Having a great time chatting, Natsumi Kosaka, Conan, and Aoran Urato decided to go to the deck to enjoy the sea breeze and watch the sunset.
At this moment, Uncle Mori, Shiro Suzuki, and Ryu Sakkawa were drinking on the deck.
Uncle Mori saw the three approaching and ignored Conan, standing up and saying, "Miss Natsumi and Miss Aoran."
Putting everything else aside, Uncle Mori's manners were still very good in front of beautiful women. He and Shiro Suzuki walked to two other chairs and pulled them out for the two women so they could sit down.
After sitting down, Pu Siqinglan subconsciously crossed her legs, which dazzled Uncle Maoli, whose eyes were filled with nothing but white.
Pu Siqinglan was wearing a red cheongsam today, with a very short hem and a side slit, which, combined with her long, fair legs, made Uncle Maoli extremely happy. He kept glancing at Pu Siqinglan with his eyes: "She's really sexy!"
The adults sat at one table, while Conan, as the "child," naturally sat at another table, ready to entertain himself.
As soon as Conan sat down, he heard Uncle Mori's words and chuckled helplessly, "I really can't stand this old man."
Uncle Mori poured a glass of wine for Pu Siqinglan. Pu Siqinglan thanked him and was about to drink when the brooch on Han Chuanlong's chest shimmered in the sunlight, attracting Pu Siqinglan's attention.
Pu Siqinglan put down her cup and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Hanchuan, what about your necklace?"
Han Chuanlong deliberately drew attention to the piercing on his chest, a hint of smugness on his face: "As expected of a researcher of the Romanov dynasty, he actually noticed it."
As he spoke, Han Chuanlong took off the necklace from his chest and handed it to Pu Siqinglan.
Pu Siqinglan acted hastily and with great anticipation. She took the necklace and examined it against the sun. When she saw the words "Maria" written on the inside of the ring hanging on the necklace, she had a guess in her mind.
Before she could even ask, Han Chuanlong said, "That's right, this is the ring of Maria, the third daughter of Nicholas II."
"As expected." Pu Siqinglan seemed very interested in the details of the ring and asked, "Where did this come from?"
Han Chuanlong took the necklace from Pu Siqinglan's hand, put it on his chest, chuckled, and left without saying a word.
At that moment, Suzuki Shiro reminded Nishino Masato, who was holding a plate, that his ballpoint pen was about to fall.
Conan has a keen eye for observation. He was already bored, so he noticed that behind a pillar on his deck, the Russian Hat Sirius was watching from behind; on the second deck, Kansho was leaning on the railing and watching; and Sawabe, sitting by the door, took the pipe out of his mouth, exhaled, and glanced at Hankawa Ryu walking past him.
These people's behavior gave the impression that they were coveting Han Chuanlong's necklace with the Maria Ring on it.
...
Xiao Lan, who was left in the room, saw everyone go to the deck. Her previous smile slowly disappeared. There was a stone hanging in her heart. She felt that her feeling just now was right, but it was hard for her to believe such nonsense.
For a moment, she didn't know what to do.
Ai hugged the pigeon and gently stroked it. The pigeon was very well-behaved and didn't move at all, which made Kōsuke wonder if the pigeon was male. If it was male, he would steal it from Kid and make pigeon soup.
Unfortunately, after Guangyou checked repeatedly, the pigeon turned out to be female, which made Guangyou sigh: "Delicious pigeon soup."
The pigeon seemed to have heard Kōyū's words, tilting its head to look at him: "Coo coo coo?"
I treated you like a friend, and you actually wanted to eat me?
Ai sighed as she looked at Ran. She could understand Ran's feelings, even though Ran's was romantic love while Ai's was familial love.
While she was doing experiments in the lab, she was also worried about Akemi Miyano outside. Even though her sister would occasionally call, send a letter, or invite her out for coffee, she was still worried.
Ran felt the same way. Although Shinichi would occasionally pop up and then disappear again, he was, after all, a detective. When he encountered a vicious criminal, Shinichi's fighting skills might not be enough to handle him.
It would be a lie to say she wasn't worried; young girls are always so sentimental, especially those in love.
Sonoko then used the excuse of needing to urinate to leave first.
Ran hesitated for a moment, but she still leaned closer to Ai and whispered, "Ai, do you think it's possible for an adult to suddenly turn into a child?"
Upon hearing Ran's question, Ai's hands froze for a moment, but she quickly resumed her movements: "You're overthinking it. How could that be? If it really existed, everyone in the world would go crazy. It's something many people would want."
"So I was just overthinking it?" Xiaolan gave a wry smile and shook her head. "Yeah, if it really existed, a lot of people in the world would go crazy."
Ran got up, walked to the window, propped her head up with her hand, and looked at the setting sun. Her eyes shimmered like the sea, and her cherry lips parted slightly: "Shinichi..."
Kōyū understood but wasn't worried at all. He lay on the sofa with his head in his hands, feeling that it didn't matter what others said. Just a few times before, Conan had told Ran that Shinichi would definitely come back, and so on.
But at that time, Ran thought Conan was Conan, and she needed Shinichi!
...
The moon climbed into the night sky, and the starry sky over the sea was incredibly beautiful and clear, showing no signs of urban pollution.
Sweating profusely, Nishino Masato ran to Uncle Mori's door, knocking and calling out, "Mr. Mori!"
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