Authors: Drakea + Forget-Me-Not

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Chapter 2

The man had achieved his goal. He took a deep breath in the darkness in front of the house. The boy was safe and now he had to carry out the rest of the plan he had just devised. He knocked three times on the door. A viewing window in the center of the door opened almost immediately. “Who's there?” “Bre Men.” “What do you want?” “I need to see her. It's important.” “Wait here.” The door slid shut again and he could hear footsteps moving away. Now he had to wait.

After an endlessly long time, the door opened again and a somewhat older man stood in it. "She is not there. What do you want?" "I can only discuss that with her. Only this much: I have a good offer to make her." "And if she is not interested?" "She will be interested.Can I see her now? "

After a brief consideration, the gentleman stepped aside and let him in. She was there, but she only wanted to receive the really important visitors. And he had decided that this visitor might be worth listening to.

They went down a long hallway that ended at a single door. The older gentleman knocked. “She's behind it. Have fun.” Then he turned and walked back down the aisle. The other man nodded and entered the room. It was elaborately decorated and almost entirely in red and gold. The many art treasures, however, did not trump the appearance of the woman who was sitting at a desk to his left and who had turned when he entered. "Didn't I say I didn't want to be disturbed?" "I'm sorry, Ayaka. But it's urgent. I have a very good suggestion to make."

After a moment's hesitation, Ayaka got up and walked over to the sitting area. "So, then sit down and let me hear.Now I've already been disturbed, so it's not worth throwing you out. " "You will not regret it. "" I still decide. And let me tell you: if I don't like your suggestion, you will run into some problems, Hiroshi. "" You will like it, "said the person who had spoken to Hiroshi once again with all the confidence he could muster." And if not, I'm done. "But he'd rather not say that." Well, let's hear it. "

T he story Ayaka heard was just what she liked. There were intrigues, secrets, and dangers in it. It almost sounded like a fairy tale, only there was no happy ending until now. And it couldn't be a fairy tale anyway - Hiroshi would never dare to invent such a story, he would never put the boy in danger. But she still had to send her people out to check everything. It would take until tomorrow, then she would know if he was telling the truth and she would help him.The little Chinese at the other end of town smiled knowingly in his armchair and turned a page in his book.

"[b]Wie? What did you say?" Conan looked up startled. His thoughts were so deep that he hadn't heard Ran talking to him. “I said you'd wait in the foyer this time. I don't want you to have nightmares again, like the last time!” Conan laughed a little contrived. 'My God, once you ate a little too much before falling asleep ... and now something like that! But now that something is finally going on, I definitely won't sit around in the entrance hall and turn my thumbs ... 'And aloud he said: "But Ran, I ..." "Don't argue! We'll both wait downstairs !!!" said Ran firmly.

When they got to the hotel, however, Conan was relieved that he didn't have to wait downstairs. The dead man was obviously a little to the side of the entrance, because there was a huge crowd there - so he couldn't miss it. Before Ran could react, he jumped out of the taxi and ran over.Inspector Megure was already there and was interviewing a witness who appeared to be very angry about it. Up to where he was standing, Conan could hear him snapping at the policeman. "You don't think so seriously that I have nothing better to do than stand around here and chat with you? Serious people work at this time! And I am being held here and have to listen to your questions! You are probably .. . "Conan didn't listen anymore he had pushed his way through the people and was now standing right in front, from where he could see the corpse very well. It was in astonishingly good shape considering that it must have fallen very deep. Although Conan did not see very much, since the dead man was lying on his stomach with his head turned towards the hotel, he immediately wondered about the man's back. Since he had obviously left his room shirtless, the tattoo that covered his whole back was very easy to see.'A tarantula? 'wondered Conan. 'Why a tarantula, please?'