Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 452: No matter how hard you try, you can’t find the right sister! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

At night, at the Maori Detective Agency.

"Have afternoon tea?"

When she heard someone's voice on the phone, Mao Lilan tilted her head, a little surprised.

Out of the blue, my childhood sweetheart suddenly invited me to afternoon tea. What was he planning?
Well, or what was the plan of Teiji Moriya who sent him a letter and invited him to the so-called afternoon tea?
"Yeah!" On the other end of the phone, Conan was holding a butterfly-shaped voice changer and using his own loud Kudo Shinichi voice to speak to Mao Lilan on the other end, "I have a case to investigate right now and I can't leave for the time being, so I really can't go..."

Mao Lilan pursed her pink lips, her eyes were somewhat deep, "Are you saying that you want me to attend in your place?"

Her childhood sweetheart had explained it so clearly. If she still didn't understand, she wouldn't be worthy of being the top student in the school.

"yes……"

Conan nodded slightly, "The invitation letter says that friends are welcome to go together. You can go with your father, and that guy Bai Ye, and the one who lives in your house...what's his name..." When he said this, Conan paused, hesitated for a long time, and didn't say the name, as if he didn't know Conan at all.

Hearing his words, Mao Lilan reminded with some amusement, "Conan."

I have to say, someone acted pretty well.

If she hadn't discovered the truth long ago, she might have been fooled by the other party's acting skills.

But now, she just thought someone's performance was very interesting.

Faintly, she now more or less understands her boyfriend's good intentions in not letting her confess everything to her childhood sweetheart.

Because, watching a certain high school detective rack his brains to come up with all kinds of methods and reasons in order not to reveal his identity, and in order to cover up his identity, he had to do things that were consistent with his current identity as a child.

I have to say, this kind of thing is really interesting.

"Yes, just the few of you can go together." Conan quickly added, "I have already put the invitation letter into your mailbox in advance, don't worry!"

Although he really didn't want Bai Ye to get too close to his Xiaolan, if the other party didn't go, he would have no useful partner.

Moreover, he did care about that guy named Moriya Teiji, but with his status as a child, even if he attended the afternoon tea hosted by the other party, he probably would not have much chance to find out the other party's intention of inviting him.

Rather than not being able to find out the truth, he would rather let Bai Ye come along.

Unlike this little kid, Bai Ye is not only an adult, but also, in terms of reasoning ability, is in no way inferior to this famous high school detective.

If the other party takes action, I believe it will not be a big problem to easily find out Moritani Teiji's intentions.

As for that, if the other party is there, will his Xiaolan be in danger?
At worst, he would just keep an eye on the other party all the time and not give him any chance to attack his Xiaolan.

Mao Lilan nodded, "No problem..."

Going to have afternoon tea with your boyfriend?
Isn't this a date?
Naturally, she wouldn't have too many objections to this.

It is possible that there will be a few more large light bulbs in this date.

For example, a high school detective, or her alcoholic and gambling father.

But it doesn't matter, light bulbs are light bulbs. She believes that with her boyfriend's means, there is a chance that these light bulbs will be
When she said this, her eyes rolled and she had an idea in her mind, "But, Shinichi..."

"Uh……"

Hearing this, Conan suddenly had a bad feeling for some reason.

"You finally called me, and you actually begged me for something like this!"

On the other end of the phone, Mao Lilan pretended to be angry and grumbled, and then smiled playfully, "However, I can agree to your request, but... you have to agree to one condition of mine!"

It was a rare opportunity for her childhood sweetheart to come to her door on his own initiative. She couldn't miss it no matter what. She would definitely take good care of herself and use this opportunity to give him a big surprise.

For example, make requests that surprise the other party.

Of course, she is not a devil after all, and she will not make any excessive demands.

Well, at most it would just make her childhood sweetheart suffer a little.

"condition?"

After these words were spoken, Conan felt the ominous feeling in his heart increase even more.

Mao Lilan's mouth curved into an arc, "Yes, I want you to promise me that you will go to the midnight movie with me next Sunday."

Of course, she was not planning to cheat on her boyfriend, but was planning to celebrate the birthday of her childhood sweetheart.

Because next Sunday is the other person’s birthday.

Moreover, she was not going alone, but was planning to bring her boyfriend, best friend and others with her.

"Huh!??" Conan was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

If it were in the past, he would certainly not mind going to the movies with his childhood sweetheart, and he would be very happy doing so.

But the key point is that he is no longer the high school detective he used to be. Now he is just a little kid, how can he go?

"What's the matter... We haven't seen each other for a long time." As if she had sensed his intention to refuse, Mao Lilan decisively spoke up and interrupted him, "It's decided, we will meet in the lobby of Beika Cinema at 10 o'clock tonight."

Hearing this, Conan couldn't help himself and said quickly, "Um... Lan, wait a minute, next Sunday is not convenient for me... Can we change the time, such as a few days in the morning, okay..."

As for what would happen if Mao Lilan really let him go that day?
There must be a way to the front of the mountain.

At worst, he could ask Dr. Agasa for help, or use the case as an excuse to get away with it.

Mao Lilan said firmly, "No! We must meet on May 3rd!"

When she said this, Mao Lilan paused for a moment, and her tone changed: "By the way, Shinichi, which one do you like better, red or blue?"

Conan was a little confused, "Red and blue? Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Didn't he just say he wanted to watch a movie? Why did he suddenly become interested in colors? What on earth is his Xiaolan doing?

Mao Lilan curled her lips and urged, "Don't worry about it, just answer quickly!"

Seeing this, Conan had no choice but to choose a color, "Then... red!"

"Red!" Hearing this, Mao Lilan raised her eyebrows slightly and showed a bright smile on her face, "Really? It is red after all. I knew you would choose red!"

Fool.

Hearing her laughter, Conan on the other end of the phone couldn't help but smile. The reason why he chose this color was very simple, because red was the favorite color of his childhood sweetheart.

……

It seemed that Maori Ran had been on the phone for too long. Maori Kogoro couldn't help but frown and urged, "Hey! Is dinner ready?"

"Okay, okay! I'll do it right away!" Mao Lilan looked at the man who was already a little drunk with a displeased look and sighed slightly.

Her father just drinks every day. He is really hopeless!
With a man like this, it’s no wonder that her mother would be so angry and unwilling to reconcile with him!

Not to mention other people, even if it were her, she wouldn't want to pay attention to such a man!

Thinking of this, she suddenly lost the mood to continue chatting with her childhood sweetheart, "Okay, no more talking, that's it!"

"We agreed, Shinichi, on the 3rd at 10 o'clock at night, don't forget it!"

After saying that, she hung up the phone without waiting for Conan on the other end to reply.

"Hey! Lan..."

Noticing that Mao Lilan was about to hang up the phone, Conan hurriedly called her name, trying to talk to his childhood sweetheart about going to the movies together, to see if he could persuade her to give up this idea. Unfortunately, although he responded immediately, it was too late. The only response he got was the sound of the wind on the phone...

"Really!"

Listening to the dead tone coming from the phone, Conan couldn't help but sigh.

"If I had known I was going to the movies with her, I wouldn't have called her to have afternoon tea!"

Instead of going to see any movies, he would rather watch his favorite Sherlock Holmes stories at home!

Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now.

"But why did she have to choose May 3rd?"

Pushing open the door of the telephone booth, Conan walked back with a face full of question marks.

"Is there something going on on May 3rd, or is it some special day?"

"The next day was May 4th, the day when Holmes and Moriarty fell into the Reichenbach Falls and died. The following May 5th was Children's Day.

Apart from this, there doesn’t seem to be any special festivals, right?
"Hey...Conan!"

Just when Conan was worrying about this problem, suddenly, a familiar voice came to his ears.

When he looked closely, it turned out to be his old acquaintance - Inspector Megure.

Moreover, next to Inspector Megure, there was another police officer wearing a light blue suit, a white shirt, a beige tie, short hair, some coral-shaped bangs on the forehead, wide eyebrows, a long face, and a wide chin.

"Inspector Megure!" Conan blinked and walked over curiously.

I didn't expect to meet Inspector Megure here.

Could it be that the police have encountered another case?

I just don't know if he will have a chance to take advantage of a case today!

Inspector Megure smiled and said, "Are you going home now?"

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

When he said this, it seemed that he remembered something. Officer Megure looked to his side and introduced, "This is Officer Shiratori who was recently transferred to our department."

"My last name is Shiratori." After looking at Conan deeply, the man called Officer Shiratori smiled and introduced himself to him. "Officer Megure told me a lot about you. I heard that you always seem to notice things that others overlook."

Shiratori Jinzaburo comes from a wealthy family and is the young master of the Shiratori Group. He is 28 years old.

Since Shiratori's childhood dream was to become a legal scholar, he has been able to read and study legal texts since he was a child. 20 years ago, he set a goal to join the police force in the future because of the words of the girl he saved in the bookstore: "Sakura is a symbol that every policeman wears. It is a strong, gentle, handsome flower of justice." With his own efforts, he passed the Japanese National Civil Service I Examination and joined the Metropolitan Police Department as a deputy inspector of the third department of the violent criminal investigation of the first investigation section. Later, he was promoted to inspector and became a colleague of Inspector Megure Juzo.

"Ah... no," Conan scratched his head and said with a smile, "those are just coincidences!"

"I think so too." Officer Shiratori nodded slightly, with an expression that said it was just what he should do. "That's what they say, there's no coincidence in the world."

"…That's what I meant…"

The corners of Conan's mouth twitched slightly, and a crossroads appeared above his head.

He was just being polite, but the guy in front of him was so rude!
However, it's good that the police think of him this way. He doesn't want to attract too much attention.

"By the way, Officer Megure." Conan looked at the car with flashing police lights next to Officer Megure and the others, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is there another case?"

He doesn't mind going back later if there is a case.

Because, cases and such are what he likes the most.

If possible, he even hoped that he could encounter more cases, the more the better.

"Yes, there are some cases."

Officer Megure sighed, "There have been too many cases recently. It seems that I won't be able to enjoy this golden holiday well."

Although it is normal for a policeman to encounter cases.

But encountering so many cases at once, even he felt a little overwhelmed.

Oh, it would be great if he could meet more famous detectives like Kudo and Byakuya to help him.

With a sigh, Inspector Megure said goodbye, "Okay, we're going to get busy. Goodbye, Conan."

After that, he got into the car with the man known as Officer White Bird and left.

"Golden Holiday..."

Looking at the figure of Inspector Megure going away, and recalling his words, Conan touched his chin and thought, "Oh, so May 3 is the Constitution Amendment Day!"

At this moment, he felt that he understood all the truth...

But what if it is the anniversary of the constitutional amendment?
On a day like this, it seems that there is no necessary connection between this and the fact that his childhood sweetheart asked him to go to the cinema on that day, right?
Conan was puzzled by this...

(End of this chapter)