Chapter 392

While discussing check-in with the hotel receptionist, Sera Masumi couldn't help but glance behind her, trying to hear what Conan Edogawa was saying.

There was nothing she could do; she had come to Japan specifically for Conan Edogawa.

After her mother, Mary Akai, shrunk, she happened to see Conan Edogawa shouting on TV at Wimbledon in the UK. Both of them have excellent memories and remember what Shinichi Kudo looked like when he was a child. After seeing Conan Edogawa and conducting further investigation, they felt that Conan Edogawa might be the key to the drug that shrunk Mary Akai.

Because Mary Akai has shrunk and needs to hide her whereabouts, Sera Masumi, who is the same age, is tasked with testing whether Conan Edogawa and Shinichi Kudo are the same person.

She was originally planning to transfer to Beika High School, but before she even checked into her hotel after arriving in Japan, Sera Masumi encountered her target on the bus. She was helping to catch a pervert but almost got mistaken for one herself... Didn't anyone realize that she was actually a girl?

Sera Masumi didn't seem to care much about the matter. After a slight moment of frustration, she focused on checking into the hotel. After all, something seemed wrong with the hotel, as they couldn't find her reservation, which was quite troublesome. Meanwhile, Edogawa Conan had other opportunities to observe.

However, she had only been talking to the receptionist for a short while when she suddenly felt a chill down her spine and then noticed the receptionists' expressions suddenly stiffen.

The receptionists even started exchanging glances silently. Sera Masumi felt their eyes looked familiar... as if they were asking each other whether to call the police.

Sera Masumi couldn't help but turn her head to take a look.

Although there were quite a few people in the lobby, Sera Masumi immediately spotted the root cause of all these changes.

A rather tall figure stood beside Conan Edogawa and the others. Although he was wearing a light brown trench coat, he inexplicably had a bold and striking presence, as if he were the most eye-catching person in the entire hall, yet people dared not look directly at him.

...Who is that? Is it someone Conan Edogawa knows?

Alarms began to blare in Sera Masumi's mind.

Speaking of which, if Conan Edogawa really is Shinichi Kudo, then he possesses the ability to change size, and to have such ability, he might have a close relationship with the organization that killed her father and shrunk her mother...

That dangerous guy might be someone connected to the organization.

Even with Conan Edogawa's wildest imagination, he probably never imagined that one day he would be mistaken for a member of the organization...

Han Chuan Shen Liu is truly guilty of grave sins.

At least at this moment, Sera Masumi, who hadn't thought too much about it and had happily come to find her childhood playmate, couldn't help but overthink things because of that suspicious guy standing next to Edogawa Conan. She was feeling really uneasy.

Just as Sera Masumi was getting caught up in a rather ominous conspiracy theory, the two people at the front desk finally realized that eye contact had its drawbacks and had to start talking.

"Are you really not going to call the police?"

"No, maybe he's here to see that guy, the one from the villa."

"...No way, he'd even dare to swindle money from someone like that?! Is he crazy?"

“That’s not what I meant. I meant, maybe some victims couldn’t take it anymore and went to ‘someone who could solve this problem’…”

"Oh... I see, you're right... But what if something goes wrong? He's the boss's son after all, should we remind him..."

Sera Masumi was confused: "Who are you talking about?"

Because it's not appropriate to speak ill of others, the person at the front desk immediately shut up.

Sera Masumi had no choice but to continue with the check-in process, while also listening intently to the conversation behind her.

Perhaps it's because the combination of Shinryu Sakkawa and the cake buffet is too incompatible, Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki both assumed that Shinryu Sakkawa actually came with Chisato Hagiwara.

Only Conan Edogawa was a little puzzled, wondering why Shinryu Saikawa, who was too lazy to even drive, would go out with someone... was he really that close to Inspector Hagiwara?

Is this the legendary act of risking one's life to accompany a gentleman?

Sonoko Suzuki even exclaimed, "Wow, I'm so envious of Ms. Hagiwara for having so many handsome guys with me when I want to eat cake at an all-you-can-eat buffet!"

Ran Mouri awkwardly advised, "Sonoko!"

Hagiwara Chisato paused for a moment, but didn't refute it. She smiled and said, "Now you have a handsome guy to keep you company."

Sonoko Suzuki thought about it again and said, "That makes sense!"

Conan Edogawa noticed the subtle, fleeting expression on Chizuru Hagiwara's face: "???"

Kenji Hagiwara suppressed a laugh and looked away, coughing twice. "Let's find out how to get to that restaurant."

Actually, the person who wanted to go to the cake buffet was Xiao Shenliu; he and his sister were the ones accompanying him.

When Kenji Hagiwara went to Shinryu Kagawa's house two days ago, he was waiting in the living room because Shinryu Kagawa hadn't gotten up yet.

As a result, Kenji Hagiwara discovered that a newspaper page advertising the cake buffet had been pulled out and placed on the coffee table.

Han Chuan Shenliu has always preferred to save trouble. The fact that he would specifically set aside a page like this probably means that he was too lazy to cut it out or write it on the calendar, so he simply placed it in the most conspicuous place to remind himself.

At first, Kenji Hagiwara didn't immediately conclude that Shinryu Kazukawa was interested in the cake buffet, but since there wasn't anything interesting about the newspaper before and after, he used the process of elimination and concluded that the cake buffet was the only thing that mattered.

Especially since they've known each other for seven years, no matter how much of an idol image Shinryu has inexplicably, the snacks at home and the occasional food delivery when he opens the refrigerator can let Kenji Hagiwara know that Shinryu actually loves sweets.

It's understandable that Kenji Hagiwara is keeping it so secret. After all, in Japan, it's considered a bit strange for a man to like sweets, and it's also quite normal for a man to eat cake alone in a dessert shop.

As for the cake buffet... considering that the person in question is Hanakawa Shinryu, whether he is male or not is secondary.

Just imagining that scene makes Kenji Hagiwara sweat for other people eating at buffets.

To make the meal more enjoyable for Shinryu Hagiwara and less stressful for the other guests, Kenji Hagiwara brought along his older sister. Having a woman at the same table for dessert would make it seem like he was there with a female friend, rather than like a dangerous person using a buffet as an excuse to actually seek out an enemy...

Since we were all going to eat at the cake buffet and we already knew each other, we decided to go together.

Sonoko Suzuki checked: "It says it's on the second floor... Ah, the elevator's here!"

As she spoke, she rushed forward to try and press the elevator button, but after exchanging a few words with the person who came out of the elevator, she walked back dejectedly.

The few people walking slowly behind were watching Suzuki Sonoko.

Sonoko Suzuki explained, "She said that elevator goes to the annex... Let's take that elevator."

After much difficulty, the group finally found the restaurant hosting the buffet, only to be told by the staff, "Because the event is so popular, we can no longer accommodate any more people, so we are no longer accepting new guests..."

Sonoko Suzuki was furious: "If the event is called all-you-can-eat cake, then they should have prepared a lot of cake in advance!"

The staff member glanced furtively at Kanakawa Shinryu standing behind Suzuki Sonoko, and swallowed hard. "Uh, or I could ask the manager if they could make an exception..."

Those who had just been persuaded by the staff to give up but hadn't left yet, upon hearing this, were filled with anger but dared not speak out.

So you're playing favorites, huh?! You're lenient with those who are difficult to deal with, but why don't you make exceptions for us too?!

Kenji Hagiwara coughed and asked Shinryu Hachikawa in a low voice, "Do you still want to go?"

Han Chuan Shenliu shook his head: "Forget it, it's not appropriate to give special treatment."

Hagihara Kenji: "…………"

Conan Edogawa: "…………"

You have absolutely no right to say such things here!

Kenji Hagiwara was even more shocked that Shinryu Suzukawa was so easy to talk to. After all, it was a rare trip out, and he had come up empty-handed, yet he calmly accepted it instead of actually waiting for the other party to make an exception... Little Shinryu has matured!

System: [Leaving earlier would have prevented all these problems.]

Usui Saiki: [Still in bed? Oh well, whatever. I expected this anyway, and it wasn't a complete waste of time... Sera Masumi's suspicion level is pretty appealing.]

He actually saw an advertisement for a cake buffet in the newspaper, remembered the plot, and wanted to get involved.

Originally, Usui Saiki planned to use his true form to meet Akai Mary's daughter, Sera Masumi, because Akai Mary would definitely tell her daughter about the kind of person who helped her.

If he were to appear next to Conan Edogawa at this moment, he would instantly transform from a kind passerby into a suspicious individual, garnering a lot of suspicion.

If you can get out of bed, you can also enjoy a cake buffet; it's a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

As a result, Kenji Hagiwara discovered the advertisement and offered to accompany him, even helping him find a way to use Chizuru Hagiwara as a shield... Usaku Saiki thought that he shouldn't waste this kindness, so he didn't switch back to his original body and came directly using the identity of Shinryu Hanakawa.

Anyway, Sugawa Shinryu would appear in front of Sera Masumi sooner or later, it's just a matter of changing the order, it won't affect raising suspicion points, so it's not a wasted trip. Therefore, he is in a very peaceful state of mind. On the contrary, Suzuki Sonoko really came for nothing and got nothing, so she is very unhappy.

Just as Sonoko Suzuki was about to continue her discussion with the staff, a loud bang suddenly came from outside, followed by screams.

"What?" Just as Sonoko Suzuki turned her head, Conan Edogawa had already dashed out like lightning.

Hagihara Kenji: "…………"

Is Shinichi Kudo really not going to put on an act?

The Hagiwara siblings, acting as police officers, also ran outside, while Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri were a step behind.

Han Chuan Shenliu didn't follow. He just glanced out the window and then slowly walked to the monitoring room on the first floor.

Sera Masumi was also heading to the monitoring room when she saw Samikawa Shinryu and paused in her tracks.

After running around and finding out what was going on, she immediately decided to ask the security guard at the elevator security station to retrieve the surveillance footage.

...But why is this person here too?

At this moment, the conversation the receptionists had made earlier uncontrollably resurfaced in Sera Masumi's mind.

The victim hired someone to deal with the person at the annex.

...Could it be that the real culprit is so brazen as to destroy the surveillance footage?! Besides, she still wanted to believe someone who knew Conan Edogawa...

Sera Masumi thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Are you a detective?"

The young man with a dangerous air: "No, I'm an advisor."

Sera Masumi: "...!!!"

Conan Edogawa previously claimed to be Sherlock Holmes's apprentice at Wimbledon, and this person now claims to be an advisor... Could they actually be rivals, not allies?!

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Sera's new wild idea: A member of the organization, Shinichi Kudo! (Of course, this is just a thought; detectives have wild imaginations, but they don't easily believe any speculation.)

Shinichi: I really thank Kankawa.

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In the beginning, Sera wasn't entirely sure that Shinichi Kudo was Conan Edogawa, and neither she nor Mary Akai were willing to be honest with Conan. Later, even after it was confirmed that he was Shinichi Kudo, they still had to steal the medicine… = =|| They're the victims, can't they at least be honest?