Conan: When Shinjiu and Maolilan swap bodies

The two stepped out of the school gate like conjoined twins.

Ran Mouri tried several reasons and excuses, but failed to dissuade her friend from pestering her. Instead, the various reasons and excuses aroused the girl's curiosity.

For Sonoko Suzuki, the fact that Ran had a little secret and didn't tell her was like the sky falling down.

As they got closer to Aoze's residence, Sonoko still refused to let go. Ran had no choice but to take out her phone and send a text message to Aoze.

【Mr. Aozawa, may I bring Sonoko with me?】

If she avoids the garden and goes to Qingze's place every day, it will definitely arouse her friend's suspicion.

Even if it's not today, it will be tomorrow or the day after.

It's better to take the straightforward approach.

Moreover, there's nothing shameful about Mr. Aozawa's residence in Beika.

Sonoko Suzuki craned her neck to take a look, and a teasing smile immediately appeared on her face.

Tsk tsk tsk, Mr. Qingze~

It seems that Xiaolan has been spending the last few days with Qingze.

If there's nothing fishy going on between these two, then Suzuki Sonoko will change her name!

【casual】

Qingze's information was brief.

Whatever, that's fine.

Ran Mouri's face lit up with joy, while Sonoko's expression became increasingly mocking.

"Tell me the truth right now, where are you taking me!"

Xiaolan had no choice but to explain to her.

"It's Mr. Qingze. He lives here, and I'll be working as a housekeeper for him soon."

Doing housework is a plausible explanation for their collusion.

After all, she couldn't very well say that she was going to Qingze to learn how to be a secret agent, could she?

"Housekeeping?"

Sonoko felt that her imagined romantic drama was somewhat shattered.

But then, something new popped into her head.

A cold, aloof young master paired with a cute, sunny little maid—it seems like a pretty good ship.

"Come on, come on, I'll help you!"

Anyway, I would occasionally help Xiaolan clean the new house and do some housework, it's a small matter.

We can also investigate what's going on between these two people.

Ran Mouri, feeling helpless, and Sonoko Suzuki, filled with excitement and gossip, arrived at the gate of Aozawa and rang the doorbell.

A voice came from the walkie-talkie next to me.

"Come in yourself."

As she pushed open the door and entered, Sonoko Suzuki looked around curiously.

This is a two-story residential house, which looks quite ordinary, with a small garden.

Ran walked to the entrance, took out disposable slippers for Sonoko, and put on a pair of pink slippers herself.

She bought these herself because she needs to come here often and disposable slippers are uncomfortable.

Sonoko glanced at it, her eyes once again filled with amusement.

She even has her own slippers; Xiaolan must come here often.

Even if you're doing housekeeping, you can go every three to five days; there's no need to go too often.

Qingze sat on a recliner, holding a book in his hands. When he saw the two people come in, he only glanced at them before returning his gaze to the book.

Sonoko Suzuki scrutinized him closely.

It was the same person I'd seen at the hospital before, only now her hair was dyed black and she was wearing colored contact lenses that covered her red eyes. Compared to that day, she had a completely different aura.

She's become much gentler and more reserved, no longer so aloof, but she still doesn't talk to people and is quite withdrawn.

The book in his hand appeared to be entirely in English, but the cover was obscured, making it impossible to tell what he was reading.

He simply held the book, leaned back in the recliner, and was completely absorbed in it, exuding a sense of tranquility and contentment.

Sonoko's hands were itching to take out her phone and capture the scene.

The handsome guy with white hair turned black, and he's handsome in a completely different way!

In the end, she managed to restrain herself.

That's impolite and could easily lead to misunderstandings.

“Mr. Aozawa, excuse me. I’m Sonoko Suzuki,” Sonoko greeted him.

Qingze gave a soft "hmm" without looking up, "Do as you please."

Sonoko was completely bewildered by this.

What does "自便" mean?

Weren't they here to clean?

Looking around, it's quite clean and tidy, and there doesn't seem to be any cleaning to do.

This Qingze was unlike any other host she had ever met when visiting other people's homes. He didn't move an inch and showed no intention of receiving guests.

The garden was left feeling lost and unsure whether to stand or sit.

On the contrary, Ran Mouri acts like the protagonist, starting to entertain her friends.

"Please sit down in the garden. I'll get you a drink."

There weren't many drinks in Qingze's refrigerator, just cola and soda.

Ran Mouri searched the kitchen but couldn't find any other food to serve Sonoko besides cola.

There were no snacks, no fruit, and no small cakes.

In the end, she could only take a bottle of Coke back to the living room.

Sonoko, holding a can of cola, asked in a low voice, "Does Mr. Aozawa live alone?"

Ran Mouri nodded.

"No wonder it felt so deserted here..."

Sonoko pursed her lips, pointed to Aozawa who was reading a book over there, and asked in a low voice:

"Has he always been like this?"

He's handsome, but he's not very polite.

Ran Mouri glanced at Aozawa, who hadn't paid much attention to her since entering the room, and a feeling suddenly arose in her heart.

If it weren't for the mind swap, Mr. Qingze would never have paid any attention to a high school girl like her, let alone listened to her confide her girlish secrets.

They should have been like two lines that would never intersect, but due to an unspeakable accident, they became entangled.

Ran Mouri's eyes crinkled into a smile. "Although he seems a bit aloof, Mr. Aozawa is actually quite easy to get along with."

Seeing her like this, Sonoko chuckled inwardly.

Is someone who seems aloof easy to get along with?

I'm afraid they're just nice to you.

"Please have a seat, Yuanzi. I'll be busy for a while."

Ran Mouri picked up the watering can and began watering the plants in the house.

The sunflowers on the table have been sitting there for a while and have started to wilt.

She picked up the vase and changed the water, thinking she would bring a fresh bouquet of flowers tomorrow.

Watching Ran busily working as if no one else was around, while the person not far away was engrossed in reading, Suzuki Sonoko felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, feeling uncomfortable no matter where she was.

Let me help with some work, but there doesn't seem to be much to do.

If we do nothing, it'll just be awkward sitting here.

She had only come to find out what Xiaolan did after school every day, and now that she had the answer, there was no need for her to stay here.

"Xiao Lan, I'm going back now..."

"what?"

Goodbye, Mr. Qingze!

After saying that, Sonoko Suzuki grabbed her schoolbag and ran away as if fleeing.

Chapter 52 Investigation Report and Sowing Discord

Seeing that Suzuki Sonoko had left, Aozawa finally put down his book.

Ran Mouri put down the rag she was using to wipe the table and sighed.

"Mr. Qingze, you did this on purpose, didn't you?"

"Otherwise, what about you, housekeeper?"

Qingze stood up and stretched.

"If you don't want her to leave feeling awkward, are you going to bring her here every day from now on?"

Ran Mouri slumped her shoulders and said, "That's true."

"What is the purpose of Mr. Qingze calling me here today?"

"Weren't you always concerned about the incident where your father was almost assassinated? Look."

He walked to the coffee table, opened the laptop on it, flipped the screen over, and gestured for Ran Mouri to see for herself.

Ran Mouri's gaze fell on the sender's name in the first line.

Bourbon.

It's another type of wine.

The email contained the same information: the FBI used Kogoro Mouri to set a trap, without mentioning Conan Edogawa at all, and Kogoro Mouri was completely unaware of it.

After reading the email, a feeling of anger welled up in Ran Mouri's heart.

How could these people do this!

Isn't my own father's life also a life?

And if she remembered correctly, Ms. Judy was an FBI agent, right?

They did it anyway, even though they knew it would put her father in danger.

She felt a chill run through her body, witnessing for the first time the cold, indifferent nature of the FBI intelligence agency beneath its gentle and friendly facade.

As long as they can accomplish their mission, these agents don't care about the lives of ordinary people, even though Kogoro Mouri is already quite famous.

"This report was sent to me by the shop assistant downstairs from your house. He's definitely hiding something, and the truth here may not be the whole story."

Qingze looked at the trembling girl with pity in his eyes.

"But your father almost died; he almost lost his life without even realizing it."

If Vermouth hadn't intervened, Gin would definitely have eliminated Kogoro Mouri.

Even though Kogoro Mouri was completely unaware of it.

Ran Mouri's fingers trembled as she pressed the flip button, enveloped by a lingering fear.

This complete lack of awareness is truly terrifying.

Unknowingly, one becomes a pawn in someone else's scheme, and may even die without ever realizing it.