Ke Xue: I was raised by them in Mihua.

To escape, Hattori Heiji rode a motorcycle.

The problem is that the motorcycle doesn't belong to them.

Instead, he borrowed a car from a stranger on the roadside.

Don't ask how you opened it without a key!

As a detective, it's perfectly reasonable for him to know some petty theft techniques!

When investigating cases, they are used to repeatedly skirting the edge of the law.

Things like secretly checking a suspect's phone or sneaking into someone's home.

If things really come to a head, neither of them will escape!

That's why Conan and Heiji Hattori didn't see anything wrong with borrowing someone else's motorcycle.

As a result, the motorcycle owner tracked them down!

They even chased him all the way to Osaka!

They even arrived by helicopter!

"What kind of resentment, what kind of resentment!"

Angrily lifting the pebble from his feet, Conan still hasn't realized what's wrong with him.

He's fighting against the terrifying Black Organization!

It's for justice, to protect others!

What's wrong with borrowing a motorcycle?!

Didn't I return it all to you?!

It's not unusual for a car body to have some paint chipping!

The car lights were broken because of the Black Organization, what does it have to do with them?!

Can't a car's front being crooked be considered a quality issue?!

Why should they have to pay so much money in compensation?!

"Sigh! Three million! Where am I supposed to get that much money?!"

Conan isn't very knowledgeable about the motorcycle market.

When he heard the amount of compensation offered by the other party, his first reaction was that he had encountered extortion!

He started yelling that he was going to call the police.

However, Hattori Heiji surprisingly managed to stop him.

As a motorcycle enthusiast, one of Heiji Hattori's hobbies is reading various motorcycle magazines.

My family in Osaka used to own a mid-range car.

Therefore, he was well aware that the compensation figure proposed by the other party was not inflated.

It's actually quite cheap!

Ultimately, they sped from Tokyo to Osaka overnight, enduring gunfire and several collisions.

That ultra-luxury motorcycle was nearing the point of being scrapped.

It's better to buy a new car than to go for repairs.

In that case, the price would be much higher than just three million Sakura Coins!

Five million is considered a small amount!

This modified luxury motorcycle is worth the price!

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to shake off the Black Organization's pursuit!

Conan and Heiji Hattori discussed it and decided to settle the matter by paying money!

They can't afford to lose face if they have to go to the Metropolitan Police Department or court!

Not to mention, the other party has quite a powerful background.

Although their exact origins are unknown, they were able to use a helicopter to track down the whereabouts of a luxury motorcycle.

That's something an ordinary person couldn't do!

Then the problem is coming!

A high school student who ran away from home, a high school student who became a child.

Both of them are living under someone else's roof, how are they going to come up with three million?

Conan's first reaction was to ask his father for money.

But then he thought about it again and gave up the idea.

He already knew about his father's current situation.

After the divorce, she gave away all her assets and had no interest in continuing to write.

Currently working for the FBI.

Her embarrassment was evident from the reduction in her allowance each month.

Taking out three million at once is probably quite risky.

Of course, the FBI might be very generous in lending out this money.

However, Conan was unwilling to let his elderly father owe someone such a favor.

He directly ruled out Yukiko's side.

Since their last argument, the mother-son relationship has been completely broken.

"Uncle Mori definitely can't come up with that much money... and the professor just bought a new batch of equipment... Ugh! Damn it!"

After much deliberation, Conan sadly discovered that he couldn't come up with the money.

Unless you embark on a path of illegality and crime!

As a renowned detective, he certainly wouldn't want to do that.

"So, it turns out that's the only option..."

Heiji Hattori remained with the other side.

If they can't demand a ransom—I mean, compensation—then things will get complicated.

Conan also considered asking Hattori Heiji's father, Hattori Heizo, a local strongman in Osaka, for help.

Heiji Hattori stopped him in the same way.

He knew his father's personality all too well.

If they found out about this, they might even get their legs broken!

There's only one option left!

With a resolute look in his eyes, Conan got into a taxi.

……

"Mom, let me do it?"

In the kitchen, Elena was carefully slicing a cucumber into thin slices.

I plan to make a salad with other fruits and vegetables.

She used to be able to cut even the thinnest slices when she was doing experiments.

But now, you can tell from her wavering knife-holding posture.

She's not cut out for cooking!

Akemi couldn't help but try to persuade her from the side.

She recalled the scene when she saw her mother a few days ago.

Overwhelmed by the joy of the reunion, she forgot that her mother was a complete culinary idiot.

The good news is that the dishes I make won't cause any problems like what happened to my best friend Eri Kisaki.

The bad news is, the taste is indescribable!

It's edible, but that's all!

At the welcome party that night, the only thing left on the table was the soup Elena had made.

"Hmm? Akemi, you're disgusted with your mother?"

"No, I didn't!"

"Then be a good girl and wait with Xiao Luo for a moment, I'll be right there!"

"……All right"

Mingmei still wanted to try.

But seeing her mother's eager eyes, she swallowed her words.

Just like when I was a child.

"It's strange, why does Mom's personality act like a child's?"

She was too young to understand before, and hadn't realized it. (Zhao Li's)

After only a few days together, Mingmei noticed that something was off with her mother.

She even wondered how she was raised!

"Xiao Luo, don't you think Mom is acting strange?"

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Akemi skillfully picked up the little boy and held him in her arms, asking curiously.

She didn't quite understand things like spirits behind her back.

But she knew that her boyfriend knew some of the details.

Especially after Elena also became a good friend.

"Strange? In what way do you mean?"

Luo Tian glanced at the kitchen, feigning ignorance.

After interrogating Elena in the bathroom a couple of days ago, he learned Elena's secret.

If there's anything that can be compared to a legal loli...

That must be a new mom!

And Elena happens to be such a being!

However, she didn't want to tell her two daughters this secret.

Luo Tian then cooperated and kept it a secret from her.

Chapter 523 Conan borrows money, Ooka Momiji changes her mind?

　"finally reached!"

It only takes about ten minutes by taxi from the station to Luo Tian's home.

However, Conan traveled an extremely long distance.

He spent the whole way thinking about how to bring it up!

Once upon a time, he was considered a second-generation rich kid.

Money has never been a problem.

He has never borrowed money from anyone.

Now that three million has come at once, he doesn't even know how to bring it up.

Especially since he was facing Luo Tian!

Her childhood sweetheart was stolen away, her mother was also stolen away, and she was tricked several times.

If he had a choice, Conan would never come here.