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

Chen Nuo rubbed his calves while feeling the emptiness in his arms.

Xiaolan: "A barbecue party? Why do you suddenly want to eat this?"

“It looks so appetizing, and wouldn’t it be fun to grill meat together?” Sonoko Suzuki said. “When you’re young, you have to grill meat together to make it feel like you’re wasting your youth.”

"A barbecue party? Can Sonoko-neechan take us there?" Genta's voice came from behind.

The Junior Detective League noticed that Conan and Ai had been missing for a while, so they came looking for them and overheard Sonoko talking about the cooking competition.

Sonoko thought for a moment, and decided that it wouldn't hurt to practice on these kids before trying to pick up handsome guys: "Okay, then you can all come over here, but not the kid with glasses."

Conan: "Why, Sonoko-neechan?"

“A kid who’s a spy doesn’t deserve to eat barbecue,” Sonoko said.

Conan wanted to rush over and hug Sonoko Suzuki's leg to act cute, but Genta held him back tightly, citing Conan's unauthorized departure from the group as the reason.

Xiao Lan's eyes lit up, and she turned to Chen Nuo and said, "Then Chen Nuo, why don't you come too? I'll ask Mom if she has time. It'll be more lively with more people."

Chen Nuo nodded in agreement.

Immediately afterwards, Ran extended an invitation to Ai Haibara, who had a stern face.

Chen Nuo thought that Ai Haibara wouldn't participate in this kind of activity, but to his surprise, she agreed.

He later learned that Ai Haibara nodded because she was worried that Chen Nuo might drink alcohol while eating barbecue and do something strange afterward, in which case Conan would have to find her herself.

After hearing this explanation, Chen Nuo felt that his reputation had unknowingly turned into one of being promiscuous when drunk and making inappropriate advances towards someone's childhood sweetheart.

Damn it, how can we turn this around?

Ran, on the other hand, wasn't worried at all that Ai Haibara wouldn't accept the invitation.

This stems from a woman's keen intuition.

Ai's reaction just now didn't sound like a little girl being coquettish at all.

It felt more like the reaction to seeing someone you like being taken away, and even though she was a child, that feeling was very obvious.

There's definitely something going on between these two.

Xiao Lan decided to take advantage of the barbecue party to further test the relationship between Chen Nuo and Xiao Ai.

If a problem is confirmed...

"Don't worry, Chen Nuojun, I will definitely help you correct it," Xiao Lan made up her mind.

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Then Inspector Megure arrived with his men. When he was questioning Director Tsugawa about the missing Mr. Tamada, Conan and his friends overheard them.

Conan decides to hide in the library with the Junior Detective League to investigate Mr. Tamada's whereabouts.

When it was closing time, Chen Nuo left the library with everyone. After saying goodbye to Xiao Lan Yuanzi, he sat on a bench opposite the library.

Waiting for Director Tsugawa to "transform".

Sonoko Suzuki was picked up by a car because she was going to attend a family banquet that evening.

Ran had just said goodbye to Sonoko and was about to go home to cook for her father and Conan when she discovered that she had accidentally put the book that was supposed to be given to Chen Nuo into her own bag.

Xiaolan turned around and glanced at the white library building not far away.

Chen Nuo seems to have walked back; he should be able to run back in time.

Xiaolan, carrying books, ran towards the library with a standard "anime run," attracting the attention of many passersby.

From a distance, Xiao Lan saw Chen Nuo waiting outside the library.

She was filled with doubt and curiosity. Was he still waiting for someone?

However, this time Xiaolan did not go over and ask Chen Nuo directly.

She recalled the book she had just read about how to become a detective, which stated that curiosity is the most important quality for a detective, and that one should cultivate one's curiosity.

Ran thought for a moment and decided to use this as her first investigation as a detective.

Xiao Lan then hid as well, and after dark, she saw Chen Nuo stand up and walk into the library.

Xiao Lan was even more curious now.

What are you doing at the library alone so late at night?

She quietly followed behind and slipped into the pitch-black library.

However, Xiao Lan didn't dare to follow too closely for fear of being discovered by Chen Nuo.

Once inside, Chen Nuo had already disappeared.

Xiaolan was hesitating about what to do when someone suddenly spoke from behind her.

"Little sister, why are you here so late?" Director Tsugawa's voice rang out from behind.

As soon as Xiaolan turned around, an iron rod struck her on the back of the head.

Director Tsugawa thought to himself that this meant dealing with another corpse, which was really troublesome.

Little did he know that the girl in front of him was someone who could easily smash telephone poles.

As expected, Xiaolan bent the iron bar.

Director Tsugawa fled in disarray.

Xiao Lan thought about it for a moment and felt that this person might be problematic. What if he attacked Chen Nuo?

She quickly chased after him.

Although Director Tsugawa was accidentally kicked by Ran and injured a little, he was so familiar with the place that Ran couldn't catch up with him in a short time.

However, if she keeps running like this, she will be caught sooner or later. Besides, the girl's purpose in coming here so late is also very suspicious.

After thinking for a moment, Director Tsugawa took out a thick book from the bookshelf near the second-floor staircase.

Xiao Lan had caught up by then.

Instead of running away, Director Tsugawa took out a pistol from the emptied book.

The gun was pointed at Xiaolan's heart; with just a slight pull of the trigger, Xiaolan would die.

Xiaolan never expected that the other party had a gun. She charged forward so fiercely that she had no way to dodge due to inertia.

boom!

A shot rang out.

As the other person fired, Xiaolan saw out of the corner of her eye that a figure lunged at her and knocked her to the ground.

And so, the two of them tumbled down the long staircase from the second floor.

He also dodged the bullets.

The bullets struck the wall, scattering dazzling sparks.

The staircase was long and a bit shaky. Chen Nuo, carrying Xiao Lan, tumbled all the way down to the landing at the bottom of the stairs before stopping.

He was just about to get up.

Then they heard the voices of the Junior Detective League coming from the stairs, along with Director Tsugawa's exclamation.

Judging from the sounds, it seems that the three little ones, led by Conan, subdued Director Tsugawa.

I have to say, those kids are really brave.

Now that the assailant was under control, Chen Nuo was no longer in a hurry. He had bumped several times while rolling down the stairs, and his mind was still a bit fuzzy.

Chen Nuo rubbed his head, looked up, and realized that Xiao Lan and he had fallen in a rather strange way.

Chen Nuo lay on the ground, becoming Xiao Lan's cushion and lifeline. The girl's entire weight pressed down on him, and the fabric of her school uniform pressed against his nose, carrying a pleasant peach scent.

Does she even use this type of perfume?

Xiao Lan struggled to sit up, but failed. Chen Nuo noticed something strange about her waist; she might have twisted it while falling down the stairs.

Both of their clothes were disheveled, as if they had just been in a fight.

Chen Nuo's face was accidentally scratched by Xiao Lan's fingernail, a button on his coat was ripped off, and Xiao Lan's black stockings were pulled down to her ankles.

What Chen Nuo found most unbelievable was...

As his hand rolled down the stairs, it somehow ended up in the gap of Xiaolan's shirt collar.

I guess he was trying to reach out and help her up, in case she bumped her head and accidentally hurt herself.

Normally it might be fine, but this time, because she fell down the stairs, Xiaolan's outer clothes were quite neat. Her suit and school uniform were only slightly disheveled, and there was no exposure whatsoever.

However, the fabric that clung to Xiaolan's body disobeyed her and moved up to her collarbone.

Therefore, this time, there was no contact without the armor being worn.

Chen Nuo could even feel the process of those tender bamboo shoots breaking through the soil and growing strong.

Chen Nuo was both amused and exasperated, wondering what this was all about.

[Tender bamboo shoot experience card *1]?

Although it feels very comfortable to the touch, it's still quite frustrating to be able to look at it but not eat it.

Eh? !

Chen Nuo was a little surprised himself; he didn't know why such a dangerous idea suddenly popped into his head.

Xiaolan isn't my girlfriend...

Chen Nuo quickly pulled his hand away.

There's a kind of discomfort like waking up in a room without heating on a winter morning and then being forcibly pulled out of bed.

I really want to go back to bed and take a nap.

Chen Nuo glanced at Xiao Lan's shirt collar and found that it had been closed by her struggling movements. However, Xiao Lan's waist seemed to have not recovered yet, and she still couldn't sit up after struggling for a long time.

If you were to put your hand inside and go back to sleep at this time, wouldn't you really be a perverted sex maniac?

Chen Nuo: "How are you? Are you alright?"

"It hurts a little, it feels like I'm having a cramp," Xiaolan said, her voice tinged with pain.

Chen Nuo: "Don't rush. The enemy has already been subdued. The more anxious you are now, the more likely you are to cause serious injury. Take it slow."