Ke Xue exorcists demons and starts with immobilization

It's obvious they're making excuses for Xiaolan.

And this was precisely Chu Zhong's goal; if he pressed Xiao Lan like this, Yuanzi certainly wouldn't stand idly by.

"Is that really all there is to it?"

Chu Zhong pretended to be skeptical.

Ran Mouri nodded repeatedly, "I just don't want Chu Jun to think that I'm too... too preoccupied with those things..."

Chu Zhong then pretended to believe him.

He then comforted her, saying, "Xiao Lan, of course I know you're not the kind of person who craves pleasure."

Then she sighed, somewhat blaming herself, and said, "Actually, it's all my fault. I can never control my emotions."

"Whenever I see someone I like, I can't help but want to get close to them... It's making it impossible for you to have peace in your dreams, Xiaolan..."

Seeing that Chu Zhong had begun to reflect on his own actions,

Ran Mouri felt a little guilty and quickly said, "Don't say that, Chu-kun. Actually, I'm very happy..."

Yuanzi also came closer, "Yes, we all know Chu Jun's feelings."

Chu Zhong casually pulled her two best friends into her arms, "Are you sure you haven't caused any trouble?"

The two best friends shook their heads repeatedly.

Soon, the two best friends understood why Chu Zhong had asked that question.

"Lord Chu's spirit is truly... amazing..."

Sonoko muttered to herself, "I just took care of it when I woke up..."

At this moment, Chu Zhong, still wearing his bathrobe, looked exceptionally energetic, alert, and full of fighting spirit.

"Xiao Lan..." Yuanzi glanced at her best friend, seemingly implying that whoever caused the trouble should solve it.

Ran Mouri nodded and left the living room hand in hand with Chu Zhong.

Sonoko simply pulled Haibara Shizuka aside and sat on the sofa to watch TV together.

As she watched, Sonoko heard a rustling sound behind her.

Looking back, I found that the two people who were supposed to leave were standing behind the sofa.

"Sonoko...what's wrong?"

Ran Mouri stood behind the sofa, wearing pajamas, leaning forward and resting on the edge of the sofa back, looking perfectly normal.

Chu Zhong, like Ran Mouri, was standing behind the sofa watching TV.

Sonoko glanced at Shizuka Haibara beside her, and seeing that the latter seemed oblivious, she pursed her lips and muttered softly, "...Nothing."

A few minutes later, Sonoko left the sofa temporarily, saying she was thirsty, and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water.

When they returned to the living room, Sonoko joined the group watching TV from behind the sofa, the two best friends with their backs to Chu Zhong.

Less than ten minutes later, the two best friends' legs started to go numb from standing, so they sat back down on the sofa.

Chu Zhong also returned to his room, changed out of his bathrobe, put on casual clothes, and went out under the watchful eyes of Ran Mouri, Sonoko, and Shizuka Haibara.

After Chu Zhong left,

"Xiaolan! What were you thinking just now? Why didn't you go back to your room?!"

Sonoko immediately grabbed her best friend's hand and moved to the other side away from Shizuka Haibara, and questioned her in a low voice.

Completely unexpectedly, while Xiao Jing was sitting on the sofa, Xiao Lan chose to stand behind the sofa with Chu Zhong.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Ran Mouri said helplessly, "If we go to the room, and Chu Jun asks about the dream again, I'm afraid I might accidentally let something slip."

"It's precisely in the living room that problems can be resolved more effectively, like this time, it only took about ten minutes..."

Faced with her best friend's explanation, Sonoko couldn't refute it.

After all, I definitely can't tell Chu Zhongming about last night's dream.

The fact that we stood behind the sofa and watched TV together was indeed quite interesting.

After resting for a while, the two best friends threw their pajamas into the washing machine, changed their clothes, and then took Haibara Shizuka out for a stroll.

The first destination after leaving the house was Kogoro's detective agency.

Ran Mouri, who hadn't been back to the office for several days, was particularly concerned about her elderly father's condition.

At the firm, they encountered Chu Zhong, who had left earlier.

"Why is Lord Chu here as well?"

The two best friends couldn't help but be curious.

"I mainly came to visit and congratulate you because I saw the newspaper report and heard that you've solved a series of cases these past few days."

Chu Zhong gave a simple explanation.

Actually, I came here to farm Kogoro and Conan's scenes.

I never expected to run into them right after I finished browsing.

However, Chu Zhong was not lying. When he arrived by taxi, the radio was broadcasting the news about Kogoro solving the case yesterday.

"Did that uncle solve another case while he was asleep?"

Sonoko asked curiously.

"Of course not!" Kogoro said smugly as he hid the beer that Chu Zhong had brought him from next to his desk into a drawer. "My deductive talent has awakened."

"Two of the cases in the past few days were committed while the perpetrators were fully conscious."

Sonoko immediately sensed something fishy in the conversation. "So, you're saying the other cases were solved while they were asleep?"

"Does it have anything to do with me?" Kogoro rolled his eyes. "Anyway, I solved all the cases!"

That being said, it's still quite annoying to solve a case while the suspect is asleep and then not remember anything afterwards.

Kogoro enjoys the sense of accomplishment of solving cases while sober.

Ran Mouri was overjoyed. "That's great! Dad's detective work is going more and more smoothly!"

He then encouraged, "When is Dad free? Why don't you invite Mom to have a meal together?"

Kogoro's face stiffened: "Ahem, I've been busy lately, let's talk about it later, let's talk about it later."

Chu Zhong also quietly tugged at Xiao Lan's sleeve and whispered a reminder: "Uncle is a proud man, he definitely won't agree verbally."

"We can arrange it secretly after some time has passed."

Of course, more importantly, in a few days, once the test results come out, things will be settled with Eri!

By then, no matter how hard Ran tries to bring them together, or if Kogoro really turns over a new leaf, nothing will change!

Chu Zhong knew that Fei Yingli's attitude towards him was impeccable, but he still felt uneasy until the final step was completed.

Kogoro, who has been promoted to the rank of leader, has clearly changed.

While I wouldn't say they've become smarter, they're definitely better at solving cases than before.

Otherwise, during this period, the entire story should have featured 'Sleeping Kogoro,' making it impossible for him to solve the case twice while fully conscious!

"Lord Chu is indeed very thoughtful..."

Ran Mouri immediately nodded in agreement with the suggestion.

"Who is this little one?" Kogoro's gaze fell on Shizuka Haibara.

Conan also showed a curious look...

Chapter 200 The New Shop Assistant Likes Little Girls?!

Kogoro's question and Conan's curious gaze.

Chu Zhong reverted to his initial explanation, saying that Haibara Shizuka's friend's younger sister was going abroad for work and had asked him to take care of her for a while.

She then said that she was worried that she wouldn't be able to take good care of the child, so she asked Xiaojing to stay with Feiyingli.

"Xiao Jing is much more well-behaved than Conan."

After listening, Kogoro praised her, then immediately followed up with, "Chu Zhong, how old is your friend? Does she have a boyfriend? When is she coming back to China?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhong knew what Kogoro was up to.

I guess they thought that 'older sister' must be very pretty because Xiaojing is so cute.

"dad!"

Ran Mouri's dangerous voice rang out: "This is none of your business!"

Even though the threat was directed at Kogoro, Chu Zhong sensed an invisible aura of danger permeating the small office.

My heart felt like it was being squeezed by an invisible hand, and it started beating slower.

Then look at the words above Ran's head: [Quasi-Fairy Level - Ran Mouri]

The aura of a martial arts master at the peak is terrifying!

"Hey, you little rascal, don't, don't make such a scary face every day."

Facing the aura of a powerful demon immortal, Kogoro's voice trembled slightly, "If you scare Chu Jun away, you'll regret it!"

Upon hearing this, the aura of the formidable expert instantly melted away like ice and snow.

"How could that be..." Ran Mouri hugged Chu Zhong's left arm, instantly becoming a little bird clinging to him: "I'm very gentle with Chu-kun~"

Then he added, "Dad, you'd better think about what gift you should give Mom next time you have dinner together."

Kogoro didn't respond, but waved his hand impatiently, "You young people should go out and have fun during your holidays, don't bother me while I'm working."

"Dad is clearly very free right now," Ran Mouri immediately retorted.

The next second, Kogoro pulled his phone out of his pocket and waved it, "Look, the client's call is coming soon."

"The phone didn't ring at all!"

"In vibration mode, of course you can't hear the ringtone."

"Where is the vibration coming from? It's clearly Dad's hand shaking!"

Regardless of his daughter's questions, Kogoro had already pressed the answer button, walked to the office window, and began talking to himself, "Hello, is this Mr. Tanaka? Oh, about what you mentioned yesterday..."

Ran Mouri was helpless in the face of Kogoro's obvious avoidance of the topic.

"Xiao Lan, don't push her too hard, lest you provoke a rebellious attitude."

With Chu Zhong's quiet reminder, Ran Mouri didn't say anything more.

"How strange~"

At that moment, Conan spoke up in a high-pitched voice, feigning innocence: "Didn't Brother Chu come here on a trip? When did you make such good friends in the land of cherry blossoms?"

Chu Zhong glanced at Conan, who was overly curious, and said, "Xiao Jing's older sister is a friend I met online. We've been corresponding for over two years and get along very well."

The current context of this study is still in the 1990s, when letters were a common means of communication.

This excuse is, of course, plausible.

Then Conan spoke up again: "Isn't it too hasty to entrust your family to a pen pal you've only met once?"

As he spoke, his gaze swept over Haibara Shizuka, looking her up and down.

Boom-!

The answer to Conan's question was Ran Mouri's iron fist.

The punch landed with a particularly crisp sound, and Conan immediately covered his head with his hands, tears welling in his eyes, almost bursting into tears.

Sonoko said with a smug look on her face, "Conan, control your curiosity!"

"Dare to make a move on Xiaojing? This is what will happen!"

Ran Mouri also warned with her eyes.