Conan's self-cultivation of fake wine

Chapter 411 Worth Encouraging
  "Speaking of Suzuki Jirokichi, the Suzuki Zaibatsu gave me a new job..."

Lu Ren briefly explained the whole story.

"Is it okay?"

"Basically not. The only thing to consider is that he is older after all, seventy-two years old. Even if he doesn't bump into things at this age, sometimes he may be startled by something, which may cause problems."

"It's okay. I remember that he was not very powerful. He traveled around the world some time ago and even went on adventures in the tropical rainforest."

"Yes. That's why I agreed to accept the commission. Otherwise, if there is an accident, selling me won't be enough to compensate. By the way, I brought back a bunch of souvenirs from Osaka. You can take two sets back. You do one thing and the doctor does another."

"Yeah." Haiyuan was not interested in these things. After briefly looking at the souvenirs in the handbag, she asked, "What day did Kidd take action?"

"Remind me. I'll call and ask Sonoko. Wait a moment."

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Ren just hung up the phone. He found that Yuanzi was really good at talking and could talk non-stop on the phone. It's just that Lu Ren couldn't interrupt her directly. After all, he was also one of the sponsors.

"How to say?"

"It was said that he would have an appointment at eight o'clock in the evening on October 12th. But he would go there one day in advance to check the terrain. The location was Suzuki's own museum, and the target was a sapphire called 'The Miracle of the Sea'."

Haiyuan thought for a moment and said, "Those two days happen to be weekends, so there should be a lot of people there."

"It's normal. He just likes to show off. Saturday is still a few days away. I'm counting the time."

"Tomorrow is Saturday. You don't have to forget it. I'll call you tomorrow morning."

"Huh? Can you get up in the morning?"

"..."

Lu Ren succeeded in chatting to death with just one sentence. Haiyuan wasn't angry at all, she was used to it, but she still felt a little helpless. According to the normal chat flow, he should thank you now. It turns out that this guy never plays his cards according to common sense. I really don't know what to say about him.

"It's getting late. If I don't have anything else to do, I'll go back first."

"Okay, then I'll drive you, and then I'll stop by Maori's house after I'm done."

"Ah."

……

When Lu Ren returned home again, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening. He stood in the courtyard and burned two hell coins. When he got home, he fired ten consecutive shots.

A familiar blue light flashed, and Lu Ren placed all the things he had drawn on the coffee table.

[White], [White], [White], [Awakening Fragrance (Blue)]

Yo, old friend. The previous one just ran out, and this one was replenished immediately. Very good. Not bad, this time the ten consecutive losses are not considered a loss. Continuing with the appraisal, Lu Ren was slightly surprised to find that this time he actually produced two blue items for the first time in a long time.

The last time he had two blues in a row was a few months ago, which is the two-piece set of marginal people that he uses most frequently.

[Shaved ice all-in-one machine (blue)

How to use: add water

Your choice of flavor.

ps: Instructions? What kind of manual is needed for such a simple thing?

】

This thing...

Lu Ren picked up the so-called all-in-one shaved ice machine, and after studying it carefully, he found that it seemed to be no different from an ordinary hand-cranked shaved ice machine.

The main body of an ordinary shaved ice machine is a container for holding ice cubes and a hand rocker. The method of use is also very simple, just throw the ice cubes into the container and turn the rocker. This seems to be the case too.

Maybe the only difference is that ordinary shaved ice machines add ice cubes, but this one just adds water?

Lu Ren went to the kitchen to get a glass of water to verify his guess, and found that the facts were just as he thought.

After some attempts, Lu Ren came to a conclusion. Compared with ordinary shaved ice machines, this shaved ice machine has two advantages. One is to save the step of making ice cubes. Second, there are many flavors to choose from.

In addition to the general fruit flavor, this thing can also come up with some weirder flavors.

For example, the liquor-flavored shaved ice Lu Ren is eating now. It smells like alcohol, but it's not overpowering and doesn't have the punch. But, not delicious.

The specific way to use this thing is to add water, and then tell it the flavor you want. Magic is quite magical, but compared with other blue items, it seems quite ordinary. Because this thing will not help him in renovating the winery. At most, it will improve his quality of life. It's almost the same as the drunken life and dream death that I used to draw out.

"When I was a child, I wanted to have something like this. I wouldn't trade it for anything. It's a perfect artifact. Unfortunately, that's not the case now."

Some people still have this kind of pure joy, such as Shiina Hana. He is dying.

But it doesn’t matter, you always have to lose something on the way to growth.

Just think of this as a gift for the refreshing incense, don’t think too much about it.

……

The next morning, Huiyuan called as promised.

Well, it's worth encouraging.

After a brief chat with Haiyuan, Lu Ren hung up the phone and drove to the Rice Flower Cafe. There, there was another agreement waiting for him to fulfill.

"Have you brought anything?"

"Brought it. Do you need to inspect the goods first?"

"No need. I believe in your character. We pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other."

"Row."

After taking the photo from Shiina Hua, Lu Ren said helplessly: "Do we have to play this trick?"

The conversation just now was temporarily requested by Shiina Hana. She said she wanted to experience the kind of gangster dealings featured in TV series.

Lu Ren felt helpless about this. No matter how old you are, you are still like a child, insisting on playing house.

This child really can create happiness on her own even if there is no joy in her life.

It's quite good, better than him.

"I think it's very interesting." When she mentioned this, Shiina Hana's eyes lit up and she was very excited. "And Brother Ren, you acted so well. I feel so good playing with you."

Hearing this, Shimabukuro Kimie, who was cleaning at the side, almost stopped. She turned her face away forcefully, trying not to laugh out loud.

The boss of her family didn't act well just now. He was just acting his true self. It can only be said that Shiina Hana is really good at picking people. And the boss really dotes on her. She is willing to play with her even when a child is playing house.

"As long as you are happy." Lu Ren replied casually, looking down at the photos of Beidao High School.

Is this the youth mini version of Kitajima Xiao?

Compared with Bei Dao, who has long hair shawl now, she wore a high ponytail at that time, and her whole body looked much neater. The appearance has basically not changed much, but the temperament is very different.

In high school, Bei Dao was very heroic and had extremely sharp eyebrows. Not at all as intellectual and gentle as he is now.

Even through the photo, Lu Ren could still feel her captivating aura.

This extreme self-confidence and almost arrogant pride reminded Lu Ren subconsciously of another person, Kudo Shinichi.

It is hard to imagine that in five or six years, the former North Island will become what it is now. It's not that there's anything wrong with the current Beidao, it's just that the magnitude of the change is a bit large, beyond Lu Ren's expectation.

Lu Ren originally thought that Bei Dao in high school would be as reserved as he is now. I didn't expect it to be so sharp.

She is indeed a genius. This kind of temperament is not something ordinary people can have.

"Xiaohua, auntie didn't tell you, 'Beidao has changed a lot now?'"

"No ah."

"Really not?"

"Not really."

"Forget it. Just let the boss charge the two cakes to my account. Pay them together next time."

"Okay."

ps: The animated version of this episode is quite suitable for the occasion. In the manga, the appointment is on October 12th, but in the animated version, it is on April 12th. At first I thought it was a translation error. It turns out that the broadcast time of this episode of animation happened to be April 12th.

(End of this chapter)