"Why are you here, soothsayer?"

After Xiaolan saw Xia Ruo, the expression on her face was a little surprised, as if she didn't expect to see this person at home.

"Why, Xiaolan, you know this guest," Mori Kogoro asked, looking curiously at his daughter.

"Dad, I met Shinichi when I was at the amusement park today, and we just met," Xiaolan said truthfully to her father.

Of course, this passage also reveals that the two are not friends.

Mao Lilan's impression of Xia Ruo was not very good, who let Xia Ruo give such a bad divination result as soon as they met.

"I see, what a coincidence."

Maori Kogoro was very interested at this time, and he danced and pulled Maori Lan to Xia Ruo's face.

"Xiaolan, let me introduce to you, this is a distinguished guest from Huaguo, a young and promising talent, and I also heard the fame of my detective Maori Kogoro, and came to me from Huaguo, it seems that my Maori Kogoro's fame has spread overseas, hahahaha!"

"Hello, my name is Xia Ruo."

Xia Ruo did not deny Maori Kogoro's words, but stretched out his hand to Xiaolan and introduced himself again.

"Hello, my name is Maoliran."

Mao Lilan also shook hands with Xia Ruo politely.

The two only said hello, but Mao Lilan glanced sideways at his father.

Mao Lilan knows his father very well, and now his father is happy like this, it must be because the other party has given him a high salary.

"Dad, how much money did the other party give?"

Xiaolan approached Maori Kogoro a little and asked in a very covert whisper.

Because his father has no skills, the Maori office has not opened for half a year, and even Xiaolan is speculating how long this Maori office can last.

I didn't expect a big financier to come today.

"Haha~ Don't ask, it's up to the Maori firm to see if it can turn over."

Maori Kogoro's smiling eyes narrowed, looking at Xia Ruo's eyes as if he was looking at a cornucopia, and it seemed that the other party had given a number that he couldn't refuse.

After that, Maori Kogoro continued to entertain Xia Ruo warmly, and the two suddenly chatted like good friends for many years.

Of course, the topic of conversation is Maori Kogoro's bragging, talking about some big cases he has solved, and Xia Ruo is very surprised, and then praises from time to time.

Everyone likes to listen to compliments, this is something Xia Ruo has known for a long time, so Xia Ruo and Maori Kogoro chatted without a cold scene.

At the same time, Xia Ruo's gaze also seemed to be a very casual glance, and he saw Conan who was brought by Xiaolan on the side.

The eyes of the two collided.

Syllable.

It's as if sparks collide.

……

"That's not right! This guy ......."

Conan looked at Xia Ruo, who was chatting with Maori Kogoro, his eyes were full of suspicion, Conan had long felt that this person was very strange.

It was a coincidence that we met at the playground during the day and met again at the Maori office at night.

And the temperament and some actions of the other party are like a fog in Conan's eyes, making him completely unable to see through the other party's true identity, and the other party is definitely not a soothsayer.

Habitually, Conan fell into reasoning mode.

"This guy is from Huaguo, what is the purpose?"

"I have also heard of Uncle Maori's fame of reasoning, according to him, what has heard of Uncle Maori's fame, because the fame of a detective came to the door, this is impossible, it is definitely a lie, this person must have other purposes."

But why did he lie, and what was his purpose? Spent a fortune...... And now I don't know what he asked Uncle Maori for. ”

“……”

Conan was still pondering, searching his mind for clues he could use.

He also quietly leaned next to the two of them, eavesdropping on the conversation between Maori Kogoro and Xia Ruo.

However, most of the conversations between Xia Ruo and Maori Kogoro were Maori Kogoro bragging, which also made Conan speechless, but the content of the conversation was not always bragging, and soon, the two talked about this commission.

It seems that we have already talked about the content of the commission before, but this time I just confirmed it again.

“……”

"Mr. Xia Ruo is planning to open a detective agency in Huaguo, right?" Mori Kogoro asked.

"Yes," Xia Ruo nodded, with a proper smile on her face.

"As I said before, I plan to open a firm in Huaguo, which has a very broad market, but I don't have relevant industry experience. So I came to Japan to learn about it, and I happened to hear about the name of Detective Kogoro Mori, so I wanted to learn detective skills here. ”

"Haha," Maori Kogoro touched the back of his head and looked up and laughed when he heard Xia Ruo's words, "You really found the right person, in the whole of Japan, you can't find a detective like me, you are really lucky, as long as you watch me work in the future, you will definitely become the number one detective in China in the future." ”

Xia Ruo nodded, as if he trusted Maori Kogoro.

"I naturally believe in the strength of Detective Mori Kogoro, but I have to be disturbed during the study period, and the living expenses have been paid before, and I will pay the balance after the end of the study."

"It's okay, it's okay, I have a lot of rooms, you want to stay as long as you want," Maori Kogoro couldn't close his mouth with a smile when he heard the money.

It's just that at this time, the corners of Xia Ruo's mouth hooked up an arc.

"It only takes one year to study."

A year in Conan's world is equivalent to Conan's first to second grade of elementary school, which is definitely a very long time.

On the side, Xiaolan was pouring tea for Xia Ruo.

Xiaolan was a little lucky, fortunately she cleaned the cigarette butts and wine bottles left by her father when she went to find Shinichi today, otherwise she would definitely leave a bad first impression on the guests.

Although she didn't have a good impression of Xia Ruo at first, but seeing that her father, who had become a little decadent because of no business, her eyes were full of brilliance again, Mao Lilan was still very happy, and she was also a little grateful to Xia Ruo by the way.

There has been no business for half a year, and the arrival of this client may be a new beginning for the Mori office.

……

"Here, the tea is ready."

Xiaolan put the freshly brewed tea in front of Xia Ruo.

"Trouble Miss Maori."

Ding——

Hearing the voices of Xiaolan and Xia Ruo, a bolt of lightning appeared behind Conan's head, and he seemed to connect some important clues.

"I see! His purpose is Xiaolan! ”

Conan seems to have discovered the truth, and the vague events become clear. (Recommended reading: Reading Files 2013)