"I'm full."
In the restaurant, after putting down his chopsticks, Shiraishi E surreptitiously kicked Sonoko's leg under the table. This made her pause for a moment, then an excited look appeared on her face. Flirting in front of Ran and her parents? I love this kind of thing!! It's so exciting!!
Then, Sonoko excitedly nudged back with her own foot.
"..." Watching Sonoko, whose face screamed "I'm so excited," Shiraishi E said blankly, "It's getting late, I'm going to head back now."
"Ah..." Sonoko realized he wasn't trying to flirt with her but was signaling for them to leave together. She was a little disappointed, but then the thought of being alone with E later made her happy again.
Sonoko also quickly put down her chopsticks. "Ran, Uncle Mouri, Auntie Eri! I'm full, so I'm heading home now. You guys take your time!"
"Okay, you two be careful on your way!!" Ran, of course, understood that they were leaving to give her family some time to be together. Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki also said their goodbyes.
After leaving the restaurant, before Sonoko could speak, Shiraishi E took the initiative. "It's still early, want to go see a movie?" As a guy, he certainly wouldn't always let Sonoko be the one to invite him.
"Mmm! Okay, okay!" Sonoko readily agreed. She took out her phone. "Let me just tell my mom so she doesn't worry."
Shiraishi E noticed a few men in suits about twenty or thirty meters away. They had been following Sonoko since she left the competition venue. They were undoubtedly her bodyguards.
After reporting her whereabouts, Sonoko put away her phone and asked curiously, "E, can I ask you a question?"
"Are you going to ask me why I didn't speak up for Shinichi?" Shiraishi E knew what Sonoko wanted to ask.
"Huh? How did you know?" Sonoko covered her mouth in surprise.
"It's written all over your face," Shiraishi E said with a laugh. "You're usually so happy. But just now, you suddenly stopped smiling, so you must have been worried about something. There aren't many things that can worry you, and what just happened was one of them!"
"Oh, is that so? I didn't know you knew me so well, E," Sonoko smiled happily.
Shiraishi E then answered her question. "It's not that I didn't want to speak up for Shinichi, but he's not even trying to solve the problem himself. The person involved isn't worried, so why should we be?"
"You're right," Sonoko was immediately relieved. "He's not worried himself, so why should I be? Forget it, let's not bother with him!" She then excitedly started asking about what movie they should watch.
Ten o'clock at night.
Shiraishi E finished his short date with Sonoko and saw her off in her private car.
"E~~ See you at Tropical Land tomorrow morning at nine!" Sonoko waved happily.
"Yeah, see you tomorrow," Shiraishi E waved back. After watching the car drive away, he started walking home. On the way, he stopped by a convenience store to buy breakfast for the next day.
Walking home, the thought that the main storyline would begin tomorrow filled him with anticipation. Of course, he wasn't looking forward to a murder case. What's there to look forward to in a murder case? Is a murder case as exciting as shooting a gun? Shiraishi E had no interest in being a detective right now. His mind was full of robbery... no, robbing the rich to help the poor!!!
He had his eyes on the money the Black Organization was extorting from that middle-aged company president. That was a full one hundred million yen! It would be a crime against the Bandit System not to rob them!
Besides! Shiraishi E had a crazy idea. He wanted to take this opportunity to take out Gin! He wouldn't allow anyone more awesome than himself to exist. Besides... Detective Conan should have ended a long time ago. Now is the new era of Bandit Azu!!!
Lost in his thoughts, Shiraishi E arrived back at his apartment. After taking the elevator up to the thirteenth floor, he came out to find someone waiting at his door.
As he got closer, Shiraishi E was surprised. "Ran? What are you doing at my door?"
"I... I... I ran away from home," Ran lowered her head, trying to hide her expression. Shiraishi E saw her red eyes and the tear stains on her cheeks and knew what had happened.
"Come in first," he said, taking out his key and opening the door, motioning for Ran to enter.
After changing her shoes and coming into the living room, Shiraishi E brought her a glass of warm water. Ran took the water, holding it with both hands. "Thank you."
"What happened?" Shiraishi E asked, sitting down next to her. He had already guessed what had happened. It wasn't hard to guess. For a good girl like Ran to run away from home, it was either because Kogoro Mouri had brought a woman home, or she had had a fight with her parents about Shinichi. It wasn't hard to deduce that it was the latter.
"I... I had a fight with my parents, because of... Shinichi," Ran lowered her head, looking dejected. She then recounted what had happened. After Shiraishi E and Sonoko left, the Mouri family had a rare dinner together. At first, it was happy, but by the time they were almost done, Shinichi still hadn't arrived. On the way home, Kogoro Mouri had said a few disgruntled words, and Ran had quickly defended Shinichi. However, this time, Eri Kisaki also sided with Kogoro Mouri. This made Ran very sad and upset, feeling that her parents were against them being together. So, she had angrily run away from home.
"I see..." Shiraishi E nodded with a serious expression, but he was inwardly satisfied. This was pretty much what he had guessed; his deduction skills weren't bad!
"Shiraishi-kun, you... what do you think I should do now?" Ran looked at him with teary eyes, hoping to get some answers.
Shiraishi E knew how to answer this one. The solution wasn't to lecture her and tell her what to do. Ran already had the answer in her heart; otherwise, why would she have run away? What he needed to do was guide her thinking, let her follow that path, and then find her own answer.
So, Shiraishi E smiled. "Your situation is actually very normal, everyone who's in a relationship goes through it. Who hasn't encountered difficulties in a relationship? Even your parents, when they were together, faced opposition from their families!"
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