Conan: Ran, don't turn around, I'm a washing machine.

Chapter 47 The Murderer Follows Xiaolan

At this moment, Su Xingbai realized that he had been followed while buying groceries, and it was probably this person from the news.

He chuckled, realizing he'd been completely wrong; it seemed that person had their eye on Xiaolan.

Yuanzi arrived later and didn't go to the market with them, so only Xiaolan was there.

He couldn't help but look at Xiaolan with pity. Poor child, you're going to suffer again this time.

Xiao Lan glanced up casually and noticed Su Xingbo's gaze, but she misunderstood its meaning. She quickly lowered her head shyly, picked up her food, and ate in silence.

Su Xingbai sighed inwardly, wondering what was wrong with Xiaolan. Why did she suddenly blush after just one glance at him, but then turned back to continue drinking with Kogoro Mouri?

Ran was still lost in her own fantasy, her face growing increasingly red, until even Conan noticed something was wrong with her.

"Sister Xiaolan, what's wrong? Why is your face so red?"

"N-nothing!" Ran stammered, unable to tell Conan that she had been thinking about Su Xingbo.

She lowered her head and continued eating, but her heart was pounding like a deer, and she couldn't calm down for a long time.

You're a good girl, you shouldn't be misled by others, and besides, there's Shinichi Kudo.

No, that bastard hasn't shown up for a long time. Thinking of this, her expression turned to gritted teeth.

He left her alone in the amusement park, ran away, and then disappeared without a trace.

Honestly, I shouldn't have worried about him. Who knows what he's doing out there? He's such a worry.

The wine was gradually consumed until only two bottles remained. The two men clinked glasses and downed the rest.

Afterwards, Su Xingbo felt that he should still tell everyone about it, just so that Xiaolan and the others would be on guard.

"Oh right, I just saw that news, and it reminded me that when we went grocery shopping this afternoon, someone was secretly following us."

"Although he hid very well, I still spotted him. Combined with the news from earlier, it seems that the murderer has his eye on Xiaolan."

"what?!"

"real or fake?!"

Everyone gasped in surprise; this was too sudden, and there was no reaction at all.

However, Conan believed him. If someone from a professional assassin organization said that someone was following them, then someone was definitely following them. There was no need to consider whether it was true or false.

This is really a difficult situation; the murderer is in the shadows, while they are in the open.

Moreover, the murderer probably followed him all the way and already knew his home address, and was just waiting to strike when he was alone.

The situation was very unfavorable for Xiaolan. Despite her strong karate skills, they were not always effective in this kind of situation.

Sometimes they are just like an ordinary person, or even more exaggerated.

I've seen this kind of situation many times before, but it still happens frequently, and I don't know why.

"Let's call the police right away and have Inspector Megure send people to protect us. We'll also have some people keep watch around the detective's office," Kogoro Mouri said as he made the call.

"Moshi moshi, is this Inspector Megure? I'm Kogoro Mouri," Kogoro Mouri asked.

"This is Megure. Oh, it's you, Mori-kun. Has another murder occurred? Where is it? Have the suspects been apprehended?"

A barrage of questions left Kogoro Mori dizzy and disoriented. He forced himself to clear his head, but his mind became foggy and disoriented once again.

At this moment, Su Xingbo stepped forward to take the phone and helped Kogoro Mouri into a chair. He was too drunk to be of any help, and might even cause trouble because he was worried about Ran; it was better to let him sleep.

"Moshi moshi, I'm high school student Kudo Hoshihachi, and I'm currently at the Mouri Detective Agency. I would like to ask Inspector Megure to send someone over. Ran has been targeted by a murderer. When you come over, please don't use a police car. That would be too conspicuous and might alert the murderer, thus alerting him." Su Hoshihachi clearly stated the situation.

"Understood, I'll be right there. I'll trouble you, Brother Kudo, to protect the Mori family for now."

"No problem, see you later!"

"see you later."

After hanging up the phone, Xiaolan and the others breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Su Xingbo with gratitude and clasped her hands together in thanks.

"Many thanks!"

He waved dismissively and laughed, "Hey, there's nothing to thank me for. It's my fault for getting Mr. Mori drunk, otherwise I wouldn't have been needed. So I also bear some responsibility."

Xiaolan shook her head, forcing a smile: "I still have to thank you. If you hadn't discovered that this murderer was following us, we would still be completely clueless."

"Yes, yes, thank you for the reminder, big brother," Conan chimed in.

"Alright, we're all good friends, it's too formal to keep saying thank you."

"Let's just wait for Inspector Megure to arrive. In the meantime, let's tidy up the table. Otherwise, it won't look good if it's a mess when they get here," Su Xingbai instructed.

"Okay~" everyone agreed, and then began to clean up the leftover food on the table.

Everyone got busy, and Su Xingbai joined in. He quickly cleared away the dishes, showing his diligence and hard work.

Before long, the room became neat and tidy, and Kogoro Mori was fast asleep, lying on the table.

Just then, the sound of brakes came from downstairs. Su Xingbo and the others were delighted, thinking that Inspector Megure must have arrived.

He walked to the door, opened it, and looked downstairs. Sure enough, he saw Inspector Megure wearing a mandarin orange jacket.

After Megure and the others came up.

"Inspector Megure, you've finally arrived," Su Xingbai said.

"Brother Kudo, how's the situation now?" Inspector Megure asked anxiously.

"Xiao Lan is safe for now. We've been staying here and haven't dared to go out easily," Su Xingbai briefly reported.

Inspector Megure breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, thank you for your hard work. I've already arranged for officers to be deployed around the area. Once we spot any trace of the suspect, we'll move in immediately."

Ran and Conan felt much more at ease after hearing this.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Inspector Megure," Ran said.

"Don't mention it, it's our duty." Inspector Megure patted his chest.

Kogoro Mouri was still fast asleep.

Given this situation, Su Xingbai couldn't just take Yuanzi away directly. What if the murderer realized that Xiaolan had no chance and happened to see Yuanzi, and then shifted his target?

That would be a loss, so it's safer to stay here for now, since he's here too.