Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 268 I must curse you for ten years, no, a hundred years is not enough!

"There are so many people," Akane Koizumi complained, looking at the long line in front of her, before reaching into her pocket to get her wallet.

The next second, her movements suddenly froze, her face full of astonishment.

Lin Xiuyi had already turned around, intending to return to the classroom, but when he caught a glimpse of her like this, he could only stop and raise an eyebrow to ask, "You didn't bring your wallet, did you?"

"I definitely brought it with me when I left this morning!" Akane Koizumi stamped her feet anxiously. "It must have fallen off when you dragged me along earlier..."

Her voice grew softer and softer until it turned into a pitiful mutter.

"So, this is still my problem?" Lin Xiuyi glanced at her irritably. "Didn't you swear you weren't a little fraudster and that you could really tell fortunes? If that's the case, then just tell me where you lost your wallet, wouldn't that be enough?"

"Fortune telling requires props, and I haven't brought any with me!" Akane Koizumi bit her lip in frustration. "I'll just skip lunch if I have to."

After saying that, she turned around in a huff and was about to leave the cafeteria.

"Wait a minute," Lin Xiu called out to her, then took out his wallet from his pocket, pulled out two bills, and handed them over.

"I do not want it……"

Akane Koizumi wanted to keep up the argument, but before she could finish speaking, her stomach rumbled loudly.

The girl's face flushed instantly, and she quickly explained in a low voice, "It's my first day of school, I was so excited this morning that I didn't eat much..."

"Take it," Lin Xiuyi forcefully stuffed the banknotes into the girl's hand. "This is a loan for you. Remember to pay it back tomorrow."

“…Thank you,” Akane Koizumi felt a warm feeling welling up inside her. Although she could be annoying at times, she was a really nice person.

"Oh, right," Lin Xiuyi suddenly remembered something and continued, "If you don't pay it back tomorrow, interest will start the day after tomorrow."

"……knew!"

Akane Koizumi gritted her teeth and barely managed to stop herself from throwing the banknotes in her hand back at Hideaki Hayashi's face.

This guy is truly a complete and utter jerk!

……

After lunch, Lin Xiuyi and Fei Yingli sat together and chatted.

“It’s so strange. In the blink of an eye, the students aren’t so crazy about Akane Koizumi anymore,” Eri Kisaki said, looking puzzled. “I’m starting to wonder if I saw things wrong this morning.”

“It’s possible for one person to be wrong, but how could we both be wrong?” Lin Xiuyi glanced at Koizumi Akane’s seat. “She clearly has some secrets. It’s better to have less contact with her in the future.”

“Even if I had nothing better to do, I wouldn’t go looking for her. I’m just afraid that some people…” Eri glanced sideways at her childhood friend, “…using the excuse of the class monitor helping new students get familiar with the environment, to take advantage of the situation…”

“I don’t have a good impression of her at all,” Lin Xiuyi said frankly. “In fact, I would say that because I saw her setting up a fortune-telling stall that day, my impression of her is now completely negative.”

“I don’t believe it,” Eri Kisaki snorted, gently brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. “She’s so beautiful.”

“No matter how beautiful she is, she’s still a fraud,” Lin Xiuyi said with a hint of disgust in her eyes. “If I were a policeman now, I would have arrested her long ago.”

Just then, Kogoro Mouri rushed in from outside the classroom: "Shuichi, did Koizumi ask you?"

"What do you mean?" Lin Xiuyi didn't understand.

"It's something about fate," Kogoro Mouri scratched his head. "Koizumi-san is chatting with people everywhere. She just spoke to me for a bit, but I didn't really understand what she was saying. I felt like she was talking in a weird way."

"This little swindler has only been here for a day and she can't help but try to make money for herself," Lin Xiuyi said with some regret. "I should have known better than to lend her money and let her go hungry for a day."

……

Just as Kogoro Mouri said, after having lunch in the cafeteria, Akane Koizumi began to wander around the school, searching for the person who had turned the wheel of her destiny.

However, a whole afternoon passed, and there was still no clue.

Akane Koizumi could only sit down and rest by the flower bed, feeling frustrated: "Strange, this school isn't that big, how come I can't find it?"

Akane Koizumi, born into a family of magicians, learned magic at home from her mother from a young age.

Life would have continued peacefully until she reached the right age, married into an outsider's family, and had a child to inherit the family's magic.

However, ten days ago, her mother told her with a serious expression that twelve years ago, when Akane Koizumi was just over four years old, strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the starry sky.

A shooting star that shouldn't have appeared suddenly streaked across the night sky.

Immediately afterwards, Akane Koizumi's fate took a turn.

Akane Koizumi's mother was also unsure whether this change was good or bad.

So when Akane Koizumi grew up, she sent Akane into the city so that she could personally find the person who had turned the wheel of her fate and find out what really happened.

"That bastard who recklessly interferes with other people's fates, don't let me find you!" Akane Koizumi angrily swung her fist. "If I find you, I'll curse you for ten years, no, a hundred years!"

……

"Achoo!" Lin Xiuyi, sitting in the classroom, sneezed for no apparent reason.

He rubbed his nose, somewhat bewildered.

"You were busy until midnight last night, did you catch a cold?" Eri asked with concern, handing over a tissue.

“How could Shuichi possibly catch a cold?” Kogoro Mouri sat back in his chair, his hands resting on the backrest. “He’s been as strong as an ox since he was a child. I remember in the winter of third grade, there was a flu outbreak. Almost all the students and teachers in the class got infected, but this guy was still perfectly fine.”

"It is indeed a bit strange," Lin Xiuyi said, also puzzled. "I've never caught a cold before, and this seems to be the first time I've ever sneezed?"

"Could it be that someone's thinking about you?" Kogoro Mouri joked. "What's that saying again? First you think about someone, then you curse them, then you catch a cold. You just sneezed, so a girl must be thinking about you!"

Lin Xiuyi glanced at the already somewhat displeased Fei Yingli beside him, and quickly pretended to sneeze again: "Look, now there are two, someone must be cursing me!"

"That sneeze was so fake," Kogoro Mouri burst into laughter.

"I didn't say anything," Eri Kisaki scoffed. "Why are you in such a hurry to make amends? Are you feeling guilty?"

Lin Xiuyi gave a dry laugh, not daring to say another word, and could only glare angrily at Kogoro Mouri. "You're going to get me killed sooner or later!"

……

After school in the afternoon, Akane Koizumi did not choose to go home immediately, but stayed at school to continue looking for someone.

While Kogoro Mouri was busy with his baseball team's activities, Hideichi Hayashi and Eri Kisaki returned to the izakaya together.

The moment she entered, the girl rushed to the phone and dialed the number for Yukiko's production team: "...I'm looking for Curly-haired Fox...no, I mean Fujimine Yukiko!"

“She can’t come back for the time being, and Akane Koizumi won’t occupy her place forever,” Lin Xiuyi said with a smile. “I’ll take some time in the next couple of days to go to the warehouse and move a set of tables and chairs for Akane Koizumi.”

“That’s precisely why we need to tell her, since she can’t come back,” Eri Kisaki said with a sly smile. “That way, she can worry all over there, but there’s nothing she can do, which will drive her crazy!”

"You two are really..." Lin Xiu shook her head speechlessly, then went to change her clothes and prepare the ingredients for the evening's business.

Eri's phone call was clearly a great success; Yukiko's reaction on the other end of the line kept her smiling all evening.

Around 5 o'clock, Midori Orikasa also arrived.

"Senior, after school, Ya Yue and I went to the underground passage of Er Ding, but we didn't see anyone setting up a fortune-telling stall."

Midori Orikasa kept in mind what Hayashi Hideichi had said to her on Saturday night.

She also felt extreme disgust towards swindlers who used fortune-telling to cheat people out of money.

“Of course you won’t see her,” Lin Xiuyi said without looking up as she chopped vegetables. “She ran off to our school.”

"Huh?" Midori Orikasa asked in surprise, "She's still a student?"

Lin Xiu nodded: "A new transfer student at our school, in the same class as me."

"At such a young age, he's already swindling money in the underworld. He'll definitely become a big swindler in the future!" Midori Orikasa clenched her fist with a strong sense of justice. "Senior, I've already told Meizuki that if she sees anyone setting up a fortune-telling stall in the underpass, she should chase them away immediately!"

Around 9 p.m., Tomizawa Chikage walked into the izakaya and her first words were: "Nari's hospital fees have been paid, enough for at least half a year."

“The Aso family should thank you properly,” Lin Xiuyi said with some emotion. “You saved their whole family.”

“It’s not just my doing,” Tomizawa Chikage smiled gently. “It was you who sent Mr. Aso’s childhood friends to prison. If those people were still alive, the Aso family would definitely be in more trouble.”

"Your suitcase is upstairs, would you like me to go and get it?"

Lin Xiuyi pushed a glass of iced beer in front of the girl. The suitcase contained the clothes and tools that Tomizawa Chikage wore during the theft, which were obviously essential to her.

"No need, you can keep it for now."

Tomizawa Chikage reached out and took the wine glass from Hayashi Hideichi, took a small sip, and a look of enjoyment appeared on her face.
"I came here today to have a drink and relax. I've been cooped up in the hospital lately and it's driving me crazy."

After a few beers, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Tomizawa Chikage asked in a low voice, "After that incident, did the police and the Sumiyoshi-kai have any unusual reactions? They don't really think I killed Ito Ichiro, do they?"

"This matter has been resolved, and it will have nothing to do with you anymore."

Lin Xiuyi shook his head, about to explain, when the curtain of the izakaya was lifted and Inspector Samezaki and Officer Teraoka walked in together.

Upon seeing the cherry blossom crest worn by the other person, Tomizawa Chikage quickly lowered her head, pretending to be an ordinary customer.

"Business is pretty good tonight, Lin-kun," Inspector Samezaki said with a cheerful smile as he sat down at the bar. "You made ten million last night, which is enough for your future college tuition. Why bother running a shop?"

Ten million?

Tomizawa Chikage was somewhat surprised and subconsciously looked up at Hayashi Hideichi.

This guy was complaining about being poor to her the night before last, but it turns out he was just faking it!

“I’m only sixteen years old this year, and I have a long future ahead of me,” Lin Xiuyi said with a smile as she poured tea for the two police officers. “That ten million is not enough. If I have the opportunity, I will definitely earn more.”

"Luckily we went early last night,"

Officer Teraoka took a sip of tea, a hint of relief in his eyes.
“This morning, I received news that last night, when Daisuke Yamada was leading us to find the murderer of Ichiro Ito, Yuji Kiryu sent men to wipe out Daisuke Yamada and several gang leaders who opposed him.”

"Lin-kun, you were right last night. Takikawa was just released by Kiryu to attract attention. The people he attacked last night were all people who had recently investigated Takikawa."

"After last night's cleanup, he's firmly in his position as team leader."

"We in Section Four used to think of this kid as an impulsive and easily angered fool, but now it seems we were all fooled by his facade."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Lin Xiuyi said with a smile. "It's always better for the new team leader who takes over from Ito Ichiro to be a smart person than a fool."

“Haha, that’s right,” Officer Teraoka nodded in agreement. “Smart people know what the bottom line is. If Kiryu can stay smart, we can have an easier time.”

"By the way, what about Daisuke Yamada?" Lin Xiuyi asked. "Was he killed?"

"No news from him all day, but that guy's too slippery, it's unlikely he'll be taken out."

Officer Teraoka shook his head.

"He's most likely fled abroad. Come to think of it, the three of us saved his life last night."

“If we hadn’t been there, Kiryu Yuji would have killed him on the spot. If we had known this would happen, we should have made him bleed a little more back then.”

“Don’t be too greedy, Teraoka,” Inspector Samezaki frowned and kindly reminded him, “The reward last night was already enough. If you’re too greedy, you’ll definitely make a big mistake in the future.”

“Inspector, you’re being too cautious,” Officer Teraoka waved his hand dismissively.

Seeing this, Inspector Samezaki didn't say anything more. After all, the other party wasn't his subordinate, and it wasn't his place to worry about it.

Seeing the atmosphere getting a bit tense, Lin Xiuyi changed the subject at the right time: "By the way, what about that Phantom Thief Lady? Even if she wasn't the murderer of Ito Ichiro, stealing from the yakuza should still be considered theft, right?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Tomizawa Chikage with a half-smile, and the girl immediately glared back defiantly, mouthing a retort: ​​"That's not theft, it's robbing the rich to help the poor!"
"Of course we count it, but Sumiyoshi-kai didn't call the police, and Section 3 is happy to pretend they don't know anything," Inspector Samezaki shrugged helplessly. "This Phantom Thief Lady is not easy to catch. She has only been in the business for a little over a year, but she has already committed more than ten major crimes. Unfortunately, Section 3 still hasn't been able to find out her true identity."

Hearing this, Chikage Tomizawa, who was standing nearby, immediately curled up the corners of her mouth in a smug smile...

(End of this chapter)