Solving cases with Detective Conan's science? No, I'm a cultivator!

"Huh?" Ran blinked. When did she start living at Eri's place? How come she didn't know?

"Just call your dad and tell him," Eri Kisaki said, assuming Ran was worried about Kogoro Mouri.

"But..." Xiaolan had already promised Kitagawa Taki, but she couldn't say it out loud right now.

Seeing Xiaolan hesitate, Fei Yingli crossed her arms and said, "But what? Do you think he would have any objections if you went to stay at your mother's place for one night?"

Kitagawa Taki twitched the corner of his mouth. He didn't know if Kogoro Mouri had any objections, but he did have some.

It's a pity that now we have to keep our opinions to ourselves...

Ran smiled helplessly and gave Kitagawa Taki an apologetic look.

But Eri Kisaki witnessed this scene.

She originally thought Ran hesitated because of Kogoro Mouri.

But in the end, it was because of Kitagawa Taki?

why?

She quickly realized a possibility: the two of them had agreed on what to do that night, but now they couldn't go because she had asked Xiaolan to come to her house at the last minute!

Eri Kisaki thought about it more and more and felt that this was the case. No matter what the two of them were going to do, it was obvious what would happen afterward.

Moreover, he probably won't come home at night and will use her as a shield, since Kogoro Mouri won't call her on his own initiative anyway.

Eri looked at the two of them, getting angrier the more she thought about it. Ran had actually learned to lie. Thinking back to what happened during the day, it must have been Kitagawa Taki who corrupted her!

While driving, Kitagawa Taki suddenly felt a chill down his back. He looked up at the rearview mirror and found himself face to face with Kisaki Eri.

He looked away. Sometimes, a woman being too smart isn't a good thing!

……

When they arrived at the apartment building, Eri Kisaki grabbed Ran's hand and left without saying goodbye to Taki Kitagawa.

Xiaolan asked, puzzled, "Mom, why are you in such a hurry?"

"No way."

Although Eri was angry, she couldn't bring herself to lash out at Ran, since she and Ran didn't spend much time together to begin with.

Therefore, she planned to have a proper talk with Xiaolan when she went to bed.

Xiao Lan muttered, "There clearly is..."

She had only said half of what she was saying goodbye to Kitagawa Taki!

Fei Yingli rolled her eyes at Xiao Lan: "Alright, you see each other every day, what's a little bit more trouble?"

"Mommy~"

Ran, having her intentions exposed, clung to Eri's arm and acted coquettishly.

Eri Kisaki's lips curled up slightly; it seemed she hadn't completely spilled the water yet.

Chapter 342 Keep up the good work, young people (1/2)

night.

The two leaned against the headboard and talked.

Although she felt a little embarrassed for standing Kitagawa Taki up today, now that she thinks about it, it really has been a long time since she spent time with Eri like this.

Hmm... I'll make it up to Taki tomorrow!

Seeing that Ran was lost in thought, Eri Kisaki reached out and poked Ran's forehead with her finger. "Still thinking about Kitagawa Taki?"

Xiao Lan cried out "Ouch!" and covered her forehead.

Eri Kisaki retorted irritably, "Keep pretending! I didn't use any force at all!"

Ran stopped acting, smiled sweetly, and snuggled close to Eri.

Eri felt a warmth in her heart, but there were still some things she had to say.

"Lan, did you do this before you came to my office today?"

"what?"

Two blushes quickly rose on Xiaolan's face.

Seeing this, Eri Kisaki frowned: "That's it."

"Lan, you need to be careful about these things, you're still studying..."

"Stop! Wait a minute!"

Xiaolan sat up, crossed her arms, and shook her head, her face flushed, saying, "Mom, you've misunderstood. We didn't... we didn't do that!"

"Hmm?" Eri tilted her head, wondering if she had made a mistake.

Xiaolan emphasized again, "Really, really not!"

Seeing that Xiaolan didn't seem to be lying, Eri said, "Alright then."

Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief, but thinking about the absurd things that happened in the car, she felt extremely embarrassed and knew she absolutely couldn't let Fei Yingli know!

"Mom, why are you telling me this kind of thing?"

Eri Kisaki glanced at Ran, who was practically burying her head in the sand like an ostrich: "If I don't talk to you, who will?"

"Can……"

It made Ran very embarrassed to talk about this with Eri.

Eri waved her hand: "What's there to be embarrassed about with me?"

Seeing that Ran didn't speak, Eri Kisaki spoke again: "Ran, I'm asking you, are you not planning to go home tonight?"

"Huh?" Ran looked up and met Eri's scrutinizing gaze. Her eyes began to dart around, and she changed the subject, "I...I'm here with you!"

Eri's guess was confirmed. She snorted, "You, you've even learned to lie to your mother for him!"

Xiaolan twisted her hands together and lowered her head.

Eri Kisaki took Ran's hand and placed it in her own, speaking softly, "I don't mean to blame you. I know your personality, Ran. You've never been good at saying no. It must have been that Kitagawa Taki who brought it up, right?! Don't let him do whatever he wants..."

"It's what I've been thinking about..." Xiao Lan, who was looking down, suddenly said.

"What?" Eri Kisaki couldn't believe her ears, thinking she had misheard.

"It's me... I've been thinking about it!" Xiaolan's voice rose a few decibels.

Eri stiffened, finding it hard to believe, but she didn't doubt that Ran was lying to her.

The room fell silent.

After a long pause, Eri Kisaki finally spoke again: "Ran, if that's the case, then I have to say something to you!"

After thinking for a while, she could only conclude that it was because Xiaolan had developed a taste for it.

Xiaolan was already mentally prepared when she said those words.

Eri Kisaki said slowly, "You two are still young, but if you do that kind of thing too often, it's not good for either of you. Do you understand what I mean?"

Xiaolan simply nodded.

Eri sighed inwardly. She was too embarrassed to be too direct and could only hint at it.

She originally thought Xiaolan was the one being coaxed, but it turned out to be the other way around. What kind of situation is this?

Thinking about her previous bad attitude towards Kitagawa Taki, she felt a little embarrassed and could only apologize next time they met.

"Okay, go to sleep!"

But after lying down for a short while, Eirika thought about it and sent a message to Taki Kitagawa.

……

"Buzzing~"

Kitagawa Taki picked up his phone and saw a message from Kiei's hairdressing: "What happened tonight was my fault, I'm sorry!"

He was completely baffled and had no idea what Eri Kisaki was talking about.

He originally wanted to send a message to ask, but after thinking about it, he decided against it and would ask Xiaolan tomorrow.

the next day.

Kitagawa Taki questioned Ran for a long time before Ran finally stammered out and told him only a part of the story.

His expression was strange; he never expected things to develop this way.

Seeing this, Xiaolan snorted and said angrily, "I took the blame for you, you have to make it up to me!"

Kitagawa Taki could tell that Ran wasn't really angry. "No problem, shall we go get something to eat first?"

"Then I want to go get some dessert!" Xiaolan suggested a newly opened, popular dessert shop.

Kitagawa Taki nodded: "Let's go then!"

"Mmm!" Xiaolan took Kitagawa Taki's arm.

……

at the same time.

Polo Cafe.

"Xiao Zi, the usual, a cup of coffee, please!"

Kogoro Mouri sat down in his usual seat.

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"Mr. Mori, it's quite rare to see you here so early in the morning. Did you arrange to meet your client here?"

"No, there are no cases today," Kogoro Mouri said casually. "Besides, I also want to take a break from the endless stream of cases at the agency and get some rest. That would be nice!"

Just then, a voice rang out: "Are you the legendary detective 'Sleeping Kogoro'?"

When Kogoro Mouri looked up, he saw a handsome young man with light blond hair, wheat-colored skin.

She was still wearing the coffee shop uniform.