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

Since you're so sincere, I'll reluctantly go with you to take a look.

Chen Nuo smiled: "Are you in the club activity room? I'll come pick you up?"

"Come to my place, I need to take a shower and change my clothes," Xiaolan said. "It should take about 20 minutes to get home. There's some apple juice I made yesterday in the fridge, and the air conditioner remote fell under the sofa and I haven't had time to get it out yet. Also, don't take my stockings from my room and do anything weird with them."

"That last piece of advice was unnecessary!" Chen Nuo couldn't help but complain.

A silvery laugh came from the other end of the phone.

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Twenty minutes later, when Chen Nuo arrived at the Mouri Detective Agency, he found that Xiao Lan had already tidied up and was waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs.

Xiaolan wore a youthful, ice cream-colored dress and a wide-brimmed straw hat. With her gentle and serene smile, she looked a bit like a heroine from a Miyazaki Hayao film.

Just then, a gust of wind blew by.

Xiao Lan raised her slender, jade-like hand to adjust her straw hat. Her skirt billowed in the wind, revealing her long, slender, and fair legs.

Chen Nuo walked over, intending to tease Xiao Lan, but then he noticed Uncle Mori and Conan peering out the second-floor window, casting wary glances at him through the glass.

The hand that was originally reaching for the girl's chest had to be used to grab the brim of her hat instead.

"Oh? You're here." Xiaolan looked at him with surprise and delight. A fine layer of sweat appeared on her delicate face, making her skin look even more supple and bouncy.

"Didn't you say twenty minutes?" Chen Nuo asked.

"I was so eager to see what our new parents would be like, so I moved much faster than usual." The girl explained with a smile, her obedient demeanor no different from when they first went on their date.

Chen Nuo took Xiao Lan's soft little hand: "Let's go, I'll take you to choose the biggest room."

"Huh? Aren't I in the same room as you?" Xiaolan feigned surprise.

"That's fine too..."

The two chatted as they walked toward the station.

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The castle that Chen Nuo won in the competition is located on the outskirts of Tokyo, near a hot spring resort, so it's not particularly remote.

Compared to castles like the Mamiya family's, hidden deep in the forest, the transportation and living facilities are much more convenient.

The two took a bus to the hot spring street at the foot of the mountain.

It's about a 30-minute walk from here to the castle, which is located halfway up the mountain. If you're driving, it should only take a few minutes along the mountain road.

Chen Nuo didn't drive today.

He and Xiaolan first strolled around the hot spring street and discovered that there were not only supermarkets, gas stations, and hospitals, but also a small pachinko parlor.

When passing by the grocery store, Xiaolan also bought some cleaning supplies such as mops, rags, and disinfectant, saying that she wanted to do a simple cleaning of the castle.

Chen Nuo initially tried to persuade her that the castle was so big that she could just hire someone to clean it.

However, he suddenly realized that cleaning the room was a special event for Xiaolan, so he changed his mind and said, "Then I'll leave it to you from now on."

Xiaolan, carrying a mop in one hand and an empty bucket in the other, looked energetic and said, "Leave it to me!"

The two walked up the mountain road, and before they were even halfway up, a small car stopped by the roadside.

The car window slowly rolled down.

Wearing a smart suit dress and sunglasses, Eri Kisaki sat in the driver's seat. The seatbelt, pulled out from behind the seat, crossed her upper body diagonally, making her full breasts even more sexy and alluring.

"Eri-nee? What brings you here?" Chen Nuo asked in surprise.

Eri Kisaki: "Have you forgotten? You were the one who called me just now and asked me to help with the transfer of ownership."

Chen Nuo: "There's no need to be in such a hurry. The castle is there, it can't run away."

"What if they change their mind and change the reward to something else? I have to think about Ran's future." Eri Kisaki frowned slightly and moved the seatbelt under the car seat away from her stomach.

Chen Nuo: "Alright then, we're going to see the castle anyway, let's go together."

Xiao Lan and Chen Nuo got into the car.

The two originally intended to sit together in the back, but they discovered a long, rectangular object, about the length of a pool cue, wrapped in brown paper, on the back seat. They had no idea what was inside.

With things in the back seat, there was no way for two people to sit in the back, so Xiaolan had to move to the passenger seat.

"Chen Nuo said he'd give me the biggest room!" Xiao Lan, like a child who had received her desired Kamen Rider card, happily showed it off to Eri as soon as she got in the car.

Eri Kisaki looked at him with a disappointed expression.

That castle should have been entirely yours, but the choice of just one room has made you this happy. You'll be bullied to death in the future, won't you?

Eri Kisaki sighed.

But then she thought again, she had no right to say such things.

"I see. Then my room will be right next to Ran's," Eri said casually.

"Huh? You're coming to stay at the castle too?" Xiaolan asked in surprise.

Eri nodded: "The scenery around here is nice. It's good to come and relax on the weekend. I can also help you clean the room and cook some meals."

"Great, Chen Nuo, can we have another room?" Xiao Lan turned around and launched a pleading attack with her big, watery eyes.

“Of course.” Chen Nuo smiled, then changed the subject, “There’s no need to cook. Yingli, you work so hard usually, so just relax and enjoy yourself here.”

Eri pushed up her glasses: "That depends on whether I can get enough rest. When I'm in a bad mood, I especially like to cook."

Chen Nuo didn't dare to respond and turned to look at the dense forest rushing past the window.

As they spoke, the group arrived at the parking lot in front of the castle.

Similar to the layout of the Mamiya family's castle, this castle also has a large courtyard planted with lush green vegetation and shrubs.

The old lady had briefly explained to Chen Nuo that the castle's exterior was in a Western style, but the interior was decorated in a Japanese style.

It sounds a bit incongruous.

However, Chen Nuo has stayed in many similar hotels and guesthouses, and the experience of staying in such a combination of modern and retro styles is actually quite great.

After parking the car, Eri opened the back door and reached for the plank.

Chen Nuo quickly snatched it away, scolding, "Let me do it. What if you hurt your back with something so heavy?"

Xiaolan, holding up a mop and a bucket, said, "That's right, he's strong, so let him do it."

Chen Nuo glanced at Xiao Lan with a complicated expression, then picked up the plank and went to the castle gate. Just as he was about to put the plank down and take out the key, the gate opened on its own.

A voluptuous girl dressed in a maid outfit appeared at the door, bowing her head respectfully and saying:

"Master, welcome back."

Chen Nuo was stunned, wondering if maids were included in addition to the castle itself.

I wonder how much his salary is. If it's too expensive, he can't afford it.

Even if you call me master, you still have a great figure. Your fair, jade-like skin has a captivating texture under the sunlight, and your long, beautiful legs wrapped in white stockings give you an urge to poke them... (omitting ten thousand words here)

"I don't have any extra money to hire you. I still need to save money to buy baby formula," Chen Nuo thought.

Just as he was lost in thought, the other person looked up, revealing Vermouth's exquisite and alluring face, and smiled at him: "Isn't my outfit pretty good?"

"Huh?!?" Chen Nuo exclaimed in surprise.

Xiao Lan immediately squeezed in: "Old Chris..."

“That’s no longer the case,” Vermouth interrupted Ran. “I’ve resigned from Teitan. You can just call me Miss Chris. Of course, Chen Nuojun can call me Little Wenya.”

Eri Kisaki looked at the other party as if facing a formidable enemy.

Xiaolan still didn't understand: "But why are you here, and why are you wearing such revealing clothes?"

Vermouth sighed, "People always have to work, right? I heard that Chen Nuo won a castle in the fireworks festival competition, so I was thinking of coming over to try my luck and find a job or something."

"How was it? Chen Nuojun, I gave you a lot of extra tutoring back at Teitan, so you won't exploit me like those unscrupulous bosses do, right?"

Chen Nuo thought to herself, "It's clearly you who's been exploiting me all along, isn't it?"

However, when he turned around, he saw that Ran and Eri were both with their arms crossed, their murderous gazes clearly indicating that they did not believe his explanation.

"Um... let me put these things away first. They're quite heavy, and I've been sweating for a bit." Chen Nuo tried to change the subject.

Xiaolan saw right through his thoughts and steered the conversation back to Vermouth: "You haven't said whether you want to hire Miss Vermouth yet."

Vermouth bowed slightly, her ample bosom revealing a dazzling sight under the influence of gravity, and said with a smile, "My salary is very cheap, you know. As long as you can feed me, that's enough. If you want to save money, I can also eat with Ran and the others."

Although they were talking about eating, Chen Nuo had a feeling that Vermouth was hinting at something.

I felt that if I agreed to let her live here, my future life would probably be completely different from the warm and peaceful life I had imagined.

But if you disagree...

The blonde maid in front of me is quite alluring, especially since Vermouth possesses incredible disguise abilities, capable of transforming into different people. Add to that the fact that Yukiko is a big star.

Chen Nuo actually wanted to see something new, like a scene with four Sherrys or four Rans.

Of course, he was just looking at it; his current swordsmanship skills were probably not enough to fight against so many people at the same time.

Just then, heavy footsteps suddenly came from upstairs.

Chen Nuo asked curiously, "Is there anyone else in this castle? By the way, how did you get in?"

Vermouth looked surprised as well: "You didn't know? I thought you sent them."

The voice just fell.

Sonoko Suzuki, carrying a huge cardboard box filled with dusty ornaments, swayed as she came down the stairs: "I can't hold this up anymore, come and help me."

Vermouth helped carry the box over; it wasn't heavy for her.

Just as Sonoko Suzuki breathed a sigh of relief, she saw Ran and the others standing at the door.

Xiao Lan exclaimed in surprise, "Yuanzi?! What are you doing here? Didn't you tell me you were going to accompany your mother to the fruit picking garden?"

Sonoko Suzuki looked embarrassed. "Uh... well, the picking ended early, so I just stopped by to take a look."

Xiaolan, her face dark with anger, questioned, "Yuanzi..."

"I suddenly remembered that I forgot to pack something in the box." Sonoko Suzuki snatched the cardboard box from Vermouth's hand and ran away.

Xiaolan: "Stop!! Explain yourself clearly. How can I trust you with my back if you're like this?"

The two figures disappeared at the top of the stairs on the second floor.