I'm in Conan, I'm not a gangster

Chapter 427 Kogoro Mouri's Trouble (2 Updates)
Inside a car on the highway.

Kogoro Mouri's knuckles turned white as he gripped the steering wheel tightly. He watched Yumi Horikoshi in the passenger seat touching up her makeup.

"I said..." Kogoro Mouri finally couldn't help but speak up, "Did you really have to come along?"

Horikoshi Yumi closed the makeup mirror, a playful smile curving her red lips: "What? Afraid your wife will be jealous?"

Kogoro Mouri's forehead was beaded with sweat: "Eri and Ran are waiting at the hotel! What if they see us?"

"Don't worry~" Horikoshi Yumi suddenly leaned closer and lightly patted Mori's cheek, saying, "I know what I'm doing~ I won't break up your family!"

Kogoro Mouri's face was extremely grim; he now understood how Kazushi Nakamichi felt.

No wonder someone as good as Nakamichi and Shichi would commit murder... there's a reason for it.

Kogoro Mouri sighed inwardly, now regretting that he hadn't been able to control himself back then.

"Three rules!" Kogoro Mori said through gritted teeth: "First, keep your distance; second..."

Yumi Horikoshi waved her hand impatiently: "I know, I know, I won't greet you first, I won't be alone with you, and I won't reveal our relationship."

She tilted her head: "Are you relieved now, Mr. Detective?"

These words finally put Kogoro Mouri at ease.

After arriving at the parking lot of the Izu Resort Hotel, Kogoro Mouri looked around suspiciously like a thief, making sure Ran and the others weren't nearby before quickly getting out of the car.

He instructed, "Wait ten minutes before going in!"

"Relax, relax~~~" Horikoshi Yumi waved her hand, indicating that she understood.

She watched Kogoro Mouri's departing figure with a playful smile on her face.

hotel lobby.

"Dad! Over here!" Xiaolan waved happily from the revolving door.

Eri Kisaki stood to the side and teased, "Great Detective, are you finally done with your work?"

"I could have resolved this earlier, but something unexpected happened." Kogoro Mouri complained as he strode forward.

Eri suddenly frowned, leaned closer, and sniffed: "Is that women's perfume you're wearing?"

Kogoro Mouri stopped and instantly felt a chill.

"She insisted on catching us in the act, making me wait in the car." He chuckled dryly, loosening his tie. "I was in such a rush, I didn't even have time to change!"

Eri's glasses gleamed coldly as she remained silent.

If it were before, she would definitely have pressed the issue and made the other party tell the truth.

But now...

She also made a mistake by accident.

Feeling guilty, coupled with his preconceived notions about Kogoro Mouri, he thought the other man had the desire but not the courage.

So Eri Kisaki didn't dwell on it too much.

Ran quickly took out the room key she had prepared in advance from her pocket and handed it to Kogoro Mouri, urging, "Dad, hurry back to your room, take a shower, change your clothes, and come down to the restaurant for dinner!"

"Okay!" Kogoro Mouri took the room key and headed towards the elevator.

He kept his composure the whole way, but when he got back to his hotel room, he couldn't hold it in anymore. He was panting heavily, his face filled with lingering fear and guilt.

"Thank...that was close! We almost gave ourselves away!"

"Thank goodness Eri didn't ask any more questions, or I would be dead."

"Damn it, I've already changed my clothes, why do I still smell perfume? Ah...right, in the car!"

"........."

Kogoro Mouri muttered to himself while sniffing his clothes.

But he had already gotten used to the scent of the perfume, so he didn't notice anything wrong with it.

Kogoro Mori collapsed heavily onto the bed, loosened his tie, let out a long sigh, and his expression gradually became complicated.

If this continues, we'll be exposed sooner or later!
No, I absolutely have to break off my relationship with Yumi Horikoshi!

otherwise---

Just as he was thinking this, the doorbell rang.

Kogoro Mouri, puzzled, went to the door. "It's me~ Open the door~" Yumi Horikoshi's sweet voice came from outside.

Kogoro Mouri was terrified. He frantically opened the door and pulled Yumi Horikoshi inside.

He looked around to make sure no one was watching, then quickly closed the door.

"Are you crazy?! Didn't we agree you couldn't contact me?!" Kogoro Mouri shouted at the other person, both shocked and furious.

Yumi Horikoshi pouted, looking aggrieved, and said, "The front desk said all the rooms are booked~"

She took the initiative and moved closer: "Do you expect me to sleep on the beach?"

Kogoro Mouri was furious, but he couldn't just ignore her, so he could only leave her in the room while he grabbed his clothes and went to the bathroom to change.

Upon seeing this, Horikoshi Yumi immediately followed him into the bathroom, intending to express her apology through her actions.

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Inside the resort hotel restaurant.

Shiraishi E elegantly sliced ​​her steak, quickly devouring it to replenish the protein she had lost!
Ran looked at Sonoko, whose face was pale, with concern and asked, "Sonoko, you look terrible. Should we go see a doctor?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Sonoko waved her hand and took a big gulp of ice water. "I probably just had diarrhea from eating some stale seafood before I came here."

"But I've already taken the medicine and I'm feeling much better!"

As she spoke, she wolfed down the lobster in front of her.

Kogoro Mori stared suspiciously at the mountain of plates piled up in front of Sonoko: "How can a sick person eat a three-person serving of lobster? Generally speaking... if you're not feeling well, you shouldn't have much of an appetite, right?"

Eri Kisaki was somewhat speechless at the discernment of this father and daughter.

Both of them stayed in the hotel and didn't come out. When Sonoko arrived, her legs were weak and she could barely walk.

She couldn't even tell that, she didn't know what to say.

"You need to eat more when you're sick, so it's only right that you eat more!" She found a way to save face and told him not to press the issue further: "Just eat your food! All this food can't shut you up."

Kogoro Mouri's lips twitched. In the past, he would definitely have started an argument with the other party.

But now... he chose to silently lower his head and eat his rice, swallowing his rebuttal along with the rice.

There's no way around it; people feel guilty when they do something wrong.

However, in Ran's eyes, this scene was Kogoro Mouri taking the initiative to back down in order to get back together with her!
Her eyes sparkled, and she said excitedly and happily, "That's right! How about we go for a nighttime beach stroll later? I heard there's bioluminescent seaweed tonight!"

Sonoko shook her head and said, "I really want to go, but given my situation... I'll pass."

Shiraishi E put down her napkin at the opportune moment: "I'm not going either. I'll stay and take care of the garden."

Xiao Lan mentally gave the two of them a thumbs up.

That's great! Now Mom and Dad can have some alone time!
"That's a pity," Xiaolan said, feigning regret. "The three of us can go!"

Eri Kisaki gracefully wiped the corner of her mouth: "I have no objection."

Kogoro Mouri gave a vague reply: "Okay."

at this time--

"Oh my, isn't this Kogoro? What a coincidence, running into you here!!" A sweet, cloying female voice came from behind.

Kogoro Mouri froze, then slowly turned around to look.

Yumi Horikoshi, wearing a sexy backless dress, walked over from the side with a smile.

Cold sweat instantly broke out on Kogoro Mouri's forehead.

"What a coincidence~ I didn't expect to meet your family here~" Horikoshi Yumi deliberately emphasized the word "family".

Ran had attended Kogoro Mouri's college reunion, and naturally got to know Yumi Horikoshi.

She greeted her warmly, "Aunt Yumi! Are you here on vacation too?"

"Yes, I took advantage of the holiday to come out and relax." Horikoshi Yumi greeted them, then said as she walked away, "I won't disturb your dinner any longer, goodbye~~"

Eri Kisaki's gaze remained fixed on Yumi Horikoshi, her expression growing increasingly cold.

This perfume smells exactly the same as the one Kogoro was wearing earlier.
She glanced at Kogoro Mouri again, who, just like at dinner, casually bid farewell to Yumi Horikoshi and then continued eating his meal.

Although she didn't realize anything was wrong, as a lawyer, suspicion had become a habit for her.

(End of this chapter)