Refuse to allow Conan to join the main storyline

The young man gestured as he spoke: "Hello, may I ask if there is a middle-aged man who has not come to your store before? He is about this height and this size."

The waiter thought for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, I don't remember such a guest. Can you tell me more about him?"

"He, he has a bad temper and is very irritable. Well, he probably doesn't like small animals very much..."

The waitress looked at the man with a puzzled look, wondering why he would come to a cat cafe if he didn't like animals. But she still smiled and replied, "Sorry, I haven't seen such a customer before."

The young man still didn't want to give up. He hesitated and added, "He, he...he was wearing black pants, a navy blue T-shirt, and a gray coat. Think about it carefully!"

"I'm sorry, sir, there really isn't the guest you mentioned."

The waiter didn't know, but Koizumi already knew who he was looking for. Superintendent Nakae was dressed like this last night.

After Gin took the people away, Koizumi heard that Nakae was not alone, and he had an accomplice, but this person escaped before she showed up.

This also explains Koizumi's question: How did Inspector Nakae carry four gasoline barrels when he was alone?

The person in front of me is the answer. He is the accomplice who came here with Inspector Nakae!

He knew about the conflict between me and Inspector Nakae, and also knew about Yoshio Nakae's plan to set fire and kill people. However, the cat cafe was not burned down and was still operating normally, but Nakae himself disappeared.

He suspected that Superintendent Nakae was lurking in the store waiting for an opportunity to act?

He suspected that Inspector Nakae was caught and locked up by me?

Koizumi suddenly remembered the wreath signed by Yoshio Nakae that morning.

Now it seems that she had wronged Gin. This man had no bad taste. He didn't even have any taste. He was just a simple workaholic.

That wreath, could it be a test from Zhong Jiang, my accomplice? Then he should have also discovered that I had someone drag the wreath away and throw it away.

...Could this person be suspecting that I have killed someone?

If this person makes a scene or calls the police, how can I explain what happened last night? Has Akemi Miyano dealt with the oil drums? Has the smell of gasoline in the backyard dissipated? Can gasoline residue be detected on the ground?

Koizumi narrowed his eyes slightly.

It was too much trouble. Maybe she should just think about how to get rid of this person?

As these dark thoughts were running through Koizumi's mind, he suddenly felt that there was someone next to him.

She turned around and saw Furiya Rei squatting next to her with a cat toy in his hand, but his eyes were glancing at the young man. He asked softly, "Is there something wrong with that person?"

Koizumi was suddenly overwhelmed.

Aren't you guys going to sing karaoke? Why are you still here? Can't you just eat your meal and do your social activities and leave me alone? Can't you!

Koizumi looked back and saw nine people standing at the door of the cat cafe, preparing to leave.

Furuya Rei said to the black cat beside him: "We are getting ready to leave. I'm a little disappointed that I didn't get to see your master today. I thought she would be there."

Koizumi: I guessed you would come over, but I don’t want to see you at all. Go away, go away quickly!

Furuya Rei continued, "The actual combat training has been basically settled. Will you come over after you finish your work at the store?"

Seeing the black cat flick its tail to the left, he smiled and gestured to the man who was still arguing with the waiter: "Don't you need help?"

The tail flicks to the right.

"Really no need?"

The tail decisively hit the ground on the right twice.

"Well. You are just as mysterious as your master. I am not curious."

Koizumi: ...You will be no less capable in the future, so you have no right to say that to me!

"Zero, we're leaving!"

Fūya Rei turned around and said, "Okay, I'll be right there."

He turned around and wanted to say something to the black cat, but found that the black cat had disappeared.

Furiya Rei stood up and looked around.

He just looked away for a moment, and the black cat disappeared somewhere again.

The waitress next to me smiled softly, "If you are looking for the black cat, it went over there. It must have gone upstairs to the office to look for the boss."

“The cats here can go upstairs at will?”

"No, only the black cat is allowed. Maybe the boss likes that cat very much and is very indulgent to it."

"Is that so? But why are you telling me this?"

The waitress smiled and said, "One reason is that although most of the customers who come here like small animals, it is rare to find customers who talk to them like they would to people. You and the boss are the same in this respect."

Fūya Rei suddenly realized that this is how he is seen in the eyes of others.

He was originally the type who liked small animals but didn't treat them as his own kind. The only difference was that he liked this black cat...

Maybe it’s because this cat is really special.

And it turns out that Sakurai is the type who can talk to cats? +1 for strange information.

The waitress winked at Furuya Rei again and said, "Another reason is that you are really handsome!"

"Uh..." Fōgaya Rei's eyes narrowed, he was completely dumbfounded.

"Oh, you're so popular. You're really welcome."

Fūya Rei turned around with a red face and saw Matsuda Jinpei making faces at him with disgust and jealousy, while Morufushi Kagemitsu also had a teasing expression on his face.

Matsuda Jinpei kept following him and kept asking him to "whoop" until he left the store. Furuya Rei finally lost his patience and shouted, "That's enough, you little bastard. Are you an elementary school student?!"

Then his attention was attracted by a person on the side of the road.

The man stood on the side of the road, his eyes hidden under his baseball cap staring at the window of the office on the second floor.

Isn't this the guy who was pestering the waiter in the store just now?

Zhu Fujingguang came up to him and whispered, "Is this the suspicious guy from before?"

Furiya Rei turned around and looked at him with a bit of surprise.

Zhu Fu Jingguang smiled and said, "Others may not have noticed, but I saw it clearly. Ling, you came over because you were concerned about the man with strange behavior, right?"

In fact, I noticed the abnormality of the black cat first, and then I noticed this man.

Furuya Rei nodded without explaining.

"This person has been looking at the office on the second floor. Maybe he has a special commission?"

It was only then that Furuya Rei realized that although this store was a cat cafe on the surface, it was actually a real detective agency.

"We are going to fall behind, let's go quickly."

Zhu Fu Jingguang urged and walked away.

Fūya Rei looked back at the man again, and suddenly saw him walking away quickly with his head down, holding down the brim of his hat as if he was frightened.

Huh?

Fūya Rei looked towards the second floor of the office and saw a hand pulling open a gap in the blinds. Apparently, someone was looking out of the window.

So she was there.

Fūya Rei stopped and watched with concern until he heard his companions urging him from the front, then he turned around and left.

Koizumi watched Furuya Rei leave, and only when he was really far away did he breathe a sigh of relief.

In front of this police academy student with an excessive sense of justice, she really couldn't bring out the organization's style of work. As long as he didn't get involved, then this matter would be much easier!

…Why did she handle this matter in an organized way?

It’s all Gin’s fault!

Koizumi looked down and saw that although Nakae's accomplice was frightened, he did not go far away and was still watching this side furtively in a corner not far away. However, he did not realize that he was also being stared at by several stray cats around him.