It's just a grocery store.

Chapter 287 White Crane Returns Gratitude

The Lingshi family and the Maori family went on a trip together again, to Hokkaido. They heard that there was a red-crowned crane wetland nearby, so they drove there specifically to see it.

On the white snow, a group of red-crowned cranes are walking on it, and there is a wooden house next to it.

Because getting close would scare the red-crowned cranes away, and the door of the wooden house was not locked, guessing it was for viewing purposes, a few people walked in.

Mao Lilan took Ling Cheng and Conan to lean on the window to watch, Huang Quan also stood beside to watch, and Mao Li Kogoro, who had just driven, sat on the other side with a look of disinterest on his face.

Lingshi pinched the back of the system's neck. The kid wanted to pounce on the red-crowned crane as soon as he saw it. If Lingshi hadn't been quick-eyed and quick-handed, he would have scared all the birds away.

Zero Hour: What's wrong with you? First of all, you don't have the ability to hunt. Secondly, you are not even as big as it. Aren't you afraid of being pecked to death?

System: Listen to my excuse, host, because they are so beautiful, I just want to pounce on them.

Lingshi: Okay, don’t even think about rushing over, I’ve got you covered.

System: Hehehe.

Mao Lilan looked at the red-crowned cranes flying outside the window and said excitedly:

"Wow, it's flying again. It's so beautiful."

Conan agreed, only Ling Cheng looked on without saying a word, not knowing what he was thinking.

Ling Cheng: I don’t know if such a long chicken leg tastes good or not. No, it should be inedible.

Ling Cheng didn't have any particular hobby of appreciating birds, so it was natural that his soul flew away thousands of miles away while watching them.

He was even imagining the taste of the red-crowned crane. On the other hand, Kogoro Mouri was not interested in the red-crowned crane and he had already started urging them to leave.

Maori Kogoro: "Have you seen enough? If we don't find a place to stay, we'll probably have to stay in the car all night."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the wooden house suddenly opened. When Kogoro Mouri looked over, he was startled by the crossbow in his hand.

"Who allowed you to come here?"

Maori Kogoro quickly stood up and waved his hand.

"No, no one. Is this your land?"

"Yes."

Ah, this, I actually accidentally entered someone else's territory. This is really a misunderstanding.

Lingshi also stood up, but when he saw the old man opposite him, he suddenly felt that he looked familiar for some reason, but he couldn't seem to remember where he was.

Mao Lilan quickly apologized,

"I'm so sorry, we heard there's a red-crowned crane wetland here, so we came here to see the cranes."

Huang Quan stepped forward and stood in front of Mao Lilan.

"Yes, we thought this was a natural area, so we wanted to come in and take a look."

The person opposite said cautiously:

"Aren't you here to steal the cranes?"

Maori Kogoro smiled and pointed at himself and joked:

"Do we look like that kind of person?"

"It's very similar."

The other party was not the type to like joking, so he started to complain directly, and Kogoro Mouri staggered and almost fell to the ground.

At this time, Conan interrupted them and asked the old man why the windows here were all made of tempered glass.

The old man explained it to him very straightforwardly.

"Because many people here like to play pranks and break windows. Do you like red-crowned cranes?"

When Conan and the others came to his side, the old man's attitude towards children and girls was obviously much softer.

Conan and Mao Lilan nodded in affirmation. Ling Cheng didn't react and was a little slow, so he could only nod along.

After hearing their answer, the old man asked them if they wanted to help him feed the red-crowned cranes. Mao Lilan nodded excitedly.

"This sounds interesting, right, Conan!"

Conan: "Yeah!"

Ling Cheng: Haha, this girlfriend-control guy is simply following the husband’s lead.

So they followed the old man to feed the red-crowned cranes, while Lingshi followed Kogoro Mouri to the side and wait.

While preparing food, the old man introduced himself as Machida, and Mao Lilan also politely introduced him to the names of many people on their side.

On the other side, after waiting for a long time, Maori Kogoro couldn't help but complain:

"What's the point of taking care of the crane's food and daily life? I really don't understand what the old man is thinking."

Lingshi pressed the system against his legs and rubbed his belly hair, while replying:

"Like cranes, many people who love animals are willing to do what they can."

Maori Kogoro: "That's too much. How much money does it cost in a year?"

They didn't talk for long before Mao Lilan and the others came back. Mao Lilan asked happily:

"Dad, Mr. Lingji, Mr. Machida asked if we would like to stay at his house tonight. There's an open-air bath nearby."

The old man's expression softened a lot at this moment, probably because he had just seen the crane and saw that Mao Li Ran and the others really liked cranes, so he acted like this.

Machida: "Ran and the others helped me a lot today, and the red-crowned crane is very happy. This is a small gift in return. How about coming?"

Midnight: This return gift is more than just a little. There are so many of them, and they are strangers to each other. It seems that this old man really likes red-crowned cranes.

The key point should be that the red-crowned crane is very happy, so he is in a good mood as well, which is why they don't need to find other accommodation tonight and can enjoy the open-air bath.

When he heard the return gift, Kogoro Mouri immediately thought of the word "free" and nodded quickly.

When the old man heard his words, his expression changed immediately, and no one knew what he was thinking of.

"If you don't want to, go back."

Maori Kogoro immediately made amends,

"Of course I wouldn't want to. I'm sorry to bother you."

I have to say that Kogoro Mouri is a better person in this regard after he knew it was free.

Zero time said:

"Sorry to bother you. I didn't expect that the cranes not only let them feed them, but also found a place to stay."

Conan immediately took over.

"This can be considered as Baihe's return of favor."

Ling Cheng: "I think there's nothing wrong with it."

Huang Quan and Mao Lilan also nodded in response. Looking back, they saw that Mr. Machida's expression had warmed up again and his tone had become much gentler.

He raised his hand and pointed at a house in the distance.

"My home is right there, and only one person lives there now."

Midnight: Wow, big house, the old man’s hidden strength must be very interesting.

At this time, the system, which had withdrawn from its interest in the red-crowned cranes, finally looked through the records. They had actually seen Machida five years ago. It was because Lingshi had a good memory that he could remember him.

System: Host, we have indeed seen him. I have the records of the transaction we made five years ago.

Reitoki sighed that it was no wonder, because he was wearing glasses that blurred his memory, so Machida would not remember him.

They were unintentional this time and just came to see the red-crowned cranes, so it cannot be considered as re-contacting the trading partner.

And at this moment, his identity is no longer a magical grocery store owner, but an ordinary tourist, on a family trip.

At midnight they got in the car and took Machida back to his home. He had just finished the work he needed to do here with the help of Ling Cheng and the others.