Model worker and his little darling

After lying in the hospital for so long, Conan was finally able to be discharged.

To celebrate Conan's recovery, a group of people went out for a nice meal.

After observing the group, Pingqing concluded that Uncle Mori most likely knew Conan's identity.

Thinking back to the secret conversation between Kudo Yusaku and Uncle Mori last time, I wonder how much Uncle Mori knows.

He was more curious about how Yukiko and the others were managing to fool Ran; it seemed they had differentiated Conan from Shinichi Kudo. However, further observation was needed to uncover the rest.

Conan still lives at the detective agency and continues to go to school, as if everything is the same as before.

The uncle was still the same drunk man who was always drunk, and Xiaolan was still the same Xiaolan who rushed home after class every day to cook.

……

That day, Pingqing was at home eavesdropping on the sounds next door while looking through the mission details when he heard Xiaolan answer a phone call.

It turned out that Teraoka Katsutoshi, Uncle Mori's senior in the police force, who has now been promoted to the head of the Fourth Investigation Division, invited them to his house for barbecue the next day.

Upon hearing this, Heikiyo looked at Teraoka's information in the intelligence report.

Under the organization's bribery, Teraoka provided them with a great deal of information about the Metropolitan Police Department.

However, the organization discovered that Teraoka was still providing information to another gang, one of whose executives had committed murder and was threatening Teraoka to pay him money to help him escape.

Hirakiyo originally intended to help Teraoka deal with that yakuza executive so that Teraoka would work properly for the organization.

But now he's about to get involved with death, and any contact carries the risk of exposure, which is troublesome.

Ping Qing thought for a moment, and was just about to call Teraoka to tell him not to take any action tomorrow, when he received the latest news from the intelligence team: Teraoka was now suspected by the Metropolitan Police Department.

It's a pity, now we have no choice but to get rid of him, since they have more than just Teraoka as an undercover agent.

The next day, I saw Uncle Mori and his family happily leaving the house.

After making some arrangements, Pingqing rushed to the harbor warehouse where the gang leader was hiding, waiting for Teraoka to come to him.

Meanwhile, Uncle Mori arrived at Teraoka's house, and the atmosphere for the barbecue was very harmonious.

Conan also noticed Teraoka's sports car. It was a beautifully designed and expensive car that Teraoka could not afford.

Mrs. Teraoka was very gentle and expressed her deep apologies for the sudden invitation to the Mori family.

Pingqing yawned, keeping an eye on the restless gang leader.

Suddenly, he picked up his phone and made a call.

Hehe, the show is about to begin.

After he finished making the call, Pingqing appeared in front of him with two peripheral members.

"who are you?"

No one answered his question, so Pingqing knocked him unconscious with a stick and had him tied up.

Not long after, Teraoka appeared at the warehouse.

Upon seeing two unfamiliar people in the warehouse, while the gang leader he wanted to see was nowhere to be seen, he immediately drew his gun and pointed it at the two men.

"who are you?"

Pingqing, carrying a stick, stealthily walked behind Teraoka from behind the door and struck him again.

Hehe, the same treatment as the main character.

Seeing the two unconscious men, Ping Qing turned to the two peripheral members and said, "Take them to the base's interrogation room."

Two peripheral members picked up the two men and left.

Seeing Conan's red dot getting closer and closer on the system map, Heishi cleared away any traces of their presence and then sat quietly in the car, waiting to watch the show.

The people who were just eating barbecue with him have now mysteriously disappeared, and he is very curious about the reactions of Uncle Mori and the others.

Conan and Ran had just gotten out of the car when they saw that only Uncle Mori was there. It turned out that Teraoka insisted on going to the warehouse alone to meet the gang leader.

The three waited for a while without any movement. Conan sensed something was wrong and immediately rushed into the warehouse.

Inside, it was quiet and empty.

Conan searched every corner of the warehouse, but found nothing, not even a hair on Neneka's head.

Conan, looking puzzled, asked Uncle Mori, "Uncle, is Uncle Teraoka really here in this warehouse?"

Uncle Mori was also bewildered. "Yeah, my senior said that gangster was waiting for him here. Strange, why is no one here? Maybe we should go look around the neighborhood."

The three searched the area but still found nothing.

Left with no other option, Uncle Mori had to call the police.

After admiring the incredulous looks on the three men's faces, Ping Qing curled his lips into a smile, stepped on the gas, and left the dock. He was going to the base to interrogate these two people.

The gang leader was quite straightforward, revealing everything he knew, and was then sent to the laboratory to become a glorious experimental subject.

After being jolted awake by the electric shock, Teraoka looked around at his surroundings. He was in a mysterious room, tied to a chair. He was initially shocked, but quickly calmed down.

"Are you from that mysterious organization?"

Pingqing nodded.

"Why did you bring me to this place? I provided you with so much information."

“Mr. Teraoka, your information isn’t free; we paid for it. It’s a mutually beneficial arrangement. The reason we invited you here is because you’ve been targeted. To prevent you from leaking our information, we have no choice but to make you disappear.”

Teraoka stared at Hirakiyo in disbelief. "How is this possible?"

Hirai tapped the table. "Mr. Teraoka, now tell me what you know."

But Teraoka closed his eyes, looking as if he would rather die than speak.

Tch, he's been selling his soul for so long, who is he trying to impress with this act now?

Just put headphones in Teraoka's ears and let him enjoy the Grim Reaper's song.

Seeing Teraoka's pained expression, the person standing behind Hirakiyo trembled, wondering why Mishika liked that song that made people wish they were dead.

Well, thank goodness they're from the organization.

Pingqing nodded in satisfaction. Compared to physical torture with a knife, he preferred the mental torture of Conan's singing.

Before long, Teraoka couldn't hold on any longer and, under Taira's coaxing, revealed what he knew.

Looking at the statement on the paper, there wasn't much useful information, mainly because Teraoka had only been promoted to group leader for a short time and hadn't yet had access to internal information.

After leaving the interrogation room, Pingqing found that the base was like a New Year's celebration, and everyone seemed quite happy.

Huh? He just went into the interrogation room, and what happened in this world?

After handing over the intelligence to Gin in his lounge, Taira asked with a puzzled look, "Is today some kind of special day?"

Gin frowned at Hirai's puzzled look. "New Year's Day, the Lunar New Year."

Oh, it's Chinese New Year.

Then, Hirai smiled and looked at Gin, "Gin-chan~, Happy New Year!"

Gin hummed in agreement, then put the intelligence away. He wouldn't be assigning any missions during the New Year holidays.

The base also hosts activities to help everyone bond and relax.

However, he wouldn't appear in such a setting; his presence would instantly turn the atmosphere cold.

"There are events at the base and the bar. You can check them out; some are quite interesting. Vodka went to the bar."

Pingqing shook his head. He didn't really like crowded places. "I don't want to go. I want to be with you."

Gin pulled the man into his arms and leaned him on Hirai's shoulder. He was also quite bored and had originally planned to go find Hirai after the interrogation was over.