The famous criminal in the world of Conan

Haibara Ai looked at Conan's expression at this moment and knew what he was thinking.

It's nothing more than thinking that Toshiya's brother's disappearance might involve the organization.

In response to this, Haibara Ai, who has worked in the organization for 18 years, said it was impossible.

The organization has not declined to the point where it needs to rely on an ordinary high school student with some painting skills to make money.

Isn’t Haibara Ai amazing? At such a young age, she has already completed her doctoral degree and successfully developed APTX4869.

However, the organization's operation will not be affected without her. At most, there will be some obstacles in the research and development of the project.

Even if such a behemoth wants to make money, it will only be through quick money.

It definitely wouldn't be like kidnapping a high school student and asking him to draw.

Therefore, Haibara Ai was not panicked at all. Her opinion on this case was that it was just a few petty thieves who wanted to find someone to print counterfeit money.

Yes, printing counterfeit money.

Her logical thinking ability is not weak. Looking at this painting by Natsume Soseki, she already had this idea.

She also believed that Conan, as a famous high school detective, should have realized it.

Conan didn't realize it, but the sight of the Black Organization was like a dog seeing shit - no matter what, he was going to take a bite.

He asked Junya anxiously,

"Your brother's wallet and other things were not taken, and his bicycle was parked downstairs, which means he didn't go far. I think he might have been kidnapped by the robbers in the surrounding area."

"So, quickly take us to the place nearby where he often goes!"

Conan's words were also recognized by the three little ones.

"correct."

"If you can look for it nearby."

"Maybe we can find some clues."

After they finished speaking, they quickly ran out the door.

Seeing this, Haibara Ai slowly followed.

Afterwards, Jun took Conan and the others to search along the places his brother often went.

However, Conan and his friends have searched coffee shops, amusement parks, department stores, and alleys...

Of all the places Toshiya's brother might have gone, no one claimed to have seen him.

After running through so many places, everyone was inevitably thirsty, and Ayumi also suggested going to the convenience store to buy something to drink.

Just when everyone was looking at something, Conan noticed someone.

"Conan, what's wrong with you?"

Ayumi saw Conan staring at others, so she asked.

"That person is very strange."

Conan said, frowning.

Everyone looked puzzled.

Conan saw this and explained,

"He used 1,000 yen to buy only a pack of cigarettes."

"Could it be that he forgot to bring change?"

Yuan Tai said with a smile.

Conan shook his head.

"Since I have 1,000 yen, I can buy it from the vending machine at the convenience store and avoid the queue."

"That's the cigarette he wanted to buy, but the vending machine is sold out."

Mitsuhiko also said with a smile that they all thought Conan was thinking too much.

Conan did not answer, but rushed to the counter and asked the cashier,

"Sister, can you show me the money that guy used to buy cigarettes just now?"

The cashier didn't have time to speak.

But Conan couldn't wait and reached out to take it directly. The cashier was caught off guard and the money was also taken by Conan.

After getting the banknote, Conan took a look at it and found that there was no watermark - it was a fake banknote.

Conan's eyes suddenly lit up. He left the fake 1,000 yen bill and ran out the door.

Yuan Tai and his men also followed him out.

Yuan Tai asked in confusion,

"Conan, why do you say that's a counterfeit bill?"

"Because the vending machine," Conan explained, "the vending machine can't recognize counterfeit money, so the man can only line up to buy cigarettes."

After Conan said this, everyone understood, but Shunya asked again,

"Does this have anything to do with my brother's disappearance?"

"It's a big deal," Conan said.

"Natsume Soseki."

Conan was still thinking about explaining when Haibara Ai said,

After Haibara Ai said this, Mitsuhiko also understood.

"By the way, the name printed on the 1,000 yen bill is Natsume Soseki!"

"That's right," Conan nodded.

"I think someone must have noticed your brother's talent for painting and locked him up to help print counterfeit money."

Conan said this, but suddenly thought that he shouldn't let these children get involved in such a dangerous thing.

So, he took the fake 1,000 yen bill, attached a tracker to it, pretended to have found the money, and returned it to the man.

He even tried to fool a few kids by pretending to be stupid, but was directly exposed by Haibara Ai.

After that, Conan had no choice but to continue moving forward with the children.

According to the tracker, Conan and his friends first chased them to a convenience store next to a station.

Conan asked the lady at the convenience store,

"Excuse me, was there a man wearing a black hat here just now?"

"Ah, the man in the black hat,"

Auntie recalled,

"There was a guy who just came over and bought a can of coffee for 110 yen with yen. Because he had a cold face and there was a sticker on the money he gave, I still remember it clearly."

"Then, do you know where he went after buying the coffee?"

Conan then asked.

"Well, let me think about it. He seemed to have made a phone call. I think he was on the phone for about ten minutes. He must have used up all his change."

The old lady pointed at the phone beside her and said to Conan.

"So, did he change all the money into 100 and 10 coins?"

Mitsuhiko also asked the aunt.

"Well, I did have one. I just didn't have any 100-yuan coins, so I gave him 500."

The aunt said.

After listening to the old lady's words and looking at the station in front of him, Conan thought to himself, this man used so much change and made a ten-minute phone call, is he planning to escape?

At this time, an old man who was sweeping the floor also called Conan and said something to him.

Haibara Ai just watched quietly without saying anything. She felt that now all she needed to do was follow the shrunken Kudo Shinichi.

She felt very comfortable with this rare feeling of laziness.

"Buzz."

Haibara Ai's phone vibrated.

She picked up her phone, looked at the new email, raised her head, and asked Conan,

"Where do we go next?"

Conan looked at the odometer in front of him, smiled, and said,

"Odokan Station."