Chapter 57: I Remember That Run at Sunset
"Wherever he goes, people die. How does that sound so much like a washing machine…" Mo Fei's smile suddenly froze. At this moment, he thought of that cup of milk, he thought of Tang Ren, which made him think of the Victorious Fighting Buddha, and in the second half of this year… Bah! He thought of Dylan's trio again… This is such a baffling World… "Screech!"
The Ford Cobra braked sharply and stopped at the side of the road.
"What's the name of that little kid at your cousin's house?" Mo Fei asked Mikayla seriously.
"His name is Conan!" Mikayla stared blankly at Mo Fei. "Uncle, why are you so serious?"
"It's nothing!" Mo Fei picked up a box of limited-edition Romeo cigars from the driver's seat. He had 'borrowed' them from Mo Youqian when he helped Dylan and her friends out of trouble. He lit one and began to puff away.
"I just remembered that run at sunset, that was my lost youth!"
The car restarted, and Mo Fei asked, "Is that little kid called Edogawa Conan?"
"That's right!"
"Is your cousin called Mouri Kogoro?"
"That's right!"
"Does Mouri Kogoro also have a daughter named Mouri Ran?"
"That's right!" Mikayla looked at Mo Fei strangely. "Uncle, have you investigated my cousin's family?"
"No." Mo Fei shook his head.
Mikayla thought for a moment, then realized, "Uncle, you also play detective. You must have known my cousin from the detective circle, right? He's a very famous great detective in the East, known as the Sleeping Mouri Kogoro!"
"Mikayla!"
"Hmm?"
"From now on, don't contact that relative anymore. Just cut ties! If the relationship is too close to break off, then just avoid them as much as possible!"
Mikayla: "…"
Mikayla stayed by the washing machine for over a month and actually made it back to New York alive. Besides the reason that she was a girl kissed by God, he couldn't think of any other reason.
Thinking that his girlfriend had such deep ties with the washing machine, Mo Fei felt uneasy all over!
He kept hearing someone faintly yelling, "Washing machine, three seconds until arrival on the battlefield, please prepare!"
It sent shivers down his spine!
RBQ! RBQ!
"Oh, right!" Mo Fei suddenly remembered something. "You haven't bathed with that little kid, have you?"
"Of course not!" Mikayla snorted. "That little kid is so annoying, incredibly conceited, and he loves to cause trouble. He's a brat, I can't stand him!"
"That's good! That's good!"
Mo Fei breathed a sigh of relief. If his girlfriend had been taken advantage of by that washing machine for no reason… he would immediately fly to the East and smack that brat!
"Uncle, why are you asking that?"
"It's rumored in our detective circle that there's a very lecherous brat around Mouri Kogoro!" Mo Fei spouted nonsense.
"That brat is already so famous?" Mikayla was surprised and said, "But that brat really is lecherous. He often pestered Mouri Ran, asking her to bathe with him!"
"And every time he came out after bathing, he was flushed. That brat definitely wasn't thinking good thoughts! If he's like this as a child, he'll definitely be a pervert when he grows up!"
Mo Fei was astonished. He didn't realize it, this clever little imp plays tricks so smoothly… Bah! I mean, this kid has a dirty mind!
"Uncle!" Mikayla looked curiously at the interior of the Ford Cobra, touching the mechanical patterns on it, and asked, "This car of yours has excellent performance. If it were modified for racing, it would definitely be amazing. Are you interested in modifying it?"
"I'm not very fond of racing."
Mikayla's expression instantly fell.
"But I'm just learning to drive recently and need a good car to practice!" Mo Fei said with a smile, "However you think it should be modified, just try to modify it! Anyway, Uncle just received 1.25 million U.S. dollars, so money is not an issue!"
He knew that Mikayla was extremely obsessed with racing. If it weren't for her family's financial situation, she would have long been soaring on the Extreme Speedway built by Dominic and others!
However, Mo Fei agreed to Mikayla modifying the Ford Cobra not only to make his girlfriend happy but also because Mo Fei genuinely needed a good car.
When he was training his driving skills, he found that gaining 1 experience point with an ordinary car rented from a dealership compared to the Ford Cobra had a huge time difference.
It was like when his firearms skill was at Lv1 and Lv2, he found that hitting the bullseye of a target would grant an additional 1 experience point. Although after Lv3, hitting the bullseye no longer granted additional experience points, killing people could grant additional experience points.
From this, Mo Fei guessed that the better the performance of the vehicle driven and the faster it was driven, the easier it would be to gain experience points.
Mikayla immediately became happy and said with a smile, "I need to go home and get a good night's sleep to adjust to the time difference. Once I'm well-rested, I'll immediately design a modification plan for you, Uncle."
"No rush, take your time, don't overwork yourself."
Mo Fei drove the Ford Cobra to take Mikayla home.
Her home was a small car repair shop, and the converted attic above the repair shop was her room.
The entire car repair shop was left to her by her father, who had lost his life due to racing.
So, there's a reason why there are fewer foreigners!
After getting out of the car, a faint smell of oil permeated the air.
Mikayla's mother divorced her father because of his racing, and after her father passed away due to racing, she became an orphan.
Fortunately, she still had a few reliable friends of her father who helped her out. She relied on this repair shop to fix cars and earn tuition and living expenses.
A very strong girl!
Mo Fei was helping Mikayla carry her suitcase into the house.
"Oh! Little Mikayla is back? Was the East fun?" John, the old man next to Mikayla's house who was repairing a fence, looked up, saw Mikayla and Mo Fei, and asked with a chuckle.
"It was a lot of fun!" Mikayla smiled generously.
"This is the boyfriend you brought over last time, isn't it?" John scrutinized Mo Fei and said, "I wasn't home last time, but your Aunt Emma told me he was pretty good."
"Uncle treats me very well!" Mikayla linked her arm through Mo Fei's and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, Uncle John."
"Kid, let me tell you, little Mikayla grew up under the watchful eyes of us neighbors, and you're her first boyfriend, so you need to cherish her! If you dare to bully little Mikayla, watch out, this old man will shoot you!" John threatened Mo Fei, then chuckled again, "But if you two can be happy and harmonious, feel free to come to me with any difficulties, this old man won't hesitate! Don't underestimate this old man just because he's old, I can still punch a bull to death!"
Mo Fei was speechless. Mikayla's neighbors were all quite fierce!