Detective Conan: The Literary Genius is Actually a Great Scientist

The incident was handled very quickly.

The police collected evidence, took photos, recorded statements, then removed the body and cleaned up the scene in one swift motion.

The Suzuki family's security personnel escorted everyone away by helicopter. After this incident, Ayako Suzuki will probably not hold this biennial class reunion again.

Achieving one's goal without getting one's hands dirty—that's a truly ruthless person.

Lin Ran said, "I'm scared, I'm scared of you squinty-eyed people."

Inside the helicopter, Sonoko was clinging to Lin Ran's arm, practically hanging on him, her little head resting on his shoulder, mumbling a complaint to him in a sleepy voice:

"Lin Ran, I'm so sleepy... I haven't slept well at all... I feel like I've been beaten up, my whole body aches..."

"It's probably because you were too tired yesterday, plus your sleeping position wasn't good."

"No, that's not true!"

Sonoko pouted, her voice soft and sweet, "It's all your fault!"

"Blame me?"

Lin Ran panicked a little; Xiao Lan's fist seemed to be right in front of her.

"It's all your fault!" Sonoko declared with unusual righteous indignation. "You're so hot! Like a furnace! I couldn't sleep well at night because I kept wanting to stick close to you!"

Towards the end, she herself became embarrassed.

Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief, then found it amusing.

However, after the T-virus serum enhanced his body, his body temperature did seem to be higher than normal, his metabolism was faster, and his blood circulation was more vigorous, making him like a walking hand warmer.

It's definitely comfortable to hug when it's cold, but when it's hot... well, it might be a bit "overly enthusiastic".

"Okay, okay, it's my fault." Lin Ran readily admitted her mistake. "Next time I'll stay away from you so you don't get too hot."

"don't want!"

Sonoko immediately hugged his arm tightly, like a kitten guarding its food, "I want to be held! Even if it's hot, I want to be held! At most... at most I'll wear less! You wear less too!"

Lin Ran: "..."

Miss, what you said is very dangerous!

Hearing this, Xiaolan blushed and lowered her head.

Actually... she unconsciously leaned against Lin Ran in the middle of the night last night. That warm feeling made her feel very safe, like being enveloped in sunshine, and she unconsciously snuggled up to him.

I feel so embarrassed thinking about it now...

And I don't know why...

Xiaolan felt a tightness, a slight soreness, and a bit of... tingling in her chest, as if someone had squeezed it hard. It didn't hurt, but the feeling was strange.

If Lin Ran hadn't been there, she would have already been tempted to rub it herself to relieve that strange feeling.

"It must have been Sonoko who did it..."

Xiaolan quietly shifted the blame onto her best friend.

It must be that Sonoko is a restless sleeper and touched me accidentally in the middle of the night. That girl, her hands are always so fidgety in her sleep!

She'll get her revenge next time!

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Mihana, Metropolitan Police Department.

The helicopter landed at the headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Because of the Suzuki Group, the police only took a brief statement, which took no more than half an hour, and then everyone was able to leave.

Ayako Suzuki was quite thoughtful; she arranged a private car to take her two classmates home.

After all, this class reunion must have been quite an event for them, and they'll probably need some time to process it. It's not safe for them to drive themselves.

"Ota, Kakutani, be careful on the road," Ayako Suzuki said gently. "Go back and get some rest. Don't overthink things. If you need counseling, you can contact me and I'll arrange it for you."

"Th-thank you, Ayako." Ota Katsu nodded with a wry smile. "We... will get through this."

Hiroki Kakutani nodded in agreement: "Yes, thank you, Ayako."

See? They actually have to thank us!

Lin Ran and Xiao Lan were driven home by Yuanzi in the same pink Bentley Mulsanne that was exclusively for the young lady.

The driver was very skilled. It was midday, right when traffic was congested in the city center of Mihana, but he managed to drive through without any problems. Wherever he went, the road would automatically make way for him.

The surrounding vehicles reacted as if they had seen a monstrous flood when they saw the pink Bentley, swerving to get as far away as possible.

Don't be surprised, you can drive a Bentley Mulsanne too.

If you accidentally brush against it, you'll be bankrupt. You won't even have time to avoid it, so who would dare to get close?

No. 15, 2-chome, Yoneka Town.

The car slowly came to a stop in front of Lin Ran's house.

Watching the boy get off the car, Sonoko rolled down the window. Thinking about their trip to the mountain resort and their time sharing a bed last night, she kept encouraging herself. The time was right; it was time to make her move.

"Lin Ran..."

"What's wrong?"

Lin Ran turned around and smiled at the girl who looked tense and like she was going to her execution.

"It's just...it's just..." Before she could finish speaking, Sonoko, who had been encouraging herself, faltered again.

Like a little rabbit that mustered up the courage to challenge a lion, but when the lion turned around, the rabbit instantly chickened out and shrank back into its hole, too scared to come out.

Xiao Lan, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore.

waste!

She grabbed her best friend by the collar, pulled her back into the car, and then stuck her head out, shouting to Lin Ran outside:

"Lin Ran, do you still remember the promise you made to us?"

"What agreement? I don't remember it."

Lin Ran remembered, but deliberately teased them.

As expected, the garden took the bait.

She was still shy at first, but upon hearing his words, she immediately became anxious, forgetting all about being shy. She pulled Xiaolan back, squeezed herself to the window, and glared at Lin Ran:

"This is the agreement you made with us before, saying we could choose our own relationship! Lin Ran, you're not going to go back on your word, are you? A man's word is his bond!"

Seeing the girl's beautiful eyes instantly well up with tears, sparkling and looking pitiful as if to say, "If you dare to go back on your word, I'll cry," Lin Ran couldn't help but laugh.

This girl is so cute.

"Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore."

He walked over, reached out and ruffled Yuanzi's head, making her hair all messy, like a little lion. "Of course I remember. A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. I, Lin Ran, never go back on my word."

"So, Miss Sonoko, have you decided what kind of relationship you want? Will you continue as classmates, as friends, or... take it a step further?"

"I...I..."

Faced with such a blunt question, Sonoko's newly mustered courage instantly vanished. Her eyes darted around, her mouth opened and closed, but she could only utter a few indistinct syllables, "I... um... it's just..."

Xiao Lan, who was standing next to her, was both annoyed and amused.

Just moments ago they were brimming with confidence and ready to "launch an attack," but as soon as the enemy responded head-on, their commander retreated back into his shell.

"Garden—"

Xiao Lan drawled out her words, encouraging him with a mixture of exasperation and determination: "Come on! Didn't you say you had it all figured out? Tell me already!"

"I...I want to..."

Sonoko took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and shouted, "I want to be with Lin Ran... with you..."

Lin Ran listened intently: "Hmm? How about with me?"

"Waaah..."

Sonoko felt like her head was about to burst into flames. She shrank back into the large, soft leather seat with a "whoosh," covered her face with her hands, and let out a mournful cry:

"...It's too embarrassing! I can't say it!"

Her voice was trembling with tears, whether from shyness or anxiety, it was hard to tell.

Xiaolan: "..."

Looking at her best friend, who was practically curled up in a ball in the corner of the chair like an ostrich, the girl sighed helplessly and rubbed her forehead.

This best friend is beyond saving.

Wasn't she quite the talker when she was her dating coach? She could say things like "I like you" and "Please go out with me" so fluently. How come she's such a coward when it comes to herself?

"I'm sorry, Lin Ran."

Ran could only peek out herself and clean up the mess for her disappointing friend. "Sonoko... she might need a little more time to prepare. Next time, next time she'll definitely think it through and tell you!"

"Emmm..."

Lin Ran had already prepared, but he didn't expect the young lady to mess things up so badly at the crucial moment. He looked at Xiao Lan with amusement and asked, "So, Xiao Lan, what about you? Have you decided what kind of relationship you want?"

"Huh? Me?"

Xiao Lan didn't expect the topic to suddenly turn to her, and her cheeks quickly flushed red, like two lovely red clouds.

But she was calmer than Sonoko; at least she wasn't speechless. Although her heart was also racing, she was still able to maintain basic rationality.

"I...I'll choose with Sonoko."

After thinking for a moment, she gave the safest, and also the most "cunning" answer.

Best friends, we stand together through thick and thin.

This choice was exactly what Lin Ran had expected.

"Okay, I understand. You can let me know whenever you're ready. This agreement will remain in effect indefinitely."

"Okay, let's go then."

Xiao Lan nodded and prepared to close the window to go to the "education" garden.

Lin Ran suddenly remembered something and quickly called out, "Wait a minute."

Ran, whose hand was already pinching Sonoko's face, turned her head in confusion and looked at Lin Ran walking over, not knowing what had happened.

"Hand out."

"oh oh."

Despite not understanding, Xiaolan obediently stretched out her hand, her fair palm open, her fingers slender, and her palm soft.

Lin Ran calmly grasped Xiao Lan's smooth little hand, while inwardly calling up the system's reputation lottery panel with a slight excitement.

I almost forgot to share in the good fortune of the lucky winner.

"System, draw the lottery! Now!"

The familiar turntable appeared, spinning rapidly.

A few seconds later...

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have drawn the [Distribution Patterns of Mersenne Primes and Their Proof Methods]."

Gold was issued in one go.

Lin Ran was stunned. Was this the chosen one?

"You should be the main character!"

Lin Ran looked at Xiao Lan as if she were looking at some rare treasure.

Xiao Lan felt a little embarrassed by his intense gaze, pulled her hand back, and blushed even more: "Lin... Lin Ran, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Lin Ran took a deep breath to calm her excited emotions. "I just suddenly realized that Xiao Lan, you are truly my lucky star."

"Huh?" Xiaolan looked bewildered.

"From now on, when you go to raffles, buy lottery tickets, or play games, please be sure to include me," Lin Ran said earnestly.

"Pfft~"

Xiao Lan was amused by him. "Lin Ran, you're really good at joking."

"I'm serious." Lin Ran said with a solemn expression.

Sonoko then joined in, her face still flushed, but curiosity overcame her shyness: "What's a lucky star? What's a lottery? Lin Ran, are you taking Ran to play games? I want to too!"

"Okay, okay, I'll take you, I'll take you everywhere."

Lin Ran was in a great mood and everything looked pleasing to the eye.

He stepped back and waved to the two pretty girls in the car: "Take care on the road, and text me when you get home."

"Okay! Goodbye, Lin Ran!"

Goodbye, Lin Ran!

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(Sigh... The author wants to cry, it's been censored again...)