Detective Conan: The Literary Genius is Actually a Great Scientist

After gulping down half a glass of milk, Lin Ran felt a little better with something in her stomach, and then she remembered what she had done.

"Forehead……"

Did I steal Ai's milk?

No wonder the milk smells so good today. Besides the taste of milk itself, it also has a hint of the sweet milky fragrance that a little girl has.

Seeing Lin Ran finish every last drop of milk and lick his lips with a look of lingering enjoyment, Xiao Ai bit her lip, her icy blue eyes fixed intently on him.

Lin Ran felt a little uneasy under the stare and coughed lightly.

"Um... I'm done drinking, that's all. How about... I buy you another one? Double the price?"

He shook the glass.

Ai snorted coldly, turned her head away, and expressed her dissatisfaction with the back of her head.

In the kitchen, Akemi called out that they could eat now.

"Young Master Ran, Shiho, dinner is ready."

"Here it comes!"

Upon hearing the words "dinner is served," Lin Ran forgot all about apologizing to the little girl, put down her cup, and darted over.

Dinner consisted of four dishes and a soup.

Knowing that Lin Ran is Chinese and prefers Chinese food, Mingmei has been working hard to learn how to cook Chinese dishes these days, and the table is full of common home-style dishes that are popular in China.

Braised pork ribs, steamed sea bass, stir-fried beef with chives, stir-fried lettuce with garlic, and a side of bamboo fungus soup with egg white—the combination of meat and vegetables is very well-balanced.

"Ah—it smells so good! Mingmei, you're my goddess!"

Taking a deep breath, Lin Ran's eyes lit up, and her index finger twitched.

"Eat up, eat up!"

While greeting the two, he picked up a piece of pork rib and started gnawing on it, not even bothering to use chopsticks. He had to take care of his stomach first, regardless of how civilized he was.

Seeing Lin Ran start eating, the two sisters then picked up their chopsticks and began to eat as well.

Mingmei served Lin Ran her meal, carefully using chopsticks to remove the tenderest, least bony pieces of the steamed sea bass from its belly. After thoroughly checking for any remaining bones, she gently placed the pieces into Lin Ran's bowl, saying softly:

"Young master, eat slowly, be careful not to choke, have some soup to help you swallow."

"Mmm...mmm, delicious! Sister Mingmei, your cooking skills are getting better and better. If this continues, I really won't be able to live without you." Lin Ran responded vaguely with her mouth full of food, but she didn't forget to take the time to give the highest level of praise.

He praised the young maid until her pretty face blushed slightly, and her movements became even more gentle.

Seeing that Lin Ran liked to gnaw on ribs and couldn't live without meat, Xiao Ai gave up her plan to compete with him for food and silently ate the bok choy in front of her.

It wasn't that she felt sorry for him; she just wanted to lose weight.

After finishing a plate of pork ribs and two bowls of overflowing white rice, Lin Ran finally recovered. She took the bamboo fungus soup that Mingmei handed her and finished it off in one go.

"Ugh~ That feels good!"

Lin Ran put down the bowl, leaned back, let out a burp without any regard for appearances, and patted her stomach with a contented expression.

Seeing that he had finished eating, the maid finally began to actually pick up her chopsticks.

Noticing someone's gaze directed at her, the tea-haired loli, who was shoveling rice into her mouth, paused for a moment, and then... silently moved her bowl a tiny bit away from Lin Ran.

Seeing Ai's action, Lin Ran was speechless.

What does that mean? What does that mean?

No one would think that a grown man, a talented writer, and the owner of a villa would be so heartless as to steal food from a little girl, would they?

Ai: Hehe, that's hard to say.

Someone has a criminal record.

……

After finishing dinner, feeling full and refreshed, Lin Ran picked his teeth with a toothpick and strolled into the living room. He noticed a pile of readers' letters on the carpet, and, intrigued, picked one up and opened it.

It was another reader's letter from prison.

The other party was a prisoner who said that he was imprisoned for a similar crime, and after reading Lin Ran's novel, he was deeply moved and began to reflect on his own crimes.

"Tsk~ My readers really come from all walks of life."

Lin Ran clicked her tongue and put the letter aside.

This letter is worthwhile if it can help a lost person return to the right path.

"Speaking of which, don't I have any female fans...?" Lin Ran remembered something. Recently, the letters that Mingmei and Xiao Ai had chosen for him to reply to were all from male readers, even though he treated men and women equally.

But that shouldn't be the case!

Given the profound and intense depiction of love in "The Devotion of Suspect X," and his identity as a mysterious and brilliant author known as "Summer's End," how could he possibly not have female fans writing him letters? He refused to accept it!

With this thought in mind, Lin Ran squatted down and began rummaging through the pile of letters.

As Ai walked out of the restaurant, she saw his actions. She paused for a moment, then silently walked to the trash can, picked it up without hesitation, turned around, and left, saying, "I'm going to take out the trash."

"well?"

Lin Ran turned around in surprise.

Strange!

They're both lazybones; after eating, they just lie on the sofa, and the maid usually does the chores.

If you're so diligent, doesn't that make me look lazy and useless?

Thinking of this, Lin Ran couldn't sit still any longer. Without even looking at the letter, she got up and went straight to the kitchen. Mingmei was washing dishes by the sink at the time, completely unaware of the figure that had quietly slipped in behind her.

"Snap—"

I gently patted that pert, rounded curve with my hand.

The young maid shuddered and turned around shyly.

"Young...Young Master? What brings you here?"

"Mingmei, I'm hungry~" Lin Ran hugged her from behind, his hands lingering on her slender waist for a moment, then suddenly lifted her apron and, against the force of gravity, slowly began to move upwards.

They only stopped contentedly when they encountered an obstacle.

"Huh?"

Did you just finish eating? Are you hungry?

Feeling the unusual sensation on her chest, Akemi blushed instantly.

"Young Master...no, Ai is still in the living room..."

"It's nothing, she went to take out the trash."

Lin Ran rested her chin on her shoulder, squinted her eyes, and massaged her with a look of contentment through the thin pajamas.

As the old saying goes, "When people are well-fed and warm, they think of lustful desires."

Having eaten and drunk his fill, he was no longer sleepy or tired. In order not to appear too lazy in comparison to Ai, he decided to put in some effort and help Ai feed her older sister.

The young maid's red lips were tightly pressed together, her body trembling slightly, a blush spreading down to her ears and neck, her eyes glazed over, as she forced her increasingly limp body to speak, "Then...then young master...shall we go to the bedroom?"

I'm still too shy to talk about the kitchen.

Moreover, Shiho might return at any time.

"Alright..." Lin Ran glanced regretfully at the kitchen, reluctantly withdrew his mischievous hand, then bent down and, in a standard princess carry, lifted the little maid's slender body horizontally.

"Wait...wait a minute...Young Master Ran, I'll take off my apron."

"No! What I want is a cook... oops, an apron."

"Waaah..."

The maid guessed Lin Ran's "wicked" plan and let out a shy moan.

I'm very shy, extremely shy.

But she couldn't bear to refuse any of her young master's requests. Faced with this situation, she could only wrap her arms around Lin Ran's neck, bury her blushing face in her chest, and smell the youthful scent emanating from the boy in front of her.

It smells so good... like the young master's scent...

"Young...Young Master..."

"Um?"

"The aprons hanging by the door... some are clean... this one... is dirty..."

"receive!"

With the maid's permission, Lin Ran could no longer stand. She picked her up and left the kitchen, grabbed an apron, and rushed upstairs to the bedroom, slamming the door shut behind her.

The living room fell silent.

After a while, a small figure walked in from outside.

Putting the trash can back in its place, the tea-haired loli walked into the still-lit kitchen with a puzzled look, then came out with a frown.

Clever as she is, when she saw the half-washed dishes in the kitchen, the apron that disappeared by the door, and heard faint sounds coming from upstairs... all these clues instantly connected into a complete picture in her little mind.

That despicable Lin Ran!

All she knows is bullying her older sister!

It's only been a short while since we finished eating. Can't you let your sister rest for a bit?

She knows her older sister too well.

That gentle yet somewhat weak older sister was always powerless against that boy. As long as he teased her a little, she would blush and half-heartedly submit.

"Really..."

Xiao Ai bit her lower lip, feeling disappointed and frustrated.

My older sister is so disappointing. She doesn't know how to use her advantages at all. Men have a latent desire to conquer and a sense of curiosity. A woman's greatest charm is not about giving everything she wants, but about playing hard to get.

Then Lin Ran can have whatever she wants.

After sulking downstairs for a while, the haughty little girl hesitated for a moment, seemingly thinking of something.

She still hoisted her short legs and walked upstairs.