"That's true..." Ran nodded, and then dismissed the idea.
"Wait for my news."
Lin Yi returned to the second floor, pushed the door open, and walked straight to the desk. Looking at the visibly agitated Mouri Kogoro, he asked, "Is something wrong, Uncle?"
"Nothing." Mouri Kogoro said, puffing on his cigarette, clearly not wanting Lin Yi to know about that matter.
"Your behavior has already made it very obvious."
Lin Yi leaned against the office chair, turned his back to him, and said, "Did you cheat?"
Mouri Kogoro frowned, took the cigarette from the corner of his mouth, pressed it hard into the overflowing ashtray, and said, "Why do you think so?"
Lin Yi said, "Because ever since the night you came back from the class reunion... you haven't been in the right state of mind."
"At first, I thought you were just reminiscing about your lost youth... and that you'd be fine after a few days."
"But for four or five days in a row, you've been looking preoccupied..."
"Clearly, something happened at the class reunion... If it were just an argument or a conflict, there would be ways to solve it, and it wouldn't make you worry like this."
"Something that is hard to solve, and you don't want Ran to know... thinking about it, it can only be that kind of thing."
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you."
Mouri Kogoro wasn't surprised that Lin Yi could guess it; after all, he knew about the other man's observational skills.
Since Lin Yi had guessed it, Mouri Kogoro didn't bother hiding it anymore.
He stood up, grabbed his jacket, and said, "Let's go somewhere else to talk."
"Hmm."
Lin Yi nodded, naturally understanding that Mouri Kogoro didn't want Ran to overhear.
But Lin Yi was determined to let Ran hear it.
If Ran couldn't hear it, then who would tip off Eri Kisaki?
If Eri Kisaki didn't know, how would things progress?
Mouri Kogoro walked in front, and Lin Yi followed behind.
While Mouri Kogoro wasn't paying attention, Lin Yi took out his phone, sent a text message to Ran [Listen quietly, don't speak], and then dialed her phone number.
Then he put the phone into his pocket; there was no need to pay attention to it anymore.
The two of them walked in silence to a quiet bar.
After Mouri Kogoro drank two glasses of whiskey and became tipsy, he dared to say the things he hadn't dared to speak of before.
"Cheating wasn't my intention. Although it sounds like an excuse, the truth is that night, I drank too much, and I can't remember anything after that."
Mouri Kogoro stared at his glass and said slowly, "When I woke up, I was in a female classmate's room."
"You might not believe it when I say this... but I'm the victim."
"That female classmate was interested in me. After we met, she kept clinging to me... But I deliberately kept my distance. I never imagined she would actually get others to help her..."
"After getting me drunk, they threw me into her room... When I woke up, those irreversible things had already happened."
After Mouri Kogoro finished speaking, he resentfully took several gulps of wine, looking sorrowful.
Being targeted, being plied with alcohol, being thrown into a room.
If one didn't know Mouri Kogoro and just heard this story, they would probably think he was a woman.
Lin Yi was silent for a moment before saying, "This... is indeed a bit ridiculous."
"Even you think it's unreliable. If Ran found out, she would definitely think I'm lying, that I'm just making excuses for my improper behavior."
Mouri Kogoro said with a depressed face, "But I really am the victim! I just wanted to enjoy the class reunion... Who knew I'd run into something like this!! Dammit!"
At this point, Mouri Kogoro's tears of grievance came out. He wiped them with his sleeve, having a sudden realization: "No wonder things always happen at class reunions... Sometimes, it's not that you don't want things to happen, but others force them on you."
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