I'm in Conan, I'm not a gangster

Chapter 102 Vermouth: Can't we just talk together? (1 more)
"Xiaolan, I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good. I haven't eaten such a home-cooked meal with a hint of homely flavor for a long time."

"No, I was just doing it casually."

"It tastes so good if you cook it casually? It will taste even better if you cook it carefully! Oh, I didn't expect these things to happen. What a pity for this dinner."

"Hehe~ If Miss Chikako likes it, I'll make it for you when I have time in the future!"

"Oh? Really? I made a note of it."

"…………"

Vermouth, disguised as Chikako Ikeda, is chatting happily with Xiaolan.

However, as they were chatting, she suddenly noticed that the other person seemed a little absent-minded and kept looking to the side.

Seeing this, Vermouth followed Xiaolan's gaze and saw Shiraishi E and the girl named Suzuki Sonoko standing very close to each other.

Looking at Suzuki Sonoko wrapping herself in a quilt and leaning closer, they were probably whispering something, and the two seemed quite close.

After Vermouth noticed it, she immediately realized something. She whispered teasingly, "Xiaolan, are you interested in that boy named Shiraishi?"

"Eh? No, no, there's no such thing!" Xiaolan was shocked, then hurriedly shook her head and waved her hands, denying it again and again: "Don't talk nonsense! It would be bad if other people heard it and misunderstood it!"

“Hehehe…” Vermouth saw Xiaolan’s self-confessing reaction, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She said, “You don’t have to lie to me. I’m a screenwriter, and I often shape the emotions of characters… I have a very accurate control over emotions!”

"This...this..." Xiaolan lowered her head subconsciously, not daring to look the other person in the eye out of guilt. Her face turned slightly red unconsciously. She blushed because she lied, and she also blushed because her secrets were exposed.

This made Vermouth smile like an auntie... She knew that Xiaolan was kind-hearted, but she didn't expect that this child was surprisingly innocent. She blushed after being teased by her.

Her interest was immediately aroused, and she said, "If you don't mind, you can tell me about it and I'll help you analyze it!"

Although Vermouth has not studied relevant psychology, she feels that with her rich life experience, she is more than capable of handling the emotional problems of a sixteen-year-old girl!
"Hmm..." Xiaolan hesitated for a moment. She could feel that "Chikako Ikeda" seemed to like her very much.

After thinking about it, she finally said: "...Actually, this is what happened."

After talking about her emotional problems, Xiaolan felt somewhat relieved.

She had kept this question in her heart for a long time and didn't dare to tell her mother.

Because she knew that her mother and father had always been against her being with Shinichi.

But apart from her mother, she didn't know who to talk to, nor did she know how to solve the problem. She could only lie in bed and think silently at night.

"So that's how it is." After listening to Xiaolan's troubles, Vermouth was not too surprised.

The emotional troubles of children aged sixteen or seventeen are often similar.

I don’t know whether to choose a childhood sweetheart or someone who falls from the sky.

What should I do if my best friend and I like the same person?
Or if my good friend fell in love with the person of the opposite sex first, would it be considered betrayal if I did this?
…………

Faced with this old-fashioned question, Vermouth couldn't help but smile.

Oh, she thought it was no big deal.

Is that all you need to think about?

Can't we just talk about it together?

Anyway, they can't have time to accompany you every day.

If you don’t have time for this one, just find another one!

If you don't have time for either of those, find another one.

If everyone has time, let’s go on a date together!

It's so interesting to see them fighting over me and getting bloody!

However, Vermouth only thought about this and did not say it out loud.

She could see that Xiaolan was a relatively conservative girl and could not accept such advanced ideas.

To her, matters of the heart are just like that.

As for men, they will get you just by making a promise, and will line up to wait for you to choose.

Why would you need to spend so much time on this?
Just a few teases can make the other person's cerebellum control his brain, and he will do whatever you say!
After thinking about it for a while, Vermouth decided to tell Xiaolan in a more tactful way, saying: "There is a very simple way to judge."

"When you dream at night, who you often dream about means who you like to be with."

"The human brain can deceive itself, but the subconscious mind cannot!"

Similarly...people can deceive their brains but cannot deceive their bodies, their reactions are the most intuitive!

If you like it, just feel it. If you don’t like it, even if the other person takes off all the clothes, they won’t have any reaction.

Vermouth didn't say this either.

She felt it was too explicit and that Xiaolan, an innocent girl, might not be able to accept it.

"Is...is that so?" Xiaolan couldn't help but recall the past when she heard this.

She thought about it carefully and found that she had dreamed about Shinichi less and less frequently during this period.

When I dream occasionally, they are always about the same stuff.

For example, if you and Shinichi are on a date somewhere and a murder happens, he will go to solve the case while you wait anxiously by the side.

I have been dreaming about Bai Shihui more often recently. Especially the warehouse, which appears repeatedly and does some improper things to me.

After waking her up several times, she felt weird all over.

Vermouth saw that Xiaolan was looking thoughtful and did not interrupt her thoughts.

She glanced back at the bathroom and her eyes flickered.

In fact, compared to Xiaolan, she cares more about another child... Kudo Shinichi!

This child...why does his every move give me a familiar feeling?
And the little boy named Conan performed very well. Although he was only six or seven years old, his thinking logic was very meticulous, not like a child at all.

This aroused her curiosity!

At this moment, there was a noise from the bathroom, and with a click, Shinichi and Conan came out. Vermouth immediately looked away, not wanting to attract their attention.

When investigating something like this, it’s best to do it when the other party isn’t noticing.

Now that a murder has occurred, if I do something unnecessary, it will easily arouse suspicion.

Vermouth watched them lie down and did not do anything extra.

At this time she felt a little tired. The preparation time was still too rushed. In order to familiarize herself with the various situations of "Chikako Ikeda", she had to sacrifice some sleep time.

"It's getting late, Xiaolan. I'm going to sleep first." Vermouth said hello to Xiaolan and lay down.

"Then I'll go to sleep too... Good night, Miss Chikako." Seeing that everyone had fallen asleep one after another, Xiaolan also lay down.

But she was destined to have trouble sleeping tonight.

..............................

The next morning, everyone packed up and left the resort without even having breakfast.

Fortunately, Takahashi Ryoichi did not destroy the wooden bridge before his death, otherwise it would have been difficult for everyone to leave.

After returning to the city, Suzuki Ayako called the police.

This matter involved Miss Suzuki, and the police did not dare to trouble her to go back to the crime scene, so they sent someone to handle it themselves.

After learning that the murder was committed by the bandaged man, the police sent more than a dozen policemen to search the mountain for three days.

Whether you can find it or not is one thing, but at least you have to show your attitude.

After three days, the team will be disbanded immediately and a wanted poster will be posted.

As for whether he can be found, it all depends on luck... There are so many wanted criminals anyway, so we don't need this one.

"Ms. Chikako, it's still early. Would you like to have lunch with us?" After coming down from the holiday villa, Xiaolan enthusiastically invited the other party.

“No~~ I have to go back and be busy.” Vermouth really wanted to agree, but she thought of the real Ikeda Chikako who was still trapped in the basement by her.

She has to deal with the other party... and see if what Takahashi Ryoichi said is true.

If it's true... then I'm sorry.

She wants this identity!
"Is that so? That's a pity. Maybe next time!" Xiaolan felt somewhat regretful. She knew that the other party was very busy and she didn't know when they would meet again.

"Okay, I'll call you next time I'm free." Vermouth waved goodbye. From beginning to end, she never looked at Kudo Shinichi, as if she was not interested in him at all.

"Xiaolan, I can't go to have lunch with you either... After this happened, I have to go home with my sister." Sonoko said helplessly.

"It's okay~ We'll have plenty of time in the future anyway!" Xiaolan signaled Yuanzi not to worry about it.

"Well~~~Then we'll see you tomorrow, Hui, goodbye!" When Sonoko waved goodbye, she deliberately looked at Shiraishi Hui, her eyes full of ambiguity!
"Okay, see you tomorrow." Shiraishi Hui watched Sonoko leave in the nanny car.

Next, the four of them went to find a restaurant to have lunch.

After Bai Shihui sat down, she heard Xiaolan sigh and said, "It's a rare opportunity to go on vacation at the villa, but I didn't expect to encounter something like this... I feel like I didn't even have a good time!"

He felt that he had gained a lot this time. His relationship with Yuanzi became closer, to the point where he could touch her thighs at will.

"Yeah...the murder case hasn't been solved yet." Conan was still upset about this matter. He felt like there was something stuck in his throat and was very uncomfortable!

Yukiko, disguised as Shinichi, pinched Conan calmly, signaling him not to talk about this topic anymore, what a disappointment!!

"That may not be the case...Aren't you acquainted with Miss Ikeda? I see you two get along pretty well." Shiraishi E said as she took the menu from the waiter.

"That's true! I didn't expect to get along so well with Ms. Chikako!" At this point, Xiaolan's face showed joy. She fantasized: "I don't know if I have the talent to be a screenwriter!!"

Conan's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Sister Xiaolan, if you need to write some reasoning-related content, you can find Brother Shinichi. He will definitely be able to help you."

When Yukiko heard this, she covered her forehead with her hands, feeling a headache.

"I'm sorry, Conan, I probably won't write these things." Xiaolan smiled apologetically.

"Ah...Is that so? That's a pity." Conan said with regret on his face.

"Let's order first!" Yukiko quickly took the menu and stuffed it into Conan's hand, asking him to talk less!
And just at this moment, Conan's cell phone rang.

He took it out and saw that it was Kudo Shinichi's phone ringing, and the caller was Megure Juzo.

Conan's heart moved, and he immediately realized that there was a difficult case!
Otherwise, Megure Jusan wouldn't have come to find me.

"I'm going to answer a call." Conan said as he left his seat, went outside to answer the phone, picked up the bow-tie transformation device and said, "I'm Shinichi... Inspector, what's the matter? Is there a murder? Where? Kurokawa's residence? Okay, I'll be there now!"

After saying that, he couldn't wait to hang up the phone, then sent a text message to his mother before returning to the living room.

"Conan!" Yukiko naturally saw the content of the text message, and she looked at her son helplessly.

Solving the case at this time...are you really planning to give up on Xiaolan?

Conan didn't say anything, but just looked at Yukiko. His determined eyes seemed to be saying: If you don't go, then I will go alone!

Yukiko sighed silently in her heart. She tried to make a final effort and said, "I just received a text message from Inspector Megure. There is a difficult murder case and he wants me to help him look at it... So..."

She looked at Shiraishi, hoping that she would take the initiative to say, "I'll go too."

However, Shiraishi said "very ruthlessly": "Take Conan with you, I think he really wants to go."

Yukiko looked at Xiaolan again, but she also said: "Shinichi, hurry up, maybe we can still make it in time for lunch. Shiraishi-kun and I will try to eat slowly!"

“…Okay! Then you guys take your time eating.” Yukiko said, sighing secretly in her heart, and reluctantly called Conan to leave.

Watching the two men leave, Xiaolan muttered, "Shinichi is really busy... He doesn't even have time to have lunch with us."

"It's okay now, but after you graduate... maybe you'll travel around the world." Shiraishi Hui said. He was not threatening Xiaolan, but telling the truth.

With Shinichi's personality, there's no way he would stay in one place peacefully.

Wherever there is a big case, he will be there.

Otherwise, how can one be worthy of the title of Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era?
"That... makes sense. After all, Uncle Yusaku and Aunt Yukiko have now settled in Los Angeles." After being reminded of this, Xiaolan's heart unconsciously tilted a little more.

(End of this chapter)