Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 97: Kiyoko's Timing of Appearance

Kudo Shinichi did not ask for any details about the case. After all, that was all Kogoro Mori knew.
But in other areas, there were unexpected gains.

Maori Kogoro didn't know how to start:

"The one who gave Xiaolan the advice was a young man. They should have been together at noon today. That nosy guy is also very rich, and he knows how to spend money. Regarding the matter between me and Yingli, I don't know whether I should thank him or hate him.

Anyway, Officer Megure, can I avoid being sentenced?"

"..."

"..."

Even though the situation was extremely urgent at the moment, Mouri Kogoro's sudden change of topic left Megure Juzo and the others speechless, and they even suspected that he was a little out of his mind.

The situation was similar. After a few seconds, the voice on the other end of the phone turned into a rather gentle female voice:

"I'm a psychological counselor. Mr. Mao Li didn't get enough rest last night, and he has been under tremendous mental pressure this afternoon. After he forced himself to tell you about this unforgettable thing, he has now fallen asleep."

Kudo Shinichi sighed: "Thank you very much for your help. May I ask the name of the person who contacted you?"

"Sorry, we can't expose..."

"Your name is Shuiyue, right?"

The psychologist remained silent, which was a complete expression of acquiescence.

Kudo Shinichi had a complicated expression. He knew that Xiaolan and Mizuki had been getting close recently, but he generally thought that Xiaolan was doing this on purpose in order to piss him off.

And Shuiyue's two admonitions to change his attitude towards Xiaolan made him more certain of this. When he thought of the trouble of explaining Moriarty behind Xuesong Qingzi, he simply let him go and pretended not to see it.

Anyway, over the years, no matter what happened, Xiaolan was always there waiting for him and never left.

I guess it's similar this time.

As long as he resolves the Moriarty issue and apologizes to Xiaolan, this matter will be over.

To be honest, he has almost the same idea now. In fact, because an incident did happen with Yuzuki Kiyoko, Xiaolan's priority has to be lower.

But now that Kogoro Mouri said this, Kudo Shinichi was slightly distracted, and he had to admit that in terms of caring for Xiaolan, Mizutsuki was indeed much better than him.

"Brother Kudo, we'll be in Shinjuku soon!"

Megure Jusan spoke in a deep voice.

Kudo Shinichi immediately put aside those irrelevant thoughts and returned to the kidnapping case of Yuzuki Kiyoko.

If the call recording in Yuzuki Kiyoko's phone was real, then his previous reasoning about the identity of the mastermind would have to take a 180-degree turn.

Kiyoko Xuesong is truly a pure little white flower, and her mother, who looks vulgar and simple, is the one who hides the deepest.

Ok……

Kudo Shinichi said he could not accept this conclusion, which was too outrageous no matter how you looked at it.

One of the reasons which seems a bit strange is that the appearance of Yuzukatsu Nanae is too different from that of Yuzukatsu Kiyoko, and they are simply not from the same dimension.

Shinichi Kudo felt that Mr. Moriarty, who was in charge of the overall situation, should not be so tasteless.

However, everything still depends on the evidence.

Where is Kiyoko Xuesong now?

she……

Oh, are you okay?
At the end of a dark alley in Kabukicho, Shinjuku, in the deepest lounge of an underground casino.

"Megure Jusan has arrived in Shinjuku. Pay attention to the timing of your appearance. If you are not sure, you can leave a little later and let the police rush to the back of the auction to rescue you." Yuzuki Kiyoko was still wearing the blue Teitan uniform she had when she left school. She was practicing facial expressions in front of the makeup mirror, trying to make herself look as haggard as possible.

Although she was quite experienced in this, the famous detective had very sharp eyes, so she had to be more careful so as not to let him find any flaws.

Just as she thought of this, Yingsheng's words came from the invisible headphones, and Xuesong Qingzi couldn't help but chuckle at the mirror.

Mr. Holmes, you are indeed very powerful.

But it seems that he is one step behind Mr. Moriarty.

[Love +1]

Yingsheng, who was wandering around the auction house in the distance, received a system prompt and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and smiled:

"You seem to be in a good mood."

"Because everything terrible is about to end." Qingzi smiled softly, her tone not so cold for the first time. "But I am a little curious, if I show up before the police arrive, wouldn't it increase the tragic effect?"

"Why, do you really not care about your reputation?" Yingsheng shook his head: "People here have only heard rumors, and they don't know that the finale item is yours."

"But if that happens, won't everyone here die? The police and Kudo-kun may survive, but they know my current situation, so there's no need to hide it."

"That's just the best expectation, just in case something unexpected happens. And Xiaolan is here. When she sees you in such a miserable state, she will come over tomorrow to make friends with you and introduce you to me that afternoon."

"Eh? Why is that?"

"Because I am a part-time emotional expert and life mentor, and I am best at comforting unworthy girls in the world."

"Puch-"

Kiyoko couldn't help laughing: "Ms. Ran is so cute, and she even came with Hotaru-kun as a safety net in case something goes wrong with the plan. Thank you very much."

Yingsheng smiled and said, “I would rather everything goes smoothly, so that we can just hand it over to the police and we don’t need to take any action.

By the way, I added a little bit of flavor to the two policemen who were hospitalized last night, but it would be too conspicuous if we kill them right away. Take your time, and you’ll have a chance to do it yourself later.”

"That's good, but I'd rather the other policewoman die."

"I already told you that I provoked her. If you want to kill her, just come at me."

Yingsheng was quite looking forward to it, but there was no system prompt, which made him very disappointed.

“But she is the direct perpetrator.”

"It's all right, but don't be impatient. You have to wait for a while. Don't push them too far."

"Yeah, make friends with time. Speaking of this, are you feeling better, Hotaru-kun?"

"As long as you are happy, everything is fine."

"Well...you should talk to Miss Lan about this. Goodbye, Mr. Moon."

Communications temporarily interrupted.

Yingsheng smiled and shook his head, continuing to walk around the venue aimlessly. Two minutes later, he walked to the dark corner at the edge of the venue and called Xiaolan on another communication channel...

No, it's Alice.

Xiaolan soon came over and asked Yingsheng curiously: "I heard many people complain that there is no signal at the venue. I suspect that the Nican Association is too cautious and installed a signal jammer. Why can we still use the radio?"

"Of course I installed that thing, leaving a frequency band for us to use."

Yingsheng smiled and said, "Did you find anything?"

(End of this chapter)