Conan: The Self-cultivation of Fake Wine

"Not yet, I was just about to call her." As he said that, Jia Gu Lianzo stopped and knocked on the door next to him.

"immediately."

The door opened from the inside, and a high school JK in a blue school uniform stood inside.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki... This girl is actually a woman?

Hattori, realizing this, suddenly understood why Lu Ren did not sit with them but sat next to this man instead.

only……

"Lu Ren is really a bit lustful." Hattori half bent down and whispered to Conan.

Conan glanced at him and didn't respond, as if he didn't hear anything.

"It's not a good habit to speak ill of others, Hattori-san." Just then, a familiar voice came from behind.

"Ah? You are here." Hattori was a little embarrassed after being caught, "I thought you were not here."

"I am always here."

"Oh. By the way, your glasses are quite nice."

While Hattori was talking about this and that and trying to change the subject, Nanatsuki Koshimizu was also chatting about something that had nothing to do with dinner.

I don’t know if it was because she was a little excited about changing back into women’s clothes, but at this moment, she seemed to have opened up and was no longer as cold as before.

"My school's rules are quite strict. Skirts must be three centimeters below the knee, scarves must be symmetrical, socks must be black, hair dyeing is not allowed, and eyebrow trimming means suspension of school."

Nanatsuki Koshimizu pointed at her hair and said, "I don't know how many times I've been warned for someone with naturally brown hair like me."

Bai Ma Tan sent a few words of concern at the right time, and they continued to walk towards the restaurant.

After arriving at the restaurant, facing the table full of delicious food, Nanatsuki Koshimizu was quite excited and kept exclaiming in praise.

Conan looked around and asked, "Where's the director?"

Everyone was there, except for Hiroo Tsuchio. Could it be that he didn't want to have dinner? But there was tableware prepared for him on the table.

"When I knocked on the door earlier, there was no response, so I thought he had come early. It's strange."

Hearing this, the faces of several detectives darkened.

Bai Ma spoke first, "Please take me to his room."

Jia Gu led the way in front, but Lu Ren pulled out a chair and sat down at the dining table.

Because of the previous incident, Hattori has always focused part of his attention on Lu Ren.

Seeing his actions, I couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going with us?"

"I'm hungry, you guys go ahead."

"Oh."

After leaving the restaurant, Shi Jin Run Ya said, "It's just a small matter, there's no need to trouble Mr. Lu Ren."

Hattori didn't want to pay attention to this flatterer. Besides, good words should be said in person. What's the point of saying it behind someone's back?

Nanatsuki Koshimizu did not comment on the matter. She was so happy that the variables did not actively disrupt the situation.

As for Bai Ma, he probably thought that he could handle the matter by himself. It didn't matter whether others went or not.

When they arrived in front of the Tsuchio Hiroo Gate, Kotani raised his hand and began to knock on the door, while Hattori tried to turn the doorknob directly.

After twisting the door left and right a few times and making sure it was locked, Hattori suddenly realized that the door handle felt wrong.

He took his hand back and spread out his palm, which was covered in black and red. "Blood, there is blood on the door handle."

Nanatsuki Koshimizu: "Where's the spare key?"

"There is no such thing. His room is like everyone else's. It can only be locked from the inside."

Tokatsu Junya rested his chin on his hand, "If they are all the same, then his bedroom should also have two windows."

Bai Ma then said: "You can take a look from the window."

With that said, the two turned and left.

But then, a loud noise came from behind.

They stopped and turned around again, and found Hattori banging his shoulder against the door.

In just a few moves, he broke open the door and rushed in.

"Mr. Mallettail."

At this time, Hiroo Tsuchiwei was lying on the floor with his back to them, with a rope tied around his body.

Without any organization, several people quickly divided the work and started working.

Hakuba checks on Hiroo Tsuchio's condition, and Hattori Conan unties the rope.

Tokitsu Junya: "The window is locked."

Nanatsuki Koshimizu: "There's nothing wrong with the lock on the door."

"So this is a closed room murder case?"

"No, he's still alive."

As soon as Hakubatan finished speaking, Tsuchio Hiroo woke up and Hattori helped him up.

He paused for a moment and began to slowly recount his experience. "I heard someone knocking on the door, but when I opened it, no one was there. When I was about to go back to my room, someone suddenly drugged me from behind and knocked me unconscious."

"Question 1 of Detective Koshien." Kotani Renzo said standing at the door, "Please ask the detectives present to solve the mystery of the secret room and submit the truth to me in writing. If your reasoning is correct, you can enter the second round."

"The competition starts now."

"No, the game is over." Tokatsu Junya, who was standing by the window, turned around and said with a smile, "I already know what method the murderer used. Do you want me to show you once?"

"Okay."

"Appreciate further details."

"No, that's not allowed. Please follow the rules and submit the modus operandi to me in writing." Kotani Renzo stopped him. "Please note that this is only the first round, and it's far from the final battle."

"Okay, but I think the final result should be the same as it is now."

"So confident."

"You don't mean to say that the director locked the doors and windows and then tied himself up, do you?"

Tokatsu Junya shook his head slightly. "How is that possible? If that were true, the Western Representative should have discovered it, even if he is just an incompetent detective."

"inability?!"

"Your actions are indeed unacceptable." Bai Ma added, "There was blood on the door handle, and your response was to just rush in. In that situation, you should have checked from the window first, and then decide whether to break in through the door or the window."

"If the director was leaning against the door at the time and had been dead for a long time, your actions would undoubtedly ruin the scene."

"No, that would be because..."

Before Hattori could finish his words, Tokatsu Junya interrupted him, "You were so eager to get to the scene before others, but you made a mistake because of your recklessness. It's not an exaggeration to say that you are not qualified to be a detective."

"What did you say?"

"I'm not completely unqualified."

Hattori turned around when he heard the voice, and seeing that Conan was willing to speak for him, Hattori admitted that he was a little touched.

"Brother Hattori is just easily excited."

"..."

"Anyway, I'm going to use the same method to set up my room as a secret room. It will take about an hour. You can go have dinner first and kill some time. I'll call you when I'm done."

Before reaching the door, Tokatsu Junya said, "By the way, since I didn't expect some detectives to be so rude, I hope you will be a little careful after I set up the secret room. Otherwise, I can't stand your torture."

Bai Ma: "I don't think he will make the same mistake. After all, this concerns the honor of his hometown and the reputation of his father. Am I right, Western Representative?"

Nanatsuki Koshimizu has a different view on this: "I don't hate this kind of behavior."

Hattori didn't respond, but turned and left, followed by Conan.

When they returned to the restaurant, Lu Ren had just finished his meal.

Looking at the half-empty plates on the table, Hattori was stunned. He pointed at one of the plates and said, "I remember there was a giant Australian lobster on this plate."

"Yeah. It tastes pretty good."

"You have a really good appetite." This was a standard dinner for seven people, and Lu Ren finished half of it by himself.

"It's okay. I just ate a little to fill my stomach. Mainly because you haven't had dinner yet."

"..."

Jia Gu Lian San said: "There are still ingredients in the kitchen, I will make it."

"No need, eat first and talk after you finish." Hakuba leaned over to stop them, "It just so happens that Tokatsu Junya didn't come to eat. After he solves the first puzzle, you can make him another one. Let him eat something hot."

"Alright."

After they sat down, Lu Ren looked at Hattori, "Where's Tokito, and why do you look so unhappy?"

Hattori told Lu Renyi what happened before.

"I see." Lu Ren nodded, and reached out to take the dish in front of Bai Ba Tan and brought it to Hattori, "I don't think there is anything wrong with your approach."

Bai Ma: "Oh, that's right. Mr. Reporter, do you agree with his rude and reckless behavior?"

Facing the doubts, Lu Ren smiled and said calmly: "I once heard a saying, 'Save lives first and then treat diseases.'"

"This is the motto of some doctors, especially those in the emergency department. They may encounter various emergencies all the time. In their eyes, saving lives comes first, and everything else comes second."

"For doctors, saving lives comes before curing illnesses. I think the same principle applies to detectives."

"That is...saving lives comes before solving the case. No matter what, human life should and must come first."

"Faced with that situation, Hattori just did what a normal person would do. He wanted to save Hiroo Tsuchio, what's wrong with that?"

"But……"

"No buts." Lu Ren didn't even give Bai Matan a chance to speak. "On the contrary, what are you doing? You accused and ridiculed Hattori for being impulsive and reckless, bringing shame to his hometown and his father."

"What shame has he forgot? Let me tell you, even if Hattori Heiji is hiding here, he will still support Hattori Heiji in doing this. The purpose of the police's existence is not only to solve cases, but also to maintain law and order and save more lives."

"Saving a life may save a family. And what are you doing? You are worried that Hattori's actions will destroy the scene and affect your ability to solve the case."

Lu Ren knocked on the table with his knuckles. The knocking sound was neither fast nor slow, but it was so oppressive that it made people breathless, as if it was knocking directly on their hearts.

"When did solving a crime come before killing a person? Why do you dare to assume that Hiroo Tsuchio is dead in the house? Just because there is blood on the door handle? Even if you run to the window, what can you confirm through the glass?"

"If Hiroshi Tsuchio, who could have been saved, dies in the house because of the delay of a few minutes, who will take the responsibility? Just a bunch of detectives like you who are too arrogant and don't care about human life?"

"Hakuba-sensei, what makes you so arrogant? Do you think you are superior to others and that you have the right to criticize Hattori for saving people? Is it because of your noble family background or your self-righteous title as a famous detective?"

"In the final analysis, you just lack confidence and are not completely sure about the case. You are worried that once you destroy the scene, you will not be sure whether you can solve the case. I don't blame you, you just don't have the ability. But I have always wondered who selected people like you to become famous detectives."

"What should I do?" Hattori whispered excitedly to Conan, "I think he's kind of handsome now. Is there something wrong with me?"

"hehe."

Conan just smiled and didn't comment on it.

Based on his understanding of Lu Ren and his past actions.

The above words are full of righteousness and justice. It is a lot for Lu Ren to have a bit of sincerity.

If you must say, his current expression and posture should be considered as an actor's self-cultivation.

The acting is more realistic than the real thing.

It seems that not only Hattori dislikes Hakuba Tan, Lu Ren probably also dislikes him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said such a heartbreaking statement.

As for whether it is possible that he was speaking up for Hattori.

Conan still remembers clearly what someone said two days ago.

[It's not that I don't like Hattori and the others, I just simply don't take them seriously]

Expect him to help someone out?

It’s better to wash up and sleep...

"And you, Nanatsuki Koshimizu."

"Ah? I didn't. I was wronged. You misunderstood me."