Conan: The Heart Thief

"Huh?" Mao Lilan was stunned, "Conan, you even know this?"

"Of course, Sister Xiaolan, Brother Lin Xiao and I are both detectives." Conan acted as if he was better than Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao found it funny when he saw Conan wanted to compete with him. Could a first-grade student really compete with him for a high school beauty?

Xiaolan looked around and ran to the fountain in surprise, shouting, "Wow! Standing in the middle, the scenery on both sides is the same! The garden and the building are the same!"

Conan walked over slowly, and said in a childish and immature way: "This kind of building is the so-called bilaterally symmetrical design. Professor Moritani spent his time in England until high school, so he likes British-style architecture very much, especially... he has a special obsession with the classical architectural style... Professor Moritani's original name was 'Sadaharu', and later it was changed to 'Teiji' for bilateral symmetry!"

"Uh... is that so?" Lan was surprised for a moment, then immediately shifted her attention and looked around excitedly, "But this is the first time I've seen such a beautiful garden!"

Just as Lan was spinning around in a trance, a tall man came over and said, "It's my honor to receive your praise. Nice to meet you. I'm Moriya Teiji."

"I... my name is Mao Li Ran!" Ran's face turned slightly red, and she hurriedly greeted him, then turned around and introduced: "This is my classmate, high school detective Lin Xiao, and this is Edogawa Conan. Since Kudo Shinichi can't come today, we are here in his place."

Moriya Teiji felt regretful and said, "Ah, so that's the case! Kudo-kun can't come!"

Then, Moriya Teiji looked at Lin Xiao and stretched out his hand: "Ah, you are the new high school detective Lin Xiao who has become famous recently? Please take care of me!"

Lin Xiao looked at the tall, bearded, and elegant middle-aged man in front of him and shook hands with him: "I am Lin Xiao, Mr. Moriya, please take care of me."

Chapter 69: A world where only Conan is injured

"This way please. The tea party will be held in the back garden."

Moriya Teiji led the three people, turned a few corners, and came to an extremely beautiful garden.

Xiaolan turned around excitedly and looked around.

“The back garden is so beautiful too!”

"It's worthy of being a tea party hosted by a famous architect. The guests are either musicians and models, entrepreneurs and critics, or famous actors. They are all familiar faces on TV!"

Conan also sighed.

"Come on, you're welcome! Please enjoy the wonderful afternoon!" Moriya Teiji said politely.

"Thank you!" Lin Xiao smiled faintly and nodded slightly.

In the back garden of Moriya Teiji, besides the three of them, there were other guests, and the back garden was bustling with activity.

Xiaolan walked to the dining table, looked at the exquisite food on the table, and exclaimed: "Wow! Mr. Lin, look, these foods are also very beautiful! Are they all handmade?"

Moriya Teiji walked over and said with a smile, "Of course, a formal tea party must have handmade tea and snacks to entertain the guests! Please enjoy!"

"Then I won't be polite!" Lan thanked with a smile, reached out to take a small round biscuit the size of a baby's palm, took a light bite, and began to chew it carefully.

"How does it taste?"

Xiaolan praised: "This cookie is delicious!"

"Haha, as long as you like it," Moriya Teiji chuckled gently, "In this case, the effort I spent last night was finally worth it."

Hmm? When Moriya Teiji said this, the other guests were also surprised.

Among them, a woman with beautiful curly hair exclaimed: "Master Moriya, it turns out you are also good at cooking!"

Moriya Teiji laughed and said, "I can't help it. I'm all alone. All the snacks, scones, sandwiches, and cookies here today were made by me. I can only feel at ease with things that I make myself."

Lin Xiao picked up a delicious cookie and tasted it. He really couldn't tell that Moriya Teiji's skill in making snacks was so good.

At this time, a man with long hair smiled and said, "So, those beautiful buildings were created because of this spirit, right?"

"I won't recognize anything without aesthetics as architecture," said Moriya Teiji. His expression suddenly changed slightly and he said, "There are quite a few young architects now who lack the understanding of beauty. They must be more responsible for their works!"

Everyone was stunned by what Moriya Teiji said.

Only Lin Xiao lowered his eyelids. It was obvious that Moriya Teiji was paranoid.

Moriya Teiji turned his head and met Lin Xiao's eyes: "By the way, Detective Lin, if you don't mind, can I ask you a puzzle?"

"Uh... puzzle?" Lin Xiao was slightly stunned.

"Yes, it's a guess about the computer password of a company run by three people. High school detective Lin Xiao should be able to solve it right away, right?"

The people around were surprised: "Is this the new high school detective? He is really talented."

"Of course! Please go ahead!" Lin Xiao looked relaxed.

Moriya Teiji took out a stack of papers from his pocket and said, "Well, this is the information of those three people. The password is a word related to the three people, consisting of five hiragana characters."

"The time limit is three minutes. Everyone here, let's think about it together!" Second Master Moriya distributed all the papers in his hand, including Xiaolan and Conan, who also received puzzles.

Seeing that everyone was beginning to ponder the puzzle on the paper, Moriya Teiji took out a small hourglass and shouted, "Then, let the timer begin!"

"There is no common character in the names of these three people, their dates of birth and blood types are different, and their hobbies are also very different. It feels so difficult!" Mao Lilan tried to solve the problem, but she had no clue at all.

"Brother Lin Xiao, I will solve the mystery before you. I am a better detective than you." Conan was full of fighting spirit.

"Hehe..." Lin Xiao smiled at Conan. He put aside the thoughts in his mind and began to study the puzzle on the paper. He saw the following words written on the paper.

Oyamada Riki (Type A)

Birthday in October 31.

Hobbies: Hot springs.

Flying Sasuke (Type B)

Birthday in June of Showa 32

Hobbies: Singing

This dig two (O type)

January, Showa 33

Hobbies: Walking

"What is the answer to the mystery? What do these three people have in common?" Xiaolan muttered.

Lin Xiao was apparently looking at the paper, but his eyes were always on Moriya Teiji. He saw Moriya Teiji walk to the side, take out a pipe, and light it up.

Other guests tried to solve the puzzle but soon gave up.

"No, I can't figure this out! Let's wait for an expert to answer!"

"Me too. Just in time to see if the new high school detective is as good as the media hype."

Lin Xiao glanced at Conan and asked, "Conan, have you solved it?"

Conan's glasses flashed a light: "Yes, I solved it."

Lin Xiao then asked: "What is the answer to the riddle?"

Conan said smugly, "I won't tell you."

"Didn't you just say you were going to defeat me? Then why don't you tell everyone the answer?"

"The answer is Momotaro."

Conan spoke loudly to the guests.

Lin Xiao followed Conan's words and said calmly: "Yes, the answer is Momotaro."

Of course, no one thought that a child's IQ crushed them all, and they all thought that Lin Xiao had solved the mystery.

"Mr. Lin, why?" Xiaolan asked puzzledly.

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "These are the zodiac signs of the three people! Xiaolan! The three of them were born in the year of Shen, You, and Xu, which means Monkey, Rooster, and Dog. These are Momotaro's followers!"

"Absolutely right!" Moriya Teiji walked over and exclaimed.

Xiaolan exclaimed in surprise: "Lin Jun, you are so awesome!"

Other guests praised Lin Xiao, saying that he was a high school detective and lived up to his reputation.

A world where only Conan is injured is achieved.

"Since Detective Lin guessed the answer, then as a reward for guessing the correct answer, I will invite you and your friends to visit my exhibition room!" Moriya Teiji said with a smile.

"That's great!" Xiaolan was excited.

"Damn it!" Conan gritted his teeth. It was clearly his guess.

Teiji Moriya opened the door of the exhibition room and let Ran Mouri, Lin Xiao and Conan enter the exhibition room.

"Come on, take a look around!"

On the walls of the exhibition room, you can see pictures of houses hanging. Obviously, these houses were all designed by Teiji Moriya.

Kurokawa House, Mizushima House, Yasuda House, Akutsu House...

"Huh? What is this?" Conan suddenly found a familiar photo and pointed at it, saying, "Sister Xiaolan, isn't this the one from last time?"

Mao Lilan followed Conan's finger and said in surprise: "Ah! Isn't this Mr. Kurokawa's house?"

Later, Moriya Teiji said, "By the way, I heard that Mr. Kurokawa was murdered?"

"Oh, yes!" Xiaolan nodded slightly.

Moriya Teiji said modestly: "That house was designed when I had just debuted. The next few works were all designed when I was in my thirties. Haha, I was still immature when I was young! Please don't read any further."

Lin Xiao had already looked around and was surprised to find a photo of a bridge on the wall. This guy's design range is quite wide!

"By the way, are you familiar with Kudo-kun?"

Xiaolan said: "Yes, Lin Xiao and I are high school classmates of Kudo Shinichi. However, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"

Lin Xiao rubbed Conan's dog head and said, "Including Conan, he is also a good friend of Kudo Shinichi.

"Oh, is that so?" asked Teiji Moriya.

At this moment, Xiaolan suddenly noticed the photo on the wall next to her and said in surprise, "Huh? Isn't that the Mihua City Building?"

"Yes, what's wrong?" Moriya Teiji was a little surprised.

Xiaolan pointed at the photo and smiled, "On the evening of May 1rd, we are going to watch a movie at the Beika No. Cinema there! Lin Jun, Shinichi and I have agreed to meet in the lobby at o'clock in the evening! I never thought that the Beika City Building was also designed by Professor Moritani!"

"Is that so? That building is my masterpiece. There is no better place for young people to date!" said Moriya Teiji with a smile.

Chapter 70 Uniqlo

The time came to May 3rd.