The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

"What!?"

"!!!"

Ran and Conan were immediately stunned by Koizumi Akako's words.

Even Kogoro Mouri glanced at Akako Koizumi with considerable curiosity.

"This, this, this..." Xiaolan was so excited that she could hardly speak.

Although this girl named Koizumi Akako is indeed very beautiful, with both good looks and temperament.

Standing next to Yu Aragaki, they could be considered a perfect match.

But this is too sudden. I've never heard Yuu Aragaki mention it before.

However, before Ran and Conan could be shocked for long, Aragaki Yu flicked his finger on Koizumi Akako's head and said, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"what!"

With a gasp from Koizumi Akako, she covered her forehead, tears welling in her eyes, and glared angrily at Aragaki Yu, "What, is it shameful for me to be your girlfriend?"

"Ah."

"..."

Contrary to Koizumi Akako's expectations, Aragaki Yu nodded in agreement as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"You damned fellow!"

Koizumi Akako gritted her teeth and glared at Aragaki Yu.

Although she was just joking, Aragaki Yu's dismissive attitude made her furious.

"Is it possible..."

A sudden doubt arose in her mind: "Could it be that Aragaki Yu likes that woman named Hirota Masami who often appears at his house!?"

Damn it, what is it about me that I can't compare to them?

Before Koizumi Akako could say anything, Aragaki Yu suddenly reached out and patted her head, "You're still young, a girl shouldn't say things that are easy to misunderstand!"

Koizumi Akako: "..."

Hearing these words, which sounded like they were being coaxed to a child, Koizumi Akako became furious.

However, in order to maintain her ladylike demeanor, she couldn't do anything to Aragaki Yu in front of others.

Left with no other choice, Koizumi Akako could only glare at Aragaki Yuu, while secretly making a vow in her heart—

When I get back, I'm going to give that guy Aragaki Yu's scarecrow a good beating!

Seeing the interaction between Aragaki Yu and Koizumi Akako, Ran finally understood the relationship between the two of them.

Just say it!

How could Aragaki Yu suddenly have a girlfriend?

They're more like good friends than lovers.

Kogoro Mouri naturally had no interest in the relationship between Yuu Aragaki and that girl.

His attention was now completely focused on the female client opposite him.

The female client, however, gazed curiously at Aragaki Yu and Koizumi Akako, and chuckled softly, covering her cherry-like mouth with her fair hand, "Ah, youth is truly wonderful!"

At that moment, Xiaolan suddenly noticed the bandage wrapped around the other person's hand. "Excuse me, Ms. Jinghua, what's that on your finger?"

Miss Jinghua?

Aragaki Yu glanced at the female client with some surprise.

The name felt vaguely familiar to him, but he couldn't quite place where he had heard it before.

Moreover, if you put it that way...

For some reason, Yuu Aragaki always felt that her appearance gave people a strange sense of familiarity.

"what!?"

Miss Jinghua paused for a moment, then quickly let go of her hand covering her mouth. Looking at the area on her finger covered with bandages, she explained somewhat embarrassedly, "It's because I know absolutely nothing about cooking. Last night, I finally decided to stir-fry a dish, but I accidentally cut my finger."

"I'm sorry, so...so that's how it is..." Xiaolan said apologetically.

Upon hearing this explanation, Conan suddenly narrowed his eyes and stared at Miss Jinghua with a strange expression.

"Ha~ It's really nothing, isn't it?" Kogoro Mouri quickly chimed in, "A person is more charming when they have some flaws!"

"..."

When Miss Jinghua heard Kogoro Mouri's flattery, she didn't know what to say for a moment, so she could only smile awkwardly but politely.

“Yes, yes, yes!” Ran immediately chimed in, reminding Kogoro Mouri, “My mother is like that too!”

"Heh, but I can say I don't have any advantages at all, so it's no wonder I'm still all alone at my age," Miss Jinghua said shyly.

"what!"

However, upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately jumped up excitedly, staring intently at Miss Shizuka, his eyes shining as he exclaimed, "So, you're still single!"

"Ah...yes." Miss Shizuka was clearly startled by Kogoro Mouri.

"Such a beautiful lady like you, yet no one appreciates you? Those men around you are simply blind!"

Yuu Aragaki noticed that Kogoro Mouri's mental state at this moment was clearly different from before.

I feel much more energetic now.

"You're so beautiful!" Xiaolan exclaimed to Miss Jinghua after rolling her eyes at her father. She also gave her father a subtle nod, adding, "You and my mother are really in the same boat. I just don't understand how anyone can be so unappreciative."

Maori Kogoro:"……"

"Have you had enough?!" Kogoro Mouri complained to Ran, seemingly annoyed that his daughter was interfering with his conversation with Shizuka.

Just then, Ms. Azusa, a waitress, came over and greeted them with a smile, "Hello, Mr. Mori, what would you like to drink?"

"Oh, could I have an iced coffee, please?"

Xiaolan then said, "Then I'll have iced tea!"

"Then I want to..."

Just as Conan was about to order, Miss Shizuka uttered a word that startled everyone, causing them to look at her in surprise.

"Reiko..."

Chapter 440 An Incredibly Suspicious Woman

"Reiko? Who is this?" Kogoro Mouri looked at Shizuka with some confusion.

"Haha, no!" Miss Jinghua chuckled twice and said with her eyes narrowed, "Actually, that's what he always called me back then. He often said that I looked a lot like a female protagonist named Lizi in the novel he lent me."

"Oh, I see!" Kogoro Mouri nodded.

At this moment, Miss Azusa looked at Conan, who had just been interrupted while ordering food, and asked, "Conan, what would you like to drink?"

"I'd like an iced coffee!" Conan said, holding out his hand.

"Then I'll have a cup of coffee too," Miss Jinghua said to Miss Xiaozhi with a smile.

"Okay, coming right away." Miss Azusa nodded to the group to indicate that she understood, then looked at Aragaki Yu and Koizumi Akako beside her, "Little Aragaki, would you like me to add two more chairs?"

Although Aragaki Yu didn't visit Polo Cafe many times, he chatted with the waitress, Ms. Kozue, several times.

Therefore, Azusa also knew the name Yuu Aragaki.

"No need, Miss Azusa." Aragaki Yu smiled and shook his head, then pointed to the seats in the corner and said, "We'll just say hello and go back."

"Okay, just let me know if you need anything!" Miss Azusa winked playfully at Aragaki Yu.

Xiao Zi had a pretty good impression of this handsome and polite young man.

……

"This is really a headache!" Kogoro Mouri said with some difficulty, looking at the photo that Ms. Shizuka had given him. "If the only clues are this person's name, age, and this photo from thirty years ago, it's really difficult to find anything."

“In that case…” Ms. Jinghua, sitting opposite, glanced at Kogoro Mouri and suddenly said, “Mr. Mouri, I suggest you make use of that person’s wisdom.”

"Huh? Who is it?" Kogoro Mouri looked up at Shizuka, puzzled.

"Actually, I've heard about it before. Doesn't that high school detective Shinichi Kudo often come and go from your agency?" Miss Jinghua stared at Kogoro Mouri and said, word by word.

Conan: "!!!"

When Aragaki Yu, who had returned to his seat with Koizumi Akako, heard this, his hand, which was stirring his coffee with a spoon, paused slightly, and he looked at the woman with a strange expression.

"Huh?" Kogoro Mouri opened his mouth in surprise.

"You mean Shinichi?" Ran asked Shizuka, equally surprised.

"Is that right, little brother?" Miss Jinghua did not answer Ran's question directly, but instead squinted and turned to look at Conan beside her.

"Huh? I... I don't know!" Conan looked at the other person's expressionless face and couldn't help but panic.

"Haha, you've got it wrong! That brat never came!" Kogoro Mouri waved his hands repeatedly in denial.

"At most, he'll just call me occasionally and spout nonsense!" Even Xiaolan said the same thing.