Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

"You are recovering very well, Miss Maori. I think you will be discharged next Monday."

In a single room at the Beika Pharmacy Hospital, the female doctor handed the latest report to Mao Lilan, saying what the patients and the injured wanted to hear most.

Mao Lilan leaned back on the hospital bed and smiled when she heard this.

The case that resulted in her injury was solved by police two weeks ago, and she was hospitalized for two weeks.

During these ten days, her father, mother, Conan, and Sonoko came to accompany her every day. When the situation was critical in the first few days, they took turns to keep watch over her. After her condition improved, other friends and acquaintances also came to visit her.

After two weeks of treatment, she only had a few bandages left on her body and could walk around on her own. Now that she had finally heard the specific time of discharge, she felt relieved.

Standing beside the bed, Hibiki looked down at the test results on the report, and said with relief: "Thank you, doctor. I've really troubled you these days."

The female doctor who was in charge of the surgery for Mao Lilan at the time and had been concerned about her recovery progress over the past few days smiled and nodded. She looked around the room and suddenly asked:

"Mr. Maori and that kid named Conan, aren't here today?"

When mentioning the big and small, Mao Li Ran blinked, and Kisaki Eri's face darkened little by little under the gaze of the female doctor.

"That bastard man..."

She gritted her teeth.

"——He actually took on a commission when his daughter was injured and hospitalized and needed to be taken care of."

……

morning.

"What? You want me to be a bodyguard for a contestant in the Miss Japanese beauty pageant?!"

Kogoro Mouri looked at the person in front of him in astonishment and almost knocked over the cup.

Today is Saturday. When Kogoro Mouri was about to take Conan Edogawa to the hospital, the door of the detective agency was suddenly knocked.

There were three guests at the door, two women and one man, who were said to have something to ask of Maori Kogoro. Considering that his daughter's condition had improved, and the serious expressions of these people, he received them.

result……

Kogoro Mouri thought he was hallucinating. Conan Edogawa, who took over the job of serving tea, hurriedly held the teacup for him and turned around to get a rag.

Seeing him so surprised, the young woman said uneasily: "I'm sorry, is this very embarrassing for you?"

The young woman had a pretty face. Kogoro Mori was always friendly towards women, especially young and beautiful women.

He waved his hand and said, "No, I'm just a little surprised... Is this Miss Japanese you're talking about the same beauty pageant as Miss Japan?"

"Yes."

The middle-aged man among the three took out a handkerchief and wiped away the sweat that kept oozing from his forehead.

"I am Daigo Miura, the person in charge of the competition and one of the judges. Tonight is the final, which will be held at the newly opened SON-OKO Hotel under the Suzuki Group."

"But this morning, after all the contestants from all over the country had checked in, our competition venue suddenly received a threatening letter..."

Edogawa Conan sat down next to Maori Kogoro and asked, "Did I order you to stop the game?"

After all, the Sonoko family is one of the largest chaebols in Japan, and their businesses have encountered accidents more than once or twice. Not long ago, murders occurred at their Osaka Art Exhibition and Suzuki Tower.

"No, it should be for the contestants."

Another older woman spoke up. Her expression was dignified, and every move she made carried a natural pressure. She looked like the most feared and most unresistible homeroom teacher in elementary school. Maori Kogoro saw Eri Kisaki for a second, and his words were much more polite: "Should? So who is specifically threatened...?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere between the three people opposite became a little subtle.

"This one……"

Miura Daigo took out a brochure and placed it on the table. There was a piece of white paper with a corner exposed under the cover. "Please read it yourself for details."

Kogoro Mouri opened the brochure with curiosity, and Conan Edogawa next to him also looked over curiously.

[Tonight, my sword will pierce your heart and use your blood to purify this ugly world.

——To the most beautiful person】

Maori Kogoro:"……"

Edogawa Conan: "..."

Edogawa Conan said dryly: "The most beautiful person?"

This is a beauty pageant, so is the target the one who wins?

...No, I can't be sure. After all, people's aesthetics are very subjective. What if that person thinks the runner-up or a female guest is more beautiful? The scope is not limited to the contestants, right?

Even more extreme, the threatening letter mentioned "person" and did not specify the gender at all - what if the other party felt that a man present was more suitable?
Conan Edogawa was complaining in his mind, but while he was struggling with the various possibilities, the three people opposite him seemed to have already chosen a candidate.

"My second daughter Hua Lian is the champion of the previous Tokyo Division competition, and is also the most likely to win this final." The majestic older woman continued, "So I hope to hire you, a famous detective, to be her bodyguard tonight."

……

After listening to the stories of Eri Kisaki and Ran Maori, the female doctor finally understood: "…So Mr. Maori accepted this commission? He won't come today?"

Hibiki Eri looked unhappy. Mao Lilan was worried that she would say something unpleasant again, so she quickly explained for her father: "My father was a little hesitant at first, and I persuaded him to accept it."

She added: "Because that hotel was newly opened by the Sonoko family, I don't want anything to happen there."

Whenever Mouri Ran was in the hospital, Suzuki Sonoko would come to see her without fail. If it was the weekend, she would stay with her all the time, and if it was a school day, she would come after school.

This morning, Yuanzi came to the ward early and said that she couldn't accompany her today because of something at home, and apologized to her.

"Xiao Lan, my new hotel is opening today. My father built it based on my preferences and named it after me. The opening ceremony is tonight and I have to go. Hug..."

Mao Lilan stopped her friend from apologizing on the spot - she was already very grateful and happy that Sonoko had been with her all these days, so how could she let her own affairs delay her further?

"I see." The female doctor's frown relaxed. "Ms. Maori is indeed a person who cares about her friends."

Being praised, Mao Lilan smiled embarrassedly.

"I hope you can be discharged from the hospital soon." The female doctor said, looking at her watch. "I will leave work early today. If you feel unwell, you can go to see Dr. Fujii. I have already told him about your physical condition."

Mao Lilan was stunned: "Miss Post, is there something urgent?"

The female doctor nodded, with a hint of helplessness in her water-green eyes.

"I have something to do. I have to go to Tottori."

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PS: The Miss Japanese Beauty Pageant is a real-life drama (played by Shun Oguri), and there is a novel version. The famous Shinran Shirogaku scene was also born in this drama. (End of this chapter)