Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

If he were to lose the two most important women in his life to lukewarm water, Conan thinks he would probably go crazy.

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When Yukiko Kudo encountered Eri Kisaki, it almost caused a riot due to a misunderstanding.

Kogoro Mouri was still surrounded by people and was unaware that Eri Kisaki had arrived.

The actors were all late due to bad road conditions, which meant they would have to prepare for a while before filming the next scene.

Director Ken Shiroyama happened to be free, so he pulled Kogoro Mori aside to get closer to him: "I really owe you a lot of help this time. The actor who was supposed to do the opening remarks injured his leg, and I was so worried about him these past few days. Luckily, Mr. Mori, you had some free time."

Kogoro Mouri enjoyed filming and the pay was good, so he thought he would participate more often if he had the chance: "Don't be shy, I've never experienced recording a show like this before, so it feels quite novel."

"If you need me to play any roles in the future, feel free to call me anytime. I feel that I can handle any role as long as it's not too difficult."

At this point, Uncle Mori's eyes suddenly lit up, and he clapped his hands, saying, "Oh right, I remember your show invites special guests to make guest appearances every now and then, right? If you're short-staffed, I can do that too."

Seeing Shiroyama Ken's troubled expression, Ran couldn't help but secretly tug at her father's sleeve, but Uncle Mori didn't notice at all.

Although Shiroyama Ken was somewhat embarrassed, he still smiled and said, "Well... we'll consider it, but as you know, this kind of program isn't something I can decide on my own; the opinions of the TV station are also very important."

"Oh, I see." Kogoro Mouri scratched his head with a regretful expression.

Ken Shiroyama: "However, I will do my best. If a suitable role comes up, I will definitely contact you, Mr. Mori."

Xiao Lan said understandingly, "It's okay. My dad is just someone who gets excited about things for a short time. You don't need to worry about it too much, Director."

Kogoro Mouri looked displeased: "What kind of talk is that? I can..."

Just then, a somewhat discordant voice came from the villa entrance. A man with spiky hair walked out, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and said as he walked, "I'm afraid there's no way around it, Mr. Mori. The cast for this show is now completely finalized."

"Completely certain?" Kogoro Mouri paused for a moment. "Uh, who is this gentleman?"

Ken Shiroyama introduced, "This is Mr. Yoshiteru Kazami, who plays the role of the detective. Kazami, why are you the only one who came out? Haven't the others finished their makeup yet?"

"I don't know. When I was changing, those guys were still chatting outside the dressing room." Kazami Yoshiki said, taking the cigarette out of his mouth and exhaling a large puff of smoke.

Xiaolan took a step back, her brows furrowed slightly; she didn't have a good first impression of this rude person.

Kogoro Mouri waved away the smoke and stood in front of Ran, saying, "Oh, I see. Director Shiroyama, since there's nothing else, let's go rest over there."

Kazami Yoshiteru stopped Kogoro Mouri with a calm smile: "Mr. Mouri, I've long admired your name. It's so rare to run into you here. I'd like to exchange more detective experiences with you."

Director Kenjiro Shiroyama also said, "Yes, Mr. Mori, we haven't even started filming the next scene yet, so please share your experience with Kazami."

Kogoro Mouri didn't really want to talk to this rude guy, but since he had received a lot of money from the crew and director Ken Shiroyama had been very polite to him from the beginning, he felt embarrassed to refuse.

"Alright then, if it doesn't interfere with your filming, I'm fine with it."

Yoshiteru Kazami smiled, took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Kogoro Mouri: "By the way, Mr. Mouri, why don't you join us for the filming at the villa later?"

"Huh? But didn't you just say that the cast had all been finalized?"

Yoshiteru Kazami: "That's true. What I meant was that I wanted you to pretend to be in the midst of a case so I could observe you closely and help you portray the details of a detective."

"But won't this cause you trouble?" Kogoro Mouri asked.

Shiroyama Ken smiled and said, "It's alright, we can film two versions and play the part with you as a bonus scene at the end. I believe that will definitely increase the ratings."

Kogoro Mouri looked troubled.

Shiroyama Ken held out his hand and gestured with his fingers to indicate a number: "I'll add this amount to your fee as a favor."

"Deal." Kogoro Mori grabbed Ken Shiroyama's hand.

Ran's eyes also gleamed with a desire for money, completely unaware that Eri had arrived and had a minor altercation with Nukumi.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Yoshiteru Kazami suddenly said, "That's great! I've always felt that I'm not good enough at acting as a detective, but I don't know where the problem lies. I'll have to rely on you this time."

Uncle Mori: "Don't say that, I'll do my best to help."

"That's wonderful! We get to see a TV program being filmed up close!" Ran said excitedly. "By the way, Mr. Shiroyama, may I take some pictures later?"

Shiroyama Ken smiled and said, "Of course, no problem."

“Miss, I advise you not to get your hopes up too high,” Kazami Yoshiteru suddenly changed the subject. “Because those actors might disappoint you.”

"Disappoint me?" Xiaolan asked curiously, tilting her head.

"Brother Kazami..." The director seemed to want to stop Yoshiteru Kazami from continuing, but it was no use.

"That's right, apart from the actress playing the widow, whose acting was barely passable," Yoshiki Kazami said without reservation, expressing his opinion on the other actors. "The acting of the rest of them was simply beyond praise."

That said, today's script is actually quite realistic.

A promiscuous daughter, an aging housekeeper, and a husband with a blank expression who was murdered by a killer—these three people…

"Kazami, what did you mean by that?" Before Kazami Yoshiteru could finish speaking, a woman with short, curly hair similar to Ai Haibara's walked out of the villa. "What do you mean by 'womanizing'? And what do you mean by 'restoring reality'?"

Everyone turned around and looked at the villa entrance, and found that the actors seemed to have finished their makeup and come out.

However, Ran noticed that even when Kazami Yoshiteru was being criticized to his face, his expression remained completely unchanged.

"This guy is really cold-hearted," Xiaolan thought to herself.

Kazami Yoshiki took another drag of his cigarette: "I didn't say anything offensive, why are you so angry? It's because you're such a good actor, you brought a character who likes to flirt with men to life, it felt like you were just playing yourself."

The mocked Kasumi Namihara looked furious: "Damn it, what did you say?"

The director rushed over to stop Kasumi Nami, the actress who played the daughter, and told her not to be angry.

Immediately afterwards, an old man came out of the villa and said to Kazami Yoshiki with a smile, "Brother Kazami, although I am not young, you don't have to say that I am old and frail, do you?"

"Sorry, I wasn't actually talking about your age, but rather your incredibly boring acting skills," Yoshiki Kazami chuckled.

When told in front of everyone that her acting was terrible, Nan Yunxiao couldn't maintain her smiling expression.

The director, who had just calmed down Namihara Kasumi, rushed over to act as a peacemaker.

Xiaolan and her father exchanged a glance, both filled with doubt and confusion. Did this actor named Kazami Yoshiki have some powerful backer? Why could he act so arrogantly on set?

Generally speaking, the status of artists in this country is not very high, and for ordinary actors to survive, the ability to read the room is essential.

Someone like Yoshiteru Kazami, who speaks rudely to fellow actors in front of everyone, is unlikely to be an actor with a very long and distinguished career.

Otherwise, it can only be said that someone is supporting them from behind.

Director Ken Shiroyama noticed the awkward atmosphere and changed the subject: "By the way, why isn't Ms. Amashi ready yet? Didn't she just say she'd at least touch up her makeup a little?"

"Eh? Miss Yu Cheng?" Xiao Lan suddenly perked up. "Excuse me, is the Miss Yu Cheng you're talking about the one known as the number one 'healing song' artist, Miss Yu Cheng Liu Li?"

Ken Shiroyama looked at Ran with a strange expression, then glanced at Kogoro Mouri: "Of course! Don't you know that the person who suggested Mr. Mouri be the opening speaker was Ms. Ruri Amashiro?"

"What? Miss Yu Cheng invited me?" Uncle Mori asked with a look of surprise.

Xiaolan coughed twice, and Uncle Mori calmed down a bit.

As soon as the words were spoken, the villa door was pushed open from the inside again, and a tall, slender, and beautiful woman wearing a bright red evening gown walked out of the villa.

Uncle Mori immediately stepped forward: "Miss Amashiro, I am Kogoro Mori. It is an honor that you specifically invited me here."

Yu Cheng Liuli frowned in confusion, then smiled as if she had thought of something: "Oh, I see. Really, that's going too far."

"That's too much!" Uncle Mori didn't understand why the other party suddenly said something so incomprehensible.

But actually, Ruri Amashiki said that because Kogoro Mouri didn't recognize her as the bespectacled country girl from their school days.

Rain City Ruri seemed to find this quite amusing, so she tossed her hair and looked at Ran behind Mori: "Mr. Mori, this young lady is..."

Kogoro Mouri: "Uh, well... she actually lives near my house..."

"I am his daughter, Xiaolan." Xiaolan immediately grabbed her father's arm, giving him no chance to resist.

Yu Cheng Liuli smiled and said, "So you are Eri's daughter. You do look a lot like Eri when she was young."

"Huh, you know my mother?"

"You know Eri?"

The father and daughter looked surprised.

Meanwhile, Eri Kisaki had already resolved the minor issue between Nukumizu and Yukiko Kudo. As the group walked towards the villa entrance, they happened to witness Uncle Mori and Ruri Amashiro meeting.

Eri Kisaki's expression was as cold as ice.

She turned down several offers to come visit the set, but she never expected to witness this scene.

Yukiko Kudo pulled on Eri Kisaki's arm and whispered, "Eri, you have to calm down. That's just the kind of person Mori is. Don't take it to heart."

Eri Kisaki sneered, "I have no interest in that washed-up detective. I prefer younger ones now. I think Wen Shui is just fine."

As she spoke, Eri Kisaki took the initiative to walk over and put her arm around Onami's.

Yukiko:? ? ?

Conan couldn't help but open his mouth into an "O" shape.

At the same time, Xiaolan also noticed the commotion. She turned her head and saw that in the dim light, a beautiful fox spirit was holding Wenshui's arm, and their bodies were very close.

Xiao Lan was just about to leave her father and go find Wen Shui to settle scores.

Suddenly, I realized that the woman looked somewhat familiar.

Chapter 214 Eri Kisaki's Little Thoughts, and the Shy Ruri Amashiro

Xiaolan rubbed her eyes, staring incredulously at the warm water.

But after confirming several times, it was discovered that the person holding the warm water's arm was indeed Eri Kisaki.

Ran's mind went blank. She couldn't understand the possibility of this combination, because Eri clearly knew that Numizu was pursuing her.

Even if it were Yukiko Kudo, Ran could understand and accept it.

In a split second, Xiaolan faced a difficult choice: give up the warm water, give up her mother, or... have both?

Just as Ran was lost in thought, Eri Kisaki finally felt a little embarrassed by Ran's gaze, and having achieved her goal, she simply let go of the warm water.

Eri Kisaki did this not because she liked young detectives, as she claimed. Even if she did like them, she wouldn't compete with Ran for their attention.

The reason she did this was actually to use the opportunity of Kogoro Mouri and that woman to test whether Yukiko and Nukumi had any ambiguous relationship.

After all, people's reactions are most genuine when faced with unexpected situations.

This test indeed revealed a problem. The moment she hugged the warm water's arm, Yukiko Kudo's expression was exactly the same as when she snatched Yukiko's beloved doll when they were children.

As for why Eri Kisaki snatched the doll, it was actually because Yukiko played a prank first.