Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

This left Xiaolan a little confused.

The more chaotic things are, the easier it is to make mistakes.

Xiaolan didn't even think to knock; she simply opened the door again.

It was through these misunderstandings that Xiaolan finally found an empty room.

At this moment, Zhiyong had already come upstairs, but he was a step too slow, which led to this incident involving Xiaolan.

Presumably, these people, like them, had also been caught in the light rain and were now changing their clothes.

Xiao Lan has now looked at everyone. I wonder if she'll get a sty.

Of course, this time it's a cute girl like Xiaolan.

If it had been Zhiyong who opened the door, they probably wouldn't have been so accommodating.

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Chapter 60 The Awkward Lunch Atmosphere

Zhiyong, however, still remembered the original drama.

Xiaolan was targeted by the murderer and attacked because of this incident involving opening the door.

That bastard was just lucky.

His appearance was like that of a ghost, which made Xiaolan lose her fighting ability because she was afraid of ghosts.

Otherwise, with Ran's karate skills, that bastard would have been beaten to a pulp by Ran during the first attack.

Zhiyong and Conan share a room.

As soon as Conan entered the room, he asked, "Brother Zhiyong, what do you think of that bandaged man from earlier?"

“If you hadn’t come, that person might have just been a passerby. But now that you’re here, that bandaged man might not be a good person. Something might happen again. Sigh, Conan, why can’t you just stay home quietly?” Zhiyong said with a half-smile.

Conan was completely dumbfounded after hearing Zhiyong's words, feeling as if a million curses were stampeding through his mind.

He really wanted to say, "I have a few words of 'MMP' that I don't know whether I should say or not."

Conan believes that Zhiyong said that in order to get rid of him and have a chance to be alone with Ran.

Zhiyong was unaware of Conan's thoughts.

Just looking at Conan's appearance, Zhiyong couldn't help but burst into laughter and gave Conan's head a good rub.

Although it's only noon now.

But because it was about to rain again, the sky was covered with dark clouds, making it darker and darker.

Dark, heavy clouds pressed down from the sky, like greedy demons trying to swallow the whole world.

The leaves on the trees swayed wildly, and thunder rumbled from afar.

Zhiyong glanced at the sky outside. It looked like it was going to rain soon. He thought to himself, "This time it doesn't look like it's just a light drizzle. Luckily we got to the villa early, otherwise they would have all been soaked to the bone."

Just then, Sonoko came to call everyone down for dinner.

When Zhiyong and the others came down.

Several people were already seated at the table in the lobby; these were all Ayako Suzuki's friends.

The food on the table was plentiful; if Ayako Suzuki had prepared it all, she was truly a virtuous wife and loving mother.

This also shows that the Suzuki family had very good upbringing.

Even though Sonoko is a flower fanatic, she actually has a very good personality.

They didn't give off that aristocratic, high-and-mighty vibe; they were all able to get along harmoniously with their friends.

During the meal, Sonoko gave everyone a presentation.

“These are all members of my sister’s university film club. The five of them are very close, so they get together every two years.”

After saying that, Sonoko began her introduction.

"The man next to Xiaolan is Brother Ota Katsumi, who is in charge of the main work in the film club."

"The person next to him is Hiroki Kakutani, who is in charge of photography."

"Next up is Takahashi Ryoichi, who's in charge of props."

Ayako Suzuki only invited people she was on good terms with to her class reunion.

They were both members of the university's film club, so they must have shared the same hobby.

In the garden, Chikako Ikeda was introduced to someone across the street, and Chiyu knew that she would soon be killed.

When you first gain access to space, before encountering such a murder case.

Zhiyong was still struggling internally, hesitating whether or not to save the other person.

After all, he lived in a peaceful and prosperous era in his previous life.

However, since arriving in this world...

Zhiyong seemed to have become numb as well.

He doesn't care about such things at all right now.

Sometimes, Zhiyong would ask himself if he had become cold-blooded.

However, Zhiyong now feels that he has never truly integrated into this world.

He felt like an observer, or rather, like he was playing a game.

Zhiyong treated those people as N-PCs in the game.

Zhiyong also knew that this mentality was wrong.

However, he still has no way to integrate into this world.

He only feels relaxed and alive when he's with Miwako.

While Zhiyong was lost in thought, he was introduced.

Xiao Lan noticed that he seemed a bit distracted, so she tugged at his clothes.

Zhiyong then came to his senses and hurriedly apologized, "Seeing you all getting along so well is truly enviable, and it also reminds me of some past events. I'm really sorry, please forgive me."

No one paid much attention to Zhiyong's absent-mindedness.

After all, this was the first time they had met Zhiyong.

Ayako Suzuki smiled and said, "Yes, being with everyone reminds me of the past. If Atsuko hadn't had that incident and was still here today, that would be even better."

Towards the end, Ayako Suzuki became somewhat sentimental.

The atmosphere was originally quite harmonious.

The atmosphere suddenly became somber when Ayako Suzuki mentioned their former friend, Atsuko.

Chikako Ikeda slammed her hands on the table, stood up abruptly, and said loudly, "Don't mention Atsuko anymore. Everyone here has taken time out of their busy schedules to come here for a vacation and a break. I don't want to talk about someone who died two years ago."

Zhiyong could also tell that Ikeda Chikako was probably still feeling uneasy about what happened back then.

When Chikako Ikeda did it, she probably didn't expect that Atsuko would commit suicide because of it.

Perhaps she regrets it now.

However, what happened back then did indeed hurt others.

When you're young, you always make a lot of mistakes.

Some mistakes can be corrected, but others can plunge oneself or others into an abyss.

Zhiyong also doesn't consider himself a perfect person.

He also does some capricious and willful things, some of which may be wrong.

Zhiyong would not comment on other people's mistakes.

only the guy drinking water knows it's cold or hot.

Because of this little bit of embarrassment.

In the end, this originally pleasant lunch meeting was completely ruined.

Because of this incident, Chikako Ikeda went outside the villa to relax.

Hiroki Kakutani was pursuing Chikako Ikeda, so he followed her out of the villa.

Not long after that, it started to rain.

Zhiyong, Xiaolan, Sonoko, and Conan stood by the window chatting.

Sonoko, a lovesick girl, quietly pointed to Ota Katsumi not far away and said, "What do you think of him? He looks handsome with a touch of coldness. I like this type of man the most."

Xiao Lan chuckled and said, "Really?"

Zhiyong laughed and teased Sonoko, saying, "I dare say he definitely won't like you."

Sonoko asked, displeased, "Why?"

“A man like him is obviously the playboy type. For a playboy, your background is too much of a problem. If you were from an ordinary family, he could just dump you when he doesn’t like you anymore. But you’re not from an ordinary family. If he doesn’t like you anymore and dares to dump you, he probably won’t even know how he died,” Zhiyong said.

“You… well, what you said does seem to make sense. But how do you know he’s that kind of person?” Sonoko asked.

At that moment, Ota Katsu walked over.

Zhiyong further analyzed, "I bet he came to see Xiaolan. It's not for any other reason, but just because he sees Xiaolan's clothes and appearance and she doesn't seem like the kind of rich girl heir. So, even if he did something outrageous, he doesn't need to worry about retaliation from her family."

"Really?" Sonoko asked.

"Of course," Zhiyong replied confidently.

Ran was originally a kind-hearted person and had no ill feelings towards Ota Masaru.

If it weren't for Zhiyong's words...

If Ota Masaru were to invite Ran, she wouldn't know how to refuse.

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