Chapter 127

“What are you looking at? A kid should just sweep the floor properly!”

Mouri Kogoro rested his chin on his arm while watching the TV program.

He glanced at Conan with great interest.

Conan lowered his head again.

And began to sweep the floor earnestly.

In Mouri Ran's room.

Hoshino Ki and she sat opposite each other on the floor.

Between the two was a small wooden table.

He had thought that a girl's boudoir would be very different from a boy's room.

But upon arriving in Mouri Ran's room, he discovered that not all girls' rooms were pink and tender.

Her room looked quite ordinary.

It was no different from an average boy's room.

There was no computer on the desk, but it looked quite tidy.

The capable style fit Mouri Ran's personality very well.

“Hoshino-kun, I'm really sorry about last time, breaking your phone.”

“This is to compensate you...”

Mouri Ran took a cube-shaped box from under the table and handed it to Hoshino Ki.

He saw that the box was a beautifully and neatly wrapped gift box.

Hoshino paused for a moment and took the gift box from Mouri Ran's hand.

“...”

He grabbed one side of the ribbon and gave it a light tug.

Then he opened the wrapping paper outside the box.

The “rustling” sound of the wrapping paper sounded slightly.

Suddenly, there was an illusion of unwrapping a gift...

“I hope you don't mind, Mom and I chose this for a long time...”

Mouri Ran seemed a bit nervous.

She lowered her head slightly.

Her arms were also hidden under the table, secretly tugging at each other.

Her legs were tucked under her buttocks, shifting unnaturally from side to side.

“Thank you!”

Hoshino Ki opened the box and took out the phone inside.

It was indeed the latest model.

Although Hoshino Ki didn't pursue the material desires brought by such worldly possessions as phones,

when one is out and about, a phone symbolizes a person's face.

For example, if he were incredibly powerful and awesome.

After a round of operations to beat his opponent to the ground.

Finally, when contacting his subordinates to bury the body.

He suddenly pulled out a pink, death-barbie phone from his pocket.

How could he manage his subordinates like that?

How could he establish the dignity of being a boss?

“You're welcome! It was my fault to begin with!”

Mouri Ran hurriedly waved her hands in front of her toward Hoshino Ki.

Hoshino Ki raised his head and stared blankly at Mouri Ran's face.

He saw that on her tender, fair, palm-sized face, there seemed to be some imperceptible dust.

It must have stuck on when she was cleaning up the cigarette butts just now.

“Ho... Hoshino-kun?!”

Mouri Ran's cheeks suddenly started to heat up again.

This time, the speed of the heating was extremely fast.

The scorching temperature soared directly to her forehead.

She seemed unable to look Hoshino Ki in the eye for a long time.

No matter who it was.

Anyone who stared into his eyes for a long time.

Would unknowingly fall into that pair of pitch-black, calm eyes.

Especially girls, who were extremely susceptible.

Hoshino Ki leaned his body slightly forward.

The distance between the two became closer and closer.

Mouri Ran was incredibly nervous.

Her hands were hidden under the table, tightly gripping each other.

The toes pressed under her buttocks were also tightly curled.

Her cheeks were flushed red.

Her eyes stared unblinkingly at Hoshino Ki, who was slowly approaching her.

He saw that those pitch-black, deep eyes seemed to be filled with ten thousand stars.

Directly attracting Mouri Ran into them.

“Ah!”

Mouri Ran let out a soft exclamation.

And then instantly closed her eyes.

Her breathing became a bit rapid.

That was the nervousness of a pure girl for the first time...

At this moment!

A trace of cool, soft sensation came from Mouri Ran's cheek.

It was Hoshino Ki's finger.

After Hoshino Ki wiped the dust off Mouri Ran's cheek, he pulled back.

The two maintained a polite distance once again.

“Eh?!”

Mouri Ran opened her bean-like eyes in confusion.

At this moment! A slight sound came from outside the door.

“Shh! You jerk, why are you pushing me?”

“Uncle, you're the one who shouldn't be pushing me!”

The sound of an adult and a child whispering came from outside the door.

Mouri Ran instantly recovered from her previous state.

She stood up, went to the door, and threw it open!

She saw Mouri Kogoro and Conan both fallen on the ground.

Both of them were displayed in front of Hoshino Ki in a posture of lying on the ground with their buttocks in the air.

“......”

Hoshino Ki was studying his new phone.

And then his attention was drawn by their strange posture.

“Dad! Conan? What are you two doing here?”

Mouri Ran put her hands on her hips.

She looked very angry.

"How could you eavesdrop? Conan is still a child, you're going to teach him bad habits!"

Mouri Ran was furious.

She raised her fist and shook it wildly at the two people sprawled on the floor.

"Ahahaha! This... we were just passing by!"

Mouri Kogoro smiled apologetically.

Sweat was already dripping from his forehead.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

The little mustache on his upper lip also trembled...

"．～ I just followed Uncle here! Hehe..."

Conan instantly shifted the blame, raising his arm to point at Mouri Kogoro.

Sweat from his forehead also dripped onto the floor along his cheeks.

He was so embarrassed he didn't know where to hide.

"You two... you should find a better excuse for lying!"

Mouri Ran squeezed her hands together.

A "cracking" sound echoed in the air.

"I'm sorry!"

Mouri Kogoro and Conan were instantly scared out of the room by Mouri Ran.

They disappeared in a flash.

"!!"

Hoshino Ki stared blankly at the now empty doorway.

The speed of these two seemed faster than his.

Was this what it meant to be an anime character?

This skill bonus must have been given by the anime dad, right?

"I'm really sorry, Hoshino-kun! I've embarrassed you..."

Mouri Ran sat down in front of Hoshino Ki again.

She was full of embarrassment.

"Would you like to stay for dinner before you go?"

Mouri Ran extended a sincere invitation to Hoshino Ki.

"Sure!"

Hoshino Ki nodded in agreement.

And so,

the Mouri Detective Agency welcomed a rare guest today.

This guest was Hoshino Ki.

"Cheers!"

The family raised their glasses and clinked them together.

Mouri Kogoro seemed very happy today.

"Because Ran-sister made an exception today and let him drink..."

Conan waved his hand helplessly from the side.

Mouri Kogoro was already showing signs of being drunk.

He tied his tie around his head.

While watching TV, he started dancing an indescribable dance.

"Hoshino-kun! A man should drink! This isn't good for your health..."

Mouri Kogoro had lost all sense of decorum at this point.

He held a beer can in one hand and draped his arm over Hoshino Ki's shoulder, shouting loudly.

His head leaned close to Hoshino Ki's cheek.

The smell of alcohol from his mouth rushed directly into Hoshino Ki's nasal cavity.

Hoshino Ki frowned slightly.

He felt a bit disgusted!

"Hey! Kid, I only have this one daughter, I can't just marry her off to you!"

Mouri Kogoro had already treated Hoshino Ki as his own son.

He was very close to Hoshino Ki.

"Dad!"

Mouri Ran's face turned beet red instantly, and she dropped her chopsticks and lunged at Mouri Kogoro.

Seeing this, Mouri Kogoro pulled Hoshino Ki's body in front of him as a shield.

"Hahaha!"

Mouri Kogoro's hearty laughter filled the room.

"Honestly!"

Kurosaki Kazuo pressed his arm down.

He tilted his head, and his eyes turned into half-moons.

"Hoshino-kun, I'm really sorry, Dad gets like this when he's drunk."

Mouri Ran also looked embarrassed.

She had only made an exception and let Mouri Kogoro drink because Hoshino Ki was a guest today.

She hadn't expected her father to show his true colors as soon as he touched alcohol.

"It's fine!"

Hoshino Ki sat cross-legged in his seat.

He let Mouri Kogoro mess with him.

It wasn't because Hoshino Ki couldn't resist his fierce onslaught,

but pushing him back and forth was too much trouble...

Since he couldn't push him away, he might as well accept it!

After all, the other party was just a warm and hospitable middle-aged man.

"Come on! Have a drink!"

Mouri Kogoro shoved the beer can in his hand right against Hoshino Ki's mouth.

It pushed a thin layer of skin up on his handsome cheek.

"Ah! Dad, stop it, Hoshino-kun is only 17!"

"17? Can't drink? Come on, have a little bit!"

Mouri Kogoro looked like a debauched man who had drunk too much.

He poured the alcohol in his hand directly onto...

Hoshino Ki's face!

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle..."

Hoshino Ki's nostrils were covered by the beer!

"Hoshino-kun!"

Mouri Ran hurriedly stood up to stop Mouri Kogoro's rude behavior.

"Hahahaha!"

Conan was laughing so hard his stomach hurt.

"Drink, drink!"

Mouri Kogoro was still pouring.

This time he poured it in the right place.

"Glug~ glug~"