After casually pouring out the baijiu in his hand, Xu Yue looked at Kenji Dohihara with equal nonchalance.
"Since this gentleman is a high school detective here to challenge Shinichi, then who might you be?"
After glancing back at Xu Yue, Kenji Dohihara said in a low voice, "I am Dohihara, also a detective from Kanto. I recently opened a detective agency, so I came to seek advice from the renowned Detective Mouri."
Kogoro Mouri was clearly someone who could not resist flattery. He had been ignored by Heiji Hattori for so long, with all that talk about Hattori from Kansai and Kudo from Kanto, without a single mention of his name.
Now that he had suddenly run into a fan who gave him some face, and a capable young detective whose deduction about Kudo Shinichi's situation had been fairly accurate, Kogoro Mouri felt as sweet as if he had eaten honey and burst into hearty laughter.
"Ha ha, you really have an eye for talent. Don't worry, I'll give you some pointers. Looking at you, life probably hasn't been easy for you."
Seeing Kogoro Mouri reveal such a self-exposing expression, and catching the mockery and disdain in Kenji Dohihara's eyes, Xu Yue merely sighed and shook his head.
Trying to have Kogoro Mouri take the heat and inherit the reputation Conan had brought him might fool ordinary people, but it clearly would not fool Heiji Hattori or Kenji Dohihara.
But it did not matter. Wasn't he here too? He could help carry the burden...
At that moment, heavy knocking sounded from the door, followed by a somewhat stern female voice.
"How long do you intend to make me ring the doorbell? Since someone is here, could you spare the time to listen to me for a moment?"
When they