Ke Xue exorcists demons and starts with immobilization

Chapter 187 Clearing Weeds, Xiaolan Surrenders

Chu Zhong also knew that he couldn't fool people by simply saying that he had disappeared for the past two days.

The less Ran and Eri deliberately pressed for answers, the more they seemed to care.

To avoid them making wild guesses, Chu Zhong specially arranged for Haibara Shizuka to take her bath after Eri and Ran.

He then invited Eri and Ran, who had finished showering, to the living room to talk.

"What do you want to say?"

Eri Kisaki, wearing a loose bathrobe, sat on a single sofa with her arms crossed in front of her, her tone carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.

Ran Mouri, who had just finished showering, was still wrapped in a bath towel, her undried hair tucked into the towel, and her cheeks were flushed with a healthy red from the hot bath.

Ran Mouri didn't say much, but sat obediently on the sofa. To her left was Chu Zhong, and to her right was Eri Kisaki, who was sitting a little further away on a single sofa.

"Actually, it's about Xiaojing's background..."

Chu Zhong still didn't know what Eri was angry about, so he could only follow the original plan and lie that Shizuka Haibara's parents were killed by loan sharks.

The two sisters managed to escape and were not arrested to pay off debts, but because of this, they could not use their original names and remained unregistered.

Two days ago, the two sisters were recognized by the loan sharks again, and they got separated while trying to escape.

He 'accidentally' encountered the lost 'Shizuka Haibara', and seeing her pitiful state, he decided to help her find her lost sister.

Since the search has yielded no results, we can only bring her back for now.

"I never imagined Xiaojing was so pitiful..."

Ran Mouri immediately imagined a touching scene where Shizuka Haibara had to work illegal jobs to earn a meager wage in order to take care of her younger sister, and the two sisters depended on each other for survival.

Japan has many legal gangs. As long as they don't kill people or sell illegal drugs, the government doesn't care about things like loan sharking or kidnapping people to "work".

"So?" Eri crossed her legs. "What are you planning to do, Chu-kun?"

Judging from her posture, Chu Zhong realized that Eri Fei still had doubts about his words.

Chu Zhong was a little unsure: "I want to ask if Sister Fei has any way to help Xiao Jing get a legal identity."

"Yes," Eri answered quickly. "I'll just adopt Shizuka as my daughter." It was as if she had already prepared the answer.

"Okay, I'm tired. Goodnight!"

After saying that, Eri Kisaki quickly turned around and went back to her room.

Chu Zhong and Mao Lilan, who had just come to their senses, were left in the living room.

"So, from now on, Xiaojing will be my little sister?"

Ran Mouri smiled, seemingly happy to have another little sister, and then went back to her room to dry her hair.

"What's wrong with Eri...?"

Chu Zhong sat on the sofa, completely baffled.

Just now, Eri Kisaki clearly didn't believe him, but she still gave him a solution without hesitation.

She seems to dislike children, yet she's willing to adopt one as her daughter... It's so contradictory.

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Chu Zhong then walked to the door of Fei Yingli's room, knocked on the door, and wanted to talk some more.

As a result, Eri Kisaki not only didn't open the door, but even the light peeking out from under the door was turned off, as if she was really tired and wanted to go to sleep early.

After being turned away, Chu Zhong had no choice but to go to Xiao Lan's room. He took a hairdryer and helped Xiao Lan, who was sitting in a chair, dry her hair while asking Fei Yingli if she had encountered any troubles in the past two days.

"Troublesome things?"

Ran tilted her head slightly, thought for a moment, and shook her head. "No, Mom's work has been going quite well these past two days."

As she spoke, Ran Mouri paused, seemingly remembering something, and became somewhat embarrassed: "Um... Chu Jun... Mom didn't look too well today, maybe, maybe it's because of me..."

Because of Xiaolan?

Chu Zhong was even more puzzled, as he couldn't see any conflict between Eri and Ran at all.

Ran Mouri blushed slightly, "Actually, after we got back from the trip, Mom was very concerned about what had happened..."

“Really, they didn’t say anything, but Mom guessed everything…including what happened to Sonoko…”

"But... when I asked if it was safe, I hesitated for a moment, and they guessed it..."

Ran Mouri felt a little guilty: "But Mom didn't say anything at the time, I never expected things to turn out like this..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhong suddenly realized what was going on.

When I last visited the resort, Eri Kisaki repeatedly reminded me to be careful.

Even when we went out for a trip a few days ago, I repeatedly told them to do the same.

It's normal to be angry now that you've discovered he's disregarding Xiaolan's safety.

“Fortunately…” Ran Mouri continued, “Sonoko and I have been doing tests these past few days.”

"The results showed that it was safe and no accidents occurred."

"If Sister Fei finds out, she should calm down."

It was clearly an attempt to ease the tension between Chu Zhong and Fei Yingli.

"It's a bit too early to test it now."

Chu Zhong smiled and shook his head, "It will take at least half a month or even a month to get an accurate result."

Not to mention, this is an absurd world of science fiction, where the passage of time is almost frozen, and it's unlikely that it will be possible to measure anything even after several more months.

Chu Zhong even wondered if such a slow flow of time might allow life to take root...

"What should we do then?"

Ran Mouri was somewhat worried.

"It's okay, I'll figure something out."

Chu Zhong smiled and told Xiao Lan not to worry too much.

There's definitely no way to explain the abnormal time flow in the Detective Conan world to Eri.

Or rather, no one else could perceive the time anomaly, and explanations were useless.

Fortunately, women are emotional creatures. Since you've upset them, you should try to cheer them up.

Once Eri's mood improves, everything will be fine.

"Then... Lord Chu... what's next..."

Ran Mouri called out softly, slightly raising her head, her gaze towards Chu Zhong filled with fervent affection.

It is said that absence makes the heart grow fonder. After experiencing the sweetness of a trip, a girl may feel empty and sad after being separated for a few days.

"Xiaolan~"

Chu Zhong immediately lowered his head, wanting to get closer... but she gently pushed him away.

"Wait, in the bathroom... so we can clean you up..." Ran Mouri blushed, "Then... I'll scrub your back."

After the beach trip, Ran Mouri also learned why Chu Zhong had added extra rooms and extra beds in the first place.

This isn't a hotel; there are no extra beds.

"But I can't wait any longer, and I don't want to wait any longer."

Chu Zhong resisted Xiao Lan's weak hands and forcibly hugged her.

"But...Mom is in the next room..."

Ran Mouri continued to push, but once she was hugged, her body felt weak and limp, as if she had a fever, and she couldn't muster any strength to push away.

Instead, the bath towel that was wrapped around the body inadvertently came loose and fell off during the pulling and tugging...

Half an hour later.

Chu Zhong took a large, almost soaking wet bath towel, walked out of the room, went to the kitchen to wring it out, washed it, and then brought it back to the room to wipe himself dry.

At this moment, Ran Mouri's hair was dry and smooth. Under the sweet hypnosis, she lay in bed, looking like she was fast asleep, with a sweet smile on her lips.

A few minutes later, Chu Zhong turned off the lights, left the room, and closed the door behind him.

Then he went back to his room, took out his newly bought safety razor from his backpack, went to the bathroom door, and knocked gently.

"The door wasn't locked..."

The soft, innocent voice of 'Shizuka Haibara' rang out.

Upon opening the bathroom door, one sees 'Shizuka Haibara' sitting in the bathtub, taking a bath. Due to her height, only her small head is visible above the water.

Chu Zhong went into the bathroom, locked the door, washed the bath towel again, folded it in half, and laid it flat on the clean bathroom floor.

Then, she took Shizuka Haibara out of the bathtub, her skin slightly pink from the bath, and laid her flat on a bath towel.

Finally, using a safety razor, some hairs that didn't match Haibara Shizuka's appearance were shaved off.

This is also the most obvious characteristic left after shrinkage due to the influence of drug A.

As for the body shape that hasn't completely degenerated, it can be explained by the faster growth of mixed-race genes.

However, hair such as underarm hair can look obviously out of place with one's apparent age and must be removed.

This is also why Chu Zhong refused Xiao Lan's request to take a bath with 'Haibara Shizuka'.

However, 'Shizuka Haibara' didn't have much hair to begin with, and Chu Zhong cleaned it up in just a few minutes.

The skin, now softer due to shrinkage, looks even smoother and more lovely.

Chu Zhong felt a little thirsty, so he asked 'Haibara Shizuka' to prepare some honey water to quench his thirst.

Of course, 'Shizuka Haibara' obediently complied with this small request... To be precise, she had already taken the initiative to prepare the honey water while Chu Zhong was helping out.

"Lord Chu, that noise just now... It's so late at night, why didn't you try to be more discreet..."

Even Shizuka Haibara, who was taking a bath in the bathroom, could vaguely hear Ran Mouri's laughter just now.

Chu Zhong smiled and said, "Of course, I had my reasons for doing that."

After saying that, he savored the nectar water with its delicate floral fragrance.

Since Chu Zhong did it on purpose, 'Haibara Shizuka' didn't ask any more questions. Judging from what had happened in the past few days, Chu Zhong was undoubtedly smarter than her.

Seeing Chu Zhong savoring the tea with the same meticulous care as if he were appreciating a fine tea, 'Haibara Shizuka' couldn't help but ask, her voice trembling slightly, "You... like it that much...?"

This isn't the first or second time Chu Zhong has done this. At first, it might have been out of novelty, but the third, fourth time...

Little did he know that this pure and unique fragrance, which could only be tasted in the world of anime, was a delight to Chu Zhong... especially when it was offered by someone he liked.

"Mingmei, did you only find out I like you today?"

Chu Zhong smiled and asked in return.

This immediately caused Miyano Akemi, who was using the alias 'Haibara Shizuka', to blush.

I knew Chu Zhong liked her, but I never imagined it would be to this extent, so completely…

Overwhelmed by the immense happiness of being completely loved, Miyano Akemi's heart trembled.

She immediately became even more attentive, preparing more of the floral nectar water that her beloved would like...

10:30 in the evening.

Chu Zhong finished his bath and came out of the bathroom.

Haibara Shizuka, who had been put back in her bedroom long ago, was already fast asleep.

But Chu Zhong was not ready to go to sleep yet.

[Deduct 1000 Spirit Essence, Demon King-level Ran Mouri dungeon activated]

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