At the moment when he saw Yumi appear, Takagi prayed wildly in his heart. After all, Emoto Shoshi had said before that they were two police beauties.
It is self-evident who the other person is.
But there is a kind of "Murphy's Law" in this world. The simplest form of expression is "the more afraid something will happen, the more likely it will happen."
"Yumi! Come back soon!! I can't handle so many people myself."
Suddenly, a familiar female voice came from behind, but it made Takagi tremble. He turned his head and saw the familiar face: "Sato, Sato...why are you here?"
"Takagi!? And Chiba Criminal..."
Sato Miwako was also panicked when she saw this, but immediately looked at Takagi with a "death stare" in her expression.
"Don't you think there's something wrong with the atmosphere?"
At the dining table on the other side, Xiaolan looked at the scene in front of her and quickly lowered her body and whispered.
"Things are really getting more and more interesting." Mouri Kogoro said with a playful expression on his face.
"Indeed, it's very interesting." Seeing the scene in front of him, Tang Ze also looked at the scene with an expression of amazement, looking at it from a distance with a look of "it's not too big to watch the excitement".
A pair of lovers met by chance at a social gathering behind each other's backs.
This wave, what a wonderful fate~
It sounds like the kind of "cheating on each other as a sign of respect" in the works.
Of course, the two of them definitely didn't go that far, but the atmosphere definitely felt that way.
It was rare for Karasawa and Mouri Kogoro to have a "common front" when it came to eating melons. Conan and Xiaolan looked at them with speechless faces, leaving Ayako snickering beside them.
Of course, Karasawa was just watching the fun, but after watching it, when Sato Miwako found them, he still stepped forward to help explain.
With him and Ayako here, Miwako Sato also believed that Takagi was brought in by Chiba to make up the numbers.
Although this kind of thing can actually be explained, and the two of them have not made any big mistakes, they are still a little angry in their hearts.
The main reason is that after the two of them had the "standard" of Karasawa and Ayako, they couldn't help but have a contrast in their hearts.
Obviously, those two people received "full marks for homework", while I received "zero marks for homework".
So the two people, who held each other's breath, started the Cold War mode at the gathering.
As a result, Miwako Sato became the focus of the male fraternity, and even practiced how to capture prisoners.
But looking at the pained expression on Chiba's face, one could tell that the other party was secretly venting his anger.
But the men around him were happy with it. Now they wanted to step forward and experience the feeling of being captured. It was completely a "safety lesson" on the spot.
Of course, Karasawa and Mouri Kogoro were also popular. However, because Chiba had given Emoto Shoshi an explanation in advance, and Ayako, the official girlfriend, was present, all the ladies present had to sign before going to Moori Kogoro.
Goro's side.
Although Mouri Kogoro is a "showman", I have to say that his character is indeed very likable.
Moreover, in the eyes of uninformed people, the other party is indeed a "famous detective". Under various auras, Moori Kogoro's appearance as a lecherous uncle turns out to be humorous, making the ladies around him laugh.
Of course, the sorority held by Emoto Shoshi this time is not that formal. To put it bluntly, it means that everyone can play together, make friends, and if they can see each other, it is naturally better to be together. If not, don't force it.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye it was nine-thirty-five. The "culprit" Miyano Yumi, who had dragged Sato Miwako over for a social gathering, had long been drunk and was lying on the table unconscious.
"It's almost time for me to leave."
Looking at the time on her phone, the short-haired woman sitting next to Takagi planned to get up and leave.
"Hey, Aya-san, what are you talking about?" Emoto Shoshi sat on the other side of Emoto Aya to dissuade him: "It's hard to come out for some air, isn't it?"
"But I'm a little worried about Kota being alone at home." Aya Emoto said worriedly.
"Is he your brother?" Xiaolan asked curiously.
"No, he is my 5-year-old cousin. His parents are working abroad, so he is temporarily staying at my house during this period." Aya Emoto explained with a smile.
"It's okay. Didn't you already prepare dinner for Haotai?"
However, Shoji Emoto didn't want his sister to go back so soon, and once again advised: "It's a rare time to come out and have fun."
"But I still have a job..." Aya Emoto hesitated.
"Well, let's put work aside for now." Takagi took a cup and moved it to Emoto Aya and started pouring wine: "You should relax and breathe some air occasionally, otherwise it will not be good for your health."
"Hi..."
Faced with Police Officer Takagi's dissuasion, Aya Emoto's attitude softened, and a flash of shyness could be seen on her face.
Apparently Takagi's good-natured character seemed to attract him.
But at this moment, Takagi suddenly felt a chill running down his spine. He turned around and saw Sato Miwa strangling a man's neck with a "death stare" expression.
That murderous look made Takagi turn green for an instant.
It wasn't until the unfortunate "victim" cried out in pain that Sato Miwako woke up from her anger and quickly apologized to the other party.
After Takagi received Xiaolan's reminder, he realized that he had poured all the beer on the table, and apologized repeatedly.
‘It’s so interesting~’
Karasawa, who was hugging Ayako at the side, felt so happy when he saw this scene that he was "eating melon". Ayako slapped him and said that he was just watching "the excitement is not too big a deal".
"I am sorry!"
Takagi quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe the table, while Emoto Aya shook his head, seeming to have recovered from the previous state, and quickly stood up: "I think I'd better go back, after all, it happened before
Such a strange thing."
"strange things?"
Tang Ze raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and his previous mentality of eating melons and watching movies suddenly became serious: "Don't you know what it means to talk about it conveniently?"
He has not forgotten the possible cases that may occur in the local area. After all, this time there is a "classic trio" present, so there is no room for him to be careless.
"There's nothing that can't be said. It's just about Haotai."
Emoto Shoshi said: "One time, when he brought his friends to his home to play, he showed off to his friends a super-limited Masked Superman battle card.
Later I asked him where he got it from, and he said it was given to him by a kind uncle.
He said that the man had a full beard and long bangs that blocked his eyes and made it difficult to see his face clearly.
His wallet fell in front of Haotai, and Haotai picked it up for him and gave him the limited edition card as a thank you."
"Not only that, that person also took Haotai to his house as a guest and treated him to cake."
Aya Emoto felt a little uneasy when she said this: "At the same time, he also asked a lot of things.
I asked Haotai what the other person asked, and he told me that the uncle was a fortune teller and wanted to know what the layout of our room was like.
For example, where the sofa or bed is placed, some are placed in the entrance hall, etc.
In addition, there are my and my brother’s birthdays, where the incoming mail is placed, etc.”
"It feels like someone has ulterior motives."
After hearing this, Tang Ze analyzed: "It sounds like 'email' is the target of the other party. Generally, Feng Shui masters will only pay attention to the placement of furniture in the house, but will not specifically ask about trivial things like emails."
"Yes. At that time, Haotai told him that my mail would be placed in the cabinet and Shi's mail would be left on the table. The man also told Haotai that these are good locations and not to be changed casually."
Aya Emoto looked a little uneasy when she said this.
"Then did you find anything important in the email?" Takagi asked, touching his chin.
"I don't know, I didn't receive it here." Emoto Aya shook his head.
"Me neither." Masashi Emoto was not too nervous: "And I think that man should be my friend.
He probably wanted to surprise me on my birthday or something."
"Oh? Why do you think so?"
Karasawa looked at General Emoto and said: "Generally speaking, when you hear something like this, your first reaction must be to be vigilant, right?
Why do you think the other person is your friend?"
"Because when Haotai was eating cake at his house, the phone rang."
Masashi Emoto explained: "The man happened to go to the toilet, and the call was transferred to the answering machine, and then Kota heard my voice."
"Then can you guess who it is?" Xiaolan asked curiously.
"That's not clear."
Emoto Shoshi said helplessly: "In order to gather the people to contact this time, I called many friends, and it must be one of them.
The man seemed to have hurriedly sent Haotai home after hearing the message.
I guess he was afraid that I would find out, so he was so panicked."
"Then I don't know what that message said?" Conan asked.
"It's nothing, I just said that I would come here with my sister to have a party today." Masashi Emoto said without any sense of nervousness.
But after the words fell, everyone present looked stern.
"So, that man knows that both of you are not at home today?" Miwako Sato said with a solemn expression.
"You guys are so careless." After sternly scolding Masashi Emoto for not caring about the safety of his children, Karasawa looked at Aya Emoto with a serious face and said, "Hurry up and call back.
"
"I just tried several times before but couldn't get through, so I was anxious to go back." Aya Emoto said with a worried look. It wasn't until this moment that she felt that something was not going well.
"Let's go, go take a look."
Karasawa stood up immediately. Chiba and Sato Miwako also wanted to call out to Chiba and Yumi, but found that both of them, including Mouri Kogoro, were drunk.
It's useless to bring a few drunk guys. With Karasawa here, Conan doesn't need Mori Kogoro as a substitute for reasoning. Karasawa simply asked Ayako to help look after the three drunk guys in Yumi, while the others followed Emoto.
Cai returns home.
Taking a taxi, everyone arrived at Aya Emoto's home, but they searched the whole house but could not find Kota.
At this point, Tang Ze secretly thought it was bad.
Combined with the previous actions of the suspicious person, Tang Ze was basically able to determine that the other party's purpose was to kidnap.
When he saw Moori Kogoro, Conan and others, he had already secretly been on alert, just to be prepared for possible cases that might occur in the hotel.
But who would have thought that tonight's case was not a murder case, but a kidnapping case.
This wave was a sudden attack, catching Tangze by surprise.
The next moment, as if to confirm Karasawa's bad premonition, the anxious shouts of the Emoto siblings came straight from the bedroom.
When everyone rushed to the bedroom, they found that Word was opened on the computer and a line of text was typed on it.
"I have your cousin in my hands. Prepare 1 million for me to contact you. If you dare to call the police, I will kill him."
"What should we do now..." Aya Emoto looked panicked, obviously not knowing what to do.
"calm down."
Tang Ze stood up and took charge of the overall situation, "At least we came back with you, which also avoided some trouble. In short, leave the case to us."
Speaking of this, Tang Ze looked at everyone: "Anyway, let's first make sure there are no bugs in the house."
Hearing Karasawa's words, Conan and others nodded and began to search the room.
Tangze also took advantage of the opportunity to search and turned on the portable anti-monitoring device. After confirming that there was no eavesdropping device in the room, and seeing that everyone had found almost everything, he gathered everyone together and began to sort out the current situation.
"The most suspicious person now is the man who sent Haotai the card."
In the living room, Karasawa said based on the current situation: "Based on what Mr. Emoto said before, the other party should be your friend.
I wonder if you remember that you sent out an invitation tonight, but no one came to join the party?"
"There are three people."
Hearing Emoto Shoshi's words, Karasawa's mouth twitched slightly, but his heart did not move at all when the other party told the news.
After all, the reason why "Choose One of Three Classics" can be referred to as "classic" is because this routine has been used too many times.
If the situation wasn't so critical, Tang Ze would have complained a few words, but now he had no thoughts at all and listened carefully to the information the other party told him.
The first is a man named Rokuda, who is Masashi Emoto’s childhood friend.
The second one is his junior high school student, named Yinwu.
The third person is a regular at the gym where he works, named Sazuka.
Although Emoto Shoshi said that the three of them are good people and would not kidnap people, Karasawa just listened to these words and did not take them seriously at all.
After all, if the other party is really a good person, they should be socializing at this moment instead of worrying about finding Haotai.
Unfortunately, the time when the calls were made to the three of them was when Haotai was out, so the suspicion of a certain person could not be further ruled out.
And this was not beyond Tangze's expectation. After all, if one of them could be photographed so easily, it wouldn't be a "choose one of the classic three" case.