I, the Buddhist who raises leopards in the Conan world

The doctor seemed to realize something and his eyes widened.

Shen Yuan spoke slowly, his voice full of obvious suspicion: "Mr. Okiya...could he be the transfer student my instructor mentioned who's 'temporarily on leave and can't attend classes'?"

Chapter 221 Coincidence

Dr. Agasa looked at Subaru Okiya's puzzled expression and kindly explained, "Mr. Shen's professor has temporarily suspended classes because one of his graduate students has asked for leave due to family matters.

"It sounds like..." The doctor laughed awkwardly twice, and continued; "I feel that the student who asked for leave is you, Subaru-kun!" Okiya Subaru was stunned for a moment, and had a bad premonition. Behind the glasses, the pair of eyes that were always squinted flashed a barely perceptible fluctuation. He pretended to be calm and asked: "Is it such a coincidence?" Shen Yuan picked up the teacup and took a sip. The hot steam of the tea lingered on his face. After he put down the teacup, he still smiled gently: "A graduate student transferred from the beautiful country. He asked for leave because of family matters and hasn't been to school yet... There shouldn't be anyone else, right?" Okiya Subaru's gentle smile froze for a moment. His identity as a graduate student was forged for him by Mr. Kudo's client. He originally planned to ask for leave all the time and didn't want to go to class.

What did he hear just now? It means he won't go to class.

Is Shen Yuan's teacher temporarily off? ...What's his major? Can he do it? This realization made a thin layer of sweat seep down his back.

Shen Yuan's voice sounded at the right time, breaking the delicate atmosphere: "Mr. Chongya, I was not urging you to return to school as soon as possible!" He had a gentle smile on his face, "I just felt that if we were really classmates, this fate would be wonderful.

You should go at your own pace and finish your things before going back to school!" Okiya Subaru's Adam's apple rolled, and the smile on his lips was a little stiff: "Well, I will deal with my own things as soon as possible.

I really didn't realize I've been delaying Mr. Shen's classes recently. I'm so sorry!"

"Nothing!" Shen Yuan smiled and waved his hands.

After the two exchanged contact information, Okiya Subaru was afraid that Shen Yuan would suddenly ask him some professional knowledge, which would make his personality unstable, so he hugged him to clean up the blame: "I suddenly remembered that I still have some things to deal with, so I'll say goodbye first!" Shen Yuan watched Okiya Subaru's back as he almost fled in panic, and a meaningful arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He looked at the contact information he had just saved on his phone and said softly, "Doctor, it's time for me to go back!" He stood up and straightened his clothes.

After Shen Yuan left Dr. Agasa, he drove to Poirot Café.

When the glass door was opened, the wind chimes made a crisp sound.

The coffee shop was empty in the afternoon. Toru Amuro was sitting behind the bar fiddling with his laptop. When he heard the sound, he immediately closed the computer and his signature gentle smile appeared on his face.

At that moment, Shen Yuan vaguely saw three mirror-like figures - the curved eyes behind the lenses of Subaru Okiya, the friendly smile of Amuro Toru at the moment, and... his own perfect smile in the mirror.

Do all people like to use gentleness as a disguise? He smiled silently in his heart.

"Xiao Yuan, why are you here?" Toru Amuro came out from the bar, his voice full of concern and happiness.

Shen Yuan raised the half-empty bottle of Macallan whiskey in his hand and said, "I'm here to give Toru-kun some wine!" Toru Amuro took the bottle, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

The sunlight filtered through the glass bottle, casting an amber spot on his palm.

"I just had lunch at the doctor's house," Shen Yuan said, sitting naturally on the bar stool. "I made a fruit cold brew for lunch!" His eyes swept over Amuro Toru's slightly raised eyebrows. "So I wanted Toru to try it too!"

"Fruit cold brew?"

"Hmm!" Shen Yuan propped up his chin, a glint in his eyes that Toru Amuro didn't understand. "Use Macallan as the base liquor, add honey and vanilla pods, bathe in 45-degree water for 15 minutes, then cool in an ice bath... The fruit needs special treatment: peel the Qingwang grapes, roast the pineapple, and pierce the blueberries... The doctor and Mr. Okiya gave this drink a good review!"

"Mr. Okiya?" Toru Amuro was puzzled when he heard a stranger's name.

"Mr. Okiya is actually a tenant named Subaru Okiya who is temporarily staying at Kudo Shin's house. I heard that his apartment was burned down, and then Conan helped him contact Kudo-kun and stayed at his house!" Shen Yuan's tone was very relaxed, as if he was casually talking to Amuro Toru about a new friend, "I was having lunch at the professor's house at noon and then he suddenly came to visit. After chatting, I found out what a coincidence, he turned out to be a transfer student in our school, and he transferred from the beautiful country!" Amuro Toru's fingertips gently stroked the glass, as if thinking about something.

Shen Yuan continued: "Mr. Tou, you can try the method I told you when you go back. Of course, if you think it tastes good, you can change to other liquors, such as bourbon and rye. In fact, as long as it is not vodka, liqueur or rum, you can do this!" The coffee machine suddenly made a slight sound. Toru Amuro turned around and put the Macallan on the bar, took out the coffee, and the steaming hot steam blurred Toru Amuro's instantly sharp eyes.

The voice was still gentle: "Why did Xiao Yuan suddenly mention bourbon rye?" Shen Yuan took the coffee handed to him by Amuro Toru. Amidst the aroma, he noticed that the other party's knuckles were slightly white.

"These are all questions asked by Mr. Okiya!" He continued with a smile, his eyes kind, "I just thought that Toru-kun seemed to like bourbon and scotch," he tilted his head, "didn't you buy these two kinds of wine when we went to the supermarket to buy things before? So I just want to remind you that you can try other wines!" Amuro Toru adjusted the coffee machine with his back to Shen Yuan, and his earlobes under his golden hair moved slightly.

Hearing "Okiya Subaru's" special question about alcohol, and learning that the other party was a transfer student from the United States, his eyes narrowed dangerously, but when he turned around, his voice was still as gentle as water: "Okay, Xiao Yuan, I will try it when I get back!" Shen Yuan pretended not to notice the other party's instantly tense muscles and happily finished his coffee.

With her eyes drooping, her thick eyelashes cast a small shadow on her face, just covering up the cunning that flashed in her eyes.

He had already rehearsed a big drama in his mind - Amuro Toru went to test Okiya Subaru's identity, discovered his disguise, and then started to target him; Okiya Subaru had to deal with Amuro Toru's provocation, while catching up on his professional knowledge to maintain his own persona, and at the same time he had to find time to save the world... Thinking of this, Shen Yuan couldn't help laughing and quickly covered it up with a coffee cup.

His eyes curved into crescents, with tiny smile lines appearing at the corners of his eyes. The sunlight shone through the glass window onto his cheek, giving his expression at the moment a layer of innocence.

But if you look closely, you will find that the light flickering deep in those brown eyes is like a cat teasing its prey.

As Amuro Toru lowered his head in thought, Shen Yuan's smile became brighter.

He supported his chin with one hand, as if he had already seen the wonderful "cat and mouse game" in the future.

The wind chimes on the glass door made a crisp sound, and several guests who looked like office workers pushed the door open and walked in, breaking the delicate atmosphere in the cafe.

"Then I'll go first!" Shen Yuan put down the coffee cup, and the porcelain cup made a crisp sound when it collided with the marble countertop.

"Next time you have time, bring Lightning along as a guest!" Amuro Toru came back to his senses from his thoughts and put a smile on his face again: "Then Xiao Yuan, be careful on the road. I have guests here and I won't see you off!" The wind chimes rang again, and Shen Yuan's figure disappeared outside the glass door.

Toru Amuro looked in the direction he left, not knowing what he was thinking, and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Chapter 222 Goodbye

Shen Yuan stayed at home for two days, lying on the sofa bored.

Gin is on a field mission and is not in Japan these two days.

At this time, the only sounds in the living room were the electronic sounds of the game console and the occasional sound of Lightning swinging its tail.

When the words "Game Over" lit up on the screen for the Nth time, Shen Yuan finally threw the game controller to the ground.

He leaned back on the edge of the sofa, the back of his head resting against Lightning's soft abdomen.

The silver-gray cheetah yawned lazily, lowered its head and licked the top of his head with its barbed tongue.

"Stop it!" Shen Yuan raised his hand and pushed away the big furry head, his fingertips sinking into Lightning's thick fur, "Lightning, why do I feel that the past two days have been too quiet?" He looked at the ceiling and sighed, "Is there nothing interesting happening with the little detective recently?" Just as he finished speaking, the phone on the coffee table suddenly vibrated.

Shen Yuan thought this was referring to Cao Cao.

He reached out to grab the phone on the coffee table, but raised his eyebrows when he saw the caller ID - the three words "Okiya Subaru" were flashing on the screen.

"It's really strange... No matter how I think about it, he has no good intentions in contacting me?" Shen Yuan muttered to himself, his fingertips paused on the answer button for a second before sliding away, "Mr. Okiya?" Okiya Subaru's signature gentle voice came from the other end of the phone, with a hint of apology: "Mr. Shen, I'm sorry to bother you!" The sound of a record player could be faintly heard in the background, "It's like this, the children of the Junior Detective League went to Kanagawa Prefecture to fish, and Dr. Agasa originally asked a friend to take care of them, and agreed to pick them up before sunset today..." Shen Yuan's mouth curled up as he listened to Okiya Subaru explain the reason for calling him.

Lightning leaned over to sniff the phone, but he gently pushed it away.

"But the automatic ham and egg cooking machine that Dr. Agasa made for his neighbors broke down, and he's currently repairing it for his guests!" Okiya Subaru's voice was filled with a helpless smile, "So the task of taking care of the children was entrusted to me.

I actually just talked to Conan for a few words, and I thought Mr. Shen is more familiar with these children...it should make the children feel more at ease, so I wanted to ask Mr. Shen if he has time to go to Kanagawa together!"

"We have time!" Shen Yuan's voice was just as gentle. "I'm just so bored right now!" He tilted his head to hold the phone, then reached out to scratch Lightning's chin as he leaned in again. "How do we get there?"

"Dr. Agasa has already booked a fishing boat for four o'clock in the afternoon!" Subaru Okiya's voice was still gentle, and Shen Yuan could faintly hear the sound of pages turning.

Shen Yuan glanced at the wall clock and said, "No problem. I'll go to Kudo's house to pick up Mr. Okiya at 3:30!" Shen Yuan hung up the phone and rubbed Lightning's furry head with his fingers.

The silver-gray cheetah raised its head, its ice-blue pupils reflecting the playful smile on its owner's face.

"Something interesting is about to happen!" Shen Yuan pinched Lightning's ear, his voice full of anticipation, "I believe the little detective's ability will not let me down!" Then Shen Yuan stood up and walked towards the kitchen, and the sound of running water could be heard.

The slender fingers were rinsed under clean water, and water droplets slid down the wrist bones.

Taking out the chilled honeydew melon and grapes from the refrigerator, Shen Yuan hummed a song while cutting the fruit at the kitchen counter.

With the flash of the knife, the flesh was cut into neat small pieces and piled into a small hill in the glass bowl.

"Come!" Shen Yuan returned to the living room with a fruit plate. He picked up a piece of honeydew melon with a silver fork, and picked up a piece of grape with another bamboo stick and handed it to Lightning.

The cheetah took the fruit gracefully, its rough tongue licking his fingertips inadvertently.

After eating the fruit, Shen Yuan looked at the time and went back to the kitchen.

The steak sizzling in the pan gave off an enticing aroma, and as oil stars danced in the air, three thick-cut steaks were placed on a plate and left on the counter to cool.

"You stay at home today!" Shen Yuan squatted down and rubbed Lightning's head, "It's not convenient to take you on the boat!" Shen Yuan wanted to comfort Lightning so that he would not get angry because he couldn't go out.

But Shen Yuan was overthinking it. It was summer again here, and Lightning didn't like the stuffy and sticky feeling outside. He liked to stay in the air-conditioned room, so he didn't want to go out.

Shen Yuan walked into the dressing room, picked out a mint green short-sleeved polo shirt and white cropped casual pants from the closet, and put on a pair of brown sunglasses.

When he grabbed the car keys, Lightning just raised his eyelids lazily and gently wiggled the tip of his tail twice as his farewell.

When the Volvo drove out of the garage, the dashboard showed that the outdoor temperature had reached 32 degrees.

Shen Yuan rolled down the car window and the warm wind blew through his hair.

The destination set by the navigation is Kudo House.

Shen Yuan arrived at the door of Kudo Shinichi's house and was about to call Okiya Subaru when the door of the villa opened. Okiya Subaru stepped out, wearing a light gray long-sleeved shirt and dark casual trousers, which looked out of place in the midsummer sun.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Shen!" Subaru Okiya opened the passenger door and got in with a faint minty scent.

Shen Yuan raised his eyebrows and glanced at his tight clothes: "Mr. Okiya, why are you wearing so much in such a hot day?" The temperature outside the car showed 33 degrees, and even the asphalt road was slightly distorted in the heat.

Subaru Okiya pushed his glasses up on his nose, the light reflected from the lenses obscuring his eyes. "I caught a cold a few days ago, and it's not completely healed yet!" He coughed twice, his voice indeed a little hoarse. "The doctor told me to keep warm!" Shen Yuan nodded without further questioning. After starting the car, he asked, "Which pier are we going to?"

"Hinode Pier at Yokohama Port!" Subaru Okiya adjusted the air-conditioning vents. "The fishing boat contacted by the doctor is moored at the third berth. The owner's surname is Iida!" The car drove into the main road, and Shen Yuan glanced at the co-pilot through his sunglasses.

Subaru Okiya was looking out the window, the lines of his profile particularly clear in the sunlight.

At the collar of that seemingly ordinary shirt, a faint circle of unnatural thickness could be seen - as if it was designed to be raised deliberately to cover something.

The car drove smoothly into the Yokohama Port area, and the salty and humid sea breeze came in through the half-open window.

Shen Yuan parked the car and walked towards the dock with Okiya Subaru.

"Captain Iida?" Subaru Okiya greeted a dark-skinned middle-aged man, "We are here on behalf of Professor Agasa, and we are going to Kanagawa to pick up the children!" The captain named Iida nodded with his pipe in his mouth, and patted the side of the boat with his rough hands: "Come on, we're just in time for the high tide!" The fishing boat swayed gently with the waves.

When Shen Yuan stepped onto the deck, Subaru Okiya reached out and lightly supported his elbow, his action so natural that it seemed just out of courtesy.

The engines roared to life and seagulls circled around the stern.

The two stood side by side at the side of the ship, maintaining silence in tacit understanding.

Shen Yuan's mint green polo shirt was blown tightly to his body by the sea breeze, but Okiya Subaru's long-sleeved shirt did not move at all, as if it was welded to his body.

When the coastline of Kanagawa came into view, the sunset had already dyed the sea surface golden.

From a distance, you can see a few small figures on the dock.

Genta was jumping up and down, waving his arms, while Mitsuhiko and Ayumi were jumping excitedly.

Behind them, Conan stood with his hands in his pockets, and Hui Yuan leaned quietly against the railing, his short brown hair fluttering gently in the evening breeze.

Chapter 223 Testing

As the fishing boat slowly approached the shore, Ayumi suddenly pointed at the sea and screamed, "Look!" She saw a silver-blue light band passing from under the water, and under the orange-red sunset, it looked like a flowing galaxy.

It was a school of fluorescent squids, which drew dreamy light trails underwater, dyeing the entire sea into a mysterious blue-purple color.

Shen Yuan and Okiya Subaru jumped off the fishing boat one after another, and the wooden dock made a slight creaking sound under their feet.

When Yuan Tai saw Shen Yuan, he opened his mouth in surprise: "Huh? Why is Brother Shen here? Where is the doctor?" Ayumi noticed Okiya Subaru standing next to Shen Yuan, and tilted her head to think for a while: "Ah! We seem to have seen this big brother before!" Mitsuhiko squinted his eyes and recalled: "He seems to be a graduate student who lives next door to the doctor's house... and he is from the University of Tokyo!"

"Graduate student?" Yuantai turned to Shen Yuan: "Isn't that Brother Shen's classmate?" Standing behind, Haibara Ai had already clutched the corner of Conan's clothes, and her face was slightly pale under her brown bangs.

Conan looked back at her in confusion, but didn't care. He just thought that Haibara Ai was still very resistant to Subaru Okiya.

Conan asked in confusion, "Brother Shen, Mr. Okiya, why are you here together? Do you know each other?" He pushed his glasses, "Where's the doctor?" Okiya Subaru leaned forward slightly, his eyes behind the lenses curved into gentle crescents, "When I had lunch at the doctor's house before, I was fortunate to taste Mr. Shen's cooking!" His voice was like the evening breeze blowing across the sea, making people relax unconsciously, "The doctor's invention has some problems... so please let us come together to pick you up!" As he said that, he leaned forward to check the three buckets at the children's feet, "It seems like a good harvest.

I actually caught a black sea bream, that's amazing!"

"It was caught by Genta!" Ayumi jumped excitedly, "He is really good at fishing!" Genta scratched his head embarrassedly, "Not really... Actually, I've always wanted to catch eels..." He rubbed his belly and said, "I'm looking forward to an eel buffet", which made everyone laugh.

Shen Yuan clapped his hands: "Okay, little detectives, the sun is about to set, we should go back!" Conan nodded and turned to the middle-aged man next to him: "Mr. Ejiri, thank you for taking care of us today!" Ejiri Taishi - a dark-skinned, bearded fisherman waved his hand: "What's the big deal, Dr. Agasa and I are old friends!" He smiled heartily, "He even saved my life! It's my duty to take care of you.

You guys should go back quickly, or the sea will be windy if you are any later!" Shen Yuan returned to the fishing boat and stood on the edge of the deck, holding out his hand.

Subaru Okiya lifted the children up one by one and handed them to him.

Finally, three buckets filled with seafood were handed over, shimmering in the sunset.

The fishing boat left a silver wake on the sea. The three little ones sat around the bucket, staring at their prey with shining eyes.

Genta held his chin and sighed, "What a pity the doctor didn't come. I was hoping to have a fish feast tonight!" Ayumi tilted her head, "But the doctor is very busy. I heard from Mr. Okiya that he has to go to several places to repair automatic food processors!" She counted on her fingers, "Mrs. Nakamura's house, Grandpa Sugiura's house, and... he should be busy until very late!" Subaru Okiya, who was standing by the side of the ship, suddenly turned around. The setting sun gilded his short pink hair with a layer of gold: "Then how about I make you a fish feast tonight?"

"Mr. Okiya can cook?" Ayumi asked in surprise, "Are you a good cook?" Subaru Okiya pushed his glasses, and the lenses reflected an orange halo: "Yes, I can cook some, but it's definitely not as good as Mr. Shen's!" He looked at Shen Yuan on the side, his voice just the right amount of humility, "I hope I can have the honor of letting Mr. Shen taste my fish cooking skills tonight!" Shen Yuan nodded, and Subaru Okiya's gaze shifted to Huibara Ai who was hiding behind Shen Yuan: "But I still have to borrow the doctor's kitchen tonight. After all, I have limited kitchen utensils there!" Huibara just tightly grasped the corner of Shen Yuan's clothes and said nothing.

"Look at this beautiful sunset!" Captain Iida suddenly shouted, pointing at the sea level.

Everyone turned around and saw a huge setting sun hanging at the junction of the sea and the sky, dyeing the entire sea into an orange-red color like molten gold.

The clouds were rimmed with purple and red, like burning silk spread across the sky.

Countless tiny golden lights were dancing on the sea surface, rising and falling with the waves, as if tens of millions of goldfish were swimming underwater.

"It's really beautiful!" Yuantai opened his mouth wide.

Mitsuhiko squinted his eyes, clasped his hands and gazed into the distance: "It's more beautiful than the pictures on the postcards..." Ayumi suddenly pointed to the distance: "What is that? It's that pointy thing under the setting sun!" Iida squinted his eyes: "Ah, that's the One-horned Rock!" He adjusted the course and made a slight turn of the boat. "Want to hear the legend about it?" The three little ones immediately gathered around. "Legend has it that there was a sea dragon with a huge horn in the past, known as the 'One-horned Dragon'!" Iida lowered his voice and gestured with his rough fingers. "After its child was caught by a fisherman, the angry dragon stretched its horn out of the sea to protect its territory!" The boat swayed gently as he spoke. "Any fishing boat that approaches will mysteriously sink, but if a child approaches..."

"What will happen? What will happen?" Yuan Tai asked anxiously.

"You will be given the power of the sea and learn to swim immediately!" Iida blinked mysteriously.

The three little ones' eyes suddenly lit up: "So magical? We want to go too!" Conan's mouth twitched, thinking that there are actually people who believe in this kind of legend to coax children.