Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 391 The Prince and Princess of Teitan
Lin Xiuyi recalled the news he had read in his previous life: Japanese men had all sorts of bizarre sexual fetishes, some liked feet, some liked underwear, some liked to peep on their wives having affairs...

Maybe this suspect really does prefer someone with a lively personality, so that he'll feel more resonant when the other person resists?
"Wait a moment," Lin Xiuyi said, turning around and walking into the izakaya with the file bag in his hand.

"Senior, did you say Lin went in to discuss something with them?" Inspector Megure glanced at the two high school girls sitting by the window, Eri Kisaki and Yukiko.

“Unlikely,” Officer Matsumoto sighed, finally lighting his cigarette. “You saw his attitude just now.”

Under the watchful eyes of two police officers outside the store, Lin Xiuyi entered the store and, instead of looking for Eri Kisaki and Yukiko, pulled Koizumi Akane, who was tidying up the tableware, aside.

The apprentice witch was startled by him and almost dropped the tray in her hands.

"Can your divination help us find these two missing girls?" Lin Xiuyi asked in a low voice.

The apprentice witch put down the tray, took the information, carefully examined the time of their disappearance, and then decisively shook her head: "No, they have been missing for more than three days. Even with divination magic, we cannot determine their whereabouts."

"More than three days isn't enough?" Lin Xiuyi curled her lip in disgust, her fingers unconsciously tapping the table. "What about your mother..."

"You don't actually think my magic is ineffective, do you?" Akane Koizumi glared at him angrily. "The three-day limit is the limitation for divination magic to find people. Even my mother is subject to the same limitation!"

"Forget it..."

Lin Xiuyi packed up the documents and was about to leave when she found herself surrounded by others.

"What happened?"

While asking questions, Eri Kisaki took the documents from her childhood friend and started flipping through them.

Lin Xiuyi didn't want to tell them, but she couldn't hide it any longer, so she simply said, "Two girls went missing after school, and the police are looking for them."

He spoke calmly, deliberately omitting the most dangerous parts.

“Mizuo Oi…I feel like I’ve heard that name before,”

Yukiko tilted her head, looking at the documents in Eri's hand, and suddenly clapped her hands,

"Oh right, I remember now, she's Otani-senpai's girlfriend!"

"Do you know her?" Lin Xiuyi asked casually.

“I don’t know her, but her boyfriend, Otani-senpai, is a third-year student at Teitan University and a member of our drama club,” Yukiko explained. “This afternoon when I went to a drama club event, he mentioned his missing girlfriend.”

"Otani Gawa..." Kogoro Mouri chimed in, "Is that the guy the girls call the Teitan Prince?"

“Hmm,” Yukiko nodded, then glanced at Hayashi Hideichi, her tone suddenly becoming smug, “When school started, Otani-senpai also confessed to me, but I rejected him.”

"Prince?" Lin Xiuyi frowned. "What kind of ridiculous title is that?"

"You don't participate in club activities and go straight home after school, so you've never heard of these things,"

Kogoro Mouri explains some science to his best friend.
"Every autumn during the school festival at Teitan High School, the most popular boy and girl are selected. The selected girl is called Teitan-san or Teitan-princess, and the boy is naturally called Teitan-san or Teitan-prince."

“Since Ōtani-senpai started attending Teitan High School, he has been the Teitan Prince for two consecutive terms,” Yukiko said with a smile, suddenly taking Hayashi Shuichi’s arm. “However, this autumn, he may not be able to keep his title of prince.”

"Why?" Reiko asked curiously.

“Of course it’s because of Shuichi,” Yukiko’s voice was sweet as honey as she hugged Shuichi’s arm tightly. “Shuichi is very popular among girls. If he participates this year, he’ll definitely beat Otani-senpai.” “I’m not going to participate in something so boring,”

Lin Xiuyi shook her head in annoyance, but failed to pull her arm away from his embrace.
"Also, we are discussing the missing girl; please don't steer the conversation away from other things."

"Why don't you participate?" Yukiko pouted in dissatisfaction. "I'm sure I'll be chosen as Princess of Godan this year, and then you can choose Prince of Godan. Wouldn't we be a perfect couple then?"

"What's the point of participating in such a vulgar activity!"

Eri suddenly pulled Hideaki Hayashi closer to her, the force so strong that he stumbled.

"Who are you calling vulgar? Glasses girl!" Yukiko immediately jumped up like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"Standing on stage, flaunting one's charm, and being judged by others—isn't that vulgar?"

Eri Kisaki sneered and continued to pull Lin Xiuyi closer to her, almost tearing his sleeve in the process.
"Only a stinky fox like that would like it!"

Seeing the two girls start arguing again, Lin Xiu shook her head speechlessly, picked up the file bag, and walked out.

As he reached the entrance of the izakaya, he turned around and said, "By the way, I'm going with Officer Matsumoto and the others to investigate the missing persons case. Yukiko, the izakaya is in your hands tonight."

"Don't worry, Shuichi!"

Yukiko immediately put on a bright smile, gave him a victory sign, and then glanced triumphantly at Eri Kisaki beside her.

The latter glanced at her, his eyes behind his glasses flickered for a moment, and then he actually walked towards Lin Xiuyi.

“I’ll go with you.” Eri’s voice was calm and unquestionable.

"This..." Lin Xiu was taken aback for a moment, "If you're not here, who will keep accounts and collect money?"

“Some people always say that accounting is just simple addition and subtraction, anyone can do it!” Eri Kisaki looked at Reiko. “Who said that again?”

"Hmph, I'll do it then," the little girl, easily provoked, immediately puffed out her chest.

“Alright, let’s go,” Eri Kisaki glanced at Yukiko provocatively, then naturally took Hayashi Shuichi’s arm and walked out.

"Damn it!" Yukiko stomped her foot angrily. "Glasses girl, you're being a scoundrel!"

……

Outside the izakaya, seeing Hayashi Shuichi bring Eri Kisaki out, Inspector Matsumoto and Inspector Megure assumed he had changed his mind and quickly assured him.
"Ms. Lin, don't worry, we will definitely protect her safety and will never let the criminals harm her."

"What are you talking about?" Eri looked at the two of them in surprise. "Why are you emphasizing protecting me?"

"It's nothing, they misunderstood."

As Lin Xiuyi spoke, she opened the car door, letting the girl get in first, and then gave the two officers a warning look.

“Eri only went along to check out the kidnapping location. Don’t forget what I just said.”

Inspector Matsumoto and Inspector Megure exchanged glances, feeling helpless but knowing they could only rely on Hayashi Shuichi now...

(End of this chapter)