In the dimly lit bar, the TV was broadcasting this afternoon's news.
"Cointreau is now even more famous."
Listening to the recording reported in the news, Vodka took out a cigarette but didn't have time to put it in his mouth, hesitating to say: "But... he played too much, didn't he?"
"What did you say?" Tequila turned around.
"...There are tens of thousands of people on the Tokyo Loop Line. If we don't handle it right, thousands of people will die."
The vodka even had a bit of a chilling feel to it.
He had heard from his eldest brother that Jundu had been instigating and even manipulating others to commit crimes, and then he would step forward as a detective to solve the cases.
--This not only satisfied his homicidal habit but also allowed him to play his character well and earn enough fame.
At first, Vodka thought that it was his big brother Gin who was overthinking it, but looking at the incredible speed with which Cointreau solved the cases that followed, if he said that those cases were not designed by Cointreau himself, Vodka would have eaten the wine glass in front of him on the spot!
"..."
Gin smoked in silence.
He was thinking, what would happen if Cointreau was not trying to play the detective role this time, but really wanted to use a bomb to send the circular line train into the sky?
As we all know, people's thresholds will continue to be raised. At the beginning, Cointreau usually only used accidental killings to target his target, but later on, he seemed to be doing things more and more extreme...
Sometimes a knife that is too sharp can be very dangerous to the holder.
Unable to think of any way to properly deal with this problem for the time being, Gin just drank the wine in the glass in silence.
The other side
While driving back to Beika Town, Hayashi Yoshiki received a call from Asamiya, the editor of Futaba Publishing.
"Teacher Lin!!!"
"Eh…"
The excited voice over there made Hayashi Yoshiki's response weaken a little.
"What's wrong?"
"Thank you so much!! To be honest, I was on the loop line today… Uwaaaaaa! I almost cried when I saw the news--"
"And what's more! Your popularity has skyrocketed! The president just asked me to contact you urgently to promote your new work while the iron is hot. Can you move up the originally scheduled release date and autograph session?"
Editor Asamiya's tone was excited and garrulous.
Hayashi Yoshiki was quite easy to talk to in this regard. He agreed with a smile and asked the other party to give him a plan later, then hung up the phone.
Inspector Megure is quite honest...
Of course, he had consulted Hayashi Yoshiki before saying anything on TV, which was also a good thing for him.
Then there is the issue of Koizumi Akako...
Hayashi Yoshiki didn't receive her message, and he didn't intend to take the initiative to bring up the topic.
Next, just treat her calmly and let her deal with the internal struggles on her own.
In Hayashi Yoshiki's opinion, such self-centered and narcissistic women are actually very easy to deal with.
--As long as her defenses are broken, she will not be able to hold on if no follow-up measures are taken.
As for her love chocolate, Hayashi Yoshiki actually didn't eat it at all.
In fact, the thing was now intact in his arms. What he was eating in the restaurant was just ordinary chocolate that he had prepared early in the morning.
He was a little curious about what would happen if Gin ate this thing.
.....It's a pity that with Gin's cautiousness, it is almost impossible for him to eat something of unknown origin.
It is possible that Rum, who was disguised as a chef, might eat a piece of chocolate for the sake of his public image....
Anyway, just store it first.
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The release date of the new game was finally decided to be ten days later.
The date was just set last night, and Futaba Publishing started spending money on promotion and distribution the next day.
Like Maori Kogoro who just solved a case last night, this morning he was happily flipping through the newspaper to read his column, but ended up seeing the headline of Hayashi Yoshiki's column snatched away.
But an entertainment interview with a popular idol in the newspaper made him completely lose his temper.
"I heard that Ms. Yoko is a loyal fan of Mr. Hayashi Yoshiki. Is this true?"
"Yes~ I can say that I am Mr. Lin's most loyal fan! For example, in the TV series I starred in before, Mr. Lin was our creative consultant. At that time, I had a lot of exchanges with him. He is really a very talented person. "
""In that case, does that mean Miss Yoko and Mr. Lin have a good personal relationship?""
""How can I put it... I can only say that Mr. Lin is the person I admire the most. Anyway! Please support Mr. Lin's new work. ""
The interview column contained a photo of Yoko Okino, who was full of energy and winked delicately. That beauty instantly made Kogoro Mori lose all his resentment.
"Damn it, I really envy this guy Shu! Even Miss Yoko supports him so much. If I were to replace him--"
The envy and jealousy in his words almost solidified into substance.
Conan, who was wearing a mask and had a cold, smiled with dead eyes beside him.
Not to mention Yoko Okino, now even his father is supporting Hayashi Yoshiki and even made a little easter egg in his new book "The Earl of Darkness" that links up with "Kindaichi".
"Because Jiashu's book is really well written, and many students in our class are reading it."
Xiaolan came over carrying a backpack.
Conan was stunned when he saw this: "Sister Xiaolan, where are you going?"
"Eh? Didn't I tell you yesterday that I'm going to an online chat room gathering with Sonoko today... Yoshiki-kun will give us a ride."
"What!?"
Conan's pupils trembled.
"Why do you want Brother Jiashu to answer it?"
"If you want to know why..."
Thinking about how her best friend Yuanzi had begged her with folded hands at that time, Xiaolan, who was easily influenced, agreed to try asking Hayashi Yoshiki. As a result, Jiashu agreed very readily.
But what surprised Xiaolan even more was that Jiashu asked her if he could also bring a girl.
Because it was a party at Sonoko's place, Xiaolan needed to ask for her opinion first. When Sonoko heard that, it was as if the sky was falling.
"What?! Yoshiki-san wants to bring a girl with him?! No!!!!!"
--This was definitely the saddest breakup she had ever experienced.
Xiaolan could only respond with a wry smile...but she was quite curious about what kind of girl Jiashu would take with him.
Conan rolled his eyes when he understood the reason.
(Sonoko is such a gossip!)
"I want to go too!"
He immediately raised his hand.
In any case, when he thought of Ran being with Hayashi Yoshiki, he inexplicably felt a sense of crisis.
"No, Conan, aren't you still having a cold?"
Xiaolan made an "X" directly in front of her eyes