"You brat!" Mouri Kogoro had wanted to punch Conan on the head, but unfortunately he couldn't reach him, so he could only wave his fist through the air. "That's why I said those guys are going too far—considering that huge commission fee... Ahem, I mean, considering how sincere he was, I'd originally planned to reluctantly help him look for it. But who knew that after I hurried all the way there, he'd tell me the cat had gone home on its own! Was that guy just messing with me?"
Jiang Xia consoled his neighbor uncle a few times. Fortunately, Mouri Kogoro was never one to sweat the small stuff, and he soon put the unpleasant matter behind him.
After complaining about the irritating client, Mouri Kogoro raised his head and looked at the hospital in the distance through the car window. "Get ready and come out. I'm almost there."
Not long after, the group left the hospital and drove home.
Halfway there, a shadow suddenly loomed larger in the headlights—a car was actually stopped in the middle of the road.
"What's going on? Which idiot parked here?" Mouri Kogoro hit the brake and leaned out in confusion. "Wasn't the car from that earlier accident already towed away by the traffic police? Why is there another one here?"
As he watched, a young woman with a slim waist and long legs pushed open the door and got out. She looked around, then walked toward them.
Mouri Kogoro: "!"
At a speed so fast that even Jiang Xia failed to see it, he swiftly straightened his clothes. His originally rumpled suit instantly became as crisp as formal wear. Then, under the stunned gazes of several high school students, he grabbed a bottle of perfume and gave himself a few spritzes. Looking