Chapter 78

"Ah, I knew Dad would end up like this in the end."

After a few days, Mao Li Lan finally went back to the Mouri Detective Agency.

The result was that it didn't exceed her expectations at all.

Without her, the house was truly a mess.

In the detective agency, Dad’s desk was covered in cigarettes, liquor cans, and all kinds of trash.

This didn't look like a detective agency at all.

"Ran, why did you come back?"

Kogoro Mouri looked at Ran with slight embarrassment.

"What do you think, Dad."

The expression of laughing while speaking made Kogoro Mouri even more embarrassed.

"I originally thought that the situation at Mom’s side was troublesome enough."

"Who knew that the situation at Dad’s side wouldn't let me worry any less."

"One turned the agency into a mess, and the other stuffed a large amount of seasonings into the refrigerator."

"Two people who aren't good at housework, and aren't even good at cooking."

Mao Li Lan’s complaints became sharper and sharper.

She really felt that this pair of parents was truly unreliable.

She even felt that if she weren't in this house, the house would collapse.

Kogoro Mouri could only passively take it.

"And Dad, you’d better hurry up and bow your head to Mom."

"Huh!?"

"Why should I bow my head to her?"

Looking at her father’s stubborn look, Mao Li Lan poked the key point with a blank face.

"Because Mom is very popular over there."

"I also heard that there are many excellent prosecutors pursuing Mom over there."

"Dad, you’d better be careful."

"I don't want to call someone else 'Dad' later."

Kogoro Mouri’s entire face turned black.

This stimulus was truly a bit big.

He knew there were many people pursuing Eri, but he didn't know that Ran, who had only been gone for a few days, already knew.

Heaven knows what the pursuit methods are like over there.

This also created a strong sense of crisis in his heart.

He didn't want his daughter to call someone else 'Dad' in the end either.

I’ll talk to Eri later.

This problem is quite serious; it really can't be allowed to develop like this.

"And Dad, is there any work at the agency recently?"

"Yes, why?"

Although they were all insignificant jobs with very low fees, at least they counted as some work.

"I’m worried that your agency is so bad that maybe you haven't received any work for a long time."

"Ran, you’re looking down on me."

"Your father can still receive some work."

"Hmm, I believe that."

Mao Li Lan pouted.

"Dad is definitely fine at finding lost animals."

"Also, Dad has investigative methods; investigating infidelity is also a specialty."

She never doubted her father’s business ability.

As a former police officer, Dad had his own set of methods for investigation and evidence collection.

Dad’s set of methods from police work could be used in detective work, otherwise Dad wouldn't have put his heart and soul into the detective agency after resigning from the police.

It’s just a pity that reasoning isn't Dad’s specialty.

Otherwise, Dad wouldn't have been jumping with anger after seeing the reports about Shinichi in the newspaper.

"Dad, a reminder: Valentine’s Day is coming soon."

"I think it would be better for you to show some gesture, so that so many male prosecutors don't go to give Mom chocolates."

"Not to that extent... right."

Kogoro Mouri’s eyes began to drift.

He really wasn't sure if it had really become like that.

But he knew that if he were really too negligent, maybe there would really be a day when Ran called another man 'Dad'.

"Anyway, I’ve already reminded you; if Dad still gets his wall broken, that’s Dad’s own business."

This remark made Kogoro Mouri gradually develop a sense of crisis.

Ran is living at Eri’s side now; heaven knows if Ran really saw the scene of male prosecutors going to find Eri.

Regardless of whether it was for work or personal reasons, this made him feel quite uncomfortable.

"Don't talk about me."

"Do you have any arrangements for Valentine’s Day yourself?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but want to give himself a slap.

He really brought up the wrong topic.

"Yes."

"Recently, I implicitly joined another club at school, and the club has its own activities."

"There is a classmate in the club who helped me; this Valentine’s Day, I plan to give him chocolates to thank him for his help all along."

Kogoro Mouri looked at his daughter strangely.

"What do you mean by implicitly joining another club?"

"It’s a club that I didn't join as an internal member."

"I’m a member of the karate club at school; if I don't want to quit, I can only use this implicit way of joining."

Kogoro Mouri then understood the meaning of implicitly joining.

But it was because he understood that he couldn't understand it even more.

"The president of your karate club is willing to let you go?"

"He’s not willing."

"But quite a lot of people joined that club."

"Even if quite a lot of people joined..."

"There’s Sonoko, and other young ladies like Sonoko."

"..."

Good guy, this is the key, right?

Kogoro Mouri felt that he had discovered the truth.

It wasn't that he didn't want to manage it, but that he couldn't manage it at all.

Even if he knew his daughter was in a club with Sonoko Suzuki and a group of other young ladies, he wouldn't dare to clamor.

He understood the karate club president a bit.

It wasn't that he didn't want to manage it, but that he didn't have the guts to manage it at all.

Once he really managed it, whether the karate club would still exist in the future would be another matter.

If he didn't provoke trouble, maybe it would be fine.

Once he provoked trouble, his own general might follow others and leave, and even the club wouldn't be able to get any good.

Since he knew it would be such a result, it would be better to just turn a blind eye.

Anyway, the general didn't want to quit the karate club now.

Kogoro Mouri speculated on the karate club’s mood when facing this situation.