I, the Buddhist who raises leopards in the Conan world

He didn't expect Gin to be like this - he had clearly noticed something, but because he was afraid of embarrassing him, he chose to remain silent.

The corners of his lips curled up into a smile unconsciously.

——Gin like this made him feel... even more adorable.

At this moment, Shen Yuan's ears moved slightly.

"Boss, I think I heard the voice of Ms. Judy from the FBI!" As soon as the words fell, a series of hurried footsteps were heard from the distant stairs, accompanied by faint sobs.

Shen Yuan chuckled and said, "Are the FBI agents crying for 'losing' their reliable partners?" Gin let go of his hand, stood up and walked to the window, looking down at the movements downstairs from above.

In the darkness of the night, a woman with short golden hair was staggering in front, followed by several agents with serious expressions.

He curled the corners of his lips coldly: "It seems... yes!"

Chapter 203 Okiya Subaru Appears

The afterglow of the setting sun slanted across the streets of Beika Town. Xiaolan and Sonoko walked side by side, holding handbags in their hands.

Sonoko suddenly nudged Xiaolan with her elbow. "Hey, Mrs. Kudo, how are you planning to decorate your little nest today?" She said in a deliberately cloyingly sweet voice, "Do you want to check out the location for your wedding photos as well?"

"Sonoko!" Xiaolan blushed and swung her handbag in an arc, "Shinichi and I don't have that kind of relationship!"

Sonoko dodged with a laugh and continued to add fuel to the fire: "Oh my, why not? You are so virtuous now and help him clean up. Kudo is really lucky. How can he have such an excellent girlfriend like you, Xiaolan--"

"It's just basic cleaning! I'm just helping out because we grew up together..." Xiaolan walked forward quickly.

"I know, I know~ Our Xiaolan is a beautiful and kind-hearted person. She will not fall for that guy whose head is full of reasoning and who leaves Xiaolan alone!" Sonoko trotted to catch up. The moment she turned the corner, the white Western-style house at 2-21 Beika-cho came into view.

It was a three-story Victorian-style villa, its ivory-white exterior dyed a honey color by the setting sun. A nameplate with the words "Kudo" hung on the cast iron gate, and the small words "House of Mystery" below it sparkled in the sun.

The rose bushes in the courtyard are a little messy, but they are still blooming vigorously.

The deep red flowers peeked out from between the fences, swaying gently in the breeze, adding a bit of vitality to the entire villa.

Sonoko glanced sideways at her best friend and couldn't help teasing, "Ran, you two aren't officially dating yet, yet you go to Kudo's house every week to clean, rain or shine. You're more dedicated than a real girlfriend!" Ran blushed, her fingers unconsciously twisting the ornament on the keychain, and she whispered in defense, "Shinichi's parents settled in the United States, and Shinichi went abroad to handle a case... If no one cleans the house regularly, dust will accumulate.

And—" She paused and said seriously, "The whole wall of his study is covered with books. It would be a shame if it was eaten by insects!" Sonoko sighed exaggeratedly and spread her hands and said, "Okay, okay, I'm here to do the hard labor with you anyway!" The two of them pushed open the door of Kudo's house while chatting and laughing. Xiaolan took out the key to the villa and inserted it into the keyhole.

The moment the door opened, a cool breeze hit me in the face.

Xiaolan paused and frowned slightly: "Sonoko, do you feel... a little cold in the room?" Sonoko nodded: "Yes, it's like the air conditioner is on!" - Could it be that Shinichi is back? This thought flashed through Xiaolan's mind, and her heart suddenly beat faster.

She hurriedly took off her shoes and rushed in, her voice filled with unconcealable expectation: "Shinichi?! Is that you? Are you back?" Her footsteps echoed in the empty villa. She ran from the living room on the first floor to the reception room, and then hurried up to the second and third floors, pushing open every door, her eyes eagerly searching for the familiar figure.

However, every room was quiet, without a trace of human presence.

When they returned to the first floor, Xiaolan's shoulders drooped slightly and she forced a smile at Sonoko: "...It seems not, Shinichi he..." Before she finished speaking, a clear sound of running water came from the bathroom on the first floor.

Xiaolan's breathing stagnated, her eyes lit up instantly, and she rushed to the bathroom almost without thinking, pushing open the door - "Shinichi, go back..." Her voice stopped abruptly.

The person standing in front of her was not Kudo Shinichi.

The man standing in front of the sink turned his head when he heard the sound, with toothpaste foam still on the corner of his mouth.

He had a long and thin face and a slightly wide jaw. A pair of thin silver-rimmed glasses were elegantly perched on his high nose bridge. His eyes were slightly squinted behind the lenses, forming a gentle arc, and his pupil color could not be seen clearly.

The short brown-pink hair is a little messy and has a lazy feel. The bangs are combed to both sides, making her look gentle but a little weird.

——It was a stranger she had never seen before, but he appeared in the new family.

"Is it a thief?!" Sonoko followed Xiaolan and exclaimed when she saw the strange man.

Xiaolan's pupils shrank, and her body reacted instinctively faster than her thoughts. She suddenly raised her right leg and delivered a fierce roundhouse kick straight to the opponent's waist and abdomen! "Wait—" The man retreated hastily, but as if struck by a powerful force, he fell back exaggeratedly and landed heavily on the edge of the bathtub.

The toothbrush clattered to the floor, splattering foam onto the tiles.

Xiaolan was stunned.

——It seemed...she didn't feel the kick.

"Hey, are all high school girls nowadays so scary?" The man rubbed his lower back and smiled bitterly. The tight muscles of his forearms were exposed by his inadvertently rolled-up sleeves.

He pushed his slightly tilted glasses, his voice gentle yet subtly off-key, "Do I really look like a bad guy?" Yuanzi had already squeezed to the front, hands on hips, and said aggressively, "Stop pretending! Breaking into a private house is justified? Xiaolan, call the police!"

"Wait!" The man raised his hands in surrender. "Don't get me wrong, my name is Subaru Okiya, a graduate student at the University of Tokyo... well, my apartment building caught fire, so I'm staying here temporarily!"

"You said Kudo Shinichi allowed you to live here?"

"To be precise, it was through that kid named Edogawa Conan!" Okiya Subaru smiled with his eyes narrowed, "If you have the phone number of Mr. Kudo, you can ask him!" Two minutes later, Xiaolan held the phone, and a familiar voice came from the receiver: "Ah... That's indeed the case.

That guy is homeless for the time being, so it’s empty anyway…”

"Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Xiaolan bit her lip, "I thought..."

"Sorry, sorry, I've been too busy with cases lately and forgot to tell you!" Shinichi's tone was perfunctory and relaxed.

"By the way, Xiaolan, don't mention me in front of him... No, I just don't want him to rummage around in my house after he becomes interested in me..." After hanging up the phone, Xiaolan looked at Subaru Okiya picking up his toiletries and bowed deeply in guilt: "I'm so sorry! We were so reckless!"

"It's okay!" Subaru Okiya adjusted his glasses, and the lenses suddenly reflected a white light in the backlight, completely covering his eyes. "It's my sudden appearance that scared you!" He looked calm and reserved.

Sonoko suddenly clasped her hands together, her eyes sparkling: "Looking at it this way, Mr. Okiya is really good-looking!" She quickly took out her phone and moved closer excitedly, "Can I take a front-facing photo? Oh, yes, can I know your email address?" Okiya Subaru lowered his head slightly, his eyes behind the lenses curved into a gentle arc: "Of course!" Xiaolan helplessly held her forehead: "Sonoko, I'm going to tell Mr. Kyogoku you look like this!"

"What are you thinking, Xiaolan!" Sonoko froze for a moment and laughed dryly twice, "Am I the kind of person who forgets Xiaozhen when I see beauty? Haha..." Her eyes were wandering, and suddenly she had an idea, "That's right! I was thinking of introducing Mr. Okiya to Brother Shen Yuan! That's right, that's it!" She became more and more excited as she spoke, as if she had found a perfect excuse: "Look, Mr. Okiya is a graduate student at the University of Tokyo, and in the Department of Engineering. Isn't Brother Shen Yuan also from the University of Tokyo? This is fate! Hahaha!" Xiaolan looked at her trying hard to cover up, and couldn't help laughing: "Yes, yes, you are right!" Okiya Subaru stood aside, still maintaining a gentle smile, but his eyes behind the lenses narrowed slightly, and a hint of contemplation flashed faintly between the gaps.

Chapter 204 An Unconventional Reasoning Show

Shen Yuan stayed in the hospital for three and a half days, and was successfully discharged after paying ten days' hospitalization fees.

At this moment, he was nestled in the soft bedding of his own home, enjoying the dreaded exclusive nursing service - Gin was accurately picking up a pitted cherry with the tip of a dagger and handing it to his mouth.

"The one on the left is not sweet enough!" Shen Yuan narrowed his eyes and criticized, "Change it to the one on the plate on the right!" Gin's fingers tightened slightly, and the blade pressed a deep mark on the cherry stem.

Shen Yuan pretended not to notice the bulging veins on the other person's forehead, and added with a smile: "By the way, can you squeeze me a glass of orange juice? I want it iced, but don't add ice cubes, it will dilute the taste!" The room was eerily quiet.

Three seconds later, there was a dull thud of the refrigerator door slamming shut in the kitchen.

Shen Yuan shrank his neck and suddenly realized something - his leg would eventually get better.

And based on Gin's vengeful character, he might be happy to get the achievement of "bedridden" by then.

"Boss, you've worked so hard to take care of me!" When Gin came back with the orange juice, Shen Yuan immediately put on a well-behaved smile, "This must have delayed a lot of your work, right? Why don't you go and do it? Just move me to the living room, I want to play games for a while!" Gin looked down at him, his dark green eyes like an iced swamp.

The silence lasted until Shen Yuan's back began to feel hairy, then he bent down and put his hands around his neck and knees - Shen Yuan was placed on the mat in front of the sofa in the living room, sitting against the sofa. Gin also put a pillow under his injured leg, then stuffed the game controller into Shen Yuan's hand, sat down on the side of the single sofa, and started his home office.

Outside the window, night has not yet fallen, and the golden sunset shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Lightning turns over at the top of the cat climbing frame, and its silver-gray fur is dyed a warm orange by the sunset.

Its ice-blue eyes were half open and half closed, its tail dangled leisurely and swayed, its ice-blue eyes glanced at its owner, then narrowed again.

Shen Yuan began to control the game character to kill everyone, and his cell phone suddenly vibrated.

He took a quick glance and thought it was another series of fatal calls from Conan, but he didn't expect to see Sonoko's name popping up on the screen - and it was a video call request.

He subconsciously glanced in Gin's direction, and after confirming that the other person's figure would not appear in the camera, he slowly answered the call.

"Brother Shen Yuan!" Yuanzi's loud voice suddenly exploded, and she and the slightly embarrassed Xiaolan squeezed into the screen.

The background seemed to be a study, with a whole wall of books. Xiaolan could vaguely hear Yuanzi pulling at her sleeve and whispering, "Brother Shen Yuan was just discharged from the hospital not long ago. We shouldn't disturb him..."

"Don't worry, don't worry!" Sonoko waved at Xiaolan, reassuring her. "Brother Shen Yuan's injury is just his leg, so it won't affect his brain! Besides," she suddenly lowered her voice, "and besides, it was that narcissistic reasoning freak who said not to mention him in front of Mr. Okiya, so isn't it just right for us to find Brother Shen Yuan?" She puffed out her chest. "After all, I'm also the queen of reasoning, Sonoko. Am I really going to be outdone by Mr. Okiya? Now Brother Shen Yuan is the strongest foreign aid!"

"Speaking of which, detectives really enjoy investigating others, but they don't like others investigating them. Really..."

"Mr. Okiya?" Shen Yuan raised his eyebrows and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It seems that the plot has advanced to this point.

Sonoko didn't notice the change in his expression. She leaned close to the screen and said, "Brother Shen Yuan, Mr. Okiya is also a graduate student at the University of Tokyo. He transferred here from Beautiful Country. You will be alumni in the future. He is now staying at Xiaolan's boyfriend, the Kudo family, next door to Dr. Agasa." Sonoko began to introduce the case information: "According to his speculation, it has been three days since the day before yesterday. The paper planes that landed in Mancheng District were distress signals. The chairman of the shipbuilding company was kidnapped, and then the kidnapper jumped off the building and committed suicide." After a sigh, Sonoko continued, "The chairman should have not had a drop of water for three days today. He said that his life is in danger and we need to find him. The current clue is that he is being held in a place with no mobile phone signal. Brother Shen Yuan, do you have any idea? Mr. Okiya is folding paper airplanes now. Do you want me to send you the patterns of those paper airplanes?" Shen Yuan's mouth twitched slightly after listening.

Another fancy code for help. Do even kidnappings have to be performed as performance art these days? He lazily leaned back: "Ms. Sonoko, there's no need to send me the pattern. If a lot of paper airplanes are falling near you, or there's no cell phone signal, then look for the tallest building in Beika Town. There are two, right? One is the Beika Hotel, but their upper floors are buffet restaurants, and the lower floors are luxury suites. The kidnappers shouldn't have the power to hold the hostages there, right? The answer can only be Beika Tower!" Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a gentle male voice came from the other end of the phone: "So that's it, it's 'Squid' - Ika.

"Two circles represent voiced consonants, and when they're connected, they form 'rice flower'—メイカ!" Sonoko watched Subaru Okiya seriously folding paper airplanes to solve a puzzle, her mouth twitching. "Cold...cold joke?" If she hadn't just heard Brother Shen Yuan's insightful analysis, she might have thought this Tokyo University graduate student was quite impressive.

But now... why do I suddenly feel that these detectives' ways of solving puzzles seem so childish! Yuanzi repeated Shen Yuan's previous guess, then picked up the phone and started to call the police. Okiya Subaru pushed his glasses, and his eyes behind the lenses opened slightly: "...This Mr. Shen is really amazing!" The paper airplane in his hand gently landed on the table, "Just now, I was too obsessed with the process of solving the puzzle, but ignored the essence of human life. What is important is not the process of solving the puzzle, but the final answer. This is my fault!" After confirming that the police had rushed to the scene, Okiya Subaru asked casually: "What kind of person is this Mr. Shen?"

"Brother Shen Yuan..." Sonoko's eyes lit up and she immediately started talking nonstop, "He and you are classmates. He was discharged from the hospital not long ago after injuring his leg and hasn't been to school yet. He is not only handsome, but also very smart. However, he doesn't show off his reasoning ability like those detectives...Ah! Mr. Okiya, I didn't say you!" Sonoko thought she had said something wrong and immediately shut up.

Subaru Okiya shook his head and said, "Ms. Suzuki, don't worry about what I just said. I think it's wrong for me to be obsessed with puzzles. A friend of mine has told me about this before, and I really should change. That's why I'm very interested in Mr. Shen. I hope that when he returns to school, I can have the honor of making friends with him!" Sonoko noticed that Xiaolan didn't say a word after she talked for a long time, and she was a little surprised: "Xiaolan? What's wrong with you?"

"Ah, nothing..." Xiaolan came back to her senses and hesitated, "Just now when Brother Shen Yuan hung up the video, there seemed to be... a flash of silver in the camera? Like long hair or something. I was wondering if Brother Shen Yuan had guests at home!"

"Silver?" Subaru Okiya's fingertips stiffened slightly, and for a moment he felt as if his SAN value had been cleared.

"It must be Lightning!" Sonoko waved her hand and turned to explain to Subaru Okiya, "Lightning is an adult silver-gray leopard raised by Brother Shen Yuan. He is very majestic! But he has a very good temper..." Subaru Okiya did not listen carefully to what Sonoko said next, but fell into his own thoughts.

Chapter 205 Kaito Kidd's Performance 1

The neon lights of Ginza dyed the night sky a hazy purple. Suzuki Jirokichi stood with his back to a giant LED screen, which played close-ups of "purple toenails" in a loop - the pair of amethyst mules worn by Queen Maria Theresa of the Habsburg dynasty in the 18th century.

Two hundred-carat amethysts complement each other on the upper, reflecting enchanting rainbow light under the spotlight.

In front of him was the Ginza 4-chome intersection. In the middle of the intersection stood a display cabinet as tall as a person. The "Purple Toenails" were placed on it, without even a glass covering it.

The night breeze blew by, and the tassels on the crystal shoes swayed gently, as if issuing a provocative invitation to everyone.

Kogoro Mouri stood at the front of the cordon with his hands in his pockets, exclaiming in amazement, "How could anyone think of exhibiting treasures on the street in front of Ginza? This is basically telling Kaito Kidd, just come and take this treasure!" Conan stood aside and complained in his heart: Uncle Suzuki really loves that thief deeply. He always finds gems that Kidd is interested in and makes Kidd accept the declaration of war.

Xiaolan looked at the simple display case, which was only guarded by four bodyguards. She tugged at Sonoko's coat and said, "Sonoko, is it really okay to leave it like that? That's too..." Sonoko was excitedly waiting for Kaito Kidd to arrive, showing her fangirl side. Hearing Xiaolan's concern, she said, "It's okay. For me, as long as Lord Kidd is willing to come and take a look at me, it would be perfect!" Seeing Sonoko's irrelevant answer and her infatuated look, Xiaolan twitched her mouth and said, "Sonoko, I mean, is it really okay to leave that 'purple toenails' like that?" Sonoko looked at the amethyst shoes that Xiaolan was pointing at, and said, "Well, it seems that Uncle Jiroyoshi has arranged something else. It is said that he will make it impossible for Lord Kidd to escape... But," Sonoko suddenly hugged her face and said with shining eyes, "I allow Lord Kidd to take me as a hostage and escape after holding me!" Shen Yuan stood among the crowd of onlookers, his light gray sweater swaying slightly in the night breeze.

He turned his head to look at Toru Amuro beside him: "Mr. Amuro, have you seen Kidd's live performance before?" Toru Amuro was handing the last piece of venison jerky to Lightning.

The cheetah's ice-blue pupils shrank into thin lines under the neon lights, and its rough tongue deliberately scraped his fingertips with its barbs as it rolled up the snack.

"What a shame," Amuro Toru swung his fingers, a faint smile curling up the corners of his lips. "I missed the event before because of... some temporary work!" He narrowed his eyes slightly, his purple-gray pupils suddenly shrinking in the night. "I've never seen this thief's 'performance' live before, so this is my first time witnessing it!"

"Performance!" He gently held the word on the tip of his tongue, with a hint of playfulness.

It was as if he was expecting to witness the "Moonlight Magician" perform live for the first time, but the ending tone was slightly dragged out, making people vaguely feel that there were some unspoken thoughts hidden behind this sentence.

—Do I always miss out because of temporary work? Shen Yuan looked up at the night sky thoughtfully, the neon lights casting tiny shadows in his eyes.

He felt that there seemed to be something blocking the encounter between Amuro Toru and Kaito Kid. He must have known that if Amuro Toru tried to catch Kid seriously, then Kid... Shen Yuan collected his thoughts and turned to Amuro with a gentle smile: "That's really a coincidence. This is also my first time to see Kaito Kid's 'performance' live.

Thank you Mr. Amuro for inviting me to watch this magic show today!"

"Yeah, it's our first time seeing a live show. Is this fate?" Amuro Toru nodded slightly, his light golden hair swaying in the night breeze. "Think about it carefully, it really makes people happy to put down work and watch a magic show occasionally!" The phone in his pocket continued to vibrate, and the screen lit up and went out in the dark.

Amuro Toru seemed unaware, and his eyes unconsciously fell on Shen Yuan's profile.

"Mr. Amuro?" Shen Yuan felt his gaze and suddenly turned his head. "Is there something on my face?"

"Ah, no..." Amuro Toru came back to his senses, a trace of panic flashed in his purple-gray eyes, "I was just thinking about something else!" He subconsciously touched the tip of his nose, revealing the embarrassed expression of Furuya Rei.

At this time, the message blocked by the mobile phone message that was ignored by Amuro Toru showed Gin: [You are going to attend a cocktail party tonight.

】Bourbon:【No, that's your mission, go by yourself.

】Gin:【There will be organized transactions.

Bourbon: Not interested.

】Then there was a missed call from Vodka, who was muted by Amuro Toru and hung up three times.

Amuro's transparent white Gin means that this time at the cocktail party he can witness the transactions between the organization and some big shots.

Amuro Toru thought back to the drinking party he'd attended, filled with high-ranking figures. He hadn't thought much of it at the time, but when he began to doubt the national system... the high-ranking politicians and police officers who attended, as well as the heads of major corporations... he couldn't bear to think that if all this were truly as he'd suspected, then what would all those undercover agents who had painstakingly infiltrated the organization be worth? Was the purpose of these undercover agents truly to uphold justice? ...or was it to gain insights into the organization's research progress? Now that he thought about it, Amuro Toru realized that the information the public security authorities were most interested in was actually the organization's research department, and the boss, who hadn't been able to get any information out yet.

As for the information he passed on, such as who was assassinated, which bank was robbed, or what transactions were done with whom, it was ultimately handled by his "Zero Group".

Amuro Toru had already begun to think about escaping. He didn't want to face the deal made at the reception. Did he know who had made a deal with the organization and could deal with that person? Amuro Toru knew he didn't have the ability. Who at that reception could be punished by national law? If that was the case, it would be better not to know, to save himself unnecessary trouble.

The night wind suddenly became biting, and in order to divert his attention, Toru Amuro lowered his hand to comb Lightning's hair.

On the other side, a black Porsche drove smoothly through the Tokyo night towards the venue of a secret cocktail party. Vodka gripped the steering wheel a little tighter than usual.

In the rearview mirror, Gin was wearing a perfectly tailored black suit, his silver hair was combed back, and a few unruly bangs on his forehead were swept to the sides, revealing his sharp eyebrows.

Those wolf-like eyes were cold in the shadows, like a beast waiting for an opportunity in the dark night, thinking about something.

An unlit cigarette was held between his slender fingers, and his knuckles, covered in leather gloves, tapped against the edge of the car window intermittently.

Vodka swallowed.

The low pressure in the car was almost solidified. He couldn't understand why if his elder brother didn't want to go to the cocktail party, then just leave it to Kiel. Anyway, he saw that Kiel was very active in doing various tasks now.

Why did Big Brother insist that he call Bourbon and ask him to go? Then Bourbon didn't answer his call, and Big Brother's mood became even worse.

Gin didn't know what he was thinking about, and the cigarette between his fingers was suddenly deformed.

Vodka was so frightened that he almost stepped on the accelerator by mistake, wailing in his heart: Shen, where have you been! If he were here, just a few words would be enough to make the murderous aura around Big Brother dissipate most of it.

Now, Vodka has to bear it all alone...