I'm in Detective Conan, but it's a chaotic battlefield.

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The phone rang.

It was a text message from Shirley, asking if he had taken his medicine on time and asking him to take a picture and send it to her.

After taking the photos, Chen Nuo returned to the sofa, picked up a pen, and added a sentence at the end of his notes—

Don't forget to crush that despicable woman, Shirley, under your feet.

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Step into the crowded Mihana Station.

From a distance, Chen Nuo spotted Ran Mouri making a phone call next to a vending machine.

Because she was attending a festival, Ran wore a pure white yukata today, decorated with pink and blue spherical patterns, which looked very cute.

She spun around in place while making the phone call.

The clean, white feet in wooden clogs clicked on the ground, making a crisp, clattering sound that attracted a crowd of onlookers.

A photographer even went over to chat with her, seemingly wanting to invite her to be a model, but Xiaolan politely declined.

The photographer left with a regretful expression.

Chen Nuo also walked to the vicinity of the vending machine.

"Okay, I know, I really did have something to do today. I'll come with you next time, okay?" Xiaolan was pleading with the person on the other end of the phone when she saw Chen Nuo arrive and froze.

"Okay, that's all for now." Xiaolan quickly hung up the phone, then straightened her hair and clothes that were hanging down her chest. "Y-you're here?"

"Hmm, where are Uncle Mori and Aunt Eri? I haven't seen them." Chen Nuo asked.

Ran: "Mom is already at the festival. Dad said he was going to see an old friend, so he took Conan there early this morning."

"I see. Then let's hurry over there."

Chen Nuo and Xiao Lan walked side by side toward the ticket gate.

"Oh right, it was Sonoko who called me just now," Xiaolan suddenly explained. "I had promised to go to the amusement park with Sonoko, but I stood her up because of my mother's situation."

Chen Nuo was stunned for a moment.

He quickly realized that Xiaolan was probably afraid he would misunderstand that the person on the phone was a boy.

He gave a wry smile and remained silent.

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After getting on the bus, the two sat facing each other in the window seats.

To Chen Nuo's surprise, Xiao Lan seemed to have changed her attitude and stopped asking him about whether he was Shinichi Kudo.

Even the way he's addressed has changed to Daimon-kun.

But Chen Nuo always felt that she was waiting for the right moment to strike, and after finding enough evidence, she would tear the philandering scumbag to pieces.

After considering this possibility, Xiaolan's gentle gaze suddenly turned somewhat frightening.

"Why are all the women in this world so terrifying?" Chen Nuo thought to himself.

"What's wrong with you?" Xiaolan asked, puzzled.

She had candy in her mouth, and her breath smelled faintly of peaches when she spoke, which was very pleasant.

Chen Nuo: "It's nothing, I'm just a little carsick."

"Then come sit here with me." Xiaolan patted the chair next to her thigh.

Chen Nuo glanced at the narrow "space" next to her round thighs wrapped in a bathrobe. If he sat there, it would be almost the same as sitting on her lap.

"It's okay, I'll be fine after a while."

"Would you like some candy?"

Chen Nuo thought for a moment and said, "That works too."

Although he didn't get carsick, he was actually quite curious to try what kind of candy it was that smelled so good like peaches.

Xiaolan took out her bag and rummaged through it: "Oh dear, it seems like I ate it all."

"Then forget it, it's alright." Chen Nuo smiled.

Xiaolan glanced around furtively, then leaned over, her soft body, encased in a yukata, pressed against the edge of the table: "How about trying one of mine?"

Chen Nuo's eyes widened instantly.

As Xiaolan spoke, she had already brought the round candy to her lips.

The light pink candy, coated with the girl's glistening saliva, fit perfectly against her soft lips. Her large, innocent eyes blinked as she looked at him, like a puppy longing for its owner's affection.

"This...isn't that inappropriate?"

"It's okay," Ran said. "If it were Shinichi, I'd be willing to do anything even more outrageous."

Chen Nuo's newly ignited desire was extinguished by those words.

So it was a test.

Given Ran Mouri's personality, she shouldn't be capable of doing something so daring.

If it were really Shinichi Kudo, would he be able to resist such temptation?

Chen Nuo wasn't quite sure, but he could manage for now.

The main concern was that if they didn't get to eat the candy, an angry Ran Mouri would throw them out the window.

Chen Nuo shook his head: "Miss Mori, you don't need to test me anymore. I'm really not Shinichi Kudo."

Xiaolan leaned back in her chair, looking at him with a resentful expression: "You and Ms. Miyano can do that kind of thing..."

Chen Nuo quickly shifted his gaze to the window, pretending to admire the scenery.

But in the reflective glass, he saw Xiaolan making a face at him.

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After getting off the high-speed train, they first had a meal at a well-known local restaurant.

Then, seeing that it was almost time, they headed towards the site of the World's Greatest Night Festival.

"I heard there's a fireworks display tonight." Xiaolan skipped around, her fair ankles peeking out from under her yukata. As she turned, the ends of her long black hair occasionally brushed against Chen Nuo.

Do you like watching fireworks?

Xiaolan nodded with a smile: "Yes, when I was little, I often watched fireworks with my childhood sweetheart and his parents."

As she spoke, she kept her eyes fixed on Chen Nuo's.

Chen Nuo replied calmly, "Yes, this is my first time watching fireworks."

Similar tests happened frequently along the way.

Ran Mouri seemed to be trying to test whether he was lying or not, but it had little effect.

When I arrived at the scene, quite a few people had already begun celebrating the festival.

At the foot of the mountain, various stalls stretch along both sides of the path, seemingly without end.

The aroma of takoyaki filled the air; a girl in an apron was sweating profusely at a fried noodle stall; and the owner of a goldfish scooping stall smiled happily when a customer's net tore...

The entire festival venue was filled with a lively atmosphere.

"Ran-neechan, where did you go? Why did you suddenly say you can't ride with us anymore?" Conan's disgruntled voice came from behind.

Chen Nuo turned around and saw Kogoro Mouri and Conan standing behind him.

Kogoro Mouri grumbled, "Honestly, I told you I was going to see an old friend today, and you just dumped this kid on me and left him to fend for himself... Hey? Who's this kid?"

Xiaolan glanced at Chen Nuo and explained, "This is Daimon-kun. We met at the art museum last time."

"I know, you also said later that he looks a lot like that brat Shinichi Kudo. I was asking how you two got together." Kogoro Mouri had an expression that said, "My cabbage has been stolen."

Xiaolan: "What nonsense are you talking about, Dad? Daimon-kun is Mom's client now, and he's here to discuss a commission."

"Eri's client?" Kogoro Mouri scrutinized Chen Nuo with an even sharper gaze, while a look of utter dismay on his face revealed that both of his beloved daughters had been taken advantage of.

"Hello, Uncle Mori." Chen Nuo greeted him with a smile and patted Conan's head.

Seeing that the situation was a bit awkward, Xiaolan said, "Okay, let's go and visit the festival."

Chen Nuo watched the girl's panicked retreating figure.

Only then did I realize that the truth was not as she had said.

Under Conan's malicious gaze, Chen Nuo followed Ran into the festival venue.

Eri Kisaki said that her work here was not finished and she would have to wait a while before she could come over.

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri said with dissatisfaction, "It's best if she doesn't come. There are so many beautiful young ladies at this festival, waiting for me to pick one."

"Dad, Mom has important work to do," Xiaolan advised.

"Isn't it just that case involving the Iron Group? I told her a long time ago not to mess with those big conglomerates, or she might end up dragging her family down with her," Kogoro Mouri complained.

Xiao Lan smiled shyly at Chen Nuo.

After browsing around for a while and buying a lot of food, Chen Nuo waited in front of the takoyaki stall.

Several cute-looking junior high school students walked past him while eating cotton candy.

The topic they were talking about piqued Chen Nuo's curiosity.

"I heard that you can see special fireworks on the mountains here."

"What's that? Isn't it fireworks for a fireworks festival?"

"No, it's fireworks made of fireflies. I heard they're much prettier than the fireworks at festivals."

"I don't believe it..."

The girls' voices gradually faded into the distance.

"No, Daimon-kun. If you have feelings for girls that age, you'll get arrested." Ran's voice came from behind.

He turned around and saw Xiaolan holding takoyaki, looking at him with a suspicious expression.

Conan, who was frantically munching on takoyaki, also showed Chen Nuo a look of schadenfreude mixed with a hint of fear. He seemed a little afraid of Chen Nuo.