Conan's face turned a little pale, but he still stayed in the living room and sat next to Granburch, wanting to hear what Vodka was here for this time.

But as he listened, he felt something was wrong. Kogoro Mori and Vodka talked about everything from Mai Kuraki to Yoko Okino, from Asuka Ansai to Terumi Hoshino. They talked a lot about the popular young actresses in the entertainment industry. The more they talked, the more they got along and they wished they could become sworn brothers on the spot.

Chu Ming was listening nearby, and seeing that Vodka really had an expression as if he had met a close friend and wanted to swear an oath of blood alliance, he coughed lightly secretly, reminding Vodka to be careful of the impact.

After all, his elder brother is Gin, and now he is sworn brother to Mouri Kogoro. Is he planning to set up a Peach Garden Oath of Brotherhood?

Vodka, who was chatting happily, heard the cough and then remembered that this was not an offline exchange meeting for his fellow enthusiasts. Granburch was still listening nearby, so he quickly changed the subject: "Haha, Detective Maori actually watches horse racing? I bought number 4 this time, I think it will work hehe."

Maori Kogoro slapped his thigh, turned on the TV in a hurry, and took out the lottery ticket he bought: "I just felt like I forgot something. Today is the day of the finals. I bought number 2. If I win, it will be 300 million!"

Upon hearing this, Vodka came over with great interest and watched the game intently together with Kogoro Mori.

Xiaolan was still busy making coffee in the kitchen. Chu Ming turned his head to Conan as no one was paying attention to this side. "Little detective, have you started the task I gave you last time?"

Conan was stunned, and the figure of Okiya Subaru appeared in his mind. He still had doubts about whether Okiya Subaru was a member of the organization, so he had not sent his photo to Granburch.

He hesitated for a moment, but still took out his cell phone, found the photo of Okiya Subaru, and handed it to Chu Ming: "This is the person. He really did appear next to me suddenly."

When he handed over the phone, he deliberately observed Chu Ming's expression, hoping to judge from Chu Ming's expression and his subsequent words whether this person was a member of the organization.

But to his disappointment, Chu Ming didn't have any special expression on his face. He still looked very gentle: "Keep watching. If anyone else contacts you, or if this person has any strange behavior, report it to me."

Conan's hands unconsciously tapped the sofa cushions under him and looked at Chu Ming: "Can you remove the bomb from Xiaolan? I will do my best for you."

Chu Ming raised his eyebrows and glanced at Xiaolan who was busy in the kitchen. "Little detective, you seem a little naive. This bomb was specially developed by the organization because there are too many traitors. Do you think I don't know what you want to do? Guess, if the switch is not turned off, will this bomb explode the moment it leaves the body?"

Conan's face changed slightly. He had made an appointment with Chu Ming before, saying that he would take Xiaolan to see Dr. Watanabe for a check-up to see if the bomb could be safely removed, but he has not gone yet.

The reason was simple. He was afraid that Granburch had some backup plan for the bomb. What if it exploded once it was detected?

He didn't dare to gamble.

Now that he heard Granburch say that the bomb would explode as soon as it left the body, he was even more afraid to gamble Xiaolan's life on the truthfulness of Granburch's words.

Seeing Conan's expression change but he didn't say anything, Chu Ming put his hand on his shoulder and leaned closer to him: "Detective, don't worry, as long as you listen to me, nothing will happen to your childhood sweetheart. And I didn't ask you to do anything against the law, right? It's just some simple tasks. For you, it won't conflict with your sense of justice and you can keep your childhood sweetheart, isn't it great?"

Conan is not stupid. Although it seems that Granburch has not asked him to do anything at the moment, his bottom line is being encroached upon step by step.

As he walks into the darkness step by step, is he still the same person he was before?

Conan didn't know, but he couldn't refuse.

This was why he had tried so hard to hide. The organization could make countless mistakes, but he could not. Once his identity was discovered, he would either kill the people around him, or be dragged into the darkness step by step as in the current situation.

"Why are you reacting so strongly? Are you being pretentious? I didn't ask you to stab that guy called Okiya Subaru with a knife." Chu Ming didn't know that Conan's thoughts were almost scattered to outer space. He looked at Conan's clenched palms and couldn't help but speak for the sofa, "If you keep squeezing it, the sofa will break. Detective Maori will think it was me who did it."

Conan subconsciously let go of his hand and looked at Chu Ming with a somewhat inexplicable look. This tone really sounded like Brother Chu Ming...

No, no.

Conan shook his head violently. What was he thinking about? He had already proven that this suspicion was wrong. Moreover, Huibara was almost discovered by the organization. It was Chu Ming who rescued Huibara from Granburch and was seriously injured for this. How could he have such a ridiculous guess again...

"Ah!!! I knew that God still favors me! 300 million! Hahaha! He really didn't abandon the Mouri Detective Agency which is almost out of food this month!" Mouri Kogoro's excited shout attracted the attention of Chu Ming and Conan. He swung the lottery ticket in his hand vigorously and almost cried for joy.

Vodka on the side was much calmer. He was not sad because his ticket did not win. After all, he got a lot of money every month.

The tasks he did with Gin were all high-risk and high-return. Gin's success rate was so high, and he was not a stingy person, so the amount he got could not be a small amount. So even though he was chasing after many celebrities at the same time and his expenses were huge, he still had a lot of money in his pocket.

Maori Kogoro nudged the vodka beside him, his face full of pride: "Come on, come on, I'll treat you to a drink at noon today! Let me tell you, I recently discovered an izakaya, and the proprietress of that restaurant is really-"

Considering Xiaolan in the kitchen, Kogoro Mouri didn't say it too clearly, but Vodka still understood from the way he kept making hints with his eyes.

It's not that he wasn't tempted, but when he subconsciously looked in Chu Ming's direction and saw that his eyes lit up when he heard the word "izakaya", he suddenly couldn't move.

Now that the eldest brother who could suppress the situation by force is not here, and Vermouth who could barely coax people is not here either, how could he, alone, stop Granburch from going crazy?

He has decided that during the time he is with Granburch, he will not drink a drop of alcohol!

Just at this moment, the result of the horse race suddenly flashed, and he quickly diverted Maori Kogoro's attention: "Wait, it seems that the result has changed."

Maori Kogoro turned around quickly and heard the commentator say with regret: "Oh, horse number two was disqualified because of diagonal running, so the winner is horse number four!"

"what!!!"

a bolt from the blue.

This result was like a bolt of thunder to Kogoro Mori, who was just filled with joy, and it struck his soul away.

He sat in a chair with lifeless eyes, muttering to himself: "How could this happen? I finally got the upper hand, but it's gone just like that. Isn't God on the side of the unfortunate?"

Chu Ming picked up the coffee that Xiaolan had just brought out from the coffee table and took a sip. He comforted him halfheartedly, trying to get him to cheer up and take him and Vodka to the izakaya: "Why do you have to be so sad, Mr. Maori? Isn't life like this, ups and downs..."

But these words failed to comfort Kogoro Mori at all. Hearing them, he became even more depressed, as if he was about to break.

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