Ke Xue Bartender

Chapter 41 Ah~Gin!

Kogoro Mouri pushed the door open and entered the store, humming a little tune, looking like he was in a very good mood.

"Hey, this guy hasn't left yet?" Maori said in surprise when he saw Fujie Akiyoshi still sitting at the bar.

What surprised him even more was that Fujie Akiyoshi was looking up at the TV with a happy expression on his face.

What was being played on TV was a program that Yoko Okino recently participated in recording, Idol GOGO!

"Has the incident been resolved?" Lin Ye asked.

"With me, Kogoro Maori, in charge, of course it's easy to catch him." Maori Kogoro sat on the chair, looking proud, "Let's have a celebratory beer!"

While Lin Ye was pouring the wine, Fujie Akiyoshi asked Maori who was sitting next to him:

"Mr. Maori, who is the criminal who is harassing Yoko?"

"It was a woman named Ikezawa Yuko who debuted at the same time as Ms. Yoko. She was jealous of Ms. Yoko's popularity and planned this series of shameful events."

"It turned out to be that woman. How hateful! She actually did such a thing to Yoko." Fujie Akiyoshi slammed the bar counter and said angrily.

Kogoro Mori looked at Akiyoshi Fujie in surprise.

[Why does this kid feel different from before? ]

"Mr. Maori, beer." Lin Ye placed a large glass of beer in front of Kogoro Maori.

Mao Li glanced at him. Lin Ye smiled harmlessly.

[Did this guy say something to him? Never mind, let’s drink!]

Mauli picked up the glass and took a long sip.

"Ah, the beer after the commission is successfully completed is so delicious!"

"By the way, where is Conan?" Lin Ye asked.

"That kid insisted on coming in with me, but Xiaolan took him home to take a bath." An unhappy expression appeared on Kogoro Mouri's face.

Conan is just a 6-year-old child, but he always feels unhappy, as if his daughter is being taken advantage of by a man.

What's going on?
Lin Ye smiled and changed the subject:

"How did Mr. Maori identify the criminal?"

Maori immediately perked up, straightened his collar, and said seriously:

"We found an earring under the sofa in Ms. Yoko's room. Ms. Yoko recognized it as Ikezawa Yuko's earring, and recalled the strange incident of losing the key at the TV station a week ago. Most likely, that woman stole it. Combined with the guy's previous testimony, the criminal's body shape is similar to Ms. Yoko's."

Glancing at Fujie Akiyoshi beside him, Uncle Maori raised his lips proudly.
"Then, with my ingenious reasoning, the criminal had nowhere to hide. But Miss Yoko didn't seem to intend to sue that woman, saying that she wanted to talk to her. Miss Yoko is indeed a gentle and kind woman!"

[Although the earrings were found by Conan when he was crawling on the ground, without my ingenious reasoning, how could the matter be resolved so quickly? Haha! ]

[I also got Ms. Yoko's home phone number. This is the biggest reward for this commission. I can call Ms. Yoko in the future, hehe...]

As he thought about it, the serious expression on Uncle Maori's face collapsed and he began to imagine the scene of talking on the phone with Miss Yoko.

Lin Ye touched his chin and asked in confusion, "But how could that woman's earrings fall off? Generally speaking, earrings can't fall off by themselves, right? Even if they fell on the ground, they would be found immediately. How could they be left under the sofa?"

Kogoro Maori was suddenly embarrassed.

Yeah, why?

After thinking for a while without any clue, Uncle Maori simply gave up thinking.

Anyway, the criminal has been found, it doesn’t matter, just drink beer.

Mao Li took a big sip of beer and cleared his mind of unnecessary thoughts.

"The beer tonight is especially delicious."

Lin Ye looked thoughtfully at Fujie Akiyoshi who seemed a little nervous beside him.

A series of first-person perspective images appeared before his eyes.

The door was not closed, so I pushed it open and entered the room.

In the living room, there was a figure who looked very similar to Yoko, and a woman who ran away. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed the woman. In the fierce struggle, the two fell to the ground. An earring fell to the ground and was knocked under the sofa...

It seems that this guy didn't tell the whole story before.

When he was suspected of being the criminal, Fujie Akiyoshi briefly mentioned his experience of meeting Ikezawa Yuko, and it turned out that the two had a physical conflict.

Maybe he is afraid of being suspected of having impure motives?

Feeling Lin Ye's gaze, Fujie Akiyoshi became more nervous.

[Why did Mr. Lin Ye look at me like that? Did he figure out something? ]

Lin Ye smiled and suddenly said, "Mr. Fujie."

"Huh!" Fujie Akiyoshi's body tensed up.

"As a fan of Miss Yoko, you shouldn't leak her home address or harass Miss Yoko, right? She will hate you for doing that." Lin Ye smiled, with an inexplicable light in his eyes.

"Hai! I will keep this secret until I die!" Fujie shouted.

"If you dare to harass Miss Yoko, I, Kogoro Mori, will never let you go!" Kogoro Mori also warned.

"Hai! Mr. Maori, I will never harass Yoko! From now on I will be her most loyal fan!"

"Haha, that's more like it." Kogoro Mori hooked his arm around Fujie Akiyoshi's shoulder and laughed.

"Xiaolin, give him another beer! A new member of Yoko's fan club!"

"Okay, Mr. Mori."

Lin Ye poured another glass of beer and pushed it in front of Fujie Akiyoshi.

"Cheers to Miss Yoko!"

The two people in front of the bar were watching Yoko on TV while drinking beer, hugging each other, shouting from time to time, cheering for Yoko on TV, as if they were a pair of close friends who met too late.

It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, Aragaki Kaho had already gone off work, and there were no other customers in the store.

The deserted store became lively because of two enthusiastic fans.

At this time, the sound of a bell came from the door. Lin Ye looked in surprise and saw a tall young black-haired woman walking into the store.

The woman was wearing a turtleneck sweater with a very elegant navy blue coat on the outside.

She has shoulder-length black hair and a pair of big European-style eyes under thick bangs. Her facial features are three-dimensional and very charming. Her lips are slightly thick, which makes her look very sexy. She wears a pair of purple earrings, which is full of charm.

Uncle Maori heard the sound of the door opening, turned his head curiously, and when he saw the woman, he suddenly felt a little excited.

[Wow, another beautiful lady! Poirot Bar is truly the best in the world! ]

He released his hand that was hooked around Fujie Akiyoshi's neck, straightened his messy collar, and prepared to strike up a conversation.

Looking at the woman walking towards the bar with a smile, a hint of doubt flashed in Lin Ye's eyes.

This woman gave him a subtle sense of disharmony.

But he couldn't tell what was wrong at the moment.

It wasn't until the woman sat elegantly at the bar, next to Uncle Maori, that a voice full of joy sounded in his ears.

【Ah~Gin! 】

[I found your home. I heard you came here for three nights in a row, so I came to see what has bewitched you.]

The corners of the woman's mouth rose sharply, revealing a strange smile.

"I'll have a dry gin, please."

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*Note: Dry Gin refers to London Dry Gin. Dry means that the taste tends to be less sweet.

(End of this chapter)