Gamblers Never Come to a Good End

Turning away from his gaze, Furukawa Minoru turned around and said to Fujino in a friendly manner, "I'm so sorry, young man, were you also bothered by that guy just now?"

"Also?"

Fujino asked, "Does this guy often come here to cause trouble and pick fights?"

"Yes."

Furukawa Minoru nodded. "This guy has become increasingly arrogant lately. Before, he would just harass customers, but since not long ago, he has started fighting with some thugs after every movie screening, making our movie theater no longer peaceful."

"I think those thugs must be his hired men or his subordinates."

Yuri Yuriko also complained, "Our movie theater's reputation was ruined by that guy. Because of him, we've had fewer and fewer customers lately, and now the theater is about to close. We thought they would tone it down, but that guy still keeps coming over to cause trouble for other customers."

"No wonder there are so few people in the movie theater today."

Ai Haibara recalled the deserted scene in the screening room just now, "It seems that old man must be the culprit."

"That old man is really annoying."

The children all gave the same evaluation without prior arrangement.

Fujino, standing to the side, fell into deep thought.

He checked his memory and recalled some details about the movie theater.

He remembered that Zhang Tianzhengci's acquisition of the cinema was indeed a conspiracy that had been planned from the beginning.

Zhang Tianzhengci first sent thugs to disrupt the movie theater's business. Once no one wanted to come to the theater, he would come back and buy it at a low price.

As for why they would cause trouble even after the acquisition had already been agreed upon...

Zhang Tianzhengci is a gambling addict. Just a few days ago, he had accumulated a huge gambling debt, and even the money from the client who planned to buy the land for this movie theater had been gambled away by him.

The funds he currently has are still far from the agreed-upon price for acquiring the cinema.

He originally wanted to take out a loan, but the bank refused to lend money to gambling addicts.

In short—gamblers never have a good end.

Seeing that the buyer was getting more and more anxious, Zhang Tianzhengci thought of a way to come and cause trouble, so that the transaction price would be lowered again.

This tactic is a despicable and disgusting method frequently used by the Japan underworld.

If people dare to do such disgusting things while bearing all sorts of dangerous titles, then the Mikado people will naturally dare to open treasure chests.

When we watch the movie later, this gambler will be killed by the Mihua people.

"Alright, alright, let's not say any more of this. If Zhang Tian hears this, he'll definitely come looking for trouble again."

Matsumura Akio tried to smooth things over, then dragged his aged body to Fujino's side, saying, "I'm so sorry, young man, that you've run into this mess..."

"It doesn't matter."

Fujino responded calmly, then casually asked, "By the way, what's the name of that old man's company?"

"I remember it was Zhang Tian Intermediary Co., Ltd.."

Matsumura Akio thought for a moment, then said to Fujino, "However, his company isn't doing very well right now. If you want to do business, you should consider switching to another company."

Fujino shook his head and smiled, "No, I was just asking out of curiosity."

"After watching movies all morning, I'm getting a little hungry..."

Matsumura Akio glanced at his watch and asked Yuri Yuriko, "Yuriko, did you buy lunch?"

"Oh no, I forgot to buy lunch!"

Yuri Yuriko covered her mouth in surprise, "That Convenience Store is always packed at lunchtime..."

Matsumura Akio suggested, "Then let me go buy it. I don't have any work to do."

"How could this be?"

Yuri Yuriko shook her head. "Today is our last day of business. Boss, you can just watch a movie here today."

"Why don't you wait until the next movie starts before you buy it? There aren't many people here today anyway."

Furukawa Minoru pointed to the ticket seller at the entrance, "If anything happens here, the ticket seller at the entrance will come and help take care of it."

As he spoke, he glanced at his watch and, seeing that it was almost time for the movie to start, hurried back to the projection room. Before returning, he made sure to ask Yuri Yuriko to bring him a packet of tea.

"Oh, by the way, Yuriko, remember to bring one for this young man and these kids as well."

Matsumura Akio said to Fujino, "There's nothing good to offer as compensation in this movie theater. I see you've been here since the last movie, so you probably haven't had lunch yet. We'll treat you to lunch."

"Thank you for your help."

Fujino nodded in agreement.

Before we knew it, the afternoon movie started, and in addition to the Fujino Junior Detective League, there were four other guests.

They are a couple, a young man with a camera, and Zhang Tianzhengci, who just had a conflict with Fujino.

However, it happened right at the beginning of the show.

The couple was driven away by Zhang Tianzhengci in a hostile manner.

Conan turned around upon hearing the sound and saw that Fujino had also turned around. He then whispered, "It seems that Yuriko-neechan was right. Those thugs who came to cause trouble must have been hired by this guy."

"Who knows?"

After glancing at it, Fujino immediately looked away and turned his gaze to the large screen in front of him.

Before we knew it, the story of Gomera's movie had entered the dead of night.

The giant monster Gomera is also about to appear.

The image on the movie screen flickered briefly during the transition.

The fleeting flash went unnoticed by the moviegoers.

That change was just a fleeting moment; anyone would simply think it was a transition.

But Fujino discovered the mystery within.

With the support of a system, his perception abilities far surpass those of ordinary people.

In the instant the movie screen flickered, he noticed that the light projected from the movie player behind him had also disappeared.

It's a problem with the playback device.

Fujino turned to look at the projection window behind him.

Zhang Tianzhengci sat with his Jiro crossed, smoking a cigarette, watching the movie with a bored expression.

The rightmost projection window above his head has become the middle one.

Through his Vision Enhancement Glasses, Fujino was able to see what was happening inside.

It utilizes the principle of reflection from a mirror.

It seems the Mikado people's Murder Plan has begun.

The culprit this time should be Furukawa Minoru.

Turning his gaze away, Fujino glanced at the large screen in front of him.

Despite the reflection from the mirror, the movie images on the huge screen remained undistorted.

True Ke Studies.

Turning her gaze away, Fujino sighed softly.

It's rare for these kids to treat him to a movie...

The movie theater owner was a nice guy; the waitress even gave us two buckets of popcorn for free.

Let's just enjoy a holiday without any murders.

Besides, Zhang Tianzhengci was his prey, and it would be impolite to kill him before he could settle accounts with him.