Ke Xue: Xiaolan delivers goods to your door at the beginning

"Sister Bei, stop teasing me. Is there some kind of mission?"

"Yes, it's about the Shenlong."

The Shenlong was a ship that had been confirmed missing seven years ago on a rainy night.

Whether it's missing or not isn't really important; what's important is that this ship is carrying gold worth one billion yen!

Now, the missing ship has reappeared. Just yesterday, all the residents of a remote island called Shikishima witnessed the ship drifting by after a storm.

However, only the ship appeared; the gold inside had long since vanished.

It may have sunk to the bottom of the sea during its drift, or it may have been moved away by someone who happened to find the ship.

This matter has generated a lot of buzz, circulating in newspapers, on television, and online.

“I understand, Sister Bei wants me to go treasure hunting with you.”

Lin Xiaofeng smiled wryly. Vermouth really thought of him as a treasure hunter?

"Yes. Same as always, if we find the treasure, we'll split it 50/50, how about that?"

"So that's why Sister Bay personally came to me. She wasn't calling for her lackey Bourbon. It turns out it was for the gold."

"Hehehe... Last time, I didn't get any benefit from getting you into the organization. If we really find gold this time, we'll split it equally, and we don't need anyone else to share it."

Lin Xiaofeng was speechless. So Vermouth was also so greedy.

……

The next morning, Lin Xiaofeng met Vermouth at a ferry terminal in Tokyo Bay, and together they boarded a ferry to Shikijima.

Lin Xiaofeng was immediately amazed by Vermouth, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.

Vermouth was dressed in a black tight leather outfit, her flowing silver hair was tied up in a bun, and she wore a baseball cap and sunglasses. She looked incredibly handsome.

Lin Xiaofeng recognized Vermouth at a glance because of her curvaceous and beautiful figure.

"Hey, Sister Bei, it's been so long! I've missed you terribly."

"Miss me? Miss me for what?"

Vermouth found it somewhat amusing that this high school student she had found not only possessed a maturity beyond his years but was also exceptionally interesting.

"I was captivated by Bayonetta's beauty. The moment I saw her, I was mesmerized. A large part of the reason I joined the organization was because of Bayonetta."

"Really? Are you sure you're not kidding me?"

Vermouth, peering through her sunglasses, sized up Lin Xiaofeng. The young man was indeed handsome; even in her many years of experience, she had never seen such a good-looking young man. However, she felt nothing for Lin Xiaofeng. In reality, she could be his grandmother.

"of course."

"Then you'd better do your best. If you do well, I wouldn't mind having a grandma-granddaughter romance with you..."

"Grandma-granddaughter relationship? What's that?"

"That's literally what it means."

Lin Xiaofeng realized that although Vermouth looked like a young girl, her actual age was unknown; she might be old enough to be his grandmother.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaofeng became even more excited!

"I will definitely do my best, please don't worry, Sister Bei!"

Vermouth chuckled softly, "Stop being so glib, let's go wait in the waiting room."

The two sat down in the waiting room, where the Mori family was also present.

Lin Xiaofeng slapped his forehead. It was like a pre-written script that he was bound to run into the Mori family at this time.

Meanwhile, the highly alert Conan also spotted Lin Xiaofeng and, with his short legs, ran up to him. He curiously sized up Lin Xiaofeng and the mysterious silver-haired woman beside him.

"Hey? Brother Xiaofeng, what are you doing here? And who is this older sister?"

"Conan, you ask a lot of questions."

Lin Xiaofeng felt troubled, unsure how to explain it.

Vermouth looked at Lin Xiaofeng and asked, "Is this child someone you know?"

"I guess so," Lin Xiaofeng replied.

Belchimor* bent down and looked at Conan, “Little friend, Qi is Menglin Xiaofeng’s older sister, 980 is called Sister Belchimori.”

"Sister Bei? Lin Xiaofeng's sister?"

"Yes. Sister Bei. Lin Xiaofeng's older sister."

Vermouth looked Conan over carefully, feeling a sense of déjà vu about him: "Little friend, what's your name?"

"My name is... Conan Edogawa."

"Edogawa Conan, what a strange name."

Vermouth straightened up and stroked her chin in thought.

Conan tugged at Lin Xiaofeng's casual trousers and asked, "Brother Xiaofeng, how come you have an older sister? I didn't know that."

"I only found out now."

Lin Xiaofeng touched his nose. Now that things had come to this, he could only acknowledge Vermouth as his sister; otherwise, there was no way to explain it.

Soon, Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri heard the noise, turned around, and saw Lin Xiaofeng and Vermouth sitting in the back row.

"Hey! Xiao Feng, what are you doing here too!"

Ran Mouri was stunned; she and Lin Xiaofeng were truly destined to be together.

Lin Xiaofeng remained calm when he encountered Ran Mouri, as he was already mentally prepared.

Surprisingly, Vermouth...

Vermouth glanced at Ran, then at Conan, then glanced at Ran again, then at Conan again, then glanced at Ran again, then at Conan again…

After several attempts, Vermouth was certain she wasn't seeing things.

"Shinichi Kudo has turned into a child!"

73. Relationship between an older woman and a younger man

"Shinichi Kudo? I'm not!" Conan confessed without being asked.

"Where is Shinichi Kudo?" Ran Mouri still couldn't recognize that Conan Edogawa was Shinichi Kudo.

Kogoro Mouri shook his head from side to side: "What! Shinichi Kudo is here too!"

Vermouth looked completely bewildered. Wasn't Conan Edogawa just a miniature version of Shinichi Kudo? Why was she the only one who didn't recognize him?

"Xiao Feng, isn't this Conan Edogawa a miniature version of Shinichi Kudo?"

"Yes, he is Shinichi Kudo, but the Mori father and daughter didn't realize it."

Kogoro Mouri is one thing, but why couldn't Ran Mouri notice either? Vermouth couldn't understand it.

Conan was so nervous he couldn't move. Besides Lin Xiaofeng, someone else actually recognized him as Shinichi Kudo at a glance. It was amazing.

In order to help Conan out of his predicament, Lin Xiaofeng had no choice but to say to Ran and Kogoro Mouri, "Ran, Uncle Mouri, Shinichi Kudo is not here. My sister made a mistake."

Ran Mouri was even more surprised that Lin Xiaofeng actually had an older sister.

Kogoro Mouri was equally curious, squinting at Lin Xiaofeng's so-called older sister.

"Xiao Feng, you have an older sister? How come I didn't know?"

"She's my god-sister, a capable one. Her name is Sister Bei, now you know."

Kogoro Mouri asked, "Lin Xiaofeng, why does your god-sister always wear a hat and sunglasses?"

Lin Xiaofeng looked at Vermouth in confusion, "Are you afraid of being recognized?"

"Secrets make women more attractive."

Vermouth replied in a pretentious manner.

Kogoro Mouri clicked his tongue in annoyance and returned to his seat, quite disgruntled. He thought the woman had a great figure and wanted to see what she looked like through her sunglasses, but she wouldn't let him, leading him to believe she must be unattractive, which is why he refused to take off his sunglasses.

Xiao Lan smiled shyly at Lin Xiaofeng and Sister Bei; that's just how her father is.

"Xiao Feng, did you and your sister come to Ao Island for treasure?"

Yes. Is your father one too?

"No, my dad actually received an invitation..."

Ran was about to explain when Kogoro Mouri interrupted her.

"That's enough, Xiaolan, stop talking. Besides, they're here for the treasure, they're our competitors!"

"what?"

Ran had no choice but to shut up. At least in front of Kogoro Mouri, Ran didn't dare to say anything more. In private, however, she naturally told Lin Xiaofeng everything she knew.

In the silence, a small ship finally slowly approached the shore.

Then, everyone came out of the waiting hall and boarded the ship.

During this time, a man in a suit appeared. It was unclear whether he was a tourist or a resident of the island. He did not interact with anyone and his face was gloomy.

After boarding the ship, Lin Xiaofeng glanced at the man out of the corner of his eye. His intuition and experience told him that this man was very likely also related to the Shenlong.

On the ship, apart from the regular staff, there was only an old man wearing glasses who looked like he was about to retire.

This old man seemed to be some kind of official or private person on the island, and he came specifically to "welcome" the Maori trio.

Lin Xiaofeng overheard their conversation and learned that Kogoro Mouri had come not because of any request, but because he had been invited to give a speech.

The old man kept showering Kogoro with compliments, calling him the world's greatest detective, which made Kogoro so flattered that he was practically wagging his tail in the air.

It's worth mentioning that the man standing on the deck was startled upon hearing the name "Detective Kogoro Mouri" and ran into the cabin.

That guy's strange behavior seems to be even more obvious now.

Lin Xiaofeng did not return to the cabin, but continued to stand aside as if nothing had happened, listening to the conversation between Kogoro Mouri and the others.

Now the man's identity, at least his public identity, has been revealed.

An employee from a travel agency in Tokyo seems to be trying to use the Shenlong ship as a gimmick to turn Shikishima into a tourist attraction.

Then, Lin Xiaofeng heard another rumor about the Shenlong.

Ghost ship.

That's what the people of Shikishima call the Shenlong.

It is said that before the Shenlong went missing seven years ago, it sent out a distress signal, but when the people of Shikijima were preparing to go out to sea to rescue it, the distress signal was cut off again. It was not until the next morning that the ship owner's body was found on the nearby coast.

The residents of Shikijima believed that it was the vengeful spirits of the navy who were causing the mysterious disappearance of the Shenlong.

As for what the "naval ghosts" were, the old man didn't mention it again.

After sailing at sea for several hours, the ship finally arrived at Shiki Island just before lunchtime.

Before even disembarking, Lin Xiaofeng saw a large crowd gathered at the ferry terminal, waving small flags and cheering, "A warm welcome to Detective Kogoro Mouri for his speech!"

After disembarking, a chubby little man with Mediterranean features enthusiastically grabbed Kogoro Mouri's hand and exchanged pleasantries, explaining that he was the village chief of Shikijima and was very grateful and welcoming.

Another thing that Lin Xiaofeng was quite interested in was the little girl who popped out in the middle; she was probably the village chief's granddaughter.

Lin Xiaofeng wasn't interested in the little girl herself, but rather found it amusing that she seemed very interested in Conan.

"Your name is Conan Edogawa. My name is Suzuka Mikami. But I think I'm older than you, so you're my younger brother. But it's okay, it seems like the most popular thing these days is relationships between older women and younger men!"

Looking at the girl who had her arm around Conan's and had two little tufts of hair on her head, Lin Xiaofeng couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. This kid has pretty good luck with women.

Following behind Lin Xiaofeng, Vermouth couldn't help but chuckle softly: "Lin Xiaofeng, do you like relationships between older women and younger men?"

"Sister Bei, what do you mean by asking this question? Could it be that (Noqian) is hinting at me?" Lin Xiaofeng smiled mischievously, meeting Vermouth's sharp gaze.

Their eyes met, and Vermouth found Lin Xiaofeng's gaze to be clear, pure, and full of love and tranquility—the most beautiful eyes she had ever seen.

"You can understand that."

"Heh... You just said you wanted to talk about a grandma-grandson relationship with me, how did it turn into a sister-brother relationship?"

"The 'grandma-grandson romance' thing was just a joke. Do I look like your grandma?"

"Not like."

"That's it."