Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

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I was told by the boss to come up here and take a shower. It's so hot, and I've been handing out flyers in this mascot costume all afternoon. I smell really bad, so the boss told me to come to this room.

When I got up there, I realized someone was living there. I'm so sorry, kid, I'll clean the bathroom right away. I promise I won't leave anything dirty.

"Hmm." Conan nodded slightly, wearing glasses that reflected the white light.

Seeing that Conan had agreed, Amuro Tooru fled into the bathroom and began to tidy up.

Conan peeked into the bathroom from outside a few times before running downstairs to check the black bear costume placed by the door.

It was dry, without a drop of sweat or any odor, as if no one had ever worn it.

There is something fishy about this.

After inspecting the mascot costume, Conan immediately asked Jiang Chengbei, who was reclining in an armchair enjoying the air conditioning:

"Jiang Cheng, was that the shop assistant who just came in wearing that black bear mascot costume by the door, and who spent the whole afternoon handing out flyers?"

"Yeah, what's wrong, Conan?"

"This person is suspicious. When I went upstairs, I saw him rummaging through my room, but the things in my room were exactly the same as when I left."

This means either he had just started flipping and I happened to catch him, or he's a professional.

At the same time, Conan secretly rejoiced: luckily he had always been wary of Jiang Chengbei, so there was nothing special in his room.

Unfortunately, whether Jiang Chengbei didn't trust himself or was just a cautious person, Conan didn't find anything when he secretly searched Jiang Chengbei's room.

When Conan said that Amuro Tooru was suspicious, Jiang Chengbei didn't care and tossed an orange to Conan.

"There's a problem? Then I'll leave it to you. Keep an eye on him for me, and if necessary, you..."

Jiang Chengbei didn't say what he was going to say next, but instead made a throat-slitting gesture to Conan.

Seeing Jiang Chengbei's actions, Conan felt a little angry: Gin asked me to kill someone, Uozuka asked me to kill someone, and now Jiang Chengbei, you're asking me to kill someone too? Am I, Conan, some kind of assassin?

Chapter 152 Amuro Tooru: I'll tolerate this one last time! If you keep pushing your luck, I'm leaving!

After Amuro Tooru finished showering and came downstairs as if nothing had happened, Jiang Chengbei had Conan carry a large watermelon and took Conan and Amuro Tooru to the Mouri Detective Agency next door.

After entering, Jiang Chengbei introduced the two parties, and then began to announce something about Amuro Tooru:

"After a day of testing, I found that Amuro Tooru is hardworking, reliable, and a rare talent. Therefore, he will be our partner from now on."

From now on, he'll be a high-level executive and shop assistant working for me, receiving bonuses and an annual salary, while also serving as a detective at the Mouri Detective Agency.

Caught off guard by Jiang Chengbei's sudden announcement, Amuro Tooru asked blankly:

"Get bonuses? Get an annual salary? What about my monthly salary?"

"Touko, from now on, my fruit shop is your fruit shop, and my detective agency is your detective agency. You're a partner just like us. We don't get paid, so why would you?"

I've already said that young people should have a long-term vision. You'll be able to earn dividends and an annual salary like us in the future.

If the fruit shop does well and the detective agency gets a lot of cases, how could your share of the profits be small?

Our business is just starting out. I promise you a big bonus in a year. As for how you'll spend that year, I can tell you're very skilled. You must have done a lot of part-time jobs before, right?

You should find a part-time job elsewhere to earn your living expenses.

The little money you earn elsewhere should be enough for you to live on.

The real money will come in a year from now, with my dividends and annual salary. It will be enough for you to buy a house.

"No salary for three years, then live off the salary for three years"—that's my principle for paying salaries.

Okay then, since you're not happy with me paying you only once a year, I've changed my mind from now on.

A young person like you, no matter how much money you have, will always be broke. You don't know how to save. From now on, I'll manage your salary for you, and you'll get paid every three years.

"Boss, you..." Amuro Tooru: This is too much! If you keep doing this, I'm not investigating this case anymore, I'm turning around and leaving!

"What do you mean, 'you'? If you're not satisfied, you can leave."

Touko, didn't I already tell you?

"You're like Conan, a jinx, destined to bring misfortune to your colleagues. Working elsewhere would only harm yourself and others. You can only be a good person and not kill us if you work with us tough guys."

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's impolite words, Amuro Tooru kept telling himself: Forget it, I'll tolerate him one more time. If he goes too far again next time, I'll turn around and leave without hesitation!

I'll endure it for the sake of this country!

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Kogoro Mouri was immediately shocked and involuntarily pointed at Tooru Amuro's nose, shouting, "Is he a jinx? He'll even bring death to his colleagues?"

Faced with the shocked Kogoro Mouri, Jiang Chengbei calmly nodded: "That's right. It's fortunate that he didn't become a policeman, otherwise, like Conan entering the Metropolitan Police Department, a large number of people would have died."

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Amuro Tooru clenched his fist behind his back. If the occasion weren't inappropriate, he would definitely beat up this foul-mouthed guy.

But despite his anger, upon closer reflection, Jiang Chengbei, that bastard, actually made a lot of sense. Several of his good friends and colleagues who were police officers had passed away, and now he was all alone.

As for his colleagues in the Black Organization, they were all dead. Apart from a few codenamed executives who were lucky enough to survive, there were hardly any others left. Few of them knew him and were still alive. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to swagger around with Kazami Yuya and a large group of subordinates investigating cases.

As the saying goes, the truth is the most hurtful. After Jiang Chengbei said that, he wanted to strangle him on the spot.

Also, he keeps calling himself a policeman. Has he discovered his identity?

What did I do wrong that allowed him to see through my identity on our first meeting?

But they were unwilling to retreat without gaining anything. Even if they did retreat, they wanted to find out beforehand whether their police identity had really been exposed.

For your own sake, for your country's sake, endure it one more time!

If Jiang Chengbei goes too far again, I'm going to break off all ties with him!

So, Amuro Tooru gritted his teeth and pretended to be a complete novice, looking at Jiang Chengbei with a bewildered expression:

"Boss...Is I really a cursed zodiac sign? You...you're scaring me!"

Seeing Amuro Tooru pretending to be an honest child, Jiang Chengbei didn't stand on ceremony. While patting him on the shoulder from above, he sighed and said:

"Were your parents no longer around when you were little? Did you grow up alone, struggling and struggling without your parents' care, growing up in loneliness?"

Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Amuro Tooru's mouth dropped open in shock. This time, he wasn't faking it; he was genuinely terrified. At the same time, doubts arose in his mind: Could there really be such a mysterious art as face reading?

"Don't be so surprised. I already told you you're a jinx."

There are only two ways for a person born under the "Destined to be Alone" sign to grow up: either their parents are around, or they are killed off early in life.

Either the parents stay far away and find someone with a strong constitution to help take care of them.

In either case, you didn't have parents to care for you when you were a child, and you didn't experience any paternal or maternal love.

When Jiang Chengbei's prediction came true, Amuro Tooru stopped pretending and revealed his true feelings: "Boss, you're amazing. Okay, I'll work for you. I'll take an annual salary from now on, once a year."

"No, the salary is paid once every three years."

Toru Amuro:......

This time, I'm not going to tolerate it anymore. I'm going to turn against the heartless boss Jiang Chengbei, and nobody can stop me!

However... I don't really plan to work a full year, so there's not much difference between one year and three years, right?

As long as I can investigate Conan and Jiang Chengbei as soon as possible, I can retreat immediately, perhaps in a few weeks or even a few days.

A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. For the sake of this country, I will tolerate Jiang Chengbei one more time. This is absolutely the last time. If he tries to mess with me like this, I will immediately turn against him. This time, I really mean it!

So Amuro Tooru gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement: "Okay, boss, I'll do whatever you say. I'll get paid once every three years. Don't lie to me."

After agreeing to this, Amuro felt his heart bleeding.

He used to exploit the organization, stealing their wages, but now he's getting his comeuppance. This time, he has to work for this heartless boss for free, without receiving a single penny of pay!

Seeing that Amuro Tooru agreed to this, and seemed to completely believe the nonsense about Jiang Chengbei being a jinx, as well as the promise of an annual salary and bonuses, but with a three-year term, the Mori father and daughter looked at him with pitiful eyes.

The Mori father and daughter pitied his naiveté, but Conan didn't see it that way. He looked at Amuro Tooru's glasses, which were now gleaming with a white light of wisdom:

He agreed to all of this? Jiang Chengbei couldn't get rid of him even with this method. This person really has an ulterior motive and is up to no good!

"Don't worry, Touko, Japanese people don't lie to other Japanese people."

Although you don't look like a Japanese person, I, a Japanese person, would never lie to someone who doesn't look like a Japanese person.

Amuro Tooru: I'll endure it! ...I can't endure it! Jiang Chengbei, explain yourself clearly, in what way am I not like a Japanese person?

All I have is slightly blond hair and slightly dark skin. Apart from that, how do I not resemble a Japanese person?

Of course, Amuro Tooru only questioned Jiang Chengbei frantically in his heart, without saying it out loud.

The ability to keep one's true feelings hidden in one's heart without revealing a trace on one's face is a remarkable skill possessed by an excellent undercover agent, and Amuro Tooru has mastered this skill very well.

Jiang Chengbei couldn't hear Amuro Tooru's true feelings, so he continued to believe Amuro Tooru was a good person. Therefore, he sincerely arranged a welcoming ceremony for Amuro Tooru:

"Alright, since Touko has joined our family for his lofty ideals, to become CEO, to marry a beautiful and wealthy woman, and to reach the pinnacle of life, let's give him a warm welcome."

Jiang Chengbei clapped his hands enthusiastically and then waved his arms again:

"After a round of enthusiastic applause, to welcome our new partner, new executive, new employee, and new intern, Mr. Amuro Tooru, we're going out for a big meal at a fancy restaurant."

"it is good!"

After hearing Jiang Chengbei's suggestion to treat them to a big meal, the Maoli father and daughter immediately agreed, and everyone said it was a good idea.

Next, Jiang Chengbei left Conan in the passenger seat to be looked after by Amuro Tooru, and then drove them to a high-end restaurant in Ginza for a good meal.

Jiang Chengbei ordered a large table of delicious food. Before the meal began, he specially announced that Amuro Tooru would be his financial director from now on. He said that the Mori father and daughter, as well as Conan, could draw money from Amuro Tooru as they wished to spend, and all their expenses would be reimbursed by him.

Amid Kogoro Mouri's cheers, Tooru Amuro had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, after they had finished their meal happily and were full, Jiang Chengbei casually waved his hand, telling Amuro Tooru, the financial director, to pay the bill.

Amuro Tooru was completely stunned. In the end, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and protest. After all, if he could accept this without resisting and pretend to be stupid, it would be too obvious that he was just being foolish by paying the bill. Unless he had another purpose in coming to Jiangcheng North.

"Boss, you haven't given me my bank statements, bank card details, etc. I don't have a company account, so I can't pay..."

"Touko, what do we, a small shop and a small company, need a company account for?"

Since you are our company's CFO, you can use your personal account instead.

Young people should have a long-term vision and not be concerned with short-term gains. If you suffer a loss now, you can make a lot of money later.

Besides, I, as your boss, know you're doing part-time work elsewhere. I've turned a blind eye to it and haven't made a fuss about it. Why are you arguing with me over such a small amount of money?"

Hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Amuro Touki gritted his teeth. He finally understood that this unscrupulous boss must have realized that there was something wrong with his identity, so he kept trying to mess with him and test him.

The question now is, what should I do?

Logically speaking, one would definitely turn against him, get angry, and quit.