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

Standing in front of Ran Mouri's mother, Daisuke looked embarrassed after hearing Shinichi Kudo's introduction.

Eri glanced at Daisuke's ashamed expression, then looked at Sasaki beside her, as if she knew what had happened.

He chuckled and said, "Really? You should get along well with Lan from now on."

"Yes," Daisuke nodded quickly in agreement.

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Kudo patted Daisuke on the shoulder.

Goodbye, Aunt Fei.

Then the two of them each carried a bamboo pole on one end and ran outside.

Eri Kisaki smiled as she watched the two figures disappear.

Kurokawasaki Yue glanced at the queen of the legal world and couldn't help but say something.

"Mr. Mori is still young and can't be separated from you, her mother. I hope Mrs. Mori can spend more time with her. Well, it's getting late, I should go home now. Goodbye, Mrs. Mori."

Eri Kisaki paused for a moment after hearing what Tsuki Kurokawasaki said, then nodded seriously.

After Kurokawasaki Tsuki left, Eri Kisaki couldn't help but sigh and said with a wry smile, "I didn't expect to be lectured by a high school student."

Chapter 5 First Encounter with Hattori Heiji

That evening, there was a knock on the Mori family's door.

"Hmm, who is it?" Ran Mouri asked curiously as she opened the door.

Upon seeing Eri Kisaki standing outside the door, the little girl couldn't hide the surprise in her eyes, and tears of excitement welled up in them.

Ran Mouri jumped up and hugged Eri Kisaki, happily shouting, "Mommy, Mommy!"

Ran Mouri had a very happy night with Eri Kisaki by her side.

Unfortunately, Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki got into another fight that night. Eri was so angry that she wanted to slam the door and leave, but she remembered what Tsuki Kurokawa had said and held back. She ignored Kogoro Mouri and talked with Ran for a long time until Ran fell asleep before leaving home.

The next day, on their way to school, Ran Mouri, Kudo, and Sonoko were waiting for Daisuke, who was squatting on the road. When he saw the three of them coming, Daisuke immediately stood up.

Upon seeing Daisuke, Sonoko immediately shielded Ran Mouri behind her, and like a little lion with its mane bristling, demanded, "Daisuke, what are you trying to do now!"

Daisuke quickly waved his hand: "Don't misunderstand, I'm here to apologize. Mori... I'm really sorry about before, and... your mother... she's very beautiful!"

After saying that, Daisuke grinned, his face flushed, and ran away.

Ran and Sonoko were left completely bewildered.

“What is this guy…” Sonoko looked at Ran Mouri.

"I do not know."

Then, Ran Mouri seemed to realize something and turned to look at Shinichi Kudo, who, as if he had a premonition, turned his head away and looked elsewhere.

Ran Mouri looked at Kudo's profile, trying to find the answer in his face, but Kudo didn't let Ran see anything.

Sonoko was thinking: Should I tell the teacher?

Kurokawa Saki printed out the photos she had taken yesterday and placed them together with the photos she had taken at the beach earlier.

Ding! Another piece of leverage added!

.........

Time flies, and four years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki is a junior at Toto University.

At this time, Shinichi Kudo had already entered junior high school.

Because Kurokawa Saki had a perfect record in kendo competitions during his high school years, with an undefeated record.

So when he first entered Toto University, the Toto University Kendo Club lined the streets to welcome him. The scene startled Kurokawa Saki, and the club president even insisted on having a match with him.

As for the final result, the head of the kendo club almost resigned and handed over the reins to Kurokawa Saki, if Kurokawa hadn't strongly refused.

However, even now, the former captain of the kendo club has long since graduated, and Kurokawasaki Tsuki has not accepted the position of captain, simply because he is lazy.

Today, to celebrate yesterday's great success at the Kendo exchange event, the Kendo Club of Toto University organized a ski trip to a ski resort in the Tohoku region.

Kurokawa initially wanted to refuse, but he had led the kendo club to great acclaim yesterday, and if he didn't come, the others wouldn't be interested either, so he had no choice but to accept.

With the Ackerman bloodline, Kurokawasaki Tsuki's skiing skills are a piece of cake. Although it was his first time trying it today, he mastered it with ease.

This shocked everyone in the kendo club.

The girls who had initially said they would teach him step by step fell silent. However, seeing how well Kurokawa Saki was playing, their eyes gleamed with a strange light, and they all went over to ask Kurokawa to teach them step by step.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki: "..."

Therefore, Kurokawa had no choice but to use the excuse of going to the toilet to temporarily avoid the confrontation.

Since there was no toilet nearby, Kurokawa had to go to the restaurant to use it.

After using the restroom, Kurokawa Saki noticed that the restaurant was surrounded by a large crowd, looking like a celebrity meet-and-greet.

What are they doing?

"Hey? Isn't that actor Minowa Shohei?"

"I heard they're going to film a movie here based on a true story about snow-capped mountains."

"I heard it's a mystery drama about a snow woman?"

Hearing the chatter around him, Kurokawasaki Tsuki got the gist of it.

At this point, the fans surrounding Minowa also began to ask questions.

One of the female fans asked, "Excuse me, I heard that this film is based on a true story. Is that true?"

“Yes, it’s true. It was based on a close friend of mine who was a stuntman, and I was actually there at the time,” Minowa replied.

At this moment, the director walked over: "Wait, Minowa, let's not talk about the deceased Mizukami Jiro anymore."

Minowa lowered his voice dismissively and said to him, "What are you talking about? Don't you also make movies based on your deceased friends?"

The director quickly explained, "Hey, I did this to commemorate him."

"Alright, alright, the dead aren't coming back to settle scores with us. As long as we put a dedication to Mr. Mizukami Jiro at the end of the film, we might be able to trick the audience into shedding a few tears and make the movie a box office hit. So, we should be grateful to Mr. Mizukami. Let's just make a good film." The film's stunt double came over to smooth things over.

Minowa looked at the stuntman and said, "Speaking of which, didn't you only take on this job because of his sudden death?"

Suddenly, a woman spoke softly, "You'd better be careful. If you take his job, don't let the Snow Woman be bewitching you and cost you your life."

Everyone turned around and saw that the person who came was the deceased Jiro Mizukami's fiancée, who was also the makeup and special effects artist for the film crew.

"I really can't understand why Shui Shang would abandon such a beautiful fiancée like you and choose to end his own life." The director looked at her, puzzled.

"Who knows?" the woman replied dejectedly.

Then another middle-aged man, who, like Kogoro Mouri, was a detective instead of a policeman, appeared and said with a cigarette in his mouth: "Because it was murder, not suicide. He was killed by one of you and then disguised as a suicide."

After a rather unfriendly exchange of greetings, the group began to review the case. It turned out that when Jiro Mizukami was found to have committed suicide by shooting himself on the cable car, his travel bag was filled with snow, which then escalated into a debate about whether the Yuki-onna (snow woman) was responsible.

Kurokawasaki felt he couldn't stay any longer; the more he listened, the more fantastical it became, like a grand theatrical performance.

Finally, Minowa interrupted the detective, saying, "But I dare say that if it were a murder, it would be a crime that would be very difficult for a human to commit. If you ask who could do it, I'm afraid only that beautiful snow mountain monster—the Yuki-onna—could."

Before the detective could even refute Minowa's words, he heard a slamming sound from elsewhere, and a dark-skinned boy stood up excitedly... Wait, a dark-skinned boy?

Kurokawa Saki was stunned for a moment. Wasn't that Osaka Black Chicken Hattori Heiji? What was he doing here? Wait, Kurokawa touched his chin. This scene seemed a bit familiar. Wasn't this the first showdown between Kudo Shinichi and Hattori Heiji?

Kurokawa Saki's lips twitched. What a coincidence that he ran into them on his first day of skiing.

Hattori Heiji excitedly addressed the crowd, "Don't be silly! It's a crime precisely because it was done by a human. Besides, what can't be done, you idiots!"

Hearing Hattori Heiji's words, everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

Seeing everyone laugh, Hattori Heiji was puzzled.

"Huh?" Hattori Heiji's beady eyes widened.

"A young man just said the same thing as you."

"Yes, yes, and they're about the same age, they all look like middle school students."

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions.

"Also, also a junior high school student?" Hattori Heiji was shocked that someone was saying the same thing as him, and at the same age.

"It's definitely that kid Shinichi Kudo..." Kurokawasaki Tsuki thought to himself, then silently looked at everyone again. He couldn't quite remember which lucky person had died when the two Shinigami had intervened. It had been a long time.

Kurokawa's eyes swept over the actor Minowa, the director, the stuntman, the former stuntman's fiancée, and the detective.

The detective should be ruled out first; it's a luxurious four-way selection lineup, isn't it?

After thinking for a while, Kurokawasaki Tsuki remembered: I'm not a detective, why should I worry about this!

Kurokawasaki Tsuki immediately decided to leave and go play with Kudo. He could also take another photo together; this is a middle school student's washing machine, after all.

Chapter Six: The Murder at the Ski Resort

Shinichi Kudo, who was on a cable car somewhere far away, suddenly sneezed.

"Someone must be talking badly about me," Shinichi Kudo said, rubbing his nose.

Ran, standing nearby, laughed and said, "It's because Shinichi just said such boastful things at the restaurant that everyone's laughing at you."

"Idiot, I'm doing this for you. You were scared half to death after hearing the legend of the Snow Woman, and your head was spinning. I just want to help you wake up."

"I wasn't scared half to death!" Xiaolan retorted.

.........

Kurokawa Saki first went to find the people in the kendo club, greeted them, and then went to find Kudo Shinichi.

At this time, not far away.

Shinichi Kudo looked up at the cable car running overhead, still pondering the case of Mr. Minakami's suicide, completely unaware of a large hand slowly approaching.

A large hand landed on Shinichi Kudo's head, startling the thoughtful Kudo.

"Hello, who is this?"

Kudo quickly turned around to look.

What he saw was a smiling, gentle face. Kudo stared at the face for two seconds, and suddenly a scene of their past encounter flashed through his mind.

"Um... are you Kurokawa-nii?" Kudo asked tentatively.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki smiled and said, "Long time no see, Holmes' apprentice—Kudo-kun."

When Shinichi Kudo heard the nickname "Kuro Kawasaki Tsuki," he scratched his head sheepishly.

Kurokawa then turned to greet Ran Mouri on the other side.

"Little Maori is here too, it's been a long time."

Ran Mouri then recognized Kurokawa, the kind man who had once walked her home and bought her a can of orange juice, and immediately showed a happy expression.

"Ah! It's Kurokawa-nii! It's been so long! You're skiing here too? By the way, um... how did you recognize us?"

Ran Mouri was very curious. They had met when they were in elementary school, and now they were in middle school. How could Tsuki Kurokawasaki still recognize them and come up to greet them?

"Haha."

Kurokawa ruffled Shinichi Kudo's hair until he had completely messed it up before stopping.

This displeased Kudo: "Hey, you!" Then Kudo removed Kurokawa's hand and began to fix his hair.

"I came with the members of the Kendo Club to celebrate our excellent performance at the Kendo Exchange Meeting yesterday."

"As for how I recognized you..."

Kurokawa paused for a moment before explaining, "You've all looked the same since you were little. If you ever turned back into your childhood selves, I'd probably still recognize you at a glance."

After saying that, Kurokawa gave Shinichi Kudo, who was still fixing his hair, a meaningful look.

"Huh? Really? I think I'm a little different from when I was little." Ran's eyes widened when she heard Kurokawasaki Tsuki's explanation.

Kurokawasaki Tsuki smiled without saying a word.

Just then, a series of exclamations came from the large slide next door. A group of people were watching from below the slide. It turned out that Jilun was showing off his skills. No wonder.

Kurokawa, Kudo, Mori, and the others couldn't help but look in that direction.