He's in Detective Conan, and he's the mastermind behind everything.

Is that all...?

Shinichi Kudo went upstairs with some disappointment and headed towards the innermost private room, which was separated by layers of screens. The Japanese-style sliding door was closed. He was slightly puzzled. The weather was so nice today, didn't the proprietress open it to let in some fresh air?

As he casually opened the door, a refreshing fragrance rushed towards him even faster than the sunlight streaming through the window.

A magnificent sea of ​​roses bloomed before his eyes, their fragrance rich yet delicate and refreshing, not cloying, but simply captivating.

A young woman in a white coat sat sideways in front of a half-open window. She rested her chin on her hand, quietly watching the bustling world outside. Her short brown hair fluttered in the wind, and she had a cool and aloof demeanor, as if she were out of place with the outside world.

The rude intruder shattered the tranquility, and a faint sadness flickered in the depths of her eyes.

"Sorry, I didn't know there was anyone here."

Shinichi Kudo apologized hastily, but showed no intention of leaving. In fact, his gaze kept lingering on the girl in front of the window, without any attempt to hide it.

It's him?

Shiho Miyano's eyes flickered slightly, but she regained her composure the next second, raising an eyebrow and speaking indifferently.

"That's very rude, sir."

"Excuse me, are you a researcher?"

Shouldn't you introduce yourself before asking others questions?

"My name is Shinichi Kudo, and I'm a detective. I'm currently investigating a case, and this private room might be a key location. May I ask why you chose this room? And what were you looking at before?"

"Because it's the quietest place here, at least it used to be. I just watch whatever's outside the window."

Shinichi Kudo frowned slightly: "What is your relationship with Kiyoko Yukimatsu?"

"I've never heard of this name before, though I've seen the surname."

"where is it?"

"Naturally, it's in the newspapers."

Shiho Miyano's lips curled up slightly: "The famous detective, the savior of the Metropolitan Police Department, five days have passed since that exorbitant insurance claim case was published in the newspaper, and it's still not solved? This is quite unprofessional."

"...May I come over and take a look?"

Shiho Miyano tapped the floor with her finger: "As long as you don't hurt them, it's fine."

On the floor was a sea of ​​roses, with bright red making up the majority, and only a few pure white ones as embellishments, which made them even more beautiful.

"very beautiful."

Shinichi Kudo walked along a deliberately left path to the window and praised it sincerely.

Shiho Miyano raised an eyebrow slightly but said nothing.

Shinichi Kudo immediately realized that this sea of ​​flowers was probably prepared by the man the landlady had mentioned, and that there must be something about it that didn't suit her taste.

He thought for a moment and guessed: "You don't like the white roses mixed in?"

"But it definitely looks better this way," Shiho Miyano said dejectedly.

Shinichi Kudo nodded silently to himself, "Indeed."

He walked to the windowsill and looked out. A row of tall buildings lined the street, defining the limit of his field of vision. He searched carefully within this defined area, but found few suspicious targets, especially no residences.

Could it be a street?

He had indeed heard that women worked as prostitutes on the streets at night, but given Kiyoko Yukimatsu's appearance, even if she wasn't lying about engaging in compensated dating, there would definitely be wealthy men lining up to bid for her services, not people waiting in line.

Is that a hotel?

Shinichi Kudo looked up at a building. From this angle, he could only see the balcony on the seventh floor at most. Although the possibility that others could see what was happening there was unlikely, it couldn't be said to be zero.

Let's look for any other suspicious points, and then we'll go to the hotel to inquire.

"The police have already announced the case is closed, are you still not willing to give up?" Shiho Miyano suddenly said.

Shinichi's eyelid twitched: "The morning newspaper?"

"The news hasn't come out yet. I only saw you investigating alone. What are you looking for?"

Shinichi Kudo was silent for a few seconds. "I don't know either."

Shiho Miyano frowned slightly: "Can't you even be sure if the current direction of the investigation is correct?"

"Sigh, that's how it is."

This case is completely different from the previous ones. In addition to the mastermind's ingenious use of the "probability" method, there were several possible direct attacks, but no clues were left behind.

Aside from the sarcasm he deliberately left behind.

This thoroughness undoubtedly indicates that the other party is a professional, far superior to ordinary murderers of the past.

and so……

Is Kiyoko Yukimatsu's lover actually a professional assassin?

However, given how things have developed, he can't be 100% certain that Yukimatsu Kiyoko is the one with the problem. For the same reason, she's unlikely to get her hands on the 500 million yen insurance money easily now; what is she after in doing this?

Is someone framing her?

By framing Yukimatsu Nami first?

A thick fog enveloped his vision, and Shinichi Kudo felt a wave of dizziness wash over him. Oh no! He'd been so engrossed in his thoughts that he'd forgotten to eat the sandwich he bought and left it in the taxi.

Suddenly, I felt a supporting force in my right arm, and my swaying body was firmly supported.

"Overworking your brain?" Shiho Miyano asked.

Shinichi Kudo rubbed his temples and took a deep breath: "Thank you, I forgot to eat breakfast."

"Wait a minute, I'll get you something right away. Sit here for a while."

Shiho Miyano moved her chair over and helped Shinichi Kudo sit down. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she heard him suddenly exclaim as if he had regained his strength.

"Xiao Lan? Shui Yue?! Shopping?!?!"

Chapter 43 The relationship between red and black has become strange.

Five minutes later, Shinichi Kudo, who was sitting blankly by the window, saw Shiho Miyano carrying two stacks of tempura out from behind the screen, and his eyes showed gratitude.

What a kind person.

And when he saw Ran and Hotaru walking side by side after Shiho Miyano...

buzzing-

The brain's CPU is running at full capacity!

Insufficient energy supply and inefficient heat dissipation caused Shinichi Kudo's mind to go blank. He slumped into his chair and fainted. When he finally awoke some time later, the first thing he heard was:

"I told you low blood sugar is common, Ran, don't worry. Kudo is in better physical condition than me, he'll wake up soon."

My eyelids twitched slightly. What nonsense is Shuiyue spouting?

"Look, you're awake. Don't open your eyes yet, Kudo. You have candy in your mouth, suck on it for a while. Don't think about the case now. Breathe steadily and count to five."

A few minutes later, Shinichi Kudo finally opened his eyes. Below the wooden ceiling, he saw two girls on his left and right, looking at him with concern.

However, the one on the left only appeared briefly, and for a moment, Shinichi Kudo thought he had misread it.

She really is a kind person, even though it was the first time we met.

"Shinichi, are you alright?" Ran asked with concern.

"..."

Shinichi Kudo really didn't know how to respond to this. He shook his head slightly with difficulty, and his palm touched something soft and layered. With a little effort, he tried to lift his upper body... "Hiss hiss hiss—it hurts!"

"Don't move around. There are roses all around you, and they have thorns," Shiho Miyano gently reminded her.

So that's how it is... Shinichi Kudo smiled wryly. He probably just fell off the chair. He wondered if his back would be covered in sores.

"I'm sorry, I will make it up to you."

"It's nothing, just looking at it is enough."

"Don't roses in florists usually have their thorns trimmed?" Xiaolan asked curiously.

“We picked them ourselves from the flower nursery this morning, and your Shuiyuejun said that roses are only beautiful when they have thorns, although I agree with that point.”

"..."

"..."

Ran and Shinichi were both speechless. What did they mean by "my/Ran's Suigetsu-kun"?

Seeing the change in Ran's eyes, Shiho Miyano was puzzled for a moment, then suddenly realized, "I'm sorry, he didn't mean anything by giving me roses. We were just chatting and he just did it on a whim. He said it was simply because they looked nice."

"..."

"..."

Xiaolan and the other girl were speechless again. Had they misunderstood something? There was no need to explain this to her.

Moreover, looking at the roses that filled the entire room, Xiaolan couldn't help but mutter to herself: "As expected of Shuiyue-kun's scumbag style, he's the best at coaxing girls."

"mistake."

A soft laugh came from behind the screen. The group looked up and saw Ying Sheng, dressed in a white hoodie and with a face that seemed to be bathed in sunshine, walking over carrying a food box.

"Ms. Shiho is my superior, so this is undoubtedly flattery, but unfortunately, the effect seems to be mediocre."

Shiho Miyano rolled her eyes at him, not wanting to say anything.

Ying Sheng placed the food box on the low table, opened the first layer, which contained only a bowl of white porridge. He took it out and handed it to Xiao Lan: "This raises blood sugar quickly, you can feed it to Kudo."

"no, I'm fine!"

Kudo Shinichi's face flushed red, and he straightened up without using his hands to support himself. He snatched the white porridge from Hotaru's hand and took a mouthful without even using a spoon.

"I can do it myself!"

Ying Sheng remained silent and continued arranging the side dishes at the bottom of the food box: "Slow down, be careful it's hot."

"Thank goodness, you must have been soaked in cold water just now. How long was I unconscious?"

"About ten minutes?"