Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Just as Kogoro Mouri's face darkened, a beautiful lady suddenly walked over and greeted him.

Upon seeing the woman's appearance, Kogoro Mouri immediately became serious: "Yumi? What are you doing here again?"

"My company is nearby, so I just happened to be out for a meal."

When Xiaolan noticed that her father seemed quite familiar with the beautiful woman, she suddenly felt extremely nervous. She wished she could immediately stand between the two and stop their conversation.

Currently, Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki are only separated, not divorced.

But if Father falls in love with another woman, wouldn't he and Mother never be able to get back together?!

No, we absolutely must stop this from happening!

Thinking of this, Xiaolan stared intently at the beautiful woman in front of her.

But the more I look at this person's face, the more familiar it seems... Yumi? Could it be... Ah!

In an instant, Xiaolan remembered the woman's identity and exclaimed with delight, "You must be Aunt Horikoshi?"

Upon hearing Xiaolan's greeting, she looked at Xiaolan and exclaimed in surprise, "Could you be... Xiaolan? It's been so long! You've grown so much!"

"Will you be coming to our class reunion in a few days?"

"That's right! My friend will be going with me this time too!"

Seeing the two chatting happily, Kogoro Mouri said with a face full of indignation, "Hey, hey, hey! I never agreed to you guys chatting with me..."

Just then, Horikoshi Yumi waved her hand and said goodbye, "Then we'll see you another day!"

Kogoro Mouri wanted to explain to Yumi Horikoshi, but the police officers patrolling the street happened to arrive. After handcuffing the robber, they thanked Kogoro Mouri, saying, "Detective Kogoro Mouri, you've done a great job again! Thank you so much!"

Just moments before, Kogoro Mouri had been full of resentment, but upon hearing the officer's praise, he immediately straightened up and casually adjusted his collar: "It's nothing! Hahahaha!"

After laughing for a long time, he remembered something else very important: "Oh right, please come with me. This robber was carrying a pistol."

Led by Kogoro Mouri, one of the police officers walked into the alley.

But after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find the pistol.

"What?! Where's the pistol? It was just here! Did someone passing by pick it up...?"

Both Kogoro Mouri and the police officer broke out in a cold sweat at the thought of this terrifying possibility.

"Oh no?! I need to notify the chief to go find it as soon as possible!"

Upon learning that the pistol had been stolen by a passerby in such a short time, Longye was slightly taken aback.

How long has it been?

The pistol has been stolen?

It seems that the people of Mihua are even more honest and simple than he imagined!

……

A few days later

Inside a moving high-speed train

Ryuno and Ran sat in their seats, enjoying their delicious train bento boxes while admiring the scenery outside the window.

Sitting opposite them was Kogoro Mouri, his face flushed, holding a small sake glass.

"Ryu, Ryuno, you're not bad, kid! Hahaha! This sake is really, really good!"

Seeing her father struggling to speak clearly, Xiaolan puffed out her cheeks: "Dad! Although the wine Longye gave you is delicious, it's broad daylight! Besides, this wine is very expensive, so don't drink it all at once."

Seeing that Ran seemed a little angry, Ryuno smiled and said, "It's okay, Ran. Since Uncle Mori invited me on this trip, how could I not bring him any gifts?"

"Anyway, we're on a trip, so let Uncle have a drink. If Uncle Maoli drinks too much, I'll take responsibility and help him up."

"As for the alcohol, it doesn't matter at all. If Uncle likes to drink, I'll just send him more later."

After hearing Ryūno's words, Mōri Kōgōrō took another sip of his drink, then said with a grin, "Hehe, you're not bad! Ran, this kid's right. Anyway, I don't have to work today, so let me relax a bit!"

Seeing her father's happy expression, Xiaolan pondered for a moment and nodded helplessly.

……

Shortly after

Benkei Onsen Ryokan

Kogoro Mouri went to talk to his classmates.

Ryuno and Ran enjoyed a relaxing soak in the private hot spring in their room.

"..."

more than an hour later

Hotel lounge

Kogoro Mouri chatted happily with his former university classmates.

Everyone present was once a member of the Beika University Judo Club, and they happily reminisced about the past.

After reminiscing about their past judo days, everyone unanimously brought up the incident where Kogoro Mouri lost to a rival school in the final match.

Everyone laughed happily.

Ran suddenly appeared behind Kogoro Mouri and teased, "I knew it! So your claim of being invincible throughout the entire university was a lie!"

Upon hearing these words, Kogoro Mouri turned his head and smiled wryly.

"You guessed wrong this time, Ran~"

Just then, a voice sounded behind Xiaolan.

Everyone looked behind Xiaolan, where a handsome young man with delicate features and a sunny disposition walked up to her.

"Uncle Mori must have been really amazing back then!"

Xiaolan looked at Longye beside her and asked in confusion, "Longye? Why do you say that?"

Chapter 61 Class Reunion: No Mentions of Past Glory (Part 2)

"Xiao Lan, have you ever observed Uncle Mori's reaction speed when facing a crisis? That kind of action and reaction speed is not something ordinary people can have!"

"Next time you have the chance, you can carefully observe your uncle's physical condition when he runs or the smoothness of his movements when he makes a move."

"Maybe what your uncle was bragging about wasn't entirely false!"

After listening to Longye's words, Xiaolan carefully recalled in her mind how her father had acted in the past.

But when I think about it, all I can remember is him sitting at his desk smoking, drinking, and reading the newspaper, and the monkey-like expression he made when he saw Yoko Okino on TV.

At this moment, Kogoro's classmates all smiled and started chattering:

"He's right. Mori was our judo club's undisputed ace back in college. Of course, that's assuming he doesn't get stage fright~"

At this point, everyone laughed even harder.

"Hahahaha!"

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Xiaolan, it's been so long! Was it five years ago last time we met?"

"Yes, it's been so long since I've seen Xiaolan~ She's grown up so much!"

"..."

"By the way, who is this young man beside you?"

"I remember now, a few days ago when I ran into Mori and Ran on the street, this boy was with him too!"

Seeing that everyone had started talking about him, Ryūno smiled and said, "Hello everyone, nice to meet you! My name is Takeda Ryūno, and I grew up with Ran..."

After Longye finished his introduction, everyone asked curiously, "What is your relationship with Xiaolan?"

Before he could answer, everyone noticed that Xiao Lan, standing to the side, had blushed and lowered her head.

Seeing this, both women present smiled like doting aunts and teased, "Oh? Xiaolan, is this yours~?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan's face turned bright red.

Kogoro Mouri, who was sitting to the side, seemed to snort in dissatisfaction, but did not say anything.

Seeing Ran and Kogoro Mouri's expressions, everyone gave them sly looks and nodded.

Seeing this, everyone immediately began to introduce themselves.

"I am Yukio Ayashiro, captain of the Beika University Judo Club. Nice to meet you!"

"..."

After everyone finished introducing themselves.

The slightly chubby, bald man, Nakamichi Kazushi, looked at Ryuno and asked curiously, "By the way, Takeda-kun, your assessment of Kogoro was quite accurate! Could it be that you've also practiced judo?"

Longye scratched his head: "I used to practice a little bit of judo for a while, so I know a little bit about it."

"Hmph! Don't listen to this kid's nonsense! What judo or whatever... This kid even participated in a karate competition before, and he was as good as a monster!"

Upon hearing Ryūno's answer, Mōri Kōgōr immediately retorted loudly.

After hearing Kogoro Mouri's rant, the group gaped in astonishment.

They knew Kogoro Mouri all too well. Although he seemed unreliable, he never spoke carelessly when he seriously evaluated others.

Since he was serious about what he just said, then this young man in front of him might really be as powerful as he said, like a monster.

Come to think of it, I think I heard Mori mention it about five years ago.

It seems that Xiaolan and a classmate have joined a karate dojo and officially started learning karate.

Could that student be the boy in front of us?

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Long Ye, their eyes full of curiosity.

……

Soon after, everyone looked through old photos and reminisced about the past.

When they came across photos from a gathering five years ago, Kazushi Nakamichi suggested that they go play ping-pong.

Except for Yumi Horikoshi, who said she was a little tired and didn't participate, everyone else went to the billiards room and happily played table tennis.

Ryūno and Rin sat down in the chairs inside the billiard room.