Guns and Coffee in the World of Science

Chapter 62 Diplomat Murder Case

Everyone looked at Conan, who usually acted like a grown-up, and now showed a rare silly look, and couldn't help but smile. Just then, the wind chimes at the door rang again, and a middle-aged woman wearing sunglasses walked into the cafe. She looked around, and when she saw Maori Kogoro's table, she walked straight over.

"Are you Kogoro Mori?" She looked a little arrogant, but there was a hint of urgency in her voice.

When Maori Kogoro saw the suspected customer coming to his door, he immediately responded enthusiastically: "Yes, it's me! Is there anything I can help you with?"

The middle-aged woman breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "I have a commission and need your assistance."

Hearing that there was indeed a business coming, Maori Kogoro's expression instantly became more enthusiastic: "Please sit down, please sit down! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask." As he said that, he gestured for her to sit down, and Enomoto Azusa handed her a glass of water. Maori Kogoro often received customers in the cafe, and she was already used to it.

"Thank you." The middle-aged woman took the cup and looked at the coffee shop in front of her. She felt a warm feeling in her heart. She noticed that the environment of this coffee shop was very nice and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

"I heard that Mr. Mori's detective skills are very good, so I came to see you." She introduced herself. "My name is Tsujimura Kimie."

Maori Kogoro's eyes lit up. "Ms. Tsujimura, you're welcome! What is your request?"

Tsujimura Kimie sighed slightly, his expression becoming serious. "I'd like to ask you to help me do a background check on my son's girlfriend. I'm a little worried about her and want to know more about her background."

"Oh?" Maori Kogoro frowned slightly, a little doubt in his heart, but he still asked, "Are you particularly worried about her?"

Tsujimura Kimie took out a stack of documents from his bag, and Maori Kogoro took it and began to examine it carefully. The documents showed that Tsujimura Kimie's son's girlfriend was named Katsuragi Sachiko. Maori Kogoro frowned slightly, feeling a little strange.

"She's not only beautiful, but also has excellent academic performance. She even attends a top-tier university like Touto Medical University," Maori Kogoro muttered to himself. He looked up and asked Tsujimura Kimie curiously, "What are you dissatisfied with?"

Tsujimura Kimie was speechless for a moment, stunned for a moment, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face: "Actually... I just feel that there is something wrong with her."

"Really..." Kogoro Mouri didn't ask any further questions, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

Hattori Taira, standing by, clearly didn't care about these social conventions and said directly, "It's because she's too perfect that I don't like her. You know, humans are inherently suspicious and jealous animals."

As soon as he finished speaking, Amuro Toru covered his mouth and dragged him away with a helpless look: "That's enough, Hattori Heiji, you better stop talking."

Watching Hattori Heiji being dragged away by Amuro Toru, Maori Kogoro said to Tsujimura Kimie with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, that's just his personality. He doesn't speak without thinking."

Tsujimura Kimie smiled and waved her hand nonchalantly, "It's okay. Young people, it's good to be straightforward." Then, she faded her smile and became more formal. "Actually, I have one more thing to ask. My husband is a diplomat, and work doesn't allow him to come here, so I hope you can come to our house and talk to him in detail."

Maori Kogoro thought for a moment and felt that since it was a formal commission, the request was not excessive, so he nodded: "Okay, no problem. I will go over."

However, at this moment, Hattori Heiji somehow broke free from Amuro Toru's control, rushed back from the door, and said excitedly: "I want to go with you! I have a hunch - Kudo Shinichi will probably appear there!"

Maori Kogoro glared at him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? We are here to handle a commission, not to ask you to look for Kudo!"

Hattori Heiji smiled and waved his hand, not caring about Maori Kogoro's rebuke at all: "Oh, oh, don't be so stingy! Look, if the whole family goes together, it won't make people suspicious, right?"

At this time, Mao Lilan was also interested in what Hattori Heiji said: "Yes, a diplomat's family, I have never been to it, it should be very interesting."

Chen Shuo smiled silently at the side, looked at Mao Lilan, and nodded gently: "Then let's go together." But in his heart he thought: "It can't be a previous customer... Tsujimura... I don't know him well, it shouldn't be him!"

Conan also raised his hand sickly, indicating that he also wanted to go and broaden his horizons.

Seeing that everyone expressed their desire to go, Maori Kogoro was about to protest, but was interrupted by Hattori Heiji: "Look, so many people going together can distract others!"

Kimie Tsujimura also said with a smile, "My husband is also an easygoing person, so it's okay for us to go together."

Maori Kogoro heard what Tsujimura Kimie said and sighed helplessly: "Well, okay, okay, since everyone wants to go, then let's go together. But don't make trouble if you go!"

Hattori Heiji smiled even more happily, scratched his head and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Maori, I'm here to help, I won't make any trouble!"

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Before leaving, Chen Shuo stood at the entrance of the cafe and turned back to tell Amuro Toru and Enomoto Azusa, "Please keep an eye on the cafe. I'll leave it to you today."

Amuro Toru smiled helplessly: "Boss, you are really irresponsible."

Azusa Enomoto also sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. This is the fate of working people." Although the two complained, they finally agreed reluctantly.

"Thank you for your hard work." Chen Shuo smiled and waved, then left with the group.

When they arrived at Tsujimura's house, the door opened and a middle-aged butler in a neat suit appeared at the door. He bowed slightly and said, "Welcome, I am the butler Koike Fumio."

Maori Kogoro nodded first, and everyone followed him into the house. A moment later, Tsujimura Takayoshi, the only son of the Tsujimura family, and his girlfriend, Katsuragi Sachiko, came out to greet them.

Katsuragi Sachiko smiled warmly and said to Tsujimura Kimie, "Mom, you're back."

Tsujimura Kimie didn't respond to that kind of affectionate attitude. His face instantly turned cold and he said bluntly, "Don't call me 'Mom'. You haven't married into our family yet."

Katsuragi Sachiko's smile froze, and a trace of disappointment flashed across her face, but she still tried to maintain a polite attitude: "Sorry, I just feel..."

"What do you think? We haven't even entered the room yet, don't be so close!" Tsujimura Kimie interrupted her with a cold attitude. Then he ignored her and walked into the room.

The scene was a bit awkward. Takayoshi Tsujimura stood aside, comforting Sachiko Katsuragi, and said indignantly: "Tsk, why are you so arrogant? She's just a second wife..."

Chen Shuo looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but murmured to Mao Lilan: "Sure enough, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is always a century-old problem, let alone a stepmother."

After hearing this, Mao Lilan couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

They went up to the second floor together. Tsujimura Toshimitsu, the father-in-law of Tsujimura Kimie, excitedly took out a fish print and enthusiastically showed it to Tsujimura Kimie: "Look, this is a fish print of the fish I just caught! It's amazing!"

Tsujimura Kimie took a look, his expression cold and uninterested. "Well, that's good. You can go to the Japanese-style room and rest first."

Tsujimura Toshimitsu was so excited that after she sent him away, Tsujimura Kimie turned and walked towards the study. She took out her key and prepared to open the door, but it was locked. She frowned and began to knock on the door, shouting, "Husband! Are you in there?"

However, no matter how much she knocked on the door and called out, there was no response. Tsujimura Kimie sighed helplessly, took out the spare key from his pocket, and opened the door.

After the door opened, everyone followed him inside and saw diplomat Isao Tsujimura sitting at his desk, his head resting on his hands, seemingly asleep. No one paid much attention; after all, taking a nap after a long day of work wasn't unusual.

However, the most eye-catching thing in the room was not Tsujimura Isao, but the stereo in the corner. It was playing a loud opera, and the shrill sound echoed throughout the room, making people feel a little uncomfortable.

"What song is this? It's so noisy!" Mao Lilan frowned, seeming very impatient with the music.

At the same time, Tsujimura Kimie walked over to her husband Tsujimura Isao and gently pushed his shoulder, trying to wake him up: "Husband, wake up! Mr. Mori is here."

However, as soon as she pushed, Tsujimura Isao's body fell to the ground helplessly like a puppet.

"Ah!" Ran Mao Li screamed and took a step back in panic.

Chen Shuo's eyes instantly became sharp. He hurriedly protected Xiaolan and buried her head in his arms, while looking at the fallen Tsujimura Isao. He quickly noticed that Tsujimura Isao's lips were purple and he was no longer breathing. He was obviously dead. His expression suddenly became solemn. It was obvious that he died of poison.

Mao Lilan could no longer bear it. Her face turned pale and her eyes were filled with fear. Chen Shuo saw this and quickly grabbed her hand, whispering, "Let's go. Don't stay here."

Although Mao Lilan's lips trembled, she nodded and obediently let Chen Shuo pull her out of the room.

Chen Shuo patted her shoulder gently and comforted her, "Don't worry, I'm here."

Inside the room, Kimie Tsujimura screamed in a voice filled with fear and despair, and the atmosphere instantly became tense and oppressive. The originally relaxed atmosphere was completely shattered at this moment, and everyone realized that this was no longer a simple visit, but a case shrouded in danger and mystery.

Chen Shuo and Mao Lilan stood at the doorway, uninvolved in the proceedings inside. Mao Lilan nestled in Chen Shuo's arms, her breathing gradually steadying, her panic dissipating as he gently soothed her. She looked up at him lovingly, her heart filled with warmth and gratitude. At that moment, she felt incredibly happy, convinced that Chen Shuo was truly thoughtful.

"Thank you for always being with me when I need you most." Mao Lilan whispered, her eyes full of tenderness.

Chen Shuo gently stroked her hair and replied with a smile: "I will always be there when you need me."

At that moment, Hattori Heiji stormed out of the room, carrying a small figure—Conan. He stuffed Conan into Chen Shuo's hands like a shopping bag, muttering, "This brat actually came in to look at a corpse! We shouldn't let a child get involved in this kind of situation!"

Chen Shuo took over the "handed over" Conan, glanced at Hattori Heiji calmly, and said with a hint of sarcasm: "I think you, who tricked a child into drinking strong liquor, are not much better."

Hattori Heiji was speechless for a moment, his eyes twitched, he opened his mouth, but ultimately failed to refute, and ran back to the study in shame, as if to hide his embarrassment.

Mao Lilan couldn't help but chuckle and patted Chen Shuo's arm gently: "I never thought you had such a sharp tongue."

Chen Shuo shrugged, a smile on his face: "I'm just telling the truth."

Conan was a little dazed at this time. Being carried by Chen Shuo, although he looked a little pitiful, he didn't say much. He just glanced at Hattori Heiji's back and couldn't help but feel amused. At this time, the atmosphere became relaxed again with the interaction between several people.