Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

Back on the tower with Mutsumi Nishikawa, Sonoko Suzuki and Ai Haibara were already taking photos with their phones.

Mutsumi Nishikawa looked around warily: "Where is the treasure you're talking about? You're not kidding me, are you?"

"It's right there. Didn't you see them taking pictures with their phones? You'll see it when you get there," Wen Shui said with a smile, standing by the wall.

Mutsumi Nishikawa looked suspicious.

However, her deep-seated hatred for the castle still led her to follow Wen Shui's instructions and go there.

Meanwhile, Sonoko Suzuki and Ai Haibara, protected by warm water, retreated back to the vicinity of the entrance.

Mutsumi Nishikawa peeked out and exclaimed, "Damn it, there's no treasure here except in the forest outside the castle!"

Wen Shui sighed: "Look at the writing on the wall. The font should be the same as the master's. You should know this better than I do. Even if I wanted to forge it, I couldn't."

Mutsumi Nishikawa turned her head to look at the words on the wall.

Then, as if he had seen the most terrifying thing in the world, he trembled and couldn't speak.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I wasted so many years of my youth, turning myself into an old woman, all for this worthless treasure..." Mutsumi Nishikawa knelt on the ground and cried loudly.

Wen Shui ignored her and led the two of them down the secret passage.

When they were halfway up, a scream and a cry of alarm suddenly came from above.

When they returned to the hall, they learned that Mutsumi Nishikawa had jumped to her death due to a mental breakdown.

After the matter was resolved, Wen Shui recounted the secret code of the chessboard in the yard and the whole story to everyone.

After learning that the treasure was actually just scenery inside the castle, Mamiya Mitsuru gave up and decided to leave the castle.

However, the inscription on the tower that says "the first person to find the treasure will get the castle" is definitely not valid.

Aside from lacking legal effect, it's likely that Lord Mamiya intended it to be a gift to the descendants of the Mamiya family.

However, Sonoko Suzuki was somewhat interested in the castle.

After all, she had kept the beautiful scenery in her heart.

While it's romantic to never forget someone, it would be even better if we could come back and visit more often.

Sonoko Suzuki then asked Miyamoto Mamiya what he planned to do with the villa.

Mamiya Mitsuru did want to sell the villa, but since it was a villa and came with the right to use the surrounding land, the price certainly wouldn't be cheap.

Sonoko Suzuki recalled that she had angered her mother quite a bit during this period, and such a large castle had been the site of a death, so she figured it would take some persuasion to convince her family to buy it.

She'll most likely be dragged by her mother to attend various banquets and salons for wealthy women.

That would mean less time spent with warm water, which is something Sonoko doesn't want to see.

Although Xiaolan's relationship with Wenshui has warmed up recently, and Wenshui is a sister she can trust, Xiaolan is just too naive in this regard.

“Well… if Ms. Sonoko is willing, I can lower the price considerably.” Mitsuru Mamiya seemed eager to sell the villa.

Sonoko Suzuki: "I have to go back and ask my mom to see if she's interested."

"I see, alright then." Mamiya Mitsuru was somewhat disappointed.

Sonoko Suzuki took a deep breath: "Uncle Mamiya, could you please help me preserve this castle for three months? I want to buy it with my own money."

Mamiya Mitsuru paused for a moment, then immediately nodded: "Of course, not just three months, but a year is fine too."

Mitsuta Mamiya knew how difficult it would be to sell this castle.

Now that Miss Suzuki is willing, he is of course more than willing, not to mention that he can take this opportunity to build a good relationship with Sonoko Suzuki.

It's a win-win situation.

Meanwhile, Wen Shui, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, suddenly noticed that Ai Haibara seemed to care a little when she heard that Sonoko Suzuki wanted to buy a castle.

Perhaps she found the scenery so captivating that she wanted her older sister, Akemi Miyano, to enjoy it as well?

Immediately after hearing the price quoted by Mamiya Mitsuru, which wasn't too expensive, Wen Shui...

He decided to earn enough money within a year to buy the castle and surprise Sonoko Suzuki and Ai Haibara.

Of course, the mechanisms here are a bit complicated, and people have died here before, so we'll just treat this place as a weekend getaway.

Wen Shui made up her mind.

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Three days after returning to Beika Town.

That afternoon, Wen Shui sat listlessly in the Teitan classroom, looking out at the dense dark clouds.

Judging from the weather, it's estimated that it will start raining around the time they get out of school. He was sitting in a seat some distance from the window, and he could smell the dampness in the air.

Fortunately, Xiaolan called him in the morning to remind him to bring an umbrella.

Otherwise, my plan to go to the shopping street to refill the refrigerator with Coke after school today will probably be ruined.

Wen Shui neither smokes nor drinks. Under immense pressure from being monitored by the Black Organization, the iced cola he drinks every day when he gets home is one of his few moments of indulgence.

I've reached the point where I feel uneasy if I don't drink it for a day.

Thinking of this, Wen Shui subconsciously turned her gaze to the "good person" Ran Mouri.

Then he was surprised to find that Xiaolan was actually reciting history textbook points during math class. He wondered if the math teacher would be furious if he saw this, or if he would let her off the hook because of Xiaolan's approachable personality.

When get out of class ended, Wen Shui was ventilating in front of the corridor window.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Xiao Lan tiptoed over and patted Wen Shui on the shoulder.

Wen Shui deliberately sighed and said, "It looks like it's going to rain soon. I wonder how crowded the shopping street will be tonight. If there's a queue, we won't be able to buy the half-price bento."

His words were a veiled suggestion to Xiaolan: "Come to my house for fried pork cutlet rice soon!"

Xiaolan smiled brightly: "Don't worry, there's absolutely no need to worry about this."

"How so?" Wen Shui's eyes lit up.

Xiaolan: "Because you probably won't be able to go to the shopping street to buy drinks today."

"Huh, could it be that Uncle Mori has run into a case?" Wen Shui's eyes lit up. Compared to his appetite, Kogoro Mori's case was of great importance to him right now.

Xiaolan smiled mysteriously, then unconsciously puffed out her chest: "This time it's not Dad, it's a voucher for a Chinese restaurant that I won the day before yesterday. I'm planning to go with Mom and Dad today. I remember you like Chinese food, Wenshui, right?"

The warm water made his head appear as a blurry reflection.

Xiaolan smiled and gently touched his chin: "Don't do that, it makes it sound like I'm bullying you."

Wen Shui held Xiao Lan's wrist tenderly: "As long as you can take me out for a free meal, it's okay if you want to bully me a little."

Xiaolan's face immediately turned red, and Wen Shui could clearly feel the pulse pounding very strongly in her wrist.

The bespectacled man who was about to walk this way in the corridor behind him saw this scene and immediately turned his head to change direction, and his classmates also pretended not to see it.

"No, no, don't do this! People will misunderstand if they hear this," Xiaolan said in a panic, but she didn't use her superhuman strength to break free from the warm water's grasp.

Wen Shui turned her head to look at both sides of the corridor, only to find that no one was there anymore.

However, a girl's voice came from the stairwell on the first floor: "Sonoko-kun, how was the book I borrowed from you last time?"

"You mean that one? Of course it's super good! I wish the sequel would come out soon." Sonoko Suzuki's cheerful voice came from downstairs; she seemed to be walking upstairs.

Wen Shui quickly released Xiao Lan's wrist.

He didn't care about the others' lukewarm water, but he was still a little nervous in front of Suzuki Sonoko.

His "Wings Project" has only just begun; it would be troublesome if he accidentally messed things up.

Ran naturally heard Sonoko Suzuki's voice as well, and that's why she was somewhat unhappy about Wen Shui letting go.

But Ran couldn't bring herself to hold Wen Shui's hand and let Sonoko see it.

So, Xiaolan had no choice but to use her preferred methods to express her dissatisfaction.

"Hah!"

The girl's slender wrist slipped inside the suit jacket near her stomach.

When Sonoko Suzuki walked into the corridor, she saw Onami clutching her stomach, her face pale, and asked curiously, "Hey, what's wrong? Did you eat something bad?"

"No, I was struck by the love arrow of the goddess of war," Wen Shui said in a hoarse voice.

Xiao Lan stood beside him, gently patting Wen Shui's back with an innocent smile on her face.

"What strange things are you saying again? Are you still asleep?" Sonoko Suzuki said speechlessly, walking over and giving the area that Ran hadn't rubbed a couple of symbolic rubs.

Just then, the school bell rang.

The three of them walked together toward the classroom.

On the way, Xiaolan suddenly asked, "By the way, Yuanzi, did you ask your aunt if we can have dinner together tonight?"

Sonoko Suzuki: "I'm afraid I can't today. I have to go to a banquet with my mother."

"Oh, I see. Then we'll have to do it next time." Xiaolan nodded.

Because the raffle tickets have an expiration date, they will expire if we don't eat tonight.

Wen Shui smiled and said, "Don't worry, Yuanzi, I'll make sure you get your share back."

Just as Sonoko Suzuki was about to speak, Ran grabbed Wen Shui's arm, both amused and exasperated, and said, "Wait a minute, we're not having a buffet today. Although we can eat as much as we want, there's no need to stuff ourselves."

Chapter 147: Stepped on by Mrs. Kudo?

Wen Shui smiled and said, "Don't worry, Yuanzi has a good appetite..."

Wenshui originally wanted to say something nice for Suzuki Sonoko, but suddenly realized that she couldn't get help from the issue of her appetite.

Because Sonoko Suzuki doesn't usually give the impression of having the eating habits of a well-bred lady, and she eats very freely. There's even a dark history of her mistaking a warm hand for a pork knuckle and taking a bite at a buffet restaurant.

Xiaolan also sighed.

Sonoko Suzuki: "Warm water, what's with that expression? Do you think I eat a lot? And you, Ran, you clearly eat much more than me."

Xiaolan rubbed her stomach: "But I've used up a lot of energy. Karate training is very tiring."

Wen Shui raised her hand: "I can vouch for this. Xiao Lan's punch just now was indeed much more powerful than before. I bet it was the ice cream, cotton candy, fried chicken, and fried noodles that made the difference."

Xiaolan: "You bastard, take this!"

Wen Shui turned around and ran towards the classroom.