Stay away from Conan

Chapter 280: Means of Paying Ransom

"Okay, I'll leave right away."

In Mingzhi's house, Gao Yuan received a call from Mao Lilan. After listening to the content, Gao Yuan immediately agreed.

So, Gao Yuan hung up the phone and said to Haiyuan Ai:

"Haiyuan, I have something to go out for. I may come back later."

With that said, he was about to get the car keys.

Regarding this, Haiyuan Ai, who was still eating breakfast, felt a little depressed and couldn't help but say:

"It was the girl from the detective agency who called just now. Is there something wrong?"

"It was just in the news that at the funeral of Noguchi Daigoro, Miss Suzuki Sonoko and Miss Noguchi Yuri were kidnapped."

Gao Yuan explained:

"Because I have rescued Ms. Suzuki Sonoko who was kidnapped before, so her parents also want to ask me for help this time."

"Then I'll go too!"

Hearing this, Hui Yuan Ai said with some excitement, then immediately turned away, stretched out his hand to smooth his hair, and said in a calm tone:

"Anyway, I have nothing to do if I stay here alone. And the little detective should also go."

Saying this, Haiyuan Ai looked at the clothes he had carefully chosen today and couldn't help but glance at Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan did not refuse, so after breakfast, Gao Yuan drove "MINI" and took Haiyuan Ai to Jincheng Temple in Didan City.

…

"Sonoko, who was attending Noguchi's funeral, was kidnapped together with Noguchi Yuri. Although Sonoko's parents and Uncle Jiroji urgently took their own plane back from New York, it would still take half a day no matter how fast, so Sonoko's father said this I’ll leave it to Mr. Akechi for a while.”

In the Poirot Cafe, after Xiaolan finished calling Gao Yuan, she answered Kogoro's question like this, with tears in her eyes as she spoke.

In response, Kogoro stood up immediately:

"Okay! Leave this matter to my famous detective Mouri Kogoro!"

"It's not daddy. I originally asked Shinichi, but because I couldn't contact Shinichi, I asked Mr. Akechi."

Xiaolan couldn't help but say.

"What!"

Hearing this, Kogoro suddenly felt dissatisfied:

"Why? Didn't you make it clear that I'm here too!"

"Probably because Mr. Akechi also rescued the kidnapped Sonoko before."

Facing Kogoro's question, Xiaolan thought for a while and said.

In this regard, Conan sighed silently - although Uncle Maori has become somewhat famous recently with my help, he is still a confused detective in essence.

Even so, Kogoro was obviously not to be outdone. After settling the bill, he immediately called a taxi and went to the next door city of Tedan. Naturally, Xiaolan and Conan also squeezed into the car, and the three of them went there together. Jincheng Temple.

…

When Gao Yuan and Haiyuan Ai rushed to Jincheng Temple, Conan and the other two arrived almost at the same time.

By this time, the funeral had ended and the temple staff were cleaning up. After being introduced by the elderly abbot of the temple, everyone came to the lounge behind the main hall and saw Officer Megure and others from the Metropolitan Police Department hurriedly conducting on-site inspections.

However, what is different from usual is that Officer Megure and others are dressed in black mourning clothes like ordinary worshipers. It seems that they did this deliberately to hide the kidnappers and not alert the snake.

"I brought Mr. Detective and the others."

The abbot said to the police who were checking the walls and floors.

Takagi Wataru and Sato Miwako heard the sound and raised their heads.

"Oh! It's Mr. Akechi and Mr. Mori!"

When they saw these two people coming, they couldn't help but smile.

"You guys are coming!"

When Officer Megure saw the two of them, he also showed an expression of strong support.

"Don't worry, Officer Megure!"

Kogoro said directly:

"All in all, my detective Mouri Kogoro can go to heaven and earth to hunt down suspects. What's more, the person kidnapped this time is Xiaolan's good friend, so I will definitely catch all the criminals."

It was so menacing that Officer Megure was very excited.

Seeing this, Conan on the side couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

"This is the kidnapped Noguchi Yuri's sister - Noguchi Miki."

A long-haired beauty wearing a black suit and a large pearl necklace appeared in front of everyone under the introduction of Takagi Wataru.

"I'm Miki."

Noguchi Miki just nodded slightly, showing a arrogant attitude.

"What happened? Why was Yuanzi kidnapped?"

Xiaolan, who had been tortured by uneasiness, quickly asked the other party.

"While we were carrying my father's coffin to the crematorium, a phone call came... The voice sounded like a mechanical voice with a voice changer. I couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman. It made my whole body shiver."

It seemed that as soon as she thought of that voice, Noguchi Miki's body began to tremble involuntarily.

Seeing her like this, a tall middle-aged man wearing a black suit who had been standing next to her with a serious expression said:

"I am very sorry that Ms. Suzuki Sonoko was involved in this incident."

"Who is this?"

Gao Yuan asked aloud.

"I'm rude. I am Ryosuke Kamoshida, the manager of the Noguchi family. I have worked for the Noguchi family for nearly thirty years."

Ryosuke Kamoshida introduced himself and at the same time took out his business card, which had the words "Noguchi Group Special Agent" printed on it.

"It turns out to be Mr. Special Agent."

Kogoro took the lead to take the business card and couldn't help but say.

"Uncle, what do you mean by 'involved'?"

Conan on the side couldn't help but asked.

In response, Kogoro glanced at Conan with some boredom, but Gao Yuan echoed and asked the same question, for fear that the other party would not answer.

"Although the kidnapper asked for a ransom on the phone, he only mentioned Sister Yuri. He said that if he wanted to save Sister Yuri's life, he would prepare diamonds worth one billion yen, and then use this aluminum alloy he had placed in the lounge The box is packed and waiting for his contact.”

Noguchi Miki replied, "He said that if you dare to call the police, you must be mentally prepared for both of you to die, so..."

"That's it. He actually offered to pay the ransom in diamonds! He also made a specially made box."

Gao Yuan said thoughtfully.

"It should be this box. Brother Akechi, look at it."

Officer Megure said, wearing gloves, and handed the box that was originally placed at his feet to Gao Yuan, while Kogoro got the gloves from nowhere, put them on, took the box, and observed it, and seemed to have something to do with it. Gao Yuan looked competitive.

"Ah, it's so strange! The box is divided into ten areas!"

At this time, Conan stepped forward and looked at the inside of the box that Kogoro opened. He couldn't help but express surprise in a child's tone. At this, Haihara Ai on the side couldn't help but cover his mouth and smile.

"Yes, we checked and found that a billion yen worth of diamonds can fit right in."

Ryosuke Kamoshida said in a solemn tone.

"In other words, the criminal must know a lot about diamonds."

Kogoro said.

"Not necessarily. If it is an engaged couple, because the man wants to give the woman a diamond, he usually knows the size and value of the diamond. After all, most of the diamonds in the engagement ring are high-value diamonds."

Hui Yuan Ai retorted lightly at this time.

Most of the adults on the side were a little surprised by this.

"Little sister, you know so much."

Kamoshida said:

"Depending on the quality of the diamond, a 1-carat diamond costs between 500,000 and 1 million. In terms of weight, 1 carat is a gram. Therefore, based on the kidnapper's requirements, a diamond worth one billion yen is only a few kilograms at most. "

"Based on the current market price, a gold nugget worth 1 billion yen is about 250 kilograms, and a 10,000 yen banknote has a face value of 1 gram. If converted into banknotes, it would also weigh 100 kilograms."

It seems that due to the influence of Haibara Ai, Conan also began to murmur and analyze without any worries.

This made Officer Megure and others stunned——

"Surprisingly... there's such a big difference! Escape with several kilograms of diamonds is indeed much easier than the other two!"

Officer Megure nodded vigorously and made an analysis.

In this regard, Noguchi Miki couldn’t help but said:

"My father often said when he was still alive that if there was a major earthquake in Tokyo, the only thing that could be taken away immediately was diamonds. Gold is too heavy to be carried away. The same goes for depositing money in banks. There will be inflation when there is a major earthquake. It’s no different than a piece of paper.”

"I see, you are really smart."

Kogoro couldn't help but say.

“Not only that, because there are two other countries in Asia with a population of more than one billion, the president believes that once these two countries become developed, they will one day become like Japan, the United States or Europe, and people will want to buy Diamonds, then the price of diamonds may be higher.”

Kamoshida added.

In response, Gao Yuan couldn't help laughing——

"That's right, that's why the kidnappers came up with the idea of ​​trading diamonds..."

As if on purpose, Takato looked at Noguchi Miki and Kamoshida Ryousuke in front of him, and then asked:

"So, why did the kidnappers only ask for ransom from Miss Yuri Noguchi's family? After all, Miss Sonoko's family is also very rich!"

Thanks to Yan Xi 1 Wei Ge for the tip