Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 375 A strange Shura field and a love triangle!
Koizumi Hongzi looked calm, withdrew her hand and continued eating, as if nothing had happened.

But Yingsheng clearly noticed that the corners of her pale cherry lips were slightly raised, and there was even a kind of joy in her eyes.

She likes this feeling.

Men are jealous of her, and women feel inferior and jealous because of her.

This is all recognition of her charm.

There are only two men in this world who are special and are not attracted by her unparalleled beauty.

For Hongzi, it was a great pleasure to make them panic because of him.

"You are such a bad guy."

Yingsheng took the gift box, closed the lid, and looked at Xiaolan and her group in the courtyard.

"Good afternoon everyone, we are really destined to meet."

He tilted his head again to look at the man on the other side of the fountain.

"I don't quite understand, Mr. Gin, as an internationally wanted criminal, why do you dare to appear here? You are not a contestant, so you don't have any special exemptions."

"Because I signed up for the competition an hour ago, and I just had some unfinished business." Gin looked playful, "Instead of using me to delay time, you might as well think about how to explain it to your girlfriend."

The situation of the martial arts association is special and the registration channel is always open.

Gin didn't sign up before because he had a neurological problem that might occur in close combat...

Stuck and stopped.

It is not a problem to pass the preliminary test by defeating some small characters, but it is difficult to get a ranking in the main competition.

For example, in the several matches this morning, he couldn't beat any of the players.

This made Gin feel very much about the impermanence of life. If his mood had not improved in the past two days, the huge feeling of "I am a waste" would have driven him crazy.

Even though he is a madman himself.

Mental and nervous, dual.

Gin signed up for the competition again today, not because the problem in this regard has been solved, but because he discovered that Hotaru's interference in the competition schedule is far greater than the organization had previously imagined.

Hotaru can easily choose an equally powerful opponent for Gin to use as a whetstone. Even if there is no such person, he can also arrange for Gin to be the last to appear, or even give him a bye.

During this time, Gin can move freely in the sunshine of Singapore, so why not?

"explain?"

Yingsheng raised an eyebrow, "Are you talking about Koizumi-san? Hmm... it seems a bit inappropriate to say that."

He looked at Xiaolan, "Koizumi is Kudo's friend, and they are very close."

Xiaolan's eyes flickered slightly, knowing that Yingsheng was talking about Kuroba Kaito, and they were very close...

What it means is that you know the identity of Kaito Kidd.

Xiaolan smiled and nodded, "Koizumi-san you..."

"Wait a moment!"

Yuanzi interrupted hurriedly, looking at her best friend with a look of disappointment on her face.

"Xiao Lan, this guy cheated on you right in front of you, and you still believe his lies? Show some courage, at least rush over and beat him up!"

"..."

Xiaolan looked helpless. "It's not that I'm so easy to talk to, but I'm getting angry before I even understand the situation. That's a bit of a landmine."

"what?!"

Yuanzi's eyes widened in disbelief. "They're giving out chocolates over there. Doesn't that explain the problem?"

"Today is not Valentine's Day, and even if it is that day, isn't there a difference between chocolates for the natal and non-natal categories?" Xiaolan looked at Hongzi, "Just like Kudo, he collects a lot of them every year, don't you think so, Koizumi-san?"

Hongzi was originally waiting to see some good show, but the two guys acted so calmly that the corners of her lips that had been raised dropped again, and she felt quite bored.

"That guy did receive a lot of chocolates this year, but he didn't receive any from me, which is really annoying."

"Hey, why? Ms. Koizumi is so beautiful." Xiaolan asked.

"If you want to take my chocolate, you have to throw away everyone else's chocolate. That guy has a problem with his eyes and can't tell the difference between beauty and ugliness." Hongzi snorted.

"Xiaolan, did you hear that?!"

Sonoko's eyes flashed with anger, "With her, there is no one else. Mizuki Hoto took the chocolate in front of you! This is simply a symbol!"

"Hmm... this does seem to be a suspicious point."

Xiaolan shifted her gaze to Yingsheng.

Yingsheng neatly tied the golden and red ribbon back into a bow on the gift box, walked to the courtyard and handed it to Yuanzi.

"You guys came just in time. Please help pass it on to Kudo, but you can't say it came from Koizumi-san."

"???"

Yuanzi was stunned for a long time before she managed to say something with a tangled expression: "You are just a middleman?"

Hotaru chuckled, “Thank you Sonoko for recognizing my charm, and I think that with Koizumi-san’s stunning beauty, you would also express your feelings to me when you first met me.

But how is this possible? She is a witch with a bad personality and a super narcissistic personality. "

"Humph!"

Hongzi sneered, "That guy changed his attitude so quickly. I don't know who said he wanted to eat the chocolate before."

Sonoko gritted her teeth and said, "As expected! You are just winging it now! You bastard!"

"I never said anything like that."

Yingsheng looked back and said, "Beautiful gypsy girl, have you forgotten the last words you said?"

Hongzi was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes widened.

"Hey, hey! That's not possible!"

The gypsy girl naturally refers to divination, and the key in the last sentence is "another you".

Hongzi had previously guessed that the person who ate the chocolate might be another personality of Yingsheng.

But Yingsheng is now clearly hinting to her that the person who she clearly saw in the divination eating the chocolate and truly falling in love with her might be Kuroba Kaito in disguise!

"Why isn't it possible?"

Yingsheng smiled and said, “In order to protect Zeus from being eaten by his father Cronus, Zeus’ mother Rhea replaced him with a stone and successfully avoided Cronus’ fate.

And didn’t you say that there was originally fog, but the picture was clear?

Why do you think that is?"

Hongzi's eyes trembled slightly, yes!
During the divination, Yingsheng was always shrouded in a layer of fog, making it difficult for her to see clearly, but the scene of him eating the chocolate and being captured by herself afterwards was extremely clear.

Does this mean that the person is not him at all? !

Yuanzi looked at them back and forth for a few times, still feeling that something was wrong, and said unhappily: "What are you two talking about? You think we are nothing, right?"

"In short, Ms. Koizumi is quite fond of horoscopes and believes that anyone who eats the chocolate will have a mysterious connection with her."

Hotaru smiled, "Of course her target is Kudo, but you know, I quite like to joke.

I asked her what would happen if I ate it.

We were just chatting about this and you guys came in, well, I won’t eat it, of course.”

This sentence explained why Hongzi had said before, "Hinako said she wanted to eat chocolate." Sonoko looked suspicious, but couldn't find any words to say.

Gin at the side suddenly said: "Fate and fog, what do these mean?"

"It means that someone still doesn't understand her own feelings, and she hopes that there is a supreme power in this world that can help her decide everything and give her a definite answer."

Yingsheng returned to his seat, "Or to put it simply, this is the language habit of a middle school girl.

Ok……

What a coincidence, we are both sophomores in high school."

Hotaru tilted his head and looked at Gin.

"Except for you, Mr. Gin, I really don't know what you are thinking. You come here to join a group of minors. Are you still very young mentally?"

Gin said calmly, "I'm just here to eat, don't be so self-centered."

"Oh, what about you guys, Xiaolan?" Yingsheng asked again, tilting his head.

"Aunt Tomoko brought us here."

Xiaolan looked back and saw that the Suzuki couple were talking to a restaurant manager at the bar and did not come over.

"So that's it."

Yingsheng laughed, "Mr. Gin, how much did you pay for the information? Why don't you just give me the money in the future? I will report your location to you at any time."

Gin deadpanned, "I don't understand what you're talking about."

"I've seen the restaurant's reservation list for lunch today. Neither you nor the Suzuki family are on it. It's obvious that you heard something and decided to come here on a whim."

After the lesson with the Suzuki sisters a month ago, even if he and Hongzi were just chatting, he would do background checks in advance to prevent embarrassing things from happening again.

But now, this is still happening.

It's obvious that someone is behind this.

Gin paused while chewing gum, then immediately returned to normal, "It's just a temporary position."

"Oh, sorry, I was just being overthinking."

Yingsheng asked curiously, "Is it Vermouth or Mine Fujiko? Among those who have this ability, I think these two women are most likely to do such a thing."

"........."

Gin turned and walked away, "Just continue your date, in front of your girlfriend."

Hotaru shouted at his back, "You're going the wrong direction, Mr. Gin. Even if you can cut in line, there's only room by the window. You still have to come back."

Gin pretended not to hear anything and without turning back, he ran to the bar to find the restaurant manager.

Yingsheng looked at Xiaolan again, raised his hand and led her to the long table about six meters behind him, "If I'm not mistaken, you are probably in this position."

At this time, the Suzuki couple were walking over with the manager, and Xiaolan and the others turned around to look.

Upon hearing this, the manager hurriedly took a few quick steps and bowed to Yingsheng, "Thank you for your help, Mr. Liuying, we will refund the full amount later."

Hotaru waved his hand and looked at Gin behind the Suzuki couple with a smile in his eyes.

"Mr. Gin, can you sit at the table behind Koizumi-san?"

To be honest, Gin really wanted to shoot the glass and then jump down.

Yingsheng raised his left hand and looked at the bracelet on his wrist.

"Tsk..."

Gin walked past the crowd towards the table for two, "You two are dining together, so you booked a table for three?"

"In fact, some dishes were ordered, but they haven't been served yet." Yingsheng looked at the manager, "Replace the red wine with sherry, and keep everything else the same. Serve the dishes to this gentleman."

The manager bowed again and quickly left.

Gin grinned slightly but said nothing. He tilted his head to look at the scenery outside, with clouds gathering and dispersing in the sky.

Xiaolan and a few others also walked towards the location.

Yuanzi couldn't help but say: "You really know how to enjoy yourself. Besides, minors are not allowed to drink."

"This isn't Japan. It doesn't matter at all."

Yingsheng raised his glass to Hongzi.

Hongzi also raised her glass, but did not clink it with Yingsheng's. "Whoever pretends to drink again this time will be a puppy." "OK."

Yingsheng answered very straightforwardly, but after clinking glasses, his lips touched the rim of the glass, but he put it down without even getting any wine on it.

Hongzi looked at Yingsheng in disbelief. Her snow-white neck moved slightly, and a stream of bright red wine flowed down her throat.

The wine glass was put down with a "pop" sound, and ripples appeared in the intoxicating ocean of wine-red.

Hongzi pointed at Yingsheng, "You..."

Yingsheng put his finger to his lips and whispered, "Since I am destined to be your servant, I should get used to it first. May I ask, what kind of servant does Hongzi like..."

"Stop!"

Even though Hongzi had taken the initiative originally, there was a hint of panic in his eyes now.

Not only because the person who said this was Yingsheng, but also because...

Everyone, look here!
Hongzi calmed down in a second, and a hint of playfulness appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Suiyue-kun, you obviously know that I came here for Kudo, but now... oh, do you just like this feeling? You are such a bad boy."

Crunch, crunch—!
Some people have clenched their fists so hard that they are cracking!

Yingsheng pretended not to hear, "Anyway, I have entrusted what you asked me to do to Sonoko. No matter what the result will be, please look forward to it."

Hongzi's smile paused again, and after a moment's hesitation, she said, "Will he really eat that piece of chocolate?"

"You are so worried about gains and losses. You must be serious." Yingsheng looked back and said, "Yuanzi, please, someone's love is pinned on you now."

Sonoko was standing between the two tables, with her fists clenched, wanting to punch the scumbag Yingsheng.

But after hearing Hongzi's words, he hesitated again.

That seems to be really sincere...

Yuanzi snorted coldly, "Leave it to me, but you should also calm down and don't do anything to let others down."

"I will definitely keep in mind Teacher Sonoko's advice and will not do anything to let Xiaolan down," said Yingsheng.

It was obvious that what he said was not just for Yuanzi to hear, as several people's eyes flickered.

Suzuki Tomoko smiled and said, "I heard from a friend before that a couple in a painting left hand in hand backstage at the stadium. They were so harmonious and it was like a match made in heaven, and many people were stunned.

Mr. Shuiyue, you know the backstage very well, do you know who they are?"

"It's probably some kind of urban legend or hallucination. Otherwise, how could such a thing happen?"

Hotaru rested his elbow on the table and extended his left hand towards Hongzi.

Hongzi picked up a stack of tissues and placed them in his hand, then looked up at Suzuki Tomoko, "I have this kind of charm, which makes men almost fall into hallucinations and follow me unconsciously. Mizuki-kun was also fooled before, but he woke up later. Is there anything wrong, Auntie?"

She emphasized the last two words.

Suzuki Tomoko narrowed her eyes slightly, but still had a gentle smile on her face.

"Mr. Shuiyue is actually fascinated by you? It's a little hard to believe. After all, your charm doesn't seem to be as great as you say. Although the gentleman next to me has shamelessly glanced at you several times, the one behind you has never paid much attention to you."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Suzuki Shiro coughed heavily a few times and said in a deep voice: "I was just looking at the dishes on their table."

He handed the menu to Kyogoku Makoto, "Mr. Kyogoku, is there anything else you need?"

Kyogoku was speechless for two seconds, then lowered his head to order food.

"I'm sorry, Auntie, but don't worry, I don't like uncles." Hongzi covered her mouth and chuckled, "As for the man behind me... um... Auntie has a really bad taste. I didn't even see that Mr. Gin is gay?"

Snapped--!
Beep beep beep beep beep!

The sound of wine glasses breaking and the alarm on Hotaru's bracelet sounded at the same time. Everyone looked at Gin and saw that his face was so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it.

Yingsheng tapped the wine glass with the back of a steak knife; the penetrating sound drowned out the alarm.

"Blood Eagle."

"emperor."

"There is no good or evil."

"dialectics."

With every word Yingsheng spoke, the alarm became weaker.

When he finished his last word, the value on the bracelet's dial had dropped to 33 points, emitting a reassuring green light.

Hongzi glanced at the bracelet on Hotaru's wrist, "It has come to this, Mr. Gin, you still don't admit it?"

The number on the dial immediately jumped to 57.

But in the blink of an eye it dropped back to 32 points.

Gin wiped the blood off his hands with a napkin and said calmly: "He is a doctor and I am a patient, that's all."

"Considering your behavior of running over here like a pervert, this statement is not very convincing." Hongzi said.

"I just felt that something was not right, that a dignified girl like Liuying would be abducted by a woman. I came to check on my doctor in case anything happened to him."

Gin said: "Besides, Ms. Koizumi, your words have a bit of a broad impact."

Suzuki Tomoko also spoke up: "Ms. Koizumi, if you have charmed a man, do you have to hold his hand? This method doesn't seem very smart. And the way you protect Mr. Shuiyue seems to be more than just a normal friend."

Regarding the previous hand-holding, Hongzi herself actually had some doubts. Normally, she would never do that.

Thinking about it carefully later, at that time...

Hotaru also seemed to give her a very special feeling, some kind of... mysterious attraction and intimacy.

Even a gentle touch to the soul.

That's why she asked before whether Yingsheng had also seduced other people. She felt that at that time, she might have been seducing Yingsheng against each other!

Although Yingsheng denied it, considering the mist of fate surrounding him, Hongzi still felt that there was something wrong with him.

The witch is always on the path of pursuing the truth. Even though Hongzi is not yet fully mature, she still has a strong desire for exploration and curiosity.

In short, she is now very interested in Yingsheng.

Hongzi smiled and said, "Because Suigetsu-kun is very handsome, he is the special one. As for protecting him, well... Auntie, when others help you, don't you repay them? It seems that you are not good at socializing."

Suzuki Tomoko sighed, "I'm really not very good at socializing, especially when talking to a spoiled young lady like that. Thank you Ms. Koizumi for the reminder."

"Auntie, just remember to correct yourself in the future. After all, not everyone is like me. I can forgive whatever I say."

The word omitted after the word is beauty.

Although Hongzi didn't say it, everyone understood.

This is truly a statement of extreme narcissism and arrogance, but when the person who said this is Hongzi...

Well, that seems to be natural.

Suzuki Tomoko noticed the waiter's approving look and felt so angry that her chest felt a little stuffy. She quickly ordered the dishes and asked him to go away.

"Ms. Koizumi said that Mr. Suigetsu is special. How does he compare to the one from the Kudo family?"

After all, Suzuki Tomoko couldn't swallow this humiliation.

Unexpectedly, after hearing her words, Hongzi, who was so arrogant before, suddenly became much weaker.

But he still snorted, "Who cares about that guy? I just think he has no vision. Sooner or later, I will win his heart, and then I will kick him away and let him find his silly childhood sweetheart."

Everyone was stunned and their eyes were focused on Xiaolan.

Who is Kudo Shinichi's childhood sweetheart and who is he pursuing now? Isn't the answer obvious?

Xiaolan knew that Kuroba Kaito also had a childhood sweetheart, but of course she couldn't tell him. She just said calmly: "I wish you success soon, Koizumi-san."

"Huh? That's weird of you to say that."

As expected, Hongzi still cares a lot about Xiaolan's face.

Her words directly confirmed the others' guess that Koizumi Hongzi liked Kudo Shinichi, Kudo Shinichi liked Xiaolan, and Xiaolan and Hotaru liked each other...

Yeah, confirmed.

It's sadomasochism!

As for what Hongzi said about capturing the other person's heart and then kicking him away, anyone can hear that it's just talk!
Suzuki Tomoko hesitated for two seconds and said, "I'm sorry, Ms. Koizumi, I also wish you success soon."

"..."

Hongzi suddenly didn't know what to say and continued eating.

Yuanzi looked at the love gift box she had placed on the table with a complicated expression.

I want to express my feelings to someone, but I can't even say my name, for fear of being rejected...

How sad and lingering is this girl’s feeling.

She said at first that if you wanted to take her chocolate, you had to throw away other people's chocolates. Maybe she was just being tsundere.

Unfortunately, the people over there were unwilling to respond to her feelings.

Suddenly I feel a sense of sympathy...

Also.

Is Kudo that guy really that popular?

Ms. Koizumi is such a beauty!

Sonoko's thoughts went astray in an instant. She is such a carefree person and a super optimist.

She leaned close to Xiaolan's ear and whispered, "When will your cooperation with the police end? I also want to pursue Kudo."

"........."

Xiaolan also leaned over and whispered, "At least go back to Tokyo first. Besides, you haven't been with him these days. Is his probation period over?"

Yuanzi nodded hurriedly, "He has helped the Singapore police solve many cases these days. I was at the scene twice. That guy is completely different from before. He has become a gentleman."

Xiaolan was speechless, Kaito Kidd helped the police solve the case or something...

Well, all kinds of weird.

However, we should say that he is worthy of being a Phantom Thief, he has a very sharp brain and his speed of solving cases is almost the same as that of the real Kudo.

In recent days, people from all walks of life have flocked to Singapore from all over the world, and public security in Singapore has deteriorated rapidly.

The fake Kudo father and son acted separately, solved a large number of cases, and made great contributions to maintaining order.

They appear in newspapers every day, and related news pops up on mobile phones from time to time. The reputation of both father and son has spread all over the world.

Although……

The real Kudo Shinichi is still in Tokyo Police Hospital.

"Anyway, let's give Koizumi's chocolate to Kudo first," said Xiaolan.

Yuanzi hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't you go and deliver it, Xiaolan? I plan to give him something I made myself later."

"...If I go and don't tell him his name, he might misunderstand me."

"That's right, then can we ask other people for help?"

Xiaolan thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, it's better not to bother two people with one thing." She stood up, picked up the chocolate, walked to Yingsheng, and put it on the table. "It's better for Yingsheng to pass it on yourself. If Yuanzi does it for you, there may be misunderstandings."

Yingsheng was slightly stunned, then nodded, "Sorry, I didn't think it through. I'll hand it over this afternoon."

After Xiaolan left, Yingsheng looked at the chocolate gift box and couldn't help tapping his index finger on the table.

"What do you think would happen if I just threw it into the sea?"

"You wouldn't do that."

Hongzi's eyes lit up with smile.

(End of this chapter)