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

silence.

There was a long silence.

Looking at the two clay and wooden sculptures in the distance, Ying Sheng, hiding behind the screen, yawned softly and looked at Xiao Lan, who was looking at him with curiosity:

"Remember when Ms. Shiho said 'I don't want my sister involved in this kind of thing' before she left at the Maku Izakaya last time?"

Ran seemed to understand something: "So, it's because Miss Akemi doesn't like what Miss Shiho is doing now, and Miss Shiho and Mr. Kurosawa are just interacting normally, but that makes her worried?"

Hotaru nodded: "Pretty much, and then Shiho-san didn't want her sister to worry or be sad, so the situation became deadlocked."

Xiao Lan peeked out and saw that it was still silent. The air pressure was so low that the white steam from the cooling and preservation system on the table was no longer churning, but just flowing quietly.

Ran looked conflicted: "Can't Ms. Shiho find another job?"

"I'm afraid not."

"why?"

Firstly, because it's life-threatening; secondly, because...

"She has a talent for research."

Regardless of Shiho Miyano's attitude towards her talents, since she was born extraordinary and not ordinary, she was destined not to live an ordinary life.

Hotaru had no idea what the other people at the distillery thought of her.

But even he himself is extremely curious about Gin's secretive drugs and drug modifications.

The reason was simple: he had a familiar feeling about it.

"Can you ..."

Ran murmured for a moment, then sighed softly, "Does Mizuki-kun mean that Shiho-san is doing what she's good at and passionate about, just like my mother?"

She clearly misunderstood Ying Sheng's meaning.

"Perhaps." Ying Sheng tugged at his collar. "Xiao Lan, have you noticed that the temperature here seems to have risen a bit?"

Xiaolan nodded: "A little..."

"Ah!!! Someone's dead!!!"

A woman's scream suddenly came from behind the restaurant. Hotaru was stunned. Was the murder rate in Beika Town really that high?

"Where is the deceased? I'm the detective!"

Seeing a brown figure suddenly rush in through the door, Ying Sheng couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

He lost again at the lottery.

"Xiaolan?"

Chapter 127 Xiaolan thinks she's an idiot

As before, Shinichi Kudo excitedly ran away as soon as he heard about the case.

She glanced at the shopping bag that had been shoved into her hand, her eyes filled with helplessness, but when she looked up at his back, her eyes were full of doting affection.

The way our own Cool Guy solves cases is indeed quite delicious.

Vermouth felt relaxed and refreshed after spending the entire afternoon with Shinichi Kudo. If she hadn't been interrupted by the Miyano sisters, she felt she would have completely forgotten about the organization's existence.

What is the purpose of human life?

The problem was complicated, but as Vermouth followed Shinichi Kudo into the sushi restaurant, she had only one thought in her mind.

If Angel were here too.

This was just a fleeting thought, about to vanish in an instant, prompting her to focus all her attention on the beauty before her.

But the next second,

She felt that she was blessed by God.

The figure she had been waiting for suddenly appeared before her eyes.

"Xiaolan?"

When Vermouth first spoke, there was a hint of uncertainty in her tone.

However, she quickly regained her senses, suppressed the overwhelming joy in her heart, and walked towards that direction at a pace slightly faster than usual.

At this time, Shinichi Kudo was focused on the case and had no time to pay attention to her.

Moreover, this was a chance encounter decided by fate, and she was not violating the prohibition that Shinichi Kudo had mentioned during the day.

Once there's a natural first conversation, given Angel's warmth and kindness, it's only natural that they'll become friends.

At that time, she will truly be fulfilled!

"Cedar, aren't you going to help Kudo?"

Ying Sheng stepped forward half a step and spoke with a smile.

The identity and purpose of the Six-Eared Macaque are unknown, and he only wants to keep a certain distance from this guy until he obtains at least some key information.

It's not that we have to avoid them like the plague, but their state at school today was just right, so why should it cause any ripples?

Vermouth paused slightly, her gaze, which had been fixed on Angel, began to wander, and she noticed the humanoid obstacle with the opening.

Damn!

It's that scumbag Shuiyue Yingsheng!

Vermouth knew that he and Angel would practice karate together after school in the afternoon, but this was a restaurant, a sushi restaurant!

Is this guy dining here with Angel?

Damn it! ! !

A thousand thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant. Although she was extremely displeased with the shameless Shuiyue Yingsheng's approach to Angel, Vermouth was, after all, a veteran actress. Without revealing any emotion, she immediately smiled lightly.

"Kudo-kun is very capable, there's no need..."

"Kiyoko-kun! Please come here for a second!"

A shout tinged with excitement came from the back of the restaurant, interrupting Vermouth's words. Ying Sheng glanced in that direction and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:

“That’s the crime scene. Kudo let you go there before the police arrived, which shows how much he trusts you.”

Being trusted by Cool Guy is great, but when Vermouth's gaze bypasses the humanoid obstacle and lands on Angel behind her, she feels a little confused.

Angel kept her head down and didn't look in her direction.

Oops.

From an outsider's perspective, she is actually in a rather awkward position right now.

Vermouth opened her mouth as if to say something, but for a moment she couldn't find the words.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Mizuki Hotaru looking curiously at the back of the restaurant, and she immediately realized that she was currently in a state where someone needed her.

Without much hesitation, Vermouth simply nodded apologetically to the two of them and turned to leave.

Watching her hurried steps, which even carried a hint of anticipation, Ying Sheng was truly stunned.

What exactly is the purpose of this Six-Eared Macaque impersonating Qingzi?

Looking back now, it couldn't have been for the sake of dating Shinichi Kudo, could it?

He turned to look at Xiaolan.

If you want to date Kudo, wouldn't this one have a higher initial affection level?

Xiaolan had also looked up at this moment, staring at Vermouth's retreating figure with a rather complicated expression. Glancing out of the corner of her eye, she saw Yingsheng looking over and, assuming he was about to say something comforting, spoke first:

"She did a better job than me."

"Oh……"

Ying Sheng nodded thoughtfully. Could it be because Xiao Lan's fighting skills were something the Six-Eared Macaque couldn't imitate, so he chose someone else?

The fact that Kudo and Ran are childhood friends is also worth noting. They know each other too well, and rashly impersonating someone else might be exposed. Of course, it's not as convenient as impersonating someone who suddenly appears out of nowhere.

That's not right.

For Kudo, Kiyoko Yukimatsu was someone he had never met before, someone who had appeared out of nowhere; and wasn't the Six-Eared Macaque, whom Kudo was even more unfamiliar with, also someone who had appeared out of nowhere?

Why didn't the Six-Eared Macaque appear in his true form?

It's reasonable to assume that her true form is at least at the level of an older sister figure. She couldn't enroll as a transfer student on her own, and she wanted to spend more time with Kudo, who was still a high school student. Since her student status was essential, she disguised herself.

Why Kiyoko Cedar?

The transfer student has simple interpersonal relationships, a pitiful background, and happens to catch Shinichi Kudo's attention because of a case. And most importantly...

She's very beautiful!

With all these factors combined, Kiyoko seems to be an inevitable choice.

Thinking of this, Ying Sheng was speechless. If the Six-Eared Macaque really came for Kudo, then Kiyoko had truly suffered an undeserved disaster.

"Sorry, Xiaolan, I was thinking about something strange."

Ying Sheng snapped out of her daze and looked at Xiao Lan, whose current state was rather strange, as if she were floating on air:

"Kudo was too focused on the case when he came in and didn't look around. If you want to leave..."

"That's not the case!"

Supported by clouds formed from some strange emotion, Xiaolan finally stood back on solid ground. She pursed her lips and reached out to take Yingsheng's hand...

was avoided.

Ying Sheng shrugged: "I'm not so bored as to play these tricks with you. You need to cool down too."

He stepped out from behind the screen and walked toward the Miyano sisters, who were still sitting in their original seats: "This murder was unfortunate, but it unexpectedly had an ice-breaking effect. The two of them over there have finally broken their silence and started talking."

No one followed behind her, and Ying Sheng turned around to look: "Aren't you curious about the outcome? They just finished their conversation, the timing is perfect, any later and they would have calmed down."

Xiao Lan stared intently at him, without saying a word.

Ying Sheng frowned: "I said, have I been doing all this for nothing? Can't you live without a man's gaze? The truth is clearly not like that at all, so why are you acting so coy?"