The two reminisced about their youthful days.

Completely misunderstanding this feeling, Conan made a blunt, straight-man-style comment:

"It feels so childish."

"It's just a beauty pageant."

"Hehe." Guangyou chuckled twice, then said nothing more.

If the beauty pageant were replaced with a mystery-solving contest, Conan would be more excited than anyone else.

After reminiscing for a few moments, Eri Kisaki smiled and said:

"However, if we find that vote, Yukiko will definitely win."

Whether Eri's approval was just a superficial gesture or a genuine expression of her feelings, it made Yukiko Kudo very happy.

But she still modestly returned the compliment:

"How is that possible!"

"It's obvious without even thinking that I'll be defeated by Eri."

"It just means we couldn't find that ballot."

The two then began to flatter each other.

Just then, Xiaolan suddenly asked the two of them:

"that..."

"Was that ballot stamped with a gold seal?"

The two stopped praising each other and nodded in response:

"yes."

"That golden seal is the emblem of Teitan High School."

This is because it is too strange.

The two of them still remember it quite clearly to this day.

After receiving confirmation, Xiaolan said:

“If that’s how ballots are, then there’s a ballot in the pocket of Dad’s Teitan High School tracksuit.”

"Huh?" The two were stunned for a moment when they heard the news.

At the same time, the atmosphere in the air subtly shifted in another direction.

Xiaolan was unaware of this change.

She continued speaking to the two of them:

I found it while sorting through old clothes.

"So that piece of paper was the ballot!"

When she found it, she was still wondering what it was.

I never expected it to be a beauty pageant ballot.

It is even the most crucial vote that determines the outcome.

Upon hearing that the ballot was with Uncle Mori, the two who had just been flattering each other instantly changed their expressions.

Who is it?

Whose name was on that ballot?

Even the usually calm Eri couldn't help but ask Ran a loud question at this moment.

Not to mention Yukiko Kudo.

She also asked loudly:

"Is it Eri? Or me?"

"Whose name is on the ballot?!"

The two seemed unconcerned about the beauty pageant they participated in back then, and even praised each other.

But in reality, he just pretends not to care.

Mutual praise is just a form of modesty.

This is because that beauty pageant happened too many years ago.

The two believed that the missing ballot could never be found again.

A draw is a good result.

However, at this point, the two learned the whereabouts of the last ballot.

How could they possibly maintain that indifferent attitude towards the outcome of the game from the very beginning?

"Plastic sisterhood." Guangyou couldn't help but chuckle.

They were just praising each other, saying the other was sure to win.

In the blink of an eye, I wanted to know if I had won.

They're definitely not friends by plastic.

He was just joking.

In fact, the two of them have a very good relationship.

Before she spoke, Xiaolan hadn't expected the two to react so strongly.

Thinking about what had happened with that ticket, she said somewhat awkwardly to the two of them:

"But it seems like Dad just put the clothes directly into the washing machine."

"So that ballot was washed away..."

The two did not immediately believe this explanation.

They thought Xiaolan was saying this on purpose to save face for the two of them.

Is it true?

"Xiao Lan, you must tell the truth!"

Eri Kisaki, still somewhat skeptical, said this.

As if certain of her victory, Yukiko Kudo smiled and said to Ran:

"It's alright, Xiaolan."

"Don't worry about your mother's feelings."

"Just tell me directly."

"No, I really don't know..." Xiaolan defended herself.

Even if she knew, she couldn't tell!

If she had known there would be such a big reaction, she wouldn't have mentioned it.

I just suddenly remembered it, so I asked.

Sigh, it's too late to talk about this now.

"Well, how about we solve this case first?"

Seeing this, Kwang-yu made a suggestion:

"After we've resolved this, let's go ask Uncle himself."

"He might still remember who he voted for back then."

This suggestion was approved by Eri Kisaki and Yukiko Kudo.

The two women exchanged a glance, nodded, and agreed.

"Um."

"Let's solve the case first."

The topic of beauty pageants has finally come to an end.

Just as the group was about to turn their attention to the surveillance footage, Ueki Kusahachi suddenly shouted:

"Master...Master's hand..."

"Why did you raise your hands, sir?"

Upon hearing this, the group turned their attention to the surveillance footage.

The surveillance footage shows that Mikio Fujieda, who was in the audiovisual room, stood up from the sofa and raised his hands.

"What's going on?" Eri Kisaki frowned, observing carefully.

Yukiko Kudo, a former actress, made a guess:

"Was someone pointing a gun at him in that room?"

This claim was refuted by Ueki Kōhachi.

He explained:

"That won't happen."

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