Chapter 4 Okino Yoko Escapes (Ch 4)

After Yoko Okino regained her freedom, Mochizuki looked around and saw a very hidden pinhole camera. “Wait a moment,” he said to Yoko, and then went through the wall to the agent’s room next door.

“It’s really the God of Death. He can even pass through walls…” Yoko was stunned.

When Mochizuki came back through the wall, Yoko asked hurriedly: “Mr. Death…did you go to the agent’s room just now?”

Wangyue said: “I destroyed the hard drive that stored the pinhole camera footage. After all, it contained footage of you talking to the air. You can tell the police that the door next door was not locked and that you destroyed the items before you escaped because they contain your privacy.”

“Yeah, I understand!” Yoko nodded in agreement quickly.

…

Because a big star like Yoko Okino was missing, the police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department were still working on the case even at night. Unfortunately, they could not find any clues no matter what they tried.

“Ms. Yoko, you must be safe…” Kogoro was so anxious that he could only pray to God.

Conan also wants to find Yoko Okino, but unfortunately he has no clue either.

At this moment, a rapid telephone ring sounded, and Inspector Megure quickly picked up the phone. This was an internal call from an operator in the Metropolitan Police Department who was responsible for answering emergency calls.

The operator passed on a message that someone had just called the police and claimed to be Yoko Okino, who had been kidnapped and escaped.

“What? Miss Okino escaped? Is this true?” Megure shouted in disbelief.

Not far away, Kogoro, who was praying, immediately jumped up and said, “What? Miss Yoko escaped?”

Everyone else in the office gathered around as well.

After answering the phone, Megure said to his subordinates: “Just now a woman called the police, claiming to be Okino Yoko, who was kidnapped and imprisoned by her manager Yamagishi Eiichi, and escaped just a moment ago…”

“What?! Agent?” Everyone was shocked. Was Yoko Okino kidnapped by her agent?

Conan suddenly realized that if it was the agent, then everything made sense.

…

Yoko Okino did not flee the apartment. She did not dare to run around because it would be dangerous if she met Eiichi Yamagishi on the road alone. So after she escaped from the room, she called for help whenever she saw someone, trying to attract more attention to herself.

She succeeded, and eventually more than a dozen residents in the apartment building knew about it, and even the security guards came. They had no idea that Okino Yoko lived in this building. Because they were afraid of harassment from paparazzi, many celebrities registered with fake names when renting houses, which was why the police could not find Yoko’s real residence.

“Ms. Yoko, don’t worry, the police will be here soon.” The security guard spoke to comfort her.

Yoko breathed a sigh of relief. A dozen residents were with her. Even if Yamagishi Eiichi came back, she would be safe. It is common to see all villains in movies and TV shows, but the probability of this happening in reality is still very low.

…

Finally, the work was done and Mochizuki left. The next matter was handled by the police and had nothing to do with him. He also told Yoko not to tell anyone about his affairs.

In fact, it doesn’t matter even if you tell others, because no one would think that the god of death is equal to Mochizuki anyway.

“Excluding the decimals, my remaining life span is now 379 days.” Wangyue checked his life span while walking on the night street towards his rented apartment, eating the oden he bought for a midnight snack. “It’s great to be alive. I don’t need to worry about my life span for now. Huh? This fish ball is delicious.”

After finishing his midnight snack on the side of the road and throwing the garbage into the trash can, Wangyue entered the apartment building. This apartment is relatively old, with the stairs outside. Wangyue chose to live here because the rent was cheap. After all, he was very poor.

Just as he reached the second floor and took out the key to open the door, the door of the next room opened and a slightly fat man in his 50s came out. It seemed that the man was going downstairs to buy something.

Both of them saw each other but didn’t say hello because they were not familiar with each other.

The man left. Wangyue opened the door and entered the room, still muttering, “One moment it’s twenty-five years, the next moment it’s three days. Is this person going to die soon? Is it an accident or a crime? Forget it, we’ll talk about it when the time comes.”

Sitting on the floor of the room, Wangyue began to think about the important matter, that is, how to gain more life in the future. With only a little over a year left to live, he would never be satisfied no matter what.

What? You said a year in the Conan world is long?

What a joke! The countdown to Wangyue’s life span is calculated in natural days, and has nothing to do with the date! Even if the date jumps back and forth or even goes backwards, his life span will decrease day by day.

“Conan is surrounded by a lot of cases, and there must be many people willing to sell their lives…Should I think of a way to approach him openly? It’s definitely not okay to follow him every time.”

…

Over the next two days, both the Internet and TV news were dominated by Okino Yoko’s incident. Mochizuki read a few reports and learned about the subsequent developments:

After being rescued, Yoko Okino reported her agent, Eiichi Yamagishi, to the police, who immediately began a manhunt for him. It’s not quite right to call it a manhunt, because Eiichi Yamagishi was still unaware of the truth. When the police found him, he was still digging a hole in the mountains to bury the body.

Because he was caught in the act, Yamagishi Ei had no choice but to confess his crime. Now he is being condemned by the whole nation, and everyone thinks he deserves to die, including Mochizuki.

However, Wangyue did not rush over to enforce justice. He had a very accurate understanding of himself – a bounty hunter who tried every means to earn his life, not a messenger of justice.

“Hello, Mr. Mochizuki, your takeaway has arrived.”

The delivery man’s voice was heard outside the door. Wangyue opened the door, took the takeaway and said thank you.

In fact, it is wrong to call him Mr. Mochizuki, because his surname is Wang and his given name is Yueyue. It just happened that there is a surname called Mochizuki in Country R, ​​and the two are the same when written on paper, so many people think his surname is Mochizuki.

Mochizuki was already used to other people misunderstanding his name, but he felt very sad about his current living condition. It was too miserable for a dignified God of Death to have to eat takeout every meal.

There’s nothing I can do. I can’t cook… and I can’t afford a chef.

After getting the takeaway, Wangyue was about to go into the house. At this moment, a touching cry of “Dad!” suddenly rang out from downstairs.

Wangyue was very confused. Who was calling dad?

He came to the edge of the corridor and stuck his head out to look downstairs.

I saw a couple of different ages hugging each other tightly downstairs. The man was the neighbor next door who had only 3 days left to live. Oh no, he only had 3 hours left now. The woman was wearing glasses and had pigtails, and was crying bitterly.

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