Model worker and his little darling

After a long day of work, Pingqing was just about to go home and get some sleep when he received a call from Gin, who had a mission.

Pingqing had no choice but to drive to the base.

Conan rushed back and saw Hirai leaving the car. He frowned. What was going on? It was so late. Where was he going?

Still worried that Xiaolan would gain the upper hand, he quickly ran upstairs.

"Uncle, where is Sister Xiaolan?"

Uncle Mori stared at Conan for a while, making Conan's scalp tingle: "Uncle... what's wrong with you?"

Uncle Mori snorted, "Ran is already asleep."

"Did something happen to Sister Xiaolan and Brother Pingqing? Why are they only coming back now?"

Uncle Mori grabbed Conan and threw him into the bathroom: "Kids should wash up and go to bed early, why bother with all that?"

Conan: ...

Did something happen that he doesn't know about? Something's strange.

The next morning, Conan started knocking on Hirai's door. Aunt Keiko opened the door for him and said that Hirai was still sleeping.

While Aunt Huizi was getting him juice, he slipped into Pingqing's room and found that Pingqing was really fast asleep.

So she shook Pingqing's hand vigorously: "Brother Pingqing, wake up, I have something to ask you."

Pingqing felt someone pinching him. He opened his eyes with difficulty and saw that it was Conan. He then covered his face with the blanket and went back to sleep.

Conan, undeterred, continued shaking Hirai: "Hirai-nii, Hirai-nii, what happened between you and Ran-neechan last night..."

Ping Qing couldn't hear what Conan was saying, but found him as annoying as a fly. A surge of anger rushed to his head. Damn it, he had finally finished a mission with Gin, only to be beaten up by him. By the time he got back, it was already dawn. All he wanted was to get some sleep, but this damn brat kept bothering him.

Heiji threw off the covers, grabbed Conan by the neck, threw him out, then closed the door, locked it, and went to sleep.

Conan, lying on the ground, was still thinking about Hirai's expression earlier; it was the result of extreme anger. He just wanted to ask what had happened between him and Ran last night, and why he was so angry.

Could something have really happened that he doesn't know about?!

Conan, his face filled with terror, was lost in his own imagination until Aunt Keiko woke him up.

"Conan, are you alright?"

"Ah, Aunt Huizi, I'm fine."

"Conan, you should go back first. I think Hiraikiyo won't wake up until this afternoon. If you have something to say, come back tonight."

Conan could only nod and go back first.

But Ran hadn't gotten up yet, so Conan gently knocked on Ran's door.

"Is that Conan? Sorry, I want to sleep a little longer."

Conan: ...

As expected, something he didn't know about happened!

He felt a sharp pain in his heart. Xiao Lan! Xiao Lan!!!

Pingqing slept soundly until evening. After a good night's sleep, he felt much more at peace, especially when he saw a table full of delicious food, which made him feel even better.

After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Pingqing held a piece of fruit and watched TV. Life is so wonderful!

Conan knocked on the door again: "Brother Pingqing, I've come to play with you."

Pingqing glanced at Conan, who seemed hesitant to speak, but ignored him. He casually picked up his phone and looked at it; there was a message from Ran on it, which gave him a slight shock.

[Please forget what I said yesterday, and whatever you do, don't tell Shinichi. I still prefer seeing that smug smile on his face after solving a case.]

Oh, what a silly girl.

So I replied with an "okay".

"Brother Pingqing, are you looking at a message from someone?"

"Ah."

Conan was startled. He had noticed Ran sending messages that afternoon, but she kept writing and deleting them, her face slightly flushed. Could it be a message for Hirai?

Moreover, when he asked Xiaolan what happened yesterday, she didn't say anything.

What Ran really thought was that Hirai must already know she liked Shinichi, and that she had even told him her true feelings. She had even cried for so long.

Conan, distracted, chatted on and on with Heiji for a long time.

"Brother Pingqing, I want to ask what happened between you and Sister Xiaolan last night?"

Ping Qing curled the corners of his lips. Could it be that he couldn't resist after all?

"This has nothing to do with you. As long as the child studies hard, eats well, and sleeps well, that's all that matters."

Seeing that Pingqing wouldn't tell him, Conan started to whine, "But I just want to know, Pingqing-nii, please tell me, okay?" He even started shaking Pingqing's arm as he spoke.

Pingqing felt goosebumps all over when he saw Conan acting cute and charming. He threw Conan away. It was too disgusting. He couldn't stand it.

So he said in a very serious tone, "Conan, you need to know that everyone has their own secrets, and whether or not to tell others is up to them. It's very impolite of you to pry into other people's secrets like this. Besides, you don't want others to know your secrets, do you?"

Conan nodded in agreement upon hearing this. The secret that he was Shinichi Kudo couldn't be revealed, huh? How did he end up being led astray by Taira no Kiyoshi? He needed to know the answer to this.

"Brother Pingqing, actually it was Brother Shinichi who asked me to ask. He's very worried about Sister Xiaolan."

Ping Qing sneered: "Hmph, if Kudo Shinichi wants to know, he should come to me in person and ask me, instead of hiding behind a child like a coward and using the child to achieve his own goals. He's worried about Ran, so why didn't he explain things to Ran himself yesterday, instead of coming to me, an outsider, afterward?"

"He was worried about Xiaolan. After he ran away yesterday, did he call or text her, or even ask when she got home? Did he think about what would happen if Xiaolan, a young girl, chased after him alone at night and encountered danger?"

"Besides, what right do you, a kid, have to interfere in other people's affairs? Are you even that close to Shinichi Kudo?"

"I think Shinichi has his reasons."

"Ah, who doesn't have their own troubles in this world? Just ask anyone you know, and you'll find countless people suffering."

Conan remained silent, admitting that Hirai was right. He seemed preoccupied with figuring out what had happened yesterday, neglecting to truly care about Ran, even though her condition was clearly off, without giving it serious thought.

Pingqing glanced at Conan, a smile playing on his lips. "Little brat, trying to mess with me?"

"Brother Pingqing, I'll talk to Brother Xinyi and have him come and ask you himself. I'm going back now~"

As soon as Conan left, Hirai immediately began a thorough inspection.

He saw Conan when he drove to the base last night, and Conan also saw him holding Ran. He knows the power of the East Asian jealous king.

It's hard to guarantee I won't overthink things and start suspecting him. He even came to the house this morning; if nothing unexpected happens, there might be a Conan listening device in the house.

Sure enough, there was a small device under the sofa, which Pingqing crushed.

"Xiao Qi, scan me and see if there's anything good."

[Host, there's something behind the comic books on the third row from the bottom of the bookshelf.]

Ha, you little devil who's asking for trouble.

It seems he'll have time to make something to scare the kid.

Not long after, Hirakiyo received a phone call from Shinichi Kudo.

"Long time no see, Hirakiyo, how have you been..."

Seeing that Conan still wanted to reminisce, Hirai interrupted him directly: "It really has been a long time, Shinichi Kudo. You called to ask about Ran, didn't you? Stop rambling on and on. Are you even a man?"