klisemfg Chapter 1016: Fooling Ignorant High School Students
Chapter 1016: Fooling Ignorant High School Students
Chapter 1016: Tricking Ignorant High School Students
After the pleasant lunch time, Tang Ze prepared to go downstairs and return to the cafe as usual.
The cafe's meal business is as good as ever. Even though Toru Amuro is often absent due to his busy schedule, the cafe's menu has become famous far and wide, and there is a constant stream of people coming to eat there.
Apart from the operation of the cafe itself, factors such as the fact that Goro Akechi often comes in and out of this place and that Kogoro Mori's detective agency is upstairs, combined with the fact that the name of Polo Cafe comes from a detective novel, already make it look a bit like a concept theme store.
All in all, it’s almost an internet celebrity store.
"Thank you for your hard work, Tang Zejun."
Seeing Tang Ze come in, he automatically put on an apron, walked to the bar to help wash dishes and clean up, and Enomoto Azusa smiled at him apologetically.
"Mr. Amuro will not be here at noon and will come in the afternoon. It's normal for the cafe to be a little busy. The part-time waiters will not be very skilled." Tang Ze smiled indifferently, put on kitchen gloves, and cleaned up skillfully.
"It's not just a matter of helping..." Enomoto Azusa sighed at the leftovers from the ingredients that were obviously used up, and tidied up the clutter on the counter. "The store is getting busier and busier now. It must be quite hard for you to stay here, right?"
The business in the store is very good, and it is indeed a bit hard for these employees, but at least their income will increase significantly.
But this is Tang Ze's boarding home now, and no one would like the feeling of not being able to squeeze in when returning home.
Not to mention, Tang Ze's situation is special. He is always in and out of the sight of so many people, and there is a risk that his life and personal situation will be slowly discovered...
"Really? I think it's okay. I actually think I might have disturbed the store operations." Tang Ze shook his head, "It's okay, when there are really a lot of people, I will go to the office upstairs. Many people probably think I'm the boss's child or something..."
Strictly speaking, it's not wrong.
No matter where the original owner has gone, the actual owner of the cafe now is Toru Amuro.
What's wrong with him living here as a ward?
The only problem might be that it will look like a store opened by Chinese people, and there will always be a child sitting inside doing homework or something...
"Is that so?" Enomoto Azusa hesitated.
Of course, those who are familiar with Tang Ze would have no doubts about his identity.
Whether it was a juvenile delinquent or a criminal record, it would make people who were not familiar with him suspicious and stay away from him. But she thought that anyone who really knew Tang Ze would not really hate him.
But this is a rather sensational label after all, and his identity is no longer a secret. At least most of his classmates at Teitan High School should know about it.
In the cafe, many people are students...
Azusa Enomoto looked at Tang Ze's indifferent expression and didn't say much.
"And even if someone else knew something, I wouldn't care." Tang Ze noticed her worry and put the washed dishes on the drain rack one by one, while comforting her, "It's meaningless to care too much about other people's eyes. It's more important to live for yourself."
Enomoto Azusa listened to his carefree words, observed his expression for a while, and couldn't help but smile.
After Tang Ze came here, she watched him slowly adapt to life here and make friends with different people. Although she was not very clear about what he was communicating with the different people coming and going, one thing was certain.
That is Tang Ze, the one who always helps others.
Whether it is to Detective Maori upstairs, his friends of the same age, or even passers-by he met by chance who are still traumatized by the death of their lovers in the fire, Tang Ze can always be very patient and give help to the best of his ability.
He may really not care about other people's opinions, but he must be much gentler than he says, and he definitely doesn't just live for himself.
Hearing the welcome bell ringing at the door, Azusa Enomoto turned around and the smile on his face immediately widened.
Isn't there someone else coming?
"Okay Tang Ze, you have another friend coming over." She tilted her head to indicate the direction of the door, "There aren't many things left, just leave them to me."
Tang Ze turned around and saw that it was Hondou Eisuke who walked in. It seemed that he had lingered in the Mori Office after dinner.
Tang Ze nodded, knowing why he came here, and was not surprised.
The two of them sat down in the booth on the inside. Tang Ze thanked Enomoto Azusa for the juice, looked at Hondou Eisuke's expression, and took the initiative to ask: "Did you go to the address I gave you to check it out? How was it? What did you get?"
Perhaps he didn't expect Tang Ze to ask so proactively, Hondou Eisuke choked.
"...I thought you would at least lay the groundwork a little." Hondou Eisuke wiped the water that splashed on the table due to his shaking hands, his expression a little subtle, "Where is Mizuno Rena's room at the TV station?"
He couldn't find a suitable description for the moment, so he could only vaguely use the word "room" to summarize it.
However, both he and Tang Ze knew very well that the word he really wanted to say was probably "stronghold".
"The investigation is quite clear." Tang Ze nodded with a smile, "It's quite efficient."
Karasawa was not surprised that Hondou Eisuke was able to get into Nichimi TV so quickly.
This guy's wonderful psychological invisibility effect is not much inferior to Conan's. Apart from his usual reckless behavior, he often suffers some sudden blows because others don't notice him.
- For example, no one noticed him standing at the door, and he was knocked out when the door opened. No one noticed when he approached, so they raised their hands and took something to slap him in the face.
After he transferred here, Tang Ze observed him for a while and found that this situation really happened frequently.
Apart from his bad luck aura, he has a strange and subtle aura that makes it difficult for people to notice him. Tang Ze is so subtle that he wants to catch him and take him to the cognitive world to see if he can awaken and to what extent the mask he can awaken.
"Because the room was empty and there was nothing left. All we could see was that there should have been a lot of information inside." Hondou Eisuke lowered his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and did not express his deeper speculation.
His sister must have been involved in something troublesome. Hondou Eisuke had guessed this since she disappeared.
Their family situation has always been very special. His father was not at home all year round, and he was almost raised by his sister alone.
If it wasn't for some special circumstances, he thought, it would be impossible for his sister, who had taken care of him for so long, to suddenly disappear without a trace and leave him no news at all.
And if Rena Mizunashi is really related to her sister - whether she is her sister, or someone else who has had plastic surgery to look like her sister - then there must be more than just simple things hidden behind that room.
"I asked other staff members of the TV station, and they said that those floors are the TV station's editing and directing rooms, and that's where the famous host Rena Mizunashi applied for a temporary workroom from the station." Hondou Eisuke raised his eyes and showed a rare serious expression, "So, you asked me to go there because you think the sister I'm looking for is Rena Mizunashi?"
"Isn't it?" Tang Ze asked back, "You came to the Mori Detective Agency, and you said it yourself, because you saw the detective variety show hosted by Mizunashi Rena. Mr. Mori did not participate in that variety show. The reason you came here should be that you thought that Detective Mori was a good starting point, right?"
Although finding the Mori Detective Agency was certainly due to the inertia of the plot, Tang Ze felt that there was a high probability that he had realized the role of the Mori Agency in this detective group, just as the development of the original work was.
The missing Kudo Shinichi spoke on the show. He was the childhood sweetheart of Detective Mori's daughter and they often interacted.
Goro Akechi seems to have nothing to do with Kogoro Mori, but if you investigate carefully, you will find that his boss of the agency works downstairs from Detective Mori, and he often appears nearby.
Not to mention Hattori Heiji, whenever he comes to Tokyo, he almost always hangs around the office.
After the show ended, Nanatsuki Koshimizu joined Goro Akechi's agency, so naturally she has a lot to do with this side.
Bai Ma Tan seemed to have less contact, but whenever he appeared in the news, he was always related to this group of people.
Of course, Karasawa is very clear that the root of this situation comes from Edogawa Conan, whose real identity is Kudo Shinichi, and Karasawa himself, who transferred to the school and lived downstairs due to some force majeure.
The detectives are either friends of Kudo Shinichi or friends of Karasawa, and it is common for them to appear here. The program itself was planned by Karasawa, so this phenomenon is too normal.
Hondou Eisuke, who was making up some kind of script for his sister in his mind, didn't regard Mouri Kogoro as anything but the big boss of the dark detective world, which was considered very restrained.
"...It's a good start indeed." Hondou Eisuke pursed his lips and looked at Tang Ze with a scrutinizing look, "So, you think that Mizunashi Rena is my missing sister because I look a lot like her? And how did you know about that room?"
The more this guy talks, the more it seems like he knows Mizunoshi Reina's true identity and the purpose of his coming here...
Tang Ze smiled.
He likes smart people who think quickly, are easy to communicate with, and save effort when talking.
"I won't keep you in suspense, Hondou-kun. Just do me a favor and I can find a chance for you to meet Mizunashi Rena."
Hondou Eisuke suddenly clenched the water cup in front of him.
Ever since Rena Mizunashi appeared on the screen, Hondou Eisuke, who has always suspected that she is his sister, has tried to contact her, but every time he failed.
He used to live in Osaka and had no access to Nichimi Television.
Regardless of whether he called or sent messages, the TV station denied his speculation about Rena Mizunashi, and even regarded him as a sasaeng fan who kept asking about the private lives of celebrities, and blocked his number several times.
After coming to Tokyo, he also tried to contact Mizunashi Rena directly, but soon discovered helplessly that people in the entertainment industry were not so easy to follow and approach.
And now, hearing Tang Ze suddenly speak like this in a firm tone, Hondou Eisuke instinctively felt his heart tighten.
Does this mean...
"……whats the matter?"
"Don't worry, I don't mean to embarrass you, it's just a small matter."
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Conan stood on tiptoe and rang the doorbell on the wall.
When he raised his hand, he looked at the words "Amemiya House" hanging next to the house number, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
Ever since he seriously told him that his name was Amamiya Ren, Conan had seriously considered the possibility that Joker might really have this name, and tried to investigate it several times.
The result was not only nothing, but also Joker never used this name again after that time. It can be almost confirmed that it is definitely a pseudonym, and a pseudonym that was only used to fool him.
Then they even carefully customized the house number plate with a fake name...
These guys are really...
After the doorbell rang twice, there was no sound from the intercom, and instead the door was directly opened.
"Detective next door, what do you want?"
As usual, it was Xingchuan Teru who opened the door, and as usual, he spoke in a half-dead tone.
The words are quite impolite, but combined with the tone, they sound a little deathly, and don't sound that harsh.
Conan couldn't help but look closely at the other person's eyes, which were half covered by his bangs and under his glasses.
Well, the dark circles under my eyes are getting worse again.
What’s going on? Is it because of severe insomnia, or is it because the Phantom Thieves are so busy that I can’t even sleep…?
After being in a daze for a few seconds before realizing that he was staring at someone rudely, Conan coughed.
"Oh, there is something I want to ask Joker..."
"He's busy. Didn't you call him?"
Although he said this, Hoshikawa Teru didn't stop Conan, but moved aside a little to let him in.
The detective will come to the door in the next two days, which is what Tang Ze has instructed. Even if Tang Ze is not here, it is not a big problem to let someone come in and wait for a while.
"I called, but he didn't answer..." Conan quickly shut up when he recalled the time when he worked with the Phantom Thieves.
If the other party is busy fighting in a certain space, it would be inappropriate for him to ask them to call back immediately.
"...It will probably be over soon. You wait for him in the living room for a while." Knowing the real situation, Hoshikawa Teru rolled his eyes and opened the door to the living room for Conan.
He is indeed busy, busy taking advantage of the information gap to trick ignorant high school students into working as laborers for him.
...If you count carefully, Conan, who has obediently found a bean bag sofa and is kicking his feet, can be considered an ignorant high school student who has been fooled.
As for the part about not answering the phone, it was most likely because Karasawa himself was right in front of Conan when he called.
Tang Ze said that the opportunity was right and he didn't mind letting Conan know the truth, but the way he exposed himself was to answer the phone in front of the other party, which was still a bit too outrageous.
...Then again, wouldn't it be heavy to carry so many mobile phones with you all day?