Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Wen Shui looked at Xiao Lan, Yuan Shan, and Ye Ding standing there motionless, and nudged Xiao Lan's shoulder: "Um... although we're here to look for clues, it doesn't seem right to stare at them like this, does it?"

"Ah...you're right." Ran and Kazuha suddenly came to their senses, then covered their faces and ran away.

Wen Shui glanced one last time at Zhu Jiao Liangzi, who was enjoying her time alone with her boyfriend in the room, and the feng shui master named Zenga Caofu, and then followed them.

As Wen Shui emerged from the Morozuka family's yard, she looked around the street and realized that Ran and Toyama Kazuha had disappeared.

Was it because she was too shy that she ran back to the car to hide?

Wen Shui ran back to the parking spot to look for them, but she couldn't find Xiao Lan and the others in the car.

Wen Shui was completely bewildered, wondering what was going on. Could it be that she ran back to Beika Town because she was too shy?

Just as he was hesitating whether to call and ask, light footsteps came from behind him. Wen Shui turned around and saw Yuan Shan and Xiao Lan holding ice cream they had just bought, eating as they walked. Xiao Lan was also holding an extra ice cream, probably bought for him.

Wen Shui laughed: "I thought you two had gone home."

"Hmph, we're not that fragile, okay?" Xiaolan rolled her eyes at Wen Shui, then handed him the ice cream in her hand. "Here you go, it's too hot, let's cool you down a bit."

Wen Shui took the ice cream and took a bite. The sweet creamy flavor filled his mouth, making him reminisce about the feeling of being close to Ai Haibara on the Ferris wheel yesterday.

Since Ai Haibara ate aptx-4869 and shrunk in size, she has had a faint milky scent on her body.

At first, Wen Shui thought she was using baby bath wash or talcum powder, but after asking, she found out that she was using the same brands as before, just with slightly different styles.

In other words, once the antidote for aptx-4869 is developed, warm water may no longer be able to experience Ai's body scent, which is quite a pity.

The good news is that Wen Shui is about to welcome Sherry, who has one of the best figures in the Conan world. At that time, she will have no choice but to make a fierce attack on Usagi-chan.

Thinking about it carefully, having Shirley wear a white coat and look at him with disdain seems to have a unique charm.

"Warm Water, your eyes seem a little strange," Xiao Lan asked while eating her ice cream cone. "You're not fantasizing about Ms. Morozumi, are you?"

"How is that possible?" Wen Shui exclaimed in shock. "Who would fantasize about her? Even if I were to fantasize, you would be the only one I fantasize about."

Xiaolan was eating an ice cream cone when she heard this and almost choked: "That's still not allowed! That kind of thing is too, too daring. Quickly get that thought out of your mind."

Kazuha Toyama wore a look of utter envy.

Wen Shui smiled and said, "But I noticed that you two seemed quite engrossed in watching it just now."

"We weren't looking at it very carefully because we were investigating clues." This time, Kazuha Toyama couldn't help but retort. It seems that the two of them still care about this matter, otherwise they wouldn't have gone to the nearby convenience store to buy things to calm themselves down.

Wen Shui chuckled inwardly, but said righteously, "That's good. Those two adults' behavior was indeed a bit too outrageous. You two are still young, so you can't imitate them."

"Who, who would imitate that kind of thing?!" the two girls said in unison, then punched Wen Shui.

People driving by saw Wen Shui and his girlfriend playing around on the roadside and couldn't help but feel jealous of the kid. "You naughty brat, you actually have two childhood sweethearts. Let's see how you choose in the end."

A small number of people might even curse the lukewarm water in their hearts.

After finally calming the girl down, Wen Shui started talking about the case: "Although we haven't found any conclusive evidence, at least we know that Mrs. Morozumi had an affair."

"This doesn't help the case at all, does it?" Xiaolan complained.

Kazuha Toyama also seemed to share Ran's indignation: "That's right, we can't report Ms. Morozumi, after all, it's her private matter."

"Not necessarily." Wen Shui smiled mysteriously. "Maybe this lover is the arsonist. He obviously doesn't want to divorce his wife, so setting a fire because of the pressure doesn't seem unreasonable."

Wen Shui's offhand, nonsensical reasoning was surprisingly accepted as quite reasonable by Xiao Lan and the others.

Then the group stood by the roadside and began to discuss the case.

The reason I didn't go back into the car was because I felt that the two people from the Morozuki family wouldn't be done anytime soon, and the air outside was a bit better.

Kazuha Toyama later even told Heiji Hattori about this speculation, and then Nukumizu heard Heiji Hattori roar on the phone, saying not to let him lead Kazuha astray.

In addition, Wen Shui also made sure to cast ambiguous glances at Xiao Lan during their conversation.

Unfortunately, although Xiaolan guessed the meaning behind Wen Shui's gaze, she decided to pretend she didn't see it.

Xiaolan has seen and experienced a lot in the past six months. Although she is still shy, her mental resilience is much stronger than before, and she quickly returned to her normal state.

On the other side, Toyama Kazuha wasn't so lucky.

Kazuha-chan's worldview has been greatly changed after she accidentally witnessed Onami and Ran being intimate in the car, and then she encountered Ryoko Morozumi having an affair while investigating.

So he seemed a bit absent-minded. He almost bit his tongue several times while eating ice cream, and he would occasionally pause when discussing the case.

Seeing her best friend's unusual behavior, Xiaolan leaned close to Wenshui and whispered, "Hey, Kazuha's acting weird."

"How would I know?" Wen Shui shrugged. "Maybe what happened just now was too much of a shock for her. By the way, you seem to have a lot of experience with this."

Xiao Lan gritted her teeth in anger, thinking to herself, "Even with my experience, I still got bullied by you."

But with Kazuha Toyama still by her side, Ran couldn't bring herself to say such things, even if she lowered her voice. She could only glare angrily at Numizu: "I'm telling you, don't you dare try anything with Kazuha-chan."

Wen Shui: "Am I the kind of person who steals someone else's childhood sweetheart?"

Xiaolan nodded with some doubt, then suddenly realized that something seemed wrong; she herself seemed to be someone else's childhood sweetheart.

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Around 18:00 PM, Kogoro Mouri, Conan, and the others returned to the vicinity of the Morozuki family's house and reunited.

Amuro Tooru, on the other hand, was unable to return in time. However, he contacted Wen Shui by phone, saying that he seemed to be going to work, so he asked Wen Shui to send him all the clues he had collected.

This left Wen Shui speechless.

This guy almost got burned to death, so why is he so unconcerned about catching the culprit and still has the mood to work?

However, since he was a big shot at the brewery, Wen Shui, an outsider, was someone he couldn't afford to offend. He told Amuro Tooru that he would take care of it and find the culprit for him.

Amuro Tooru was very polite, but he clearly didn't think that Nukumizu could find the culprit so easily, so he agreed to come to the Morozuku neighborhood to investigate again the next day.

Kogoro Mouri and Heiji Hattori went their separate ways, visiting the crime scene where Tooru Amuro was nearly burned to death and another arson site, respectively. Unfortunately, they didn't find any valuable clues either.

Unable to find a breakthrough at other crime scenes, they could only focus their attention on Ryoko Morozumi.

After Wenshui shared what she had seen that afternoon with everyone, Kogoro Mouri became less suspicious that Ryoko Morozumi's sudden refusal of the request was suspicious.

"It's definitely because they're afraid the detectives will find out about her infidelity, and then they'll blackmail her, which would be a huge loss for them," Kogoro Mouri said. "I've seen this kind of thing a lot, especially in the detective industry."

"Would a detective turn around and blackmail his client?" Kazuha Toyama seemed to be hearing this for the first time and was somewhat surprised.

Kogoro Mouri: "Generally speaking, no. However, the detective industry is a mixed bag, with all sorts of people. If there is a big difference between the commission fee and the secrets that are unexpectedly discovered, it is inevitable that some people will have bad intentions."

"So that's how it is. It seems that detectives aren't all good people after all." Kazuha Toyama's worldview seemed to have been refreshed once again.

Heiji Hattori: "It's not as dark as you think. Most detectives are like us, very professional."

Kazuha Toyama gave a noncommittal hum.

Conan then interjected, "But Uncle, if she's worried about her relationship with her lover being discovered, she can go to a hotel. She doesn't have to stay at home."

"Well..." Uncle Mori pondered for a moment, "maybe it's to save money."

When Wenshui told Kogoro Mouri and the others about Ryoko Morozumi's affair, he only mentioned it briefly, saying that he happened to stumble upon her and her lover being intimate when he sneaked into the yard, without going into too much detail.

So among those present, only Wen Shui, Xiao Lan, and Yuan Shan and Ye knew that Mrs. Morozumi and her lover liked to be intimate in front of Mr. Morozumi's photograph.

Conan actually guessed correctly by sheer luck this time; Ryoko Morozuki had a reason for staying here.

Conan: "But Uncle, Ryoko Morozumi's house looks very wealthy, it's several times more luxurious than our detective agency."

Uncle Mori, looking displeased, punched Conan, saying, "Why do you ask so many questions, kid!"

Conan, with tears welling up in his eyes, covered his head and hid behind Heiji Hattori.

Ran and Kazuha seemed to want to explain, but were too embarrassed to say things like "I like being in front of my husband's photos," so they both looked at Wenshui.

Wen Shui sighed and whispered a few words in Kogoro Mouri's ear.

Uncle Mori looked shocked, then his eyes became ambiguous: "Damn it, so that's how it is. That woman knows how to enjoy herself."

Conan tugged at Kogoro Mouri's sleeve and asked, "Uncle, what is it? Don't beat around the bush."

"Don't ask about these things, little kid. Wait until you're older." Uncle Mori tossed Conan to Ran, then looked at the Morozuka Mansion in the distance. "But if that's the case, Ryoko Morozuka's safety will be even more of a problem."

A client's lack of cooperation, or even their concealed secrets, often poses a fatal obstacle to a detective's investigation.

Wen Shui: "Why don't we observe for a while longer? If it really doesn't work, we can go back first and talk about it again tomorrow."

After discussing it, the group decided to adopt a lukewarm approach. Since they had eaten lunch late, it wouldn't matter if they went back for dinner a little later.

Then Hattori Heiji used his connections as the son of Osaka Prefectural Police Superintendent to call Inspector Otaki and ask him to get another car from his old friend by the river.

The two cars were parked at opposite ends of the road in front of the house.

This way, Wen Shui and the others can enjoy the air conditioning while monitoring everything happening around Ryoko Morozuki's house.

However, Conan is still a little concerned about what Wen Shui just whispered to Kogoro Mouri. Why did Uncle Mouri have an "Ah, I see, it all makes sense!" expression after Wen Shui finished speaking?

Conan pressed Kogoro Mouri for answers several times, but even the usually unkempt Kogoro Mouri knew what he could and couldn't say to a child.

Every time Conan pressed him for answers, he would scold Conan with a stern face, and occasionally he would even give Conan a few big red bumps on his head.

After repeatedly hitting a wall, Conan had no choice but to change his target and find Ran, who had infiltrated the Morozuki family home with Nukumi, to inquire about her situation.

As a result, Ran blushed and scolded Conan a few times, but didn't tell him anything.

This only made Conan more uneasy.

If Kazuha Toyama hadn't been constantly by Nukumi's side, Conan might have even started to suspect that Nukumi had seen Ryoko Morozumi meeting her lover, become lustful, and then made advances towards Ran.

Of course, Conan wouldn't give up so easily. He ran over to another car and started trying to seduce Heiji Hattori.

Heiji Hattori hadn't really paid attention to what Nukumizu had said to Kogoro Mouri. If it was the key to solving the case, Mouri and Nukumizu would definitely have told him. The reason they hadn't said it was probably because it wasn't that important.

After being persuaded by Conan, Heiji Hattori couldn't sit still any longer and ran over to ask his childhood friend, Kazuha Toyama.

Who knew that Kazuha's reaction was even more exaggerated than Ran's? Anyone who didn't know better would think that Kazuha herself had been caught cheating.

Heiji Hattori and Conan huddled together, their eyes burning with a green flame as they stared at the warm water.

"Damn it, that Wen Shui guy."

“Something must have happened this afternoon. If that bastard Wen Shui dares to lay a hand on He Ye, I will never forgive him.”

However, Wen Shui was unaware that Conan and Heiji Hattori had secretly been watching him; he was currently texting with Yukiko Kudo.

Recently, Mrs. Kudo has been using the excuse of urging Wenshui to chat with her from time to time, and then naturally bringing up the latest popular topics.

Actually, the two of them usually talk on the phone more often, but right now he's in a car with Uncle Mori monitoring Ryoko Morozuki, so they can only send text messages.

Yukiko Kudo recounted the mundane details of her visit to the entertainment company that day, where she prepared for the film's production.

Wen Shui also briefly mentioned their investigation into the arson case to Kudo Yukiko. He glossed over the details of the case, but he emphasized the part where he accidentally witnessed Morozumi Ryoko and her lover doing intimate things in her husband's study.