Detective Conan: The Literary Genius is Actually a Great Scientist

With the contract settled, Editor-in-Chief Matsumoto and Editor Endo didn't linger. After chatting for a while, they took their leave. The editorial and layout team at the company were now just waiting for the manuscript to arrive.

Lin Ran got up and saw the two off, all the way to the front door.

Before getting into the car, Editor-in-Chief Matsumoto held Lin Ran's hand and assured her again, "Don't worry about the promotion and distribution of 'Snow Country', we will do our best."

"Thank you for your hard work, Editor-in-Chief Matsumoto and Editor Endo."

Lin Ran responded with a smile.

I watched the black sedan drive away and disappear around the street corner.

Once the villa gate closed again, his composed and collected demeanor from the negotiations in the living room vanished instantly. He turned around and excitedly embraced the woman standing in the yard.

"Mingmei-nee—"

Mingmei knew her young master was happy, so she smiled and let him hug her, burying his head in her neck and nuzzling against her.

Lin Ran was in a great mood. He had wanted to show off when the contract was signed, but he had to restrain himself when there were outsiders around. Now that there were no outsiders, he was ready to show off properly.

"Did you hear that? Did you hear that? 18%! 18%! Your young master got 18% royalties! Hahaha!"

With a wave of his hand, brimming with confidence, he declared: "Looking across the land of heroes, who else is there? Who else is there!"

This copyright ratio is something that even Kawabata Yasunari himself didn't get when his "Snow Country" was published in his previous life, but he did it, surpassing his predecessor from the very first step, truly exceeding his teacher.

The more Lin Ran thought about it, the more excited she became. Unable to contain her excitement, she simply picked up the little maid and spun her around in circles to share her joy.

One lap, two laps, three or four laps...

Five laps, six laps, seven or eight laps...

"Ugh~"

After spinning around dozens of times, Lin Ran herself became dizzy and staggered, so she quickly put Mingmei down.

The master and servant stood side by side in front of the flower bed, one supporting the flower bed and the other supporting the young master, their backs bent, their faces pale, and their vision blurred with stars.

After a long pause, they looked at each other and then burst out laughing in unison.

They laughed so hard they almost fell over, like two idiots.

"Mingmei, aren't I amazing? Praise me! Praise me!"

At this moment, Lin Ran was like a child who had scored 100 points on a test and couldn't wait to show off to her parents and ask for praise. There was no trace of the calm and composure that "Teacher Xia Mo" had shown just now.

It's just short of wagging its tail.

"Amazing! Amazing! Young Master is the best!" Mingmei was equally delighted, patting his back and coaxing him with a smile, "Young Master is the most amazing writer in the world!"

"Anything else? Anything else?"

Lin Ran persisted, raising her head.

Looking at his handsome face so close to hers, and at his undisguised smugness and childlike innocence, Akemi's heart melted completely. She couldn't help but lean in and quickly kiss him on the lips.

"And...Young Master Ran is also the most handsome, the best, and forever shining young master in the world!"

"That's~"

Having received the praise and reward she wanted, Lin Ran proudly raised her chin, but the excitement in her heart had not yet been fully released, as if a little claw was scratching at her.

No, we need some more!

He leaned in and kissed Mingmei’s forehead, then her eyes, then the tip of her nose, and finally her soft lips, savoring and lingering on them.

After a long while, he finally released her, looking at the little maid's flushed cheeks and dazed eyes, and chuckled softly:

"Well... the dazzling young master now wants to eat the afternoon tea snacks made by his cute little maid, is that alright?"

"Hmm... Young Master just finished eating not long ago..."

Mingmei was so dizzy from the kiss that she answered instinctively.

"Then consider it a celebration!" Lin Ran said matter-of-factly. "To celebrate that I signed a big contract for my new book, to celebrate how amazing your young master is, we have to have some snacks to celebrate."

"Alright, alright~" Mingmei had no choice but to agree. "So, what would you like to eat, young master? Pudding? Cake? Or the red bean cake I just learned to make?"

"No, I'm happy today, so I want to eat the sweetest dessert."

"The sweetest dessert... what is that?"

Mingmei didn't notice the change in the boy's eyes and was still asking in a daze when, in the next second, she was picked up and carried into the villa by Lin Ran.

"The sweetest treat, of course, is my cutest little maid!"

"..."

When Mingmei realized what was happening, her cheeks grew increasingly red, glowing with a moist, rosy light. A shy emotion swirled in her eyes. The young master was so naughty; he actually treated her like a snack.

Is it really that sweet?

Before she could figure this out, the woman suddenly realized that the route someone was taking was not the way to the bedroom at all.

"Hey, young master, you've come to the wrong place, this is the kitchen..."

Akemi looked at the familiar kitchen door and felt a little flustered.

"We didn't go to the wrong place."

Lin Ran carried the little maid into the kitchen, placed her on the spacious island counter, and said with a mischievous grin, "Eating 'snacks' means eating them in the kitchen, right? Authentic, using ingredients found here."

As Mingmei sat on the table, a cool sensation spread across her buttocks. With her hands supporting her sides, she watched as Lin Ran locked the kitchen door behind her and then closed the blinds facing the courtyard. Her heart pounded.

"Young...Young Master...do you want to stay here...?"

"yes."

Lin Ran turned around and walked closer step by step, placing her hands on the countertop on either side of her body, trapping her in the middle. She looked intently at her, "We agreed last time that when Ai isn't home, Akemi-nee, you can only wear an apron in the kitchen, okay?"

"Well……"

Mingmei covered her bleeding face.

She did... agree to the offer.

But I agreed when I was aroused, when he teased me so much that I was confused and my mind went blank, and I had no way to refuse. How can that count?

But Lin Ran didn't care.

He'd been envious of the cook in the kitchen for so long.

From the first time he saw Mingmei wearing an apron and busy in the kitchen, that image was imprinted in his mind: gentle, virtuous, full of life, and with a unique kind of sexiness.

Today, the timing, location, and people are all perfect. If we don't eat now, when will we?

"Mingmei, your young master is so happy today, signing such a big contract, so... you should reward me." Lin Ran stepped forward, gently stroking and teasing her burning cheek with one hand.

The young maid was aroused to the point that her eyes glistened and her breathing became disordered.

"Just once... okay?" As he spoke, his fingers traced across the pretty face, landing on the maid's red lips. After playing with them for a while, they began to move downwards, gliding over her smooth neck, lifting her collar, and gradually delving into the bottomless cleavage...

"Waaah..."

After this teasing, a blush appeared on Mingmei's delicate face, her complexion was like a peach blossom, her breathing was rapid, and her crystal clear pupils were filled with ripples. She could no longer utter a single word of refusal.

The shyness and insistence in her heart were ultimately defeated by her pampering and indulgence towards him.

The young master's happiness is more important than anything else.

and……

She seems... to have a little bit of expectation too?

……

Teitan Elementary School.

In the afternoon, during PE class, Ai, unaware that her silly older sister had been tricked into being eaten as a "snack" by Young Master Lin, slowly walked towards the rest room after the teacher called for free time.

She has now completely adapted to this pace of life.

Although she has to attend classes with a group of elementary school students, at least she won't have to live in fear every day like she did when she was in the organization, and she'll also have her older sister and... Lin Ran by her side.

Life seems pretty good?

Noticing that she was leaving alone, a detective who had been wearing a long face all day, looking like he was owed eight million, quietly followed her.

Since last night, Conan has been in a particularly bad mood, absolutely terrible.

Xiao Lan actually stayed at another guy's house so late! And in the end, Lin Ran even had to bring her back!

He could see everything clearly from upstairs. The two were chatting and laughing all the way, and anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were a couple.

This scene made Conan's eyes widen in horror.

But there's nothing he can do!

Unable to rush down and question, unable to assert sovereignty, and even unable to show any abnormality, they could only hide behind the curtains, gritting their teeth, their hearts aching as if they were soaking in a sea of ​​lemons.

Thinking about how Xiaolan had been mentioning Lin Ran more and more often at home lately, and how naturally she was talking about him, and considering Lin Ran's good looks and outrageous talent, the great detective immediately became anxious.

A strong sense of crisis is overwhelming.

No, if this continues, before he can turn back into Shinichi Kudo, Ran will abandon him and run into someone else's arms.

He was the one who arrived first!

"We need to teach Lin Ran a lesson..."

Conan has already come up with a plan.

Haibara's older sister is now working as a maid at Lin Ran's house.

He had secretly investigated before. The woman named Mingmei was mature, gentle, and outstanding in appearance. The way she looked at Lin Ran... was definitely not something an ordinary maid should have. Their relationship was definitely not ordinary.

Lin Ran, that guy, already has such an "intimate" woman at home, yet he still dares to make a move on Xiao Lan, trying to have his cake and eat it too.

That's something he can't tolerate!

This is a deception of Xiaolan! It is a desecration of our relationship!

He, Shinichi Kudo, as Ran's childhood friend and future boyfriend, has the responsibility and obligation to expose the true face of this "scumbag" and protect Ran from harm.

Although... it's a bit unethical to take advantage of Haibara's sister, he can't care about that for Ran's sake.

Conan quickened his pace, catching up with the brown-haired girl who was walking slowly ahead. He lowered his voice and spoke seriously:

"Haibara, I have something to talk to you about."