Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 267: Yingsheng's favorability ranking, Xiaoai thinks she is the elder sister

Although there is no ONE PIECE in Raftel that you have finally reached after going through untold hardships, the laughter and tears you have shed during your journey are the most precious treasures.

Haibara Ai didn't say it, but Hotaru knew that this was probably what she meant.

Moreover, in the beginning, she just wanted to find a fish from the winery to provide evidence for Rena Mizunashi's interview. As for who the fish was, it was completely irrelevant.

There were some twists and turns in the process, but her goal was achieved successfully, so she certainly felt that everything was OK.

only……

"You two are both so thick-skinned."

Yingsheng just found it very strange.

It was even stranger than him and Xiaolan wearing gas masks on the street, although the masks and raincoats had been taken off early in the morning and were now carried by Yingsheng in a brown paper bag.

I just picked up the paper bag from the roadside.

"Is it really appropriate for you, the most abnormal guy, to say this?" Huibara Ai stared at him with the side of her eyes.

"Hmm, is Mizuki-kun going to be sentimental again?" Xiaolan blinked curiously.

"........."

Yingsheng was speechless for two seconds, then shrugged: "Just ignore what I said, I hope you're all right."

Huihara Ai smiled: "So Mr. Suigetsu is still worried that we are keeping our problems to ourselves, right? In order to prevent us from being embarrassed to speak up, he simply appears to be a little shy to open up the topic. Isn't that a little too considerate?"

Yingsheng chuckled: "Just call me Shuiyue. Mainly because I see that everyone seems to be quite introverted. If I don't speak, I feel like I can remain silent forever."

Xiaolan nodded thoughtfully: "It seems that I am really the beneficiary of this, but Shuiyue-kun, you are actually quite introverted when you are in school."

"Because I was pretending. Now it's obvious."

Huiyuan Ai pouted: "So you are actually the central air conditioner, right? You are good to everyone."

"Don't be so nosy, little kid."

"I want to know too." Xiaolan added.

"Well... to put it simply, my favorability towards everyone in the world is 50, with very little positive or negative fluctuations." Yingsheng thought for a moment, "It's probably just a little below a friendly attitude, just a courtesy, isn't it? Isn't that the case for people working in the service industry?"

"..."

Huiyuan Ai was speechless: "You actually have such a deep professional impression of the gigolo industry."

"As I said before, this is good for me, and it's similar to your habitual aloofness. This is also my low-energy state. I'll just treat it as a casual chat to relax."

"I've only heard of keeping quiet and resting."

"Who told me to get used to it? My mind can't be idle. I really want to have Miaoyin to assist me."

"Wonderful Sound?"

Huibara Ai looked puzzled.

"Who is the person who currently has the lowest favorability among Mizuki-kun?" Xiaolan changed the subject.

Mizuki-kun had been mentally abnormal for a period of time in the past. Even if he himself doesn't care, Xiaolan doesn't want too many people to know about it.

Hotaru gave Huihara Ai an innocent look, resting his head on the back of his head, strolling on the empty sidewalk, thinking, the person with the lowest favorability...

"Honestly, they all seem to be about the same."

Yingsheng thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I rarely hate someone. There is no need for that."

All he cares about is the mission and the goal; his own likes and dislikes are just random thoughts.

However, this answer obviously could not satisfy Xiaolan and the others' curiosity. Under their questioning, Yingsheng simply searched for his own distracting thoughts, then raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiaolan with a strange expression:

"I told you not to be angry."

"...Okay, you don't have to say anything."

Xiaolan sighed softly: "So it's my dad, right? You haven't even met him, how can you hate him so much?"

"Although we haven't had direct contact, we have had a lot of indirect contact." Yingsheng pointed his fingers at them one by one, "You, Kudo, Lawyer Hime, Ms. Aida, Ms. Kanako, Ms. Towako, and the case of Suddenami in Kabukicho.

Mr. Maori is not just a bad person, the most important thing is that I don't see any repentance or growth in him.

Xiaolan, you have changed a lot, but he is still the same old person. He simply cannot change his bad habits."

Xiaolan was speechless, and after a while she said in a muffled voice: "Take your time, it's been so many years." She raised her voice again, "Let's not talk about him anymore, let's talk about something happy. Who do you like the most right now, Shuiyue-kun?"

Yingsheng stared at Xiaolan for two seconds, and when she turned her head away a little embarrassedly, he smiled and said, "Do I even need to ask this question? Of course it's you."

"Well, what about the second one?" Xiaolan asked again.

"This……"

Yingsheng thought for a moment and said, "This question is a bit complicated and requires quantitative analysis. I will make an evaluation form when I get back and give you a reply in about a month."

Xiaolan: “…………”

Haibara Ai:"………"

Huaying hoped: "Humph, big brother, can't you just say it's someone else's, you scumbag!"

"I'm sorry, everyone." Yingsheng sighed softly, "I'm such a bad guy. Most of the time, I can't tell any preferences. So far... well, you are the only exception, Xiaolan."

Xiaolan's cheeks were slightly red. She didn't answer, but just looked at the exhibits in the windows of the shops on the street and walked quietly.

Huihara Ai glanced at the two of them and said, "I always feel like you're saying something very strange, Mizuki-kun."

"Whatever you say, you are such a smart kid."

"Haha, if the second echelon can't be divided, what about the third echelon?" Huibara Ai asked.

"Why should I tell you?"

"Because Sister Xiaolan wants to know." Huiyuan Ai shook Xiaolan's hand and looked up with a cute face, "Isn't that right, Sister Xiaolan."

Xiaolan smiled and nodded, and reached out her other hand to touch Xiaoai's fluffy hair: "My Xiaoai is super cute." She looked up at Yingsheng again, with curiosity flashing in her eyes, "Can Shuiyue-kun tell us about this?"

Hotaru shrugged and looked at Huihara Ai: "If you act cute to me, I might say the same thing."

"Tsk, no way."

"Well, you are the first in the third echelon. This is absolutely undisputed, Miss Liu Feng."

Yingsheng slowly closed his eyes, with a smile on his lips: "When communicating with her, I can feel the light of rationality shining on me. The wisdom and philosophy of the saints and sages of the past are carried by her, flowing from the past to the present, and it can always soothe my distracting thoughts and give me a moment of peace."

"!!!"

Huiyuan Ai was shocked. No, you really dare to say good things about other women in front of your girlfriend? Do you know that I ask this kind of question just to give you a platform to praise Miss Ran from various angles?

It doesn't make sense. How could you, Liuying, a top gigolo, not understand this? !
"I think she must be a very dignified and gentle person."

Eh?? !!

Haibara Ai looked up in shock, looking at Xiaolan who said this. She actually had a peaceful smile on her face, and her eyes were filled with thought and admiration? !

Hey, you're kidding!
This is too much!

stare--

Hotaru and Xiaolan looked at Haibara Ai at the same time. You reacted so strongly, you must be thinking about something weird.

Xiaolan chuckled and said, "I haven't done well enough myself, so of course I need to learn more from others. Besides, Shuiyue-kun said that we are in the third echelon, so it's nothing at all."

"........."

No, there must be something!

Isn’t love something exclusive? People in the fourth and fifth echelons shouldn’t be allowed!
No, no, no. The fact that a person has so many tiers of favorability candidates means that he is 100% a scumbag!

Huh?
Thinking of this, Haibara Ai's thoughts suddenly paused. Hasn't this matter been made clear long ago? Why is she still brainstorming?

Ah, so that's how it is. Miss Lan also understands this and chose to accept it, right?

Very impressive.

Anyway, she felt that she could never do it.

Huiyuan Ai fell into deep thought. Yingsheng smiled and rubbed her hair, then raised his head and continued to say to Xiaolan:

"In fact, I have never met her. We are just online friends. We met in a discussion group called 'On Crime and Punishment'. I wanted to do something illegal at the time, so I looked up on the Internet how many years I would be sentenced to if I was caught. I joined this discussion group by accident.

After discussing openly in the group for a while, we exchanged personal contact information and the communication was quite harmonious.

I have been wanting to meet her offline for the past few days, but I always don’t have the time.”

After hearing this, Xiaolan finally remembered where she had heard this name before, and asked in confusion, "On Thursday night, you said you had three dates, one of which was with Miss Liu Feng, and you could cancel it. But you didn't come to the hospital in the end, so you still didn't go?"

"Some other things happened later, um... I went home and went to bed early."

"Just tell them what's going on, you bastard brother!" Huaying hoped was very unhappy!
"Besides, why am I only in the second tier? Why am I not even first among the second tier? I'm so pissed off and don't want to talk to you anymore! Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it! You big bad guy!"

"........."

Yingsheng wanted to turn off his headphones as he felt his eardrums were already howling under the heavy burden.

Hey, hey, can't you just stop eavesdropping? You're just asking for trouble.

"I don't believe it. It's because the other women won't let you go." Xiaolan snorted.

"Hail! Long live the clever and smart Miss Lan!" Huaying hoped to cheer.

"........."

Yingsheng was quite speechless and sighed softly: "That's true. After all, if I really make time, I can always find it, for example..."

"No, for example, you are not allowed to talk about daytime."

Xiaolan interrupted, let go of Huihara Ai's hand, and took Yingsheng's arm, muttering a little unhappy: "Although I try not to think too much, I still care about it uncontrollably. At least you belong to me during the day, this kind of thing can be more or less guaranteed."

"Of course, I promise."

Yingsheng smiled softly: "Rather, it's daytime because I'm with you."

"..." Haibara Ai, who was almost caught between the two people, silently took a step back. Since it was daytime now, shouldn't she, a dark creature who had just escaped from the organization, stay away from it?
"Alas, it seems I have no choice but to withdraw now. Goodbye, big brother. I'll be waiting for you."

Huaying Hope muttered and disconnected the communication.

She thought the two of them would continue to talk sweet nothings, but...

"Tell me more about the details of your conversation with Miss Liu Feng."

"!!!"

Huibara Ai looked up in shock again, Miss Lan!
Ah, so that's how it is. She had completely underestimated the abnormality of the relationship between these two people.

There is something wrong with Shuiyue Yingsheng. He is an invisible mirror flower and water moon, which can clearly reflect every subtle emotion of the target and give the most appropriate response. In short, he is an ultra-high-power central air conditioner and a big scumbag.

Although Mao Lilan looks normal on the outside, she actually has a lot of problems. She doesn't want to use herself as a container to bind the mirror flowers and water moons, but she wants to turn herself into an ocean so that no matter how bright the moon is, it will fall into the endless waves!
hiss--!
When she thought of this, Huiyuan Ai took a deep breath. These two people...

so weird!
Haibara Ai didn't know whether her guess was correct or not, she just followed behind silently and listened to their conversation.

“After all, I have never actually met her, so I don’t know what she looks like exactly, but I feel that she should be similar to what you imagine, Xiaolan, and she will be a gentle older sister.

During this period of time, she taught me a lot, especially my understanding of the upper class, law, and police in this world, a lot of which came from her.

I'll tell you in secret, if Attorney Hime is unwilling to accept the commission to negotiate with the Suzuki Group, I'm going to ask her for help."

Yingsheng said with emotion.

Xiaolan was curious: "Is she both a teacher and a friend to Shuiyuejun? I thought Shuiyuejun knew everything."

"How is that possible? Without Miaoyin's help, I would also need to absorb a lot of information from the outside world to establish a clear understanding of the world." Yingsheng thought for a while, "Based on her knowledge reserves and mature and rational personality, I guess her true identity is probably a strong woman who started her own business."

"Eh? Mizuki-kun didn't even ask about this, even though we were planning to meet."

"I can tell from the first glance that you have no experience in forum dating. It's not like you have to be friends for life, so why would you ask these questions? You're pursuing that kind of hazy beauty that transcends reality, Plato, spiritual attraction. Once you talk about reality, it's too cliché."

"Hmm... so, you, a scumbag, really don't intend to be serious, right?"

"...If you think so, it can be considered as such."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to say anything bad about Plato, I just thought that this kind of thing will eventually fall into reality. Didn't you plan to meet before?" Xiaolan whispered, "Secretly, Yuanzi has met her online friend several times, and each time she was disappointed."

"…………You green tea girlfriend!"

“…………I’m so mad!”

“Hiss! Please spare me, I won’t tell Sonoko that you were plotting against her behind her back!”

"You're still talking! Stop changing the subject!"

Yingsheng quickened his pace, and Xiaolan followed closely behind him. Yingsheng quickened his pace again, and Xiaolan caught up again, and finally they started to jog. In the empty streets in the early morning, only the warm yellow street lights dotted the night sky. The two of them chased and fled, constantly playing, and their figures gradually faded away, with only laughter echoing in the night sky.

The wind blew gently, ruffling the hair of Huibara Ai, who was standing there in a daze.

Turning her gaze away from the intersection ahead, she sighed, lowered her small shoulders slightly, revealed a helpless expression, and stepped forward.

These two guys are really childish.

But speaking of it, their ages are indeed younger than her real age.

The corners of Huibara Ai's lips curled up slightly. It turned out that she was the older sister, so of course she had to forgive the immature child.

The street lights stretched her small figure out long, making her look very lonely.

But Haibara Ai inexplicably felt that she was no longer alone.

If I were to say what I gained today, it would probably be confirming this point, which feels pretty good.

"ha--!!"

"Don't move, raise your hand!"

There was a roadblock around the corner ahead, and Huiyuan Ai raised her eyebrows listlessly: "I say, how about taking a taxi?"

"Eh... boring. The young lady doesn't cooperate at all." Yingsheng curled his lips.

Xiaolan smiled secretly: "Finally I found a taxi, let's go."

Get in the car and go home.

The night finally came to an end.

It’s just Xiaolan and Haibara Ai’s.

Downstairs of the Maori residence, watching Hotaru get into a taxi again and drive away, Huihara Ai said: "I wrote down the phone number on the driver's license. If Sister Xiaolan is curious about where he went later, you can call and ask."

Xiaolan retracted her gaze from the intersection and shook her head: "I don't want to do such a thing."

She took Xiao Ai's hand and went upstairs.

"Do you think he will change cars for transfer?"

Xiaolan shook her head: "No, there are probably two choices. One is the Toyota owner. He will probably deal with the aftermath and buy another car for the owner. The other is Miss Hope. He will go over to deal with Mr. Amuro's follow-up.

It's all serious business.

And even if I date other women, I have already discussed that before, so I can’t be unreasonable.”

"..."

Although she felt that there was some truth in it, Haibara Ai still found it very strange.

"Does Xiaoai have a boy she likes?" Xiaolan asked.

"........."

Huihara Ai felt even stranger.

She looked up and said with a strange look on her face: "Sister Xiaolan, I am just a child. It is normal for me to get along with Mr. Shuiyue. Are you jealous of me?"

"Don't mention sir, I'm not referring to him specifically, it's... um, something that happened when you were a kid."

"Oh, are you talking about Kudo Shinichi? That was a long time ago, I almost forgot about it."

Huihara Ai spoke in a casual tone.

Xiaolan looked at her for two seconds, then squatted down and picked her up: "Sorry, I won't say these anymore."

"Really? Do you guys treat me like a porcelain doll?" Huihara Ai grumbled softly, "I'm actually older than you guys, okay? There's no need to be so cautious about everything. I'm not that easy to get hurt."

"Well... the main reason is that Ai is super cute. I want to love her as soon as I see her."

"Haha, those are gems you're talking about, right?"

"Ai is the most precious gem."

"...You've also become a bad person."

"Huh? Ai, you're blushing."

"No!"

While he was about to fall into a peaceful dream, Yingsheng had already arrived at Huaying's house.

dong dong dong-

As Yingsheng pushed the door open, a little white-green dinosaur ran across the entrance, jumped into his arms, and hugged his neck tightly.

"Big brother, you absolutely cannot leave tonight! I want to eat you up in one bite!"

"Sorry, Hope, I have something to do later."

Yingsheng raised his hands to hug her, changed into slippers at the entrance and stepped into the entrance.

"I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it. I must take the first place in the second tier tonight!"

As he spoke, the little dinosaur bit Yingsheng's lips.

Yingsheng raised his hand to block it: "If you don't behave, I won't bring you to eat tonight."

"Eh?! Eating?!"

Huaying's eyes lit up, and bloodshot flashed in her dark red pupils: "You're the one who didn't keep your word last time, big brother, right? I'm really looking forward to it."

Yingsheng said helplessly: "Last time it was obviously your fault for suddenly shooting at the traffic police, okay? I was planning to get rid of her and take you there."

"Humph, but Big Brother didn't stop me."

Yingsheng put his forehead against hers and shook it, his eyes full of smiles: "I was thinking about apologizing to you at that time, how could I do such a thing that would spoil the fun.

By the way, the female traffic police officer named Yumi Miyamoto is still alive. I saw her directing traffic on the road this afternoon. I guess she jumped out immediately after the car overturned. Her reaction was really quick. "

"Oh... I'm so disappointed. I told you to hurry up and hit it."

"I did hit it, but when I was halfway through driving, the car exploded. How could I have known that such a thing would happen?"

As he was talking, Yingsheng had already walked to the room where Miyano Akemi was imprisoned. He pushed the door open and entered. Miyano Akemi was still sitting in the same position as yesterday, her body tied up tightly. Under the pale light, her face looked even more haggard than yesterday.

The only difference was that she was not gagged now. When she saw Yingsheng coming in, she sneered:
"What did someone say yesterday?"

"You were the one who tried to escape first. Can you blame me for that? If you were more obedient, I would at least bring you a TV and play Romeo and Juliet and your favorite Miss Saigon for you to kill time."

Yingsheng put down Hanakage Hope and walked behind Miyano Akemi to look at the injury on her hand, but it was bandaged and nothing could be seen.

It was just a minor wound on his hand, it shouldn't be a big deal, so Yingsheng ignored it and continued:
"Can you tell me more about Mr. Chris? I want to use the power of the FBI to do something. It's very dangerous. I might lose control and he might be able to save you, Ms. Kim."

Chris and Kim, the male and female protagonists of "Miss Saigon".

An American soldier and a Vietnamese woman.

The values ​​of this musical are disgusting, but Yingsheng feels that they are just right for Miyano Akemi.

I don't know if Miyano Akemi also agrees with this. She didn't even refute Hotaru's insulting metaphor, but just remained silent.

Yingsheng sighed: "Can't you think more about your sister? Aren't there men everywhere in the world?"

Miyano Akemi remained indifferent, so Hotaru shook his head, walked up to her and pinched her chin.

"look into my eyes."

(End of this chapter)