Isn't it 300 million yen?

Could it be that prices have risen?

Makoto Higashino looked at the iPhone 12 Promax in his hand, which really did not conform to the product of the 90s.

It seems that times have changed!

Inflation, skyrocketing prices, even the ransom demanded by the kidnappers has doubled several times!

"Extorting 1 billion in cash?"

"Sir, are you mistaken, why would the kidnappers ask for money?"

"Something must have been wrong!"

The housekeeper Aso was taken aback and quickly asked.

"Shut up! You shut up! "

"It's all you who hurt me, it's all you who caused my daughter to be kidnapped!"

President Gu cursed, completely oblivious to the details.

"Mistaken?"

Shout!

An electric light flashed through Conan's brain.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind one by one, and he quickly came to a conclusion.

He raised his hand, his childish fingers, and pointed at the housekeeper Aso.

"The kidnapper is you!"

"Mr. Aso!"

Makoto Higashino said lightly.

Swish!

In an instant, everyone's stopped.

One by one, surprise, doubt, or panic, all fell on him.

And Conan, who had just opened his mouth, choked even more.

Stunned in place, unable to say a word.

That's my line!

"Aso, Mr. Aso?"

The corner of Maori Kogoro's mouth twitched, looking at the old butler in front of him.

Kind eyebrows and good intentions, he is a good person at first glance!

"You, you, what are you talking about?"

"How could I possibly be a kidnapper?"

Aso explained with a flustered look.

"Aso is a kidnapper?"

"Did you make a mistake?"

President Gu even showed an expression of disbelief.

As the old butler of the Gu family, Aso has served for decades.

His daughter Gu Jingzi is what he watched grow up and loves her more than her own granddaughter.

How could he kidnap Akiko?

"Just now, Aso heard that the kidnappers extorted 1 billion yen and said something like this."

Makoto Higashino pressed the play button on his mobile phone and released the recording.

"Sir, are you mistaken, why would the kidnappers ask for money?"

"Something must have been wrong!"

The first time it was released, everyone was stunned for a moment.

However, when this recording was released for the second and third times, even Maori Kogoro widened his eyes.

"So it is, so it is, I finally understand!"

"The kidnapper is really you, Mr. Aso!"

Maori Kogoro made a backhand grapple and crushed the old butler to the ground.

"Quick... Let go! "

"I can't breathe anymore!"

The housekeeper Aso lay on the ground and begged weakly.

"Then you quickly say, where is the young lady?"

Maori Kogoro grabbed it with one hand, and at the same time put his knees on his back, pressing the center of gravity of the butler's entire body.

Even if he has not been a criminal police officer for many years, this skill has not been wasted.

"Mr. Māori, what the hell is going on?"

President Gu was stunned and quickly asked.

"President, things are actually very simple."

"It's normal for kidnappers to ask for ransom, otherwise why kidnap your daughter?"

"However, Aso said that the kidnappers could not ask for a ransom!"

"Why is that?"

"Why did he know that the kidnappers wouldn't ask for a ransom and be so sure?"

Maori Kogoro looked at the old butler under him and said proudly, "Because, he is the kidnapper!" "

"The kidnapping was planned by him and instigated by him, so he knew that the kidnappers did not want ransom."

"That's why when the kidnapper asked for a ransom, he was so surprised and said that very strange thing!"

Airplanes!

It was like drinking on the head, and all of a sudden, everyone understood.

It is normal for a kidnapper to ask for a ransom, and it is not normal not to have a ransom.

If you are an ordinary person, it is not surprising to hear that the kidnappers are asking for 1 billion yen.

But the old housekeeper, Aso, did not believe it, and thought that President Gu had made a mistake and heard it wrong.

This creates a clear contradiction!

The only reason that can explain this contradiction is that the kidnapper is Aso!

He knew the target of the kidnapping, so when he heard that the situation and plan were different, he showed shock and doubt.

"Heck! Bear! "

President Gu gritted his teeth and shouted out his name, staring at him with fierce eyes.

"Yes, yes!"

Aso lowered his head in shame.

"That's not the plan, though."

"It was the young lady who wanted to play with the master, so I came up with this kidnapping case, and asked the master to close the company for a month, just to hope that the master would be less busy with work and accompany the young lady more."

"But, what ransom, what 1 billion yen, it's really not me!"

Aso raised his head and tried his best to argue.

The demands made by the kidnappers were completely different from his original plan.

"You, you..."

"Tell me, where is Jingzi?"

President Gu clenched his fists, but he couldn't get angry.

"At a nearby hotel."

"Hilton Hotel, room 2708, I booked the best suite for the miss!"

Aso said with a shameful face.

"Hahaha... Solved! "

"With my detective Maori Kogoro making a move, there is no case that cannot be solved!"

Maori Kogoro laughed exaggeratedly.

"Daddy really is!"

Xiaolan on the side was embarrassed and blushed a little.

This dad really doesn't look like an adult!

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