Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

When Chi Feichi walked into the office, Amuro Toru and Mouri Kogoro stood in front of the bronze statue, discussing the value of the bronze statue.

Conan was sitting on the sofa nearby, holding a mystery novel in both hands. He looked up from time to time to look at Toru Amuro who was speaking, feeling a little uneasy.

Mao Lilan brought tea to the coffee table. When she saw Chi Feichi coming in, she smiled and said hello, "Brother Feichi, you are here. Where is Sister Nanatsuki? Didn't she come with you?"

"The client from last time still hasn't paid part of the commission fee. I went to the Seven Detective Agency this morning to pay the follow-up fees. Yueshui can't leave for the time being."

Chi Feichi's words suddenly caused the Maori Detective Agency to fall into silence.

Mouri Kogoro, who was about to speak, stopped, Maori Lan looked a little confused, and Conan also fell into deep thought.

Toru Amuro didn't understand why the others reacted like this. He looked at this, then that, and finally focused on Chi Feichi, the only one still walking around. "Consultant, what is... going on?"

Chi Feichi thought about what he just said, and quickly reacted. He looked at Mao Lilan and asked, "Is it because Teacher Mao Li rarely receives the client's final payment?"

Mao Lilan came back to her senses and nodded with a dry smile, "Yes, yes, I was thinking that my father has done a lot of commission work this year, but when I was doing the accounting records, I found that some of the commissions were only for the first time. The deposit paid..."

"Can Mori Detective Agency still accept credit?" Toru Amuro was a little surprised.

"No," Chi Feichi explained, "it's because the client died before the commission was completed."

Mao Lilan: "..."

(;ω;`)

Yes, that’s it!

Toru Amuro: "..."

In this case, the subsequent commission fee will really not be recovered.

"No wonder I have a lot of work this year, but my life is still tight..." Mouri Kogoro learned from the pain and said firmly, "No! In the future, we must try to make the client pay the commission fee in one go. It is really impossible The method is to calculate the full commission fee, and charge a little more when collecting the first payment!”

"No, Dad," Mao Lilan hurriedly advised, "You might scare the guests away!"

"And it is really difficult to calculate the salary for many detective jobs," Toru Amuro held his chin with his right hand, showing a serious analysis, "Especially for those clients who need to investigate for several days, most clients will be paid daily. method to pay the detective's labor fee, and then determine how much subsequent commission fees need to be paid based on whether the detective has completed the work target. Also, when some clients are in a good mood, an additional thank you payment will be paid afterwards. If the detective asks for a fee from the beginning A large amount of money makes the client feel that the detective is unreasonable, and the thank you payment may be gone. Although I have never received a large thank you payment, I heard that well-known detectives often encounter wealthy clients. Those clients A single thank you payment from a person is equivalent to the completion of several commissions by an ordinary detective..."

"That's right..." Mouri Kogoro thought of the thank you money he had received, and felt that the losses caused by offending the client might be greater. He immediately changed his mind and said with a smile, "That should still be in accordance with industry rules. Come on, after all, the customer is God!”

Chi Feichi looked at Conan on the sofa.

Customers are God, so here we should send customers to see God...

However, is the Shinigami primary school student a little too quiet today?

"Why is Conan so quiet today?" Chi Feichi asked directly as he thought of it.

When Conan saw Toru Amuro this morning, he couldn't help but think of what he had discovered last night. He couldn't help but wonder what Toru Amuro wanted to do. He was asked by Chi Fei Chi. He thought about how he had been distracted this morning and even Chi Fei Chi came in. He didn't take the initiative to say a word, and he knew that his behavior was a little abnormal. He looked up at Chi Feichi, pretending to be cute and innocent, "Really? But this mystery novel is really interesting. I was attracted by it as soon as I saw it. The story is fascinating!”

"Then you continue reading, I won't disturb you anymore." Chi Feichi guessed that Conan was absent-minded because of Toru Amuro's presence, so he didn't ask further and looked at the bronze statue in front of him, "Teacher Maori asked me to come here just to Let me see this bronze statue?"

"Yes, this is a gift given to me by Kataoka," Kogoro Mouri stretched out his hand to touch the arm of the bronze statue, with a trace of nostalgia and sadness in his eyes, "It was the man who invited us to his home the day before yesterday, but he himself was unfortunately killed. Kataoka, every time he invited me over, he would drag me to play the game of detective catching the phantom thief, and let me, the detective, catch the phantom thief he played, and he would prepare a gift every time as a prize for the detective to catch the phantom thief. Although the rule is that the detective will be rewarded only if he catches the Phantom Thief, but every time he will find an excuse to give me a gift..."

As he said that, Mouri Kogoro cleared his throat when he thought that the two apprentices were still nearby, "Well, of course, as a famous detective, I will definitely not lose to him. Sometimes I just want him to win once! As for this The bronze statue is the prize he prepared for me this time!"

"My dad is Mr. Kataoka's favorite detective," Mao Lilan sighed regretfully and looked at the bronze statue. "He has a large yard at home, which is designed like a neighborhood. There are many places at several intersections. I got a statue of my father. Someone sent this bronze statue here yesterday morning. They said it was a custom-made bronze statue that Mr. Kataoka had asked them to customize a month in advance. He asked them to send it to the Maori Detective Agency yesterday. He was really impressed. I thoughtfully prepared a special gift for my dad.”

"But this bronze statue is too big. Placing it here will make the office crowded and look very uncoordinated," Toru Amuro explained helpfully, "so the teacher wanted to ask us to come over and see how best to deal with this bronze statue."

"The Maori Detective Agency doesn't have extra space to place it," Mao Lilan was a little tangled, "but if we sell it, we feel that we have failed Mr. Kataoka."

"If the teacher is willing, I want to buy this bronze statue," Chi Feichi looked at Maori Kogoro and said, "I will have the bronze statue put in the museum invested and operated by Dongdu Leisure Industry and put it next to it. A simple introduction, so that many people will know that Mr. Kataoka is your friend, and when you want to see the bronze statue, you can go and have a look at any time."

"This is a good idea, Dad!" Mao Lilan laughed, "I think there is no need for Brother Fei Chi to pay for the bronze statue. You can just give it to Brother Fei Chi!"

Mouri Kogoro complained in his heart that he was a 'prodigal daughter', but he did not object. He raised his hand and patted the bronze statue, "Okay, then just think of it as my gift to my eldest apprentice!"

"But I still want to buy it," Chi Feichi said calmly. "In two years, I may not want to put the bronze statue in the museum, but want to put it at home. If it is something I bought, I will arrange it." There is no psychological burden when I get up, and Amuro and I are both the teacher’s apprentices. It’s not fair that the teacher gave me a gift but not Amuro.”

"It doesn't matter to me!" Toru Amuro waved his hand and said with a smile, "The consultant put the bronze statue in the museum, whether it is for a year or a month, it can let more people know about the friendship between Mr. Kataoka and Teacher Mori. This will also It counts as helping Teacher Maori, so Teacher Maori gave the bronze statue to the consultant, so I think there is no problem!"

Mouri Kogoro thought about it and quickly made a decision, "Let me see it this way, Fei Chi, as long as you agree to put the bronze statue on display in the museum for at least one year, I will sell the bronze statue to you at the lowest price!"

Chi Feichi nodded in agreement, "No problem, let's sign an agreement, and I will contact the museum staff to come and move the bronze statue later."