Chapter 5: The Tragic Kogoro Mouri
Detective?
The students in Class A immediately grew noisy, staring at the bloodstains on Kogoro’s uniform.
“He has so much blood on the front of his clothes; he couldn’t have just finished a fight, could he?”
“A detective? He looks more like he should be in a gang!”
“Isn’t Teitan High School supposed to have a high Deviation value ? How did a hot-blooded idiot who only knows how to fight get in?”
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The discussions among the many classmates made Kogoro Mouri want to cry.
“Boo hoo, my image, my high school life, it’s all ruined!”
“Uh, everyone, please don’t misunderstand,” Teacher Yui began to explain for Kogoro Mouri, “The bloodstains on Mouri’s clothes weren’t caused by fighting.”
“This morning, the three of them helped the police solve a case, which is why they were late for school.”
Because it involved a murder case, Teacher Yui was worried about scaring the students, so she didn’t elaborate.
“The other two students, it’s your turn.”
“Lin Xiuyi, I don’t have any particular hobbies, and I haven’t decided what I want to do in the future.”
“Eri Kisaki, I like reading, and in the future, I hope to study abroad and become a lawyer.”
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Compared to Kogoro, Lin Xiuyi’s and Eri Kisaki’s self-introductions were much more normal.
The other classmates didn’t react much and were still discussing Kogoro’s situation.
“Congratulations, haven’t you always wanted to be famous?” Lin Xiuyi patted Kogoro’s shoulder in the front row. “At least in Class A, your dream has come true.”
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After two more classes, it was lunchtime, and the three of them naturally gathered together.
Eri Kisaki took out her bento from her bag. Seeing Lin Xiuyi and Kogoro Mouri each gnawing on bread, she subconsciously asked,
“Didn’t Mouri prepare for you today…”
Eri Kisaki realized what she had said halfway through and quickly looked at Kogoro Mouri apologetically.
“Sorry, I…”
“It’s fine, I don’t mind anymore,” Kogoro Mouri waved his hand. Although he said he didn’t mind, his eyes still couldn’t help but turn red.
Among the three, Eri Kisaki had the best family background.
Her parents were both lawyers. Although they were always busy, they loved their daughter very much. It was just that due to work, they rarely had time to accompany her.
Next was Kogoro Mouri. His family owned a three-story building in Beika Town.
The first floor was an Izakaya run by Kogoro’s father, the second floor was rented out, and the third floor was the Mouri family’s residence.
The most unfortunate was Lin Xiuyi. Before he transmigrated, the original owner’s family was involved in a car accident. The original owner’s parents died on the spot, leaving only a sum of compensation.
The original owner was severely injured and became a vegetable, and then Lin Xiuyi transmigrated and possessed him.
Over the years, Lin Xiuyi had always been living with relatives. Although his relatives were very kind to him, it wasn’t his own home, so he naturally didn’t feel very comfortable.
After Lin Xiuyi was admitted to Teitan High School, he moved out of his relatives’ house and rented the second floor of the Mouri house.
When he was in elementary and middle school, Kogoro’s father learned about Lin Xiuyi’s situation and often took care of him. When preparing bento for Kogoro Mouri, he would also prepare one for Lin Xiuyi.
Unfortunately, just a month ago during the summer vacation, Kogoro’s father passed away from a heart attack.
For over a month, Kogoro Mouri had been listless. Thanks to the guidance of Lin Xiuyi and Eri Kisaki, he was able to emerge from the grief of losing his father.
“Alright, let’s not talk about that anymore,” Kogoro bit into his bread. “Oh, by the way, Shuichi, are you really planning to work at our family’s shop after school and not join any clubs?”
“Yes,” Lin Xiuyi nodded. “I need to save money for university.”
Japanese schools have rich extracurricular activities. From elementary school, students can participate in various clubs.
By high school, some clubs are no longer just hobbies but become closely related to one’s future.
For example, students who aspire to be athletes, musicians, or manga artists actively participate in club activities to achieve good results in national high school competitions, paving the way for their future.
Lin Xiuyi was a detective in his previous life. He sacrificed himself to protect a hostage during an arrest operation.
Reborn in this life, he didn’t plan to resume his old profession. He only wanted to get into a good university and then enter the Japanese civil service system, becoming a parasite who only needed to say “Sumimasen” when making mistakes.
However, the tuition fees for Japanese universities were not as low as those in Lin Xiuyi’s previous homeland.
Lin Xiuyi naturally couldn’t let his relatives pay for his university tuition. Although he had the compensation from his parents’ car accident, it was still not enough. He could only take advantage of the time during high school to work and save money.
Kogoro Mouri’s father passed away, and his mother was not in good health.
The Izakaya on the first floor of the Mouri house was originally planned to be closed. When Lin Xiuyi found out, he persuaded Mouri to let him try being the head chef at the Izakaya for a few days.
If it operated well, the Izakaya would continue to run, and Lin Xiuyi and the Mouri family would split the monthly profits.
If not, it would still be timely to close it then.
In his previous life, besides his main job as a detective, Lin Xiuyi’s hobby was cooking. For this, he even specially went to a culinary school for further study.
In this life, he also learned a lot of Japanese cuisine from Kogoro’s father. Running a small Izakaya should not be a problem.
“What about you, Eri?” Kogoro Mouri continued to ask. “Have you thought about joining any clubs?”
“I’m not planning to join any clubs,” Eri Kisaki shook her head directly. “Club activities are not useful for my future study abroad. After school, I want to go to the library to continue studying.”
“Ah? So, I’m the only one joining the Judo club?” Kogoro Mouri slumped onto the table in frustration. “I thought one of you would accompany me!”
“Judo club? Why learn that?” Eri Kisaki asked in surprise. “Didn’t Shuichi teach us Sanshou and grappling? You’re already very strong now.”
Sanshou and grappling were what Lin Xiuyi learned at the police academy in his previous life. He had also won the police academy’s combat competitions multiple times.
After being reborn in this life, to exercise his body, Lin Xiuyi started practicing Sanshou and grappling again.
When Eri Kisaki and Kogoro Mouri saw this, they insisted on learning together. Since it wasn’t something that couldn’t be taught to others, Lin Xiuyi trained with them.
Eri Kisaki was a girl, so Lin Xiuyi held back his strength when sparring with her.
Kogoro Mouri, however, was miserable. This guy kept clamoring to learn real martial arts, so Lin Xiuyi indulged him, always going all out in their sparring sessions, often leaving Kogoro Mouri with a black eye.
Thinking of his miserable life before, Kogoro Mouri said with a determined expression,
“Following Shuichi, I’ll never be able to beat him in my life!”
“Once I learn Judo, I’m definitely going to give… No, I’m going to defeat Shuichi once!”
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