I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

"Oh well..."

Without a second's hesitation, Conan slapped his forehead and covered his eyes.

"Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask. I probably know what's going on."

what?

Now the person who was stunned was Serabelle, who thought to herself, "What are you thinking about, kid?"

But this is just something I think about in my mind.

In order to quickly change the topic, Serabelle glanced at Inspector Shiratori, who was still standing on the other side with his head down at his phone, replying to work messages because he couldn't get a word in.

"So what are you doing here today?"

“We—”

When this matter was mentioned, Conan couldn't help but curl his lips.

"Remember the case of the Minamoto no Yoshitsune thieves' gang that we solved in Kyoto the day before yesterday? At that time, I called the police to take the Buddha statue under Uncle Kogoro's name. And because this time it was a joint case between Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo, all three parties wanted to grab the credit, so in the end it was left to Uncle Kogoro to decide."

It turned out to be like this...

Serabelle understood.

Although Conan did not say who Kogoro Mouri decided to get the credit for in the end, judging from Inspector Shiratori who now appears at the Nichiuri TV headquarters, he obviously chose to give the credit to his former colleague.

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Maori, are you free later?"

Yoko Okino, who was talking to Kogoro Mori, suddenly brought this up.

available?

Kogoro Mori was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted.

"I am free, but Miss Yoko, is there anything I can do for you?"

"It's a colleague of mine. She's been in some trouble lately and seems to need help. I'll go and call her over, and then we can go to a nearby cafe for a drink."

Then Yoko Okino immediately turned to Inspector Shiratori, who was still tapping on his phone not far away, and extended an enthusiastic invitation.

"If Officer Shiratori is not busy, will you please come with us?"

"Sorry, I'll let it go." Inspector Shiratori raised his head and smiled, politely refusing. He shook his phone, which was filled with messages from colleagues. "Actually, I was planning to go back to the Metropolitan Police Department to handle official business right after sending Mr. Mori and the others home. But since you have other plans, I won't bother you."

"Well, that's fine too. We can talk about it next time when we are free."

Yoko Okino did not force it, but nodded to Serabel and Yukiko.

"Then wait for me for a moment. I'll go call her now. Her interview should have just finished."

"Oh……"

Without waiting for a reply, the popular idol dashed off.

In less than five minutes, Yoko Okino came back with her men.

Serabelle took a closer look.

She was a young woman who looked very professional in both her dress and temperament. She was probably only two or three years older than Yoko Okino. She had long black hair tied tightly against her scalp into a ponytail at the back of her head.

But when her eyes fell on the two peculiarly shaped bangs on the other person's forehead, Serabel couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

Maybe it's a bit impolite to say this, but he really thinks they look like two cockroach whiskers.

Chapter 441 Shui Wuliannai

Serabelle didn't know exactly how many staff members there were at the Nichiren TV headquarters, maybe tens of thousands, or maybe even more.

In short, with a huge and stable number of customers, although there are no schools, hospitals or other places where people gather nearby, various merchants who have accurately smelled business opportunities have formed a commercial street on the street nearest to the headquarters of Nichiren TV.

The place Yoko Okino brought was one of the cafes on the commercial street.

The view changes to inside the cafe.

In fact, this cafe is doing quite good business, with affordable prices and high-quality food. In addition, it is tea time now. When Serabelle and others entered the store, they could see quite a few scattered customers in the front booths near the door, ranging from small tables to medium tables.

As there were more people in Serabelle's group, including six people even without Conan's child ticket, they chose a large table at the back.

This is better, it’s a little quieter.

So everyone's coffee was served quickly.

Kogoro Mori had just picked up the glass and taken a sip, and before he had even swallowed it, Yoko Okino's voice was heard from the other side of the table.

"Then let me introduce you first. This is my colleague who wants your help, Mr. Maori. His name is..."

"Wait a minute."

Seeing that Okino Yoko was about to speak directly, the female host with bangs tied in a neat ponytail that looked like cockroach whiskers quickly called her to stop. She glanced cautiously at Mouri Kogoro, then covered her mouth and lowered her voice.

"Yoko-chan, are you sure this is really okay? For something like this, why bother the famous Mori detective or something..."

Before she could finish her words, Yoko Okino smiled and waved her hand, winking playfully and replying in a low voice.

"It's okay, it's okay~ Reina, don't worry, Mr. Maori is a very enthusiastic person."

Cough!

As if to cooperate with his idol, Kogoro Mouri clenched his fist and coughed lightly, looking as if he was ready to listen attentively at any time.

"Look~"

Showing her sweet smile again, Yoko Okino turned around and continued the previous topic.

"Let's get back to the topic. This is my colleague. Her name is Mizunashi Reina. You must have heard of her, right?"

Mizunashi Rena? Who is that?

Not only Kogoro Mouri, but even Serabell was confused.

Instead, Xiaolan clapped her hands and said "Oh" as if she suddenly understood something.

"No wonder I always felt that she looked so familiar. She must be the popular female host of the Nichiren TV news channel, right?"

Popular...female host?

Kogoro Mouri and Serabell continued to look confused.

The former, a half-elderly person born in the late Showa era, still retains the habit of reading newspapers to get news as he did when he was young.

To put it bluntly, if you ask Kogoro Mouri to name a few news editors of Nichimi TV, he might be able to rack his brains to report two, but when it comes to news anchors who appear on TV, I really have no idea.

The latter is even more heavyweight and doesn't watch the news at all.

"I see."

Although he still only had a vague understanding of the situation, as a former detective, Kogoro Mouri immediately adopted a reassuringly calm demeanor.

"So, what exactly is the trouble Miss Mizuno is in?"

"That's actually true."

Mizuno Rena smiled sheepishly and began to tell her story.

"It started probably last week. Someone would ring the doorbell at my house every morning, but when I opened the door and looked out, there was no one in the corridor."

"Could it be..."

Xiaolan, who was afraid of ghosts, turned pale and instantly thought of something bad.

No one knows a daughter better than her father, Kogoro Mori curled his lips in disdain.

"Don't overthink it, this is obviously a prank."

"I think so..."

Mizuno Rena nodded hesitantly.

Maori Kogoro then asked: "Then did Ms. Mizuno install a camera at the door of her house?"

"Not really." Mizunashi Rena denied, "Because the house I live in now is rented. If I want to install a camera outside the door, I may need to drill holes for wiring. This requires the landlord's consent, which will be very troublesome."

"Yes."

Kogoro Mori expressed his understanding, then put down the coffee cup in his hand and said solemnly.

"I understand. Then leave this matter to me, the famous detective Maori Kogoro!"

Hearing this, Mizuno Reina, who was originally a little worried, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and a slightly relieved smile appeared on her heroic face.

"Great, I feel relieved when you say that."

"Well! Then without further ado, if possible, let's go to Miss Mizuno's house first and try to catch the criminal as quickly as possible tomorrow morning!"

Perhaps because the client was a heroic beauty, Kogoro Mouri showed a rare strong sense of action. After finishing the coffee in no time, he took Conan, Xiaolan, and Rena Mizunashi and left first.

The afternoon tea party of seven people was suddenly reduced to only three people.

The table suddenly became quiet. Okino Yoko, who had seemed a little reserved because there were so many people around, relaxed a little. She didn't avoid Serabel and directly pulled Yukiko to start talking about more private topics.

"Hey, so what is the relationship between Yukiko-sister and Sera-kun? They are said to be siblings, but they don't look much alike. Could they be distant cousins?"

"No~"

Yukiko shrugged nonchalantly.

"I told you, Sera-kun is the one I cheated with."

"Oh come on, Sister Yukiko, why are you still saying this..."

Yoko Okino complained angrily and amusedly.

"I'm not kidding, it's really like this."

Yukiko pouted at Serabel.

"If you don't believe me, Yoko-chan, ask Bell yourself if he is."

"…Sera-kun, tell me the truth, this is definitely not the case, right?"

Yoko Okino quickly turned her head to ask the boy for an answer.

Serabelle took a sip of her coffee slowly, looking from Yukiko to her, speaking in her usual calm voice.

"No, just like what Sister Yukiko said, I am the one she cheated with. Lun"

"Look~"

Yukiko was smug.

In contrast, Yoko Okino looked embarrassed and annoyed.

"Oh, I won't ask you that. You two are just teaming up to tease me!"

"Really? Why is it that no one believes the truth these days~"

"What the hell is the truth!"

"..."

This afternoon tea lasted until almost four in the evening.

Afterwards, Serabelle sent Yukiko back first, and because the latter had occupied almost the entire day, she let the former go very readily when they parted.

After leaving Kudo's house, Serabelle called Kisaki Eri as soon as she got in the car.

"Hello? Auntie?"

"Ala, Bell, what a coincidence that you called me. I was about to call you too."

A gentle and slightly excited voice of a female lawyer came from the other end of the phone.

"You should have returned from your trip to Kyoto, right?"

"Well, I just came back last night. Aunt, are you in the office now? I want to come over." Serabel started the car with one hand.

“That may not work now.”

Unexpectedly, Kisaki Eri gave a negative answer, but she quickly explained.

"During the days when you were traveling, my aunt happened to receive a commission for a court hearing in another city. She left Tokyo yesterday and will probably be back tomorrow afternoon. I just said I wanted to call you to ask Bell if you are free tomorrow night so we can have dinner together or something."