The world of science is unscientific

This time, however, we don't need to climb up; we can do it right at the foot of the mountain.

Although the only two administrators here are gone, the tourist area is still open, and no other tourists will come during this time.

So everyone can have a lot of fun.

Hunting is prohibited on Mount Kotengu, so Yusuke Suzuki didn't go up the mountain to get his own food, since he had already bought enough before coming.

As evening fell, the five of them boarded the sightseeing bus for the return trip. Apart from the driver, they were the only passengers on board.

Perhaps he was getting tired, because the bumbling detective started yawning as soon as he got in the car, as if he was about to fall asleep.

"Honestly, not only were there no pretty college girls, but we didn't even see a single extra person. Xiaolan, next time you go out to play, please find a more reliable place, okay?"

Ran Mouri asked firmly, "Dad, did you come out just to see those girls?"

The bumbling detective, too lazy to argue, looked out the window.

Suddenly, his eyes, which he had been struggling to open, snapped open wide.

this...

Kogoro Mouri casually grabbed the binoculars hanging around Conan's neck. If the rope hadn't been long enough, Conan would have been strangled.

"Dad, what did you see?"

no respond.

Yusuke Suzuki's curiosity was piqued, and he looked out the window.

That hazy mist... is it an open-air hot spring?

Good heavens, he can even see the faint outline!

Kogoro Mouri in the back seat let out a strange laugh, which sounded slightly lewd. Ran Mouri immediately guessed what was going on and snatched the binoculars from him.

Then the telescope's barrel was crushed.

"This... I just..."

What were you looking at just now?!

"I just happened to..."

"You're using binoculars to look at someone, and you call that a coincidence? What if Conan also finds it amusing and starts spying on them?!"

The bumbling detective continued to be stubborn and make excuses, and Suzuki Yusuke silently withdrew his gaze.

"What did the old man see?" Ai Haibara couldn't help but ask.

Yusuke Suzuki gave him a look of disbelief. "Come on, he's using binoculars. How could I possibly know what he's looking at?"

“That’s true…” Ai Haibara tapped her lips with one finger, “But I still feel like you know or saw something.”

Yusuke Suzuki: "..."

It's impossible to admit it.

The father and daughter in the back seat argued for almost ten minutes before finally calming down. Judging from Conan's expression reflected in the car window, Suzuki Yusuke deduced that the kid probably still hadn't figured out what the bumbling detective had just seen.

Logically, this shouldn't be the case. Last time, Conan and Heiji Hattori were staring intently at Jodie's profound lecture.

Could it be that he's also pretending now, trying to deceive Ran Mouri?

Probably.

Unfortunately, there's no good way to expose it right now.

You're lucky, kid.

At this moment, the fighting that had been extinguished behind them reignited.

"You lecherous old man."

"What?! You stubborn daughter!"

"Oh right, I wonder what Mom will say if she finds out?"

"Xiaolan, what does this have to do with her...?"

"I won't take care of you then."

"Wait, you can't tell her!"

"I insist on saying it."

"Xiao Lan, I'm begging you!"

......

Back in Tokyo, it was already late at night, but Ran Mouri felt that she couldn't let the complaint linger overnight, so she immediately took a taxi and set off.

"Xiaolan, don't force me! If you insist on going, I won't be back tonight!"

"Okay, then I'll ask Yusuke to help me find you, and we'll go catch you together with Mom!"

Yusuke Suzuki interrupted, "Ran, there's no need to go to so much trouble."

The father and daughter looked at him in bewilderment.

The next moment, Suzuki Yusuke immediately took action, appearing behind Mouri Kogoro in a flash. "Teacher, I'm sorry, but if Ran asks me for help, I definitely can't refuse. Let's settle this now."

"Yu...Yusuke, what are you doing? You'd better think this through, or I won't take you with me next time I need a job!"

"Teacher, stop talking and just surrender."

Half an hour later, at the Mouri Detective Agency.

Eri Kisaki and Kogoro Mouri sat facing each other solemnly, neither speaking, creating a rather heavy atmosphere.

Yusuke Suzuki helped Ai Haibara in the kitchen to help Ran Mouri, leaving Conan alone outside to feel the tense atmosphere.

After half an hour.

"Mom, dinner's ready. Shall we eat something together?"

“I’m not hungry,” Eri said, getting up and picking up her bag. “I’ve had enough of this lecherous and lazy old man. Ran, I’m going back now.”

"Hmph, do you think I want to stay with an old hag like you?"

Yusuke Suzuki took off his apron and stepped forward to break up the fight, saying, "Master, Master's wife, let's each give way a little and eat first, okay?"

"I'm only doing this to give Yusuke face." Fei Ying straightened herself up and sat down next to Haibara Ai.

Kogoro Mouri, with an air of arrogance, took his seat in the main seat.

It's clear that Eri Kisaki really likes Ai Haibara; the gentleness in her eyes is almost irresistible to Yusuke Suzuki.

And Ai Haibara, who was the first to be affected, was transformed into a soft and gentle girl.

Yusuke Suzuki suddenly had an idea.

But that idea was shattered the next second.

He had originally thought about whether he could let Ai Haibara and Eri Kisaki develop a relationship, and it seemed like it would be nice if they could recognize each other as mothers.

But then he remembered that Ai Haibara's 'setting' included 'parents', only they were currently living abroad.

Well, we'll see.

However, it would be a good idea to take Ai Haibara to see Eri Kisaki more often in the future. It seems that the little girl likes her quite a bit.

Chapter 291 Dream

Dinner was finished around 9 p.m.

Yusuke Suzuki didn't stay long; after saying goodbye, he escorted Ai Haibara home.

When he left, Eri Kisaki showed no sign of leaving, and didn't know if her teacher's wife would be leaving that night.

Since they didn't have a car, the two decided to walk to Professor Agasa's house. It wasn't far, and they could take a walk to digest their food.

Ai Haibara stood with her hands behind her back, looking down as she stepped on her shadow.

The streetlights along the street are neatly arranged, stretching out in a line, while tiny, unknown particles flutter and dance in the light and shadow.

From time to time, sounds could be heard from the buildings around them, mostly laughter, but also some noise.

The night sky was filled with clouds tonight, and the endless starlight was pressed down above the clouds.

Will Uncle Mori take Aunt Eri home?

Ai Haibara suddenly asked this question, her clear voice tinged with worry.

Yusuke Suzuki didn't know how to answer either, since Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki had separated ten years ago.

Is there any chance for these two to live together again?

That's probably very difficult.

Either we'll reconcile someday, or we'll wait until we're old.

As for the former... there's no problem with Eri Kisaki, as long as Kogoro Mouri behaves like a normal person in front of her.

Let's leave the latter aside.

"Judging from your expression, it seems like it's going to be difficult?" A hint of disappointment appeared in Ai Haibara's icy blue eyes. "But I can sense that they still care about each other a lot."

Yusuke Suzuki let out a soft breath and took Ai Haibara's small hand. "So what if you care? If you can't express what you think frankly, there will always be an invisible barrier. One of you has to be willing to take the initiative to break down that barrier."

The two then continued walking in silence.

Yusuke Suzuki felt somewhat guilty.

Because he is the kind of person who cannot frankly express what he thinks.

There are many things he can't tell Ai Haibara.

Fortunately, he held nothing back when it came to matters of the heart; otherwise, there would be a barrier between him and Ai Haibara now.

...

At the entrance of Professor Agasa's house.

"I won't go in."

"Um......"