Conan: I've been linked to the tech tree system.

This is Tohno Toru's latest product after his skill upgrade. It looks impressive, but in reality, it is similar to the disguise mask of Kaito Kid. Holographic projection can only change how others see it, but once someone reaches out to touch it, it is easy to find that the appearance of the person wearing the mask is not exactly the same as what it looks like.

Overall, it's a very useful invention, and in some ways, it can be considered a form of disguise.

"How is it?" Tachibana Maya asked. After putting on the mask, her originally clear voice became a little hoarse, giving it a unique charm.

"Don't take it off so easily in the future." Tohno Tooru nodded. Amuro Tooru's suspicion and Gin's appearance made him feel a sense of crisis.

He looked around the house and felt that his home was lacking in security measures.

I'll make some floating cannons and install them on it another day.

......

Tohru Tono was working on an invention in his underground lab when the alarm clock beside him, which was used to remind him that the doorbell had rung, suddenly vibrated.

He was busy loading the message and couldn't leave, so he asked Tachibana Maya to help him entertain the guests.

Maya Tachibana, who was drinking coffee and reading the newspaper in the living room, responded and went to open the door.

"Tohru-san..." Suzuki Sonoko greeted him warmly when the door opened, only to find that the person who opened the door for her was not Tohru Tono as she had expected, but a beautiful stranger.

She was stunned for a moment, then quickly took a step back and glanced at the door number.

It definitely says Tono House, right?

"Ah, you must be Toru's friends?" Tachibana Maya smiled flawlessly. "If you're looking for him, he's downstairs doing experiments and can't leave right now—would you like to come in and have a cup of tea?"

"You...you...you are...?" Sonoko was so shocked that she could hardly speak.

They're calling each other so intimately... She's only been gone for two days, how did another woman beat her to it?

Damn it, it's impossible to guard against... Sonoko blamed herself.

Ran was also a little surprised, not expecting Tohru Tono to find a girlfriend so quickly.

Conan nodded thoughtfully to the side.

Sure enough, his theory was correct.

Nobody's interested in the garden!

Conan gloated, "Serves you right for always talking bad about me in front of Ran..."

......

A dejected Sonoko eventually walked in with Ran and Conan, drinking her tea silently with her head down.

The low pressure was heartbreaking to see.

When Toru Tono came out of the basement, he saw a listless Sono sitting on the sofa.

what's the situation?

Tohru Toru was completely baffled and walked over to Maya Tachibana, giving her a questioning look.

Maya Tachibana shook her head, indicating that she did not know.

Ran hesitated for a long time before finally speaking, "May I ask who this is...?" She looked at Tachibana Maya.

Tohru Toru was taken aback and also turned his gaze to her.

They've already had tea and haven't introduced themselves yet?

Maya shrugged. Seeing the tense atmosphere, she assumed there was bad news to tell Tohru, and didn't dare to speak.

Seeing that Ran spoke, she took over and said, "Hello, I'm Tohno Toru's distant cousin, Hoshihara Hikaru." She gave a fake name.

Although she came up with the name casually by comparing it to Tohru Tono's name, she has already registered it through special channels as her official pseudonym.

Even if someone with ulterior motives were to investigate, they wouldn't find anything wrong.

"Huh? Is that so? I've never heard Tō-san mention this before." Upon hearing this, Sonoko's head, which had been hanging low, suddenly lifted, and her eyes lit up with hope.

"Oh, because I've been studying abroad, I'm just staying here for a while now that I'm back." Tachibana Maya said with a smile, and casually ruffled Tohru Tono's hair as a sign of affection. "Speaking of which, I really have to thank Tohru for taking me in."

Tohru Tono slapped her hand away; this woman was really pushing her luck.

However, the three people on the sofa saw this interaction as a sign of their close relationship.

"You guys have a really good relationship." Ran smiled. In her memory, Tohno Toru usually acted quite mature in front of them, and she rarely saw him act like this.

With the misunderstanding cleared up, Sonoko regained her energy. She turned to Tohru and was about to speak when she suddenly realized something and blurted out, "Oh no!"

The group looked at her with suspicion.

Sonoko glanced down at the hands of her watch, her expression anxious: "The time I agreed to meet Tatsuya is almost here!"

Damn it, I've been drinking tea here for far too long!

"Tatsuya?" Tachibana Maya thought for a moment, feeling like she'd heard the name before. "Is he the lead singer of the band Rex?"

“Yeah, yeah, I made plans with the band members to attend their celebration party…” Sonoko said as she stood up from the sofa, then pulled Ran up with her and turned to Tohru, inviting her, “Let’s go together, Tohru-san?”

She came here to invite Tohno Toru to the celebration party, but she was startled by Tachibana Maya and almost forgot her original purpose for coming.

Compared to the blonde idol who can only be admired from afar and whose personality is unknown, Sonoko thinks Toru Tono, who is right up close, is much more appealing.

If she keeps coming over to invite Tohru Tohru to go out and have fun, even the coldest heart would be moved by her own actions!

Not to mention, Tohru Tono has a very gentle, kind, and easy-going personality...

As Sonoko pondered, some strange thoughts came to mind, and her face flushed red.

......

When Tohru learned that Sonoko had invited him out again, he thought, "What a great opportunity!" So he readily agreed and said he would drive them there right away.

Speaking of which, it seems like all the recent cases have gotten attention because of Sonoko Suzuki...

Tohru Tono's eyes lit up as he looked at Sonoko Suzuki in the rearview mirror.

My esteemed benefactor, please accept my humble bow!

Chapter 28 Karthus Unleashes His Ultimate!

When Toru and his friends arrived at the agreed-upon karaoke room, the atmosphere was already quite lively because they were late.

As rare JK (high school girl) girls, Ran and Sonoko received a warm welcome from the four members of the Rex band, who were already singing enthusiastically. After chatting for a while, they all clamored for them to go up and sing a song as well.

Ran and Sonoko didn't shy away from singing, and confidently went up to sing the opening theme of Detective Conan—Feel Your Heart.

Tohru Tono sat to the side and listened for a while, finding it quite strange, as if reality and virtuality were intertwined.

"Tono-kun, and this little brother, would you like to go up and sing a song too?" The band's guitarist, Shibasaki Mieko, couldn't resist coming over when she saw Tono and Conan sitting quietly to the side, seemingly indifferent to the performance on stage.

"...No need, we're not very good at singing," Toru Tono declined.

It's not that he can't sing; in fact, because he was often dragged into karaoke by clients for a period of time and listened to a lot of songs, and because his voice is also quite good, Tono Toru's singing is far above the average level in karaoke.

But he just doesn't like to sing, always feeling that this kind of performance without pay is completely against his values.

And this time, Conan was sitting next to him—don't let the elementary school student's current reserved demeanor fool you, Tohru Tono was genuinely afraid that after he went up and sang, Conan, the tone-deaf guy, wouldn't be able to resist the urge to show off his skills to everyone...

When Karthus unleashes his ultimate, there's nowhere to hide.

"And you can just call me Tohno Tooru. I graduated quite a while ago." Tohno Tooru tried to steer the conversation in another direction. "I only met Ran and the others by chance."

"Huh? Is that so? I can't tell at all." Mieko was a little surprised. Tohru Tono's face looked very young. She thought he was also a high school student, just wearing casual clothes today.

However, Mieko, who had dyed her hair red, didn't care too much. They were all experienced rock musicians and had seen all kinds of people.

During her last tour, she even signed an autograph for a big guy dressed in black, wearing sunglasses, who looked like a gangster.

I have no idea what kind of celebrity a man that old would be chasing.

......

Mieko offered a few more words of advice, but seeing that Toru Tono was very insistent, she turned around and went to persuade Conan instead.

She was genuinely curious about what songs first-grade elementary school students could sing these days.

......

Tohru Tohno, watching Mieko chattering incessantly at Conan, was already plotting how to find an excuse to escape this troublesome place later.

Girl, you're so brave!

......

Conan remained seated, unmoved by the red-haired older sister's attempts to urge him on.

LOL, there's absolutely no way they could go up there and sing.

Despite being tone-deaf, he understood these women all too well.

Don't be fooled by Mieko Shibasaki's current effusive pronouncements about how it doesn't matter if she sings badly, how the most important thing in life is to try new things, and how courageous singing is the most touching... When she actually takes the stage and starts singing, her expression changes completely.

Shinichi Kudo had seen far too many of those expressions: eyes devoid of light, words hanging in the air, hands trembling beside ears yet refusing to cover them.

Although no one said anything afterward, the face-changing skills displayed during that song, enough to be included in the teaching materials of the Beijing Film Academy, still saddened the observant detective Shinichi Kudo.

It's all tears when I try to talk about it.

......

Conan jumped off the sofa, intending to hide in the bathroom for a while.

The older sister was so enthusiastic; she kept shoving the microphone into his mouth.

Aren't you worried about getting dirty?

"Hey? Conan, aren't you going to sing a song?" Ran finished singing and came off the stage, only to see Conan hiding behind the microphone and running away. "Don't be shy, sing one for everyone too!"

Ran was also quite curious about what Conan's singing was like, as she didn't think she had ever heard it before.

Even though he's Shinichi's relative, he can't sing like Shinichi, can he?

Xiaolan herself thought it was unlikely.

Shinichi Kudo's astonishingly tone-deaf nature is something you'll never encounter again in your lifetime.

She took the microphone from Mieko and forced it into Conan's hand.

Then, with an encouraging look in my eyes, I selected a children's song for him.

“…” Conan stared at the microphone in his hand and remained silent for a long time.