Being in Detective Conan, being officially part of the organization is just too awesome!

After all, the relationship between Gin and Sonoko Suzuki was already common knowledge among the Suzuki family.

The very day after returning from the airship, they immediately went to visit the Suzuki family's estate...........................

The Suzuki Group wouldn't be stingy in the slightest when it comes to its own people...

They mobilized a large amount of manpower to ensure comprehensive media coverage of the incident.

As one of Japan's leading zaibatsu (financial conglomerates), the Suzuki Group directly controls numerous news media outlets, and with their deliberate propaganda...

Gin became a nationwide sensation overnight...

Therefore, even Lin Jiayou, who doesn't usually pay much attention to these things, knew about Gin's situation..................................

Gin was thus highly commended by the Metropolitan Police Department.

Well, even someone like Amuro Tooru, who knew the situation, couldn't stop it all.................................

It's worth mentioning that, apart from Gin, Amuro Tooru was not able to participate in this awards ceremony...

His identity is a secret, not too big, not too small; it's best not to reveal it unless absolutely necessary.

Of course, although Amuro Tooru didn't attend, this awards ceremony wasn't just Gin's stage—

Yes, Mr. Matsumoto Kiyonaga, the Second Investigation Division officer whose identity was stolen by Lin Jiayou, is once again benefiting from this...

The Suzuki family, wanting to promote their business, naturally couldn't avoid mentioning this police officer who displayed his extraordinary abilities aboard the airship..........................

Besides, for the Suzuki family, there wasn't really any loss...

It's all advertising anyway. If they only advertise how much money Gin spent, adding another person wouldn't change that. Their stories and media coverage are all the same anyway...

Even if it costs more, the Suzuki Group can afford it; they're not stingy people...

Compared to deliberately concealing Matsumoto Kiyonaga's abilities, which might make people doubt Gin's capabilities and have the opposite effect, it's not so bad to promote him along the way...

Therefore............................................

The other beneficiary, the real Matsumoto Kiyonaga, was overjoyed at this moment...........................

He was now truly convinced that he possessed the same abilities as Kogoro Mouri—

To gain a significant boost while asleep, and then solve cases..................................

Everyone says so, there are tons of eyewitnesses, doesn't that make you seem amazing?

So, on this day, Matsumoto Kiyonaga excitedly went to the Metropolitan Police Department to receive his award........................................

This time, he managed to kill a squad of mercenaries while they were asleep, which finally made him proud among the police.................................

Well, although I don't know exactly how I did it in my sleep, but...............................

Anyway, we got a seat, right?

If we're really going to use Detective Conan's methods to explain it, Matsumoto Kiyonaga thinks it's probably a second personality...

After all, this time, I did do a good deed...

According to Matsumoto Kiyonaga's own speculation, he must have suffered a shock, which triggered his second personality...

This second personality is fiercely opposed to evil, which is why it went to the airship to help the Suzuki family.........................

Yes, that must be it............................

However.....................................

Matsumoto Kiyonaga had no intention of revealing this matter to anyone...

Unlike Kogoro Mouri, this kind of thing, while not exactly shocking, was certainly quite unusual.

He should just be honest and quietly make a fortune; that's enough for him.

Hmm, I need to get more sleep from now on. Who knows, maybe one day I'll successfully activate that inner personality again and get even more credit...

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And so, several more days passed...

Inside Lin Jiayou's villa.........................

Today, Shirley didn't go to work, but stayed at home.......................

The reason, of course, is quite simple—

Recent research progress has been slow, and many staff members are exhausted. As the leader, Ms. Sherry decisively suggested to Gin that everyone take a two-day break to refresh their minds...

Normally, Gin would have simply refused...

But the situation is different now...

And so, Sherry got two days off..............................

These past two days haven't been wasted at all...

Just kidding, she's so young. Of course she should travel more and see the world's beautiful landscapes while she's still alive!

then...........................

Sherry decisively chose to stay home and be a lazy bum......................

Yes, you can visit the world's beautiful landscapes anytime, but a two-day holiday is not a common occurrence...........................

Working is hard enough as it is, can't I even give myself a couple more days off? (hands on hips.JPG)

Of course, there are some things to keep in mind when being a couch potato at home............................

If you're going to be a good-for-nothing, be a useful one. Don't just lie on the sofa all day doing nothing. Make your life meaningful...

"Five of bamboo, I guess it's five of bamboo!"

Sherry took out a mahjong tile with the number five (bamboo) and placed it in the empty slot.......................

To make her life more meaningful, Shirley chose to spend two precious days playing the famous intellectual game of mahjong...

"Unfortunately, you guessed wrong......................"

Lin Jiayou shook his head.

He looked at the two mahjong tiles that had appeared in the blank space and said calmly to Sherry,

"Both guesses were wrong, now it's my turn to draw a card............................"

"Humph--"

Sherry huffed angrily and said in dissatisfaction,

"Go ahead and touch it..."

The game she's playing with Lin Jiayou now, while having the same basic rules as Japanese mahjong, also has some differences...

This is a set of two-player mahjong rules she just learned from a TV series........................

This rule is unique: everyone starts with zero chips, no one loses points, and winning adds points. It's divided into two main phases—

In the first stage, everyone plays mahjong according to the normal rules, taking turns drawing tiles to form their hand. Players can eat, pong, or kong...

The only difference is.....................

At this stage, if your hand reaches the point of being ready to win, you can choose to tell your opponent. Once someone declares they are ready to win, then...

The first phase will end immediately, and we will proceed to the second phase..............................

The second stage is the most interesting part of two-player mahjong. In this stage, neither player can draw any more tiles. Instead, the player who hasn't yet declared a winning hand tries to guess what tile the player who has is waiting for. Guessing even one tile correctly counts as a correct guess…

If you guess correctly, then this round of mahjong ends immediately, considered a draw...

If the guess is wrong, the player who is waiting for the winning hand will draw five cards in a row.

If a player fails to draw a winning tile after five consecutive draws, the player who hasn't yet declared a winning hand continues to guess, but can only guess two tiles. This process continues until a winner is determined or the game ends in a draw.

If a player who has a winning hand draws a tile but doesn't want to win, and chooses to go for a bigger hand, they can place that tile face down and discard it...

Right now, Shirley and Lin Jiayou are playing this new mahjong game with these new rules...

As a seasoned player, Lin Jiayou naturally took the lead and successfully declared a winning hand.........................

As soon as he got a winning hand, he immediately declared that he was ready to win, making his declaration of waiting for the right hand........................