Ran forced a smile, responding with "Mhm" from time to time, indicating she was listening.
Sonoko simply rested her chin on her hand, watching Shinichi with dead fish eyes, wanting to see when he would stop.
Lin Yi secretly shook his head.
Girls don't really like listening to these reasoning and crime-solving things.
Of course, perhaps some girls like reasoning and crime-solving, but that's only a very small number.
And Ran and Sonoko are not among that small number.
Rather than listening to Shinichi talk about how he discovered clues from the scene and how he noticed something fishy, they prefer to listen to celebrity gossip, street food, and strange and unusual things.
Moreover, Ran and Sonoko can't get involved in the topic of crime-solving at all. They are purely listeners, with no interaction at all!
A chat without interaction is destined to be a complete failure!
So, needless to say, Kudo Shinichi is done for.
He's beyond saving, carry him away.
Lin Yi took out his phone and started sending Sonoko a text message: [Did you understand anything?]
Sonoko, who was bored, suddenly noticed her phone had a text message. Her spirits lifted, and she took out her phone to see that it was from Lin Yi.
Sonoko looked up at Lin Yi, then looked at Ran and Shinichi, and then replied: [Didn't understand anything at all...]
Lin Yi turned off the phone's vibration and sound. After receiving Sonoko's text message, he replied: [Is Kudo-kun always like this?]
[Ah... yes, this reasoning idiot is always like this. He gets immersed in his world at the drop of a hat...]
[In that case... isn't Ran very pitiful? I think her smile is very forced.]
[There's no helping it... who told Ran to be so kind? If it were me, I would definitely interrupt him without any politeness.]
[...]
The two chatted via text message while paying attention to Ran and Shinichi. Seeing that they hadn't noticed, they continued chatting.
Secretly texting each other in front of Ran and Shinichi felt like passing notes under the teacher's nose when they were little.
While passing messages, they also conveyed their feelings, allowing their hearts to gradually move closer together.
Sonoko entered this atmosphere, feeling both nervous and excited. This action easily made people immerse themselves in it and become deeply fascinated by it.
Chapter 33
Shinichi was still talking about how he solved the case, which made Ran a little impatient, and her attention began to wander.
Suddenly, Ran noticed that Sonoko and Lin Yi were both playing with their phones, their fingers tapping on the screen.
Although there was no screen, her intuition as a girl told her that Sonoko and Lin Yi must be chatting on their phones.
What would they be chatting about?
Ran thought secretly.
Looking at the corners of Sonoko's mouth turning up, with a happy look.
Ran couldn't help but be curious, guessing: They must be chatting about something interesting, right? I really want to know...
"Ran... Ran..."
Hearing Shinichi calling her, Ran hurriedly came back to her senses. She looked at Shinichi somewhat guiltily: "What's wrong? Shinichi."
"Were you listening?"
"Yes..."
"Really?" Shinichi expressed doubt. He gave Ran a test and said: "Then which pen did I just say was missing?"
"This..." Ran stammered, unable to say at all.
"You..." Shinichi was slightly unhappy: "You have to listen carefully to what others are saying."
"..."
Ran felt a deep sense of helplessness. I'm not interested in what you're saying, how can I have the mind to listen?
Just as Ran was about to say something, Sonoko stood up. She picked up her bag and said: "Ran, I'm going out to buy something, and then I'll go straight home... You guys can enjoy your meal."
"Huh? You're leaving? It's not even eight o'clock yet," Ran said, feeling a little surprised.
"I have some things to deal with today," Sonoko said with a smile.
"I'll go with you... I won't disturb you two..." Lin Yi also stood up.
"You two should spend some quality time together next," Sonoko patted Ran's shoulder, giving her a hint, and then went to the front desk with Lin Yi to pay the bill before leaving together.
"Take care~~"
Shinichi waved at them.
Lin Yi's departure made Shinichi greatly relieved: That's good, that guy was going after Sonoko... I'm relieved~~~
"Oh... where was I just now? Right, handwriting!"
After the two of them left, Shinichi picked up the topic again: "So I had a flash of inspiration and started with the handwriting... then..."
"Okay, stop talking."
Sonoko and Lin Yi were gone, and Ran didn't need to endure it anymore. She shouted unhappily: "That's it for the murder case! Stop it!"
Shinichi was stunned, not understanding why Ran was angry: "What... what's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
"You didn't say anything wrong..."
Ran sighed: "It's just that it's not appropriate to talk about murder cases while eating, no matter how you look at it, right?"
"Not appropriate?" Shinichi touched his nose, feeling a little puzzled: "Is that so?"
"When will you mature a little?"
Ran felt a deep sense of powerlessness: "Didn't you notice just now that Sonoko and Lin Yi were bored and playing with their phones?"
"Is that so..."
Shinichi replied casually, then picked up his chopsticks and continued eating.
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