"Well, Ms. Song Qi gave up the 'unwise' idea and decided to talk to Gui Hezi face to face."
In response to Kogoro Mouri's question, Karasawa nodded and confirmed it tactfully.
Kisaki Eri followed suit and also heard the meaning of Tang Ze's words. She looked at Tang Ze with amazement:
"As expected of a 'famous criminal' promoted by the Metropolitan Police Department, he actually noticed the murder nearby and stopped it before it happened. 'Seeing is believing.'"
But after praising him, Kisaki Eri immediately changed the subject and looked at Maori Kogoro across from her and said bluntly, "He's so much better than a certain lecherous uncle who only cares about young girls."
cold.
Quiet.
Originally, everyone's attention was still on the case, but Kisaki Eri's words immediately made the atmosphere become cold.
"Well, Detective Maori simply didn't notice because his attention was distracted by something else important. And I was able to notice it because of my well-developed sense of smell. You can't generalize."
As the silence grew, the tense atmosphere became increasingly terrifying. Just when Xiaolan was anxiously waiting but didn't know what to say, Tang Ze took the initiative to speak and broke the silence.
"Important?" Kisaki Eri looked at Maori Kogoro and said bluntly, "Do you apply sunscreen when you flirt with girls?"
"snort!"
Hearing Kisaki Eri's ridicule, Maori Kogoro's face darkened, and he immediately snorted and stood up, "Eri, it seems we need to have a good talk!"
"Oh? What do you want to talk about? I'm really looking forward to it." Seeing this, Kisaki Eri sneered, stood up as well, and followed Mouri Kogoro out.
"Dad! Mom...please...please..."
As the atmosphere between the two became increasingly tense, Xiaolan, who was caught between them, was the most unacceptable.
This plan was clearly intended to reconcile the two, but unexpectedly things turned out to be even worse.
Seeing that the two were about to walk away, Xiaolan hurriedly chased after them, but Yuanzi, who was standing by, hesitated when she saw this.
Xiaolan is her good friend, so logically she should chase after her. But on the other hand, this is Xiaolan's family affair, so she hesitated and wondered if it would be a bad idea to follow her. She was caught in a dilemma.
"Sister Sonoko, let's follow too!"
Just as Sonoko was hesitating, Conan grabbed her and took her to chase after Xiaolan.
“Huh? Huh!! Wait!! We are outsiders… wouldn’t it be bad to get involved?!” In this kind of hesitant situation, if pushed by external forces, one will quickly lean towards that choice.
So even though she said that, Sonoko was still pulled forward step by step by Conan.
"Even if you go over there, you can still create a chance for the two of us to be alone here!!"
Conan had a look of disappointment on his face, but he continued to explain, "It's okay, we'll just stay away and not get close!"
So Sonoko and Conan followed Xiaolan and slowly ran away. For a moment, only Karasawa and Ayako were left at the table.
"Shouldn't we... chase after them...?" Ayako said hesitantly, looking at the desk that was empty in an instant.
"Sonoko and Xiaolan are childhood sweethearts, and Conan is just a child. It's okay for him to follow them. We two outsiders shouldn't interfere in other people's family affairs." Tang Ze smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's not appropriate."
"That's right..." Ayako nodded, then looked off into the distance with some worry, "But I'm still a little worried."
"Don't worry, it's okay."
Tang Ze smiled meaningfully and said, "What I said before was not just a polite remark to smooth things over. Detective Maori's attention was really distracted by other important matters.
I promise it will be a happy reversal for everyone.”
"Really? If you say so, Mr. Tang Ze, there should be no problem..." Ayako couldn't help but say with some expectation when she heard Tang Ze's words.
After that, the two of them ran out of topics for a while, and the atmosphere was about to become silent again. At this juncture, Tang Ze spoke up and broke the silence.
"that…"
……….
"Huh? A ring?"
Unlike the imagined confrontation with swords and crossbows, after standing in an empty corner, Kogoro Mori used his "ultimate weapon" right from the start.
Kisaki Eri frantically caught the ring that Maori Kogoro threw at her, "How did you know..."
"Why did you lose the ring?"
Following Mouri Kogoro's nonchalant and arrogant words, Ran, Sonoko and Conan who were eavesdropping not far away finally learned the truth of the matter.
It turns out that Kogoro Mouri had noticed what Kisaki Eri was doing when they met.
Although Kisaki Eri covered her head with a towel at the time, she was wearing glasses, which meant that she was not wiping her head, but using the towel to block the glaring sunlight and looking for something.
The things lost on the beach were mostly small items, and since Kisaki Eri deliberately drank her tea with her left hand, Kogoro Mouri naturally noticed the ring that had disappeared from her hand.
The reason why he spent so much time in the bathroom and there was sand on his knees was because he was lying on the beach looking for the ring.
After this powerful attack, the previous tense atmosphere was completely gone.
According to common sense, the relationship between the two would have eased at this time, and Kisaki Eri was also moved. As long as Kogoro Mouri played A, the relationship would be reconciled naturally.
But unfortunately, even the offset corners are only relative, and it does not mean that there is no one coming and going.
Two young girls recognized Kogoro Mouri while they were shopping, interrupting this touching moment.
"Ah~ It's Detective Mouri Kogoro!!"
The charming atmosphere was instantly broken, and the wretched old man's laughter filled the air.
Kisaki Eri's emotion turned into anger in an instant. Looking at Kogoro Mouri's smug look, Kisaki Eri snorted coldly and turned around and walked away.
Xiaolan, who was standing by, wanted to stop her but failed and could only watch Kisaki Eri drive away.
"Next time!! Next time I must succeed!!"
Seeing this failure, Xiaolan felt regretful and secretly swore in her heart.
But no matter what, this plan was not a failure. The relationship between the two people who were in a cold war eased again. Although Kisaki Eri was annoyed by Kogoro Mori's rudeness, the ring on her finger showed his feelings.
Overall, the result was moving in a good direction, and Xiaolan saw hope of winning.
After that, without the cold war between the Maori couple, the trip to Izu returned to the essence of vacation.
Everyone enjoyed their vacation at the beach until Sunday afternoon.
After the trip, the Suzuki family's driver naturally took everyone back to Tokyo and sent everyone back to their residence.
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