Chapter 75

No matter how you think about it, it's ill-intentioned.

He is definitely doing it on purpose.

Conan thinks fiercely.

Suddenly, Kudo Yusaku seems to have discovered something and walks toward the hole.

Conan quickly lies back down, pretending to be unconscious.

With his eyes closed, Conan unconsciously thinks of Akaso Kaze.

"If that guy isn't a Black Organization member, he would definitely have discovered the chubby woman's weirdness, and combined with my performance at the time, he should have quickly realized I was kidnapped. But why did he deliberately let me be recaptured?"

Conan suddenly has a thought and considers another possibility.

"Right, from the villa case, it can be seen that Akaso Kaze has strong reasoning ability; he can know who the criminal is just by taking a casual look, and he can also know the other party's modus operandi."

"Although he is an Onmyoji in name, he is actually a very powerful detective, so it's very obvious."

"He must want to follow the chubby woman, find her accomplices, and capture them all."

"If that's the case, I'm afraid it won't be long before the police rush in, and by then, these two Black Organization members will definitely not be able to escape."

Conan thinks while waiting excitedly.

One hour, two hours, three hours...

Then he is dumbfounded.

"Could it be that I thought too much, and Akaso Kaze is deliberately trying to harm me?"

Conan frowns and ponders.

"No, that's not right, those two people just said they are trading tomorrow; I'm afraid that guy Akaso Kaze wants to catch them all in one net."

"No, if I'm saved by him, that would be too embarrassing; how would I have the face to compete with him for Ran in the future? I must rely on my own ability to escape."

Conan secretly climbs up.

"What? That kid is gone?"

The Kudo couple, who woke up in the morning, start acting again.

The two of them pretend to look for a while and then leave.

After they leave, a soft "creak" sound comes from the kitchen.

The wooden board under the carpet is lifted, and Conan crawls out from inside, letting out a long sigh.

That was close; I was almost discovered just now!

Sitting on the ground for a while, Conan stands up and walks out of the kitchen.

Scanning back and forth, he can't help but think of Akaso Kaze.

"Hehe, I'm going to find the trading location before that guy, and capture those two men and women and the people they are trading with first! By then, I'll see what his expression is."

Thinking of Akaso Kaze's frustrated look, Conan almost laughs out loud.

Pacing back and forth in the room, Conan ponders in his mind, recalling the conversation between the man and woman last night.

The trading time is at 1:00 PM, but he doesn't know where.

Searching everywhere, he finds a discarded newspaper with several holes cut in it in the trash can.

From the context, it's easy to infer the trading location: Beika Luxury Hotel.

"Strange, what does the missing '30' on the calendar mean? Could it refer to the floor? But the Beika Hotel only has nineteen floors!"

"I also asked about the lockers; they only go up to 26."

"Where exactly is the trading location? Could the clues I found not be complete enough?"

At noon, Conan the brat rests his chin on his hand, walking back and forth in the lobby of the Beika Luxury Hotel.

Looking at his watch, he mutters "bad."

It's already past 12:00, and the trading time is at 1:00; if he can't find it...

Conan walks to the dining area unconsciously.

Just as he is pondering blindly, he looks up and sees the guests at the table, and is stunned for a moment.

Then he rubs his eyes hard, looks again, and the corners of his mouth twitch twice.

Arie, this guy Akaso Kaze is really here?

And he's eating with a beauty?

This guy is having too good a time.

I'm running around risking my life, and he's actually picking up girls here...

Could it be that he already knows the trading location?

Conan has a thought and rushes over.