Conan: The Unscientific Uchiha

Xiaolan was stunned. She never expected that her father's words would come true, and she never expected why her mother would be with Qingshui.

Oh, that’s right! Yes, it must be that mom wanted to thank Koji.

If it were someone else, Xiaolan would have really collapsed, but Shimizu Koji's words made Xiaolan still hold on to a glimmer of fantasy and hope.

But for no reason, Xiaolan still felt a little flustered.

Because she realized that if her mother wanted to thank Shimizu Koji, she should have called her no matter what she did. After all, she was Shimizu Koji's classmate.

Xiaolan was conflicted and slowly moved towards the clothing store.

Kogoro Mouri gradually came to his senses, his eyes were filled with shock and complexity, his face turned blue and white, and without hesitating for too long, he followed Xiaolan's footsteps.

Conan, who stayed behind at the end, looked at the backs of Xiaolan and Maori Kogoro as they walked in, and he was suddenly panicked and at a loss.

Qingshui, oh Qingshui! I can't save you!

(Conan: I can’t even wash it!)

Chapter 423 Caught on the Spot

"Ms. Eri really has good taste. I also think this tie is very suitable."

Enjoying the gentle hands of Eri Kisaki helping him tie his tie, Koji Shimizu sighed seriously.

Kisaki Eri helped him tie his tie, and just as she was about to take her hand back, Shimizu Koji suddenly and silently took her right hand.

Kisaki Eri's hands are slender and graceful, her skin is fair and delicate, and to the touch, they are almost no different from the hands of an eighteen-year-old girl.

Hibiki Eri couldn't help but pause, her cheeks slightly flushed, but she didn't struggle to break free directly. She just rolled her eyes at Shimizu Koji before saying softly, "Koji, don't do this."

Along the way, Koji Shimizu did not do anything presumptuous, and the way they get along seemed to be back on track. Except that Shimizu Koji kept calling her "Miss Eri", which made her feel a little embarrassed, it felt really good to chat with Koji Shimizu.

At this moment, although Shimizu Koji's sudden attack surprised her, it did not make Kisaki Eri feel it was unacceptable.

In fact, as a woman, how could Kisaki Eri not feel any ripples in her heart when she was liked and loved by a handsome boy like Shimizu Koji?

After the recent contacts, Kisaki Eri has got a better understanding of Shimizu Koji. Now in her heart, Shimizu Koji is no longer the reckless young man who showed his love to her simply because of physical desires at the beginning, but a young boy whose feelings have budded but gone astray and who needs redemption and help.

After investigating Koji Shimizu's background and past, Eri Kisaki actually came to this conclusion.

In fact, Eri Kisaki herself is very contradictory. If you say she is confident, she is the undefeated queen of the legal world. If you say she is not confident, she does feel that she is over 30 years old and there is nothing about herself that is worthy of Kōji Shimizu's love.

Hibiki Eri still felt that if it hadn't been for that accident, Shimizu Koji would never have been attracted to her, and the reason for the current situation was that she might have caused some special psychological complex in Shimizu Koji.

As a lawyer, she has naturally dabbled in and studied subjects such as psychology. Among adolescent boys, stories like Shimizu Koji's are not uncommon.

However, these things are buried deep in the heart of Hibari Eri and she will not speak them out.

At this moment, her face turned slightly red and she tried to pull her hand away, but Shimizu Koji still didn't let her go.

"If it's just holding hands, it shouldn't be a big deal. A few days ago, um, well, I won't talk about that."

Shimizu Koji was slightly offended by the fierce look from Kisaki Eri, so he immediately changed the subject, "Anyway, there won't be any acquaintances here, so Aunt Eri, please fulfill my little wish this time."

Koji Shimizu was very sincere, but still very restrained. He just held Kisaki Eri's little hand, without touching or rubbing it. When Kisaki Eri heard his words, she blinked and sighed softly, seeming a little helpless, but still agreed.

"Well, that's fine, but Koji-kun, this is all I can do."

Kisaki Eri's threat was not as cold as before, but rather a bit of a joke. However, Shimizu Koji would not take any risks at this moment. It was still early and there were still many opportunities -

"mom!"

Suddenly, a clear and beautiful voice belonging to a young girl was heard, and the whole store was silent for a second.

Shimizu Koji and Kisaki Eri, who were holding hands and looking at each other affectionately, froze at the same time, and then turned their heads to look in the direction where the voice came from.

What came into view was Xiaolan, wearing a cute pink suspender dress, with her eyes wide open, staring closely at the hands holding each other.

Even Eri Kisaki's brain froze for a second before she came back to her senses, and then she instantly pulled her hand away from Shimizu Koji.

Koji Shimizu was also a little panicked, but he reacted quickly and immediately withdrew his hand which was still in the air, before Kogoro Mouri and Conan who were behind Xiaolan came over.

"Xiaolan, why are you here?"

Her heart was pounding and Kisaki Eri was uncontrollably nervous for a moment.

However, Koji Shimizu adjusted his mentality in time and remained expressionless. He glanced at Kogoro Mouri and Conan who were following behind Xiaolan, and he naturally adjusted his tie on his chest.

"Hello, Xiaolan, Uncle Maori."

"Um, Shimizu-san." Xiaolan hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and greeted Shimizu Koji, but then she hurried forward and hugged Kisaki Eri's arm.

"Hmm," Kogoro Mori's face didn't look very good, but looking at Shimizu Koji's straightened face, he couldn't help but feel hesitant in his heart.

He just said it casually just now, but it suddenly came true, and in front of Xiaolan. He couldn't bear the dignity as a man and a father at all. So even though he had a good impression of Shimizu Koji before, he now had a gloomy face and was very cold.

On the side, Xiaolan pulled Fei Yingli and asked anxiously in a low voice, "Mom, why are you here? Why are you with Shimizu? What happened to you just now..."

"Xiaolan, what are you thinking about? Didn't you tell me the day before yesterday that Koji-kun was going to attend Sonoko's sister's family dinner with you guys? I was worried that I couldn't thank Koji-kun for saving my life, so I thought of buying him some clothes first."

"Oh, yes, that's right." Xiaolan's enthusiasm for accusing someone suddenly died down.

Although Hibari Eri panicked for a moment, her IQ was definitely back to normal after she came to her senses.

She wasn't sure whether Xiaolan heard their conversation, but if she just saw them holding hands, it wouldn't be considered ambiguous.

So, with just a few words, Kisaki Eri explained everything clearly to Xiaolan, and Mouri Kogoro also almost understood it and breathed a sigh of relief.

As for Shimizu Koji, he was indeed behaving properly at this moment, because he had not yet had time to make a move, and was just chatting and laughing normally with Kisaki Eri.

As soon as I pulled her hand, Xiaolan suddenly appeared. For a moment I didn’t know whether it was lucky or unfortunate.

After all, judging from the situation, his private date with Eri Kisaki might be about to end just as it began.

And it turned out that Koji Shimizu's feeling was correct.

The sudden encounter was also a surprise. After everyone simply greeted each other and clarified some unspeakable misunderstandings, Xiaolan suggested going out for lunch together.

Of course, there was no way that Kisaki Eri could refuse Xiaolan's request, not to mention that she had been misunderstood just now, so Shimizu Koji could only nod and agree.

Of course, it was Eri Kisaki who paid for the tie and casual suit in the end. When she handed the receipt and the bag of clothes to Koji Shimizu, she also gave him an apologetic look, and then was pulled by Xiaolan to the front of the group.

Chapter 424: The Heart of a Traitor

Not long after, under Xiaolan's guidance, we found a coffee shop. Although it was noon, there were not many people here.

Everyone chose a table in the corner by the window and sat down. At this time, no one knew what Xiaolan was thinking, but she did not sit with Kisaki Eri. Instead, she left the seat for Shimizu Koji. She sat aside with Conan and Mouri Kogoro.

Koji Shimizu was a little surprised, but after Xiaolan gave him an apologetic look, he roughly understood.

I have to say that Xiaolan has a very good personality most of the time. If she marries an ordinary man, she should be an excellent model housewife. But if it is Conan

Koji Shimizu thought about it for a moment, and when he looked at Conan opposite him, he couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy.

Conan's personality probably won't change with age. This Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era is obsessed with jumping back and forth on the edge of danger, enjoying the mental pleasure of solving cases and catching criminals. But for Xiaolan, this is probably completely unacceptable.

But this is someone else's business after all. Who can say for sure about feelings? But if Conan and Xiaolan want to be together in the end, one of them must compromise, and if they can't, then it will become -

Koji Shimizu glanced at Kogoro Mori who was sitting opposite him. Kogoro Mori didn't look away. From the moment he sat down until now, he had almost never looked at Eri Kisaki directly, and Eri Kisaki did the same.

It's really scary when you think about it. No wonder Hibari Eri has always been disgusted by what Xiaolan said about childhood sweethearts.

Faced with Shimizu Koji's sudden sympathetic look, Conan scratched his head in confusion, not knowing what to do.

Then, he quickly rolled his eyes at Shimizu Koji - you'd better be careful.

Koji Shimizu didn't take his reminder seriously, just smiled and looked away.

"Hey, what are you eating?"

At this time, Kogoro Mouri, who was in charge of taking orders, held the menu and asked Kisaki Eri with his eyes not eyes and his nose not nose.

Faced with such a situation, it was naturally impossible for Kisaki Eri to have a good expression. She simply pretended not to hear anything and didn't even look at it.

Xiaolan saw all of this, and the smile on her face disappeared in an instant.

But she really didn't know what to say at this moment, because there were not only Conan and Shimizu Koji there, but also a waiter and other people in the store.

"Um, Uncle Maori, give me the menu."

Koji Shimizu took the initiative to step forward, but no one thought there was anything wrong. Even Kogoro Mori hesitated for a moment and then handed the menu directly to Koji Shimizu.

"Aunt Yingli, what would you like to eat?"

"Well, one iced Americano and one serving of black pepper pasta, thank you, Koji."

Koji Shimizu quickly ordered his and Eri Kisaki's meals and returned the menu to the waiter.

Just as the waiter left and the atmosphere at the table was still to be restored, suddenly, another discordant voice sounded from behind.

"Hey, isn't this Lawyer Fei?"

"Nani?"

"Lawyer Fei——."

Obviously, there are quite a lot of people.

When everyone turned around, they saw a table of people not far away standing up and walking towards them.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a dark complexion and a very elegant look. Before Eri Kisaki could stand up, Saku Hoshi directly greeted her, "Lawyer Kisaki, what a coincidence! I thought I was seeing things. I didn't expect you to be here on vacation with your family."

Hibiki Eri was stunned for a moment, and then a short-haired woman who came up to her continued, "That's right, no wonder she refused to play with us. After all, even if she is a famous court queen, she is just an ordinary housewife in front of her daughter and husband~."

Ritsuko Usui smiled and winked at a few people. She looked very lively and easy to like.

And now, even without the introduction, everyone almost understood, "Ritsuko, Saku, you, you——"

"So, the party you mentioned earlier was going to be in Karuizawa. Sorry."

Kisaki Eri was very surprised, but after she came to her senses, she apologized sincerely with a slightly blushing face. In order to make time to go out with Shimizu Koji, she had rejected the invitations from these colleagues without even thinking about it or even looking at them. But she didn't expect to meet them again when she turned around, which was very embarrassing.

Although everyone seems to be in harmony on the surface, they are just lawyers. She herself has offended many people in the industry because she is too righteous in many cases, often defending poor people and having a great reputation.

But fortunately, Xiaolan is here today. If it were just her and Shimizu Koji, Kisaki Eri felt that things would probably get very bad.

"No, no, why are you apologizing, Eri? You're just accompanying your family. Even the Queen of the Court has a family life. We can understand what you said. Separation is just an excuse." Usui Ritsuko said teasingly with a smile.

But she didn't get any response after saying this. Hibiki Eri's face calmed down a little, "Ritsuko, stop making fun of me. You guys are the only ones who call me Queen."

“That’s more than that.”

A fat man who looked to be in his forties came over. Under the gaze of everyone, Shiozawa Kenzo continued with a smile: "In fact, even the prosecutors call you that in private."

"Everyone says that whenever they meet the lawyer, they can't help but feel like they are a traitor kneeling before the queen."

The metaphor of Shiozawa Kenzo's image made everyone present look at her sideways. A rare blush of embarrassment appeared on Kisaki Eri's cheeks. She avoided all the eyes that were looking at her, but when she turned her head, she happened to look at Shimizu Koji who was sitting on the inside of the seat.

For some reason, when Kisaki Eri met Shimizu Kōji's clear big eyes, she felt even more nervous for no reason.

Shimizu Koji was actually a little distracted. After all, he didn't have such strong feelings about the queen. But now, he was really interested in appreciating the overwhelming queen version of Kisaki Eri in the court, and then - be a traitor with evil intentions.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Uh, no, I didn't think about anything."

Faced with the slightly unfriendly look from Kisaki Eri, Shimizu Koji was stunned for a moment, then quickly crossed his legs to cover up the abnormality of his uncontrollable body.

Soon, with the introductions from Kenzo Shiozawa and Eri Kisaki, everyone quickly got to know each other and became familiar with each other.

Not long after, another male lawyer who had gone to the bathroom came back. His name was Yuji Mikasa. He greeted everyone and sat down at the same table.

Chapter 425 Actions Under and Behind the Table

"But speaking of the most sought-after female lawyer right now, it has to be you, Ms. Usui, who got that sensational case tried in the second instance and sent it to the Supreme Court for a ruling."

Everyone sat together at the table, and the topic naturally fell on the lawyers. The fat middle-aged uncle Kenzo Shiozawa and Kogoro Mouri got along very well, but as he was speaking, he suddenly changed the subject and looked at Ritsuko Usui who had taken the initiative to sit next to Kogoro Mouri.

Usui Ritsuko looked calm, as if she didn't notice the curious looks from everyone. She just chuckled and said, "Anyone can win that lawsuit."

"Um, I'm so sorry. I should have won the case at first trial, but because I was put in charge, I ended up losing."

After joining in, Mikasa Yuji, who had been silent, smiled awkwardly, scratched his head and interrupted.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and Usui Ritsuko was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "Uh, that's not what I meant."