Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

They didn't give Conan and Heiji Hattori more opportunities to observe the scene.

Two firefighters went over and chased them out of the other person's yard.

Two hours later, the fire was finally extinguished. It is unclear whether the police officer in charge of the case had a falling out with the Osaka Prefectural Police, but when Hattori Heiji revealed his identity and wanted to go to the fire scene, he was sternly refused.

Then Kogoro Mouri stepped forward, hoping to use his reputation as a famous detective to see if the police could make an exception and let them in.

The detective in charge of guarding the scene took it very seriously this time, and went to a corner to call the officer in charge of the case to report.

To Kogoro's surprise, his influence didn't work this time either. The detective said his superior's tone was sterner than before, saying on the phone that Kogoro and the others must not be allowed to approach the fire scene.

Perhaps due to pressure from his superiors, the detective refused to answer any further questions.

Uncle Mori and his companions could only wait outside for a long time, frustrated, but the officer never came. So they had no choice but to drive back to Beika Town.

On the way back, Xiaolan was in a bad mood.

Wen Shui didn't know how to persuade her. He really couldn't save Zhu Jiao Liangzi. He couldn't just stay by her side as her bodyguard forever.

Wen Shui tried to change the subject: "Don't think about it so much. This isn't your fault. Even Uncle Mori, such a great detective, couldn't do anything about it."

"I know, but I still feel a little uncomfortable." Xiaolan and Wenshui sat in the back row, whispering to each other.

Wen Shui gently squeezed her soft little hand: "How about I help you relax tonight?"

"Huh? Relax your body?" Xiaolan's body trembled slightly.

Wen Shui continued to tempt her, "I'll find a way to stay overnight at your house later, and then we can meet in the kitchen after Uncle and the others have gone to sleep, okay?"

"No, no, we'll be found out!" Xiaolan shook her head frantically.

Wen Shui thought for a moment and said, "How about I go to your room?"

"But Kazuha-chan is here too."

"She was here this afternoon too," Wen Shui said with a mischievous smile. "And I noticed that you seemed more excited than usual around Kazuha-chan, Xiao Lan."

Xiao Lan blushed and pinched Wen Shui's thigh hard.

But she did not refute it.

At this time, Kazuha Toyama was unaware that she had inexplicably become an important prop to enhance the intimacy between Wenshui and Xiaolan.

Chapter 318 Xiaolan's Special Coffee is a Battleground

After hesitating for a moment, Xiaolan whispered to Wenshui, "No, it would be terrible if we were discovered. Dad would throw us out the window in a fit of rage."

Wen Shui: "Don't be afraid. Your house is on the third floor, which isn't very high. I'll hold you and be your cushion so you won't get hurt."

"Ugh, who wants you to be their cushion?" Xiao Lan realized that Wen Shui was just teasing her.

Wen Shui continued her performance: "Could it be that you want to be my human cushion?"

"Stop talking about the paw pads, let's think about what to eat later." Xiaolan was defeated by the lukewarm water.

Wen Shui smiled and said, "Yes, that's right. The Ran-chan in my heart will not be defeated by this kind of sadness and pain. Even if you are sad, you still have to eat to ensure your nutrition. That is the shining point of Ran-chan."

Xiaolan's expression turned somewhat helpless: "So this is how I am in your heart? I'm so sad."

At this moment, Kazuha Toyama, who was sitting next to Ran, couldn't help but lean over and rest her chin on Ran's shoulder: "What are you two talking about that makes you so happy?"

Xiao Lan glanced guiltily at Wen Shui and shook her head, saying, "N-nothing, we were just discussing what to eat later."

"Really? You two seem suspicious," Toyama Kazuha asked tentatively.

Ran poked Toyama Kazuha's collagen-filled face with her finger: "No, we don't. You should help us think of something we want to eat."

"It's fine with me. Being able to eat with Ran is enough for me." Kazuha Toyama said with a sweet and innocent look.

Xiaolan: "Stop it, don't make it sound like we have some kind of close relationship."

Heiji Hattori didn't travel with them; otherwise, seeing his childhood friend's cute and innocent appearance would have made him extremely wary of Nukumi.

However, since there was warm water in the car, he could also briefly play the role of Hattori Heiji, praising it as follows:

"Toyama-san, I didn't expect you to be such a sweet girl. I thought that people from families of detectives would all like mystery like Hattori."

Kazuha Toyama: "I'm a girl, how can I be like that blockhead?"

Seeing that no one had spoken to him for a while, Uncle Mori, who was driving, couldn't help but interject: "Personality shouldn't be hereditary, right? I used to be a detective, and then I became a detective. Eri is a famously cold lawyer."

Who would have thought that Xiaolan would have such a worrying personality?

Xiaolan grabbed her father's ear and asked, "Dad, don't you like my personality?"

"Ouch...that hurts!" Kogoro Mouri cried out. "That's not what I meant. I meant, you're so well-behaved, what if you get tricked by a guy someday?"

Xiaolan withdrew her hand and glanced at Wenshui sitting next to her: "That kind of thing won't happen, Wenshui is here."

"I'm just worried about this kid," Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but complain.

Wen Shui smiled and said, "Uncle, you have some faith in me, don't you?"

Along the way, no one talked about anything related to the case, which made the atmosphere much more cheerful.

It was almost 10 p.m. when we got back to Beika Town. Since we hadn’t prepared any ingredients in advance, and eating at home would be too time-consuming, we just randomly picked a yakitori restaurant that Kogoro Mouri frequented.

When the boss saw that Uncle Mori had brought so many people, he immediately greeted them with a smile, poured them drinks, and promised a 20% discount.

Yakitori restaurants typically serve various grilled skewers, but they also offer main dishes.

Wen Shui ordered a less authentic bowl of ramen and enjoyed it with chicken skewers that were grilled until they were charred and oozing with oil.

Xiaolan and Heye didn't have big appetites, so they each ate a bowl of ochazuke (rice with tea) and quite a few meat skewers.

Uncle Maori is clearly a carnivore; beer and meat skewers are enough to fill his stomach.

To Wen Shui's surprise, Hattori Heiji actually ordered a clear broth soba noodle dish, which seemed out of place with his skin tone and personality.

After a satisfying meal, the group drove back to the Mouri Detective Agency.

Although the Mori family doesn't own a car, the Mori Detective Agency does have parking spaces. Sometimes Kogoro Mori rents a car and parks it here, and neighbors sometimes use the parking spaces as well.

After parking the car, everyone took the leftover food from the yakitori restaurant and went upstairs.

Uncle Mori had drunk a bit too much, and Wen Shui helped him down from behind, while Xiao Lan, holding the keys, walked in front with Toyama Kazuha.

Before Wen Shui could even help Uncle Mori up the stairs, they heard Ran and Kazuha scream from the second-floor entrance of the agency.

The warm water suddenly jolted.

What's going on? How could a murder happen here?

Wait a minute, he doesn't remember anyone dying directly at the Mouri Detective Agency. But then he thought, when he transmigrated, Conan already had over a thousand episodes, so it was impossible for him to remember all the cases.

Wen Shui cursed inwardly, "This is terrible. I'm already exhausted after a long day, and I won't be able to rest when I get home."

Upon hearing his daughter's scream, Kogoro Mouri sobered up and ran upstairs to the second floor, pushing aside the warm water.

Wen Shui suspected that his brisk gait made him think that he had been pretending to be drunk to test whether his future son-in-law would take care of him.

Conan and Wen Shui and the others followed closely behind, rushing up to the second floor, only to be stunned by what they saw.

There was no body on the second floor of the Mori Family Detective Agency.

Standing at the door was none other than the bespectacled antique shop owner, Genda Takatoku.

Ran shielded Toyama and Kazuha behind her and explained, "This person was standing in the shadows. Kazuha and I didn't see him at first, but he startled me when we got to the door."

Wen Shui couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

The good news is that if there's no body, we won't have to stay up all night solving the case.

The bad news is that this arson case seems to be unfolding differently than he remembered; he doesn't recall Genda Takatoku ever coming to his door.

Uncle Mori grabbed Genda Takatoku by the collar: "Damn it, what are you doing in my house?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Mori, I didn't mean to scare you." Genda Takatoku's face showed fear.

Wen Shui: "Then what are you doing here? By the way, before the fire broke out, you were also at the door of Morozumi Ryoko's house, right?"

Upon hearing this, Genda Ryūnō's expression became even more terrified: "I went to ask a neighbor for a keychain. I didn't start the fire."

Hattori Heiji asked with a stern face, "Keychain, what's that? Is it the one you wanted Morozumi Ryoko to buy this afternoon?"

Conan: "Mr. Genda must have something to do coming here so late at night, right?"

Perhaps Conan's question was more appealing, Genda Takatoku glanced at Conan and said, "I... I'm here to turn myself in. I might be the arsonist in those cases."

"What? Didn't you just say that you didn't start the fire at Ryoko Morozumi's house?" Uncle Mori roared angrily.

Genda Takatoku almost knelt on the ground: "Yes, yes, I didn't start the fire just now, but I might have accidentally started the previous ones."

"You idiot, it was both an accident and uncertain. I think we should take you back to the police station first." Kogoro Mouri, who had been drinking, was less patient than usual. He grabbed Takatoku Genda and headed downstairs.

But to everyone's surprise, Genda Takatoku took advantage of Kogoro's momentary lapse in balance, shoved Uncle Mori aside, and ran frantically into the night.

Ran helped her father up, while Uncle Mori rubbed his back and grimaced in pain: "Damn it, that guy got away! Ran, call Inspector Megure right now and tell him what happened here."

"But isn't this case handled by Inspector Megure?" Ran asked hesitantly.

Heiji Hattori: "It's okay, I'll handle it. Although the idiot officer in charge of this case won't let us get involved, they shouldn't refuse to provide information."

With that, Hattori Heiji picked up his phone and dialed the number.

After Genda Takatoku escaped, he most likely won't return home, so it's best to leave the search to the police.

After returning to the Mouri Detective Agency and quickly washing up, Wenshui and the others decided to go to the Metropolitan Police Department the next morning to inquire about the situation.

Heiji Hattori and Kogoro Mouri were both resentful that the police officer had previously prevented them from participating in the investigation, and they were eager to confront him.

Of course, the room allocation method is somewhat different from before.

Ran was worried that it would be inconvenient for Kogoro Mouri to sleep alone at night because he had hurt his back, so she asked Conan to stay with Kogoro Mouri and help him with things like bringing him water.

Kazuha Toyama is still living with Ran in Ran's room.

Wenshui and Hattori Heiji continued to stay in the room where Eri Kisaki had stayed before. Looking at the oppressive photo of Eri Kisaki on the wall, Wenshui couldn't help but recall the scene from earlier that afternoon when Ryoko Morozumi was pressed in front of her husband's photo and intimately cuddled with her lover.

I initially thought this photo would only have a negative impact, but upon closer reflection, I realized it could definitely be used to create something interesting.

Of course, it's definitely not going to work today. Heiji Hattori is here, and he doesn't want to be as oblivious as Ye-chan, falling asleep and not knowing anything.

At this moment, Wen Shui was unaware that Yuan Shan and Ye had already witnessed the entire process of him and Xiao Lan being intimate in the car.

Hattori Heiji was, after all, a guest, and as a member of the Mori family, Onomizu naturally had to act like a host, so he offered his bed to Hattori Heiji.