My neighbor's name is Conan

"cheers!"

Aoki Matsu and Shinname Kaori raised their glasses together, clinked them lightly, then picked up the glasses and took a sip.

"It tastes a bit sour, with the aroma of black cherries and black currants, but it's very suitable for sukiyaki." Shinaka Hosato said with a smile after taking a sip.

Aoki Matsu smiled and said, "As long as you like it." After that, he put down his wine glass, picked up the scallions and mushrooms and put them in the cast iron pot, and then added the sauce that Shin Nakagami had just prepared into the pot.

Seeing this, Shinname Koho took over the cooking, and after the sauce in the cast iron pot boiled, she put bamboo fungus, radish, onion, asparagus, and lotus root slices in. After frying the vegetables for two or three minutes, she put two slices of Kobe beef into the pot.

This is a classic Kanto approach.

While waiting for the dishes to be fried, Aoki Matsu and Shinname Kohara were not idle as they also had a few side dishes. Moreover, Shinname Kohara had been out for a while and had a lot to say to Aoki Matsu.

After the harmonious dinner, it was the hot night. Both of them were a little bit naughty and they cooperated very well.

The next day, Aoki Matsu went to work at the Metropolitan Police Department in high spirits, while Shinna Kaori was still sleeping when Aoki Matsu left.

Since there was no call to the police early in the morning, Qing Musong went to get some newspapers to read.

"'National Mr. Kojima Selection Competition'?" Seeing the title of the newspaper, Aoki Matsu was stunned. Isn't this... the case in which someone took the initiative to fish successfully after his belongings were stolen, but was killed in return!

Why did Aoki Matsu immediately think of the case when he saw this title? The reason is that Genta's father will also be involved this time, and he is one of the three suspects. What is even more impressive is that Genta's father has a very slim figure, and Genta's fat body shape is actually inherited from his mother.

The victim of this case was really smart. He had been in power for too long and thought he was invincible. He never thought that the other party was the boss of a criminal gang. It was strange that they would listen to him when they broke into his house. Then he was killed by the criminals.

After recalling the course of the case, Aoki Matsu curled his lips and shook his head. Although he remembered the case, he could not find an opportunity to save the victim, inform the other party of this in advance, and could not produce evidence to identify the criminal.

Detectives can talk nonsense, but criminals must have real evidence.

The Nichimizu TV station was not a place that Aoki Matsu could just barge into. Moreover, the victim had driven everyone out and was talking to the criminal alone. In this case, even if Aoki Matsu knew that the criminal would resist, he couldn't get in!

Aoki Matsu scratched his head and thought about it. He could only use his identity as a police captain to remind the other party in advance. If the other party insisted on doing so, then the other party would be doomed to die that day and no one could save him.

The method of selling TV stations in Japan was very simple. After Aoki Matsu called Genta to ask about this matter, he got the admission ticket.

Because the Junior Detective League also knew about this, Aoki Matsu went with the members of the Junior Detective League that day.

"Ah, it's worth 50 million yen!" Mitsuhiko exclaimed while holding a printed photo. "Are you talking about this hanging scroll?"

"If that painting is really a hanging scroll painted by Sankyou Shonin, who is famous for his ink paintings," Conan said.

Mitsuhiko looked at the photo and said, "But I feel like I've seen this pattern somewhere before."

"I've seen it too." Ayumi said with a smile.

Yuan Tai also said: "My father told me the same thing."

Sayuri also said, "I've seen it too."

"That's a Hagi and a pig, one of the patterns on flower playing cards." said Dr. Agasa, who came with them to watch the fun.

“Eh…” Mitsuhiko looked at the photo carefully to confirm.

This time it was Ai Huihara who had questions: "Why is this copy of the flower card so valuable?"

"When this hanging scroll was first discovered, some people thought it was a mediocre work that Shanxiu Shangjun casually painted. However, after that, hanging scrolls of 'Deer' and 'Butterfly', also painted by Shanxiu Shangjun, were discovered one after another. Its price went up. The three paintings together form 'Pig, Deer and Butterfly', which represents auspiciousness." Conan explained.

"Ah!" Sayuri and the other three looked at Conan with admiration, except Haibara Ai who rolled her eyes, knowing that Conan was pretending again.

In fact, Conan was indeed pretending. In the admiring eyes of the four little ones, he raised his chin and closed his eyes, and said another unknown reason with a little pride: "In fact, there was a young businessman who bought these three hanging scrolls at a very low price. His business was booming and his money was rolling in, so this hanging scroll has such value."

"It sounds like this is a hanging scroll that can bring good luck." Mitsuhiko said excitedly.

Haibara Ai doesn't think so. "But if one of these three paintings becomes a prize, it means that the businessman has sold it to someone else."

"No!" Conan retorted: "If it was sold, it would have become news! It should still belong to him now. What's his name? That industrialist..."

Just as Conan was recalling, the elevator next to him rang "Ding Ning~"

"Kojima Gonsaku!" Dr. Agasa replied, "He is the chairman of the Kojima Group, and the sponsor of this national Mr. Kojima selection contest."

"Is the Kojima Group the super-rich company that owns many railways and department stores?" Mitsuhiko looked at Dr. Agasa and asked.

"Yes." Dr. Agasa replied, "Because two of the three hanging scrolls were lost, he thought it was meaningless to have only one of them, so he wanted to transfer it to someone else, so he hosted this event. This is what President Kojima wrote on his blog. And he wants to give it to someone with the same last name as Kojima."

"Hey..." Mitsuhiko exclaimed, what a good guy.

"It's a good idea to have the last name Kojima." Ayumi said with a smile.

"Hahaha!" Yuan Tai also laughed after hearing it.

Conan realized something was amiss and asked, "So was the letter recruiting the contestants sent directly to your house, Yuanta?"

"No!" Yuan Tai denied, "It was a man named Kojima who lived near my house who invited me. He said he saw on the Internet that the organizer was recruiting Mr. Kojima, and asked if my father wanted to participate as well."

Like This!

Conan's doubts were temporarily dispelled.

"So what should we do to win?" Sayuri asked curiously.

Yuan Tai thought for a moment and said, "It seems like there are many items listed, such as physical competitions, singing competitions, and even a Chinese character dictation competition."

"I see." Mitsuhiko suddenly thought of something and said with a smile, "The organizer wants to select Mr. Kojima who is both civil and military."

"It sounds difficult." Ayumi said with a pout.

"But!" Yuan Tai said confidently, "If I sing, I can definitely do it!!!"

Everyone was wondering if Yuantai's father was such a good singer. Unexpectedly, Yuantai put his hand on Conan's head and laughed and said, "Because he will definitely sing better than Conan!"

"Hehe..." Conan laughed awkwardly twice.

Aoki Matsu also laughed when he heard this.

Mitsuhiko looked at Yuanta speechlessly and said, "Isn't this standard too low?"

"Is Genta's father really okay?" Ayumi said somewhat worriedly.

Sayuri also complained: "When it comes to singing, anyone can sing better than Conan."

With Conan's singing level, there is no way he can lose.

Yuan Tai also realized this, and said with a bad look on his face: "It makes sense now that you put it that way."

[Hey!] Conan glanced at them with dissatisfaction.

Don't rub salt into the wound!

"So, we'll calculate the total scores of these three competitions, and the person with the highest score will be the final champion, right?" Upon seeing this, Dr. Agasa quickly changed the subject.

Yuan Tai shook his head and said, "No, there are more competitions after this. Those who win these competitions and stay will gather in the fifth studio over there."

It just so happened that the fifth studio was right next to where they were now, so Yuan Tai walked over and said, "It looks like they're going to select the first place in front of the audience outside. It'll be in the form of a question and answer."

Looking through the door towards Studio 5, the staff inside were indeed making final preparations.

Conan was speechless when he saw this scene [So we have to play a quick-answer game at the end! ]

At this time, footsteps were heard nearby.

Everyone turned around and saw that they were all men wearing number tags.

"These people should be Mr. Kojima who are here to participate in the competition." Aoki Matsu said as he looked at these people.

Upon hearing this, Dr. Agasa couldn't help but ask loudly to the others, "What's the situation of the competition now?"

The two people walking in front turned around and said unhappily, "What else can we do? They said the winner will be determined by how many push-ups we can do within three minutes. I tried my best, but even though I did more than 180, I was still eliminated."

Sure enough, looking at the expressions on these people’s faces, you can tell that they have all been eliminated.

"I can only say that there is a way to get rid of those who stayed behind. They are probably monsters." The other party complained with an unhappy face.

Qing Musong understood what the other party meant - he felt that there was something fishy going on.

But the little ones didn't hear it, and Ayumi said with a worried look on her face: "Yuanta's father should be fine."

After hearing what the other party said, Yuan Tai was a little worried about his father, but he still said stubbornly in front of his friends: "My father will definitely win easily."

At this time, there was another noise coming from the side.

Huihara Ai turned her head and said, "It seems like there's another Mr. Kojima coming over there."

Sure enough, another group of contestants with dejected and unhappy faces came over.

Someone walked away and said with a disappointed look on his face: "I didn't expect to be eliminated from the singing competition."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Even this guy who has won so many singing competitions in a row has been eliminated." Another person said, looking at a man with tears streaming down his face and his confidence severely hit.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but comfort her: "Don't be so sad. This means that anyone who wants to pass this level must have a singing voice as good as Prisley."

Mitsuhiko heard this and asked curiously, "Is Prisley in a Kung Fu movie?"

Huihara Ai explained to everyone: "That's Bruce Lee. What they are talking about now is the King of Rock and Roll - Elvis Presley."

Now, Mitsuhiko, the most rational among the kids, couldn't help but worry about Yuanta's father, "Is there something wrong with Yuanta's father?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, Yuan Tai was full of worry, but he still said with all his strength: "Probably!"

At this moment, an angry roar suddenly came from the other side. "Damn it, why! Why!"

When everyone turned around, they saw that one of the contestants was very emotional, waving his fists in front of him as if he was going crazy. Another contestant was hugging his waist from behind, and another contestant next to him was pressing on his shoulders, asking him to calm down.

"Calm down!"

But the other party couldn't remain calm, after all, that was the area he was best at.

"Isn't this weird? Why would I, who passed the first level of the Kanji test, be eliminated in the dictation of Kanji? I answered perfectly!"

The person next to him quickly comforted him, "So the conclusion is not perfect."

But this did not comfort the other person at all. Instead, he was very angry and yelled, "If that's the case, can you write? Use Chinese characters to write "Rose" and "Melancholy", which are so difficult."

"No." The other party replied weakly.

[Because what Kojima Gonsaku is looking for is not Mr. Kojima who is both civil and military, but a burglar.] Aoki Matsu thought silently in his heart.

"It seems that the competitions in all three groups are very tragic!" Qing Musong said as he looked at these people, but the criminal was not among them.

Now even Conan and Huihara Ai couldn't help but worry, "Genta, your father..."

"Maybe, there's no other way." Yuan Tai didn't dare to hold on any longer when he saw this. This was really difficult. It felt difficult just by listening to it.

"Ding...ding..."

"Ah, the phone call." Sayuri looked at Genta and said.

"Oh." Yuan Tai quickly took out his cell phone from his pocket and opened it. "It's my dad calling."

Yuan Tai answered the phone and said, "Hello, this is Yuan Tai." I don't know what was said on the other end, but Yuan Tai's expression changed. "Ah, is this true?"

Without waiting for his friends to ask, Yuan Tai said happily: "You are the last three people left!"

"Are you serious?" Mitsuhiko said happily for Genta's father.

Everyone smiled subconsciously when they heard this and felt happy for Yuantai's father.

"That's amazing." Ayumi jumped up even more.

"Genta, your father is so awesome." Sayuri also cheered along with Ayumi.

Qing Musong's eyes flashed when he heard this [The list of three suspects is released! ].