Lin Xinyi had a busy day of training at the Metropolitan Police Department today. As soon as he got off work, he was invited by Mao Lilan to this high-end Japanese restaurant.

In fact, he just came to teach Mao Lilan.

Ms. Mao Lilan, who has already made up her mind, is now highly motivated to study. In order to become a forensic doctor who can surpass the famous detective, she can't wait to seize every opportunity to absorb knowledge and nutrition.

But she had classes at school today and was unable to participate in the group training organized by Lin Xinyi at the Metropolitan Police Department.

Therefore, Mao Lilan had no choice but to invite Lin Xinyi to come over and give her a small talk in private after school.

Seeing that the students were so motivated, Lin Xinyi naturally agreed happily.

And the place for this extra lesson was chosen to be this Japanese restaurant.

According to Mao Lilan, the environment of this restaurant is very quiet and suitable for long hours of tea and chat.

Come here to make up classes, and you can solve the problem of dinner at the same time.

"Um...Miss Mao Lilan, do you have to do this?"

"How about I go to your house? It's so convenient to have classes at home."

Seeing the exquisite decoration and grand appearance of this restaurant, Lin Xinyi knew before even entering the restaurant that this was not a store he could afford.

"It's not very convenient for my family today."

"My dad is going to watch the horse racing at home today...it will definitely be very noisy."

Mao Lilan sighed slightly and said helplessly.

"Then it's up to me...uh...forget it." Lin Xinyi instinctively wanted to go to his house to take classes, but he thought about it carefully:

When a single male teacher invites a female student to his home for class, he doesn't even need Conan's jealous person to point it out. He himself feels that something is inappropriate.

“Then let’s find another restaurant?”

Lin Xinyi simply did not hide his poverty and embarrassment, and directly expressed his biggest concern:

"This restaurant... looks expensive."

Teacher, I teach you knowledge for free, why do you still want to trick me?

Last time, he was beaten up badly by Miyano Shiho and her sister in that high-end Western restaurant, which made his already thin wallet even more malnourished...

Now if he goes to such a high-end place to eat, he will really go bankrupt.

"Ah?" Mao Lilan was stunned for a moment, and then said with some emotion:

"So Mr. Lin, you are worried that eating here will cost me too much?"

"It's okay, it's okay."

"I chose this relatively high-end restaurant on purpose. It can also be regarded as a thank-you banquet."

"Don't worry about spending money. The money was specially given to me by my mother - she supported me very much after she knew that I wanted to study forensic medicine."

"This..." Lin Xinyi was very surprised:

There is actually a mother who supports her daughter to become a forensic doctor?

This is not to throw the child into a pit of fire...ahem...what an enlightened parent.

What he didn't know was that although forensic doctors had difficulty finding candidates, their income was average.

But with Mao Lilan's situation, there is no need to worry about money and partners.

As a rare strong woman in society, Mao Lilan's mother has only one expectation for her daughter, that is, she hopes that her daughter can have her own career in the future.

It doesn't matter if she is a martial artist or a forensic doctor. In short, it is good that she is not the kind of housewife who relies on men.

Now seeing that her daughter can get out of the vicious cycle of being a follower to that Kudo brat and find her true life goal, Mrs. Mori is naturally very happy.

"My mother, thank you for your good guidance and letting me know that girls must be self-reliant and have their own careers."

"She encouraged me to study with you seriously, and told me to treat you as a teacher to a meal."

Mao Lilan said a lot of thanks.

It turned out that this time she not only came to Lin Xinyi for tutoring, but also took Lin Xinyi to have a big meal at the suggestion of her mother.

However, regarding the above content, Lin Xinyi is most concerned about this sentence:

"Oh, is this meal yours?"

He was greatly relieved, and his expression suddenly became natural.

Finally, Lin Xinyi took a step forward and followed Mao Lilan into the restaurant.

When he entered the door, he noticed the threshold that was easy to trip over. He also reminded Mao Lilan: "Miss Maoli, be careful of the threshold."

The two of them entered the restaurant like this.

After entering, Lin Xinyi didn't pay attention to the environment in the restaurant. He just found a table and sat down with Mao Lilan.

"Mr. Lin Xinyi, please order first."

"Eat dinner first, and then make up for me slowly."

Mao Lilan handed over the menu with a smile and said very politely:

"Don't worry about the expenses. I will definitely prepare enough money this time."

Why don't you stop eating and just give it to me in cash?

Lin Xinyi really wanted to say this, but for the sake of his teacher's face, he restrained himself.

"Okay, I'll order first..."

Picking up the well-designed menu, Lin Xinyi glanced at the prices:

Hiss... To treat guests at a place like this, this Miss Mao Lilan is indeed a rich second generation.

Seeing the price of this dish, even though he knew he didn't have to pay the bill himself, Lin Xinyi, who was used to being poor, didn't dare to order it.

"Would you like to order puffer fish?"

“This store’s puffer fish sukiyaki is the signature!”

Mao Lilan didn't understand Lin Xinyi's complicated feelings about Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Instead, she took the initiative to recommend the most expensive dish on the menu.

"Pufferfish? Forget it..."

"It's easy to get into trouble if you eat this stuff."

Lin Xinyi shook his head. He didn't want to risk his life just to satisfy his appetite.

It is no joke that 0.5 milligrams of puffer fish poison can be fatal.

Although puffer fish dishes must have been detoxicated, the probability of poisoning is extremely low.

But just be afraid of everything.

Lin Xinyi once heard from his classmates who worked in a southern coastal city that because their country is rich in pufferfish resources and has a folk culture of eating pufferfish, several unlucky people are poisoned to death by tetrodotoxin every year.

After thinking about it, he mentally crossed out all the pufferfish dishes. Lin Xinyi ordered two dishes at random and returned the menu to Mao Lilan.

Mao Lilan looked at the menu and selected carefully, while Lin Xinyi asked curiously:

"Where's Conan? Why didn't he follow?"

"Conan?"

Mao Lilan replied without hesitation:

"Conan didn't come home from school today, so he didn't even know that I asked Mr. Lin to make up lessons."

"Speaking of it, it seems that he formed a 'young detective group' with some friends he just met in elementary school, and went to explore some haunted house at night."

Lin Xinyi: "..."

Friends from elementary school, a teenage detective team, and a haunted house adventure...

Detective Kudo is so unexpectedly... childlike.

"Haha, no wonder Conan didn't come."

Lin Xinyi smiled on his face, but felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Because Conan is always worried about what will happen between him and Mao Lilan, it makes him feel a little strange when he communicates with Mao Lilan normally.

Especially now when I'm alone with Mao Lilan...

Lin Xinyi was really not used to not seeing Conan's jealous little face.

And in his mind, he was reminiscing about Conan's gloomy face when he was jealous, trying hard to show seriousness and anger, but looking inexplicably funny...

A cold and pretty face suddenly appeared in front of him without any warning:

"What a coincidence, Lin Xinyi."

"This...Miss Miyano?"

Hearing this familiar tone that sounded like the freezing wind of the Arctic, Lin Xinyi could guess who it was without looking at his face.

And Miyano Shiho was standing there looking at him, his eyes as cold as if he were looking at a bacterial petri dish that was about to be inactivated.
To be continued...