It's just a grocery store.

Chapter 109 I'm not hallucinating, am I?

After getting off the boat, the group decided to accompany Kogoro Mouri to the guesthouse on Tsukikage Island first.

Lingshi followed the team silently. He knew that the next thing would be that he would not be able to find this person, and then a certain director would be frightened and say that Keiji Aso was dead.

The result was as expected, the only small surprise was that the system captured the trader's wishes.

That’s right, this guy was able to find Kogoro Mouri because he still thought he could be redeemed.

Oh, how pretentious! How about you give me the money that Kogoro Mori gave you and I will help you get rid of those animals.

System: Host, don’t you want to accept it? This plot character should give a lot of points.

Midnight: How can Conan learn anything then?

System: But we haven’t done it for a long time, I’m so bored.

Zero Hour: Oo

System: Come on, come on, host, let’s take this task. You helped Director Ochiai last time, so we should also help Miss Chengshi...Mr.

System: There is another way to educate Conan, without reminding him of such heavy memories.

Zero Hour: This is so troublesome. I need to change my appearance again. The system should just give me a mask.

When the system knew that Lingshi had agreed, it suddenly became lively and immediately flipped to the mask column in the mall.

System: Host, how do you want to disguise yourself this time? An old man or a child, a handsome man or a beautiful woman?

Midnight: ...An old man came, he was quite kind.

System: Alright!

Then, Lingshi told Ran Mouri that she was going out to take care of something, and left Conan to her.

Mao Lilan: "What happened?"

Ling Shi: "It's okay, it's just a matter of restocking another store. I'm going to make a few calls. You guys go ahead and do your thing. I'll be back to meet you guys later."

Seeing Zero Time say this, Ran Mouri could only nod. Conan was curious, but didn't say anything. Zero Time looked really anxious (he was pretending).

In this way, Kogoro Mouri was still pestering the director to confirm again and again, and ran out at midnight.

He hid in a corner and changed his clothes into an old man, then came to the small clinic according to the system navigation.

Asai Narumi was just seeing off a little boy and was still instructing him on something, when Lingshi hurriedly walked over with his hands behind his back and a hunched back.

Zero Hour: "Miss, may I bother you for a moment?"

Asai Narumi immediately turned his head and saw an old man walking towards him without him noticing.

Asai Narimi: "Ah, you are calling me, old man, what can I do for you?"

Seeing this, the child said goodbye to her and ran away. Ling Shi looked at her for a long time before he lowered his voice and said:

"Miss, do you want to kill someone?"

"W-what, what are you talking about?"

Asai Narumi's pupils dilated. The secret thoughts in her heart that she could not show to others were suddenly pointed out. She panicked for a moment but then immediately tried to make amends for herself.

"Old man, where are your family members? Are they lost?"

She thought the old man was sick and talking nonsense. After all, who would ask someone such a question for no reason?

It's impossible that he can see through people's hearts and know my plan. How is that possible?

Ling Shi shattered her hopes and ruthlessly exposed her disguise and lies.

Zero Hour: "Little girl...young man, your father never asked you to avenge him."

Now Asai Narumi was dumbfounded. Why did this old man even know this? This could not be a coincidence. It was definitely directed at her.

Asai Narimi: "You know what..."

Her voice became trembling. Ling Shi wanted to continue, but heard footsteps behind him. He had to change his words:

"Ahem, if you want to talk to me, I'll come find you later."

Then Ran Mouri and Conan also ran over, and started to leave at midnight. Asai Narumi reached out to stop him, and then he saw Ran Mouri and the others, as well as Kogoro Mouri behind them.

She had no choice but to withdraw her hand. This was the detective she had hired to hide and stop her...

Asai Narumi suddenly realized, could it be that the old man was also here to stop her?

But how did he know my plan? I only left a secret code about the plan in the letter of authorization.

Asai Narumi had no way of knowing, so he could only follow the old man's instructions. After entertaining Mori Kogoro and the others, he showed them the way and then chased in the direction the old man had just left.

After running for a long time, Asai Narumi finally saw him in an empty alley. He hurried over and stood in front of the old man, gasping for breath.

Asai Narumi ran so fast that he had consumed a lot of energy, but he still tried to ask the old man something.

Lingshi interrupted her and said bluntly:

"You shouldn't kill anyone, young man. All you wanted was justice for your father."

Asai Narimi, or Asami Narimi, had now completely believed his guess that this old man was here to help him.

Although he didn't know where the old man came from, he knew so much, so he had to find him.

Asai Narimi: "Are you going to stop me, or come..."

Lingshi: "Of course I'm here to help you. Come here and sign this agreement. The truth will be revealed tomorrow."

In order to pretend to be more convincing, Ling Shi took out a piece of agreement from his clothes with trembling hands and handed it to Asai Narumi.

Asai Narumi took it and looked at the terms and conditions. She frowned.

"Can you really do this?"

Zero Hour: "Of course, young man, the reward is written on it."

"If you can afford it, I'll help you."

Asai Narimi: "But I gave all the money to a detective..."

Midnight: ...

Ah, I forgot about this. Well, what should I do then?

The system that proposed to take over the commission was also helpless, so I had to propose to

System: Then, let her work to pay off the debt?

Lingshi: "How can you be so reckless, young man? You find an outsider and entrust your fate to someone else. I'm surprised you can think of that."

Asai Narumi felt embarrassed by what he said. It was true. If it weren't for this old man, and seeing that Detective Maori hadn't been able to decipher the code in the letter of commission, he would probably have gone down that path of no return.

Ling Shi had no choice but to reach out and take back the agreement, stuffing it back into his arms pretending to take a new one, but in fact he changed the compensation column.

When Asai Narumi took over again, the position became staff-based, and came with a probation period.

Asai Narimi: "What is this?"

Zero Hour: "Work to pay off debts. If you're good at it and you're willing, just follow me!"

Asai Narumi was stunned for a moment, and she was deeply grateful for the old man's actions.

She was about to sign when she was reminded at midnight,

"Remember to sign your real name. Your current name won't count."

This is a commission from Masashi, so only this name can be used.

Asai Narumi obediently signed his name. The old man took back the agreement, took a look at it, and nodded with satisfaction.

Ling Shi: "That's right, I'll leave first. I'll arrange for someone to pick you up."

Asai Narumi: Is this true... I just left after signing the autograph. I feel like I was cheated.

Without saying anything, Lingshi walked out of the alley, turned the corner and hid. Asai Chengmi chased him out but could not find Lingshi. He sighed:

"Am I dreaming? Am I hallucinating?"

Her head was in a daze, and she didn't know if what had just happened was her hallucination.