Model worker and his little darling

"Hehehe, are you shy? Gin and the Boss both told me."

Ping Qing's lips twitched. Were these two really that gossipy? The old man was one thing, he must have nothing better to do all day. But Gin was so busy, and he still had the time to talk about these things.

Forget it, there's nothing he can do about those two.

"Mom, are you going to stay here, or come to my place?"

"Of course I'll go to your place. I still need to see the little girl."

Ping Qing sighed helplessly, "I already said there are no young girls here, dear Lord Shengzhi. Please cover up your stunningly beautiful face and I'll take you home."

After arriving home, Pingqing watched as her mother walked around inside and out before finally settling down gracefully on the sofa.

"Hmm, not bad. It seems you can live well on your own, so I'm relieved."

Pingqing immediately started massaging his mother's shoulders. "Mom, I'm 18 years old now, an adult. If I can't survive, I'll stay at the base forever."

"Alright, alright, in that case, let's take the gifts and go visit the neighbors next door."

"Mother, you've only just arrived. There's no need to rush to pay your respects."

Seeing that his mother had already stood up, Pingqing had no choice but to pick up the things he had prepared and follow her.

As someone in the organization, the only gift we ever give is alcohol. There's a huge stock in the warehouse, we can just take whatever we want.

When they arrived at the detective agency, they saw Uncle Mori and his two companions organizing documents together.

"Boom boom boom——"

Hearing the knock on the door, the three of them turned around.

Uncle Mori completely ignored Hirai, who was carrying the items, and stood in front of the beautiful woman.

"Beautiful lady, may I ask what you need my help with, you've come to see me, the famous detective Kogoro Mouri?"

Seeing that the uncle had relapsed into his old habit, Pingqing immediately shielded his mother behind him.

"Uncle, this is my mother. She came to visit you today."

When Uncle Mori heard that it was Hirai's mother, he immediately became serious.

"I'm sorry, Madam, I was being presumptuous. Please have a seat. Xiao Lan, go and make some tea."

And so, the group was finally able to sit down and have a proper chat.

“Mr. Mori, my name is Chikako Ito. I am honored to visit you today. This is a small gift we prepared. We would appreciate it if you could take care of my son, Hirakiyo, during this time.”

"Haha, Madam, you flatter me. Pingqing is handsome and skilled. Our two children have received a lot of care from him."

The two parents praised each other, extolling each other's children to the skies.

Seeing Ran and Conan looking at their mother with amazement, Hirai looked smug; his mother was the best.

After a pleasant conversation, Chikako took her leave.

After returning home, Chikako lost her dignified and elegant demeanor and reverted to a somewhat lazy and alluring appearance.

Pingqing sighed as he watched his mother close her eyes and think. Both of the most important women to him were like this, though Vermouth was more alluring.

"The girl is gentle and kind, a good child, but she is not from your world, and it's impossible for you two to be together."

Pingqing listened to her mother's calm analysis with a shocked expression.

"Mom, you don't actually believe I have a crush on a girl, do you? I got close to them because Kogoro Mouri used to work in the Metropolitan Police Department. He has a lot of connections, which made it easy for me to quickly achieve my current identity. As for Ran, she has a childhood friend she likes, and I don't have those kinds of feelings for her. I know what I'm doing, and I won't easily fall for a girl like that."

Seeing how resolute Hirakiyo was, Chikako breathed a sigh of relief. She had been so worried that she had rushed to Japan to confirm it in person.

"It's good that you know what you're doing. For people like us, emotions are a big no-no. I'm not against you dating, but the situation is unclear right now, and if too much emotion gets involved, it can be fatal."

Pingqing snuggled up to Chikako, hugged her arm, and said in a spoiled tone, "I know, I'm not a little kid anymore."

"It's precisely because you've grown up that I'm worried. It's easy to fall in love at this age. However, what interests me more is that kid named Conan Edogawa. His speech and behavior don't seem like those of a 7-year-old."

Pingqing blinked; her mother was as perceptive as ever.

"Indeed, he's a mature kid."

"Buzz-"

Huh? Who would call him so late at night?

“Take Sherry to Shinichi Kudo’s house.”

Huh? What's going on here?

"Koto-chan~~, what's going on?"

"In the list of users of APTX4869, Shinichi Kudo's status is listed as unknown. You and Sera take Sherry with you and keep an eye on Sherry's condition."

"Okay, I get it now."

Ping Qing was filled with resentment after hanging up the phone. He hadn't even exchanged two words with his mother before he had to go on a mission.

"What? You have a mission?"

"Yes, it's related to Shirley. Dear Mother, you should rest well at home."

“Sherry, we know her parents. I met Sherry when she was little, but I haven’t met her older sister.”

Thinking of certain rumors, Pingqing asked curiously, "Was their parents' death related to the organization?"

"Her parents have such strong research capabilities; they are exactly the kind of talents the organization needs. How could they possibly harm them? I don't know why the research institute where her parents worked caught fire, but it should be unrelated to the organization."

He pulled up the system map and saw that the two were not even in the same place; one was at the base, and the other was at the biological research institute.

He made a phone call to Sila and asked her to go to the biological research institute; he didn't want to go around picking people up.

After speeding all the way to the research institute, he saw the two people waiting for him.

"Miss Shirley, please."

Sherry's expression softened slightly when she saw it was Ping Qing.

Ping Qing shrugged. "An ice queen, that's normal."

Xila stepped on the gas as soon as she got in the car, and the car sped off. Pingqing hurriedly fastened her seatbelt.

"Hey Syrah, your driving skills are terrible. You should learn from Vodka sometime; his driving is fast and steady."

"Tsk tsk, this is more exciting."

After a sharp turn, Pingqing glanced at Shirley, who had hit her head in the back seat.

"I don't care, but Miss Shirley isn't so happy."

"Haha, it's my fault. I forgot that the delicate Miss Sherry is different from us roughnecks. But I didn't realize you were such a chivalrous person, Yu Lu."

"Hehe, yes, I'm a soft-hearted person and can't bear to see such a beautiful young lady suffer."

Sila curled the corners of her lips into a smile: "Really?"

He heard that Yu Lu pleaded for Sherry's sister, which saved her life, and that Sherry's research progress had accelerated recently.

Then they sped all the way to the Kudo residence.

Pingqing observed carefully and realized that no one had been here recently, making it look like a haunted house. No wonder the Junior Detective Team was so eager to come and explore.

Seeing Xila fiddling with something at the door, Pingqing went over to take a look and exclaimed, "Wow, she's a craftswoman! The organization really has a lot of talented people."

Click, the lock opened.

"Come on, let's go take a look."

Heiji followed Sherry to Shinichi Kudo's room and carefully inspected it.

Seeing that Shirley was about to leave the room, Pingqing spoke up: "Have you noticed anything unusual?"

"No."

Upon hearing this, Pingqing's eyes flashed. He remembered that Sherry had discovered that Shinichi Kudo's childhood clothes were missing. It seemed that Sherry had her own little scheme.

The three of them thoroughly searched the Kudo residence but found nothing else.

"It seems that Shinichi Kudo is dead."

"I will change the experimental list to include those who have been confirmed dead."

Seeing that both of them were confirmed dead, Pingqing didn't say anything more.

[Sherry Has a Problem - Royal Deer]

Gin sneered when he saw the message from Taira no Kiyoshi and went to do his mission.