Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 225 Let’s go on a date to a place you like.

"If I don't say that, should I tell Mr. Aso that the Phantom Thief Lady wants to help their family?" Lin Xiuyi frowned slightly, "Will he still believe me then?"

"Humph, even though I'm a Phantom Thief, what I do is much better than those officials," Tozawa Chikage said with an indignant look on his face, "Why do they get to be so high and mighty?"

"I didn't expect that you are still an angry young man," Lin Xiuyi teased.

"I just don't believe you haven't thought about this?" Tomizawa Chikage raised her eyebrows, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and stared straight at Lin Xiuyi.

"When I was young, I was indeed similar to you. Now that I'm older, I have learned to accept reality," Lin Xiuyi sighed lightly, a trace of emotion appearing on his face, as if he was recalling the passionate years of the past.

"You're considered old?" Fu Ze Qian Ying rolled her eyes at him. "Then wouldn't that make me an old woman?"

After chatting for a few more words, Lin Xiuyi said goodbye: "I have done what I promised you. I won't disturb your rest. Let's go to the izakaya when you have time."

"I'd like to go too," Tozawa Chikage teased Kisaki Eri, "but I'm afraid your girlfriend wouldn't welcome it."

"When you open a shop and do business, everyone who comes is a customer," Hibiki Eri replied stiffly.

……

After coming out of the Mika Central Hospital, Kisaki Eri walked silently beside Lin Xiuyi, her brows slightly furrowed, and a hint of worry in her eyes.

Lin Xiuyi noticed her strangeness, tilted his head slightly, and asked curiously, "What are you thinking about?"

"I suddenly feel a little sad," the girl sighed softly. "That child named Chengshi actually has to rely on stolen money to treat his illness, otherwise he will just die. Isn't it the responsibility of society and the government to help him?"

"This issue should be reflected upon by the tax collectors, not us," Lin Xiuyi smiled, took her hand, and squeezed it gently. "It's still early, let's go on a date."

"Huh?" Hibari was startled for a moment, then asked expectantly, "Where are we going?"

"Of course, go to your favorite place." Lin Xiuyi said with a smile.

……

"This is..." Hibiki Eri gritted her teeth and asked with a dark face, "The meeting place you mentioned?"

"I'm not wrong. Isn't this your favorite place to stay?" Lin Xiuyi replied innocently.

"It's true that I like books," Hibiki Eri snorted, "but you don't have to go on a date in the library. Besides, do you dare to say that the purpose of your coming here is really to go on a date with me?"

Lin Xiuyi smiled apologetically with a guilty conscience. His main purpose for coming here was naturally for the drug-dealing librarian.

According to Xiben's confession on Yueying Island, every time he contacted the other party to buy drugs, the other party would ask him to trade near the Beika Library.

Inspector Samezaki and the others didn't think anything of it, but Hayashi Shuichi immediately recalled the psychological trauma of his previous life, the director who used the library shelves to hide drugs.

Apparently, Hibiki Eri had also thought of this. She said angrily, "You're only so proactive when you encounter a case!"

"That's drugs," Lin Xiuyi whispered back as he surveyed his surroundings. "Gambling and drugs are my mortal enemies."

The two of them are now in the lobby on the first floor of the Mihua Library. Many people come here to read books on weekends, and the lobby is bustling with people.

"You must be mistaken. This is a library. How could drug traffickers come here?" Kisaki Eri shook her head, a hint of certainty in her eyes, "Could they disguise drugs as books?" "What you said is very likely," Lin Xiuyi said while dealing with his childhood sweetheart, walking to the floor map of the library.

"Just tell me where you want to go," said Hibiki impatiently, "I'm very familiar with this place."

"Which floor is where children read?" Lin Xiuyi asked after thinking for a while.

After so many years, the only memory he had of the library case was the expressionless face of the library director who appeared as the elevator slowly rose.

However, since the drugs were found by the kids in the Junior Detective League, they obviously were not found in the place where the profound books were stored.

"The place for children to read should be the children's books and newspapers section," Fei Yingli replied without thinking, "It's on the third floor."

"Let's go and take a look over there first," Lin Xiuyi said, and walked towards the elevator. Kisaki Eri had no choice but to follow him.

The two walked into the elevator. Just as Lin Xiuyi was about to press the close door button, a young man squeezed in pushing a cart full of books.

The space in the elevator suddenly became much smaller, and Hayashi Shuichi and Kisaki Eri could only stand next to each other.

"Sorry..." The young man apologized and looked at Eri in surprise, "It's you, Miss Fei who likes to read on the fifth floor."

"Mr. Tamada," Kisaki Eri greeted politely.

The young man was none other than the library staff member, Kazuo Tamada.

The fifth floor of the library is filled with profound books on law, politics, and religion. Not to mention children, even adults rarely read books on the fifth floor.

Although Hibiki Eri was a young girl, she was a frequent visitor there, which naturally left a deep impression on the people in the library.

"The book you asked me about last time, I remember someone returned it a few days ago," Mr. Yutian reminded him, "If you want to borrow it, you'd better do it as soon as possible."

"Okay, I'll go in a minute," Kisaki Eri's eyes lit up and a happy expression appeared on her face.

Mr. Yutian pressed the button for the fourth floor, then looked at the lit third floor below and asked in confusion, "Aren't we going to the fifth floor to read books today? Aren't there children's books on the third floor?"

"This..." Kisaki Eri turned and looked at Hayashi Shuichi.

"We're here to help my brother find extracurricular reading material," Lin Xiuyi said with a natural smile. "The school asked them to write a book review, but the child couldn't come because he wasn't feeling well, so we had to help."

The elevator reached the third floor, and Lin Xiuyi and Ki Eri came out. The girl nudged her childhood friend in confusion, "Where did you get your brother?"

"You don't even know whether I have a younger brother or not?" Lin Xiuyi spread his hands. "I can't say my sister is sick, right? Wouldn't that be cursing Lingzi?"

"Huh, you really are a good brother who loves his sister." Hibiki Eri narrowed her eyes slightly and said sarcastically, "It's a pity that the little girl doesn't want to be just your good sister."

Lin Xiuyi laughed dryly and quickly changed the subject: "Okay, stop talking about this and follow me."

Walking into the children's book and newspaper area, most of the people there were children under ten years old. When they saw Lin Xiuyi and the other two come in, many children looked over curiously.

Lin Xiuyi was about to start checking the bookshelf when a kind voice said, "Have you come to the wrong place? The books here are not suitable for you..."

(End of this chapter)