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

"Taking the tram? Why did you suddenly think of that?" Chen Nuo asked curiously.

Akemi Miyano held up the thick book in her hand and explained with a smile, "In the novel I'm reading, after the female protagonist and the male protagonist eloped, they originally planned to go to a place where no one knew them and start a new life. Unfortunately, some things happened later and they couldn't go."

"So you want to take me to a remote place and have a bunch of kids?" Chen Nuo asked.

"They eloped together."

Akemi Miyano couldn't help but hit him with the book in her hand.

Chen Nuo smiled and asked, "But are there still trams running at this time?"

Akemi Miyano: "I don't know. Let's go to the station and see. If they don't have it, let's buy an ice cream cone at the convenience store and take it back to Ai as an apology."

Chen Nuo: "She's not Yuan Tai, how could she be bribed by an ice cream cone?"

"It's not for eating, it's for her to smear ice cream cones on your face." Miyano Akemi laughed like a silver bell, then pulled Chen Nuo toward the nearby station.

Then, luckily, I managed to catch the last tram.

Each carriage was empty, with almost no one around. Chen Nuo and Miyano Akemi sat together, quietly watching the scenery rushing past the window.

The wheels clattered against the rails, and the girl beside him would occasionally bump into him as the train swayed.

I must say, this feeling of heading towards a completely unknown place actually has a strange kind of romance.

After a while, Akemi Miyano began to tell Chen Nuo the plot of the novel she was holding. She seemed to really like the book, and a bright smile appeared on her face as she spoke.

It was almost ten o'clock when the tram arrived at its final stop.

This is also a seaside tourist area, with hotels and boat rental shops everywhere along the roadside, and college students having a barbecue party on the beach.

Since there are no return trains, the only way to get back is to take a taxi or tell Ai Haibara that they can't go back and ask someone to pick them up.

However, judging from Miyano Akemi's expression, it seems she doesn't intend to choose either of these two options.

She pointed to a hotel at the end of the street: "I'm tired, let's go there and rest for a while."

Chen Nuo smiled at Miyano Akemi, making her blush slightly, and then turned and walked along the street.

Upon entering the hotel, Chen Nuo thought that checking in would be more troublesome since he didn't have his identification. After all, the Metropolitan Police Department was currently searching high and low for the thugs in Izu, so the hotel's registration procedures would definitely be more stringent.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he and Akemi Miyano entered the lobby, the hotel owner greeted them with a smile: "Are you Ms. Miyano? I thought you wouldn't be able to come."

Akemi Miyano: "Sorry, I was a little delayed on the way."

The owner handed the key to Miyano Akemi: "The room is ready. It's at the far end of the second floor, and you can see the sea just by opening the window."

"Thank you for your help."

Miyano Akemi thanked him politely, then grabbed her keys and climbed the wooden stairs to the second floor. She didn't dare look at Chen Nuo even once the entire time.

Chen Nuo then realized that this was not a trip that could be taken on a whim.

It was a conspiracy meticulously planned by Akemi Miyano against him.

But now that I think about it, it seems like it's time to make a clean break. With that thought, Chen Nuo quickly followed her upstairs to the second floor, where he found that Miyano Akemi had already gone into a guest room.

She stood by the window overlooking the sea, admiring the view outside.

A breeze blew in from outside, ruffling her fine hair and filling the room with her fragrance.

Chen Nuo walked over, hugged her from behind, and gently kissed her fair and delicate neck: "I'm sorry, I should have been the one to take the initiative, but I made you go through so much trouble."

Looking at the endless sea, Miyano Akemi did not answer his question: "I didn't eat much tonight."

"so what?"

"So I'll have to trouble you with tonight's midnight snack." Miyano Akemi turned around and looked at him affectionately.

"It sounds like lines from a terrifying female monster," Chen Nuo chuckled.

Miyano Akemi pretended to be angry: "She's a very beautiful female monster with a super figure!"

"Really? I don't believe it." Chen Nuo grabbed the sash of her bathrobe, preparing to pull it off to check if she was lying.

Akemi Miyano grabbed his wrist and shook her head.

Then she picked up the thick novel, turned to the last page, took out a beautifully crafted card, and handed it to Chen Nuo.

"This is my menu, please make your choice!"

Chapter 71 Ai's Dog Biting People is a Shura Field

Chen Nuo hadn't expected that the "menu" Miyano Akemi mentioned was actually tucked inside the book. He should have flipped through the book in the car earlier.

Chen Nuo looked down and found that the menu was not quite what he had imagined.

Akemi Miyano was holding a greeting card that was about the size of an A4 sheet of paper and was a bit stiff.

It was covered with dense writing in different colored pens—

Options include phrases like "black stockings," "hair grabbed from behind," "peach-scented perfume," and "can call me 'Mom'."

Each entry is thoughtfully marked with parentheses, much like a menu in a fast-food restaurant, where you can simply tick the entries with a pen.

But the food on this menu looks a bit strange.

When Miyano Akemi saw that Chen Nuo hadn't spoken for a long time and hadn't reached out to take the menu, her expression immediately became tense, and her fingers gripping the edge of the menu so tightly that they lost their color.

"Strange? Don't you like any of them?" Miyano Akemi forced a smile. "I went through a lot of trouble to collect them."

Chen Nuo sighed: "There's no need for that, Sister Mingmei..."

"Call me Akemi."

Akemi Miyano's tone became sharper, as if she had become a member of the organization that planned the 1 billion yen robbery all by herself. However, she quickly returned to her soft voice: "At least tonight, don't think of me as Shiho's older sister."

Chen Nuo nodded.

Then he solemnly took the card, sat on the edge of the bed, and began to read it carefully.

Akemi Miyano sat down next to Chen Nuo, hugging his arm like a child showing off his report card: "How about it? I had to subtly inquire about Shiho, Ran, and Sonoko before I could collect your favorite 'recipe'."

"Do we need to ask about this kind of thing?" Chen Nuo asked curiously.

Akemi Miyano: "Of course, after all, your preferences are... well... a bit different from ordinary people."

"I didn't, please don't slander me," Chen Nuoyi retorted righteously. "Besides, it's not like we haven't been together before, why ask other people?"

"That's different. Before, it was just to thank you and satisfy my appetite." Miyano Akemi said boldly, her face flushed.

"So I've been a tool all along?" Chen Nuo was dumbfounded.

“It’s a sweet and delicious tool-like person~” Miyano Akemi smiled. “So, what are you going to choose? You can’t refuse, this is the punishment for losing the volleyball match.”

Chen Nuo thought to himself that the more punishments he received, the better; how could he possibly refuse?

However, some of the options on the menu look a bit off.

For example, the claim that he "likes to eat rice soaked in stockings" is definitely something Sonoko Suzuki deliberately made fun of him.

Chen Nuo did accidentally put Suzuki Sonoko's black stockings into the lunchbox last summer, but that was to move the stolen goods. He had no intention of eating rice porridge at all. In fact, he even planned to give the lunchbox to the cats near the dojo as a food bowl.

Miyano Akemi noticed Chen Nuo's gaze fall on the "stocking set meal" and looked troubled: "This? I did bring stockings, but as for the lunchbox... should I ask the hotel owner?"

“No, you’ve misunderstood. This message is actually fake; you’ve been scammed,” Chen Nuo said.

"Huh? Sonoko-chan would lie?" Miyano Akemi asked, her face full of surprise.

Chen Nuo: "She may seem carefree, but she's actually quite shy. She probably got asked something embarrassing, so she answered you like that and also took the opportunity to make fun of me."

"Amazing!"

Miyano Akemi clapped her hands, looking at him with admiration: "Chen Nuojun can not only easily deduce Sonoko-chan's inner thoughts, but also has the big heart to tell the answer to his girlfriend without any hesitation."

Chen Nuo was speechless.

I wondered why Akemi Miyano was being so aggressive today.

Normally, she's the type of person who, even if she discovers her boyfriend is cheating, would deliberately help hide the clues.

But then again, isn't this probably Miyano Akemi's true personality? And you know what? This version of Akemi seems even more charming than before.

As Chen Nuo pondered this, he slid his finger down the menu: "And what's with this rice bowl set meal?"

Akemi Miyano leaned her face closer: "Really? I don't remember."

"This is it," Chen Nuo said. "Where did you find out about it?"

Akemi Miyano landed where Chen Nuo was pointing, looked thoughtful, and then smiled sheepishly: "Uh... I forgot, I've talked to so many people these past few days, I can't remember who they are."

"forget?!"

Chen Nuo had a bad feeling, as if someone had already discovered the ultimate truth of this world.

But who exactly is it?

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this? Didn't you invent this game?" Miyano Akemi blinked her big, watery eyes at him.

"Of course not!" Chen Nuo quickly explained, "It's probably, uh, that couples feed each other tomato and egg rice bowls to strengthen their relationship. I often see couples doing this at Teitan."

Akemi Miyano: "How boring. Nothing's as fun as stockings."

"That's way too insane," Chen Nuo couldn't help but complain.

The topic has ended.

The hotel room suddenly fell silent.

Because Akemi Miyano closed the window earlier, the room is a little stuffy.

Miyano Akemi's delicate skin was covered in beads of sweat, and the scent of sweat mixed with perfume made Chen Nuo somewhat dizzy and mesmerized.

So, are you going to choose or not?

Akemi Miyano looked down at her toes, her snow-white feet dangling by the bedside, swaying gently. Her translucent toenails reflected a dazzling, jewel-like light under the moonlight.

Chen Nuo took a deep breath and put the menu back in the book: "I've decided, I won't choose any of them."

"Huh? Why?"

Akemi Miyano's eyes instantly filled with tears, and it felt as if the slightest touch on her cheek would cause the tears to gush out like a spring.

Chen Nuo quickly explained, "That's not what I meant. These are all other people's suggestions. It's not good to just use them directly. You should choose what you like."

"Do I like it?" Miyano Akemi breathed a sigh of relief, a few glistening teardrops clinging to her long, slender eyelashes, fluttering beautifully.