Detective Conan: The Literary Genius is Actually a Great Scientist

At 9 p.m., the lights of Tokyo gradually come on.

The lights at Fei Law Firm were still on.

In the spacious office, Eri Kisaki sat behind her desk, her glasses reflecting the light from the computer screen. She had just finished a conference call about a multinational merger and acquisition deal and was now reviewing the contract details.

"Buzzing—"

My phone vibrated.

Eri Kisaki glanced at the caller ID.

She didn't rush to answer, but instead slowly read through the document in her hand, made a few annotations, and then picked up her phone.

"Feed?"

"Mishimi~ My dear Attorney Yingli~" A familiar, teasing female voice came from the other end of the phone, "Still working at this hour? Are you perhaps lonely and unable to sleep, filling the void with work?"

Eri pushed up her glasses: "Get to the point. International calls are expensive."

"Tsk, after all these years, you're still so boring," Yukiko complained, then her tone shifted to one of indignation, "However! Ms. Eri Kisaki! You deceived my innocent feelings!"

"What did I lie to you about?"

"Didn't you tell me your boyfriend was just a famous writer?" Yukiko's voice rose. "Then what's this 'mathematical genius Lin Ran' thing in the newspaper?"

Eri Kisaki's gaze unconsciously swept towards the desk.

Besides the mountain of documents, several newspapers were also spread out on the table.

All the reports were about Lin Ran.

The Ice Queen's lips unconsciously curled into a smile: "I'm not lying to you, he really is a writer."

"And what about the mathematicians?!"

"That's him too." As she spoke, a soft look appeared on Eri Kisaki's usually cold and aloof face. "Perhaps, that's what genius is, to achieve remarkable success in multiple fields."

Yukiko was silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone, then said quietly, "Eri, you know what? The way you're talking right now... sounds just like how you used to casually mention your scores to me after you beat me in high school exams, but you were actually secretly showing off."

Eri Kisaki was taken aback.

show off?

Her?

"And..." Yukiko thought of something, and her tone suddenly became ambiguous, "This young man in the photo... is quite handsome, much more handsome than my Yusaku was when he was young, and he has a better temperament, not so bookish."

She paused, deliberately lowering her voice to a softer tone: "No wonder you refused to give me the photos when I asked. Were you afraid that I, the former national idol and irresistibly charming princess, would be tempted by your looks and steal your man away?"

Eri Kisaki felt her cheeks getting hot. "You're overthinking it."

"Really?" Yukiko laughed cheerfully and mischievously. "Eri, you've been all alone in your room for so many years... and now you've finally met such a delicious young man, don't you... um?"

The last syllable was drawn out, lingering around the beam three times, full of implications.

"Fujimine Yukiko!"

Eri Kisaki spoke slowly and deliberately, her voice turning cold.

"Oh dear, are you shy?"

Yukiko laughed even harder, "But seriously, Eri, we're all adults now, and we need to be realistic about some things."

"Such a young and energetic guy, are you sure your old...cough cough, mature body, which sits in an office all year round, can handle it? Want me to teach you a few tricks? I guarantee you'll experience what it's like to...um, the pleasure of an old cow eating young grass..."

"Snapped!"

The phone call was abruptly ended.

On the other side of the ocean, in a villa in Los Angeles, Yukiko listened to the busy tone on the phone, blinked those big eyes that had once captivated countless viewers, and then…

"Aaaaaah! You damned Eri! You wicked woman, you who forgets her friends for the sake of beauty, you ungrateful wretch, you who discards her after using her! How dare you hang up on this princess again!"

She angrily dialed back.

In Tokyo, Eri Kisaki stared at her frantically vibrating phone on the table, ignoring it. Instead, she stood up, walked out of the office, and leisurely made herself a cup of coffee.

Her assistant, Kuriyama Midori, had already been dismissed from get off work.

Not everyone is a workaholic like her. Young people should enjoy life more, like dating and going shopping.

After standing in front of the water dispenser for a while, the lawyer returned to his office with his coffee, sat down in a chair, took off his glasses, and rubbed the sides of his high, straight nose with his slender, white fingers.

Take a moment to calm down.

Only then did he leisurely pick up his phone and press the answer button.

"Fei! Ying! Li!"

On the other end of the phone, Yukiko's voice was almost a shout, "You woman who forgets her friends for a pretty boy! You hung up on me twice for a little man! Twice! Do you know what that means? It means our sisterhood of over twenty years has cracked!"

Eri Kisaki took a sip of her coffee: "Get to the point, or I'm going home."

"you!"

Yukiko was so angry she gritted her teeth.

She originally wanted to tell Eri that she was preparing to return to Japan, firstly to see her son who had become Conan, and secondly... of course, to see Lin Ran, who had captivated Eri.

But now, Eri Kisaki's attitude...

Yukiko rolled her eyes and decided not to tell her.

Hmph! I'm going to secretly go back to China, and then... quietly appear in front of Lin Ran, using my invincible charm and acting skills to bewitch your little man, and then bring him to you to make you furious!

Thinking of this, the former international film star's mood instantly brightened, and her tone returned to its cheerful state:

"Okay, okay, I'm just teasing you. I just saw the news and wanted to congratulate you. You have good taste! You found a handsome and talented boyfriend!"

Sneak into the village~ No shooting~

When I return to Japan, I'll give you a "surprise"!

Eri didn't think much of it, she was used to it, and just assumed she was being silly again: "Is there anything else?"

"That's all~" Yukiko said with a grin, "You go ahead and do your thing, I'm going to get my beauty sleep too~ After all, unlike some people who are radiant with the nourishment of a young man, we old women who are alone in our rooms can only maintain our beauty through sleep~ Bye~"

After saying that, she hung up the phone first, turning the tables.

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Eri Kisaki paused for a moment, then chuckled.

So many years have passed... From high school to now, married with children, and becoming the wife of an internationally renowned writer, yet my personality is still like that of a child who hasn't grown up, always playful and mischievous.

He put down the phone, his gaze sweeping over the newspaper on the corner of the table. A complex mix of emotions flickered in the lawyer's eyes: admiration, pride, and tenderness...

After a long while, he shook his head and threw himself back into his work.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean.

After hanging up the phone, Yukiko was startled and immediately jumped out of bed, running barefoot to the study door.

I pushed open the door a crack, and inside, the air was still thick with smoke. My husband was still sitting at his desk, his brow furrowed, deep in thought as he stared at the manuscript.

Yukiko pouted and muttered to herself:

"You're still thinking about how to catch up with her? Lin Ran has already gone to play math, who's going to play a mystery novel ranking game with you here..."

She closed the door, went back to the bedroom, and then—

A diving tackle!

"Whoosh—smack!"

She sprawled onto the soft bed in a starfish shape, and with the help of the mattress's elasticity, her delicate body bounced around happily like a catfish that had come ashore.

A surge of waves appeared, and the view below the collar was faintly visible.

"Ouch~ That hurts~"

Yukiko rubbed her slightly deformed breasts, rolled over on the bed, spread out in a "T" shape, picked up her phone, and pulled out a previously saved article about Lin Ran.

Looking at that young and handsome face in the photo, he licked his lips.

"Hehehe~ Eighteen years old...what a wonderful age."

She let out what she thought was an "evil" laugh, turned off her phone, closed her eyes, and began to plan her "action plan" for returning to Japan.

First, I need to go see my son, Shinichi.

And then... of course, I had to "bump into" Lin Ran.

As for how we bumped into each other?

She is Yukiko Fujimine, a former international film queen, and her acting skills are professional.

"Hmm...pretend to be a die-hard fan and ask for an autograph?" She tilted her head and thought. "No, no, that's too ordinary. It won't show my level."

"How about pretending to be a literature enthusiast and asking about the details of the mystery in 'The Devotion of Suspect X'?" she continued to imagine. "That seems like a good idea, but wouldn't it be too serious? Not interesting enough..."

Yukiko rolled over, lay face down on the bed, propped her chin up, and swung her legs back and forth in the air.

Suddenly, my eyes lit up.

"I've got it! I can just go to the gate of Teitan High School, put on the school uniform, and pretend to be a transfer student. With my looks and acting skills, pretending to be an eighteen-year-old girl is a piece of cake!"

No, this princess was originally Teitan's student!

Her old school uniform is still kept at home.

Yukiko was moved by her own brilliant idea and rolled around on the bed excitedly.

After rolling around twice, she suddenly sat up, stroking her chin with a serious expression: "But... if I'm going to wear the school uniform, shouldn't I lose some weight first? I think I've been eating too much lately, and I've gained two pounds around my waist..."

She looked down at her still slender waist, then pinched her slightly fleshy belly, and fell into a brief moment of confusion.

Three seconds later.

"Whatever! I'll just wear a corset then!"

Yukiko waved her hand and made her decision, "For Eri's 'happiness,' it's only right that I sacrifice a little, right?"

She lay back down, hugging her pillow, already fantasizing about her wonderful life back in Japan.

"First, scare Shinichi, then tease Eri's little man, and finally watch Eri's icy face crack... Ah, life is so wonderful~"

Yukiko was smugly thinking to herself, completely unaware of how "dangerous" her plan was, nor did she realize that the "little man" might not be as easy to deal with as she imagined.

She was deeply moved by her own intelligence.

Everyone says that Lin Ran, that little boy, is a genius.

The question is, why didn't I see him when I first debuted?

Is it a case of kings not meeting kings, or of avoiding my sharp edge?

Geniuses like Yukiko dream of "accidentally" meeting Lin Ran in a cherry blossom-strewn schoolyard while wearing her high school uniform, with Eri Kisaki jumping up and down in anger.

He even laughed out loud in his dreams.