Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Seeing that Inspector Megure seemed to be deep in thought, Officer Sato raised his voice slightly: "Inspector, what about the matter of Tatsuno firing his gun?"

"Let's try to keep it a secret, otherwise it might have a negative impact on his life. Although he did the right thing and saved everyone's lives, we're worried that some unscrupulous media outlets or reporters might make a big deal out of it. No matter how amazing Ryūno is, he's still just an ordinary high school student. We have to consider the potential impact this might have on him!"

"Okay! I understand!"

……

Seeing Longye return, Xiaolan and the others immediately went up to him: "How are you? Are you alright?"

"Of course, what could possibly happen? Don't worry, Inspector Megure and the others didn't ask any further questions."

"Phew, that's good!"

At this moment, Suzuki Shiro chuckled and said, "Don't worry, even if something does happen... I still have a few old friends in the Metropolitan Police Department."

Seeing their father speak, Sonoko and Ayako breathed a sigh of relief and asked Tatsuno about what had just happened.

Watching Ryuno and the others talk, Suzuki Tomoko pulled her husband aside and quietly discussed with him the possible impact of Tomizawa Tetsuji's death.

Half an hour later, since there were no suspicious points, Inspector Megure let everyone in the hall leave.

Due to the unexpected incident, Longye and his friends lost the opportunity to "eat normally" again.

Therefore, after saying goodbye to the Suzuki family, Sonoko once again took Tatsuno and Ran to a restaurant for a 'small get-together'.

Throughout the journey, Sonoko's smile never faded.

She knew about the Tomizawa family: the eldest son was obsessed with writing novels, and the second son had a girlfriend and worked for the family's conglomerate, but his management skills were said to be very poor.

As for the third son, who was originally her sister's arranged blind date, he was passionate about painting and seemed to dislike anything related to "conglomerates".

Although it is unclear why her mother chose him as her sister's blind date, this incident has inevitably led to the failure of her sister's "blind date plan".

Seeing Sonoko grinning inexplicably, Ran grabbed Ryuno's hand worriedly and whispered, "Ryuno, what's wrong with Sonoko... Could she have been frightened by what just happened?"

……

That night

Outside the interrogation room of the Third Department of the First Investigation Division.

Officer Takagi anxiously opened the door to the interrogation room and looked at Inspector Megure.

"Police department!"

"What's wrong, Takagi?"

"Someone was murdered at the Mihana Restaurant! It's said to be a game engineer."

"what?!"

Upon hearing Officer Takagi's words, Inspector Megure's face displayed a complex expression.

I haven't even finished dealing with this matter yet, and another case has already occurred?! Looks like I'll have to work through the night tonight...

Ten minutes later, Inspector Megure and his team arrived at room 2004 of the Beika Restaurant.

Upon seeing the extremely familiar mustache and elementary school student, Inspector Megure covered his face: "Mouri, Conan, it's you again?!"

"Hahaha, of course the inspector is in charge of the case..."

Mumu Police Department: "..."

……

after an hour

Sitting in the police car, Conan touched the magnetic disc in his pocket and revealed a confident smile.

Although Itakura Suguru was unfortunately killed, Conan found and took out the "floppy disk" he left behind.

Conan gently stroked the magnetic disc in his pocket, a happy smile spreading across his face.

Although I've missed the chance to question Itakura Suguru in person, the floppy disk in my pocket must contain clues about the "Black Organization"! If I thoroughly investigate the contents of this floppy disk, I'm sure I'll find some clues!

Seeing Conan grinning foolishly for no apparent reason beside him, Uncle Mori glared and asked, "Kid, what are you grinning about?"

"No, Uncle, hahaha~" Conan immediately took his hand out of his pocket and scratched the back of his head.

--"boom!"

"Ah! Uncle Mori! Why did you hit me?"

"Hmph! Who told you to rummage through the crime scene like that!"

Thinking about how he had just helped this old man solve a case, Conan, who was rubbing his head, scoffed, "Tch..."

"What did you say?!"

--"boom!"

"what!!"

Officer Takagi, who was driving, overheard their conversation, glanced at the rearview mirror, and smiled helplessly.

……

The next day

"Ran, you and Ryūno absolutely have to come! I've missed you two so much since I last saw you~"

"But Sonoko, didn't we just..."

"I don't care! I don't care! You guys absolutely have to come for this rare chance to compete in fishing with us!"

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Xiaolan sat down next to Longye and rested her head on his shoulder.

"What's wrong, Ran? What did Sonoko say on the phone?"

"She said there was a fishing competition hosted by her father's company today, and she hoped we would go too."

"Hmm? Then why didn't she say so yesterday?"

Hearing this, Xiaolan smiled helplessly at Longye: "You know her, she's probably forgotten... Shall we go?"

"Longye?"

After not hearing a response for a long time, Xiaolan looked up at Longye.

Longye was gazing tenderly at her face, seemingly lost in thought.

"Longye?"

Seeing this, Xiaolan had no choice but to call out again.

"Sorry~ I suddenly remembered the time when we went fishing with Auntie when we were little~ I remember, that should have been the first time you 'made a move,' you kicked that criminal several meters away with one kick..."

When Ryūno started talking about the past, a blush appeared on Xiaolan's face.

She remembers that fishing trip very clearly.

In her memory, that was the first time she and Longye fought together. It was also the first time she made up her mind to "hold someone's hand forever".

Therefore, after hearing Longye's recollections, she couldn't help but recall what happened back then.

That sentence—"If you're scared, just hold my hand"—was etched deep in her heart from that moment on.

Thinking of this, Xiaolan glanced at Longye, her eyes filled with tenderness.

Just then, Ryūno was also gazing tenderly into Ran's eyes, and both of them had only a blush of happiness on their faces.

"Chirp~ Kiss~"

Chapter 224 Those who wish take the bait

After a while, Xiaolan blushed and pushed Longye away.

"Seriously~ Don't forget the important thing! Are we going fishing or not?"

"Huh? Aren't we doing the important stuff?"

Seeing that Xiaolan's ears were getting redder and redder, Longye chuckled twice and patted Xiaolan's head: "Speaking of which, it's been a long time since we've gone fishing~ Let's go!"

"Hmm~ Can you put your hand down now?"

"Oh! I almost forgot, I almost forgot~ Hehehe~"

"Humph~"

Half an hour later, Longye and his companion arrived at the "Suzuki Cup Okugoku Fishing Competition" venue by bus.

As soon as they got out of the car, the two saw Sonoko waving at them from not far away.

"Good morning!"

Good morning, Sonoko~ x2

After exchanging greetings, Sonoko immediately put her arm around Ran's and laughed, "The competition is quite fun, but the hot springs around here are also really nice~ We can go fishing during the day and soak in the hot springs at night... Ah~ Just thinking about it makes me happy! Let's have a good time these few days!"

Upon hearing Sonoko's words, Ryūno immediately asked, "Sonoko, from what you're saying, this fishing competition isn't going to end in just one day?"

"Hmm! But don't worry~ We're not professional anglers, we're just here to make a brief appearance! We can leave whenever we want~"

Hearing Sonoko say that, Ran breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good~ I thought we'd have to walk the whole way too..."

Soon after, Sonoko brought Ryūno Ryū to the registration area for the fishing competition.

Upon seeing one of the men wearing glasses, Sonoko immediately stepped forward: "Mr. Mizui! Please help the three of us register!"

"Ms. Sonoko? Okay, I understand! Please write your name and contact information on this registration form~"

After everyone filled out the registration forms, Mr. Mizui led a few people to choose suitable fishing rods and bait. Only after everything was ready did Mr. Mizui return to the registration area to continue his work.

"Ding-dong~ It's 10:00 AM. The first day of the Suzuki Cup Okutani Lake Fishing Competition officially begins now!"

Before Longye and his two companions could reach the riverbank, the announcements inside the stadium began.

Upon hearing the alarm, Sonoko immediately pulled Tatsuno and the other girl towards the riverbank. They stopped only when they reached a large rock.

"Alright! This is the place! They say it's a prime fishing spot!"

"Treasure land?"

"Yes, it's said that the champion from two years ago fished here and won!"

Just as Sonoko was about to continue describing this treasure land, a woman wearing a light purple coat and with her hair tied in a single ponytail happened to walk by.