Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Upon hearing this, Wai Shouyi's hand veins bulged, and he strode straight to the cashier, rushing out of the supermarket without even taking his change.

"Alright, the person's gone." Lin Xiuyi gently nudged his still-chattering friend with his elbow, signaling him to stop.

Kogoro Mouri finally shut up, watching Moriichi's figure disappear into the supermarket entrance, and turned to Hideaki Hayashi with a puzzled look: "What exactly are you trying to do? You're suddenly saying these strange things, I almost didn't realize what you were doing."

Lin Xiuyi asked in a deep voice, "You guard your enemy's door every day. If one day you find out that your enemy is moving away, what will you do?"

"Of course, we should act immediately..." Kogoro Mouri suddenly widened his eyes halfway through his sentence, "Wait, you mean Tomomori is going to the Morofushi residence tonight... to kill someone?"

“It’s very likely,” Lin Xiu nodded, her expression grave. “Those ropes and lunch boxes… are probably preparations for long-term surveillance or kidnapping. Hearing that the Zhu Fu family is moving away, he probably won’t be able to wait any longer.”

"Then let's hurry and tell Mr. Morofushi!" Kogoro Mori said, and was about to rush out.

“Wait,” Lin Xiuyi stopped him. “If we go now, they might not believe us, and they might even think we’re making a mountain out of a molehill. Besides, if Wai Shouyi really wants to make a move, it would be more dangerous for us to alert him now.”

The two walked quickly out of the supermarket, while Fukuda Hidekazu was still waiting anxiously by the roadside, his two children sleeping soundly in his arms.

“You and Fukuda take the children back,” Lin Xiuyi said in a low voice. “I’ll stay here tonight.”

"Are you crazy?" Kogoro Mouri grabbed his friend's arm. "That guy is clearly mentally unstable!"

The night breeze ruffled Lin Xiuyi's hair, revealing a determined look in his eyes: "That's precisely why we can't let him harm the Zhufu family."

He gently pulled his hand away from Maori's.

"Don't worry, he's just an ordinary person with a mental disorder. I can handle him."

Kogoro Mouri wanted to say something, but seeing the determined look in Shuichi Hayashi's eyes, he swallowed his words.

He knew his friend's temperament; once he made a decision, he wouldn't easily change it.

Finally, Kogoro Mouri could only punch his friend's shoulder hard: "At least take this with you."

As he spoke, he pulled a folding knife from his back and shoved it into Lin Xiuyi's hand.

"Where did it come from?" Lin Xiuyi raised an eyebrow.

"I bought this at the village store before we went into the mountains, just in case we encountered danger in the forest," Kogoro Mori coughed awkwardly. "Alright, here you go!"

Lin Xiuyi put the knife into his pocket, waved his hand, and his figure quickly disappeared into the night.

Kogoro Mouri sighed, took Yamamura Misao from the bewildered Fukuda Hidekazu, glanced twice in the direction Hayashi Shuichi had left, and then walked away.

……

Under the cover of night, Lin Xiuyi arrived at the Zhufu family's house again. The lights were still on, and through the window, he could see the Zhufu couple sitting in the living room watching television.

With Wai Shouyi still not here, Lin Xiuyi could only wait and see.

But the town was small, and the neighbors knew each other very well, while he was a complete stranger from out of town.

Standing so openly outside the Morofushi family's residence is far too conspicuous.

If someone mistakes him for a thief and calls the police to arrest him, then he'll be in big trouble!

Thinking of this, Lin Xiu looked around, his gaze sweeping over the trees outside the Zhufu family's courtyard wall, finally settling on a lush beech tree.

The tree is about two stories tall, with thick branches stretching out in all directions, and dense leaves swaying gently in the night breeze, forming a natural barrier.

If they hide in the dense canopy of trees, they will be completely undetectable from the ground.

Having made up her mind, Lin Xiuyi crouched down and crossed the road, the gravel under her feet making a soft "crunching" sound that was particularly clear in the quiet night.

He arrived under the beech tree, looked up at the intertwined branches, took a deep breath, grabbed a low horizontal branch with both hands, and with a strong pull, his body leaped lightly upwards. The rough texture of the bark scratched his palms, causing a slight stinging sensation, but Lin Xiuyi paid no attention. He climbed upwards using both hands and feet, and soon found a sturdy branch to sit on.

From this angle, the entire Morofushi family estate is laid out before you.

The television in the living room was still playing the evening news, and Mr. Morofushi was reaching out to add hot water to his wife's teacup.

Lin Xiuyi hid his body behind the dense foliage, only revealing his eyes as he warily observed his surroundings.

The night wind rustled through the leaves, creating a soft "shush" sound that mingled with the croaking of frogs from the distant rice paddies, forming a unique rural nocturne.

Time passed slowly during the long wait, and it was time for the Morofu family to go to bed.

When Lin Xiuyi saw Mr. Zhu Fu turn off the TV, he helped his wife stand up and the two walked into the bedroom together.

Soon, the entire house fell silent.

As night deepened, the town drifted into a deep sleep.

Even the croaking of frogs and the chirping of insects gradually thinned out, with only the occasional bark of a dog breaking through the night sky, which was then quickly swallowed up by the deeper silence.

Lin Xiuyi felt a wave of intense weariness wash over him, his eyelids feeling as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

From setting off for the forest at dawn, to the unexpected incident in the afternoon that led to taking Morofushi Kagemitsu to the hospital, and then to the various twists and turns in the evening, he barely had a moment to catch his breath.

As soon as his nerves relaxed, drowsiness overwhelmed him like a tidal wave.

Lin Xiuyi quickly pinched her palm hard, trying to stay awake.

Just then, a very faint "thump" came from inside the Zhufu family's courtyard wall, as if someone had accidentally kicked a stone.

Lin Xiu was startled and quickly looked in the direction from which the sound came.

He saw a dark figure climb over the wall of the Zhufu family's courtyard, then quickly run to the window in the first-floor living room, gently push it open, and the window opened.

The dark figure flashed and rushed inside.

"Oh no!" Lin Xiuyi thought to himself. Wai Shouyi had indeed arrived.

He could no longer hide himself and quickly jumped down from the tree.

……

Meanwhile, inside the Morofu family home, the Morofu couple had just fallen asleep when they heard a faint "click, click" sound coming from outside their bedroom door.

That was the sound of metal scraping together; someone was trying to turn the doorknob.

Is that Jingguang?

Lady Zhufu mumbled sleepily, assuming her youngest son couldn't sleep because of knee pain.

"Is your wound uncomfortable again? Mom will open the door for you right away."

She said as she stood up.

"and many more!"

Mr. Zhu Fu grabbed his wife's wrist, his voice trembling slightly.

Lin Xiuyi's warning at dusk rang in his mind like an alarm bell, and a chill quickly spread down his spine.

He cleared his throat and asked in a deep voice towards the door, "Who's outside?" (End of Chapter)