiya snapped his fingers, placing a business card on the table. Turning his head, he nodded towards Chi Feichei. "Find him. He has the scripts. Make an appointment tomorrow, call Mizuhara, and meet him together!"
Chi Feichei, suddenly mentioned, looked at Odagiri Toshiya. He didn't object and said to Okubo, "I'm free all day tomorrow."
He had said earlier that he was free recently, but no matter what, if there wasn't another reason, Odagiri wouldn't have asked him to go.
"Ah, okay, I…"
Okubo looked up and met Chi Feichei's gaze, stunned.
Earlier, at the table by the entrance, he had noticed this Young Man. However, the four of them were sitting at the table in the furthest corner, and the other party was initially sitting with their back to him, mostly hidden by the chair back. He couldn't see clearly.
After coming over, he was busy talking, chatting with the other two young people for a few words. This young man was relatively silent, so he didn't pay much attention and didn't impolitely stare. This was the first time he was carefully looking at the other party.
The other party's calm demeanor and gaze seemed to materialize. Being looked at felt like something was pressing down on his chest and body, making him uncomfortable.
Suzuki Sonoko speechless reached out, blocking Chi Feichei's face.
Please, Brother Hichiji, stop staring at people.
For people who meet for the first time, those with poor mental fortitude will be stressed out by Brother Hichiji's stare.
Okubo watched Suzuki Sonoko's action. His first thought was, 'This Girl is really brave,' but he quickly recovered. "I'm also free tomorrow. When do you think we should meet tomorrow?"
"Four o'clock in the afternoon," Chi Feichei didn't care about Suzuki Sonoko's hand in front of his face, continuing, "I live in Beihu Town."
"Mizuhara and I both live in Beika Town, not far away," Okubo quickly said, "Then tomorrow Mizuhara and I will go to Beihu Town. If possible, our President will also go. Where do you think it would be better to meet?"
Suzuki Sonoko gave herself a thumbs up in her heart.
It seems she did the right thing. After blocking Brother Hichiji's face, Mr. Okubo spoke much more smoothly.
Sigh, Brother Hichiji has such a handsome face, why would it scare people? These people are really…
Suzuki Sonoko completely forgot how she felt when she first met Chi Feichei. Her line of sight went over the back of her hand, looking at Chi Feichei's face.
It's just a little indifferent, not scary at all.
"Cafe Cana in 3-chome."
Chi Feichei suggested a cafe with reasonable prices and a nice environment.
Tomorrow they need to discuss matters, so the meeting environment should be quiet. A cafe would be good; they could sit and talk slowly, and the atmosphere wouldn't be too heavy. Having a cup of coffee in hand would also help relieve awkwardness during silences. Okubo probably wouldn't let him pay, so there's no need to choose an expensive place…
Cafe Cana is suitable.
Okubo handed over his business card. "Okay, then we'll arrive promptly at four o'clock tomorrow afternoon. My contact information is on it."
Chi Feichei received the business card and put it away. From beside the plate, he picked up Hassashi, who was lying still, sobering up, and prepared to leave.
"Huh? Master, are we going home?" Hassashi mumbled, burrowing into Chi Feichei's sleeve.
Okubo only then saw Hassashi, his face stiffening again.
A snake, a live one.
No matter how you look at it, this person is not easy to get along with. I need to be careful tomorrow…
…
A group of people were about to leave and went out of the Izakaya together.
Chi Feichei and the other two considered that they would be drinking at night, so none of them drove.
Suzuki Sonoko and Morizono Kikuto contacted their drivers to pick them up, and Chi Feichei hitched a ride with Odagiri's car.
Before getting in the car, Odagiri Toshiya turned and asked, "Mr. Okubo, should I give you a ride back?"
"No need," Okubo said with a smile, "I'll just take a taxi back!"
Odagiri Toshiya didn't insist, opened the back seat car door and got in, sitting next to Chi Feichei.
After Odagiri Toshiya closed the car door, Chi Feichei asked, "Why me?"
Odagiri Toshiya leaned back against the backrest, looking helpless and confessed, "After the company merger, I found a lot of troublesome people. There are managers who rely on their seniority and incite artists to do foolish things, artists who are easily caught with leverage, and some troublesome small groups. Small problems can be ignored for now, but if some people are left unchecked, they will eventually affect the company's development. I want to take advantage of this opportunity to change the leadership and clean up some serious hidden dangers. Those who should be dismissed will be dismissed, and those who can't be dismissed will be promoted and demoted, transferred to unimportant positions. However, this means that while the company doesn't lack top artists and newcomers, it will lack some mid-level management support. I plan to investigate the reputation of some small companies, and explore what their internal people are like, screening out those that can be acquired or cooperated with. When the company starts to take major actions to clean up people, it won't delay some investment projects due to personnel issues…"
Chi Feichei listened quietly. It seemed that Odagiri Toshiya was serious earlier, he really wanted that company.
"I happened to meet Mr. Okubo today. His ability is good, and with Mizuhara's reputation, he can fill the gap in the company's missing middle-level management. Their company also has a good reputation in the industry. If their company is reliable, I will talk to their President. Even if we can't acquire them, we can cooperate with them to help THK Company smoothly get through this period, and then we can cultivate our own people," Odagiri Toshiya said, "Currently, I've already entrusted reliable detectives and internal personnel to contact and investigate other small companies. I've even asked Detective Mori for help… Your taste is good, so I want you to take a look."
Chi Feichei saw Odagiri Toshiya trying to hide the fatigue between his brows, knowing that he had been really busy with these matters recently, and felt embarrassed to stand idly by. "Understood, I'll go take a look tomorrow."
Odagiri Toshiya rested his right elbow on the backrest, turned sideways to look at Chi Feichei, looking very punk, but his gaze was serious. "When you and Mr. Kyosuke talk about music, you say more words than we've said in all our meetings tonight and last time combined. To be honest, Mr. Kyosuke's incident made me very sad, but I didn't have much contact with him. I'm just a little sad, but you're different… Go meet Mizuhara!"
Chi Feichei was silent for a moment, feeling the need to straighten out the logic with Odagiri Toshiya. Looking at Odagiri Toshiya, he said, "You're worried that because of Haga's matter, I'm depressed, so you're asking me to meet someone who looks like Haga?"
"Yeah…"
Odagiri Toshiya subconsciously replied, then paused.
On second thought, he found this idea a little wrong.
Why did he think that after Chi Feichei met Mizuhara, his mind would be healed?
Not to mention that Mizuhara and Haga Kyosuke aren't very similar. Even if the two people were exactly alike, Mizuhara is not Haga Kyosuke. Friends are irreplaceable, and moreover, Mizuhara might not necessarily help guide Chi Feichei and stop him from being depressed about those things.
So the question is, how did this strange idea come about?
It's probably a TV drama or script he's watched recently…
Damn it, it actually misled his logical thinking…
Chi Feichei saw Odagiri Toshiya's stunned expression and reminded him, "One of the three scripts you sent me has a similar scene. Although urban dramas don't need to be too logical, you shouldn't take it seriously."
Odagiri Toshiya's eyes widened, and he quickly turned his head naturally to look out the car window. "Haha, how could I take it seriously! It's not because of that script. I just think you should be curious about Mizuhara…"
Hassashi, who was mostly sober now: …
His master is really something, seeing through it but not saying it…
He's embarrassed for Toshiya.
…
The next day, early morning.
Mori Detective Agency.
After breakfast, Mori Kogoro went out to do the work commissioned by Odagiri Toshiya, Mouri Ran went to school to participate in club activities, and Conan, under the excuse of going to see Doctor Agasa, didn't stay at the office either.
The three of them parted ways at the street corner. Conan took out his mobile phone, walking towards Doctor Agasa's House, lowering his head, looking at the news report on his phone with a heavy expression.
The night before the day before yesterday, an explosion and shooting incident occurred in Shimono Town…
The report said that this was an attack targeting the visiting diplomat, Adrian. Adrian sent his secretary to Shimono Town to buy the famous Japanese cuisine there, and was caught by his enemy, who wanted to give Adrian a warning, so they attacked Adrian's people.
This explanation is plausible. Many Japanese people think it's a conflict between Americans and don't care much. Some people speculate that it's a political party struggle, which has nothing to do with ordinary people. But in order to avoid causing panic or for other reasons, Adrian and the Police may also downplay the matter and conceal part of the truth.
He was very concerned about why the Organization Member with the code name Raki appeared in Shimono Town…
Recently, there have been no suspicious people near him or Doctor Agasa, indicating that the other party's presence in Shimono Town that day was not because they had investigated him or Haibara. Was the other party simply passing by that day, or was it related to this incident?
In any case, people from the Organization had been active in Shimono Town, and the explosion and shooting in Shimono Town the night before the day before yesterday might be related to That Organization.
Judging from rumors and some reports, Adrian is a person with a strong sense of justice, and it's not impossible for him to be regarded as a thorn in the side by those guys from the Organization.
Yesterday afternoon, the Media reported that Adrian had finished his itinerary and left Japan. He found an excuse to go out and checked at the airport, but he didn't find any suspicious people who looked like Organization Members among the people seeing him off or watching. Moreover, Adrian returned to America safely.
This made him even more confused.
In short, he wanted to go to Doctor Agasa's House and have Doctor Agasa check the specific information about Adrian to see if it's possible that this person was targeted by the Organization…
"I heard someone died…"
"A murder case happened here…"
On the roadside, a large group of people gathered behind the yellow Police Line, whispering.
Conan came to his senses, and his attention was immediately drawn.
A murder case happened here?
End of Chapter
