Model worker and his little darling

"You coming to a place like this alone is obviously for something. Is it related to an organization mission? Are you dealing with someone? After all, there are many celebrities here."

Seeing Conan's serious expression, Pingqing shook his finger. "You guessed wrong. I just came to check on things. A restaurant owned by a celebrity like this might come in handy sometime."

As for the mission, with Conan around, there's no need for him to take action.

Luckily, the three of them were crouching in the corner and no one paid attention to them, otherwise, given the two of them's easily startled nature, they probably would have been kicked out.

"Is that right?"

Ping Qing nodded affirmatively, "If I came here on a mission, how could I appear here openly and stay with you? I would definitely be acting covertly."

Hattori stroked his chin. "So this is all the tasks you usually do."

"Otherwise, I'm just a nobody, the kind who runs errands. Do you think I'm the boss? Someone who can sit there and give orders?"

Seeing Hirai's helpless expression, Hattori scratched his head. "I thought you must have at least managed to get into some kind of management position. I didn't expect that organization to be so rampant in Osaka."

"It's not that easy. Are you playing house?"

Believe it or not, he'll move his base next to the Osaka Prefectural Police Station and let Hattori experience what true arrogance is.

Hearing the two bantering, Conan nudged Pingqing and whispered, "Hey, Pingqing-nii, do you know about the Imperial Deer?"

Pingqing was a little surprised. "Where did you know that?"

"I overheard Haibara accidentally let slip a very strange code name. When I pressed her for details, she stopped saying anything."

Ping Qing's lips twitched. What was strange about his codename? It sounded perfectly fine. However, he never expected that Haibara would reveal his codename like that.

"Well, he's my boss, so I have to listen to him."

"And what else? What does he look like? What's his personality like...?"

Conan was excited to hear about the codenamed members of the organization from Hirai, hoping that Hirai could tell him more.

"do not know."

Conan looked shocked. "You don't know? How is that possible? Shouldn't you see each other all the time?"

"Because he looks different every time I see him, and you can't tell anything from him in normal interactions. However, many people are afraid of him."

Based on the information he obtained from Ai Haibara, Conan quickly made a judgment.

"He can disguise himself, is good at disguising himself, has a high status, is ruthless and cruel. Brother Pingqing, why didn't you tell me about this person sooner?"

Hearing Conan say that, Hirai wanted to kick him. Although Conan wasn't a good person, it still annoyed him.

What can you do if I tell you? It will only cause you more trouble.

Conan was taken aback. That made sense. Up until now, he hadn't made any progress in organizing this matter. All the information he had came from Haibara and Hirai, and he had actually implicated the people around him.

Seeing Conan's spirits dampen, Hattori patted Conan's head. "Kudo, don't worry, you'll figure it out eventually. If you rush, you'll make mistakes, and then they'll find out, and that'll be bad."

Conan nodded, calming himself down. "Yes, I understand. We'll destroy this organization one day."

Taira no Kiyoshi: ...

Anyone with a dream is remarkable.

Then, Conan began to recount what had happened at the auction.

"...I thought I would find out about the Matsumoto Group's transactions with the organization, but I found nothing."

Pingqing spread his hands. "I don't know about this. It's not something I could know about the mission that Gin and Mikazu carried out together. However, that company is no longer useful, so you won't find anything even if you investigate further."

What a joke! He took matters into his own hands; how could Conan possibly find out?

"Ah, Haibara said the same thing."

Suddenly, the lights went out.

Hattori flashed his bright white teeth in the darkness, "Let's begin."

A beam of light shone on the host on stage, who then began to introduce the owner of the 3K World Restaurant.

"...The last one is the renowned goalkeeper known as the strongest steel fortress in Europe—Mr. Ray Curtis."

Upon seeing the newcomer, Conan instantly forgot about the organization and switched into idol-chasing mode.

Hattori leaned close to Conan's ear and said, "How was it? I didn't make a mistake coming here this time, did I?"

"Ok!"

Just as Ray Curtis was explaining the significance of 3K, a portly man interrupted him.

"People like the three of you who pollute Japan with scandals can only be described with one word: filthy K."

Ray Cartis told the man to get out, and the man pulled an invitation from his clothes. "I'm a customer who dutifully accepted the invitation to visit this restaurant. Although I don't know who invited me, I'm very grateful to him."

The atmosphere in the restaurant was a little awkward, and the man left with a smile.

"Who is that guy?"

"He's a celebrity in the US, specializing in exposing scandals of famous athletes, and he's also a gossip newspaper reporter. Although the content is all fabricated by himself, he almost never loses a case in court thanks to his brilliant writing skills."

Pingqing was somewhat surprised, not expecting the uncle to know so much about Ed McKay.

Speaking of which, Ed McKay has been stirring up trouble in the United States, causing some problems for his people, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and now he's gone to Japan to cause trouble.

Unfortunately, death is about to strike.

The host tried to smooth things over by asking if anyone had any questions for the three people.

Ran bravely raised her hand and went to ask Shinichi Kudo for Ray Curtis's autograph.

Hattori's emotional intelligence is off the charts when it comes to Conan.

He slapped Conan's big head, then squatted down and whispered in Conan's ear, "Remember to call him when you get back."

Conan was very touched, he didn't expect Ran to still remember that he was Ray Curtis's number one fan.

Watching Ray Curtis begin signing autographs, Ping Qing clicked his tongue. Good heavens, another rare autographed item.

Soon, Xiaolan returned with the autographed jersey.

Uncle Mori gave Conan an annoyed look. "Seriously, why do you need an autograph for that guy who runs around everywhere?"

Conan felt a chill run down his spine and dared not speak.

Just then, Ran handed Conan a ticket. "Conan, this is a ticket for Ray Curtis' special match at the Nagai Gymnasium tomorrow. He just secretly gave it to me. You should go."

"Of course I'm going." Conan took the tickets, already feeling a little giddy.

Then Xiaolan took out a radio communicator and said that Ray Cartis and the others wanted to give everyone a surprise by using the hotel lights above the restaurant to design the letter K.

Heiji followed Conan outside the building, wanting to join in the fun.

P.S.: Happy Labor Day everyone!