Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 45: The Strange Young Man with Glasses
Lin Xiuyi observed the surrounding environment and when he saw that no one was paying attention to this side, he explained the situation in a low voice.

Mrs. Sato was skeptical, but finally nodded and agreed to go and call the police.

But when she wanted to take Xiaomei and Zi with her, she was rejected by the girl.
"Mom, I want to keep an eye on that thief with my big brother!"

Xiao Meihezi lowered her voice, obviously knowing that she should speak quietly so as not to be heard by the bad guys.

Mrs. Sato couldn't persuade her daughter, so she could only ask Lin Xiuyi to take care of her, and then she quickly walked towards the nearby intersection.

Lin Xiuyi took Xiao Meihezi's hand and walked back to where he was sitting naturally.

Little Takagi was still nibbling a peach. Compared to the lively and active Sato Miwako, he was much more well-behaved.

"Hey, big brother, you..." Xiao Meihezi sat down for less than a minute and couldn't contain her curiosity and wanted to ask a question.

"Shh!" Lin Xiuyi made a gesture to silence him, "I'll talk to you later."

"Oh," the little girl nodded in agreement, but looking at her uneasy look, it was obvious that she was still very curious.

"Let's go play with sand," Lin Xiu said with a smile, "You like catching bad guys, right? Then build a prison with sand and lock the bad guys in it."

"Yeah, I can build a prison out of sand!"

Xiao Meiwazi's eyes lit up, and she grabbed Xiao Takagi and ran towards the sand pit. The latter was caught off guard, and the half peach left in his hand fell directly to the ground.

"My peach, peach..."

"You're the one who eats so slowly!" Xiao Meihezi said confidently, "You just destroyed my castle, now you have to help me build a prison!"

"...Okay, okay."

Xiao Gaomu didn't dare to resist and could only nod and agree obediently.

After comforting the two children, Lin Xiuyi kept an eye on the bald man while observing the other adults in the park.

In addition to a few women who brought their children here to play, chatted together and laughed from time to time, there were three men in the park.

One was a drunk lying on the chair opposite, seemingly unconscious. At his feet were many beer cans scattered around.

One was a corporate guy in a suit who seemed to be waiting for someone. He was holding a bag and standing at the north entrance of the park, looking around from time to time.

The last one was a tall young man wearing glasses. He looked to be three or four years older than Lin Xiu.

He was holding a notebook in his hand and was quickly drawing something on it. He looked up and around from time to time, and his eyes would always linger on the bald man who was making the phone call.

Those women should not be the bald man's accomplices. After all, no one who comes out to steal things and scout the place would bring their children with them.

As for the remaining three men, Lin Xiuyi pretended to be strolling and walked towards the drunk man first. Before he got close, he smelled the strong stench of alcohol on the other person. Seeing that he was snoring loudly, it didn't seem like he was pretending.

After ruling out the drunkard, Lin Xiu glanced at the office workers in the distance, and finally chose to walk towards the young man with glasses who was closer.

Noticing his approach, the young man with glasses closed the notebook in his hand and asked, "Excuse me, do you have something to talk to me about?"

"I'm just a little curious," Lin Xiuyi asked, "From the way you looked just now, it seemed like you were drawing something. What were you drawing?"

"People in the park," the young man with glasses said with a smile, "this is just a little hobby of mine."

"Can I admire it for a moment?" Lin Xiuyi asked tentatively. "Well... okay," the young man with glasses hesitated for a moment, but still handed over the notebook in his hand.

Lin Xiuyi took it and started to look through it.

Most of the things in the notebook were simple sketches of people. In addition to their physical features, the characters' belongings and identities were also specifically marked. However, the identities seemed to be guessed by the young man with glasses. There were often several different answers, and some of them even had the reasons for his thoughts written below.

Is this guy a peeping tom?
Lin Xiuyi frowned secretly. Judging from the thickness of the notebook, it was obvious that the young man in front of him had been doing this kind of thing for a long time.

As if guessing what he was thinking, the young man with glasses smiled and said, "I just drew some simple sketches to record the other person's features. Legally speaking, this doesn't violate the right of portrait."

"You're an art student..." Lin Xiuyi said, then shook his head. "No, art students don't need to label other people's belongings or guess their identities when they draw...Are you practicing your observation and judgment skills?"

The young man with glasses looked surprised, then nodded slightly: "Yes, my work requires this, and this is the only way to practice."

Lin Xiuyi didn't say anything else and turned to the last page with handwriting. It showed a bald man standing in front of a pay phone.

Above him, the identity guessed by the young man with glasses was marked: a thief who used the phone to scout the area.

The reasons for speculation written next to it were the same as what Lin Xiuyi had thought before.

"Since you've figured it out, why don't you call the police?" Lin Xiuyi asked in a deep voice.

"You've already found someone," the young man with glasses smiled slightly. "It's the little girl's mother. The distance from the community park to the nearest intersection is only about 600 meters. Judging by the time, she should be back with the police..."

Just as he said this, there was a commotion at the north entrance of the community park. The office worker carrying a briefcase shouted "The police are coming" and rushed into the park.

Judging from the direction he was running, he should be trying to escape from the south.

At the same time, the bald man standing in front of the pay phone put down the public telephone book in his hand, pulled up his collar, and walked towards the east exit of the park.

"The bald one is up to you!"

Lin Xiuyi threw the notebook to the young man in glasses and started chasing after the escaping office worker in a suit.

The situation was already very clear. The office worker in a suit was the bald man's companion. His shout was both to remind his companion and to attract the attention of the police and passers-by, giving his companion time to leave.

Among the two opponents, the suit-wearing office worker does the most dangerous work and his fighting ability should be stronger than his companions, so Lin Xiuyi prepared to deal with him personally.

But he was unable to handle both of them, and there was only one bald man left. He couldn't rely on the police on duty, so he could only put his hope on the young man with glasses.

"You really know how to order people around..." The young man with glasses shook his head, stood up and walked towards the bald man.

Lin Xiuyi quickly caught up with the suit-wearing office worker.

Seeing someone trying to stop him, the suit-clad office animal opened his briefcase and pulled out a dagger: "Kid, if you don't want to die, get out of here!"

Lin Xiuyi ignored him and rushed forward.

"Damn it! You asked for this!"

The suited office worker swung a dagger and stabbed at him. Lin Xiuyi dodged it and then raised his foot and kicked the other person in the groin...

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