He's in Detective Conan, and he's the mastermind behind everything.

It wasn't until last weekend, after we chatted at the dessert shop, that I mustered up the courage to go find her, and we got back to how things were before.

Then, my sister told me some things, not just how they met, but also the information she obtained after hiring a private investigator.

She paused for a moment, then looked at Xiaolan, whose eyes were filled with curiosity:

"You know that Mizuki Hotaru is Ryuhoku from Kabukicho, has he ever told you about this?"

Xiaolan shook her head: "Shuiyue-jun won't avoid this topic, but he won't bring it up with me on his own initiative either."

"Is that so? Forget it then."

"You can't do that, you've really piqued my interest."

“I’m saying this has the suspicion of backstabbing. I don’t want what happened at noon today to happen again. I waited for you, Xiaolan, at the hospital. Ah—you have no idea how much I suffered during that time. I didn’t even dare to look at them.”

"Hmm... so why doesn't Sonoko leave?"

"Because I wanted to say something to make amends, but after they interrupted my apology, I just stood there like a third wheel, not knowing whether to leave or stay."

Sonoko sighed, "After class ended at 3:30, people started coming to see Kudo. I was really looking forward to Ran coming over so I could finally escape this misery. But then I remembered that you were in the karate competition preliminaries and it didn't finish until 4:30."

At this point, she looked at Xiaolan and asked, "When did Shuiyue Yingsheng come to watch your match?"

"We arrived around two o'clock, but..."

Xiaolan said in a rather annoyed tone, "He gave our minister a tip to call him when I had a game or other exciting games, but otherwise he just sat in his seat wearing headphones and sleeping."

"..."

Sonoko shook her head: "Sure enough, he came over as soon as he asked for leave, but what exactly was he doing at night? He was catching up on sleep at school."

"Um……"

Ran hesitated for two seconds, then looked at Sonoko: "Isn't what Sonoko was just about to say the reason?"

"...I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that."

"It's too late, Sonoko. If you try to change the subject now, I'll just think you're playing hard to get."

"..."

Sonoko sighed again: "It's really nothing."

Chapter 147: Amidst Flowers and Shadows, the Direct Conflict Begins!

"Simply put, it means that Hotaru has dated a great many women." Sonoko added after saying that:

"Yes, a lot."

"........."

Xiaolan was speechless: "Isn't this a bit too simple? Liuying is the Cowherd, isn't this kind of thing normal?"

Seeing Sonoko's shocked expression, Ran smiled and said, "Mizuki-kun said he was running around for love, so Sonoko is saying that the relationship you just mentioned is not just like that of a male escort, but something like yours, right?"

"hiss--!!!"

Sonoko was even more shocked: "Ran, since you guessed it, then... are you that accepting of it?"

"I answered this question yesterday as well."

Sonoko looked bewildered: "What?"

Xiaolan tilted her head, touched her cheek with her index finger, making the skin slightly sunken, and blinked:

"I'm a green tea b*tch."

"............

!!!

Sonoko couldn't take it anymore and grabbed Ran's hand:

"Xiaolan, wake up! Listen to this! Is this something you would normally say? You've been manipulated by that Shuiyue Yingsheng guy! And severely so!"

"Okay, okay, it's just a word, Sonoko, just take it as a joke."

Xiaolan sighed helplessly, pulled her best friend into her arms, gently patted her back, and whispered:

"As long as you truly know who you are and what you want, then neither your self-proclaimed status nor the opinions of others matter."

Sonoko muttered under her breath, "That must have been something your Mizuki-kun said again."

"Yes."

"Ugh—this is so annoying, I don't want to talk about him anymore."

"No problem, but you brought it up first."

"...Xiao Lan, you've changed."

"Have you become more handsome?"

"No, she's not as cute as before!" Sonoko snorted, reaching out with both hands to tickle Ran's soft waist. "Squeak, squeak, tickle you!"

"Hey, wait a minute... Oh! I don't want that!"

"Hmph! Today I'll definitely... Ah! Spare me!"

On the wide street, two girls were laughing and joking together.

Passersby couldn't help but smile at the sight; youth is truly wonderful.

Across the street, Kenta Nakamichi glanced at the two classmates who were playing around and scratched his head.

At noon, Sonoko acted as matchmaker for Kudo and Yukio. Ran is really generous.

It's probably because of Shuiyue...

Hey hey.

Thinking of this, Kenta Nakamichi felt a surge of warmth in his heart, not for the man Hotaru, but for the photos he had just received in his email.

S+ figure, baby face with large breasts, black hair in twin ponytails, white stockings, skilled at Street Fighter, knowledgeable about soccer...

Whether the latter few intrinsic aspects are satisfied is still uncertain, but the former few...

But it matches perfectly!

Oh, and stockings too.

The black and white stockings perfectly accentuated his "absolute territory," making it a million times better than he had originally expected!

Shuiyue Yingsheng, he's determined to become her godfather!

drip-

The taxi arrived.

"Ah~~~"

The taxi was heading to its destination, the Cocktail Bar on the top floor of the Daikoku Building. Ying Sheng yawned and rubbed his nose.

"It's a little itchy. Who's thinking about me?"

He looked at Hua Yingxi sitting on the table in front of him. She was dressed in a red and black Lolita dress with an elaborate hem, black leather shoes under color-blocked stockings, and delicate light makeup. Every smile and frown of hers smelled like strawberry milkshake, and she was extremely cute.

Although she's pouting now, she's a little unhappy.

"Sweetie, just consider it a favor to me."

Ying Sheng reached out to her and stroked her little head, which was adorned with cat ears.

"Humph!"

Hope turned her head away angrily: "Big brother never includes me in his fun activities, I'm not happy!"

“There are probably only two dead at the hospital, and it was all a calculated move, not a big scene. Why would you go and join in the fun?” Ying Sheng smiled, his hand gradually moving to the back of her snow-white neck. “Tomorrow night, I’m going out to find something to eat, and I’ll take you with me.”

"Looking for food?!"

Hope shone in his dark red pupils, and his eyes seemed to be instantly stained with blood:

"My Lord, is this the foraging place I'm thinking of?"

"How would I know what you're thinking? But I probably won't disappoint you." Ying Sheng smiled and withdrew his hand. "Nakamichi is a good guy. Be careful not to ruin him."

"No way! What about tonight? My God, what about tonight?" Hope asked expectantly.

"I already told you I was going to find Miss Liu Feng, be good."

Ying Sheng got up and went to the bar. The waiter, who had been wiping glasses, nodded to him as he approached. Ying Sheng nodded in return and placed a wad of banknotes on the bar.

"Please do me a favor."

"What's the deal?"

Ying Sheng placed another Glock 19 on the bar, and as the waiter's gaze suddenly narrowed, she pointed to Hua Ying, who was sitting upright with a "I'm being very good" expression:

"If she goes crazy, just kill her, OK?"

"This……"

The waiter, who considered himself a seasoned veteran, was still taken aback by this scene...

He's never actually seen it before!

After a moment's thought, he glanced at the pistol out of the corner of his eye, then at the thickness of the banknotes, and gritted his teeth:

"no problem!"

Seeing Ying Sheng nod in satisfaction and start to leave, leaving the gun on the bar, he quickly reminded him:

"Sir, you forgot your things."

Ying Sheng chuckled, "Hey, you don't think I'm threatening you, do you? This is a tool I prepared for you." He turned to look at Hua Ying Xiwang, "Xiwang, this guy doubts your abilities, why don't you show him?"

"Hmph! Bad guy, bad guy, bad guy! Big bad guy!"

Hua Ying crossed her arms, snorted coldly, and turned her head away without even looking in this direction.

"Well, that's a shame."

Ying Sheng turned around and looked at the bewildered waiter: