Ke Xue exorcists demons and starts with immobilization

Ran Mouri wanted to say something more, but Kogoro waved her hand to interrupt her.

After Professor Agasa and Conan left temporarily, I went back to pack my luggage and clothes.

"Dad! There aren't enough rooms on the third floor, where are you going to get Conan to sleep?!"

Ran Mouri finally found an opportunity to speak.

"Sleep in the living room, sleep on the sofa, sleep on the floor, where isn't there room?"

Kogoro said it as a matter of course.

Even when her daughter looked at her with disdain, she didn't care at all.

"How about this..."

Chu Zhong then spoke up and made a suggestion, "Let Conan stay at my place."

I rented the entire second floor before; it wasn't very big, but it had three rooms.

"That's a great idea!" Kogoro immediately agreed.

Ran Mouri sighed, too embarrassed to look at Kogoro's shameless face.

They just took the money and are now pushing the responsibility away...

Even though Chu Zhong offered to help, his attitude changed far too quickly...

"No!" Conan suddenly shouted from the doorway, "I just want to live at Detective Mori's house!"

At the entrance, Professor Agasa was carrying a small suitcase; he had brought his luggage over beforehand.

I went downstairs and came back upstairs to hear about this.

"My dream is to become a great detective! I want to live here and learn from Uncle Mori!"

I never expected Conan to say such cheesy things.

Chu Zhong couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Kogoro, on the other hand, laughed heartily at the flattery and was very pleased with himself.

In the end, it was Ran Mouri who spoke up, explaining that her house didn't have enough rooms, while Chu Zhong was right next door and could provide a private room.

"But this older brother looks scary..."

Conan backed away in fear and ran towards Ran Mouri, "Ran-neechan, I'll be a good girl, please let me stay here..."

Bang-!

Before he could finish speaking, Conan suddenly banged his head on the ground and tripped.

"Where did this brat come from?"

Sonoko frowned deeply, "They actually tried to take advantage of Ran!"

"No way, Sonoko, are you seeing things?"

Ran Mouri reached out to help Conan, but her best friend pulled her back.

"You're absolutely sure! This kid is running over with a wicked grin on his face, clearly trying to touch Xiaolan's leg!"

Sonoko said with undisguised disdain, "She's obviously no good!"

It has to be a garden!

Chu Zhong secretly gave it a thumbs up in his heart.

At the same time, I remembered that Sonoko and Shinichi Kudo didn't actually have a good relationship; they even argued whenever they met.

One called the other a conceited megalomaniac.

One called the other a gossipy old hag.

It was only with Ran Mouri acting as a bridge that they managed to stay together.

As for Sonoko's attempt to "matchmake" Ran Mouri and Shinichi Kudo, it was mostly just to tease her best friend.

The Conan in front of her looks 'almost' identical to Shinichi Kudo when he was a child. Even if Sonoko didn't recognize him, she would subconsciously dislike him.

Besides...

Chu Zhong narrowed his eyes slightly.

If what Sonoko said is true, and Conan really intends to touch Ran's thigh... then we'll have to deliver a heavy blow!

Conan was too cunning. After getting up from the ground, he neither cried nor made a fuss. He just held back his tears with a 'strong' expression and wiped them away with the back of his hand from time to time.

His swollen forehead seemed to be silently accusing Sonoko of the brutal act of tripping him.

After shrinking, Conan's acting skills and shamelessness have obviously evolved rapidly.

But Xiaolan just falls for this sob story!

"Alright, alright, Conan is still young, he wouldn't have any bad intentions."

"Perhaps you're overthinking it, Garden."

Ran Mouri smoothed things over, then led Conan, took the luggage, and went up to the third floor.

Professor Agasa pretended not to see anything, said hello, and left.

"Uncle, are you really okay with letting that brat move in and take advantage of Xiaolan?!"

Sonoko questioned Kogoro.

"I have something important to do and I'm going out for a bit. Don't wait for me for dinner." Kogoro ignored him completely and left in a hurry.

Chu Zhong checked the time: 4:20 PM.

The bank closes at 3 PM.

Kogoro must have taken his checks and gone out to lay low since his secret stash of money was confiscated yesterday.

"What about you?"

Sonoko's gaze swept over, somewhat indignantly, "Do you also think I'm seeing things? You don't mind Ran being... being..."

Before she could finish speaking, Sonoko cupped her chin in her hands, her eyes sparkling with hearts, and stared intently at him, completely smitten.

Chu Zhong:......

This is definitely a case of forgetting friends for the sake of a pretty face...

Chapter 19 Conan, explain what you're wearing on your head.

When I was infatuated with flowers in the garden,

Chu Zhong also had the opportunity to carefully observe the rich woman.

be honest,

Even though her looks are somewhat diminished by the headband, Sonoko's basic attributes are still quite impressive.

Her skin was fair and delicate, and her features were exquisite.

Although her figure isn't as imposing as Xiaolan's, it's still not to be underestimated.

The main issue is her hairstyle. Coupled with Sonoko's carefree and loud personality, it's easy to overlook the details of her appearance and subconsciously find her annoying.

I never would have guessed she was the daughter of a top conglomerate!

However, in Chu Zhong's eyes, Sonoko's personality is actually quite cute.

However, in this Japanese society, it seems that the Yamato Nadeshiko type of woman is more admired, and very few people can appreciate Sonoko's personality and virtues.

So much so that this incredibly wealthy woman, with such excellent qualities, is still single!

"Chu... Zhong..."

The garden murmured, drawing ever closer.

It's just a pity that the headband on her forehead was too conspicuous.

Chu Zhong suddenly felt an itch to take off his headband...

"It's so quiet. Has Sonoko gone back?"

Ran Mouri's voice suddenly rang out, accompanied by the sound of footsteps coming downstairs.

Chu Zhong quickly stopped, sat back on the sofa, and looked out the window somewhat guiltily.

Wait, what is he feeling guilty about?!

What's there to be ashamed of?!

When they learned the immobilization spell, didn't they already decide to go all out?!

They just didn't want to be crushed by the Demon King's power too early, so they had to keep a low profile.

Yes, let's avoid the limelight for now.

"I'm sorry, Sonoko is always like this..."

Ran Mouri only saw her best friend staring blankly at thin air, and after giving a somewhat embarrassed explanation, she shook her best friend awake.

Once she came to her senses, Sonoko said nothing, covered her face with her hands, and went downstairs.

Chu Zhong could feel that Ran Mouri's gaze lingered on him for two seconds.

"I'll escort the garden to its entrance..."

Fortunately, Ran Mouri didn't ask any more questions and quickly followed him downstairs.

First floor, in front of Poirot Cafe.

"Sonoko, what's wrong with you?"

"What happened while I was away?"

Ran Mouri grabbed her best friend, who seemed to have done something wrong and was trying to run away.

"No..." Sonoko covered her burning cheeks with one hand, "We were just gazing sweetly at each other..."

Ran Mouri breathed a sigh of relief. "It was just eye contact, why such a big reaction?"

Sonoko used to swoon over handsome guys all the time, but she would always return to normal after that.

But it's always the handsome guys who run away; I've never seen Sonoko run away on her own initiative.

"Xiaolan, I have something to tell you..."

Sonoko looked around nervously and excitedly, hesitating to speak, as if worried about being overheard.

Ran Mouri's expression hardened, and she and Sonoko entered the coffee shop to talk.

In the corner of the coffee shop,

"Chu Zhong... seems to like me..."

Sonoko blushed and covered her face with her hands after speaking, "This time it really is love at first sight!"

Ran Mouri sighed,

I thought it was something really serious, but it turns out it was just that my best friend's infatuation had gotten worse.

"Xiaolan, what's with that disappointed look on your face?"

"Really! Chu Zhong was looking at me with such affection just now, and I was looking at him with the same affection..."

"If Xiaolan hadn't run out, we might have already kissed..."

Ran Mouri looked helpless. "Okay, okay, whatever you say goes... I'm going to the shopping street to buy groceries."

After saying that, he stood up and left.

Sonoko chased after her, "Stop! Ran, are you secretly laughing? I really didn't lie to you..."

The second floor of the office.

Chu Zhong stood by the window, watching Ran Mouri and Sonoko playfully walk away into the distance.