The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

Chapter 650 Perhaps his brain was numbed by an anesthetic needle.

"That's just like Dad!"

Suddenly realizing that there was hope for her parents to get back together, Xiaolan became excited. "Every time there was a case that Mom was in charge of in the newspaper, he would secretly get up in the middle of the night to read it!"

This time, it was Eri Kisaki's turn to look at Kogoro Mouri with a blush and surprise.

Kogoro Mouri then turned around and angrily yelled at his daughter, "Idiot, don't talk nonsense!"

The next second, Eri Kisaki and Kogoro Mouri exchanged a glance, then hurriedly looked away.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Just then, Yu Aragaki patted Conan on the shoulder, who had somehow jumped off his seat.

"Conan, do you know what 'playing hard to get' means?"

Conan was visibly taken aback when suddenly asked the question, but he immediately understood what Aragaki Yu meant.

So he responded with a well-behaved expression: "Teacher Xiaolin told us in class that this idiom means that some people are very eager in their hearts when it comes to emotions or other things, but because of shyness or reserve, they show a posture of rejection."

Mouri Kogoro: "???"

Fei Yingli: "???"

"What about saying one thing but meaning another?"

"I know that. Saying one thing and meaning another means saying one thing but thinking another. It is often used to describe people who express the opposite of what they really think, perhaps for various reasons, such as shyness or saving face, and are unwilling to admit what they like."

Before Conan could answer, Ran, who had seen through Aragaki Yu's intentions, preemptively answered.

Maori Kogoro:"……"

Fei Yingli: "..."

Amid Ran's beaming, Eri Kisaki and Kogoro Mouri both wore expressions of exasperation.

Good grief, these certain people...

You might as well just give me my ID card!

"That……"

"Shut up!" ×2

Finally, before Aragaki Yu could ask his third question, he was interrupted in unison by Mouri Kogoro and Kisaki Eri.

Kenzo Shiozawa, observing the atmosphere, suggested, "Haha, since everyone has come all this way to Karuizawa, let's take a break tonight and have a good drink together!"

Unexpectedly, Kogoro Mouri, who is usually most enthusiastic about drinking, glanced awkwardly to the side at Kenzo Shiozawa's suggestion, saying, "If she doesn't have any objections, I don't mind..."

Eri Kisaki, contrary to her usual demeanor, lowered her head and said softly, "It's okay for me, I'll drink it..."

Seeing the two of them behaving so strangely, Xiaolan looked around excitedly, feeling quite thrilled. "What's going on? This feeling is great!"

At this moment, she subconsciously began to imagine all sorts of developments after her parents reconciled today.

Conan blinked his eyes in disbelief.

"No way, could it be that those two are really getting back together!?"

……

More than half an hour later, in a bar in Karuizawa.

Sitting at the same small round table, Vermouth nudged Aragaki Yuu with her elbow, then leaned closer amidst his puzzled expression and asked, "Is there really nothing wrong with that guy's head?"

"Forehead……"

When faced with Vermouth's question, Yuu Aragaki was momentarily speechless, unsure how to answer it.

A tipsy Kogoro Mouri was sitting close to Ritsuko Usui, who was sitting next to him, and said with a sly smile, "If anything happens to me, Attorney Ritsuko, you have to use that sweet voice to defend me!"

"You really are a joker."

Although Ritsuko Usui did not show any sign of mind.

However, Eri Kisaki, who was sitting not far away, already had a dark face, and a murderous aura was emanating from her without any attempt to conceal it.

Ran, who had been praising her father to Eri, finally gave up on her futile efforts and collapsed onto the table in despair.

"Maybe his brain was numbed by the anesthetic needle..." Aragaki Yu lowered his head, took a sip of juice, and muttered to himself.

Belmode: "..."

Although she thought Aragaki Yu was talking nonsense, Vermouth, who already knew the truth behind the "Sleeping Detective," suddenly realized that what Aragaki Yu said might not be impossible.

No matter who it was, it's unrealistic to expect that nothing would go wrong after having so many needles stuck in their neck...

However, Vermouth couldn't help but frown at Kogoro Mouri's performance.

If it weren't for the fact that he was Xiaolan's father, she would definitely have made this guy suffer.

Bah! Men are all the same!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance at Aragaki Yu beside her.

But then he noticed that Aragaki Yu's gaze had shifted to another direction at some point.

Following his gaze, we found that he was staring intently at the waitress at the service counter.

That's right, hehe...

Nothing good!

Aragaki Yu was naturally unaware of Vermouth's inner thoughts.

As for why Aragaki Yu was looking in that direction, it certainly wasn't to see any waitresses.

Instead, it was because, at some point, Yuki-onna had pulled Yoto-hime and Hotaru up to the service counter, and the little ones were drooling as they stared at the desserts in the display case.

This scene almost melted Aragaki Yu's heart.

……

"Dad!" Finally, Ran couldn't stand Kogoro Mouri's actions any longer, and before Eri Kisaki could completely turn evil, she quickly spoke up to remind her.

Instead, Kogoro Mouri, who was completely drunk, didn't notice Ran's reminder at all. Instead, he squinted and held Ritsuko Usui's hand, praising, "I'm telling the truth, your hands are so small and cute!"

"Ah……"

This time, Eri Kisaki finally couldn't stand Kogoro Mouri's behavior anymore.

After glancing at Kogoro Mouri's hands, which were gripping Ritsuko Usui's, and her own hands, she snorted and stood up.

However, Kogoro Mouri remained close to Ritsuko Usui, completely oblivious to his own reaction.

Completely disappointed in Kogoro Mouri, Eri Kisaki glared at him fiercely before turning away without looking back and walking out of the tavern.

Chapter 651 Eri's Gift

Seeing this, Xiaolan also hurriedly stood up.

Her gaze lingered hesitantly for a few seconds between her drunken father and her mother who stormed off, before she finally decided to hurry and catch up with Eri.

Conan hesitated for a moment, but remained seated. He took a deep breath of his juice to calm his urge to go out with Ran and decided to stay here and watch over Kogoro Mouri, who was about to die but didn't even realize it.

"mom!"

"Mom, wait for me!"

Outside the pub, Ran finally caught up with Eri, who was seething with anger.

"You know best how Dad is whenever he's drunk!" Ran looked at Eri, who had stopped in her tracks, and racked her brains to offer a weak explanation for her father.

Eri Kisaki turned around, glanced at Ran, but didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Xiaolan hesitated before speaking her mind, "Besides, wasn't Mom with a man today... buying ties so intimately?"

Upon hearing this, Eri Kisaki was slightly taken aback at first, then took out the gift box from her handbag, her face displaying an indescribable expression. "That's right, I shouldn't have bought this kind of thing... I'm so naive, I'm so angry with myself."

"what!?"

Hearing this, Ran clearly realized something as well. She looked at Eri in surprise and said, "So, according to you, that tie...!?"

"That's right..."

Unexpectedly, before Eri could answer, a familiar male voice came from around the corner.

"I think that tie was a gift that Attorney Kiyoshi bought specifically for Mr. Mori. After all, Mr. Saku looks very similar to Mr. Mori in build, so it's understandable if Attorney Kiyoshi specifically invited Mr. Saku to be a model."

Ran and Eri turned around in surprise, only to find Yuu Aragaki slowly walking up to them and explaining apologetically, "I'm so sorry, I came out with you because I was a little worried."

Seeing Aragaki Yu approaching, Eri Kisaki shook her head to indicate that she didn't mind.

At the same time, she chimed in, "Yes, that's right. Tomorrow is actually our wedding anniversary. I bought this tie for Ran because I felt sorry for her and thought that since I've been angry with him for so long, I should forgive him. Luckily, I didn't give it away!"

At this point, Eri Kisaki, who was somewhat angry, unconsciously raised her voice by two octaves.

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan subconsciously lowered her head, thinking of her father's excessive behavior.

But after a few seconds, Ran nodded as if she had made up her mind, and took the gift box from Eri's hand. "In that case, why don't I give it to Dad for you, Mom?"

"Wait, wait a minute!?"

Not only that, Ran grabbed Aragaki Yu's arm and prepared to turn and run towards the bar, saying, "And Aragaki, you'll also vouch for what Mom just said, right?"