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"I'm full."
In the restaurant, after Baishi Hui put down his chopsticks, he subtly kicked Sonoko's calf with his foot.
This made the latter stunned for a moment, then an excited expression appeared on her face!
Flirting in front of Ran, and Ran's Dad and Mother?
She loved this kind of thing!!
Exciting!!
Then, Sonoko excitedly kicked back with her own little foot.
"..." Baishi Hui looked at Sonoko, whose face was full of 'I'm excited', and said speechlessly, "It's getting late, I'll head back first."
"Ah..." Sonoko heard this and realized that he wasn't flirting with her, but asking her to leave together.
She was somewhat disappointed, but then she became happy again at the thought of being alone with Hui later.
Sonoko also quickly put down her chopsticks and said, "Ran, Uncle Mouri, Aunt Eri! I'm full, I'll go home now. Please take your time eating!"
"Okay, be careful on the way!!" Ran naturally understood that they were leaving to let their family have a good reunion.
Mouri Kogoro and Eri Kisaki also said their goodbyes.
After leaving the restaurant, Baishi Hui didn't wait for Sonoko to speak and proactively said, "It's still early, want to catch a movie?"
As a boy, he certainly wouldn't always let Sonoko be the one to invite him.
"Yes! Yes, please!" Sonoko happily agreed, and she took out her phone and said, "Then I'll tell Mother first, so she doesn't worry."
Baishi Hui noticed several office workers in suits about twenty to thirty meters away. They had been following Sonoko since she left the competition venue.
If nothing went wrong, they were all Sonoko's bodyguards!
After Sonoko reported that she was safe, she returned to her phone and asked curiously, "Hui, can I ask you a question?"
"Are you asking why I didn't speak up for Shinichi?" Baishi Hui knew what Sonoko wanted to ask.
"Huh? How did you know?" Sonoko covered her mouth in surprise.
"It's all written on your face," Baishi Hui said with a chuckle. "You're usually very happy. But you suddenly stopped smiling just now, so you must be troubled by something."
"There aren't many things that can trouble you, and what just happened is one of them!"
"So that's how it is? I didn't expect Hui to understand me so well." Sonoko smiled happily.
Baishi Hui then answered her question, saying, "It's not that I didn't speak up for Shinichi, but that he himself isn't thinking about solving this problem. The person involved isn't worried, why should we be?"
"You're right." Sonoko immediately felt relieved and said, "He himself isn't worried, why should I be? Forget it, we won't bother with him!"
Saying that, she excitedly asked what movie they should watch later.
.........
Ten o'clock at night.
Baishi Hui ended his brief date with Sonoko and sent her off in her private car.
"Hui~~ See you tomorrow morning at nine at Toro Tropical Land!" Sonoko waved goodbye happily.
"Okay, see you tomorrow morning, don't be late." Baishi Hui waved goodbye, watched the car drive away, and then walked home.
When he passed a convenience store, he conveniently bought tomorrow's breakfast.
On the way home, Baishi Hui felt a sense of anticipation at the thought that the plot would begin tomorrow.
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 more exciting than shooting?
Baishi Hui currently had no intention of being a Detective.
His mind was full of robbery... No, it was robbing the rich to help the poor!!!
He was eyeing the money that the Black Organization extorted from that middle-aged President.
That was a full 100 million yen!
If he didn't rob it, he would truly be letting down that Azu the Bandit system!!
Furthermore!
Baishi Hui had a crazy idea.
He wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate Gin!
He would not allow anyone more powerful than himself to exist.
Besides... Detective Conan should come to an end.
Now is the new era of Azu the Bandit!!!
Lost in thought, Baishi Hui returned to his apartment.
After taking the elevator up to the thirteenth floor, he saw someone at his doorstep as soon as he got out.
Walking closer, Baishi Hui was surprised: "Ran? Why are you at my door?"
"I... I... I Ran away from home." Ran lowered her head, trying to hide her expression.
Baishi Hui saw her red eyes and tear stains on her cheeks and immediately understood.
"Come in first." He took out his key and opened the door, gesturing for Ran to come inside.
After changing her shoes and entering the living room, Baishi Hui brought her a glass of warm water.
Ran took the warm water, holding it tightly with both hands, and thanked him, "Thank you."
"What happened?" Baishi Hui said, sitting down next to Ran.
He actually already guessed what had happened.
It wasn't hard to guess at all.
The only things that could make a good girl like Ran run away from home were either Mouri Kogoro bringing a woman back or a fight with her parents about Shinichi.
It wasn't hard to deduce that it was the latter.
"I... I had a fight with Dad and Mother because of... Shinichi." Ran lowered her head and said with a dejected expression.
Then, she briefly explained what happened.
After Baishi Hui and Sonoko left, the Mouri family had a rare meal together.
At first, they ate quite happily, but by the time they were almost finished eating, Shinichi still hadn't arrived.
On the way home, Mouri Kogoro said a few things unhappily, and Ran quickly spoke up for Shinichi.
However, this time, Eri Kisaki also sided with Mouri Kogoro.
This made Ran very sad and upset, feeling that her parents were against them being together.
So, she Ran away from home in a fit of anger.
"I see..." Baishi Hui nodded with a serious expression, but he was very satisfied inside.
This was pretty much what he had guessed, he felt his deductive skills weren't bad!
"Shirashi-kun, you... What do you think I should do now?" Ran looked at him with tearful eyes, hoping to get some answers from him.
Baishi Hui knew how to answer this question.
The approach wasn't to lecture or tell her what to do.
Ran actually already had the answer in her heart, otherwise why would she run away from home?
What he needed to do was guide Ran's thinking, let her follow this line of thought, and then find her own answer.
So, Baishi Hui smiled and said, "Your situation is actually very normal, it happens to everyone in a relationship."
"Who hasn't encountered difficulties in love? Even your Dad and Mother faced parental opposition when they were together!"