"It's been really uneventful recently, Xiaolan." Suzuki Sonoko leaned half of her body against Mao Lilan's table, teasing her friend's hair with her fingers, "There's another murder, another Phantom Thief and the like. It's really annoying.

disturbed."

"The work in the office has increased a lot recently. My father used to drink at home all day long, and recently he has also been traveling around because of commissions." When Xiaolan said this, her gentle face was stained with worry.

, “I don’t know whether this is good or bad.”

"You don't have a fever, do you, Xiaolan? Didn't you complain in my ear every day because there was no work in the office? Why are you worrying about business prosperity now?"

"Because it's really scary!" Xiaolan shrank her head, "All the strange jobs that have come to my door recently. For example, the case last week was the murder case that happened in the Red Ghost Village!"

"That murder case? I seem to have some impressions..." Yuanzi scratched his scalp and searched for the memory residue about the murder incident in Red Ghost Village in his often empty head.

"Ah, I remember! I remember that the murderer seemed to have used a detective to forge an alibi for himself...wait a minute, could the detective who was used in that murder case be Uncle Maori?"

"Well, it's my dad." Xiaolan nodded helplessly, "Yuanzi, I'm really scared now. What if my dad is implicated in such a dangerous murder case again, or even regarded as the murderer..."

"There's no need to worry about this, Moori-san." Akatsuki Kurusu, who had been listening, suddenly interrupted, "I remember your father used to be a detective, right? I think he should be able to protect himself."

"Besides, isn't your boyfriend Kudo Shinichi also a famous detective who wanders around various murder scenes? I thought you were used to this kind of thing."

"Who would get used to murders!" Xiaolan raised her eyebrows coldly, her bright eyes looking straight at Kurusu Akatsuki who was talking nonsense, "Also, Shinichi is not my boyfriend!"

"Yes, yes, you are just childhood sweethearts." Yuanzi also said in a strange tone, "It's just that our relationship is so good that we look like a couple... no, just like a couple."

"Garden!"

"But speaking of it, that guy really went too far! He actually left his precious childhood sweetheart behind and disappeared without permission." Yuanzi sat on the table carelessly, kicking the table restlessly with his dangling feet, "Xiaolan,

I think you might as well just dump him!"

"I told you we are not a couple!" Xiaolan said angrily, her cheeks turning red with embarrassment from Yuanzi's teasing.

"Moreover, Shinichi has called me recently and said that he is busy with another big case, so he will take a break from school for a while."

"Such words are unconvincing, and they were over the phone." Akatsuki Kurusu began to say some inappropriate words again, pouring cold water on Xiaolan's head, "Kudo Shinichi's mind is so smart, how can any case be delayed?

Living with him for so long? And there is no similar news published in the recent newspapers!"

"...Maybe Shinichi is conducting a secret search with the police?"

"There is also this possibility. Of course, there is another possibility." At this point, Kurusu Akira suddenly showed a nasty smile, "Maybe the famous detective is lying to you!"

"How could it be possible? Why would Shinichi lie to me if he is so good..."

Just when Xiaolan fell into self-doubt, Kurusu changed the topic and gave her some comfort:

"However, considering the deep relationship between you two - don't glare at me, you know best whether the relationship between you two is deep - maybe Kudo Shinichi cannot tell you the truth for some unspeakable reason.

"

"If this is really the case, his current situation is not that good. Either it is really a top-secret search operation, or..."

"Okay, that's it!" Suzuki Sonoko interrupted Kurusu Akatsuki's speculation at the right time, so as not to worry Xiaolan about what she said next.

"Let's not talk about that man, let him live with Sherlock Holmes for the rest of his life! Xiaolan, there is no grass anywhere in the world! I think you might as well follow me to look for outstanding handsome men!"

"But Suzuki-san, if you want to act together with Mori-san, most of the handsome guys will be attracted by Mori-san!"

"Shut your mouth! I don't want to hear the truth now!" After shouting away the annoying Akatsuki Kurusu, Suzuki Sonoko then patted Xiaolan on the shoulder and said:

"Xiaolan, let me tell you, this weekend is my sister's class reunion, and there will be a lot of high-quality handsome guys there! Why don't you come with me and treat it like a party..."

"But Yuanzi, I..." Xiaolan stopped what she was about to say, hesitant about whether to accept this invitation.

At this time, Kurusu Akatsuki, who had just been drunk, came back unwillingly and opened his hateful mouth:

"Moori-san, let me guess, you don't want to participate in this kind of social activity, but you are worried about Suzuki-san and are afraid that she will be deceived by a man?"

"Hey! Am I such a gullible woman? Xiaolan, please refute him!"

"Yes, that's what I thought! You're absolutely right!"

"Xiaolan, so this is how I look in your eyes!"

Mao Lilan turned around and looked at the sad and angry Suzuki Sonoko. For some reason, Sonoko always felt that there was a kind of compassionate love in her friend's eyes...

Frustrated, Sonoko fell on her back and fell down from the table as if she had no bones. Xiaolan said sorry to her best friend, and then cast her burning eyes on Kurusu Akatsuki.

"Kurusu-san, please teach me how to get the best of both worlds!"

"Ha, the best of both worlds? It's so easy!" Akatsuki Kurusu pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Just find someone who is good at disrupting the situation to go with you."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not the person you're looking for, and I'm not good at disrupting things! My suggestion to you, Maori-san, is that you can just bring that little brat who's eating at your house to the social gathering, isn't it?"

"You mean Conan?" Xiaolan pinched her hair thoughtfully, "But Conan is just a kid?"

"It's convenient for children. Even if they are taken to a social gathering, they will not be regarded as male companions. Then you can just use the excuse that you have to take care of the children to avoid those annoying social interactions!"

"Besides, with how naughty Conan is, he will soon be aware of your thoughts and seriously act as your shield!"

"...If you think about it, it is indeed a good idea to take Conan with you. Thank you, Kurusu-san!" Xiaolan clapped her hands, and the smile on her hesitant face spread again. Only Suzuki Sonoko, who had lost her soul, knocked weakly.

He knocked on the table in protest.
Chapter completed!