Conan: The Man Behind the Romance

Chapter 368 Lan Yuan’s CP feeling is simply too strong!

The next day, Tuesday.

4pm Singapore time.

The sky is clear and blue, the white clouds are like cotton wool, the fragrance of flowers and plants fills the air, and the Merlion gushes out white water.

"There's coconut over there, with ice."

"But we haven't even finished our ice cream yet."

In the Merlion Garden, the garden moves lightly, like a swaying little yellow flower, running towards the treetops that spread out like a giant umbrella.

The breeze lifted the hem of her light pink skirt. Xiaolan tucked her hair behind her ears, walked through the mottled light and shadow on the ground, and raised her cell phone.

"Yuanzi, look this way."

Click——

The carefree time is frozen here, the bright sunshine falls on their smiles, like a fresh breeze in midsummer.

Holding white coconuts in their hands, two girls walked onto the Golden Jubilee Bridge. The water waves under the bridge gently lapped against the shore, and a low humming sound suddenly sounded in the sky.

Yuanzi looked up and saw a Global 6000 coming from the west, slowly descending in altitude and about to land.

"It's only been less than ten minutes, and the flight density is too high," said Xiaolan.

"This small plane should be private, probably for the martial arts tournament." Sonoko reached out to Xiaolan to cheer her up, "Xiaolan, you must do your best and win the championship!"

"I would like to do that, but it's totally unrealistic. This game is a no-holds-barred fight."

Xiaolan stood at the bridge head and looked back at the park square. There were a lot of people coming and going, and occasionally a few people passed by carrying long brocade boxes or cloth bags.

If it were any other time, one could guess that there were precious antique paintings and calligraphy inside, but considering the current special circumstances and the strong bodies of those people, it can only be weapons.

The police in Singapore turned a blind eye to them, so many local residents hid at home, and most of the people here were foreign tourists.

"My karate is not at the highest level. If I were to fight a swordsman, I would have no chance of winning."

"Not necessarily."

Although Sonoko also felt that she was at a disadvantage when fighting against weapons with bare hands, she still looked around the square, trying to find a counterexample to cheer up her best friend.

"Hmm? Xiaolan, look at that."

Yuanzi's eyes lit up and she pointed at a man with medium-length black hair in front of the Merlion fountain.

He was wearing a white kimono with the front open, a belt wrapped around his waist, and straw sandals on his bare feet. His hands were clasped in front of his chest, holding a long strip wrapped in white cloth.

"This person is so thin and doesn't look very well. He must be..."

"Yuanzi, please keep your voice down."

Xiaolan quickly pressed down Sonoko's hand, and stole a glance to see that the ronin-like swordsman was not looking in their direction, then whispered: "Don't judge a person by appearance, and swordsmen generally don't need to fight a protracted battle, a precise attack with one sword is enough, physical fitness can't be used as a criterion for judging strength."

"Eh……"

Sonoko muttered quietly: "But he looks just like a decadent old man. Xiaolan, you can definitely handle this kind of opponent."

"Really? Don't encourage me in this way. Besides, the other person might be the kind of person who devotes his whole body and soul to kendo, so he finds the surroundings boring."

Xiaolan took Sonoko's arm and said, "Let's go. My most important thing is to participate. As for winning the championship, we should put our hopes on Senior Kyogoku. What about him?"

Sonoko handed the coconut to Xiaolan, clasped her hands together, said sorry to the swordsman from a distance, and continued her walk.

"I went to the training ground with Maeda-senpai as soon as I got off the plane. The Suzuki Group has urgently dispatched a professional team to go there, hoping to help Kyogoku-senpai reach a higher level. I have to thank you for your help, Xiaolan. Otherwise, with their personalities, they would definitely not agree to such a thing."

"This is mainly good for everyone. They can prepare for the battle with all their strength, and the Suzuki Group will have a chance to get in touch with the Fist of Blue Sapphire." Xiaolan paused, "Who is keeping the Fist of Blue Sapphire now? Is it safe enough?"

Sonoko knew what Xiaolan was worried about and waved her hand, "There are several warships parked in Changi Bay, including Chinese and American ones. Where do you think the Fist of Blue Sapphire will be?"

Sonoko gave a wicked smile, "I would rather hope that Master Kidd can sneak into the warship and steal the gems. That way our chances would be better."

“…This is a bit too much to ask.”

Xiaolan heard the familiar low hum again and looked up. A Boeing 767 was coming from the east, and its fuselage was getting bigger and bigger.

"It's Japan Airlines. Kudo and the others should be on this flight." Sonoko also took a look. "By the way, didn't Chisou call you, Xiaolan, last night? Will she come to Singapore? She seems to know martial arts, too. She looked so cool when she dealt with those two annoying guys in the class."

"I don't know. She just asked me if I would participate in the martial arts competition. After knowing that I would come, she wished me good results and then hung up."

"Hey, what does this mean?"

Yuanzi thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "Qian Su used to be in poor health and was somewhat malnourished, but she has only recently started to get healthy. And her martial arts were taught by you and Shuiyue-kun, so her level should not be too high in such a short time, and even if she comes here, it's just for tourism.

Ok……

It’s a pity to think about it this way. I haven’t played with Qian Su before. She left yesterday for something, so I don’t have the chance this time…”

Sonoko looked at Xiaolan, "What did Chisou do yesterday? Why did she suddenly mention the Fist of Blue Sapphire? Does she also know about what happened in the Metropolitan Police Department?"

"It must be just a coincidence."

"Hey..." Sonoko looked at Xiaolan for two seconds, "Humph, you must be hiding something from me."

Xiaolan blinked her eyes and said, "No way, Sonoko, you..."

"It has something to do with Ai."

Xiaolan paused.

Yuanzi held her arm and continued walking forward. "Don't worry, I just found a few small problems. I didn't go into too much detail."

"Is there something wrong with Ai's identity?" asked Xiaolan.

Sonoko shook her head. "That's not the case. According to the detective's report this afternoon, Ai was born abroad. A year ago, a lady took her to a small village in Sagamihara, where she lived with her grandmother. After her grandmother passed away recently, she came to Tokyo alone to live with her biological father whom she had never met.

This information is perfect, without any flaws, and even many people in the village testified that Xiao Ai had been living there in the past. "

Xiaolan was slightly stunned. "Were the three people who went to Qingchuan Village this morning sent by you, Yuanzi?"

Sonoko was also stunned. "Three? I only commissioned one detective. Could the other two be his companions?"

"..."

Xiaolan sighed, "Forget it, I guess someone else has gone to investigate, so there shouldn't be any problem... No, this is the truth, it's not afraid of investigation at all."

Xiaolan glared at Sonoko, "You are such a disqualification for a best friend. You have been secretly investigating us this whole time."

"No way..." Sonoko's eyes were vague, "I just investigated while investigating Suigetsu-kun, and you were the one who kept it a secret from me. Humph, you completely treated me as an outsider. Lifelong best friends and the like are all lies..."

"But……"

"No buts." Yuanzi put her hands on her hips and said confidently, "Xiaolan, you don't want to involve me. You're worried that I'll be in danger, right? But since we are best friends, there is no way I can stay out of it from the beginning.

The evil party is unreasonable. When they hurt people around you, will you carefully investigate whether she is aware of it?

Absolutely not.

Moreover, compared to those who know something, those who know nothing are more likely to be used as blackmail, after all, she doesn’t even know what to resist.”

Xiaolan was speechless and remained silent for a while, "Sorry, Yuanzi, it seems that I should leave you..."

"What are you talking about?"

Yuanzi rolled her eyes. "If you leave me for no reason, I will come to you immediately. If you overact, both you and I will be very sad. People who have bad intentions towards you may find out easily and know that you care about me.

Wouldn’t that make me even more doomed?”

"........."

Xiaolan thought about it and felt that if she continued according to this logic, the story between her and Sonoko would become a tragedy.

"so……"

"So from the moment we became best friends, you shouldn't have kept these things from me, okay?" Sonoko took Xiaolan's hand again, "Didn't you tell me before not to rashly help Suigetsu-kun, otherwise it would disrupt his plans?
This is the situation. If you don't tell me the truth, I will not only have wild thoughts, but also do something wrong with good intentions. What should I do? "

"Sorry sorry."

Xiaolan snorted, "I almost got tricked by you. After all, weren't you the one who stayed out of it? You're telling me all this now, maybe to help Ying, but it's really unnecessary. You're just jumping into the trap on your own initiative."

"No, just tell me if what I just said makes sense. When the bad guys wanted to threaten you, Xiaolan, I knew nothing about it. Can I just stay out of it?"

"But the problem is that there won't be any danger. Hotaru and I are the real bad guys."

"what???"

Sonoko had a confused look on her face, and looked as cute as a doll, so Xiaolan couldn't help but poke her cheek.

It's soft and bouncy, and feels great to the touch.

Xiaolan narrowed her eyes in satisfaction and said in a malicious tone: "Do you think that Hotaru and I are partners of justice, fighting against evil in secret like Kamen Rider? That's not the case at all. In fact, Hotaru and I are part of the evil.

From this perspective, the police who keep chasing us are truly upholding justice.”

Sonoko winced slightly and blinked, "Is he as evil as Mr. Kidd?"

"Hey, he's ten thousand times worse than him."

"Oh... I don't believe it."

Yuanzi stretched out her voice, took Xiaolan's arm and continued walking, "We have been best friends for more than ten years, who on earth can you fool with such words? I can barely believe you when you say that Shuiyue-kun is a bad guy, but Xiaolan, you are a bad guy...

Well, unless you are someone else in disguise."

Yuanzi raised her hand and gently pulled Xiaolan's cheek, and then pulled it again. She wanted to return it...

Xiaolan puffed up her cheeks, flicked her hand away, and said angrily: "What I said is true. People will change. I have become a big bad guy."

"So your disguise is very deep?" Yuanzi looked enlightened and raised his hand to touch Xiaolan's collarbone.

"…You started it. Don't beg for mercy later."

"Eh? What?"

Xiaolan placed the coconut on the bridge railing and raised her hand to scratch the itchy spot on Yuanzi's waist, "Watch this!"

"Ah! Spare my life!"

Their hair fluttered like silk lifted by the wind; the bridge surface echoed slightly under their feet; their laughter was carried away by the breeze, floating onto the blue sea, creating ripples.

The passers-by around smiled, and the beautiful woman with long brown hair took the hand of the wanderer beside her.

"It's great to be young, Xiaowu, let's go get some ice cream."

……

……

Lying in the garden under the shade of a tree, on a patch of green grass, with one hand resting the back of my head, I watched a cotton candy-like cloud floating across the sky.

"It's something related to Qingshan Pharmaceutical Company. There are many obscure aspects in the investigation of the Shuiyue couple."

"That's about right. The research institute is involved in a lot of things." Xiaolan was lying next to Sonoko, her tone helpless, "It seems that Ying's personal information is really transparent. Really, I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing."

"Although it makes people feel a little uncomfortable, it is definitely a good thing. Everyone knows that Suigetsu-kun was just innocently affected, and they will not go out of their way to cause trouble for him."

"..."

Xiaolan tilted her head and looked, "You seem to have revealed something with this sentence. Does the Suzuki family have anyone in the police force?"

Yuanzi's body froze, and then he turned his head helplessly to look at Xiaolan, "You are so perceptive, I even changed the words before I said it."

Sonoko sighed, "Because the Investigation Division has made a big fuss several times, this is not an absolute secret. Behind the research institute is a powerful criminal group, and their core members use the names of alcohol as code names, right?"

Xiaolan was speechless for a few seconds, "You know, Sonoko, the winery used to be an organization that attached great importance to confidentiality. Even most of the police didn't know about their existence."

"Now it's basically open to the public. Anyone who wants to investigate can find out."

"The source is that recording."

"That's right. Shirley, who betrayed the winery, tortured Amuro Toru, and Kiyoko reported it to the third investigation department through the recording. Since then, this matter can no longer be concealed." Sonoko pursed her lips lightly, "Actually, my father told me this matter. It was probably to keep me away from Mizuki-kun."

"Humph, you disobedient bad boy."

"I didn't go near him at first. I just noticed that you, Xiaolan, seemed to be involved, so I was worried about you."

"You don't mean what you say."

Yuanzi turned over and pressed on Xiaolan, forehead against forehead, nose against nose.

"now what?"

When she spoke, Xiaolan could even feel the hot breath from her lips and see her slightly trembling dark green eyes.

Xiaolan raised the corners of her lips slightly, "It's still not possible, unless..."

"Unless what? ... Ah!"

Suddenly, upside down, Yuanzi saw the blue sky again, and the eyes that were clearer than the sky.

"What do you think, cutie?"

(End of this chapter)