Science solves cases? No, I am an immortal cultivator!

a few days later.

During this period, Conan has successfully used the voice-changing bow tie to temporarily dispel Xiaolan's suspicion of him.

morning.

Xiaolan and Sonoko were walking together on the way to school.

"Hey, hey, Lan, what are your plans recently?" Yuanzi was quite excited.

"what?"

Xiaolan looked at Yuanzi who was in high spirits and was a little confused.

"Chocolate, chocolate! Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! On this once-a-year, super important holiday, I must capture a boy's heart with chocolate!"

Seeing that Xiaolan seemed really confused, Sonoko explained it to her in a vivid way.

Xiaolan was startled at first, then she covered her mouth and laughed: "Speaking of this, Yuanzi, have you confessed to Beichuan?"

"I'm preparing..."

Now it's Yuanzi's turn.

Seeing Yuanzi's hesitation, Xiaolan knew that she definitely hadn't taken any action yet.

"Could it be... Yuanzi, are you scared?" Xiaolan said with a smile.

"How, how is that possible? I'm Suzuki Sonoko, there's nothing I'm afraid of. As long as I take action, it will be easy to capture them."

Yuanzi patted his chest, but he seemed a little lacking in confidence.

Xiaolan said seriously: "Seriously, Yuanzi, you must seize the opportunity!"

In her opinion, Kitagawa Taki is handsome and capable. Since Sonoko likes him, she should take action as soon as possible to avoid being beaten to it by others.

Although Sonoko has excellent conditions and her family is wealthy, Xiaolan feels that Kitagawa Taki is definitely not a person who is greedy for money.

Yuanzi changed the subject, "Lan, let's not talk about me anymore, what about you?"

"Me?" Xiaolan pointed at herself and asked uncertainly.

"Yes, yes, how are you and that Kudo guy doing?" Sonoko said with a wicked smile.

"I have nothing to do with that deductive idiot!"

Kudo Shinichi hasn't contacted her for a few days.

Yuanzi said indignantly: "He hasn't solved those cases he solved yet!"

Xiaolan shook her head silently and said, "Shinichi said he encountered a very troublesome case and he can't get away from it for the time being."

"Hmph, case, case. If you, Lan, are kidnapped by someone, he won't even know!" Yuanzi curled her lips.

"Yuanzi, what are you talking about!"

Xiaolan was pulled out of her thoughts by Sonoko's words, and she patted Sonoko's shoulder.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Lan, you must help me." Yuanzi suddenly hugged Xiaolan and said with a pleading look on her face.

"What do you want to help with?"

“It’s just chocolate!”

Xiaolan suddenly realized, "Oh, you want to make chocolates for Beichuan yourself, right?"

"Yeah." Sonoko nodded.

She had never given a boy chocolate before, let alone made chocolate by herself. Xiaolan was a good cook, and she had tasted the chocolate made by Xiaolan before, and it was almost the same as the ones sold.

Yuanzi had already bought some chocolate, but she felt that no matter how expensive the chocolate she bought was, it could not compare to the one she made herself, so she came up with the idea of learning how to make it on the spot.

"My favorite chocolate?" Xiaolan asked knowingly. She suddenly felt like shipping a couple.

Like Sonoko, Xiaolan has been single since birth, but what girl doesn't have a crush on someone? She's also read a lot of romance novels and watched TV dramas, and she also longs for a beautiful love.

"Of course!"

Sonoko is quite frank in front of Xiaolan.

Xiaolan said: "How about this, Yuanzi, after school today, let's go buy the ingredients needed to make chocolate, and then go to my house! I will teach you step by step, and I guarantee that you will get the hang of it quickly!"

"Yeah, that's settled then!"

Sonoko was already looking forward to seeing Kitagawa Taki receive her chocolate.

……

After school.

Sonoko and Xiaolan went together to buy powdered sugar, cocoa powder and cocoa butter.

Xiaolan explained: "Now that time is running out, let's make dark chocolate."

Sonoko nodded continuously. She knew nothing about making chocolate, so she just did whatever Xiaolan said. Xiaolan would definitely not cheat her anyway.

The two returned to the detective agency.

Xiaolan began to teach how to make dark chocolate. First, sift the cocoa powder and powdered sugar, then melt the cocoa butter over water. The proportion needs to be controlled, and the temperature needs to be accurately controlled with a thermometer gun.

Then add cocoa powder and powdered sugar and continue to heat to maintain the temperature.

The most critical and difficult step is tempering, using the marble tempering method to make the chocolate crisp, hard and shiny.

The final step is to put it into the mold for final shaping.

Sonoko almost failed in controlling the temperature. She tried again and again and failed again. Seeing that it was getting later and later, Sonoko simply called home and said that she would sleep with Xiaolan tonight and must make chocolate by herself.

In the end, the two women worked until midnight, and Yuanzi finally reached the last step. She poured the successfully tempered chocolate into various exquisite molds, and then refrigerated it to form the shape to complete the production.

Looking at the beautifully wrapped chocolates, Sonoko smiled contentedly and thanked Ran beside her: "Thank you, Ran!"

Then, he pleaded pitifully: "But, there is one more thing I need your help with."

"Can you come with me to deliver chocolates tomorrow? Give Taki some giri chocolate!"

"Sonoko, you want me to cover for you, right?"

"Please, Lan."

"Ok."

Xiaolan finally understood. No wonder Sonoko didn't ask the chef at home for advice. It turned out that he was waiting for her here.

However, she and Kitagawa Taki are also friends, so it is reasonable for her to give her a piece of charity chocolate.

……

the next day.

Sonoko knocked on the door of Kitagawa Exorcism Office with nervousness and anticipation.

Kitagawa Taki opened the door and was a little surprised to see the gift boxes in Sonoko and Xiaolan's hands.

"This is the chocolate I made myself. I hope Taki likes it."

Sonoko shyly handed the chocolate to Kitagawa Taki and said softly.

Because of Conan's chaotic timeline, Kitagawa Taki had no idea that today was Valentine's Day, but he definitely had to express his gratitude.

Looking at the dark circles under the two women’s eyes, you can tell that they didn’t sleep well last night and must have put a lot of thought into it.

"Thank you. I will definitely enjoy it."

"Kitagawa, I made this." Xiaolan spoke after Sonoko delivered it.

"Thank you, Xiaolan." Kitagawa Taki took it.

"We have something else to do, so we'll leave first."

After giving the chocolates, Sonoko immediately winked at Xiaolan and pulled her away.

After the two left, Kitagawa Taki looked at the date on his phone and realized that today was Valentine's Day.

On Valentine's Day in Japan, girls will give boys chocolates, which are divided into honmei chocolate and giri chocolate.

Of course he had to taste the chocolate made by Miss Suzuki herself.

After opening the package, there were chocolates of various shapes inside. Kitagawa Taki took out a piece and tasted it. The taste was rich and mellow, not much different from the ones sold there. It was obvious that a lot of effort was put into making it.