Lost Lord Ranbu

The existence of Edogawa Ranpo can fully explain what is called "the family environment cultivates a child's character".

His father is known to everyone in the police circle. He solved several difficult incidents that shocked the whole country. ".

However, the father of this well-known criminal policeman is not as powerful as everyone says in the eyes of Luanbu. Bu's mother was just an ordinary housewife with no name.

The Edogawa family lives in seclusion in the countryside, without disturbing relatives and visitors.Luanpo is the only child in the family, he has no brothers and sisters, and only gifted parents are around him as a reference.

One can imagine what kind of environment Ranpo lives in.

Ranpo inherited his parents' talents, which made him look weird in the eyes of ordinary people, and his parents would naturally consider how to integrate him into this world.

This world has a bright and warm side, but naturally it also has a dark and cold corner.Before the child can tell right from wrong, the ability to see through everything will make him disappointed with the world, and even become an enemy of it.

Therefore, the parents decided to conceal the truth, making Luanbu think that the world was what he had seen, and warned him to be humble, keep silent, read more and talk less, and never use what he accidentally knew hurt others.

They put up a barrier to isolate the immature child from the dangerous world until he can break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly.

Unfortunately--

Before that, they die.

There is only a barrier left for Ranbu to separate himself from the world, the world is on that side, and he is alone on this side.

"I'm tired, Kudo."

"It's only five minutes away!"

"I don't care. Walking is too troublesome. Carry me quickly."

"Do you think I can carry you?" Conan looked down at the five-short figure belonging to a primary school student, and then at the figure of an older youth, feeling that he had shouldered a responsibility that a primary school student could not bear.

"Short stature is not a problem!" Ranbu shouted.

"That's not the point—no, it should be said 'Because walking is too troublesome, elementary school students are required to recite it', this is not a request that humans would make at all?!"

"But I asked others to recite me several times, and they were all willing."

"Are they elementary school students?"

"Hat-kun, you probably haven't gone to elementary school! It seems that your age is..." Ranbu muttered a few words, then raised his voice and accused Conan, "And you are not an elementary school student, obviously you are Adults still pretend to be children to fool people."

Conan hesitated.

Facing the wayward Luanbu, he just felt very helpless. It should be said that anyone will feel a sense of powerlessness in front of Luanbu. The only difference is "beat him up" or "beat him up" compromise".

Conan falls into the "compromise" category.

"Anyway, just be patient, we'll be there soon."

Conan turned around and tugged on Ranbu's sleeves, and Ranbu was dragged forward reluctantly by him, still yelling that if it wasn't too stupid to go back the same way, otherwise Dr. A Li would definitely drive him there .

Ten minutes later, they finally arrived at Columbus Cafe.

Compared to Conan, who was exhausted physically and mentally by such questions as "why do planes fly" and "the taste of a certain snack brand changed after changing owners", Ranpo's spirit is obviously much better.

Although the road is very tiring, it is clear that walking a certain distance is nothing to an adult male.

As soon as Luanbu entered the store, he found the Maoli family, and happily walked over. With a lively "Excuse me!" Merlin sat down.

"Mr. Ranpo!" Mao Lilan greeted.

"Hey, Maori, did you eat a sandwich this morning?" Ranbu flipped through the menu in a good mood, "What's for lunch?"

"It's you again..." His daughter had told him that Luanbu was coming, but Kogoro Mori didn't make any move to drive him away, but just watched him order with a sulky face.Because of the two cases, they still have a little friendship, and Mori Kogoro asked a few words about the kid's recent situation, "How is it? Have you found a job?"

"Sooner or later there will be." Ranbu replied perfunctorily.

Mori Kogoro felt that this was not good for him, and with a certain mentality that he didn't know what he was worrying about, he said a lot: "The cafe downstairs of the office is still recruiting people. Let's do it!"

Before Ranbu could speak, the blond man who was pushed away by him just now laughed, and replied kindly: "There is indeed a shortage of people, and the store manager is also very worried. It would be the best if we can recruit new people."

"This is Mr. Toru Amuro, who works in the cafe downstairs of the office." Mao Lilan introduced to Ranpo in a low voice.

Toru Amuro heard it, and nodded: "Well, I came here for Mr. Mori. I overheard his reasoning in the last case, and I was deeply touched, so I came here specifically to become his disciple."

"If you want to be my disciple, you still have to learn!" Mori Kogoro laughed, but he didn't refute. It can be seen that his pursuit of Toru Amuro is very beneficial.

Toru Amuro stretched out his hand to Ranpo, and said in a friendly manner: "You are the benefactor that Miss Mori mentioned, right? I am Toru Amuro. Please give me your advice. If you need work, you can find me."

Ranpo glanced at Toru Amuro's hand extended to him. He didn't intend to shake hands at all, and he didn't introduce his name. He just pouted and said something unclear: "My lord really likes to lie."

Before anyone could ask where he lied to him, Luanbu took a big sip of the soda that the waiter brought up, and shouted loudly, "One more drink!"

Amuro Toru, who didn't get a response, laughed a few times in embarrassment, and quickly withdrew his hand.

Conan watched this scene, the corner of his mouth twitched.

There is no way, Ranpo is a person with this personality, and it is normal to not follow the routines of interpersonal communication, but it is a pity that this Mr. Amuro has never been in contact with such people...

No, wait, something seems wrong.

Conan's mind suddenly flashed, and he couldn't help but look at Toru Amuro one more time.

This man met by chance in the previous incident. It is said that he was convinced by Mori Kogoro's reasoning, and came to work near the office in order to follow a famous detective.It can be seen that Toru Amuro understands the ways of the world, and he praised Mori Kogoro just right, and he still greeted him with a smile when he was ignored by Ranpo. There was no one around who didn't like him.

But why did Luanbu say that sentence just now?

Based on Conan's understanding of Ranpo, since he said he was "deceiving", then what Toru Amuro said just now must contain false elements, and this does not include the possible concealment of facts.From this point of view, Toru Amuro is not as simple as he appears on the surface, and his purpose of getting close to the Mori family is also worth pondering.

Now is not a good time to ask questions, Conan decided to ask later in private, and take care of Ranpo more intimately on the surface.

Mao Lilan took good care of Ranbu, Moori Kogoro didn't say anything, he just felt that this kid was too unseemly, and he propped his chin and drank cup after cup of coffee.And Toru Amuro is very good at reading people's faces, has first-class chatting skills, participates in topics just right, and keeps silent when it is not his turn to speak.

After a meal, the atmosphere is not bad.

It's just that the client still didn't come after the time passed, Kogoro Mori got a little impatient, tapped his finger on the table, and took out his mobile phone to check the time after a while.

"Could it be that you're kidding me?" He muttered with some displeasure.

"Why don't you contact the client?" Mao Lilan suggested.

"Really, if you ask others for help, you have to show some sincerity. This kind of client is really terrible..." Mori Kogoro flipped through the address book and complained, "The email address I contacted yesterday and the email address this morning Isn’t it the same, the rich people now use two mobile phones?”

He was about to make a call, but the other party just happened to send a text message, to the effect that something happened suddenly, and he couldn't go to the Columbus Cafe for the appointment, and he was already waiting at the entrance of the Maori Detective Agency.

"Then there is no other way, let's go back now." Mao Lilan stood up and asked for Luanbu's opinion, "Where is Mr. Luanbu?"

Conan raised his hand: "Conan is going too, Brother Ranbu will go with me!"

Ranpo didn't object, and licked the cake cream on the spoon, with an expression of indifference.He was only willing to go out for interesting cases. If he went back without achieving his goal, wouldn't it be a waste of time?

"Great, it just so happens that there is black tea at home..." Mao Lilan was very happy, she had long wanted to invite Luanbu to her house as a guest.

"Are you still drinking tea? Drinking coffee here will make your bladder explode. Hurry up and go back." Mori Kogoro was very dissatisfied with the client's back-and-forth behavior, and he naturally became angry when he spoke.

"Father, you can't put on a bad face when you meet the client later. If we don't receive business again, our family will be in deficit again this month." After paying the bill, Mao Lilan looked at the wallet and sighed, "Go on Did you secretly buy a super expensive CD last time?"

"That's Miss Yoko!" Mentioning his idol, Mori Kogoro raised his fist and waved it excitedly, "That CD is sold in limited quantities, so you won't lose money if you buy it!"

"Let me know before spending money next time, this time it's fine. For Fukuzawa Yukichi's sake, treat the client with a better attitude..."

Just now, he raised his head suddenly with an insignificant chaotic look on his face, with a curious expression on his face.Still biting the dessert spoon in his mouth, he asked vaguely, "What Fukuzawa Yukichi?"