Ke Xue: Xiaolan delivers goods to your door at the beginning

"Ah."

The girl with the tiger teeth nodded slightly, the silver spoon that was spinning in her fingertips stopped and was held to the corner of her mouth, her face showing a look of reminiscence.

"I remember you just said that you were going to have a big celebration at the most luxurious hotel in Osaka to celebrate the fact that you managed to thwart Kaito Kid and successfully repel the terrorists."

"Oh……"

Lin Xiaofeng responded with a drawn-out tone.

He only just realized that he seemed to have left a certain phantom thief's wife hanging for quite a while.

To be fair, the other side was really honest; despite the commotion on the airship lasting so long, they didn't take advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters.

At the same time, Tomoko Suzuki also walked over, holding her mobile phone.

"There's something I need to mention. We'll be landing in Osaka around 6 PM tonight, and taking the high-speed train back to Tokyo would be too rushed. So, we've decided to stay in Osaka for the night. I've already booked rooms for you."

"Thank you," Sera Masumi said instinctively.

Then, Sera Masumi sensed something was amiss: "Kaze, why is Mrs. Suzuki taking such good care of you?"

"A man who smiles is welcome wherever he goes."

Do you laugh a lot?

Sera Masumi expressed serious doubts.

As the last rays of the setting sun disappeared below the horizon, the Conrad Hotel in Nakanoshima 3-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, remained brightly lit.

A huge golden crystal chandelier hangs from the dome, the magnificent decorations, the high ceilings, and the large, spotless floor-to-ceiling windows perfectly illustrate what it means to be extravagant and decadent.

This is a renowned luxury hotel under the Hilton brand, which has held the top spot in terms of facilities in the Kansai region since its opening.

The Suzuki airship landed at 6:30, and by 7:00, a powerful voice from a special advisor was already echoing in the lobby of the Conrad Hotel on the 40th floor.

"Alright~ So, to celebrate defeating Phantom Thief Kid and incidentally taking care of the Red Siamese Cat, everyone, eat and drink as much as you like tonight! Cheers!"

"cheers!"

As soon as Jirokichi Suzuki finished speaking, a group of employees on the left side of the hall raised their glasses in unison.

Lin Xiaofeng, sitting at the table for relatives and friends on the right side of the hall, quietly took a small sip of the orange juice in his cup.

That's right, this old man even brought all the Suzuki Group employees from the Suzuki airship over to join the celebration banquet.

After all, it's the Suzuki Group, a wealthy and powerful conglomerate, and they're never stingy when it comes to rewarding their subordinates.

Meanwhile, Kogoro Mouri, who had been offline the entire time on the airship, finally won the revival match. He sat at the table, a wine glass in his left hand and a beer glass in his right, drinking to his heart's content, completely absorbed in the moment.

"Waitress! Another drink, please!"

"Come here..."

As expected of a top-tier hotel, although there were plenty of staff in the lobby, it didn't feel like there were sentries all around. Instead, they were like they had activated an invisibility jutsu, only appearing when called upon, politely stepping forward to refill Kogoro Mouri's wine in his drunken and berserk state.

Sonoko rested her chin on her hand and teased with a mischievous smile, "Uncle Kogoro is really having a good time, he's even starting to call the waitresses 'Miss' and 'Big Sister'."

Ran was also a little embarrassed, so she quickly patted her father's shoulder: "Dad, you should control yourself a little and not drink too much. If you get drunk, Conan and I will have to help you back home."

But the next second she was sprayed with the smell of alcohol, and Kogoro Mouri's cheeks were flushed and he was grinning.

"It's alright, it's alright, I definitely won't get drunk from high-end liquor!"

"dad……"

With such an eccentric father, Xiaolan could only sigh helplessly.

At this moment, Lin Xiaofeng suddenly felt someone nudge his arm with their shoulder.

Turning my head, I was greeted by Sera Masumi's adorable little face, which was full of anticipation and showed her two pointed little tiger teeth.

"Hey Xiaofeng, how about you have some too?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaofeng glanced at Kogoro Mouri, who was completely out of his mind across the table and had tied his tie around his forehead like a headscarf, and silently took a sip of his 86 Coca-Cola.

"I'll forget it."

No matter how high your alcohol tolerance is, if you don't like alcohol, you just don't like it; you'd rather drink soda.

"All you ever do is drink Coke, you have such bad taste," Sera Masumi complained.

"Why don't you drink some yourself?"

Lin Xiaofeng thought for a moment, then turned around and asked the waiter for a clean small bowl. He took an unopened bottle of high-proof liquor from the table, opened it, poured a little, dipped his chopsticks into the liquor, and presented it to the girl with tiger teeth.

· ······Requesting flowers· ····

Without any hesitation, Sera Masumi took a big slurp of the chopstick tip into her mouth and sucked hard twice.

Then her face instantly changed from anticipation to deep distress, her nose, eyes, and eyebrows almost twisted together.

She quickly put down her chopsticks, not even having time to turn around and get her own. She simply picked up Lin Xiaofeng's orange juice from the table, took a big gulp, and after catching her breath, firmly concluded.

"Soda is still the best."

"right."

……

The atmosphere at the dinner table next to Inspector Nakamori and the others was like a battle. Everyone remained silent, devouring their food as quickly as possible... not because they were particularly hungry, but because they gave the impression that they had other important things to do after finishing their meal.

Just then, Suzuki Jirokichi walked over with a wine glass in his hand. He had intended to greet him, but seeing this scene, he was somewhat puzzled.

"Inspector Nakamori, what's wrong with you guys? The matter has already been resolved, there's no need to be so tense anymore, is there?"

No, not yet.

Swallowing hard, Nakamori Ginzo answered seriously.

"Although we have caught the people who committed the crime, we still need to interrogate them about the specific details of their motives. In order to avoid any unforeseen complications, it would be best to send them back to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department as soon as possible."

"Well... we can just leave the guarding duties to the police in Osaka, and the interrogation can be done slowly tomorrow, right?"

"No, this is the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's job. How can we let the Osaka police interfere?"

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Nakamori Ginzo's attitude was unusually firm regarding Suzuki Jirokichi's reasonable suggestion.

At the same time, a series of light footsteps suddenly sounded at the entrance of the banquet hall.

Lin Xiaofeng glanced in the direction of the sound and saw that a group of people had walked in.

Leading the way was a middle-aged man with slightly dark skin, a tall build, and fox-like eyes, followed by a group of men who appeared to be his subordinates.

Just then, Nakamori Ginzo also witnessed this scene. When he saw the person's face clearly, he immediately put down his chopsticks, who had just said not to let the Osaka police interfere, and stood up and bowed with his subordinates.

"Chief Hattori!"

"It's okay, sit down."

The middle-aged man with fox-like eyes, referred to as Hattori-sama, nodded and then turned to Suzuki Jirokichi.

"Mr. Suzuki, it's been a long time."

Hattori?

The familiar words made Lin Xiaofeng hold his head for an extra second as he turned his head.

A flash of white light from the camera went by, and the person at the same table who picked up the camera was Mizukawa, the director from Nichiri TV who had accompanied them on the airship earlier to film the Kid's duel.

He was taking pictures while muttering to himself.

"It's a meeting between Suzuki's special advisor and Hattori's general manager; it's sure to become quite a hot topic of conversation."

In the banquet hall, Suzuki Jirokichi and Hattori, the head of the department, were still talking when Lin Xiaofeng suddenly noticed someone coming to his side. The person spoke in a familiar Osaka accent.

"Oh, what a coincidence! It's been so long since I've seen Conan-kun and Hayashi-kun!"

Ok?

Lin Xiaofeng looked up and saw a distinctive face, as black as coal, yet still handsome and well-proportioned.

It was Hattori Heiji! He actually came here too.

"Long time no see, Hattori," Lin Xiaofeng greeted calmly.

"Hehe." Hattori Heiji scratched his head and chuckled, seemingly always with that carefree attitude.

"Hattori..."

Conan was also a little surprised and subconsciously called out the name he used to call Hattori Heiji when he was Shinichi Kudo, but then he remembered that Ran was still next to him and was forced to change his name as well.

"Um, by the way, why is Heiji-nii here?"

"Eh? Me?"

Hattori Heiji pointed to himself, then turned his gaze to the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief who was talking to Suzuki Jirokichi not far away, and casually raised his chin.

"I came with my old man. I originally just wanted to have dinner at the police station, but I didn't expect to be dragged here before I even had a bite to eat. I thought we were going to have dinner here, but it looks like that's not the case now."

As soon as he finished speaking, he changed his playful expression again and beckoned Conan with his index finger.

"But it doesn't matter. Come on, little Conan, can I borrow Heiji's chopsticks? Let me have a piece of sea cucumber before I leave, I won't eat any more."

"If you want to eat, just ask the waiter for bowls and chopsticks..."

Conan complained, but he still honestly handed over the bowl and chopsticks.

526. Playing in the water with Mrs. Suzuki

The celebration banquet ended two hours later, at exactly nine o'clock.

If you're someone who gets up at 8 AM to go to work the next day, this is probably the time to get ready, take a shower, and go to bed.

However, since Jiro Suzuki had already said that everyone could enjoy themselves tonight and not care about anything else, even the staff accompanying the Suzuki airship, who were supposed to strictly adhere to the work schedule, also let loose.

Since we only come to Osaka occasionally, we made plans to go somewhere nearby before the celebration party was even over.

Xiao Lan and her friends weren't that carefree. They had just encountered the threat of the biochemical bacteria "450" ​​and the terrorist hijacking on the airship during the day. Although they were ultimately safe, they were still quite exhausted and mentally drained. All they wanted to do was take a nice bath to relax.

The perspective shifts to the guest room floor.

The sound of running water filled the luxuriously decorated, spacious single room. Lin Xiaofeng leaned against the wall next to the bathroom door, looking down at his phone.

He was filling the bathtub in the bathroom behind him, and in the meantime, he sent a message to Mari Akai, who was far away in Tokyo, to report on his schedule for the day and what time he would be back tomorrow.

Tuk-tuk-tuk.

Just then, there was a knock on the door on the left.

Lin Xiaofeng had just finished composing a message, clicked send, straightened up, and went to the door.

When the door was opened, a girl with fangs appeared outside, carrying a change of clothes provided by the hotel, followed by Ran and Sonoko, who were in similar condition.

Seemingly anticipating that Lin Xiaofeng would be in the room, Sera Masumi unsurprisingly flashed her cute little tiger teeth and waved.

"I'm planning to go to the public bathhouse with Mori and Suzuki. What do you think, Kaze-nii?"

"I?"

Lin Xiaofeng glanced back at the bathroom, from which the sound of water was constantly coming from.

"I'll just shower in my room."

As expected, Sera Masumi heard the answer she had anticipated, and scratched her head.

"Mo~ Brother Xiaofeng is really stubborn. Soaking in a big pool is very comfortable. Don't you want to try it?"

"Not."

A simple and clear refusal.

"Okay, then we'll be going now~"

Seeing that Lin Xiaofeng was unwilling, Sera Masumi stopped inviting him repeatedly. She simply waved her paw again and left with Ran and Sonoko.

Close the door and lean back against the wall.

Dude, dunk, dunk.

Less than ten seconds after Lin Xiaofeng picked up his phone again, the knocking sounded again from the entrance hall.

Because the interval between the two knocks was so short, he almost thought that Sera Masumi had come back for something else.

Lin Xiaofeng had no choice but to put down his phone again and go to the door of the room.

However, he soon realized that he had guessed wrong.