"Hahaha... Let me tell you, from among a bunch of restaurant brochures, I can tell at a glance that this restaurant is definitely good!" Mouri Kogoro smiled proudly, "Then we'll book it here tonight.
Let’s go to the store, do you want Conan and I to hang out here and wait for you to come over?”
"No, I'm just nearby. I can reach the commercial street in two minutes at most. You and Conan can go into the store and wait for us."
"beep……"
The phone hangs up.
On the commercial street, Mouri Kogoro heard the busy signal on the other end of the phone. Not surprised, he put the phone back into his windbreaker pocket, put his hands in his pockets and walked forward. He muttered to Conan beside him, "That kid Fei Chi is really saying
I don’t want to say too many polite words. Well, he and Mr. Takatori will arrive soon. Let’s go to that store and wait for them. The weather is really cold today..."
Conan looked up at the shops along the road, caught the yellow sign not far ahead, pointed at it and reminded, "Uncle, it seems to be there!"
"Oh? Are you here already?"
Mouri Kogoro looked over, paused, walked forward hesitantly, stood at the door of the store, and stared blankly at the store in front of him.
At the door, a yellow awning is printed with the words "Okura Ramen is delicious as hell". It is simple and a bit rough, and the color of the awning cloth is also different shades of old due to wind and rain.
The shops nearby are obviously equipped with clean and bright floor-to-ceiling windows. Only this shop is still decorated in an old style. Although the frosted glass on the glass door has been cleaned, when the warm yellow light shines through in the shop, you can still see clearly that there are many
Scratch marks.
The warm light sign outside the store is on, and it doesn't seem to say 'Okura Ramen', but 'A ramen shop that doesn't look very good'...
After a moment of silence, Mouri Kogoro said awkwardly, "This store must have been open for a long time..."
"The photos on the flyer clearly look very new," Conan stood in front of the ramen shop, feeling like he had been deceived. He raised his head and asked Mouri Kogoro, "Has Brother Chi been here before?"
"He said he had been to this shop and the ramen tasted good..." Mouri Kogoro raised his hand and touched his chin, looked at the shop door and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, this kind of low-key looking shop is probably that kind of shop.
A famous store hidden in an alley! Their delicious food conquers customers, so there’s no need to put much effort into decorating it!”
Conan was doubtful, "Is that so..."
"Okay, don't be nagging. Since we are all here, let's go in and take a look first!"
As Mouri Kogoro said, he took two steps forward and slid open the glass door with a crash.
The store was deserted, and there were empty stools in front of the long bar.
The owner, Koya Ogura, wore a scarf on his head and was sitting on a stool reading a magazine. When he saw someone entering the store, he quickly stood up with a smile and greeted, "Welcome! Please take a seat, please!"
Mouri Kogoro looked at the empty store and felt that it was very different from the 'popular store' he thought, so he walked in bravely.
His apprentice is good at cooking, and his standards for judging food should be very high... Could it be that he heard wrong just now?
Koya Ogura walked around the bar and saw Kogoro Mori trying to sit near the restroom. He quickly stopped him and said, "Guest, please don't sit in that seat! That's where one of our regular customers often sits. He
He passed away last month, and I want to help him reserve his place before celebrating his forty-nine days of memorial service..."
Seeing that Conan was already sitting next to him, Mouri Kogoro stood up with a dry smile, walked around to sit on the other side of Conan, took off his windbreaker and straightened it out, "If that's the case, then I'll sit here."
"I'm so sorry." Koya Ogura said with an apologetic smile.
Conan looked at where Mouri Kogoro was sitting, and after seeing a glass with camellias on the table, he understood. He turned to Moori Kogoro and said, "Uncle, I think..."
"Click."
The door to the bathroom nearby opened, interrupting Conan's words.
Ohashi Ayoshi walked out of the bathroom and looked at Conan and Mouri Kogoro in surprise, "Are there any guests? Are you two?"
Koya Ogura poked his head behind the bar and said with a smile, "I won the bet just now, Ayashiro!"
"Really..." Ayayo Ohashi closed the bathroom door and complained angrily, "The salary of part-time job is already very low, can't you charge me less in gambling money?"
"Oh, don't complain," Ogura Kōya said with a smile, "Go and get two glasses of water for the guests!"
"I know!" Ohashi Ayoyo walked aside to get a kettle.
"Can I ask," Mouri Kogoro asked curiously, "what was the bet you just talked about?"
Koya Ogura smiled sheepishly, "We made a bet whether the number of customers arriving at the store today would exceed double digits..."
Conan: "..."
In other words, including him and the uncle, this shop only had ten customers today? Is it really okay to eat ramen here?
"Yes, that's right." Mouri Kogoro also felt that this was completely different from what he thought. He responded dryly and turned to Conan, "By the way, Conan, what did you want to say just now?"
If this kid wants to leave, just find a reason and tell them to change the store.
Conan looked at the bar, "I think we can change seats..."
"Isn't it nice here?" When Mouri Kogoro heard that Conan wasn't talking about changing stores, he immediately lost the mood to talk to Conan, "You kid, don't do too much!"
Conan half-moon eye.
Just now the boss mentioned the seats for regular customers, which suddenly made him want to analyze where Chi Fei would sit in this restaurant if he was late.
The bar in this store is arranged in an 'L' shape, with the corner facing the store entrance.
The ‘L’-shaped counter has three positions on one side near the bathroom and three positions on the other side. In addition, there is an arc at the corner of the bar and a stool is placed, so there are seven positions in total.
Perhaps because of his persecutory delusional tendencies, or perhaps because he doesn’t like people hanging around behind him, Chi Feichi doesn’t like to sit with his back to the door. He has to turn his head to see where the guests are coming in. He also doesn’t like to sit with his back to the aisle, and he doesn’t like to sit with his back to the aisle at any time.
A location where someone may have walked past.
Even in Café Poirot, Chi Feichi likes to sit with his back against the wall and facing the door.
In this way, when Chi Fei comes to this store late, it is impossible to choose to sit on the side of the bathroom, because there may be customers going to the restroom at any time in the store. If you sit on this side, there will be people walking around behind you repeatedly.
Go ahead, Chi Feichi won't like that feeling.
The position at the corner arc can also be eliminated. That position is facing away from the door. Customers will walk behind when entering and exiting, and they need to turn their heads to see people entering the store. This would not be Chi Feichi's choice.
That only leaves the other side. Among the three positions there, if there are no other guests, Chi Feichi will probably choose the one in the corner.
Because Chi Feichi doesn't seem to like contact with strangers, it would be better to sit in that corner with a wall on one side and strangers on the other than having strangers sitting on both sides.
He thought that he and the uncle should switch to that side, leaving the corner position for Chi Feichi. He and the uncle sat next to each other in turn, and let Mr. Takatori sit at the corner arc. Although his back was to the door, it was still there.
The position closest to the door is convenient for Mr. Takatori to observe and alert the customers entering the store...
Although there is no need to be too particular about eating ramen, but the uncle really doesn't like to use his brain. Don't you think that his arrangement can make everyone stay more comfortable?
"The water is coming!"
While Conan was complaining madly in his mind, Ohashi Ayō brought two glasses of water in glasses and placed them in front of Mouri Kogoro and Conan, "What do you two want?"
"Do you have any recommendations?" Mouri Kogoro asked.
"Of course there is. I recommend our signature feature, the delicious 'Enma Daioh Ramen' -!" Ayashi Ohashi smiled and emphasized when talking about 'Enma Daioh Ramen', "Of course, there's also the flavor
You can also order ramen, mixed noodles, etc., in addition to 'Enma Daioh Ramen'..."
Mouri Kogoro really wanted to ask if he could order anything else besides 'Enma Daioh Ramen', "Um...actually there are two of us..."
"Wow."
The frosted glass store door is opened.
After Yingtori Yannan opened the door, he stepped aside and waited for Chi Feichi's wheelchair to enter before he stepped through the door.
"Mr. Chi?" Ayashi Ohashi greeted with a surprised smile, "You're here again!"
Chi Feichi nodded, caught the figures of Kogoro Mori and Conan in the seats, and looked over, "I made an appointment with the teacher to come here to eat ramen."
Ogura Kōya followed Chi Feichi's line of sight and immediately smiled and said, "So you guys know each other. This gentleman and the kid just arrived..."
"Yes, I'm about to place an order!" Ayashi Ohashi smiled and nodded, "You must want to try our store's 'Enma Daioh Ramen' today, right?"
I hope Mr. Chi will stop ordering water noodles today, she begs!
Chi Feichi did not hesitate in this aspect, and nodded to Ohashi Ayoshi, turned to Takatori Yannan and said, "Takatori, their Yama Daioh ramen is well worth a try."
"Since it was your recommendation, I must try it," Takatori Yannan smiled and said to Ohashi Ayashiro, "Then I also want a bowl of Enma Daioh ramen."
Satisfied, Ayayo Ohashi turned around and asked Mouri Kogoro with a smile, "Where are you two? Have you decided?"
"Uh..." Mouri Kogoro always felt that this ramen shop was weird, "Then I feel the same way."
"Me too." Conan said.
"Okay," Ohashi Ayashi shouted with great momentum, "four bowls of Enma Daioh ramen!"
Koya Ogura smiled and turned around to prepare ramen, "Four of you, please wait a moment, the ramen will be ready soon!"
Chi Feichi looked at Mouri Kogoro and Conan sitting down, hesitated for a moment, and drove the wheelchair to the other side of Mouri Kogoro.
Conan paid attention to Chi Feichi's reaction. Seeing that Chi Feichi hesitated before making a choice, he glanced at Mouri Kogoro quietly.
He guessed correctly. Chi Feichi really felt that the available seats were not very good, but Chi Feichi was really accommodating to his uncle. He was actually willing to sit at the corner of the bar, with his back to the door.
Takatori Yannan helped Chi Feichi pull the stool aside, and watched Chi Feichi lift the wheelchair. He also sat on the left side of Chi Feichi, and greeted Maori Kogoro, "Mr. Maori, long time no see, thank you very much tonight."
invitation."
"No, no," Mouri Kogoro responded with a smile, "It's rare that you are with Fei Chi recently, and it's a joy that we can have dinner together. However, I can only treat you to ramen tonight, I hope you don't mind.