Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 522 Miss Nightingale (Part 3)

The next day, Kudo Shinichi, who was still thinking about the invitation, met Xiaolan on the way to school. Xiaolan naturally took the invitation letter and asked her childhood sweetheart: "Shinichi, my father and I received this strange invitation letter a few days ago. It doesn't look like a commission, but it says the reward is generous, so I thought of asking you."

When Kudo Shinichi saw the invitation in Xiaolan's hand, his pupils shrank suddenly: "Xiaolan, are you saying that you and Uncle Maori both received such an invitation?"

"Yes, mine clearly says 'Mauri Ran' on it, and Dad's has his name on it too."

Shinichi Kudo quickly thought about how to stop Xiaolan and Maori Kogoro from going to Oletus Manor. After all, if this invitation letter was sent by someone with ulterior motives, then Xiaolan might be in danger.

"Ran, tell Uncle Maori not to accept this commission. It might be, it might be..." Kudo Shinichi racked his brains before coming up with an answer. "It might be a scam!"

"Huh?" Xiaolan was a little surprised.

Seeing that Xiaolan was somewhat willing to believe this, Kudo Shinyi quickly continued, "That's right, maybe some scammers stole your and your uncle's personal information and used this method to defraud money!"

"Huh? What are you two talking about?" Sonoko appeared from behind, glaring at Kudo Shinichi with her crescent eyes. "You, you treat Xiaolan like this as soon as you get back. And you're even cheating! I think your head is probably filled with case files and there's no room for your Xiaolan anymore!"

"Wait, Sonoko, stop talking." Xiaolan pulled Sonoko's hand to stop her from continuing.

"Hmph, even if a great detective like you comes back, he's still preoccupied with solving cases." Sonoko mercilessly complained to Kudo Shinichi. "Ran, let's go get dessert after school. It's my treat. Let that mystery geek have some fun."

After saying that, Sonoko directly pulled Xiaolan away, leaving no time for Kudo Shinichi to continue talking nonsense.

By the time Kudo Shinichi reacted, Sonoko had already pulled Xiaolan away. Kudo Shinichi, the famous detective with extremely low emotional intelligence, could only scratch his head and say that a girl's temper is really the most difficult mystery to solve.

When he arrived at school, Kudo Shinichi saw Sera Masumi coming over to say hello.

"Hey, you don't look very well. Are you worried about the invitation?" Sera Masumi lowered her voice to prevent others from hearing their conversation. (It's just that they always talked loudly.)

"Well, I can't quite figure out why the letter is signed 'Miss Nightingale'. As for her, I only know from Miss Delos that she is a woman wearing a bird-beak mask, bird-like legs and feet, and a long skirt like an iron cage. Her daily job is to handle information from the Oritis Manor and convey the orders of the manor owner." Kudo Shinichi pinched his temples in distress.

"There's a little information, but knowing it's related to the Oritis Manor is enough." Sera Masumi smiled. "Just go to the entrance of the Delos Manor and you'll know if it's related to them."

"Come to think of it, you don't seem to have an invitation. Is there a problem? For example, you can only enter if you have an invitation..."

"Oh, it's okay, I just need to follow you guys in!"

Sera Masumi suddenly raised his voice and was heard by Xiaolan: "Huh? What do you mean by sneaking in? Sera, what are you discussing with Shinichi?"

"Oh, it's nothing, just some knowledge about solving crimes." Sera Masumi quickly scratched his head and pretended to be stupid.

"Huh? Sera, you've only been with this mystery geek for about ten days, but how come you two seem so familiar with each other, so close?" Sonoko's eyes flickered between the two of them, then a look of shock crossed her face. "Could it be that Sera was the one who...?"

Buhao! She can't continue talking! This is the common thought of Kudo Shinichi and Sera Masumi. According to Sonoko's imagination, if the two of them don't come out to explain, then their relationship will become worse and worse!

Xiaolan looked at Kudo Shinichi with some disappointment in her eyes: "Shinichi, could it be that you always said that you were handling cases in other places, but in fact you were working with Sera..."

"Wait, wait, wait, it's a misunderstanding!" Kudo Shinichi waved his hands desperately trying to explain.

However, Sonoko had already stood up, slamming her hands on the table in anger. "You damned scumbag! I'm going to expose your true colors as a mystery geek in front of the whole class!"

"Actually, I did ask Kudo for his tips on solving cases. When I first arrived in Japan, I happened to see Kudo working on a case, so I watched him solve it," Sera Masumi began to lie. "That's when we met."

"But we separated very quickly, and then I thought about going to the school where Kudo was studying, so that when he came back I could discuss the cases with him."

"And at that time, I still remember Kudo saying something very affectionate."

Bu Dui! Shi Liang, what are you doing? Kudo Shinichi's heart was filled with alarm.

"He said that he had to solve these difficult cases quickly so that he could return to the person he loved most." Sera Masumi said this in a pretentious manner, but in fact, this was just a line she saw in a soap opera on TV a few days ago.

Sera Masumi's inner thoughts: Fortunately, I saw this kind of words on TV yesterday that can help me get away with it. Now I shouldn't be exposed.

Sonoko's inner thoughts: Could such cheesy words really be said by that mystery geek?

Kudo Shinichi's inner thoughts: Wow, when did Sera learn to say something like that? (His EQ is quite low, he didn't realize that he couldn't say this at all)

The three people had their own thoughts, but Xiaolan seemed to buy into this.

Xiaolan blushed immediately after hearing this: "I'm sorry, Shinichi, I thought you..."

Sonoko's attitude immediately took a 180-degree turn: "I didn't expect that a mystery geek like you could come up with such romantic words. Humph, for that matter, I won't bother with you."

Kudo Shinichi was so embarrassed at this time that he tried to dig out an entire Sherlock Holmes villa on the floor with his toes. Fortunately, the ringing bell and the teacher who walked into the classroom saved him.

"Huh." Kudo Shinichi breathed a sigh of relief, but even during class, he was still thinking about Miss Nightingale. "Miss Nightingale and the owner of the Oletus Manor, ummm, the relationship between the two doesn't seem to be a simple superior-subordinate relationship..."

Xiaolan saw Kudo Shinichi distracted in class. She thought Kudo Shinichi was complaining about what had just happened, so she decided to go home and persuade Mouri Kogoro not to accept the deliberate commission.

After finally making it to the end of school, Xiaolan packed up her things and ran straight home. Sera Masumi and Kudo Shinichi, who walked a step slower, were shocked.

"Well, could it be that she has distanced herself from you because of what I said?" Sera Masumi wiped the non-existent sweat from her forehead.

Kudo Shinichi also nervously tugged at his collar: "That shouldn't be the case..."

A tomboy and a mystery geek would never understand a girl's mind. Xiaolan just wanted to help her childhood sweetheart. After returning home, Xiaolan told Maori Kogoro about what she saw and heard at school today, but Maori Kogoro was not very grateful.