Model worker and his little darling

Upon hearing that Xiaolan and Heye were going shopping, Pingqing volunteered to be their follower to make amends, putting everything on his tab.

After a long day of running around, the group was exhausted. To avoid sleeping on the floor, Hattori stayed next door to Hirakiyo again, and Conan followed along, making Hirakiyo feel like his house was becoming more and more like a hotel.

Seeing the three of them go upstairs, He Ye remarked with emotion, "They have such a good relationship."

Ran took Kazuha's hand. "Kazuha, are you jealous?"

Kazuha blushed slightly, remembering Hattori's unfinished words, "No way, Ran~~"

Over here, Conan and Hattori were chatting animatedly, seemingly having endless things to say. Taira no Kiyoshi leaned back on the sofa, resting with his eyes closed, occasionally offering a few words of agreement.

into the night.

Hattori and Conan have already fallen asleep.

Pingqing stared at the computer screen, but his eyes were vacant.

【Host, why are you doing such annoying things?】

"It's acting up!"

Well, I'm getting a little annoyed.

Xiaoqi was confused, not expecting such an answer. But it could tell that something was wrong with Pingqing.

After a long silence, the figures inside the room disappeared, taking away the last bit of light and fading into darkness.

……

The next day.

Uncle Mori, along with Hattori and Conan, personally investigated the arson case in Beika Town. Taira Kiyoshi kept his promise and accompanied the two girls shopping, acting as their sidekick.

After boarding the bus, Pingqing, carrying large and small bags, found a spot to stand on the side.

"Excuse me... may I ask where you two live?"

"Uncle, are you trying to pick me up?"

Hearing Kazuha's voice, Hirakiyo glanced around and saw that they were talking to a man who looked a little timid. Since there was no danger, Hirakiyo didn't pay any attention to it.

The man waved his hands repeatedly, "No, I'm in the antique business in Beihu Town. I hope you can come and take a look when you have time."

Ran smiled and said, "Beihu Town is very close to my house. My house is in Beika Town 5-chome next door." Then she looked at Kazuha and asked, "Shall we go to Uncle's shop tomorrow?"

Kazuha nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, the man quickly took out a booklet from his bag. "I'll give you my shop's catalog and keychain as a souvenir. It's a deal, okay?"

The three of them chatted about the antique until they got off the bus.

Seeing Pingqing following behind without complaint, Kazuha was still unhappy with Pingqing's trickery, but she generously forgave him.

Moreover, Heiji no longer cared about this matter. In fact, she almost heard Heiji's innermost thoughts.

Pingqing's eyes flickered; she was truly a simple and kind girl.

Seeing this, Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief. She also felt that Pingqing had gone a bit too far, but since they were both good friends, she didn't know what to say.

Most importantly, I felt a pang of regret for the sentence Hattori didn't finish saying.

Fortunately, everything is now moving in a positive direction.

"This keychain is for you."

Seeing He Ye's proud and aloof expression, Ping Qing smiled and reached out to take it.

Seeing the two girls going to prepare dinner together, Pingqing took his things and went out.

……

Ok?

Seeing a man standing in the corner downstairs, Pingqing frowned and walked over. The man's back seemed familiar.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that this was the same man who had spoken to Ye Xiaolan on the bus that afternoon.

At this moment, he was staring at Xiaolan and Heye upstairs, muttering to himself, "I found it, I finally found it." His tone was obsessive, and his expression was strange.

He glanced upstairs and saw Ran and Kazuha hanging up teru teru bozu (a type of Japanese doll). Pingqing then remembered that they had planned to go to the amusement park the next day, and it had been raining for the past two days.

Hopefully, the prayers of the lucky one will work.

She reached out and patted the man's shoulder. "What are you doing here?"

It's so late at night, could it be that he's eyeing two girls and planning to do something bad?

The man, who was engrossed in his own world, was so frightened that he screamed instantly, his legs went weak, and he looked at Ping Qing with a terrified expression.

The two girls upstairs were quite frightened. He and Ye mustered up their courage and peeked out. They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw it was Ping Qing.

"Pingqing-ge, what happened?"

Seeing the two of them run downstairs in their pajamas, Pingqing shrugged and said, "I don't know either, you'll have to ask him."

Hearing Ping Qing's unpleasant tone, the man stammered, "I...I'm here to see...those two ladies. I want to get back the keychains I gave them on the bus."

Taira no Kiyoshi: ...

What kind of crazy thing is this?

After thinking for a moment, he took out the small box that Kazuha had given him. "Is this it?"

He had to go out, and without even looking, he just casually put it in his pocket, never expecting this to happen.

The man nodded in delight, "Yes, yes, that's it."

Kazuha asked curiously, "Why do you want to take it back?"

"Because a fire will break out here, and I will burn down my house because of this." After saying that, the man tried to take the things from Pingqing's hands.

After dodging, Ping Qing opened the box with a sign that read "Business is booming" with a sullen face, and found that it contained the red horse statue.

Tsk, we almost led the arsonist into our own home.

That's not right. Logically speaking, if anyone should be burned down, it should be the detective agency. But it just won't catch fire.

"Give me this quickly, or there will really be a fire here. I don't want to start a fire either."

Looking at the somewhat deranged man, Ping Qing's eyes flashed with interest. He seemed quite normal in the car this afternoon, so, schizophrenia? Derangement?

"Let's call the police right away." With that, Xiaolan dialed the police number.

When the uncle returned, he saw the man being put into a police car.

"Hira, what's going on?"

Ping Qingliang showed the red horse statue in his hand, "He said that because of this, he would set fire here, so he called the police."

Upon seeing the statue in Pingqing's hand, a tall man began to question Pingqing.

After a long explanation from the three of them, they finally saw off Officer Yuki, whom Uncle Mori called "Fire Daddy."

After all this commotion, it was almost midnight, and everyone was exhausted.

……

base.

Pingqing dragged an unconscious man into the interrogation room.

A sharp electric shock brought the man back to his senses, and he found himself tied up in an unfamiliar place, with a stranger standing next to him.

"All angles are clear."

"Who are you? I don't think I've offended you."

"Perhaps. I heard you really like setting fires and always leave behind a red horse statue at the scene. I happen to have one myself."

A gentle voice sounded in Akira Morozuki's ear, while the tip of the scalpel slid up and down his neck.

Zhu Jiaoming swallowed hard. Where did this madman come from?

He was quite certain that none of the families he set fire to had such people. In other words, he was being retaliated against for no reason?