Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Kogoro Mouri immediately perked up, asking with a gossipy look, "What's the reason?"

"This"

Murakami Yui hesitated, her fingers unconsciously twirling the pen, clearly unsure whether she should speak.

"Teacher, either don't say anything at all, or don't just start," Lin Xiuyi urged, frowning. "Aren't you just keeping us in suspense?"

Yui Murakami glanced at the closed office door, then at the expectant eyes of the two students.
"I can tell you, but you mustn't spread this around."

She gave a stern warning, and seeing them both nod repeatedly, she continued.
"I heard about it too. It must have been more than ten years ago. Mr. Takeshita had a daughter who was studying at Teitan High School at the time."

Murakami Yui's voice gradually lowered, as if she were lost in memories. Her description was so vivid that Hayashi Shuichi could almost imagine the scene at that time, and Mouri Kogoro's eyes lit up with excitement.

After saying this, her shoulders slumped noticeably, and she looked as if she had suddenly aged ten years.

Yui Murakami suddenly smiled, a smile that instantly restored her to her usual self.

Before he could finish speaking, Murakami Yui kicked his chair under the table.
"Shut up, you brat!" Murakami Yui glared at him angrily.

Lin Xiuyi nodded with a grin, and Murakami Yui, unable to do anything about it, could only snort in annoyance.

"Teacher," Kogoro Mouri scratched his head in confusion, "what you're saying has nothing to do with Takeshita-sensei, does it? His daughter was in high school back then, wasn't she?"

Murakami Yui suddenly stopped moving, her expression becoming complicated.

"All right!"

Murakami Yui suddenly raised her voice, interrupting him.
She gave the two of them a warning look.
"You're not allowed to tell anyone what I just said. get out of class is almost over, so you two can finish your barley tea and then leave."

Lin Xiuyi noticed that Murakami-sensei's fingers were trembling slightly.

He gently touched Kogoro Mouri's arm, signaling him to stop asking questions.

After the two students left, Murakami Yui opened the drawer, inside which was a photograph turned upside down.

She took out the photo and gently ran her fingertips across its surface.

The photo shows two girls leaning close together, and the younger one is none other than Yui Murakami.

"One-san," Yui Murakami stared blankly at the photo, letting out a soft "one-san."

A tear fell silently onto the photo. She hurriedly tried to wipe it with her sleeve, but she couldn't get it clean.

In the corridor, Kogoro Mouri and Shuichi Hayashi walked back to their previous spots where they had been punished.

"Shuichi, I don't remember what Murakami-sensei said." "How old were you back then? Even if you saw or heard something, you've long forgotten it."

Just as Kogoro Mouri was about to ask further questions, the school bell rang, and he quickly pressed himself against the wall, adopting the standard punishment standing posture.

As Takeshita Matsufumi walked out of the classroom with his books, he immediately looked towards Lin Xiuyi and the other person.

Seeing them standing obediently by the wall, the academic affairs director nodded in satisfaction: "Go back now, and remember! Studying is a student's duty."

After giving a few more words of advice, Takeshita Matsufumi finally turned and left, satisfied.

"You old bastard, I should have known better than to show you any sympathy back at Murakami..."

Kogoro Mouri muttered something indignantly before following Shuichi Hayashi back to the classroom.

……

After school in the afternoon, as usual, everyone else had something to do, but Lin Xiuyi returned to the izakaya alone.

He opened the shop door and had barely sat down to rest when Kojima Genji, the hothead who had smashed the shop window earlier, rushed in, panting, and asked the Mori family to send someone to attend a meeting of residents resisting the demolition in the shopping district.

Although Lin Xiuyi runs an izakaya, the house ultimately belongs to the Mori family, so he shouldn't be involved in this matter.

But Kogoro Mouri wasn't there, and Mrs. Mouri wasn't feeling well, so he had to go on behalf of his friend.

Lin Xiuyi followed Kojima Genji all the way to the meeting place, which was the lobby of a hotel in the commercial street.

The gathering was organized by Kojima Genji's father. He knew about the Mori family's situation and, upon learning that Hayashi Shuichi was attending on behalf of a friend, Mr. Kojima asked him to find a place to sit down.

The lobby was already filled with residents of the commercial street. Lin Xiuyi had only moved here a few months ago, and most of the people didn't know her.

He was just about to find a corner to sit down when he heard a familiar cold snort. When he looked up, he saw that it was actually the school's academic affairs director, Takeshita Matsufumi.

Even if the other person is a teacher and it's outside of school, you should still go up and say hello since you've seen them.

Lin Xiuyi could only walk over dejectedly: "Teacher Takeshita."

"Why is it you?" Takeshita Matsufumi frowned. "Where's Kogoro Mouri?"

“Kogoro joined the baseball club, and he should still be at school participating in club activities right now,” Hayashi Hideichi explained.

"He participates in club activities, why don't you?" Takeshita Matsufumi sneered. "Going straight home after school and not participating in school activities will only make you more and more withdrawn. How will you get along with your colleagues when you enter society!"

Lin Xiuyi rolled her eyes inwardly, but on the surface, she wore a well-behaved expression that said, "Teacher, you're right. I'll definitely correct my mistakes when I get back..." (End of Chapter)