Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 444: Borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, you are worthy of it! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

"Really? It's a holiday, why is there such a traffic jam?"

Sitting in the last row of the bus with his legs crossed and looking at the serious traffic jam in front of him, with the traffic moving almost a few centimeters per minute, Kogoro Mouri sighed slightly, with a look of helplessness on his face.

"Ran, would it be faster if we took the train?"

However, to his surprise, his daughter did not answer his question. Instead, she stared at the bouquet in her hand in a daze.

"I really didn't expect that I would be able to model Ms. Toya's clothes. It feels like a dream."

As she spoke, Mao Lilan closed her eyes somewhat intoxicatedly, as if she had begun to imagine herself wearing those trendy clothes and being featured in magazines as a model.

Seeing her like this, Maori Kogoro couldn't help himself, "I say, Xiaolan, is the other person really called Toya Eiko?"

Why did he feel that this thing was so dreamy?

When he said this, Maori Kogoro paused and added hesitantly, "It's the one who is known as the country's leading design master..."

But before he finished speaking, Bai Ye, who was sitting next to Mao Lilan, took over, "Yes, it's the top designer in Japan - Toya Eiko!"

Toya Eiko is a well-known designer and also the murderer of this murder case.

However, there is no need to tell Mao Lilan and others about this matter, so as not to affect the mood of his girlfriend.

Mao Lilan nodded gently, "Yes, it's her."

"By the way, if I remember correctly, Toya Eiko's fashion show seemed to have been suspended a while ago, right?"

Listening to the conversation between several people, Conan, who was sitting next to them, supporting his face with one hand, looking out the window bored, took over the conversation without turning his head.

As he spoke, Conan sighed slightly in his heart.

Really, why did they call him for such a thing? He is not interested in clothes.

Compared to this, he would rather stay at home and read his favorite Sherlock Holmes collection, or go out and solve cases.

It’s a pity that he is just a kid in elementary school, and is living in Kogoro Mouri’s house. His opinion is totally unimportant!
Touching his chin, Maori Kogoro pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that their previous competitor released a new winter clothing model that was very similar to their fashion show, so they were forced to suspend it."

After taking a deep look at Maori Kogoro, Conan's eyes flashed with a strange color, "Hey, Uncle Maori, you know these things so well?"

When he said this, Conan's mouth curled up into a teasing smile, "Could it be that you are a fan of Toya Eiko?"

That girl named Toya Eiko must be a great beauty, right?
Otherwise, it is impossible for some confused detective to pay so much attention to things related to her!

Looking at Conan's playful smile and funny expression that seemed to deserve a beating, Kogoro Mouri felt his fists become a little hard.

However, before he could use his fists to beat up the naughty kid as usual, Mao Lilan looked at him with surprise, "Dad, really?"

With a dry laugh, Maori Kogoro quickly explained himself, "Ahem, stop joking. A so-called detective must always care about society in order to expand his business tentacles..."

Then there were some difficult words like "As a detective, you have to be involved in various fields", and the car suddenly became cheerful...

……

"Is this right here?"

Looking at the tall buildings in front of them, everyone was filled with emotion.

“What a huge building!”

After sighing for a moment, Kogoro Mouri squatted down, took out a comb from his arms, and started combing his hair in front of the mirror.

He is about to meet the beautiful Toya Eiko, and he cannot show his bad side.

Seeing his actions, Conan couldn't help but be speechless, "Uncle, you didn't come here to be a model..."

When he said this, Conan paused and gave a mischievous smile, "Or are you really a fan of Toya Eiko?"

With this look on his face, how can someone say that he is not a fan of Toya Eiko?
Haha, why doesn't he believe this kind of thing?
Hearing Conan's teasing, Maori Kogoro gritted his teeth, stood up from the ground, his face full of impatience, "You little brat, you keep nagging so noisy!"

Knowing that he didn't want to admit it, a certain little kid actually mentioned it again and again in front of his precious daughter.

I don't know, is there a kind of aesthetics in dealing with things called "not speaking out loud"?

That little stinky brat is so uncute!
Sure enough, from the very beginning, he didn't like a certain little brat very much, and there was a reason for that!

After scolding Conan and using his dangerous expression to make the other party dare not say anything more, Kogoro Mouri brought Ran Mouri and others into the high-rise building.

Arriving at the front desk, Mao Lilan stated her identity and purpose, "Excuse me, my name is Mao Lilan, and I was invited by Ms. Toya Eiko to be her model..."

Hearing her words, the staff nodded gently towards her, "Let me confirm first, the chairman will be back soon, please wait over there for a moment..."

Mao Lilan pursed her pink lips and said, "Okay..."

“It’s quite quiet here.”

Perhaps because it was the holiday, there were not many people scattered around the huge office building. The building, which was usually bustling with people, was very quiet at this moment. As a result, Kogoro Mouri and his companions, affected by the environment, could not help but lighten their footsteps and subconsciously lowered their voices.

While registering the information of Mao Lilan and others, the staff member casually replied, "Yes, because today is a holiday."

"So there was no one else around, and it was quiet."

When the staff member was about to say something here, he heard hurried footsteps at the side, interrupting his thoughts.

"Sorry, I'm late."

The speaker was a capable middle-aged woman with short hair, who looked to be in her 40s. Although the years had left some indelible marks on her face, from her face and figure which still had a bit of charm, it could be seen that when she was young, she must have been a beautiful and tall woman.

"I'm so sorry, Miss Maori, you've been waiting for a long time, right?"

Mao Lilan shook her head slightly, "No..."

Looking at the woman who hurriedly walked into the company, Conan frowned slightly, "Sister Xiaolan?"

Mao Lilan lowered her head curiously, "What's wrong?"

Conan pondered for a moment and pointed at the handbag carried by the middle-aged woman, his eyes full of confusion and puzzlement, "Is that kind of big handbag popular now?" It was really strange that she was obviously a top designer but was carrying this kind of big handbag which was not popular now.

Could it be that the great designer in front of him likes to be different, or is this a popular style recently?
However, this style of bag is popular among people nowadays. Is there something wrong with their aesthetic taste?

"Eh?"

Mao Lilan was stunned.

What big purse? How come she doesn't know about this?
Following the direction Conan pointed, Mao Lilan pursed her lips, pondered for a moment, and had an answer in her mind, "This is probably a new design she made, right?"

When she said this, Mao Lilan paused for a moment, "Although it may seem a little ordinary and inconspicuous now, she is the kind of person who walks at the forefront of fashion, so in the future, it will definitely become popular."

After all, this is the bag that the great designer Toya Eiko likes to carry. Even if it’s not because of anything else, just because of the name Toya Eiko, that bag will become popular very quickly!

Conan was slightly stunned and said nothing.

Will it become popular in the future?

Sorry, he really cannot agree with this aesthetic!

Anyway, if it were him, he wouldn't really like this style of bag.

While Conan was thinking, the middle-aged woman who had just registered her information at the front desk came over and said, "I'm so sorry!"

Mao Lilan shook her head slightly, and then took the initiative to introduce, "This is my father, and my good friend Bai Ye."

Glancing at the little carrot head on the ground, Mao Lilan continued to introduce, "Also, this is Conan who is fostered in our house. He insisted on coming with me...so..."

Conan couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Hey, could you please stop mentioning foster care all the time?"

Foster care was not what he wanted.

If possible, he also hopes that he can restore his true identity and get along with his childhood sweetheart as the famous high school detective Kudo Shinichi, but there is no chance.

Bai Ye nodded to Toya Eiko as a greeting, and Toya Eiko also nodded in response with a smile.

As for Maori Kogoro, he coughed and stepped forward to greet him seriously, "I am Maori Kogoro, I am troubling you with my daughter this time!"

Hearing Maori Kogoro's self-introduction, Toya Eiko's pupils shrank suddenly, and then she couldn't help but exclaimed, "Mauri Kogoro?! Are you the famous detective Maori Kogoro?!"

She never expected that the famous detective Kogoro Mouri would come.

Damn it, if she had known that Kogoro Mouri was the father of the beautiful girl in front of her, she would not have invited him to be her model from the beginning.

It’s a pity that it’s too late to say anything now.

After all, if everything was fine at first, but then out of the blue they unilaterally cancelled the agreement and sent Mao Lilan and others back, it would be easy for people to see that there was something wrong with such an inconsistency.

Thinking of this, a hint of worry inadvertently flashed across Toya Eiko's eyes, and her expression was quite unnatural.

Taking in the expression on her face, Conan frowned slightly.

When this Toya Eiko heard the name of a certain confused detective, her expression was a little too nervous, as if she had done something wrong. Her appearance was really too suspicious.

what happened?

"Where? Have you heard of my name? What an honor!"

Kogoro Mouri didn't think too much about it. He thought that after such a long time, his reputation had finally risen. Even the famous designer Toya Eiko had heard of his name. He immediately smiled and walked forward to snatch the bouquet of flowers from Mouri Ran's hand, and then handed it to Toya Eiko opposite him to express his admiration for her.

"This is a small gift from me. Please accept it, Mr. Toya!"

Although Toya Eiko is no longer a great beauty, she is still a first-class figure in society. Even if you don't consider anything else, just this point alone is worth his enthusiasm!

Looking at Kogoro Mouri who looked like he was presenting a treasure, how could Toya Eiko not understand that the famous detective in front of her was her fan.

She took a deep breath, suppressed her anxiety, managed her expression, and forced a smile on her face, "Thank you so much!"

There is no one who doesn't like to be pursued so enthusiastically, and she is no exception.

However, while she was excited about the fact that the famous detective Mouri Kogoro was her fan, she was also vaguely worried that this was just a means for the other party to paralyze her.

Although the possibility of such a thing happening is not high, she has to be on guard against it as she has something to hide.

"Wow..."

While everyone was talking in a familiar manner, the sound of a door opening was heard outside the company, and then a woman in green, with an elegant temperament and pretty appearance, walked in from outside the company.

"Morning, Chairman!"

Noticing her presence, Toya Eiko took the initiative to introduce her without waiting for anyone to ask, "This is my secretary, Ms. Taniguchi Mika."

Looking up at Bai Ye and the others, Mika Taniguchi said indifferently, "I am Mika Taniguchi."

He didn't care about her cold attitude. After all, as the chairman, how could Toya Eiko not know what kind of personality her secretary has?

Thinking of this, Toya Eiko knew that Mika Taniguchi's behavior was not because she had any opinions about Maori Kogoro and others, but because of her personality. Holding flowers in her hands, she continued to introduce Maori Ran and others to her, "This is Miss Maori Ran and her good friend Mr. Byakuya..."

Mao Lilan and Bai Ye looked at each other and nodded slightly.

"Also, her father, Kogoro Mori..."

Toya Eiko lowered her head and looked to the side, where there was a short carrot-headed person. "This one is..."

Before she could finish her words, Conan took the initiative to introduce himself, "I'm Edogawa Conan..."

"Yes, little Conan."

After looking down at Conan, Toya Eiko paused, then turned her gaze to Taniguchi Mika beside her.

"I'm so sorry to bother you to come here on our Sunday."

(End of this chapter)