"Oh, it's Mori-senpai! Please come this way." Mio was a little surprised to see that it was an acquaintance who had won the prize, but she quickly regained her smile. "Everyone, the winner is the famous detective Kogoro Mori. Let's invite him to say a few words."

Uncle Mori scratched his head and leaned closer to the microphone: "Now I can finally say goodbye to my car rental career."

Hearing the knowing smiles around him, Guangyou's lips twitched slightly: "It's a good thing you don't have a car. The rented cars have exploded so many times, why did you buy a car..."

Ayumi said with some regret, "I only counted to twenty-five seconds."

"I only counted to twelve seconds," Genta said resentfully.

After hearing this, Guangyou said with some helplessness, "Only? Twelve seconds is too much."

He shook his head, glanced at his watch, and his phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket. After hanging up the call, Kōyū leaned close to Ai's ear and said, "Why don't you come with me first?"

"What's wrong?" Ai asked, slightly puzzled. She then said to Kousuke, "Don't worry, there are so many people here, I'm fine. If you have something to do, go ahead and do it."

"You'd better come with me, it'll be very dangerous later." Guangyou's expression was very serious.

Ai pointed to Ayumi and the other two, who looked somewhat dejected, and said, "If I leave, Conan might not be able to take care of me. Besides, even if something happens, come back and save me."

"certainly."

Looking at Ai's serious eyes, Kōyū hesitated for a long time: "Okay, but you have to remember, if anything happens later, you must ensure your safety first."

Ai nodded: "Then be careful."

After saying hello, Guangyou left the venue and quickly took the elevator downstairs.

...

Inside a fast food restaurant

"Yo, you're here." Kaito's playing cards flashed in his hand, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared. Only then did he look up at the little kid in front of him, whom he hated with a passion.

"Um."

Whether Guangyou didn't understand or was pretending not to, he slowly said, "Where is what I asked for?"

"The goods are all here." Kaito said seriously, pushing a backpack in front of Kouyu. "Want to check them?"

"No need, I trust you," Guangyou said in a deep voice.

These words reached the ears of a nearby customer, who looked at the two with a strange gaze. However, after just one glance, his eyes revealed undisguised panic. He abandoned his order, grabbed his briefcase, and ran out, muttering as he ran, "This is terrifying. Even elementary and high school students are doing this now."

The two instigators exchanged a knowing smile, as if they had successfully pulled off a prank. Guangyou coughed lightly and said, "You should come too later. I might not be enough on my own."

"I'm not..." Kaito hadn't finished speaking when he saw Kouyu staring intently at him. He changed the subject, "Aren't I your friend? I'll do my best to help you as long as it's within my power."

Guangyou nodded in satisfaction: "Let's eat first, it's on me."

"Then I won't be polite!" Kaito swallowed hard; he hadn't eaten dinner yet and his stomach was already quite empty.

"Okay." Guangyou nodded happily. He wasn't the kind of person who would expect something from someone without giving them food. Even if the relationship between two people was very good, they still needed to understand some things to avoid problems. This was something Guangyou had always believed in. Although it could be hurtful at times, it would be even more hurtful if something went wrong.

...

"Today's distinguished guest is Mr. Kisaragi Hōsui, a national treasure-level master of Japanese painting!" With a wave of his hand, the host slowly extended a huge monitor from the ceiling, displaying a painting of Mount Fuji.

The screen flickered, and the images changed many times, but they were all of Mount Fuji: cherry blossoms with Mount Fuji, Mount Fuji at sunset, Mount Fuji in spring...

"Mr. Kisaragi is very fond of Mount Fuji. He has spent more than 30 years depicting its majestic appearance. To celebrate the completion of his student Tokiwa Mio's twin-tower skyscraper, he specially gifted her one of his new works! Let me introduce it to you: 'Mount Fuji in Spring Snow'!"

As the curtain rose, the stage lights simultaneously illuminated the entire stage, revealing its full form to the audience. Tokiwa Mio, Kazama Hidehiko, and Kisaragi Minezu stood on the stage, looking down at the crowd with slight smiles.

Mio stepped forward and walked to the microphone: "Thank you all again for coming. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to my teacher for giving me this painting, 'Fuji in Spring Snow,' which he has carefully created. I would like to invite him to say a few words with applause!"

Ruyue Fengshui slowly stepped forward and took the microphone: "This painting, 'Fuji in Spring Snow,' took me a long time to complete. I believe this painting has special significance, and I also hope that it will bring prosperity to my student's building. I won't say any more, that's all."

After saying this, Feng Shui walked back. Conan noticed that the old man's back seemed a little lonely. Mio also saw this and quickly stepped forward to take the microphone: "My teacher also deserves a lot of credit for the construction of this building. Right below this banquet hall, on the seventy-fourth floor, the studio I built for my teacher has already been completed."

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Shui's steps froze in mid-air, and his hand supporting his cane trembled slightly.

Mio continued, "I also hope that my teacher can create even better works of art in the studio I built for him. He only found out about this now, and I've always wanted to tell him this as a comforting surprise."

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