Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 323 Divination
Kidnapping and human trafficking fall under the jurisdiction of the First Investigation Division, and the people who came were naturally old acquaintances of Hayashi Hideichi: Inspector Sato and Inspector Megure.

As the seven thugs were being put into the police car, the woman with the lip piercing and the male gang leader were still cursing at each other.

Lin Xiuyi and the other two also returned to Beihua in Officer Sato's car.

As for Akane Koizumi, she didn't go back either. Instead, she flew above the police car on a broomstick and followed it all the way to the Metropolitan Police Department.

After giving my statement and leaving the Metropolitan Police Department, it was already past nine o'clock, and the sky was completely dark.

Inspector Megure personally drove Hideichi Hayashi and the others home.

After this kidnapping, the blond-haired girl's attitude towards Lin Xiuyi was clearly one of gratitude mixed with fear, and she no longer dared to talk back as recklessly as before.

As they parted, she bowed deeply to Lin Xiuyi, her voice barely audible: "Thank you so much this time."

Midori Orikasa was worried about her friend, so she went to keep the blond-haired girl company.

Lin Xiuyi then returned to the izakaya alone.

With the chef gone and Yukiko away filming a movie, the izakaya (Japanese pub) naturally couldn't stay open.

However, the lights in the shop were still on, probably because Eri and the others were waiting for him to come back.

Just as Lin Xiuyi was about to step into the store, Koizumi Akane, who had been flying in the sky, suddenly landed on a broom.

"You're still here?" Lin Xiuyi was somewhat surprised.

"Hmph, I'm leaving now. What if you renege on your promise? Don't forget, you still owe me three things. I haven't thought of the other two yet, but I'm going to get my revenge for the spanking tonight!"

Akane Koizumi snorted, seemingly recalling what had happened before. Anger flashed across her face, and she gripped the broom tightly with both hands.

"Also, I'm hungry. This is the izakaya you own, right? Hurry up and make me something to eat."

With that, the witch put her broom in the corner and stepped into the izakaya first.

Just as Hayashi Hideichi had thought, after learning that he had gone to help Orikasa Midori search for the missing blonde girl, Eri and the others did not allow the izakaya to open, but they did not leave either, and waited in the shop for news from Hayashi Hideichi.

After Akane Koizumi pushed open the door and went inside, Reiko, not recognizing her, assumed she was a customer and quickly apologized, "Sorry, we're not open today..."

Before she could finish speaking, she heard Eri Kisaki's impatient voice: "Why are you here?"

"Koizumi-kun," Kogoro Mouri approached solicitously, "is there anything I can help you with?"

Akane Koizumi ignored him, looked around, and then found a seat by the window to sit down.

"The store is closed today," Eri Kisaki said impatiently. "You..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lin Xiuyi walked in.

"Shuichi!"

"Onii-chan!"

Upon seeing the person in question return, the three people in the shop quickly surrounded him.

Seeing that Lin Xiuyi had no injuries whatsoever, Eri and Reiko breathed a sigh of relief.

Kogoro Mouri asked curiously, "So, has Midori found her friend yet?"

"Found her. She's in Beika. The kidnappers have been arrested and taken to the Metropolitan Police Department..."

As Lin Xiuyi was speaking, Koizumi Akane, who was sitting by the window, slammed her hand on the table: "I'm hungry, hurry up and make me something to eat!"

"Hey, don't go too far!" Eri Kisaki said with a dark face, about to go over and chase the witch away. "Never mind," Lin Xiuyi quickly stopped her, "She helped a lot today, it's no big deal to treat her to a meal, I'll go do it now."

After saying that, he went to the back to change into his chef's uniform.

Eri Kisaki and Hideaki Hayashi already knew each other well, so they didn't try to avoid suspicion and followed her in: "What help can she possibly be? You're not just after her because she's pretty..."

“Eri, she really helped,” Lin Xiuyi explained. “The address where Xiao Lü’s friend was kidnapped and held was found out by her divination.”

"Hmph, trying to fool me again." Eri Kisaki's face was full of disbelief.

“I’m not lying to you this time.” Lin Xiuyi spread her hands, her face full of sincerity. “Her divination is really accurate. Xiao Lü can vouch for me.”

"...What nonsense!" Eri Kisaki pouted, then remembered what Akane Koizumi had said during her fortune-telling: "Your destinies are completely unconnected. In other words, you not only won't get married, you shouldn't even have met..."

"Hmph, her divination is complete nonsense," the girl muttered under her breath. "Why shouldn't I have met you?"

……

Izakaya lobby,
Reiko looked at Akane Koizumi sitting by the window and tugged at Kogoro Mouri's sleeve: "Kogoro-nii-san, who is she? Does Onii-chan know her?"

“A student who transferred to our class a few days ago,” Kogoro Mouri introduced, “caused quite a stir on her first day of school… By the way, Koizumi can also tell fortunes, and many girls in the school say her predictions are very accurate.”

"Really?" Reiko's eyes lit up immediately.

Seeing that Lin Xiuyi hadn't changed her clothes yet, the little girl quickly poured a cup of barley tea and placed it in front of Xiaoquan Qian's table: "Sister, do you really know how to tell fortunes?"

“Of course, my divination is very accurate.” Akane Koizumi nodded proudly.

"Could you do a fortune telling for me?" my little cousin asked in a low voice, blushing. "When will my older brother and I get married?"

"Your Onii-chan is..." Akane Koizumi took a sip of barley tea.

As soon as Lingzi mentioned her brother's name, the witch clicked her tongue: "Another girl who likes him. That bastard really has a way with women."

"Sister, what did you say?" Lingzi didn't hear clearly.

"It's nothing, you just wanted a divination, right?" Akane Koizumi said, taking out divination cards from her pocket and then skillfully shuffling and arranging them.

As the divination cards were neatly arranged on the table, Lingzi's little face immediately tensed up: "Sister, what were the results of the divination?"

"...Just like the fates of everyone else around him, it's strange," Akane Koizumi frowned in confusion. "The fate between the two of you should have been severed more than a decade ago. Forget about marriage, you shouldn't even have met him..."

The witch had only spoken halfway when a muffled thud was heard.

Reiko, her face darkening, slammed her fist on the table: "What kind of fortune-telling is this? How could I not know Onii-chan!"

"Because he should have died before you were born..."

Akane Koizumi paused for a moment as she spoke.

Yeah, how come I didn't think of that before!

The point at which my fate changed was the same point at which that bastard was supposed to die.

Is it because he, who was supposed to die, is still alive that he has affected the fate of others?

Before the witch could even figure out the question, Reiko, upon hearing her answer, turned pale, grabbed a glass of barley tea from the table, and splashed it all over Akane Koizumi's face: "What nonsense are you talking about! Onii-chan won't get hurt!"

(End of this chapter)