Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 44 Conan is panicking in every sense

"What's up? Is it Hattori's call again?" Xiaolan, who had just changed her clothes at the training ground, looked at the speechless Tachibana Shizuka with a smile: "I didn't expect that your relationship with Hattori-san would progress so quickly~"

"Please, don't use such a misleading description." Tachibana Shizuka was very tired. He would rather Xiaolan use this description on herself:

"Anyway, I'm not going to be a high school detective. The last high school detective in our school is still missing."

"By the way, how difficult a case did Kudo encounter? I've never seen Hattori miss classes for as long as Kudo did."

Tachibana Shizuka is not willing to talk much about the topic of high school detectives, but he is still willing to talk to Xiaolan about a missing high school detective.

When Kudo Shinichi was mentioned, Xiaolan's face showed some worry and confusion: "I don't know, but Shinichi calls me occasionally.

The doctor also said that Shinichi is fine, but the case is too difficult to get out of."

"Forget it, let's not talk about that arrogant mystery geek anymore!" Xiaolan changed the subject smoothly, looking very interested.

"By the way, Shizue. I'm meeting my mom on Saturday. Do you want to come?"

"Ah? Me? Is this appropriate?" Tachibana Shizuka's mind skipped a beat and he was a little unresponsive.

Fortunately, Xiaolan didn't react to what Tachibana Shizuka said, and said as if it was a matter of course: "Of course it's appropriate!

My mother has seen Sonoko, so she definitely can't do it. But she hasn't seen you, Jingsi. If you come and listen to what my mother and I say, you will definitely be able to hear something, right? "

"Oh, that's indeed quite appropriate." Tachibana Shizuka nodded repeatedly in agreement, and praised Xiaolan's initiative with great certainty: "Don't worry, just leave it to me when the time comes!"

After finalizing the plan for Saturday's Overheard, Xiaolan pulled Tachibana Shizuka to start today's training.

What Tachibana Shizuka didn't notice was that when he turned around, he saw the alluring redness on the tip of the girl's ear.

How could it be possible that the gossip queen’s best friend really knows nothing?
Saturday morning.

Tachibana Shizuka followed the address given by Xiaolan to a coffee shop in Beika Town. After arriving at the place, Tachibana Shizuka did not rush in, but went to the Tanaka cake shop across the street and bought two cakes.

One chocolate flavor and one strawberry flavor.

After buying the cake, Tachibana Shizuka came to the coffee bar, ordered a latte and whispered to the cashier.

Then he handed the cake to the cashier of the coffee shop and found a corner to sit down.

Not long after Tachibana Shizuka's coffee was served, Tachibana Shizuka noticed Xiaolan's figure, and of course the indispensable little tail with a sullen face.

Xiaolan is dressed very exquisitely today, wearing a sky blue dress with a dark blue jacket, small leather shoes on her feet, and an exquisite women's handbag in her hand.

Unlike the youthful look that Shizuka Tachibana usually shows at school, today's Xiaolan is undoubtedly a fashionable girl.

Well, the Conan following behind is also very Conan-like.

Tachibana Shizuka took out his cell phone and secretly sent a text message to Xiaolan. Xiaolan, who was originally worried about Conan suddenly following her, heard the ringtone and took out her cell phone to take a look.

Then she showed a relieved expression.

As expected of Jingsi, he is so reliable!

"Hey, Conan Xiaolan has something to do later. I'll buy you two pieces of cake and then you can go home, okay?"

Cake, who cares about the cake now that Crystal has been stolen? Do you really treat him like a child?
Conan was feeling complicated, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously for a moment - because during this period of time Conan could clearly feel that something was wrong with Xiaolan.

It's just that kind of abnormal, and sometimes at home he would have a complex look in his eyes, like deep thought, contemplation, or confusion. In short, it was kind of creepy and strange.

This made Conan think that his identity was exposed, but from the look of Xiaolan, it seemed that he was not exposed.

So we can only be careful and cautious.

When Conan heard what Xiaolan said, he subconsciously looked at the cake shop opposite the coffee shop. This cake shop is very famous in Beika Town, so there will inevitably be long queues on weekends.

He made a rough estimate in his mind and thought that it would take at least twenty minutes for Xiaolan to successfully buy the cake.

Is twenty minutes enough to find out Xiaolan's date?

Conan thought it was enough.

So he put on an innocent and cute smile and said to Xiaolan: "Okay, Sister Xiaolan, I want the cake from Tanaka Cake Shop across the street!"

Conan thought Xiaolan would show an embarrassed or tangled expression, but unexpectedly Xiaolan just smiled:
"It's a deal, Conan. If you cheat, Ran-san won't like you anymore."

Something is wrong, very wrong, extremely wrong!

Conan always felt that something was wrong when he noticed Xiaolan's confident aura, but he couldn't find a clue for a while.

You can't. You can't just take out two cakes from Tanaka Cake Shop right now, right?
"Hello, could you please give me the cake that my friend left here?" Xiaolan gave Conan a bright smile, then stood up and said to the cashier.

"Okay," the cashier smiled ambiguously at Xiaolan, then bent down and took out two boxes of cakes from the cabinet and placed them on the counter.

"This is something your friend left here for you. Please confirm it."

"Thank you very much." Xiaolan thanked the cashier and took two cakes and handed them to Conan: "Here, Conan, here are the two cakes from Tanaka Cake Shop that you asked for!

Now be obedient and go home quickly~"

Conan's pupils trembled. Was he being plotted against? And was he being plotted against so completely?

Who is it, who is it?
Conan looked around in panic, because he knew very well that the two cakes were not bought by Xiaolan, otherwise the cashier would not have said that they were deposited by Xiaolan's friends.

This passive feeling made Conan feel vaguely familiar, and he had a very bad guess in his mind.

The person who left the cake, couldn't it be...
"Welcome." The waiter in the coffee shop greeted the customers who were entering the store.

Xiaolan and Conan also subconsciously looked towards the door.

"Mom~"

"orchid?"

'Mother?!'

Xiaolan's call of "Mom" immediately awakened Conan's forgotten memories, and the "tragic" experiences of his childhood appeared before his eyes one by one like a kaleidoscope.

This beautiful woman, whose face did not age at all after so many years, but became more charming, made Conan feel what it was like to be terrified for the first time in a long time.

"Ran's mother, Mr. Mori's wife, that terrifying woman who can make dark dishes that look like they came from hell?!"

Conan was very panicked and regretted a lot. Why didn't he leave immediately after getting the cake?
If he were to be caught by the woman in front of him and forced to eat the food she cooked, would he still be able to return alive?
Just when Conan was about to find an excuse to slip away, an unintentional glimpse made his pupils shrink suddenly.

(End of this chapter)