Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

The worry on Eri's face vanished instantly, replaced by an icy chill that seemed to freeze the air.

Lingzi opened her mouth wide and her eyes widened.

Midori Orikasa gripped the wooden sword tightly until her knuckles turned white.

Kogoro Mouri quietly took two steps back, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

Yukiko, who was hiding behind the shelves and hesitating whether to come out, was also stunned.

The person involved, Tomizawa Chikage, froze completely, her eyes wide open, staring at Lin Xiuyi's face so close to hers.

The girl's mind went blank. She even forgot to push Lin Xiuyi away. She only felt the temperature on her lips getting hotter and hotter, and her cheeks felt like they were on fire. Even the tips of her ears turned red.

Lin Xiuyi was also stunned. He could clearly feel the softness of Tomizawa Chikage's lips and the faint scent of her perfume.

He instinctively tried to get up, but his body, still weak from just waking up, felt as heavy as lead in his arms, and his body was frozen in place, unable to move.

Lin Xiuyi could only stare helplessly at Tomizawa Chikage's eyes, which were so close to his own, and feel the increasingly eerie atmosphere around him, cursing Wangcai eight hundred times in his heart.

If this stupid dog hadn't been licking him randomly just now, he wouldn't have woken up at such an inopportune time!
The air seemed to freeze at that moment, leaving only the shocked gazes of the crowd and the increasingly rapid heartbeat of Tomizawa Chikage.

A few seconds later, Tomizawa Chikage finally reacted, forcefully shoving Hayashi Xiuichi away, covering her mouth, and screaming.

"Lin Xiuyi! You bastard!"

Lin Xiuyi was pushed and rolled away, but fortunately, Orisaka Midori stepped forward in time to help him up.

Seeing Tomizawa Chikage's flushed cheeks and angry eyes, as well as the various gazes from those around her, Lin Xiu opened her mouth, wanting to explain, but found that she didn't know what to say at all.

You can't exactly say that you "accidentally" kissed Chikage Tomizawa because you were too weak, can you?
Even he himself didn't believe this.

"……Are you OK?"

Eri Kisaki reached out to help her childhood friend up, her tone filled with worry, but the icy coldness in her eyes remained undiminished.
"Qianying just said you were shocked by a thief with a stun gun. Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

"I...I'm fine, I'm just a little dizzy..."

Lin Xiuyi scratched his head awkwardly, avoiding Tomizawa Chikage's eyes.

"It was just an accident, I didn't mean to..."

"Accident?"

Tomizawa Chikage glared at him angrily.
"Isn't this too much of a coincidence? Lin Xiuyi, have you been planning to take advantage of me all along?!"

"I don't!"

Lin Xiuyi hurriedly tried to refute, but the more she explained, the more confused she became, so she could only raise her hand.
"I really didn't mean to. If you don't believe me, I swear to God!"

"Onii-chan!"

Reiko ran to her brother's side and pulled his raised arm down.
"You actually dared to swear an oath! What if it comes true?"

Lingzi's words were like a bomb, instantly making the situation even more awkward.

Lin Xiuyi wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

He hurriedly looked to Kogoro Mouri for help, but the latter had already hidden behind the shelf, pretending to study the clothing tags, and dared not look him in the eye, for fear of being drawn into this "war".

Yukiko, hiding behind the shelves, was so angry she gritted her teeth.

If she had known things would turn out this way, she should have stayed outside. It would have been better if Lin Xiuyi had kissed her than if he had kissed Fuzawa Chikage!
Just as Lin Xiuyi was so embarrassed she was about to die on the spot, a piercing police siren suddenly came from downstairs in the department store, growing clearer and clearer as it approached.

Lin Xiuyi, as if grasping at a straw, immediately said, "Inspector Megure is here! I'll hand the thief over to the police first, and we'll talk about the rest later!" After saying that, he quickly gave Kogoro Mouri a wink, signaling him to help out of the predicament.

This time, Kogoro Mouri didn't stand idly by. He knew that if things continued like this, Lin Xiuyi would definitely be "devoured alive" by the girls.

The two brothers dragged the tied-up thief leader downstairs, one on each side.

Lin Xiuyi walked away very quickly, almost fleeing in panic, not daring to look back.

After the two of them left, the atmosphere didn't ease; instead, it became even more awkward.

Tomizawa Chikage sat on the ground, touching her lips with a complicated expression.

This is her first kiss!

It was given to that bastard Lin Xiuyi so inexplicably!

It wasn't a romantic confession, nor was it an unexpected attraction; rather, it was "given" away in an extremely awkward way under the gaze of so many people. Just thinking about it makes me feel wronged and angry.

"Sister Qianying,"

Reiko leaned closer to Tomizawa Chikage and asked sourly,
"Are you still savoring that kiss from earlier?"

The little girl's words immediately drew everyone's attention to Tomizawa Chikage.

Tomizawa Chikage's cheeks flushed even redder instantly. She quickly and awkwardly lowered her hand, glaring at Reiko.
"What's there to reminisce about! That bastard Lin Xiuyi dared to take advantage of me, I'll definitely find a chance to teach him a lesson!"

Halfway through her sentence, her gaze inadvertently swept over the shelf next to her, and her eyes lit up.

Yukiko is still hiding inside! This is a perfect opportunity to divert everyone else's attention!
Chikage Tomizawa immediately pointed at the shelf and shouted, "Yukiko, why are you still inside? Come out now! Do you intend to hide until dawn?"

This sentence worked, and everyone's attention instantly shifted from Tomizawa Chikage to the back of the shelf.

"What? Yukiko-neechan is here too?"

Reiko immediately ran to the shelf, tilting her head to look inside.

"Yukiko-neechan, you're really here!"

“Yes, yes!”

Yukiko smiled awkwardly, knowing she couldn't avoid it any longer, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and come out from behind the shelf.

"Senior, you..." Midori Orikasa looked at Yukiko with a puzzled expression, "What are you doing here?"

"I……"

Yukiko opened her mouth, unsure how to explain.

You can't exactly say you sneaked into the mall to look for your lost necklace, only to run into a thief, can you? That would be too embarrassing.

To completely divert everyone's attention, Chikage Tomizawa, who was sitting on the ground, quickly recounted the events of the evening from beginning to end.

From Yukiko losing her necklace and sneaking into the mall, to encountering a fake security guard, to being chased by thieves, and finally calling for help, to Hayashi Hideichi and her coming to her rescue.

Of course, she deliberately omitted the detail that she had "secretly followed" and only said that Lin Xiuyi had asked her for help.

After listening, everyone finally understood the cause and effect.

Upon learning that everything that happened tonight was because Yukiko lost her necklace, Eri immediately scoffed, her tone dripping with undisguised sarcasm.

"You really are a clumsy fox. You even managed to lose the necklace, and caused Shuichi to be electrocuted. Now you've caused so much trouble. You're quite 'capable' indeed." (End of Chapter)