Chapter 123: First Encounter with a Wealthy Family
Chapter 124: First Encounter with a Wealthy Family
(I'd like to explain one thing at the beginning. It's so important that it takes up the main text. Regarding the timeline of Conan's world, Conan has been an elementary school student for nearly 20 years. I really can't stabilize the timeline, so please ignore it. I'm starting to not care about time, seasons, holidays, cycles, etc. Of course, I will try my best to maintain the order of the plot. So please be prepared for it to be summer today, winter tomorrow, and time not moving forward. That's all)
Before lunch that day, Conan and I returned to the Maori Office, because we had to go to a place with my father this afternoon. It was a family that could compete with the Suzuki family, the chairman's family of the Nagato Group.

After lunch, my dad drove us to the home of Chairman Nagato. Seeing the grandeur of Nagato's mansion, my dad and Xiaolan couldn't help but feel envious. In fact, if they wanted, I could give them a house that was even more luxurious than this one. But according to Xiaolan's personality, even if there was such a house, she wouldn't be used to living there. Not to mention my dad.

Following the butler Musashi, we walked into the Nagato mansion. As soon as I entered the gate, a breath of air blew in my face and made my body tremble slightly. I subconsciously entered a state of alert. After looking around, I slowly adjusted my breathing and calmed myself down.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that something was wrong with me, Conan asked me softly.

"It's nothing, just an occupational disease." I said calmly.

"Occupational disease?" Conan was puzzled, but he quickly looked around the surrounding environment, then patted my shoulder with an understanding look, indicating that it was safe here and there was no need to worry. I could only twitch my lips slightly in response.

I came to the president's resting room on the third floor and walked in. I saw an old man in his sixties lying half-lying on the bed. It seemed that the president was in poor health. Next to him was a woman who looked to be in her twenties. Judging from the folder in her hand, this woman should be the president's secretary.

"Oh, it's Mr. Mori, nice to meet you." The president, Nagato Michizo, who was lying on the bed with a peaceful face, was the first to greet us. "I'm really sorry to have a great detective like you come all the way here just for my matter."

"No, no. It's an honor for me, Maori Kogoro, to serve a great man like you, hehe." Dad kept rubbing his hands. "I wonder what you need me to investigate for you?"

"Ah, that's right. To be honest, I want to ask Mr. Maori to help me find my first love."

"... What?!" Dad was very surprised by President Nagato's request. In fact, not only Dad, but I was also surprised. But after thinking about it, it was right. Rich people are willful. Before I feel my body collapse, meeting my first love girlfriend can also be regarded as a way to relieve my lovesickness. So, under the temptation of a large sum of money, Dad also took the order, but after understanding some of the situation, Dad regretted it, because President Nagato did not have any photos of his first love girlfriend. There was only some information about the president's first love girlfriend.

"This lady's name is Akagi Kotomi. She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating from high school, she didn't get married until she was 29 years old. She and her husband Yamatohiro had a child, and five years after the birth of the child, the three of them suddenly disappeared." Hinata Yuki, the secretary standing next to the president, reported slowly to his father with the documents in his hand.

"This... there is only so little information." Dad rubbed his temples with some dissatisfaction. After all, he is now a famous detective. He was already a little disdainful of such a trivial matter as finding someone, and the fact that there was so little information made him complain even more. "But then again, who introduced me to you?" He couldn't complain to the president, so Dad pointed the finger at the recommender.

"It's me." After my dad complained, the door of the room was pushed open by a tall man. He was a righteous man. The moment he pushed the door open, I stepped back and stood behind Conan, letting Conan stand between us. At the same time, I quickly looked at the man in front of me, then closed my eyes and stopped looking at him. After that, I tried my best to restrain my breath so that he would not notice my presence.

"What's wrong again?" Conan looked at my actions and turned his head to ask me.

"This man makes me want to draw my gun and stay away." I said coldly.

"Hey, that's not the case." Conan narrowed his eyes. "But now that you mention it, I also feel like this person looks familiar, as if I've seen him somewhere before."

"Who knows? He's definitely a policeman," I said unhappily.

"I say, you should get used to this environment soon." Conan looked at me with a frown. "Don't forget, you are not a killer anymore."

"Hey~ Hey. I'll try my best." After hearing Conan's words, the corners of my mouth twitched. "If I try my best, I will be able to suppress the urge to draw my gun when I see the police in the future."

"Hey hey..." Conan was speechless.
"Ah, he's the old friend I just mentioned." Just as Conan and I rolled our eyes at each other, President Nagato introduced the person who just walked in to my father. "This is Mr. Hattori Heizo, who is currently the chief of the Osaka Police Department."

"What! You, you are the chief of the Osaka Police Station?" Upon learning the identity of the visitor, my father was slightly surprised.

"You are the one who appears on TV every time there is a major case in Osaka..." Xiaolan was also surprised, after all, the person standing in front of her was a well-known figure in the police force.

"No wonder I always felt like I'd seen him somewhere before, it turns out he's the chief of the Osaka Police Station." Conan said with half-moon eyes.

"No wonder I always have the urge to draw my gun, it turns out he is the chief of the police." I also had a half-moon eye.

"Huh?" Conan suddenly thought of something and muttered to himself. "This director is called Hattori Heizo, so he can't be..."

"Hey, Kudo, how have you been recently?" Before Conan could finish his words, a dark-skinned boy of about seventeen or eighteen suddenly appeared from behind Hattori Heizo and greeted Kudo.

Wait, Kudo?! This guy knows Conan's identity?! I looked at this boy who suddenly appeared with some seriousness. I was not the only one who was surprised. Even my father and Xiaolan were surprised. After all, he just shouted at Conan about Kudo. It's just that we were surprised in different directions. Conan on the side seemed to be at a loss. He hurriedly ran to the boy and whispered a few words. In the end, he used the homonym of the second Kudo, "hard work", to fool my father and Xiaolan.

"Hey, Kudo, who is that person?" I asked Conan quietly after he talked to that person. Very few people knew Kudo's identity, and the sudden appearance of this young man made me look a little solemn.

"Ah, that person is Hattori Heiji. He is a famous detective in Kansai and also my rival. He discovered my identity a while ago, but he is very tight-lipped. It's okay. And with him around, many difficult cases can be solved easily." Conan said to me softly. "I will introduce you two to each other later."

"Hattori Heiji?" I frowned and thought about it, then it suddenly dawned on me. It turned out to be the famous detective from Kansai who was on par with Kudo. Damn, the ten years of life in the organization have left me with very little advantage in time travel, and I even forgot such a key person. After a careful recollection, it seems that except for those I have seen before the age of six, those I have seen and heard in the organization, and those little brats who were with Conan and left a very deep impression on me, it seems that I have almost forgotten all the other characters. Now I really can't remember them for a while.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

Just when I was still struggling with the plot, the door of Chairman Nagato was knocked again. The visitors were Chairman Nagato's two daughters, Nagato Nobuko and Nagato Eyasu. However, it seemed that the eldest daughter Nobuko was a little disgusted with the chairman's secretary. The first thing she said when she opened the door was that she was a vixen. I could only put on a trace of disdain at the corner of my mouth. She said she was a vixen, but in fact, she was too old to get married.

"So, who are these people here?" Nobuko said to us bluntly, as if Miss Hinata's presence affected her mood.

"I am the famous detective Maori Kogoro." Dad responded unhappily. "Famous, famous detective?" Nobuko was surprised. "Why did the detective come to my house?"

"The president wanted the Maori detectives to help him find his first love, so he asked them..."

Snapped!
Before Miss Hinata could finish her words, Nobuko slapped her hard in the face. "I didn't ask you! Who told you to talk?"

"Hey! Nobuko! Don't do that... huh?" President Nagato was about to scold her when she saw another old pen from Hinata's bra pocket falling on her bed. But before President Nagato could say anything, Miss Hinata snatched the pen back into her hand.

"Hey, why haven't you thrown away that dirty pen? I don't care if it's your father's legacy, you'd better get rid of it quickly, otherwise others will feel disgusted when they see it." After leaving an infuriating remark, Xinzi waved her hand and walked out of the room. She mocked as she walked. "Jiang Kang, you better be careful, be careful that your most important light will be taken away by others, hahahahaha." Xinzi left the president's room with a burst of laughter, and her sister Jiang Kang followed Xinzi's footsteps and walked out. We were left in a room full of contempt or anger.

"Oh... I'm so sorry, Hinata." President Nagato apologized to Hinata helplessly. "Nobuko is also a little anxious because no one has proposed marriage to her at that age. Please don't be angry."

"Yes, I understand." Hinata was not angry, but with a little sigh, he put the pen back in his chest pocket. "Then I will go back to the company to deal with the remaining matters. Goodbye." Hinata bowed slightly to the president and turned to walk out.

"Ah, Miss Hinata, I plan to announce that matter to everyone tonight, so if you still sympathize with my son..." When he said this, there was a hint of pleading in President Nagato's eyes.

"No, President, my feelings for him are not sympathy, this is the fate between him and me." At this point, Miss Hinata's face showed some tenderness. "We have been bound together by the bond of fire for a long time." With a gentle smile, Hinata slowly left the room and politely closed the door.

"The bond of fire? Hmm?"
"The bond of fire? Eh?" Conan and I said this word at the same time. Then we both looked at each other at the same time.

"What? Are you interested in this too?" Conan looked at me teasingly.

"No, I just remembered something else." I waved to Conan, then turned and walked towards the balcony.

"Why did it suddenly become like this?" Conan was puzzled, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he continued to listen to the conversation between the president and others.

Ties, where are my ties now? Standing on the balcony, I don't even have the right to lean on the balcony at my current height. I can only lean on the wall behind me, watching the clouds passing by in the sky and sighing softly. But it didn't take long before the commotion in the room attracted my attention again. Looking towards the source of the commotion, I saw a man wearing a knitted hat and a bandaged face standing at the door.

"Who!" Hattori Heiji, who was closest to the door, asked loudly.

"Ah, sorry, he is my son, Hideomi." President Nagato apologized. "He became what he is now because of a fire in high school." As President Nagato introduced him, the man called Hideomi at the door bowed slightly to us, but did not say a word.

"Hmm?" Looking at the man's actions, my brows slightly frowned.

"Xiao Xun. What's wrong?" Conan looked at my puzzled face and asked.

"No, nothing." I answered, narrowing my eyes at him. "Conan, you asked me what happened three times in such a short time. Are you that curious about my every move?"

"That can't be helped. There are so many guards, policemen and detectives here. If I don't pay more attention to you, what if you really pull out a gun?" Conan said unscrupulously. "Since you said you would trust me, I can't let you down."

"If you want to take advantage of my ability to discern and observe people, just say so directly. There's no need to talk nonsense so seriously." I sneered at Conan's words.

"Hey, hey, you found me." Conan scratched his head embarrassedly. "So, what did you find just now?"

"No, I didn't find anything." I squinted my eyes. "I was confused just now because the bandage on that person's face was not tied properly."

"Unruly? What do you mean?" Conan was curious.

"Well... I am also a killer who survived a hail of bullets. I have seen many bandages for wounds. His bandage method is too much to cover the face, let alone be effective. Except for the nose and one eye, even the mouth is sealed too tightly. Can't even drink water like that?"

"Eh? You're right." Through my description, Conan did find this suspicious point. But soon he narrowed his eyes and looked at me again. "I said, you are no longer a killer, can you please adapt to it quickly?"

"Hi~Hi. I'm just an ordinary elementary school student now. So, President Nagato's first love will be left to you, great detective. As an elementary school student, I'm going out to have some fun." Ignoring Conan's complaining look, I greeted Xiaolan on my own, and then walked out of the door of the president's room.

As soon as I walked out of the door and turned into the corridor, I pulled out a silver mobile phone from my necklace and made a call.

"Ah, Mr. Liufeng. How have you been after not seeing you for two days?" Soon, an unpleasant voice came into my ears.

"I'm not in a position to talk here. Please find me the information about the chairman of the Nagato Group and all the people in the three families of Nagato Dao. The more detailed the better. Tonight at the latest."

"No problem. I will organize all the information we know for you before twelve o'clock today." After that, Shoulang hung up the phone without saying anything more.

Listening to the busy tone of the phone, a cold smile appeared on the corner of my mouth, "Haha, great detective, this incident may be a very meaningful journey."

(End of this chapter)