Ke Xue: I have a knife, and you still dare to fight me?

Shinichi played with Big Yellow a couple more times before standing up and saying to Big Yellow, "Let's go home, Big Yellow."

Ran nodded, thinking Shinichi made sense. She saw Shinichi walk forward and quickly followed, then looked back at Big Yellow and found that it hadn't followed either.

Big Yellow tilted its head and looked at the group. The food at home tasted good. Never mind, the dog didn't think too much about it. Then it turned around and continued to leisurely hurry home.

Xiaolan turned back every few steps to make sure that Dahuang was also heading in the direction of Heichuan's house before she felt relieved.

.........

Time quickly came to the day of the competition.

The match was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, and when Kurokawa arrived, he found that there were already many spectators there.

"Kurokawa-nii, over here!" Sonoko jumped up excitedly from her seat the moment she saw Kurokawa Sakizuki appear, waving her arms vigorously.

This sudden turn of events drew the attention of the surrounding audience, who all turned to look at the garden.

Sonoko didn't care at all about the stares of others. On the contrary, Kogoro Mouri next to Sonoko was a little embarrassed and pretended not to know the person next to him.

Upon seeing Sonoko, Kurokawa Tsuki quickly came to her side. Sonoko excitedly patted the seat next to her, "Kurokawa-nii, come sit here."

Kurokawasaki Tsukiya sat down as well and thanked her.

As soon as I sat down, I heard a woman's voice coming from next door.

"No wonder Sonoko asked me to save a seat; it was for this handsome guy."

Kurokawa turned his head and saw a familiar face. Kurokawa decided to strike first.

"Mrs. Mori, it's been a long time. You look just as you have ten years ago."

Eri Kisaki was clearly stunned. Ten years ago... had she met him?

Seeing her expression, Kurokawa knew that she most likely didn't recognize him.

On the other hand, Kogoro Mouri overheard this and said with dissatisfaction, "Tch, why are you calling her Mrs. Mouri?"

Upon hearing this, Eri Kisaki's anger level immediately reached its peak.

"It's as if anyone wants to be your unkempt, lazy, and rude wife. That woman is really unlucky."

Well, when he gets ruthless, he even talks about himself.

The tension between the two seemed to ignite instantly. They glared at each other, looking like they were about to come to blows. Sonoko was startled.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki quickly stood up and stood between the two.

"I'm sorry, I misspoke. Please sit down, the competition is about to begin."

The two of them followed the steps down, and simultaneously turned their heads away with a "humph".

Eri Kisaki looked at Kurokawasaki Tsuki again, and the more she looked, the more familiar she felt. It was as if she had indeed seen him before, but when was it?

Soon, Eri Kisaki remembered, and the image of Kurokawasaki Tsuki appeared in her mind, gradually overlapping with the figure who had given her a little lesson at the apartment door ten years ago.

"So it was him," Eri thought to herself.

"It's Ran! Ran, look here, good luck!" Sonoko's sudden shout pulled Eri from her reverie and also interrupted Kurokawa Saki's dazed state. There was no way around it; in Kurokawa's eyes, this competition was no different from children playing around. If it weren't for Ran's invitation, he would probably still be sleeping at home right now.

When Ran appeared, she heard Sonoko's voice and gave her a smiley face.

At that moment, Kurokawa realized that someone was missing: "Where's Kudo-kun?"

Upon hearing this, Sonoko also began to complain: "Who knows where he went again? That's right, he can't be found when it matters most. He's probably gone to some crime scene again."

"Exactly, I don't know what Ran sees in Kudo, he's not even as good as one of my hairs," Kogoro Mouri said indignantly.

Kurokawa hadn't expected that Eri Kisaki would still dare to speak so boldly even with Kogoro Mouri present.

Eri Kisaki gave him a disdainful look.

If Xiaolan hadn't already been in position and ready for the competition, there probably would have been another debate.

Xiaolan is quite strong, and she quickly made it to the semifinals.

"The blue team scores a point in the upper section."

"In the first semi-final match, Ran Mouri from the blue team won."

The referee's loud pronouncement.

"Yay, Ran, you did a great job! You're so amazing, aren't you, Kurokawa-nii? The finals are coming up next!" Sonoko excitedly shook Kurokawa Sakizuki next to her, almost shaking Kurokawa's brains to splatter.

"Hahaha!"

Before Kurokawasaki could even speak, Kogoro Mouri on the other side laughed smugly, "Ran is so good at the competition, she'll definitely win easily. She must have inherited my good genes, hahahahaha."

Kurokawa and Sonoko smiled without saying a word, only nodding politely.

Eri Kisaki glanced at him disdainfully: "I just hope you don't pass on the idea that you'll turn your joy into sorrow once you get carried away."

"Hey, what do you mean by that?"

"However, Xiaolan is my daughter, so I don't think there's anything for me to worry about."

Kogoro Mouri looked at Eri Kisaki with displeasure, but Eri Kisaki didn't even glance at him the whole time.

"hateful!"

Kogoro Mouri still wanted to argue his point.

But then Sonoko noticed that Ran had come back onto the court; now it was time for the finalists from both sides to enter.

Sonoko stood up again to encourage Ran: "Ran, good luck in the finals too!"

Ran glanced around the stands, "Dad, Mom, Sonoko, Kurokawa-nii... Where's Shinichi?"

Ran was a little down because she didn't see Shinichi.

After Sonoko sat down, she complained again about Shinichi Kudo, saying that Ran was about to enter the finals but he was still nowhere to be seen.

This time, Kawasaki Tsukiya is on Sonoko's side. Kudo is really outrageous; he deserves to be knocked out by Gin.

Meanwhile, Shinichi Kudo was behind a pillar in the stadium, away from the stands.

Shinichi Kudo was on the phone.

"Okay, I understand. I'll be right there, officer."

After hanging up the phone, Shinichi Kudo couldn't help but feel a little smug. The case was calling for a righteous detective once again!

But thinking about leaving now, and the angry look on Xiaolan's face...

But how could a righteous detective abandon the case and let the murderer go unpunished?

Therefore, Shinichi Kudo quickly made a choice between the case and Ran.

Chapter Seventeen: Kyogoku Makoto Has His Eyes On Him

"Next up is the women's final!"

"Both players, please take your positions."

As the referee's voice faded, Xiaolan and her opponent walked onto the playing field together.

"Red team, Beika High School, player Wada Haruna."

"exist!"

"Blue team, Teitan High School, player Ran Mouri."

"exist!"

"Contestants in position, the match begins!"

The referee lowered his raised hands, and both Ran and Yona Wada moved, but neither chose to attack first, instead observing each other.

Soon, Wada Haruna made her move, throwing a punch at Xiaolan. Xiaolan was quick to parry.

When her first attack failed, Wada Yona quickly threw a few more punches, but they were all blocked by Xiao Lange.

The two separated again, searching for an opening.

This time, Xiaolan also chose to take the initiative. She got up and kicked twice, but her kick was blocked. She then quickly followed up with a side kick, but it was blocked again.

The two sides clashed several more times, but neither managed to launch an effective attack.

However, from their exchange, Kurokawasaki Tsukine could tell that Ran was getting a little anxious. The two were very evenly matched, and at this point, mindset became especially important.

As expected, Xiaolan once again chose to attack first, but Wada Yona seized the opportunity, dodged to the side, and then kicked Xiaolan back, knocking her down.

"stop!"

When Xiaolan fell to the ground, the referee waved his hand to signal.

The people in the stands couldn't help but feel nervous for Xiaolan.

"Red side, effective technical attack with a mid-body kick, match continues—start!"

Having gained the advantage, Wada Haruna did not hesitate and immediately launched a fierce attack on Ran.

Xiao Lan accepted them one by one, and the scene became intense.

The two exchanged blows with swift and sharp movements, causing the audience to erupt in cheers.

However, Wada Haruna was superior, and Ran quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

Kurokawa Saki felt that Ran was a little out of sorts.

Wada Haruna continued her pursuit and knocked Ran down once again.

"stop!"

The referee called another stop.

Xiao Lan lay on the ground, panting heavily.

"Seriously, what is Xiaolan doing!"

Seeing Ran's state, Sonoko stood up from the stands again and shouted loudly at Ran, "Ran, keep your spirits up! Show some perseverance and fighting will, hang in there!"

A group of boys in the stands far away couldn't help but laugh when they saw Sonoko shouting and yelling. They thought she was really funny.

But Sonoko's appearance caught the eye of one of the boys in the group, a boy wearing glasses. This scene of a girl shouting for her friends, so frank and straightforward, was deeply etched in his mind.

The sight of Sonoko encouraging Ran was magnified infinitely in his eyes, causing the bespectacled boy's pupils to shrink and his face to turn red.

Oh no, it's the feeling of falling in love...

Xiaolan stood up, took a few deep breaths, and kept telling herself to calm down.

Seeing Ran get up, Sonoko sat back down, but her gaze inadvertently fell on the neighboring Kurokawasaki Tsuki, who was sitting with his arms crossed and legs crossed, looking completely relaxed.

So she grabbed Kurokawa's arm.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki: "?"

what do you want?

Then, Kurokawasaki Tsuki almost had his brains shaken up by Sonoko again.

"What should we do, Kurokawa-nii? If this continues, Ran is going to lose! What should we do? What should we do?"

"Sonoko... Sonoko, calm down, let me go first."

Kurokawa pulled his arm back.

"Xiao Lan will win."

"why?"

Just as Kurokawa was about to explain, he noticed that he was being locked onto by a dangerous gaze.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki: "?"

Who wants to harm me?

He immediately became alert and quickly searched for the source of that gaze.

Soon, they noticed the gaze was coming from the audience opposite them and quickly locked onto their target.

A bespectacled boy in a karate uniform, who looked quite young, was probably a high school student like Sonoko and the others.

But why does Kurokawasaki Tsuki feel a sense of danger?

Kurokawa narrowed his eyes, finally making out the boy's face; he looked vaguely familiar...