Conan: The Self-cultivation of Fake Wine

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Chapter 384: Solving Doubts

As soon as Dr. Conan left, Haibara immediately returned to the car. She sat in the passenger seat and took out a gray plastic bag from her bag. There were two strips of waterproof tape on the bag.

Huiyuan held her breath and carefully opened the plastic bag, taking out four cassettes. These were what her mother left her. Each cassette had a piece of paper with a number on it. 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20.

Lu Ren, who was sitting next to Huiyuan, handed her a pair of headphones.

Huihara took it, put it on, and then inserted the tape labeled with numbers 1-5 into the car's tape player.

[Homo sapiens (solemn, doubtful, surprised, happy, touched, happy...)]

This was the first time Lu Ren saw that a person's psychological activities could be so rich in a short period of time. At the same time, this was also the first time Lu Ren saw Huihara show such a gentle expression.

Usually, Huiyuan is always a little nervous and awkward, as if he is constantly and vigilantly observing the world.

That's true, but she still needs some time to relax and rest.

Lu Ren didn't disturb Huihara. He put away the appraisal, started the car with a smile, and drove towards his home.

Seeing a doctor was just an excuse. He hadn't finished taking the medicine prescribed by Shiina Xi. Lu Ren planned to let Huiyuan stay at his house first, and then send her back to the doctor's house in the evening.

On the way, Huiyuan was concentrating on listening to the tape. But when she arrived at her home, she was still listening to the tape and refused to get off the car. And until now, she was still listening to the first tape.

It's not about how long the audio on a tape is. According to Lu Ren's guess, it's only about ten minutes. But the drive from the office to his home takes much longer than ten minutes.

That’s right, Huiyuan didn’t just listen once, but twice and three times…

After listening to it once, I immediately pressed the replay button and listened to the first tape over and over again.

"Xiao Ai, we're home."

"Grey Yuan?"

"Haibara Ai?"

Lu Ren's voice became louder and louder, but Huiyuan didn't respond. So Lu Ren reached out and took off Huiyuan's headphones.

"No! Eh?" Huiyuan finally came to her senses after she shouted subconsciously. But even so, she still stared at the earphones in Lu Ren's hand.

"I'm not trying to steal your things," Lu Ren returned the headphones to Huiyuan, "but we're home now. You can listen to them slowly when you get home, no one will snatch them from you."

"Oh oh." Huibara stuffed the tape into her bag, got out of the car, and ran across the yard with her short legs to the door of her house.

She stood at the door, turned around and looked back at Lu Ren, and seeing that he had not yet taken any action, she urged him, "Brother Ren, hurry up, don't dawdle."

I blame him for this. I don't know who was refusing to get off the bus just now.

"Yes, yes. Right away."

……

After entering the door, Huibara hurriedly greeted Dabai, ran upstairs, and went into the study on the second floor.

There is a tape recorder there.

[What happened to the little master? The gentle Dabai expressed his confusion.]

Lu Ren bent down and picked up the orange lying on the big white plane. After weighing it twice, he replied, "It's nothing. She just misses home."

[That's it. I understand. Dabai also misses the little master.]

"Hahaha."

It was not until dinner time that Lu Ren took Huihara out of the room.

"Liang" means literally.

The child stayed in the study room the whole afternoon without eating or drinking.

I can understand it, but it is not good for your health after all.

Being held in the hand of someone in mid-air, even if the person holding her was Lu Ren, Huiyuan still felt very embarrassed. And suddenly seeing the surroundings from Lu Ren's perspective, Huiyuan began to have a slight fear of heights.

Fortunately, Lu Ren's hands were steady. He put Huiyuan down, bent down and reminded her: "When you go back, take your time to look at it. No one will snatch it from you."

"Ah."

Huiyuan closed the door of the study, followed Lu Ren down to the first floor, and sat on the same sofa. At this time, Juzi walked to Huiyuan and rubbed Huiyuan's arm. Before Huiyuan could rub it twice, Juzi jumped onto Lu Ren's legs, nestled on his legs and began to take a nap.

Not only did he not let her touch him, but he also kicked her before leaving...

Huiyuan said faintly: "Brother Ren, has Orange gained weight again recently?"

"It does exercise every day, and doesn't eat a lot. Maybe this is the fate of orange cats. Let's not talk about this anymore. What do you want to eat later?"

"There's no rush for this." Huiyuan considered her words carefully and said, "Brother Ren, I have a request."

"explain."

"That's right. You can make backup copies of those tapes. But can you please leave the originals to me?"

"What's the point of having a backup? Just keep it."

Huiyuan was a little surprised for a moment: "Aren't you going to hand it in?"

"Why hand it in?" Lu Ren rubbed the orange, "Didn't I tell you before? Saving you is my personal behavior. And I don't want anything from you."

"Okay. Then do you want to listen to the contents of the tape?" Huibara asked.

"No need. Just keep it." Lu Ren put the orange aside, took out his phone and checked the time. "Do you have any other questions? Can we go eat now? I'm a little hungry."

"Okay. You decide what to eat."

"Then let's go have Chinese food again."

"Ah."

……

Just like last time, the restaurant waiter took the two to a private room.

Apart from some feelings of hometown and fellow countrymen, there is another reason that cannot be ignored: even if a private room is full of people, they may not eat as much as these two people.

There is no contradiction between making money and helping each other. At most, we can just give each other a small change when we pay the bill.

After dinner, Lu Ren leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes comfortably.

Huihara didn't say anything either, just looked at Lu Ren quietly.

Without Lu Ren's knowledge, Huihara once again showed the same gentle expression as before.

Two or three minutes later, Lu Ren opened his eyes. "Let's go. I'll take you back."

"Ah."

After leaving the Chinese restaurant, Huiyuan sat in the passenger seat as usual. The scenery outside the window slowly receded in her eyes. When she was about to reach the doctor's house, she whispered, "Can we stop nearby?"

"Ah."

Lu Ren parked the car directly on the roadside. Anyway, there was no traffic police checking at night.

"Actually, the reasons I told you yesterday were not comprehensive."

"Ah."

"Before I got these tapes, I was actually a little scared. I don't have any impression of my parents. They died not long after I was born. My sister has been taking care of me since I can remember. I want to know what kind of people my parents are, but I'm also a little scared. I'm afraid they are not the same as I imagined. This is why I have been dragging my feet and not going to get the things. They don't have a good reputation. My father is called a mad scientist. My mother is taciturn and is called the 'Angel Who Fell into Hell' by people in the organization."

Lu Ren hesitated for a moment, "If that's the case, why don't you just ask your sister. She should have some impression of the Miyano couple."

"Sister, she's too kind. Even if I ask about this, I won't get the answer I want."

"It seems so."

According to Miyano Akemi's personality, she will definitely only say nice things.

"But now I have the answer I want. Thank you. Although I am still not sure what kind of person my father is. But my mother is really kind. This is enough for me."

Lu Ren didn't respond, but just reached out and rubbed Huihara's head.

Sometimes, being too sensible is not a good thing. With him around, she can be more willful and greedy.

After rubbing for a while, Lu Ren released his hand and said, "I called Megure this afternoon. Dejima is dead, and the rest of the people will move out of the house soon. I found some connections and asked someone to take care of the house and come to clean and repair it regularly. Once things here are settled, you can move back to your own home."

"No need." Huiyuan shook her head and looked at Lu Ren: "That's my father's home, not my home. Home is where there are people."

"Alright."

ps: The author made a mistake earlier. The number of tapes is not 20, but 4. Five years is one tape.

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Chapter 385 Reasonable

It was already eight or nine o'clock in the evening when Lu Ren sent Huiyuan back to the doctor's house. After sending her there, he did not leave alone.

Conan got into his car, hoping that Lu Ren could drive him for a while and take him back to Maori's office.

Lu Ren had no objection to this request.

After getting in the car and sitting in the passenger seat, Conan's expression quickly turned serious. "I have something to tell you."

"Yeah." Lu Ren turned off the music in the car. "What's the matter?"

"This afternoon, I went back to my house and found that someone had been there recently."

This home naturally refers to the big house of the Kudo family.

Lu Ren's expression remained unchanged. "You mean..."

"I called Xiaolan. She hasn't been to my house recently. I suspect it was those people you met last time."

"It's possible. That person had a bug in the doctor's house. But I got rid of it. Your house might have one too."

Conan's expression suddenly changed, and he asked hurriedly: "Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier?"

"I forgot." Lu Ren glanced at it, but did not stop the car to explain the matter in detail. He really didn't care about it. "Besides, you already have a rough guess about the identity of that group of people."

In the upcoming full moon chapter, Director Ke put on a good show. It would be a lie to say that he has no thoughts or plans in his mind.

What’s more…

【Homo sapiens (calm)】

Director Ke is worthy of being Director Ke. He acted this anxious and worried expression really well, so realistic that it can be mistaken for the real thing.

"Good acting, try harder next time."

Conan's expression quickly calmed down. After Lu Ren pointed this out to him, he did not show much emotional fluctuation and turned to talking about business.

"There are two people around us whose identities are suspicious. One is Judy, the new English teacher in Lan's class. The other is Dr. Shinchu, who is also Lan's school doctor."

"How to say?"

"Judy may be in the same group as Black Cat. Hattori and I went to Judy's house to investigate. However, we did not get any strong and clear evidence. But this person is definitely not a simple person. With her ability, it would be a waste of talent for her to just be a high school teacher."

"Who knows?" Lu Ren said with a smile, "Don't comics in your country often have this kind of theme? Bad teachers, passionate teachers."

Conan coughed, "How can comics be confused with reality? It's all fake."

"Oh? Then you admire Sherlock Holmes so much and say he is the greatest detective in the world."

"..."

After a long while, Conan replied: "It's different. They can't be confused. Holmes..."

Then the famous Fukubuki began a long explanation and argument. As for what he said, Lu Ren didn't hear a word. He drove and admired the bright lights and nightlife along the way in Tokyo.

At this time, Lu Ren did not drive the car towards the office. The office was not far from the doctor's home, not to mention driving.

Conan had something to say, and Lu Ren was ready to chat with him. So they just drove around Tokyo.

Perhaps because Lu Ren didn't respond for a long time, Conan stopped talking and didn't ask if Lu Ren listened to him. Most likely he didn't. He forced the topic back. "Another point is that Judy has resigned. I guess she has found her target and is ready to close the net."

"When did this happen?"

"Today. Ran and Sonoko are celebrating at her house, preparing to see her off."

Today...