Detective Conan: The Literary Genius is Actually a Great Scientist

While Conan and the police were investigating clues in the warehouse.

Rice Flower Street.

The red sedan that left the explosion site, under someone's direction, drove through a maze of turns into a secluded alley.

Before long, at another exit of the alley, the scene changed abruptly.

A worn-out, rattling secondhand bicycle, rattling and creaking except for its bell, pulled out carrying two people.

The person pedaling in front was Miyano Akemi, whose delicate face was visible, while Lin Ran was sitting on the back seat, leisurely swinging her legs.

Don't ask why it was Akemi Miyano giving him a ride on her bicycle.

The answer is simple: he's lazy, a lazyness that's self-righteous and ingrained in his bones.

Aside from learning and appreciating beautiful women, Lin Ran always adheres to the guiding principle of "never sit if you can lie down, never stand if you can sit, and never touch your own little finger if you can let others do it."

This is a "fine tradition" he brought from his previous life.

Even after time travel, it wasn't lost.

The bicycle carried the two of them slowly through the night in Beika Town.

Finally, the "luxury car" stopped in front of a detached villa in a quiet residential area that looked expensive.

No. 15, 2-chome, Yoneka Town.

This is a rather nice three-story Western-style villa with a fairly well-maintained small courtyard. In the prime location of Mihua City, where land is extremely valuable, its price is outrageously high, making it far beyond the reach of ordinary families.

By the time the two arrived home, it was completely dark, and most of the houses around the villa had their lights on.

Lin Ran parked her bicycle, took out her key to open the door, and gestured "please" to Miyano Akemi, who was still somewhat reserved and bewildered.

Akemi Miyano was still in a semi-sleepwalking state, and instinctively followed him into the villa's entrance hall.

At this moment, Lin Ran casually placed the Ultraman Tiga mask on the entryway cabinet, turned around, and with a smile on her face, extended her hand:

"Let me formally introduce myself. Hello, my name is Lin Ran, the Lin Ran of 'layers of forests dyed in vibrant colors'."

His voice was clear and bright, completely different from the hoarse "Tiga" he had been before.

Akemi Miyano instinctively reached out and shook his hand, blurting out, "Y-hello, my name is Hiro... Akemi Miyano."

As soon as the words left her mouth, she realized that she had revealed her real name to a stranger.

She pursed her lips in annoyance, silently cursing herself for being an idiot.

But then she realized that since the other party was able to save her from Gin, they probably already knew her identity very well, and her secret was probably as transparent as transparent to them.

It was only then, under the bright lights of the villa, that she truly saw the face of her savior.

It was completely different from the image she had imagined on the way.

It could even be described as the complete opposite!

The other person looked very young, about the same age as his younger sister Shiho, at most seventeen or eighteen years old. There was still a hint of boyishness between his brows, but his features were already rare and handsome, especially his eyes, which were clear and bright, with a smile that made people feel at ease.

More importantly, he possesses a unique quality that is difficult to describe, like... a detached composure intertwined with a subtle scholarly air.

But that's not the point!

The key point is this surname, this given name...

"You...you're Chinese?"

Akemi Miyano asked in surprise.

Lin Ran blinked: "Yeah, it's the real deal, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong...?"

Akemi Miyano raised her hand to cover her face.

He was a peripheral member of a Japanese dark organization, a wanted criminal who had just robbed 1 billion yen, and at the critical moment when he was about to be silenced by the organization's ace assassin, he was inexplicably saved by a mysterious person... and this mysterious person turned out to be a Chinese teenager.

A Chinese high school student who looks like he should be sitting in a classroom doing practice problems or playing around with his classmates?

Is God sure He's not playing a joke on me?

Seeing Miyano Akemi's adorable slightly open mouth, Lin Ran couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This girl is a bit silly, but it's quite funny.

"Alright, stop standing there like an idiot. Come on in. It's safe here, at least for now."

Miyano Akemi followed him into the living room, feeling dizzy.

The living room was fairly tidy, if you ignored the books lying on the sofa and table.

"Sit wherever you like, make yourself at home, even though you might not be able to go back to your own home for a while." Lin Ran said as she walked towards the refrigerator in the kitchen. "Would you like something to drink? Water, juice, or tea? I'm pretty good at making tea."

"Ah, no need to trouble yourself..."

Akemi Miyano instinctively tried to be polite, but before she could finish speaking, her stomach growled loudly.

Having narrowly escaped death, she was already physically exhausted.

Lin Ran paused, turned to look at her: "Looks like just drinking isn't enough, we need to eat something too. Wait, let me see what we have to eat."

Akemi Miyano sat somewhat awkwardly on the sofa, watching the boy who had just forced back the organization's top general. He was now wearing a rather cute cartoon apron, boiling water, and preparing ingredients.

The stark contrast left her feeling lost again.

"Um... Lin... Mr. Lin?"

Akemi Miyano tentatively spoke.

"Just call me Lin Ran, or you can call me 'Lin' like everyone else, it's just a name." Lin Ran didn't turn her head and focused on cutting tomatoes.

"Lin... Ran".

Akemi Miyano murmured the somewhat unfamiliar name, gathering her thoughts, "Thank you so much for saving me! Really, thank you so much! But... why? Why did you save me? And how did you know I was there? Who... are you?"

I really couldn't help but ask.

How did a Chinese teenager get involved in the organization's affairs, especially when she was in the most danger?

Lin Ran put the chopped tomatoes into the pot, then cracked in two eggs. With her back to Miyano Akemi, her voice came:

Why did I save you? Hmm... if I had to say, maybe it's because you're pretty?

Akemi Miyano: "???"

What kind of reason is that?

Does good looks equate to justice? Did the organization know their assassination attempt failed because the target was good-looking?

Just kidding.

Lin Ran chuckled lightly, "Actually, I've been annoyed with that long-haired guy for a long time. He always wears a black trench coat and acts all pretentious, which is an eyesore."

This reason...

This sounds a tiny bit more plausible than the previous "appearance-based" argument.

Considering Lin Ran's unconventional personality, Miyano Akemi actually began to believe that this might really be part of the reason... This boy's style of doing things was indeed full of a certain willfulness.

"As for how I know..."

Lin Ran turned off the stove, ladled the steaming hot tomato and egg noodles into two large bowls, sprinkled on some chopped green onions, and brought them over. "It was a coincidence, purely a coincidence. I just happened to be in that area today... um, conducting some physics experiments, and then I bumped into it."

He pushed a bowl of noodles in front of Miyano Akemi, while he took another bowl and sat down on the sofa opposite her. He picked up his chopsticks and said, "Eat first, we can talk while we eat. Don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards you. If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't need to go through all this trouble."

After all, that's so stupid...

No, it's that she's such a naive and easily fooled woman. If he really had bad intentions, he could probably swindle her out of everything, leaving her penniless and still counting money for him.

Lin Ran silently added in her mind, blew on the noodles, and slurped up a big mouthful with satisfaction.