Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 55 From today onwards, you are my brother!
Maori Detective Agency.

"I am back!"

Conan was ultimately not dragged into the mess by Ayumi and the others, and returned to the agency forty-five minutes after school ended.

At that moment, his heart felt more relaxed than ever before.

The next second, his heart jumped again because of Kogoro Mouri's words.

"You brat, behave yourself later, your homeroom teacher is coming!"

Kogoro Mouri had just hung up the phone when he saw Conan walk in and called out to him.

"what!"

Upon hearing this news, Conan's face immediately fell, his heart jumped, and he subconsciously said, "I didn't cause any trouble at school today!"

"Is it possible?"

He didn't say the second half of the sentence, which was about being late in the morning.

But this matter has already been discussed with his mother, and it should be over now, so why did he come back?

good good!
You're trying to ambush me with a surprise attack, huh?!
Kitahara Natsuyu, you have no martial ethics!

They're trying to scam and rob me, a seventeen-year-old elementary school student!
"I didn't say you caused trouble!" Kogoro Mouri glanced at Conan, a smile of excitement spreading across his face. "It's my business."

"Your homeroom teacher is planning to rent the first floor, so he came to visit me to ask if I was home. It has nothing to do with you."

"but."

Kogoro Mouri paused for a moment, then looked Conan up and down: "If you mess things up because of this brat, I won't let you off the hook."

The detective business is in a bad state now, and he can only make ends meet by living off the rent.

He couldn't let Xiaolan go hungry or cold, otherwise he would be laughed at by that woman, Fei Yingli.

If she takes Xiaolan away, then he will truly have nothing left.

"hehe."

"Your business failing has nothing to do with me; it's all your own fault!"

Conan dared not say this aloud; he could only think it to himself.

"Kid, hurry up and do your homework. Behave yourself, your teacher is coming soon!"

Under Kogoro Mouri's forceful suppression, Conan took out a pen and notebook from his schoolbag and began copying the school rules.

The homework only has a few words.

Of course, you should copy the school rules first.

Fortunately, Kogoro Mouri was busy tidying up the office and didn't notice what was happening here.

If he sees him copying the school rules, he's probably in for a rough time.

After all, why are you copying school rules when you haven't done anything wrong?

Do you agree?

Ten minutes later.

Kitahara Natsuhiro sat in the Mouri Detective Agency, drinking expensive tea personally brewed by Mouri Kogoro.

Conan, standing to the side, was very cautious, writing each stroke carefully on the notebook, leaving a slight dent as he used a bit too much force.

It seems that Kitahara Natsuhiro's existence has brought considerable pressure to Conan.

"Teacher Kitahara, please have some tea, please have some tea!"

Kogoro Mouri had a big smile on his face.

He's really strapped for cash right now, and with another mouth to feed at home, he's struggling to make ends meet!
If the first floor can be rented out smoothly, then I will have a lot more money in my pocket.

But in reality, the bulk of the expenses were for Kogoro Mouri's beer, cigarettes, pachinko, horse racing, and so on.

Conan and Ran's food expenses are nothing compared to these costs.

Xiao Lan even occasionally wins prizes to supplement her family's income.

She really is living like Sana Ayuzawa.

As for getting Kogoro Mouri to be more frugal and change his bad habits, that's impossible.

This lifestyle has been going on for ten years and has long been integrated into his life; he can't change it.

"it is good."

Kitahara Natsuhiro smiled, picked up his cup, and took a sip of tea. "Oh right, I forgot to give this to Mr. Mori Kogoro."

As he spoke, he took a notebook out of his briefcase and handed it to Kogoro Mouri.

"This is."

Kogoro Mouri took the notebook with both hands, glanced at it casually, and immediately his expression changed drastically. His gaze towards the notebook changed, becoming devout, and his hands even trembled slightly.

Conan, who was standing nearby, was curious when he saw this scene. He came over to take a look but did not find anything unusual.

It's just a laptop that you can buy for a few coins on the market, what's so exciting about it?

Just as Conan was completely baffled, Kogoro Mouri suddenly stood up, his eyes shining, and held the notebook above his head.

"This is a notebook signed by Ms. Yoko Okino!"

"what?!"

Conan was completely dumbfounded, having no idea what was so special about Yoko Okino's autograph, or why she was so excited.
boring!

"Teacher Kitahara, how did you get this?"

Kogoro Mouri, holding his notebook, moved closer and even addressed him respectfully.

This shows the impact this notebook had on Kogoro Mouri!
Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu said softly, "I obtained it by chance. I heard that Mr. Kogoro Mouri is a fan of Ms. Yoko Okino, so I brought this with me."

"As long as you like it."

He wouldn't reveal that he knew Yoko Okino; it would be troublesome if Kogoro Mouri got involved with him.

Just give him a casual answer.

"I really love it! Thank you so much, Kitahara-sensei. From now on, you're like a brother to me!"

Kogoro Mori grabbed Kitahara Natsuhiro's arm and shook it, his excitement beyond words!

Kitahara Natsuyu smiled: "Then the apartments on the first floor..."

"It's free, Kitahara-sensei, please take it. I won't take a single penny!"

With a wave of his hand, Kogoro Mori cut off his only source of income.

Upon hearing this, Conan was completely dumbfounded.

Hey, Mr. Mori, is this really okay?
Aren't you afraid of being beaten to pieces by Xiaolan?
Just thinking about Ran's angry face sent a chill down Conan's spine.

An angry Xiaolan is absolutely terrifying; she's definitely the most terrifying creature in the world.

Kitahara Natsuhiro was also taken aback.

He only thought about giving it away for free, but you actually did it!
"No, no!"

"No need for anything free, just something cheaper is fine."

He still has to make a living in this industry, and he's a teacher. He managed to swindle hundreds of thousands of yen a month from a storefront with just an autographed photo. If word gets out, how will he ever be able to continue working here? It's not worth ruining his reputation for such a small amount of money.

Isn't this just a case of forced buying and selling?
And if Xiaolan finds out about this, she'll probably get a beating.

That's the kind of treatment Conan gets; he doesn't want that.

"In that case, 150,000 yen, 150,000 yen per month. Kitahara-sensei, please don't postpone it. We're like brothers, don't worry about these things."

"Do you look down on me, Kogoro Mouri?"

Kogoro Mouri held onto his notebook tightly, refusing to let go!

good good!
You've already gone this far, it would be disrespectful of me to refuse.

Not giving me face means you'll make an enemy of me.

so.
"Alright then! We can sign the contract now!"

This is Beika Town, the center of the Conan world.

150,000 yen, that's practically free.

"No problem, I'll print the contract right away, please wait a moment!"

After saying that, Kogoro Mouri went to print the contract. At the same time, he called Ran and asked her to buy more groceries, saying that they had guests over today.

Conan, seeing this, was speechless.

He had a premonition that Kogoro Mouri was going to be in trouble.

(End of this chapter)