Shizuka Hiratsuka doesn't understand love!

"Sister Jing?"

"Ah, it's okay, let's go~"

Chapter 151: 149: Speaking of Appearance

Although she was not very interested in art exhibitions, Shizuka Hiratsuka was still able to watch them to some extent.

Walking side by side with Yukino in the art gallery, the two did not talk much. They only stopped and whispered a few words to each other when they saw a painting they liked or found interesting.

Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't dislike this quiet and comfortable feeling. Of course, it would be better if Shuai Shuai in her backpack could be more obedient and not keep sticking his head out of the backpack.

"Have you finished looking at this exhibition hall?" Walking out of the exit of another exhibition hall, Yukino looked at the manual in her hand, turned her head and spoke softly to Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"Sister Jing, there is another exhibition hall in front."

"Oh, let's go then." Shizuka Hiratsuka tilted her head slightly and glanced at the tour brochure in Yukino's hand.

"Oh, the Hell Pavilion? That's an interesting name. I guess the contents of this pavilion are all relatively unpeaceful works."

"It should be related to something like a demon, otherwise it wouldn't be named Hell House." Yukino nodded slightly, and she and Shizuka Hiratsuka had the same idea. She looked at the backpack that kept squirming behind Shizuka Hiratsuka, and stretched out her hand with some reluctance.

"Sister Jing, please open the door a little to let Shuai Shuai's head out. There are not many people here, so it shouldn't be a problem. Besides, Shuai Shuai has always been very obedient. As long as Sister Jing doesn't let him run around, it will be fine."

"Okay, then just open the zipper a little." After thinking about it, Shizuka Hiratsuka felt that what Yukino said made sense. She didn't want to keep her little cat in the dark, so she stopped and made it easier for Yukino to open the zipper.

"Meow~" The moment the zipper was opened, a small cat head popped out and cried out aggrievedly.

"Okay, I know I've wronged you. I'll give you a snack tonight, okay~" Turning her head away, looking at Shuai Shuai's innocent eyes staring at her, Shizuka Hiratsuka blushed and said with a smile.

"Meow~" As if he understood what Shizuka Hiratsuka said, or maybe because Shizuka Hiratsuka's hand stroked his head, Shuai Shuai, who breathed in fresh air again, stopped making any sound. He just obediently stretched his head and front paws out of the backpack and placed them on Shizuka Hiratsuka's shoulders, not moving at all.

"Okay, it's done, let's go." Nodding with a smile, Shizuka Hiratsuka started walking again in the direction indicated in the manual.

What Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't expect was that when she and Yukino reached the entrance of the Hell Hall, she saw three familiar figures.

"Hey, are you guys out playing today too?" Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Kogoro Mouri and Conan, who were lying on the rest bench with tired faces and the words "I want to go home" written on their faces, and raised her hand to greet Ran, who was also looking at her and Yukino's appearance with surprise.

"Ah, Aunt Jing, and Yukinoshita-san, are you out here to play too?" Ran took two steps to Shizuka Hiratsuka's front, and speaking happily with a bright smile, she looked even more pure and lively in casual clothes.

"Well, doesn't Yukino live in my house? I brought her out for a walk today. What's wrong with those two?" Shizuka Hiratsuka asked jokingly, pointing at Kogoro Mouri and Conan who greeted her weakly.

"Hmph, let's not talk about those two guys who spoiled the fun!" After hearing what Shizuka Hiratsuka said, Xiaolan glared at Kogoro Mouri and Conan who were laughing awkwardly, and then turned to look at Shizuka Hiratsuka happily.

"Auntie Jing, you guys have already looked at those, let's go shopping together!"

"Sure, if we meet, let's go together."

"Mori-san should be going to see the Hell House. We just happened to walk here." Pointing to the Hell House, which had a dim entrance, Yukino spoke lightly.

Although she gets along well with Ran and Sonoko, Yukino still can't smile to them like she does to Hiratsuka Shizuka. However, compared to her attitude towards other classmates, she is already much kinder.

"Ah, Hell House?" Xiaolan looked in the direction of Yukino's finger with some surprise and blinked in surprise.

"Hey, can we go in now? When I passed by here before, there was a sign saying "Do not enter due to cleaning"."

"Maybe the staff has already cleaned it up, and we came at the right time, right?" Yukino chuckled and nodded, then looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"Let's go, we are lucky, aren't we." Shrugging casually, Shizuka Hiratsuka walked to the bench and picked up Kogoro Mouri and Conan.

"I gave you the chance to walk with a beautiful girl, but you didn't want to. You really don't know how to appreciate your blessings!"

"Beautiful girl?" Conan didn't dare to retort because of his identity, but the older Kogoro didn't have so many concerns.

With a subtle glance at Shizuka Hiratsuka, Kogoro Mori turned his head away dryly.

"Hey, Kogoro, that look of yours is really hurtful! I didn't say I'm a beautiful girl, okay?" Noticing Kogoro's look, Hiratsuka Shizuka choked with anger.

"Besides, if we just talk about looks, I'm pretty good, right?"

"You also said that appearance alone matters!" After hearing what Shizuka Hiratsuka said, Kogoro Mouri laughed and shook his head.

"But we know each other too well. Xiaojing, your personality has never made me think of you as a woman."

"Tsk!" Shizuka Hiratsuka smacked her lips in dissatisfaction, but she didn't even think of refutation.

Because she thought so too...

"Dad, I'm so rude. Aunt Jing is very feminine. I have always wanted to be an excellent woman like Aunt Jing!" Xiaolan glared at Kogoro Mouri with dissatisfaction, narrowed her eyes, and clenched her fists slightly.

"That's right, Mr. Maori. If you only look at it from a worldly perspective, Sister Jing is also a woman of first-class beauty. If you add to that her unique temperament and personality, she is a woman with unparalleled charm. Please don't appreciate Sister Jing with such a limited perspective!" Yukino said in a cold voice with an expression as cold as if she could condense ice.

If it weren't for the fact that Kogoro Mouri and Shizuka Hiratsuka had a good relationship, Yukino's words would probably have been much colder.

"See, Kogoro-kun, this is because you have poor vision~" Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled triumphantly, not expecting that Xiaolan and Yukino would defend her like this.

"A girl...a little girl's opinion doesn't count. If you don't believe me, ask Conan and see what he thinks!"

"Eh?!" Conan, who was standing aside eating melon, widened his eyes in surprise.

Conan felt that he was being fixed on four pairs of eyes for a moment. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead and he quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

Well, it seems like there's no need to think about this at all.

"Auntie Hiratsuka is so beautiful! Even prettier than the stars you see on TV!"

"Hehe, you're just a little brat after all!" Looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka, Yukino and Ran who showed satisfied expressions on the opposite side, Kogoro, knowing that he was outnumbered, had no intention of continuing to fight.

Muttering softly, Kogoro straightened his suit and spoke helplessly.

"Let's go, aren't we going to check out that exhibition hall? Why are you still standing there?"

PS: I have been busy these past two days and haven't updated much. I will have plenty of time tomorrow and will try to update the guaranteed four chapters~

Good night, dear readers!

Chapter 152: You seem to be very courageous.

"This exhibition hall really lives up to its name, the Hell Hall. The atmosphere is truly depressing."

Walking in the dim exhibition hall with her hands in her pockets, Shizuka Hiratsuka nodded slightly as she looked at the paintings on the surrounding walls that were full of blood and demonic compositions, as well as the sculptures that could be described as hideous.

"Indeed, although I don't know whose works they are, the overall atmosphere is very harmonious. It makes people feel uncomfortable the moment they walk in. I guess if this art museum didn't need to be sold due to poor management, not everyone would be able to come in and view this exhibition hall." Walking beside Shizuka Hiratsuka, Yukino also said in agreement.

"These statues are indeed scary." Nodding slightly, Xiaolan walked to the other side of Shizuka Hiratsuka.

Xiaolan can't be said to be too timid, but like any other girl, if it were a criminal or something, she might be able to face it easily, but such strange topics as gods and ghosts are completely beyond her strengths.

When Xiaolan walked into the exhibition hall, she felt a chill on her back, and she couldn't help but lean towards the direction that made her feel safe.

Well, in Xiaolan's opinion, nothing can make people safer than being with Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"Oh, Aunt Jing, Dad, look, this painting is great!" Following Hiratsuka Shizuka, Xiaolan looked at the paintings around her curiously. Her lively eyes were instantly attracted by a huge painting while they were wandering around.

"Oh, this painting is really big!" Attracted by Xiaolan's call, Kogoro Mouri blinked in surprise when he saw the huge painting hanging on the innermost central wall of the exhibition hall.

"Divine Punishment, the story of a knight slaying a devil?" Walking slowly to Xiaolan's side, Yukino blinked, smiled and shook her head.

"What will become of a knight bathed in the devil's blood? What a wicked author!"

"Sister Jing, what's wrong with you?" After casually expressing her opinion on the painting, Yukino turned her head and looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka with some surprise, as her attention was not on the painting.

"Did you hear a sound like water drops?" With a surprised look in her eyes, Shizuka Hiratsuka always felt that there was a sound of water drops falling to the ground in her ears.

"The sound of dripping water?" After hearing what Shizuka Hiratsuka said, Yukino and the others subconsciously quieted down, wanting to listen to see if there were any strange sounds.

"No, it's not just the sound of dripping water!" The inquiring eyes suddenly became serious. After concentrating her attention, Shizuka Hiratsuka finally smelled a very familiar smell in the exhibition hall filled with poor quality air and many strange smells.

"There is a smell of blood here!" Her eyes instantly hardened, and Shizuka Hiratsuka quickly turned her head and looked towards the place where she smelled the bloody smell.

With light steps, Shizuka Hiratsuka walked forward slowly. As her footsteps crossed, she passed by a large medieval armor exhibit that was as tall as a person and saw the wall behind it.

"Tsk!" Shizuka Hiratsuka's pupils shrank slightly, and she made an unpleasant sound. Looking at Kogoro Mouri and Conan who were following her with the same curiosity, she immediately turned around and spoke to Ran and Yukino who were still behind her.

"Okay, you two, don't come over here. You'll have dreams at night if you see this thing!" After stopping Xiaolan and Yukino from coming over out of curiosity, Shizuka Hiratsuka turned her gaze back to the corpse that was nailed to the wall by a long sword and was bleeding profusely.

"Xiaolan, you are more familiar with it, go call the police, Kogoro-kun, I'll leave this to you."

"No problem." He nodded seriously, and looking at the corpse with such a miserable and strange death, Kogoro Mouri's expression instantly became serious.

"Conan, don't hang around here. Go out with Xiaolan, Yukino and the others first, then find the staff of this art museum and tell them to turn on the lights in this exhibition hall. It's dark and it's inconvenient to do anything!" After glaring at Conan, who was not afraid but wanted to get close to the corpse to carefully observe its condition, Shizuka Hiratsuka picked him up in annoyance and threw him to Xiaolan behind her.

"Xiao Lan, go guard outside and don't let any unauthorized personnel in!"

"Okay, Aunt Jing!" The exhibition hall door was not that far away. After watching Xiaolan, Yukino and Conan walk out of the exhibition hall door safely, Hiratsuka Shizuka breathed a sigh of relief.

"Even after all my years as a police officer, this kind of death is scary enough." Scratching his hair, Kogoro Mouri looked at the corpse nailed to the wall and complained.

"I'm curious about who could lift such a heavy-looking man and then pierce him and the concrete wall behind him with a sword." Twisting her neck, Shizuka Hiratsuka only took a few quick glances at the man's condition and knew very well how he died.

For such obvious sword wounds, there is no need to use any poison or other things.

Being able to be killed like this, it seems that this man must have an enemy who will never give up.

"He has good strength and acted decisively without hesitation. He is a man with martial arts skills and most likely has experience in killing people." Although he did not touch the body without permission, Shizuka Hiratsuka was able to analyze a lot from the wound.

"Brother Kogoro, you take care of the body. I want to take a look inside this exhibition hall."

"That's fine. Just be careful and don't destroy anything that looks suspicious."

"Don't worry, I know this." Nodding with a smile, Shizuka Hiratsuka turned around without any reluctance, starting from the position of the corpse, and walked around the inner wall of the exhibition hall of the Hell Hall.

"There are no other signs of fighting. Both the fighting and the blood are within that range. No other places are involved." After quickly inspecting the entire room, Shizuka Hiratsuka narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Interesting. Judging from the wound, it doesn't seem like any advanced knife skills. Does that mean it was just something randomly used from the exhibition hall?"

"Forget it, this kind of thing has nothing to do with me. Let Kogoro and the police worry about it." After walking around and making sure that there was no other danger in the room, Shizuka Hiratsuka slowly walked to Kogoro Mouri's side, and looked at the corpse on the floor dripping with blood with some disgust.

"Come to think of it, Xiaojing, it seems that you have been very brave since I met you." Glancing at Shizuka Hiratsuka beside him, Kogoro Maori said calmly.

"Ah, it's okay. After all, I'm not an ordinary woman, right~"

Chapter 153 I Look Familiar

"Indeed, Xiaojing, you are a very unusual girl."

After hearing what Shizuka Hiratsuka said, Kogoro Mouri also laughed.

"Okay, stop asking me in a roundabout way. Although I'm not uncommon to see these things, I have never done this kind of thing myself, so don't worry about me." Shizuka Hiratsuka said casually, patting Kogoro Mouri's shoulder with a smile.

"I do like to communicate with my fists, but fighting and killing are two different things. You don't have to worry about that."

"I didn't say that. What are you thinking about all day long, girl?" Maori Kogoro looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka with some disgust, but his heart relaxed a little.

There was no way. Maori Kogoro was very clear about Hiratsuka Shizuka's skills. Although he had not asked anything in detail, Maori Kogoro still vaguely knew how terrifying the person that Hiratsuka Shizuka was apprenticing to was.

This kind of terror not only describes the opponent's strength, but also represents the opponent's power.

Although it seemed that Shizuka Hiratsuka was unaware of her master's situation, Kogoro Mori also knew that he should not say such things casually.

There were so many people involved in that incident back then. I'm just an ordinary retired policeman, so it's better not to get involved.

"Speaking of which, where did that Kudo Shinichi go? I heard from Xiaolan these past two days that he seemed to have not been to school at all. Doesn't Yukiko care about her son?"

"Well, you are talking about that kid Shinichi. It seems that he encountered a very difficult case, and he didn't want to give up halfway, so he took a temporary leave to handle the case. I think Sister Yukiko and Brother Yusaku would not care about this kind of thing. After all, they are both very passionate about reasoning." Shizuka Hiratsuka shrugged helplessly and a smile appeared on her face in an instant.

"But I didn't expect that you would care about Shinichi like this, Kogoro-kun. What's wrong? Are you worried about Xiaolan?"

"Hmph, nonsense. Why would I care about that bad boy who stole my business? And don't bring him up with Xiaolan!" Mouri Kogoro waved his hand in annoyance and said stubbornly under Hiratsuka Shizuka's teasing smile.

"Yes, yes, you are right. You can't control Xiaolan anyway~" He shook his head with amusement. In this regard, Shizuka Hiratsuka and Yukiko had completely the same opinion.

Xiaolan and Shinichi will definitely be together in the future, the question is who confesses first~

Although Kogoro Mouri appears to be so reluctant now, he is also very clear that his precious daughter's heart has long been focused on someone.

Hiratsuka Shizuka and Mori Kogoro didn't have to wait too long. After a few words, they suddenly heard chaotic footsteps from outside the exhibition hall.

After looking at each other, Shizuka Hiratsuka and Kogoro Mori took a step forward, their eyes looking towards the entrance.

"Auntie Jing, the police are here!" Holding Conan in her hand, Xiaolan waved anxiously to Shizuka Hiratsuka and Kogoro Mouri.

"Well, I saw it, Brother Kogoro, I'll leave it to you. We are old acquaintances, so there shouldn't be any problem." With a chuckle and a nod, Shizuka Hiratsuka walked to Yukino's side.