Detective Conan: Orange-flavored summer

Chapter 51 I will always be by your side

"Haha, of course, no problem." Sawaki said to Officer Shiratori with a fair smile.

"Mr. Zemu has so many fine wines at home. Is this your personal hobby or is it related to your work?" Shangguan Qianxia said curiously.

"Hahaha, actually Mr. Sawaki is a sommelier." Uncle Maori said with a laugh.

Sawaki Gongping looked at Shangguan Chinatsu with a gentle smile on his face. He said, "Mr. Maori is right. These wines are partly my hobby. I like to taste different wines and learn about their flavors and stories. Every bottle of wine has its own unique charm, just like everyone has their own story."

Then he paused before continuing: "Part of it is work, because I am a wine taster, and my job is to taste various wines, score them, and write reviews for them. So, these wines are both a hobby and a job for me."

"Ouch, the floor here is damaged." Conan said in surprise, looking at the floor.

Zemu Gongping looked at Conan with concern, and explained with a gentle smile: "Is it okay? The wine bottle fell on the floor before. Conan, you have to be careful since you are not wearing slippers."

Shangguan Qianxia looked at the floor under Conan's feet and wondered in her heart, if the wine bottle just fell normally, could it cause such damage?

"Brother Marco, Lafitte Opryon...they are all high-end famous wines." Officer Shiratori said in surprise while looking at the wine cabinet.

At this time, Uncle Maori seemed to remember something: "Oh, what was that called? It's Mr. Sawaki's favorite Chateau..." At this point, Uncle Maori looked up and tried hard to recall the name of the wine.

"Do you have Chartreuse too?" Officer Shiratori looked at Zemu Gongping in surprise and said.

Zemu Gongping smiled gently and said, "I did before, but I drank it."

Uncle Maori looked at Zemu Gongping in confusion when he heard this, and asked doubtfully, "But doesn't it take several years before we can drink that bottle of wine?"

"Because I'm really greedy."

Shangguan Qianxia gently stroked her chin and began to think, could it be that the bottle of wine caused it... Really, where did I get so much suspicion from? Now everyone looks like a criminal to me. If I had known this, I would have read Conan's "Diary of a Death God" a few more times.

At this time, Officer Megure interrupted everyone's casual conversation. He said seriously and solemnly: "Mr. Sawaki, we will talk about the red wine later. Can you tell us about your schedule today?"

Sawaki Kohei did not answer, but looked at Inspector Megure and asked, "Do you know Mr. Asahi Katsuyoshi? The entrepreneur who opened more than a dozen restaurants in the city." After that, Sawaki Kohei took out a business card of Asahi Katsuyoshi from under the table and handed it to Inspector Megure.

Uncle Maori curiously looked at the business card in Inspector Megure's hand, and then he said: "Mr. Asahi Katsuyoshi once met me on business..."

"The word '旭' can be broken down into '九' and '旦', right?" Shangguan Qianxia said to them with a smile.

"There is a nine in the word 'Xu'!" said Officer Shiratori in amazement.

Officer Megure pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "So he is the next target?"

"But he just asked me to help him find the cat, we can't be called friends...Isn't this the same as what Shangguan Chiharu reasoned?!" Uncle Maori thought for a while before speaking, but when he said the latter part, it was obviously the same as Shangguan Chinatsu's reasoning.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure looked even more serious. He said in a deep voice, "It seems that Shangguan's reasoning is probably correct! The murderer just wanted to confuse our sight in this way. Hahahaha, Shangguan, you are really my lucky star!"

"Hahaha, it's okay."

"What's going on?" Zemu Gongping looked at everyone with some confusion.

Shangguan Chinatsu smiled and said to him, "Let's talk about this later. Let's go meet Mr. Asahi Katsuyoshi first." The rest of the words were said by Shangguan Chinatsu to Inspector Megure.

"Yoshi, let's go now. However, please ask Mr. Zemu to go with us. This way, the criminals won't be able to do anything."

"Sure, thank you for your help, Officer." Sawaki Kouhei readily accepted it.

"Okay, in that case, Conan, Xiaolan and this young lady, you guys go first..."

Xiaolan had a resolute look on her face and said in a firm tone: "No, I want to go too. Conan and I want to go too!"

"Stop fooling around, Xiaolan, this is not a joke!" Uncle Maori stood up and scolded.

Xiaolan also stood up and retorted dissatisfiedly: "That's right, because of Dad, many people have been injured. How can I wait at home?"

"Hahaha, everyone, please don't make the atmosphere so awkward. Uncle Maori, you and Conan will protect Xiaolan, right?" Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became awkward, Shangguan Chinatsu could only act as a peacemaker.

Hearing this, Conan showed a confident smile on his face: "Well! I will protect Sister Xiaolan!" He said in his heart, Xiaolan, I will protect you!

Uncle Maori also compromised helplessly. He said in a deep voice: "Okay, but you and Conan can't run around at that time, understand?"

"Yeah, don't worry, Dad. Conan and I won't run around, right Conan?" Xiaolan first looked at Shangguan Qianxia with gratitude, and then asked Conan.

Conan touched the back of his head with his hand and replied with a smile: "Hahaha, I will definitely listen to Sister Xiaolan and Uncle."

"In that case, then first..."

"Hey, you will protect me too, right?" Huibara Ai looked up and said lightly to Shangguan Chinatsu.

Although Haibara Ai's tone was very flat, Shangguan Chinatsu could still see her anticipation.

Shangguan Qianxia smiled and said calmly, "Of course, I won't let you get hurt."

After getting a satisfactory answer, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Huibara Ai's mouth. She lowered her head and continued to look at the book in her hand.

Officer Megure asked hurriedly, "Hey, hey, sister Shangguan, are you going to take her with you?"

"Don't worry, Xiao Ai, I'll take care of her, nothing will be wrong."

"Well, well, okay." Inspector Megure was even more helpless.

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"By the way, aren't you afraid that I would be taken hostage by the criminals?" Haibara Ai stood beside Shangguan Chinatsu and said intentionally or unintentionally.

Shangguan Qianxia bent down and approached Huiyuan Ai. She whispered, "The criminals won't stand a chance. I will always be by your side."

Huihara raised her lips and smiled. She didn't ask silly questions like "What if you are not here?" She just wanted an attitude.

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