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"Ah~ Beautiful and generous Miss Yoko~ Your beauty~ is really a sin~" Maori Kogoro held a bunch of bright red roses and looked intoxicated in the cafe, "Look at this bunch of beautiful red roses, each of them is fascinated by waiting for you~"
"Uncle has had this disease for a long time. If he keeps putting it off, it will surely not be cured..." Chu Ming complained while drinking juice.
"Tsk, what do you kids know about romance!" Kogoro continued to smell his roses.
"Uncle is in a good mood today."
Xiaolan nodded: "Yes, after all, he was invited by Miss Yoko to attend her concert."
Chu Ming looked at the time and said, "It's getting late. We should go now, or we'll have to queue."
Maori Kogoro raised a smug smile: "Hehe~ As long as we show this ticket signed by Miss Yoko to the staff, we can go in directly from the back door~"
As he said this, he reached into his pocket and rummaged around, trying to take out the ticket and show it off.
But no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find the ticket in his inner pocket, and instead his hand reached out from under his pocket.
"Ah--" Kogoro Mouri let out a terrified cry, which was melodious and high-pitched, with the lingering sound.
"what happened?"
Maori Kogoro's face was filled with sorrow: "Hole!! There is a hole in my pocket!!!"
He squatted on the ground and looked everywhere for the ticket, but found nothing.
"Woo-hiccup"
A cry of sorrow makes those who hear it sad and shed tears.
Xiaolan stepped forward to comfort him: "It's okay, we just need to explain it to the staff."
"How can that be possible? I'm holding a bouquet of flowers, how can I say such shameful things! It's really damaging to my reputation as Maori Kogoro!"
Maori Kogoro suddenly turned his gaze to Xiaolan: "I remember that you are going to take an exam, right?"
Xiaolan was stunned by the question: "Yes, next week."
"Hehe~" Maori Kogoro stretched out his hand, "Well, you have an exam, why don't you go back and review well, and give me your ticket--"
Xiaolan slapped Maori Kogoro's hand away and said, "I don't want it."
"Hehe, then how about this, when we get there we'll just say that Conan lost the ticket--" Kogoro Mouri looked towards the door with malicious eyes. Conan had just run to the car to find the tickets for him.
"How about this, uncle? I won't go. You can take mine."
Chu Ming took out the ticket from his pocket and handed it over. He was not interested in Yoko Okino. It didn't matter whether he went to the concert or not. He might as well use the time to wander around and find a magnetic field.
"Then I won't be polite, hahaha--" Kogoro Mouri reached out to grab the ticket.
Xiaolan twisted his hand and threw it down: "Dad! Why are you like this!"
Maori Kogoro, the eldest, pointed at his finger and pretended to be wronged: "It was Chu Ming who didn't want to go..."
"That won't work either!" After yelling at Maori Kogoro, she became gentle again, "Brother Chu Ming, don't listen to dad's nonsense, we'll talk to the staff and then-"
"Excuse me, do you need concert tickets?"
A woman wearing a headband stood nearby, watching them with a smile.
Maori Kogoro's depressed mood suddenly became excited: "Yes, yes, yes, do you have extra tickets? Can you please sell them to me at a low price? Please!"
Xiaolan's face was filled with black lines, and she quickly stepped forward to hold him: "Dad, we can go in after explaining it, why waste more money!"
Maori Kogoro said stubbornly: "This is a man's dignity, how can it be measured by money! No amount of money can replace that!"
"..."
"Uncle, I looked in your car, but didn't find the ticket." Conan ran in from outside.
Kogoro Mori didn't bother to respond to him, and continued to look at the woman earnestly.
The woman generously said that she was willing to give the ticket to Kogoro Mori, and all she needed was for him to drive her to pick up her sister.
This was just a small thing so he could get Miss Yoko's concert tickets for free, so Kogoro Mori readily agreed.
"What is uncle doing?" Conan looked confused. He just went out for a while, so why couldn't he understand the changes in the plot?
Xiaolan laughed: "Dad wants to spend money to buy his dignity as a man, but it seems that this lady wants to give it to him directly."
Chu Ming stroked his chin and said, "Hey, doesn't this mean that - uncle's dignity is worthless?"
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In the car, Qingdao Quandai and Maori Kogoro were chatting, and Chu Ming felt something was wrong the more he listened.
He lifted Conan from the middle and slid him onto his lap, whispering to him, "Did you notice anything wrong? This Miss Zendai has been hinting to us that her sister Mina is not in a good mood and might want to commit suicide. I hope she won't do anything stupid. Maybe she used a ticket to trick the uncle into giving her an alibi?"
Conan was suddenly picked up and moved to another place to sit, with a speechless look on his face: "It shouldn't be, how is this possible."
"With you here, anything is possible. If you don't believe me, let me try it." Chu Ming was not convinced and had to prove it to Conan.
When the traffic light turned red, Chu Ming decisively interrupted their conversation: "Ms. Quandai, the headscarf on your head is really special. Is it Miss Yoko's peripheral?"
Qingdao Quandai pointed at the headscarf on his head and said, "This, this is the gift that Ms. Yoko gave to her fans for her new album yesterday."
Maori Kogoro was full of envy: "Really? You even have this..."
Qingdao Quandai was a little surprised: "You are also a fan of Miss Yoko, why didn't you buy her new album? Look, if you buy the album, you will get a keychain of the same model for free."
Maori Kogoro said in a Versailles way: "It's like this, all my albums were given to me by Miss Yoko, so there are no free gifts."
"Hey!! You actually know Miss Yoko!!"
The topic was finally brought here. Chu Ming cleared his throat and introduced: "After all, the uncle is the famous detective Maori Kogoro~"
Aoshima Zendai was so frightened that the keychain in her hand fell from her hand. She looked panicked: "Famous detective - Maori Kogoro???"
Chu Ming winked at Conan and said, "Look, she's panicking."
Is this luck good or bad?
It was true that she was lucky, as she found Kogoro Mouri to serve as her alibi.
If you say it's bad luck, then yes, after all, Conan is following me.
Another unlucky guy who has taken a narrow path.
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Chapter 175 You cried, you were pretending
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Seeing Aoshima Zendai's reaction, Conan frowned and stared at her with a scrutinizing look.
Maori Kogoro was also a little surprised: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
Qingdao Quandai forced a smile and said, "I am a little excited. I have heard of Detective Maori's name, but I didn't expect to meet him today..."
Maori Kogoro was praised like this, with a look of happiness written all over his face: "I'm not that great, hehehehehe——"
During the following part of the journey, Qingdao Quandai was obviously much quieter and didn't say much.
The more abnormal her behavior was, the more Conan felt that Chu Ming's guess might be true, and his eyes became sharper.
The car stopped at the door. Qingdao Quandai also adjusted her mood. She opened the door and led Maori Kogoro in with a smile.
"Mr. Maori, could you please sit in the living room for a while? My sister may not be up yet. I'll go call her."
Maori Kogoro was a little anxious. He looked at his watch: "But the time is——"
"I'll be there soon~" Qingdao Quandai walked inside.
"The concert will start in an hour. I think uncle may not be able to go to the concert." Chu Ming complained to Conan quietly.
“……” Apparently Conan thought so too.
As soon as I entered the living room, I saw that the entire wall and even the ceiling were covered with posters of idol stars.
"Wow!" Maori Kogoro exclaimed, "There are so many posters in this room, including those of Ms. Yoko, Asuka Anzai, Two-Mix, and Terumi Hoshino. It's amazing. There's even Lex, which disbanded a long time ago."
Chu Ming looked at these dazzling female stars who looked similar and admired them sincerely: "The uncle is the most amazing one because he can recognize them all."
“Beautiful food—beautiful food—”
Hearing the anxious calls coming from inside, Chu Ming and Conan looked at each other and hurried inside.
Qingdao Quandai stood in front of the bathroom and knocked hard on the door, but the bathroom door was closed tightly. From the outside, you could see a big "サヨナラ" taped on the door.
"Was it locked from the inside?" Kogoro Mouri was infected by her anxiety.
"This door is not locked. It looks like the gap is taped shut from the inside."
"Okay, let's break the door open together!" Kogoro Mouri said seriously.
"No need, uncle, please move aside and let me do it." Chu Ming walked forward slowly, looking like a master.
Except for Qingdao Quandai who was unaware, everyone else knew Chu Ming's fighting ability and made way for him. Xiaolan even considerately pulled away Qingdao Quandai who was standing in front of the door.
Chu Ming flexed his wrist and was about to kick the door open.
But look at the tape covering the gap between the doors, and then look at the words on the door.
In this episode, he seemed to have the slightest impression.
Chu Ming tentatively reached out to turn the handle.
???
The door was pushed open without any obstruction, and Chu looked at Qingdao Quandai with understanding.
"Miss Quandai, could you please explain to me? The door opens easily with a twist, so why did you keep knocking on it to draw us all in? The tape doesn't seem to be stuck on."
Qingdao Quandai broke out in a cold sweat: "I haven't tried it. I just saw the door was taped shut, and I was a little scared. I was afraid that Meicai would do something stupid..."
Chu Ming didn't say whether he believed it or not. He walked into the bathroom and saw a bathtub stained with blood and a woman lying silently beside the bathtub with a razor in her hand.