Chapter 16 Chairman Jin's Kidnapping Incident
the next day.
Yuya sent Conan to the Maori Office, saying that his parents were traveling and could not take care of Conan.
"I'm leaving Conan to you!" Yuya held Conan in front of Mouri Ran.
Hey, hey, hey, stop talking like I'm the one entrusting your orphan to someone else, okay? Conan lowered his eyes and was somewhat speechless.
Mao Lilan took Conan in with some regret and joy.
As for Uncle Mori... he's not here, but Yuya left him a check for 5 million yen. I guess he won't have any objections when he sees this check, right?
How much does it cost to raise a child for a period of time? The rest belongs to Kogoro Mori!
Of course, it was precisely because Youya knew how long Conan would stay at the Mori family that he gave him more money. It was not certain whether the five million was enough, after all, their family often broke down the rented cars.
It's embarrassing to eat for free, right Conan? Yuya raised his eyebrows at Conan.
Conan's eyes widened. He finally knew what Yuya did with his gold card so early in the morning. That was all his father's money, no, it was his money!
Damn it! I trusted him so much!
Facing Yuya's threatening gaze, Conan dared not say a word. He could already imagine what kind of loving beating he would face when his parents came back.
"Hmm, am I forgetting something?"
After leaving Maori Office, Youya realized that he had forgotten something, but he couldn't remember it, so he just patted his head and went home.
Passing by Kudo's house, Yuya heard the phone ringing inside with his excellent hearing.
After thinking for a while, since there was no one at Kudo's house, Yuya used the key he got from Conan to open the door and go in to answer the phone.
"Great, someone finally picked up the phone today!"
"Is this Kudo Shinichi?"
You didn't deny it right away, but asked, "Um, what's the matter?"
The person on the other end seemed to mistake Yuya for Kudo Shinichi, and said anxiously, "It's like this, I have a favor to ask of you."
"What commission?" It turned out to be a commission. Youya thought it was a test call from the organization.
However, this should not happen. Before Kudo Shinichi himself showed up and attracted the attention of the organization, only Miyano Shiho had come to Kudo's house to investigate.
The other party was very anxious, but his tone was very sincere: "My daughter has been kidnapped, and I want to ask you to help find her! The other party warned me not to call the police, so I had no choice but to come to you, a famous detective."
"The commission fee guarantees your satisfaction."
Yuya perked up as soon as he heard there was a case: "Okay, no problem. Please tell me the address and I'll be right there."
When there is a case, the system may issue a task, and there will be reward points. It doesn’t matter if there are more or less. More is naturally the best. If there are fewer, a mosquito leg is still meat no matter how thin it is, and You won’t mind!
The other party gave a string of addresses, and after getting the reply that You would go there, he hung up the phone.
"This address..." Yuya stroked his chin. He paid varying degrees of attention to companies large and small in Tokyo. "It seems to be the home of a certain company's chairman? The chairman's daughter was kidnapped?"
Youya slapped his head, wow, it turns out he had forgotten about this matter.
But the time is wrong, shouldn't this have happened last night when Shinichi became smaller? Did something go wrong?
While thinking about this, Youya took a taxi to his destination.
As soon as I entered, I saw the sad-looking Kogoro Mori and the uncle who looked tired and anxious.
Seeing Yuya, Maori Kogoro showed an unhappy expression on his face: "Yuya boy, why are you here?"
In order to get reward points, Yuya inevitably bumps into Mouri Kogoro, who has become a detective, and steals many cases from him. Therefore, Mouri Kogoro still dislikes Yuya.
When I saw him this moment, I immediately guessed that this guy was here to steal my job again.
"I received a call from the client, so I came to take a look." You also waved his hand, "Who is Chairman Gu?"
"I am, you are... Kudo Shinichi?" Why is he different from the one in the photo? Chairman Gu was a little confused and subconsciously looked at Maori Kogoro.
Kogoro Mouri was a little depressed as he had spent a whole night without solving the case. Chairman Tani was so anxious about his daughter's safety that he didn't care about anything else. He finally contacted Shinichi Kudo, but how come a stranger came?
But he could only helplessly explain in his heart: "This guy is Kudo's good friend Kamiya Yuya. Although he is not as famous, his ability is indeed better than that boy. Chairman Gu, you can rest assured."
The reason why Kogoro Mori did not treat Yuya with the same bad attitude as he did to Shinichi Kudo is because Yuya has the personality of a good boy. His humble character and strong ability make people convinced. Even if Kogoro Mori is unhappy, he can't bring himself to sabotage Yuya, especially in the current situation.
If Kudo Shinichi were here, he would definitely say; He's just a brat who only knows how to brag and likes to play detective games.
You see, personality is so important sometimes.
"I see," Chairman Gu did not doubt him and quickly told Youye what happened. "I set the ransom payment date to this afternoon on the pretext of raising cash. The deadline is almost up, and if it doesn't work, I will have to go and redeem the person with the money."
Yuya glanced at Maori Kogoro, who nodded. Yuya understood. It seemed that this method was taught by Maori Kogoro.
However, he would rather pay money and find a detective than call the police. It seems that the chairman values his daughter's safety more than money.
"In other words, it was originally just a fake kidnapping planned by Miss Gu, but someone unexpectedly intercepted it and turned it into a real kidnapping?"
Yuya was still a little speechless. It was one thing when watching the animation, but it was another thing when it really happened.
Youya just felt powerless to complain. Such a thing would only happen in the world of science.
Yuya asked, "So, is there any other information besides this?"
He really couldn't remember this case which happened in the early stages of the animation, so he could only rely on his own abilities to solve it.
"Yes, when Miss Tani was on the phone, she said that there was a large chimney that could be seen from the window of the school warehouse." Kogoro Mouri took the initiative to provide clues.
Yuya nodded slightly.
Kogoro Mori is a very good person. When he sees that he may not have time to solve the case, he knows that kidnapping is different from murder and that the hostages may be rescued, so every minute and every second is precious.
"Very clear hint. Have you found a school warehouse that meets the requirements?" Youye asked.
Chairman Gu shook his head in pain: "We have looked for it. We even looked in the warehouses where we could see the chimney, but we couldn't find it anywhere."
"I see. It looks like there are some deviations in the information that we're not aware of." Yuya thought secretly.
"Is there a map of Beika Town?" Yuya asked. Although there is an electronic map of this timeline, it is not as convenient to use as a paper map.
The butler on the side quickly handed over the map.
Youya opened the map and started searching on it.
"Based on the time of the incident and the location where the ransom was handed over, the kidnappers should still be in Beika Town." Yuya slowly moved his finger across the map, while the corresponding real-life images flashed through his mind.
He has a photographic memory and can present the recorded scenes in his mind like a slide show at any time.
"Chimney, school warehouse..." Youya muttered softly, his fingers moving non-stop, and everyone's eyes followed the movement of his fingers.
"Warehouse...chimney..." Youya repeated these two words, "Miss Gu should have been locked up indoors, but she was not found in the warehouse, so there may be some cognitive bias in the word warehouse..."
"But what if there is a deviation in the word chimney..." Yuya's finger suddenly stopped, and the place where his finger was pointing was a building.
Everyone's eyes also stopped here.
The image of the building appeared in Yuya's mind, it was a flat rectangular building.
"No, change direction..." Youya murmured, and began to draw circles with his fingers. At the same time, the building in his mind began to rotate until it turned to a certain angle, "Yes, it's here!"
Yuya tapped his finger hard, then drew a long straight line from top to bottom.
"The schools along this line are..." Youya glanced at the map, "This is it, Nibashi Middle School!"
Yuya pointed with his fingers and explained, "From this angle, the shape of this building can also be mistaken for a chimney at night."
Since the kidnapping happened last night, from Miss Gu’s perspective, it should be a night perspective.
"Hurry, go find him now!" Chairman Gu shouted.
The housekeeper quickly called someone out.
"Chairman Gu." Youye called Chairman Gu, "Time is limited, I can only make inferences based on the information I know."
Youye sighed, "But you have to know that reasoning can be wrong, especially when there is limited information, so... please prepare the money. If you can't find it, you can use the money to redeem the person."
Chairman Gu was sweating and trembling as he responded, "I understand." Then he staggered away, probably to get the cash.
Yuya glanced at Kogoro Mori and found that he was leisurely lighting a cigarette and smoking it.
"Uncle Maori, you don't seem to be in a hurry at all?" Youye asked with some confusion.
"Hmph!" Maori Kogoro blew out a smoke ring unhappily. "Although I don't want to admit it, your reasoning has never been wrong. I believe you won't make a mistake this time either."
"There's always a chance of something happening..." Youye whispered.
"What did you say?" Kogoro Mouri didn't hear clearly and asked subconsciously.
"Nothing, thank you for your trust, uncle." Youya replied with a bright smile.
"Tsk!" Kogoro Mouri smacked his lips.
Youye looked at the direction where Chairman Gu left. In fact, he was looking at his own system panel. The task bar clearly displayed: Rescue the kidnapped chairman's daughter before the murder.
Yuya took a deep breath and said, "It has to be correct..."
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After a long time, when Youya's legs were almost sore from standing, he finally heard a pleasant "ding" sound.
"Mission completed, 3 bonus points obtained."
Yuya breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the points were few, the mission was accomplished, which meant the person was successfully rescued.
Yuya turned around and looked at Maori Kogoro who had also been waiting: "Okay, Uncle Maori, the matter is resolved, I will go back first."
"Gone?" Kogoro Mouri was a little confused. You know the problem has been solved before the person comes back?
"Well, I still have homework to do and it has to be handed in tomorrow." Youye smiled and waved his hand, then left.
Before leaving, he added: "By the way, this time is different from before. You don't need to hide it from me."
Now that Kudo Shinichi has left the stage, he can come to the front stage appropriately and the paving done before can be used.
"Homework? Don't think I don't know that you never do your homework." Kogoro Mouri muttered in a low voice.
(The subsequent plot will be largely omitted and will quickly move on to the 10 billion yen incident and Shiho's rescue operation.)