In the evening, night falls and the party begins.

Lin Xinyi took Caesar by the hand, and Mao Lilan led Conan and walked downstairs together.

At this time, Conan's little face was still red, and he didn't know if he was burned by the bath water, or if the engine was overloaded due to the speed of the car.

The group came to the living room on the first floor, where the other guests at the party were already chatting and laughing.

"Xiaolan, you're here!"

Seeing Lin Xinyi and others arrive, Suzuki Sonoko quickly stood up and greeted him.

Although the blow caused by the breakup of love is a little hard, but just like Xiaolan said before...

This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened, and after so many beatings, she has long been a little used to it.

So, with her naturally optimistic and lively temperament, she quickly regained her strength.

Although it is inevitable that there is still some loss in her heart, on the surface, Suzuki Sonoko looks like she has returned to her usual cheerfulness:

"Xiaolan, and Lin Xinyi... Lord Lin Xin, come and sit here! ”

She smiled and stepped out of the way, beckoning everyone to take their seats.

"Hmm." Lin Xin nodded in response, but his gaze was a little subtle:

How is this Miss Suzuki... And call him "Adult"?

Suzuki Sonoko read Lin Shinichi's eyes.

And she replied very calmly:

"Love is love, worship is worship."

"Even if you can't be my boyfriend, you're still my idol!"

"I've been chasing the news about you in the newspapers these days - and not only me, but also the girls in the school now also like Lin Xinyi!"

Saying that, Miss Suzuki's eyes showed that kind of star-chasing fan-like, undisguised adoration.

Lin Xinyi is a little uncomfortable with this feeling of being a celebrity.

But the fact is that due to too many hot searches, he has indeed become a sought-after star now:

"Ah, no wonder it feels so familiar..."

"It turns out that the 'handsome guy' that Yuan Zi is thinking of inviting is the forest management officer of the Metropolitan Police Department!"

Ayako Suzuki also recognized Lin Shinichi with some surprise.

This mild-mannered young lady is Sonoko's older sister, the eldest princess of the Suzuki Foundation, the organizer and initiator of this party.

And I found that the person standing in front of me was the Metropolitan Police Department star who has been in the limelight recently...

Several other guests at the party, several good friends Suzuki Ayako met in the film club when she was in college, also smiled at Lin Shinichi.

"Hello, Officer Lin!"

"I'm Hiroki Kakutani, and I'm now the editor in charge of a film magazine."

A man with a camera in his hand said to Lin Xinyi with an enthusiastic expression.

"Katsu Ota is currently an imported car salesman."

"If you need to buy a car, you can contact me."

It was a handsome man who said this, he was holding a cigarette, smiling at the corner of his mouth, and looked a little frivolous.

"Chikako Ikeda, screenwriter."

This introduction is the most concise and capable, and the tone is the most confident.

It's as if you can recognize her by name.

In the end, it was Suzuki Ayako who quietly helped to supplement the introduction, so that Lin Shinichi knew who this woman was:

"Chikako is now a well-known writer, screenwriter and film director."

"The current hit "Blue Kingdom" is the work of Zhijiazi!"

"Oh... Look up for a long time. ”

Lin Shinichi perfunctorily said a few polite words to the Chikako Ikeda.

Then he turned his head back to look at the last man in the room who hadn't introduced himself.

It was a fat man with glasses.

He was wearing a long-sleeved sweatshirt that was bulging, and his belly looked round and round, as if the tonnage was not light.

Seeing Lin Xinyi come over, this chubby man reacted in hindsight:

"Lin, Lin Administrator, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"My name is Ryoichi Takahashi, and I work for a food company now."

Ryoichi Takahashi scratched his head with a kind and harmless smile on his face.

And as soon as he finished introducing himself, Mao Lilan said with some embarrassment:

"It turned out to be Mr. Takahashi..."

"I'm sorry I accidentally broke into your room in the afternoon."

"Don't worry... I—I didn't see anything. ”

''It's okay, don't take it personally.'' ”

"Miss Maori, you are so beautiful, even if you are really seen, I will not suffer. Hahaha. ”

Ryoichi Takahashi waved his hand indifferently, and his fat face looked very kind.

"Oh?" Lin Xinyi was slightly stunned.

He looked this Ryoichi Takahashi up and down for a while, and then asked with some concern:

"Is the person living in that room Mr. Takahashi?"

"yes," Ryoichi Takahashi sighed, "and blame me for not locking the door properly and making such a joke." ”

Lin Xinyi didn't continue to ask, but nodded thoughtfully.

At this time, looking at the black-backed big dog beside Lin Xinyi, Ryoichi Takahashi took the initiative to ask:

"What a majestic pastor... Such a big guy. ”

"Supervisor Lin, this can't be the police dog you brought from the forensic class, right?"

He looked curiously at Caesar, who was squatting on the edge of the sofa, as if he liked the big dog very much.

And Moriran is trying to answer Takahashi's question, revealing Caesar's identity as the trump card of the identification class.

But Lin Xinyi was ahead of her, and said with a smile:

"Police dogs? Ha ha... How is that possible? ”

"Police dogs are all national civil servants with an establishment, how can I use public dogs for private use and take police dogs out to play?"

"You're mistaken, Caesar..."

"It's just a stupid dog raised by my Lin family."

As he spoke, Lin Xinyi also stretched out his hand and vigorously lifted Caesar's plush dog head.

"Wangwang~"

Caesar was so relieved by Rua that he stuck out his tongue and let out a whimper of comfort.

This soft and cute voice is matched with its simple eyes at the moment, as if it has degenerated from a German pastor to a husky, and it looks really silly.

Seeing this scene, Ryoichi Takahashi's smile was much more natural:

"That's cute, haha."

....................................

After getting to know each other, everyone had a good chat.

Because of the emergence of Lin Xinyi, a topical figure, the theme of the party has unconsciously shifted a little.

Everyone is surrounding Lin Xinyi, asking him to tell the details and experience of solving the case these days.

As Lin Xinyi's assistant, Mao Lilan, who is now also a well-known "beautiful girl forensics", has also been enthusiastically sought after by everyone.

In this way, Ayako Suzuki's college reunion gradually became a story meeting between Lin Shinichi and Mao Lilan.

And time passed imperceptibly in this interesting story meeting.

The night was getting darker, and it was pouring rain outside the window.

Conan sat bored and in a daze.

And just when he was in a daze and wanted to sleep, Suzuki Sonoko quietly came over:

"Hey, little ghost."

"Do you know who Lin Xin's girlfriend is?"

"Huh?" Conan subconsciously replied:

"Sister Yuanzi, are you still unwilling to give up?"

"Stop it as soon as possible, no one will be interested in you~"

"Shhhh Why are you still so nasty, little ghost! ”

Suzuki Sonoko pinched Conan's little face full of disgust fiercely:

"What do you mean by 'not giving up yet'? Bastard..."

"Miss Ben is going to be a junior and chase a married man?!"

"It's not like this hasn't happened," Conan muttered.

Sonoko Suzuki: "......"

She wanted to sew the mouth of this poisonous little ghost with a bad tongue now:

"Damn... Why does Xiaolan tell you everything, little ghost? ”

"That's all those scumbags lying to me - I didn't know they had a girlfriend before I chased them!"

Sonoko Suzuki gritted her teeth and talked about her black history.

Then, trying to calm her mind, she asked:

"In short, I don't have any thoughts about Lin Xinyi now."

"It's just that I'm still a little curious... Who the hell moved so fast to snatch my target? ”

"This—" Conan thought for a while, but couldn't answer, "I don't know either." ”

"Sister Xiaolan and I have both asked."

"But Lin Xinyi... The new brother didn't even say a word to us. ”

Although Conan and Maoriran have met Shiho Miyano once or twice, Miyano's identity is sensitive after all, and people shouldn't know too much.

In order to prevent further investigation by the do-gooders, especially Conan, Lin Xinyi insisted on not revealing any information.

So, to everyone's surprise, including Conan...

Although Lin Xinyi insisted that he had a girlfriend, he couldn't tell who his girlfriend was and where it was.

His girlfriend is like a dragon in Carl Sagan's garage, unobservable but unfalsifiable.

Other people's girlfriends are materialistic, but Lin Xinyi's girlfriend is metaphysical.

"Who the hell is his girlfriend..."

Sonoko Suzuki's face was full of curiosity.

She rubbed her chin slightly, like a detective who had encountered a murder, and reasoned intently:

"When I was at the tram stop last month, Lin Xinyi also replied that he was single."

"This shows that not only did he not have a girlfriend at that time, but also did not have a favorite object."

"Otherwise, with his decisive and direct character..."

"He would have made it clear at the time, instead of saying that he was single, and gave me a chance to continue pursuing."

"So... Lin Xinyi must have started from that day, and in less than a month now... I just found out that I liked a certain girl. ”

Conan heard it in a fog.

He is good at discussing cases, but when discussing emotional matters, his mind is not estimated to be much smarter than Caesar:

"Sister Yuanzi, what do you want to say?"

"Stupid!"

Sonoko Suzuki looked at Conan with some disdain:

"Relationships take time to cultivate."

"Since Lin Xinyi only recently discovered that he likes someone, as long as you analyze which girl he has been in contact with more these days, you can guess who he likes!"

"Uh... Reasonable. ”

Conan reacted with hindsight.

But he doesn't know everything about Lin Shinichi's life, so even if Detective Yuanzi gives an investigation idea, Conan can't reason the result.

At this time, Detective Yuanzi gave her answer with a serious expression:

"Conan, if I'm not wrong."

"Lin Xin's girlfriend is likely to be..."

"Yes?" Conan gossiped his ears up.

"Xiaolan!"

Conan: "......"

"It's impossible..."

"Just now, when I heard that Brother Shinichi had a girlfriend, Sister Xiaolan was also shocked!"

"That's what you don't understand!"

"Xiaolan, she has been thin-faced since she was a child, and if she does this kind of empathetic thing, she will definitely cover it up carefully, and she will be embarrassed to show it..."

"Especially, in front of me."

Suzuki Sonoko analyzed with a complicated expression:

"Speaking of who has the deepest relationship with Lin Xinyi recently, it must be Xiaolan!"

"She used to be inseparable from me every day, but recently... Every time I asked her out, she said that she was going to find Lin Xinyi to make up for the class. ”

"Xiaolan never valued her studies more than her friends before."

"The thing that can make her even care about my best friend, I'm afraid it's falling in love!"

"Plus, that bastard from Kudo left Xiaolan behind for so long this time... It's also normal for Xiaolan to empathize and say goodbye. ”

"This—" Conan's mouth twitched as he listened.

The level of reasoning in the garden is simply the same as that of Uncle Maori.

How is this possible?

Lin Xinyi has already made it clear that he has no interest in Xiaolan in that regard.

Forehead... Wait a minute...

"There is no interest in that"... Didn't you say the same thing before?

Conan suddenly reacted:

How can you believe what your rival says!

"No... Impossible. ”

Conan's heart was empty, but he was still hard-mouthed:

"Sister Xiaolan, she won't be the kind of woman who will casually have an affair with other men!"

"Uh... That seems right. ”

Suzuki Sonoko couldn't help but start to reflect:

"Xiaolan's personality is completely different from mine."

"She really looks like the kind of traditional woman who will start with it..."

She and Conan were thinking like this in their hearts, only to see that at this time...

At the chat party on the side, the handsome Mr. Satoshi Ota suddenly stood up and walked to Mao Lilan's side:

"Miss Maori... We've been talking for a long time. ”

"I don't know, would you like to go for a walk with me?"

"Huh?" Maolilan didn't react for a moment.

"Anyway, please give me a face!"

"Isn't it romantic to take a stroll in the rain?"

Satoshi Ota unscrupulously leaned his handsome face closer, and gently grabbed Mao Lilan's arm.

Mao Lilan was stunned and dizzy, but it was really...

Gone, followed.

With a handsome guy I just met, I went for a walk in the rain.

Garden: "......"

Conan: "???? ”