He's in Detective Conan, and he's the mastermind behind everything.

"We must win the championship!"

At the forefront of this unpredictable group, the dark-skinned Kyogoku Makoto's eyes gleamed with approval as he turned to look at the karate-uniformed girl beside him who was also watching in that direction:

"Wada, the other party's mindset has improved a lot. You'd better keep up the good work."

Wada Haruna nodded: "Without the slightest hesitation, she is stronger than me now."

A moment later, they learned the reason for Xiaolan's transformation and were all stunned.

"Let's just say I've truly parted ways with my childhood sweetheart; there are no more lingering feelings."

Ying Sheng smiled and looked at the arena. Xiao Lan was the first to go on stage. She just stood there quietly, exuding an aura as immovable as a mountain and as calm as a lake.

The opponent was very tall, about 1.8 meters, and his face was full of confidence when he came on stage.

But when she saw Xiaolan for the first time, her confidence immediately froze.

For some reason, she suddenly felt an insurmountable sense of invincibility.

Xiao Lan gave her a polite nod, and her gentle and harmless face put her at ease. She took that feeling as her own caution, slowly adjusted her breathing, and decided to change her style. Instead of rushing into a strong attack after the match started, she would first test the waters.

But five seconds later, or rather, the second after the referee waved to announce the start of the match, she knew she was wrong, and terribly wrong.

As her body flew backward, she felt time flowed incredibly slowly, allowing her to clearly see the coach's stiff shock, the astonishment on the faces of countless spectators, and the handsome man she had been secretly watching for so long shaking his head slightly.

Eh? !

Is that handsome guy shaking his head? Could it be that he also noticed her and felt sorry for her?!

The handsome guy stood up; was he going to cheer her on?

The handsome guy cupped his hands around his mouth, ready to shout!

"Xiao Lan, slow down, carefully feel the flow. You can't absorb nutrients like this!"

Click—!!!

A young girl's heart suddenly shattered.

"Referee! I forfeit!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Xiao Lan glanced at Ying Sheng from afar. Ying Sheng shrugged and sat down helplessly. The match was actually going to be a point-counting game, but who could have imagined that his opponent would concede defeat?

However, the gap is indeed quite large. The other side did this to prevent Xiaolan from growing and to increase the winning rate of their teammates from the same school. It's quite rational.

Unfortunately, it's not very useful.

Just as he leaned back in his chair, Sonoko Suzuki immediately grabbed his shoulder and asked anxiously:

"What did you just say? Ran and Kudo have completely broken up?"

Ying Sheng tilted his head in confusion: "Is there a problem?"

Sonoko paused slightly, slowly released her hand, shook her head repeatedly, and sighed: "It's nothing. I should have known. The day Ran pushed me away to spar with you, the day Kudo fell to the ground and shouted those words in front of the bubble tea shop, I should have known."

However, I didn't expect it to come so quickly and so casually.

I had so many expectations in the past, but... Ah, I wish you all happiness. I'm not disappointed, it's just that the world changes too fast.

In short, it's over.

Sonoko leaned back in her chair with a look of utter despair, and slowly closed her eyes: "I feel like my childhood and my youth have all ended at this moment."

"Hey, hey, that's not the case."

Ying Sheng looked at him strangely and said, "Your youth was all about playing matchmaker for Ran and Kudo? I mean, since you've been a third wheel for them since they were childhood friends, haven't you seen all these years that they're not a good match for each other?"

"Hmph, two weeks ago, they weren't this incompatible."

"So that means you figured it out."

"Xiaolan has always been thinking about Kudo, so I can't possibly advise them to break up. I can only try my best to find a way to make them a couple. That way, even if Kudo is a jerk, he should care about Xiaolan a little more."

"...So, Kudo's fear was partly your doing."

Sonoko asked in confusion, "What?"

"I mean, have you put yourself in the role of Xiaolan's guardian? But like the most mediocre parents, you can't figure out what she really wants, so you presumptuously arrange the path of love and marriage for her."

Sonoko remained silent for a long while: "I admit I didn't do well enough, but..."

"You're a girl, can't you be with her forever?"

"........."

"Actually, it's not impossible, you guys..."

"Shut up!"

"Oh."

The air was silent for a moment, until the outside noise was about to encroach upon her, then Sonoko sighed softly again:

“Mizuki-kun, not everyone is as strong as you. Me, Ran, Kudo, we are all just ordinary people. When dealing with many things, we are all filled with entanglements. To say that there is a complete logical chain is too much to ask.”

"For example?"

"For example, even though I'm not calling you a scumbag now, I'm still really upset; for example, this year on Valentine's Day, Ran prepared chocolates for Kudo, but in the end she didn't give them to him. Guess why?"

"This……"

Ying Sheng frowned and pondered: "They don't live far away, and there are ten or so hours in a day when they have the chance to deliver a box of chocolates. It shouldn't be difficult. They didn't even manage to deliver it. Could it be a Valentine's Day murder? Kudo left before dawn and didn't return until the early hours of the next day?"

"..."

Sonoko sighed, "That's why I say you're such a weirdo; you just can't understand how ordinary people feel. It was Tuesday, they were all at school, and a murder did happen, but Kudo didn't leave school until 2 PM. Keep guessing."

"Oh, so they didn't even manage to deliver it. No wonder you said they were being arrogant." Ying Sheng asked curiously, "Did they go to school together that day?"

"Have."

"Have you done anything unnecessary?"

"...Yes, but I met them just before I arrived at school."

Ying Sheng thought for a moment and said, "In that case, I guess the situation is roughly as follows:"

In the morning, Ran and Kudo went to school together. They were so embarrassed by the Valentine's Day promotional signs that were everywhere on the street that they barely exchanged a few words.

As they approached school, Xiaolan finally mustered the courage to give them the chocolates, but you just happened to arrive and teased them both. This left them both fuming, giving three refusal attempts, and they arrived at school shortly after.

Then Xiaolan became even more embarrassed.

Then, a group of girls ran over to give Kudo chocolates. Kudo's reaction... will probably be the same as when he received a love letter: he'll secretly go to see Ran.

But how could Xiaolan possibly send out chocolates with all those beautiful women? She could only continue to wait.

Is it right? "

Sonoko paused for two seconds, looking at him suspiciously: "Ran even told you this?"

"You're right, this is the kind of conflicted feeling that ordinary people have, plus a bit of tsundere, isn't it?" Hotaru shrugged. "But I can't guess what will happen next. After all, even if Kudo solves the case and leaves, he won't stay out until dark. If Ran really wanted to, she could have waited for him at the entrance of Kudo's house."

"...Xiao Lan really did go and wait."

"and then?"

Chapter 251 Pulling the Suzuki Foundation into the Game: Hotaru and Sonoko's Negotiations! (Monthly Ticket 1)

Then an explosion occurred at Professor Agasa's house, Kudo's neighbor, and he was blown out, covered in dust. Ran went to help him, and Kudo came back halfway through to help as well. There was no time to talk about anything else.

After finally finishing up, Uncle Mori called Ran and told her to come home and cook.

As Sonoko finished speaking, her face was filled with sorrow, and she couldn't help but add, "Seriously, why does Ran always have to encounter things like this?"

Ying Sheng frowned slightly: "Ran can still give chocolates here, Mr. Mori isn't going to starve to death anytime soon."

Sonoko pouted: "Whenever Uncle Mori calls Ran, he always says he's about to starve to death."

"It's just talk. Besides, giving someone a chocolate and saying a few words from the heart won't take much time."

"Have you forgotten the angle of arrogance? It takes them a long time to even make a mental assumption."

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered.

"...Anyway, that's what Xiaolan told me. Believe it or not."

“Alright, we can do whatever we want with this. Where were we?” Ying Sheng thought for a moment. “We were talking about how you were very good to Xiao Lan, but your methods were a bit flawed. Now you’ve grown and decided to accept reality.”

Sonoko glanced at her sideways: "So, what advice do you, this relationship guru, have for me?"

"No, that's all. I just wanted to ask you for a favor."

"Hehe, tell me what it is first."

"The rental slots for the K Computer at the RIKEN Institute are booked until the year after next. I'd like to ask you to help me jump the queue."

"K Computer?"

Sonoko paused for two seconds before reacting: "Kyoto? That supercomputer in Kobe? Why are you renting that?"

Ying Sheng truthfully replied, "I have a scientist friend who wants to use it to deduce something."

Sonoko narrowed her eyes slightly: "A woman?"

"Male, genius, research projects with world-changing potential; the economic benefits alone are absolutely immeasurable. To prove I'm not making this up..."

Ying Sheng took a small, transparent glass bottle out of his pocket and handed it to Yuan Zi.

Sonoko glanced at it with a puzzled look, and upon seeing the black and white square label, she immediately shrank back, her face filled with terror.

"Hey, what is that?!"

"Calm down, it's sealed very tightly. As for this label," Ying Sheng turned around and glanced at it. It was a black skull with two bones crossed near its mouth, and a line of text written below it. He pointed to it and said:

"Isn't it clearly written that it contains toxic gas?"