Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 203 Xiaolan's natural and excellent acting skills
"Will this really work? What if they sneak in?"

Xiaolan turned off the microphone. Her face was still flushed, but she had returned to the business and asked nervously.

Yingsheng chuckled: "They will guess where I am. What do you think my reaction would be if I ran into a thief who broke into the house while I was doing that with you?"

"Um...he's going to die?"

"Of course not in front of you, but at other times, who knows. Besides, they are just suspicious of me now, there is no need to make the relationship so awkward."

Xiaolan was still a little worried: "They can find other people to be thieves. Anyway, if you are really just an outsider, you probably won't conduct a thorough investigation when you encounter a thief. Once you investigate, it means there is a problem."

"That's right. So I left an automatic stunner there. If someone really enters the third floor, he will faint immediately and then be thrown out of the window onto the street."

"Eh? There is actually such a device. When did you set it up?"

Yingsheng laughed: "What do you think? Anyway, when that happens, remember to turn on the no-questions-ask and ask 'what happened'. I will reply 'nothing, just a cockroach'. Then wait a little longer, and I will probably get a call. Guess who it is from?"

Xiaolan thought for two seconds: "It's still Ms. Aida."

About five minutes later, there was a faint sound of a heavy object falling to the ground from the Mouri Detective Agency. After Xiaolan and Hotaru finished their lines, they continued driving on the road. About five minutes later, Hotaru's cell phone rang.

In order to avoid any noise that would not match that from the Mori Detective Agency, Yingsheng drove into a quiet alley and waited for the phone to ring for the second time before answering it.

"Hey, Ms. Aida, what's going on?"

Yingsheng's tone was calm, no different from usual.

"Mr. Maori called me again and said..."

"If it's just a small matter like this, can't he handle it himself? Can't you handle it yourself? Ms. Aida, you are Mr. Mori's doctor, not a nanny. He is also an adult, not a baby. OK?"

Yingsheng interrupted in a rather cold tone.

There was no response from the other end of the phone, so he sighed and said, "Sorry, do you have anything else to say?"

Beep--beep! !
There was a honking sound of a passing car on the other end of the phone. Yingsheng had anticipated this and turned up the speaker of his other phone to maximum and moved it a little closer.

After waiting for two seconds, Aida Masayo hesitated and said, "It's not about dinner. There is a document at the hospital that needs the guardian's signature. Can Miss Lan go over there?"

"Aren't you his guardian? Didn't you sign an agreement with the police?"

"I'm still in the research institute and can't leave."

"Still there? Or is it about the bombing? Ms. Aida, you didn't accidentally get into any trouble, did you?"

"Mr. Kurosawa said it was just for insurance and that it's nothing serious, but I won't be leaving until later."

"Oh, have you eaten yet?"

"Um... I've eaten. As for Mr. Maori..."

"What document needs to be signed right away? Let's talk about it tomorrow. Xiaolan is busy now. So... what? Tsk." Yingsheng handed the phone to Xiaolan, "Ms. Aida, to prevent you from calling and harassing Xiaolan again, she wants to tell you something."

Xiaolan answered the phone: "I'm sorry, Ms. Aida, I can't leave right now. Let's talk about dad tomorrow."

She also followed Yingsheng's instructions and deliberately suppressed her tone to a calm state.

But the implication of these words was so shameful that her voice still sounded a little lacking in confidence.

Yingsheng silently gave her a thumbs up, her acting skills were really top-notch.

"Ms. Aida, I have something to ask you." Yingsheng took back the phone, "You didn't take the initiative to call me the past two days. Today's situation is a little abnormal."

There was silence on the other end of the phone. Yingsheng paused for two seconds and lowered his voice to whisper:

"Did they give you a hard time?" "No, I'm just... a little nervous."

"Something's wrong. Are you on speakerphone? Is there someone watching you? Sir, are you there? Can I help you with the bombing investigation?"

"Mr. Shuiyue, you're overthinking. I really don't have anyone here. It's just... well, you know, they actually illegally carried guns. I was really a little scared."

"Is that so? Sorry, I will compensate you mentally. Also, please don't call me again, OK?"

"Ok."

The phone hangs up.

In the Aoyama Pharmaceutical Research Institute, in the reception room that was like a private cinema, Masayo Aida watched the mobile phone on the coffee table end the call and return to the homepage without touching it. Instead, he sat up straight with his slightly forward body and tilted his head slightly to look at the man on the sofa on the other side.

He has a sturdy build, wearing a black suit and a black hat, and even sunglasses late at night. His fingers keep tapping on the armrest of the sofa.

Based on the most basic judgment of a psychological counselor, Masayo Aida felt that the person who called himself Kurosawa was now very uneasy.

"Hit again." said Vodka.

"it is good."

Masayo Aida didn't ask anything and dialed the number on the coffee table, but this time, as soon as she withdrew her hand, a prompt tone indicating that the phone was turned off came from the speaker.

"Call Mao Lilan again." Vodka's tone became a little impatient.

Aida Masayo did as he was told and turned off his phone as well.

"Tsk, he tricked another underage girl into bed, this guy Mizuki Hotaru is really a scumbag."

Vodka sneered, stood up, and looked down at Aida Masayo: "Ms. Aida, you won't tell anyone else what we talked about before."

Aida Masayo raised his head slightly and said calmly, "In fact, I don't understand what you asked me to do at all. Even if I wanted to explain, I can't make any sense."

"You're a smart guy, do you want to join us?"

"I'm sorry, I don't dare."

"You are a little too calm, aren't you? You have a bug on you. Are you sure you are just an ordinary person?"

"Sorry, I have some problems with my facial nerves. I'm actually scared to death, but I can't show it."

"Ah."

Vodka walked to the door, opened it, raised his hand and beckoned her: "It's all right now, you can go now, remember to keep the previous things a secret, otherwise you know the consequences."

"I will keep my mouth shut."

Aida Masayo stood up and pointed to the phone on the table: "Can I take it?"

"of course can."

"Thank you."

Masayo Aida picked up his cell phone, without even looking at Vodka, and followed the same route he had taken in the afternoon, passing through the snow-like hall with armed guards standing at all four corners, and left the institute. His pace was similar to that of the afternoon, without any urgency.

Vodka withdrew his gaze until he could no longer see her back. He said coldly:

"Chianti, find an outside member to do her."

(End of this chapter)