Chapter 169 [Chapter 168] Cake
Author: Report Mr. Krabs
The opening ceremony is about to begin, and the flow of people entering the skyscraper has increased significantly. However, all vehicles must be inspected and all personnel must go through security checks to ensure that the entire opening ceremony and celebration banquet go smoothly.
There were also people coming and going in the venue. Because the banquet was a Western-style buffet, the waiters had already begun to push the trolleys, hold the plates, and place the wine, drinks, cakes, snacks, etc. one by one for the guests to take.
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"Uncle Maori, why did you go and why did you come here?"
Conan saw Kogoro slowly walking into the venue from the elevator with his hands in his pockets, and asked angrily.
He only ate dog food from Dr. Agasa and Kinoshita that day, and he was full.
"Little brats, don't worry about adults' affairs."
Kogoro didn't like him, so he stretched out his hand and gave Conan a headache. Conan squatted aside and cried, covering his head. Then he asked Dr. Agasa: "Why are you alone? Where is your first love?"
Dr. A Li's face suddenly fell: "Please, Maori, can you stop saying the word first love?"
"OK, no problem."
Just as Kogoro nodded, he saw Kinoshita walking over with a small dinner plate on which were placed several small cakes. After giving them to the five little ones one by one, there was still one piece left on the dinner plate.
"Ahem..."
Dr. Ali glared at Kinoshita desperately, meaning that if there were outsiders present, he should be careful about the influence.
Unexpectedly, Kinoshita smiled tenderly and handed the plate to Kogoro: "Mr. Detective, please try a piece. I heard it's delicious."
"Should I eat the cake that Chairman Fushahui personally sent to me or not?"
Kogoro winked at Dr. Agasa.
"Mr. Mori, don't look at him. A Li's blood pressure is a bit high, so he will have to eat less sweets in the future."
Kinoshita smiled softly: "You can just call me Kinoshita. I heard Agasa say that you helped decipher the code on the postcard. Strictly speaking, you should be regarded as our benefactor."
"Then I won't refuse, Miss Kinoshita."
Kogoro picked up the small cake and stuffed it into his mouth: "Well, it's delicious. It's great. The taste is different when the beauty delivers it in person. Are you right, Dr. Agasa?"
Dr. A Li looked grim and simply ignored Kogoro.
At this time, Kogoro's cell phone rang. He took it out, took a look at it, and put it to his ear: "Tokiwa-senpai, this is Kogoro... I will go on stage to give a speech later? Isn't this appropriate... The manuscripts are all ready.
Okay...Okay, okay, I'll be there right away."
After hanging up the phone, Kogoro nodded slightly to Kinoshita to apologize, then secretly gave a thumbs up to Dr. Agasa, and then left in a swaggering manner.
"I didn't expect Mr. Mori to be so interesting in private."
Kinoshita smiled and said to Dr. Agasa.
Dr. A Li gave a wry smile and was about to speak when Xiao Ai suddenly covered her mouth and ran out. Before anyone could react, Conan followed closely, shouting: "Don't worry about us.
We’ll come as soon as we go.”
The three little ones wanted to follow them, but a crowd of people happened to pass by. When no one was around, Conan and Xiao Ai had already disappeared without a trace.
"A Li, are the two children okay?"
Kinoshita said a little worriedly.
"Don't worry, they are two brats and may be tired of being at the venue."
Dr. Ali had some guesses in his mind and said with a smile: "Kinoshita, I'll leave these three children to you for the time being. I'll go out and take a look."
Kinoshita nodded: "Okay, you go quickly. I see that the child named Haiyuan looks ugly. He may be feeling unwell."
Dr. A Li's guess was correct. As soon as he left the venue, he received a text message from Conan. After reading it, his expression changed and he immediately took the elevator and hurried to the underground parking lot.
At this time, in the women's locker room, Conan and Xiao Ai were huddled in the corner, moaning in pain.
My whole body felt as hot as if it was on fire, and there seemed to be gas in my body that was constantly expanding, as if it was about to tear the skin apart.
"Haiyuan, what's going on?"
Conan said with difficulty: "Why did we suddenly start to recover?"
"The cake, it must be that little cake."
Although her whole body felt uncomfortable, Xiao Ai still maintained her rationality as much as possible: "I smelled alcohol from the cake. Maybe the cake contained the same ingredients as Laobaigan wine."
"Damn it, there are so many people outside, and there is a live broadcast. If we transform back to our original appearance, we will probably be discovered by the black organization."
Conan struggled hard, and finally his vision went dark and he fainted.
Soon, the opening ceremony officially began. As the largest investor in the Twin Stars skyscraper, Mio Tokiwa, chairman of the Tokiwa Group, put on a red evening dress, like a blooming rose, and took the lead on the stage to deliver the opening speech.
The opening speech was not long, Mio Tokiwa finished it quickly, and then celebrities were invited to the stage to cut the ribbon.
But at this time, Kogoro frowned slightly because he discovered that the celebrities on stage did not include the fat-headed and big-eared Congressman Ogi Iwasatsu.
He didn't believe that the guy was still sleeping after drinking too much.
Maybe already dead?
Kogoro looked around. If something happened to the beauty pageant champion, and the skyscraper was about to explode, then a lot of people would probably die this time.
No wonder the system states that the rewards this time will be far higher than before... huh?
Kogoro saw Kinoshita and the three little ones surrounding Kinoshita, but he did not see Dr. Agasa and Conan Xiaoai.
It doesn’t matter if Conan and Xiao Ai are not here, why did Dr. A Li run away too?
Without the male protagonist, how can we perform "Detonating the Skyscrapers - Dr. Ali's Version"?
Just as Kogoro was about to go find Dr. Agasa, his eyes suddenly widened. He saw the door of the venue open, and a familiar yet unfamiliar figure sneaked in.
Familiar because he knew who it was, but strange because he no longer appeared at all, at least not now.
Kudo Shinichi!
When did this boy Conan return to his original state?
Wait, Xiao Ai is also missing... Don't say she has recovered as well.
Kogoro quickly looked around, and he was slightly relieved when he didn't see Miyano Shiho.
"Well, at this time today, I want to thank one person, and that is the famous detective Mr. Mouri Kogoro."
Mio Tokiwa's words brought Kogoro back to reality: "Mr. Mori is not only my idol, but also my senior in college. Whether it is my studies or my work after graduation, Senior Mori has given me great encouragement and support.
, so I would like to express my solemn gratitude to him at this moment."
Before he finished speaking, a light fell on Kogoro.
This is a plot that has been set up a long time ago.
Next, Kogoro came on stage and expressed an exclamation using the lines prepared by Mio Tokiwa. Then came the finale, when the beauty pageant champion Shou Kareen came on stage with a mysterious gift.
The lights dim and the curtain falls. After a moment, as the curtain slowly opens from left to right, Shou Jialian will ride on the platform and rise from under the stage.
"call……"
As the lights on the stage came on, everyone in the audience gasped.
I saw Shou Jialian in a red dress, sitting cross-legged and curled up on the stage, extremely motionless. Before the staff could react, there was a "clunking" sound of metal friction, and Shou Jialian suddenly flew up out of thin air.
No, it was not floating, but her limbs and torso were suspended by thin steel wires. From a distance, it looked like she was floating, rising higher and higher until everyone was stunned when the steel wires broke.
The beautiful beauty pageant champion fell down like a stone.
"Bang!"
Blood flowed freely.
Chapter completed!