Conan's Exorcist Detective

Chapter 167 Xiaolan hides in the closet

Ran Mao Li tore off her karate training suit, revealing a sports top and shorts underneath. Apart from her sexy legs with graceful lines under her denim shorts, nothing strange was exposed.

Haruhiko suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He quickly stopped adjusting his belt, but it looked a little strange that his hand stayed near his lower abdomen.

"Huh? What's wrong with you?" Xiaolan looked at Haruhiko's hand in confusion, as if thinking about something.

"It's okay, it's okay." Haruhiko quickly waved his hands.

"Oh, I see." Xiaolan suddenly realized, "You must be hungry, right?"

Haruhiko quickly cooperated and rubbed his stomach: "Ah, yes, yes... I am indeed a little hungry."

Xiaolan: "Then after I finish cleaning the room, I'll make you some curry beef."

"Wait a minute." Haruhiko was stunned for a moment, "You came here just to help me clean the room?"

Xiaolan nodded and said, "Yes, if a room is not cleaned for a long time, it will breed a lot of bacteria. It is easy to get sick if you live in such an environment."

"Then you don't have to come all this way..."

"Didn't we agree on this before?" Xiaolan interrupted Haruhiko. "When you helped me disarm the booby trap, didn't I agree to cook you a few meals as compensation? As for cleaning the room, just consider it a complimentary service."

There seemed to be no other emotions mixed in Xiaolan's innocent smile.

But in fact, her heart was far from as calm as she appeared.

The main reason why Xiaolan was so anxious to help Haruhiko clean the room and even lied to Kogoro Mouri about it was that she wanted to repay the favor in this way as soon as possible.

Although she knew that just helping to cook a few meals and clean the room was not enough to repay Haruhiko for risking his life to help her defuse the bomb.

But if nothing is done, Xiaolan will feel uneasy.

Because, ever since that incident, she has never dreamed of Kudo Shinichi again.

Xiaolan felt that this was a dangerous signal.

She felt she had to do something to put herself at ease.

"Okay then, I'll help you clean." Haruhiko also squatted down and prepared to help clean.

"No need, just leave it to me." Xiaolan said.

The two were just being polite when the door downstairs was pushed open and Maori Kogoro shouted in a loud voice: "Kousaka kid, did Xiaolan come to you?"

"Oh no! Why is Dad here? This is trouble." Xiaolan stood up in panic and wanted to open the second-floor window to run out.

But after being invaded by unknown persons last time, Haruhiko replaced the windows with fully enclosed glass windows, and he could no longer jump out from the second floor like he did before when he chased Amuro Toru.

At this time, Kogoro Mouri had already walked up the stairs.

Xiaolan grabbed Haruhiko's clothes, feeling a bit overwhelmed: "What should I do?"

"If you don't want to be discovered, just hide first," Haruhiko suggested.

Xiaolan thought about it and felt that if she was discovered now, it would be difficult to explain it to her father, and it would not be so easy for her to figure it out later.

But she hasn't cooked for Haruhiko yet. If she doesn't repay this favor, she doesn't know when the strange dream will disappear.

Thinking of this, Xiaolan gritted her teeth, picked up the backpack and karate training clothes she brought, and went into Haruhiko's bedroom.

The bedroom is not big. There is a double bed with neatly folded bedding. There is a large wooden wardrobe against the wall and a few empty cans on the bedside table.

Xiaolan looked around and it seemed that she couldn't hide on the bed. The space under the bed was too small to get in. Finally, she could only set her eyes on the wardrobe in the bedroom.

She walked over, opened the closet door, and hid inside.

At the same time, Maori Kogoro also went up to the second floor: "Did Xiaolan come to you?"

Haruhiko: "Huh? Didn't she say she was going to school?"

"That girl was so flustered that she forgot to take her phone. I chased her out and asked her, only to find out that she was heading towards your house." Maori Kogoro looked at Haruhiko with a scrutinizing look, "Where did you hide Xiaolan?"

Haruhiko remained calm and said, "Uncle, you should know that my house is the only way for her to go to school, right? There's nothing strange about that."

"Really not coming?"

Haruhiko spread his hands and said, "If you don't believe me, find it yourself."

Kogoro Mouri looked around on the second floor but couldn't find anyone, and was becoming suspicious.

There was a noise from the door on the first floor.

Kogoro Mouri subconsciously thought that it was Xiaolan who was hiding on the first floor and wanted to sneak out, so he quickly ran downstairs.

When I went downstairs, I saw that it was Suzuki Sonoko who pushed the door and walked in.

Suzuki Sonoko was also surprised when she saw Maori Kogoro: "Eh? Uncle, why are you here too?"

"I'm here to find Xiaolan." Kogoro Mouri said impatiently.

"Is Xiaolan here too?" Sonoko looked a little strange.

Haruhiko interrupted, "No, uncle got the wrong person."

"Damn it, kid. If I find you, I will never let you go." Kogoro Mouri started searching on the first floor again.

Haruhiko leaned over and asked Sonoko, "Why are you here?"

Suzuki Sonoko: "I thought you hadn't been home for a long time, and your room must be very dirty, so I wanted to come and help you clean it."

Sonoko's little face was full of "Praise me quickly", and her big eyes were blinking as she looked straight at Haruhiko.

Taking advantage of Maori Kogoro's inattention, Haruhiko pinched Sonoko's thin chin, lowered his head and pecked her soft lips lightly: "Thank you for your concern, Miss."

Yuanzi ran upstairs in embarrassment and panic.

Kogoro Mouri looked around but couldn't find Ran Mouri, so he left angrily.

Haruhiko confirmed that he was heading towards the school, so he quickly returned to the second floor, intending to remind Ran Mouri to go back quickly or go to school so as not to expose the matter.

But when I went upstairs, I saw that Sonoko was already preparing cleaning tools, and Xiaolan didn't seem to have come out of the closet.

Haruhiko was confused, could it be that he didn't hear the sound downstairs?
He walked into the bedroom and gently opened the wardrobe door, and found Mao Lilan hiding in the corner, holding the large backpack tightly in her arms, and the karate training clothes were also stuffed under her feet.

Just as he was about to speak, Xiaolan reached out and covered his mouth.

Xiaolan's soft little hands were a little flustered, and she whispered, "Don't tell Yuanzi that I'm here. She'll misunderstand my situation."

Haruhiko blinked to show that he understood.

Only then did Xiaolan withdrew her hand.

"Haruhiko, what are you doing? Are you tidying up your clothes?" Sonoko walked in wearing slippers.

Haruhiko quickly closed the door and leaned against the wardrobe.

"Ah, the wardrobe has been tidied. Let's go outside to clean up. Since you are here to help me clean, you can't be lazy." He planned to go out to clean the garden first.

"That's no problem, but..." Sonoko smiled and pointed at the white karate training suit that appeared from the gap in the closet, "Can you explain this to me first?"

Haruhiko looked down and thought, "Oh no!"

I closed the door in such a hurry just now that a corner of Xiaolan's karate training uniform was exposed.

"Uh...this..." Haruhiko stammered, not knowing how to explain.

Sonoko gritted her teeth and said, "You bastard, you really have improper thoughts about Xiaolan, and you even secretly hid the karate training clothes!!"

"I didn't!" Haruhiko retorted.

"Then explain it clearly." Yuanzi did not show any weakness.

Haruhiko's mind raced, and he thought this was a possible explanation, so he admitted to having a collection of karate training uniforms.

He just said that he wanted to see how Yuanzi would look in this dress and thought it would look very beautiful, so he bought it specially.

"Then let me put it on and show you?" Suzuki Sonoko was still a little skeptical and asked tentatively.

She didn't even consider the option that Xiaolan was hiding in the closet. In Sonoko's opinion, that was simply impossible.

How could it be possible that Xiaolan, who is so infatuated with Kudo Shinichi, hide secretly in Haruhiko's closet?
Haruhiko shook his head: "Let's do it another day. Let's clean the room quickly today."

Yuanzi looked suspicious: "Why are you so honest today? This is very suspicious."

"Really?" Haruhiko felt a little guilty.

Yuanzi pushed him against the closet door and gave him a wall-bang.

Ran Mao Li was startled in the closet and almost screamed.

"Actually... if you like Xiaolan, it's not impossible." Sonoko whispered in his ear.

"Stop it, what are you going to do?" Haruhiko smiled unnaturally.

"What if I say, together?" Sonoko slid her fingertips across Haruhiko's lips and chuckled.

Hearing this bold proposal, Haruhiko felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest, but he still said seriously: "Stop it, I have something else to do later. Hurry up and pack up, I'm going out."

"Tsk, I'll let you go for now." Although Sonoko was confused, she still let go of his hand.

Haruhiko quickly pulled Sonoko away from the dangerous bedroom.

Xiaolan listened to the sound of the two people leaving, and she seemed to collapse, her body limp in the closet.

It was then that she realized that the closet was filled with Haruhiko's scent. The familiar smell made her dizzy and reminded her of the time when Haruhiko stood in front of her without hesitation in the Suzuki Building.

Ever since that incident, Xiaolan has had a strange dependence on the smell of Haruhiko, and then there was Sonoko's bold words just now.

Together?
Xiaolan was in a daze and didn't realize that she had picked up one of Haruhiko's clothes. At the same time, she put her delicate nose close to it and inhaled the smell that gave her a sense of security.

At the same time, I felt a strong sense of guilt rising in my heart. …

After cleaning the room with Sonoko, Haruhiko found an excuse to send her away.

After returning to the second floor and opening the wardrobe door, I found that Xiaolan was in a strange condition.

For some reason, her clothes were a little messy, her legs were curled up together, her little feet wrapped in white socks were pressed against the wall of the closet, her cheeks were abnormally flushed, and even the cute horns on her head were limp.

This attractive look made him unable to resist giving it a gentle pinch——

The cute horns on Xiaolan's head.

Ran Mao Li was startled and woke up immediately. Thinking of the shocking action she had just done, her cheeks turned red.

"I, I'll go back first. I'll come to help you cook another day." Xiaolan rushed out of the closet in a panic, and the cute horns on her head just hit Xiao Qingyan.

The accidental encounter with Yanyi made Xiaolan even more ashamed and angry, and she left Haruhiko's house without looking back.

...

The next day, early in the morning.

Perhaps because he hadn't slept at home for a long time, Haruhiko slept particularly soundly this time, and therefore woke up later than usual.

Breakfast can only be solved on the way.

He remembered that there seemed to be a small convenience store on the way to school that sold breakfast items such as bento.

After leaving the office, he trotted all the way to the door of the convenience store.

"Boss, give me a piece of bread and a can of ice cola." Haruhiko handed the boss two banknotes.

Haruhiko likes to drink Coke, and it must be iced.

After taking the money, the kind-looking uncle handed the bread to Haruhiko first, then turned around and went to get a Coke from the refrigerator.

While waiting, Haruhiko suddenly saw a familiar figure walking towards him from a distance.

The girl was wearing a school suit, with fair and delicate thighs between her stockings and pleated skirt. Her long, soft black hair fluttered in the wind, and the horns on her head added a touch of cuteness to her temperament.

At this time, a gust of wind blew, rolling up a few cherry blossoms.

The girl's skirt was also gently blown up. She held down the skirt with her hands, but still exposed a lot of her white thighs that were covered by the pleated skirt, attracting the attention of people around her.

This girl, who seemed to have walked out of a comic book, attracted a lot of attention along the way. Several junior students were eager to strike up a conversation with her, but after learning that she was the leader of the karate club, they all gave up the idea.

"Good morning, Xiaolan." Haruhiko waved.

Unexpectedly, when Xiaolan saw him, she seemed to have seen some terrifying monster. She ran away with a stern face without saying a word.

Haruhiko felt a little surprised, thinking that she had taken the initiative to come to his house to help him clean yesterday, so why did she suddenly ignore him after waking up?

Haruhiko thought for a moment and said, "Boss, give me another can of Coke."

"okay."

...

Xiaolan quickened her pace and walked forward. She didn't want to talk to Haruhiko for the time being.

Part of the reason was that she was a little bothered by what happened at Haruhiko's house yesterday. She still didn't understand why she could do such a shameful thing.

And more importantly, the reason is -

Last night, Xiaolan had that strange dream again, but this time Kudo Shinichi finally appeared in the dream, but the way he appeared was a little strange.

This time the dream scene was no longer in front of the familiar glass window, but inside the closet of Haruhiko's house.

Xiaolan dreamed that she and Haruhiko were hiding in a closet. She was wearing a karate training suit, which was completely empty inside.

From outside the closet, Kudo Shinichi's voice kept calling her, and through the crack in the door, she could see the anxious expression on his face.

Inside the closet, Haruhiko hugged her, his hands seemingly possessing magical powers roaming freely under her karate training uniform.

This strong stimulation was really hard for Xiaolan to accept.

The result was that when Xiaolan woke up in the morning, she found that if she didn't change her clothes and take a shower, she probably wouldn't be able to go out.

So Xiaolan had to take a bath, wash clothes, and cook for Mouri Kogoro, so she went out so late.

Unexpectedly, she saw the bad guy who bullied her in her dream yesterday on the way.

She instinctively recalled the scene in the closet last night. At the end of the dream, the guy actually spread her legs... facing the crack of the door...

How abominable! !
The Kousaka-kun in the dream is simply the incarnation of the devil.

Although she knew that this matter had nothing to do with Haruhiko in reality, Xiaolan still made up her mind to at least wait until the memory of the dream faded before contacting him.

Just as she was thinking about it, Xiaolan suddenly felt a cold touch on her cheek.

She was startled and turned around to see that it was Haruhiko who had caught up with her, holding a can of ice cola in his hand.

"This is for you." Haruhiko smiled and handed her the Coke.

Ran Mouri looked a little dazed. This familiar scene made her unable to distinguish between dreams and reality. The figures of Shinichi Kudo and Haruhiko Kousaka overlapped again.

She took the Coke and held it in her hand, lost in thought.

"What's wrong with you? Did you have a nightmare? You don't seem to be in a good mental state." Haruhiko asked worriedly.

"No, no, I slept very well last night and didn't dream at all." Xiaolan explained in a panic.

"That's it."

The two fell into silence again.

At this moment, a voice that sounded like a narration sounded behind the two of them:

"On an ordinary morning, a girl met the most important man in her life. However, the naive girl didn't know that this can of iced Coke would be the key to unlocking this love."

Xiaolan suddenly woke up from her fantasy. She looked at the person who suddenly narrated: "Son, Son? Please stop scaring me. What is the most important man?!"

Haruhiko also looked at the funny Miss Sonoko with a helpless look on his face.

Yuanzi adjusted the pink headband on her forehead and said with a smile: "Just kidding, I saw you two looking at each other affectionately, it was very similar to the moment when the hero and heroine meet in a romance movie."

"What are you talking about, Yuanzi? If you continue like this, I will be angry." Xiaolan complained.

"I'm just kidding, why are you so serious?" Sonoko took Ran Maori's arm and said, "Let's go, it will be too late soon."

The three of them walked towards Teitan High School together.

On the way to school, Sonoko deliberately fell behind Xiaolan. She gently lifted the hair by her ear with her fingertips and winked at Haruhiko.

Haruhiko immediately understood and imitated what he had done to Mouri Ran just now, pressing the Coke bottle against her fair face.

Yuanzi's eyes suddenly narrowed into crescent shapes, and she showed a satisfied smile, like a cat being patted on the head by its owner.

When they were still some distance away from the school gate, Sonoko and Xiaolan stopped at the same time.

Haruhiko had good eyesight and saw from a distance that the discipline committee members were checking skirt sizes at the school gate. Leading the group was a short-haired senior student with a dashing demeanor who looked a bit like Sato Miwako. Of course, it was Sato Miwako in front of the criminal.

"It's Tsukamoto-senpai! It would be terrible if she found out." Sonoko pulled Haruhiko's sleeve, "Help me block it."

"Blocking what?" Haruhiko looked confused, but he soon knew what Sonoko was going to do.

Sonoko was using the wall and Haruhiko's body as a cover while adjusting the position of her skirt.

"Does Miss Sonoko still need to do this kind of thing?" Haruhiko smiled.

"Why not? You don't know how bold the girls in the lower grades are now. I have to stay competitive too." Sonoko had already adjusted the position of her skirt, and it indeed looked less eye-catching than before.

"By the way, Xiaolan, I'll lend you Haruhiko as well." After adjusting her skirt, Sonoko pushed Haruhiko towards Xiaolan with a smile.

Xiaolan was startled: "I, I, I don't want it, Yuanzi, come here and help me block it."

Mao Lilan pulled the garden over to use as a cover and quickly adjusted the position of her skirt.

Seeing Haruhiko's surprised look, Xiaolan puffed out her chest a little guiltily: "I have to stay competitive too."

Then the group walked towards the school gate.

As expected, the adjusted skirt did not cause any trouble for the discipline committee member and passed the inspection smoothly.

But just a few steps into the school gate.

"You're finally here, Kousaka-kun." A sweet voice sounded from behind.

Haruhiko looked back.

He noticed a girl who looked both familiar and unfamiliar rushing towards him.

The girl wore big black-framed glasses and had thick pigtails that fell down her shoulders to her chest. The size of her chest muscles wrapped in her suit and school uniform was astonishing.

It’s Mai Miyano-san. Haruhiko remembered her name.

At the same time, Mai-san dribbled the ball and bumped into Haruhiko, knocking him to the ground.

Haruhiko felt his breathing stop for a moment.

"Hurry up and get up, I can't breathe." He pushed the other person's shoulders hard...

Well, although it's a bit elastic, it should be the shoulder, right?
At this time, Tsukamoto Kazumi finally reacted. She ran over and yelled, "You two, how dare you do this in public? Separate me now!!!"

Suzuki Sonoko beside her gently tugged at Xiaolan's sleeve and asked in a low voice:
"Lan, is there a karate move that can kill with one strike?"

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