Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Hopefully, some discoveries can be made among these antiquities.

Unfortunately, the result was the same; the required substance was not found.

It's such a pity; the differences in materials between worlds are such a troublesome thing.

For Zhiyong, the only way to upgrade his abilities is by absorbing souls.

Zhiyong is also preparing to make plans and implement a method he had previously thought of.

That day, Zhiyong got through to Eri Kisaki on the phone.

This is the phone number that Eri Kisaki left for Tomoyuki after handling the funeral arrangements for the mother in this body.

She told Zhiyong that if he encountered a problem he couldn't solve, he could call her.

In Sato Tomoyuki's memory, after handling Sato Teru's funeral arrangements...

Eri Kisaki also called Tomohisa Sato several times to inquire about his life.

Furthermore, Eri Kisaki and her secretary, Midori Kuriyama, visited him several times.

The call connected at that moment, and it was answered by Eri Kisaki's secretary, Midori Kuriyama.

After Zhiyong gave his name, since Eri Kisaki wasn't busy that day, Midori Kuriyama handed the phone to her.

"Zhiyong, are you having some trouble?"

A woman's voice came from the other end of the phone; it was very pleasant, just like the voice I remembered—it was Eri Kisaki.

"Hello, Aunt Fei. It's not exactly a problem, but I have some things I'd like to ask for your help with," Zhiyong said directly after greeting her.

"Oh, what's wrong? Tell me," Eri said softly.

“Aunt Fei, my parents left me some money after they passed away. However, I don’t want to just sit around and do nothing, so I’d like to make some investments. I’d like to ask Aunt Fei for your help,” Zhiyong replied.

"Oh, you're only a sophomore in high school. Your studies are the most important thing. Isn't it a bit too early to be thinking about this?" Eri asked curiously.

“Although I’m only a junior in high school, I’m already twenty years old. Besides, I’ve already finished all my schoolwork on my own. I want to prepare for the future in advance. I don’t need to invest a lot. My personality is too introverted right now, and it will be difficult for me to adapt to society in the future. So, I just want to train myself in advance and change my personality. I would like to ask Aunt Fei for help,” Zhiyong explained.

Zhiyong said this so that he could explain things in the future when his personality differed from Sato Zhiyong's.

"I see... So what's your plan? Tell me and I'll give you some advice." Eri hesitated for a moment before answering.

"It's actually very simple. I can't do anything too big right now, so I want to open a small shop first to gain experience. After my research, I decided to open a coffee shop," Zhiyong replied.

"A coffee shop? I remember the place you live in now, the first and second floors are empty. Are you planning to open a shop here?" Eri asked curiously.

Zhiyong lived on the third floor of his three-story building; the first and second floors were just used to store miscellaneous items.

Some people wanted to rent the floor to open a shop, but Sato Teru did not agree, so it has remained vacant.

Zhiyong's main goal now is to get close to Kogoro Mouri and hopefully build a good relationship with him.

In the future, when they go out to handle cases, Zhiyong can go with them.

“No, I feel I’m not capable enough to start from scratch. So, I want to take over an established coffee shop. That way, I can gain experience. I’m still young, and even if I fail this time, I can start over again,” Zhiyong replied.

"I see. Running a coffee shop isn't that easy. Do you know how to run a coffee shop?" Eri asked.

"I can learn if I don't know how. If it's a coffee shop with a stable income, I think it won't lose money if it continues to operate as before. Once I'm familiar with it, there won't be any problems," Zhiyong replied confidently.

In fact, the main reason why Zhiyong did this was to build a good relationship with Kogoro Mouri.

Shinichi Kudo has become Conan.

At that time, Shinichi Kudo's identity became too sensitive, and he would attract attention from all sides.

Zhiyong didn't want to attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

Conan mostly uses Kogoro Mouri's identity in the future.

If I establish a friendly relationship with Kogoro Mouri, I can then legitimately stay by their side.

This way you can gain benefits without attracting the attention of others.

This is precisely the "Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Sea" strategy among the Thirty-Six Stratagems: when preparations are thorough, vigilance is relaxed; when things are commonplace, suspicion is dispelled.

Zhiyong didn't care about the business performance of Polo Coffee Shop.

“But why would a well-established coffee shop be sold?” Eri Kisaki asked.

“It’s all about human effort. I can buy it at a price higher than the market price, even double the price, I can accept it,” Zhiyong replied.

"Chi-Yong, are you serious?" Eri asked.

“Yes, I’m very serious. I believe that if I were starting from scratch, I might not be able to run a coffee shop. But if I can’t even run a stable coffee shop well, then I’d be a complete failure. If I ever encounter any problems I don’t understand, I will definitely ask you for help,” Zhiyong replied.

Eri Kisaki always felt that Tomoyuki's idea was very unreliable, but if she didn't help him, Tomoyuki would definitely find someone else.

"Do you have a suitable goal?" Eri Kisaki asked again.

“I’ve got my eye on the Polo Cafe downstairs from Uncle Maoli’s place. I’ve been there to check it out; it has a regular customer base, and it’s not a big cafe, which is within my budget,” Zhiyong replied.

“There? I do know the owner of that coffee shop, but I don’t know him very well, and I don’t know if he’ll sell it. I can help you find out first,” Eri replied.

"Then I'll leave it to you. As long as it's not more than double the price, I can accept it," Zhiyong replied.

"Okay, I'll contact you when I have news," Eri said and hung up the phone.

Eri heard Tomoyuki say that it was the coffee shop downstairs from Kogoro Mouri's place.

Eri Kisaki also believes that Zhiyong's true intentions lie elsewhere.

She always felt that Zhiyong wanted to acquire Polo Coffee Shop because of Xiaolan.

This way I can get closer to Xiaolan.

She knew Zhiyong fairly well; aside from being a bit introverted, he was a very good person.

She wouldn't object if Zhiyong and Xiaolan got together.

However, Eri Kisaki also knows that Ran seems to like Shinichi Kudo.

Therefore, Eri Kisaki felt that Tomoyuki might be disappointed.

She wouldn't interfere with her daughter's choice of partner; as long as her daughter was happy, that was enough.

Chapter 05 Encounter with Kogoro Mouri

Zhiyong didn't care about Eri's misunderstanding, which was exactly what he wanted to see.

Right now, Zhiyong is just making preparations in advance.

No one would have guessed that Zhiyong was only following Conan around to gain experience from the very beginning.

Eri Kisaki still cares deeply about the only son left behind by her best friend.

It only took one day for Eri Kisaki to call Tomoyo.

Eri Kisaki has already spoken with the owner of Polo Cafe.

The owner of Polo Coffee Shop was preparing to immigrate and had originally planned to sell the coffee shop.

The shop owner had one condition: the shop name could not be changed.

Zhiyong didn't care what the coffee shop was called, so things went smoothly.

With Eri's help, Chi-Yong didn't have to show up; Eri handled all the formalities for him.

Zhiyong didn't know anything about running a coffee shop, so he didn't offer any suggestions for the time being.

When Zhiyong took over the coffee shop, a skeleton happened to be floating in the water.

Regarding this matter, [the text abruptly ends here, likely due to an incomplete sentence or a formatting error].

He's a supporting character who gets quite a few screen time.

After learning more, Zhiyong realized that the money he had donated was worthless.

She used to work at a coffee shop.

She had to take a few days off because her mother had recently fallen ill.

Therefore, he was fired from that coffee shop.

Her mother's condition has now improved.

Therefore, she went out to look for a job.

After all, her mother's medical expenses would also require a considerable amount of money.

Zhi Yong was like a punishment for Kang Juanjianna, and Gu Kaiqiao was worth the spring breeze.

It just so happens that the previous employee had already been fired by the former owner of the coffee shop.

Zhiyong had no intention of rehiring the previous staff.

Since the coffee shop is run by a man named Kang Juan, he will be the manager and will handle the affairs of the coffee shop.

Zhiyong didn't value this coffee shop.

In the future, this place may become a frequent haunt of the Black Organization, the FBI, and various other shady organizations.

Zhiyong currently only sees this place as a platform to connect with Kogoro Mouri.

After I get to know Kogoro Mouri better in the future.

Zhiyong doesn't mind selling this place.

Now Zhiyong is preparing to visit Kogoro Mouri.

This coffee shop is now located in a house rented from Kogoro Mouri.

However, Eri Kisaki handled the contract back then, and Tomoyuki did not meet with Kogoro Mouri.

Of course, even with Eri Kisaki handling the matter, Tomoyuki didn't intend to take advantage of the situation; the rent remained unchanged.

Zhiyong was only in this world and didn't understand many things, so he asked Fei Yingli to help him out for convenience.

Kogoro Mouri likes to drink.

Zhi Yong then catered to his tastes by bringing him some fine wine.

Buying alcohol in an island nation is like trafficking drugs.

In island nations, minors, regardless of gender, are not allowed to buy or drink alcohol, and shops are not allowed to sell alcohol to minors. Those who are reported will be held legally responsible.