Detective Conan: The Literary Genius is Actually a Great Scientist

Seeing the undisguised adoration in the eyes of the two beautiful girls, Lin Ran felt incredibly comfortable and her sense of accomplishment was off the charts.

Compared to the era of "liberal arts students weeping while science students rejoiced" in the previous life, in this 90s Japan, and even the whole world, the status and influence of intellectuals were still very high, and they were highly respected.

His past life's "old age hobbies" of frequenting libraries, reading miscellaneous books, and reading newspapers have finally come in handy.

"Damn system, it claims to be a way to cultivate academic geniuses, but it starts you with nothing, without any start-up capital or cutting-edge technology."

Lin Ran recalled the embarrassing situation when he first transmigrated and couldn't help but mentally complain about the system that had practically played dead after throwing him over there.

So much so that during his initial period after arriving, he spent most of his free time in libraries and bookstores, reviewing, comparing, and absorbing knowledge about the world, especially literary works, and making up for the cultural background and writing style of this world.

Of course, every effort will be rewarded.

After half a year of hard work, combining the accumulation of knowledge from my previous life with my research in this life, I finally managed to raise the level of [Literary Literacy] on the system panel by two levels, reaching the level of [Famous Writer], and successfully launched the bombshell novel "The Devotion of Suspect X".

After spending some time with Yuanzi flipping through the newspaper, Xiaolan noticed a copy of "Introduction to Number Theory" open on Lin Ran's desk. The dense notes on it prompted her to ask curiously:

"Huh? Lin Ran, aren't you planning to be a writer? I see you reading some really advanced math books."

In her view, Lin Ran has already achieved such amazing success in literature, and if she continues down this path, she will surely become a literary giant.

Why bother with a subject like math that's considered "torturous"?

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran leaned back in his chair with a standard tactical lean, and began his performance:

"You wouldn't know this, but writing is just a hobby of mine, a way to earn a little extra money and express my thoughts. Science..."

He pointed to the book "Introduction to Number Theory": "Exploring the unknown and creating the future, science is my dream and main focus."

Xiaolan: "..."

Sonoko: "..."

The two girls fell silent instantly, looking at Lin Ran's "this is normal" expression, and for a moment they didn't know how to react.

He wrote a phenomenal work that caused a national sensation and was widely reported by mainstream media, yet he described it as just a "hobby"?

Do you know what you're saying?

Sonoko opened her mouth, but could only manage to squeeze out a dry sentence: "...Your genius life plans are truly unimaginable to us mortals."

Xiao Lan nodded in agreement, her gaze towards Lin Ran becoming even more complex, a mixture of admiration, confusion, and a hint of relief that "geniuses' thought processes are indeed different from ours."

Perhaps this is the barrier between ordinary people and geniuses.

Lin Ran remained noncommittal about the two girls' reactions.

This is, after all, the world of Detective Conan.

A mysterious side world filled with scientific laws, frequent cases, and hidden dark organizations.

Unlike the relatively "safe" office lady life on Earth in her previous life, this place has wineries, phantom thieves, the FBI/CIA, and possibly even witches. A simple intellectual identity is sometimes not enough, lacking sufficient self-protection and deterrence.

Therefore, after reaching level 2 in literature and gaining a stable source of income and initial social influence, Lin Ran prepared to focus on the field of science.

He needs to enhance his reputation and influence in the scientific community as soon as possible.

"The organization might dare to make a move against a world-renowned writer in secret," Lin Ran thought to himself. "But if it wants to touch a world-renowned scientist, who might even drive the development of a certain field, the organization will have to think twice."

Do you really think the iron fist behind my back is just for show?

He remembered that his homeland in this life was extraordinary in terms of strength and influence.

This tiger skin, when it's time to tear it off, must be torn off.

...

Lin Ran took out two sample copies of "The Devotion of Suspect X" from his bag. The title page already had his autograph, and in addition to his pen name "Xia Mo", he also signed his real name "Lin Ran" next to it.

"Here you go, the signed books you promised."

He handed the book to Sonoko and Ran respectively.

Sonoko excitedly accepted the book as if it were a priceless treasure. Seeing the "No.1" and "No.2" numbers after the signature, indicating it was the first and second personally signed book, she was overjoyed, her smile stretching almost to her ears.

"That's fantastic! Thank you so much, Writer Lin! I love you to death!"

Xiaolan carefully accepted her copy of "No. 2": "Thank you so much, I will treasure it."

After admiring her idol's autograph with great satisfaction, Sonoko suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Lin Ran, about that thing you asked me to do before, I've already spoken to them, and they said it's no problem. When would be a convenient time for you..."

Lin Ran nodded: "No rush, let's wait a couple of days. I'll contact you once everything is arranged on my end."

The two were talking about getting new identity documents for the Miyano sisters.

This kind of thing is difficult for ordinary people, but for the second daughter of the Suzuki Group, it might be a small matter that can be handled with just a phone call and a few words of explanation.

And the "price" Lin Ran paid for this was—

The copy of "The Devotion of Suspect X" in my hand is the world's first autographed copy, numbered No. 1.

In Sonoko's opinion, this deal was an absolute steal!

In high spirits, she waved her hand and said, "Let's go have lunch. Today it's my treat, and of course, Xiaolan will be in charge of making the lunchboxes."

"Huh?" Xiaolan was taken aback.

"What are you groaning about?"

Sonoko put her arm around Ran's shoulder with a sense of entitlement. "Ran, you got a free copy of our great writer Lin's autographed book, number 002 no less! Shouldn't you repay us with something? Use your unparalleled cooking skills to thank us!"

"Then I'll have to really enjoy Ran's cooking!"

Lin Ran readily agreed with a smile.

Being able to taste a bento box made by an angel is a treatment that countless Detective Conan fans dream of.

……

The day's classes passed quickly.

Throughout the afternoon, Lin Ran didn't listen to the lectures completely; instead, she spent most of her time working on classic math and physics Olympiad problems.

The teachers on the podium also turned a blind eye to this.

In the small "ivory tower" of Teitan High School, the rules are simple—as long as your grades are good enough and you don't bother others, whatever you do in class is basically right.

The garden is an example of this.

As one of the school board members of Teitan, her family is allowed to do whatever they want, as long as they don't demolish the school, let alone sleep in class.

At 3:30 p.m., the school bell rang on time.

Ran is going to train at the karate club, while Sonoko is a member of the tennis club.

As a member of the "Homebound Club" who had only transferred to the school six months ago and had not yet joined any clubs, Lin Ran packed her schoolbag and was preparing to go to the library to borrow some of the latest scientific journals or professional books, as usual, before going home to continue doing practice problems and research.

After all, there's a lovely assistant waiting for me at home now, and the learning environment is more comfortable and relaxing than the library.

"Lin Ran! Wait a minute!"

Just as Lin Ran was about to walk out of the classroom, Sonoko and Ran ran over together.

"What's wrong?" Lin Ran stopped in her tracks.

Sonoko said excitedly, "Don't rush home! Teitan University is having a anniversary celebration today. I heard that their Faculty of Letters and the Mystery Research Club have put on a really interesting 'Detective Mystery Theater,' recreating scenes and puzzles from many classic mystery novels! Shall we go check it out together?"

Since becoming a die-hard fan of "The Devotion of Suspect X," Sonoko is now full of enthusiasm for mystery-related activities.