Shizuka Hiratsuka doesn't understand love!

But it's okay, after all, my Xiaolan has always been so innocent~

A hint of a naughty smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, but after reacting, Conan quickly restrained his smile, pulled Xiaolan's clothes, and looked anxious to chase Mouri Kogoro.

"Well, Aunt Jing, I will stay with my father in the mansion today. You and Miss Mineko can find a hotel." Xiaolan was worried about letting Kogoro Mouri stay alone to keep watch in the mansion where someone had died. She had no choice but to apologize to Shizuka Hiratsuka embarrassedly.

"Huh?" He scratched his head. It was okay that he didn't quite understand it before, but now that Shizuka Hiratsuka knew that the murderer would continue to commit crimes, how could she feel at ease letting Xiaolan and the others stay in the mansion.

He is a murderer, and it is not uncommon for him to do anything cruel and insane.

Although Ran and Maori Kogoro's skills are strictly speaking no problem for self-defense, for Hiratsuka Shizuka, anyone who can't beat her is no match for her. Not to mention the strange curator she met at the art museum some time ago.

"No..." Her eyes shifted slightly, and Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Fujiko with a wry smile on her face.

"I know~ Then let's go together. But just staying up all night like this is not a solution. Xiaolan, you guys go first. Xiaojing and I will go to the convenience store to buy some things as a midnight snack to prevent everyone from being hungry at night." With his hands behind his back, Fujiko nodded with a smile.

"Oh, then I'll trouble you!" After nodding gratefully and getting the answer from Shizuka Hiratsuka, Xiaolan hurriedly took Conan, who was already impatient, and quickly chased after Kogoro Mouri.

"I'm really sorry, Fujiko, you could have stayed in a hotel relatively comfortably for one night." Scratching her hair, Shizuka Hiratsuka smiled a little embarrassedly.

"It's okay, I haven't had an experience like this kind of training camp yet~" With a sweet smile on her face, Fujiko slowly took a step forward, and her finger was raised and gently touched Hiratsuka Shizuka's lips.

"And, Jing baby, remember this."

"Absolutely, absolutely don't be too polite with me~"

"That will make me sad~"

"...I understand." Looking at Fujiko, whose eyes were still bright under the light, Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled even more happily.

"If you crawl under my blanket again when we sleep tonight, I will kick you out without mercy!"

"Hey! Xiao Jing is so mean!"

Chapter 171: It’s Too Hard for Me

For Shizuka Hiratsuka and Fujiko, who had taken a walk in the village on the island during the day, the convenience store was not difficult to find.

Since they had decided to keep watch, there was plenty of time, so Shizuka Hiratsuka took Fujiko for a leisurely walk in the night.

"Oh, isn't this Dr. Asai? Why haven't you gone home yet so late?" As soon as Shizuka Hiratsuka pushed open the door of the convenience store, she was somewhat surprised to see a slender figure in formal attire.

"Ah, it's Miss Hiratsuka and Miss Fuji." Asai Makoto raised his head when he heard the voice, and after seeing who was coming, he greeted them with a smile.

"Are you here to buy something too?"

"Well, since Kogoro and the others suddenly decided to keep watch at the crime scene, we had no choice but to come here to buy some things so that we won't be hungry at night." Shizuka Hiratsuka smiled and walked to Asai Makoto's side. Looking at the rice balls and bento boxes in his shopping basket, she blinked.

"Does Dr. Asai also like to eat so much at night?"

"Ah, this." Asai Makoto said a little embarrassedly, smiling and waving his hands.

"I had the same idea as Ms. Hiratsuka. I just went to the hotel to ask and heard that you were not here. I guessed that you were worried about going back to the mansion and worried that you might be hungry, so I took the initiative to come here and buy some bento and drinks to bring over."

"Oh, that's thoughtful. Dr. Asai, you are such a kind person." After hearing what Asai Narumi said, Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled, stretched out her hand and gently patted his shoulder.

"No, it's just that something bad happened on the island, and I have to trouble you guests who came from afar to help solve it. I also want to do my part."

"That's very thoughtful of you. But since I'm here, Dr. Asai doesn't have to pay. Just let me pay."

"No need, Miss Hiratsuka, please don't be polite. These are just some snacks, not very expensive. Just consider it a token of my appreciation." Asai Narumi smiled and shook his head, but he did not give up the idea of ​​buying things.

"Okay, but Dr. Asai, these are enough. Let me buy the rest." After hearing what Asai Narumi said, Hiratsuka Shizuka did not force it. After all, they were all adults and the decisions they made were all considered.

"Okay, I'm also afraid that what I buy won't suit everyone's taste, so I only dare to buy some bento boxes that are popular with the general public." Holding the shopping basket in his hand, Asai Narumi also took a step back and walked slowly to the cashier counter, waiting for Hiratsuka Shizuka's selection.

"It seems that he is a good person. Like I said before, he may just have a unique hobby. It's not illegal, and his character is fine." Taking a few steps into the shelf, Shizuka Hiratsuka poked Fujiko's arm and said with a smile.

"Really? I think he's being too attentive for no reason." Fujiko casually picked up a can of yogurt and browsed the shelves.

"You just steal too many things, and you don't trust anyone." Carrying the shopping basket she got from the convenience store entrance, Shizuka Hiratsuka started taking some of her favorite foods that were also to other people's tastes.

"Baby Shizuka? Are you sure you want to take this?" His eyes swept over the things that Shizuka Hiratsuka casually put into the shopping cart. Even Fujiko, who was used to going along with Shizuka Hiratsuka in everything, felt a little amused.

"What does it matter? I didn't take much. It would be boring to just sit there doing nothing at night."

"Okay, as long as you're happy."

. . .

"Dangdang, we're back~" Holding a full shopping bag in her hands, Shizuka Hiratsuka pushed open the door of the brightly lit piano room.

"Auntie Jing, you guys are so slow. I was worried that something might have happened." Xiaolan walked over quickly and took the bag from Hiratsuka Jing's hand.

"Ah, nothing. I just met Dr. Asai when I was buying things at the convenience store. We chatted for a while so I was delayed." Shizuka Hiratsuka smiled and touched Xiaolan's head, then glanced at the piano room.

"Oh, have the bodies been picked up?"

"Yeah, that old policeman acted too quickly. I had wanted to wait until tomorrow for the police to come and thoroughly examine the scene." Maori Kogoro scratched his hair with a headache. It was inconvenient for him to smoke in the room, so he walked over from the side door.

"Really?" Blinking indifferently, Shizuka Hiratsuka reached out and took out a piece of folded thick plastic cloth from the bag in Xiaolan's hand, threw it open and spread it on the ground.

"Come and eat something first. Some of it was bought by me, and some is a reward from Dr. Asai~"

"Oh, really? Thank you so much, Dr. Asai." Kogoro Mouri sat down cross-legged with a smile, his eyes shining as he watched the food being squeezed out of the bag one by one.

"Oh oh oh! This thing is good. I know at once that only the wise and brave Xiaojing can buy this good thing!" After Xiaolan put a can of beer on the plastic sheet, Maori Kogoro grabbed it with quick hands and eyes, and put it on his face with satisfaction.

"Hey, hey, I bought that for myself to drink. Brother Kogoro, don't you have to keep watch? It's not good to drink." Looking at Kogoro Mouri with amusement, Shizuka Hiratsuka took the other three cans of beer from Xiaolan's hand.

"It's just one can, no big deal." Without saying a word, he opened the pull ring, picked up a grilled chicken skewer from the convenience store, took a bite of the chicken, took a sip of beer, and closed his eyes as if he had attained Buddhahood.

"Really? It's not that exaggerated." He smiled and shook his head. Seeing that all the things were taken out, Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't hesitate. She took off her shoes and sat cross-legged on the ground.

"Everyone come over and have something to eat. Oh, I also bought some playing cards. Let's play for a while after we finish eating."

"Hey, Aunt Jing, is it really okay for us to do this at the crime scene?" Looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka with some surprise, Xiaolan asked subtly.

Not only her, but Conan and Asai Narumi beside her also had unnatural expressions.

"But you're just sitting around doing nothing, right? You're not really going to just sit there and do nothing until the police come tomorrow, are you?" Shizuka Hiratsuka said with a smile, shrugging innocently.

"But.."

"Okay, don't worry about it. Let's eat now. We can decide whether to play or not later."

"Ok."

. . .

"Ahem!" Rubbing his nose, the fat man looked towards the piano room with lights on not far away.

"Really? I'm not good at hiding or disguising myself, so why would you ask me to do something like this that requires working in secret?"

The fat man took a sip of the instant noodles in his hand and thought of the big bag of food that Shizuka Hiratsuka was holding in her hand. He couldn't help but shed sad tears.

"If I hadn't spent too much of this month's salary, I wouldn't have been tempted by Mr. Hua to do this kind of thing!" The fat man, who was convinced that he was forced to do this because of life, not because he was afraid of the threat from Hua Jian Yingluo, smelled the fragrance wafting from the air, and took another sip of instant noodles pitifully.

"I should have just shown up earlier. Brother Jing isn't a suspicious person anyway. Maybe I can lend him some money for a good meal."

"ε=(?ο｀*)))Alas!"

Chapter 172: One hundred and sixty-nine broken defense

I have to say that the bento and snacks purchased by both Asai Narumi and Hiratsuka Shizuka tasted very good.

Everyone sat together on the thick plastic sheet, talking, laughing and eating together, feeling quite like a picnic.

Well, it would be better if there wasn't a corpse wrapped in white cloth in the room.

"Okay, okay, I'm full~" After drinking the last sip of beer, Shizuka Hiratsuka patted her stomach and stood up with satisfaction.

"How about we adults just stay here and let Xiaolan take Conan to the hotel to have a good rest?"

"I'll stay here too. I feel uneasy if we go to the hotel." Xiaolan smiled and shook her head. Even though she had seen many cases and deaths with Kudo Shinichi, she still couldn't face this kind of thing.

After all, although Xiaolan usually appears to be sensible and strong, she is just a high school girl, and it is normal for her to be afraid of these things.

Not every Japanese high school student can save the world.

"Okay then, but looking at it this way, the quilts that the policeman brought just now seem to be not enough." Glancing at the quilts and pillows piled in the corner, Shizuka Hiratsuka scratched her head.

It was obvious that the old policeman thought that only Kogoro Mouri, Ran and Conan would hold back here, and the bedding he prepared was also for three people.

As a result, there are now three more adults.

"Ah, about this. The old man just now said that he had gone back to look for it, and I guess a new one will be delivered soon." Xiaolan, who was kneeling on the ground helping to clean up the food leftovers, raised her head and answered softly.

"Oh, so that's the case. That's good." Blinking, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Narumi Asai who was helping Xiaolan clean up the garbage.

"Well, Dr. Asai, it's too late now. Why don't you stay here? After all, it's still a little unsafe to walk out of the crime scene so late at night."

"Well, that's fine. It's really scary to walk alone at night at this time." After a slight hesitation, Asai Narumi agreed with a smile.

"Okay then, let's wait for the old policeman to bring the things over." He nodded slightly, glanced at the garbage and knew that he didn't need to help sort it out, then Shizuka Hiratsuka stretched and glanced at Kogoro Mouri beside him.

"Let's go?" With her chin slightly raised, Shizuka Hiratsuka pointed to the side door of the room facing the sea on the other side and gestured to Kogoro Mouri.

"Let's go." After adjusting his tie, Kogoro Mouri nodded calmly.

. . .

"Huh~ It really feels good to have a cigarette after a meal." After taking a big puff of the cigarette, Kogoro Mouri leaned against the wall and sighed contentedly.

"You talk as if you don't smoke when you have nothing to do." Glancing at Kogoro Mouri with amusement, Shizuka Hiratsuka complained mercilessly.

"Don't talk about me, you're not much better, are you?"

"I'm different. I only smoke when I need to."

"Then any time is always needed, right?" Maori Kogoro looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka with disdain. Even Shizuka Hiratsuka's personality would not be fooled by her nonsense.

"Not really." Shrugging casually, Shizuka Hiratsuka tilted her head slightly to take a look at the situation in the piano room.

"I feel like you've been encountering more cases since returning to Tokyo, Kogoro-kun. Before, you often didn't get any serious commissions for two or three months."

"Hmph, that means everyone has finally seen the abilities of the famous detective Mouri Kogoro! My detective soul is starting to glow!" Mouri Kogoro said proudly, raising his chin with pride.

"Really? Why do I feel like it's because that kid Shinichi left Tokyo, so everyone's attention is on you?" Shizuka Hiratsuka said jokingly, glancing at Kogoro Mouri with a funny look.

"Huh? That brat is just lucky. If we only talk about reasoning ability, how could he be my opponent!" He snorted in dissatisfaction. Maori Kogoro never had a good face towards Kudo Shinichi.

It's not just because the other party really affected his ability to make money, but more importantly, the daughter he raised with great difficulty actually put her heart on that bad boy!

If he wasn't so familiar with Kudo Yusaku and Kudo Yukiko, Maori Kogoro really wanted to let Kudo Shinichi see what it meant to be the main judo player in the club back then!

"Okay, I won't say anymore. The situation has finally gotten better. You have to be careful and don't spend the money you earn carelessly. Let Xiaolan save some and put it in your hands. You will basically bet on horses and the like." Shizuka Hiratsuka put out the cigarette against the wall, holding the cigarette butt between her fingers, and said with some fatigue.

"If you don't behave better, I really don't know when Sister Yingli will come home."

"Oh, I didn't do anything wrong. It was that woman who was throwing a tantrum. I was too lazy to comfort her!"

"Yes, yes, even if you don't coax Sister Eri, you should consider Xiaolan's feelings. You have to take care of you normally, and then you have to find time to visit Sister Eri. Really, you two are the adults, but you end up trouble a child to run around and worry about it." With her eyes slightly narrowed, Shizuka Hiratsuka spoke to Kogoro Mouri with a rare reproach.

"Hmph!" Mouri Kogoro turned his head away with a lack of confidence. He tried to maintain his composure, and although his tone had softened, he still had to stubbornly refute.

"She didn't want to go home, and I didn't chase her away. Why did she say anything to me?"

"Yes, yes, you're already quite old, why are you being so arrogant?"

"Heh, you sound like you're not that old, Xiaojing."

"Ugh! This is really an unexpected heavy blow." Covering her chest with her hands in pain, Shizuka Hiratsuka said that her defense was really broken.

Yes, I am still here talking about others. I am almost 30 years old, but I don’t even have a partner!

"Forget it, I'll go inside first."

"Hey, wait a minute, leave me another cigarette, Xiaojing!"

"I'll give you the whole box. I'll smoke you to death!"

. . .

"Hmm? Sir, are you here to deliver quilts to us?" Fujiko came out of the bathroom and was wiping her hands with the tissue she carried with her. She saw an old policeman walking into the mansion with a thick quilt in his arms.

"Ah, yes, the previous bedding was not enough, so I went to find a few more sets." Turning his head to see the person clearly, the old policeman replied with a smile.

"Oh~" Fujiko nodded with a smile, and took a quick glance at the number of beddings in the old man's arms, and his eyes narrowed.

"Thank you so much for the trouble. Just give it to me. Old man, you should go back and rest early. You will be busy tomorrow when the police come~"