Chapter 85: Chapter 85
"Hello, Ran."
Conan, leaning against a streetlight, looked toward the Mouri Detective Agency while holding the bow-tie-shaped voice modifier and said, "Are you home now?"
"No... I'm outside right now."
"I see..."
Conan was worried that Ran might be with Lin Yi, so he asked, "Then, do you have time now?"
"No..." Ran was initially going to say she didn't have time, but Lin Yi nodded, indicating she should say yes, so Ran replied, "If it's not urgent, can we talk tomorrow?"
Conan responded seriously, "It's something very important and it's related to Lin Yi."
"About... Lin Yi?" Ran sounded surprised. "What's going on with him?"
"This... might be a bit shocking for you, so prepare yourself mentally," Conan said cautiously.
"What... what happened? Is it that serious?" Ran was growing more curious about what Shinichi wanted to say. Lin Yi was also listening attentively.
"This afternoon... I had to go back to Beika for a few things and went to the supermarket... and I saw something that left me stunned."
Conan continued, "I saw Lin Yi and Sonoko shopping together."
"Oh, I see... I know about that," Ran replied nonchalantly.
"Listen to what I have to say!" Conan insisted. "The two were actually hugging... no matter how you look at it, something's wrong!"
Ran was silent for a moment and didn't say anything for a while.
Conan, thinking that Ran didn't believe him, said, "Ran, I'm not slandering Lin Yi or Sonoko... but this is the truth! Hold on, I'll send you a picture."
After saying this, Conan used his other phone to send the photo to Ran.
"Ran, did you get it?"
Conan's tone sounded excited.
He hadn't expected to gain so much after those three kids dragged him out to play in the afternoon, and he'd accidentally managed to capture evidence of Lin Yi and Sonoko's relationship.
Caught them red-handed!
Lin Yi!
You're done for!
"I have proof of your betrayal; I've captured it in photos!"
"Let's see how you explain this to Ran!"
There was silence on the phone for a long time.
Conan understood that Ran was surely shocked by those pictures. It wouldn't be easy for her to process what was happening.
After a few minutes, Ran's voice finally came through the phone.
"I... I understand... Shinichi. I... I'll ask Sonoko!"
Obviously, Ran was a bit lost.
Conan thought as he replied, "Ran! Be careful, don't let Lin Yi fool you."
Conan warned, "He's not a good person!"
"Alright... I understand. Thank you for telling me, Shinichi. I'm feeling very confused now... I need to be alone for a while. Sorry, I'll hang up first."
After saying that, Ran didn't wait for Conan to respond and ended the call.
Conan let out a long sigh of relief, put his phone in his pocket, and showed a slight smile. "With these pictures, Ran will surely be able to tear off that hypocritical mask of Lin Yi!"
Feeling satisfied, Conan turned around and went back to Dr. Agasa's house to continue watching the surveillance videos.
"Ah... so they took some pictures of me?"
Lin Yi looked at the photos Conan had sent with surprise.
They were pictures of him and Sonoko playing and joking around in the supermarket, even hugging by the waist, showing a very close relationship.
"I'm done for... I was caught red-handed..."
With a "scared" expression, Lin Yi looked at Ran and asked, "So... Ran, what are you going to do with me?"
"What else can I do?" Ran, a bit annoyed, put her phone aside and punched Lin Yi's chest with her small fists. "Of course I'm going to hit you, you villain! Shinichi was right, you naughty guy!"
Lin Yi laughed happily and hugged Ran, giving her a big kiss.
Then, he asked, "So, how do you plan to tell Kudo? Or would you rather keep the truth a secret?"
"How can you tell others about this kind of thing casually? These things... can't just be told to anyone."
Ran shook her head repeatedly.
Japanese people are known for having a strong sense of group belonging.
That sense of belonging means that everyone must be the same; if someone shows they are different, others will reject them.
For example, working overtime together and then going out for drinks after work.
The most typical case is that of foreign immigrants: no matter how long they live in Japan, ten or twenty years, they can never fully integrate into Japanese society.
Japanese people also don't consider them as one of their own and collectively exclude them.
In addition, in hentai manga, those female protagonists who, for some reason, are isolated by their class, then easily fall in love with the male protagonist after he talks to them or helps them with something.
All manga plots are based on stories from real life.
If others knew that Ran and Sonoko were both dating Lin Yi simultaneously, they would probably speak ill of them behind their backs and even isolate them.
That's why neither Ran nor Sonoko wants to make this secret relationship public.
"Then... what if Shinichi accidentally photographs me next time?"
Lin Yi asked with a smile.
"Can't you just be more careful? If you walk down the street more discreetly, he won't be able to take pictures, right?" Ran replied angrily.
"He's a famous detective... maybe he'll discover something."
Lin Yi insisted on asking.
"If Shinichi really finds out... then we'll have no choice but to be honest with him."
Ran also knew that if things reached that point, there would be no other option but to confess.
"Besides, Shinichi and I are childhood friends; if I ask him to keep it a secret, he will."
"Really? Then let's do this: tell him right now and ask him to keep it a secret."
Lin Yi said, grabbing Ran's phone to call Shinichi.
"No! You can't call!"
Ran panicked, trying to retrieve her phone from Lin Yi's hands, but couldn't.
Lin Yi laughed, "I won't call... if we play a gentleman's game and have some fun, I won't call."
Ran blushed, but this wasn't the first time, so she nodded. "Alright, but don't cheat."
After saying that, Ran turned around, showing her backside as she moved suggestively, already excited about what they would do next.
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