Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 493 A Chance Encounter on the Street

Time jumped to noon.

The streets of Shibuya are still crowded with people, but the number of tourists is much less than usual...

This is all thanks to the fact that today is a special day - a rare good day when students from kindergarten to high school have to go to school.

As a result, there were fewer young people in Shibuya today... especially those who were in pairs.

However, no matter how few there are, this popular commercial district is still bustling with traffic and crowded with people.

"Amb, what are we going to eat today?"

Angostura walked on the crowded street, yawning and asking Anderburger beside him.

Although he went to bed in the early hours of the morning, he slept until he woke up naturally, and now he seems to be in good spirits... and judging from the interested look on his face, he seems to be very satisfied with this crowded place - otherwise he would not come here every day under the pretext of "action".

"There's an Okonomiyaki restaurant in South Street Mall. I heard it's very authentic."

Anderburg led the way, holding a notebook full of travel guides.

He always held on to Angostra's clothes to prevent his teammates from getting lost.

Angostura raised an eyebrow. "Okonomiyaki? You should eat that in Osaka. This is Tokyo!"

You should eat Tokyo-yaki in Tokyo, why not Okonomiyaki?

Although there seems to be no such thing as Tokyo yaki...

Anderburger looked back calmly: "But, the price of Okonomiyaki is the most affordable."

He is really exhausted thinking about how to help his teammates save money every day.

When Angostura heard this, his eyebrows jumped fiercely, and he quickly pulled Anderb to a gap in the flow of people in front of a store and asked in a deep voice: "Hey, Anbu... You didn't come out with only 5,000 this time, did you?"

"More than that." Anderburg took out his wallet and carefully counted the amount. "I applied for additional subsidies from the finance department, which doubled the activity funds, so I brought an extra 12372 yen. Counting the unused funds, the total is yen, which is equivalent to... almost pounds."

"...I suggest you get a hundred pounds together next time you go out. What can you eat with that little money?"

"It's enough for ten servings of Okonomiyaki, or a set meal. It's enough to keep you full." Anderburg said, holding up the notebook to show his teammates the diary he made on the notebook.

Angostura: "..."

The problem is he doesn't want to eat something so cheap!

So, he tried to negotiate with his 'wallet' teammate: "Anbu, look, ten servings of okonomiyaki are also enough, and a big meal is also enough, so why not just have a good meal? Anyway, we still have the money after we use it up, right?"

"Over time, little by little, it will eventually be spent."

Anderburg's eyes were as deep as the starry sky.

...It seems that what Anbu said makes sense?
Thinking of this, Angostura fell silent.

Silence is the Okonomiyaki at Shibuya shopping street at noon today.

Only after he had finished two servings of Okonomiyaki and satisfied his hunger did Angostura gradually come to his senses. He took Anderburg aside again, his handsome face as black as the bottom of a pot:

"Hey, Anbu, doesn't the finance department provide subsidies every month? At this rate, it's 30 a day, a total of . How can you possibly use it all when you can't even spend a fraction of the subsidies, you bastard!!"

Give him back today’s feast!
Anderburger didn't look directly at Angostura's dark face. He turned his head away and said expressionlessly: "Well...but we have to consider the issue of retirement. After all, we don't have pensions or retirement benefits."

Angostura also had a blank expression on his face: "Then why should we retire? We can just work in the logistics field and live a carefree life until we die."

Anderburg was slightly stunned, then he thought about this question seriously, and finally nodded solemnly:

"You're right, we can definitely work in the logistics department... I'll write an application report when I get back."

"…what the f**k! I'm not talking about now!"

Angostura was almost mad.

The noise of their conversation on the roadside was quite loud, but most people just looked over curiously and then left with the crowd. Few people stopped to watch - probably because the two people were dressed casually today, spoke fluent standard English, and with a tourist map and a cross-body bag in Anderburg's hand, they looked like foreign travelers who had come from overseas.

Furthermore, Anderburgh and Angostura speak very fast. If they were not advanced English professionals, it would probably sound like "blubber blubber blubber blubber"...

Perhaps the only word that passersby could understand was the word 'f**k'. "Don't dwell on this, Stella. What are you going to do next?" After realizing that he seemed to be in the wrong, Anderburg decided to change the subject decisively, and looked behind Angostura with his sapphire eyes.

"What else can I do? Of course..."

Angostura snorted twice, mercifully letting his "wallet teammate" go. Just as he was about to talk about his action plan later, his eyes were attracted by someone.

He stared at a figure walking towards the alley across the street, with a hint of interest in his eyes.

"Of course?" Anderburg tilted his head and followed his gaze. "Is that the man?"

Angostura shook her finger. "No, no, no, I just think it's a bit of a coincidence. You should have seen him before."

"The Japanese police officer who responded to the explosion was of high status, judging from the situation at the time." Anderburg took out the iced tea from his backpack and took a sip. "How is this a coincidence?"

"We were shopping here and he showed up, isn't that suspicious?"

"But, Stella, it seems that no one has stipulated that police officers cannot come to Shibuya to stroll during their break time."

Angostura: "..."

It seems, that’s right…

but!
"Don't be careless, Amb." Angostura licked his lips and stared at the back of the man in a black suit who was about to disappear at the end. "After all, we just caught a small fish, and there are bigger ones to come..."

"Want to follow?"

Anderborg handed his teammate a lollipop.

Angostura took it naturally and stuffed it into his mouth. "Of course not. We have memorized his appearance. We can ask someone to check it out later. The focus now is on the one behind us... Ugh! Anbu, what the hell did you give me to eat that is so bitter!"

"I don't think bitter melon-flavored lollipops taste good."

"Then don't give me food you don't eat!!"

Angostura dragged Anderburgh with a dark face and walked away cursing.

in the crowd.

A man wearing a sun hat and sunglasses frowned and watched the two of them walking away. He hesitated for a moment, and ultimately chose not to continue following them. Instead, he followed the crowd in the opposite direction and left Shibuya's central business district.

……

The street I just mentioned is a small road that is nearly one kilometer long.

Matsuda Jinpei leaned against the wall, his chest heaving violently, he gasped for breath several times, and his back was already wet with cold sweat.

After a while, he looked behind him with lingering fear:

'Am I being targeted?'
Jinpei Matsuda looked behind him with lingering fear.

The coldness just now did not seem fake. The only time he had experienced this feeling was when Lie showed his true face and met him for the first time.

But this time, the malice he felt far exceeded the intimidation Yu Lie inflicted on him.

...I really didn't expect that I would run into the real culprit just by coming to the old place to replace the bomb with a new one and install the fuse.

After a brief panic, Jinpei Matsuda suddenly opened his mouth, revealing an evil smile that he himself had never noticed.

Although he didn't know who was targeting him, he didn't need to know.

Because the only thing he could think of was the person who detonated the bomb he set!

Moreover, it is most likely the person from the ‘dark night’.

"You'd better not let me... No, you'd better let me run into you again!"

Jinpei Matsuda cursed the unknown man in his heart, and then his mentality inexplicably calmed down. He took out a coffee candy from his pocket, chewed it happily, got in his beloved car and left Shibuya.

——So far, all bomb safes have been installed... However, there was an unexpected gain today, which gave him some different ideas, that is, he would have to do it secretly.

Unfortunately, he had originally wanted to visit Jingguang's house, but now he was afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, so he had better be careful.

(End of this chapter)