Chapter 332
Once the door was finally opened, Conan Edogawa understood why it had been so difficult for Saiki Usaba to open it.
Ran Mouri stood in the entryway, unsure of where to step: "Bo Ye-ge, what's wrong with you...?"
The floor-standing clothes racks lay crisscrossing on the floor, covering the path from the entryway to the living room. To walk through, one had to precisely step on the hollow squares, making it seem like some kind of game where you jump around in a bamboo pole.
"Change your shoes first," said Usakabe Saiki, coughing. "Let me tidy myself up."
What he meant by "tidying up" was actually using his feet to push the clothes hangers against the wall, forcibly creating a path.
The golden haori worn by Usakabe Saiki reflected a dazzling light, while her loose red casual pants stood out starkly against the green-painted entryway. Her gaudy hair accessories and the long and short necklaces around her neck were enough to corrupt a child's aesthetic sense.
The elementary school students had never seen anything like this before and were completely dumbfounded: "Then, then we'll have to bother you, Brother Bo Ye..."
Conan Edogawa couldn't help but ask, "Usui-kun, why do you have so many clothes hangers here? Are you doing wholesale?"
Even wholesalers should use the same type of hangers, right? This pile is full of all sorts of different kinds... It's less like wholesale and more like some kind of strange collecting obsession.
It's not that it's impossible, but shouldn't normal people have some limits? If your house is filled with floor-to-ceiling clothes racks, do you want to make a perfectly good modern house look like a jungle?
The color scheme in the entryway is also a bit... and the paintings on the wall are quite abstract...
But Conan Edogawa, thinking about Usui's consistent aesthetic sense, immediately calmed down.
Oh, this is Brother Bo Ye's house. Oh, then it's alright.
Ai Haibara, looking like she'd seen it all before, calmly changed her shoes and walked through the newly constructed passageway.
Ran Mouri was a little surprised at first, but she quickly adjusted her mindset and followed the children toward the living room. Before they even got there, she suddenly heard Ayumi Yoshida scream.
"What's wrong?" Ran Mouri was startled and tried to quicken her pace, but the entrance was definitely not a path for a human to walk on.
Ayumi Yoshida's voice trembled: "Skull, skeleton!"
Scientist Ai Haibara glanced at it and remained relatively calm: "It's a skull model, isn't it?"
"Ah, sorry, sorry, I forgot to put this away." Bo Yezaki picked up the skeleton frame, looked around, and walked into the inner room. "I'll put the skeleton away for now, you can make yourselves at home."
Conan Edogawa stared silently at the pink piano that the skeleton had originally faced, and remained silent for a moment.
Bo Ye's aesthetic sense... does it have no bottom line?!
The pink piano is fine, but this room is simply not suitable for anything pink!
Not only is the overall color scheme of the furniture dark, but especially in the living room, the walls have changed from green to red. Then, looking at Bo Ye Ge's bright red pants makes it even more jarring!
The lighting was actually quite good, which diluted the eerie atmosphere and even made people feel strangely warm... It's really unbelievable.
Conan Edogawa thought with mixed feelings, "How can I feel a sense of warmth in this eerie room?!"
Did Bo Ye conduct some strange psychological experiment in this room?! Is that why it looks so odd?!
Even Yoshida Ayumi, who had just been frightened by the skeleton, quickly regained her liveliness after the skeleton left her sight and looked around the room with great interest.
Unlike other conventional rooms, Usui Saiki's house has an unusual style, but it is full of fun to explore for elementary school students.
Especially since this place doesn't have someone skilled at organizing that keeps things neat and tidy on the surface, it's actually quite messy... Well, Bo Yezhai would say it's a kind of order within chaos—in short, it's full of details that are dazzling to the eye.
If it weren't for the kitten meowing, Ayumi Yoshida would have already walked over to the vase and curiously examined the dolls stuffed inside. Genta Kojima, on the other hand, completely ignored the kitten and ran to the TV display case, asking in bewilderment, "Why are there so many TVs here?"
"Perhaps it has collectible value," Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya said with feigned seriousness.
Conan Edogawa glanced at the several televisions piled up almost to the ceiling and fell silent.
No, these are all just ordinary models. Even the oldest one should only be available in black and white, so it has no collectible value!
Is Bo Ye Ge really not conducting some strange psychological experiment here?!
This room is not something a normal person could create!
After setting up the skeleton display stand, Usoppei Saiki came out, opened the refrigerator, and told everyone to choose what they wanted to drink.
Conan Edogawa looked at the neatly arranged Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, juice, oolong tea, and other beverages in the ice cream section. There was nothing else besides drinks, as if this person never cooked. A row of black lines appeared on his head... Bo Ye-ge... lives such a casual life!
But real children don't think about all that. They cheer and run to pick out their favorite drinks, then sit obediently on the sofa with their drinks in hand.
"So, how about it?" Usakabe Saiki grabbed a bottle of juice for himself. "Anyone interested in adopting a kitten?"
The children who were happily petting the kittens suddenly froze – their families' decisions didn't count, and even if they wanted to get a cat, they had to ask their parents.
Ai Haibara and Conan Edogawa are even less likely to have the time or inclination to keep cats, as they are both living in other people's homes.
Ran Mouri raised her hand: "I sent the photo to my mom, she might be willing to raise it."
"Don't you raise Bo Ye yourself?" Conan Edogawa asked casually. "If you don't raise him, why bring him home?"
Bo Yezaki sighed, "I just realized that my house isn't suitable for keeping a cat. There's too much stuff. I'm always asleep when I hear a crash outside, and I don't even know what fell down. I also have to worry about whether the cat is okay..."
"Ah, that's true." Ran Mouri looked around, too embarrassed to say it out of politeness, but genuinely curious, she asked, "I was just about to ask, why does Bo Ye-ge buy so many clothes hangers?"
And all those vases and TVs around here... they all seem to have the same function.
If you were buying food by the case, it would be somewhat understandable, since it will be consumed eventually, but what's the point of buying so much?
Bo Yezaki remained expressionless: "I won it in a lottery."
Everyone: "…………"
Who wins clothes hangers in raffles every day?! Or is there any raffle that gives away clothes hangers all the time?!
After a moment of silence, Ayumi Yoshida said, "Big brother has so many dolls at his house. Does big brother like dolls too?"
"It's alright, actually most of them were given away in a raffle." Bo Yezaki walked over, picked up a vase, and poured it out, filling a coffee table with dolls. "See if there's anything you like, I can give you one."
Ayumi Yoshida exclaimed with delight, "Wow! Really? Thank you, big brother!"
Meow~ Meow~
The kitten started trying to jump onto the coffee table, but was grabbed by the scruff of its neck by Usoya Saiki and held in his arms: "You too, just say what you like, I have plenty here anyway."
He's gotten so many things from the system's lucky bags over the years, otherwise he wouldn't have moved to a bigger house to store them all, and he wouldn't be sending gifts to the Middle East like crazy... He'll give them away as long as they're not people he dislikes, he's very generous.
Genta Kojima hesitated before saying, "I saw what looked like a Kamen Rider figure on the TV over there..."
Bo Yezaki waved his hand dismissively: "It's yours!"
"Yay!"
Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya: "Th-then I..."
Before long, Usakabe Saiki became the three elementary school students' favorite older brother.
Although Ran Mouri wasn't their parent, she still smoothed things over for them, adding a polite detail that the elementary school students hadn't paid attention to: "Sorry to have troubled you, Bo Ye-ge..."
"It's alright, he's just a kid. If I don't give these things away, they'll just sit here collecting dust." Bo Yezhai asked, "Isn't there anything you want?"
Ran Mouri shook her head sensibly: "I don't need it."
After thinking for a moment, Usoppei put down the cat in his hand and beckoned Ran Mouri into the next room: "Come on, see if there's anything you like here."
Conan followed along, slightly concerned. After all, while Usui's aesthetic sense was a bit... well, he was undeniably good-looking and probably quite reliable in Ran's eyes. Last time in Osaka, while he and Heiji Hattori rushed off to solve a case, Usui stayed behind to keep them company, making Ran and Kazuha beam with joy...
Then he watched blankly as Usakabe Saiki took a box out of the wardrobe and took out stacks of unopened women's clothing.
Ran Mouri was also shocked: "Bo Ye-nii, what are these clothes...?"
Bo Yezhai: "I won it in a lottery."
Ran Mouri: "…………"
Conan Edogawa: "...Where do you get these kinds of prizes?!"
Ran Mouri is kind-hearted. Although she momentarily suspected that Saiki Usui was a cross-dresser, she still believed his explanation: "Um, I don't need to..."
“I don’t wear these, and I can’t give them away. They’re just taking up space at home,” said Bo Yezai casually. “The sizes here are all different. See if you can find a size that fits you. You’re a high school student now; you can’t always wear your school uniform on dates, can you?”
Ran Mouri blushed instantly: "Bo Ye-nii!"
Conan Edogawa gritted his teeth: "Is it really that bad to give a girl clothes as a gift..."
Usakabe Saiki leaned close to Ran Mouri's ear and whispered a few words. Ran Mouri's expression changed from resistance to hesitation, and finally to determination.
"I understand, thank you, Brother Bo Ye. I'll take a look... and if there's anything suitable, I'll consider it."
Conan Edogawa: "???"
Wait! What did Brother Bo Ye just say?! Why did Xiao Lan's attitude suddenly change?! She shouldn't be the type to accept a gift like that!
"Alright, alright, let's go out and not bother her." Usakabe Saiki pushed Edogawa Conan out the door. Since Ran Mouri couldn't possibly change clothes here, he didn't close the door. He pushed Edogawa Conan out and let go of him. "I'm going to the restroom. Don't cause trouble for your Ran-neechan."
"But……"
Before Conan Edogawa could finish speaking, all he could see was Usui Saiki's departing figure.
He clenched his fist, wanting to go back and ask Ran Mouri what exactly Bo Ye had said... Had Bo Ye said anything strange?
But just as Conan Edogawa was about to turn around, he saw the kitten pounce on a vase.
The vase was quite sturdy and didn't break, since it was originally placed on the floor and didn't make much noise when it fell onto the carpet. But since he saw it, he couldn't pretend he didn't.
Conan Edogawa could only walk over first, intending to put the fallen doll back into the vase and straighten it.
However, the moment he picked up the doll, Conan Edogawa suddenly realized something was wrong.
This weight... there's something inside the doll!?
Something's wrong! This doll is weird!!!
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Bonus chapter!
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This chapter raised a level of suspicion:
Is Brother Bo Ye conducting some strange psychological experiment? (The props that greatly increase warmth value are working quietly behind the scenes.)
Does Bo Ye Ge have a collecting habit?
Did Brother Bo Ye really get these things from a lucky draw?
Is Bo Ye Ge a cross-dresser?
What did Bo Ye and Xiao Lan say to each other?
What's up with this Bo Ye Ge doll?
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As expected of Conan, he thinks of so many things.
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