Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 158 Was this cheated by a gold digger?
After staying with his sister in the bedroom for an hour, Lin Xiuyi finally went downstairs.

Just as I was about to enter the izakaya, I saw Kogoro Mouri running out with sweat all over his forehead.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xiuyi asked puzzledly.

"Have Eri and Yukiko been acting up today?" Maori Kogoro complained. "The two of them are bickering in a weird way, making the atmosphere in the store weird."

"Xuyi, I really can't stay any longer. Call me when dinner is ready."

After saying that, he quickly slipped up to the third floor.

Kogoro Mori can run, but Shuichi Hayashi cannot walk.

He took a deep breath, prepared himself mentally, and then pushed open the door of the izakaya.

As soon as he entered, he heard Hibiki Eri smirking, "If that slutty fox hadn't raised her butt on her own initiative, how could Shuichi have touched it!"

Fujimine Yukiko immediately counterattacked: "Some people's skinny butts, even if they are raised, Shuichi will not touch them!"

"It's not a good idea to talk about this in the store, is it?" Lin Xiuyi interrupted them with a smile, "If others hear..."

"Let's not talk about others first," Fujimine Yukiko snorted, "Just answer, am I right?"

Kisaki Eri also gritted her teeth and asked, "Didn't you say it was an accident and the train was too crowded? Why did she say you were the one who touched her first?"

These two questions were obviously life-threatening, so Lin Xiuyi didn't dare to answer them. But letting them continue arguing like this was not a solution either.

"Okay, stop making trouble!"

Lin Xiuyi's face turned pale and he slammed the table.
"If you keep making such a fuss, the store won't be open today! From now on, no private conversations are allowed in the izakaya."

"Wow," Fujimine Yukiko blatantly pretended to cry, "The girl with glasses bullied me, and it would have been fine if you didn't help, but you actually taught me a lesson!"

Kisaki Eri glared and yelled back, "Hayashi Hideichi! How dare you slam the table at me!"

"Alright, ladies, this is all my fault, okay?" Lin Xiuyi begged for mercy. "Look at the time now. If I delay any longer, will we be able to do business today?"

The two girls looked at each other, then reluctantly gave up and temporarily called a truce.

……

the next day,
According to the previous agreement, Hayashi Shuichi called Otomo Hiroki, a friend of Fujimine Yukiko's parents and a screenwriter active in the film and television industry.

Last week, he followed the Fujimine couple to the izakaya and asked Lin Xiuyi to help him find his girlfriend who had been missing for half a year.

Half an hour later, Otomo Hiroki drove to the izakaya.

In addition to Hayashi Shuichi, there are three other girls in the store: Kisaki Eri, Fujimine Yukiko, and Reiko, who are also very interested in this matter.

As for Kogoro Mouri, he is still sleeping and hasn't gotten up yet.

"Let me tell you the specific situation first," Lin Xiuyi poured a cup of oolong tea for the guest.

"Misao and I met last June," Mr. Otomo recalled. "We had always been close, and then on October 12th of last year, Misao invited me to go hiking, and we stayed at a hotel in the suburbs."

"That night, Mio said she wasn't feeling well, so she went back to her room to rest."

"After about ten minutes, I got worried and went to look for her in her room, but she was gone! I searched the entire hotel but couldn't find Mio."

"I called the police right away, but by the time they arrived it was already the next day. Those incompetent officers just did a quick search and concluded that Mio had left on her own, closing the investigation."

"But how is that possible! Mio and I have such a good relationship, how could she leave me for no reason?"

"Even if she wanted to break up, she could have just said so. There's no need for her to disappear inexplicably like this!" Lin Xiuyi thought for a moment. "Since the police believe she left on her own, there must be a reason, right?"

"They checked Mio's room and found no signs of a struggle. Plus..."

At this point, Mr. Otomo looked hesitant and seemed reluctant to continue.

"If you want to find someone, please tell me everything you know," Lin Xiuyi advised, "otherwise, there's nothing I can do."

"It's nothing, actually." Mr. Otomo hesitated for a moment before continuing, "A few days before Mio disappeared, she borrowed some money from me."

"That's why the police concluded that she left on her own initiative to evade her debt."

"How much did you borrow?" Kisaki Eri asked curiously, "Do you have a receipt?"

"We are a couple, and Mio borrowed money for her mother's medical treatment," Mr. Otomo waved his hand. "How could I ask her to write an IOU?"

"After Miss Mio disappeared," Lin Xiuyi asked, "did you go look for her mother?"

"No," Mr. Otomo shook his head. "I don't know where her mother lives. Even if I wanted to visit her, there's no way."

"You've been dating Miss Mio for four months," Lin Xiuyi said with a strange expression, "but she never mentioned her mother? It wasn't until a few days before she disappeared that she told you that her mother was seriously ill and needed money for treatment?"

"I know what you're going to say!" Mr. Otomo slammed the table in anger. "You think she's a liar, just like those policemen, right?"

"I do have this thought," Lin Xiu said frankly. "Logically speaking, this is very likely."

"Mio didn't tell me about her mother's condition because she didn't want me to spend money on her," Mr. Otomo said excitedly. "She didn't want money to get involved in our relationship!"

"It wasn't until October when her mother became increasingly ill that she had to come to me for help!"

"Before this, whenever we went out on a date, we always paid for our own meals, AA!"

"How could a girl like this be a liar!"

Fuck, isn’t this the classic trick used by green tea girls to cheat people out of money?

Lin Xiu was speechless after hearing this.

At this point in time, Japan's economy is at its peak.

The status of sex has reached its peak with the development of economy and the trend of democracy, and people have higher requirements in choosing a spouse.

* people advocate "love capitalism", that is, * people should have multiple boyfriends to meet different needs, which is the so-called three wallets theory.

When a student goes shopping, she is usually accompanied by at least three men: one is responsible for taking a taxi, one is responsible for treating her to meals, and the other is responsible for shopping. They are respectively called "the driver", "the food stamp" and "the ATM".

But * will not choose to marry any of the three, because in their hearts, the final destination must be left to their own destiny.

This explosive trend of thought is regarded as a guiding principle by many Tokyo women.

Compared with them, Miss Mio, who usually goes out on dates, pays for her own bills, and does not want money to be involved in relationships, can indeed be considered a very good girl. No wonder Mr. Otomo is so fascinated by her.

Lin Xiuyi was thinking about how to start the conversation.

Then Fujimine Yukiko sighed, "Ms. Mio is right. Relationships really shouldn't be mixed with other things."

Lin Xiuyi turned around in surprise, only to find that the three girls all looked in agreement, even the usually rational Kisaki Eri...

(End of this chapter)