Chapter 269

"Haha! I want that too!"

Dr. Agasa's eyes lit up, his appetite fully whetted.

He followed behind Kogoro Mouri, grabbing food with a clatter.

He didn't give a single thought to his own health.

Hoshino Mu, however, followed behind the two of them, circling the table once.

After returning to the starting point, he found his plate was still completely empty.

He hadn't taken anything.

"What's wrong? Is there no food here that you like?"

Ai Haibara's voice sounded from beneath the three of them:

"It's all high-calorie food, isn't it?"

"Fine! I remember there's steak over there; I'll go get some for you..."

Ai Haibara had been watching Hoshino Mu since just a moment ago.

He hadn't touched a single piece of food on this table.

Based on how picky he usually was about food at home,

she instantly understood what was on his mind.

So, without waiting for Hoshino Mu to reply, she headed toward another area.

Kogoro Mouri was full of confusion.

He looked at Hoshino Mu's indifferent expression at this moment,

and couldn't help but lean in close to ask:

"This kid... why does he seem like your wife?"

"Thanks to Ai, Hoshino doesn't look quite so cold anymore!"

Dr. Agasa held his large belly,

his eyes squinting slightly.

He looked at Hoshino Mu with a kind expression.

"......"

Hoshino Mu shifted his gaze to look at Ai Haibara's back.

It certainly did look that way.

In the anime, Ai Haibara lived in Dr. Agasa's home.

Therefore, Dr. Agasa's diet was controlled by her.

Because Dr. Agasa was rather obese,

in order to prevent him from consuming too many high-calorie foods,

which could lead to diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure,

Ai Haibara always appropriately controlled Dr. Agasa's diet.

Now that Hoshino Mu had replaced Dr. Agasa's position,

from an outsider's perspective, it really did...

Ai Haibara looked just like a wife figure to Hoshino Mu.

The banquet began.

Mio Tokiwa gathered all the guests of the banquet hall in the center of the viewing platform.

As the chairwoman of this building,

she personally attended to host this opening ceremony.

She first read a welcome speech for everyone attending.

Afterward, she proposed that anyone interested could participate in the opening ceremony's countdown game.

The person who accurately counted to 30 seconds, or was closest to 30 seconds, would be the winner.

If two people counted the same number simultaneously,

they would use rock-paper-scissors to decide first and second place.

The winner of the game would receive the imported red sports car displayed in the venue.

The second-place winner would receive a mountain bike and a helmet.

Everyone at the banquet who wanted to participate signed up enthusiastically.

Banquet staff handed out small flags of different colors to the guests present.

Once finished counting the seconds, one just had to raise the small flag in their hand.

Hoshino Mu, Ai Haibara, and Conan did not participate in this game.

Instead, they chose to watch from the sidelines.

Just after the secretary gave the order to start counting and began the timer,

the guests in the banquet hall all held their breath and began counting the seconds.

Kogoro Mouri was also seriously counting the seconds in the middle of the banquet hall.

But he was kicked in the arm by a child behind him and forgot what second he had counted to.

At this moment, most of the people around him had already raised their flags.

Kogoro Mouri appeared somewhat flustered.

He simply followed the crowd and raised the flag in his hand randomly.

Unexpectedly, it was a case of a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse.

Kogoro Mouri won first place.

This was the first sports car he had ever won in his life.

Just as the banquet reached its next stage,

Mio Tokiwa's body was hoisted high up and appeared on the stage.

Kogoro Mouri hurriedly urged the secretary to pull the curtain,

and told her to go to the control console to lower Ms. Mio Tokiwa.

Officer Megure received the news of Mio Tokiwa's death.

He immediately dispatched police and arrived at the scene.

Because someone had just died at the banquet scene,

the guests present could not leave yet.

After a simple deduction,

Kogoro Mouri directly identified the suspect as Mio Tokiwa's secretary.

Just when the case had not yet been completely solved,

two or three explosions were heard.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Then, all the lights in the building inexplicably turned off.

And then, the entire building began to shake violently.

Just when everyone was at a loss,

staff members called to say that unexplained explosions had occurred everywhere.

And they notified everyone that they must evacuate quickly.

Now, only one observation elevator could be used for escape.

It could carry 9 people each time.

So, Officer Megure let the elderly, children, and women evacuate first.

"Conan, you come up!"

"It's already full, I'll wait for the next trip!"

Conan got off the elevator and came to Ran Mouri's side.

The Detective Boys all boarded the elevator first.

By the time the next elevator arrived,