Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 341 Eri Kisaki: My cooking skills have clearly improved a lot!
"Haha," Tomizawa Chikage laughed, amused by his innocent reaction.

At this moment, the doctor walked out of Lin Xiuyi's ward.

Tomizawa Chikage pulled Narumi back, only to see the three girls all beaming with joy. Knowing the answer already, she asked, "How did it go?"

“The doctor said that Onii-chan is fine and can be discharged from the hospital soon,” Reiko said happily. “His sudden coma yesterday was because he was too tired recently, which caused his body to be exhausted to the limit, and that’s why he collapsed.”

“I see,” Tomizawa Chikage nodded. “I thought you could stay with us in the hospital for two days, but I didn’t expect you to be discharged so soon.”

“What’s so great about staying in the hospital?” Lin Xiuyi said with a smile. “When you’re discharged, I’ll treat you to dinner at an izakaya.”

Chikage Tomizawa nodded noncommittally, then suddenly changed the subject: "By the way, did you see a red-haired girl at an izakaya recently? That hair color is quite rare."

"Cough, cough," her sudden change of direction almost made Lin Xiuyi choke.

He had just noticed that Tomizawa Chikage had taken Narumi outside, and from the meaning of her words, it was clear that she already knew what Narumi had witnessed last night.

"Red hair, that must be that annoying Akane Koizumi," Reiko snorted. "She's Onii-chan's classmate."

Eri glanced at her childhood friend, whose reaction was clearly off, then looked at Chikage Tomizawa with surprise: "How do you know about her?"

“I vaguely remember hearing someone mention it,” Tomizawa Chikage looked at Hayashi Hideichi meaningfully, a sly smile playing on her red lips, “but I can’t quite remember it now.”

Seeing that she didn't expose him, Lin Xiuyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly helped to explain: "It's probably because I, or one of you, mentioned Koizumi Akane before that Chikage remembered her."

"Is that so?" Eri Kisaki frowned, her fingers resting on her chin as she carefully recalled what had happened last night.

Unfortunately, because she was so concerned about the coma of Lin Xiuyi, her memory of other things was very vague, and she couldn't be sure even after thinking for a long time.

After saying goodbye to Chikage Tomizawa and Narumi, Hideichi Hayashi completed the discharge procedures.

As soon as they stepped out of the hospital, they saw Kogoro Mouri running towards them, panting heavily.

Sweat beaded on his forehead, and the collar of his shirt was soaked with sweat, clearly indicating that he had run all the way here.

Seeing Lin Xiuyi standing safely at the hospital entrance, Mouri Kogoro excitedly stepped forward and hugged his friend: "Xiuyi, you scared me to death last night. I didn't sleep all night and was worried about you the whole time."

As he spoke, he exaggeratedly pointed to his eyes.

"I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, look at my dark circles. Aren't they very obvious?"

Lin Xiu glanced at him twice and noticed that Kogoro Mouri's eyes did indeed have obvious bluish discoloration around them: "Are you sure this is because you were worried about me? And not because you stayed up all night looking at swimsuit photos?"

"Hmph, I haven't read those magazines since I got a girlfriend," Kogoro Mouri said with a lewd grin. "Pictures are nothing compared to the real thing."

"You two!" Eri Kisaki glared angrily. "Saying this in front of the hospital, aren't you ashamed!"

"Senior!" Midori Origami scolded playfully, covering Reiko's ears with her hands, clearly afraid that these two unruly girls would set a bad example for the children.

"After I fainted last night, business at the shop..." Lin Xiuyi changed the subject.

"Fortunately, the few remaining customers from yesterday were regulars. After seeing you unconscious and being taken away in the ambulance, they didn't say much and left on their own."

Kogoro Mouri wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"When they left, they asked me to remind you to take care of yourself. By the way, my mother isn't in good health, so I haven't told her about you yet." "There was no need to tell your mother," Lin Xiuyi smiled. "I'm fine. I was just too tired last night, which is why I fell into a deep sleep."

Although the doctor said that there was nothing wrong with Lin Xiuyi's health, Eri and Reiko still disagreed with Lin Xiuyi going to school today.

Neither of them went themselves. One asked Kogoro Mouri to ask for leave from school on her behalf, while the other directly called the teacher to ask for leave.

Seeing that Hayashi Hideichi was being taken care of by Eri and Reiko, Midori Orikasa took her leave after returning to the izakaya.

As soon as Lin Xiuyi and her two companions entered the apartment on the second floor, Wangcai excitedly ran up, circling around Lin Xiuyi incessantly, its tail wagging like a little motor, its wet nose constantly rubbing against its owner's hand.

"Wangcai was so worried when he saw you faint last night, Onii-chan," Reiko said with a smile, patting the dog's head. The silly dog ​​squinted his eyes comfortably and made a whimpering sound.

After calming Wangcai down, Lin Xiuyi wanted to make breakfast for the two girls, but they stopped her.

"Onii-chan, you should rest well," Reiko pulled her brother to sit on the sofa and stuffed a cushion behind him. "I'll take care of you today."

Although Eri Kisaki suspected that Hideaki Hayashi had woken up early last night, it was also true that he was unconscious. After letting Hideaki Hayashi rest well, she volunteered to help Reiko make breakfast.

Upon hearing her words, both siblings immediately looked distressed.

The two exchanged a knowing glance, and Lingzi's face scrunched up like a bun.

"Um, Eri, I want to eat meat buns," Lin Xiuyi suggested with a forced laugh, "Why don't you go to the supermarket and buy some for me?"

“Yes,” Reiko nodded quickly, clasping her hands together in a pleading gesture. “Eri-neechan, thank you for your hard work.”

"You... Humph!"

Eri knew perfectly well why the brother and sister had sent her away – they just thought her cooking was terrible, even though her cooking skills had improved a lot after secretly practicing for a while!

The things I made in the past were basically all black and unappetizing, let alone edible. But the things I've made recently at least look edible.

This is progress!

Deprived of her chance to shine, Eri Kisaki angrily left and went to the supermarket to buy meat buns.

Reiko started keeping busy at home. She often pestered her older brother, and her cooking skills were slightly better than Eri's, at least she wouldn't get an upset stomach.

Soon, a pot of fragrant rice porridge and golden, crispy fried eggs were ready.

The aroma of food filled the entire apartment. Wangcai lay by the entrance to the dining room, gazing longingly at the fried eggs on the table.

"It's so slow," Reiko glanced at the clock on the wall and pouted slightly. "Eri-neechan has been gone for more than half an hour. The convenience store is just on the corner, how come she took so long?"

"Maybe something happened?"

Lin Xiuyi was a little worried. She walked to the window and looked towards the convenience store on the street corner, only to see a large crowd gathered there, with several police cars with flashing lights parked nearby...

(End of this chapter)