Model worker and his little darling

The next day, the group dressed in their finest attire to prepare for the banquet.

Sonoko arrived late, and today she not only took off her headband but also got a perm just like Ai Haibara's.

Pingqing looked at it carefully and, just looking at the face, it did indeed resemble Shirley.

By the time everyone arrived at the venue, it was already evening.

The gourmet meal delighted everyone, with Uncle Mori pulling Heikichi along to pick out the most expensive dishes.

"Pingqing, this looks delicious, let's take more."

Professor Agasa, who was standing nearby, also wanted to eat a lot, but unfortunately, he was stopped by Ai Haibara.

Even Uncle Mori remarked, "This child really looks like your wife."

Ping Qing smiled slightly. Professor Agasa was the most important man in Haibara's heart.

However, standing outside the building were the First Investigative Division members who had been refused entry to the banquet; now they could only stand in front of the building, drinking the northwest wind amidst the fragrance of capitalism.

Then we must pray that nothing goes wrong at this banquet.

At the banquet, a red sports car caught the detective team's attention.

At this moment, the host, Tokiwa Mio, went up on stage and said she wanted to play a game with everyone.

"To celebrate the Tokiwa Group's 30th anniversary, we're having a 30-second guessing game. The person who guesses perfectly, or the closest, will drive this luxury car home."

Conan, considering that he would have to hand over his watch to play the game, gave up participating. When he turned around, he saw Hirai still eating, which left him speechless.

"Brother Pingqing, don't you play games?"

Pingqing shook his head. "I'm more interested in food."

After saying that, he picked up Conan and walked to the window to admire Mount Fuji at night.

As I watched, I suddenly really wanted to have Conan film an episode on Mount Fuji, where a volcano erupts and the island sinks.

Seeing Hirai's inexplicable excitement, Conan asked in confusion, "Hirai-nii, what are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about when we should go on a trip to Mount Fuji."

"Due to the eruption of the volcano, countless caves of varying sizes were formed at the foot of Mount Fuji, and some of these caves still emit steam. The most beautiful cave, Fugaku Wind Cave, is covered with stalactite-like ice pillars that never melt, making it a rare spectacle. When Uncle has time, we can invite him to visit us."

Hearing Conan's words, Hirai nodded frantically. This was a great idea! If they could bring Hattori Heiji along, the three Grim Reapers would surely cause a major incident.

"By the way, Brother Pingqing, why did you suddenly think of investing in a company?"

"Oh, this? I've been in Japan for so long now, and it's not good to be idle all day. I don't want to go to work either. I happened to meet the president of that company by chance. His company was about to go bankrupt. I saw that they were doing software development, and I was really interested in what they were doing, so I invested in them."

"Hehe, I'm a consultant for the company now. As long as people use the software they develop, I can make money. Conan, do you have any good ideas? I'll give you a share of the profits."

After saying that, he poked Conan's little face.

Conan turned his face away, "Brother Pingqing, how can you let a child give you advice?"

"Everyone, the winner is the famous detective Maori Kogoro. Let's ask him to say a few words."

"Now I can finally say goodbye to my car rental career."

Upon hearing Uncle Mori's voice, Conan looked shocked. "How is that possible?"

Pingqing rubbed Conan's big head. "Didn't you notice that Uncle and Ran are incredibly lucky? Especially Ran, she's won so many restaurant vouchers."

Hearing this, Conan nodded in agreement, "Ran's luck is always incredibly good when she plays cards."

After the games, it was time for the art presentation. Suddenly, the lights in the venue went out, and everyone's attention was drawn to the screen on the stage.

On the screen, Master Ruyue Fengshui's series of paintings are being displayed one by one.

In the hands of this master Japanese painter, the charm of Mount Fuji in every season and climate is vividly displayed.

Although the angles gradually became more singular, the passionate style of the paintings remained unchanged, drawing praise from everyone present, who exclaimed that they were elegant.

After a moment of boasting, the host turned off the screen.

"The next new work by Master Kisaragi, 'Fuji in Spring Snow'."

As soon as he finished speaking, the lights came on, and the scene before him was unforgettable.

Before this painting, the hostess of tonight's banquet, Tokiwa Mio, was suspended in the very center of Mount Fuji.

Upon seeing this, Conan immediately ran over.

Ping Qing smiled slightly. Even killing is so artistic for a master. He truly deserves to be called an artist.

It's a pity for the uncle; he's lost another acquaintance and junior from school.

Thinking about the even more artistic scenes to come, Pingqing felt excited.

Just as I was about to go ahead and join the fun, Gin's message arrived.

"It's time to start the operation. You'd better get out of here right now—Gin"

Pingqing replied "I understand" and walked towards the stage. Leaving was out of the question; he still wanted to be a savior, even though it seemed like he had little chance.

Just then, the man began the autopsy, but the familiar touch on the neck made him shake his head in regret.

Beside the still-warm corpse, another small wine glass appeared, but this time it was not split open.

The First Investigation Division had been waiting for so long, and finally the police were dispatched. They had been praying for so long, and finally their dream came true.

Standing beside the body, Hirai and Conan noticed that Tokiwa Mio's pearl necklace was caught on a piano string with a hook, which was obviously the reason she was hung up.

There were three suspects on stage at the time: Master Kisaragi, Secretary Sawaguchi, and Architect Kazama.

As Uncle Mori uses the process of elimination, Conan stops his crazy behavior.

So, Conan was left aside by the old man.

And so Conan found a pearl that had rolled onto the stage, and then ran over to Hirai.

"Brother Pingqing, do you know who the murderer is?"

Pingqing squatted down next to Conan, "I think it's that Master Kisaragi, but unfortunately there's no evidence."

“Brother Pingqing, I’m faster than you this time. I know your motives.”

Just as Conan was about to find Uncle Mori to solve the case, an explosion was heard.

The building went completely black in an instant. Pingqing felt the shock from the explosion and clicked his tongue, wondering how many bombs Gin had planted.

That's it, all of Tokiwa Group's data was destroyed in the explosion.

In a moment of crisis, architect Hidehiko Kazama remembered that the Osaka Elevator was independently powered.

Considering the limited capacity of the elevator, Inspector Megure decided that the elderly, women, and children should go first, while the others would climb the stairs and use the connecting bridge to reach another building on the 60th floor.

However, Master Kisaragi refused to be treated as an old man, saying that he wanted to walk on his own.

Conan followed Ran into the elevator and successfully reached the ground.

This time, without Gin's sniping, everything went smoothly and reassuringly.