"Actually, Mr. Sawaki's hometown is in Yamanashi, where he runs an orchard. As far as I know, their wine cellar has several hundred bottles of fine wine."

While Miyano Akemi and Haibara Ai were joking with each other, Kogoro Mouri and his group were still having their conversation.

“That’s right, actually I was thinking of using it when I open a shop in the future.” Sawaki Kohei answered Kogoro Mouri’s question confidently, showing his strong anticipation for it.

"To be honest, I'm a huge fan of alcohol. May I have a look at your bottles?" Officer Shiratori showed great interest in Sawaki Kohei's bottles.

[You said last time that you were most fascinated by architecture!!!]

It's a shame this guy isn't working at a distillery.

Is there any bird that isn't easily confused?

"Oh, of course."

Upon hearing the owner's consent, Officer Shiratori could no longer contain his curiosity.

"Mr. Zeki, I think we can talk about the alcohol another time. I have a few questions for you now."

Seeing that the topic was getting off track, Inspector Megure quickly steered it back on track.

"Oh, by the way, do you know Xu Shengyi, that industrialist? You know, the entrepreneur who owns more than a dozen restaurants in the city."

Sawaki Kohei seemed to have thought of something and turned to the crowd to speak.

"Oh, you mean Mr. Katsuyoshi Asahi? We met once before on business. I heard that he's opening the Crystal Restaurant at the Tokyo Bay marine entertainment facility, right?"

Upon seeing the piece of paper with Asahi Katsuyoshi's name written on it that Sawaki Kohei gave to Inspector Megure, Mouri Kogoro seemed to realize something.

"Yes, he has agreed to let me take charge of one of the restaurants there, so we arranged to meet at three o'clock."

“Wait a minute, doesn’t the character ‘旭’ in ‘旭勝義’ contain the character ‘九’?” Miyano Akemi suddenly said.

"It really is, Inspector Megure!" Inspector Shiratori exclaimed.

"If that's the case, then he's the next target."

"But we only met because he asked me to help him find his cat last time. We're not friends at all." Mori felt like something was off.

"Perhaps Murakami Takeshi doesn't really care. Anyway, let's protect Mr. Sawaki while we go and meet this Mr. Asahi Katsuyoshi. Is that alright, Mr. Sawaki?"

"I don't really care about that," said Ze Mu Gongping, offering no objection to the decision.

"So, Ran and Conan, what about you..."

"We want to go too!" Inspector Megure was interrupted by Ran before he could finish speaking.

"what?!"

"Conan and I are going too!" Ran said firmly.

"Don't be silly, Ran! We're not going there for fun!" Kogoro Mouri immediately became anxious upon hearing this.

“That’s right! Many people have been injured this time because of Dad. I really can’t just sit at home and wait!” Xiao Lan retorted righteously.

The atmosphere gradually became tense, and everyone was so shocked by the conflict between the father and daughter that they were speechless.

"In that case, let's all go together. I'll take good care of Mr. Mori, is that alright?"

In the critical moment, Asakawa Yu stepped forward. He saw Xiaolan's determination and decided to help her.

"Asakawa, how could even you..."

"Then let's do it this way. With Asakawa-kun here, I can feel more at ease, right, Mori?" Inspector Megure decided to take Ran and the others with him after seeing that Asakawa Yu was willing to act as guarantor.

"Inspector Megure, you... never mind, let's leave it at that." Kogoro Mouri finally gave in helplessly.

"I didn't expect you to step forward on your own. Why?" Ai Haibara quietly asked Asakawa Hayao as she approached his feet.

"Well... because I saw the determination in Xiaolan, and I think that if she doesn't solve some things herself, she won't give up so easily, so I'll just do a good deed to the end."

"I see. I didn't realize you were so caring, Mr. Lazybones."

"Hey, hey, hey, what's with this nickname?! I don't remember ever getting a nickname like this!"

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"Those are crystals! How magnificent!"

After finishing their conversation at Sawaki Kohei's house, the group drove to their destination – the Water Crystal.

Woohoo! ! !

Just as everyone was admiring the scene, the sound of a car accelerating suddenly came from behind them.

The car drove straight toward where they were, without even trying to brake.

Everyone was startled and quickly moved aside.

The car didn't slow down and quickly drove to the spot where Asakawa Yu and the others had been standing. Then, with a cool 360-degree turn, it successfully reversed into the parking space!

After the car came to a complete stop, a stylishly dressed woman stepped out.

[What excellent driving skills, young hero!]

Haha, that's awesome, that's some serious driving skill!

"It's stopped a little bit, but it's still okay," the woman who got out of the car said.

"Miss, you're in danger like this!" As soon as the woman got out of the car, Kogoro Mouri pointed at her and started yelling.

"Is there something you need?" To everyone's surprise, the woman completely ignored Kogoro Mouri's words.

"This..." Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri felt utterly helpless.

"Oh dear, looks like a few more troublesome people have arrived," Ai Haibara remarked, standing to the side.

"Don't say that, Ai." Seeing that Ai Haibara was about to say something awkward again, Akemi Miyano quickly spoke up to stop her.

“I think so too,” Asakawa Yu chimed in, a rare instance of the two of them standing on the same side.

"How can even you, the boss, be like this!" It seems that Miyano Akemi can't control the two of them anymore.

"Hi! Nana, you're here too."

A little while later, three more cars arrived, and three people who looked to be of high status got out of them.

"Ah, so Mr. Asahi Katsuyoshi also invited Mr. Eimei to come over."

"Excuse me, miss, may I ask who you are?" Inspector Megure asked directly.

"Hey! Uncle, don't you know who I am?" the woman said, surprised.

That's why we absolutely need to know who you are!

Without prior arrangement, the same thought flashed through everyone's mind; even Asakawa Yu was shocked by this woman's confidence...

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