"However, I am also wondering whether Mr. Chi's painting skills need to be improved," Subaru Okiya implicitly expressed his doubts, "or maybe he is better at abstract paintings."
Conan: "..."
Mr. Subaru, why don't you say it directly: I think Mr. Chi's painting is messy, and it seems that his painting skills are not very good.
"Ah, no, Fei Chi should be very good at painting realistic paintings," Dr. Ali thought seriously, "During the last dinner party, Xiaolan and Conan mentioned that Fei Chi seemed to have imitated the landscape painting master Kanbaru. A painting by Mr. Haruhito, although it is not the landscape painting that Mr. Kanhara Haruhito is best at, it is a portrait painting of a family together, but..."
"But when Brother Chi gave the painting to Mr. Kanbaru, Mr. Kanbara thought that Brother Chi copied it very well." Conan smiled, raised his head and said to Ya Subaru, "I have also seen that painting with my own eyes, and the expressions of the characters The painting is vivid and realistic, and the original painting of the painting has been destroyed. Brother Chi restored the painting based on his memory. He even learned painting specifically for this purpose. That was probably When he was more than ten years old, Brother Chi learned painting very early, and his level is not low."
"Really," Okiya Subaru looked regretful, "I thought I finally discovered something that Mr. Chi is not good at, and I was just feeling relieved..."
Conan choked, feeling that Okiya Subaru was also very capable of ruining the atmosphere, and complained in a low voice, "Yeah, that guy has learned a lot, and he hates it the most when he says he's not good at deciphering codes..."
"I said..." Haiyuan Ai walked towards the three of them, looking back and forth at them, "What are you doing standing here? You are the only one who hasn't washed your hands now."
"Sorry, sorry, let's go right now!" Conan smiled apologetically at Haibara Ai, and walked to the bathroom with Dr. Agasa and Okiya Subaru.
Hui Yuan Ai stopped and turned to watch the three of them enter the bathroom, with a trace of confusion in his eyes.
She originally thought that the suspicious new neighbors next door were members of the organization, and she stayed with them to pass on information to Brother Fei Chi, or to spy on Brother Fei Chi's relatives and friends.
But from observation, it seems that there is no secret hidden from others between Okiya Subaru and Fei Chi. No matter whether anyone is paying attention or not, the two of them interact like ordinary friends.
What concerned her most was that Edogawa and Okiya Subaru seemed closer.
Even if the two of them didn't keep sneaking around, and they didn't often get together to whisper, she still felt that the two of them were very close, closer than the relationship between Brother Feichi and Subaru Okiya.
If I have to tell you the reason...
By the way, it was Edogawa who occasionally showed his familiarity and trust towards Subaru Okiya. Even though the two of them did not mention anything that they would only know as close friends in front of them, Edogawa's inadvertent words , in his actions, his understanding and trust in Subaru Okiya will be revealed from time to time.
When she compares the 'Scenes of Edogawa and Subaru Okiya getting along' and 'Scenes of Brother Chi and Subaru Okiya' together in her mind, the difference will be more obvious. A polite social distance is maintained at all times, and Edogawa and Subaru Okiya often distance themselves from each other, but when they get closer, the distance between their bodies is actually closer than when other people come into contact with Subaru Okiya.
No wonder she had felt that the relationship between Edogawa and Okiya Subaru was subtle before. It turned out to be because of this...
Discovering this also shook her previous guesses.
Just because he is not close to Brother Feichi does not mean that the guy next door is not a member of the organization; but the close relationship with Edo seems to be guarding a shared secret, which means that the guy next door is unlikely to be an enemy.
More than once, she sensed danger from the guy next door. It was the terrifying aura of those in the organization.
If you are a member of the organization but not an enemy...
Could it be that members of the organization who defected like her, or were planning to defect, got acquainted with Edogawa because of certain things, and negotiated a temporary alliance?
"Xiao Ai, dinner is ready!" Ayumi sat next to the cooking table, looked back at Haihara Ai with a smile, reached out and patted the chair next to her, "You come here and sit down, I want to sit with you!"
"good……"
Hui Yuan Ai agreed, stepped forward and sat next to Bumi, looked at Conan who came out of the bathroom, and then at Chi Feichi who was handing out spoons to others, lowered his eyes and thought.
She really wanted to remind Edogawa - don't think of people too simply.
If something unexpected happens, the temporary allies will sell all their companions in order to protect themselves.
She has encountered this kind of situation in the organization. Some guys seem to be very reliable, but as soon as they are sent to the laboratory, they immediately betray their companions, eager to tell more of the other party's secrets in exchange for the organization. of forgiveness.
Of course, she believed that Edogawa was not that stupid. As a detective, he also had the instinct to doubt all possibilities and would not tell all the secrets to a completely unreliable person.
And becoming an ally of Edogawa doesn't mean that he has gained her trust... Well, it seems that those two people have no intention of taking her with them.
She also had to think about a problem that she had never thought about before - if Subaru Okiya was an ally of the same front as Edogawa, and that guy went to live next door and was always hanging around them, he would have to learn from Brother Fei Chi. Chinese cuisine, as soon as he sees Brother Fei Chi coming, he will come to the door and stay there all day long. What is the purpose? Edogawa was the one who offered to let Subaru Okiya live next door. He turned a blind eye to Subaru Okiya's frequent contact with them. He also helped smooth things over and fooled them. He must have known and approved of Subaru Okiya. What is it that allows these two people to conspire and reach an agreement on a certain goal they want to achieve?
She didn't think Edogawa would be stingy enough to find someone to monitor her. She probably wanted that guy to be responsible for some security work, and he would just watch for suspicious people nearby every day when he had nothing to do.
Well...it's not impossible that the guy next door just wants to get along with them.
However, she was still worried that Edogawa might have suspected Brother Fei Chi for a long time, so he arranged an informant for them behind her back...
"Conan, you are too slow!" Yuantai complained, "We have been waiting for you for a long time!"
"Sorry, sorry!" Dr. Agasa sat down with a smile and handed a plate of curry rice placed on the table to Subaru Okiya.
"It hasn't been long, has it?" Conan looked at the empty seats and sat down next to Chi Feichi. "After you came out of the bathroom, we went in to wash our hands. It's not that exaggerated to make you wait for a long time."
Hui Yuan Ai looked sideways.
This guy Edogawa always hangs around Brother Fei Chi...
"But Conan, what were you talking to the Doctor and Mr. Subaru over there just now?" Mitsuhiko asked curiously, and then became suspicious, "Did you find any important clues before but wanted to hide it from us?"
"Please," Conan was speechless, "If I find important clues, I should tell Brother Chi..."
Dr. Agasa and Subaru Okiya: "?"
Mitsuhiko nodded in approval, "That's right..."
Dr. Agasa and Subaru Okiya: "..."
Feeling offended.
Fei Chi swallowed the fish pieces in one gulp, lay down at the table to eat, and watched his master lower his head to cook.
"After all, Brother Chi has provided us with a lot of information. If I find anything else, I should tell him immediately." Conan also realized that what he just said was not right, so he patched it up and saw A Li. The doctor's face looked better, and he turned to look at Chi Feichi beside him, "We are saying that Brother Chi learned painting before and even painted realistic paintings..."
Mitsuhiko looked at the painting by the window with a complicated expression, "Is it a realistic painting..."
Yuantai also looked back and suddenly became happy, "I am not as good at painting!"
Seeing that Chi Feichi didn't even respond, Conan laughed inwardly.
He suddenly felt that even if he had a clue, it would be better for him to share it with the doctor and Mr. Subaru.
With Chi Feichi in a state where he hangs up and logs off from time to time, sometimes what he says is the same as not saying anything...
Chi Feichi also knew that his painting was a mess, so he naturally didn't care what others said. He just focused on eating and clearing his mind of all kinds of weird thoughts from time to time.
Conan was sitting next to him eating. On one side were the children who were chirping while they were eating. On the other side was Chi Feichi who was extremely quiet. He was a little worried about Chi Feichi. He finished the curry rice absentmindedly and picked up the empty bowl to prepare the soup. He couldn't help but glance at Chi Feichi beside him.
Should he go to Chi Feichi? Do he want to drink soup...
Chi Feichi just put down his spoon, raised his eyes to meet Conan's gaze, looked at the empty bowl in Conan's hand, and then looked at Conan again.
"That..." Conan searched for the container of chicken soup and identified the soup bowl placed on the inside of the cooking table.
Chi Feichi stood up, moved the soup bowl in front of Conan, and handed a spoon to Conan, "Serve yourself."
Conan was stunned for a moment, then took the spoon and said, "Thank you, Brother Chi..."
Haiyuan Ai looked sideways at Conan.
When they were at school two days ago, Edogawa secretly complained to her with a depressed look on his face - 'Why do you and Xiaolan think that I...that is, Conan, is always acting coquettishly towards Brother Chi? '
Why does she think that Edogawa always acts coquettishly towards Brother Feichi? Does Edogawa have no idea?
Situations like this didn't happen once or twice during meals.
Although Brother Fei Chi sometimes found that Edogawa's arms were short and inconvenient and took the initiative to help, Edogawa would always take the initiative to cast a 'look for help' to Brother Fei Chi.
In addition, Edogawa always followed Fei Chi around. When something happened, he would reach out and tug Fei Chi by the corner of his clothes. He would say, "Brother Chi, I want to see it too," "Brother Chi, squat down." 'Brother Chi, give me a hug'...
Didn't Edogawa realize how much he liked Chaofeichi's coquettish behavior?
But from this point of view, Edogawa just chose to sit next to Fei Chi, probably because he just wanted to hang around Fei Chi out of habit.
She was too nervous and overthinking.
If Edogawa suspected that Fei Chi was a member of the organization, he would not always act coquettishly to Fei Chi and would not hide his reasoning ability in front of Fei Chi.
Conan finished serving the soup. Seeing Chi Feichi, he consciously took the spoon and started serving the soup. He swallowed the question "Do you want to drink it?". Naturally, there was no chance to help him serve the soup, so he had to talk about the morning. "By the way, we later visited Eguchi's house and Fujiki's house. They didn't seem to have done anything strange recently. There were indeed obvious traces of sweeping outside Fujiki's house. The old lady of Fujiki's house also admitted that she had mysophobia... …”
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