Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Chapter 90 Xiaolan: Should I lock you up in the basement?

Conan regretted his words as soon as he spoke ill of Wen Shui, because he couldn't bring himself to back out.

You can't exactly say that Wen Shui and Shu kidnapped his mother, can you?

"Maybe...maybe I saw it wrong. Maybe Wen Shui is investigating a case." Conan tried his best to take back his slip of the tongue.

However, Xiaolan on the other end of the phone did not respond.

"Ran-neechan?" Conan called out softly.

Ran said in a low voice, "I understand, thank you Conan-kun."

"Um, Ran-neechan, could you get in touch with Wen Shui-nii?" Conan remembered the purpose of his call. "I happen to be with Professor Agasa and Shinichi's father. Uncle Kudo wants to talk to Wen Shui-nii about submitting his mystery novel."

Xiaolan: "Oh, I see. I'll call and see."

"Okay, then that's settled."

Conan hung up the phone, but his mood didn't improve.

Xiaolan's mood was off.

When Xiaolan answered the phone, her voice was as bright as sunshine, but as soon as she heard that Wenshui was on a date with another woman, her mood took a complete 180-degree turn.

This isn't right.

Has warm water become so important to Xiaolan?

Damn it, didn't we say we'd go to Dorobiga Amusement Park again when he got back? It hasn't been that long, why has it turned out like this?

Conan was filled with anger and resentment, but he had to force himself to calm down because another woman he was close to was also at risk of being taken away by Wen Shui.

However, after calming down, Conan realized that in his father's plan, his mother should also come to the Beika Hotel to cooperate with Professor Agasa in his act.

Even if the plan was disrupted by the warm water, and you had to find a way to deal with the warm water so he wouldn't call the police, it shouldn't be to the point of not answering the phone at all.

Considering the above, the probability of Conan's bad guess is getting lower and lower.

Even if Wen Shui wanted to do something disrespectful to his mother, he wouldn't choose such a time when it would be easily discovered.

Wen Shui and the others must have encountered some kind of unexpected incident, just like Dad said. Conan sighed inwardly; it seemed he wasn't as calm as his dad.

In short, let's figure out how to find Mom first.

Conan ran back to his hotel room.

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Wenshuijia Apartment.

Xiaolan stood in front of the stove in the kitchen, staring blankly at her phone.

She wore a yellow and white checkered apron, her slender black hair was tied into a single ponytail and hung down her back, and she wore a cleaning rubber glove on her other hand.

Beef taken from the refrigerator was simmering on the stove over a low flame, and a few bright red tomatoes were laid out on the cutting board.

A few days ago, when Wen Shui was in the Literature Department, he said he was craving stewed beef with tomatoes.

Xiaolan thought to herself, "Luckily, you have some beef in your fridge. I'll cook it for you that evening." But unfortunately, Xiao Ai had already prepared dinner for Wen Shui that day.

The next day, Sonoko took them to a barbecue restaurant to eat grilled meat.

Wen Shui was busy with other things for the next few days, and it wasn't until today that Xiao Lan found a suitable opportunity.

Xiaolan isn't the type to always strive to be number one. Most of the time, she's quite submissive, and only when she's truly threatened does she unleash a strong sense of resistance.

Although she was last in line, Xiaolan didn't actually have much resentment in her heart.

She was actually looking forward to having dinner with Wen Shui today.

Although that guy would sometimes look at her with eyes that made her blush and her heart race, making Xiaolan a little embarrassed, Xiaolan still liked the feeling of being near Wenshui, which made her feel very relaxed.

To get the warm water to help.

Xiaolan even went home specifically to change into a pair of thick black over-the-knee socks.

Wearing such thick over-the-knee socks while cleaning the room makes it easy to sweat. The sweat mixes with her perfume to create a soft scent that makes Wen Shui look comfortable and happy.

However, Wen Shui may be dating another woman right now.

If the people with Nukumi were Sonoko and Ai, Conan wouldn't use the term "other woman" to describe them.

Thinking of this, Xiaolan suddenly felt a strong sense of loss welling up deep inside her.

Actually, Ran got up very early this morning. After making breakfast for Kogoro Mouri, she took Eriko's favorite desserts and went to visit the Eriko family.

To Xiaolan's surprise, Eriko's stepfather said that she had stayed at a classmate's house last night and had not returned.

Xiaolan then visited that classmate's house again, and after repeated questioning, the junior said that Eriko had only asked her to lie and that she had not stayed there last night.

This news struck Xiaolan like a thunderbolt.

Didn't we already agree to rejoin the karate club and work together to win the national championship? Were all those promises lies?

After leaving the other person's house, Xiaolan stood dejectedly on the street. She suddenly felt lost.

She had already tried her best, and was about to complete a detective case on her own, even though she had commissioned the case herself.

But for Xiaolan, being able to complete a commission independently is a very important milestone.

She had fantasized more than once about recounting her investigation process and inner thoughts to the members of the Suzuran Detective Club after the case was solved, just like when Wen Shui solved the case.

But unexpectedly, it all fell through in the end.

"I guess I'm just not cut out for this kind of thing," Xiaolan couldn't help but sigh.

If it were Shinichi Kudo in this situation, he would most likely choose to continue the investigation against all odds, but Ran is clearly not as persistent in this regard.

Moreover, she was more concerned about Eriko's safety.

If Eriko goes astray because of her arrogance, Ran will feel guilty for the rest of her life.

Since she couldn't solve it herself, she had to seek outside help, and the first person Xiaolan thought of was Wenshui.

However, since she had previously refused Wen Shui's help and wanted to handle the matter herself, she felt somewhat embarrassed to directly ask Wen Shui for help now.

But this didn't stump Xiaolan.

She knew that as long as she showed the slightest sign of low spirits in front of Wen Shui, the observant Wen Shui would notice that something was wrong, and then she could just take the opportunity to tell him what was going on.

Of course, this is not a sign of scheming, but rather a girl's modesty.

And to thank Wen Shui, she even went home and changed into thick black over-the-knee socks, Xiao Lan convinced herself.

Xiaolan was in a very pleasant mood while cleaning Wenshui's house. She even felt that perhaps this was the only thing she was good at.

Perhaps becoming a housewife after graduation is a more suitable path for her in life.

"Glug glug..."

The sound of the thick soup simmering in the pot coming to a boil pulled Xiaolan back to reality.

She quickly took off her rubber gloves and turned the fire down.

Then Xiaolan picked up the sharp kitchen knife from the cutting board and, with a "Duang," cut the tomato in half. The bright red juice splattered onto her fair face, creating a strangely beautiful sight.

"We promised to be friends for life, so why are they all leaving me?"

"Shinichi is like this, Sei-senpai is like this, and now even Nukumizu is like this."

"Am I just the kind of person who can't protect the happiness around me...?"

Xiaolan wore a stiff smile as she continued cutting the tomato without stopping. Before long, the whole tomato was chopped into small pieces, and bright red liquid dripped from the cutting board onto the floor.

"Warm Water Guy, should I lock you up in the basement?"

Xiao Lan tilted her head, looking confused, and whispered something.

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Let's rewind to when Nuwa first met Eriko Se.

His first reaction was to chase after her and rescue Xiaolan, his junior.

However, since they haven't entered the city yet, there aren't many vehicles around, and almost all of them are cargo vans; there aren't any taxis at all.

So Wen Shui wanted to ask Yukiko Kudo's opinion whether she could give him a ride.

Judging from the other party's posture, they probably wanted to take Eriko to somewhere. Wenshui planned to wait until the other party stopped the car before getting out and trying to rescue Eriko from the thugs.

But to her surprise, Mrs. Kudo's reaction was as if she had heard some terrible request.

Her cheeks flushed an alluring blush, and she kept saying things like she had a husband and children and couldn't do such things.

Wen Shui couldn't help but wonder, he hadn't said anything yet, so why was he refusing right away?

Did Mrs. Kudo also see Eriko's distress signal and guess that he intended to rescue her, and that's why she said that because she didn't want to get involved in such a dangerous situation?

Wen Shui tried to soften her tone and smiled, "Don't worry, just wait outside, I'll go in by myself."

Yukiko Kudo's mind was a bit muddled, and she also had to concentrate on driving, so she misheard Wenshui's words as "Don't worry, I'll just stay outside and won't go in."

Mrs. Kudo slammed on the brakes.

Fortunately, when Wen Shui grabbed her arm, Kudo Yukiko had already slowed down the car and pulled it to the side of the road, so there was no need to worry about any danger even if the car braked suddenly.

But it still startled the truck driver behind them. As the two vehicles passed each other, the truck driver honked his horn twice in annoyance.

Inside the carriage, Yukiko Kudo stared at the warm water in shock.

Mrs. Kudo initially thought that Wen Shui's sudden grabbing of her arm with a pleading look meant she wanted Wen Shui to do something to relieve the stress of life as hush money.

When she was abroad, such things were not uncommon in the social circles of socialites, but of course she never did it.

Although Yukiko Kudo felt a surge of embarrassment and anger, she still intended to politely refuse the lukewarm water.

I never expected this little rascal to be so bold as to make such an even more rude and excessive request.

Putting aside the fact that the claim of "staying outside and not coming in" is itself questionable in terms of credibility.

Even if Wen Shui really kept her promise, Kudo Yukiko wouldn't make such a sacrifice to keep her son's secret.

"Do you know that I am your elder?" Yukiko Kudo's pretty face was frosty, exuding a more imposing aura of a mature woman.

Wen Shui blinked: "That's why I'm asking you for help, Yukiko-nee."