My neighbor's name is Conan

"Everyone, please enjoy the Bordeaux wine I prepared for tonight." Honjo Muruzo picked up a bottle of wine from the cart and showed it to the guests, saying, "First, I would like to introduce you to the 1985 Chateau d'Aubrian red wine."

As soon as these words fell, the audience exclaimed "Ah~"

Maori Kogoro saw this and whispered to Shiratori Renzaburo, "Is that kind of wine expensive?"

"Huh?!" Shiratori Renzaburo was shocked. Maori Kogoro didn't even know about this wine. He could only say speechlessly, "Yeah, that one bottle costs more than 10 yen."

After listening to Shiratori Renzaburo's explanation, Maori Kogoro's eyes suddenly lit up, "Wow, this is really exciting."

Aoki Matsu shook his head and said, "Uncle Maori, the value of wine is not just about the price."

After the first glass of Chateau Obrian red wine was poured out, it was respectfully handed by Honjo Murozo to Hirose Shinya who was standing beside him.

After all, today is Hirose Shinya's birthday, and this banquet is held in the name of Hirose Shinya, so we naturally have to respect him.

After taking the wine glass, Hirose Shinya used a professional set of wine tasting techniques - looking at the color, smelling the aroma, and tasting the taste.

At this time, glasses of Chateau d'Obrion red wine were delivered to the audience by waiters on carts.

"Please use."

Aoki Matsu, Shiratori Jinsaburo and Mori Kogoro each held a cup.

Maori Kogoro adhered to his usual style, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then praised: "It tastes good."

This action made Shiratori Renzaburo beside him stunned, and he subconsciously said: "Mr. Maori, it is not only important to taste it, but also to enjoy its aroma and color."

Aoki Matsu was used to it. Maori Kogoro was a rough man who could only eat coarse food and could not eat fine bran. Therefore, the souvenirs that Aoki Matsu gave to Maori Kogoro were all very economical wines. It would be a waste to give good wine to Maori Kogoro.

Seeing Maori Kogoro looking at Shiratori Renzaburo with an unhappy face, Aoki Matsu quickly said, "It's the aroma of apples. It's quite rare to find Chateau Obrian red wine that only has the aroma of apples."

Although the aroma of Château d'Aubrian red wine is rich, it is generally a mixture of candied fruit and fruits such as papaya, pear, peach, and apple.

Hearing what Aomatsu said, Shiratori Renzaburo no longer cared about Maori Kogoro, who didn't know how to appreciate wine. He raised his glass and sniffed it, then said with a smile, "It does smell like apples, but it also has a hint of melon in the middle. It's a good aperitif."

Qing Musong nodded: "Indeed, this bottle may be hard to buy now."

The bottles we are opening now are all 20-year-old wines, which are hard to find on the market.

Hearing this, Shiratori Renzaburo smiled and said, "Aoki, if you want to buy some, I can help you get in touch. One or two bottles shouldn't be a problem."

“Thanks, but instead of this, I might as well buy the ones from 1996 to 2000. During these five years, several famous wine estates have had good harvests, not only with good quality but also large quantity.” Aoki Matsu said with a smile.

He bought it mainly for his own drinking, not to increase its value and make money, so there was no need to spend a lot of money on this kind of antique wine.

The five-year-old wine that Qingmu Song mentioned is still within the best drinking period, and the price is much cheaper. Moreover, as long as it is from one of the famous wineries, you can't go wrong buying it with your eyes closed. Therefore, Qingmu Song prefers to buy the four-year-old wine.

As for newer red wines, you can buy them, but the quality may not be as good as those five years old.

The quality of wine depends on the grapes, and the weather is very different every year.

However, Qing Musong, who has memories from his previous life, remembers that this year seems to be another bumper year for grapes in the winery, and the quality of this year will be better than other ordinary years. However, the good wines of this year need to be stored for three to five years before they can be drunk. If you want to save them and drink them slowly, you can buy a batch at a low price this year, and after a few years, they will become high-quality wines.

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Renzaburo smiled and said, "Aoki, what you said is true. The quality of the wine from those five years is indeed good, and the production of major wineries is much higher than other years. If you are interested, I can help you contact them."

"Okay, thanks." Aoki Matsu said.

"You're welcome." Shiratori Renzaburo said with a smile.

Seeing that everyone had finished the first glass of red wine, Honjo Muruzo on the stage took out another bottle of red wine and introduced it: "Next is the Chateau Honto Rogid red wine, produced in 1982..."

Mao Lilan is still a minor and cannot drink alcohol. She can only drink orange juice, but she also enjoys watching it. "Wow, the picture on the label is so beautiful."

"That's called a wine label." Shiratori Renzaburo said with a smile.

"Wine label?" Mao Lilan was puzzled.

Shiratori Renzaburo smiled and said, "Yes, Mouton's wine labels are all painted by different famous painters or artists. They are very artistic and famous. The wine label produced in 1970 was painted by Chanel."

"How amazing." Mao Lilan exclaimed.

After tasting this bottle, the wine tasting continued.

The 1992 Chateau Louben red wine, the 1986 Chateau Lafitte Rogier red wine, the 1990 Chateau Margaux red wine...

They are all red wines from famous wineries of good quality and vintage, and the taste is indeed different.

Some things really have no other disadvantages except being expensive.

During this time, Kogoro Mori also finished the skit stuttering in front of everyone.

"Regarding the murder of Kusaka Shohei in the wine cellar, I heard that the case was solved thanks to Inspector Aoki." Hirose Shinya brought Honjo Murozang to Aoki Matsu and the other two and said.

"You're too kind. I'm just doing my job." Aoki Matsu said modestly.

After a few words, Honjo Muruzo took the opportunity to leave. "Teacher, I have to leave for a moment."

"Oh, Honjo." Hirose Shinya said to Honjo Murozang.

"What's the matter, teacher?" Honjo Muruzo turned his head and asked.

"Why don't I seem to see Akamaru?" Hirose Shinya asked with a smile.

"Huh?" Honjo Mururozo was surprised when he heard that.

"Hey, who is Akamaru?" Maori Kogoro asked Shiratori Renzaburo in a low voice.

"He's a translator of French literature and a wine critic, a very famous person." Shiratori Renzaburo explained in a low voice.

Aoki Matsu gave Conan a look at this time. After Conan got Aoki Matsu's authorization, he pretended to be a good boy and said, "He seemed to have been here around 3 o'clock."

Upon hearing this, a trace of panic appeared in Honjo Mururozo's eyes.

"Strange, how do you know this?" Kogoro Mouri looked at Conan with distrust.

"Because I just happened to see it, right, Brother Aoki and Sister Xiaolan." With the support of Aoki Matsu, Conan was not afraid of Maori Kogoro at all and said at the end, he looked at Honjo Murozo.

Aoki Matsu and Mao Lilan both nodded "Yes!"

"Yeah." Conan looked at Honjo Muruzo and he responded subconsciously, his brain working quickly, "It's a rare celebration, I'm really sorry that he can't attend. He also asked me to apologize to Mr. Hirose."

Hirose Shinya said with regret: "Is that so? Then there is nothing we can do."

"Then I still have to prepare, so I'll leave you first." Honjo Murozo bowed slightly to Hirose Shinya, then turned around and left quickly.

Looking at Honjo Muruzo's back as he left, Conan looked at Aoki Matsu and said, "Aoki brother."

Aoki Matsu understood and said, "Are you feeling uncomfortable in your stomach again? I'll take you to the bathroom." Then he turned to Hirose Shinya and said, "Teacher Hirose, I'm sorry, I have to leave you for a moment."

Then the two of them followed Honjo Muruzo and left.

Aoki Matsu and Conan followed Honjo Murozo carefully, but found that Honjo Murozo walked into the wine cellar. However, after he went in, he closed the door of the wine cellar, leaving Aoki Matsu and Conan unable to go in. They could only guard not far away outside.

After a while, Honjo Muruzo came out holding a bottle of wine.

Seeing this, Aoki Matsu and Conan had no choice but to leave and return to the banquet hall.

Moments later, Honjo Muruzo came out with a bottle of wine, walked onto the stage, and ostentatiously raised the red wine in his hand and said, "It's like it's been sleeping for half a century, waiting to meet us. This is the top-quality bottle. This is a giant bottle of Petulius red wine from 1959."

"It's actually a giant bottle of red wine from 1959!" everyone exclaimed.

Aoki Matsu raised his eyebrows.

1959. Is the wine still delicious after all these years?

Although many people say that wine has no shelf life and can be drunk as long as it is stored.

But in fact, there is.

Because those who say there is no shelf life are either wineries, wine experts, or salesmen. They make a living from this and naturally won't say bad things.

Generally speaking, even if the wine is well preserved, the taste will be questionable after 25 years. For wine before this time, if it is well preserved, there is no need to worry about the taste.

For wines over 50 years old, it is not a taste issue, but a quality issue.

Anyway, Qing Musong doesn't dare to drink it easily.

Honjo Muruzo was very proud of the crowd's amazement, and said with a smile: "I will now dedicate it to Mr. Hirose."

"Thank you, Bencheng, nothing makes me happier than this." Hirose Shinya responded with a smile.

In fact, Hirose Jin knew what was in mind when Honjo Muruzo held this party, but he was too old to care about the benefits. Besides, Honjo Muruzo did a good job in holding a grand birthday party for him.

As Honjo Muruzo opened the bottle, he said, "Originally, we should have opened the bottle several hours ago to prepare for it, but the changes in this grade of wine when it is opened are also very exciting, so I will let you..."

Unexpectedly, when Honjo Muruzo picked up the decanter, he suddenly found that the bottom of the decanter was broken. He immediately looked unhappy and said, "What, how..."

"Ah!" Kogoro Mori was shocked when he saw this.

Mao Lilan looked at Mao Li Kogoro in shock and said, "Dad, it turned out to be you who knocked it off and broke it before."

"Yes, I'm sorry, it was my carelessness..." Maori Kogoro said to Honjo Murozang awkwardly.

Facing so many people at the scene, not only colleagues in the wine industry, but also many young men like Shiratori Jinzaburo who like to drink and collect wine, Honjo Murozang could not lose his composure no matter how angry he was. He could only suppress his anger and said, "Forget it, it doesn't matter. After half a century, even if it is poured directly into the wine glass, it should still be able to fully feel its presence."

"Does it matter?" someone below said worriedly.

But in general, no one has ever come into contact with wine of such an old age, so they are not clear about this matter and can only watch Benjo Murozang operate.

"You should treat wine like a lady." Honjo Muruzo said as he poured the wine. After pouring, he said to Hirose Shinya, "Please, teacher."

Hirose Shinya took the wine glass, smelled the aroma of the wine, pushed the glass slightly and took a sip.

"Huh?" Hirose Shinya opened his slightly sleepy eyes and stared at the red wine in his hand with some surprise.

Seeing this, Honjo Muruzo asked nervously, "Is there something wrong?"

Hirose Shinya said in confusion: "The sediment is floating."

He didn't think that Honjo Muruzo would make such a low-level mistake.

It is common sense to let large bottles of aged wine like this sit and settle in advance.

"Huh?" Honjo Mururozo was also surprised when he heard this.

"It tastes weird, too." Hirose Shinya continued.

As soon as these words were spoken, the people below began to talk about it.

Could it be that it’s expired?

Or it was not stored properly.

"How is this possible?" Honjo Muruzo poured himself a cup and after tasting it carefully, he also showed a surprised expression "Ah!"

Shiratori Jinzaburo couldn't help it, so he walked up to the stage and asked Honjo Murozang, "Can I have a taste, too?"

"Please." Honjo Murozo handed the red wine in his hand to Shiratori Nisaburo.

Shiratori Renzaburo took it and drank it without hesitation, also with a look of shock on his face, "Really!"

"Why!?" Honjo Murozang was sweating anxiously.

This time, he held a grand birthday party for Hirose Shinya and opened so many bottles of good wine, just because he wanted to break into the high-end red wine circle and make some connections.

Unexpectedly, something went wrong with the last bottle and the party was ruined.

"Maybe it was shaken." Kogoro Mouri walked forward and laughed.

"How could I possibly shake it? I'm not an amateur." Honjo Mururozo sprayed back angrily, and this sentence hurt him even more.

Seeing this, Hirose Shinya thought for a moment and said, "Could it be because the temperature in the wine cellar has risen?"

"That's impossible because the temperature in the wine cellar is controlled by computer and is very precise," said Honjo Murozang.

"Then it's really a mystery." Kogoro Mouri touched his chin.

Seeing this, Qing Musong had an idea in his mind. He walked forward, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, picked up the wine bottle and observed it carefully. Suddenly, he found two very obvious fingerprints on the bottom of the bottle. Not only that, there was also a light red fingerprint on the lower right corner of the label on the bottle.

[This is... Could it be...?]