Zongman, working as a teaching assistant in Trasen

"So! Are you and your sister going to Nagoya too? What a coincidence!"

After three punches and two kicks to settle her father's posture, the one-horned girl turned around, clasped her hands together, and instantly changed her expression to a happy one. "We plan to go to Nagoya for three days, and then take the Shinkansen to Osaka to meet our friends! If you don't mind, would you two like to come with us?"

"...?"

"...Ah! Sorry, sorry, I forgot to introduce you."

Seeing Uozuka Saburo fall silent, the one-horned girl mistakenly thought he was being cautious and quickly introduced herself, "My name is Maori Ran, that's my father Maori Kogoro, and this is Edogawa Conan who's staying at my house! We run a detective agency in Tokyo, so we're definitely not suspicious people, okay?"

"!! Mori, Kogoro?"

His pupils shrank slightly, and Uozuka Saburo quickly recalled the identity corresponding to this name from his memory. He subconsciously looked at the face of the middle-aged man slumped in the seat, and in an instant he matched the face completely.

The sleeping Kogoro? This is really... these famous detectives are really haunting us.

It was said that this person had connections with the head of the Suzuki Group, the police, and some other celebrities. At this critical juncture, like me, he and his family left Tokyo to travel...

Could it be that he also heard some rumors?

Many possibilities came to his mind in an instant, but Uozuka Saburo did not feel it was difficult. Instead, he felt a little excited, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly unconsciously.

His current identity is no longer an organizational cadre hiding in the dark and not being seen in the light, but a dignified academic administrator of Treson with a considerable social status!

If you work with such a famous detective, try to build a good relationship with him, and expand your social circle through him... it would be perfect!

He could even use the other party's reasoning ability to find some key nodes, so that he could better complete the task assigned by his elder brother. He could also let the other party show up while he hides in the shadows. Isn't this a great thing that kills two birds with one stone?

Yeah! It's decided! Even if the other party disagrees later, he will try his best to stick with the other party!

"Oh? It's the famous 'Detective Mouri Kogoro'! What an honor!"

He showed just the right amount of surprise and curiosity, while maintaining his cool and handsome persona. Uozuka Saburo bowed to Maori Kogoro in a friendly manner. Then he turned to Maori Ran and said, "My name is Uozuka Saburo, and I'm a training instructor at Tresen Academy. And the one next to me...isn't actually my sister, but my student, Oguruma."

"Hello."

Having almost digested the food, Oguruma lifted up the hat on her head, revealing her pointed ears, and smiled friendly at Ran Mouri and Conan.

As expected, after seeing her face, Conan's reaction was relatively small, but Mao Lilan's eyes immediately flashed with two gleams, and she covered her mouth with both hands. With an expression of disbelief, she quickly approached and said, "Could it be that you are the legendary 'Monster of Ash Hair', Oguruma!?"

“!!??? What!?”

"!?"

Before Mao Lilan could continue to speak, Mao Li Kogoro, who had just been paralyzed like a dead fish, suddenly shot out of his seat as if he had been resurrected by magic. He instantly passed by Conan and Uozuka Saburo who were both bewildered, and stared straight at the face of Oguri, standing there in a daze: "!!! Yes! It's the real thing!? It's really that Oguri... um..."

Turning suddenly, Maori Kogoro looked Uozuka Saburo up and down, then glanced at Oguri. For the first time in front of Maori Ran, he revealed a star-struck expression, except for the time he had faced Okino Yoko. He grabbed the other's hand and suppressed his excitement and whispered, "So, so you are the 'Shadow Trainer' of Oguri who has never shown her face but has been secretly guiding her running strategies and leading her to victory!? My disrespect! I have always wanted to meet you and express my gratitude to you in person!!"

"Forehead......"

Uozuka Saburo was a little confused by Maori Kogoro's enthusiasm. He turned his head blankly and said to Maori Ran: "Miss Ran? Excuse me, your father is..."

"...Ahahaha, my father...loves watching horse racing..."

It felt a bit embarrassing for her daughter to say it out loud, a middle-aged man waving a bat and cheering for a group of girls of the same age as himself... But Mao Lilan still explained the reason for Uozuka Saburo: "It seems that he won a lot of money by betting on Miss Oguri, so..."

"So that's it."

Uozuka Saburo nodded in understanding, quickly noted the information in his mind, and slightly adjusted his plan.

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Accompanied by the sound of sirens, all the doors slowly closed at the same time, and the Shinkansen finally departed on time and started its routine journey.

"So, Miss Oguri doesn't have a trainer yet, and you're here as her training instructor and teacher, bringing her out for social practice this time?"

"Well, that's about it."

While offering snacks to Oguruma, who was starting to feel hungry again, Uozuka Saburo took off his sunglasses and looked at the people in front of him. Maintaining a calm but friendly attitude, he said, "I just joined Tresen Academy two months ago. I've been through a lot, and she's helped me a lot... To be honest, she's helped me more. I should call her 'Sensei'."

"No, Brother Uozuka, we still owe you more."

Chapter 155: Forging Ahead

Oguruma, who was eating, suddenly swallowed his food and looked at Uozuka Saburo seriously. He said, "Although there is a lot of negative news about you circulating in the outside world, as far as I can tell, not a single student or teacher in Tresen would deny what you have done. You have affirmed our efforts and brought new hope to this academy. We are all very grateful to you."

"...Ha, thank you so much."

Uozuka Saburo smiled helplessly, rubbed Oguruma's hat-covered head and said, but his heart was even more complicated...

It seems like he is deviating more and more from the "right path" of the Black Organization?

However, the three members of the Mori family who were watching from the sidelines had no idea what he was thinking. They were all moved by the friendship between him and Oguruma - especially Maori Kogoro, who was almost like a housewife crying while watching the 8 o'clock drama with a handkerchief in her handkerchief! He sobbed and snotted, saying corny things like "Wow, what a beautiful relationship! It's simply the most precious treasure in the world", which made Conan, who was standing beside him, feel disgusted and got goosebumps all over the floor.

"But, shouldn't I say it's truly worthy of being called Central Tresin? All sorts of situations can actually happen in the school."

Soon, as the only adult and an avid horse racing enthusiast, Maori Kogoro disintegrated Maori Ran and became a conversationalist with Uozuka Saburo.

He wiped away tears of emotion, revealing a serious expression his daughter rarely saw. He frowned slightly and stared at Uozuka Saburo. "After all, I'm a detective too. I've heard about what you've been through... It's truly heartbreaking and infuriating that such filthy scum could appear in such a sacred place of education."

"Who says it's not?"

Uozuka Saburo, who increasingly felt that Maori Kogoro was a potential partner, nodded. Staring into his old but clear eyes, he half-seriously echoed his words, "Since you're a sensible person, I'll be frank with you: In Tokyo, it's absolutely impossible to completely eliminate all bad things. You can either choose to avoid them and make yourself look clean, or face these things head-on, even if it means getting yourself stigmatized. Do you think I'm right?"

"......well......"

Hearing the hidden meaning of Uozuka Saburo, Maori Kogoro instantly revealed a feeling that Maori Ran and Conan had never seen before, and sighed heavily: "Yes, you are right... If possible, I also want to become a person like you..."

"......dad?"

"Uncle Maori?"

"..."

"...Then, I'll enjoy being surrounded by countless youthful horse girls every day, and personally train a champion to make a fortune! Haha!!"

""ha!?""

"...Indeed~ This kind of life is wonderful~"

Seeing that this older brother, who was only three years older than him but looked almost fifty years old, showed his free and easy side, Uozuka Saburo stopped testing him and smiled as he helped him change the topic to another place, thus livening up the atmosphere again.

There are some things that only adults like them understand, so they can just discuss them briefly. There is no need to say them in front of the children. They should all maintain their dignity.

This is a common tactic in the organization and also the best tactic that Uozuka Saburo has learned. As the underlying logic for dealing with targets over the age of 35, it is very useful and almost always works accurately and is always successful.

It's the same this time.

Each of the five people has members belonging to two age groups. Uozuka Saburo started the topic with Maori Kogoro, and Oguruma and Maori Ran naturally started the chat mode as well. As the champions of the sports department, they obviously have more common topics than two grown men.

As for Conan, after listening to the women's group's hand-breaking stone-breaking training experience exchange meeting in a cold sweat for a while, he quietly hid on the side of the uncle group. He would rather listen to the two of them bragging about their business than be forced to think about the possibility that he might be broken into several pieces in the future.

But this made Kogoro Mouri feel a little unhappy: He finally met an adult who had a lot of common topics related to horse racing to chat with, and if a little kid like you came in, wouldn't it ruin the atmosphere?

"Go, go, go find your sister Xiaolan, and don't bother us."

"I want to hear about horse racing, too, Uncle Maori! Maybe I can become a trainer in the future and provide you with firsthand information, okay?"

"Tsk! That's going to take forever! I've been waiting till my hair turns gray!"

Disapproving of Conan's words, Kogoro, who still looked disgusted at him, grabbed Conan's collar and turned him 180 degrees, raised his chin and said, "Besides, isn't Miss Oguri there? If you have any questions, just ask her directly. I'm sure she knows more clearly than us."

I have to say here that although Kogoro Mori is essentially an old pervert and really likes to watch horse racing girls like Oguruma run races and hold live dances, he is after all an old father with a daughter in high school. Although he may show a certain degree of star-chasing attitude towards her, he will never be as unscrupulous as he is with other adult women. Instead, he abides by the rules and never does anything inappropriate. Even when they communicate directly, they talk to their "guardian" Saburo Uozuka.

But Conan didn't care about that. Although he was also an athletic boy, he was no match for the two Roll Kings. He didn't want to go back to the atmosphere that was gradually transitioning to a bare-handed killing experience exchange meeting...

At the critical moment, it was Uozuka Saburo who spoke up to save him: "It's okay, Mr. Maori. Children always care more about what they like, but Oguri is a little bit..."

"Hey... I understand, I understand. After all, my daughter also..."

The two men turned around and saw two graceful ladies rolling up their sleeves to test each other's wrist strength, and they couldn't help but sigh.

"I just need to go to the bathroom. Why don't you and Oguri go get an autograph and chat? I'll take the kid for a walk."

“Eh!? How can this be… Hey! Hey! Wait a minute, Uozuka-kun!!”

Subconsciously, he wanted to reject Uozuka Saburo's "good intentions", but found that the other party had no intention of discussing with him. He walked towards the bathroom in the middle of the car by himself. Even Conan followed him silently. He was a little angry for a moment, and looked at Oguruma with an embarrassed expression.

At my age... isn't it a bit embarrassing to ask a high school girl for her autograph?

Chapter 156: Genius boy?

Of course, it didn't take long before Kogoro Mouri's self-esteem, which he had abandoned many years ago, was completely vulnerable in the face of the temptation of getting his idol's autograph in person. It was completely destroyed after just a little more than half a minute of hesitation. He happily took the small booklet he carried with him and went over to the "Weak Girls' Club" to start a conversation.

As for the fact that he became complacent because of Ogurimao's polite compliments and was eventually punished with an iron fist by the good girl who could no longer bear it, it had nothing to do with Uozuka Saburo - his attention was now completely focused on the little brat who was traveling with him.

"Huh~ Refreshing."

While tying his belt and pulling open the sliding door of the bathroom, Uozuka Saburo was not surprised to see the little brat named Edogawa Conan hurriedly moving two steps to the side, as if he didn't want to be discovered eavesdropping, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Your name is Conan, right? You seem to be paying a lot of attention to me since we first met. Can I ask why?"

"Huh!? How...how did you find out..." Edogawa Conan trembled all over and asked, touching his head pretending to be embarrassed.

"Don't forget my profession, ok? Little detective," Uozuka Saburo said with a stern smile. "As a teacher with a group of students with strong personalities, I'm often scrutinized with curious eyes. It's almost like I can sense them without even looking. And compared to those girls staring at me intently, the way you occasionally look away but can't help but glance is so easy to spot."

“Ah, ahahaha…”

It was a mistake... I didn't expect that the peeping method that was usually hopeless and disadvantageous would fail in front of the real teacher.

How to resolve this issue?

"Also, if I'm not mistaken, you just felt that there was something wrong with me and subconsciously analyzed whether I was a bad guy, right?"

“.......!!???”

Feeling the meaning of this question, Edogawa Conan, who was still thinking with his head down, suddenly raised his head and looked straight upwards, but happened to meet the cold and ruthless gray eyes of Uozuka Saburo, who looked at him as if he were a dead person, and his body stiffened instantly.

It's happening again! That feeling of facing those guys... again!!

Upon closer inspection, this person was also dressed in black, and was wearing the same hat and sunglasses as the square-headed man in black... Could it be that he really was...?

He moved! He moved! He reached into his bosom!

Is it a gun? Or a knife?! Is he planning to kill himself right here?!

Damn it! When exactly did my identity get exposed... Lan...

"Sorry, did I scare you again?"

"......Eh?"

The aura of death that lingered around him suddenly dissipated. The boy stared blankly at the tall figure squatting down, and the hand that was stretched out in his arms was also retracted and stretched forward, holding an object in front of Conan:

That's an extra-small carrot.

In other words, it is a thumb-sized, extremely delicate colorful candy made in the shape of a carrot!

"...?"

"Eat it, I won't tell your parents."

Mistakenly thinking he was worried about being discovered by the Mori father and daughter, Uozuka Saburo stuffed the candy directly into Conan's open mouth. Seeing Conan's face showing a complex expression of tension and relaxation, he shrugged and said, "Don't look at me like that. I'm used to being treated as a potential villain by children because of my appearance. When I first started working there two months ago, I was hit by a hard headbutt as fast as a car because of it."

"..."

That sounds really bad, Conan thought in his head.

"No! Um...fish, Uozuka-nii?"

"Just call me Uozuka-sensei, or Uozuka-uncle."

Uozuka Saburo pinched a piece of candy for himself and, after thinking for a moment, decided to reveal a little information to the detective's assistant: "I'm thirty-five years old, only two years younger than Detective Maori, so there's absolutely no problem with you calling me uncle."

“Ah!? This!”

This really shocked Conan. Looking at the face that looked like he was about 25 years old, his mind was active and he immediately thought of many possibilities, but each one was beyond common sense. He was stunned for a long time and then said blankly: "Could it be that it is some kind of... Hmm!"

"Oh? You're smarter than I thought, Edogawa-kun."

Narrowing his eyes and addressing Conan as an adult, Uozuka Saburo looked at Conan's inexplicable panic and chuckled as if he had just realized something. "Don't worry, I'm a teacher. I wouldn't be like those unscrupulous scientists in the movies who would capture and dissect any gifted person they see for experiments. Aside from feeling a little strange, I wouldn't have too many thoughts."

"...Really?"

It seemed that he couldn't accept that Uozuka Saburo's attitude was so different from what he had imagined. Edogawa Conan froze for a while like an overloaded computer. Suddenly, he grabbed Uozuka Saburo's clothes excitedly and said, "Could it be you! Uh..."