Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

Xiaolan was carrying a plate with a lemon pie on it.

However, upon seeing the lemon pie on the plate...

"Wow, it's so dark."

"Um... Mami, did you really make this lemon pie?" Sawai Manabu asked suspiciously.

Sawai Manabu remembers.

Asami Uchida's lemon pie is not only delicious, but it also looks beautiful. What's wrong with her today?

"No, I made it. This is my first time making lemon pie," Xiaolan said shyly, blushing.

"Asami, where's the lemon pie you made?" Yoshinobu Morimoto asked, puzzled.

"I'm so sorry, I forgot to bring it when I came. So, I asked Ran to make a new one with me. Please try it," Uchida Asami said with a smile.

"How can you do it well if you've never done it before?"

To ease Ran's embarrassment, Kogoro Mouri pretended to complain and made excuses for her.

"Alright, alright, everyone, stop complaining and try it." Uchida Asami said playfully.

Zhiyong saw the cunning in Uchida Asami's eyes, the kind of slyness that comes from a successful prank. It seems that it was Kudo Shinichi's doing again.

There's no justice in being handsome.

In fact, Zhiyong sensed it as soon as he arrived at the villa.

Although Asami Uchida is always very friendly to everyone, she harbors a subtle hostility towards Ran.

Now think about it.

Uchida Asami specifically sought out Kudo Shinichi to attend her birthday party, her intentions being quite clear.

The confession mentioned earlier might have been her confession to Shinichi Kudo, but no one knew it.

In the world of Detective Conan, the power of childhood friends is immense, and it's very difficult for ordinary people to shake their influence.

Although Shinichi Kudo has low emotional intelligence, he still has feelings for Ran.

However, it seems that Asami Uchida only wanted to embarrass Ran and didn't have any particularly evil intentions.

Therefore, Zhiyong did not expose it.

Xiaolan had to be given face, so Zhiyong reached out and grabbed a slice of lemon pie, and started eating it right away.

The girls were all kind-hearted, so they each picked up a piece and started eating.

"Although it's a little burnt, it still tastes pretty good," Zhiyong said after taking a bite.

"Really? I'll try some too."

Several boys also started picking them up and eating.

Ran is indeed talented in cooking; she didn't inherit Eri's terrible cooking skills.

"Really! This lemon pie doesn't look very appealing, but it tastes really good."

"Yes, it really tastes great."

"The most important thing in cooking is the content, not the appearance. How can you know if it tastes good or not if you don't try it?" Asami Uchida said with a smile.

After that, everyone started chatting and drinking.

Of course, the main thing is for everyone to listen to Kogoro Mouri tell stories about solving cases.

But when Conan uses Kogoro Mouri like this, doesn't he think that others might see something from these clues?

The case isn't unsolvable just because he's not involved.

It was almost midnight when Hayasaka Tomoko took out the cake she had prepared earlier.

Mami's birthday is after midnight.

"I'm always so happy when I light the candles on the cake," Xiaolan said with a smile.

"If you keep doing that, you'll only be talking about it until you're twenty. After that, you'll hate it every time there's an extra candle on the cake," Tomoko Hayasaka sighed.

"Really?" Xiaolan didn't understand yet, so she was a little confused.

At noon, the fax machine rang, and a fax came in.

"Just as I said, the fax arrived after midnight," Miyazaki Chinatsu said happily.

"Look, we rented a villa with a fax machine, it was really the right decision!" Sawai Manabu said happily.

"Asami, it's a fax from Professor Takamura," Miyazaki Chinatsu called out loudly.

However, it was only then that everyone realized that Asami Uchida had already fallen asleep on the sofa.

Now that there's no birthday celebrant, everyone has to wait until daytime to eat the cake.

The next plan is for everyone to go sing karaoke.

Now that Mami is asleep, no one disturbed her. They covered her with a blanket and let her sleep on the sofa.

When singing karaoke.

Ran was clearly listless; it seems that Uchida Asami's performance put a lot of pressure on her and made her lose confidence.

Sonoko was indeed a good friend. She noticed Ran's worries and tried to make Ran laugh, comfort her, and give her confidence.

The banter and jokes in the garden cheered Xiaolan up.

Kogoro Mouri came in from outside and saw that several people were missing from the room, so he asked, "Why are so many people missing?"

"It's because Mr. Mori wouldn't come out of the toilet, so they had to go out and find one," Miyazaki Chinatsu said with a smile.

Zhi Yong glanced outside casually.

Suddenly, he stood up and pointed outside, saying, "Why is there a fire over there? And it's the villa we rented!"

After hearing Zhiyong's words, everyone looked outside.

Sure enough, there was a fire at the villa, and everyone hurriedly stood up.

Zhiyong hurriedly asked, "Who has the car keys?"

“It’s on Noguchi,” Chinatsu Miyazaki replied.

"Let's hurry out and find them. We might still make it back to the villa in time." Zhiyong rushed out the door.

Just as I stepped out of the karaoke room, I spotted Tomoko Hayasaka and Yoshinobu Morimoto not far away.

Zhiyong hurriedly asked, "Have you seen Noguchi?"

"What's wrong?" Hayasaka Tomoko asked, noticing Tomoyuki's anxious expression.

At this moment, everyone else also ran out.

Zhiyong hurriedly said, "Our villa is on fire, we need to get back quickly."

"What? How could this be?" Hayasaka Tomoko exclaimed in surprise, her mouth agape.

"Noguchi's over there," Yoshinobu Morimoto hurriedly pointed in a direction.

Zhiyong looked over and saw Noguchi Shibahisa walking unsteadily.

He rushed over and shouted, "Noguchi, give me the car keys quickly! Something's happened at the villa. We need to get back right away."

When Noguchi Shibahisa heard this, he dropped his beer and hurriedly took out his keys.

By this time, everyone was already waiting by the car.

Zhiyong hadn't been drinking. After getting the keys and getting everyone into the car, he started the engine.

With the development of transportation, driving has become a very important skill.

When it comes to survival skills, Zhiyong will not slack off.

Among the skills Zhiyong absorbed from ghosts were racing techniques from race car drivers.

The car sped off like an arrow released from a bow.

Fortunately, the car didn't break down on the way, and they soon arrived at the villa.

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Chapter 92 Rushing into the Fire to Save a Beauty

When they drove back to the villa, the fire was already raging, with flames shooting into the sky.

Even getting a little closer, you can feel the heat.

If it weren't for the villa's high location, which allows it to be seen directly from that karaoke bar...

If we wait until the fire gets bigger, it might really be too late.

"Asami."

"Asami-senpai".

"What should we do? What should we do? Asami didn't go outside to take refuge at all," Hayasaka Tomoko said worriedly.

"Is she still asleep and hasn't gotten up yet?" Yoshinobu Morimoto wondered.

"Should we call and wake her up? She's sleeping in the living room." - Chinatsu Miyazaki

Sawai Manabu blurted out, "The fire is already this big, I'm afraid it's too late."

Zhiyong saw the motorcycle and helmet next to him.

He ran over, grabbed the helmet, and said, "Uncle Maoli, quickly push the motorcycle away, be careful of another explosion. I'm going in to rescue people, you all wait outside."

Without giving anyone else a chance to speak, Zhiyong put on his helmet and rushed into the fire.

Fires are raging everywhere, and the situation inside the house is completely obscured.

Zhi Yong lowered his body and could only rely on his memory to find his way through the fire.

Fortunately, the fire at the villa was discovered relatively early.

If we had come any later, it would have been difficult for people to get in.

When Zhiyong arrived in the living room, he saw Uchida Asami lying on the floor not far away.