I'm in Conan, I'm not a gangster

Chapter 14 Maori Kogoro (2 more)
After Kogoro Mouri was hit by a slipper by Xiaolan, he became much more sober.

He didn't complain at all. He straightened his clothes and smoothed his hair. He stood up and shook hands with Shiraishi Hui, saying with a smile, "Ah! You are the Shiraishi classmate that Xiaolan often mentioned!"

"Thank you for taking such good care of my Xiaolan. This child... has a rather rude personality, so please don't be offended."

"Lan is very gentle, not rude at all." Shiraishi did not shake hands, but chose to directly hand the gift to the other party and said, "It's our first meeting. This is a gift for Mr. Maori."

"Huh? There's a gift for meeting you? You are much more polite than that brat!" Kogoro Mouri was surprised and did not forget to belittle Shinichi.

After he glanced at the bag, his expression became even happier: "Shiraishi-san, please take a seat. Xiaolan, quickly give it to your classmate... Forget it, I'll do it!"

Having said that, Kogoro Mouri turned around and walked towards the tea room.

This scene made Xiaolan speechless, and she felt that her father was too realistic.

As his daughter, she couldn't help but blush.

"I'm sorry, Shiraishi. My dad...drank too much." Xiaolan wanted to say something, but didn't know how to explain it. She blushed with shyness.

Shiraishi Hui waved her hand to show that she didn't care, and said, "Anyway, I have nothing to do at home, so drinking a little is no big deal... as long as it doesn't affect my work."

"That's right!" Maori Kogoro took it out from the tea room and said, "I don't have any work to do anyway! What's wrong with drinking a little?"

"Have you ever seen me delay work because of drinking too much?"

As he said this, he placed a cup of brewed tea in front of Shiraishi Hui.

Xiaolan wanted to say something, but considering her old father's face, she shut up and started to clean up the office.

Maori Kogoro took out the bottle of sake and asked, "Shiraishi-san, how long have you been practicing karate?"

"Well, not long." Shiraishi Hui said after taking a sip of tea.

Xiaolan said as she cleaned up: "Although it didn't take long, Shiraishi is very powerful! I am no match for him! It's a pity that he doesn't plan to join the karate club, otherwise I wouldn't be the captain."

"Is it so powerful?" Kogoro Mori was surprised and poured himself half a glass of sake.

"Fortunately, I'm not as good as you, Mr. Maori." Shiraishi smiled and said, "You still have the record of hitting the bull's eye with 20 shots in the police academy."

"Hmm?" Maori Kogoro had already picked up the wine glass, but when he heard this, he immediately put it down and looked at Shiraishi in surprise: "You... have heard of my story?"

"I've heard a little bit about it." Shiraishi said calmly, "I also heard that Mr. Maori's judo skills are very impressive, and almost no one can rival you."

"It's a pity that you, Mr. Maori, chose to resign after a case... Otherwise, you would have become a famous detective in the Metropolitan Police Department."

Xiaolan, who was cleaning the room nearby, expressed serious doubts after hearing this: "Shiraishi, did you hear the wrong thing? My father is not that powerful!!"

"He's right! When your father was young, he was very powerful!" Maori Kogoro snorted proudly. Seeing that Xiaolan wanted to say something, he interrupted her and said, "Alright, it's getting late! Hurry up and make dinner."

Xiaolan looked at the wall clock and it was almost six o'clock. She quickly said, "Ah, I'll go make dinner now. Dad, you have to treat Bai Shi well!"

After saying that, she picked up the ingredients and hurried to the third floor.

After watching Xiaolan leave, Shiraishi said, "It must be difficult to raise a daughter alone, right, Mr. Maori?"

"Isn't it? I don't know how I managed to survive all these years." Kogoro Mouri shook his head and drank the wine in one gulp.

Then he looked at Shiraishi Hui with strange eyes, thinking that she was mature beyond her age!

Bai Shihui had already thought of an excuse, and said, "My parents died in a car accident some time ago... I have been taking care of myself during this period."

"It's so difficult for me to take care of myself, let alone you taking care of such a young child?"

Kogoro Mori accepted this explanation. After all, the death of a loved one can make a person mature quickly.

He didn't say anything, but silently picked up the wine and poured it into Shiraishi's glass. But after half of the glass was poured, Maori Kogoro realized that the other party was still reading, so he quickly stopped and said, "Ah, sorry, sorry! I forgot you were still reading."

"It's okay, I drink it often at home." Shiraishi Hui picked up the cup and started drinking without caring.

Only then did Kogoro Maori remember that the wine was bought by someone else.

Since there is a way to buy it, how could I not drink it?

"Haha, you kid!" Maori Kogoro smiled happily. Just when he was about to continue pouring wine, he became worried again: "No, if Xiaolan knew that I gave you wine..."

"Don't worry, I said I wanted to drink it myself." Shiraishi Hui said as she took the wine and poured it for herself.

"Haha, you're good, kid! I think you're much better than that guy Shinichi." Kogoro Mouri laughed heartily. He liked such unconventional people!
Shiraishi Hui smiled. He had already started working before he traveled through time.

He is no longer the college student with clear eyes, and can't chat with Xiaolan and her group of high school students.

On the contrary, he has similar interests with middle-aged men like Kogoro Mori who have been poisoned by society.

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After dinner, Shiraishi Hui said goodbye and left.

Maori Kogoro rarely found someone to talk to, and couldn't help but say, "Shiraishi-kun, please come and sit with us more often when you have time!!"

"Okay, I'll meet you when I have time." Shiraishi Hui nodded and said goodbye and left.

Xiaolan saw that Shiraishi Hui walked without staggering, so she let her walk home with peace of mind.

She glanced at Maori Kogoro with some resentment, and said unhappily: "Dad! How can you let Shiraishi drink? He is not old enough to drink yet!"

"He wanted to drink it himself, what does it have to do with me?" Maori Kogoro quickly protested, and reminded: "Don't forget, he bought the wine!"

"This..." Xiaolan was unable to refute for a moment.

She felt that her father was right.

After all... Shiraishi is not a good student.

He even thought about kidnapping Sonoko.

Maori Kogoro touched his chin and suddenly said, "By the way, Xiaolan. Do you have any thoughts about falling in love now?"

"Ah? Dad...you...why do you suddenly ask this?" Xiaolan was a little at a loss for words by this question.

Maori Kogoro chuckled and said, "I think dating in high school is not a big deal... I think your classmate Shiraishi is a good choice. If you don't act quickly, you may not have a chance in the future!"

"Dad!" Xiaolan said with a red face, "Don't misunderstand me, Shiraishi and I are just ordinary friends!! Don't think that way."

Maori Kogoro said without giving up: "At least give it a try, maybe you will fall in love with her. Besides, it's not too late to break up if you don't like her anymore!"

"I think you just want someone to drink with you!!" Xiaolan snorted and immediately saw through Maori Kogoro's thoughts.

"Hehe." Maori Kogoro smiled shyly and said, "It's okay if we don't have a relationship. Anyway... bring him back for dinner often!"

"Don't you think it's pitiful that he eats dinner alone at home?"

Xiaolan said unhappily: "Shinichi is also alone at home! So he is also very pitiful."

"Then why don't you call him over? Is that okay?" Kogoro Mouri took a step back.

Xiaolan looked at her father speechlessly. She didn't know what kind of magic potion Shiraishi Hui had given him to make her father so concerned about the other person.

(End of this chapter)