Ke Xue Bartender

Chapter 177 The Detective's Movement
"Good shot! I knew the hero would stand up!"

Seeing Akagi Hero score another goal on TV, the onion-haired boy couldn't help but shout excitedly.

"This guest..."

"Ah, sorry."

As soon as Lin Ye opened his mouth, he immediately covered his mouth, but his eyes could still not hide the excitement.

On the other side, the bearded man who had been acting calm and composed finally showed an angry expression, clenched his fists, and stared at the TV.

[Ramus, you disappoint me so much! ]

After the game entered the second half, Hero Akagi, who had a sluggish performance in the first half, seemed to have suddenly regained his form and performed extremely well.

In the end, Akagi Hero's Tokyo Soul team defeated Osaka Superstar team 3:1.

"Uncle, thank you for treating me to a drink." The onion-haired boy held the wine glass, looked proud, and smiled at the bearded man sitting on the other side.

The bearded man snorted and thought silently in his heart:

[It seems that Ramsay is getting old. How about I support this hero from now on? ]

Post-match interviews were taking place on TV.

The person being interviewed was the player who scored two goals, Akagi Hideo.

"Contestant Akagi, who would you most like to share this victory with?"

"Of course my teammates and coaches, but the person I want to share this joy with the most is Naoki."

"Naoki Uemura, he is my biggest competitor and also my good partner. If he is here, we will definitely get more points."

Hero Akagi looked at the camera, his face full of sweat and joy.

"Naoki, please recover from your injury and come back. I'll be waiting for you at the stadium."

The sincere smile and sweaty face are very contagious.

The bearded man in front of the TV was stunned. Looking at that face, he seemed to recall his youth.

[Ah, I remember running on the green field at sunset that day. That was my lost youth]

[Hey, Akagi Hero? I recognize you, you are an excellent player]

Akagi Hero fans +1
The man withdrew his gaze and smiled slightly, all the displeasure on his face disappeared.

He took out his wallet, silently paid the bill - for both of them, of course, then stood up and left.

He was not the only one who was shocked by Akagi Hero's sincere words and smile.

On the other side of the city, in an apartment building.

With his right leg bandaged, Naoki Uemura knelt in front of the TV and shed tears of regret.

Conan, carrying a school bag, stood silently by the side, his hands in his pockets, hiding his achievements and fame.

"I'm sorry to bother you when you're crying so hard..."

A slender hand tapped his shoulder.

Before Naoki Kamimura could come to his senses, he was grabbed by the collar and lifted up by the terrifying high school girl who kicked open his door.

"Tell me! Where did you hide Shinichi?"

"What Shinichi?" Naoki Kamimura looked confused.

Previously in the bathroom of Akagi's house, Conan had an idea and used a little trick to successfully escape from the bathroom.

However, Xiaolan was chasing closely behind, and in order to rescue the kidnapped Akagi Hideo's brother as soon as possible, she had to lie that "Brother Shinichi" had gone to the Kamimura family to rescue him.

That's why Xiaolan thought that Kudo Shinichi was hiding in this room.

"Oh yeah, I didn't see Shinichi, I'll give him a call and ask."

Akagi Quantum looked around and did not see the legendary Kudo Shinichi, so he took out the piece of paper with Kudo Shinichi's fax number that he had written down before and gave it to Xiaolan.

Only then did Xiaolan let go of Naoki Kamimura, walked to the landline phone, and prepared to dial the number on it.

Conan, who was carrying a schoolbag, immediately became alert and quietly slipped towards the door.

The bento-shaped fax machine he used to call Akagi Quantum is still in his schoolbag. It would be terrible if it rang at this moment.

As soon as he walked out the door, a bell jingled from his schoolbag. "Why did you set the ringtone so loud, Doc?"

While complaining in his heart, Conan ran away.

After hearing the sound, Xiaolan rushed out of the door in a few seconds, like a tiger out of the cage, chasing after Conan...

11pm.

Only Lin Ye and Amuro Toru were left in the store.

Lin Ye was inside the bar and Amuro Toru was outside.

After Aragaki and Kusaka left, he would walk out of the bar and take charge of the work outside.

However, usually at this time, there are very few customers entering the store.

Even if there were one or two customers, they would go straight to the empty bar and sit down, so there was no need for him to take orders or serve drinks.

But there is always someone outside the bar.

The bell in the corner of the door rang softly.

Lin Ye was a little surprised to see Xiaolan walking into the store.

It was already this late, how could she, a high school student, not sleep yet? And she even came to the bar.

But when he saw Xiaolan's frown, he understood.

I'm worried and can't sleep.

Maybe it was because of the girl who claimed to be Kudo Shinichi’s girlfriend in the afternoon. Something must have happened at that girl’s house.

"Xiaolan, why are you still awake so late? Aren't you afraid of oversleeping and being late tomorrow morning?" Lin Ye pretended not to know and smiled as usual.

Xiaolan sat down on the high stool in front of the bar with a heavy heart and sighed.

"Mr. Lin, what kind of wine do sad people usually order?"

"Well," Lin Ye glanced at her, "some people need stimulation when they are depressed, so they will order stronger liquor. Others need healing, so they will order milder liquor... Why are you suddenly interested in this, Xiaolan?" Lin Ye asked tentatively.

"Can I have something milder?"

Lin Ye looked at Xiaolan in surprise and said, "I'm afraid this... won't work."

"I knew you wouldn't agree..." Xiaolan smiled, as if she had known that Lin Ye would answer like this.

"Then let's go with 'Cinderella'."

"it is good."

Cinderella, a combination of several fruit juices and sparkling drinks, has a refreshing taste and is suitable for girls.

While Lin Ye was preparing the juice, Amuro Toru came to the bar and said:

"Manager, I suddenly remembered something, so I'll leave first."

[This girl seems to have a lot to say. If I stay, she might feel restrained and embarrassed to confide in me. I'd better leave first.]

"Well, go ahead." Lin Ye nodded.

Aotu is such a gentle and considerate man.

After Toru Amuro left, only Lin Ye and Xiaolan were left in the store, and it was very quiet for a while.

After Lin Ye made Cinderella, he placed it in front of Xiaolan.

Xiaolan picked up the cup and took a sip, then held the cup with both hands, put it back on the bar, lowered her head, and looked into the cup.

[Shinichi...why is he trying so hard to escape? ]

escape?

It seems that something really happened.

Lin Ye's heart moved, looking at Xiaolan who seemed to be about to cry, he asked:
"Xiaolan, are you having any troubles?"

Xiaolan rubbed her slightly moist eyes and raised her head:
"Mr. Lin, I don't remember the story of Cinderella very clearly. Can you tell it to me again?"

(End of this chapter)