The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan

"Wedding anniversary? Tomorrow?" Mao Lilan opened her eyes wide after hearing the unexpected line from her mother, "Then why don't you hurry up and give it to him?"

In Fei Yingli's hand, a slender and exquisite gift box lay quietly there. It was easy to determine the contents by simply tracing the size.

Perhaps, that was the line that Fei Yingli drew on Saku Hashi when they met in the afternoon.

"You went shopping with Mr. Fashi Saku, and you were actually looking for a gift? Why don't you hurry up and give it to dad..." Mao Lilan recalled the conversation that happened when they met by chance, and was worried for Fei Yingli, "Dad has a serious misunderstanding. .”

Mouri Kogoro has been quite peaceful these days and has not had any confrontation with her due to the control. Today, he suddenly complained in public that he had no drink. There must be a reason.

"I feel that he has been quite pitiful recently, and Xiaolan has worked so hard, so I want to forgive him a little and give him something to ease the situation." Fei Yingli secretly exerted force on her fingertips and held the thing tightly in her hand. "It's just a moment of weakness."

"If you don't send it, I will speak for you!" Mao Lilan pinched the other side of the gift box rudely, pretending to take the things away, "There are some things that you will regret if you don't speak up! "

Recently, she has experienced a lot of things and has different feelings from before.

The most important one is that if you don't be honest when you should be honest, if you miss the opportunity, even if it is just for one night, it will be too difficult to find the opportunity again.

As important members of the family, my parents have not contributed much to the family. Considering the current situation, they can be said to be holding each other back and working together to make the marriage like this.

However, she always believed that their meaning to each other was like a lighthouse in the middle of the night, an existence that could illuminate the future course, and they would never give up on each other easily.

Maybe this soft and thin tie at this moment is the key to the ending!

"Xiaolan, don't!" Fei Yingli, who felt that she couldn't surpass her daughter in terms of strength, begged for mercy, "I won't give it away until tomorrow. This gift box is very fragile. If you pull it any more, it will break."

"Let's give it today, it's getting late!" Pointing to the clock above her head, Mao Lilan said plausibly, "It will be 'tomorrow' in less than an hour. It's so sincere to give a gift that is stuck in time. !”

"Anyway, you better let me deliver it myself..." Fei Yingli turned away, her voice getting weaker and weaker because of embarrassment.

Well, she excused herself from the table precisely because she didn't know what to do with the gift.

She is actually quite satisfied with Mouri Kogoro these days. Although the quarrels will not disappear completely and they can easily develop into choking when they meet, she has been feeling happy for the other party's concession in her heart.

Seeing him with a frustrated face, but obediently following their arrangements, whether the underlying reason was to save the family, or the regulators' iron fist really hurt, everything made this relationship seem to have reached a dead end. There was a turning point again.

She wanted to take the initiative to bow her head once, to get closer to each other, and to encourage Kogoro Mouri and tell him that the current direction was correct.

However, every time she wanted to lift her legs or open her mouth, the subtle distance brought about by the ten-year gap would make her shrink unconsciously.

At this point, is it a little too late to talk about recovery and change?

"Are you really going to send it off?" Mao Lilan looked at the suspicious blush on her mother's face with distrust, "I'll go with you. Well, it's also convenient for you to be a witness!"

She didn't quite believe in this ex-couple who hadn't said a good word to each other for ten years. Even if Fei Yingli really sent her there, what would happen next was unpredictable.

In order to prevent her mother from denying her account, or the two of them arguing about something awkward, it was necessary for her to go along with them.

"...Okay, okay, let go first." Fei Yingli said softly, "How can I take it if you don't let go?"

"Hmph, the wine table over there shouldn't be over yet, don't even think about escaping!"

"As if I've run away in the past. You should ask your father what he's like at times like this."

"When we sit down as a family of three, we will have plenty of opportunities to talk about these things, so let's go first!"

"Okay Xiaolan, don't push me -"

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"The concubine's lawyer strictly ordered you not to drink, so you really don't drink... You are really a family man."

Mouri Kogoro, who was stretching and walking from the bathroom to the izakaya, heard such compliments and turned his head in confusion, looking for the source of the sound.

He hadn't seen this kind of praise in a long time.

It's not that no one would follow him and compliment him, it's just that he was praised for everything, and he didn't expect to be praised for caring about his family.

"A man from the Gu family will not be divorced." Seeing the smiling Ritsuko Usui, Kogoro Mouri complained bluntly.

"Yes, strictly speaking, the lawyer is just your ex-wife now." Ritsuko Usui smiled softly when she saw Mouri Kogoro taking over.

Mouri Kogoro is about the same age as Fei Yingri, and she thinks she has some skills in dealing with men of this age group.

At his age, coupled with his current reputation and popularity in the industry, the topics these men like will become very narrow.

If you elevate the other person by subtly disparaging the other person's spouse, or give him a certain amount of space to show off his career abilities, they will easily talk endlessly and easily develop a sense of intimacy and superiority from the conversation.

This is what is called, "She understands me better".

As a lawyer, even when facing a client, you must always be on guard against confrontation. Don’t underestimate me, Fei Yingli!

"In a loose sense, she is also my ex-wife." Not understanding the subtext of her words, Mouri Kogoro's answer was still sharp, "Without divorce, we have been separated for ten years. Who can think about it? , it’s a fact that our marriage broke down.”

"That's right. You two have been separated for many years even though you have children... Why is this? Is it because of differences in career planning or other aspects?" Ritsuko Usui tentatively guided the topic. "A lawyer is a busy profession, and I am still single because of my job."

This is a prelude to making it clear that he is single and trying to bring the topic into a more private discussion.

Based on what she learned about Mouri Kogoro's character, it was unclear what his working ability was. He was definitely greedy for money and lustful.

Ritsuko Usui is full of confidence in her tea skills, oh no, her mature and considerate charm.

"Ah, well..." Mouri Kogoro looked away and touched his neck in embarrassment, "Maybe it's because I didn't take the initiative to tell her a lot of things when something happened to me back then."

A marriage in which both parties still love each other will break up, and unilateral efforts alone are not enough.

Thinking about it now, he accused Fei Yingli of speaking sharply and disregarding his own face, but he was no better than the other party.

"Being able to take the initiative to admit one's shortcomings is already better than many people, Mr. Mori." Praising her without falsehood, Ritsuko Usui quickly changed the direction of attack, "Even if the marriage continues, or even the relationship between husband and wife is very good, if you are willing to do it for It’s really rare for a husband whose wife really quits drinking.”

It's not that she didn't hear Mao Lilan's statement during the dinner, but she chose to pretend to have amnesia.

When the reason for quitting drinking changed from subjective feelings to complying with medical advice, it sounded a bit greedy. According to her understanding, this kind of idea that was detrimental to manliness should never be brought up.

"If you say that, it's rare, it's rare..." Mouri Kogoro touched his nose and was embarrassed to answer more, "It's the children who have been urging me. If I do it by myself, it will be difficult to control it."

It is said that he has successfully given up drinking. In fact, he is not very successful. He still drinks a little wine occasionally.

In other words, judging from the way Karasawa occasionally turns a blind eye and only uses it for liquidation when needed, when it comes to alcohol, his supervisors maintain control over the frequency of his intake and allow him to have fun. , to stop his addictive attitude.

Thinking about Karasawa who made the plan, Mouri Kogoro occasionally felt a slight sense of terror.

It was obvious that the original power was taken away from him, and a little bit of it was leaked from the fingers in a different way, borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, which did not give him any substantial benefits at all.

No matter how he thought about this situation, he shouldn't thank the other party, but he had to admit that every time he used some method to secretly drink wine, he could not help but feel grateful to Tangze for letting him go.

It's really scary, that kid's ability to control other people's emotions.

If Karasawa suddenly changed his mind and tried to use women's natural affection for him to earn something for himself, I can't imagine what would happen...

Not knowing that Mouri Kogoro's thoughts had wandered in an unknown direction, Ritsuko Usui saw that he finally took the initiative to answer her questions and felt that the progress was going well.

"Alcohol is not a scourge. We are all adults, how can we not know the good and bad? It's just that at our age, some troubles inevitably need to be expressed through alcohol, right?"

"That's true." This was a relatively vague sentiment, and Mouri Kogoro could only nod.

"So, are you going to have a second game later?" Showing the small ticket in the palm of his hand, Ritsuko Usui finally finished pulling out the long map of the Yan Kingdom and revealed his fundamental purpose, "I feel like I didn't enjoy the drink very much. Do you want to come with the wine you secretly bought from the boss just now, Detective Maori?"

Once she took the bait, she knew that there was no type of middle-aged man that she couldn't deal with!

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"She looks so confident."

At the other end of the corridor, three heads poked out half of each other, silently observing the two people talking in the corridor.

Seeing Ritsuko Usui holding up the bill in her hand as if holding a medal of victory, Haihara Ai complained softly: "She seems to firmly believe that Aunt Fei Yingli is forcing Mr. Maori to quit drinking, and she only needs to take out what she can secretly drink." Liquor, Mr. Mori took the bait casually.”

Coupled with the fact that Ritsuko Usui had just found a place to touch up her makeup, she was full of momentum and looked like she was ready to go to the battlefield. She had already guessed the woman's thoughts.

If you can't win in the workplace, then change the track and go to love.

Trying to use your feminine charm to overwhelm your insurmountable and powerful colleagues in your career is quite sad when you think about it.

"When he's not drinking, Detective Maori's IQ is relatively normal." Tangze said calmly, "He has caught so many cheating men himself, how can he still not understand the pain points of this kind of thing? Even if he wants to steal something, he won't Maybe it’s as straightforward as this.”

"It's hard to say. Don't everyone like to say that you can drown in water? It's also very common to be negligent because you think you're professional." Haihara Ai retorted.

"...Compared to these, let me tell you," Conan, whose head was pressed at the bottom, tried to raise his head and protested, "Why do we have to come out here to follow you?"

Tangze was sneaky and acted like he had something serious to say. He dragged himself and Haiyuan out to follow others. He couldn't just listen to the love and hatred of these middle-aged people, right?

Well, it would be a good choice to inquire carefully and go back and tell Xiaolan, so he listened attentively.

"In order to protect Uncle Maori, I also protect that Green Tea, oh no, that Lawyer Usui." Tang Ze said bluntly.

"Ah? Is Karuizawa so dangerous?" Not understanding the word "green tea" that Karuzawa mumbled in his mouth, Conan could only ask other questions.

"I don't know if Karuizawa is in danger. With so many detectives and lawyers present, someone must be in danger. I believe it." Haibara Ai, who had fully accepted the halo setting of the detective accident, nodded solemnly.

"Hey, don't make the detective lawyer look like a disaster..."

"I didn't say that the detective lawyer is like a disaster star, I just said that the detective is like a disaster star. Have you ever considered that you are following behind the Maori detective. Your combination starts with two detectives, so you encounter so many murders. Is this a possibility, Kudo?”

"You're talking as if it's a disaster caused by us..."

"Is not it?"

Listening to the essence of the conversation happening below, Karasawa pushed the two heads back behind the corner with one hand and then retracted their heads to continue their previous conversation.

"I can only say that if you try to seduce the detective if your destiny is not strong enough, you may easily encounter mishaps."

"You are more exaggerated than what she said!"

"In order to avoid any murders, we can only keep an eye on people more urgently. When Uncle Maori walks back, follow him immediately. Do you understand me?"

"Are you serious?!"

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"You said Detective Maori went back early?" Fei Yingli, who was dragged back to the table by Mao Lilan, was very surprised.

"Yes, you let me play with you, and you don't let me drink a sip of wine. It's normal for him to feel that he doesn't want to go back early, right?" Fashi Saku joked, "I can't tell, but you are also like a queen in your marriage. Where is the authority, Lawyer Concubine?"

"Don't make fun of me, Saku," Mikasa Yuji patted his colleague whose cheeks were red from drinking to stop him from continuing to joke about Fei Yingli's marriage situation. "Anyway, if you want to talk to him alone, just go back to the hotel and talk to him. Right. I just asked, he is on the same floor as Ui Bing."

"What a coincidence?" After hearing the news, Fei Yingli frowned instinctively.

"But, it's impossible." Mao Lilan reached into his handbag and took out two cards. "I also have dad's room card. If he goes back, how will he get in?"

Did you go back to the hotel first without taking the room card?

Fei Yingli pursed her lips and began to feel something bad.

"Who did you hear about which room he lives in?" Fei Yingli turned her head and looked seriously at Mikasa Yuji, who was still sober for the time being. "Did he just say that at the table?"

"Huh? Ah, it doesn't seem to be..." Mikasa Yuji scratched his head blankly, and after a while, he mobilized his brain, which was disturbed by alcohol, and replied slowly, "Lawyer Usui said that. She also said that she checked in When I was there, I realized that the people living across the door looked very familiar. When I thought about it carefully, it was Mr. Mori and his daughter. What a coincidence."

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After adjusting the chest-high straps of her dress, Ritsuko Usui brought her face closer to the makeup mirror and looked at it carefully.

She has a pretty face, and she knows it.

Any condition, as long as it can be used, will become a lawyer's weapon, and she also knows this very well.

Only those who are fully prepared are qualified to reap the fruits of victory, she is absolutely convinced.

Now she is a warrior who has already prepared her weapons and is ready to fight.

Sorry, lawyer Fei, I know very well that no matter how hard I try, I may not be able to win you. If I want to climb higher than you, I have only one choice.

——That means you fall down first.

If a loving couple who trusts each other suddenly experiences a rift in their relationship, even the iron-blooded legal queen will be frustrated and lose interest in her career, right?

Putting everything in her hand back into her bag one by one, Ritsuko Usui walked out of the hotel bathroom, walked through the lobby, walked into the elevator with her head held high, and walked towards her victory.

Not to mention an adult of this age, even a minor who is inexperienced in the world should have understood how ambiguous the next situation was the moment she gave out the room card.

Her victory is close at hand, all she needs to do is raise the horn of charge!

Ritsuko Usui, who was in a high mood, used the key card to unlock the door, pushed the door open and walked into her room.

For this trip, they had booked a standard double bed room. The room was not very large. The walkway across the entrance was the bed and desk, and a little further past was the sliding door connecting to the terrace outside.

The main light in the room was not turned on, but the ambient lights beside the bed were on. The dim and ambiguous light allowed people to roughly distinguish the situation in the room.

The atmosphere in the whole room had an indescribable tenderness, which was perfect for two people to have a drink intimately.

Detective Mori is quite sentimental.

At a glance, he passed through the floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door and saw Mouri Kogoro sitting on the terrace with his back to the door. Ritsuko Usui smiled, threw her coat directly on the bed, pulled the collar down a little more, and faced He walked straight towards the terrace.

"Mr. Mori, I..."

Taking out the all-conquering, sweet and slightly hoarse clip sound, Ritsuko Usui gently opened the terrace door.

——Then she met three pairs of clear and penetrating eyes, and the next words stuck in her throat.

"Lawyer Usui." Mouri Kogoro, who was thinking hard while holding the cards in his hand, turned his head belatedly, "You're back."

There were scattered playing cards on the small coffee table on the terrace, and the drinks prepared by Ritsuko Usui were placed on it.

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but an ultraviolet mosquito repellent lamp was placed in the corner of the terrace, facing the direction of her entrance, illuminating her face with a green light.

With the thickness of the makeup on her face, she almost looks like a night pearl.

"Good evening, Aunt Ui Bing." Tang Ze looked at the green tea that exuded authentic green light and asked thoughtfully, "Is your throat feeling uncomfortable?"

He hummed some tunes in his heart that could easily reveal his age, such as "You are the green light, which is different from any other meaning", and so on. He admired the scene in front of him in his heart.

Now love is really a light.