The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

At this moment, even Conan, whose emotional intelligence is questionable, could see Aragaki Yu's predicament.

Conan's lips twitched slightly at the sight of Yuu Aragaki's predicament, and he silently mourned for him for a few minutes.

As for the idea of ​​helping Aragaki Yu out of this predicament, it only flashed through his mind briefly before he dismissed it.

After all, if he were to get involved and both women asked him the same question, he would be in big trouble.

That's right.

There is an old Chinese saying: "A dead bald monk is not a poor Taoist priest."

Chapter 592 I Choose Xiaolan

"..."

Soon, under the piercing gazes of Yukiko Kudo and Eri Kisaki, Yuu Aragaki noticed Conan's gloating expression.

While inwardly feeling furious, Aragaki Yu felt his mind go blank, large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his back was already soaked with sweat.

The presence of Yukiko Kudo and Eri Kisaki made Yuu Aragaki feel uneasy, like a thorn in his side.

Time seemed to freeze, each second feeling incredibly long. Just at this critical moment, as Aragaki Yu's shifty gaze fell on Ran beside Conan, suddenly, as if a bolt of lightning had struck his muddled mind, a thought sprouted like bamboo shoots from the ground, and his brain instantly became clear.

The next second, to everyone's astonishment, Aragaki Yuu suddenly took a deep breath, straightened his back, and smiled slightly. As he moved closer to Ran, he slowly gave his answer, "I think I will cast my vote for Ran."

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was momentarily stunned, as if frozen in place, staring wide-eyed in Xiaolan's direction.

"what!?"

Whether it was because she suddenly became the center of attention or because of Aragaki Yu's unexpected words, Ran blushed instantly, looking at Aragaki Yu in disbelief, "S-S-S-Aragaki...!? What are you saying!"

She never expected that Aragaki Yu would suddenly give such an answer.

Unlike Ran's shy demeanor, Conan's brain seemed to completely shut down.

He suddenly had the illusion that he was the one who was being gossiped about.

What does Aragaki Yu mean by this?

Damn it, could it be that he really has feelings for Xiaolan?

Although if it were him, he would probably have cast the same vote for Xiaolan as well.

But this would absolutely not work if it were any other boy!

For a moment, Conan's gaze toward Aragaki Yuu became sharp and wary.

"Hahaha, I see, I see..."

At that moment, Yukiko Kudo suddenly burst into a hearty laugh.

"That's quite a cunning answer!"

She glanced at Eri Kisaki beside her, only to see that Eri Kisaki also had a helpless smile on her face.

The next second, Yukiko Kudo patted Yuu Aragaki on the shoulder with a smile and teased, "Hey little Aragaki, you don't actually have feelings for Ran, do you? That won't do! Ran is my Shin-chan's childhood friend!"

"!!!"

Upon hearing his mother's words, Conan's face turned bright red, and his eyes became unfocused.

Xiaolan jumped up immediately, feeling both embarrassed and awkward, and tried to retort, "You, you guys...!?"

But under everyone's somewhat mischievous gazes, Xiaolan suddenly became flustered. Her hands unconsciously clutched the hem of her clothes, her slender fingers constantly rubbing the fabric, and her eyes awkwardly fell on her toes.

Just then, whether it was to divert everyone's attention or because she suddenly thought of something, Xiaolan suddenly looked up and said, "Um... is there a gold stamp on that ballot?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing Ran's words, Yukiko Kudo also stopped teasing her.

Eri Kisaki looked at her daughter with even more confusion.

"Yes."

"That's right, that golden seal is the emblem of Teitan High School."

Having received confirmation, Ran completely forgot her earlier embarrassment and clapped her hands excitedly, saying, "If it's that piece of paper, put it in the pocket of Dad's Teitan High School uniform!"

"Um!?"

Upon hearing Ran's words, Yukiko Kudo and Eri Kisaki were visibly taken aback.

At the same time, the atmosphere in the air began to subtly shift in another direction without anyone noticing.

However, Xiaolan clearly didn't notice this change. Instead, she continued to explain to them, "I found it while sorting through old clothes. It turns out that piece of paper was a voting slip from a beauty pageant..."

Before Xiaolan could finish speaking...

"Who is it! Whose name is on that ballot!"

Even the usually calm and serious Eri Kisaki couldn't control her emotions at this moment, and asked her daughter loudly and excitedly.

She never imagined that the last ballot she had searched for for so long would actually be with her husband.

"Is it Eri, or me? Who is it?!" Yukiko Kudo's emotions also became extremely agitated.

Yuu Aragaki, who was originally at the center of the storm but has now become a mere spectator, was somewhat surprised by this situation.

Of course, while I was surprised, I also felt sorry for Kogoro Mouri.

Now, no matter who he chooses in the end, they will probably face a bad outcome.

Eri Kisaki and Yukiko Kudo seemed completely unconcerned about the results of that year's Teitan Miss beauty pageant, and even praised each other.

A large part of the reason is that the beauty pageant happened so long ago that they all thought that the last vote would never be found again.

Therefore, for them, the fact that the two fought to a draw can be considered a beautiful story.

But now, after the two of them learned where the last vote was, and the outcome of the competition that year depended on that one vote.

How could the two of them possibly still maintain their previous mindset?

Goodness, it's confirmed that they're "fake sisters".

Just as Aragaki Yu was making his own comments.

Ran was stunned by the sudden change in expression between Yukiko Kudo and Eri Kisaki.

Clearly, she hadn't anticipated that the two people would react so strongly.

The next second, after calming herself down, she stammered somewhat awkwardly, "But Dad seems to have put it directly into the washing machine, so the paper is all torn and tattered..."

Under the watchful eyes of Yukiko Kudo and Eri Kisaki, Ran's voice grew softer and softer.

He seemed somewhat lacking in confidence.

Are you serious?

"Xiao Lan, you must tell the truth!"

Clearly, Yukiko Kudo and Eri Kisaki did not believe Ran's explanation and instead warned her with some suspicion.

They thought that Xiaolan was probably saying this on purpose to save face for the two of them.

"Oh, it's alright! Xiaolan, you don't need to worry about your mother."

Chapter 593 Keep your distance, or you'll easily get hurt.

"No, I really don't know..."

Faced with Eri Kisaki and Yukiko Kudo's sudden change in attitude, Ran panicked immediately.

Moreover, a voice seemed to be whispering in her ear.

For her father's sake, she couldn't tell them the election results even if she knew them.

If she had known that her mother and Yukiko Kudo would react this way, she wouldn't have brought it up.

Yukiko Kudo: Stare—

Eri Kisaki: Stare—

"Hehehe, hehehe..."

Faced with their gazes, Xiaolan could only nervously respond with an awkward yet polite smile.

"You shouldn't make things difficult for Ran. I think we should wait until this issue is resolved here and then ask Mr. Mori directly. I believe he still remembers what happened back then."

Just as Ran breathed a sigh of relief at Aragaki Yu's suggestion and looked at him gratefully.

When his gaze happened to fall on the screen, the butler, Ueki Souhachi, suddenly exclaimed, "Master... Master's hand!?"

"Ok?"

"Why are you raising your hands, sir!"

Amidst the exclamation of the butler, Mr. Ueki Kusahachi, the others present hurriedly gathered around the monitor screen.

In the surveillance footage, Fujieda Mikio, who was in the audiovisual room, suddenly stood up from the sofa and was raising his hands.

It seemed as if they were being threatened by someone.