Chapter 41 Packing All of This Up

The cup of coffee outside Morio was empty, and the plate of cake in front of Alice had been finished. But after the cakes ordered by Edogawa Ranpo were served, Alice reached out and took another cake and started eating.

Edogawa Ranpo glanced at her but didn't stop her. After all, Mori Oo was the one paying, and she could order more after she finished eating.

Not only did the number of people eating cake in front of him not stop, but it increased from one to two. Ashton, who thought there was no hope, started to get greedy again.

[Mr. Ougai... slurp... shall we... eat one? ]

Mori Guaisi was unmoved and ordered a second cup of coffee. Before he had even taken a few sips of his coffee, Edogawa Ranpo's companions came over.

The first person she saw was Mori Ogai, and her expression immediately turned into disgust and vigilance. Then she hesitated a little. When she saw that opposite Mori Ogai was Edogawa Ranpo who had his back to her, she immediately walked over and stood a little in front of Edogawa Ranpo.

"Hey, Akiko-chan, good afternoon."

Yoseno Akiko, who had been observing him, immediately figured out who was controlling this body. She frowned in disgust and turned to look at Edogawa Ranpo beside her with suspicion, "Did he force you to stay?"

Before Edogawa Ranpo could say anything, Mori Ogai said pretentiously, "Is this how Akiko-chan looks at me? It's so sad—"

Yoseno Akiko immediately revealed a disgusting expression, "You are still so disgusting! No, you are getting more and more disgusting!"

"But this time it was Lord Ranbu who came to look for me."

Yosano Akiko and Edogawa Ranpo looked at him in surprise, "Mr. Ranpo?"

Having seen enough of the joke, Ranpo Edogawa paused while digging into the cake and said slowly, "Yeah, it's a free dessert, it would be a waste if you don't eat it."

"Ho - it's free?" Yosano Akiko stretched out her tone, her tone and expression became meaningful, and then she put her handbag aside with a smile, and the handbag made a metallic collision sound under the vibration, and then sat down next to Edogawa Ranpo, and then took a cake from the table and came over, "Mr. Ranpo, do you mind if I come too?"

"Of course." This time, Edogawa Ranpo didn't mind sharing with her at all. "We can just order new ones when the time comes."

Anyway, it's Mori Ou's money to go out, so he can try all the flavors without missing a single one!

Mori Owl: "..."

Of course you don’t mind, it’s not your money that is being spent!

Damn it! I didn't spend money on my own diamonds, but I didn't get anything in return. I feel so disappointed!

Edogawa Ranpo raised his eyes and glanced at him, "Mr. Mori - you don't want to run away halfway, do you?" His voice rose a little, "I remember you ate a free meal last time -"

As soon as the keyword "free meal" came out, the waiters in the restaurant immediately and quietly focused their attention on it.

Mori Ou looked at the person opposite with a twitching eye.

Don’t you all know who was the one who ate the free meal?

Sen Ou sighed, "I am not so humble that I can't even afford a few cakes."

Then he joined the cake-eating group.

If you don't eat it now, Ace will be the one to eat it later. It's better to let him eat it by himself. At least now he can choose the flavor he prefers. Later he won't be able to decide anything.

If you can't beat them, you can only join them :)

It's a rare opportunity to get some money from Mori Ogai, so Edogawa Ranpo will definitely get as much as he can out of it, and Yosano Akiko doesn't let Edogawa Ranpo get as much as he wants. Please, this is a great opportunity to bleed Mori Ogai, how can she possibly stop it!

Now, the table was filled with the cakes he ordered. The used plates had been taken away by the waiter, but the remaining ones could not be finished in a short time.

Perhaps it was because of Edogawa Ranpo's previous remark about "free dining", Mori Ogai could always feel several obvious gazes directed at him from time to time - from the waiters in the cake shop.

When Ranpo Edogawa had just eaten the third piece of cake, a call came on his cell phone.

When the phone rang, Edogawa Ranpo, who was eating the cake, froze in his tracks. He took out his cell phone, looked at the caller ID, rolled his eyes, and then answered the call.

"Hello, President."

[Ranpo, is Akiko with you?] President Fukuzawa's calm voice came from the phone.

"Um."

Where are you now?

"Ah, um..." When Edogawa Ranpo heard this question, his eyes suddenly wandered.

Last week he had a toothache and was found to have a cavity. He kept complaining for the first few days. Xie Ye Akiko and I ground off the damaged part and refilled it. Later, he was restricted from eating sweets.

He glanced at the cakes on the table in front of him and felt a little guilty.

It would be disastrous if the president saw this.

But not everyone present would cooperate with him, such as Mori Ouwai who was sitting opposite him.

Mori Ogai smiled and said, "Oh, isn't this Mr. Fukuzawa? Ranpo-kun Akiko-chan is enjoying delicious food with me at xx cake shop."

As for what kind of food it is, just look at the name of the restaurant :)

Edogawa Ranpo immediately glared at him.

With Mori Guwai in the spotlight, Fukuzawa Yukichi did not directly teach Edogawa Ranpo to control his sweets intake. He said in a deep voice: [Chief Mori.]

"exist--"

This voice sounded too interested and malicious. Fukuzawa Yukichi was silent for a moment before warning: "Chief Mori should know what he can and cannot do."

Sen Ouwai chuckled and deliberately teased: "What if I don't know?"

This time, there was silence for a long time on the other end of the phone, and then a deeper voice came over: [Then I will let you know about the knife on my waist myself.]

The call was hung up after President Fukuzawa's obvious warning and threat. He did not tell Edogawa Ranpo and Yosano Akiko to be alert or stay away from Mori Gugai. He knew very well that with Mori Gugai's ability, as long as he wanted to keep Ranpo and Akiko, no matter how alert they were, the consequences would be the same.

"It looks like Fuzege will come over to pick someone up soon." Mori Ougai said with emotion.

Edogawa Ranpo put away his phone and pouted, "You guys did it on purpose."

Mori Ou smiled calmly and said, "Isn't Ranbu-kun the same?"

Anyway, we are all stuck in time, so who has the right to criticize whom?

Ranpo Edogawa could tell from his reaction that he would soon exchange with Ace, which was not surprising to him. Ranpo Edogawa suppressed his dislike for him and stayed here, just to try out the exact time when he would exchange with Ace. However, he did not mind letting Ranpo Edogawa know this, after all, it was useless to know.

As for Ace, from his experience with Dazai Osamu, we can conclude that people like them will never get any good results in front of Ace. He can't understand the hidden meaning of their words at all. He can't understand anything that is slightly complicated (for people of their level) :)

…

When Fukuzawa Yukichi came to this cake shop, the soul inside Mori Owl's shell had been replaced.

One adult and three children sitting opposite each other, this picture is quite, well, a harmonious family.

He didn't know that the person sitting opposite the three minors was Ace's as soon as he entered the store. When he approached the table, he first saw the table full of cakes and leftover plates. He frowned and looked at Ace, who was eating a big piece of cake. He paused and greeted, "Chief Mori."

Ace greeted him in a slurred voice: "Oh, you're here, sit down and eat with us!"

Just this one sentence made Fukuzawa Yukichi figure out who was sitting here. He was silent for a moment, then greeted again: "Dr. Mori."

Ace had his mouth full of butter and looked at him questioningly, "What's the matter?"

"...No, nothing." Mr. Fukuzawa, the real patriarch, retracted his gaze, "It's just that it's already dinner time. If you eat so many desserts, you won't be able to eat the main meal later."

Ace didn't think there was anything wrong with it. "Well, why don't we just have this for dinner?"

Ranpo Edogawa kept nodding in agreement, eating as he nodded, like a chipmunk cracking nuts.

He just took advantage of the fact that Mori Ougai was present and the president would not discipline him or stop him from eating sweets in front of Mori Ougai, so he took the opportunity to fleece Mori Ougai!

Mr. Fukuzawa's expression became more serious.

Last time, he didn't think much of it when Dr. Mori ate a free meal. Now, looking at him again, this "Dr. Mori"... doesn't seem to be a serious person. He seems to be of the same generation as Ranbu.

He reached out and put his hand on Edogawa Ranpo's head... on his hat, and pressed it down. There was no change on his face, and no sign of anger or anger. "Ranpo, you just got a cavity."

Edogawa Ranpo answered immediately: "I will brush my teeth when I get home!"

Ace even reached out and patted the booth next to him: "Come on, come on, let's eat together!"

Mr. Fukuzawa sat down next to Ace in a daze, and was speechless for a moment as he looked at Ranpo Edogawa who was pushing a small cake in front of him with a flattering smile.

Seeing that the table he ordered earlier was almost finished, Ranpo Edogawa called the waiter and ordered another table. He burped while ordering. He wanted to make up for the flavors he hadn't tasted before!

Seeing this, Fukuzawa Yukichi frowned and stopped them, saying, "Stray away."

Ace beside him laughed and said to him: "You can't do this?"

Edogawa Ranpo snorted and continued eating, "Who said I can't do it!"

Stopping the failure of Fukuzawa Yukichi: "..."

He turned his head and looked at Ace quietly.

Ace didn't notice any change in his serious face, but seeing that he didn't move, he urged him, "Eat."

Fukuzawa Yukichi took a deep breath and said, "Ranbu, eating too much is bad for your stomach. We can buy more next time. Also, you have gained weight on your belly again. You ate so much today. You should exercise more in the future."

Edogawa Ranpo immediately sucked in his stomach, opened his squinting eyes with a serious look on his face, and insisted: "I'm not fat, and I haven't eaten too much. I'm fine."

Alice held her head up and smiled, "Well, Ranpo-nii's belly can't hold it anymore~"

He and Akiko Yosano tried to hold back their laughter and turned to look the other way.

Edogawa Ranpo puffed his face and glared at Alice, then slammed the table and called the waiter, "Pack all of this for me!"

Mori Ogai: [……]

Good guys, eat and take away!

The cake shop that Mori Ou took Alice to eat was a high-end shop. Fukuzawa Yukichi was embarrassed that Edogawa Ranpo packed up the cake after eating it. He looked at Ace and said, "I will pay for Ranpo's cake."

Ace still remembered the settings that he had analyzed during their last meeting. He said, "It doesn't matter. It's exhausting to raise so many children. I can still afford this little money."

The waiter who brought the takeaway box to help pack the food listened and had a strange look on his face.

So, are these two gentlemen in a relationship of reconstructing a family?