Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

Perhaps due to his occupational habits, he naturally thought of this.

No, no, no, we can't judge something based on the possibility of an accident...

Conan reflected on this in his mind.

Just then, the sound of the door opening was heard.

Welcome to Flowing Water Pavilion!

The young lady who was talking to Conan rushed over to greet the new guest.

Conan also glanced at the gate in the direction the young lady was heading.

"Eh? Tousan, what a coincidence."

Xiao Lan sat at the door and saw the guest who had just entered before he did.

How many times have we bumped into each other like this?

Conan felt he couldn't count them all, but he was used to it.

......

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Ran, Tohru Tono sent Maya Tachibana to find her reserved room.

Actually, he didn't really want to come in when he saw Ran sitting at the door... but Shiho Miyano and Maya Tachibana obviously didn't realize that "Conan + Ran + Kogoro Mouri = murder case" and just walked in.

Even Tachibana Maya seemed happy to see Ran.

It can only be said that they were too young. They became obedient after being dragged into a few inexplicable murder cases.

They had just booked a room when the door opened again, and two young men in suits walked in.

"You're Mr. Kaneda, who booked room number eight, right?"

The waitress glanced at the reservation form.

Chapter 142 The Murderous Intent Flowing Through the Stream Pavilion

"Kaneda?"

Arai, who was leading the group, looked at the man in the beige suit behind him with a puzzled expression.

"I didn't order it, I didn't."

"Ah, Brother Kaneda, Brother Arai."

A middle-aged man, who had taken off his suit jacket and was only wearing a white shirt, walked out of the private room closest to the door: "Why are you taking so long? I'm getting impatient."

"Sorry, it's all because Kaneda was too slow." Arai nudged Kaneda in the waist. "Apologize now."

"Hmph, it's not like I asked him to."

"Hey, today's dinner is to celebrate your promotion to associate professor, that's why the professor is treating us."

"Don't think that just because we're classmates, I can ignore your attitude. You need to understand that from now on, I'm an associate professor!"

Kaneda looked at him arrogantly, "From now on, you're my assistant..."

"..."

Toru Tono, who was passing by, saw this and went straight into the private room.

He already knows who the victim is.

Is it really okay to be so arrogant in the world of Detective Conan?

-----------------

When Tohru Tono pulled back the shoji door adorned with ukiyo-e maple leaves, Maya Tachibana was already sitting cross-legged on the tatami mat, studying the menu:

"Pufferfish sashimi set meal, botan shrimp tempura, snow crab chawanmushi..." Her fingers danced across the menu, her hair brushing against the back of Shiho Miyano's hand as she looked through experimental data.

"Are you planning to bankrupt me?" Toru Tohno sat down helplessly and began studying the food delivery system. "Also, what the heck is pufferfish sashimi? Can we please not order such dangerous things?"

Shiho Miyano turned the tablet towards Toru Tono, who was sitting down. "It's alright. The median lethal dose (LD50) of tetrodotoxin is 0.01 mg/kg body weight."

"so?"

"So eat more, and you'll die a quicker death."

Tohru Tono paused as he took the tablet, then sighed.

The screen displays a simulated molecular structure of APTX-4869, which appears to be the latest research result from Shiho Miyano.

Tohru Tono couldn't understand it either, so he pretended to look at it and then swiped past it.

The next page lists the new experimental equipment that Shiho Miyano wants to acquire; the list is quite long.

"She's really cunning."

If they show you their experimental results first and then ask for more, it's really hard to refuse.

Shiho Miyano took a sip of the tea on the table, tucked her brown hair behind her ear, and ignored him.

The dishes were served quickly, and an artificial stream meandered past the outside of the private room. A small wooden boat, fully loaded with dishes, slowly came to a stop, with a small red umbrella at the bow reflecting a warm light under the LED lights.

Toru Tono, who was closest to the food pick-up point, was responsible for bringing the food over from the small boat.

"The food is served!" Tachibana Maya clasped her hands together in prayer.

"What is this?" Toru Tono pointed to a plate of what appeared to be sashimi on the table, but he couldn't tell what kind it was.

"Since it's rare for the boss to treat us, of course we'll have the seasonal tiger pufferfish sashimi!"

"...Don't you need to sign a waiver before eating this?"

"What nonsense are you talking about."

It seems that the Conan world has little respect for pufferfish.

Many people die from tetrodotoxin.

Under the warm light overhead, the Japanese dishes piled high on the table looked exceptionally appetizing.

Maya Tachibana's mouth was practically watering.

"I'm gonna start now!"

......

Tohru Tono ultimately didn't dare touch the plate of pufferfish sashimi.

Although the probability of getting poisoned from eating pufferfish is as small as that of a plane crash, it still makes people inexplicably afraid.

Besides, he's not the type to like sashimi, so he shouldn't force himself.

Most of the sashimi on the table ended up in Tachibana Maya's stomach.

She kept eating while making exaggerated "oh-ee-ee" sounds. If other people were present, they might praise her for being cute, but Tohru Tono just thought she was crazy.

After finishing his meal, Tohru Tono glanced at his watch; about half an hour had passed since he entered the room...

"what!!!!"

The screams rang out from outside the door right on time.

"What's that sound?" Shiho Miyano, who was slowly chewing her tempura, put down her tempura and frowned.

"I don't know." Tachibana Maya still had a lot of food stuffed in her mouth.

While the inexperienced were still wondering, Toru Tono had already stood up as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

A good detective should be ready to solve the case as soon as he sees the Mori family!

In a sense, Toru Tono is a detective who is more than qualified.

-----------------

As expected, the deceased was Kaneda. Inspector Megure, after receiving Ran's emergency call, quickly arrived with Takagi.

Tohru Tohno had no recollection of such routine cases, but he knew without a doubt that the method of murder was related to that novel way of delivering food via water.

The system sends task prompts in a timely manner.

[Ding, detective storyline system quest triggered: The Danger Flowing Through the Water Pavilion]

Mission objective: Solve the murder case at Liushui Pavilion.

Mission completion reward: 200 Detective Points

"The deceased was Keiji Kaneda, a 29-year-old associate professor in the Department of Physics at Jomon University."

Takagi, holding a notebook, reported the situation to Inspector Megure.

"He was stabbed in the heart with a dagger and should have died on the spot. The time of death was around 7:50."

"We've already confirmed that all the staff in the store have alibis."

"Ah, thank you for your hard work, Takagi-kun."

Inspector Megure nodded blankly, then turned around.

"What do you think, Brother Tono?"

If you go to the scene and run into Kogoro Mouri and Toru Tohno, do you even need to use your brain?

Sure thing! Just put on your handcuffs and be ready to arrest them; leave the deduction to the detectives.

Inspector Megure felt that he was getting old and should be living a life where he could rely on his seniority and not have to work hard at all.

"Hmm... I only came out after hearing the shouts. Should I ask the first person who discovered it about their situation first?" Tono said, sweating profusely.

Are we treating him like Yuanfang? We ask him for his opinion every day.

How can you watch it? Just stand there and watch.

"Ah, is that so?" Inspector Megure seemed to wake from a dream and found the first person to discover it, which was the waitress in the lobby, Kyoko Anzai.

"You were the first person to discover the body, weren't you, Miss Anzai?"

“Yes.” Anzai Kyoko frowned slightly, her eyes filled with fear and worry. “I thought someone had entered the room but hadn’t ordered the food yet, so I came to check on the situation… and I ended up witnessing this.”

"Strange, why did Mr. Kaneda return to room number eight?"

Unlike Toru Tohno, Kogoro Mouri waited a long time in the lobby before he could eat, and watched the conversation between Kaneda and the other two the whole time.