Conan: The Magician of the End of the Century

Chapter 206
Since driving in the United States is much more convenient than public transportation, Ishino and his team rented two cars early the next morning and prepared to drive to various tourist attractions.

Soon the group drove to the hotel where Sawada Hiroki was staying, picked him up and the accompanying bodyguards in the car, and prepared to go to the first destination of the day, the famous Statue of Liberty.

Under the bodyguard's self-recommendation, everyone agreed to the other party's request to replace Ishino, who was unfamiliar with the road conditions, as the driver. Ishino, who was happy to have a leisurely time, happened to sit next to Natsumi and accompany his wife to sightsee and chat.

Because Belmore drove four girls, Xiaolan, Yangzi, Qingzi and Qinglan, Conan sat in the seven-seater car next to the Ishino family and took this opportunity to communicate with Sawada Hiroki.

"Hello, Hiroki-kun, my name is Edogawa Conan, nice to meet you!" Seeing that the boy beside him seemed to be as quiet and generous as Xiao Ai said, Conan also made himself as enthusiastic and lively as possible, He took the initiative to say hello.

"Hello, Conan-kun, my name is Hiroki Sawada. Please give me some advice." Seeing the other party greeting him enthusiastically, Hiroki Sawada's inner nervousness and embarrassment instantly disappeared. He smiled and responded, "I came yesterday. I heard Miss Xiaoai mention you, and I heard that you like detective games very much. In fact, I am also somewhat interested in detective stories."

Hearing that the other party's perception of him seemed a bit strange, Conan glanced at Xiao Ai, who was sitting on the other side of Hiroki, with his half-moon eyes, then showed an awkward yet polite smile and said: "Ah, yes, that's it, it turns out Hiroki-kun, do you also like detective stories?"

"Yeah, but I haven't read many detective novels. My favorite among them is the story of Sherlock Holmes. If I have time, I would actually like to learn more detective stories." At this point, Hiroki's eyes flashed. I felt a little melancholy for a while, but soon returned to my usual appearance.

Knowing that the other person was also a fan of Sherlock Holmes, in line with the principle that "people who like Sherlock Holmes are good people", Conan immediately classified the other person into the friend camp in his heart, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to like Sherlock Holmes too, actually. I am also a fan of Sherlock Holmes and am inspired to become a great detective like him!”

"That's a good ambition. I believe you can do it, Conan-kun." Seeing the pride that Conan showed when he said his ambition, Hiroki looked at the opponent's strength with envy.

At this time, Xiao Ai, who was sitting next to him, explained aloud: "Edogawa-san is currently staying at the home of the famous Japanese detective Mouri Kogoro. He has solved many cases with Uncle Mouri. He is considered a young detective."

Hearing this, Sawada Hiroki looked at Conan with bright eyes and said: "That's really amazing. Conan-kun, can you tell me about the incidents you have encountered? I'm very curious!"

Seeing Hiroki's interest in this, Conan didn't care about Xiao Ai's revelation of his background. He openly and vividly told the other party about the cases he had experienced from a third party's perspective, which occasionally caused the other party to express surprise and emotion.

During Conan's narration, Xiao Ai would interrupt the other person's bragging from time to time and mercilessly exposed the embarrassment that he had acted impulsively several times and almost messed things up. Xiao Saki, who was sitting in the back row, also joined in the conversation and added. Some incidents encountered with the Teen Detective Team.

Since the three of them were not real children, this was the first time for Hiroki Sawada, whose intelligence was far beyond ordinary people, to meet peers who could communicate smoothly, and gradually felt the joy of chatting with friends during the conversation.

It seemed that the time was forgotten because of the excitement of the chat. When the bus arrived in front of the Statue of Liberty, the children had the illusion that they had just got on the bus.After taking a photo in front of the Statue of Liberty, the group went to Chinatown for lunch again, watching the Ishino family on the dining table solemnly commenting in a low voice on professional topics such as whether the dishes in the Chinese restaurant are authentic or not. Sawada Hiroki, who was dining at the same table, also felt a little strange.

Knowing that in addition to being young entrepreneurs, the Ishinos were also well-known pastry chefs in the industry, Hiroki Sawada made a rare request to taste the desserts made by the two of them, and Ishino and Natsumi were also happy to do so. Agree, saying that he would fulfill his wish before returning to China.

After eating a Chinese meal with American characteristics, everyone headed to their next destination, the famous Broadway Avenue, under the leadership of Belmode.

Looking at the extremely familiar street and the nostalgic Grand Theater in front of him, Belmore just recalled the past for a moment, then smiled and introduced to the people behind him: "This is Broadway Avenue, the most famous theater arts center in the world. Well, now that I’m in New York, the stage plays here are wonderful performances that you definitely shouldn’t miss.”

After listening to Belmode's introduction, everyone immediately became interested. Even Hiroki, who had never seen a stage play, became very interested in it. Only Conan and Xiaolan looked at the Broadway Theater in front of them and thought of the two Not a word about the events that happened here years ago.

"Xiaolan, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Seeing that Xiaolan seemed to be in a low mood, Qingzi asked with some concern, "I remember you said that you like stage plays very much. Why are you feeling so uncomfortable today?" You look absent-minded?"

Hearing the concern of her companions, Xiaolan retracted her thoughts and quickly explained: "No, I just remembered what happened when I came here two years ago. I remember that Shinichi and I were here at that time. Met Aunt Sharon..."

In fact, in addition to thinking about Sharon and that incident, Xiaolan also thought more about the happy time she spent with Kudo Shinichi in the United States. When she came here again, things had obviously changed.

She originally tried to call Shinichi to invite him when she was confirming the trip, but the answer she got was that the other party was investigating a case and could not accompany her to the United States. This was the main reason why she felt a little melancholy.

Conan on the side saw Xiaolan's appearance and roughly guessed what she was thinking. At this moment, he was also silent, feeling guilty for not being able to be by her side as Kudo Shinichi, and determined to Find ways to recover your body as quickly as possible.

"So Xiaolan, is this where you met my mother?" Seeing Xiaolan recalling the original scene, Belmore pretended to know it for the first time and said in surprise, "I heard my mother said that what happened here that day A murder case was committed, I think that experience must have left you with bad memories."

As she said this, she walked up to Xiaolan, took her hand and smiled, "That's why you must watch a perfect performance today to make up for the regrets from the last time, right?"

Seeing the other party's enthusiasm, Xiaolan showed a shy smile and nodded: "Miss Chris, you are right, then let's go in and watch the show."

(End of this chapter)