Four p.m.
Mao Lilan was walking down the street with Suzuki Sonoko, carrying a bag containing karate uniforms.
"Ah? He's been at Brother Fei Chi's house lately?"
Suzuki Sonoko was a little surprised, and then joked, "You have to be careful, Xiaolan, be careful that your kid is abducted by Brother Fei Chi!"
"It's not as exaggerated as you said, Yuanzi," Mao Lilan smiled, "It's because last time Xiao Ai gave Fei Chi a CD of his new game, and Conan was also very interested. They have been playing games recently."
"They're all excuses, excuses!" Suzuki Sonoko waved her hand disapprovingly, "If it's just to play games, why doesn't that brat go back to the Maori Detective Agency to play? Just wait until Brother Fei Chi clears the level and then borrow the CD and go back. It won't take a few days. Isn’t it time to return to the Mori Detective Agency?”
Mao Lilan smiled awkwardly and explained in a low voice, "Because it is a horror game. If Conan played that kind of game in the office, I would be scared."
"You're still so afraid of that kind of thing..." Lingmu Yuanzi was about to make a joke when he looked up and saw Chi Feichi walking over with a little kid, and waved hurriedly, "Brother Feichi, this way!"
Pedestrians on the road looked sideways and quickly looked away.
Conan was carrying his schoolbag, his little hands in his pockets, and said speechlessly, "She is still so out of place."
Why are you shouting so loudly? Can't you say hello after you get closer?
"If Yuanzi knew you were talking about her like that, he would beat you up." Chi Feichi whispered as he walked over.
Conan followed.
No, except for Chi Feichi and Uncle Maoli, no one else would be so enthusiastic about hitting him on the head.
However, Chi Feichi seems to have stopped hitting him on the head recently, only the uncle remains the same...
"It's Brother Chi!" Lingmu Yuanzi and Mao Lilan also hurried forward to greet him.
Chi Feichi nodded and handed the two cartons in his hands to Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko respectively, "I brought snacks for you."
"Snacks?" Suzuki Sonoko took the box in surprise and said with a smile, "It seems you are in a good mood recently."
Conan: "..."
Not only was he in a good mood, Chi Fei Chi leisurely cooked food all day long and fed him in various ways, which made him wonder if Chi Fei Chi had nothing to do.
Chi Feichi really had nothing to do.
No one in the organization planned to let him do anything before his mother left.
He didn't want to fight for the bounty for the time being, there was nothing in the company that he needed to worry about, and it was rare for his mother to come back. Conan and Haibara Ai were both here, so he suddenly felt the desire to cook.
"Brother Fei Chi, thank you!" Mao Lilan took the carton and thanked him with a smile.
Just as Chi Feichi was about to speak, he saw an acquaintance appear on the street behind him and stared.
Judy originally followed Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko from a distance without rushing around the corner. After calculating that the two girls had almost gone a long way, she pretended to walk naturally and calmly through the corner shop. Then, she felt herself being calmed by a wave of calmness. His cold eyes stared at...
Chi Feichi: "..."
Are you following Xiaolan and Yuanzi?
He didn't believe that Judy's appearance here was a coincidence.
Judy: "..."
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Chi Feichi? Why here?
Oh, yes, Chi Feichi has returned from Boston, but he seems to have not had much contact with Mao Lilan and the others recently.
Why is this guy so sharp? They have to be careful in their actions.
Fortunately, she was calmer just now and wasn't sneaky. She probably didn't look like a stalker...
The two of them looked at each other, and various thoughts flashed through their minds.
After being stunned for a moment, Judy took the initiative to step forward with a smile and said hello in awkward Japanese, "Wow, I didn't expect to meet you here! Are you planning to have a friendly party before going home from school? "
"Teacher Judy?"
Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko were surprised.
"How did you..."
"I heard that a game arcade has opened nearby, and I plan to come over and check out the location," Judy continued to pull the game as a shield and said seriously, "That way, when I have a break, I can come over and play! "
Suzuki Sonoko laughed dryly, wondering why everyone she knows likes to play games so much recently, "Teacher should ask Brother Fei Chi about these things, right? He might know!"
"Oh? Really?" Judy looked at Chi Feichi expectantly.
"I don't know," Chi Feichi said, "I haven't played arcade games recently."
"That's such a pity..." Judy suddenly looked regretful and looked at Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko, "However, I happen to have something to ask you. I'd better go to the game arcade another day. Can you accompany me? ?”
She will follow Mao Lilan today just because she was distracted while watching Mao Lilan in class. She is a little worried that Shuichi Akai has been spotted spying near Mao Li Detective Agency recently, which makes Mao Lilan worried that there is a stalker around her, and she is usually absent-minded.
You must inquire quietly.
Especially when Chi Fei comes back late, you can't give up easily.
If Mao Lilan realizes that there is a "stalker" around her and secretly tells Chi Feichi and asks Chi Feichi to help investigate, things may become very troublesome...
She didn't want to hear the news that Shuichi Akai was sent to the Metropolitan Police.
Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko were a little surprised, but they still agreed.
"Okay, we just planned to find a place to hang out, and we are not in a hurry to go back."
Judy looked around and pointed to the mall in front of the street, "How about going to the cafe in that mall?"
"Okay," Suzuki Sonoko agreed with a smile, "If we can bring our own snacks to that store, we can eat the snacks that Fei Chi gave us together!"
Judy looked at Chi Feichi.
"I have no objection." Chi Feichi said.
As for Conan... kids can just follow along.
Mao Lilan smiled and nodded, then walked forward, secretly looking at Chi Feichi, but hesitated to speak.
Originally, she wanted to ask Chi Feichi something, but...
Chi Feichi noticed something strange about Mao Lilan, took a step behind, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Judy kept paying attention to the two people's actions and felt sweaty in her heart.
Did Mao Lilan really notice something?
Conan also noticed something strange. As he walked, he looked up at Mao Lilan.
"Well..." Mao Lilan hesitated for a moment, realizing that she was too obvious and seemed to have noticed her, and she felt a little embarrassed. "I wanted to ask you and Conan something before..."
"Huh?" Suzuki Sonoko turned her head in confusion.
"That's it..." Mao Lilan struggled for a moment, and saw Suzuki Sonoko staring at her, and said helplessly, "I want to know what the 'X' that Teacher Judy said in class means, and Sonoko, you refused to tell me, I just want to ask Conan and Brother Fei Chi if they know."
Suzuki Sonoko and Judy looked at each other, then burst into laughter.
"Is that what you want to ask?" Suzuki Sonoko said with a smile, "How could the Conan kid know about this kind of thing!"
Judy also smiled and said, "It's okay to ask Mr. Chi, he should know!"
"The English letter X? What does that mean?" Conan was confused and a little unconvinced.
Why is it impossible for him but it is possible for Chi Feichi to know? Do you look down on children so much?
He is no ordinary kid, he is a famous detective who knows a lot of things that ordinary people don’t know!
Does X mean something else?
In algebra, X represents an unknown number, or a question, uncertainty, or unclear matter...
X-rays are radioactive rays, X-level is prohibited under 18, and X-day represents the prediction that something unspecified will happen on a certain day...
If it is X, the cross represents errors, omissions, or a divorce...
"Teacher Judy said that this is a cute mark," Mao Lilan explained to Chi Feichi, "and said that it would be good for girls to know this mark..."
Why?
Conan was stunned.
Wait, it has something to do with girls?
That said, he remembered that when his mother wrote letters, she would also write 'XXX' at the end of the letter, and also say 'tweetweet'...
What does this mean?
Chi Feichi: "..."
This mark is really common. His mother sometimes uses it in emails and text messages. Belmod and Flande used it when they didn't talk about business and flirted maliciously...
It means 'a kiss'.
Young girls in Japan don't use it very much, at least not in the letters handed over by Tomoaki Shinde, but it is still a quite common sign for women in English-speaking countries, or women who know about it.
But there is a more important problem. It seems that we will encounter another case today...
"Brother Fei Chi, do you know?" Mao Lilan asked expectantly.
Chi Feichi nodded, "Japanese girls seldom use it, that is..."
"Don't say it, don't say it! If it's Brother Chi, don't tell Xiaolan yet!" Suzuki Sonoko interrupted with a smile, looking at Mao Lilan with a gossipy face, "You might as well send an email to ask Shinichi, and just say: 'If If you know what it means, I will give you my most important X'!"
"Oh ~ good idea!" Judy coaxed with a smile.
Conan was confused.
What is the most important X...what exactly is X?
It's really like 'Chi Feichi knew, but he didn't know'...
Why is this happening? It doesn’t make sense, it’s unscientific!
When they arrived at the coffee shop, Conan was still thinking hard with a heavy look on his face.
X……X……
"Fortunately, you can bring snacks to this store. Teacher, let's eat some together..." Suzuki Sonoko opened the carton and exclaimed, "It's so beautiful!"
In the carton, five mooncake-shaped strawberry crystal cakes are arranged neatly, and five different patterns of zigzag pattern, cherry blossom, sixteen-petal flower, sunflower, and orchid are pressed out with a mold.
Because it is made of glutinous rice flour, cornstarch flour, corn starch and corn oil, it looks white, smooth, and slightly translucent. The powder inside is revealed a little, making it absolutely attractive to girls.
"So cute!" Mao Lilan's attention was instantly attracted, and she came forward and looked at her with bright eyes, forgetting even about 'X'.
Judy also looked closer and said, "Oh~ It's really cute. Is this a special Japanese delicacy? I've never seen it sold on the street!"
"I haven't seen it either," Suzuki Sonoko asked Chi Feichi expectantly, "Brother Feichi, which store did you go to buy it?"
"Brother Chi made it himself. It should be Chinese dim sum." Conan was not too surprised.
He has already eaten crystal cake with red bean paste.
Judy was surprised, "Can Mr. Chi still make snacks?"
"Yeah..." Suzuki Sonoko responded excitedly, then the smile on her face froze and she sighed.
Mao Lilan was stunned and sighed.
"What's wrong with you?" Judy was confused, picking up a strawberry crystal cake and looking at it, "Does it mean that Mr. Chi's food looks delicious, but actually it doesn't taste good?"
Chi Feichi didn't understand what was going on and looked up at the two girls.
Tastes bad? This is an insult to him.
"No, I just heard Xiaolan say that Brother Fei Chi's cooking is delicious, but..." Suzuki Sonoko said, feeling a little aggrieved, with a look of injustice and resentment on her face, "I've never tasted it! I eat it every time The last time I went to the Maori Detective Agency, I never met Brother Chi, let alone ate the food he cooked. Xiaolan, Uncle, and the Conan kid have all eaten it many times!"
