latelenovela Chapter 148 A Small Gift
Chapter 148 A Small Gift
When the rescue team arrived, they found a group of people lying at the entrance of the annex, and an old woman was tied to a chair with her hands and feet bound together.
Although the troops were completely confused, they still managed to carry everyone onto the helicopter.
The detectives wake up to find themselves on a helicopter. All the evidence is laid out on a piece of paper, which also thoughtfully includes the killer's motive and the truth behind the entire invitation incident. At the end, there is a doodle of Kaito Kid.
"I never expected that Phantom Thief Kid would find out the truth before we did."
"..."
The detectives were having a heated discussion with papers in hand, while Conan, not far away, slowly woke up.
He had already uncovered the truth about the treasure at the Twilight Villa, and after waiting by the mechanism for what seemed like forever, the murderer never appeared. Then, as he turned around, he saw a dark figure carrying someone, followed immediately by a shoe sole—
He was kicked away.
Then white powder enveloped the sky, and he completely lost consciousness.
Looking down at the magnificent Sunset Villa in the mountains and forests below, Conan couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
Before he could even press the switch to see what the treasure was, the rescue team arrived and saved them all.
That's it.
Conan sat up straight.
Treasures don't seem to be that important.
"Wait a minute, where's the young master of the Ryuzawa family?" Ikumi Gunda suddenly realized.
"Oh, he's the one who called us. He woke up before you, and since he has his own private plane, he left first," said the helicopter pilot.
Next, Kogoro Mouri knew he was about to take action, so he suddenly opened the cabin door and jumped off the plane.
Amidst gasps of surprise, "Kogoro Mouri" transformed in mid-air, his pure white cloak billowing as he flew away like a white dove into the distance.
The murderer, Granny Senjang, slowly woke up and met the questioning gazes of the detectives.
"Do you remember how you were subdued?" Conan asked.
A look of confusion appeared in Grandma Qianjian's cloudy eyes.
In her memory, she could only recall a blurry figure in black. Strangely, she had no memory of this person at all, not even how she was subdued.
"I don't remember."
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Bai Yexiu contacted the family of the deceased owner of the villa and, through a series of "scams," bought the villa. Of course, his family was unaware that the villa was actually made of gold, so they sold it to Bai Yexiu for a slightly higher price than the original purchase price.
At this point, the villa completely belonged to him.
We walked out of the grove near the villa and waited until the helicopter was far away before entering the villa and dismantling the mechanism.
The dark blue paint peeled off, revealing dazzling gold underneath.
Bai Yexiu took a photo in front of the villa, which looked as if it were bathed in the golden light of dusk.
Father, knowing you were interested in this before, I'm offering you this small gift.
[picture]
——Cointreau]
Although the value of this entire villa is not much compared to the organization's assets, it is a mystery that many people have not been able to solve over the years, and he has thus gained a little bit of fame within the organization.
Also known as chips.
Before leaving, Bai Yexiu triggered another mechanism.
The person who built the villa thoughtfully included a "darkness-transfer mechanism" in it.
A grayish-blue cement-like substance slowly flowed from the highest point of the building, quickly covering the golden villa and turning it back into the original ordinary villa with grayish-blue exterior walls, only it looked much newer than before, as if it had just been built.
Bai Yexiu walked to the broken bridge, took out a grappling hook, hooked it onto a tree, and jumped across the bridge. His driver had been waiting on the other side for a long time—although his driver was already asleep.
But after Bai Yexiu knocked on the car window, the man suddenly looked up and gave Bai Yexiu a confident smile.
"I haven't even asked you to come pick me up yet, and you're already being so considerate?" Bai Yexiu said, hands on his hips, looking at the driver.
"That's the awareness of the world's number one dedicated driver." The man in sunglasses, with a fierce look on his face, grinned, his large white teeth flashing in the darkness. "Sir, your grappling hook leap from that far away was absolutely cool! I wish I could learn that, but our leader doesn't allow drivers to learn those things, saying it would be bad if they got hurt or if it distracted us. But you know, every man has a dream..."
Bai Yexiu smiled, opened the car door, and got back in.
I thought this driver would be quite talkative, but it turns out he's a bit of a brooding, slightly silly guy. What happened to Takatsukasa's promise to find a "quiet" driver?
The car started moving again, and the driver stopped talking.
"Want to learn?" Bai Yexiu asked with interest. "Then you can apply to your leader to become my personal driver, and then you can learn."
"I'd love to too! Why don't you mention it to the leader? If you put in a good word for me, it'll be a sure thing for me to become your personal driver!" The driver suddenly became excited.
Bai Yexiu suddenly became interested in chatting with the driver.
"What, Nican is treating you badly? You're so eager to switch jobs?"
"The pay is low and I'm always on the go. It's not even as good as the thugs in the gang. The leader and the second-in-command are hard to talk to. They'll yell at me if I say even a few words. That's the main reason. Nobody wants to talk to me. I'm such a lively person. Ever since I became this driver, I've been stuck in this car with my mouth shut all day. I'm about to suffocate. You're much more approachable, sir. At least you let me talk and chat with me..."
Listening to the driver's rapid-fire chatter, Bai Yexiu wasn't annoyed; he just chuckled softly.
Perhaps when looking for a driver, you don't necessarily have to find someone who is quiet and doesn't talk much.
Bai Yexiu thought that the talkative and simple-minded driver was not bad.
"What's your name?" Bai Yexiu asked.
"My name is Ryota Ozawa."
"From now on, I'll call you Xiaoze. Welcome to the company."
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Another rescue team arrived late.
They were the rescue team that Bai Ma Tan summoned using that eagle, but when they arrived, the place was already deserted.
"What about people?"
One of the team members asked a thought-provoking question.
...............
On the other side, sitting in the helicopter, Hakuba Saguru seemed to remember something and suddenly looked up and exclaimed, "Oh no! I called for a rescue team earlier, but I didn't have time to tell them to retreat!"