Chapter 624: Conan and Subaru Okiya's Reasoning Showdown
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!"
After some explanation, Subaru Okiya explained the reasons and consequences of his staying here, and Ran Mouri also sent an email to Conan to inquire, and it was indeed the case.
Mao Lilan knew that she had kicked the wrong person and apologized repeatedly: "I'm very sorry, I kicked him without knowing the situation clearly."
Suzuki Sonoko shrank behind Mao Lilan and echoed: "Yes, yes, Xiaolan, you are too impulsive. How could there be such a handsome thief!"
Mao Lilan rolled her eyes and said with contempt: "Sonoko, what are you talking about? I misunderstood you just now because you shouted so loudly that you were a thief..." Now you blame me instead. Sonoko, doesn't your conscience hurt?
Suzuki Sonoko knew she was in the wrong and could only smile awkwardly and try to get away with it.
Okiya Subaru still had that narrowed-eyed smile on his face: "It's okay. I'm also to blame for not explaining it clearly in time."
Mao Lilan asked curiously: "Which university is Mr. Okiya a graduate student at?"
Subaru Okiya said, "I'm from the Department of Engineering at Kyoto University."
Suzuki Sonoko's eyes immediately lit up. This handsome guy was not only handsome but also so talented. She took out her phone and asked expectantly, "Well, can I take a picture and give you my contact information if possible?"
Okiya Subaru still kept smiling: "Sure."
"Hey, I'm going to tell Mr. Kyogoku!" Ran Mouri looked at Suzuki Sonoko with contempt.
Suzuki Sonoko shrank her neck guiltily and said awkwardly: "Well, then just take a picture."
Okiya Subaru smiled and said, "There's no rush for this matter. Can I go buy something before that? I haven't eaten since I got up today, and I'm really hungry."
Mao Lilan immediately said, "I'll go buy it for you as an apology for my rashness just now."
Subaru Okiya smiled and said, "Then thank you for your help. Just buy the Wele burgers you just had."
Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko were stunned: "How do you know which burger shop we just ate at?"
Subaru Okiya put his hands in his pockets and smiled, "I just noticed some small things. First of all, this girl with brown hair, after the misunderstanding was resolved, she has been hiding behind you..."
When her name was mentioned, Suzuki Sonoko subconsciously shrank further behind Mouri Ran.
Subaru Okiya continued, "From what she did just now, she probably realized that I'm not a bad person and that I'm of the opposite sex, so she developed some feelings for me, but she didn't want me to smell the bad breath in her mouth, so I wondered if you guys had eaten the new garlic sandwiches that were recently released."
Hearing the strange smell in their mouths, Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko blushed and quickly covered their mouths.
Mao Lilan asked with a whine, "But there are a lot of dishes with garlic, right? How can you be so sure?"
Subaru Okiya: "Another thing is that when she used the phone just now, she used her ring finger to press the keys, which most people would hardly use. So I guess she ate French fries before, and the oil stains on her right thumb, index finger, and middle finger were not completely wiped clean, right?"
"In addition," Subaru Okiya looked at Ran Mouri again and pointed at her lips, "There are still some food crumbs around this lady's mouth..."
Mao Lilan licked it subconsciously, and then realized that doing so would affect her image, so she quickly pulled Suzuki Sonoko into the bathroom and said, "Sorry, let's use the bathroom!"
Subaru Okiya looked at the closed bathroom door and couldn't help but let out a chuckle.
In the bathroom, Suzuki Sonoko was washing her hands and rinsing her mouth while exclaiming: "What is going on? Who is that handsome guy? Such a great deduction."
Mao Lilan said in a daze: "I don't know...but I always feel that he gives me a very familiar feeling..."
Suzuki Sonoko raised her eyebrows: "Ah, could it be that seeing him reasoning reminded you of your husband? He really looked like a detective just now."
Mao Lilan blushed and argued: "I told you that Shinichi is not my husband!"
Suzuki Sonoko grinned: "Oh, did I just say Shinichi?"
Mao Lilan blinked her eyes. It seemed that Sonoko did not mention Shinichi's name just now? Didn't she blow herself up?
Damn it, it’s all because of this Sonoko. She always calls me your husband Shinichi, your husband Shinichi, and it has become a conditioned reflex for her.
Suzuki Sonoko chuckled and said, "But if we really compare them, I think Subaru is much better than Shinichi, and he's more handsome too!"
Mao Lilan smiled and said: "Is that so? I think Shinichi is just like that, not handsome..."
Suzuki Sonoko raised her eyebrows: "Then how about letting them compete?"
Mao Lilan was stunned: "Competition? How to compete?"
Suzuki Sonoko pinched her chin and thought for a while, then came up with a good idea: "Isn't the paper airplane incident a big deal recently? Why don't we see which of them can figure out the answer first?"
Although Mao Lilan scoffed at the comparison test, she was also a little curious about who was more powerful between Shinichi and Okiya Subaru.
So, Suzuki Sonoko gave the paper plane that fell at her house to Okiya Subaru, and Mouri Ran took a photo and sent it to Conan.
"Is this the paper airplane that appeared in the news?" Okiya Subaru held the paper airplane and asked Suzuki Sonoko, "Did it happen to fall in your yard?"
"Yes," Suzuki Sonoko nodded repeatedly, "Can you tell if there is any secret code on it?"
Subaru Okiya carefully examined the paper airplane in his hand with a serious expression: "I see, this paper airplane means SOS, and the situation seems to be very urgent."
"SOS? Why?" Suzuki Sonoko was stunned. How could a paper airplane suddenly send out a distress signal?
Subaru Okiya explained: "Look, the pattern on the paper airplane has circles of the same size on both sides, and three vertical lines. The width of the lines is exactly three times that of the circles, and the distance between the circles is exactly the size of a circle..."
As he said this, he unfolded the paper plane and showed the front to Suzuki Sonoko. There were three circles, three straight lines, and three circles on it.
"This is a code that is often used as a means of communication, also known as Morse code."
"Morse code?" Suzuki Sonoko was stunned. "Is it the one that often appears in movies?"
"That's right," Okiya Subaru nodded, "A short tap is represented by a dot, and a long tap is represented by a straight line. In Morse code, three circles represent the letter S, and three straight lines represent the letter O..."
Mao Lilan suddenly said: "In other words, the pattern on the paper airplane, three circles, three straight lines, and three circles, represents the Morse code for SOS?"
Okiya Subaru and Suzuki Sonoko looked at Mouri Ran in surprise.