Detective Conan: Developing a younger version of Ran Eri, and the stunning Yukiko.

“397” “Was she… traveling with us?” Shiraishi asked, pointing to the beautiful girl next to Sera Masumi.

“That’s right. She is my sister from outside my domain, named Mary, and she can completely represent my mother!”

"I see. So, it was her idea to invite me to visit Izu?"

"Yes. Since I've decided to become your apprentice, let this trip serve as a formality ceremony. What do you think?"

"The apprenticeship ceremony doesn't have to be so elaborate, but going out for a trip together would be quite nice."

After saying that, Shiraishihara waved to Mary.

"Hello Mary, my name is Shiraishihara. I am Masumi's classmate and also her friend."

"Hmm... I know. Masumi already told me. Just call me Mary, there's no need to add 'little sister' to it."

Mary's tone was calm and composed, exuding an aura of goddess-like elegance.

The journey from Tokyo to Izu takes about two hours by car.

After another half hour of bumpy travel, the taxi finally stopped in front of a hotel next to a large beach in Izu.

This hotel was naturally chosen by Sera Masumi. The reason for choosing this place was quite simple: it was very close to the sea. You could almost step out of the hotel and be on the beach and the sea. The hotel was built right next to the beach.

Because it was the weekend, and Japan strictly enforces the two-day weekend system, the beach outside the hotel's main entrance was already crowded with tourists of all ages on Saturday morning.

There are quite a few Japanese tourists who come all the way from Tokyo to visit Izu, and of course, you can also see a lot of foreign tourists.

Sera Masumi covered her mouth, revealing a mischievous smile: "Hehehe, so many pretty girls, Shiraishi-kun, are you going to stare at them for ages?"

Shiraishi shrugged knowingly: "How could that be? None of the girls here can compare to your sister from outside your territory."

"Huh?" Sera Masumi was slightly taken aback and looked at her mother. She was indeed stunningly beautiful, clearly superior to other girls.

Sera Masumi quickly warned Shiraishi Hara: "Shiraishi-kun, my sister from outside the domain represents my mother. Don't have any ulterior motives." She came to learn from him, not to find a partner for her mother.

Upon hearing this, Mary glanced at Shiraishihara, seemingly unintentionally. The young man was decent-looking enough to be her son-in-law, but far too immature to be her partner.

"Okay, I know, so innocent."

As you step into the hotel lobby, a cool breeze from the central air conditioning immediately greets you.

The rooms were booked in advance and the payment was settled. I booked one single room and one double room.

Sera Masumi and Mary share a room, while Shiraishi Genichiro has a room to himself.

Suddenly, a surprised "Eh?" came from not far away.

Shiraishi felt the voice sounded familiar and subconsciously turned his head to look.

In the public lounge area on the east side of the hotel lobby, several familiar faces sat in booths with leather sofas, the atmosphere slightly awkward...

Kogoro Mouri, Ran, Conan, and Ran's mother, Eri Kisaki, whom they haven't seen in a long time.

"What a coincidence!"

When Xiaolan saw Shiraishihara, she was also taken aback and quickly went up to ask what was going on.

"Shiraishi-kun, Masumi, how did you two end up together?"

Sera Masumi didn't hide anything: "I want to gain Shiraishi-kun's approval and become his apprentice."

"Huh?" Ran suddenly had a different idea. "Shiraishi-kun, you wouldn't be asking Masumi to go to a hotel room before you'll take her as your apprentice, would you? That's really unfair."

"Xiao Lan, you've misunderstood. It's not what you think at all!" Shiraishi Haruka was slightly taken aback. When did Xiao Lan become so impure-minded?

Shiraishi hurriedly explained the whole story to Ran, who then understood and felt relieved.

"So... Zhenchun's mother is actually this pretty little sister, this is too unbelievable!" Xiaolan covered her mouth in surprise.

"She is my sister outside my domain. The reason I call her my sister outside my domain is that although she is nominally my sister, she actually represents my mother."

Sera Masumi spoke these puzzling words, but they were indeed true, leaving Ran completely bewildered.

"Zhen Chun, is she also your classmate?"

"Yes. That's right, Mary. Her name is Ran Mouri. She's my classmate and my good friend."

"Miss Mori, my son Masumi is very grateful for your help."

"...I'm the one who's always been taken care of by Masumi."

Xiaolan quickly waved her hand, and then large beads of sweat appeared on her forehead:

"The younger sister outside of the True Innocence Domain really does resemble True Innocence's mother quite a bit. It seems what was said was true, not a joke."

157 Eri Kisaki: Wear it, or you'll get pregnant.

Chapter 157

"Xiaolan, are you out for a trip with your mom and dad?"

Shiraishi looked at Ran's parents and Conan, who were casting their gazes in their direction.

“That’s right.” Xiaolan had carefully planned this trip in order to help her parents reconcile.

But as soon as she said it, Xiaolan quickly changed her mind: "Actually, my parents just happened to run into each other in Izu, and what a coincidence that they were both at the same beach. You see, I told you they were destined to meet."

"..." Shiraishihara was speechless for a moment. Ran was obviously not good at lying; the flaws were too obvious.

"Really? That sounds a bit weird." Sera Masumi, standing to the side, was clueless and couldn't continue the conversation with Ran.

"Of course it's true!" Xiaolan's smile was a little forced. "We can play together later."

Shiraishi suggested, "Why don't we go over and say hello to your parents?"

Without hesitation, Xiaolan replied, "Okay."

So, Xiaolan introduced Shiraishihara and the other two to her parents.

Kogoro Mori gave a perfunctory reply and then went back to looking at the beautiful women passing by.

Eri Kisaki is very concerned about her daughter, and she is quite polite to her daughter's classmates.

"What a cute girl, who is she?"

"Uh, she is..."

Sera Masumi glanced at her mother, feeling a little flustered. It seemed unreliable to use the excuse about her sister from outside the domain to deal with her. This woman in front of her was not someone to be easily fooled.

"She's my sister!"

Eri nodded, then her gaze sharpened as she looked at Shiraishihara: "Coming all the way to Izu for a date with a female classmate, how romantic. Shiraishihara, I remember you were pursuing my daughter."

Eri Kisaki was still bothered by the scene of her daughter being forcibly kissed by a boy. Although it was just acting, she felt it was really too much.

"Aunt Fei, you've really wronged me."

Shiraishi wanted to explain, but it was a long story, and he needed to organize his thoughts carefully first...

Just then, Kogoro Mouri, unusually quick-witted, stood up and offered his seat.

“You three, don’t just stand there, come and sit down for a while…”

Seeing this, Xiaolan quickly joined in, inviting the three of them to sit down.

Since Xiaolan was so enthusiastic, the three of them had no choice but to temporarily abandon their idea of ​​going back to their room and sit down.

As soon as the three of them sat down, Xiaolan hurriedly pulled her father, wanting him to sit with her mother. However, her father's actions instantly chilled Xiaolan to the bone.

"I'm not sitting here anymore. I feel uncomfortable around this person. I'm going to take a walk on the beach..."

After saying that, Kogoro Mouri walked away without looking back.

In an instant, the atmosphere became extremely awkward.

Anyone could see that there were problems in the relationship between Xiaolan's parents.

Seeing her daughter upset, Eri Kisaki comforted her:

"Never mind your dad. Knowing him as I do, he's probably on the beach right now, fawning over those female college students, applying sunscreen to them, hehehe..."

Eri Kisaki's tone was full of disdain. If it weren't for Ran's arrangement, she wouldn't have wanted to pay any attention to Kogoro Mouri, after all, the two had been separated for ten years.

Shiraishihara observed all of this without showing any emotion.

Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki have been separated for ten years. Considering the plot in the anime where they were separated for thirty years, the fact that a couple could reunite at any time but have been separated for so long can only mean that they no longer have feelings for each other.

Shiraishi Hara had his own principles for judgment: don't just listen to what others say, look at their actions. Physical reactions often reveal true thoughts more than words.

"Hey? Mom, I noticed you're not wearing your wedding ring today."

In the booth, just as Eri picked up the teapot to pour tea for Shiraishihara and the other two, Ran, who was sitting next to her, suddenly noticed something was wrong and asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, Eri Kisaki paused slightly in the teapot she was holding. After regaining her senses, she glanced at the spot on the back of her hand where her ring finger was, and then replied casually.

"I forgot."

"Mom, how could you forget to wear something so important?"

Unlike Eri's composure, Ran seemed extremely anxious. She had been trying her best to bring her parents together, and she never gave up, even though the hope was slim.

“I used to wear my wedding ring to avoid being harassed by those boring men. Your father is still the same as before, and even if I wanted to continue living with him, it's unlikely. I might as well take it off. If it can help me start a new life, that wouldn't be bad.”

Eri deliberately didn't wear her ring, intending to test whether Kogoro Mouri still cared about her. As it turned out, she seemed to have been presumptuous.

Fortunately, she no longer had any feelings for Kogoro Mouri, so she wasn't in a state of self-expectation and self-disappointment.

Xiao Lan, who thought her mother would at least be more tactful in front of outsiders, suddenly looked embarrassed and shrank back somewhat awkwardly.

"No, Dad isn't that kind of person, he's just... um..."

As the saying goes, a mental illness requires a mental cure. Just as Xiaolan was thinking of calling her father back to ease the tension, she saw through the French windows that her father was surrounded by two voluptuous female college students, looking smug and overjoyed.

Their conversation could be heard clearly throughout the hotel.

One of the short-haired female college students leaned forward slightly, clasped her hands together, and said with a face full of admiration:

"Wow! I never expected to run into the famous detective Kogoro Mouri here! How lucky!"

Another female college student with long hair excitedly said, "The Sleeping Detective, we always find it amazing to see you solve cases in your sleep!"

Immediately following was Kogoro Mouri's unrestrained laughter, so loud that everyone around him couldn't help but turn to look.

"Hahaha! Not at all, I should say I'm lucky to meet you two here. I never expected that you two beautiful ladies would be my fans!"

hiss--

Conan, who had been standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, couldn't help but gasp when he saw this scene.

Then, he cautiously glanced at Xiao Lan, whose face had darkened beside him, and quickly turned his head away silently, pretending that he hadn't seen anything.

He thought to himself, "It's impossible. No matter what, Eri Kisaki could never get back together with this kind of sleazy old man."

"See, Xiaolan, there's no way your father and I can get back together."

Eri Kisaki maintained her marriage with Kogoro Mouri entirely for the sake of their daughter. Now that their daughter is grown up, it's time for her to understand reality.

Eri Kisaki wasn't too affected, but Ran really couldn't take it anymore.

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri still had the audacity to bring two female college students over and introduce them to everyone, Ran secretly vowed in her heart that she would never get involved in Kogoro Mouri's affairs again.

"Oh, by the way, let me introduce you to someone..."

After saying that, Kogoro Mouri walked over with two female college students and pointed to Ran, who was standing there.

“This is my daughter, Lan.”

"And this is my friend's child, Conan, who is temporarily staying at my house."

"And this one is..."

When he gestured towards Eri Kisaki, Kogoro Mouri paused noticeably.

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158 Miwako's black stockings, brother, do you like them?

Chapter 158

The female lawyer put down her teacup, slowly opened her eyes, and smiled slightly at the two female college students.

"Hello, I am his ex-wife, Eri Kisaki."