Goodbye, Vermouth! (Continued)

Kogoro Mouri rapped Conan on the head, nearly making the brat slam into the table. What if he spilled his beer?

Conan snapped back to his senses, scratched his head, and forced a smile. "There's a problem I haven't been able to figure out, so it's giving me a headache."

"Is that so? I've never seen you work this hard before." Kogoro Mouri glanced at Conan.

"Maybe Conan got dumped at school! That's why he's so listless." Shin smiled and glanced at Conan.

"Kids these days, honestly. Thinking about dating before they're even grown up." Kogoro Mouri looked at Conan.

Conan's mouth twitched. Dating, my ass. Who would ever fall for those little brats?

"Conan, you can't start dating so young." Ran Mouri came out of the kitchen carrying dishes and lectured Conan after overhearing them.

Conan shot Shin a gloomy glare, but Shin acted as though nothing had happened. If Conan wanted to glare, then let him glare.

Seeing Shin's unconcerned expression only made Conan angrier. Uncle Mouri and Ran actually thought he had gotten himself a girlfriend at school. How tragic.

"Conan even asked me for advice on how to chase women before!" Shin's smile grew even more unrestrained.

"What? So that's why this brat called you before? He may be young, but he sure has big ideas." Kogoro Mouri stared at Conan.

"Conan, be good at school. If your teacher says you're dating too early, I'll definitely discipline you on behalf of your mother." Ran knocked Conan on the head as she spoke.

Conan nodded miserably, glaring at Shin with fury. This guy was nothing but trouble.

"Conan, are you glaring at me so angrily because I didn't teach you how to chase a girlfriend?"

Leaning back against the sofa, Shin looked at Conan with a soft