Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

But speaking of which, isn't Sonoko Suzuki spending a bit too much time on her nails lately? I remember her nail color wasn't like this last week.

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We arrived at the breakfast shop that Xiaolan had chosen.

Wen Shui and her group sat by the window, watching the commuters rushing to catch the subway outside as they finished their breakfast.

However, what puzzled Wen Shui was that Ran seemed to not want him to eat too much. She took a lot of the food from his bowl and then gave it to Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Kogoro, who had already eaten his fill.

Strange, does she have some secret plan today?

Wen Shui muttered to himself.

After leaving the breakfast shop, Wen Shui and her group headed straight for their main destination: the department store celebrating its 10th anniversary.

I heard that the discounts today are huge, so not only Ran and Sonoko, but even Uncle Mori wants to pick out some clothes for themselves.

In the afternoon, they also had to go to the temple to pray for blessings, and as for the evening, they were said to have booked a barbecue restaurant.

Halfway there, Kogoro Mouri was suddenly attracted by the promotional sign in front of the pachinko parlor across the street.

Xiaolan: "Dad, you're not planning to sneak off and play pachinko later, are you?"

Kogoro Mouri looked embarrassed: "How could that be? Didn't I say I wasn't going to play anymore recently?"

Ran turned to Conan: "Conan, I'll be asking you to keep an eye on Dad for a bit. If he sneaks off to play pachinko, call me immediately."

Conan nodded obediently, then glanced at Wen Shui with a hint of smugness.

I thought to myself that Xiaolan definitely trusted me more at times like this.

Just as I was thinking this, the automatic doors of the BBQ shop opened to both sides.

A man wearing a floral shirt and with a parted hairstyle walked out of the shop looking dejected, and leaned against the door of the pachinko parlor, shouting that he had lost more than 300,000 yuan.

The extremely pitiful screams immediately attracted a large crowd of onlookers.

Xiaolan: "See? Playing with these kinds of things always ends up like this. Dad, I advise you to quit as soon as possible."

Kogoro Mouri pulled out a cigarette and held it in his hand: "Don't underestimate your father. As a famous detective, I have keen observation and intuition. How could I possibly lose in a place like this?"

"Please use your abilities in the right place, Dad," Xiaolan couldn't help but complain.

At this moment, the man in the floral shirt's friend ran over from the BBQ shop, comforted him for a few words, helped him up, and the two of them walked towards Wen Shui and the others.

As they passed each other, Wen Shui overheard the fat man's companion saying that he was going to take the man in the floral shirt to eat "ice cream that can make people happy."

Upon hearing this, the man in the floral shirt's expression visibly softened.

Wen Shui couldn't help but guess that this might be a code, and that these two guys might be going to some underground place to try some contraband to relax.

Xiaolan watched the two figures walk away, her face full of curiosity: "Speaking of which, is there really such a thing as ice cream that can make people feel happy?"

“How could there be such a thing?” Sonoko Suzuki said. “I guess it’s some kind of code.”

Wen Shui looked at Suzuki Sonoko in surprise.

Sonoko Suzuki snorted coldly: "What, have you forgotten that I'm also a key member of the Suzuran Detective Club?"

Wen Shui: "Yes, yes, so what do you think those two meant by their code words, Miss Suzuki?"

Sonoko Suzuki pondered for a moment: "It's hard to say. Maybe they'll go home and play video games, or maybe they'll race on motorcycles, or they'll compete to see who can soak the longest in a hot spring."

Wen Shui couldn't help but click her tongue, thinking to herself, "Luckily you're the second young lady of the Suzuki family, otherwise you might have been kidnapped without even realizing it."

After the two men left, Kogoro Mouri turned his gaze back to the pachinko parlor.

This time, Xiaolan didn't even bother to remind her.

Wen Shui couldn't help but lean closer to Xiao Lan and ask curiously, "Aren't you worried that Uncle Mori will also lose all his fortune and then go eat 'ice cream that makes people happy'?"

"No, no, the money in Dad's wallet has already been taken," Xiaolan said with a smile. "And don't let my dad's appearance fool you, he really has a talent for this, and he won't lose his mind."

"But the price is that even with all our efforts, we've never won a big prize," Sonoko Suzuki interjected.

The lukewarm water was startled.

So, is Uncle Mori the type who spends all day at a pachinko parlor, gets exhausted, and only loses a little money in the end?

This information sounds quite surprising.

Wen Shui had previously worried that if his relationship with Xiao Lan continued to grow wildly, what would happen if Uncle Mori became a "gambling dad" after marriage?

Wen Shui's original plan was to elope with Ran and Eri.

However, it seems that it's not necessary to go to such extremes now.

Just then, Kogoro Mouri suddenly shifted his gaze from the pachinko parlor to the warm water, and said suspiciously, "You little rascal...you're not plotting against me, are you?"

Wen Shui scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Strange, does Kogoro Mouri really have a keen talent?

Or did he accidentally blurt out his true feelings?

Wen Shui turned to look at Ran and Conan, and saw that they were both looking at him with confusion, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

If he accidentally reveals his true feelings and Kogoro Mouri overhears him, Ran and Conan, who are nearby, will definitely hear it too.

Given Conan's jealous nature, he would never have remained so calm.

As for Xiaolan, if she heard Wen Shui announce his plan to elope with her in public, she would probably be so excited that her heart would race and she would shyly run away into the distance.

They might even accidentally break a couple of concrete utility poles on the way because they're too excited.

"How could that be? I'm just a little surprised that you, Uncle, were able to control your desires." Wen Shui flattered him slightly.

Kogoro Mouri immediately switched to a smug expression: "Hmph, if a person can't control their desires, what's the difference between them and a beast?"

The lukewarm water once again displayed just the right amount of shock.

Kogoro Mouri held his head even higher, clearly having gained considerable emotional value from the prospective son-in-law, Wen Shui.

Conan, who was standing next to him, suddenly felt that he was falling behind. However, when he thought about how Ran had asked him to help watch Kogoro Mouri play pachinko, Conan felt a little better.

Just then, Xiaolan suddenly interrupted, "Dad, what you just said sounds like a passage from some author's book, doesn't it?"

"Stop nagging." Kogoro Mouri blushed. "Let's go. Didn't they say this mall is having a sale today? I need to buy some clothes for autumn too."

Sonoko Suzuki and Onami covered their mouths and chuckled.

The group walked towards the mall.

Sure enough, before I even reached the entrance, I saw a giant balloon mascot standing at the entrance of the multi-story department store, with a 10th anniversary celebration slogan posted next to it.

Because the men's and women's clothing areas were separate, the group had to split up temporarily.

Wen Shui, along with Ran and Sonoko, were actually dragged along to carry bags. Uncle Mori led Conan into the men's clothing section on the second floor.

However, no sooner had Kogoro Mouri and Conan left than Ran grabbed Onami's wrist and headed towards the mall exit.

Wen Shui: "Hey, aren't we going to the women's clothing section upstairs?"

"We'll go later." Ran and Sonoko smiled mysteriously. "Next up is today's secret program, Nukumi-kun."

Chapter 182 Xiaolan's over-the-knee socks are even more delicious with cream.

"Where are you taking me?" Wen Shui was dragged by the captain of the karate club to the entrance of "Rat Department Store" with brute force.

The female sales promoters, dressed in light gray rat costumes, who were handing out flyers, and the customers entering and leaving the department store all cast gossipy glances at Wen Shui and his companions.

Wen Shui guessed that this might be because Xiao Lan's movements were too exaggerated.

As a result, everyone misunderstood that she had caught her boyfriend cheating.

He even saw someone take out a camera to take pictures, but was quickly stopped by Sonoko Suzuki, who was right behind him, with "the terrifying gaze of the second daughter of the Suzuki Group".

Xiaolan released Wen Shui's hand, her face beaming with excitement: "Of course, the secret program has to be kept secret!"

"But I'm a little uneasy about you being like this." Wen Shui looked at Suzuki Sonoko, who was unusually tight-lipped this time. "I need to be prepared if you two drag me to a church for a whirlwind wedding or something."

"Who, who would marry you? Keep dreaming!"

Sonoko Suzuki's wheat-colored skin was covered with a charming blush as she stomped her feet and glared at the warm water.

Xiaolan crossed her arms, her black leather shoes tapping the ground rhythmically, and smiled with narrowed eyes, "So it's just the two of you? What kind of mental preparation are you going to make?"

Wen Shui: "Two different marriage proposal lines."

"hateful!"

"wishful thinking!"

Ran and Sonoko swung their fists at Wen Shui, one black and one white fist hitting Wen Shui's shoulder.

Although she didn't use much force, Wen Shui still pretended to be in pain and took several steps back: "So it still didn't work, even though I tried so hard..."

Wen Shui sighed dejectedly.

At this moment, several female sales promoters dressed as rat mascots at the door looked at Wen Shui and the girls as if they had discovered a new continent.

They clearly took Wen Shui's acting seriously, believing that someone would actually pursue two girls at the same time. One of the saleswomen, a bit love-struck, even hesitated whether to go over and comfort the heartbroken young man.

Ran and Sonoko, feeling a bit embarrassed by the onlookers, stormed over, carrying warm water, intending to escape the scene.

Wen Shui struggled symbolically for a moment: "Don't pull me! Where are we going?"

Gashapon machine shop.

"The sports equipment store next door."

Ran and Sonoko gave different answers, then looked at each other, and you could vaguely feel the electric sparks between them.

Sonoko Suzuki: "We should go to the gashapon machine first, those limited edition items are only available for a limited time."

Xiaolan: "But the shoes in the sports equipment store are also sold for a limited time."

The two seemed to have different ideas about where to go first. On the surface, they remained calm, but secretly they were vying with each other by pulling on Wen Shui's arm.

Warm Water: "Wait a minute, if this keeps up, I'm going to be torn in two."

In the end, Wen Shui persuaded the two to temporarily cease hostilities by arguing that if they didn't leave now, they wouldn't be able to get back in time.

After carefully checking the opening hours of the gashapon machines and the mall, I decided to rush to the gashapon machines first, buy all the gashapon I could, and then go back to open them.

This can save a lot of time.