"By the way, when will you and your mother have dinner?"
At this time, while Conan and the others were waiting for Dr. Ali and Xiao Ai in front of Mihua Station, on the other side, Xiao Lan, who had gone out long before Conan, was shopping on the street with Sonoko.
Yuanzi, who also knew Xiaolan's plan to meet Feiying tonight, couldn't help but casually asked Xiaolan.
"Seven o'clock."
Raising her hand to look at the time displayed on the watch she was wearing, Xiaolan responded.
"I think you arranged this time too, right?"
In this regard, Yuanzi couldn't help but ask with some conviction because of his understanding of Xiaolan.
"Um."
Xiaolan nodded, but did not deny it.
But regarding this answer, Yuanzi felt a little helpless and sighed:
"You have really worked hard! It must have been ten years since your mother left home, right?"
"Yes, I was only seven years old that year..."
When mentioning this matter, Xiaolan looked a little lonely and lowered her head, and said in a slightly depressed mood:
"I only remember that they had a big fight. The reason for the separation... I heard that they had different personalities."
"Not long after they separated, your mother became a lawyer, and her life began to become more colorful..."
Regarding this, Yuanzi recalled what she knew about the situation and couldn't help but continue:
"But looking at it on the other hand, your dad quit his job as a police officer and started working as a little-known detective... Oh, yes, although your dad has suddenly become a famous detective, but
Let me tell you, if you hadn't followed him, he might have been ruined long ago."
As he spoke, it seemed that his judgment made sense. Yuanzi was still minding his own business and nodded slightly.
"I think...it shouldn't be so miserable."
Facing Yuanzi's remarks, Xiaolan said tactfully:
"However, my mother often said this about him before."
"So I don't understand it..."
Speaking of this, Yuanzi said with some confusion:
"Since their relationship is like this, why haven't they divorced yet? But you, Xiaolan, have been sandwiched between them, and you have tried to restore their relationship several times without success, right?"
"So, they must still have feelings for each other in their hearts!"
Speaking of this, Xiaolan seemed to be very convinced and said this.
"Really……"
Seeing Xiaolan say this, Yuanzi couldn't help but have a relieved smile on his face and said:
"Then I hope your arrangement tonight will have some effect..."
In this way, when Yuanzi and Xiaolan were walking and chatting, the two of them had already arrived in front of the shopping mall. At this time, Yuanzi looked at the many billboards placed in front of the shopping mall and found one of them about the new book signing event.
Behind the billboard, Yuanzi raised his hand and looked at the time displayed on the watch on his hand, and said slowly:
"Ah, it seems there's still some time before the autograph session starts. Why don't we go have a cup of coffee first?"
"OK."
Nodding, Xiaolan had no objection to this proposal.
So, Xiaolan and Yuanzi first walked to the coffee shop on the first floor of the shopping mall——
"Hey? Isn't this Dr. Ali?"
And just when the two of them entered the coffee shop and were about to find a seat to sit down, Xiaolan suddenly noticed that Dr. Ali, wearing a white coat, was sitting at a table in the coffee shop.
Before, drinking coffee and eating cake.
"Ah, it's Xiaolan and Yuanzi!"
In this regard, hearing Xiaolan's voice, Dr. Ali couldn't help but look up and saw the two people appearing here. Dr. Ali couldn't help but responded with some surprise:
"Why are you here?"
"Me and Yuanzi are here to go shopping."
Facing Dr. Ali's inquiry, Xiaolan responded with a gentle expression.
"Dr. Ali, why are you here?"
On the side, Yuanzi couldn't help but asked in confusion.
"Ah, well..."
Hearing Sonoko's question, Dr. Ali touched the back of his head, showed a helpless expression, smiled awkwardly, and responded:
"Actually, I came here early in the morning to refuel my car. But I didn't expect that after refueling, when I drove near here, there was something wrong with my car and it couldn't start..."
"So you came here to eat while waiting for the tow truck?"
Listening to what Dr. Ali said, Sonoko guessed this.
"Hahaha...actually..."
"Dr. A Li... eh? Miss Xiaolan and Miss Sonoko?"
And at this moment, just when Dr. A Li was smiling bitterly and was about to explain, behind everyone, a new person who walked into the coffee shop suddenly said to Dr. A Li and the others, and judging from the voice, all three of them recognized it.
That voice was high and far away.
Turning around, he saw Gao Yuan, wearing a light blue jacket, coming into the store and walking to the seat where Dr. A Li was sitting——
"Ah, Gao Yuan, you are here."
At this time, seeing Gao Yuan arrive, Dr. Ali looked a little happy and said:
"Then I'll trouble you... I have to pick up the children..."
While saying this, Dr. Ali suddenly saw the figure of Xiao Ai walking out from behind Gao Yuan——
"Hey, Xiao Ai, why are you here?"
Dr. Ali asked, slightly surprised.
"I went out a little late and happened to hear the doctor and Gao Yuan's phone call, so I came over together."
With an indifferent expression, Xiao Ai replied.
"what's up?"
Some people didn't understand, so Yuanzi asked curiously about the current conversation between Gao Yuan and Dr. A Li.
"Oh, that's it. Dr. A Li took Xiao Ai and Conan to the museum today, but he didn't expect that Dr. A Li's car would have a problem, so he thought about asking me to help."
Gao Yuan explained this, and then said to Dr. Ali:
"Don't worry, doctor, I will help you find a way to get your car back."
"Well, then I'll trouble you, Gao Yuan!"
After hearing Gao Yuan's explanation, Dr. Ali quickly finished the coffee and cake in front of him, then stood up and prepared to set off.
Seeing this, Xiao Ai nodded to Gao Yuan and then followed Dr. A Li's footsteps.
However, before going out, Dr. Ali was still a little anxious. After asking the clerk at the coffee shop where the toilet was, he hurried to the toilet——
However, just a few seconds after entering the toilet, Dr. Ali ran out of the toilet in an even more panic. As if he had been frightened, he panted in front of Gao Yuan and pointed to the toilet door behind him.
He said hurriedly:
"Gao, Gao Yuan, something seems to have happened inside!"
Suddenly, when he heard what Dr. A Li said, Gao Yuan looked stunned, and then hurriedly ran towards the toilet——
As the toilet door was pushed open, Gao Yuan looked inside and saw that in front of the door of the innermost toilet room, there was a pool of blood flowing out from under the toilet door.
For a moment, Gao Yuan frowned slightly when he saw this scene, took out his gloves from his pocket and put them on, then carefully stepped forward and tried to push the toilet door, but found that he couldn't push it, and it felt like he was being squeezed from the inside.
After something blocked it, Gao Yuan directly put his hands on the wooden board of the toilet cubicle, jumped up, and looked inside from above——
I saw a woman in her twenties stuck behind the door, lying in a pool of blood...