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"Really?"
When Kaito heard Mu Tianyuan's explanation, he grabbed Mu Tianyuan's shoulder and asked excitedly. Mu Tianyuan squinted at Kaito and said, "I can't give you a definitive answer, but from what I know, he should indeed have only faked his death. Also, can you let go of me? Otherwise, I believe my cat might leave her mark of love on your face."
As he spoke, Mu Tianyuan pointed to the side, where the Cat Heroine, seeing Kaito grabbing his shoulder, immediately entered battle mode and kept meowing for Kaito to let go.
"Faked his death, huh?"
Kaito released Mu Tianyuan's shoulder, then looked at Mu Tianyuan very seriously and said, "Regardless… of whether your information is accurate or not, thank you for telling me this…"
Mu Tianyuan shrugged and said, "So, next time you come, can you use the door?"
"I'm afraid I can't promise you that, because I am Kaito Kid!"
Kaito replied to Mu Tianyuan, seemingly in a very good mood. Mu Tianyuan rolled his eyes and said, "That has nothing to do with your identity, okay? I've never heard of anyone visiting through a window, Mr. Perverted Phantom Thief."
"It's Kid! Not pervert!"
Kaito immediately shouted excitedly upon hearing Mu Tianyuan's address. Although he preferred to peek at girls' underwear and enjoyed visiting women's locker rooms when they were changing, he wasn't a pervert, he was Kid! This was about his honor, and it had to be corrected! "Heh heh, I believe that Aoko-chan and your class, no, all the girls in your school, will agree with my view that you are a pervert."
Mu Tianyuan looked at Kaito seriously and replied, then waved his hand, "Alright, good riddance!"
After Kaito slipped out the window and climbed over the wall, leaving Mu Tianyuan's house, Mu Tianyuan, after confirming with Little Fox and the others that Kaito was truly gone, suddenly threw down the roasted potato in his hand and excitedly pounced on the large bag of money Kaito had sent. Then, while unzipping the backpack, he exclaimed excitedly, "Holy moly, I're rich! I'm rich!"
"Yeah, we're rich!"
Little Fox was even more direct than Mu Tianyuan. At most, Mu Tianyuan just… pounced on that… backpack, but Little Fox actually burrowed directly into the backpack. While excitedly staring at the large pile of money, she kept meowing, "So much money! I want roast chicken! I want roast chicken!"
Cat Heroine looked at the two guys who seemed to have gone crazy and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you two, meow?"
"We're rich! We're rich now!"
Little Fox poked her head out of the bag and looked at the still somewhat bewildered Cat Heroine, answering. Although Cat Heroine knew they had money now, she still couldn't quite understand, so she kept twitching her ears and muttering to herself, "But everything was fine before, meow…"
"That's because Kaito was here earlier," Mu Tianyuan said while pulling out a wad of cash from the bag and admiring it. Actually, Mu Tianyuan was excited the moment Kaito sent the money, but Kaito was right there, so for the sake of his pride, Mu Tianyuan couldn't possibly lose face in front of Kaito! But now that Kaito was gone, Mu Tianyuan completely revealed his true nature.
Mu Tianyuan barely slept that night. Don't blame him for being a country bumpkin; it was simply that an ordinary person suddenly getting so much money was bound to cause such excitement, even if it was just Japanese Yen, it was still a considerable amount after conversion! Although Mu Tianyuan didn't sleep well that night, this guy was still in great spirits the next day.
Not only was he in great spirits, but he was also in a fantastic mood, looking happy all day. Even in the morning, when Conan saw Mu Tianyuan, he thought this guy must have stepped in dog poop, otherwise,
why would he be so happy? Ran and the others, who were clearly in a good mood, were all curious about what was wrong with Mu Tianyuan, but even though Ran and the others were curious and asked Mu Tianyuan, he couldn't tell them, so Mu Tianyuan could only make up stories.
The problem was that this guy would just say whatever came to mind, often forgetting what he had said himself. For example, in the morning when he was walking to school with Ran and Conan, he told them that a friend had sent him something.
When Sonoko asked at school, he said he found money. When someone else asked, he said a beautiful older sister gave it to him. Over the course of the day, he came up with countless versions of the story, so many that he couldn't even remember them himself.
And so, Mu Tianyuan spent several happy days. Occasionally, when he was too lazy to cook, he would bring lavish ingredients to Ran's house. This made Uncle Mouri repeatedly ask if he had struck it rich. Mu Tianyuan knew he probably couldn't brush him off without a reason, but he couldn't think of a suitable excuse for where the money came from right away.
Just as Mu Tianyuan was in a dilemma, he suddenly noticed a report on a newspaper Uncle Mouri had thrown aside. Immediately, Mu Tianyuan mysteriously said to Uncle Mouri, "Uncle, you guessed right, I did make a small fortune. A few days ago, I went to bet on horse racing, and I accidentally won a million!"
"You won money betting on horses!"
Upon hearing Mu Tianyuan's reply, Uncle Mouri immediately jumped up, looking at Mu Tianyuan with envy, jealousy, and hatred. Damn it, although one million yen isn't a true fortune, it's still a lot! What's more, I've been betting on horses for so many years, and the number of times I've won is countless. Forget one million, I probably haven't even won a hundred thousand! Why did this guy win one million? "That's just luck. I don't know which ones are good or bad, I just bought randomly, and then I won."
Mu Tianyuan quickly waved his hand at Uncle Mouri, then to soothe Uncle Mouri, Mu Tianyuan added, "Uncle, you know, people who gamble for the first time usually have exceptionally good luck."
"Hmm…"
Although Uncle Mouri nodded, seemingly acknowledging Mu Tianyuan's words, the envious and jealous expression on his face couldn't be concealed. At this moment, Conan looked up at Mu Tianyuan and said, "Big Brother Mu, did you really win the money by betting on horses?"
"Alright, actually, this money was robbed by me. If you don't believe me, check the news. Whenever the news says the Beika Bank was robbed of a huge sum of one million, that's me!" Mu Tianyuan heard Conan's words and knew that he might have exposed a flaw that made this guy suspicious.
Mu Tianyuan immediately rubbed Conan's head while smiling and replied. Conan, upon hearing Mu Tianyuan's answer, immediately gave him a dead-fish eye: "Heh heh, Big Brother Mu, you're teasing me again."
Damn it, are you really treating me like a seven-year-old kid?! I'm telling you, I'm the famous high school detective Shinichi Kudo, okay?! Do you think I'd believe such a far-fetched story? Forget my real age of seventeen, even if I were really seven, I wouldn't believe your nonsense, you know? Ran, who was standing by, looked at Mu Tianyuan helplessly and said, "…Little Mu, can you stop teasing Conan all the time?"
"Although it's your request, Ran, I still can't agree."
Mu Tianyuan shook his head gravely, then, while vigorously ruffling Conan's head, he said, "My greatest joys now are… eating, sleeping, and teasing Conan. If you don't let me tease Conan, wouldn't my life lack a pleasure? My life would have a flaw, wouldn't it? You know, I'm a perfectionist. How could I accept something like that?"
Conan: "…"
Damn it, perfectionist my ass! Your three great joys used to be eating, sleeping, and looking at beautiful girls. How did it turn into teasing me?! When did teasing me become better than looking at beautiful girls?! Should I be proud now?! Ran, hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, looked at him helplessly and smiled, then reached out, snatched Conan from under Mu Tianyuan's hand, and dragged Conan away to play.
Although Conan was still curious where Mu Tianyuan got the money, Conan now felt that perhaps the money… was indeed earned by Mu Tianyuan through horse betting. Otherwise, Conan couldn't think of any other way Mu Tianyuan could earn money.
After seeing Conan being led away by his older sister Ran, Mu Tianyuan suddenly said seriously to Little Fox, who was playing with a ball of yarn with Cat Heroine, "Speaking of which, I suddenly realized that horse betting seems to be a way to make money. I can totally cheat with those… horses, you know…"
"Uh, yeah!"
Little Fox was stunned for a moment when she heard Mu Tianyuan's words, then looked at him with a sudden realization. With Mu Tianyuan's abilities, he really could conspire with those… horses to cheat! "Damn it, why didn't I think of such a good idea before…"
Mu Tianyuan was beyond depressed at this point. When he was short on money earlier, he never thought of this trick. If he had thought of it sooner, he wouldn't have been poor for so many days! After realizing this money-making avenue, Mu Tianyuan, a complete novice, immediately began to humbly consult Uncle Mouri, the twenty-year veteran horse betting loser.
Uncle Mouri didn't hold back and immediately, like an expert, shared all the experience he had accumulated over countless betting slips, such as how to judge the quality of a horse, which horses were more likely to win, and so on.
Unfortunately, just as the Mouri expert was happily boasting, Ran, who was standing by, couldn't bear to watch any longer. One sentence from her made the Mouri expert speechless. Ran's original words were: "Since Dad is so experienced, why hasn't he won any money?"
These words for… Uncle Mouri were a complete critical hit…
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