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"Oh no! What a pity, so close!!"
Sonoko watched Ran almost turn and kick Wada Yona, shouting out in regret.
"Yeah! Ran should have taken one more step forward!" Shinichi also slapped his thigh, his face full of regret.
"That's right!" Eri Kisaki also clenched her fist, expressing her disappointment.
"That's because you don't understand!" Seeing that they hadn't understood, Mouri Kogoro shook his head and explained, "Ran's turning back kick wasn't for offense, but for defense... Didn't you see that Wada Yona just had the intention to attack?"
"Did she?" Shinichi frowned, not having noticed anything.
"Huh? Is that so? I didn't see it at all," Sonoko said, slightly surprised.
Mouri Kogoro said, "After being repeatedly taunted by a straight right, who could resist not counterattacking?"
Saying that, he looked at Baishi Hui and praised, "What you taught, kid, is good! Your practical experience is unusually rich. If I were ten years younger, I would definitely spar with you properly!"
"How can a Brother bully his younger brother? Let's forget it," Baishi Hui teased Mouri Kogoro.
This made him very depressed!
Sonoko watched Mouri Kogoro's frustrated expression and couldn't help but snicker.
At this moment, she looked at the ring and said, "Ran has started again!!"
In the ring, Ran was doing the same thing as before, repeatedly using her straight right to taunt Wada Yona.
Baishi Hui smiled knowingly, thinking that Ran wasn't learning the good things, but specifically learning these bad things, starting to mess with people's minds.
As expected, after being repeatedly taunted, Wada Yona's mindset became unstable, and she counterattacked.
However, her attacks had already been mostly figured out by Ran.
Although Wada Yona attacked with all her might, Ran blocked all of them.
She expended a lot of physical strength but gained nothing.
After seeing her panting heavily, Ran decisively began her counterattack.
Exhaustion caused Wada Yona's movements to become distorted, resulting in poor defense, and she was hit in the chest by Ran.
Ran scored again.
"That's great! Ran!!" Sonoko couldn't help but stand up and cheer loudly, saying, "Keep going like this, in one go! Defeat your opponent!!!"
"Exactly!!" Mouri Kogoro wasn't shy at all, he also stood up and shouted, "Ran, don't embarrass your dad!"
Then both of them were warned by the referee.
However, this added some morale to the already strong Ran!
Just then, Shinichi's phone rang.
He got up and walked to a more distant place to answer the call. Upon hearing Inspector Megure on the other end talking about a murder case, he immediately agreed to go.
Shinichi came before everyone and said, "Excuse me, everyone. Inspector Megure asked me to go and take a look at the scene."
Baishi Hui was worried that Shinichi's departure would affect Ran's performance and said, "Go quickly and come back quickly. Maybe when you return, Ran will have just finished receiving her award."
Shinichi thought that made sense!
He originally wanted to say hello to Ran, but these words made him change his mind, saying, "Sonoko, if Ran finishes receiving her award and I haven't returned yet, tell Ran that I went to a murder scene."
"If I'm back, then don't say anything."
"Come back quickly! Otherwise, if Ran finishes the match and sees you're not here, she'll be very unhappy." Although Sonoko was reluctant for Shinichi to leave at this time, she couldn't stop him.
"Okay!" After Shinichi finished speaking, he left the venue without delay.
There wasn't much to see in the subsequent matches.
Ran was exceptionally talented and learned things quickly. She learned many techniques from Baishi Hui, combined with rich practical experience, and completely overpowered Wada Yona.
However, she also handled interpersonal relationships perfectly.
She didn't completely shut out Wada Yona, deliberately making a few mistakes at the end and giving her opponent a few points, which made the score look less lopsided.
Watching Ran secure the final victory and start going on stage to receive her award, Sonoko was happy, but also quickly called Shinichi, saying, "Shinichi! Are you done over there? Ran has already started receiving her award!!"
Shinichi, on the other end of the phone, sounded annoyed and said, "There's a traffic jam... I just arrived at the murder scene!"
"Then you're finished," Sonoko said gleefully, "Then you'd better think about how to apologize to Ran!"
After saying that, she didn't have the patience to listen further and hung up the phone directly.
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"Come, let's celebrate Ran winning the championship!! Cheers!"
In a high-end restaurant, Sonoko raised her juice and cheered.
Everyone congratulated Ran.
"Thank you everyone!" This made Ran very happy, and she looked at Shirashi-kun, saying, "Especially Shirashi-kun, you trained with me after school during this time and taught me a lot of experience. Thank you very much."
"The main thing is that Ran, you learned well, it has little to do with me." Baishi Hui wasn't being humble, he was telling the truth.
Otherwise, if it were someone else, it would be impossible to achieve such a significant improvement in just this one month!
"Hui, you're really too modest," Sonoko patted Baishi Hui's shoulder and said, "Just accept this thank you with peace of mind!"
"Okay, then I'll accept it!" Baishi Hui smiled and said, "After winning the championship, I can finally relax properly."
"Yes, I can finally relax properly." Ran also felt relieved, as the high-pressure training this month was also a burden for her.
"Alright, everyone start eating! Don't be shy." She motioned for others to start eating.
Ran was very happy that she hadn't failed everyone's expectations and hadn't wasted Shirashi-kun's efforts.
However, seeing that Shinichi still hadn't come, she couldn't help but feel that something was missing.
After thinking for a moment, she used the excuse of "going to the restroom" and left her seat to call Shinichi and urge him to come quickly.
As soon as Ran left, Mouri Kogoro immediately snorted and said unhappily, "That brat is too hateful! He still hasn't come! Doesn't he know that Ran really wants him to come too?"
"Uncle!" Sonoko quickly said a few good words for Shinichi, saying, "Shinichi couldn't help it, could he? He's busy solving the case... After he finishes the case, he'll rush over without stopping."
"No matter how busy he is, can he be busier than me?" Eri Kisaki was also slightly displeased.
"This..." Sonoko was speechless for a moment.
She knew that Eri Kisaki was a top lawyer, usually so busy that she was on her feet all year round, with no rest.
Since someone so busy could take the time to come, Shinichi couldn't possibly be busier than her, could he?
Thinking of this, she glanced at Baishi Hui, hoping he would also say a few words to help her.
"Eat, Sonoko. The food will get cold if you don't eat." Baishi Hui put two chopsticks full of food on Sonoko's plate and told her to mind her own business.