Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 665 If having children is not for fun, then it will be meaningless! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
In the dim morning light, the Maori Affairs Detective Agency ushered in a new day. However, the beginning of this day did not seem so wonderful.

"Lan, why is it this kind of thing today?"

Kogoro Mouri stared at the slightly shabby breakfast on the table, his face instantly became long, his brows were tightly twisted into the shape of a "川" character, and his eyes were full of disgust and dissatisfaction.

Mao Lilan pursed her pink lips and explained helplessly, "There's nothing I can do, Dad. You've been spending money so much lately that there's not much left for our family's living expenses, and the fees you entrusted us with haven't been paid yet, so for the next period of time, we really can't eat and drink as much as we did before."

In fact, the family's financial situation was far from being stretched to the point of being unable to make ends meet. However, Mao Lilan really couldn't stand her father's extravagant spending habits, and wanted to take this opportunity to teach this confused detective a profound lesson and let him change this bad habit, so she decided to carefully "perform" this drama.

Hearing his daughter's words, Maori Kogoro's face became uglier. He couldn't help but raise his voice, his voice full of unwillingness and anger, "Damn it, I'm the famous detective Maori Kogoro, how can I eat this kind of thing every day! This is too outrageous!"

Although, Kogoro Mori had experienced this kind of hard life before.

——Thinking back to when he first became a private detective, he was unknown and business was very bad. He might not receive one or two commissions in ten days or half a month, and he was often so poor that he had to eat dirt to make ends meet.

But the key point is, that was in the past. Times have changed and things are no longer the same as before!
Now, he is already famous and has great prestige in the detective world. If he has to continue to live this tight and restricted life, then what is the meaning of his hard work and struggle for so long and the fame he has finally gained?

Could it be that he, Kogoro Mori, became famous for nothing?
Thinking of this, Maori Kogoro became more and more angry. He couldn't help but cast his dissatisfied eyes at Conan who was quietly eating breakfast beside him, and said unhappily: "Conan, it's been a long time since your parents left you in our house and went on a business trip abroad. Don't you feel lonely at all? Don't you miss them?"

Conan looked calm, with food in his mouth, and said incoherently, "No!"

His parents lived abroad all year round, and they returned to Japan to see him only a few times.

And a carefree old lady, his mother, Kudo Yukiko, would either tease him in various ways or "bully" him in various ways every time she came back, making him unable to defend himself.

But his father, every time he saw him being "tortured" by his mother, not only did he not help, but he watched the fun with interest. Sometimes he would even add fuel to the fire and join his mother in teasing him.

If he said he missed such a pair of parents, that would be ridiculous!
Maori Kogoro was even more furious when he heard this, and continued to complain: "Really, what kind of parents are they! Not only have they never shown up, they haven't even called or contacted me! This is too irresponsible!"

In fact, there was a more important reason in Kogoro Mouri's mind that he didn't say out loud, which was that a certain little kid had promised to give him boarding fees, but the other party had been living in his Mouri Detective Agency for such a long time, but not a penny of the so-called boarding fees was paid!
This really made him unable to bear it any longer.

Maori Kogoro stood up, crossed his arms, looked down at Conan, and said confidently: "Conan, you have been living in my house for free for such a long time. Since we are all so familiar with each other, I will not bother you about the boarding fee. But your parents should at least give me some compensation, this request should not be too much, right?"

On the surface, Conan pretended nothing had happened and continued eating, but he felt a pang in his heart.

This was not only because he knew that the lie he had made up was about to be exposed, but also because based on his understanding of Maori Kogoro, the other party's words had obviously reached the limit of his patience. If his so-called "parents" did not show up again, I am afraid that this shrunken high school detective might really be ruthlessly kicked out of Maori Detective Agency.

“Ahahaha… things like this…”

Conan lowered his head, stuffed food into his mouth, pretending to concentrate on eating, while he sighed helplessly in his heart: Oh, it seems that I must find time to discuss this with my parents, otherwise, it won’t be long before this shrunken high school detective really has to live on the streets, or he may have to run to Dr. Agasa's house to stay in shame.

"What do you mean, little brat? Are you planning on playing dead?"

Seeing Conan pretending to be deaf and dumb and intending to play dead, Maori Kogoro was so angry that he was about to smoke. He snorted coldly and said loudly: "Humph, you have been eating and drinking for free here for such a long time, how can I not give you some compensation! What is your parents' phone number? Give me quickly, and I will call them myself to tell them."

Mao Lilan looked at her unreliable old father helplessly and couldn't help but persuade him: "Dad, this is not a good idea, right?"

She really couldn't understand how her father had the nerve to say such things so openly.

Of course, she could understand that her father was a little irritated recently because of the financial pressure, but the key point was that as an adult, he asked for compensation from a child. This kind of thing was not very glorious to do, and it would not sound good to say it out loud!

Maori Kogoro was unhappy, waving his hands in the air, and retorted loudly: "What's wrong with that? If it weren't for this little brat, I don't know how much more carefree I could live!"

In his heart, he firmly believed that it was because of the addition of Conan, a "burden", to the detective agency that his life became so difficult.

Conan couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart and was speechless for a while.

How can you blame someone for living such a hard life? He is just a child. Even if he eats a lot, how much can he spend?

The reason why the Maori Detective Agency is in a tight financial situation right now is because of a certain foolish detective who spends money lavishly and without restraint. If he could drink less, play less marbles, and participate in less gambling activities, then even if he raises a few more children like him, the family won't be in a financially tight situation!

Conan could only complain about these words in his heart, and he dared not say them out loud even if he had a hundred courages. After all, Maori Kogoro, the confused detective, did not like him. If he talked back, he had no doubt that Maori Kogoro's powerful iron fists would rain down on his head in the next second, beating him to death.

In fact, Conan is not the only one who thinks that the tight budget of the Maori Detective Agency is Maori Kogoro's own problem. Maori Ran also feels the same way. She puts her hands on her hips and points out the problem bluntly: "That's your own problem, Dad! If you hadn't spent money without restraint and was extravagant, how could our family become like this now?"

Maori Kogoro was speechless after hearing his daughter's words. He opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but he couldn't find a suitable reason. He sat back in his chair angrily, and kept muttering: "I'm doing this for the good of our family... Going out for social events and so on, you have to spend money, and now I have a lot of social events, so it's inevitable that I have to spend some money. I also need it for work..."

But as he spoke, his voice couldn't help but become weaker. Apparently, even he himself felt that this reason was a bit far-fetched and lacked confidence.

Seeing this, Conan was secretly delighted, thinking that he had finally escaped danger for the time being.

He secretly glanced at Kogoro Mori and continued to eat his breakfast, but he was thinking about how to solve this difficult problem.

After all, if he was really kicked out of here, it would be troublesome. Not only would it affect his plan to investigate the Black Organization, but he really didn't want to disturb Dr. Agasa.

The most important thing is, if he was not in the Maori Detective Agency, if a private detective came to his Xiaolan every day to show his affection and flirt with her, he would have no way of knowing!
He couldn't tolerate this kind of thing no matter what!
Although things have developed to this point, he knows in his heart that there is probably no possibility of going back to the past between him and his childhood sweetheart, Mouri Ran.

After all, Mao Lilan's heart has long been deeply placed on Bai Ye. The two are a perfect match, and they are in love with each other. As a high school detective who has not yet found a way to recover his body, he is powerless to stop the two from being together, no matter how reluctant he is.

It's just that although he knows about this kind of thing, he is still happy to do it if it can make things difficult for Bai Ye from time to time and create some minor troubles in the relationship between him and Mao Li Ran.

Mao Lilan looked at her father's helpless and naughty look and couldn't help but sigh. She knew that although her father was careless and spent money without restraint, he was still kind at heart. It was just that he really needed to find a way to change his spending habit.

Thinking of this, Mao Lilan couldn't help but frowned slightly, looked up at Mao Li Kogoro, with a hint of doubt in her eyes, and said with a little reproach: "Work needs? Dad, tell me, are all those social events you attend really work needs? Every time you go out, you either drink, play marbles, or even gamble. Can these be considered work needs? If you can save these unnecessary money, our family won't be as tight as it is now."

Maori Kogoro's face turned pale and blue at his daughter's questioning, like a child caught doing something wrong. He began to avoid her eyes and stammered, "I... I just relax occasionally, and sometimes I socialize with clients. Doesn't this also help expand my business..."

As he spoke, he felt that his defense was so feeble and weak, his voice became smaller and smaller, until it was almost inaudible.

Conan secretly observed Maori Kogoro's embarrassment and laughed in his heart. But he didn't dare to show it too obviously, so he could only continue to eat breakfast and pretend that he didn't hear anything.

However, although he tried his best to hide his inner gloating, the sharp-eyed Maori Kogoro still caught his abnormality. Perhaps Maori Kogoro felt that this seemingly innocent little kid dared to laugh at him secretly, or perhaps he was eager to divert his daughter's attention from his unbridled spending, so he directly pointed the finger at Conan again and shouted: "Conan, you still have the nerve to laugh?"

Then, as if he had thought of something, he said with a hint of threat in his tone, "I remember your parents entrusted you to Dr. Agasa, right? Then Dr. Agasa must have your parents' contact information! In that case, I will ask the doctor for your parents' phone number and see how they plan to solve this matter!"

"At this moment, Maori Kogoro had already made up his mind that no matter what he said today, he would get back the compensation that a certain little rascal deserved.

Well, this is definitely not because he was angry that some little kid dared to make fun of him, it is purely to protect his own rights.

When Conan heard this, he felt as if struck by lightning. His heart suddenly skipped a beat and panic instantly surged into his heart.

In an instant, a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and the beads of sweat slowly slid down his cheeks. He subconsciously waved his hands, his lips trembling slightly, and stammered, "No... No, I can't contact the doctor!"

Conan knew that if Kogoro Mouri really contacted Dr. Agasa, the lies he had made up would be completely exposed and the consequences would be disastrous.

"What's wrong?" Maori Kogoro narrowed his eyes, revealing suspicion, staring at Conan and asked, "Do you have something shameful to say? Are you afraid that we will contact your parents?"

Conan's brain was working fast at this moment. He had to come up with a reasonable excuse quickly, otherwise things would be troublesome. He thought quickly and pretended to be worried. He said, "Uncle, it's like this. Dr. Agasa is currently conducting an extremely important experiment related to major scientific research results. The process of this experiment is very critical and cannot be disturbed. If the experiment fails because we contacted him, the consequences will be disastrous and may cause immeasurable losses to the scientific community!"

As he talked nonstop, he secretly observed the changes in Maori Kogoro's expression with the corner of his eye, silently praying in his heart that this excuse could be successfully passed off and resolve the imminent crisis before him...

(End of this chapter)