Conan Rick's Investigator

"Sister Xiaolan, what are you talking about?"

"Karate is a hobby you have always pursued. How can you give up so easily?" Conan tried to persuade her, his expression serious and anxious.

Mao Lilan's love for karate was not spontaneous at first, but after Mao Li Kogoro

She was sent to study under the pretext that "girls need to learn self-defense skills." However, as she continued to study, Mao Lilan's talent and interest in this area gradually emerged, and she became obsessed with it.

In addition, Mao Lilan is a serious and dedicated person. She has been dedicated to karate for many years, and it has long exceeded the scope of just treating it as an extracurricular hobby.

Although she didn't necessarily expect to make a living from karate in the future, such a hasty ending must have been full of regrets.

"Conan, I know what you mean..." Mao Lilan turned to look at Conan, with a sad smile on her lips.

"But think about it, I'm not as good as Mr. Kyogoku Makoto. I can't become a professional fighter in the future..."

"Maybe it's better to be more realistic in life." In the past two days, Mao Lilan thought a lot in private.

A hobby is just a hobby, not a career. Hattori Heiji's mother, for example, was once a member of the high school kendo club, but now lives a housewife's life that has nothing to do with kendo.

"Although Hattori Heiji is very good at kendo, it is impossible for him to pursue kendo as his aspiration in the future, right?"

"I have to return to my daily life eventually. Regular karate practice will inevitably lead to injuries to my body..." There was another sentence that Mao Li Ran kept in her heart and did not say out loud.

That is, it may also hurt the one you love. Conan stared at the transformation of Mao Lilan and knew that it was the incident of Stonehenge that affected Mao Lilan.

He believed that Mao Lilan did not say such words on the spur of the moment. After all, Mao Lilan had thought deeply about it and thought about her future plans.

This made Conan speechless for a moment, not knowing how to persuade her. If this was what Mao Lilan really thought, he would respect and support her no matter what.

But before that, he had something to say in his heart.

"Sister Xiaolan..."

"I don't know what happened between you and Shinichi-nii in England..."

"But if we talk about your karate, Xiaolan, you have definitely protected me more often."

"I think Shinichi-san thinks the same..." As soon as these words came out, it was like the sound of an empty valley that touched the depths of Mao Li Ran's heart.

She turned her head to look at Conan next to her, and Conan was also looking at her with those cute big eyes. When their eyes met, it was not just a simple intersection of eyes, but it seemed as if their souls were communicating with each other.

Against the backdrop of the beautiful sunset, Mao Lilan raised the corners of her mouth and raised her hand to gently stroke her smooth hair blown by the sea breeze.

"is it?"

"Shinichi thinks so too?"

"Yeah!" Conan nodded vigorously. Mao Lilan was silent for a few seconds, then picked up Conan and held him in her arms like a big doll.

"Sister Xiaolan?"

“You can see more clearly up there~”

"Yeah." Conan nodded. Although being held like a doll was a bit awkward, he had to admit that it was quite comfortable.

But he hadn't felt comfortable for two seconds before Yuanzi came back with the three little ones who had gone out for a run.

"Conan, we all saw it!"

"You are acting like a spoiled child with Xiaolan again!" The three little ones immediately ran over and teased Conan. Conan felt a little embarrassed for a moment. How could he lead the three little ones in the future?

So he quickly defended himself.

"Silly, I didn't..."

"Conan, are you blushing?" Ayumi took the initiative to attack.

"Don't talk nonsense, it's because of the sunset~" Mitsuhiko and Genta were not willing to give in.

"It's just an excuse~ I was just blushing!" Conan: "I didn't!" Ran Mouri, who was standing aside, was also stunned when she heard Conan's introduction.

She recalled a time when Shinichi was a child and felt embarrassed, and he also used the sunset to cover his blush.

This child...really looks like Shinichi when he was little. At this moment, a mature voice sounded beside him.

"Conan's face is red because he is full of energy..." Everyone turned to look and saw that Qin Zhibo and Cheng Shi had also come back strolling.

When Conan saw Qin Zhibo coming, he looked as if he had seen a savior, and a light of hope shone in his eyes.

But the next second, Qin Zhibo rubbed Conan's head affectionately and smiled.

"Because I can hang out with my favorite sister Xiaolan, of course I am full of energy!"

"Hahaha!" As soon as these words were spoken, the three little ones immediately burst into laughter.

“Isn’t it the same?”

"Such a childish reason, Conan is indeed a child!" Conan drooped his eyelids and gave Qin Zhibo a half-moon look.

Boss, please don't play with me, okay?

"Oh, right." Qin Zhibo turned around and looked around, then asked, "Why aren't Dr. Agasa, Mr. Maori, and Haibara Ai here?" Maori Ran explained, "Dad is taking a shower in the room. He said he needs to dress up nicely for the evening..."

"Dr. Agasa is feeling a little dizzy, so Ai will stay in the room to take care of her." Cheng Shi heard and quickly said, "If you feel dizzy, I have some seasickness medicine here. Can I send it to her now?" Mao Lilan shook her head.

"No need. Xiao Ai also brought medicine before boarding the ship. Dr. Agasa has already taken it."

"Hey? Miss Chengshi's watch is so beautiful!" Mao Lilan has a good eye and saw the women's watch on Chengshi's wrist at a glance.

"Really?" Cheng Shi caressed the watch lovingly.

"This is a gift from Mr. Qin..."

"I see!" Mao Lilan's eyes lit up and she said casually, "I saw a watch like this at London's Heathrow Airport before. It was very expensive!"

"Mr. Qin is so nice to you!"

Chapter 1356 Brother, You Are Going Down a Narrow Path

On the top deck, Mao Lilan accidentally mentioned Heathrow Airport.

Before she flew back to Japan, she did not forget to bring gifts for Sonoko and others, so she had seen this watch before.

Although the watch was nice, it was not a style that a high school student could afford, so I just looked at it.

"Eh?"

"The place Mr. Qin went to is also..."

When Cheng Shi heard what Mao Lilan said, he remembered that Qin Zhibo also went to London some time ago.

Just as he was about to say it, Qin Zhibo interrupted him.

"Um! When are we going to eat?"

"I'm a little hungry..."

When the three little ones heard about eating, they immediately became excited.

Genta: "Is there any eel rice on the boat?"

Ayumi: "Genta, are you eating eel rice again?"

Genta: "Of course! Eel rice is the most delicious thing in the world!"

Sonoko leaned over, raised a finger, and said with a smile, "Of course we have eel rice! There are more delicious foods on this ship than you can imagine..."

"I've already booked dinner at the International Restaurant in the main dining room."

"Everyone, remember to dress formally!"

……

As the sun sank below the horizon, the sea surface grew darker and there was nothing much to see from the deck.

Instead, lights gradually lit up inside the cabin, illuminating this "steel behemoth" sailing across the vast Pacific Ocean.

Everyone wandered around the top deck for a while and then went back to their rooms to change clothes.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, everyone gathered at the International Restaurant in Main Restaurant No. 1.

"This place is so big!"

"How luxurious!"

"There are so many people!"

The three little ones exclaimed in surprise as if they had never seen the world before.

"Of course!" Sonoko leaned over and introduced the three little ones, "Yashiro Group is a very large conglomerate!"

"Yadai Merchant Marine, a key member of the group, built this luxury cruise ship for the first time. Their goal is to rival the most luxurious cruise ships in the world, so of course it has to be a bit more luxurious!"

At this time, a male waiter came over, bowed slightly and said, "Excuse me, are you Miss Suzuki?"

"Yeah." Suzuki Sonoko nodded.

"Your seat will be ready soon, please wait a moment..."

Although Suzuki Sonoko had booked a seat in advance, there were many people dining in the restaurant. In addition, it was the first day of the voyage, and the important members of the ship would also come here to dine at this time, so the seats were relatively tight.

Qin Zhibo glanced inside the restaurant, which was filled with men and women in suits and evening gowns, toasting each other with their upper-class demeanor.

In order to match the upper-class atmosphere here, he also changed into a black suit.

Cheng Shi next to her was wearing a light blue dress, her long black hair draped over her shoulders, and the top of the dress revealed a delicate collarbone.

If Qin Zhibo hadn't seen the information above Cheng Shi's head showing that he was a male, he would have doubted his own eyes.

He is so good at dressing up...

At this moment, Conan tilted his head and saw a white device in Dr. Agasa's hand, and asked in confusion: "Doctor, what is this?"

"Eh? This?"

Dr. Agasa picked up the object in his hand and said, "This is a regular IC recorder. Whenever I have an idea for a new invention, I use this to record it..."

"By the way, speaking of new inventions, let me take a look..."

As he spoke, Dr. Agasa fumbled in his trouser pocket and pulled out two small gadgets.

"This is a cufflink-style intercom with an eavesdropping function, and it's been redesigned."

Conan took the two gadgets and looked at them carefully in his hands.

Although Dr. Agasa has released button-shaped products before, they only have the function of eavesdropping or signal tracking, and the appearance is also very simple. What does the button look like?

What does it look like.

The cufflinks this time are particularly exquisitely made and inlaid with shiny black gemstones. If you don’t tell me, they can easily be mistaken for some kind of fashion product.

Qin Zhibo, who was standing next to him, glanced at Conan and saw that he had received new equipment, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Dr. Agasa's technological level was truly unique.

This time, I guess some of Haibara Ai's aesthetic taste was also added, otherwise with his engineering mindset, it would be impossible for him to make such a beautiful invention.

but……

"Doctor, how's the progress on the electromagnetic Thanos gloves I asked you to make?"

When it comes to gloves, Dr. Agasa's eyes are obviously a little nervous.

Previously, Qin Zhibo asked Dr. Agasa to make a pair of hand-strengthening gloves based on the same principle as Conan's foot-strengthening shoes.

However, gloves are different from shoes. There is not much available space in gloves, and absolute flexibility must be guaranteed, so they are more difficult to make.

But Qin Zhibo believes that with Dr. Agasa's intelligence and talent, he can still overcome this technical difficulty.

“Well…”

"Although the gloves were made, they are a bit bulky and inconvenient to use."

“I’m trying to figure out how to make it more flexible.”

Most of Dr. Agasa's inventions are not too super functional in themselves, but what is rare is that they can reduce their functions to a limited space.

However, Qin Zhibo remembered that his requirements in terms of flexibility were not high.

He also drew a design sketch, which could be made according to Thanos's glove, with each gem on the joint being a power gear switch.

But since Dr. Agasa wants to design it more perfectly, there is no problem with that.

After all, you are the one who benefits in the end.

"Then, Doctor, do your best..."