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Chapter 108 This is called contrast cuteness

The gentle sea breeze blew past everyone. Zero took a deep breath with emotion and leaned on the railing, looking at the blue sea and wanting to reach out to grab it.

System: Host, please stop making trouble. The boat is too high to reach. Don’t fall off.

Zero Hour: It’s okay. If I fall, I’ll go find the mermaid.

System: ...It's over, the host's condition has worsened and he's in a state of panic again.

Fortunately, no one except the system knows what Lingshi is thinking, so in the eyes of outsiders, Lingshi is just an ordinary melancholy handsome guy leaning on the side of the boat.

Conan: This guy Zero has attracted Xiaolan's attention.

Although he knew that Zero had a boyfriend and Xiaolan didn't have any such feelings, Conan was still furious when he saw the person he liked looking at other men.

Ran Mouri: Mr. Reitoki is really handsome, no wonder Sonoko always praises him. Even her usual standards for handsome guys have become much higher.

Conan ran over with an unhappy look on his face.

"Uncle Lingshi, what are you thinking about?"

Lingshi came back to his senses from the quarrel with the system, looked down and saw Conan, and simply picked him up.

"I wonder if there are mermaids in the sea~"

Conan: ...?

Mao Lilan also came over.

"Hey, Mr. Zero Time, are you actually thinking about this?"

If this sentence was said by a little girl, it might seem very innocent and cute, but when it is said by a man, it is really a bit, contrasting?

Ran Mao Li didn't know Reiji very well. If Shinichi hadn't always given her Reiji, she wouldn't have become familiar with him.

In her opinion, Lingshi is a very casual person who can chat with anyone and always carries Tongzi with him.

Speaking of Tongzi, she always felt that she had seen him in her memories. It seemed that there was such a person before, and also a weasel.

Although she had asked Shinichi and Sonoko before, Sonoko didn't remember. Shinichi seemed to know, but he would always interrupt her and run off to deal with the case.

Coincidentally, Mao Lilan remembered it this time and asked:

"Mr. Zero Hour, have we met before?"

Zero hour:?

Conan:!

This question made Ling Shiwen confused. Isn't it Kudo Shinichi? Why haven't you told her yet?

Conan was sweating profusely. When Xiaolan asked him before, he wanted to tell her, but a case happened suddenly and he delayed it.

Then he forgot about it. If Xiaolan hadn't mentioned it now, he wouldn't have remembered it. Lingshi secretly glanced at Conan in his arms and saw that the boy looked very guilty. It was obvious that he had forgotten.

Zero Hour: I’m really impressed. You hid everything from me since I was a child. Are you addicted to hiding things?

Lingshi was very upset about this and would definitely talk to Xiaolan and teach this kid a lesson.

Xiaolan is kind and not a fool. In fact, it won’t hurt to let her know anything, and she can even help.

Shinichi Kudo in the plot is so inexplicable. He said that he kept it a secret from her for her safety, but he lived in Ran Mouri's house. His various irresponsible behaviors brought danger to the Mouri family.

Thinking about it, he felt very angry. Lingshi reached out and pinched Conan's face to vent his anger. He felt a little humiliated and very angry.

Then he looked up and said to Xiaolan:

"Maybe I have seen it, but I don't know when."

Xiaolan tried hard to recall and said:

"When I see Mr. Reitoki, I always think of someone, someone I don't look like at all. And there's also Kiriko, I think I've seen her before."

The system ran out from the inner pocket of Zero Time's clothes, stood on Zero Time's shoulder, and nodded at Mao Lilan.

At midnight, I smiled calmly.

"Really, Tongzi, have you seen Xiaolan before? It was raised by a friend of mine for a while, and then he left Neon, so I took Tongzi home."

Lingshi scratched the system's head with his fingers, and the system cooperated and moved over. Mao Lilan clapped her hands on her chest.

"Ah, I remember now. It's Boss Shi Ling. I was just saying this name is very familiar to me!"

"When I was a kid, I often went to Mr. Tokirei's shop with Shinichi and Sonoko. Kiriko was there too."

Conan: Hey, hey, hey, didn’t you say you wanted to keep it a secret from her? She already remembered it.

Lingshi: "That's right, he's my friend. I had to ask him for help before. After he returned to China, I took Tongzi home."

Mao Lilan: "I see, your two names are similar!"

Ling Shi: "Yes, that's how we met. We actually have such a connection."

"Then you don't have to call me Mr. Reitoki all the time, Xiaolan. Just call me uncle. I'm only a few years younger than Mr. Maori anyway."

Mao Lilan: "Ah, it feels weird when I say that."

Compared to his father, Mr. Zero doesn't even look like he's only a few years older than his father...

Mao Lilan: "Mr. Zero looks very young, so it always feels weird to call him uncle."

Lingshi: "Haha, thank you so much for the compliment. I'm actually 35 years old."

Mao Lilan: "It is better to call Mr. Zero Time. I really can't call Mr. Zero Time uncle."

Ling Shi: "Okay, okay, Xiaolan, you can call me whatever you want."

Conan: Have you forgotten about me?

The forgotten Conan struggles to get attention.

"Don't move, Conan, or you'll really see the mermaid if you fall down."

Lingshi tightened his arms to stop the kid from making any more noise.

Conan: Damn it, you guys are having fun chatting, but I'm being completely ignored.

The topic was brought up again, and Mao Lilan asked:

"Mr. Zero Time, you still believe in the legend of mermaids? How childish!"

System: Miss, you are really good at talking. Here, people usually say childish.

Lingshi said "hmm" and turned his head to look at the sea. The sea breeze blew the hair at his ears at the right time.

“This world is amazing. I always want to believe that many things exist, but we just don’t know about them.”

Mao Lilan: "That's what Mr. Lei Shi thought. It sounds reasonable."

At zero o'clock, he curled his lips and said with a malicious smile:

"Yeah, monsters, ghosts, these supernatural creatures are actually around us."

Mao Lilan:......

Suddenly scared, he put on an ugly smile and immediately changed the subject.

"We should be almost there, that little island!"

Zero Hour: “I’m scared~”

Conan: "That's too obvious of a change of subject."

Mao Lilan: "Hate it, even Conan is like this, don't say that kind of thing."

Ling Shi shrugged and put Conan in front of Mao Lilan.

"Come on, Hulu Hulu Conan, demons and monsters please leave quickly?"

Conan: What's that Huluhuhulu!?

Mao Lilan was amused by Ling Shi's statement, and Ling Shi urged:

"Hurry, hurry, touch Conan's head to keep the monsters away."

The Grim Reaper is here, no demon or monster dares to attack, let alone anyone who touches the Grim Reaper's head.

System: Host, Conan doesn’t have this function.

Zero Hour: Why do you care so much about him? Just coax the nice girl.

Ran Mao Li smiled happily and reached out to touch Conan's head. Suddenly, she was not so scared anymore.

As the three of them were joking, an arrival announcement came from the bow of the ship in front. It was time to disembark, so they went back to meet Kogoro Mouri and disembark together.