cat blues

Chapter 142

The detective uniform worn by Edogawa Ranpo was quite conspicuous in the crowd, and Kudo Shinichi found this famous detective in the crowd not long after.

At this time, the famous detective was standing on the side of the road with his face upturned, accepting the treatment of being wiped with a wet towel. When he had just eaten the hummus Yuji Maomao bought for him, he accidentally ate it all up. All face.Yuji Maomao couldn't see it, and took a wet tissue from his carry-on bag to wipe his mouth.

Zhongyuan Zhong on the side was also a little surprised. When he took a few people shopping yesterday, he didn't find that there were still Arabic food here, but he thought of the book "Arabic: Beginner's Guide" that he saw in the library. It is not surprising that "Arabic: From Beginning to Grave" has been altered by people.

At this time, he was also scooping hummus with a small spoon in his hand, and by the way, he found a strange stall that he had never seen before on the flyer, and he did not forget to say, "Mr. There seems to be Indian food in front, isn't the aroma of Indian food too exciting for you?"

After Yukichi wiped Edogawa Ranpo's mouth, he put the dirty wipes back into his trash bag. Hearing this, he immediately hesitated to move on. Cats have a much stronger sense of smell than humans. It's like when you were in the activity room in the morning, it was the big cat who first discovered that there was a dead person in the cabinet of the activity room.

And Edogawa Ranpo, who understood the expression on Yukichi Maomao's face for the first time, found the body in an instant, and completed the whole process of solving the case in no time.

However, when making dishes, it really annoyed Yuji Maomao. As a result of its good nose, it was completely unable to make food with too strong aroma, so it has always been unable to cook spicy food, even if it is Curry, it also uses curry ingredients bought in the market instead of making it yourself.In fact, the cat tried it, but after being stimulated by the smell of turmeric powder and sneezing for half an hour, the cat had to give up.

"Then let's go to the sports club area over there." Edogawa Ranpo said as a matter of course, "I remember you guys knew someone who played tennis before? He should be in high school now, right?"

"You mean Yagyu? He is studying in the high school of Lihai University and is still playing tennis." Zhong also looked at the leaflet in his hand, "Lihai University won three consecutive championships in the middle school tennis competition, but After entering high school, probably because everyone’s physical functions have begun to develop further, in this summer’s match, even with Mori Jusaburo, they still lost to the ice emperor.”

Kunikida and I both went to watch that competition. Everyone's bodies have further developed after entering high school. Compared with the middle school period, not only the strength and speed have been greatly improved, but also the various skills used have improved.Of course, the fact that the candidates on both sides are different is also a problem.

All in all, that game was a fight of gods. The teams on both sides were exhausted and even reached overtime.As a result, in the overtime match, the sophomore who failed to beat Bingdi in the singles three, unfortunately lost to them.

According to the news sent by Yagyu Hiroshi later, they may have to undergo terrible physical training to prepare for the national competition next year. After all, among Japanese students, tennis competitions are only held in summer.

Just when they decided on the next viewing direction, the teenager not far away rushed over cheering, "Mr. Luanbu!"

"Huh?" Edogawa turned his head in disorder, and saw a young man rushing towards him, "Who are you?"

The boy was not affected at all, and said excitedly, "Mr. Ranpo, my name is Kudo Shinichi, and I am your fan!"

"Kudou..." Edogawa tilted his head and thought for a while, then immediately remembered, "Ah, you are the son of Yusaku Kudo."

"Yes!" Kudo Shinichi was so happy that his idol still remembered him!

"Yusaku Kudo, isn't that the super-famous mystery novelist?" Nakahara Nakaya was stunned for a moment before realizing who the other party was, and then he leaned down curiously and asked, "Little Kudo, where are your family members? "You won't let this kid visit the school festival at the university alone, will you?

If it was yesterday morning, he could still say that because it was the school festival of Dongwai University, it should be very safe, but there have been two murders in such a short time from yesterday noon to now, what can he say?Moreover, he had seen this kid yesterday, he dared to sneak into the scene of the murder rashly yesterday, and it is not a big deal to dare to come to the school festival alone today.

After Zhong Yuan calmed down, his attitude towards children was very approachable. He didn't like children very much, but anyway, he had been an investigator for so many years, and he had encountered children quite a few times. He is not good at dealing with little ghosts, after such a long period of training, he has naturally become used to it.

Kudo Shinichi shook his head resolutely, "No, I came with my father, and Mr. Ranpo!" As soon as Kudo Shinichi finished speaking, he realized that he had neither a pen nor a pen when he came here. When the magazine signed by the other party came over, I was a little embarrassed.

"Did you forget to bring the pen and paper?" Edogawa Ranbu could tell at a glance that this kid definitely came with his parents, and he was driving a private car, otherwise the trousers and shoes would not be so clean. Judging from his own eyes, he is definitely an admirer of himself, and the reason why he stopped halfway through the speech, I think it is because he forgot to bring the most important pen and paper.

"Yes, yes..." Kudo Shinichi said with some embarrassment, and then changed the subject again, "Mr. Ranpo, those people we saw in the back just now were identified by Mr. Ranpo, right? Mister is great."

"Hmph, of course." Edogawa puffed up his chest in a flurry of steps, as if I could bear a few more compliments.

"Shinichi, Mr. Ranpo." Kudo Yusaku also quickly found him. Edogawa Ranpo's detective outfit is still quite outstanding here, and he is tall. If you look carefully, you will soon find him leaning on the road. A few people around.

"Dad!" Kudo Shinichi hurriedly greeted his father, he also saw the magazine in his father's hand, and immediately cheered, "Ah, that's the one, Dad, you even took your own ah."

"Mr. Ranpo, please sign for us." Kudo Yusaku walked up with a smile, handed over the two magazines in his hand, and took out a pen from his suit and handed them over together.

The two men and the cat who saw what the two magazines were at a glance showed subtle expressions, and Edogawa Ranpo quickly became proud, and after taking the magazines over, he took the pen and notebook proudly He flipped through the "New Trends of Thought" magazine that published Yanboshang to the page where his "Two Copper Coins" was published, and signed his name like a flying phoenix.

After signing, he said happily: "Do you need the poet's signature? The one next to me is Zhongya Zhongyuan."

Hearing his introduction, both father and son were stunned before they realized what the meaning of "Nakahara Chuya" meant. Kudo Shinichi suddenly pointed at the young man with orange-red hair in disbelief: "You, you are not Are you a member of the Armed Detective Agency?"

"What are you doing?" Chuya raised his eyebrows, "Mr. Ranpo is still our pillar."

"Shinichi..." Kudo Yusaku first criticized his son's rude behavior, then turned around and apologized to Chuya Nakahara, "I'm very sorry, that kid Shinichi just didn't expect it."

"Brother Zhongyuan, I'm very sorry!" Kudo Shinichi also decisively bowed his head and apologized. Although he was a little too curious, he was not a person who could distinguish between right and wrong. His good tutor quickly made him realize his gaffe just now.

"Well, it's okay." After hearing the apology, Zhong Yuan reached out and pressed his hat to express that it was nothing.

"Brother Zhongyuan, please sign!" Kudo Shinichi handed out the magazine he had already brought back.

The corners of Chuya Nakahara's mouth twitched slightly, but he happily took the pen and paper and signed his name for them.

Yusaku Kudo took the returned magazine and pen, and couldn't help but praise, "Mr. Nakahara's accomplishments in poetry are really remarkable. Not only me, but my wife also likes your poetry very much."

Zhong also felt a little embarrassed when he heard such straightforward appreciation, "Heh, it's nothing."

Kudo Shinichi couldn't help but said: "If I really want to say it, I really like Mr. Ranpo's masterpiece better, it's really well written!"

Edogawa Ranpo suddenly became happy and proud.

"So when are you going to write again, Mr. Ranpo?" Kudo Shinichi looked at him with twinkling eyes.

Ranpo Edogawa suddenly felt the pressure. Can he say that he wanted to write a book in the first place just to trick his big cat into making him a big cake that he can enjoy exclusively?

He's not interested in the second article or something.

"I'm still thinking about it." But thinking about the praise his parents gave him before, Edogawa Ranpo felt that he could still work harder, so at this time he said very confidently, "I already have a clue."

"Yeah!" Kudo Shinichi raised his hands happily and cheered.

Seeing them chatting over there, Yuji Maomao walked to the vending machine on the side, bought a can of drink for each of them, and took it back.

By the time the big cat came back to them, the topic of their chat had turned to what happened this morning.

"Mr. Ranpo, how did you find out about that prisoner?" Kudo Shinichi was very, very curious.

"Isn't this kind of thing easy to understand at a glance?" Edogawa Ranpo's answer was also in his style. Yusaku Kudo, who was on the side, carefully studied the results of the World's No. [-] Detective Contest over the past few years. Through the video, I somewhat understand that the world in the eyes of this famous detective is completely different from that of an ordinary person like himself.

So he just stroked his son's head to comfort his battered heart, and then asked with some puzzlement: "I heard the Mumu police department say at the back door that you exposed two members of the film club. The previous crimes were also described in great detail, can you please clarify this point for us?"

"That, it's just that you haven't seen a movie they made last year." Regarding this matter, Edogawa Ranpo didn't mind, "They made a mistake when they were making a movie and caused people to Death, so just go watch the video and find out."

Yujimaomao handed him the drink. It also watched a movie together yesterday, but it didn't understand why Ranpo could say those things so fluently today.

If someone else asked, Ranpo Edogawa would have said "you can find out by yourself" as before, but since Yukichi Maomao was curious, the famous detective decided to satisfy his cute cat. curiosity.

He started to explain, "The movie was filmed last year. Looking at the building and the billboards on the building and the text, you can tell that it is in Kabado-cho. The actors are all wearing cool clothes, so it can be judged that it is in summer." , the shadow of the airship appeared in the middle of the film. According to the shadow at that time, it can be judged what time it was, and then just check the airship that flew over the section of Kudo-cho during that time period last summer. We can know the exact date."

Yuji Maomao was a little dizzy from being entangled, and it took a while to understand, but the father and son beside him understood after a little thought.

"Then there is the place where they hid the corpse. Because the director of the film is a son of a rich family, he must have driven his own car when he went out to shoot the film. According to the location where they filmed the film at that time, the closest distance can give them peace of mind. No matter how you look at it, the place to bury the corpse without being discovered is only a wild mountain area less than three kilometers away from their shooting location, and it is a recognized mountain forest area. According to the Environmental Protection Act, it will not be easily discovered. Developed." After speaking, Edogawa Ranpo took a sip of his drink.

Only then did Yuji Maomao nodded in understanding, and Zhongya Zhongya finally understood, and couldn't help but clapped his hands and said, "You really deserve to be Mr. Ranpo."

"Hmph, I'm the best detective in the world!" Edogawa raised his head proudly, "Such a simple matter can be understood at a glance."

However, only Yusaku Kudo can understand that this is definitely not something that can be understood at a glance, otherwise the girl would not have been aware of her brother's death for so long, nor would she have been unable to find her brother for so long remains.

Just when everyone was praising Edogawa Ranpo, a girl came over, and they all recognized Ranpo. It was the female lead of the previous film club. When the female lead saw them, she was also loose After a sigh of relief, half of the delicate makeup on her face was lost because of the previous crying, but even so, it can be seen that her foundation is very good.

When the female lead found them, her breath was a little short, she was trotting all the way to find them.

"Thank you..." Seeing Edogawa Ranpo and Nakahara Chuya, the girl immediately bowed 90 degrees, "Thank you, thank you for saving that child's heart."

I didn't expect the person who caught up to say this, Kudo Yusaku was a little surprised, but heard Edogawa Ranpo say: "There is no need to thank me, in my opinion, it is you who really helped her ?"

The girl straightened up, opened her mouth, seemed to want to say something, and finally showed a tearful smile, "Thank you, I will work hard."

Seeing her state, Yukichi Maomao felt a little uneasy, and heard Zhongya say: "Senior, if you intend to enter the entertainment industry in the future, don't worry too much about Zangzawa and the others. After all, the entertainment industry This place, no matter how bad it is underneath, will never allow anyone to be stained on the surface."

He glanced at the girl, then took out a business card from his pocket and handed it over, "Senior, if you still don't feel at ease, after you graduate, if you really want to enter the entertainment industry, you can consider taking this business card to LME, just say I recommended you to go, and they will accept you.”

The female lead stared blankly at this junior who had never met before, "Why..."

"There are so many reasons, there is no reason to help others." Zhong Yuanzhong couldn't help but said.

These words made the eyes of several people present sparkle.

"Thank you, junior Zhongyuan." The girl showed a gentle smile, that smile was so bright and beautiful, "Please wait, I will definitely become the best actress."

"Ah, I believe you." Kudo Yusaku on the side couldn't help but said.

The girl who had never expected to be affirmed by others came back to her senses and looked at the father and son beside her, she asked with some puzzlement: "Thank you for your compliment, but you are..."

"I'm Yusaku Kudo, and my wife is..." Yusaku Kudo just started, and the girl on the other side immediately reacted.

"You are Yukiko Fujimine's husband!" The girl blurted out, before realizing how embarrassed she was now, "Oops, Oops, my handkerchief..."

"Haha..." Knowing his wife's status in the eyes of those star fans, Kudo Yusaku didn't say anything to the other party's words.

Seeing the distressed look of the girl, Yuji Maomao decisively took a non-alcoholic wet tissue from her bag and handed it over, motioning for her to wipe her face.

"That, thank you." I have seen it before, although the height of the other party is really shocking, and you have to bow your head when you enter the activity room, but I have to say that the other party is really a good person, the girl thought so, "That, I'm sorry , I’ll go back first, there have been such changes in the film club, and as a main member, I’m going to reorganize the film club.”

"Well, come on." Zhong Yuanzhong also waved at her.

Seeing the girl leave, Edogawa Ranpo took out the leaflet in his hand nonchalantly, "Mr. Yukichi, I'm going to see the booth of the sports club over there!"

Yuji Maomao never refused the request of his children, so he put the cans that several people had finished drinking into the trash can over there, stood up and planned to take people there for a stroll.

"I'm going too." When Kudo Shinichi said this, his eyes were shining on Edogawa Ranpo next to him.

The detective is a little strange, if you want to go, go, I will not stop you.

Zhong also understands that this is a child chasing stars, and he will not stop the child from doing such a thing, but he has some pity for this child, don't get along with Mr. Ranpo for a long time and then discover Mr. Ranpo's true face. It would be sad to be broken, right?

Kudo Yusaku smiled and followed. He had met Yukichi the big cat when he was in the United States before, but he didn't seem to be that tall at the time, but anyway, this person seemed to be Mr. Ranpo He is still clear about being the protector and caretaker of the child.

Kudo Yusaku and Nakahara Nakaya walked together, and couldn't help asking a few things about this great poet who has been widely acclaimed recently, "I really didn't expect that Teacher Nakahara is so young, Yukiko will be very surprised when he finds out. "

"Where..." was praised by a well-known mystery novelist, and Chuya also felt a little embarrassed, but it was only a little bit. After all, he had really encountered many adventures recently, so that his enthusiasm for poetry continued to flourish. He had already written It's getting better, and even created several new songs.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Zhongyuan, how old are you this year?" It seems that he should be young when he will call the girl who has gone away.

"Freshman this year." Zhongyuan Zhong said indifferently.

"That's really young and promising." Yusaku Kudo complimented.

"It's okay..." Zhong Yuanzhong didn't care about this matter, "But you asked me this so suddenly?"

"Ah, I'm just a little curious. After all, Mr. Nakahara, you should be from Yokohama, right?" Yusaku Kudo said apologetically, "So I'm a little curious, Mr. Nakahara, just your high school situation."

"The deviation value of Lihai University's high school can only be regarded as upper-middle in Kanagawa County, but the school spirit is rigorous, and the sports club is really famous, and has sent many talents to sports universities." Zhong also commented on his alma mater. The words are also very neutral, and there is no special meaning of praise, "After all, it is in Yokohama, and there are few national schools."

In fact, to be precise, there are basically no national primary and secondary schools.

Yokohama is really an embarrassing city. In the past, there were concessions and yakuza forces were rampant. As long as the people of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan were not out of their minds, they would not really invest a lot of energy in Yokohama for national education.The past two years have improved a lot. From this point of view, I really want to say thanks to Mr. Mori for his contribution to Yokohama.

Japan's education system is divided into national, public and private. Among primary and secondary education, national schools are the best, both in terms of resource investment and teacher strength.National primary and secondary schools are very strict in the selection of students, and even the family background of the students is also included in the assessment.Families with insufficient status or insufficient wealth cannot even obtain admission qualifications.

This is also the reason why large chaebols like the Suzuki Foundation and the Akashi Foundation let their children study in national schools. Let's see what kind of strong people have come out of Didan High School.Of course, a guy like Dr. Ali who can casually stuff people into this kind of national elementary school is a super strong man that must be treated differently.

In contrast, Yokohama's previous education system is really not on the table. It is also in the past two years that it has stabilized again, and the King of Gold has re-inclined its educational resources to this side to see the new national school. Appear.