Conan wants to lie down but won't let him

After dealing with Kusuda Rikumichi, Fujiwara Hiroshi finally felt relieved. All the murderers who directly caused the death of his original parents were dealt with.

Previously, Tequila was directly killed by his bomb, and now Kusuda Rikudichi was tortured to death and sent to be fed to dogs, and the one who betrayed his parents' whereabouts was sunk to the bottom of Tokyo Bay to feed the sharks.

After Calvados returned to carry out the undercover mission, Fujiwara Hiroshi replaced Calvados' direct contact with Long Yi and asked Calvados to report to Long Yi regularly.

Long Yi will also organize other information and select the key matters to report to Fujiwara Hiroshi. Fujiwara Hiroshi still visits Vermouth occasionally.

By the way, I also observed the situation of Calvados and found that it has indeed reduced the frequency. Overall, the implementation of Calvados is still satisfactory.

Fujiwara Hiroshi's life returned to normal. Everyday he either went to Touto University to attend classes with Katsuragi Sachiko, or stayed at the Mori Detective Agency.

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After school that afternoon, Sonoko and Xiaolan returned to the Mori Detective Agency together. After greeting Fujiwara Hiroshi and Mori Kogoro who was reading a newspaper, they talked about going to the offline gay meeting on the weekend.

After a while, our short and fat classmate Conan (Edogawa Conan) also returned to the detective agency. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Sonoko talking.

"Xiao Lan, this weekend we have a day off, why don't you accompany me to meet the people in the online chat room? We've been chatting online for a long time, and this is the first time we've organized a meeting."

"But Sonoko, you are a member of the chat room and I am not. Is it really appropriate for me to go there?" Xiaolan said hesitantly.

"Don't worry, Xiaolan! There are no restrictions on attending this meeting. You can only attend on your own. The expenses are based on the AA system. There are two of us going, so we only need to pay our share!"

Seeing that Xiaolan was still hesitant, Sonoko took the initiative to briefly inform Xiaolan of the situation and dispel her concerns.

"Okay, Sonoko! I feel quite awkward. Mainly because I don't know anyone here except you, and it would be a bit awkward to just join in!"

Although Xiaolan often goes to various occasions and even a lot of crime scenes, in fact, Xiaolan is still a relatively introverted person.

"Oh! Xiaolan, you're still shy. It's impossible for you to not have anyone you know to talk to. I know it without you saying it. Even if you really go to the party, you will definitely bring Conan, the burden, with you!"

Yuanzi is starting to talk nonsense again.

"Sonoko, what's the big deal? I just brought Conan along when he was free. I'm worried about leaving Conan with my unreliable dad!

However, even if I were to go this time, I couldn't bring Conan with me, because Conan has recently caught a bad cold, and it's not very convenient to bring him to the party, so I'd better leave him at home to rest."

Xiaolan doesn't plan to take Conan to the party this time because Conan has a serious cold and needs to rest.

Well, Xiaolan, you have changed too. One sentence hurt two people. Maori Kogoro also has a lot of resentment, and was described by his own daughter as an unreliable father.

"Damn it! This cold didn't come earlier or later, but at this time!" Conan complained in his heart.

"A-choo~~" Conan's sneeze startled Xiaolan and Sonoko who were chatting.

"I'm back!" Conan, who was eavesdropping at the door, knew that his whereabouts were exposed, so he said directly.

"Conan is back! Is your cold better?" Xiaolan asked.

"Yeah, much better, Sister Xiaolan." Conan replied.

"Xiaolan, it doesn't matter. Even if this kid can't go, I can find someone else for you." Sonoko said indifferently.

"Brother-in-law, if you have nothing to do recently, please come with us!" Sonoko was very honest and turned around to ask Fujiwara Hiroshi for his opinion.

"I have no problem. I'm free anyway." When Fujiwara Hiroshi heard Sonoko's invitation, he directly stated that there was no problem on his side.

Conan became even more upset when he heard that Fujiwara Hiroshi was going. He thought that if Xiaolan hung out with Fujiwara Hiroshi every day, she would be led astray by this guy Fujiwara Hiroshi.

"Sister Xiaolan, where are you going? I want to go too!" Conan didn't know if it was because he had been a child for too long, but he became more and more good at acting coquettishly.

It seems very abrupt. You know, let alone high school student Kudo Shinichi, even when Kudo Shinichi was a child and the same age as Conan, he looked like a little adult.

If Yukiko really saw Conan like this, she would probably laugh at her own eldest son for a long time.

"No, Conan! Your cold is so serious now, I won't take you this time." Xiaolan refused and hung up on Conan who was wearing a mask.

"Okay, Sonoko, I'll go with you. I really can't do anything about you! Who made me have a best friend like you?"

Xiaolan turned around and said to Sonoko with a helpless look on her face.

Xiaolan refused to take Conan with her, and Conan had no choice but to sigh silently.

After getting Xiaolan's consent, Sonoko happily reported that three people from her side would go to participate.

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The day of the party soon arrived.

The weather was getting colder. It had just snowed, and the road was covered in white. The ground was covered with ice. Kogoro Mouri was driving on the mountain road leading to the villa.

The mountain was originally sparsely populated, and after a snowstorm, only one car, Kogoro Mouri's, was driving on the road.

Fortunately, it is not a junk truck rented from a car rental company. Fujiwara Hiroshi has previously provided a special vehicle for Kogoro Mori, and its performance is much better in all aspects.

On this extremely slippery road, Kogoro Mouri drove carefully and did not dare to drive too fast for fear of accidents.

Fujiwara Hiroshi sat in the passenger seat with his eyes closed. Conan was also wearing a mask and sitting next to Xiaolan in the back seat. At this time, Sonoko on the other side was preparing to perform magic for Xiaolan.

"Okay, Xiaolan! Look here! First, take out a white handkerchief with nothing on the front and back. Then, take out a red string and a silver ring."

Sonoko began her performance in front of Xiaolan.

Xiaolan is worthy of being the king of supporting roles. She nodded very politely at Sonoko's clumsy magic show, indicating that there was no problem and signaled Sonoko to continue her performance.

"Miss, could you please help me tie a knot in the middle of this red string?" Sonoko really imitated the magician's tone and manner, and even addressed Xiaolan as "Miss".

It's just that it's difficult to draw the bones of a tiger, and with Yuanzi's half-baked level, you say she doesn't take it seriously, but she imitates it quite well, a bit like a magician.

You said that her imitation was very good, but it felt like all her imitations were so superficial and shallow that one could tell she was a beginner at first glance.

Coupled with the so-called professional terms and rhetoric that Yuanzi forced himself to learn, there is a sense of a child trying to wear adult clothes and pretend to be mature.

Look, Kogoro Mouri in the front row didn't even have to watch Sonoko's embarrassing performance. Just listening to the tone of Sonoko's voice was enough to make him roll his eyes.

Fortunately, there was no one on the mountain road after the snow, otherwise, if Kogoro Mouri kept driving like this and rolling his eyes, the probability of an accident would be over 90%.

Conan, who was standing by, couldn't bear to watch it either, so he turned his head to the other side and looked at the snow scene outside the window. The mountain scenery after the snow really made Conan feel refreshed.

Xiaolan was the only one in the car who looked at Yuanzi with a sincere expression, without any trace of acting, and her expression was completely natural.

"Is this okay?" Xiaolan took the red thread and tied a knot in the middle of the thread very cooperatively.

"Now please put this knot in the palm of your hand." Sonoko continued, and Xiaolan still spread out her palms very cooperatively.

"Then place this ring next to the red string... and then cover it with this handkerchief." Sonoko said as she completed these actions.

"The next moment is to witness a miracle! I just need to chant the spell..." Sonoko closed her eyes in self-absorption and completed the next performance.

"I really don't understand why Sonoko would do such a magic show. I really don't know if he really thinks he can fool the audience or if he's just fooling himself."

Conan really didn't have even the slightest interest in Sonoko's childish magic show. He could only complain in his heart about Sonoko's arrogance and self-deception.

Performing in front of everyone, the only one in the whole car who can cooperate with Sonoko in the performance is Xiaolan. The emotional value that Xiaolan provides is too great.

It's true, Xiaolan opened her eyes wide and looked at Sonoko very seriously. Fujiwara Hiroshi secretly glanced at the rearview mirror. He was really focused and it didn't seem like he was acting.

No, Ran, do you really believe that Sonoko can perform some amazing magic tricks for you? If it were anyone else, Fujiwara Hiroshi would think he was performing in coordination with Sonoko, but Ran's words are really hard to evaluate, and Conan can't hold his breath at all!

However, when Fujiwara Hiroshi saw Conan, he rolled his eyes deadly. Judging from his expression, he was complaining in his heart, but it was hard to say whether the target of the complaint was Sonoko or Ran.

It would be okay if he was complaining about Sonoko, but if he was complaining about Ran, then Conan is really heartless!

As for Conan's story of constantly investigating cases and his stories full of loopholes, to be honest, only someone like Xiaolan, who has unconditional support and trust for her friends, would believe it.

If it were any other person, Conan would have been caught countless times. It's really only Xiaolan who believes whatever Kudo Shinichi says on the phone.

Even though there were several times when he almost couldn't make up his lies, he just made Conan laugh it off and forced the lie to go away, and just made an indefinite promise and let Xiaolan wait foolishly.

Moreover, Xiaolan is not the type of girl who is not pursued by anyone. In particular, Xiaolan is a very popular girl. Every time she goes out or is at school, many boys express their love to her.

However, Xiaolan always refused very tactfully and kept waiting for Kudo Shinichi to come back. She never complained much and just waited silently.

If it were Sonoko's personality, Kudo Shinichi would have been kicked out eight times already. Conan really doesn't know how to appreciate what he has!

Fortunately, Fujiwara Hiroshi is not the kind of person who meddles in other people's affairs. He saw Conan's expression but did not point it out to Conan, just as Fujiwara Hiroshi always knew that Conan was Kudo Shinichi and never exposed Conan's lies.

What Sonoko did next will definitely go down in the history of magic performances. After Sonoko covered it with the white handkerchief, she directly put both hands under the handkerchief.

The operation began right on Xiaolan's palm. She picked up the silver ring, passed the red rope through it, then grabbed both ends of the red rope and pulled hard, then lifted her hands up.

The white handkerchief that was originally covering it slipped down, and what appeared in front of Xiaolan was the silver ring in the middle of the red rope. No one knew what the knot that Xiaolan had tied was for, and it was lying there alone.

Fujiwara Hiroshi felt that Sonoko had not learned all the magic tricks, so he performed them for Xiaolan. It was not easy to have such confidence.

"It's amazing, isn't it? I wonder when this red rope got passed through the ring?" Sonoko said to Xiaolan excitedly.

"Si Guoyi! Yuanzi, how did you do it?" Xiaolan clapped her hands in cooperation and asked Yuanzi sincerely.

"This is a secret! You can't tell it! I'm going to perform it in front of everyone tonight!" Sonoko said proudly.

"Xiaolan, it's troublesome if you don't cooperate like this. Sonoko is happy now, but it will be embarrassing when you perform in front of everyone!"

Fujiwara Hiroshi couldn't stand it anymore and finally started talking to Xiaolan.

"Uh... you figured it out, Fujiwara-sama! But Sonoko worked so hard on her performance, we have to give her some encouragement!"

Seeing that she was exposed by Fujiwara Hiroshi, Xiaolan scratched her head embarrassedly and explained.

"Ah!? Xiaolan, so you were cooperating with me over there just to comfort me and make me happy?" After hearing what Sonoko had been saying for a long time, she realized that Xiaolan was just cooperating with her performance.

Sonoko, Sonoko! Don't you have any idea of your skill level? Can this kind of performance even be considered magic?

"Yuanzi, to be honest, it's normal that you can't perform magic tricks. Just say that you are a magic enthusiast. If you really go to this show, you will only be embarrassed!

So I might as well burst your fantasy right now, so that you don’t end up getting there and discovering everyone is a master with special skills. That would be so embarrassing! "

Fujiwara Hiroshi spoke to Sonoko mercilessly.

"As expected of Fujiwara Hiroshi, when he starts to criticize someone, even his sister-in-law has no way to stop him. Those who deserve to be criticized will still be criticized!" Conan felt much more comfortable after thinking this in his heart.

I feel like even though I'm usually criticized by Fujiwara Hiroshi, I don't feel so bad about it anymore. Conan, you know how to comfort yourself!