Chapter 167: The Number of Clients

July 14, Sunday, Takeju House.

Outside the gate, a police car was parked there. Mr. Takeju refused to let the police follow, so the Mumu Police Department had to send police officers to wait outside the door, and asked Mao Li to contact him immediately if he had something to do. And I went to preside over the search work. Although the possibility of Miss Naoko being washed away by the rapids is very small, it still cannot be ruled out. Also, since the gangster left underwater, she would always have to go ashore. Although the possibility of this action being seen was even smaller, the Mumu Police Department still sent people to search along the coast. ...

In the reception room, Moori, Yamazaki, Lan, Mei Daizi and Conan, who had showered, sat on the sofa in bathrobes. Mori and Yamazaki sat on a sofa in the middle of the room, Takei-san sat across from them, and Hanai-san stood behind him. Lan and Mei Daizi sat not far behind Yamazaki, on two single sofas against the wall, and Conan stood beside Lan.

Mao Li asked: "Mr. Takeju, can you tell me the specific situation, when and under what circumstances did Miss Naoko disappear?"

"I only know a little about the details," Mr. Wuju ordered, "Miss Huajing..."

"Yes, President." Ms. Hanai said, "Ms. Naoko and I made an appointment to go to a movie yesterday afternoon, but I waited there until four o'clock and she didn't show up."

Maori asked, "Then what did you do?"

Ms. Huajing said: "Because the school has been on holiday since yesterday, I thought Ms. Naoko had some activities suddenly, so I didn't take it too seriously..."

"Activity?" Mao Li asked, "Mei Daizi..."

"Don't ask me, I am the only one in my beautiful girl invincible swordsmanship club," Mei Daizi said, "I don't know about the activities of other invincible beautiful girl clubs."

"Medaiko?" Mr. Takeju asked in surprise, "Are you Ms. Miyamoto Meidaiko?"

"Yes." Mei Daizi said.

Mr. Wuju stood up quickly, wanted to go forward but he was worried that Mei Daizi and Lan were only wearing bathrobes, so he leaned forward and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Mei Daizi, what happened last time..."

"I don't intend to pursue what happened last time for Naoko's sake," Mei Daizi said, "But don't let that kind of thing happen again."

"Okay, I will remember, Miss Mei Daizi." Mr. Wuju said after wiping off his sweat, "Thank you." Then he sat down again.

Seeing Mr. Takeju sat down, Mori asked: "Ms. Hanai, have you contacted the club where Ms. Naoko belongs?"

"We have contacted the phone number in the address book, but no one answered it. I called again in the evening and found out through the family of that classmate that there was indeed a club activity. I left in the afternoon, where and when I would come back. I didn’t say anything. At night, I was a little worried, but I thought Naoko might have gone somewhere without a signal, so I didn’t think too much about it.” Miss Huajing said, “Until the morning, after waking up, after eight o’clock, Still no news about Naoko, the president and I started to worry, because it never happened without news for more than ten hours, so we went through Naoko's personal belongings in private..."

"So that's the case," Maori asked, "Did you call again today?"

"I just made a phone call not long ago, and the family of that classmate said that the classmate still hasn't come back, and they haven't contacted them." Ms. Huajing said, "They told me not to worry about it. It happened a few times before. When there is no contact for a day or two,

They said they would let me know as soon as they had news. "

Mao Li asked again: "So, Mei Daizi, can you help me find out where Miss Naoko's club has gone, and whether she has gone there, if she has gone, is she still there, if not, when is it?" left?"

"Uncle Mao Li, that phone number is the phone number of the person in charge. If no one answers, then I have no other options in a short time." Mei Daizi said, "Because the long vacation started yesterday, In my branches, it is not uncommon for the clubs to go to places where there is no mobile phone signal. Sometimes they will discuss and decide where to go, and the location is only known to the members, so no outsiders know where they are going. However, They usually contact their family within three days at the most, that is to say, they can get news of Naoko tomorrow night at the latest." Then he added, "If we must know earlier, there is no way, but we just need to ask the police for help. .”

"The police?" Mr. Wuju said.

Yamazaki said: "Mr. Takeju, I think it's better to let the police do this matter. They always need to rent a vehicle to travel. It may be more difficult to use a car. If you use a boat, you can immediately know where they are."

"Okay, okay." Mr. Takeju said, "Hanai, contact the police."

"Okay." Huajing immediately went to the door.

"Then, Mr. Takei," Mouri said, "with all due respect, could this be due to your recent business..."

"This, I have sorted it out," Mr. Wu Ju said, "I didn't find anything useful."

"That said, we'll just have to wait now," Maori said.

Seeing that the person in front had finished talking, Lan asked in a low voice, "By the way, Mei Daizi, what happened last time?"

"It's the reward I posted last time," Mei Daizi whispered, "The person who provided the safe house for the two foreign kidnappers is this Mr. Wuju."

"What?" Lan whispered in surprise, "I remember what you said, the person who provided the clue was..."

"Well, it's Naoko." Mei Daizi whispered.

"Why does Mr. Takeju look so scared?" Conan asked in a low voice, "Thank you?"

"How should I put it, well, he violated the agreement that everyone recognizes," Mei Daizi explained in a low voice, "The safe house can only be provided to local people who commit crimes locally, and foreigners who commit crimes from other places. For people who commit crimes locally If a foreigner provides a safe house, if it is publicized, his reputation will be greatly reduced in the hearts of the locals, and it will be difficult to do business. Of course, if he is hired by himself, it is another matter."

"You mean, those two kinds are 'harboring' and 'sheltering', he is 'betrayal'?" Conan asked in a low voice, "Is this considered local protectionism?"

Picking up the banana on the coffee table by the sofa and throwing it on Conan's head, Mei Daizi whispered, "You boy, where did you learn these words?"

"Mei Daizi." Lan whispered, then reached out and touched Conan's head and asked in a low voice, "Does it hurt?"

"No, it doesn't hurt." Conan murmured, then lowered his head with a blushing face.

"Ha." Mei Daizi immediately covered her mouth and laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Lan asked softly.

"Sleeves," Mei Daizi laughed softly, "all gone."

"Ah!" Lan screamed and took her hand back. ...

At around 4:00 p.m., the Mumu Police Department sent someone to notify them. It has been checked, and Miss Naoko’s club went out by car, but it was not rented, but went with college students from Mihua University. The location was not mentioned, and only the insiders should know . However, looking at the things I bought and brought, it seems that I am going to camp. Although the license plates of those cars are all written down, it has been a day now, and there will be no news of where they are in a short time.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, seeing that things were not progressing, Yamazaki and Mei Daizi went home.

At around 6:30 in the afternoon, the Mumu Police Department sent someone to inform that the search in the water and the search along the coast were fruitless.

That night, Maori, Ran, and Conan stayed at Mr. Takeju's house.

At 7:30, after dinner, Lan saw that Ms. Huajing ate very little, and understood that she was in a bad mood, so she took Conan to visit Ms. Huajing's room here.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw a photo on the cabinet, a photo of Naoko and Ms. Huajing. Lan said, "This is... I have never seen Naoko smiling so happily."

Ms. Huajing asked, "Oh, can you tell me what Naoko is like at school? She rarely talks about school affairs."

Lan said: "In school, Naoko always gave people the impression that she was a little melancholy."

"Hey, hey," Conan climbed up the cabinet, pointing to the watch next to the photo and asked, "Sister Huai, is this the watch you wear when diving?"

"Be careful." Ms. Huajing hurriedly carried Conan down.

This mark, looking at the mark on Ms. Huajing's wrist, Conan thought to himself, this is the mark of this diving watch, which she wore not long ago. ...

At nine o'clock in the evening, Ms. Huajing left the Wuju residence and went back to her apartment. ...

The next morning, at eight o'clock, Yamazaki and Mei Daiko came to Takeju House again. When we arrived, in the reception room, Mori was discussing something with Mr. Takei and Ms. Hanai, and Ran and Conan were standing beside them.

It turned out that when Ms. Huajing just came in, she brought a letter from the gangster from the mailbox. A photo was attached to the letter. In the photo, a woman was sitting sideways with her hands and feet tied, her mouth and eyes closed. On the wall, there was an open newspaper covering him, and the date on the newspaper could be clearly seen, which was yesterday's evening paper. There is no sign on the wall, and there is nothing around, but it looks dirty, obviously it should be an abandoned house or something.

Pointing to the photo on the coffee table, Mori asked, "Is this Miss Naoko?"

Looking at the adhesive tape on the woman's side face, Mr. Wuju said in embarrassment: "Well, there is nothing wrong with the clothes."

Lan and Mei Daizi said: "There is nothing wrong with the hairstyle."

"It's Naoko." Miss Huai confirmed.

"Great." Lan smiled.

Mei Daizi smiled and said, "Yes."

Yamazaki asked, "When and where?"

Ms. Huajing said: "The time is still one o'clock in the afternoon, and the location is still at yesterday's pier."

"What a bold gangster," said Yamazaki.

"Mr. Maori, the letter says that I am only allowed to go alone, so your entrustment ends here, and I will pay you the entrustment fee in full." Mr. Wuju said, "Please don't worry about the following things. gone."

"What?" Maori said in surprise, "Mr. Wuju..."

Mr. Wu Ju raised his hand to stop him: "Stop talking, Mr. Mao Li."

"Okay," Maori said, "Even if I haven't accepted this commission, I won't take your money." Then he said to the four of Yamazaki, "Let's go."

"Daddy!" Ran said.

Yamazaki said with a smile: "Let's go, don't make things difficult for uncle."

Mei Daizi whispered in Lan's ear, "Let's go out and talk about it."

After leaving Takeju House, Mori said: "Yamazaki, go and buy some useful tools. By the way, it's best to rent them."

"Understood." Yamazaki smiled.

Lan asked, "What's going on here?"

Conan smiled and said, "Sister Lan, have you forgotten, we still have a letter in hand, the entrustment letter left by Ms. Naoko."...

At half past twelve, the trading place.

Holding a high-powered telescope, carrying a communicator, and wearing earplugs, Moori, Yamazaki, Lan, Mei Daizi, and Conan, one person and one place, ambushed in the surrounding high places.

Before one o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Takeju's car arrived.

Yamazaki said in the communicator: "The No. 1 bug was crushed by the car."

"It's okay, we still have a lot." Mei Daizi said.

Mao Li said: "I reiterate that I will only pay for the rental of five bugs, and the other forty-five have nothing to do with me."

At one o'clock in the afternoon, through the bug under the car, the five Maoli heard the voice of Mr. Wuju's car. Mr. Wuju's mobile phone rang, and the gangster asked Mr. Wuju to drive the car forward and come to a warehouse in front with a changed voice.

"They've changed places," Maori said, "fortunately they're still here at the pier."

Mei Daizi said: "Fortunately, I took fifty bugs to cover all the places in this pier."

"There are forty-three left," Yamazaki said, "and crushed one more, two, three, four, and now there are thirty-nine bugs left. In that direction, except for the one in front of the car, the others It was all crushed."

"Conan, how did you leak the bug?" Mei Daizi said, "Why is it where he walked?"

"Sorry," Conan said, "but it seems that I can't be blamed."

"That's right, Mei Daizi," Lan said, "Mr. Wuju happened to be taking the route of bugging."

"The car has stopped, all the noise is silenced, and listen to what they have to say," Mao Li said, "Really, I shouldn't have brought you here."

At this time, the door of the warehouse opened, and the gangster asked Mr. Wuju to drive in the car.

After detonating the last bug in that direction, Mr. Takeju drove the car in, and then the door of the warehouse fell down again.

"Really," Mei Daizi said, "Why didn't I think of throwing the bugs in those warehouses just now?"

Looking at the warehouse door through binoculars, Lan asked, "What now?"

"Wait a minute," Maori said, "I didn't expect the gangsters to be hiding here."

Lan asked, "Then if the criminals..."

"Where are you going, Conan?" Maori said, looking at Conan's direction through the binoculars, "This brat."

Yamazaki said: "Uncle Mori, Mei Daizi and Ran, let's go together."...