Conan: Ran, don't turn around, I'm a washing machine.

Chapter 164 The Death of Shinichiro

"Grandma..." This time, Shinichiro couldn't sit still any longer and stood up.

After the old lady left, Shinichi returned and sat down, explaining with a smile.

"Please don't take it personally. My grandmother is acting this way towards my father because he renovated the bathroom to a European style."

"European style?" Kogoro Mouri exclaimed in surprise.

“Yes, especially when Grandma saw the cypress bathtub turned into a bathroom covered with tiles, she was furious and kept scolding Father for wanting to turn this place into a Catholic’s home,” Shinichi Tomoaki laughed.

"Grandma, the old lady still has quite a temper," Kogoro Mouri chuckled.

Sudden.

Suddenly the power went out.

Su Xingbo felt his arm being grabbed by someone. To his left was Kogoro Mouri, and to his right was Ran, so there was only one possibility.

Xiaolan was gripping his arm tightly out of fear. He gently patted her hand, turned his head, and whispered, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. I'll protect you." In the darkness, Xiaolan nodded tenderly.

Fortunately, everyone had their phones with them, so they took them out and turned on their flashlights.

This ensures that everyone is not blind and can see their surroundings.

Su Xingbo stood up and looked around, then said in surprise, "But it seems like only our house is without power; the neighbor's house still has lights on."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned serious.

Suddenly, the atmosphere at the dinner table became rather awkward.

At this point, Shinichi suggested that he go and take a look: "I'll go and see what's going on with the main switch, so we can resolve this situation sooner."

"Are you sure you're okay?" Shinichi Yoko asked worriedly.

"No problem!" Shinichiro Tomoaki left with his phone.

The remaining people sat down, put their phones on the table, and turned on all their flashlights.

In an instant, the light inside the room was no less than it had been before the power outage; on the contrary, it seemed even brighter in the darkness.

At this moment, the sound of light rain began to fall outside the window.

"It looks like it's raining outside?" Xiaolan said with a smile.

Kogoro Mouri took a sip of his drink and complained, "Seriously, what's going on? How did this great gathering turn into this?"

"Wow, the power's back on."

The room brightened up again, and everyone turned off their phone flashlights and put their phones in their pockets.

"Hey, Ran, why are you holding hands with Hoshino-kun? Let go of him!" Kogoro Mouri's eyes went from confused to clear, and finally to angry glare in just one second.

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan quickly let go of his hand and shyly hid behind Su Xingbo.

This sight infuriated Kogoro Mouri even more. Su Xingbai already had a girlfriend, how could he be so pathetic? He could have just picked anyone who already had a girlfriend.

Moreover, he's realized now that he hadn't paid attention to her playful banter with Su Xingbo before. Now that he thinks about it, wasn't that just flirting?!

He couldn't help but feel annoyed that his beloved son, whom he had raised for so many years, was about to be taken by a pig. The brotherly bond they once shared was gone forever.

He wants to be brothers with you, but you want to be his son-in-law. That's outrageous!

"I just think of Xingbai as my dad, why are you being so mean to me, Dad?" Xiaolan retorted defiantly.

That's good, Kogoro Mouri is now 100% certain.

They really are dating, but wasn't Su Xingbo still dating Suzuki Sonoko, the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family? How come he's dating Ran now?

It seems I'll have to interrogate him thoroughly on the way back! I'm determined to get to the bottom of this.

Everyone arrived at the restaurant, except for Dr. Araide, who was still absent.

Shinichi suggested, "Shouldn't we go check on Dad? The lights just went out, he must be very angry right now. I wonder if his heart is hurting."

“That’s right, I’ll go right now,” Shinichi Yoko replied.

“Madam, I’ll go with you,” the nanny chimed in.

The two then ran away from there, heading towards the bathroom.

The few people who remained stood still. Two people were enough; why send so many people to watch a dead person bathe?

"That's strange, why did the power suddenly go out?" Xiaolan asked.

Shinichiro shook his head and said, "I don't know." He had just checked the main switch but didn't find anything wrong, and now he was back to square one.

Kogoro Mouri leaned over and said, "Could it be that there's a leak somewhere, or that we're using too much electricity?"

While everyone was chatting.

A scream suddenly came from not far away.

"Ah————" x2

"The sound is coming from the bathroom," Shinichi explained, and then rushed over first.

The remaining few exchanged glances and rushed over as well. Halfway there, Su Xingbo was worried that Xiaolan would be scared, so he took Xiaolan's soft, boneless little hand and followed behind the group, walking quickly and unhurriedly.

Since the person is already dead, why rush to revive them? Does running fast mean they can be revived or something? Does it mean that if you run fast, you can revive them by watching ads?

They're all people who want him dead, yet they're all pretending to be anxious and worried. It's ridiculous.

When they arrived, they saw the nanny standing there, looking dazed, while Shinichi Yoko was slumped on the ground, unaware that her skirt had exposed her. This sight was quite a sight for Su Xingbai, who arrived late.

To be honest, this girl is really fair-skinned.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. She's just a stepmother, so it's normal for her to be young, fair-skinned, and beautiful.

After Xiaolan noticed that he had stopped moving, she followed his gaze and found that he was staring at Shinichiro's thighs, which were slumped on the ground.

Without thinking, she pinched his waist hard, making Su Xingbai wince in pain.

He quickly put his arm around Xiaolan's slender waist and explained softly, "I didn't look at her thighs, I was looking at her expression to see if she was faking it."

"Really?" Xiaolan asked suspiciously.

"It was boiled," Su Xingbai said with a grin.

"Oh, you!" This made Xiaolan both laugh and cry, and she took his hand and led him to the scene.

I just arrived at the scene.

Then I heard the sounds of people bustling about inside the bathroom.