Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

"I can't eat this much either, so I'll share some with you." Wen Shui picked up a piece of chicken with her chopsticks, intending to hand it to Suzuki Sonoko.

However, when he put his chopsticks into the warm water, he realized that Sonoko Suzuki was eating ramen. He couldn't just throw the fried chicken pieces into the soup like Ran did, because that would affect the taste.

The lukewarm water left the hand awkwardly hanging in mid-air.

"Ow~"

Sonoko Suzuki ate the fried chicken nugget from the warm chopsticks in one bite, just like a dog waiting to be fed by its owner.

"Mmm, so delicious. As expected of Ran's cooking." Sonoko Suzuki's eyes narrowed into crescent shapes.

The chopsticks, soaked in warm water, had a thin, translucent film covering their tips. You could even vaguely see a faint tooth mark on the wooden chopsticks. This guy really doesn't consider himself an outsider.

But then I thought, Sonoko Suzuki had just eaten his saliva too, so perhaps we shouldn't hold grudges between friends.

I picked up a piece of chicken with warm water, then ate a mouthful of rice and put it in my mouth. It seemed to have a slightly sweeter taste than before.

However, at that moment, Wen Shui suddenly noticed Xiao Lan's resentful gaze.

Oh no, I forgot about this! I'm not going to get my head chopped off, am I?

Wen Shui quickly picked up a piece of fried chicken and handed it to Xiao Lan: "Even if you're on a diet, you can't not eat any meat at all, that's bad for your health."

"Okay, fine."

Ran reluctantly leaned her face closer and performed the "disappearing chicken nugget" trick, then imitated Sonoko Suzuki by squinting her eyes into crescent shapes.

After feeding the unicorn with yandere tendencies, Wen Shui thought she could finally focus on eating.

Unexpectedly, a familiar voice joined the conversation.

"Hey, you guys are here. Why isn't Ai Haibara with you?" The middle schooler from the Literature Club walked over with her empty plate.

Wen Shui: "She said she wasn't feeling well."

Actually, they went off to conduct secret experiments somewhere.

"I see." Senior Sister Zhen nodded, looking at the chicken pieces in the warm water plate. "Strange, why does this fried chicken look different from the one I ate earlier?"

Wen Shui explained, "Xiao Lan brought this from home."

"It looks delicious." Senior Zhen stared at the chicken pieces in the warm water plate.

"Would you like to try some?" Wen Shui asked politely, then pushed the plate aside.

The senior student glanced at Ran and Sonoko, then smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite."

After saying that, she actually grabbed her right hand, which was holding chopsticks, and used it to pick up chicken pieces from the bowl, clearly intending to get food in this way.

Ran and Sonoko were immediately shocked.

"Wait a minute, senior, didn't you say you were going to lose weight recently?" Xiaolan stood up subconsciously.

"This fried chicken is awful... cough, cough!" Sonoko Suzuki choked on her ramen halfway through her sentence and coughed violently.

Senior Sister Zhen burst into laughter: "Just kidding! I was just teasing Wen Shui Jun. How could I possibly eat with his chopsticks? That would be an indirect kiss!"

This remark made Ran and Sonoko Suzuki blush deeply.

Wen Shui then realized that the senior student must have seen him feeding Xiao Lan and Sonoko, and that's why she came over to tease them.

Honestly, she's a third-year student, how can she act like a little kid? Wen Shui couldn't help but mutter to herself.

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What happened at noon made Xiaolan and Yuanzi not speak to Wenshui for the rest of the afternoon.

After school, the two of them each found different reasons to go home early, choosing not to participate in the literature club activities or the Suzuran Detective Club's extracurricular activities.

Sonoko Suzuki said she was going to accompany her mother to the beauty salon.

Xiaolan's reason was...

"What? You mean Conan's mother is back, and she wants to take Conan away?" Wen Shui asked in surprise.

Ran nodded: "Yes, Dad called me in the afternoon. Conan hadn't gotten out of school yet, so we arranged to meet in the evening."

With that, she waved goodbye to Wen Shui: "Then I'll be going now. I should at least say goodbye to Conan."

As Wen Shui watched Ran's departing figure, she thought that after the "photo incident" last time, Kudo Yukiko's plan to kidnap Conan would be postponed a little.

I didn't expect her to be so impatient so quickly.

However, considering that lady's naive and impulsive personality, it's already quite remarkable that she's managed to hold back until now and take action.

Warm Water would certainly not miss an event that could increase the material gathering progress.

However, what troubled Wen Shui was that there were no victims in this case; Conan had only been kidnapped and frightened by his parents. How could he get involved and expedite the research process as much as possible?

Wen Shui thought for a moment, then suddenly her eyes lit up. Now that she was certain that this matter would not be life-threatening.

Why not just get kidnapped by Mrs. Kudo along with Conan?

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Chapter 85 I love Mrs. Kudo the most!

Teitan Elementary School, at the school gate.

As the school bell rang, the children with their backpacks rushed out of the school gate and waved goodbye to the teachers standing there.

Children of this age don't have that much academic pressure.

After school, they only have simple homework to do, and the rest of the time is basically just for playing. Therefore, every innocent little face is filled with an expectant expression.

Unlike usual, there were significantly more vehicles and parents waiting at the school gate today.

All of this is because several child abduction incidents have recently occurred in Beika Town, causing parents to worry.

Of course, this doesn't include the few kids in the Junior Detective League.

These past few days, Genta and Ayumi have been considering whether or not to risk their lives to catch the villain who kidnapped elementary school students.

For them, being picked up by their parents was an insult to their identity as the Junior Detectives, so they specifically requested that no one from their families come to pick them up from school.

With Conan's parents abroad, Ran having to go to school, and Kogoro Mouri busy looking for his cat and catching his cheating partner, he has even less time to pick up Conan.

The members of the Junior Detective Club walked side by side along the road.

"Hey, Conan, where are we going to investigate the case today?" Genta suddenly asked.

Ayumi: "I heard there have been some strange things happening in a house lately. They can hear scary sighs at night, and there are will-o'-the-wisps in the windows. Shall we go and investigate?"

Conan quickly waved his hand: "Not today. Uncle Mori texted me this afternoon, telling me to go home as soon as I get out of school."

"Alright, then let's suspend the detective team's activities for today." The three members of the Junior Detective Team looked regretful.

The group then parted ways at the crossroads.

Conan walked alone towards the Mouri Detective Agency.

Although Uncle Mori didn't explain the reason in the text message, judging from past experience, it's highly likely that he received another invitation to a dinner party from some wealthy person, and Ran will definitely attend as well.

It's a bit of a shame that I can't eat the food Xiaolan cooks, but it's still nice to go out with Xiaolan.

More importantly, this would reduce the amount of time Xiaolan spends with Wenshui.

Despite shrinking in size and losing some of his adult desires, Conan's possessiveness towards Ran has not diminished at all; on the contrary, it has become even stronger due to the presence of warm water and the tree.

People often only realize the importance of something when they lose it.

Xiao Lan used to always be around him. Even if he stood her up because of the case, she would find a reason to calm down after a few days.

Because he's always the one receiving so much from Ran, Conan's appreciation for her inevitably becomes somewhat dulled, and he takes everything for granted.

However, this situation changed drastically when Conan shrank, especially after the appearance of warm water and trees.

Of course, Conan didn't think Wen Shui had any chance of winning.

Once he completely eradicates the Black Organization and finds the antidote to restore his body to Shinichi Kudo's appearance, Ran will return to his side as before.

Just then, the Mouri Detective Agency appeared in front of Conan.

The windows on the second floor were wiped so clean they looked like the air was transparent, and the words "Mouri Detective Agency" seemed to float in the air. All of this was, of course, thanks to Ran.

Ran not only manages the housework perfectly, but her cooking skills are also the complete opposite of Eri's. She's practically the best wife choice. Thinking of this, Conan couldn't help but smile gently.

Conan pushed open the door to the second floor of the agency as usual.

Kogoro Mouri sat behind his desk smoking, Ran sat on the sofa discussing a case with a client, and a plump middle-aged woman sat opposite her.

Strange, since there were clients visiting, why didn't Uncle Mori sit down with them?

Without thinking much of it, Conan greeted everyone and prepared to go back to his room: "I'm back. Ran-neechan got out of school so early today."

Ran smiled and waved to Conan: "Since your mother came to pick you up, I had to rush back to say goodbye."

"What?" Conan was startled.

What's Mom up to?

Why did she suddenly want to take him back? Doesn't she know that coming directly to the Mouri Detective Agency would easily expose the fact that I'm not dead to the Black Organization?

Why didn't Dad stop that woman at all? Honestly.

Conan was both surprised and annoyed. He looked around but couldn't find Yukiko Kudo in the room.

Ran's pretty eyebrows furrowed slightly: "Conan? What are you looking for? Your mother is sitting right here."

She pointed at the plump woman and said.

Yukiko Kudo, disguised as a plump middle-aged woman, stood up from the sofa and smiled apologetically: "This child is probably still angry with me. Because I've been busy with work, I haven't spent much time with him since he was little, and I've left him here to be raised by others for so long."

Conan exclaimed in shock, "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't even know you!"

Yukiko Kudo sighed, her sadness clearly visible on her face: "Even if we neglected to take care of you since you were little, it's still too heartbreaking to hear you say something like this."

Ran: "That's right, Conan, you can't say things like that to your mother."

After saying that, Xiaolan clasped her hands together, looked fondly at the sunset outside the window, and said with a look of reminiscence, "People only know after they lose something..."