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Conan stood behind the railing, gazing into the distance. "So what exactly are you trying to tell me?"
Lin Che stretched his limbs in the wind, "I want to stay at your house, I can pay rent."
"Huh?" Conan turned his head in confusion.
Lin Che continued to move his neck and ankles, saying, "Because of the nature of my work, my original place of residence is no longer safe, so I have to move to another place."
Conan chuckled twice, "What if, because of the nature of your work, my house becomes unsafe in the future?"
"Um... I haven't thought about that yet, but I'll be careful and I definitely won't reveal my identity easily in the future."
"That doesn't seem very convincing, Brother Lin Che. You're not short of money, why don't you rent a place you like?"
Lin Che glanced sideways, puzzled. "I'm just renting a place I like. I'm chatting with the landlord right now. I just said I could pay the rent."
Conan: "..."
I really want to refuse.
But it seems I can't refuse.
How to do?
Lin Che continued:
"You're really comfortable letting me, a 'dangerous person,' live in a place you don't know about?"
"You can keep track of my whereabouts in real time, and you can come to me directly if you need anything. I can also protect Professor Agasa from threats by the organization."
“I don’t think you should even charge me rent; you should just invite me to move in with my bags.”
Conan began to ponder deeply.
That seems... to make sense.
The house is just sitting empty anyway, since my parents never come back.
As for the potential dangers brought about by the nature of Lin Che's work.
Although we don't know what kind of work Lin Che does on a daily basis, no one is going to be fooled every day.
“I hesitate.” Conan nodded. “But you’ll have to wait. I need to talk to my family.”
Just then, Lin Che's phone suddenly vibrated.
"Hey?"
"Mr. Lin, we have news of Scowbin. Come to the villa immediately to discuss this."
Chapter 29 The Contrast Bitch
Scotty?
Lin Che glanced at Conan and realized that the other party might not wait until the relevant plot unfolded before appearing.
He needs to leave now.
A whopping 30 million!
Lin Che quickly got into the car.
dong dong dong-
Conan banged on the window from the outside, "Mr. Lin, what happened?!"
Lin Che rolled down the car window. "I have an urgent matter to attend to, so I'll leave first. Please give me an answer about the house as soon as possible."
Conan panicked, "No matter what your urgent matter is, open the door and let me get in the car!"
......oh.
A white GTR sped down the mountain.
Unlike when they went up the mountain, this time Conan didn't remain silent and wait for the result, but instead kept chattering in Lin Che's ear.
There are only two core issues.
1. What are you going to do now?
Second, what exactly were you doing last night?
Mr. Ke is still preoccupied with what happened last night.
He always felt that Lin Che's sudden phone call in the middle of the night must have some deeper meaning.
Even at the very least, some unexpected event must have occurred that led the other party to take such action.
We clearly agreed that you would tell me as soon as you had any leads, but now you're hiding it and refusing to tell me.
I'm not happy!
Faced with Conan's question, Lin Che was helpless.
“I’m going to work now; the client has asked me to protect an antique.”
"As for last night, I did have a brief exchange with Gin and Vodka, but I quickly escaped their encirclement."
Conan's eyes widened.
really!
"Where did you meet them, what was the reason, what were their goals, and what was the final outcome?"
Four questions from Ke Xue.
"If you keep nagging, I'll throw you out of the car."
"Oh fine."
Ke Xue, shut up.
The car finally quieted down.
Lin Che quickly returned to the city and dumped Conan at Professor Agasa's house.
After thinking it over, he decided to continue driving his own car to the Qian family's villa.
Since it's just a discussion of countermeasures and plans, and it's not time to confront Skobbin head-on yet, there's no need to worry about the car being used as a mark of one's identity.
Speaking of which...
Lin Che felt it was necessary to make some ties with himself.
after.
The person temporarily staying at the Kudo family's house and driving a GTR is Hayashi Che, a 5-star good citizen of Beika Town.
Those who live in XXX and drive XXX cars are disruptors of order in Sin City.
I have to compromise on my other identity; I can't live in a nice house, and I can't drive a nice car.
It's settled then!
The GTR hurriedly set off again.
Ai Haibara crossed her arms and looked at the car's taillights. "Did he want to stay at your place this time?"
Conan was somewhat surprised. "How did you know? It wasn't your idea, was it?"
The little girl's heart leaped up and she exclaimed, "Yeah!"
I was right after all!
But when she let her emotions show on her face, it turned into a calm and indifferent expression. She also rolled her eyes at Conan. "What does this have to do with me? And didn't he threaten you with your identity to get your rent waived?"
Conan was truly speechless.
Why do I feel like I'm being pranked?
First, he was startled and frightened by the cunning woman in front of him, whose actual age was unknown. Then, he was threatened and manipulated by Lin Che in various ways.
He's never been this passive in his entire life.
Conan shook his head and chuckled, "You're wrong. Not only did he not threaten me, he even offered to pay the rent."
"That's impossible!" Ai Haibara said stubbornly.
Behind the two, Professor Agasa wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.
Hehe... What kind of persona does Mr. Lin have in Ai's heart?
"Ah sneeze——!"
Lin Che released the steering wheel in a second and then grabbed it again in a second.
Who's nagging me?!
Forget it.
Qian Jiangyi's villa is just ahead.
Because we had contacted each other in advance, the garage door opened quickly when he drove up.
There is an elevator in the garage.
Nakamura Tetsuya was waiting at the elevator entrance.
Kapibala glanced at his watch, his face stiff, and said, "Mr. Lin, you're too late."
Lin Che waved his hand, "I've gotten here as quickly as possible."
"What were you busy with just now?" Nakamura Tetsuya pressed the button to open the elevator door.
Not buddy.
Why do you ask these kinds of questions just like Conan?
Anyone who didn't know better would think I'd started dating you two, since I wanted to control everything.
Lin Che stepped into the elevator. "I'm busy with some other things."
However, Tetsuya Nakamura pushed up his glasses and said, "You have no sense of contract. You've already been hired by us, so you shouldn't be taking on any other jobs."
Lin Che was even more speechless. "You didn't even give me a contract or anything to write down clearly beforehand, not even a verbal explanation."
"Can we talk about something serious? And where's your boss?"
The elevator doors were already open, but I didn't see Qian Jiangyi across the entrance hall.
Tetsuya Nakamura raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, saying, "The boss left for Osaka yesterday; a piece of art that he is very interested in is about to be unveiled."
Lin Che chuckled, "Then I think your boss is pretty untrustworthy. Now that he's gone, who am I going to collect my pay after I kill Scobin?"
“Find me.” Nakamura Tetsuya’s eyes were piercing. “I can make all the decisions, if you can really take down Scobin.”
hiss--
You're probably more than just a secretary or butler, aren't you?
Lin Che nodded, "That would be best. Give me the intelligence, and we can start discussing whatever you want to discuss now."
Nakamura Tetsu didn't waste any words. He took out a piece of paper and handed it to Lin Che, saying, "Take a look at this first. I'll go prepare some drinks for you. It'll be ready soon."
Paper?
Lin Che took it and unfolded it.
[There are security cameras in the room; Qian will be listening in remotely later. I moved the vase last night. Help me frame Scobin; I'll give you a sum of money afterward.]
After reading the note.
A task notification popped up as well.
[Insider Theft: Inui Shoichi's secretary harbors ill intentions and has already appropriated the antique vase. He has now decided to team up with you to frame Scottie in order to deceive the boss. Do you accept?]
[Mission Rewards: 1000 experience points, 800 million yen in cash, and a random address to a mid-level black market.]
I'm such a person, I can only know a person's face but not their heart.
Kapibala... You're like this in private.
Are all squinty-eyed people who wear glasses really bad people?
What a contrasting bitch!
No wonder he was the one who handled everything from the secretary to the butler; it turns out he was clearing out the people around the boss.