Chapter 288 The Orange Cat's Discovery

Noticing the movement beside him, Ze Yu turned around and looked at the playful cat and dog with some helplessness.

Huiyuan Ai walked over silently and grabbed Wangcai off John's head. She hugged the white cat with both hands and said, "Stop making trouble."

"Meow~"

Wangcai meowed, licked his paws, shook his tail, and stopped making noise.

"Woof!" John stared with his dog eyes, glaring viciously at Wangcai who was held in Huibara Ai's arms.

Seeing this, Ze Yu stretched out his palm and patted John on the head: "Stupid dog, stop making trouble."

John immediately turned his head away and looked at the wall next to him with an expression as if it had nothing to do with him.

Ze Yu smiled helplessly and touched the soft fur of the big dog.

.........

At night, in the Maori Detective Agency...

Conan ate the pizza in his hand with big mouthfuls, chewed it for a few times, and said in admiration: "This pizza is delicious!"

"That's right." Xiaolan was also eating pizza, but her movements were more elegant, taking only small bites at a time, and nodded in agreement: "If Dad was at home, we wouldn't be able to have this kind of dinner."

Tonight, Uncle Maori went out to meet an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, leaving Xiaolan and Conan alone at home.

Uncle Maori was not at home, and they were too lazy to cook, so they ordered takeout, which was the pizza they were enjoying now.

"But, Dad is really something." When talking about Uncle Maori, Xiaolan couldn't help but complain: "He didn't even wear a watch when he went out, nor did he bring his lighter and ID. He was so reckless."

"He must have been so happy that he forgot to bring his things with him?" Conan said, "It seems that he and his friend haven't seen each other for 10 years."

"Well, Dad said before he left that he wanted to drink to his heart's content tonight. When he comes back, it will probably be late at night again, right?" Xiaolan said casually.

"I think so." Conan responded. He suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "By the way, where is Xiaoju? Why haven't I seen him tonight?"

Xiaolan thought for a while and replied: "I don't know, maybe he went out to play?"

.........

Uncle Maori was sitting on the subway dazed, his face a little red, obviously drunk.

It was still early, and he had wanted to get together with his old friend again. Unfortunately, the old friend had something urgent to do, so he had to go back first.

Uncle Maori was naturally ready to go home. He got on the subway, sat on his seat, yawned drunkenly, and gradually fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up again, the subway had just arrived at the station and he got off quickly.

If he had been slower, he would have missed his stop and would have had to wait for another train.

"Really? I almost missed my station..." Uncle Maori complained in a low voice, and it was unclear whether he was blaming himself or the subway.

At this moment, he felt something strange in his mouth. He stuck out his tongue and took out something from his tongue with his fingers. Upon closer inspection, he found that it was a candy.

"Candy? Did I eat this just now?" Uncle Maori was a little confused, but he quickly gave up thinking: "Forget it."

He threw the candy of unknown origin into his mouth again. He was very carefree and didn't worry at all whether there was anything wrong with the candy.

If the candy was poisoned, the confused detective might die here tonight. Fortunately, the candy he held in his mouth was an ordinary candy with no problem of quality.

Uncle Maori walked in a daze, his body staggering. He did not notice that in the corner of the station, there was an orange ragdoll cat quietly staring at him.

Tonight, when Xiaoju went out for a walk, he happened to walk to the Beihua Station and met Uncle Maori.

Xiaoju didn't expect to meet him here. It was just a coincidence.

"This confused little brother seems to be drunk again? I'd better follow him, otherwise he will fall drunk on the roadside and embarrass me." Xiaoju blinked his lively cat eyes and thought so.

When thinking about this problem, he completely put himself in the position of Kogoro Mori's elder brother.

Although Xiaoju admits that Zeyu and Xiaolan are his masters, cats are proud and he needs some brothers, namely Uncle Maori and Conan.

Even Uncle Maori himself didn't know that his cat at home actually treated him as his little brother.

Who told Uncle Maori to be so unreliable? He had a relatively low status in the family, so Xiaoju naturally didn't think highly of him, and even reluctantly treated him as his younger brother.

As for the fact that Kotachi considers Maori Kogoro's daughter as his half-master and also regards her as his younger brother, will this mess up the generations...

You know, he is a cat. How can a cat think about such complicated things?

Anyway, he insisted that he was Kogoro Mori's elder brother.

As a big brother, if his younger brother fainted on the street, it would be a shame for him!
Xiaoju decided to keep a close eye on this guy and followed him closely. Uncle Maori was drunk and confused, and he didn't even notice that there was a cat following him.

"The scenery here is so romantic..."

Uncle Maori walked for a while, then sat on the stairs by the roadside, yawning and speaking.

Just then, he saw an acquaintance.

It was a car parked on the side of the road with its door open. A young woman was standing at the door, seemingly sorting something.

"Isn't this Sachiko?" Uncle Maori blinked in confusion and walked over in surprise.

Sachiko was startled and quickly looked back, and she and Uncle Maori looked at each other.

"It's me, I'm Maori Kogoro." Uncle Maori said enthusiastically, "We've met several times in the Poirot Cafe downstairs from my detective agency."

"Mr. Kogoro, long time no see." Sachiko had cold sweat on her cheeks and she put on a forced smile.

"By the way, I remember your apartment seems to be nearby." Uncle Maori touched his head. He suddenly heard a bell and then looked at his watch out of habit.

However, he was not wearing a watch, so only part of his arm was visible, covered by his sleeve.

"Ha, the bell rang... It seems to be eight o'clock now? It's a pity that I didn't bring a watch." Uncle Maori laughed and said casually.

"Mr. Mori." Sachiko suddenly took a step forward and approached Uncle Mori. The distance between them was very close.

Sachiko's attitude seemed very enthusiastic, and she said with a hint of anticipation in her eyes: "Do you want to go for a ride with me?"

The orange cat hid in the grass on the side, watching everything in front of him quietly.

See what he found?
(End of this chapter)