Chapter 729: He can be used.

She casually invited Sera Masumi, "By the way, it's almost noon. Would you two be willing to have lunch together?"

Sera Masumi blinked, sensing something was amiss. She was about to refuse, "Well..."

Just then, her stomach rumbled.

Shiliang Zhenjun: "..."

Would you believe me if I said I wasn't hungry at all?

Qianzhu raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed lightly, trying to pretend to hide the smile on his lips, but the faint smile that flashed in his eyes gave him away.

Sera Masumi: ...Why do I feel a little embarrassed for some reason?

In the end, they went to the restaurant with the woman.

"So you're a girl?"

The woman, dressed and looking very innocent, covered her mouth in surprise, then looked at Sera Masumi more closely, her gaze lingering on Sera's chest, before she said somewhat awkwardly, "I thought you were a boy..."

"Haha, a lot of people think that way, but luckily I'm used to it." Sera Masumi didn't care much anymore, since she was often mistaken for a boy.

Yuuji Teruyuki smiled, feeling a little awkward, but that didn't stop him from trying to find topics to talk about with her.

Qianzhu quietly sipped her tea and listened to their conversation, a faint smile playing on her lips.

After lunch, Chizuru and Sera Masumi said goodbye to Yuuji Teruyuki and went to their respective residences.

Sera Masumi took it as a simple coincidence and didn't think much of it.

And Conan's main characters finally returned to Beika from Hakodate, but before they could even rest for a few days, a new movie was rushed out.

...

On the Aphrodite cruise ship.

It's still the same main cast: Conan, the Mori father and daughter, Sonoko Suzuki, the Detective Boys, Professor Agasa, and Ai Haibara.

However, this time there was one more person—Sera Masumi.

They stood in the cruise ship's lobby, marveling at its luxury.

Conan was chatting with Professor Agasa when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure passing by on his left. However, when he looked up to look closely, he didn't see the familiar figure.

Conan frowned slightly, puzzled.

Strange, why do I have this feeling that he just saw Kita Ayane?

Just as he thought of this person, he suddenly realized that since the Yashiro Group had invited the chairman of the Suzuki Group, it would be normal for them to invite the Kita Aya Group as well, right?

Conan: "..."

No way??

He couldn't help but twitch his lips and silently looked up at Chizuru, who was chatting with Sera Masumi beside him.

His poor Qianzhu has already suffered enough misfortunes...

Noticing his gaze, Qianzhu turned to look at him in confusion, "What's wrong, Conan?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Conan waved his hand.

While they were waiting for their seats, the blond-haired man came over and struck up a conversation with Kogoro Mouri.

This is the number one murderer in this play, Hiroshige Kusaka, and the woman behind him who looks remarkably like Eri Kisaki is the real mastermind, Minami Akiyoshi.

Of course, what Qianzhu was somewhat concerned about was that this man had bumped into the Little Death God but hadn't died in the end.

Although he was the murderer.

Hiroshige Kusaka and Minami Akiyoshi sat down at their table.

However, halfway through the meal, Hiroshige Kusaka said he felt a little seasick and got up to go back to his room.

Qianzhu wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye, but only for a moment before looking away.

While waiting for the dessert, a figure suddenly walked up to the side, looking at Chizuru with a surprised expression, "Mr. Chino!"

Seemingly noticing that Sera Masumi was also there, she smiled and nodded at Sera Masumi, "Miss Sera, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to run into you here!"

"Ms. Yumeji?" Sera Masumi stared in surprise at the maturely dressed woman in front of her. If she hadn't recognized her voice, she would have almost doubted whether she had actually met her.

“It’s me.” Yuuji Teruyuki smiled, her eyes crinkling. Although her face was heavily made up, it couldn’t hide the clarity in her eyes. “I’m so happy to meet you all here. I was so bored at my uncle’s place.”

Noticing that everyone else at the table was looking at her, Yumi Teruyuki quickly introduced herself, "Hello everyone, I'm sorry to bother you, my name is Yumi Teruyuki."

"It's alright, it's alright. Why don't you sit down and join us, Ms. Yumedera?" Sonoko Suzuki waved her hand, thinking that it would be more lively with more people, so she directly invited her to sit down.

Just then, the waiter had already prepared Hiroshige's seat.

"Is that alright? Thank you!"

Yuuji Kagetsu's eyes lit up, and he immediately sat down.

Conan looked at her and inexplicably felt that something was wrong.

He glanced at her discreetly and realized that she wasn't wearing a pair of earrings.

"..."

It has to be said that after Yuuji Kaguya joined, things did seem to become a bit more lively. She was very good at setting the mood, like a professional straight man, and never let the conversation fall flat.

Qianzhu smiled calmly, watching Gongji Huiyue's subtle, calculated remarks.

Her methods were indeed remarkable; even Conan, the main character, didn't notice anything amiss, nor did he realize that her usual words were full of tricks.

Perhaps she felt that talking directly to him would be too easy to be discovered, so she kept talking to Ran Mouri and the others, and even took care of the children.

After all, children can sometimes easily reveal important information in a relaxed atmosphere.

Little did Yuuji Teruyuki know that Chizuru had seen everything she did.

He didn't stop her because he wanted to see what she was planning to do, and even the world's consciousness was helping her.

Although he knew her motives weren't exactly noble, he was genuinely curious.

Because he could see that Yuuji Teruzuki's purpose was not driven by the world consciousness, but rather something she naturally wanted to achieve.

Since Qianzhu came to this world, everything he has encountered has been within his calculations. So the sudden appearance of a character who was not in his plans is quite novel to him.

He even felt that he could use this person.

Qianzhu's smile was faint and gentle, revealing nothing about his inner thoughts.

The banquet was finally coming to an end, and many people went back to their rooms.

Even though he was already quite drunk, Kogoro Mouri managed to stagger back home with the help of Professor Agasa.

Yumi Teruyuki's room was not on the same floor as theirs, so after saying goodbye to them, she went up one floor.