Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

What truly sent chills down Conan's spine was the relationship between Nuwa and Ran.

He's still Conan now, and he can convince himself that his body has shrunk when it comes to Wen Shui and Ran's relationship.

But what if Wen Shui continues to relentlessly pursue Xiao Lan after learning his identity?

Conan shook his head, clearing his mind of those uncontrollable thoughts, and focused his attention on the crystal ball in front of him.

Sometimes, even the most famous high school detective in the Kanto region will choose to bury their head in the sand like an ostrich in certain situations.

"This crystal looks familiar." Wen Shui was actually a little afraid that Conan would expose himself, so she quickly changed the subject.

Conan: "Oh my, you feel the same way, Wen Shui-nii-san? I feel like I've seen this somewhere before, but I can't remember where."

“It’s Gondo Keiko’s crystal ball.” Hattori Heiji suddenly remembered. “When we were looking at the photos at the Metropolitan Police Department, didn’t someone also visit and investigate Gondo Keiko’s fortune-telling stall?”

Wen Shui suddenly realized: "Oh right, I remember now."

"But why would Gondo Ikeko's crystal ball end up at the Genda residence? Both of them are suspects who had close contact with the deceased. I don't think it's such a coincidence," Hattori Heiji concluded.

Wen Shui nodded in approval.

Conan: "But I've been looking at it for a while now, and it looks like an ordinary crystal ball."

Heiji Hattori took the crystal ball and examined it for a long time, even licking it with his tongue, but he didn't find anything special. Then he casually handed the crystal ball to Wen Shui.

Warm Water refused with a look of disgust, which made Hattori Heiji somewhat unhappy.

Ignoring Hattori's gaze, Wen Shui reached out and picked up the purple cushion used to support the crystal ball, squeezing it in her hand: "Hmm, there seems to be something in here."

As she spoke, Wen Shui tore open the cotton pad.

Inside, they found a red badge with the words "Red Hare" written on it.

The group exchanged bewildered glances. Although they were still unsure why the little creature had appeared there, generally speaking, fortune tellers and Red Hare were absolutely unrelated.

There must be a conspiracy involved.

Wen Shui carefully put away the evidence she found, and then they split up to continue investigating the room.

Although Kogoro Mouri is a bit confused when it comes to reasoning, he is sometimes quite lucky. With the help of the two great detectives, Conan and Heiji Hattori, they quickly discovered signs of intrusion in several rooms.

Moreover, the time when these traces were left, and the people who left them, are completely different.

In other words, during this period, Genda Ryūnō's house was visited repeatedly without his knowledge.

The situation seemed even more perplexing. Kogoro Mouri felt that the investigation had progressed to this point, and he could call Inspector Yukinaga and ask him to bring his men to thoroughly examine the scene.

But it was stopped by warm water.

Since the most important listening device has not yet been found, sending the police to investigate in a high-profile manner now would only alert the suspects and make Morozuki Ming wary.

Wen Shui had to resort to a little trick, shifting the search focus to the vicinity of the vase in the entryway.

This area was previously under Hattori Heiji's supervision. He was probably so focused on checking the footprints and hair that he didn't notice the listening device in the vase by the door.

Wen Shui looked around, pondering what the most reasonable way to find clues would be.

Hattori Heiji's voice came from behind: "What, you're not planning to sneak off to see Kazuha again, are you?"

"Looking for He Ye?" Wen Shui was taken aback and realized he had misunderstood. "It's not what you think. I just wanted to go outside for some fresh air."

Hattori Heiji looked at Wen Shui with an all-knowing gaze, then said sternly, "I advise you, it's best not to have any thoughts about Kazuha. Don't be fooled by her gentle demeanor; she's terrifying when she's angry, her cooking is terrible, and she's always acting like a nagging mother..."

Hattori Heiji actually started badmouthing his childhood friend right at the entrance.

Wen Shui: "Well... actually I think He Yeren is pretty good, not as bad as you say."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the front door was opened from the outside.

Xiaolan and Yuanshan Kazuha stood at the door with dark faces.

"Heiji, you seem to have a problem with me," Kazuha Toyama said, rubbing her wrist.

Wen Shui glanced at Hattori Heiji with schadenfreude, then stepped aside, ready to watch the show.

Suddenly, I noticed that Xiaolan's expression was also somewhat unfriendly.

Chapter 325 Little Lan is kind of cute when she's jealous.

Kazuha Toyama stormed in and immediately launched into a tirade against Heiji Hattori: "Heiji, what nonsense are you spouting? What do you mean my cooking is terrible...?"

Heiji Hattori hadn't expected to be caught, but given his proud and aloof personality, he naturally wouldn't admit to anything wrong.

"I'm just telling the truth, you do get angry like this all the time."

"That's none of your business," Toyama Kazuha said angrily.

Heiji Hattori: "How can it be nothing? Nukumizu is my good friend. I don't want him to live a life of misery for the rest of his life."

"Don't worry about that. With Ran around, Wen Shui's life will definitely be happy and fulfilling." After realizing that throwing a tantrum was useless, Toyama Kazuha immediately switched to a sarcastic approach. "But Heiji, you should be careful. With such a terrible personality, you might end up alone for the rest of your life."

Heiji Hattori: "That's none of your business."

Just then, Kogoro Mouri came out of the living room after hearing the noise: "Why are you arguing?"

Hattori Heiji gave Toyama Kazuha a cold snort and deliberately shifted his gaze away from her.

Xiaolan explained, "It's nothing, Dad. We just overheard Wenshui and Hattori talking about something that made us uncomfortable, so we came in to warn those two."

When Xiaolan said the word "warning," she glanced at Wen Shui indifferently.

Wen Shui spread her hands: "I didn't say anything, it was all Hattori who said it."

Hattori Heiji looked at Wen Shui with an expression that seemed to say, "You actually abandoned your teammates to stand with a woman."

Wen Shui smiled, then naturally shifted the topic to the bugging device: "By the way, Xiao Lan, didn't I tell you to keep watch in the car? Why did you run to the door to eavesdrop?"

"We weren't in the mood to eavesdrop on your conversation." Ran put her hands on her hips. "Kazuha and I were listening to the radio in the car, and when we were changing the frequency, we suddenly heard you talking to Hattori."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji and Mori Kogoro immediately showed cautious expressions, and then their eyes scanned the surrounding walls and the light tubes on the ceiling.

Wen Shui picked up the most conspicuous vase on the shoe cabinet near the entrance and shook it twice.

There was no sound coming from inside. The murderer must have secured the listening device with tape or something similar, otherwise Hattori Heiji wouldn't have missed it earlier.

Wen Shui brought the vase close to her eyes and examined it carefully: "Hey? There seems to be one here too."

"Don't talk, what if someone hears us?" Hattori Heiji sighed, rubbing his forehead.

"You little brat, why are you so reckless? At a time like this, you should pretend you didn't find the bug and then lure the culprit out," Kogoro Mouri chimed in.

Wen Shui smiled and reached inside to take out a square listening device, which was not the same model as the one they had just found.

The bugging device was an older model, which is why Xiaolan and the others received the signal from it when they were adjusting the radio.

After finding the crucial listening device, Wen Shui's thinking was immediately unlocked; in fact, he found the development thread of the original work.

Wen Shui first contacted Officer Gong Chang by phone, asking him to return to Genda Takatoku's house without alerting anyone around him.

Then they put the bugging device found in the phone and the bugging device in the vase back in their original places.

While waiting for Officer Yuki, Wen Shui deliberately kept his next plan a secret from Hattori Heiji and the others, which drew disapproving looks from everyone, including Ran.

Now that we've already informed Officer Yumigahara that they entered Genda's house without proper authorization to search it, there's no need to be overly cautious anymore.

The group returned to the dining table in the living room and sat down to rest.

Kogoro Mouri even wanted to take a can of ice-cold beer from the refrigerator to quench his thirst, but Ran stopped him.

Afterwards, Ran and Kazuha went to a nearby convenience store and bought a lot of chilled drinks, but of course they didn't buy any beer.

Kogoro Mouri took a can of a beverage of unknown flavor, pulled the tab, and gulped down several large mouthfuls: "This tastes a bit strange, but it's actually quite delicious."

"That's a new flavor that's a mix of kiwi and banana," Kazuha Toyama said with a smile.

After Xiaolan distributed the drinks to everyone, she took a can of her favorite drink and a can of iced cola and sat down next to the warm water.

She handed a can of iced cola to Wen Shui: "Here, I specifically chose a cold one."

"Thank you, it would be even better if you could help me pull the tab," Wen Shui said while replying to a message on her phone.

Xiao Lan's forehead bulged with a faint blue vein, but she still patiently helped Wen Shui pull the tab: "Do you want me to feed you?"

"That's wonderful," Wen Shui replied without looking up.

Xiaolan brought the cola to her lips and then suddenly raised her hand.

"Wait a minute, I choked... cough cough!" Wen Shui coughed violently.

Xiaolan asked with concern, "Are you alright? I told you not to use your phone while drinking water, Wen Shui!"

As she spoke, she patted Luanshui's back with the same force she used to calm him down when he was drunk.

Wen Shui felt like Xiao Lan was going to break her bones; she was still angry about what had just happened.

The commotion the two caused made Conan very unhappy.

Although Conan felt a little smug seeing Wen Shui's pained expression, upon deeper reflection, he realized that only close friends and family would receive such special treatment from Ran.

And Xiaolan's expression definitely looked like she was jealous.

Watching your childhood sweetheart get jealous over another boy is a feeling similar to seeing an interesting case in front of you, only to have another detective find the clues first – it's incredibly unpleasant.

At that moment, Hattori Heiji leaned close to Conan and whispered, "Hey, Kudo, do you know what that Nukumizu guy is really up to?"

Conan chewed on his nails while looking out the window at the street as the sun set.

"I don't know, but I have a bad feeling about it."

"You mean we're going to be burned to death here?" Hattori Heiji raised an eyebrow and subconsciously stood up from his chair, seemingly wanting to run away with his childhood friend.

Conan rolled his eyes: "What I mean is, this time it's probably going to be that bastard Wen Shui who gets to steal the spotlight again."

"Huh?" Hattori Heiji was taken aback. "How could you give up so quickly?"

“I’m not admitting defeat! This is just my experience,” Conan retorted. “Every time Wen Shui shows that ‘Ah, finally I can go home and eat Ran’s cooking’ expression, he solves the case in the most effortless way.”

Hattori Heiji glanced at Nuku, who was whispering with Ran: "So, does that mean we don't have much time left?"

"Yes, if my judgment is correct, when Inspector Gong arrives, it will be the final deadline for this showdown," Conan said.

Hattori Heiji straightened his hat and said with high spirits, "In that case, let's find clues to turn the tables before Inspector Yukinaga arrives!"

For some reason, the two of them suddenly got excited.