Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 179
"As expected of you, I guessed it right away, so I came here today to order a brand new cake to deliver to him in the evening, but Xia Mei seems to be busy in the back, I have nothing to do, so I just sit here Have a cup of afternoon tea and wait slowly."

When Belmord said this, a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Toru Amuro and said, "I originally wanted to invite you to eat together at night, but I didn't expect you to come here to stay early. Maybe I tasted it last time?" The cake here has become a prisoner of gourmet food since then, did you come here to steal the teacher yourself?"

"You're not bad, right on point." Toru Amuro nodded generously and responded, "You must know that I also have quite a pursuit in desserts. After tasting such a delicious cake, if I don't know how it is made After coming out, I’m afraid I won’t be able to sleep well for a long time.”

It can be seen that Belmore is obviously not telling the truth, and Toru Amuro also used the words of the other party to hide his real purpose by using the words of the other party, although what he said just now is just the truth.

During the period of recalling working at Tianshe, Amuro Toru never found out that Belmode had contact with the people in the store, and gradually began to doubt his previous judgment, guessing whether the other party was really just because of the desserts in this store It's delicious and I bought it just by the way.

Originally, he had already planned to stay here temporarily to learn how to make desserts, and to evacuate from here as soon as he had a new task. Unexpectedly, he encountered the situation of Belmore just as he made the plan, and now he had to start deliberating again It's Belmode's intention, it's not really because you want to eat cakes, right?
Toru Amuro knew that the information he currently had was too little, so it was useless to just think about it out of thin air. Since Belmode didn't shy away from sitting in the store majesticly, then the other party should not mind sharing some information.

Thinking of this, he kept smiling and asked the other party tentatively: "However, from what you called Miss Xia Mei just now, it seems that you are very familiar with her. As far as I know, you didn't spend much time in Japan before. There is no reason to just call her." You’ve gotten to know him so well during the time you’ve been back to Japan, right?”

"It seems that you are very curious, so it doesn't matter if I tell you a little bit." Hearing the other party's question, Belmode replied frankly, "I used to have a relationship with the Kasaka family when I was active as Sharon. We have met a lot, and we have a good relationship with Mrs. Yoko, the former head of the Kasaka family."

"Ms. Yangzi lost her beloved daughter in her early years, and I was an image of a lost parent in front of the public, so the other party gradually treated me as a half daughter under my performance." Belmore used to show off She smiled and said, "As Sharon's daughter, it's very natural for Chris to keep in touch with the eldest lady of the Kasaka family after Sharon's death, isn't it?"

"As expected of the actress known as the Witch with Thousand Faces, no one can match people's hearts with her acting skills. Presumably you should have gained a lot of benefits and convenience through the other party's kindness?" Hearing the other party's explanation, Amuro smiled and nodded.

Since Belmode dared to speak out about her connection with the Kasaka family, she was naturally not afraid to check it out by herself. At least on the surface, her relationship with the other party should be as she said before, so Amuro Toru did not Too much entanglement on this.

Ignoring the other party's yin and yang, Belmode raised his head and said seriously: "The Kasaka consortium is currently developing rapidly in Japan, and at the same time expanding markets abroad. This is a good target for my actions. I hope you Don't interfere with my plans, Bourbon."

Hearing Belmode's speech as if he was swearing sovereignty over his prey, Toru Amuro spread his hands with an indifferent expression and said, "OK, I won't be reduced to the point of grabbing other people's cakes, but you Be careful yourself, don't hunt geese all day long, and let the geese peck at the eyes in the end."

Although she knew in her heart that even if Belmode was telling the truth, it was certainly not her whole purpose, but judging from the other party's food-protecting attitude, Amuro could guess that the other party did not have any disadvantages for the boss's family in a short period of time thought, a little relieved.

"I will return this sentence as it is." Belmord ignored the provocative words to him, and asked rhetorically, "You haven't answered why I came here to work on purpose, since it is not the target of stealing me, then what is the purpose?" ?”

"I don't need to talk about your foolish reason of being an apprentice." Belmord said with a meaningful smile, "Of course, you don't have to answer if you don't want to, but it may be unlucky when you need my help to provide information in the future. It just happens that I am in a bad mood, so I can't tell..."

Toru Amuro asked Yuya Kazami to investigate the situation of the Kosaka Group before, knowing that the Kosaka family has not been involved in the illegal activities of the relevant organization so far, so it is very likely that Belmore wants to use the business of the Kosaka Group Her social influence facilitates her access to people from all walks of life.

Although I don’t think Natsumi Kasaka is a stupid fool who doesn’t understand anything, but after this period of contact, Toru Amuro felt that with the simple and kind character of his own landlady, she might actually be unknowingly attracted to her. Bellmore thought that the witch had been deceived and accidentally became an accomplice in the other party's criminal actions.

In order to be able to respond in a timely manner without causing the organization to suspect him, he must have a suitable reason to continue to stay in the store logically, so he thought a little bit and found a barely reasonable one. reason.

"Okay, since you've already answered my question, I'm not the kind of stingy person, so let me reveal a little bit about my plan." As he spoke, Amuro revealed a mysterious smile, "You know Yes, I have the same task as you now, which is to track down the traitor Shirley."

"As far as I know, Shirley escaped from a laboratory not far from Mihua Town, and she seems to have led a team to investigate the dead Kudou Shin family before she betrayed, she should have a copy of the Kudou house key , so I suspect that she may be hiding there, or has been there..."

As a matter of fact, Toru Amuro asked the public security personnel to go to the Kudo house where Shirley might be hiding to investigate not long after Shirley defected. In fact, there was no trace of Shirley's presence, but from the perspective of the organization, his Ideas are obviously reasonable guesswork.

"Of course, I sneaked in before, but I didn't find her there, but..." At this point, Toru Amuro raised his chin and said, "It looks like someone has cleaned it recently. It seems that Mao Lilan in the shop did the cleaning, I thought maybe I could get some clues from her..."

(End of this chapter)