Conan: The Romantic Daily Life of a Ghost Detective

However, Conan's expression became somewhat dejected when he realized that Wen Shui had figured out the connection between the code and the playing cards before him. If Wen Shui were Watson, he might only be able to play the bumbling sheriff in the Sherlock Holmes stories.

Wen Shui said with a smile, "I originally wanted to ask Xiao Lan to come, but I happened to run into Yukiko-nee on the way back, so I pulled her over to try it out."

Yukiko kicked Nukumi from behind, clearly dissatisfied with the use of the word, even though Nukumi's words didn't seem to be wrong.

Afterwards, Wen Shui and her group returned to the lobby of the maid café.

Uncle Mori was fiddling with a cigarette in his hand, not lighting it, and seemed to be deep in thought about the meaning of the code.

Kazuha Toyama also wore a gloomy expression, while Ran was engrossed in eating a strawberry ice cream. She was so happy eating that her face and nose were covered in cream, making her look strangely cute.

Wait a minute, didn't she just eat two servings?

Wen Shui suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but admire Xiao Lan's appetite.

After sitting down, Wen Shui shared her thoughts on the code. Her previous deduction of converting letters into numbers on playing cards was indeed correct. The resulting number was 64, and when connected to the only number 9 in this set, it was easy to associate it with dice, which was related to Mr. Nan Chuan's hobby.

Finally, the deduction revealed the number 3156204, which was the combination to the safe that Misari Ito wanted.

If you convert this string of numbers into words, it becomes "Roll the dice".

These were the coded messages that Mr. Kusukawa came up with before he was captured by Misari Ito. However, Heiji Hattori tampered with the transmission. He deliberately used blood to stain part of the coded messages and then secretly replaced a few insignificant numbers.

In Mr. Nanchuan's manner, he conveyed to Wenshui and the others a string of numbers that, when spelled out, represented the meaning of "lawyer".

After Wen Shui finished speaking, everyone present fell silent.

After racking his brains for a long time, Kogoro Mouri finally figured out the logic behind Wen Shui's guess: "Hmph, I didn't expect you to have some talent."

"Ran-neechan, I'm tired. I want to go home," Conan said in a low voice.

Ran, still eating the banana split ice cream that had just been served, said, "Eh? Now? But if Wenshui is going to follow this line of reasoning, then Hattori-kun has already been kidnapped by the kidnappers, hasn't he?"

"I don't care anymore, I want to go back and watch Kamen Rider! I want to watch it!"

Conan, having lost his composure, started acting cute in public. Since only Yukiko knew his true identity, it didn't matter if he acted like a child.

Kazuha Toyama looked at Wen Shui with a grim expression and a helpless look: "So what do we do now?"

Wen Shui smiled and said, "Now that we know that the female lawyer has a problem, things will be much easier from here on out. We just need to figure out a way to lure her out of her home, and then have the police find a way to break in."

"By the way, Ran, didn't you say that Eri knows her? If it's convenient, could Eri arrange for her to meet you under the pretext of the case?"

Wen Shui began plotting how to lure Misari Ito out.

He also called Inspector Megure to tell him the news.

Upon returning to Beika Town, Inspector Megure immediately hung up the phone and led a large group of officers to the scene after hearing that Hattori Heiji had indeed been kidnapped.

To avoid alerting the enemy, the group decided to meet at the maid café.

While waiting for Inspector Megure and the others to arrive, Kogoro Mouri pulled out a horse racing newspaper from somewhere and began reading it with great interest.

Conan separated from the others and sat alone in an empty seat by the window, looking at the street scene under the night sky. He was clearly shocked by the lukewarm water.

Seeing this, Yukiko Kudo had no choice but to go over and comfort her son.

After learning that his childhood friend had been kidnapped, Kazuha looked very uneasy, and even after Ran and Wenshui comforted him for a long time, his expression did not improve.

"Hey, don't worry, there's warm water here, everything will be fine," Ran reassured her. "I'll go order another dessert, eating something sweet will cheer you up."

"Thank you, Ran, but I really can't eat anymore," said Toyama Kazuha.

Xiaolan didn't say anything, but stood up and walked towards the bar.

To protect the privacy of its customers, this maid cafe has designed its layout and structure to minimize obstruction, considering that a large portion of its clientele are socially awkward otaku. Even if someone is dancing in front of the customers, only the two adjacent tables can see it.

This will minimize the embarrassment for guests.

Wen Shui once again took advantage of the store's layout and got up to follow them.

Xiaolan arrived at the service counter and was flipping through the menu, her slender fingertips slowly gliding across it: "I've eaten this before, I've eaten this too, I ate this in Beika Town... Hmm, I don't think I've eaten this before?"

Warm Water: "Eating too much will make you fat."

Xiaolan was startled, then turned around and glared at Wenshui: "It's okay, sweets are stored in another stomach."

Wen Shui smiled and glanced at the menu: "What do you want to eat this time?"

"I haven't decided yet. Which of these two do you think tastes better?" Xiaolan asked, pointing to the two ice creams on the menu.

Wen Shui's eyes darted around, looking at the girl's delicate and sweet lips, and she tempted her, "They're all just average. By the way, would you like to try this simple hidden dessert?"

"Huh? You have this kind of thing?" Xiaolan's eyes lit up with excitement. "I want to eat it, I want to eat it, tell me how to order it quickly."

Chapter 308 Humans' development rate of Xiaolan is less than 5%.

Wen Shui pulled Xiao Lan directly to the back door of the maid cafe.

As I pushed open the door, fine raindrops were blown by the wind, carrying with them the fresh scent of earth.

Xiao Lan stood under the eaves outside the back door, her clear, bright eyes blinking a few times, and a few fine raindrops quickly fell on her long eyelashes, making her look very charming.

"Isn't this the backyard of the coffee shop? Why did you bring me here?" Xiaolan asked, puzzled.

Warm Water: "Because the desserts on the secret menu can only be enjoyed here."

"Is it really that mysterious? Could it be a hidden dish that can only be triggered by completing some kind of task?" Xiaolan pondered the possibilities with a serious expression. She always became exceptionally serious when it came to food.

Wen Shui took a deep breath; the sweet perfume scent left from her previous intimate encounter with Mrs. Kudo had long been covered by the rain.

The area around the back door was now completely filled with the fruity scent of Xiaolan's shower gel.

The girl's slender legs were encased in slightly sheer black over-the-knee stockings, and her black leather shoes still bore traces of rain and mud. The skin between her pleated skirt and over-the-knee stockings was white and tender, making one want to touch it to feel how smooth it was.

Looking further up, the suit jacket and white shirt hugged her slender waist, but the heavy, flabby flesh seemed ready to burst through the shirt buttons at any moment, making one feel a little uneasy.

"Hmm? Where's the food? Where is it?" Xiaolan peeked over Wenshui's shoulder, looking around to see if there was a menu on the wall.

Wen Shui pinned her against the door, making a dull thud: "Idiot, it's right here..."

Xiaolan suddenly widened her eyes, and then her tense body gradually softened, and her pure eyes gradually became misty.

In the rainy backyard, a group of young men and women embraced tightly.

Xiao Lan's arm had somehow wrapped around Wen Shui's neck, and the heel of her black leather shoes lifted gently, warmly reciprocating his affection.

After a long while, a bolt of lightning streaked across the night sky.

A few seconds later, the deafening thunder slowly reached their ears.

The warm water had already shielded him from external distractions, but suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his lips and had to look up at the girl's embarrassed and angry face: "Why did you suddenly bite me? It hurts!"

Xiaolan said angrily, "This is the hidden menu you were talking about?"

"Yeah, don't you like it?" Wen Shui glanced at their surroundings. "This is the first time we've kissed in a place like this, isn't it quite memorable?"

Xiaolan said coquettishly, "How can you be like this? What if it were a different restaurant? Or a supermarket or a school playground? There are so many places in this world that we haven't tried yet!"

"But I just want to create beautiful memories with Ran-chan in every place in the world!" Wen Shui hit the nail on the head.

Xiaolan's pupils contracted slightly, and then the expression on her face softened:

"Hmph, I don't believe your nonsense. Hidden menu and all that, you just came up with it because you wanted to bully me, didn't you?"

Just as Wen Shui was about to explain, Xiao Lan continued, "Since you've spent so much brainpower on this dessert, I'll give you some guidance on what exactly constitutes a memorable experience for a girl."

As she spoke, Xiaolan took a bag of candy out of her suit jacket pocket.

She shook it a couple of times, and the bag made a rustling sound; it looked like hard candy.

The wrapping paper features a picture of a small green monster with its mouth wide open.

Warm Water: "What is this?"

"Popping candy, I secretly bought it when I was shopping with Yuanzi a few days ago." Xiaolan said, tearing open the packaging, and then said mysteriously, "Yuanzi told me that some couples use this to add a sense of novelty when they are intimate."

I thought it might be useful, so I bought it.

As Xiaolan spoke, all of her exposed skin turned red, making her look like a boiled crayfish.

The lukewarm water was startled.

No, isn't this progressing a little too fast?

He hasn't even experienced anything without the "Popping Candy Master" buff yet, is it really okay to go straight into something this intense?

Before Wen Shui could even complain, Xiao Lan raised her face and poured the entire bag of popping candy into her mouth.

The crisp crackling sounds rose and fell in waves.

The girl's expression was as if she had accidentally eaten a lemon, and she couldn't help but squint her eyes.

Wen Shui grabbed Xiao Lan's shoulder: "Wait a minute, Uncle Mori is still in the restaurant. Aren't we going a bit too far?"

"It's too late, I only bought this one bag." Xiaolan's taste buds seemed to be suffering a little from the torture of the popping candy, her expression slightly pained. "You better remember this feeling well, keep it in your memory forever!"

Wen Shui never expected that Xiao Lan's superhuman strength would take effect at this moment.

He was pulled over by the girl and pinned against the back door of the coffee shop.

Immediately afterwards, he also experienced the sensation of popping candy raging in his mouth. The candy was strawberry flavored and a bit sour, but after being mixed with the girl's saliva, the taste seemed acceptable.

However, it was still quite different from what I had imagined.

Xiaolan only let go of Wenshui's shoulder after the small bag of candy had completely melted, and her heels, which had been on tiptoe, returned to the ground.

It's already past nine o'clock at night, and most of the lights in the apartment building directly opposite the back of the coffee shop have been turned off, but fortunately the streetlights outside the large iron gate provide some dim lighting.

Xiao Lan's moist lips glistened alluringly, and her pearly white teeth seemed to be coated with a little syrup, which she was diligently cleaning with the tip of her tongue.

Wen Shui said with a strange expression, "You said that Yuanzi told you that couples play these kinds of tricks. What else did she tell you?"

Xiaolan thought for a moment and said, "She didn't say anything, just that if she had a boyfriend, she would buy a lot of candies of different flavors and put them in her bag, feeding her boyfriend different kinds of candies every day."

Wen Shui understood; it must be that Suzuki Sonoko was too embarrassed to tell the whole story, which led to Ran's misunderstanding.

"Um, was the hidden dessert delicious?" Xiaolan asked expectantly, clutching the hem of her clothes.

"Hmm, it tastes good. I'll try watermelon flavor next time."

Xiaolan: "Huh? I thought you would like strawberry flavor."

"Anything is fine, curry is okay too." Wen Shui was lost in the huge gap between fantasy and reality, and was a little uninterested.

"This curry is so weird," Xiaolan laughed and playfully punched him. "What's wrong? You seem a little disappointed?"