Maori Kogoro began to understand everything Author: As long as I work hard, I can become stronger Summary: The famous detective Kogoro Mouri, who has recently become famous in Tokyo, secretly came to the University of Tokyo Hospital with trepidation in his heart, carrying his daughter, his estranged wife and the four-eyed kid who just came to stay in his house. "Doctor, I've been feeling sleepier lately, my memory has obviously declined, and the back of my neck is always sore... Do you think I'm..." ...... A few hours later, looking at the examination report in black letters on a white background with the words "suspected overuse of back-of-neck injection-type anesthetic injection" in his hand, Kogoro Maori felt as if a switch had been turned on in his brain, and a large amount of information instantly flooded in, and his eyes couldn't help but shine. “So…so that’s how it is!” Volume One Chapter 1: Maori Kogoro begins to understand everything
Maori Kogoro, 38 years old, is a middle-aged man who lives alone with his high school daughter after separating from his wife. He is a native of Tokyo. He used to be an elite policeman with a promising future, but now he is an alcoholic detective who barely makes a living by finding cats and dogs for people. However, after a weird four-eyed kid named Edogawa Conan moved into his home, he encountered several major cases in a row and miraculously solved them all (although he is not very clear about the process of solving them), so now he is also famous in Tokyo. The biggest change that Maori Kogoro has brought about from a poor detective to a famous detective is that his income has soared, and the living conditions at home have also been greatly improved - his daughter Xiaolan no longer has to worry about calculating a small discount when buying groceries, and he no longer has to calculate the remaining amount of beer when drinking. And just the night before yesterday, he specially took Xiaolan and the four-eyed ghost Conan who was staying with him to eat high-quality sushi that he might not be willing to eat all year round. In addition, his estranged wife Yingli also took the initiative to call him. Although the other party was still as sharp-tongued as ever, he could truly feel the care, blessing and recognition from the depths of her words. In short, no matter from which angle you look at it, today's Kogoro Mori has come out of the trough of his life, and is gradually beginning to restore his former winner in life. It can be said that "good times will come after bad times" and "good times are coming" - but Kogoro Mori, who has always been an optimist, himself feels deeply anxious about these series of happy events. Therefore, on this Wednesday when both Xiaolan and Conan went to school, Kogoro Mouri, feeling uneasy, secretly came to the University of Tokyo Hospital. …… "Doctor, I've been feeling sleepier lately, my memory has obviously declined, and the back of my neck is always sore..." …… "People say that when a man reaches my age, it's not a good thing if he shows such signs. Do you think I am..." …… "My wife and I have been separated for a while. Although I am not sure when we will live together again, and I don't think we will have a second child, I don't want to..." …… "You must help me carefully, doctor!" …… A few hours later, looking at the medical report in black letters on a white background that read "Suspected overuse of back-of-neck injection-type anesthesia injection", Maori Kogoro, who felt like every second passed like an eternity while waiting, felt as if a switch had been turned on in his brain, and a large amount of information instantly flooded in... Death god elementary school student, APTX4869, winery, model worker, watch-shaped tranquilizer gun, sleeping detective... “So…so that’s how it is!” Kogoro Mori muttered to himself, with an inexplicable gleam in his eyes. ……
"Not coming back?! Dad, what do you mean?!" On the second floor of the Maori Detective Agency, Xiaolan, who had gone home early from school after taking an exam, was talking on the phone with a somewhat dissatisfied tone, "You called me all of a sudden to tell me all this. I was just about to ask you what we were going to eat tonight so that I could go cook!" “…Huh?! Dad, you said you weren’t coming back tonight because you were going to visit Mom and have dinner with her?! Is this true?!” "Of course, no problem! You said it's early... Just leave the housework to me, Dad! Just spend some quality time with Mom! Tomorrow... Even if I don't come back tomorrow, it's totally fine!" "Yeah! I will definitely take good care of Conan! Don't worry... Hmm? Dad, that healthy recipe for children you saw on a TV show? It can make elementary school students grow faster? Green pepper and bitter melon juice with raisins... Okay, I'll make it for Conan!" …… Outside a flower shop near the Beika Municipal Building, Kogoro Mouri, who had hung up the phone with his daughter, calmly put the phone into his pocket, then raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a smug smile of "having a plan". High school detective Kudo Shinichi, right? You're trying to seduce my daughter, right? You're turning into an elementary school student and you're still stabbing me with an anesthetic needle, right? You will never get to eat lemon pie in your life! Green pepper bitter melon juice and raisins are enough every day! What are you waiting for? Take a few more commissions. Once you have enough money, I will enroll your kid in extracurricular tutoring classes! …… While thinking of hundreds of thousands of ways to target Conan, Kogoro Mouri walked into the flower shop refreshed. "Hello, can you help me pick out a bouquet of flowers for my wife?" …… Eri Kisaki, or Maori Eri, is 37 years old. A lawyer with a 100% winning rate, a successful woman with the title of "the undefeated queen of the legal world" - unlike Maori Kogoro who was in dire straits before meeting Conan, Eri Kisaki has maintained a high level of career and life after the couple separated. Of course, just like Maori Kogoro, who always had her in her heart, Kisaki Eri also always missed her husband. In fact, when Maori Detective Agency was closed for a long time, Maori Kogoro received several commissions from wealthy families looking for cats and dogs. She secretly introduced them to him through her personal connections. After all, no matter how much she said "I don't care about you" and how much she actually maintained "separation", there was no doubt in her heart that she had feelings for him. At 4:15 in the afternoon, the sunlight poured through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows into Eri Kisaki's luxurious office located in a prime area of Tokyo. She had been working at her desk in the same posture for several hours. She stretched tiredly, took a sip of coffee, and leaned back in her chair. The key part is already done, all that's left is... "teacher!" Just as Kisaki Eri was taking a break and reviewing her work process, a young woman's voice suddenly sounded outside the office. The owner of the voice was Kuriyama Midori, who was Kisaki Eri's secretary, her friend and confidant. "Come in, Little Green," Kisaki Eri responded, but her eyes did not leave the folder in her hand, "Did Mr. Fukuyama contact you again?" "..." She only heard the sound of the door opening, but didn't hear any response from Kuriyama Midori. Kisaki Eri looked up in surprise. "Lawyer Fei looks very busy at work today. I guess she can't leave early?" Her husband, Kogoro Mori, appeared in front of Eri Kisaki with a smile on his face, holding a large bouquet of Phalaenopsis orchids. Chapter 2: Edogawa Conan begins reasoning (brain supplement) As the saying goes, "a man is in his prime at 40" - although he is not as exaggerated as a flower, Maori Kogoro, who is nearly years old, does look good when he is not sick and takes good care of himself, with a sense of charming uncle. Coupled with the bouquet of beautiful Phalaenopsis in his hand and the faint smile on his face, Kisaki Eri, who already has feelings and deep feelings for him, seems to have returned to the passionate period of their love, and her face instinctively blushed.
But she quickly calmed down, frowned deliberately, and said in a cold tone: "...Why are you here?" "Of course I came here to see our Queen." Maori Kogoro smiled and shrugged, then handed the flowers in his hand to him naturally, "Here, I picked them especially for you." "Phalaenopsis? Humph, someone's taste still needs to be improved." Although Hibiki said this impolitely, her hands that swiftly took the flowers, her eager movements to smell the fragrance, and even her uncontrollable upward curve of her mouth all betrayed her words, revealing her true feelings. "Well, I'll just say thank you reluctantly..." After saying this, without waiting for Maori Kogoro to respond, Kisaki Eri changed the subject and continued, "So, Kogoro, what do you want? Is there a case that requires my help in providing information?" "Na Yingli, you really misunderstood me. I don't only look for you or send you flowers when I have something to ask for." Maori Kogoro said something that the "previous Maori Kogoro" would never say, "I just wanted to come and see you, and by the way, I wanted to treat you to dinner." "See me? Invite me to dinner?" Hibiki Eri was a little surprised at first, but soon realized something and rolled her eyes decisively, "Okay, I know, it must be Xiaolan again..." "Hahaha, this is really my own subjective opinion," Maori Kogoro interrupted Kisaki Eri with some helplessness, and then pulled out the chair in front of her desk and sat down in a very familiar manner, "It's just the two of us. I've already booked the place in advance. It's the French restaurant 'Flowers' that we loved to eat at in the early years..." "Flowers..." Hearing the name, Hibiki immediately fell into memory, "The last time we ate there was probably ten years ago, right?" "Yes, Xiaolan was only in the second grade at that time." Maori Kogoro smiled and nodded, "So I wonder if I can invite Attorney Hime to have dinner with me there today?" "Who is Lawyer Fei? She's not available!" Kisaki Eri raised her chin slightly like a little girl - of course, perhaps because she felt that such an action was too childish for a person of her age, her face couldn't help but turn red. "So...what about my wife Eri? Is she free?" Kogoro Mori was very understanding and played the role for her. "...Hmph, give me another twenty minutes and I'll finish the work on hand." "Don't worry, I'll wait for you no matter how long it takes~" …… Unlike Maori Kogoro, who had turned on a magical switch in his mind and gradually understood everything, the originally sober person, the death god elementary school student Edogawa Conan, who had just returned to the Maori family, was now completely confused: "Sister Xiaolan, did you say that Uncle Maori went to see Aunt Eri? And he won't be back tonight?" "Yes~" Xiaolan was busy in the kitchen, and the joy in her tone was too obvious. "Dad is not only much better at reasoning and solving cases than before, but even his relationship with mom has improved~" "Eh...Is that so? That's a good thing."
Conan agreed with a contemplative look on his face. Xiaolan, who was busy cooking and too happy, didn't notice the strangeness in Conan's words at all, and continued with a full of emotion: "So to celebrate Dad suddenly becoming so worry-free, I will show off my cooking skills tonight and make a lot of delicious food! Go wash your hands, Conan~" "Ok!" Conan answered in a very childish voice. He had no idea what kind of "food hell" he would face in the future... …… Conan did not wash his hands immediately after leaving the busy kitchen where Xiaolan was, but came to the living room where Kogoro Mouri usually worked with a mind full of doubts. Edogawa Conan, or the former high school detective Kudo Shinichi, has an excellent reasoning ability and the fate of encountering cases wherever he goes. This is inseparable from an important character trait of his, that is, his constant vigilance - in layman's terms, he will instinctively doubt anything abnormal. With Xiaolan around, there is still a man who specifically goes to chat up Xiaolan’s best friend Sonoko? ——Not normal! Do single women go to the supermarket and buy a lot of snacks at one time? --has a problem! A man walking on the street looking around and stuttering? ——Too suspicious! …… In short, if Conan thinks something is "abnormal", he will try his best to think about it as a case, and then investigate it desperately. Although sometimes he does make mistakes, in most cases he will really encounter a case, find the key clues, and finally solve it. Therefore, with such logic, Conan naturally felt that today's Kogoro Mouri was simply too strange. "Uncle, the amount of cigarette butts and ashes in the ashtray today is only one-fifth of the usual amount. Even considering that he will have dinner with Aunt Eri, this amount is too small..." "The idol magazine of Ms. Yoko in the closet is still on the page that was opened yesterday. No matter what happened before, he would read it every day..." "Not a single small steel ball was missing, and no invalid horse racing tickets were thrown away..." "There's a problem! There's definitely a problem!" After putting down his schoolbag, Conan quickly entered into a state of reasoning, looking left and right, listening here and sniffing there. Finally, he squatted in front of the bottom drawer of Maori's desk with a solemn expression. In the drawer he opened, there was a newspaper from several weeks ago. Judging from the wrinkles and color of the newspaper, it was obvious that this newspaper had been read many times. "This is... a news report about me!?" Chapter 3: Mao Lilan begins to show her power To be honest, although Mouri Kogoro is the father of Ran, the girl Conan (Kudo Shinichi) likes, Conan has never been very fond of him and has not had much respect for him because they had not had much contact with each other before. It can even be said that when Conan first stayed at the Mouri Detective Agency, he was more worried about whether Ran, who was familiar with him, would discover his true identity. As for whether the confused detective Mouri Kogoro would notice anything, he did not have any worries at all. This "contempt" for Maori has gradually become more and more obvious as Conan has been constantly using the other party's identity to solve cases during this period of time - and according to the original plot, in many cases in the future, Conan will not act at all, or will only act symbolically and politely. Kogoro Mouri, who now begins to understand everything, is aware of this, so he deliberately cleaned the ashtray, and then went to the scrap collector to find this old newspaper to hit Conan (a small revenge) - although he did not intend to expose the identity of the elementary school student of the God of Death, but he felt it was necessary to pretend to be confused and scare the other party, so that this kid would respect him more as an adult in the future (pleasure). As it turned out, Maori's deliberate design was not only effective, but the effect was outstanding - not only did Conan's pupils suddenly shrink, but even the hairs on his body stood up, and he was just short of taking a breath of cold air and then saying "Uncle is so scary".
"Conan? Why don't you come up yet? Let's eat~" Xiaolan's voice suddenly rang out from upstairs, frightening Conan, who was in a state of nervous tension, and almost bumped his head against the cabinet. Fortunately, he had excellent emotional control ability, and quickly stuffed the newspaper into the drawer and closed it, and quickly pretended to respond in a normal tone: "I'll be right there, Sister Xiaolan~"
