Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 198 Maori is not confused (truthful confession)
After drinking a belly full of beer, Tachibana Shizuka accompanied Maori Kogoro to the restaurant's bathroom to urinate.

Tachibana Shizuka was afraid that something might happen to the drunk Mouri Kogoro in the bathroom, and secondly, he was afraid that Mouri Kogoro, who was not completely drunk, would run away halfway.

If he missed what Tachibana Shizuka wanted to know today, he wouldn't know when he would get it again. Opportunities and atmosphere like today's are not always available.

At least although Tachibana Shizuka appears to be an adult, Mouri Kogoro knows his actual age.

After sending Maori Kogoro back to his seat, Tachibana Shizuka reached out for the wine glass, and while placing his hand on the wine glass, he asked Maori Kogoro:

"Uncle Maori, why don't we take a break?"

Maori Kogoro was startled by Tachibana Shizuka's actions. When Maori Kogoro heard Tachibana Shizuka say to take a break, he nodded repeatedly:
"Take a break, take a break! Come on, Jingsi, come and eat some meat!"

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri turned into a ruthless barbecue machine, spreading all the remaining meat on the plate on the table onto the grate.

This is only Tachibana Shizuka, if it were Kudo Shinichi, would he get the same treatment? Maori Kogoro didn't put the pot of red charcoal on Kudo Shinichi's head, which was considered that he was giving face to Kudo Yukiko.

"Uncle, do you know about Conan? About his identity as Kudo Shinichi." Without any preparation, Tachibana Shizuka asked Mouri Kogoro directly.

He didn't think too much about it. Whether Maori Kogoro knew about this or not was irrelevant. Knowing that Tachibana Shizuka was there, he took the opportunity to ask him what he was thinking, throwing such a dangerous thing in his house.

If you don't know, tell him about this.

When Maori Kogoro heard Tachibana Shizuka's sudden words, he suddenly froze while grilling the meat. After a moment, his originally blurred eyes suddenly became clear.

After making eye contact with Kogoro Mouri, Shizue Tachibana knew that Kogoro Mouri knew Conan's true identity.

"You kid," Kogoro Mouri said with clear eyes and pointed helplessly at Shizuka Tachibana.

He knew very well that his previous action had betrayed him, and saying it again now would be somewhat insulting.

Maori Kogoro hadn't expected Tachibana Shizuka to ask so directly and so suddenly. According to Tachibana Shizuka's routine tonight, he should have laid the groundwork or asked inductive questions.

But if someone like Tachibana Shizuka does this, the effect will be very significant.

"Yes, I do know the boy's true identity." Kogoro Mouri picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

Tachibana Shizuka was not surprised by what Kogoro Mouri said. He was just curious about when Kogoro Mouri knew about it.

"When did you find out? It must have been a long time ago. One time, Ms. Yoko asked me to do an investigation at her home, and I was suddenly hit by a flying ashtray and knocked unconscious.

When I woke up, everyone told me the case had been solved and that I had made a brilliant deduction. That’s when I knew there was something wrong with this guy.”

"As for his identity, it's not difficult to deduce. Xiaolan has been absent-minded for a long time since she went to the amusement park with that boy.

Plus, this kid was brought back by Xiaolan from Dr. Agasa, and most importantly, "

Maori Kogoro paused here, his eyes revealing a hint of sarcasm: "The clothes that boy wears are exactly the same as when he was a child.

I can treat two sets of condoms as the same model, but if the condoms are all the same, then there won’t be that many coincidences.”

Maori Kogoro's demeanor and actions at this moment really showed the demeanor of a famous detective. Tachibana Shizuka suddenly realized that Maori Kogoro was not stupid at all!
"That means that Conan's identity was discovered by you, uncle, not long after he moved in?" Tachibana Shizuka subconsciously picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Mouri Kogoro's, and took a sip.

Kogoro Mouri had no intention of competing in drinking. He followed Tachibana Shizuka and took a sip before lighting a cigarette.

A puff of green smoke came out of Kogoro Mouri's mouth, and then was pinched between his index and middle fingers.

"That's right, this guy even wanted to take a bath with Xiaolan. Damn it, if I hadn't stopped him quickly, Xiaolan might have really fallen for him!"

Kogoro Mouri's curse at this moment was pure, full of malice, and came from the heart.

For a man who is obsessed with his daughter, Conan's behavior is tantamount to committing a heinous crime that could lead to the execution of nine generations of his clan. It is hard for Tachibana Shizuka to imagine how Kogoro Mouri later convinced himself to let Conan live in the office.

Perhaps this is the real reason why Conan was given "love education" by Kogoro Mouri for no reason?

Thinking about it this way, every beating Conan received was not unfair, he really deserved it.

"Uncle, you should know about Conan's troubles, right? With such a big problem, given your personality, there's absolutely no reason for him to live in the office."

Of all the people Tachibana Shizuka knew, Maori Kogoro was probably the most proficient at keeping a low profile. Just like Tachibana Shizuka couldn't understand why Maori Kogoro was clearly skilled in martial arts, reasoning, and marksmanship, and of course, his reasoning wasn't too bad either, at least at the level of a first-rate detective.

Tachibana Shizuka didn't know what other reason he could use to explain how he ended up like that, other than keeping a low profile.

But such a low-key person actually took in Conan, a big troublemaker. If Maori Kogoro didn't know Conan's identity, it would be understandable. But now Maori Kogoro clearly knew Conan's "evil intentions".

How could he allow Conan to live here?

As soon as this question was asked, Kogoro Mouri rolled his eyes vividly.

"What can I do? If that brat was just Edogawa Conan or Kudo Shinichi, I would have found a way to refuse him admission.

But if he is Conan and Kudo Shinichi, then it is a huge problem."

"From the day I found out he was Kudo Shinichi, I knew this guy would cause big trouble. He is a big trouble in himself and a time bomb.

But what can be done about it?"

Maori Kogoro took a deep drag on his cigarette: "At that time, Xiaolan's heart was on that kid. It was better for me to keep him under my nose than for Xiaolan to follow him out for adventure, right?

This guy has no way of restraining himself even under my nose. If it weren't for a famous detective like me covering for him, he would have been exposed long ago."

Otherwise, why does Kogoro Mouri dislike Conan and Shinichi Kudo more and more? Normal people say that one learns from one's mistakes.

But after getting into trouble, he should at least behave himself for a few days, right? The idea of ​​being honest simply didn't exist in Conan's vocabulary.

His move into the office happened to inadvertently "kidnap" Xiaolan, which caused Kogoro Mouri to always feel hesitant about Conan.

Conan is the yellow-haired guy who wants to kidnap his own daughter. Now the yellow-haired guy lives in the girl's house every day and eats and drinks for free. If the yellow-haired guy is driven away, he will kidnap Mouri Kogoro's daughter.

From this perspective, Kogoro Mouri is the one who feels the most wronged!
(End of this chapter)