"Oh no, you can't do that!"
Xiaolan quickly ran over and took the blue cat out, along with a photo.
"Photos?"
Yuzuru also came over and took a look.
The photo shows Eri Kisaki posing with a middle-aged man.
Who is this man in the photo with Mom?
Xiaolan frowned, a sense of unease rising within her.
“It’s probably the man who called earlier.” Yuzuru pointed to the phone in the office. “The number on the back of the photo is the same as the number in the call log.”
"Huh? Huh!" The girl was shocked, especially when she thought about what had just happened. A thought suddenly flashed through her mind: "Could it be that Mom knew the photo was hidden inside, which is why she wouldn't let me use this vase?"
Detective Ran Mouri is now online.
Yuzuru glanced at the blue cat that was pushing a paper ball to its feet, trying to get him to play with it, and smiled without saying a word.
Xiaolan has already started emptying the contents of the vase.
She held up a half-meter-tall vase with one hand.
As she poured it out, she continued with her own reasoning, "Look, this is all trash. She must have planned that if anyone asks, she'll just say it's only meant to be a trash can..."
Before he could finish speaking, a ring fell out of the box, rolled a few times on the ground, and then stopped.
"Knot, wedding ring"
The girl gasped again.
A strange phone call, a mother leaving in a hurry, hidden photos, a lost wedding ring—all these clues came together, and Xiaolan suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Could it be... that Mom has someone she likes?"
Yuzuru: "..."
The reasoning was entirely wrong, but the result was correct.
He shook his head: "Perhaps you're just overthinking it?"
"Absolutely not!" Xiaolan's expression was unusually serious as it concerned her dearest mother.
Although she hadn't seen her mother wear a ring in a long time, and she had long agreed to let her mother pursue her own happiness, Xiaolan found it still a little hard to accept when it actually happened.
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant: if she started a new family, would she never see her mother again?
The girl became increasingly panicked as she thought about it, and a long series of scenarios played out in her mind in a short period of time.
"Nan, let's go after them! We still have time!"
"Um?"
"I want to see what kind of person he is! Whether he's good enough for Mom!"
...
The office door was closed again, then opened again a few minutes later.
"Teacher, I'm back."
Kuriyama Midori pushed open the door and walked in.
She habitually glanced around the office, but all she saw was an empty space, which made Eri Kisaki's top disciple fall into deep thought.
“The overturned vase and scattered trash, and the mysterious bouquet on the table…” Kuriyama Midori pinched her chin, her expression serious. “I’m afraid… something has happened!”
Meow~
Blue Cat Xiaonan pushed the paper ball past her feet.
"Haha!" Kuriyama Midori snapped out of her daze and laughed a little embarrassedly. "What am I talking about? The teacher hasn't told me the bank card password yet, how could anything happen!"
...
A pet cafe.
Xiao Lan followed Attorney Fei all the way here.
"I've got it! That's right, it's that person!"
Having locked onto their target, the girl decisively pulled Yuzuru Nan to a seat in the store, then pricked up her ears, trying to catch the conversation not far away.
Just then, a young girl carrying a pet cat walked by. The middle-aged man sitting opposite Eri suddenly looked up, his face instantly breaking into a smile, and said in a slightly exaggerated tone, "Ah, Eri, it's been so long! You're still as beautiful as ever!"
"Floating, floating?" Xiaolan's expression froze.
The image of her father fawning over beautiful women immediately flashed through her mind, and a bad feeling arose within her.
Following that, several more women carrying pets approached the man and began chatting warmly with him.
As Xiaolan watched this scene, her little fists gradually hardened.
"So... he's another womanizer like Dad!"
Yuzuru nearly choked on his coffee: "...Where did you get that from?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Xiaolan lowered her voice. "Look at that man's hands, they're covered in wounds, and he's so glib. My dad is just like that, and maybe my mom's taste is just that bad!"
Yuzuru: "......"
This ability to fill in the blanks is truly remarkable, befitting the daughter of a famous detective.
But are you sure you won't get beaten up by Attorney Fei for saying that?
"No, I have to ask Mom myself!" Xiaolan finally couldn't sit still any longer. She felt that she couldn't let things continue like this and had to find out what the relationship was between her mother and this man.
However, as soon as she tiptoed behind Eri, she saw her mother's body trembling slightly, and a single, glistening tear slid down her cheek.
"Mom...is she shaking? Why is she crying?"
Xiao Lan murmured softly, her eyes filled with heartache and confusion.
In her memory, her mother was a strong person who didn't cry often, but... why? Why was she crying in front of this man? Why was she shedding tears for him?
Xiaolan grew angrier the more she thought about it, and her anger began to build up rapidly.
Yuzuru silently prepared to make a move at any moment.
It's not about helping, it's about being afraid something might happen to the other party.
"What... should I do?"
Eri Kisaki said this with a sad expression.
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