Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

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Conan tried to break free from Zhiyong's grasp, but Conan's current strength was no match for Zhiyong's.

Conan struggled a few times but couldn't break free, so he said, "Let me go, I have things to do."

Seeing how anxious he was, Zhiyong decided to tease him and grabbed him tightly, saying, "I won't let go until you tell me."

Conan became even more anxious and said, "Let me go, quick..."

Seeing that Zhiyong wouldn't let him leave, he had no choice but to tell the truth, saying, "Sister Xiaolan said she was going on a date with Brother Xinyi, but I know Brother Xinyi isn't here, so I want to go see who she's going on a date with."

Zhiyong laughed out loud and said strangely, "What business is it of yours who Ran goes on a date with? Even if she doesn't go on a date with Shinichi, it's normal for her to go on a date with other handsome guys. What, are you jealous? You're still young. If you want to find a girlfriend, you can find Ayumi."

Conan was furious: "You..."

He didn't know how to tell Zhiyong.

Zhiyong spoke up again: "What, am I not wrong? By the time you grow up, Xiaolan will have already married. Do you really want to say that even if she marries seventeen times, she will still marry you on the eighteenth?"

Conan was quite helpless and could only say, "I just wanted to take a look, I didn't mean anything else, so please let me go."

Zhiyong glanced into the office and saw Kogoro Mouri sleeping on the table.

He smiled and said, "Alright, I happen to be free of anything, and I'm also curious to know who stole Shinichi Kudo's love. I definitely want to see something this exciting."

Conan rolled his eyes in anger.

Zhiyong rode his motorcycle with Conan on the back, following behind Ran, until they arrived at a coffee shop.

Zhiyong led Conan into the coffee shop.

Ran happened to see them and asked curiously, "Zhiyong, why did you bring Conan here?"

Zhi Yong smiled slightly and said, "Conan heard that you came to have a date with someone, and he was jealous, so he begged me to bring him to see you."

Upon hearing this, Conan rolled his eyes upwards, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily. He thought to himself, "Damn, that's shameless. Who asked you to bring it?"

Although Conan was unhappy, he didn't dare to show it.

Conan had no choice but to act cute and said, "I haven't seen Shinichi-nii for a long time, so I came along to see him."

Then he pretended to sigh and said, "Oh dear, Shinichi-nii is so slow. Making a girl wait on a date is really outrageous."

Zhiyong found it amusing to watch Conan acting cute.

Ran chuckled when she saw Conan's expression.

She said a little embarrassedly, "To be honest, the person I met today isn't Shinichi."

Conan hurriedly asked, "Who is that? Why did you lie when you met him?"

Xiaolan smiled slightly and said playfully, "She's a very important person to me. Do you understand?"

Conan asked curiously, "Is it more important than Shinichi?"

Zhiyong chimed in, "There are many important people in a person's life. Are we really living only for one person? Conan, you can't think like that. Aren't your friends important? Aren't your parents important? You can't forget your parents after you get married in the future."

Conan was completely dumbfounded, and his mind was racing with a thousand thoughts.

Unfortunately, Conan is currently blinded by love and doesn't understand Zhiyong's hints.

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "Silly girl, just like Zhi Yong said, how can the two of them be compared? Okay, let Brother Zhi Yong take you home, okay?"

Conan still hasn't figured out who Ran is dating.

Conan pouted and said, "But I don't want to go back now."

Ran had no choice but to say, "Conan, I know you like cake. I'll buy you a cake, okay? Will you go home?"

With that, he stood up and said to Zhiyong, "I'm leaving Conan to you. I'll go buy him a cake and come right back."

Xiaolan left the coffee shop.

Conan got no answer and looked very frustrated.

But Conan didn't give up.

He thought to himself, "Does Xiaolan's refusal to tell me mean I'm stumped? I'm the modern-day Sherlock Holmes. With my keen observation skills, finding this person will be a piece of cake."

Conan glanced at Zhiyong and began to observe the people who came in, trying to find the answer from them.

Zhiyong suddenly saw Eri Kisaki and walked into the coffee shop.

Upon seeing Eri Kisaki, a flash of inspiration struck Tomoyu, reminding him of the incident.

In the story, it seems that this is the first time Eri Kisaki appears, so Chiyo remembers this case.

I'll take this opportunity to learn about the plot.

Zhiyong was determined to show off his skills to Eri Kisaki and impress her.

Before Eri Kisaki looked in their direction.

Zhiyong got up and walked over, smiling as he said, "Aunt Fei."

When Eri saw Tomoyuki, she asked curiously, "What are you doing here? Did you come with Ran?"

Zhiyong glanced at the seats and laughed, "Conan thought Ran was going on a date with another man, so he came over to see who it was."

Eri Kisaki glanced at Conan and found it amusing.

Of course, Eri Kisaki didn't completely believe Tomoyuki's words.

She still believes that Zhiyong bought the Polo Coffee Shop in order to get closer to Xiaolan.

In particular, she had asked Xiaolan, and from Xiaolan, she learned that Xiaolan and Zhiyong now had a good relationship.

Eri Kisaki didn't say anything about the matter, but asked, "Where's Ran?"

Zhiyong, of course, had no idea what Fei Yingli was thinking.

He smiled and said, "When she saw that Conan wasn't leaving, she went to buy him a cake, hoping to coax him away."

Upon hearing this, Eri Kisaki smiled slightly and walked over to sit down.

Conan saw Eri Kisaki, and for some reason, he felt like a mouse seeing a cat, unable to meet her gaze.

Zhiyong found it funny.

Eri looked at Chiyo and said, "You're much more cheerful now, which is good. I'm relieved."

Zhiyong has now adapted to this world and is no longer afraid of being discovered to have a problem.

Zhiyong smiled and said, "This is also thanks to you, Aunt Fei. Without your care, I wouldn't have been able to get out of the shadows so quickly."

Conan asked from the side, "Brother Zhiyong, do you know her?"

Zhiyong teased him, "Yes, this is one of my elders. You don't need to worry about us. Just keep observing and see who Xiaolan is going on a date with this time."

Eri Kisaki couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this.

Actually, Zhiyong is also speechless about Conan.

He thought to himself, "I wonder if love makes people's IQ drop to negative numbers. Conan, Conan, didn't you even notice who was in front of you? What's your usually sharp mind doing?"

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Chapter 54 made such a basic mistake.

Just then, a young man with a pretty face walked in from outside the shop.

Zhiyong thought about it carefully, and judging from his appearance, this person seemed to be the gigolo who had made an appointment with Sonoko.

"Hmm, once things are done, we can play with the garden."

While Zhiyong was thinking.

Conan also began to have doubts about this pretty boy.

After all, if Xiaolan were to actually go on a date, she wouldn't choose someone who isn't good-looking.

A tall man entered the store.

He went straight to the counter, greeted the store manager, and sat down to chat with him.

A woman with a very poor attitude walked up to the counter and asked, "Where is the restroom in your shop?"

The store manager pointed in the direction of the restroom and said, "It's over there, but it's a unisex restroom."

The woman replied, "Okay."

Zhiyong saw the tall man and the bandage on his left ring finger.

This made Zhiyong realize that he was the murderer in this case.

He will be convicted because of the bandage on his hand.

Eri Kisaki also stood up and asked Tomoyo to watch her things before she went to the restroom.

Zhiyong then said to Conan, "That auntie just now was Ran's mother. It seems that Ran made an appointment with her, but Ran didn't want Uncle to know, so she said it was a date with Shinichi. You little jealous pot."

As he spoke, Zhiyong gave Conan's head a hard ruffle.

Conan slapped Zhiyong's hand away and asked, "Ran's mother?"

Only then did Conan realize why he had felt afraid when he saw Eri Kisaki earlier.

Those were painful memories from his childhood.

All of Eri Kisaki's memories flashed through Conan's memory.

Conan learned that Ran wasn't going on a date with another man.

That put his mind at ease.

Conan is no longer interested in being here.

Sitting next to Eri Kisaki made him feel really uncomfortable.

However, it's not convenient for Conan to leave like this right now. He hopes Ran can come back soon so he can pretend to take the cake and leave.

Eri had just come out of the restroom when the tall man went in.

Just then, Zhiyong's mobile phone rang.