Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

"...Thank you."

Lin Xiu instinctively took the blanket, then paused for a moment before realizing what was happening.

"If I'm not mistaken, there definitely won't be one for me, right?"

Kogoro Mouri looked at the new thin blanket and complained aggrievedly.

Having experienced the "differential treatment" from Reiko and Midori Orikasa, he was almost used to being ignored.

"Did you hide the blanket inside your clothes just now? No wonder you looked so bulging, I thought you'd gained weight!"

"Kogoro Mouri! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!" Chikage Tomizawa instantly exploded, "You're the one who's fat! Your whole family has gotten fat!"

Lin Xiu subconsciously touched the thin blanket in her hand.

Tomizawa Chikage must have been afraid of being discovered by others, so she wrapped the blanket inside her clothes and brought it with her. The fabric still retained a faint warmth from her body and carried a faint fragrance unique to young girls.

Thinking of how she had walked here wrapped in a blanket, Lin Xiuyi felt a warmth rise in her heart.
"Okay, don't be angry. It wouldn't be good if someone heard us."

Tomizawa Chikage snorted and was about to say "I'm leaving" when footsteps sounded again outside the restaurant. This time they were heavier than before, indicating that the person hadn't made any effort to be discreet.

"It happened!"

Tomizawa Chikage panicked instantly; the smile vanished from her face, replaced by a look of utter confusion.
"If Eri or Yukiko sees me here, they'll definitely misunderstand!"

The girl paced anxiously, her eyes quickly scanning the restaurant before finally settling on the table where two people were already hiding.

Without thinking twice, she bent down, lifted the tablecloth, and nimbly slipped inside, making sure to pull the tablecloth back up properly, leaving only a small gap for ventilation.

Lin Xiuyi held two blankets and looked at the dining table, which was visibly bulging and still slightly wobbling, and couldn't help but feel a little amused and exasperated.

In just a short while, three people were hiding under the table. If one more came, they could play mahjong right there inside.

"Hey, you're asleep already?"

Lin Xiuyi noticed that Kogoro Mouri next to him had lay back down on the chair that had been pushed together, and had deliberately turned his head inward, with his back to the door.

Why not sleep?

Kogoro Mouri muttered, his tone full of bitterness.

"Are you going to keep watching me receive gifts? You have dolls and blankets over there, while I have nothing. It's true that different people have different fates."

Just as Lin Xiuyi was about to say a few words of comfort to him, the restaurant door was pushed open again.

The girl who came in this time was slender and was carrying a bunch of things in her hands. It was Ruri, whom Kogoro Mouri had been longing for.

Lin Xiuyi was reminding his friend, but Mouri Kogoro was still complaining to himself.
"Liuli doesn't care about me at all. I thought she would secretly bring me something, but there was nothing. If I had known she was so heartless, I would have..."

"What happened then?"

A familiar voice suddenly rang in my ears, filled with obvious anger.

Kogoro Mouri's complaints stopped abruptly, his body stiffening like a stone.

He slowly turned his head and saw Liuli standing in front of him, holding a pillow and a thick blanket, her face full of anger, obviously she had heard everything he had just said.

"What I was just about to remind you,"

Looking at his friend's stunned expression, as if struck by lightning, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but facepalm and said, both amused and exasperated,
"It's your own fault for talking too fast and complaining non-stop, not giving anyone a chance to speak."

"Liu Li..."

Kogoro Mouri quickly scrambled up from his chair, trying to explain with a sheepish grin.
"Let me explain. I didn't mean what I said. I was just... just a little upset, and I was just venting." "Hmph, I don't care about you? I'm heartless?"

Ruri angrily threw the pillow and blanket she was holding onto Kogoro Mouri's chair.

The pillow rolled off and landed on the floor with a dull thud.

"I was worried you wouldn't sleep well at night, so I sneaked out to bring you something, and all I heard was you saying these things! If I had known you would think this way, I shouldn't have come!"

"no no!"

Kogoro Mouri, sweating profusely, hurriedly picked up the pillow from the ground and carefully brushed off the dust.
"That's not what I meant. I just missed you so much. I was a little disappointed when I didn't see you come, so I said that."

"Liuli, you're the best! You care about me the most! I was just talking nonsense!"

As he spoke, he looked at Liuli ingratiatingly, and his cowardly manner made Lin Xiuyi turn her face away and chuckle.

……

At this point, the area under the dining table had completely become the secret base for those who breached the contract.

After Tomizawa Chikage crawled inside, she discovered that Reiko and Orikasa Midori were already crammed in.

"What are you two doing here?" Tomizawa Chikage asked in a low voice. "Did you send him the blanket?"

"I've come to give Onii-chan a plush toy to use as a pillow!" Reiko said quickly, adding, "I'm not breaking my promise; it's only natural for me to care about my brother!"

"I brought a blanket for Master," Orikasa Midori explained softly, her cheeks slightly flushed. "It's only right for a disciple to care for Master."

"Tch, as if only the two of you are concerned." Tomizawa Chikage curled her lip. "I'm worried that he didn't sleep well and that it would affect his investigation of the Sennichimae Department Store."

“Then you’re breaking the agreement too!” Reiko retorted immediately.

"I didn't!" Tomizawa Chikage retorted, "I was doing this for important business, not just out of concern for him!"

“Chikage-nee,” Midori Orikasa glanced at her sideways, “you wouldn’t be thinking about that kiss at Beika Department Store…”

"That was an accident!" Tomizawa Chikage's face flushed red. "I told you, you're not allowed to mention that again!"

……

The three of them started arguing quietly under the table, their movements becoming increasingly exaggerated, causing the tablecloth to shake more and more violently.

Seeing the constantly swaying tablecloth, Lin Xiuyi, fearing they would be discovered, quickly tried to persuade Liuli.

"Don't be angry. Kogoro is just bad with words, but he still cares about you a lot. He's been looking forward to you bringing things, and he's overjoyed that you're here now."

"Happy? I thought he was quite happy complaining just now."

Liuli was still sulking, but the anger in her eyes had subsided considerably.

She glanced at the pillow that Kogoro Mouri was clutching tightly, then at the two blankets covering Shuichi Hayashi, and immediately understood.

Someone else must have secretly delivered something to Hayashi Hideichi, which caused Kogoro Mouri to become somewhat unbalanced.

"I really know I was wrong, Ruri."

Seeing that her tone had softened, Kogoro Mouri quickly seized the opportunity and grabbed his girlfriend's hand.
"I promise I'll never lie to you again, and I'll never complain again. Please forgive me this once, okay?"

"I'll definitely spend quality time with you at the festival tomorrow. Whatever you want to do, I'll go with you!" (End of Chapter)