Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Lin Xiu turned around and saw that Kogoro Mouri had also followed with a relieved expression, his forehead even covered with a little bit of sweat from the tension of the game.

"What, Kogoro, you didn't also run into trouble and find an excuse to run away, did you?"

Looking at his friend's embarrassed appearance, which reflected his own plight, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but chuckle and ask a question.

"Oh, don't mention it!"

Kogoro Mouri, with a pained expression, began to pour out his grievances.
"The loser has to carry the luggage for the other three. You have no idea, the three of them actually conspired against me. Even Liuli didn't stand by my side. It's just too unfair!"

Seeing Kogoro Mouri's aggrieved look, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder.

"Alright, stop complaining. Since we're already out here, why not take a stroll around the train carriage? It's better than going back and being 'bullied' by them again."

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately nodded in agreement: "Let's go ahead and take a look. Maybe we can find a few beautiful women."

So the two unfortunate brothers went to the restroom first, and then, thinking they could "spend as much time as they could," they slowly strolled around the carriage.

The train carriages are spacious and bright, and the scenery rushing by can be clearly seen through the windows on both sides.

Inside the carriage, the air conditioning was at a comfortable temperature, and most passengers were either resting with their eyes closed or talking quietly, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

"Speaking of it,"

Kogoro Mouri nudged his friend beside him with his elbow, a knowing smile—a smile tinged with envy and teasing—on his face.
"The lady Shizuka Ikenami who invited us to Osaka is really beautiful and has a great temperament. She looks like a young lady from a wealthy family."

He paused, lowered his voice, and spoke with a hint of warning.
"Shuichi, you better keep your composure, don't fall for pretty girls and do something to betray Eri."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiuyi was speechless and retorted irritably, "What are you thinking about all day? Miss Chi Bo and I are just ordinary friends... we're not even close, so what's with the 'sorry'?"

Would an ordinary friend go to the trouble of inviting you to travel all this way and then enthusiastically ask everyone to stay at her house?

Kogoro Mouri pursed his lips, giving him a "you're kidding me" look.

"I think that young lady definitely has some special feelings for you. You rascal, I'm so envious!"

Just as Lin Xiuyi was about to retort, a loud "slap!" rang out from a seat not far in front of them!
Immediately following was a young woman's sharp and angry shout, her voice trembling with tears: "You scoundrel! What are you doing!"

Lin Xiuyi and Mouri Kogoro immediately looked in the direction of the sound. There, on the row of seats, stood a young woman in her twenties wearing a business suit, her face full of anger, and one of her hands was trembling slightly.

Sitting opposite her was a man wearing an ordinary jacket and glasses, who looked somewhat refined.

He was currently covering his left cheek, which had instantly swelled up, his face filled with disbelief, shock, and humiliation.
"Are you crazy?! You're hitting people for no reason?!"

"You just touched my leg! And you dare to deny it!"

The woman was trembling with anger and pointed her finger at the man's nose, accusing him.

"I didn't! I was looking out the window the whole time, who touched you! This is slander!"

The man was also furious, his voice trembled with excitement, and the veins on his neck bulged.

……

The woman insisted that the man had secretly touched her thigh when she wasn't looking.

The man swore that he had never done anything so lewd and that the other party was framing him. Their argument grew increasingly loud and intense, quickly attracting the attention of all the passengers in the carriage.

Almost everyone's eyes were focused on them, with curiosity, scrutiny, disgust, sympathy... all sorts of gazes fell on the man and woman.

Whispers began to fill the carriage.

"He looks all respectable, but I never expected him to be a pervert..."

"There are too many people like this now, so you have to be especially careful on public transportation."

"That girl is so pitiful, having to go through something like this..."

In the absence of evidence, public opinion almost unanimously tipped in favor of the woman who appeared to be the "victim."

People whispered and pointed, their gazes towards the man filled with disdain and contempt.

Seeing the gazes of those around him like needles piercing his body, and hearing those whispers that seemed to confirm his guilt as a "pervert," the man, under extreme shame and indignation and the pressure of being unable to defend himself, completely lost control of his emotions!

He suddenly stood up, raised his other hand high, and made as if to slap the woman's face!
"You bastard! I'll teach you to slander me!"

However, this was quite different from the situation when the woman slapped him earlier, when most of the surrounding passengers simply watched or remained indifferent.

At that moment, seeing the man about to hit the woman, the sense of "justice" in the carriage was instantly ignited!
In the blink of an eye, two burly men sitting nearby immediately stood up, one on each side, and quickly grabbed the man who was about to strike from behind, firmly controlling his movements.

On the other side, several male and female passengers immediately stood in front of the woman, forming a human wall to protect her behind them.

"Hmph! A pervert who dares to hit someone? How could a girl risk her innocence to slander someone!"

A slightly plump middle-aged woman stood at the front, hands on her hips, glaring angrily at the restrained man.

"When the train arrives at the next station, we'll take you to the station's police station! Let the police teach you a lesson!"

"Yes! Take him to the police station!"

"We cannot let this social scum get away with it!"

The surrounding crowd was outraged and voiced their agreement.

"I...I didn't! I really didn't take advantage of her! She's slandering me! Let me go!"

The man, who was being tightly embraced, struggled in vain, his face turning red.

But amidst the uproar, his explanations seemed so weak and unconvincing that no one believed him.

Everyone assumed that he was enraged after his scheme was exposed.

Just then, the man called "pervert" suddenly burst out with strength and broke free from the restraints of the two men behind him!

He was clearly overwhelmed by the insurmountable situation before him and the fear of being taken to the police station. Only one thought remained in his mind: run!
The man suddenly turned around, not caring about the direction, and stumbled along the aisle like a headless fly, trying to escape this place of trouble.

The direction he fled in happened to be where Hayashi Shuichi and Mori Kogoro were watching the commotion. (End of Chapter)