Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 249 An Encounter with Vermouth
"Wang!"

Wangcai barked excitedly, wagged its tail even more enthusiastically, and rubbed against its owner's leg in a flattering manner.

After calling out to her little cousin's room, Lin Xiu led Wangcai, who was already impatiently spinning in circles, out the door.

The morning sun was warm but not glaring. Lin Xiuyi stretched comfortably and walked with the dog to the vicinity of the commercial street. Suddenly, Wangcai pricked up its ears, sniffed with its nose, and then excitedly rushed forward.

Caught off guard, Lin Xiu was suddenly pulled by the dog leash, staggered a few steps before regaining her balance, and almost fell.

"Senior?" Midori Orikasa, dressed in sportswear, appeared in front of him.

"Wang!"

Pudding, who was originally walking in front of Orikasa Midori, quickly hid behind its owner when it saw Wangcai rushing towards it.

Wangcai wanted to pounce on his "fairy" to lick her, but Lin Xiuyi quickly grabbed the leash with both hands and held it back tightly.

“Wangcai really likes pudding,” Midori Orisaka chuckled softly, covering her mouth.

“To Pudding, Wangcai should be more like a pervert,” Lin Xiuyi said helplessly, glaring at the still struggling dumb dog.

“…By the way, senpai,” Midori Orikasa bit her lip, hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Today is the semi-final of the kendo tournament, would you be interested in watching?”

At this point, seemingly afraid that Lin Xiuyi would misunderstand, the girl quickly added,
"I had originally planned to meet Ya Yue, and I had already bought the tickets, but she suddenly had something to do this afternoon, and I can't get a refund for the tickets I bought for her. I don't want to waste them..."

"Which school is it today, Osaka University?" Lin Xiuyi asked curiously.

“University of Tokyo,” Midori Orikasa said excitedly, “The match starts at four in the afternoon, so it won’t interfere with the evening izakaya business. If we win the afternoon match, Ms. Ikenami and the others will be able to enter the finals.”

"I'm going to the science museum with Lingzi later," Lin Xiuyi thought for a moment, "If I can make it this afternoon, I'll go."

“Then I’ll wait for you at the gymnasium entrance,” Midori Orikasa said with a delighted expression.

"If I haven't arrived ten minutes before the match starts, I won't be able to go," Lin Xiuyi reminded him. "Don't wait too long."

“Yes,” Midori Orikasa nodded heavily, her ponytail swaying gently with the movement.

After chatting for a few more minutes, the two said goodbye and parted ways.

Midori and Pudding had disappeared from sight, but Wangcai still looked longingly in the direction they had gone.

Lin Xiuyi kicked the dog's butt in annoyance: "Hurry up and go home. Pudding is ignoring you, and you're still licking it. Are licking dogs really that despicable?"

Wangcai whimpered in grievance, then lowered his head and slowly walked towards the Maoli family's small building.

At 8:30, at the entrance of the Mihua Science and Technology Museum.

When Lin Xiuyi brought Lingzi over, there were already quite a few parents with their children there.

"It's quite lively," Lin Xiuyi said, glancing around.

“If it weren’t for the school’s requirement, how could so many people have come?” Reiko pouted. “This kind of science exhibition is so boring.”

“How could it not be interesting?” Lin Xiuyi lectured. “Learning about scientific progress is a good thing for you kids.”

"This gentleman is right. Technology is the cornerstone of social progress. Without the development of technology, there would have been no two industrial revolutions."

A chubby man with curly hair, round-framed glasses, and a wrinkled white lab coat chuckled and chimed in.
"The future development of technology will all depend on you kids."

"Uncle, do you think elementary school students learn about the Industrial Revolution?" Lingzi said irritably. "Besides, these science exhibitions for kids don't have any profound or complex science. They're all just little science experiments to fool children."

"I shouldn't be considered an 'uncle' yet, right?"

The fat man's lips twitched twice, then he shook his head smugly.
"Today's technology exhibition will definitely not disappoint you. You'll be amazed when you see my invention!"

"Let's wait until I see it before we talk about it!"

Lingzi rolled her eyes at the fat man. She finally had a chance to be alone with her brother on a date, but this fat uncle had no sense at all and insisted on being a third wheel!

"Onii-chan, there's a place selling cotton candy over there!" Reiko grabbed Hayashi Shuichi's arm and dragged him to the side.

Lin Xiu smiled apologetically at the chubby young man, and then was dragged by her little cousin to the cotton candy vendor's stall.

What flavor would you like to eat?

"Um"

Reiko tilted her head, tapping her chin with her index finger, staring at the dazzling array of cotton candies, struggling to choose. After hesitating for a while, she finally made up her mind.
"I'll have strawberry and apple."

When the vendor handed her the cotton candy, my little cousin took a bite of the strawberry flavor and her eyes immediately narrowed with happiness: "It's so sweet!"

After saying that, she stared longingly at the green cotton candy in Lin Xiuyi's hand.

"Onii-chan, is that good?"

"It's alright," Lin Xiuyi said after taking a bite. "Want to change it?"

"Yes," my little cousin quickly nodded.

The brother and sister exchanged cotton candies. Lin Xiuyi had just taken a bite when she heard a boy's voice mocking her, "Shamelessly exchanging cotton candies with a man? How can you be a disciplinary committee member?"

Lin Xiuyi turned her head in confusion and saw that the speaker was a little boy with a buzz cut and wearing a plaid shirt, who looked about the same age as Lingzi.

"Is this a classmate of yours?" Lin Xiuyi frowned slightly.

“Hmm,” Reiko nodded expressionlessly, “Onii-chan, let’s go over there.”

"Haha, you got scared when I hit the nail on the head!"

Seeing that Lingzi was about to leave, the boy with the buzz cut immediately stepped in front of the brother and sister to block their path.

"When classes start on Monday, I'm going to tell everyone what I saw today—no, I mean tell everyone in the whole school!"

Lin Xiuyi's face darkened, and he was about to teach this brat a lesson.

Unexpectedly, Lingzi suddenly stepped forward and, without saying a word, pushed the other person to the ground.

The boy plopped down on the ground, about to speak.

Lingzi said coldly, already impatient, "Have you made enough of a scene? Do you think that by toying with me like this, I'll look at you more often or talk to you more?"

"I'm telling you, I already have someone I like, my onii-chan, and we're going to get married someday!"

"You have absolutely no chance! Don't ever show your face in front of me again!"

After saying that, Reiko turned around and walked back to her brother's side, looked up and smiled sweetly, "Onii-chan, I'm thirsty, let's go buy some water."

“…Hmm,” Lin Xiuyi looked at the stunned boy with sympathy, then took her little cousin’s hand and walked towards the supermarket. The boy watched Lingzi walk away, then glanced at the adults around him who were covering their mouths and chuckling, and finally couldn’t hold back any longer. He burst into tears, his face covered in tears and snot.

Lin Xiuyi, who hadn't gone far, also heard the boy crying. He glanced at his expressionless little cousin and asked, "How do you know he was teasing you because he likes you?"

"I'm not stupid," Reiko said angrily, waving her little fist. "That guy always shows up around me for no reason, trying to talk to me in different ways. I've put up with him for a long time!"

Lin Xiuyi looked at his younger sister with amusement. He had thought his little cousin had been bullied, but he never expected the truth to be like this.

Simps are really everywhere, even in elementary schools...

"Onii-chan, isn't that your school's teacher?" Reiko suddenly stopped and asked, pointing to a spot not far away.

Lin Xiuyi followed her gaze and immediately looked surprised. Why was she here?

"Onii-chan, let's go this way!"

Reiko didn't want her rare date with her brother to be interrupted by another third wheel, so she quickly grabbed Lin Xiuyi's sleeve, trying to get past him.

Unexpectedly, the person also turned around, their long golden hair gleaming in the sunlight.

Upon seeing the brother and sister, the other party's expression immediately became complicated: "I said last time that we would never see each other again, but I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

It turned out that the person Reiko saw was actually Sharon Vineyard, the big star from America.

Although she was only wearing a simple white shirt and jeans today, she still looked radiant.

“Yes,” Lin Xiuyi looked at her, her feelings equally complicated.

Reiko looked at her brother with suspicion, then at the blonde beauty. What was going on? Something was wrong.

"Onii-chan, isn't she Sharon, your school's teacher? She came to the izakaya before?"

Lin Xiuyi then remembered that Sharon had this background, and was about to nod.

Sharon preemptively said, "I've already resigned, so I'm no longer his teacher."

Reiko had already noticed that there was something going on between Onii-chan and this blonde beauty, and she was afraid that the other woman would say, "I'm not your teacher anymore, and there are no obstacles for us to be together."

Thinking of this, the little cousin quickly said, "How can that be! Onii-chan, quickly bow to the teacher!"

“Didn’t she say that she’s no longer Teitan’s teacher?” Lin Xiuyi tried to renege on his promise.

"Onii-chan, our teacher once said, 'A teacher for a day is a teacher for life,'" Reiko's face was tense as she urged relentlessly, "Don't you always teach me to be polite?"

Lin Xiuyi looked sullen, but could only do as the little girl said, and reluctantly bowed: "Teacher."

Sharon never expected that their reunion would turn out like this, and she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Just as Lin Xiuyi was feeling awkward and unsure of what to do, it was exactly nine o'clock. Accompanied by the piercing buzzing of the microphone, several government members in suits walked to the entrance of the science museum, picked up microphones, and began to speak.

As Sharon listened, she subtly glanced around, seemingly searching for someone.

Seriously? Is the Black Organization going to cause trouble with this kind of event?
Upon seeing this, alarm bells rang in Lin Xiuyi's mind.

He couldn't help but move closer to the blonde beauty and ask in a low voice, "What are you doing here?"

As an experienced actress, Sharon immediately understood what Lin Xiuyi was thinking from his tense lips and wary eyes.

A wave of displeasure washed over her. Even though I hinted that I wasn't a good person when we parted last time, you can't really be so wary of me!

“I’m here because I have my own things to do,” Sharon scoffed resentfully. “Why should I report to you?”

"Hey, more than half of the people here are kids," Lin Xiuyi reminded them in a deep voice.

So, in your eyes, I'm actually a vicious woman who wouldn't even spare children and would kill them?

Sharon glared at Lin Xiuyi angrily, a hint of hurt flashing in her azure eyes, before turning her head away and ignoring him completely.

Lin Xiuyi mistakenly believed that he had revealed the truth, which was why Sharon was speechless.

He immediately stood on tiptoe, his eyes scanning the surroundings like a hawk, pondering where the Black Organization would start if they really wanted to cause trouble.

Time ticked by, and the lecture at the entrance of the science museum was nearing its end, but Lin Xiuyi still hadn't noticed anything unusual.

Just as he was becoming increasingly anxious, the congressman's voice came through the loudspeaker: "Alright, I won't take up any more of your time, the technology exhibition is officially starting!"

As he finished speaking, the glass doors of the science museum were slowly pushed open by the staff, and the crowd that had been waiting for a long time began to enter in an orderly manner, with children's laughter and exclamations rising and falling.

"Onii-chan, why aren't you moving?" Reiko tugged at her brother's arm in confusion. "Let's go in too."

"Hmm," Lin Xiuyi finally came to her senses, her gaze unconsciously drifting towards Sharon beside her.

Am I wrong about her? Was her coming here today really just a coincidence?

Seeing Lin Xiuyi's apologetic gaze, Sharon felt a little guilty. She had come to the science museum this time for the Black Organization's mission.

The two stared at each other silently, a subtle awkwardness filling the air.

Seeing this, Reiko quickly squeezed between the two: "Onii-chan, hurry up, it'll be hard to get in if there are too many people!"

As the girl spoke, she pushed Lin Xiuyi forcefully toward the entrance.

Lin Xiuyi had no choice but to nod to Sharon before being dragged into the science museum by her sister.

As soon as they entered the hall, Reiko pouted and said sourly, "Onii-chan, you're really amazing. You even managed to win over a foreign teacher."

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Lin Xiuyi pinched her sister’s soft cheek. “She and I are just… ordinary acquaintances.”

"Onii-chan, you should save that for Yukiko-neechan," Reiko's face was full of displeasure. "You promised to stay with me, but you're flirting with other women!"

"Alright, it was my fault," Lin Xiuyi quickly apologized. "Wherever you want to go, I'll go with you, okay?"

As Lingzi mentioned before, this science exhibition is mainly aimed at elementary school students. The exhibits mainly consist of simple scientific experiments that children can understand, without any overly complex content.

The brother and sister walked around for a while and soon arrived at a lively booth.

To their surprise, the chubby young man hadn't been bragging. He was standing on the stage, demonstrating his invention to the audience: a device with a large loudspeaker.

"You all hear my voice now, it sounds normal, doesn't it?"

The chubby young man spoke, reaching out to adjust the equipment beside him, before asking loudly,
"And now? Is my voice still the same as before?"

The children around the stands immediately gasped in surprise. Reiko's eyes widened in astonishment, and she unconsciously gripped Hayashi Shuichi's arm tightly: "Onii-chan, that's amazing! His voice has completely changed..."

(End of this chapter)