Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Everyone tensed up immediately. Ran quietly slipped to the door and told Conan and Kogoro Mouri the news, then stayed behind to help with security.

Soon, a very thin woman wearing tight clothes skillfully opened the door and slipped inside.

With the help of the moonlight, Wen Shui could clearly see that the person who came was none other than the older sister of the deceased, Ryoko Morozumi, named Nobuko Gondo.

It seemed that this wasn't her first time here. She didn't turn on the lights and went straight to the room where Conan had found the crystal ball. She walked up to the crystal ball, intending to take out the red badge hidden in the cushion before leaving.

Wen Shui and Xiao Lan pounced on her and quickly caught Quan Teng Xizi.

Before things were even under control here, another disturbance broke out at the entrance.

It turns out that Ryoko Morozumi's lover, the feng shui master Soga Misao, also sneaked in, trying to take away the listening device hidden in the vase, but was subdued by Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama.

To avoid alerting the two men, Wen Shui and his team tied them up with ropes and took them to the tool shed near the kitchen.

"I'm not the arsonist," Kondo Noriko explained hastily.

Soga Misao, who had sustained a minor neck injury during his arrest, nodded in agreement: "No, it wasn't me either. I just came to retrieve the listening device..."

Wen Shui: "I know, but you must have some ulterior motive for hiding the bugging device in Mr. Genda's house."

The two exchanged a glance, clearly surprised that there were people lying in wait here, and even more surprised that there were others who had also set their sights on Mr. Genda.

The two men sighed and explained why they had installed listening devices in Genda's house.

The purpose was similar to what Wen Shui had guessed: to subtly suggest that Genda Ryūtoku spend money on feng shui arrangements and fortune telling by obtaining information about his daily life.

The two used this trick to swindle a lot of money from Mr. Genda, since Mr. Genda was already suffering from neurasthenia, and even small antique shops were quite wealthy.

Although these two people did not commit arson, they broke into someone's home and planted listening devices, which is already a crime.

What the Metropolitan Police Department does next is none of their business.

Wen Shui informed Officer Gong, who was guarding the backyard, via text message that the two men had been arrested.

After waiting a while longer, the main character of the evening, Akira Morozuka, finally arrived.

He first removed the bug hidden in the landline phone, and then instead of leaving like the other two prisoners, he took a lamp and went to the bedroom.

Morozumi turned on the desk lamp, then wrapped the light bulb with a tissue and inserted a match into the tissue.

In this way, the heat from the light bulb will soon ignite the match, burn the tissue paper, and then the burnt paper will fall onto the gasoline that has been poured in advance, thus creating an alibi.

Morozumi Akira's movements were very skilled, and he set up the crime scene in less than a minute.

But just as he turned to leave, he found that the corridor outside the door was already full of people.

"Wh-what?!" Akira Morozuki's brain completely shut down.

Wen Shui smiled and said, "Mr. Zhujiao, you seem to have forgotten to put up that red horse sculpture, haven't you?"

The bottle of gasoline in Morozumi Akira's hand fell to the ground. He opened his mouth for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.

He did indeed forget to put down the red horse sculpture because he was in such a hurry when he got off the bus that he forgot it in the car. He had originally planned to go back to get it.

But what's going on with these detectives? Have they been set up?

Akira Morozumi wanted to explain, but the gasoline bottle at his feet and the fireproof device behind him rendered him speechless.

Officer Gong Chang walked over with a stern face, took out handcuffs, and cuffed Moroko Akira: "Mr. Moroko Akira, do you have anything else to say now?"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Jiaoming finally knelt on the ground and began his repentance.

Xiaolan walked around Morozumi and turned off the desk lamp, then opened the window to let some of the gasoline smell dissipate.

After the room lights were turned on, two other prisoners with ulterior motives came out of the tool shed. They stared wide-eyed at the lamp in front of them and the constantly repenting Akira Morozuki, their faces full of disbelief.

Kondo Nobuko: "You bastard, why did you kill Ryoko?"

"I'm sorry, I was blinded by greed for a moment." Zhu Jiaoming bowed his head and apologized.

Soga Misao: "Morozuki, killing Ryoko just to open a medical clinic is going too far."

Suddenly, Akira Morozumi stood up, picked up a gasoline can, and smashed it at Misao Soga: "Bastard, don't think I don't know about your affair with Ryoko. I've seen it many times. I've also seen you two being affectionate in front of my photos several times..."

Morozumi Akira rushed over like a madman, but fortunately, Inspector Yumigasa was nearby and stopped the out-of-control prisoner.

Ran and Kazuha exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat embarrassed.

At this point, Heiji Hattori and Conan realized what Nuku and the others had seen that afternoon.

Hattori Heiji glanced warily at Nukumi, then looked at his childhood friend with concern, thinking that he should take Kazuha back as soon as possible.

This kid Wen Shui is a bit unpredictable. He's only been here two days and he's already shown Kazuha such an exciting scene. If he stays here for too long, it'll be troublesome if he corrupts her.

Conan, seeing Ran's blushing face and her eyes occasionally drifting towards the warm water, became extremely wary.

Absolutely not!

We absolutely cannot let Xiaolan learn to do bad things in front of other people's photos, not even holding hands.

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After staking out the case for most of the night, Officer Gong Chang finally solved it. He patted Wen Shui on the shoulder and thanked her profusely, saying that if Wen Shui hadn't come up with this idea, they might have really let Zhu Jiaoming destroy the evidence.

The more Officer Yuzuriha said this, the uglier the expressions on Hattori Heiji and Conan's faces became.

It seems that the two of them are still dissatisfied with losing to Wenshui twice in a row, but they are powerless to do anything about it.

On the contrary, Kogoro Mouri didn't seem to mind at all, and rubbed his stomach while asking what he should eat for a midnight snack.

Nothing was said that night. The next day was Hattori Heiji's last day in Tokyo.

Ran and Kazuha had made plans to go shopping together long ago.

Wen Shui originally wanted to do his best to be a good host, but Hattori Heiji seemed to be quite discouraged and couldn't muster any interest throughout the whole thing.

Wen Shui was even a little worried that this guy might have his Dao heart shattered and switch to the path of swordsmanship from now on.

No way, how will he get freelance work in the future?

After thinking for a moment, Wen Shui decided to try to comfort Hattori Heiji, so she contacted the Detective Boys and asked them to have a barbecue at Professor Agasa's house that night.

But when he called Ai Haibara, she complained to him, "Why are you coming to the professor's house again? You always make a mess of bottles everywhere. It's such a hassle to clean up."

“Isn’t the atmosphere at home better? This time it’s my treat. You know, my place is too small, there’s no room for many people,” Wen Shui said.

Ai Haibara: "But I've been working really hard on my research lately, and I also have to attend those 'strategy meetings' with those kids."

Wen Shui: "I know, but as the hostess, you should at least entertain my friends who have come from afar."

"W-What?!" Ai Haibara's voice suddenly rose eight octaves. "What nonsense are you talking about? Who's the mistress of your house?"

Wen Shui smiled and said, "Didn't you say that yourself last time?"

"I said I'm your master, not your wife, don't even dream about it," Ai Haibara emphasized.

Wen Shui: "I'll go grocery shopping with you this afternoon, and we'll also buy some of your favorite foods."

Ai Haibara snorted coldly: "I know, but you'll have to stay and help clean up the trash tonight."

Wen Shui: "Okay, okay, I understand. I'll pay the venue fee while I'm at it."

"Venue fee?" Ai Haibara's voice sounded somewhat puzzled. "Vermouth gave you funding again? I just happened to be short of materials..."

"What are you thinking about?" Wen Shui interrupted with a smile. "The venue fee I mentioned is for scrubbing your back."

As soon as he finished speaking, a heavy breathing sound, whether from anger or embarrassment, came from the other end of the phone.

Chapter 327 Yukiko Kudo's Heartbeat Moment

They arranged a time and a meeting place in the shopping district with Ai Haibara.

After hanging up the phone, Wen Shui picked out a clean shirt from the closet, washed her hair, and then went out.

It's a little past 10 a.m., the sun is shining brightly but it's not as hot as noon yet. Standing on the corridor on the second floor of the apartment building, you can feel a cool breeze on your face.

There were few cars on the street, but some children were chasing and playing in front of the shops across the street.

White clouds floated in the azure sky, the air was so fresh it invigorated the mind, and today was a day when there was absolutely no need to think about work or studies, plus we could have barbecue tonight.

"Ah, another hopeful day!" Wen Shui exclaimed, raising her hands high.

Just then, the door behind them was suddenly pushed open, and a sexy yet playful voice came through: "What's wrong with you again? Why are you making these random comments?"

When Wen Shui turned around, she saw Yukiko Kudo standing in front of her.

Mrs. Kudo was wearing loose sportswear, and her hair was secured on top of her head with octopus-shaped hair clips, even the curved bangs on her forehead were fixed together.

She was somewhat agitated, but her eyes were bloodshot.

Knowing Yukiko Kudo as well as Wen Shui does, she must have been working overtime again last night.

Sure enough, what I heard yesterday when I was half asleep was a sound that resembled the scream of a female protagonist in a horror movie. It was probably Yukiko Kudo making that sound because she couldn't come up with a satisfactory movie plot.

Wen Shui: "How did you appear out of nowhere? You scared me!"

"You have the nerve to say that? I've been working really hard these past few days," Yukiko said, hands on her hips. "And you, my most trusted assistant, have been busy dating your girlfriend in Osaka and investigating some fire scene."

"When did I become your most trusted assistant?" Wen Shui asked in surprise.

Yukiko pulled Wen Shui towards the room: "Now! Hurry up and write a script that will leave those investors speechless!"

When Yukiko Kudo is angry, she has a habit of rolling up her sleeves.

However, this did not increase her intimidation; instead, it exposed her slender, snow-white arms to the air, and her delicate, jade-like skin presented an alluring texture under the sunlight.

Wen Shui instinctively looked down at her ankle.

Unfortunately, I wore patterned cotton socks today.

After noticing Wenshui's gaze, Yukiko took a step back and looked at him warily: "What's with that overly familiar look in your eyes?"

"It's nothing, why are you still wearing such childish socks?" Wen Shui said calmly.

Yukiko lowered her head and wiggled her toes, a gesture that made her look somewhat naive: "Isn't it nice? It's very comfortable. It's the best to wear this when working from home."

Wen Shui: "I don't agree. I'm a staunch supporter of white stockings."

"Now is not the time to talk about this. Come inside with me quickly, and we'll discuss that idea you mentioned last time."

As she spoke, Yukiko hugged Onami's arm and walked into the room, completely unaware that her plump, soft breasts had been thoroughly ravaged.

Wen Shui quickly grabbed Kudo Yukiko and explained, "No, I made plans to go grocery shopping with Ai."

"Ai?" Yukiko Kudo paused for a moment, then loosened her grip slightly.