He's in Detective Conan, and he's the mastermind behind everything.

But at that familiar corner, I didn't see the familiar figure.

then,

He yawned again.

When Ying Sheng arrived at the classroom and sat down in her seat, it was 8:20 in the morning.

The back seats were empty. Ran, Shinichi Kudo, and the Six-Eared Macaque also had empty seats and did not come to class.

Ying Sheng propped up her book, then lay down to catch up on her sleep as usual. In her drowsy state, she heard the homeroom teacher announce the following:

"Student Cedar is unconscious."

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Chapter 164 For Ran's sake, Sonoko decides to tolerate the scumbag (Monthly Ticket 1)

Ying Sheng quickly realized that the Six-Eared Macaque was faking being unconscious—no, she should be called Chris Vineyard.

Early this morning, Ying Sheng managed to extract some things from the nameless man, but unfortunately, the guy was incredibly stubborn and held on for a while even under the influence of drugs.

The last period of his life.

The unnamed man was seriously injured, losing so much blood that he could go into shock at any moment.

If Hotaru really wanted to save him, he could find a private doctor through Chiyoko.

Firstly, this guy knows Kiyoko, so letting him interact with outsiders is never safe; secondly, Hotaru feels that maintaining the status quo is beneficial for him to win love, so he's too lazy to put in the effort.

After the nameless man went into shock and became unresponsive, Hotaru simply found an open space in Tokyo Bay and set it on fire, ending the affair.

In this way, the time the nameless man held on before his death became quite important, greatly diminishing the information that Ying Sheng obtained.

Most importantly, he couldn't repeatedly ask questions to confirm the authenticity of the information, which made him feel...

That's very interesting.

Sigh, it should be distress.

At least that's how he acted in front of Kiyoko.

Ying Sheng had to admit that bringing Chris to the nameless man was an incredibly stupid thing to do.

Without the blessing of the goddess's faith that time, the nameless man would not have suddenly become violent and committed suicide, would not have suffered the subsequent gunshot wounds, and would not have had his willpower greatly enhanced. He could have been slowly tortured.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in this world. Ying Sheng was too lazy to even take any remedial measures, and she couldn't even say she regretted it.

At most, we'll learn from this experience in the future.

what is this?

He underestimated the power of love.

Well, after all, a simp's love is still love.

Getting back to the point, Hotaru doesn't recall giving Chris Vineyard any anesthesia that exceeded the danger limit.

Although he found that she was in good physical condition, he gave her double the dose as a precaution, but surely she shouldn't be unconscious until now.

That guy probably suddenly needed to use his real identity for something, so he used this opportunity to faint and escape.

Anyway, she can still disguise others; who knows who's lying in the hospital right now?

Why don't we go and test the waters?

When the bell rang for the end of the first class, Ying Sheng got up in a half-asleep state, intending to ask the teacher for leave.

As soon as he stood up and stretched, a figure appeared in front of him, blocking his way with a rather unfriendly expression.

Hotaru glanced at her, somewhat curiously asking, "Suzuki-san, is there something you need from me?"

Sonoko Suzuki really didn't want to talk to this annoying guy, but she tried her best to remain calm:

"Where is Xiaolan? What happened last night?"

"you ask me?"

"Last night, Xiaolan listened to you and went..."

"Shh-"

Ying Sheng smiled slightly: "I'm planning to ask the teacher for leave. Do you want to come along?"

At this moment, Sonoko also noticed the eager gazes of the class's onlookers. She frowned slightly, nodded slightly, and then returned to her seat, grabbed her handbag, and headed out of the classroom.

Ying Sheng took nothing with her and went straight out the door.

In less than three seconds, the classroom erupted in an uproar. Hotaru ignored it, but Sonoko quickened her pace slightly. Once the distance between them had increased, Hotaru simply took out her phone and dialed Amuro Tooru's number. It rang for a while before being answered.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Mizuki, something unexpected happened last night," Amuro said.

"Could you give me a general overview?" Ying Sheng asked.

"The first two times Mr. Mori experienced hallucinations, it was indeed Shirai Mitsuo's doing. It's speculated that his ultimate goal was to kill Eto Katsuhiro and frame Mr. Mori. But last night, an unidentified third party entered the scene and administered LSD to Mr. Mori, causing him to likely experience hallucinations. Now he's also suspected of murdering Shirai Mitsuo. Eto Katsuhiro is also dead. The third party wanted to frame me, but your classmate Kudo saw through their scheme."

Amuro's words are concise and concise.

Ying Sheng didn't care about these known facts at all. After feigning shock for two seconds, he asked:

"Where's Xiaolan?"

Hearing this, Sonoko slowed her pace. Hotaru quickened his pace, took off a Bluetooth earphone, and handed it to her. Sonoko hesitated for two seconds, then took it. Just as she put it on, Amuro Tooru spoke:

"I'm accompanying Mr. Mori for various mental health evaluations. I heard that Mr. Mori is going to be transferred to a mental hospital."

Ying Sheng raised an eyebrow slightly: "Then what about the suspicion of murder?"

"Of course, we will continue the investigation."

"How long will this investigation take?"

"Well, a third party called us and said she was Kogoro Mouri, that she had killed someone, and that she had a psychiatrist issue a certificate of mental illness for her. So we are all inclined to believe that Mr. Mouri is innocent. This morning, the police contacted Mitsuo Shirai's family, and Attorney Kisaki expressed her willingness to pay a large sum of compensation. The other party also said that they would not pursue the matter any further."

"Oh, so why did Attorney Fei find out about this?"

"Because Mr. Mori can't come up with that much money."

"Let him sell the house."

"...Mr. Shuiyue, is there anything else? With such an unexpected turn of events in this case, I'm not going to refund the deposit."

Are you currently assisting the police investigation at the hospital?

"Correct."

"Could you take Mr. Mori to do those strange things? Ran has a karate competition at the gym at 10 a.m., and if we don't go now, it will be too late."

"Well... Miss Lan probably won't agree to that."

“It’s simple. Just take Mr. Mori for another urine test. This time it will definitely be negative. Just tell Ran that the test results were wrong last night. Her father doesn’t have any mental problems. It’s just that the police haven’t found out about the third party’s trick.”

"Oh?"

Amuro Tooru, who was searching for clues in the hospital courtyard, heard this and his gaze suddenly turned somewhat deep:

"Judging from what Mr. Shuiyue is saying, it seems that you know something?"

"Tsk, what I mean is, why don't you take Mr. Mori for another urine test? Whatever the result, just tell Ran it's negative, right?"

"........."

Amuro Tooru was speechless for a long time: "This can be faked, but what about Mr. Mori being transferred to a mental hospital? You can't keep lying to Miss Ran."

“Mental hospitals are not suitable for truly mentally ill people. Mr. Mori can go home and recuperate. Has Ms. Aida left? Let her know. I plan to hire her long-term.”

"……I see."

After the call ended, Hotaru looked at Sonoko:

"You already know about Xiaolan's situation. If you're not going to ask for leave, go back to class. If you are, we can go cheer her on at her competition later."

Sonoko took off her earphones and handed them back to him, frowning as she asked, "Why isn't Ran answering my calls? I can get through clearly."

Ying Sheng shrugged and continued walking towards the teacher's office: "How should I know? I guess he's in a bad mood, with his dad acting like that."

"Didn't you hurt her?" Sonoko followed up.

"So what if it is? So what if it's not?"

Ying Sheng yawned: "There are some truths she has to understand."

Chapter 165: The Minor Conflict Between Green Tea Orchid and Firefly, and Their Reconciliation

Hotaru's words were unclear, and Sonoko snorted softly, not wanting to ask any further questions. After arriving at the teacher's office, she went in to ask for leave, while Hotaru waited outside in the corridor.

A moment later, Sonoko came out, and Hotaru was about to enter when Sonoko, who was already walking towards the stairwell, suddenly said:

"I've already told you, let's go."

"Thank you."

Hotaru followed without hesitation. Sonoko glanced at him sideways and snorted coldly.

"Aren't you afraid I'll lie to you and make you skip class for a day?"

Ying Sheng smiled: "You lied to me, I admit it."

"Tch, sweet talk."

"Okay, I think the teachers at this school are pretty easy to talk to, and skipping class isn't a big deal, is that alright? We left the classroom together, so even if a teacher asks, the other students will probably mention you."

"He really is a cunning and scumbag."

"So you're trying to shut up from both sides, huh? Fine, I'll just keep quiet then."

Hotaru zipped his mouth shut, only unzipping it after getting into the back seat of the taxi. His phone rang; it was Ran calling. Hotaru glanced at Sonoko in the passenger seat.

"It's Xiaolan, would you like some headphones?"