Frugal Miss Jasmine

"Everyone, please come in."

Amazon and King's entourage got on a sightseeing bus. After more than ten minutes, they arrived at the actual villa building. Needless to say, there were dozens of maids in maid uniforms working inside. A policeman was sitting on a big sofa in the living room.

"Hero, this is Officer Méré, who is responsible for communication between Graceland and the police station on the case of the disappearance of the young lady. I hope you can cooperate and rescue the young lady as soon as possible."

Bang smiled, "Hello, Officer Méré, my name is Bang." He then introduced King and the others one by one.

"Humph." Méré dismissively nodded at the Heroes. It seemed that he bore a lot of hostilities against Heroes.

Well, it's unfortunate, but almost all the police were hostile towards the Heroes Association. After all, the appearance of Heroes essentially took over their jobs, leaving them with little left to do. The citizens even called for the government to take over the police department at some point, so it's understandable that they had burning grudges and hatred against the Heroes Association.

Of course, the disdain was not one-sided. Some of the Heroes Association's higher-ups also intended to push aside the police department and replace them with the Association, which was why there were many malicious policies targeted against the police. For example, when the police department reported an encounter with a Monster, the dispatch of Heroes would be delayed.

The hostilities between the two organizations only deepened as time went by.

Amazon frowned at Méré's undisguised hostility and scolded him, "Officer Méré, I hope you can restrain your attitude. Your mission is to rescue our Miss as soon as possible, and the Heroes are here to help you. I know there are hostile relationships between your organizations, but I hope you can set aside your prejudices and cooperate with us on this matter. Otherwise, don't blame our Million Heights Group for being impolite."

Amazon's gentle voice and appearance carried an air of authority, silencing any dissent.

"Mr. Amazon, what do you think these meatheads who only know how to fight could do to help in solving the case? It would be a different story if you hired them as bodyguards, but they're an utter disaster as detectives," Méré insisted in his protest, albeit stiffly.

King sighed at Méré's attitude. Is it a personal grudge?

Amazon replied sharply, "At least they have narrowed the possible suspects for Romantic Killer incidents. We won't have to interrogate everyone in the world like you do."

"Narrowed the possible suspects?" Méré's expression changed slightly. "Humph, Mr. Amazon, don't be fooled so easily. These so-called Heroes aren't much different than conmen on the street with their silver tongue."

"I have my own judgment." Amazon glared at Méré and carefully explained Child Emperor's deduction and King's addition. He continued with a commanding tone, "Officer Méré, please inform the police to investigate romantic killers within these parameters. I need to see the results in three days. Otherwise, ah yes, a group of people might lose their jobs because of this."

"Did they really come to this conclusion?" Méré looked at King and the others in disbelief. He reluctantly nodded several moments later. "I understand, Mr. Amazon. Our police station will give you a satisfactory result as soon as possible."

"Mr. Bang, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. Please come with me. I'll show you the young lady's room."

King shrugged his shoulders, "It's not a big deal. We are intruding on their job, after all. It's good enough that he didn't shoot us at sight."

"Ah, Mr. King is really funny."

Amazon brought King and the others to the master bedroom on the second floor.

Surprisingly, the master bedroom was very simple and concise compared to the luxurious living room. There was a bed, a table, a cabinet, a TV, and a computer. The walls were also rather plain, with only a few game characters' stickers and nothing else.

Amazon smiled at the surprise in King and the others' eyes and explained, "The young lady does not like luxuries."

"..."

This explanation was so weak! It was just like how Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty was "frugal" and liked to wear patched clothes, but each "patch" costed enough money to just buy new clothes. Well, it was thrifty by the luxurious standards of billionaires. There was nothing wrong with it.

There was a bunch of withered roses and a shiny diamond ring on the desk.

Child Emperor jumped on the desk that was taller than him. He squatted on the desk and inspected the roses carefully. "Mr. Amazon, have the police checked the roses and diamond rings? Did they find any fingerprints?"

Amazon shook his head. "The police have checked the young lady's room inside and outside. They had not found any fingerprint other than the young lady's."

Child Emperor nodded, "You said that Miss Jasmine never returned after driving away the day before yesterday and did not respond to phone calls. No one knows where she went. Did you inform the police to check the surveillance cameras on the street? They should have a rough approximation of where Miss Jasmine was driving to, right?"

"Yes, I have seen the surveillance cameras. Miss drove away from the city and disappeared at the edge of City Z, but the traffic at the edge of City Z is complicated, with roads leading to various cities. We currently cannot determine where the young lady drove, but the police department is closely investigating it. They will inform us of further development."

"Well then, we only have two clues for now. One is the speculation on the Romantic Killer's identity, and the other is that Miss Jasmine drove away and disappeared on the edge of City Z. Before we discover anything new, we can only investigate according to these two clues."

Child Emperor licked the lollipop and said helplessly, "In other words, we can only wait for the news of the police investigation!"

"In this Heroes task force, Child Emperor was the only one with experience investigating cases. You can do as you see fit. The rest of us will be in charge of the final rescue work."

"Mr. Amazon, can you take me to the game room here to rest?" King asked casually. Graceland is so well-built; there should be a game room. I wouldn't be helpful in investigating cases anyway, so I might as well play games!

Amazon frowned, "There is indeed a game room in the villa, which the young lady frequents. Mr. King, how do you know there is a game room in the villa?"

Child Emperor's eyes lit up. He clapped his small hands and said, "That's right. Uncle King has observed it very carefully. Miss Jasmine's room is so simple, but there are game character stickers pasted on the wall. This means that Miss Jasmine loves games very much. And with her wealth, she will definitely do everything within her means to pursue her hobbies. There must be a game room in the villa that satisfies her preferences."

He looked at King, "Uncle King, am I right?"

King stared at Child Emperor, speechless. Hey, your analysis is very reasonable, but it is completely different from what I think! Moreover, what does this have to do with solving the case? Conan, can you be more serious?