Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Just as Wen Shui was struggling with his decision, Xiao Lan suddenly snuggled up and hugged his arm: "I... I forgot to wear a bra!"

Chapter 279 We agreed to go to the hot springs, what's with you suddenly doing the splits?

When Wen Shui heard Xiao Lan's "little secret," his eyes lit up immediately. Looking at the girl's blushing face and her eyes full of spring, his heart beat faster.

The excuse of accidentally not wearing anything is too flimsy.

At least come up with a more plausible excuse, like saying you bought sexy lingerie or something...

Who would accidentally forget to wear underwear? You know, although the yukata provided by this hotel is made of sturdy fabric, the bottom of a yukata is just as breathable as a long skirt, and there are no buttons to hold it in place, so relying solely on the sash makes you feel quite insecure.

Although Xiaolan's reason was a bit far-fetched, Wen Shui actually felt that Xiaolan's silly behavior in deliberately teasing him was very much like that of a teenage girl.

Sure enough, even if a beautiful girl of this age doesn't understand anything, she still has the ability to make men lose their minds just by instinct. Wen Shui couldn't help but sigh, and didn't even suspect that there was a trick involved.

If Ai Haibara had said those words to Wen Shui, Wen Shui would probably have carefully considered whether it was a test or a trap.

After all, Princess Ai's current physical condition is quite special, and it wouldn't be in line with her character to let him touch her ribs.

Since Xiaolan and Wenshui broke through the first barrier of their relationship on the rooftop, Xiaolan's resistance to Wenshui has weakened considerably. Although she still beats Wenshui like a telephone pole in a fit of embarrassment and anger, the force is actually very light, and it's more to cover up her inner shyness.

Wen Shui glanced at the door and noticed that Xiao Lan hadn't closed it when she came in.

Through the crack in the door, you could see waiters carrying tea down the corridor, and you could vaguely hear guests in other rooms arguing about playing chess.

This is not a good sign. Nuwasui has astutely deduced at least three possible timelines in which Sato Miwako catches someone cheating, not even including Conan and Kogoro Mouri.

No, we have to find a way to get Xiaolan to a safe place. It's okay to watch a chaotic scene from the sidelines, but it's a bit uncomfortable to be in it yourself.

"What did you just say?" Wen Shui pretended not to hear what Xiao Lan said and gradually moved towards the door.

Xiaolan, whether intentionally or not, stood in front of the warm water, head down, her slender, soft hands clutching the waistband of the bath towel: "I...I said, I forgot to wear clothes underneath."

Although Xiaolan found it difficult to say these words, she still managed to say them despite her embarrassment.

Wen Shui believes that at least half of the credit goes to Miwako Sato.

If it weren't for that "sneaky cat" eagerly trying to take advantage of her territory, Xiao Lan, this little kitten, would probably have remained in a passive defensive state for a long time, only reacting when Wen Shui took the initiative to bully her, and would never have taken the initiative to come and get close to Wen Shui.

Wen Shui smiled and gently stroked Xiao Lan's delicate, small nose with her hand: "Really? I don't believe it."

As he spoke, he wanted to pounce on Xiaolan and hug her tightly, first carefully checking whether there was anything under her yukata.

However, Xiaolan seemed to have anticipated this. The moment the warm water touched her, the girl's fair, bare feet lightly touched the ground.

Wen Shui's vision blurred, and Xiao Lan had already retreated to the doorway of the room, pouting as she looked at him: "Why are you in such a hurry? How can you get treasure right away? Usually, you have to defeat the demon king and rescue the princess to get the treasure, right?"

Wen Shui sighed, "Alright, Your Highness, could you tell me where that demon king is? I want to punch his head off."

Xiaolan covered her mouth and chuckled: "There's no demon king, it was just an analogy. Didn't I just say I wanted you to come with me for a walk around the neighborhood? If any ghosts really appear, you'd better protect me!"

"What if there are no ghosts?" Wen Shui asked.

He knew that the so-called ghost definitely didn't exist, and Wen Shui had forgotten whether there was a ghost legend in the original case.

It's possible that the story became a ghost tale after the murder, or it could be that the waiter working at the Aoi-ya Inn deliberately spread the news to divert the police's attention.

Wen Shui thinks the latter is more likely.

Xiaolan thought for a moment and said, "If we don't encounter any ghosts, let's go to the nearby open-air hot spring. I heard the water quality here is very good, and... and the surrounding area is very secluded..."

Xiaolan's voice grew softer and softer.

But Wen Shui understood the girl's unspoken message: he didn't care about the quality of the hot spring water; if the surroundings were secluded, he could secretly do some of the fighting sports that he and Xiao Lan both enjoyed.

But isn't it a bit too daring to fast forward directly to the outside?

Wen Shui also wanted to use the step of "Xiao Lan lying on the glass" to slowly cultivate Xiao Lan's psychological threshold.

The glass and hot water have been chosen; it's the one that faces the Kudo family villa directly from Professor Agasa's house. Maybe we'll even have a chance to see Mrs. Kudo watering flowers at the window someday.

Unexpectedly, Ran skipped this step. Although Wen Shui was a little disappointed, he was still quite considerate of girls' requests in this kind of thing. Since Ran liked it, he didn't mind. It wouldn't matter if he borrowed Professor Agasa's window a little later.

"Okay, I've learned a new massage technique. I'll help you relax your leg muscles later," Wen Shui said with a smile.

Xiao Lan didn't respond. She didn't believe that Wen Shui just wanted to massage her legs. That guy must have come up with some prank again. Humph, she wouldn't let him succeed so easily this time.

The two, each with their own thoughts, left their hotel room and went down the wooden stairs in the corridor to the lobby on the first floor.

The two guests were playing chess near the stairs, while Kogoro Mouri, who had changed his clothes, was sitting by the window drinking tea. Opposite him was Misao Yamamura, who had also changed into a yukata.

The two chatted enthusiastically like ordinary tourists. Uncle Mori wore sunglasses to cover his face, so apart from the hotel owner and staff, no one knew their true identities.

This is the "secret search plan" that Yamamura Misao just came up with on the spur of the moment.

Kogoro Mouri was also eager to find out what the person impersonating him was up to, so the two bumbling detectives hit it off and started acting in front of everyone.

To their slight disappointment, the man with the mustache who was impersonating Uncle Mori had not come out since entering the room.

To avoid arousing suspicion, the two had no choice but to chat about topics completely unrelated to the case, the Metropolitan Police Department, and detectives, pretending to be old classmates who had bumped into each other. The scene was incredibly awkward.

After finally waiting for someone to come downstairs, Yamamura looked up and saw Wen Shui and Xiao Lan. He immediately deflated like a punctured balloon, drooping his head and sighing.

"That brat Conan said he was coming to find you, did you see him?" Kogoro Mouri put down his teacup.

Xiaolan: No.

"Damn it, that kid must have gone off to cause trouble again." Kogoro Mouri snorted heavily. "If he accidentally reveals that I'm a famous detective, I'll never forgive him."

"Probably not. I think Conan just went to play nearby. I'll tell him again when I see him later." Ran said, walking towards the door. "By the way, Dad, where's Ms. Sato?"

Yamamura Misao: "They said they went to find that ghost."

Hearing Yamamura Misao so openly talk about searching for ghosts, Xiaolan couldn't help but cover her mouth, as if to say that if you say it like that, everyone will know that you are here to investigate.

However, the surrounding tourists only glanced at it curiously before continuing to play shogi or clink glasses with their beers, seemingly unconcerned about what was happening here.

Warm water also had some doubts.

Logically speaking, even if Yamamura Misao were a rookie detective, Sato Miwako wouldn't choose such an easily noticeable excuse to investigate a case.

Noticing their confusion, Kogoro Mouri lowered his voice and explained, "There are always fearless and curious people in this world. After the ghost stories spread, many people came here to search for the so-called ghost in the red sweater in the nearby forest."

Wen Shui suddenly realized, thinking, "So that's how it is."

Xiaolan: "Then Wenshui and I will go out too. Dad, you can stay here and chat with the village policeman... uh, with Mr. Yamamura."

"Weren't you terrified of ghosts?" Kogoro Mouri asked suspiciously. "Why the sudden change of heart and the desire to go out with this kid? You two wouldn't be..."

Warm water interrupted Kogoro Mouri's reverie, and he said with a smile, "Uncle Mouri, we've come all this way for a vacation. Are we going to stay in the room practicing karate with Ran instead of going out to enjoy the scenery?"

Kogoro Mouri was speechless for a moment: "Then let's go outside for some fresh air, but be careful."

He felt that if Wen Shui and Xiao Lan stayed in the room, something more dangerous might happen. He could focus on investigating the case from outside.

Wen Shui led Xiao Lan out of the hotel, and then randomly chose a path and went into the forest.

As Xiaolan walked, she looked around and said, "Is the open-air hot spring that the waitress mentioned nearby? Why does it feel quieter and quieter as we walk?"

Wen Shui took out the map she had gotten from the front desk before leaving and examined it carefully: "It seems to be around here. Let's walk a little further."

"Okay." Xiao Lan followed behind Wen Shui, still somewhat concerned about the ghost, so she took Wen Shui's hand.

The two walked along the winding path through the dense forest for about ten minutes, and sure enough, the distinctive sulfurous smell of hot springs began to fill the air.

"It should be around here, I can smell it." Xiaolan let go of Wenshui's hand, raised her nose and ran forward like a puppy.

Wen Shui put the map away, choosing to trust Xiao Lan's intuition and following closely behind her.

However, after walking only a few steps, Xiaolan suddenly stopped in her tracks, staring blankly ahead without saying a word.

Wen Shui looked up and followed Xiao Lan's gaze, and found that there was indeed an open-air hot spring surrounded by stones not far away, with a sign next to it introducing the history of the hot spring.

However, at this moment, a woman wearing a dark blue yukata was already sitting on a rock, gently stirring her snow-white, slender feet in the hot spring.

"Miss Sato, what are you doing here?" Ran looked a little disappointed; it seemed she had wanted to be alone with Wenshui earlier.

Wen Shui was also somewhat speechless. She had thought that if no one was here, she could relieve some of the fatigue from the bumpy journey, but with Sato Miwako here, the chance to relax was slim.

Even though Wen Shui is very confident now, he doesn't think he can get two girls to serve him at the same time.

Sato Miwako revealed a confident smile: "Of course, I heard you talking to the hotel staff and knew you were coming here, so I came to wait for you in advance."

"Oh, I thought you went to investigate that ghost." Xiaolan walked to the hot spring, took off her wooden clogs, and, like Sato Miwako, soaked her soft, white feet in the hot spring water.

Miwako Sato: "I wouldn't dare do something so dangerous. Even if I were to investigate, I'd have to bring some warm water with me."

Xiaolan's attention was quickly drawn to the scalding hot spring water. She seemed to have forgotten that she came here to have a secret rendezvous with the warm water, and she also forgot that she was in a vacuum inside. She started to play by gently treading on the water in a circular motion.

Wenshui also came over, and before he could even step into the hot spring, Sato Miwako lifted her snow-white little feet and splashed water: "Wenshui-kun, would you like to try it?"

Xiaolan's eyes widened: "This...this won't do, will it?"

Wen Shui had previously said that he only liked to eat her little feet, so how could he eat someone else's? Especially in front of her.

Ran's mind conjured up images from the books Sonoko Suzuki lent her, where the heroines hid under the bed watching their boyfriends cheat on them with other women...

Miwako explained, "No, I mean this pool is now our foot bath water. If we get thirsty, we can try the warm water."

Although it was meant to be an explanation, the way she spoke clearly carried the style of Miwako Sato teasing her younger colleagues.

"Oh, two people." Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly realized, "Wait a minute, isn't this something that can't be done by two people?"

Sato Miwako looked at Wen Shui ambiguously: "I don't really care, but Wen Shui-kun would be very happy if it were just the two of you, right?"

Wen Shui rolled her eyes: "Even if there are several people, I won't drink the foot bath water. You two, think of something normal."

He sat between Miwako Sato and Ran, took off his shoes, and then soaked his legs in the hot spring.

The scalding hot water seemed to wash away the fatigue of the long journey. Although he hadn't had a secret rendezvous with Xiaolan, it seemed nice to relax like this once in a while, Wenshui thought.

I wish I could hug both of them at the same time.

Just then, a red shadow flashed through the woods directly opposite Wen Shui and the others.

"Ah, it's a ghost!" Xiaolan turned pale with fright and instinctively threw herself at Wen Shui.

Sato Miwako actually noticed the commotion earlier than Ran. After all, she was a well-trained detective, and her first reaction was to grab a weapon and chase after them.

However, Sato Miwako left her shoes with Ran, who stood barefoot on the rocks around the warm water, nimbly trying to jump over the obstacle.

If only one person were to attack Wen Shui, perhaps Wen Shui's agility would allow her to dodge and avoid being affected.

However, Xiaolan's action of hugging Wenshui immediately restricted Wenshui's movements, and Sato Miwako's crystal-clear little feet, which had been soaked in the hot spring, stepped directly onto Wenshui's face.

Wen Shui instinctively turned her face away to avoid the water.