bookbashuk Chapter 60: Mischievous kids are so useful!
Chapter 60: Mischievous kids are so useful!
At noon, having learned a famous ninjutsu, Akutagawa Hiko decided to celebrate by sitting by the window and enjoying a delicious Wagyu beef Japanese meal.
These chefs, with their "craftsman spirit," are particularly skilled at making small, exquisite dishes. Their craftsmanship is commendable, and apart from the small portion size, there are no obvious drawbacks.
For Akutagawa Hiko, portion sizes were no big deal; he could just order more. The most important thing was to enjoy the meal.
Walking down the bustling street, Akutagawa Hiko saw his own extremely conspicuous GG sign, which was a floor higher than the surrounding low buildings, and passersby could see it by looking up.
With this GG badge, and if the media mentions it in future interviews, business will surely boom.
Back at the office, the sight of cat and dog hair flying everywhere made Akutagawa Hiko's expression turn serious. He made a hand seal and blew out a howling wind, quickly sending the lethal amount of fur that would be fatal to people allergic to cat and dog hair into the trash can.
At that moment, Tangbing, who was enduring Xiaolongbao's attack while frantically sucking on two plush toys, froze and sheepishly put the two extremely valuable purebred cats back into the cat carrier.
Xiao Long Bao's raised cat-like fist remained suspended in mid-air, about to fall but not quite.
Akutagawa glanced at the battlefield, gave the cat and dog a flick on the head, and that was the end of it.
There was no damage to the furniture, no injury to the guests, and no loud singing that disturbed the neighbors. It was just a playful cat-and-dog fight, so it's really hard to accuse them of anything.
Akutagawa Hiko gave Tangbing another tap on the head, exasperated. Despite his strong fighting ability, he had set his sights on the two weakest Ragdoll cats present. Why didn't he go and pet the leopard cat and the gray raccoon?
After being hit a few more times, Tangbing whimpered and lay down, resting its head on its two front paws, looking up at Akutagawa Hiko with a wronged expression.
Having long been immune to this, Akutagawa Hiko didn't even glance at Tangbing, and pulled the original leader cat, the most robust gray raccoon, out of the cat carrier.
This gray raccoon is quite old, equivalent to sixty years old in human years. It is mature, steady, and doesn't act rashly, but not long ago it had the impressive feat of blinding a mad dog in one eye.
It's important to understand that while felines are undoubtedly at the top of the fighting power pyramid among mammals of the same size, this is only true for mammals of the same size.
But this old gray fox defied size limitations; when it made a move, it was astonishing.
However, no matter how strong the gray fox is, when it encounters Xiaolongbao, who can already be called a ninja cat, it can only be relegated to the second place.
Time slipped away quietly as Akutagawa Hikaru petted other people's cats and dogs, and coaxed and tricked his own orange tabby and husky.
Just when Akutagawa thought that nothing would happen today, a group of people walked noisily toward the office.
"Conan, are we really going to go find Akutagawa-nii? If we do, then it won't count as a case that our Junior Detective League has solved, right?"
Ayumi Yoshida grabbed Conan, who was walking ahead on his own, and asked with some concern.
As a girl still full of dreams for the future, Ayumi's initial motivation for joining the Junior Detective League was to become famous.
Now they have to go to the famous detective's agency to find clues. Surely the credit won't all go to the Junior Detective League.
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya immediately chimed in Ayumi's defense, clearly not wanting to rely on the adults' help: "That's right, with our intelligence, we can solve the case ourselves."
Genta Kojima was more concerned about the Kamen Rider Super Gold Cards: "If Akutagawa-nii finds them first, then we won't get any Super Gold Cards, right?"
Conan's lips twitched slightly.
Akutagawa would not...
and many more……
Conan suddenly remembered Akutagawa Hiko's sometimes wicked sense of humor and became somewhat uncertain.
Akutagawa showed no mercy when teasing this fake child. If he treated a real child the same way, he might actually accept those cards as payment!
Conan felt a little guilty, but he had already seen Akutagawa Hiko waving at them from the doorway while holding a cat, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Don't worry, Akutagawa-nii is a famous detective, he won't get involved in this kind of thing."
Akutagawa Hiko was quite welcoming to the children who had a lot of extracurricular activities. Although they didn't have the aura of death gods, they were just as likely to encounter cases.
For this fake detective who was just trying to get free cases, the more people like him he knew, the better.
When the brat tried to bypass him and approach the cats and dogs after greeting him, Akutagawa Hiko didn't tolerate it. He simply picked them up one by one, hooked the fattest one's leg, and made him fall onto the sofa.
Akutagawa Hiko's expression was serious, and the three children looked as if they were seeing the headmaster who always had a cold face... no, even more terrifying than the headmaster!
"Don't just pounce on cats and dogs. Even if they are pets, it's still dangerous and bad for both of them."
The three children bowed deeply in unison, admitting their mistake: "We understand!"
That's what he said, but Akutagawa Hiko vaguely heard the second half of the sentence—we won't change it.
Akutagawa nodded, gestured for them to sit down, brought out a plate of snacks and poured hot tea, and began to inquire about their purpose: "What brings you here?"
Conan, the only one who wasn't scolded, stepped up and explained, "We received a request; a cat named Hikari has gone missing, and we wanted to see if you have her."
Akutagawa glanced at Hikaru's photo and immediately thought of a case: the cat's left half of its face was gray, while the rest of its fur was pure white, making it very conspicuous.
However, the cats and dogs in the office were all found by Xiaolongbao and Tangbing, so it's not entirely certain whether Akutagawa Hiko is among them.
There are just too many cats here; the pets of wealthy women always seem to get lost.
After searching, I found nothing.
Akutagawa glanced at the sky and figured there probably wouldn't be any cases coming his way today, so he sent out a team invitation: "I'll go with you guys, I don't have anything to do anyway."
The three of them glared angrily at Conan.
However, having just been reprimanded, he couldn't very well refuse outright, so he pressed the "agree" button in a fit of resentment.
As the group walked down the street, Akutagawa asked about the clues: "Did you ask the person who lost the cat what Hikaru's habits or characteristics were?"
Conan nodded and said, "I asked. The cat's meow is different from others; it's a 'coo-meow' sound."
"Goo-meow!"
"That's right, exactly like that. You've imitated it perfectly."
"I didn't learn it."
"Goo-meow!!"
The group looked up and saw a bloodstained cat stretching in the courtyard of an apartment building.
Conan's pupils dilated in shock. He quickly scaled the wall and entered, and the other three followed suit.
They are very adept at trespassing.
In order to get the unruly child out, Akutagawa Hiko had no choice but to climb over the wall to get inside...
These kids are really useful.
Not only are there certain physical characteristics associated with certain events, but some things that are difficult for adults to do are fine for children...