"How come you can't even remember these basic common sense things?"
"W-What! You're picking on me again!..." Kogoro, who had been humiliated in public, immediately yelled, and the couple resumed their ineffective communication.
When Conan came to his senses, he discovered that Yoruichi Toyama and Tooru Amuro had quietly slipped away sometime earlier.
"They know how to hide..." the elementary school detective muttered, staring curiously at Kindaichi in front of him.
"Hey, Kindaichi-nii, you and that famous detective Kindaichi Kosuke, are you perhaps related in some way?"
Perhaps it was the magnetic attraction of being fellow high school detectives that made Conan realize at first glance that this seemingly carefree high school student had a side that should not be underestimated.
“That’s right!” Miyuki, who was good at dealing with children, bent down and looked at Conan with a grin, saying, “That famous detective is Hajime-chan’s grandfather!”
"Huh? Is this a fake Conan?" Conan perked up, still posing as an elementary school student, and began to talk to this potential rival.
Even before the ship set sail, the atmosphere on deck was already incredibly lively.
Amuro Tooru, who had walked to the stern of the ship, watched them talking and laughing from afar, smiled gently, and casually nudged Toyama Yoruichi beside him.
"Did you remember what I just told you? You really need to be careful!"
"You're keeping an eye on the people from the Lanze Group, aren't you?" Yoruichi Toyama raised an eyebrow.
"But we're probably going to the Schindler Group's press conference, right?"
"Even if the venue is a hotel owned by the Lanze Group..."
"What the hell are you thinking?!" Amuro Tooru, unable to bear it any longer, grabbed Yoruichi Toyama by the neck and tapped him on the head.
"Those attending the 'cocoon' launch event were mostly social celebrities and elites, who happen to be Lanze Group's target customers. So when the ocean park opens, we'll invite all of these attendees."
"Didn't President Shimomura already tell you that?"
"Or is it that when you're in a relationship, all you can remember is your girlfriend?"
"Hey!...You, let go of me!..." Yoruichi Toyama struggled for a long time before finally escaping Tooru Amuro's clutches and glaring at him from a distance.
Amuro Tooru couldn't help but chuckle, then became serious again.
"In short, you must remember to try not to mention Akemi and the others."
“Absinthe, although she didn’t tell me the specifics of her plan, what I do know is that she has already infiltrated the Lanze Group…”
The weighty meaning of those words caused both of them to fall silent for a moment.
"Absinthe..." Yoruichi Toyama repeated softly, then suddenly pointed ahead before Tooru Amuro could say anything.
"Is it that person?!"
Amuro Tooru was startled and turned to look, when a gust of wind swept past him.
Yoruichi Toyama has disappeared without a trace.
"This kid..." Amuro Tooru sighed helplessly, having been tricked. "How old is he, still playing these kinds of tricks!"
...
The ship's horn sounded, signaling that it was about to weigh anchor.
The discussion on Conan and Kindaichi's side has also turned into a major tracing of the origins of their names.
"...Yes, my 'Edogawa' is the same Edogawa as Edogawa Ranpo!"
"Then my dad really admired Conan Doyle, so he named me Conan!"
Kogoro and Ran, who knew his background, grimaced at the sight.
I know your dad admires Conan Doyle, but didn't you come up with the name "Edogawa Conan" yourself, which is so absurd?
Are you really not afraid that Yusaku Kudo will sneeze in the US?
However, Kindaichi scratched his head, looking a bit silly.
"Conan Doyle? Who's that?"
Before he could finish speaking, Miyuki punched him on the head.
"He's the famous British novelist, the author of Sherlock Holmes!"
"Don't ever say you're a member of our Fudo High School Mystery Club again! You'll be too ashamed to admit it!"
Kindaichi, feeling guilty, could only shrink back in humiliation.
"I can't remember right now, you can just tell me..."
"I'm not so ignorant as to not know Sherlock Holmes."
"That's right!" His eyes suddenly lit up. "If that's the case, could Mr. Mori's 'Kogoro' also be based on Ranpo's Kogoro Akechi?"
He seemed to remember something as soon as he finished speaking, and his body stiffened involuntarily.
Kogoro ignored him and just laughed, saying, "Well, I don't know either! I haven't asked my parents."
"But...wise...?"
“Uh, speaking of the surname Akechi…” Conan pushed up his glasses, the lenses gleaming.
“Hey, Akechi! You bastard… wait a minute!…”
With another blast of the ship's horn, the anchor was raised, and the massive ship slowly moved away from the shore.
The two people who had just stepped onto the gangway stopped one after the other, meeting the countless gazes cast upon them from the deck.
Kenjiro Akechi, an elite police officer from the Metropolitan Police Department, habitually pushed up the frame of his glasses with his finger, and smiled politely after taking in the people in front of him.
"Gentlemen, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Kindaichi, who had always been at odds with him, bypassed him and looked directly at the people behind him.
"Yuanshan? You... why did it take you so long to get up here?"
"Nonsense!" Yoruichi Toyama finally caught her breath and glared back at him irritably.
"I went to the restroom!"
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