Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 83: The fuse, using the old to usher in the new!

What Hotaru wants Xiaolan to ask is, of course, the direct reason why Kisaki Eri left Mouri Kogoro ten years ago.

It is extremely difficult for a person who is slowly sinking in a swamp or a frog that is slowly being boiled in warm water to change without a sudden and strong external factor.

Life has inertia, that's all.

The time was now 11:40 pm. Fortunately, Megure Juzo had not yet fallen asleep, and the call was answered immediately. And from the quick running and shouting of the people on the other end, it seemed that it was not just a matter of sleeping late, but that a case had occurred and the police had to be dispatched.

After learning what Xiaolan wanted to ask, he was very appreciative. He also wanted to help Brother Maori reform himself, so he told Xiaolan the whole story of the accident ten years ago in the police car.

in short:
The police at that time were as useless as ever, allowing an arrested criminal to seize the gun. At that time, Eri Kisaki happened to take Xiaolan to the police station to find Maori Kogoro, and the criminal took her hostage and asked Maori Kogoro to prepare a car for him to escape. Maori Kogoro refused and shot Eri Kisaki in the leg. The criminal gave up control of Eri Kisaki and was ambushed by Maori Kogoro.

OVER.

"Mori-san's disregard for the safety of the hostages caused a great deal of controversy within the police station, and he has since stopped being a police officer." Megure Jusan sighed.
"Brother Maori's shooting skills are first-rate. No one knows why he missed that day. Alas, he and Lawyer Hime probably broke up because of this. Xiaolan, if you can persuade him to apologize to Lawyer Hime, that would be great."

Having said this, Megure Jusan paused.

"By the way, Xiaolan, have you visited him?"

Xiaolan nodded: "I went to see it at nine o'clock before. Is there anything wrong?"

"Um...how is his mental state?"

"Same as before, very bad personality, annoying, nothing different. Which part are you referring to, Officer Megure?"

"Just asking casually. After all, he was beaten up and sent to the hospital. Okay, Xiaolan, I have something else to do. That's it. Bye."

The phone hangs up.

Xiaolan listened to the busy tone on the phone until it disappeared and then she sighed softly:
"So this is what triggered it. Dad really went too far. No matter how confident he was, he shouldn't have shot. I feel like I can never trust him again."

"Fool."

"Ah?"

Yingsheng curled his lips and said, "I say, don't think as naively as the police, who are just background figures.

If Mr. Maori's shot missed due to panic, he would only become more panicked after seeing the result. How could he have seized the opportunity and subdued the criminal immediately?
This was definitely premeditated. After all, the criminal's main purpose was to escape. Holding a person with a leg injury hostage would only add burden to himself, right?

As for the criminal who got angry and shot Lawyer Fei, well, since he was negotiating with the police, it meant he hadn't lost his mind. Unless he wanted to be shot to pieces in the next second, he would never kill the hostage in front of the police.

To sum up, Mr. Maori performed well in this matter and was quite calm.

But the police were unaware of the inside story and were still discussing it, which shows that Mr. Maori did not give any explanation at all.

Regardless of his considerations, it is reasonable to speculate that he would not explain this matter to Lawyer Fei who was actually shot. With Lawyer Fei's brain...

Well, I'm not familiar with her, and I don't know if she can guess this possibility on her own.

If you don’t guess it, then that’s the fuse; if you guess it, then there’s another reason.

Just ask directly."

"!!!"

Xiaolan looked at Yingsheng as if he were a monster. Why did the same words only sound like the surface meaning to her, but turned into so many hidden things when heard by Suiyuejun?
Yingsheng rolled his eyes at her and said, "You think things are too simple. If you are new to it, just practice more. Okay, do you think Lawyer Fei is asleep now? Do you want to call her?"

Xiaolan glanced at the time and said, "She should have fallen asleep a long time ago. I'll call her tomorrow to ask."

"Pay attention to one principle, only ask objective facts, and don't mix in any emotional factors."

"Well, I'll fight next to Suigetsu-kun then."

"……also."

So the matter came to an end for the time being. A taxi just drove by the street corner. Yingsheng took a taxi and asked the driver to take Xiaolan home first, then went back to Ian's apartment. After cleaning a little, he changed into a high-end black suit, took the common tools, and went out again. Qingzi had sent him the location of Xuesong Nami by email before.

It's his old place, Shinjuku Kabukicho.

To make Nami Yukimatsu feel pain, the method is obvious: just make her current greatest source of happiness - the 470 million insurance money that fell from the sky - disappear.

But if the means are too brutal and direct, the pain will be too short and it cannot be considered hell at all.

It must be long-lasting, slow, profound, stirring the heartstrings and penetrating into the soul. Only then can it be worth watching.

How to do it?

The answer is self-evident. Let her become addicted to gambling like her husband.

This kind of thing has great lethality.

And compared to Masato Yukino, Nami Yukino has another advantage in taking this path.

She is a woman.

You can make money in a unique way.

Come to think of it, this might indeed involve Qingzi, and the drama of selling a daughter would occur again.

But isn’t this just right?

There are still two problems to be solved on Kiyoko's side, and if Kudo Shinichi is included, there will be three. Wouldn't it be convenient to bring them all in and solve them at once?

Anyway, Qingzi will be fine.

If things go well, her social reputation may improve greatly.

However, in order to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings, I should call Qingzi and explain things.

Yingsheng walked alone on the moonlit road and called Qingzi.

A few moments,

[Love +1]

After hanging up the phone, Yingsheng smiled lightly. If the love provided by Qingzi continued at this frequency, he seemed to have no need to consider anything extra.

【Love: 4】

[Killing Intent: 25 (Ability : Frenzy)]

[Remaining lifespan: 1 days]

Unfortunately, that seems a bit unrealistic.

He was also quite curious about what abilities would be unlocked when love reached ten points. In addition, if there was ability one, there would definitely be two, three, four, five, and six. What would they be?

Right now in this world, there aren't many things that Yingsheng cares about, and unlocking new skills is definitely one of them.

The status is just below someone.

Some light thoughts flashed through his mind, Yingsheng shook his head and dialed the next number.

"Hello, is this Mr. Harada?
I am a friend of Mr. Maori, and he wants to ask for your help with something.

The reward is one million beforehand, and there is no upper limit afterwards."

(End of this chapter)