Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Isn't this a bit too outrageous?

If you two really have some kind of ambiguous relationship with Wen Shui, you'll definitely be badly deceived.

However, perhaps it's precisely because their friendship with Wen Shui didn't go beyond that of ordinary friends and elders that they didn't think too much about it. After all, women in love have very keen intuition.

Conan glanced at Ran and Yukiko Kudo, trying to reassure himself.

The journey was filled with joy as everyone chatted about embarrassing things that happened to Shinichi Kudo when he was a child.

Incidentally, Shigeru Kataoka sent Jun to Professor Agasa's house to play with Conan and the others. This kidnapping incident made Shigeru Kataoka feel that he had failed as a father by tiring his child too much.

Half an hour later, the police car stopped in front of a building in a bustling commercial area of ​​Beikacho. After thanking the detective driving the car, everyone got out of the car and stood by the roadside to look at the building.

This is a hemispherical building resembling a stadium. Its exterior decoration style shows that it is very avant-garde. At this moment, there is a poster about the famous fashion designer Ms. Sachiko Yamazaki at the entrance, and a few people who look like staff members are sitting at the ticket gate, slacking off.

As soon as they got out of the car, Wen Shui noticed that many passersby were looking at them with curiosity, including the staff members.

After all, they came out of a police car, and such a large group of people easily makes people wonder if something has happened here.

Soon, the security staff at the entrance came over with a smile, and Shigeru Kataoka, who was with them, easily led everyone into the venue by posing as Sachiko Yamazaki's boyfriend.

Kataoka Shigeru led everyone directly backstage, where Yamazaki Sachiko was directing the models to change clothes. In order to change into their next outfit quickly, the models were wearing almost nothing but underwear underneath, making Awami feel as if she had arrived at the beach, with all she could see were long, white legs.

Kogoro Mouri: "Yay! This is the kind of occasion every man dreams of..."

Ran skillfully elbowed her father, calming Uncle Mori down, and then used her body to block Wen Shui's view.

Wen Shui smiled but didn't say anything. In fact, he wasn't attracted to these women at all. These models were no different from Ayumi in his eyes. They were cute, but that was all.

Shigeru Kataoka seems to attend these kinds of events frequently, and he remains calm even when faced with so many scantily clad models.

Upon seeing everyone arrive, Sachiko Yamazaki immediately tossed her work to her assistant and jogged over, saying, "Mr. Wenshui, thank you so much for finding the kidnapper hiding next to Amao."

It seems she already knew that the driver was an accomplice in the kidnapping while she was on the road.

Wen Shui smiled and said, "It's nothing. A detective's duty is to find the truth. I was just doing it as a side effect."

The other two detectives present were immediately displeased upon hearing this, because not only had they failed to fulfill their duties as detectives today, but one of them had also been humiliatingly kidnapped by the kidnappers.

However, if Conan knew that Heiji Hattori would also be kidnapped tonight, he might feel a little better.

Sachiko Yamazaki then led them on a tour of the fashion show backstage and acted as a guide, explaining various secrets about the fashion show.

Ran and Kazuha's big eyes sparkled like children seeing toys when they saw the dazzling array of beautiful clothes in various styles.

Seeing this, Sachiko Yamazaki took the initiative to invite, "Ran, Kazuha, would you like to try walking the runway?"

"Huh? Me?" Xiaolan looked at the other person in surprise.

Sachiko Yamazaki: "Yes, Ran, you have such a great figure and a kind of innocent purity about you. Maybe you can embark on a modeling career."

Xiao Lan quickly waved her hand and hid behind Wen Shui: "No, no, no, I can't do it. I get so shy when there are a lot of people around."

Upon hearing this, Kazuha Toyama also became a little nervous. However, since Heiji Hattori wasn't around, she glanced at Ran, who was using Wenshui's body as a protective shield, and inexplicably hid behind Wenshui as well.

Sachiko Yamazaki looked regretful.

As a fashion designer, she has been dealing with various models since before she graduated from university. Over the past ten years, she has personally witnessed many amateur models who entered the industry by chance and then became famous overnight.

The more you observe, the more experience you accumulate in judging people.

Sachiko Yamazaki believes that Ran definitely has the talent to become a top model. Although Ran is still very young, her figure is already quite impressive. Her long, fair legs have a sense of power that most models don't have because of her years of karate practice.

In addition, the occasional look in her eyes that resembles a frightened little animal creates a striking contrast that easily grabs the audience's attention.

However, seeing Ran hiding behind Wen Shui, Sachiko Yamazaki did not continue to persuade her.

After all, such a choice can affect a person's entire life.

Moreover, Sachiko Yamazaki believes that compared to standing on stage and enjoying the adoring gaze of the audience, hiding behind the person you like and acting as their gentle haven is also a very good life.

She plans to gradually fade out of the industry after this fashion show and focus her main energy on her family.

Everyone thought that was the end of it and was about to head to the lobby of the fashion show to watch the program when Yukiko Kudo suddenly interjected, "Ms. Yamazaki, if it's convenient, I'd like to try walking the runway."

Everyone looked at Yukiko Kudo with surprise.

Mrs. Kudo stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly: "Why are you looking at me like that? I just saw this familiar scene and it reminded me of things from when I was young."

Conan: "But old..."

Conan almost blurted out "Mom," but under the intimidating gaze of Yukiko Kudo, he quickly corrected himself: "But Yukiko-neechan, you're past the age to be a model, aren't you? The lighting on the runway isn't good, and it would be troublesome if you fell."

Yukiko Kudo walked over and gave Conan a big tap on the head, then sneered, "What do you mean you're past the age to be a model? My physical condition is no different from when I was in my twenties."

Yukiko Kudo wasn't lying about this. Today, in order to go shopping with Ran and Kazuha Toyama, she went home in the morning to change into a youthful crop top and chose the same black over-the-knee socks and pleated skirt as Ran and the others.

If you didn't know better, you would never guess that the woman in front of you is the mother of the long-lost famous detective.

Instead, people might think of Yukiko as a gyaru (a type of sassy girl) in Shinichi Kudo's class who doesn't really like studying.

When faced with Mrs. Kudo's request, Sachiko Yamazaki hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't have any problem with that, but won't the media gossip about it, Ms. Kudo?"

During their previous meeting, Sachiko Yamazaki's attention was focused on Jun, so she didn't know Yukiko Kudo's identity. However, at this fashion show, Shigeru Kataoka emphasized everyone's identities again.

Yukiko Kudo laughed and said, "It's okay. When I'm abroad, I sometimes participate in similar fashion events, so there won't be any problems."

Hearing her say that, Sachiko Yamazaki stopped worrying: "That's great! With a big star like you participating, the popularity of this fashion show will definitely exceed our expectations."

Afterwards, Yukiko Kudo selected a few clothes, and then Sachiko Yamazaki led her to the next room to change clothes and put on makeup.

Wenshui and the others went to the fashion show with Kataoka Shigeru to watch the models walk the runway.

As they were parting, Yukiko Kudo walked up to Awami and whispered, "Hey, you better keep your eyes peeled for me later. I only came to this fashion show for you."

Before Wen Shui could reply, she grabbed the clothes and left.

As Wen Shui watched Mrs. Kudo's retreating figure, she felt a mixture of anticipation and emotion.

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Meanwhile, in a detached house attic in Beikacho 4-chome.

Hattori Heiji's hands were handcuffed, and his feet were tightly bound with rope, his body bent like a carp.

Heiji Hattori tried to pry open the handcuffs with a safety pin he carried with him, but it was too difficult for one person to do so. After several attempts, he not only failed to open the handcuffs, but the only safety pin he had was also dropped into a crack in the floor.

Damn it, if only Ye had come with me, the two of them would definitely have a way to unlock the handcuffs. Why did that woman suddenly get angry this morning? Seriously.

Hattori Heiji lay despairingly on the dimly lit attic floor.

Of course, he was just complaining in his heart; if Toyama Kazuha actually came along, he would be worried.

After all, the kidnappers who kidnapped him were armed.

With his phone and other belongings confiscated by the thugs, and his hands and feet tied up while the thugs guarded the building downstairs, how could he escape?

Hattori Heiji racked his brains, but unfortunately couldn't come up with a good solution.

He glanced at a piece of paper on the table next to him, which contained a coded message that the criminals couldn't crack.

The thug's exact words were that if they could decipher the code, he would be allowed to leave.

However, Heiji Hattori wasn't that foolish. If he actually deciphered the code, he might be killed to silence him.

After all, Hattori Heiji is still unclear about the criminals' purpose. If they are members of some transnational criminal organization, there is absolutely no way they would let him, who saw those people's faces, live.

Heiji Hattori dared not take that risk.

He had already been beaten up by the bespectacled, fat woman who was in charge, just because he didn't cooperate with her.

However, Heiji Hattori wasn't actually that worried about his safety.

He had originally planned to have barbecue with Uncle Mori and the others tonight, and he had also told Nukumizu and the others about Mr. Nanakawa's sudden disappearance when he left this morning.

If he doesn't show up soon, I'm sure Wen Shui and Kudo will guess that he might be in trouble.

Although it's a bit embarrassing for a detective to be kidnapped and have to be rescued by his rival, Hattori Heiji is still quite rational when it comes to his life.

However, as time went by, Hattori Heiji began to feel anxious.

Besides worrying about Mr. Kusunoki's safety, Hattori Heiji was also somewhat speechless because the woman would come in and beat him up every now and then.

Damn it, why aren't those two guys here yet!

Is this the kind of efficiency the detectives in Beika Town have? No wonder the Slit-Mouthed Woman case hasn't been solved even after almost a year; they're really terrible!

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Wen Shui and his friends sat in the front row of the fashion show, watching models in novel outfits walk by. The lively music in the venue easily stirred up their emotions.

Uncle Mori had tried to step onto the stage and shout several times, but Ran pulled him down each time.

Xiaolan frowned slightly as she looked at the flashing lights of the catwalk and couldn't help but say, "It's strange. I always feel like I've forgotten something, but the more I try to remember it, the less I can recall it."

Sitting next to Ran, Kazuha Toyama leaned over and asked, "It's normal. I sometimes do that too, but it's usually nothing important."

Xiaolan thought about it for a moment and felt that what He Ye said made a lot of sense, so she turned her attention back to the stage.

Just then, several well-built male models wearing clothes designed by Sachiko Ezaki walked briskly towards the audience.

Immediately, murmurs and the sound of cameras clicking filled the air.

"What's so interesting about men? Hurry up and let that lady come up again." Uncle Mori picked up his water glass with a look of disgust and took a sip.

Unexpectedly, Xiaolan suddenly pointed at one of the male models, her eyes sparkling with surprise: "Great, I finally remembered!"

Everyone looked at the model that Xiaolan was pointing to and found that it was a male model with black skin, who seemed to be of mixed black and white descent. He was wearing a sequined outfit and had some eye makeup on.

Everyone looked at Xiaolan with complicated expressions.

Kazuha Toyama's lips twitched slightly: "Ran-chan, you don't actually like this type, do you?"

"No, it's Hattori-kun." Ran slapped Kazuha Toyama's thigh. "I was thinking about why Hattori-kun hasn't contacted us when I saw this black guy. It's almost time for our barbecue this morning."

"Huh? Oh, I see." Kazuha Toyama suddenly realized, and she didn't even think there was anything wrong with Ran associating Hattori Heiji with the black man.

Kazuha Toyama took out his phone to contact Heiji Hattori.

However, at that moment, Sachiko Ezaki took a microphone and walked to the front of the stage to formally introduce the popular idol, Yukiko Kudo, who was also a special guest at tonight's fashion show.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding reporters and audience erupted into a thunderous discussion.

Kazuha Toyama hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he put his phone away.

Heiji must have lost track of time while investigating the case again. Since he doesn't even realize he's hungry, it won't matter if I remind him later.

"Let's finish watching Ms. Kudo's fashion show first," Kazuha Toyama thought.