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night.

Kitagawa Takiru and the other person had dinner at home, and also called Maori Kogoro over.

Otherwise, without Xiaolan to cook, he would have nothing to eat.

At the table, Kitagawa Taki was still drinking with Maori Kogoro.

Xiaolan and her friends all sat on the sofa and watched a variety show called "Dessert Wars".

"Do all women like desserts?" Maori Kogoro looked at the excited women, shook his head, picked up his beer and took a big gulp, "Ha - beer is still delicious!"

"Uncle, you should drink less!" Yuanzi raised the corner of his mouth, "After all, your alcohol tolerance is not good."

"I can't drink?" Maori Kogoro was naturally unconvinced. He compared with his fingers and muttered, "I'm only a little worse than Brother Kitagawa!"

"Sonoko, the answer will be revealed soon!" Xiaolan pulled Sonoko, who still wanted to debate with Mouri Kogoro.

On the TV screen were two desserts.

“This time the Deluxe Strawberry Chiffon Cake is definitely the winner!”

Yuanzi clenched his fists, his face full of anticipation.

Xiaolan was not willing to be outdone: "Sundae, I still think the tropical fruit strawberry sundae is better!"

"Miho-sister, Ai-chan, what do you think?" Sonoko asked Miyano Akemi and Haibara Ai.

Miyano Akemi smiled and said, "Sundae, please."

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Huiyuan Ai said, "Me too."

"Then you three are doomed to lose!" There seemed to be a raging fire in Yuanzi's eyes.

The host's voice came from the TV: "The winner of tonight's Strawberry Fight is..."

After a few seconds of silence, the final answer was finally announced: "Cook Kurimura, the pastry chef who made the tropical fruit strawberry sundae!"

It is obvious that it was a wrong choice for Sonoko to try her luck with Xiaolan.

"Ah - how come?"

Sonoko covered her face, "I thought he was going to lose, he's won so many times!"

Xiaolan covered her mouth and laughed, "Master Kurimura is really amazing. He has been the champion for six consecutive weeks!"

"That concludes tonight's dessert battle. Dear viewers, see you next week!"

The show ends with the host’s closing remarks.

Miyano Akemi sighed, "It would be great if I could go and watch it live!"

Her life is simple now. She helps Kitagawa Taki, prepares delicious food, and acts like a housewife.

"That's easy!" Sonoko snapped her fingers and said, "Next week's show should be recorded tomorrow. I'll go back and get some spots."

"Well, Sonoko, you're so nice!" Miyano Akemi hugged Sonoko's arms.

"Hehe, it's nothing. I want to go and see it too!" Yuanzi smiled sweetly.

"There are... five of us." Sonoko counted the number of people, then looked at the slightly tipsy Maori Kogoro and asked, "Hey, uncle, do you want to go?"

Maori Kogoro waved his hand and said, "Who would be interested in a program about sweet and greasy food?"

"Really? That's a pity." Sonoko smiled mischievously and said, "I heard that Yoko Okino will be the judge for the next show!"

The key words triggered, and Maori Kogoro immediately sobered up and begged sincerely: "Please take me with you, Miss Sonoko!"

"OK!" Sonoko winked at Xiaolan, indicating that it was easy to do.

Xiaolan smiled helplessly.

Sonoko said with a look of longing, "I wonder if we'll have a chance to be chosen as the lucky audience?"

Beichuan Taki put down his wine glass and asked curiously, "Is there any reward for the lucky audience?"

He only knew that this variety show was very popular recently, but he didn't know the details.

Sonoko explained, "Lucky viewers will get to try a dessert midway through the show, made by Master Masanori Takeki himself. And if they can guess the fruit used in the dessert, they get to eat the winning dessert."

"Takeki Masanori?" Kogoro Mori also knew nothing.

Akemi Miyano helpfully introduced him, saying, "He's known as the pinnacle of Japanese desserts, a truly amazing dessert master."

Maori Kogoro nodded, then muttered to himself, "But is there really nothing fishy about this kind of show?"

Sonoko defended herself, "Mr. Takeki is very strict. The topic of each competition is kept secret until the recording!"

"No." Huiyuan Ai said, "Maybe there really is an inside story!"

She continued, "This issue's theme is strawberry, and Mr. Kurimura happened to have prepared ice cream and jelly suitable for strawberries, and this has happened more than once."

"This... this shouldn't be possible, right?" Sonoko hesitated. Haibara Ai's words clearly meant that the champion was cheating, but the problem was that Haibara Ai was right.

Once may be a coincidence, but twice or three times?

“Well…but before the fruit boxes were opened, even the TV crew didn’t know what was inside!

The box is filled with fruit and locked by an expert who is good at selecting fruits, and then sent to the TV station. The program producer who receives the box will put another lock on it and then send it back to the expert.

The expert will open the lock he had previously installed and then send it back to the TV station. After the show starts, the host will use the key given by the producer to open the box.

There shouldn’t be any problems with this process, right?”

Xiaolan looked at Kitagawa Taki and Maori Kogoro.

"I see." Maori Kogoro understood. "Isn't this the way secret documents were exchanged in the past? This way, only the person with the key can see the fruit in the box, and no one else who is transporting it will know."

Beichuan Taki asked: "Is that lock reliable?"

Sonoko replied, "The purse lock used is a special one. If the key is not inserted into the keyhole, the alarm will sound."

"Hmm~ Is there any reward for the champion?"

"There's no substantial reward, but it can gain a lot of popularity. I heard that Mr. Kurimura's dessert shop has opened a new branch!"

Beichuan Taki nodded. Interests drive people's hearts, and rules are meant to be broken.

"However, I'm sure I'll see more things tomorrow that I won't see on TV!"

Sonoko waved her fist, after all, the show was edited.

……

The next afternoon.

Sonoko, Ran and Kogoro Mouri came downstairs to the office, along with Masumi Sera.

When Sera Masumi heard that Haibara Ai would also go to the show, she immediately realized that this was an opportunity, so she asked Sonoko to take her with her.

Masumi Sera met Akemi Miyano, and they got to know each other. She was sure that she had never seen this woman before.

Haibara Ai came downstairs a little later, and Sera Masumi didn't even get to talk to her.

Because there were so many people, Yuanzi drove his own car.

Although Sera Masumi really wanted to take Kitagawa Taki's car and take the opportunity to get in touch with Haibara Ai, they had just met yesterday and she didn't want to be too obvious.

About twenty minutes before the program recording started, everyone arrived at the recording site inside Nichimi TV.