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

"Woooooooo..."

While Tequila was having a friendly conversation with the boy, the detective, Dan, and Ayumi, a sobbing sound came from the other side.

The group looked over and realized that it was the prisoner named Dongtian who was crying.

"Poor me, poor me, I'm so miserable..."

Dongtian was wiping away tears and sighing, which saddened the listeners and brought tears to their eyes.

The three real children felt some sympathy, even for Ayumi, who had just been kidnapped.

Tequila watched coldly, thinking, "See? This is what happens when you get caught for murder..."

"I'm really not the murderer, sob sob sob..."

"Mr. Dongtian,"

Takagi Wataru took Higashida's arm and said,

"We can talk about it when we get back. Our Metropolitan Police Department will never wrong an innocent person."

Conan: Heh...

Takagi Wataru continued,

"Moreover, you keep saying that you are not the criminal, but all kinds of evidence show that you are indeed the criminal."

"The victim, Ms. Muranishi, was found dead in her apartment. The apartment door was locked from the inside. You were the only person present at the scene, and your fingerprints were found on the murder weapon..."

"I really didn't kill him!"

Dongtian shouted excitedly.

Miwako Sato suddenly spoke,

"Mr. Dongtian, you keep saying you want to leave here... Where do you want to go?"

"I'm going to Chicago,"

When this matter was mentioned, Dongtian's expression became dejected.

"I received my daughter's wedding invitation."

"After the divorce, she was raised by my ex-wife. I thought she had hated me for the past seventeen years, but I never expected her to send me an invitation..."

As he spoke, Dongtian reacted violently again, shouting at the crowd.

"How can I not go?!"

"Why would I kill someone when I'm already on my way to Chicago!"

"this......"

Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi were speechless for a moment.

Conan frowned slightly. Higashida's testimony didn't seem like a lie. So...

Haha, it's time for my brother Edogawa to make his appearance again!

A flicker of motivation flashed in Conan's eyes.

The agave, which had initially been observing indifferently, began to change its attitude.

He walked over to Dongtian, patted him on the shoulder, and sighed.

"Sigh, brother, I understand you."

"Here, have a cigarette."

As he spoke, Tequila took out a pack of cigarettes, pulled one out, and handed it to Dongtian.

Dongtian took it with trembling hands and put it to his mouth.

I lit a bottle of tequila for him.

He shook his head inwardly.

Oh, poor thing, look how scared these police officers are, they get so agitated just to take a cigarette.

Dongtian: Brother, I was scared by you. I panic when I look at you...

Dongtian took small sips of his drink.

The more he smoked, the more bitter he felt, and tears streamed down his face.

While crying, he kept apologizing to Ayumi.

"I'm sorry, little sister, I shouldn't have taken you hostage, I'm so sorry..."

"It's alright, Uncle, I understand..."

Ayumi was so moved that she burst into tears.

The group chattered on and on, but Tequila didn't pay any attention.

In the end, everyone made up their minds to reinvestigate the case.

After Ayumi's pleading and seeing Higashida's similar predicament, Tequila softened her heart once again.

"I'm going to make a phone call,"

Tequila gave the group some instructions.

"You all wait here and do not move."

Everyone nodded.

Conan, trying to sneak up and eavesdrop, was fortunately stopped in time by Miwako Sato, who gave him a stern lecture on not eavesdropping on adults' phone calls...

Over there, Tequila found Lin Jiayou's number on her phone, dialed it, and hurriedly said...

"Cher...Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin, it's extremely urgent! Something terrible has happened to me!"

"Call."

Lin Chia-yu replied succinctly.

He couldn't help but think about it.

Is tequila going to be bombed again?

Did the Grim Reaper Elementary School student, seeing that his first attempt to kill Agave failed, resort to magic again?

Hiss—if that's the case, Tequila might not be able to go on missions anymore; she's always at risk of being blown up...

Lin Jiayou's mind was filled with all sorts of thoughts, but Longshelan quickly recounted the whole story.

"Mr. Lin, this is what happened, blah blah blah..."

"Oh."

Lin Jiayou understood completely.

It's like Tequila was just too lucky to run into Conan and his group, and then this guy took pity on her and helped out, which led to a whole bunch of trouble.

Lin Jiayou sighed inwardly.

As I said before, I suggest that after Tequila retires, he should find a temple and spend his days eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures.

"So you want me to help you investigate the case?"

Lin Jiayou leaned against the car, exhaling a cigarette, and asked casually.

Agave nodded.

"Yes, that's how it is."

"Che... Mr. Lin, you know I don't have much talent in this area, so I'd like to ask you..."

"remuneration."

Lin Jiayou said it bluntly.

His brain cells are very expensive.

Although he had already remembered the details and outcome of the case.

"Hehe, that's easy to do,"

Tequila chuckled and said,

"I'd like to invite you to dinner at the Beihu Grand Hotel..."

"You owe me countless meals at the Beihu Hotel."

Lin Jiayou said expressionlessly.

You tequila bastard, I treated you like a brother, and you keep giving me IOUs.

The promised meal was never delivered...