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

Chapter 533 Yusaku comes knocking, Mori gets roasted by Yukiko (1st update)
Morning light slanted through the gaps in the beige curtains and fell obliquely onto the tatami mats in the guest room. Shiraishi E wrinkled her nose and slowly opened her eyes.

It took him two seconds to realize that he was in Eri Kisaki's apartment and that it was World War II the night before.

Of course, after the World War, he still had to work hard to clean up, wiping and washing the floor, and it took him more than an hour to remove the evidence of the crime.

However... Xiaolan's shout of "Stop!" last night really startled him; he thought she had woken up in the middle of the night.

Thankfully, it was just a dream.

At that moment, a click sound came from the bedroom.

Xiao Lan tiptoed out of the bedroom.

After seeing Shiraishi E sleeping on the sofa, she greeted her softly and then quickly went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

Shiraishi E knew without asking that Ran didn't want Kisaki Eri to go into the kitchen to prepare breakfast for them.

Coincidentally, that's what he thought too.

So the two of them went into the spacious open kitchen and started making breakfast together.

Xiao Lan skillfully tied on her apron and took out ingredients from the refrigerator.

Shiraishi E assisted Ran by cutting the scallions into thin strips of three millimeters.

Xiaolan then started making tamagoyaki and miso soup.

With the two working together seamlessly, breakfast was quickly prepared.

Eri Kisaki was also awakened by the aroma wafting from the kitchen.

She dragged her aching body out of bed, got dressed, and walked out of the bedroom. There she saw steaming miso soup, golden and crispy salmon, fluffy tamagoyaki, and white rice sprinkled with black sesame seeds neatly arranged on the dining table.

"Thank you for your hard work," Eri Kisaki said cheerfully.

"Good morning, Mom!" Ran smiled brightly. Seeing Eri's expression, she knew everything was going well.

What happened yesterday should be able to be turned around.

"Attorney Fei, go wash up quickly, the coffee will be ready soon," Shiraishi E reminded her.

Eri nodded, then turned and headed to the bathroom.

This made Xiaolan breathe a sigh of relief, and then she said to Shiraishi E, "Finally, we passed!"

During breakfast, Eri Kisaki ate her food while remarking, "Has Kogoro been living this kind of life all these years? He's so lucky."

"Mom," Xiaolan said, seizing the opportunity, "if you move back to the office, you can have breakfast like this every day! And Dad has really changed a lot lately."

Eri Kisaki gracefully put down her chopsticks and adjusted her glasses: "First of all, it will take an extra forty-seven minutes to commute to the courthouse from here; secondly, I'm worried I won't even have time to rest if I live with him; and then... you know what I hate most is a drunkard!!"

This left Xiaolan speechless; she simply couldn't find any other reason to refute it.

"Also," Fei Ying thought of something, her tone becoming serious, "Xiao Lan, you'll be a senior in high school next year, don't spend all your energy taking care of that adult who can't take care of himself."

"Your father is almost forty years old; he should learn to take care of himself!"

Xiaolan nodded repeatedly in agreement. She dared not mention letting her mother go back to live with her again. Every time the topic came up, her mother would bring up her studies.

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After school in the afternoon, Shiraishi E had just stepped out of the school gate when she was stopped by a low-key yet luxurious black sedan.

The car window slowly rolled down, revealing Yusaku Kudo's gentle smiling face. He said with a hint of apology, "Shiraishi-kun, do you have a moment? There are some things I'd like to talk to you about."

Shiraishi E raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, but nodded nonetheless: "Of course."

After saying that, he opened the car door and got in.

During the drive, Shiraishi E casually asked, "So, what's the matter that's so urgent?"

Yusaku smiled slightly: "You'll see when we get there. Mr. Mori will be there too."

Shiraishi E was taken aback: "Detective Mouri is coming too?" He then realized something.

“Yes, let’s talk about it together later,” Yusaku said with a light laugh.

Not long after, the car stopped in front of the Kudo residence. When Shiraishi E got out of the car, she saw Kogoro Mouri standing at the door, smoking impatiently, clearly having just been summoned as well.

"Hey, Kudo, what's the matter that you suddenly called me over here?" Kogoro Mouri asked, exhaling a smoke ring and frowning.

Before Yusaku could answer, the door to the Kudo residence was pushed open, and Conan poked his head out, smiling broadly as he said, "Uncle Mori, Brother Shiraishi, please come in!"

Shiraishi E looked down at Conan and couldn't help but reach out and ruffle his hair: "Kid, why are you being so attentive today?"

Conan chuckled twice, offering no reply, but urging them to hurry inside.

The three of them entered the living room, where Yukiko was sitting on the sofa, leisurely drinking black tea.

She saw Shiraishi E simply raise her hand and wave as a greeting.

But when she saw Kogoro Mouri, her eyes lit up, and she greeted him with a smile: "Yo, Kogoro, long time no see!"

Kogoro Mouri paused for a moment, then looked surprised: "Yukiko? Didn't you two get divorced? Why are you still living together?"

Yukiko chuckled and put down her teacup, then asked, "Aren't you and Eri a legally married couple? How come you've been living separately for so many years?"

Kogoro Mouri was taken aback and muttered in dissatisfaction, "Yukiko, when did your mouth become so sharp?"

Yukiko shrugged, a sly smile on her face: "There's no other way. If you're not assertive on set, it's hard to manage people."

Seeing this, Yusaku quickly tried to smooth things over: "Well, for some reason, we have to do this... Yukiko, if you don't leave now, you'll be late."

Yukiko glanced at her watch, remaining calm and composed: "It's alright! I'm the director now, it's only right that I make them wait!"

Kogoro Mouri rolled his eyes: "You're getting more and more arrogant."

Yukiko stood up, straightened her clothes, and smiled, "I'm going to audition a young actress later named Hoshino Terumi. She used to be an idol, but now she's switched to acting. I've seen some of her previous work, and I think she's pretty good; she has potential."

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri's eyes lit up: "Hoshino Terumi? I know her! Like Okino Yoko, she's a member of the Earth Ladies Team!"

Yukiko nodded, smiling as she added, "I didn't expect you to know so much! That's right, and most importantly—her idol is Shin-chan!"

Conan was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but smile, secretly pleased: I didn't expect to be so famous, even my idol is a fan of mine!

Seeing Conan's smug little expression, Yukiko couldn't help but tease him: "I'll see what she's like. If she's a good person, I'm planning to bring her back as my daughter-in-law!"

"Pfft—!" Conan almost choked on his own saliva. He wanted to say something, but with Kogoro Mouri there, he couldn't bring himself to speak.

Yukiko laughed heartily and patted his head: "If she's really nice, it's not like we can't consider it!" With that, she picked up her bag and left in a cheerful mood.

Kogoro Mouri stared in disbelief at Yukiko's departing figure, then turned to Yusaku and asked, "Is Yukiko always like this?"

Yusaku nodded with a wry smile: "Yes."

Kogoro Mouri patted Yusaku on the shoulder, looking at him with sympathy: "You must have had a tough time, having to deal with such a troublesome woman every day for sixteen years!!"

Yusaku peeked out the window to make sure Yukiko was really far away before letting out a sigh of relief. He smiled wryly and said, "You'll get used to it... Let's not talk about this anymore. Please sit down! Would you like something to drink?"

"coffee."

"beer!"

After telling Kogoro Mouri what they wanted to drink, Shiraishi E and Kogoro Mouri sat down on the sofa.

Yusaku smiled and said "Wait a moment" before turning and going to the kitchen.

Kogoro Mouri then asked curiously, "Shiraishi, what do you think... Kudo called us over for?"

Shiraishi replied, "I'll pay a hefty price to ask you to do him a favor!"

"There's money to be made?" Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately perked up. He began to secretly ponder how much reward he should ask for.

(End of this chapter)