Detective Conan: The System Takes Me to Zero's World

Chapter 63: Finding the Owner of the 3-Haired Cat

In front of the Poirot Cafe, Toru Amuro and Azusa Enomoto were chatting with the Junior Detectives. Yuki Kudo also came over and asked curiously, "What interesting things are you talking about?"

Azusa Enomoto said with a smile: "A reporter came to interview me before and said that the content of the interview would be published in the magazine, but I never thought that it would be introduced in such a large space."

Mitsuhiko looked at the page of the magazine that Harata was holding and said excitedly, "There are also photos taken by Sister Xiaozi!"

He pointed to the words below the photo of Enomoto Azusa, "It says here, this is Captain Calico Cat, a regular customer of this store, and the beautiful clerk Miss Koazusa."

Ayumi echoed from the side: "Sister Xiaozi is still holding Xiaowei!"

When Azusa Enomoto heard the Junior Detectives praising her, she said a little embarrassedly, "It's too much of a compliment to say that I'm a beauty."

Conan curled his lips and expressed his opinion: "This kind of report is more or less exaggerated."

Azusa Enomoto was a little surprised: "That's right."

Kudo Yuki shook her head helplessly, and Genta turned to look at Amuro Toru: "Why isn't Amuro brother's photo on it?"

Amuro Toru smiled and explained: "Because I happened to be feeling unwell that day, I didn't come to the store."

Kudo Yuki looked at the little guys and asked, "Where's Xiao Ai? Isn't she with you?"

Conan answered directly: "Ai is busy with something. Sister Xue, will the captain be here from now on?"

Kudo Yuki thought for a while and replied, "If it's a cat without an owner, you can consider adopting it. However, maybe its owner is looking for it, so let's just leave the cat here temporarily."

After a while, a man named Yuze Zhangwu politely asked, "Excuse me, is this the Poirot Cafe mentioned in the magazine?"

Kudo Yuki nodded, and Yuze Shogo continued, "Isn't it right that it's written in the report? I heard that the wild cat in the photo would come here to ask for food in the evening. Is this true?"

Kudo Yuki turned her head and looked at Enomoto Azusa, who said, "Yes."

Yuze Zhangwu heard this and murmured happily: "That's great! I've been looking for it for more than half a year."

After that, a man named Mashiko Sadaji came out from behind. He put one hand anxiously on Amezawa Shogo's shoulder and said, "What are you talking about? The cat in the photo is obviously ours. Please stop talking nonsense."

The young detectives said in surprise: "The owner actually came!"

Azusa Enomoto muttered somewhat depressedly: "Actually, there are more than two."

Amuro Toru responded with a smile: "To be honest, there is another person in the store right now."

Conan and Kudo Yuki looked at each other, their eyes revealing helplessness. Everyone entered the Poirot Cafe, and a housewife named Mutsumi Shekagawa sat on a chair. She looked at Azusa Enomoto and said angrily: "Don't make me keep saying the same thing. The cat in the photo is my granddaughter's cat. It's called Xiaomai. Where is Xiaomai? Didn't you say you would bring my granddaughter's cat Xiaomai?"

Azusa Enomoto maintained her usual tone and smile when receiving guests, and said, "I was just about to go. I just came outside, and then I ran into these children and talked to them. Then these two suddenly appeared and claimed that they were the owners."

Mashiko Sadaji pointed at himself and said, "No, I am the real owner."

Yuze Zhangwu turned his head and looked at Mashiko Sadaji: "No, I told you it was me."

Shekagawa Mutsumi looked at the two men and said, "You two, are you trying to take away my granddaughter's cat?"

The three of them were arguing with each other. Kudo Yuki looked at the situation and sighed, "Arguing like this is not a solution. We need to find a way to resolve this matter."

Amuro Toru thought for a moment and said, "Now please ask Xiaozha to go home and bring the captain over." After that, Enomoto Azusa walked out of the Poirot Café.

Amuro Toru crossed his hands in front of his chest and turned to look at the three people who were waiting for the solution: "While waiting, let's talk to those three people about the cat. Let's let the mystery experts join this case together."

Kudo Yuki asked suspiciously, "A puzzle expert?"

Conan tugged at Kudo Yuki's sleeve, and Kudo Yuki leaned over. Conan whispered softly in his sister's ear: "It should be Maori Kogoro."

Kudo Yuki stood up and followed the others to the Maori Detective Agency. Maori Kogoro said loudly: "What? You want to find the cat's owner? Just find someone. I'm busy now."

At this time, a cat crawled out from the sofa, attracting the attention of the young detectives. Maori Kogoro was still reading a newspaper on the sofa, shouting: "Go back quickly, no one will pay the commission anyway, I am not bored."

Amuro Toru took a few steps forward and leaned over to Maori Kogoro's ear and whispered, "In that case, I will officially entrust you with the commission. The commission fee will be paid with the first row seat tickets for Okino Yoko's concert."

Kudo Yuki coughed and walked towards Maori Kogoro: "For the commission fee, by the way, add a dessert and snack that everyone wants to eat in Poirot Cafe. The Maori family and the Junior Detective Team can each order two for free. How about it?"

Conan didn't care, after all, he could eat for free at his sister's restaurant; the other kids in the Junior Detective Team cheered; Maori Ran was also a little tempted when she heard about the new snacks. Maori Kogoro accepted without hesitation.

Maori Kogoro began to ask Shekagawa Mutsumi: "When did the cat disappear in your house?"

Mutsumi Sagawa answered, "About two months ago, my family was going on a trip, so we entrusted the cat to someone we knew. It seemed that when we looked away for a moment, it took the opportunity to slip away and disappeared. This girl is my granddaughter and the cat's owner. There is also a photo of the cat. But it was taken five years ago."

Maori Kogoro took the photo and observed it carefully: "It still looks like a kitten, but the pattern distribution on its body is indeed very similar to the cats in the cafe."

Conan held the cat beside him and asked, "Auntie, do you like cats too?"

Mutsumi Shekagawa answered kindly: "Of course. Come here, cat." The cat ran straight into Kogoro Mori's arms.

Amuro Toru crossed his arms and asked, "Does the controversial calico cat have any signs of being sterilized?"

Mutsumi Shekagawa thought for a moment and answered, "Yes, I had a vasectomy. It was really terrible at that time. I stayed in the hospital for a night before I came back. But I couldn't remove the bandage. Because I had to wait about a week before I could remove the stitches."

Later, Maori Kogoro asked Mashiko Sadaji: "When did your cat disappear?"

Mashiko Sadaji answered, "It was exactly when we moved four months ago. Because my wife, who had been with me for 30 years, passed away, I decided to sell the house and move into a building to live with my cat. My cat should have been in a cage and placed in the moving company's truck. But when we arrived at the new house, it was not in the cage."

Maori Kogoro asked: "Do you have any photos?"

Mashiko Sadaji took out his cell phone from his jacket pocket and said, "Here are the photos I took with my cell phone. The person in the photo with the cat is my wife."

Maori Kogoro took the phone and compared the two photos: "Wow, it looks like the cat in the cafe is made from the same mold again."

Conan used the same trick again: "Uncle, you like cats too, hug it." After that, Conan walked towards the man holding the cat. Mashiko Sadaji sneezed: "Sorry, I have a cold."

Amuro asked: "Has your cat ever been neutered?"

Mashiko Sadaji nodded, "I gave it to my wife to deal with. She had an operation but no bandages were put on her neck. I don't know why. They installed something that looked like a color dish antenna. That's all I remember."

Finally, Maori Kogoro looked at Amezawa Shogo and asked, "Excuse me, when did the cat disappear?"

Yuze Zhangwu answered: "About half a year ago. I like freedom, so I let the cat roam free. I don't know why, but one day, it suddenly didn't come home."

Maori Kogoro asked: "Do you have any photos?"

Yuze Zhangwu replied: "How could I possibly take a picture of something like that? I just let it run free."

Conan asked: "Does this big brother like cats?"

Yuze Zhangwu lowered his head, squatted down and spread his hands: "Come here."

The cat jumped directly into Yuze Zhangwu's arms and loved it very much.

Kudo Yuki gave a thumbs up and said, "Great!"

Yuze Zhangwu stood up holding the cat: "I seem to be naturally loved by animals."

Amuro Toru asked: "Do you remember having your cat sterilized?"

Yuze Zhangwu shook his head: "I don't know, because when I adopted the cat, it was already quite big."

Conan held the cat and said to Yuze Zhangwu: "The calico cat in the cafe is a female."

Yuze Zhangwu was a little embarrassed: "In this case, maybe it's not my cat."

The young detectives were unhappy when they heard this: "What are you talking about? That calico cat is a male."

Conan pretended to remember it wrongly: "I see."

Yuze Zhangwu was a little panicked: "Don't scare me. Of course it's a male cat."

While everyone's attention was on the case and no one noticed her, Kudo Yuki silently said in her heart: "Sign in."

"Ding, congratulations to Xiaoxue for signing in successfully today. You have received +200 mall points and an invisibility charm. Your current mall points are 3000 and your invisibility charm is 1. Please continue to sign in every day, Xiaoxue."

Half a quarter of an hour later, Maori Kogoro called the three back and said, "Miss Xiaozi from the cafe will bring the cat over."

The next second, Azusa Enomoto appeared in front of everyone holding a cat. She put the cat on the ground, and the cat jumped directly into Amezawa Shogo's arms. Kudo Yuki said: "It's common sense that cats like to stick to the person standing in the middle."

After hearing what Kudo Yuki said, the three started arguing again. Conan echoed, "I have a way to recognize the cat's owner."

Azusa Enomoto put the cat outside the door to feed it. Mutsumi Shekagawa opened the door and called her cat's name, but the cat just looked at her twice and continued eating.

Conan said: "According to what you said before, your cat is a female cat, but this cat is a male cat. So, this is not the cat you are looking for."

Shekagawa Mutsumi sighed, "After my cat had dinner last night, I searched all the gaps in the furniture where the cat might hide, or where the door was open at that time, but I couldn't find it."

Conan spread his hands and said, "When you go back, look for it in a closed place, such as in the toilet, the washing machine, or the closet, because cats have the habit of sneaking in when someone opens the door."

Hearing what Conan said, Mutsumi Shekagawa murmured anxiously: "I'll go back and look for it again." Then he ran away.

Conan closed the door and said, "Then next, please ask Mr. Yuze to try it, just like Ms. Shechuan just now."

When Yuze Zhangwu opened the door, the cat just looked at him with its eyes open and did not react. Seeing the cat's reaction, he yelled angrily: "What's wrong with you? Didn't I tell you to come over?" The cat was frightened and ran to hide behind Enomoto Azusa.

Conan confidently adjusted his glasses with his hand: "Don't you know? The effectiveness of the Botanical Gardenia is only about five to ten minutes. Once the time is up, you will be just a scary uncle who shouts loudly and comes from nowhere to the cat. The evidence is that Goro, who was very close to you at the beginning, is now too scared to get close to you, isn't he?"

Maori Kogoro echoed: "I think if the cat is a real owner, he wouldn't have to sprinkle Polygonum aviculare powder on himself before coming here to pick up his cat."

Amuro Toru exposed it directly, and walked in front of Yuze Zhangwu while saying: "When you heard Conan say that the cat was a female, you simply wanted to withdraw and leave. You also know that if the cat is a female, it will have no value at all."

Kudo Yuki raised an eyebrow and added, "Because of chromosomal abnormalities, the probability of a calico male cat appearing is as low as one in every thousand. It is said that precisely because of its rarity, the calico male cat is considered the prototype of the lucky cat, and is worth at least one million. I have even heard that the price is as high as 20 million."

After this was said, everyone except Amuro Toru and Conan was shocked by the price. Amuro Toru continued to look at Yuze Shogo and murmured: "And you obviously know how difficult it is to find a specific calico male cat in such a busy urban area."

When Yuze Zhangwu saw that he was exposed, he muttered, "I'll take my leave first." After that, he ran away as fast as he could. Amuro Toru even walked to the door and took a few more glances.

Conan looked at Mashiko Sadaji and said, "You can try it too."

Mashiko Sadaji hesitated and walked towards the door. "It has not seen me for four months, and my wife was responsible for feeding it in the past. So my situation may be similar to those two people just now."

Mashiko Sadaji opened the door and nervously called the cat's name: "Soushi, Soseki." The cat responded.

Mashiko Sadaji squatted on the ground: "It seems that you still remember me, Soseki." The cat responded again.

Conan walked up to Mashiko Sadaji and asked, "When you moved, did you entrust Cheetah Moving Center?"

Mashiko Sadaji was a little confused: "How do you know?"

Conan answered: "Because this cat once sneaked into the same company and hid in the truck container of the freight department. It should want to return to its owner through this truck."

Mashiko Sadaji held the cat and bowed to everyone to thank them: "I'm really sorry to trouble you all this time." After that, he turned around and went home with the cat.

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