Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Inspired by Yoko Okino, many of her friends started using this chat software.

The garden is also very impressive.

Thanks to her promotion, many students at Teitan High School have started using it.

Especially for a rich young lady like Sonoko, most of the people she knows are from wealthy families.

Their influence led to a rapid increase in ICQ's user base.

Zhiyong also took out more than a hundred special numbers and asked Yuanzi to give them away.

Miwako is the most popular female police officer in the Metropolitan Police Department, and is known as the "Flower of the Metropolitan Police Department".

The ICQ number that Zhiyong chose for Miwako was a special number consisting of six sixes.

Although Miwako is now studying in the United States, her influence remains.

Zhiyong asked Miwako to give her ICQ number, which Yumi then gave to the Metropolitan Police Department.

They had Miwako create several more groups, and then had people from the Metropolitan Police Department join them.

Then, Miwako would often post photos of herself in the United States in the group chat.

This attracted many people from the Metropolitan Police Department to join.

Zhiyong went to the school again to introduce the group function of ICQ to the teachers.

Let them create a group chat and invite all the parents to join, so that they can be informed immediately if anything happens.

One downside is that we don't have smartphones yet.

These chat apps will be even more convenient in the future when smartphones become widespread.

Although Zhiyong has done a lot of work and the number of ICQ users has increased significantly, it is not easy for ICQ to become widespread quickly; it can only be done gradually.

However, the company's servers cannot wait.

Zhiyong first needs to gradually establish a complete server network, and cannot allow the server to lag behind as the number of users increases.

Special personnel require long-term training.

For safety reasons, Zhiyong also specially recruited more than 20 safety experts.

We also asked them to start designing antivirus software.

Zhiyong planned to make it free, just like Kingsoft and 360 later, mainly serving chat software.

Of course, Zhiyong will not release the antivirus software to the market in the short term.

If free antivirus software is released, Zhiyong will offend a lot of people.

Fortunately, this happened at this time.

Computers have only recently seen significant development, and it will take some time before they become widespread.

It's just unknown whether the time shift in the Conan world will give Zhiyong time.

After all, time in this world is too capricious.

Therefore, the development of technology also has a very distinctive character.

It didn't take long for the transition from mobile phones to smartphones.

Both wisdom and courage require preparation.

To avoid waking up one morning to find everything has changed, which would be a huge blow to Zhiyong.

……

Chapter 148 Stealing Half a Day of Leisure

Kogoro Mouri stayed in the hospital for a few more days before recovering and being discharged.

Just then, Conan mentioned that Professor Agasa, his friend, and his friend's granddaughter were originally going to join an Izu detective tour.

Because Professor Agasa's friend's granddaughter is sick.

Therefore, they were unable to participate, so Conan, Ran, and Kogoro Mouri went in their place.

Although because of physical recovery.

Kogoro Mouri did indeed want to offer his congratulations.

However, Kogoro Mouri was strongly opposed to going on a trip.

Because traveling requires spending a lot of money.

When Kogoro Mouri has money, he spends it on things like horse racing, drinking, and playing pachinko, so he doesn't have much money left over.

If it weren't for the rent for Polo Coffee Shop, and the fact that Xiaolan always kept enough money for living expenses from the commission fees, she would have been able to make a better living.

They will probably need Eri Kisaki's financial assistance now.

Zhiyong could never understand whether Kogoro Mouri was truly confused or just pretending.

The big cases at the agency are now being handled with the help of intelligent and brave investigators, and some cases are being solved by Conan.

The fact that Kogoro Mouri was able to run his detective agency for ten years without encountering any problems shows that he is quite capable.

He's been hit by tranquilizer darts so many times now, but why can't he tell?

Let alone someone like him, even an ordinary person would find it hard not to notice the problem.

Perhaps it's just as people say, everyone has their own plans.

Whether Kogoro Mouri is the legendary boss of the organization or some kind of secret agent, it has nothing to do with wisdom and courage.

Getting back to the main point, after Conan proposed the trip to Izu.

Kogoro Mouri immediately objected.

Although Ran insisted on going, Kogoro Mouri's attitude was also very firm.

When Conan then revealed that this trip to Izu would be three days and two nights free of charge, and that they would be staying at the Izu Princess Hotel, next to which was the hotel's private beach, where there were many bikini-clad beauties.

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately changed his attitude and told them to pack their luggage as soon as possible.

This detective tour only had three spots available, so Zhiyong joined at his own expense.

He didn't care about paying for his own intelligence and courage.

Every time he follows Conan, something always happens, so he always has to participate in these kinds of events.

It's strange, isn't it? Conan, with his strong dark side, brings death wherever he goes.

For everyone's safety, it would be better if he stayed at home and was a quiet, handsome man. Why is he running around everywhere?

Zhiyong lay on the beach, watching the children building sandcastles on the sand.

In the distance, a series of beautiful, dazzling lights create a stunning scene.

Some tourists were taking a break under a parasol, while others were chatting and laughing together.

Some families lay on the beach, enjoying a unique sunbathing experience. Others swam in the nearshore waters or rode jet skis across the sea.

Looking at the bikini-clad beauties around me.

As Zhiyong pondered this, some of the men below began to stir with the urge to revolt.

Being young and hot-tempered can be harmful to one's health in such situations.

In order to avoid others noticing his embarrassment.

Zhiyong lay down on the chair, pretending to be asleep, and stopped looking at the beautiful women around him.

Actually, Zhiyong also wanted to travel with his woman.

However, Miwako is still studying, and given Horikoshi Yumi and Okino Yoko's identities, it's not convenient for them to go out and play with Tomoyuki.

We'll just have to wait for another opportunity.

……

Xiao Lan and the others played for a long time before checking into the Lord's Grand Hotel.

When Kogoro Mouri checked in.

"What? You said you only paid half the money? How is that possible? Could you please check again?" Kogoro Mouri was dumbfounded.

"That's right, Mr. Agasa has booked three rooms, there will absolutely be no problem," the staff member said sincerely.

"What's wrong, Dad?" Xiaolan asked as she walked over.

When Kogoro Mouri saw Conan, he complained, "You brat, didn't you say it was free? How come you only paid half the bill for the restaurant and have to pay the other half yourself?"

Conan was a little confused. Professor Agasa had clearly said that all expenses would be waived.

But then Conan remembered what Professor Agasa had said next.

"What does it matter? We can just pay the other half," Xiaolan said nonchalantly.

Kogoro Mouri leaned closer to Ran and whispered, "But I thought it was free, so I didn't bring that much money."

"Oh no! What should we do?" Xiaolan was also a little surprised.

"It's alright, I'll pay the rest," Zhiyong said softly.

"I can't accept that, I'm always troubling you!" Xiaolan said.

"Don't worry about it. When you're out having fun, you should just enjoy yourself and not think about anything else."

Zhiyong took out the money and helped them with the check-in procedures.

"You must be Duke of the Night, right?" a voice asked from beside Kogoro Mouri.

Kogoro Mouri was a little confused and pointed to himself, saying, "Are you talking about me?"

The man pressed the Enter key on his computer and said, "Three and a half seconds. It took you that long just to answer my questions. I'll take that as a good reference."

Then, he said seriously, "I am Shiro Konno, who lives in room 2002. We will gradually get to know each other in the future."

"If we knew the identity of the Dark Night Duke that easily, we wouldn't have to go through all this trouble."

On a sofa not far from the lobby, there was a middle-aged man.

"You're the Mr. Ehara Tokio, who lives in room 2101, who answered my question in just 2.86 seconds," Konno Shiro said, glancing at the computer.