Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

After much effort, Kogoro Mouri finally managed to stuff the two steamed buns and the communicator into the bra.

He awkwardly adjusted his position, afraid that the steamed bun would fall out while he was moving.

After finishing all that, Kogoro Mouri let out a long sigh of relief, wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and as he turned around, he suddenly noticed that the fat woman who had been following the two of them was standing not far away.

"Shuichi, that fat woman came along too."

"Ignore her." Lin Xiu waved her hand dismissively, as if trying to shoo away something dirty.

The two found a place to sit down, and the fat woman also came nearby, standing like a mountain of flesh in the aisle, staring at the two of them without moving.

Her gaze was like a poisoned knife, scraping back and forth between the two of them.

Kogoro Mori involuntarily shrank back and said in a low voice, "I get chills from her stare."

His fingers tapped unconsciously on his knees. "On this tram, she's the most mentally unstable person I think of. Do you think... she might be the prisoner?"

"Even if she wanted to kidnap someone, she should have kidnapped me," Lin Xiuyi said irritably. "She can't just be jealous and want to harm you because she took advantage of me, can she?"

“That’s true.” Kogoro Mouri nodded and, as before, began to look at the passengers in the carriage.

……

Half an hour later, the tram arrived at the stop that Officer Matsumoto had arranged for the two of them to get off.

This location is between the sites where the two previous victims were abducted.

According to the police's plan, the two were to separate at the station, with Kogoro Mouri going alone to a less crowded place.

If no prisoners are attracted, continue riding the tram.

"Nothing's wrong, is it?" Kogoro Mouri stretched and yawned, a few sleepy tears welling up in his eyes.

He rubbed his sore shoulders and complained, "I'm starting to regret agreeing to get involved in this. It would have been more exciting to stay at school and play baseball."

"Stop complaining," Lin Xiuyi said, looking at the map. "Let's follow the planned route and be careful not to get lost."

"Okay," Kogoro Mori replied lazily, dragging his feet toward the exit.

The two walked out of the station, and Lin Xiuyi stayed behind, watching her friend's figure gradually disappear around the corner.

He took out a newspaper and leaned against a pillar on the platform to read it.

Meanwhile, following the route designated by Officer Matsumoto, Kogoro Mouri walked alone in a secluded alley.

The towering walls on both sides cast heavy shadows, shrouding the alley in gloom.

When he was with his friend, he didn't feel anything, but now that he was alone, Kogoro Mouri's heart started racing.

"Hurry up! It's such a short distance, we'll get there quickly!" he encouraged himself.

Just then, clear footsteps suddenly came from behind.

Pat, pat, as if someone deliberately softened their footsteps.

"Could it be that I really lured the criminal out?"

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Kogoro Mouri became extremely nervous, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

……

At the station entrance, Lin Xiuyi was intently reading a newspaper.

Suddenly, he felt someone tugging at his newspaper. He put the newspaper down and saw that standing in front of him was none other than the repulsive fat woman from the tram.

"What exactly do you want?" Lin Xiuyi asked, barely suppressing his anger.

The fat woman plastered a fawning smile on her face, her flesh bunching up: "Handsome, I just want to make a friend."

She took a step closer, and a strong body odor wafted over me. "My name is..."

“Sorry,” Lin Xiuyi took a half step back, wrinkling her nose with undisguised disgust, “I’m not interested in what your name is. Besides, I’m not interested in being friends with you.”

"Why are you so cold!" the fat woman said coquettishly, drawing out her words and forcing out what she thought was a charming smile.

"Your partner isn't here, but I can do what she can do..."

As she spoke, she suddenly grabbed Lin Xiuyi's wrist and pressed it forcefully against her greasy chest.

"What are you doing!" Lin Xiuyi suddenly pulled her hand back, her face terribly gloomy.

Looking at the red mark on his wrist, he felt a wave of nausea rise in his stomach.

"I've already told you, I'm not interested in you!"

Just then, a station staff member in uniform noticed the commotion and quickly walked over.

Just as Lin Xiuyi was about to explain what had just happened, the station staff immediately showed an impatient expression upon seeing the fat woman: "Ms. Furuya, why are you harassing passengers again? Please leave immediately!"

"I..." The fat woman opened her mouth to explain, but was interrupted by the station staff.

"I know what you're trying to say," the station staff member rolled his eyes. "You've fallen for this handsome young man at first sight again, haven't you?"

His tone was sarcastic: "Please, even if you really want to be in a relationship, you can't harass or force others."

A station staff member stepped forward and blocked Lin Xiuyi's path: "Please leave now! If you keep bothering me, I'll call the police!"

He lowered his voice and added in a threatening tone, "Miss Furuya, you don't want to be asked to go and do liaison work again, do you?"

Driven away by the station staff, the fat woman glared angrily at Lin Xiuyi, gave her a vicious look, gritted her teeth and said, "You'll regret this!" before reluctantly turning and leaving.

Watching her bulky figure disappear at the end of the platform, the station staff shook their heads helplessly and muttered under their breath, "What's there for others to regret? You can't possibly transform from an ugly duckling into a stunning beauty, can you?"

"What's wrong with that woman?" Lin Xiuyi frowned. "Does she frequently harass passengers?"

“It’s not harassing passengers,” the station staff explained with a wry smile, “it’s specifically harassing handsome men among the passengers. She often gets into arguments with people because of this.”

"She has been called in to explain herself many times because of this, but the police can't do anything about it except warn her."

The station staff shrugged. "Well, men aren't protected against sex crimes."

"I heard that last month, because of this incident, her elderly mother couldn't stand the gossip from the neighbors and committed suicide."

"But this Ms. Furuya was completely unaffected. The day after her mother died, she started looking for handsome men on the train again."

The station staff shook their heads and left, leaving Lin Xiuyi standing there.

At that moment, he finally remembered why the fat woman had asked if he remembered her.

More than two months ago, Yukiko attended her first audition for a film crew, accompanied by Hideichi Hayashi.

On the tram ride back, this fat woman stood next to him, and taking advantage of the tram's jolting as it accelerated around a bend, she deliberately rubbed against him and groped him... (End of Chapter)