Being in Detective Conan, being officially part of the organization is just too awesome!

"what?"

Conan didn't hear Kogoro Mouri's words clearly, only vaguely catching a few key words. Immediately alert, he quickly asked Uncle Mouri...

"Uncle Mori, what did you say?"

“I said, maybe you’re right,”

Kogoro Mouri took a deep drag of his cigarette, then exhaled a long puff, his gaze serious.

"We haven't been able to contact Nanchuan for several days, and his phone has been switched off the whole time."

"They might really be in trouble..."

"Then what?!"

Xiao Lan's anxious voice rang out impatiently.

"Dad, let's call the police and go find them!"

"Wait a moment,"

Kogoro Mouri told Ran not to rush.

"I'll go ask Detective Kimura first; he knows Kusukawa's address. We'll go check it out together later."

"If we call the police directly, Inspector Megure will be in a difficult position. After all, we don't have any evidence, and not being able to contact them for half a day can't really be considered a missing person..."

"Okay, okay, Dad, you go ask right away, we'll wait for your call..."

Xiao Lan spoke urgently.

Kogoro Mouri hung up the phone immediately, then looked at Lin Jiayou and Tequila.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lin, Brother Long, I've run into a problem on my end, so today's event may have to be canceled."

"understand,"

Lin Jiayou said calmly.

He glanced at the time, then stood up.

"Then I'll leave too. I can go back and buy groceries and cook."

"Okay, Cherry, you can go."

Tequila patted Lin Jiayou's arm and laughed.

"I'll ask you out again next time, we have plenty of time..."

"Okay, we'll talk about it next time."

Lin Jiayou greeted the two of them and then left the mahjong room.

Kogoro Mouri and the others were going to find Heiji Hattori, and he also wanted to find a way to bring Kimie Shimabukuro over.

She's a promising talent. While she might not reach the level of a full member, her talent for disguise alone is enough for her to establish herself in the organization...

After Lin Jiayou left, Mouri Kogoro immediately went to the mahjong room next door to find Detective Kimura.

After questioning, Detective Kimura said that he had been unable to contact Kusukawa for at least three days, only saying that he was investigating a case.

Kogoro Mouri didn't say anything to Detective Kimura, but he did get Kusukawa's address.

When he was about to leave, he found Tequila still waiting at the door...

"Brother Long, what's wrong with you...?"

Kogoro Mouri was slightly taken aback upon seeing this.

Tequila grinned and patted Kogoro Mouri on the shoulder.

"That Hattori kid was my comrade-in-arms!"

“He might have run into trouble. It would have been better if I hadn’t known, but now that I do, I can’t just ignore it.”

"I'll go with you guys later, so we can look after each other if anything happens..."

"Brother Long, you're such a good person!"

Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but sigh as he listened to Tequila's righteous words.

The agave plant smiled proudly.

He has always considered himself a good person.

Well, although this 'good guy' has killed, committed arson, extorted, blackmailed, robbed banks, and sold arms, but...

Yes, Tequila is still a good person.

So Mr. Mori is right, Mr. Ryuji likes people to tell the truth...

................................

Without saying much, Kogoro Mouri and Tequila joined Conan and Ran, and the four of them went to Mr. Kusukawa's residence together.

Conan and Ran were quite surprised by the addition of Tequila, and along with their surprise came a touch of emotion.

Conan became even more convinced that Uncle Long Si couldn't possibly be a henchman of the organization; he must have his reasons...

Upon arriving at Nanchuan's residence, the four of them conducted a brief investigation.

With Conan's help, Tequila and Kogoro Mouri successfully discovered an important clue.

So the four of them headed towards the street indicated by the clues...

Until they arrived at the home of the Ito family...

"Hehe, I haven't seen any of the high school boys and girls you're talking about,"

The lawyer, Ito, who was 1.5 meters tall and 1.5 meters wide, greeted the four visitors with a kind smile and said...

"If you want to ask, perhaps you can look further back."

"I'm sorry to bother you, thank you for the clue."

Kogoro Mouri spoke politely to the female lawyer.

Xiao Lan suddenly spoke, seemingly remembering who the woman was.

"Oh, you must be lawyer Misari Ito!"

"I've heard my mother talk about you before. She said you're a good lawyer who would take on any case at the lowest possible price and who truly cares about the people!"

"Hehe, thank you for the compliment, Mom..."

Upon hearing Ran's words, Misari Ito's smile widened even more, and she warmly greeted Ran...

The two exchanged a few words, but neither Tequila nor Conan said a word.

Conan noticed that something seemed a little unusual about the female lawyer's entryway.

As for agave...

He was simply curious how a female lawyer who only took low-paying cases and cared about the people could have gotten so fat...