After leaving the hospital, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. After that, Okino went to the doctor's house again and found that Conan had returned to the Mori Detective Agency.

Maori Detective Agency

Pushing open the door on the second floor, Okino subconsciously shouted, "Work..." Okino subconsciously swallowed the word "vine" before he could say it, because it was not Conan who was here, but Conan was playing.

Xiaolan on the phone.

Xiaolan, who was talking on the phone, also noticed Okino and smiled at Okino, but Okino found that Xiaolan's smile was a bit forced.

Out of curiosity, he signaled the other party not to pay attention to him, and made a phone call gesture with his right hand next to his ear.

Xiaolan nodded and returned her attention to the phone.

"Sorry, Shinichi, someone is here."

【who is it?】

"It's time to rush into the wild."

【Oh, it’s that guy.】

"By the way, Shinichi, when can you come back?"

[This, I still have a lot of cases to deal with here, for a while...] Before Kudo finished speaking, Xiaolan interrupted.

"Shinichi, I think...I already know why mom left dad."

[Eh?] Kudo didn’t react for a moment, and subconsciously answered, [Why?]

"Because...because dad actually shot mom!"

【Huh? Shoot, shoot? What are you talking about, Xiaolan!】

'Huh? How did Xiaolan know about this?' Okino, who was absent-minded at the side, suddenly turned serious, 'No wonder Xiaolan's expression was a little strange just now, so that's what happened.'

In the next minute, Xiaolan briefly recounted her uncle's wonderful deeds back then. After finishing speaking, Kudo on the other end of the phone fell silent.

After a long while, he stumbled and persuaded: [Well, Xiaolan, maybe the uncle is very confident in his own strength, but he didn't expect...]

"Even if you are confident, you can't shoot at your mother!" Xiaolan suddenly raised her tone, and it was easy to hear that Xiaolan was really angry and confused at this moment.

Soon, Xiaolan said sadly again, "I really can't believe him anymore. Shinichi, you won't do this to me, right?"

[Of course, but Xiaolan, maybe the uncle had some reason to shoot his aunt at that time, and even if the uncle really shot his aunt, it doesn’t mean that this is the truth!] Although Kudo didn’t know what happened back then.

The truth, but he knew the uncle's character.

Kudo's words made Xiaolan's sad mood improve, "Shinichi, what do you mean?"

[Xiaolan, don’t forget that I am a detective. Sometimes what you see may not be true, and what you hear may not be true. There may be deeper reasons hidden on the seemingly real surface. This

One thing, I advise you to ask the uncle in person.】

"This...Okay, I will try my best." Although Kudo's words made Xiaolan's firm heart waver, she was more dissatisfied with Uncle Maori. Xiaolan firmly believed that it was the incident that year that made Xiaolan's heart shake.

Fei Yingli ran away from home.

[Then, I’ll hang up first, I’m still here...]

"Wait a minute!" The sudden voice interrupted Kudo's movements on the other side of the phone and also attracted Xiaolan's attention.

"Okino, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just saw that someone had some misunderstandings about his father, so I just wanted to help."

"Eh? Okino, are you talking about...me?" Xiaolan blinked.

"Of course, there's also Kudo on the other end of the phone."

[Hey, hey, hey...] Conan at the roadside phone booth had a confused look on his face, but he was also curious about what the misunderstanding Okino was talking about.

'Xiaolan, actually your father... chose to shoot in order to save your mother.' Okino said seriously.

"What, why?" Xiaolan was puzzled, "My mother was obviously shot by a pistol."

"That's not the case, Xiaolan. It was precisely because your mother was shot by a pistol that she was saved."

In the next few minutes, Okino explained the general process of the incident in detail. After listening to it, Okino could feel that Xiaolan was really relieved. At the same time, the previous doubts gradually turned into

Worship, but...

"It turns out, it turns out that's how it is. It turns out that my father was so powerful back then." Xiaolan's eyes were twinkling with stars, but her words changed.

"Humph, even if this is the case, I will not forgive him. Mom's running away from home must be because of this incident. When he comes back, I must ask him carefully."

"Um... Well, I'm not sure about this." Okino scratched his head, but to be honest, he really wanted to know why Fei Yingli chose to separate from his uncle back then.

[Ahem, if Xiaolan has nothing to do, I will hang up first. I still have many cases that need to be solved. 】

"Hey, Shinichi, wait a minute!"

Beep...beep...beep...

"Ha, what, that annoying reasoning maniac!" Seeing the blind tone constantly coming from the phone in her hand, Xiao Lan hung up the phone angrily.

Okino:-_-||

"Then... Xiaolan, if nothing happens, I will leave too."

"Hey, are you leaving so soon?"

"Yes, you know that as a police officer, you always have a lot of work to do. By the way, if you find anything, remember to call me. I will be on call."

"Okay, thank you Okino."

"You're welcome."

For some reason, Xiaolan suddenly felt a little panicked when Okino left.

"Hmm...Am I overthinking it?"

After leaving the detective agency, Okino always felt that he had forgotten something. As a result, Okino was told early the next morning that Mr. Hiroki had been killed.

Doctor's house, ten o'clock in the morning

"Kudo, are you saying that Mr. Hiroki's eye drops were packaged by someone else?"

"Yes, if it weren't for my damn wit at the time, I would have had a yellow circle of light above my head." Conan was frightened for a while.

Okino sneered and said, "Haha, if you ask me, Mr. Hiroki's murder was all caused by you. If it weren't for my high magic resistance, maybe something would happen to me too. Maybe it will come true this time, don't forget

I also have numbers in my name."

"Number?" Conan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized, "Yes, your name is Okino Shi. The word "Shi" can be understood as the number two."

"Hey, we are each other, don't forget that you are Kudo Shinichi, and this last target is you."

"Humph, Kudo Shinichi and the like don't exist. Now there's only Edogawa Conan." Conan didn't worry about being threatened at all. After all, there were only a few people who knew his identity now, and the murderer definitely didn't know.

"By the way...how is Mr. Hiroki doing?"

When it came to business, Conan's expression gradually became more serious.

"It's nothing serious, just a little injury to my eye, but I may not be able to participate in the next National Championships."

"Tsk, it's good that you're not dead. You're naive to even think about participating in the competition." Okino curled his lips in disdain. If you can save your life from the God of Death, hurry up and buy lottery tickets. You might win.

Conan: "emmm... I always feel like you are getting angry and scolding me."

"Don't be narcissistic, I'm not. And speaking of numbers, the next one is the number nine. Is there anyone chosen?"

"Yes, my uncle and I just visited Mr. Mu Pingping and got some news."

"Mu Gongping, you actually went to him?"

"What, is there something wrong with him?" Conan was keenly aware of the subtle change in Okino's attitude.

"Um, no, it's just a little unexpected."

"Really?" Conan wanted to see something, but Okino's expression remained the same.

"Today at three o'clock in the afternoon, at the marine entertainment facility in Tokyo Bay, many people will be there, including the number nine."

"Ocean entertainment facilities... that should be a very fun place. By the way, I think Hongzi would like that place." Okino suddenly remembered that he seemed to owe Hongzi a lot of favors. If

It would be nice to have another chance to play this time.

"Hey, hey, Okino, are you listening?" Conan's mouth twitched.

Okino didn't seem to hear Conan's mutterings. Now he was completely lost in how to invite Koizumi Anko.

"The marine entertainment facilities sound pretty good. Why don't you count me in?"
Chapter completed!