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

Tequila blinked, coughed lightly twice, and said,

"Ahem, you're welcome. I was just helping out."

"Not at all, you're too modest,"

Sato Miwako was very enthusiastic, holding the tequila's hand tightly and reluctant to let go.

"If it weren't for you, the fugitive would have escaped and kidnapped innocent children, and we would really be to blame."

"Yes, yes,"

Takagi Wataru also stepped forward, and said with lingering fear,

"If it weren't for you, Mr. Long, I'm afraid I would have had to take off my police uniform when I got back."

To put it bluntly, without tequila, police officers like them who let a fugitive escape halfway and even delivered a child along the way would definitely be fired when they got back.

Tequila indirectly saved the political careers of Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi!

Forehead......

Agave smacked her lips, realizing she hadn't really thought too much about it.

I just felt sorry for little Ayumi, so I couldn't help but help her.

How come I seem to have become a concerned citizen?

However, all Tequila really wants now is to leave as quickly as possible and get that money back...

"Mr. Long, please make sure you come to the Metropolitan Police Department."

Sato Miwako couldn't hide her excitement and said enthusiastically.

"Takagi and I will definitely report this truthfully to our superiors. We want to present you with a banner and a bonus!"

"Ah, that won't be necessary..."

Tequila's expression began to stiffen.

He went to the Metropolitan Police Department? And even received a banner?

Are you sure you're not using his head to get banners and bonuses for your police force?

"No, we absolutely have to!"

Without thinking too much, Miwako Sato quickly replied,

"Our Metropolitan Police Department will never let down any citizen who risks their life to help us!"

"We really don't need this..."

Agave answered reluctantly.

Takagi Wataru, who was standing nearby, also noticed that Tequila seemed somewhat reluctant.

However, he felt that Mr. Long was probably afraid of trouble, which is normal. Many helpful citizens eventually decline because they are afraid of trouble.

Just like the Italian gold coin robbers last time.

Inspector Megure has already offered 300,000 yen, but none of the kind citizens who reported the incident have come forward to claim it.

"Uncle Long, are you Chinese?"

Ayumi tugged at Tequila's trouser leg and asked in a low voice.

Uncle Long's name is clearly not a Japanese name, and his Japanese doesn't seem to be very standard either...

Tequila paused slightly, thought for a moment, then lowered its head and gave a friendly smile.

"Ah, yes, Uncle is Chinese."

"Eh?!"

"Really?!"

Genta and Mitsuhiko exclaimed in unison.

China has always been a mysterious country, and the two children have never even seen a Chinese person before.

"of course."

"Tequila said with a smile."

Conan frowned slightly.

He felt that the tequila-sounding accent was more like Kansai dialect, even though it had a strong accent, which actually proved that the other person was probably a native Japanese speaker...

Conan looked at the tequila and suddenly spoke.

"Uncle Long, good afternoon."

Why did you come here today?

Conan asked both questions in Chinese.

Although he knew a little bit, his pronunciation wasn't very standard; he had a heavy Japanese accent.

Tequila smiled and replied casually,

"Good afternoon, kid. Your name is... Conan, right?"

"Good afternoon, Conan. Uncle is here today to exercise... um, to work out. My home is nearby."

"Conan, where are you guys? What are you doing here?"

The word "agave" is also used in Chinese.

I already knew a little bit about it, and in the last two years I've been watching Chinese TV dramas.

Tequila feels ready to live in China...

Conan was stunned.

He seemed to...believe what the tequila said.

He felt that the tequila speaker spoke Mandarin very well, not in a very standard way, but fluently, giving him an authentic feel...

'Could this Uncle Long really be Chinese? Is his Kansai accent simply due to spending too much time in Kansai?'

Conan thought to himself.

If he is Chinese, would Uncle Long still be a member of that organization?

No, no, there's no necessary connection between China and the organization...

That's still not right; it's not necessarily true.

A terrifying thought popped into Conan's mind...

"Thank you, thank you! I didn't know Mr. Long was Chinese!"

Sato Miwako was somewhat surprised, but her enthusiasm remained.

"Is Mr. Long here for tourism or for work in Tokyo? Our Metropolitan Police Department can help us contact the Chinese Embassy."

"Mr. Long's assistance in apprehending the criminals is a testament to the friendship between our two countries..."

Forehead......

Tequila was getting more and more confused.

Where am I? What am I doing?

He just beat up a criminal, how did it become a topic of friendship? Is he going to become a peace ambassador next?

OMG, he just took down a pure-blooded Japanese company president yesterday...

"Uh-"

A painful groan reached the ears of Tequila and the others.

The group turned to look.

Oh, so it's Higashida, the criminal who kidnapped the girl and tried to escape punishment, who has woken up.

"Mr. Dongtian,"

Sato Miwako then lowered the tequila from her hand, her expression turning serious as she spoke earnestly.

"Two more crimes have been added to your existing list. We need you to come with us to the Metropolitan Police Department for investigation."

As she spoke, Sato Miwako tried to grab Higashida and take him away.

Takagi Wataru quickly stepped forward to cooperate, afraid that he would escape again.

"I won't go back, I won't go back!"

Dongtian's face was already very pale; his eyes were red, and he was muttering to himself.

"I didn't kill anyone. I'm not going back with you. I want to leave Japan, leave Japan..."

"Mr. Dongtian, whether you committed murder is for us, the police, to verify."

Sato Miwako frowned and said,

"You now need to cooperate with our investigation."

"And you did indeed kidnap a child earlier, attempting to escape..."

"I had no choice!"

Dongtian struggled and shouted loudly,

"I didn't want to hurt that girl. I just wanted to use her to get away. I really didn't hurt her!"

"Little sister, I didn't hurt you, right, little sister..."

As he spoke, Higashida, with a strength he didn't know he had found, broke free from Sato Miwako and Takagi Wataru's grasp.

He rushed to Ayumi's side, wanting to verify.

Ayumi, however, was frightened by his previous rough behavior and hid behind Tequila.

Agave frowned slightly.

What's going on with those two cops? They managed to break free again.

"roll!"

Tequila raised her leg and kicked Dongtian.

boom--

Dongtian flew away again.

Sato Miwako rushed over to check if Higashida was still alive...

Takagi Wataru also smiled wryly and reminded Tequila,

"Mr. Long, could you please be a little gentler next time? This prisoner might not be able to withstand your kick."

"Hehe, I'll try my best, I'll try my best,"

Tequila scratched his head and said with a smile,

"The main reason is that we're afraid he'll scare the child."

Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta were all in tears.

What a wonderful uncle! They were even talking about him behind his back before, and they didn't believe Conan when he said he was a good person...

"Uncle Long, I'm sorry."

Ayumi said weakly,

"Ayumi shouldn't have spoken ill of you behind your back; you're a good person..."

"Uh, yes, yes, I'm a good person,"

Tequila blinked again, feeling a tiny bit of guilt.

"Uncle handled it poorly last time too. Uncle shouldn't have scared you..."

"Uncle, you want to protect us too, right? Conan said so."

Mitsuhiko interjected.

Agave nodded emphatically.

Yes, I just wanted to protect the children. I'm a hero, I'm a hero...