Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

That's how Xiaolan is.

Ran didn't wait for Shinichi Kudo that day.

After leaving the hospital, Zhiyong quietly found Xiaolan.

After taking Xiaolan out of the Beika City building, Zhiyong told Xiaolan the truth.

After finding the bomb, the police did not dare to notify anyone for safety reasons, and defused all the bombs in the building.

The building was temporarily closed for safety reasons.

Conan was knocked unconscious by Zhiyong, so he didn't call Ran.

Although the Mihana City Building is temporarily closed.

But Ran was still waiting at the building entrance for Shinichi Kudo to appear.

When Kogoro Mouri found Ran and saw that she wouldn't leave, he said, "Ran, such a big thing happened today, and Shinichi didn't even show up. He definitely won't be coming back now. Just come back with me."

“Yes, Ran, Kudo definitely won’t come. He’ll probably tell you that he’s involved in an important case and can’t get away or something. But isn’t this case important? Yet, he hasn’t shown up at all,” Zhiyong added.

"I'll wait until after midnight. If he doesn't appear, I'll go back," Xiaolan said.

"Alright then, I'll wait for you here." Knowing that persuasion was useless, Kogoro Mori had no choice but to say this.

Ran waited for Shinichi Kudo in front of the Beika City Building until almost 1 a.m.

But they didn't see Shinichi Kudo, nor did they receive a call from him.

This made Xiaolan feel very depressed.

"Ran, Kudo definitely won't come. In his eyes, the case comes first," Zhiyong advised again.

"Yeah, it's almost one o'clock now, and that kid still hasn't shown up. He's definitely not coming."

For Ran's safety, Kogoro Mouri also came to persuade her.

Ran checked the time and looked around, but there was no sign of Shinichi Kudo.

Therefore, Xiaolan did not insist any further and nodded in agreement to go home.

The next day.

When Conan woke up, he didn't realize he had been drugged because of the strong smell of formaldehyde in the hospital.

However, Conan didn't discover it until the morning of the next day.

Conan quickly used Shinichi Kudo's voice to call the agency and apologize to Ran.

However, Shinichi Kudo's words made Ran very depressed.

Shinichi Kudo once again used the excuse that he had an important case and could not leave for the time being.

Such excuses came one after another, which made Xiaolan angry.

This incident has created a slight rift between Ran and Shinichi Kudo.

This is definitely good news for Zhiyong.

……

Chapter 123 Reunion with Hattori Heiji

Because of the bombing incident caused by Teiji Moriya.

Although the police have already arrested Teiji Moriya.

But this has left Tokyo in a state of panic.

As it happened, Conan heard about a Sherlock Holmes fan tour somewhere, and he secretly signed up to join.

Originally, it was just Kogoro Mouri, Ran, and the other two.

After all, Conan is very wary of Zhiyong, and he will not give Zhiyong any chance to get close to Ran alone.

When the organizer learned that Kogoro Mouri would also be joining the tour, he was very pleased.

Zhiyong was allowed to participate through connections.

For Kogoro Mouri and Conan's trip.

Zhiyong will definitely go along.

Zhiyong especially remembers the plot of this Sherlock Holmes fan gathering.

Some things happened in the middle, and I remember that Heiji Hattori also participated.

It was during this incident that Heiji Hattori discovered Conan's secret.

This time, they're truly two bromancers, and their bromance is officially blossoming.

On the way to the hotel.

Since they were all Sherlock Holmes fans, they asked each other which of Holmes' works they liked best.

Some say it's "A Study in Scarlet," others say it's "The Red-Headed League," and Conan, not to be outdone, says he prefers "The Sign of Four."

When asked, Kogoro Mouri casually replied, "I like Murder on the Olympus Express."

After Kogoro Mouri finished speaking, the car fell silent.

Zhi Yong was speechless.

This isn't just a simple vacation; if you're going to participate in such an activity, you should at least do some preparation.

Then, a middle-aged man said, "You must be talking about the Murder on the Orient Express."

Another woman said, "The author of that novel is Agatha Christie, not Conan Doyle at all."

"I didn't expect that there would be an outsider in our tour group."

"This is so disappointing."

"Are we really going to stay with these people for the next three days?" Kogoro Mouri whispered.

The receptionist, Hitomi Iwai, said, "Actually, it's not just you few this time. There are some other people as well. Our boss has already taken them back to the hotel, and you'll see them in a little while."

"My friend, you're not like him, are you?" the middle-aged man asked Zhiyong.

"I like 'A Study in Scarlet' and 'The Red-Headed League'. It's impossible to compare which one I like better."

Then, Zhiyong said that he liked that part of the novel and compared the two books.

Zhiyong only read these two books after hearing that he was going to attend a Sherlock Holmes fan gathering.

He hadn't had time to read the other Sherlock Holmes novels yet.

If you ask him about something else, he really can't answer.

On the road after that.

The group continued to talk about Sherlock Holmes.

However, they all looked at Kogoro Mouri with disdain.

The hotel is perched on a cliff.

This was originally a villa, but it was later converted into a hotel.

I don't know why, but in island nations, they particularly like to build villas in places like this.

The good thing about this place is that transportation is relatively convenient, and there is cell phone signal.

At least we're not completely isolated from the world.

"Welcome to the McLaffert Villa. I am the organizer of this event and the owner of this place, Hiroyuki Kanaya. All of you here are true Sherlock Holmes fans, carefully selected by me," said Hiroyuki Kanaya, the owner of the inn.

"Is it really a rigorous selection process? There's someone here whom even Sherlock Holmes dislikes, and he managed to get in. How can that be considered a rigorous selection process?" said the middle-aged man in the car.

"There really are people like that."

"It's the one with the mustache."

"Seriously, how could someone like that get in?"

Hearing the whispers around him, Kogoro Mouri's expression changed, and he became somewhat embarrassed.

In the past, things would have been better.

He's a famous detective now, and being ignored like this makes him very unhappy.

Kogoro Mouri said, "Never mind, I'll just go back."

Hiroyuki Kanaya hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, saying, "Please wait, Mr. Mori."

"Ladies and gentlemen, listen up! The gentleman I've invited today is someone who can be compared to Sherlock Holmes; he is the most famous detective of our time..."

"Mr. Kogoro Mouri, right? I've seen some of the cases he's solved on TV and in the newspapers. He's smart, but he's still far from being on par with Sherlock Holmes,"

A man who looked like a college student spoke with some disdain.

The woman next to the man also said, "That's right. Not to mention Sherlock Holmes, even Dr. Watson, who works alongside Sherlock Holmes, probably couldn't beat him."

Kogoro Mouri was very angry, but there was nothing he could do about it since it was an outsider.

We can't just teach the other party a lesson over this.

Who knew that at this moment, Conan, that guy who was courting death, would add fuel to the fire.

He said to Kogoro Mouri, "Oh well, what can you do when your opponent is Sherlock Holmes? Even if you can't win, there's nothing you can do about it."

"Shut up! How could I lose to a character in a book?" Kogoro Mouri couldn't hold back any longer and yelled at Conan.

His words made the Sherlock Holmes fans present stare at him with great displeasure.

As Kogoro Mouri spoke, he smacked Conan hard on the head and said, "It's all your fault for joining this tour group on your own."

After a brief period of chaos, Hiroyuki Kanaya began introducing everyone to each other.

After everyone learned Conan's name, they all surrounded him and showered him with praise.

Hattori Heiji walked in at that moment. He saw Mouri Kogoro and the others and greeted them first.

Ran was delighted to see him and asked, "I didn't expect to run into Hattori here. You're a Sherlock Holmes fan too!"

Hattori Heiji said regretfully, "No, no, the reason I joined this tour was because I thought Shinichi Kudo would come, but I didn't expect him not to. Besides, I prefer Ellery Queen to Conan Doyle..."