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Chapter 625 Child is Missing
The next morning.
Hissashi carried Hiroki Sawada to the Metropolitan Police Department to make a written statement.
He had left a trace on Akano Kakutake's wrist, so he couldn't avoid making a written statement this time. But thankfully, he only needed to make one written statement, not too many accumulated like before.
The task of taking the written statement fell to Kazunobu Chiba.
Wataru Takagi stood at the door timing, and he wasn't surprised at all to see the two of them come out in less than three minutes after going in.
Taking a written statement from Hissashi wasn't troublesome, it could be said to be too fast and concise, so fast that it made one doubt life.
Fortunately, he wasn't the newest person in terms of seniority now, with Chiba taking over, he didn't have to worry about what to do next time he had to take a written statement from Hissashi.
Comfortable!
After Hissashi greeted Wataru Takagi, he took Hiroki Sawada and went home.
He had mentioned to The Boss yesterday morning about wanting to learn how to assemble bombs, and this morning, the corresponding materials were sent to him.
Originally, he planned to search online. He could find many popular science posts and technical posts on the Bounty Forum, but they were too messy, and false information couldn't be ruled out.
The best way was to find materials from the Organization that could be used for systematic learning, memorize and understand them, and then try to do it practically. After understanding it roughly, he could go to the Forum to look at some technical posts, and at that time, he could also distinguish the truth and feasibility of some information, and not worry about being deceived.
He could also learn bomb defusal skills from Amuro Toru by the way.
All morning, Hissashi stayed at home reading materials.
And Hiroki Sawada used the computer to chat with Hassashi and Feimo, communicating the little secrets of those around Hissashi.
After lunch, Hiroki Sawada continued to lie on the computer, and suddenly asked, "By the way, Godfather, isn't Conan a bit strange?"
Hissashi didn't look up, "How do you mean?"
"Last time, Grandmother planned to pass some bad news to Thomas, right? She told me that she planned to let Thomas know the bad news after the Game Launch Event, but before the Press Conference ended, Thomas's murder was exposed and he was arrested by the Police. Grandmother said that her news couldn't be delivered to Thomas in time," Hiroki Sawada said with some regret, "This time is the same. Doesn't Akano Kakutake have a website where crazy fans gather? I also wanted Ark to invade his website and release some bad statements to let other crazy fans find trouble with him, but before I had time to take action, he died..."
"Very normal," Hissashi continued to read the materials, "People who are annoying, after meeting Conan, rarely survive."
Hiroki Sawada: "..."
It sounds even more strange.
...
Around three o'clock in the afternoon, Hiroki Sawada put on contact lenses to cover his pupil color, and followed Hissashi to the Mouri Detective Agency.
Hissashi had previously promised to teach Ran Mouri how to make Strawberry Crystal Cake. Ran Mouri had been busy with Karate pre-competition training these days, and after participating in a Club Competition, she finally had time. She planned to go home at three o'clock in the afternoon every day after school dismissal instead of going to intensive training, and learn how to make Strawberry Crystal Cake first.
Not only were Ran Mouri and Mori Kogoro at the Detective Agency, but Conan, Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko also gathered at the Office after school dismissal.
Hiroki Sawada was carried into the door, and was stared at by gazes...
Mori Kogoro sat behind the Desk, staring.
The three Children sat on the Sofa, staring.
Ran Mouri stood behind the Sofa, widened her eyes, staring.
Hissashi carried the Child in one hand and a bag in the other, entered the door calmly, and put the bag on the Table, "I brought two bottles of liquor for Teacher Mouri."
"Oh my," Mori Kogoro immediately laughed, "You are really too polite, but it just so happens that I'm free tonight, we can have a drink together."
"Brother Hichiji, I didn't expect you to really be helping someone take care of a Child," Ran Mouri also came back to her senses, leaned forward to Hissashi, and looked at Hiroki Sawada, "Hello, my name is Ran Mouri."
Hiroki Sawada suddenly thought of Conan, and said in a childish voice, "Hello, Sister Ran~"
Hissashi: "..."
Such a familiar way of Acting Cute.
"Sister Ran, Xiao Shu is really cute, right?" Ayumi asked, and then said with some regret, "But he hasn't called me 'Sister Ayumi'..."
Hiroki Sawada couldn't bring himself to say it, and pretended to be silly and kept silent.
And indeed, no one would force a one-and-a-half-year-old Child.
"When school was dismissed, I said you would come to the Detective Agency, so they planned to come over to see Xiao Shu," Conan explained, "Haibara said she still had something to do, so she won't come over."
Hissashi nodded, put Hiroki Sawada on the Sofa, turned his head and asked Ran Mouri, "Where's Sonoko?"
"Sonoko suddenly said she didn't want to learn anymore..." Ran Mouri thought for a while, "But she didn't persist to the end when she learned to knit a sweater last time, maybe she suddenly lost interest this time too."
Conan chuckled in his heart, Sonoko was probably scared by Hissashi's sentence 'Beauty Skin', not only would she not learn how to make it, but she probably wouldn't eat it again in the future.
Anyway, he wouldn't eat Strawberry Crystal Cake again.
First time losing appetite for some kind of food made by Hissashi.
"I've already prepared the raw materials..." Before Ran Mouri went to the Kitchen, she didn't forget to look at the well-behaved little one sitting on the Sofa.
If it wasn't agreed that she would learn to make crystal cake, she would rather play with the Babies, they look very well-behaved...
"Brother Ike, you guys are busy, leave Xiao Shu to us to take care of!"
"Don't worry, we will take good care of him!"
"Absolutely no problem."
Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ayumi seriously promised.
Hissashi didn't care anymore and went to the Kitchen.
He always felt that the promises of those three Children were like setting a Flag, but at the Mouri Detective Agency, nothing should go wrong.
Even if something happened, Hiroki Sawada should be able to take care of the three Kids...
After Ran Mouri mastered the basic steps and made a Strawberry Crystal Cake, it was already more than an Hour later.
Ran Mouri stared seriously at Hissashi trying the crystal cake, and after a moment, asked, "How is it?"
"Passable."
Hissashi put down the crystal cake after taking a bite.
It tasted a little sweet to him, but this was a matter of personal taste. For Girls or Children, it should be just right.
Ran Mouri chuckled, put the crystal into a serving plate, and walked out while carrying it, "Then I'll send it out for everyone to try, and by the way, ask everyone what they plan to have for Dinner."
Hissashi followed out of the Kitchen and found...
His own Godson was gone.
Not only was Hiroki Sawada gone, but even Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, and Genta were gone.
The Television was playing Kamen Rider programs, and only Conan was sitting alone on the Sofa watching Television.
Mori Kogoro sat behind the Table reading the horse racing newspaper, and the whole Inside the Room looked much deserted.
"Huh?" Ran Mouri put the plate on the Table, looked around, "Where did everyone go?"
"They said they were going to take Xiao Shu to buy Kamen Rider cards," Conan said, "They went to that Shop at the Street Corner Outside."
"Don't worry about them, that Shop is just at the Street Corner, not far away. Let Kid Conan go and call them back for dinner later," Mori Kogoro put down the newspaper, walked to the Table, reached out to take the crystal cake from the plate, "Looks pretty good, let me taste..."
Before his hand touched the crystal cake, the plate was taken away by Ran Mouri.
"Then let's wait for everyone to come back and eat together," Ran Mouri picked up the plate, smiled and said to Conan, "Conan, go and call everyone back for Dinner, what do you want to eat for Dinner?"
"I want to eat..." Conan jumped off the Sofa, responded obediently, and looked up at Hissashi, "Stir-Fried 'Fly Heads', is that okay?"
The smile on Ran Mouri's Face froze, "Stir-fried... stir-fried what?"
Did she hear wrong?
Mori Kogoro sized up Conan with a face of surprise.
So heavy flavor? Could it be that his brain is broken after being hit on the head by him too many times, this Kid?
"It's the name of a dish," Conan couldn't withstand Ran Mouri's complicated Gaze, and quickly explained, "There are no real Flies in it, because fermented black beans are used, which looks a bit like Fly Head, so it's called this name. I've eaten it at Brother Ike's Home, and the Convenience Store at the Street Corner sells bottled fermented black beans, I can bring them back by the way."
"So that's how it is..." Ran Mouri breathed a sigh of relief, turned her head to look at Hissashi, "Brother Hichiji, then please teach me how to make it!"
Hissashi nodded. Teaching cooking was no problem, but he was worried about the Safety of the Children.
...
While Hissashi and Ran Mouri were in the Kitchen cooking Dinner, Conan went to the Street Corner and came back, bringing back bottled fermented black beans, but he didn't bring back the Children.
"The Shop Owner said they left about ten minutes ago," Conan handed the bottled fermented black beans to Ran Mouri, "I'll use the Detective Badge to contact them and ask where they are."
"Really, a bunch of Kids running around all day..." Mori Kogoro was speechless.
As soon as Conan took out the Detective Badge, the Detective Badge 'beeped'.
"Conan, this is bad..." Ayumi's lowered voice was full of tension, "Someone has been Murdered here."
"What?" Conan's Face changed drastically, and he hurriedly asked, "Where are you now?"
"Turn up the volume," Hissashi reminded.
Conan immediately turned up the volume of the Detective Badge.
"This is..." Ayumi was saying, when she was interrupted by a 'click' sound.
Mitsuhiko's softened voice faintly came from over there, "Oh no, it seems he's going to carry the Deceased out..."
Mori Kogoro sat up straight and listened attentively.
Then, there was a rustling sound over there, and then there was no sound...
Conan waited for a moment, and seeing that there was still no sound over there, he nervously asked, "Hey, Ayumi, what happened to you? Answer quickly! Ayumi?!"
There was still no response.
"Tracking Glasses," Hissashi reminded again.
Conan pressed the frame of his Glasses, looked at the mirror display, "No, the distance is not enough, I can't track their current Location."
"What should we do?" Ran Mouri looked at Hissashi worriedly, "They didn't have an Accident, did they? Xiao Shu should also be with them, should we Report to Police first?"
Not to mention the other Children, Xiao Shu should also be there. If they really encounter some bad guys, a one-and-a-half-year-old Child can't even run away.
"Teacher Mouri, you'd better tell Inspector Megure," Hissashi sat on the Sofa, "Listen for a while longer. They didn't scream just now, and there was no sound of being attacked. They should not be in Danger yet."
"I know!" Mori Kogoro nodded seriously, picked up the Landline Phone on the Table, walked aside, "I'll tell Inspector Megure and ask him to find Police Officers on Duty to help."
Conan raised his eyes and looked at Hissashi's calm Face, and began to suspect again that Hissashi had no Emotion of tension or Fear.
Thinking carefully, since he met Hissashi, he really hadn't seen Hissashi panic. The only time his Face changed color was probably when he heard about Hiroki Sawada's Suicide. Although he didn't see it, he believed Ayumi wouldn't talk nonsense, she definitely saw it.
Having such a person beside him, he felt that he could calm down a lot.
(End of Chapter)
The next morning.
Hissashi carried Hiroki Sawada to the Metropolitan Police Department to make a written statement.
He had left a trace on Akano Kakutake's wrist, so he couldn't avoid making a written statement this time. But thankfully, he only needed to make one written statement, not too many accumulated like before.
The task of taking the written statement fell to Kazunobu Chiba.
Wataru Takagi stood at the door timing, and he wasn't surprised at all to see the two of them come out in less than three minutes after going in.
Taking a written statement from Hissashi wasn't troublesome, it could be said to be too fast and concise, so fast that it made one doubt life.
Fortunately, he wasn't the newest person in terms of seniority now, with Chiba taking over, he didn't have to worry about what to do next time he had to take a written statement from Hissashi.
Comfortable!
After Hissashi greeted Wataru Takagi, he took Hiroki Sawada and went home.
He had mentioned to The Boss yesterday morning about wanting to learn how to assemble bombs, and this morning, the corresponding materials were sent to him.
Originally, he planned to search online. He could find many popular science posts and technical posts on the Bounty Forum, but they were too messy, and false information couldn't be ruled out.
The best way was to find materials from the Organization that could be used for systematic learning, memorize and understand them, and then try to do it practically. After understanding it roughly, he could go to the Forum to look at some technical posts, and at that time, he could also distinguish the truth and feasibility of some information, and not worry about being deceived.
He could also learn bomb defusal skills from Amuro Toru by the way.
All morning, Hissashi stayed at home reading materials.
And Hiroki Sawada used the computer to chat with Hassashi and Feimo, communicating the little secrets of those around Hissashi.
After lunch, Hiroki Sawada continued to lie on the computer, and suddenly asked, "By the way, Godfather, isn't Conan a bit strange?"
Hissashi didn't look up, "How do you mean?"
"Last time, Grandmother planned to pass some bad news to Thomas, right? She told me that she planned to let Thomas know the bad news after the Game Launch Event, but before the Press Conference ended, Thomas's murder was exposed and he was arrested by the Police. Grandmother said that her news couldn't be delivered to Thomas in time," Hiroki Sawada said with some regret, "This time is the same. Doesn't Akano Kakutake have a website where crazy fans gather? I also wanted Ark to invade his website and release some bad statements to let other crazy fans find trouble with him, but before I had time to take action, he died..."
"Very normal," Hissashi continued to read the materials, "People who are annoying, after meeting Conan, rarely survive."
Hiroki Sawada: "..."
It sounds even more strange.
...
Around three o'clock in the afternoon, Hiroki Sawada put on contact lenses to cover his pupil color, and followed Hissashi to the Mouri Detective Agency.
Hissashi had previously promised to teach Ran Mouri how to make Strawberry Crystal Cake. Ran Mouri had been busy with Karate pre-competition training these days, and after participating in a Club Competition, she finally had time. She planned to go home at three o'clock in the afternoon every day after school dismissal instead of going to intensive training, and learn how to make Strawberry Crystal Cake first.
Not only were Ran Mouri and Mori Kogoro at the Detective Agency, but Conan, Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko also gathered at the Office after school dismissal.
Hiroki Sawada was carried into the door, and was stared at by gazes...
Mori Kogoro sat behind the Desk, staring.
The three Children sat on the Sofa, staring.
Ran Mouri stood behind the Sofa, widened her eyes, staring.
Hissashi carried the Child in one hand and a bag in the other, entered the door calmly, and put the bag on the Table, "I brought two bottles of liquor for Teacher Mouri."
"Oh my," Mori Kogoro immediately laughed, "You are really too polite, but it just so happens that I'm free tonight, we can have a drink together."
"Brother Hichiji, I didn't expect you to really be helping someone take care of a Child," Ran Mouri also came back to her senses, leaned forward to Hissashi, and looked at Hiroki Sawada, "Hello, my name is Ran Mouri."
Hiroki Sawada suddenly thought of Conan, and said in a childish voice, "Hello, Sister Ran~"
Hissashi: "..."
Such a familiar way of Acting Cute.
"Sister Ran, Xiao Shu is really cute, right?" Ayumi asked, and then said with some regret, "But he hasn't called me 'Sister Ayumi'..."
Hiroki Sawada couldn't bring himself to say it, and pretended to be silly and kept silent.
And indeed, no one would force a one-and-a-half-year-old Child.
"When school was dismissed, I said you would come to the Detective Agency, so they planned to come over to see Xiao Shu," Conan explained, "Haibara said she still had something to do, so she won't come over."
Hissashi nodded, put Hiroki Sawada on the Sofa, turned his head and asked Ran Mouri, "Where's Sonoko?"
"Sonoko suddenly said she didn't want to learn anymore..." Ran Mouri thought for a while, "But she didn't persist to the end when she learned to knit a sweater last time, maybe she suddenly lost interest this time too."
Conan chuckled in his heart, Sonoko was probably scared by Hissashi's sentence 'Beauty Skin', not only would she not learn how to make it, but she probably wouldn't eat it again in the future.
Anyway, he wouldn't eat Strawberry Crystal Cake again.
First time losing appetite for some kind of food made by Hissashi.
"I've already prepared the raw materials..." Before Ran Mouri went to the Kitchen, she didn't forget to look at the well-behaved little one sitting on the Sofa.
If it wasn't agreed that she would learn to make crystal cake, she would rather play with the Babies, they look very well-behaved...
"Brother Ike, you guys are busy, leave Xiao Shu to us to take care of!"
"Don't worry, we will take good care of him!"
"Absolutely no problem."
Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ayumi seriously promised.
Hissashi didn't care anymore and went to the Kitchen.
He always felt that the promises of those three Children were like setting a Flag, but at the Mouri Detective Agency, nothing should go wrong.
Even if something happened, Hiroki Sawada should be able to take care of the three Kids...
After Ran Mouri mastered the basic steps and made a Strawberry Crystal Cake, it was already more than an Hour later.
Ran Mouri stared seriously at Hissashi trying the crystal cake, and after a moment, asked, "How is it?"
"Passable."
Hissashi put down the crystal cake after taking a bite.
It tasted a little sweet to him, but this was a matter of personal taste. For Girls or Children, it should be just right.
Ran Mouri chuckled, put the crystal into a serving plate, and walked out while carrying it, "Then I'll send it out for everyone to try, and by the way, ask everyone what they plan to have for Dinner."
Hissashi followed out of the Kitchen and found...
His own Godson was gone.
Not only was Hiroki Sawada gone, but even Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, and Genta were gone.
The Television was playing Kamen Rider programs, and only Conan was sitting alone on the Sofa watching Television.
Mori Kogoro sat behind the Table reading the horse racing newspaper, and the whole Inside the Room looked much deserted.
"Huh?" Ran Mouri put the plate on the Table, looked around, "Where did everyone go?"
"They said they were going to take Xiao Shu to buy Kamen Rider cards," Conan said, "They went to that Shop at the Street Corner Outside."
"Don't worry about them, that Shop is just at the Street Corner, not far away. Let Kid Conan go and call them back for dinner later," Mori Kogoro put down the newspaper, walked to the Table, reached out to take the crystal cake from the plate, "Looks pretty good, let me taste..."
Before his hand touched the crystal cake, the plate was taken away by Ran Mouri.
"Then let's wait for everyone to come back and eat together," Ran Mouri picked up the plate, smiled and said to Conan, "Conan, go and call everyone back for Dinner, what do you want to eat for Dinner?"
"I want to eat..." Conan jumped off the Sofa, responded obediently, and looked up at Hissashi, "Stir-Fried 'Fly Heads', is that okay?"
The smile on Ran Mouri's Face froze, "Stir-fried... stir-fried what?"
Did she hear wrong?
Mori Kogoro sized up Conan with a face of surprise.
So heavy flavor? Could it be that his brain is broken after being hit on the head by him too many times, this Kid?
"It's the name of a dish," Conan couldn't withstand Ran Mouri's complicated Gaze, and quickly explained, "There are no real Flies in it, because fermented black beans are used, which looks a bit like Fly Head, so it's called this name. I've eaten it at Brother Ike's Home, and the Convenience Store at the Street Corner sells bottled fermented black beans, I can bring them back by the way."
"So that's how it is..." Ran Mouri breathed a sigh of relief, turned her head to look at Hissashi, "Brother Hichiji, then please teach me how to make it!"
Hissashi nodded. Teaching cooking was no problem, but he was worried about the Safety of the Children.
...
While Hissashi and Ran Mouri were in the Kitchen cooking Dinner, Conan went to the Street Corner and came back, bringing back bottled fermented black beans, but he didn't bring back the Children.
"The Shop Owner said they left about ten minutes ago," Conan handed the bottled fermented black beans to Ran Mouri, "I'll use the Detective Badge to contact them and ask where they are."
"Really, a bunch of Kids running around all day..." Mori Kogoro was speechless.
As soon as Conan took out the Detective Badge, the Detective Badge 'beeped'.
"Conan, this is bad..." Ayumi's lowered voice was full of tension, "Someone has been Murdered here."
"What?" Conan's Face changed drastically, and he hurriedly asked, "Where are you now?"
"Turn up the volume," Hissashi reminded.
Conan immediately turned up the volume of the Detective Badge.
"This is..." Ayumi was saying, when she was interrupted by a 'click' sound.
Mitsuhiko's softened voice faintly came from over there, "Oh no, it seems he's going to carry the Deceased out..."
Mori Kogoro sat up straight and listened attentively.
Then, there was a rustling sound over there, and then there was no sound...
Conan waited for a moment, and seeing that there was still no sound over there, he nervously asked, "Hey, Ayumi, what happened to you? Answer quickly! Ayumi?!"
There was still no response.
"Tracking Glasses," Hissashi reminded again.
Conan pressed the frame of his Glasses, looked at the mirror display, "No, the distance is not enough, I can't track their current Location."
"What should we do?" Ran Mouri looked at Hissashi worriedly, "They didn't have an Accident, did they? Xiao Shu should also be with them, should we Report to Police first?"
Not to mention the other Children, Xiao Shu should also be there. If they really encounter some bad guys, a one-and-a-half-year-old Child can't even run away.
"Teacher Mouri, you'd better tell Inspector Megure," Hissashi sat on the Sofa, "Listen for a while longer. They didn't scream just now, and there was no sound of being attacked. They should not be in Danger yet."
"I know!" Mori Kogoro nodded seriously, picked up the Landline Phone on the Table, walked aside, "I'll tell Inspector Megure and ask him to find Police Officers on Duty to help."
Conan raised his eyes and looked at Hissashi's calm Face, and began to suspect again that Hissashi had no Emotion of tension or Fear.
Thinking carefully, since he met Hissashi, he really hadn't seen Hissashi panic. The only time his Face changed color was probably when he heard about Hiroki Sawada's Suicide. Although he didn't see it, he believed Ayumi wouldn't talk nonsense, she definitely saw it.
Having such a person beside him, he felt that he could calm down a lot.
(End of Chapter)
