"This is Nakamichi Kazushi."
From the other end of the line came the deep voice of a middle-aged man: "Mr. Nakamichi, I am Inspector Megure from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. There is something we would like to confirm with you."
"What is it?"
"We received a report saying that you are in possession of illegal firearms."
...
Nakamichi Kazushi's expression became quite animated, but fortunately, since it was over the phone, the other party couldn't see. He said, "Inspector Megure, could you have made a mistake? I'm a police officer; I know full well what the consequences of illegal firearm possession are."
"Oh... so you're a police officer. In that case... the report I received must be false. Have you offended anyone lately?"
"I've arrested a few punks recently... it might be their doing."
"Alright then, sorry to have bothered you."
The call ended.
Although it was a misunderstanding, Nakamichi Kazushi knew he had now left an impression on them.
If anything happened on his end now, he would definitely be the first to be suspected.
Having no choice, Nakamichi Kazushi had to abandon his thoughts of murder.
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"Who were you on the phone with?"
Inside the hotel room, Ran had just woken up when she heard Lin Yi on the phone. She rubbed her eyes and whispered, "Do you have a cold? Why does your voice sound so deep?"
"Did my voice change? I don't think so."
Lin Yi put his phone back in his pocket, denying Ran's words.
"Really?"
Ran slowly sat up, stretched, and said, "Then maybe I misheard..."
"How was your rest?" Lin Yi walked over to Ran's side and kissed her on the forehead.
Ran immediately felt a surge of happiness and nodded joyfully. "It was great!"
As she spoke, she moved her hands and feet. "That's strange... my limbs aren't sore at all. Usually, after training, my arms and legs ache."
"That's because while you were sleeping, I was massaging your hands and feet... I was worried about waking you up, so I had to be very careful."
Lin Yi "poured out his bitterness," describing his less-than-thirty-second act of applying Medicinal Wine as a thirty-minute massage session.
"So that's why... no wonder my limbs don't feel sore."
Ran sniffed her arm and could indeed smell the Medicinal Wine, which moved her deeply.
"Alright, get ready, let's go buy some Yukatas. I asked the front desk, and they recommended a few good shops."
Lin Yi spoke casually, explaining who his previous phone call had been to.
"Wait, I need to take a shower!"
Xiaolan didn't want to go shopping smelling of medicinal wine.
"Okay, go ahead."
Lin Yi nodded, smiling as he watched Xiaolan enter the bathroom.
Then he reconsidered his plan.
He had already resolved all potential hidden dangers.
He helped Horikoshi Yumi avoid a fatal disaster, and in return, only asked her to help him seduce Kogoro Mouri, and even gave her money. Lin Yi felt that he had done a very good job.
Secondly, he made Nakamichi Kazushi give up his murder plan, preventing a police officer from going astray, which was also a very positive thing.
Finally, he let Kogoro Mouri recall the appearance of love again, allowing him to regain his confidence as a man.
Eh?
Thinking about it carefully, Lin Yi suddenly realized that he was doing good deeds!
He was letting people who were supposed to die continue to live.
He was pulling people who were about to go down the wrong path back on track.
He was letting lonely people feel the warmth of the world again!
Thinking about it this way, the little bit of guilt in Lin Yi's heart disappeared!
He even had the illusion that he was a good person!
While he was lost in thought, Xiaolan came out of the bathroom.
Lin Yi watched Xiaolan blow-drying her hair, her thick black hair covering half of her face. In that instant, Lin Yi seemed to see Eri Kisaki blow-drying her hair.
This made Lin Yi mutter to himself: They really are mother and daughter, they really look alike.
Xiaolan didn't know that Lin Yi's mind was filled with all sorts of chaotic and dirty thoughts. She said, "Yi, come and help me blow-dry my hair."
"Oh… okay."
Lin Yi ended his imagination, walked over, and helped Xiaolan blow-dry her hair.
With Lin Yi's help, Xiaolan was able to free up her hands.
She suddenly remembered that they hadn't come here for sightseeing, but to monitor whether her father was doing anything wrong.
"By the way, Yi. Has my dad come to the hotel?" Xiaolan asked worriedly.
"Yes, he has."
"Then what are they doing?"
"First, they had a gathering and chatted, then they went to the billiards room together."
Lin Yi paused, then continued, "I'm telling you, Xiaolan, there's no need to worry… It's early in the morning, and there are so many people together. Uncle Mouri isn't a pervert… How could he do such a thing? If he's going to do it, it'll have to be at night."
Hearing Lin Yi say this, Xiaolan felt that it made some sense.
However, women are naturally suspicious.
Xiaolan continued, "I still want to confirm for myself what Dad is doing."
Lin Yi smiled and said, "What? Are you worried that I'll team up with your dad to deceive you?"
"Maybe," Xiaolan snorted. "Who told you to lie to me so many times, Yi."
Oh, so you also know that you've been deceived many times.
Lin Yi thought amusingly. He put down the hairdryer, picked up the laptop, let Xiaolan look at the surveillance footage, and continued to blow-dry her hair.
Xiaolan looked at it and quickly found Kogoro Mouri's voice in the billiards room's surveillance.
"They've been playing billiards since three in the afternoon…"
Lin Yi said, while secretly conveying a message to Xiaolan: I've been staring at the surveillance in the room, I haven't left.
"I see…"
Xiaolan nodded, believing Lin Yi's lies.
But suddenly, Xiaolan noticed something and made a questioning sound.
"Eh? Something's strange?" Xiaolan frowned.
Lin Yi looked at the surveillance. The bald police officer was playing table tennis with a classmate, and the other four were chatting together.
He asked, "What's strange? I didn't see anything… Just because… they're chatting?"
"Yes!" Xiaolan nodded, seriously saying, "Don't you think it's strange, Yi? Why does Dad only chat with that woman? Why doesn't he chat with the people next to him?"
"Oh… that's because the couple next to them are classmates." Lin Yi said, "Uncle Mouri can't just interrupt their conversation, right? And the other two are busy playing table tennis… He can only chat with that woman, there's nothing wrong with that."
"I see…"
Xiaolan said so, but her brow didn't relax: "But I still feel like something's strange."
"You're thinking too much… Classmates haven't seen each other for a long time, they must have a lot to talk about, otherwise they wouldn't have come to the reunion."
Lin Yi analyzed seriously: "You're being biased, thinking that Uncle Mouri will cheat, so you think there's a problem!"
"That's true."
Xiaolan thought about it carefully, and it was indeed the case.
The frown on her face finally relaxed.
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