Conan: The Self-cultivation of Fake Wine

For now, he still needs to focus on solving cases and accumulating lottery entries.

If he fails to take over the winery, he and the people around him will have no future at all.

But when he arrived at the Maori Office, Lu Ren found that the direction of things was somewhat different from what he expected.

"Hattori Heiji, and Kazuha." Lu Ren took off his coat and hung it on the hanger at the door. "Why are you here?"

"Hey, hey." Hattori's face fell, "Why do you call me by my full name and call her just Kazuha? Your discrimination is too obvious."

He even thought about it and smiled and said hello after not seeing each other for a long time. But Lu Ren was not enthusiastic at all.

Lu Ren never paid attention to such irrelevant questions. He looked around the office and looked at Mao Lilan, "Where is Conan?"

"He's still at the Doctor's house, but I've called him back."

"Yeah." Lu Ren changed his shoes and sat on the sofa, looking at the Hattori couple, "Why are you here? Is the school on long vacation?"

"It's not winter or summer vacation now, why take a long vacation?" Hattori curled his lips and found that it was just like Conan said, Lu Ren was not sensitive to time at all.

"There's a cherry blossom festival in Tokyo, and the school happened to be on vacation, so we came here together."

"Cherry Blossom Festival..." Lu Ren thought, "Tomorrow?"

He Ye nodded, "Yeah."

"I'll ask Xiao Ai if she wants to go." Lu Ren took out his cell phone.

"Ai, it's me. Do you want to go see the cherry blossoms together tomorrow? There's a cherry blossom festival in Tokyo that's said to be pretty good. OK, I'll drive to pick you up tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ren looked at the others and said, "Let's go shopping together tomorrow. Take my car."

"If that young lady doesn't go, you won't go at all, will you?" Hattori expressed his deep doubt.

Judging from Lu Ren's cold behavior today, he now really thinks that Lu Ren is capable of doing such a thing.

"How is that possible?" Lu Ren shook his head. "Even if Xiao Ai doesn't want to go, I will go with you."

This thing is like a meeting between the gods of death. It would be a shame if there wasn't a serial murder case.

As long as there is a case to be solved, Lu Ren will not be absent.

Just watching the cherry blossoms with these people is far less interesting than being with Ai.

"Okay, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Call me if you need anything."

Judging from the current situation, there probably won't be any cases tonight. It's better to go back early and continue writing the book.

"So soon? Won't you sit for a while? We've come all the way here with great difficulty." Hattori felt like he had been hurt a second time.

Although he hadn't thought about doing anything with Lu Ren before coming here, he didn't want to leave right after arriving, right?

"I'm going back to write a book. See you tomorrow." With Mao Lilan seeing him off, Lu Ren put on his coat and turned to leave.

When he reached the bottom of the stairs, Lu Ren happened to run into Conan who had just returned.

"Brother Ren, where are you going?"

"Go home. I don't think there will be any commissions tonight. Oh, and it's just right that you're back. When you go upstairs later, try to talk Hattori down. I think he's in a bad mood."

"Huh? What's going on?"

Lu Ren briefly told him what had happened.

"Oh." Conan felt that he understood, "You want me to tell him that you really have something urgent to do."

"No." Lu Ren shook his head, "I just want you to tell Hattori that it's not that I don't like them, I just simply don't take them to heart."

"..."

……

"I happened to meet Lu Ren on my way back. Yes, he did have something important to do. If he couldn't finish it tonight, he would have to continue working on it tomorrow, and then he wouldn't be able to go to see the cherry blossoms with us. That's why he left in such a hurry. Really, I swear, why would I lie to you?"

Conan looked at Hattori sincerely.

Sometimes, life does need some white lies.

Lu Ren may really not care about Hattori's feelings, but he still needs to maintain his relationship with Hattori.

The boat of friendship cannot capsize at any time, at least it cannot capsize for this reason.

Besides, if I tell Hattori exactly what Lu Ren said, he will still have to be responsible for comforting and guiding him in the end, which is too much trouble. It is better to lie from the beginning.

Of course, you can also choose not to say anything from the beginning and just pretend that you never met Lu Ren on the way back.

Conan had thought about this before, but... he really couldn't do it.

As soon as he got home, Hattori immediately pestered him and kept nagging in his ear.

The Kansai accent is not very pleasant to begin with, and Hattori speaks so fast and loudly that the buzzing noise makes Conan feel a headache.

Conan had never known before that this charcoal-faced guy could be so delicate and sensitive.

Kazuha who came with them didn't say anything, but Hattori kept pestering her like a resentful woman who was dumped by her husband.

and many more……

Conan suddenly realized something was wrong.

If Hattori is a shrew, then what is he?

A good girlfriend who is responsible for counseling the resentful woman?

Conan felt a chill in his heart and quickly shook the thought off.

"What's wrong with you? Are you not feeling well?" Seeing that Conan's face suddenly turned a little bad, Hattori asked with concern.

"Nothing, it's getting late, let's go to bed early."

"Don't worry, let's chat for a while. I told you, I solved a case a few days ago, and the method of committing the crime was very interesting..."

At the same time, Lu Ren also returned to his home.

After returning home, Lu Ren did not start writing immediately as Conan said, but summoned the golden disc.

After solving the case yesterday, he had accumulated enough for ten consecutive draws. At the same time, according to rough estimates, he seemed to be about to trigger the guaranteed minimum again.

What follows is a familiar routine: bathing, changing clothes, and burning paper.

Then... start drawing!

A pleasing golden light flashed, and a pile of odds and ends suddenly appeared on the coffee table.

Lu Ren closed the lottery panel and saw a familiar small medicine bottle at first glance.

[Basic Physical Enhancement Potion Type II (Golden Disposable Consumable)]

So this is it, pretty good.

Lu Ren did not hesitate, pulled out the cork, and drank the whole tube of medicine directly.

This high-tech product from Blue Star has immediate effects.

Feeling his physical fitness slowly improving, Lu Ren did not get up and move around immediately. He planned to wait until the drug had fully taken effect before going to the bracelet world for a comprehensive test.

During this time, he set his sights on the other items that were drawn.

【White】

【White】

【White】

Lu Ren put these things into the wishing cup one by one.

"Huh? There's actually a blue one. I'm lucky this time."

It's just that this blue item is a bit strange.

It was a snow-white, metallic box. When I pushed open the box, I found a match lying alone inside.

【The match that never goes out (blue)

This is the first work of the alchemical genius (crossed out) in his youth and has great commemorative significance.

How to use: Light a match and it will never go out.

ps1: Interesting gadgets. ——Alchemy God Abby

ps2: I once thought that as long as she had this match, the little girl could survive that winter. Later I found out that she didn’t need a match. — Edelman, the fugitive alchemist]

This thing...

Lu Ren studied it for a while and found that this thing was basically useless.

Lighters have long been popular, and one can be used for a long time. Moreover, once this thing is lit, it will never go out, and you have to be careful not to cause a fire.

Perhaps, as mentioned in the introduction, it has a strong commemorative significance, but that’s all.

And according to the introduction of this thing, it seems to be made by the alchemist master Edelman?

This was a bit beyond Lu Ren's expectations. He didn't expect that the federal wanted criminal who was so skilled in laughing, cursing and courting death actually had such a past.

After sighing for a moment, Lu Ren did not try to light the match, but put it back into the box and threw it into the wishing machine.

The master's ideas in his youth seemed fantastic, but his good intentions were not wrong. It was just... useless to him.

Lu Ren stood up, turned around and walked into the bracelet world.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 455 Seven Days Talk

The Cherry Blossom Festival, also known as the Cherry Blossom Festival.

Since the cherry blossoms only bloom for seven days before they wither, it is also called the Seven Days of Cherry Blossoms.

During this short but gorgeous flowering period, people set up sumptuous banquets under the cherry trees, gather together as a family, or invite a few good friends.

Looking at the petals drifting in the wind, they lamented the fragility and transience of life, while at the same time reveling and indulging in pleasure.

Of course, these melancholy feelings only apply to boring adults. For children, this is a good festival to eat and drink well and go out for an outing.

Just like in Crayon Shin-chan, Shin-chan and his friends are only responsible for having fun.

And those boring adults, in order to occupy a good spot, many people often come in the early morning to spread the tablecloth and mark their territory.

It’s generally okay for family and friends gatherings, but if it’s a company team-building event, the task of coming early in the morning to occupy the territory will basically fall on the head of the lowest-level office worker in the company.

Enduring hunger and cold, I waited under the cherry tree for five or six hours. When the senior from the company came, I had to keep my head bowed and smiled without showing any grievance.

You have a good position, as you deserve.

If you don’t get it, the word “waste” will be labeled on your head.

Lu Ren originally thought that the same would happen to the Cherry Blossom Festival that he was going to attend today. He would have to "borrow" a spot from the Eastern News or Nichimi TV.

As for reserving a spot, considering the population density of Tokyo and the Japanese people's admiration for cherry blossoms, it would be basically a waste of time for them to go there at this point.

But as for getting up early, that's impossible.

Let’s not talk about others, let’s just talk about Haibara Ai.

Lu Ren felt that instead of asking her to get up early, it would be better to expect her to stay up all night until the next day.

The latter is more feasible.

So just let it be.

Lu Ren asked Huiyuan to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival with him to relax her. She was doing experiments in the basement all day, sometimes staying up late, and she was a little nervous.

But if she deliberately changed her daily routine for the sake of so-called relaxation, that would be putting the cart before the horse.

It was only after picking up everyone and arriving at the destination that Lu Ren discovered that the Cherry Blossom Festival that Hattori mentioned was slightly different from what he had imagined.

The Cherry Blossom Festival held in Tokyo this time is similar to a temple fair.

There is a long corridor with various stalls on both sides, offering food, drinks, entertainment and everything in between. It is similar to a summer fireworks display, except that you watch fireworks there, and this one is for cherry blossoms.

Cherry blossom trees that are so big that it takes several people to hug them are blooming all over the mountains. When you look up, you can see pale pink petals everywhere.

Lu Ren opened his hands, and a few petals fell into his palms.

The long street is bustling with people, and from time to time people stop to take out their mobile phones or cameras to record this magnificent scene.