Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Harassing girls in the park at night?
Are there thugs in the store?
Lin Xiuyi turned her head and looked in the direction of the voice. The speaker was a little boy standing next to the female shop owner, wearing blue overalls and with a bowl cut.

And his gaze was actually fixed on him?

How did I become a hooligan?
Just as Lin Xiuyi was about to ask a question, she suddenly realized that the boy looked somewhat familiar. After thinking carefully, she finally remembered him.

Previously, Yukiko had a tantrum and ran out of the izakaya late at night. He chased her all the way to a nearby community park, where he met this little boy and a little girl with a ponytail.

That little girl was Officer Matsumoto's beloved daughter, Sayuri.

Lin Xiuyi recalled that the little boy had said he had taken bread and lemon tea from his family's shop for the hungry Xiaobaihe, so she casually asked,
"This is your shop?"

After asking the question, he noticed that the other customers and the female shop owner were looking at him strangely, with curiosity, doubt, and a bit of wariness.

Clearly, the little boy's words had caused a misunderstanding.

"Little brother, you said he bullied a girl in the park. Can you tell me how he did it?"

Eri Kisaki walked quickly to the boy, a forced smile on her face, but her tone was clearly oppressive.

She was eager to hear how Lin Xiuyi had "bullied the girl" again.

Lingzi also leaned closer, her little face tense: "What does that older sister look like? What's her name?"

The two women were "interrogating" the little boy, while Kogoro Mouri, with an expression that suggested he was enjoying the show, leaned over to Shuichi Hayashi, nudged his friend's arm with his elbow, and teased him in a low voice.
"I never expected this, Shuichi. You, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would actually be bullying girls in the park at night?"

The little boy was frightened by Eri and Reiko's serious attitude and quickly hid behind the female shop owner, his little hands tightly gripping his mother's apron.

"Junyan, don't talk nonsense!" The female shopkeeper frowned and gently scolded the boy, "You can't just falsely accuse others."

"I really didn't lie!"

The little boy named Junyan pouted, looking aggrieved, and peeked out from behind the female shopkeeper, explaining in a low voice...

"When I met this older brother in the park that time, there was an older sister next to him who was crying. Her eyes were red and she kept shedding tears."

"This older brother ignored the older sister's resistance and forcibly hugged her, and then..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiu quickly coughed twice, interrupting the little boy.
"Little brother, didn't the police officers at the police station already explain things to you clearly about what happened last time?"

"I was comforting that older sister, not bullying her! How could I possibly be a bad person?"

“I know you’re not a bad person, the police officer told me that,” Junyan replied softly. “But Xiaobaihe later told me that even if you’re not a bad person, you’re definitely not a good person!”

"A good person wouldn't be hugging and cuddling a crying girl in a park at night!"

Lin Xiu was speechless for a moment. He couldn't very well explain to a little kid that "hugging is normal when comforting someone," especially to a pretty girl.

"Onii-chan, explain yourself! What exactly happened?"

Lingzi bit her lip, her small hands gripping Lin Xiuyi's arm tightly, and angrily pressed for an answer.
"Who were you hugging and cuddling with?"

The little girl's eyes were full of vigilance, clearly showing that she was particularly concerned about her brother being intimate with other girls.

Eri Kisaki, standing to the side, had a cold expression, crossed her arms, and snorted.
"Why did you interrupt him just now? You must be hiding something! After you hugged that girl, what did you do to her? Why didn't you let him continue?"

Caught between these two forces, one large and one small, Lin Xiuyi felt utterly overwhelmed.
"Don't let your imaginations run wild! That girl is Yukiko!"

"You were there that night too. It was after Yukiko went to the film set to shoot a movie. One night, she put on a magic mirror, changed her clothes, and pretended to be a customer at the izakaya..." After his reminder, Eri and Reiko also remembered that such a thing had indeed happened.

"But when you came back that night, you only said you wanted to comfort her,"

Eri's expression remained unchanged, and her tone was clearly angry.

"I never said anything about hugging or embracing her!"

"That's it!"

Lingzi chimed in from the side, nodding her little head like a rattle drum.

The two, one big and one small, usually fight tooth and nail for Lin Xiuyi's attention, but when it comes to "Lin Xiuyi's intimate contact with other women," they can always instantly unite and "condemn" him.

Lin Xiuyi was speechless, unsure how to explain.

Kogoro Mouri, standing to the side, was already laughing so hard he was doubled over.
"Shuichi, I never thought you'd end up like this..."

This guy just watched the whole thing, adding fuel to the fire from time to time – typical behavior of a bad friend.

Lin Xiuyi glared at him, then put on a smile and looked at Eri and Reiko.
"Yukiko was crying so hard at the time, I couldn't help myself and..."

"There are plenty of girls who cry every day. Do you have to hug and comfort them every single one of them?"

Eri Kisaki ignored his explanation, snorted coldly, and turned to walk out of the pastry shop.

"Exactly! So many girls cry every day, you can't possibly hug them all!"

Reiko mimicked her with a snort, put her hands on her hips, and tried to follow Eri away, pretending to be angry and not wanting to talk to her.

But as she reached the store entrance, she suddenly stopped, her little head turning back uncontrollably, staring longingly at the plate of strawberry cake in the glass display case.

The pinkish-white cream was piled high with bright red strawberries and sprinkled with a layer of sparkling icing sugar. It looked so sweet that it made her mouth water.

The little girl is going through the teething stage, and her teeth are both sore and sensitive. To prevent her from getting cavities, the couple is very strict about her sweets. They rarely let her eat candy, let alone such a big piece of strawberry cake.

Lin Xiuyi had promised to buy her the cake when she returned from the United States, and she had been looking forward to it for several days. Now that the cake was right in front of her, if she left because she was angry, she definitely wouldn't be able to eat it.

Lingzi stood at the doorway, one foot outside and one foot inside, her little face full of confusion.

I want to stick to my "angry" stance, but I can't bear to give up the strawberry cake I've been longing for.

She secretly glanced at Lin Xiuyi and saw that he was looking at her. She quickly put on a stern face, but her eyes still couldn't help but dart towards the cake.

His contradictory expression made the female shop owner laugh.

Seeing her sister's conflicted expression, Lin Xiuyi quickly went to the counter and said, "I want the largest strawberry cake."

"Hmph! Even if you buy me a cake, I still won't forgive you..."

Lingzi stiffened her neck, trying her best to appear tough.

But as her gaze fell upon the fragrant strawberry cake the shop owner handed her, her voice grew softer and softer until it was barely audible, almost inaudible even to herself… (End of Chapter)