Conan's Exorcist Detective

Chapter 174 Xiaolan: Haruhiko, it's very dirty there...

Conan walked into the Mouri Detective Agency with his schoolbag on his back.

Just opened the door to the second floor.

He was choked by the smoky air in the room.

Conan quickly ran to the window and stood on tiptoe to push it open.

The evening breeze was already a little chilly, just right for dispelling the smell in the house.

Conan took a breath of fresh air before turning his gaze to Kogoro Mouri's desk.

There were several empty beer cans on the table, and the ashtray was full of cigarette butts. In the end, there was no more space and some people even put out their cigarettes directly in empty cans.

If Kogoro Mouri is not in the office at this time, there is a high probability that he is playing marbles.

Really, I don’t know how to take on more cases.

No ambition at all.

If he hadn't helped solve the case and raised Mouri Kogoro's fame, the family's finances would have been in dire straits long ago, right?
What an unreliable uncle! He doesn't even bother to save Xiaolan some trouble.

Thinking of Xiaolan, Conan also felt a slight dissatisfaction in his heart.

He hasn't eaten Xiaolan's cooking for several days in a row. Xiaolan always trains until very late recently.

If he hadn't seen Haruhiko Kousaka eating with Professor Agasa at his house several times, he would have suspected that Xiaolan was secretly dating that guy Kousaka.

But that’s fine too.

At least I can make phone calls without worrying about being discovered.

Conan sat in Kogoro Mouri's office chair and dialed a number.

"Hello? Hattori, how is the investigation going?" Conan said.

Hattori Heiji on the other end of the phone lowered his voice and said, "I've found the bar that might be selling energy candy. Many people walked in and walked out with satisfied expressions, as if they were fully recharged."

"It seems that's one of the sales points," Conan speculated.

Hattori Heiji: "Yes, but I'm not sure if this matter is related to the Black Organization."

"It's definitely related!" Conan said loudly.

The reason why Conan was so sure was that he had seen Gin again not long ago.

The scene seemed familiar, similar to the time when he was forced to drink aptx-4869. Gin and Vodka were trading with others in a remote place, but this time the items being traded were that kind of "energy candy".

Gin didn't take the child seriously, so Conan followed him secretly without being discovered.

However, because the incident happened suddenly, he did not find an opportunity to call the police or arrest the other party.

I could only watch Gin and Vodka leave.

Conan heard from Haruhiko Kousaka that the organization's new plan was "Flapping Butterfly", and he immediately thought that this operation was very likely related to this drug.

So an investigation was launched.

But Conan did not tell this to Kousaka Haruhiko and Haibara Ai, and only told Hattori Heiji that he guessed it was related to the Black Organization.

Conan wants to solve this matter alone.

The strongest high school detective or something like that, only Kudo Shinichi is enough.

"Are you free now? Do you want to come over?" asked Hattori Heiji.

Conan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll be there soon, but I think it might not be that easy to get in. You can come out and pick me up when the time comes."

After the two made an agreement.

Conan put his schoolbag away and wrote a note to Xiaolan, telling her that he was going to Dr. Agasa's house for dinner.

Then he hurried out of the office.

As soon as he left the Mouri Detective Agency, Conan saw a couple in high school uniforms walking towards him arm in arm.

Conan was startled.

He thought it was Xiaolan and Haruhiko Kousaka, but when he got closer he found that they only looked a little bit similar.

It was a false alarm, but Conan was still worried.

Because if he can't find a way to get rid of the Black Organization and change back to his original body as soon as possible, the distance between him and Xiaolan will become wider and wider.

Xiaolan is really something. She clearly said she would wait for me, but it seems like she was bewitched by someone again not long after.

Women's hearts are really fickle.

But as long as I can recover my original body, everything will be solved, right?
As for how to ensure that Xiaolan will not betray him during this period of time?

There doesn't seem to be any good solution.

Conan pushed his glasses and said, "If that guy Kousaka does anything excessive again, don't blame me for taking action against Haibara."

Conan thought maliciously in his heart.

However, when the image of Haibara Ai holding the chemical agent coldly appeared in his mind, Conan couldn't help but shudder.

Let’s find a way to investigate the clues first.

Ran and Haruhiko Kousaka probably aren't at the point where they would do anything excessive.

At most, I just have a little liking for her.

...

Haruhiko Kousaka held the training protective gear in his hand and looked at Ran Mouri who was sitting on the floor of the kendo hall with her face buried in her helmet.

She has been in this position for more than a minute.

If it weren't for the graceful curve of her chest rising and falling with her breathing, Haruhiko would have thought she had fainted from the suffocation.

But wouldn't breathing with this amplitude result in inhaling more air?
Haruhiko knew the smell in the helmet very well. It was summer, and he sweated a lot during training. Although he cleaned it regularly, the smell was still very pungent.

It takes him a while to get used to it every time he puts it on.

Is it really okay for Xiaolan to do this?

Haruhiko looked at the girl in front of him with some concern.

To be honest, besides confusion and worry, he also felt a strange feeling that was hard to explain.

In his impression, Xiaolan has always been a very sensible and well-behaved girl, gentle and kind, and good at doing housework.

She is simply the template of the perfect wife in most people's minds.

And now, this pure and innocent angel actually took the initiative to do such a contrasting behavior.

If someone else saw this situation.

Besides being confused and puzzled, you probably feel regretful, right?
It's like a perfect object being contaminated and assimilated by evil, which is a pity.

Perhaps some people will maliciously feel the pleasure of destroying beautiful things, thinking, "If that's the case, then let's just degenerate."

But Qingyan's feelings are different from others.

Because the source of pollution chosen by Xiaolan is Haruhiko, in other words, Haruhiko is now standing in the yellow-haired position, and he was forced to stand in the yellow-haired position by the heroine.

The feeling of conquest that came from being able to leave one's own scent on the pure and flawless girl made Haruhiko secretly happy.

As he was thinking about it, he noticed that Xiaolan's shoulders began to tremble irregularly.

The girl's sobbing could be faintly heard through the helmet.

Haruhiko walked over and sat cross-legged opposite her.

"Can you tell me about it?" Haruhiko tried his best to make his voice gentle so as not to irritate the other person.

Ran Mao Li hesitated several times before lifting her face from the helmet.

What appeared before Haruhiko was a pretty face covered in tear marks.

"Am I weird for doing this?" Xiaolan choked, her pupils filled with shame, anger and despair.

Haruhiko shook his head: "I think you might be under too much pressure."

"Maybe I'm just that kind of woman. I can't do anything well, and I have this weird hobby... It's normal for someone like me not to be liked by others." Xiaolan looked at the helmet in her hand with a low voice.

Haruhiko noticed that the light in her eyes was fading at a noticeable rate. If he allowed her to continue like this, it could lead to irreversible consequences.

Haruhiko knows that although Xiaolan is usually cheerful, she is actually a very insecure person because her parents divorced very early.

Some even have a people-pleasing personality.

And no matter how good she is at housework, she is still an adolescent girl who has just reached adulthood.

Being caught doing something like this secretly is not much different from being caught secretly defending yourself.

Haruhiko was very worried that Xiaolan would remain silent.

We may never see the kind and cheerful Mao Li Ran again.

When he thought of this, Haruhiko felt a strong desire to protect him.

She has suffered too much, whether it is being forced to take care of the entire family or the endless waiting for Kudo Shinichi.

For a girl who should be enjoying her youth at the best time of her life, this is too cruel.

"Actually, you don't have to take it to heart. I actually had this impulse too. I heard that the boys in the kendo club also have this tendency in private. Maybe it's because the pressure of training is too great." Haruhiko said as he picked up the kendo helmet that Xiaolan had thrown aside, and imitated her by putting his face in it and taking a deep breath.

Surprisingly, there wasn't much sweat smell in the helmet.

Maybe it’s because Xiaolan hasn’t used a helmet for a long time, or maybe it’s because girls’ sweat smells lighter than boys’.

Haruhiko only smelled a faint fragrance, not perfume, but the unique scent of high school girls.

To be honest, it smells pretty good.

In order to prove the truth of his words to Mao Lilan, he took a few more puffs.

Xiaolan snatched the helmet from his hand and looked at him with a complicated expression for a long time without saying anything.

After a while, Xiaolan opened her cherry lips and said, "Kousaka-kun...you are such a gentle person."

"Eh? Why do you say that?"

"Okay, I already feel your kindness. You can't tell this secret to anyone. This is a secret between the two of us." Xiaolan playfully put her slender fingers to her lips, blinked and smiled.

Haruhiko looked at Xiaolan's bright smile, but he couldn't feel happy.

Because he keenly felt that although Xiaolan's expression was bright, her eyes had not regained their former vitality.

She was just pretending to be like this because she was afraid that Haruhiko would worry about her.

Xiaolan patted the helmet in her hand and said, "I feel full of strength. Thank you very much for your guidance.

After the karate tournament is over, I'll make you some delicious meals to thank you. I'm going back to the karate club first."

Xiaolan said this and was about to stand up and leave.

Haruhiko felt a little anxious. If he let her leave like this, it would probably not be easy to resolve her emotional issues.

Xiaolan will definitely avoid him from now on.

Or try to appear in places where Haruhiko can't bring up such topics.

Once a girl's heart is closed, it is not so easy to open it.

This matter must be discussed here, and Haruhiko's mind was racing with determination.

Soon, his eyes fell on Ran Mouri's white bare feet stepping on the kendo hall floor.

The edges of her feet were a little red, probably due to the friction with the ground during the fight just now, but the instep of her feet was very white, like a piece of soft jade, shining crystal clear in the sunlight.

"Please wait a moment." Haruhiko shouted.

Xiaolan was stunned for a moment and stood there holding her helmet and bamboo sword.

Haruhiko gritted his teeth, thinking that this was all to save the girl who was about to fall into the abyss.

Then, he suddenly pounced on Xiaolan and grabbed her ankle, imitating her previous behavior.

He held her little feet and sniffed them gently.

"Eh? Haruhiko, what are you doing?" Xiaolan stepped back in panic, but she couldn't break free from Haruhiko's clutches. Instead, her struggling movement caused the instep of her foot to rub against Haruhiko's lips.

So, the original sniffing turned into a kiss.

Feeling the warmth coming from her feet, Xiaolan's body softened, and the helmet and bamboo sword in her hands fell to the ground, and she fell to the ground.

After Mao Lilan sat down.

Because of the angle, Haruhiko could clearly see the slightly red soles of her feet.

Haruhiko raised his head and said seriously, “I am the hero who saved Izu, and I am also the most powerful high school detective in Japan, even better than Kudo Shinichi.

Even I would do things that ordinary people cannot understand due to pressure, which shows that this kind of behavior is actually very normal."

Mao Lilan bit her lip lightly and said nothing.

However, Haruhiko noticed that the haze in her eyes was gradually disappearing.

Did it work? It's amazing!

The reason why Haruhiko came up with this idea was that he remembered a phenomenon mentioned in a psychology book he had read before.

The book says that when a person does something wrong and feels very guilty and remorseful, if he is surrounded by someone who has done the same mistake as him.

Then the person's original self-blame and regret will be greatly alleviated.

And Haruhiko is currently trying hard to play a role that can make Xiaolan feel at ease.

Since it's effective, Haruhiko thinks he can strike while the iron is hot and must not let Xiaolan become depressed.

Haruhiko held up Xiaolan's white little feet and increased his strength.

Mao Lilan was so shocked that she forgot to dodge.

Xiaolan really didn't expect that someone would do this for her.

Although she is simple, she is not stupid.

She knew that the reason why Haruhiko did such a self-destructive thing was to make her feel less uncomfortable and to make her accept the fact that he had secretly smelled the helmet just now.

But licking feet is something that even couples wouldn't do, right?
After all, it's... so dirty...

If they were just ordinary classmates, how could they do this for each other?

Haruhiko-kun is such a gentle person, Xiaolan thought.

"Okay, Haruhiko, I understand your feelings." Xiaolan held Haruhiko's cheek and moved him away from the blue skirt of the kendo uniform. "I'm sorry, my feet must be very dirty, right?"

Haruhiko raised his head.

I found that Xiaolan's eyes had regained their former brilliance.

However, the shyness in her big watery eyes could not be concealed. After all, it was a normal reaction for a girl to be shy after having just done such an intimate thing with a boy.

"No, Ran's is very clean." Haruhiko said seriously, "The way you strive to achieve your dreams is the most charming thing I have ever seen."

Xiaolan stood there in a daze.

The lethality of this sentence is beyond imagination.

Haruhiko's voice echoed in the empty kendo club hall. The sun was about to set, and the last ray of orange light shone in from the window of the hall and sprinkled on Haruhiko's shoulders, as if coating him with a layer of orange halo.

In Xiaolan's vision.

Haruhiko was like a god descending from the sky, extending a saving hand to the girl who was about to fall into the abyss.

There was silence for a moment.

Xiaolan took the initiative to pull Haruhiko up and buried her little face in his chest. Her lips pressed against his kendo uniform and she whispered, "Thank you. Can you lend me your chest? I want to rest for a while."

"it is good."

Haruhiko reached out his hand and gently tucked the messy hair on her cheek behind her ear.

Xiaolan kept her eyes closed the whole time and did not resist at all.

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