Conan: Ran, I really am Shinichi, you have to believe me!

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After more than half a day of turmoil, Hattori and Mori had eaten excrement, been used as human shields by Jiang Chengbei, and been chased and beaten by Xiaolan. They smelled terrible, so as soon as Hattori returned, Jiang Chengbei sent him to take a bath.

Soon, it was 2 PM. Jiang Chengbei said he had something to do and went out, leaving Hattori Heiji alone at home to watch the shop.

However, Heiji Hattori was not one to sit still. As soon as Kojo Kita left, Heiji Hattori closed the door and went to wander around next door.

When Jiang Chengbei returned as Shinichi Kudo, he found his shop door tightly shut and no one from Osaka Black Chicken was to be seen.

Putting on his Ke Xue Chakra sunglasses, Jiang Chengbei quickly figured out where Osaka Black Chicken had gone, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go upstairs to try and drag him out alone.

Unfortunately, Osaka Kuroki was incredibly stubborn, and coupled with the unfriendly looks from Mori's parents, they would have attacked right then and there if they hadn't known that the three of them couldn't defeat Jiang Chengbei.

With all these factors combined, Jiang Chengbei's plan to find Hattori Heiji alone fell through.

Meanwhile, Osaka Black Chicken also stated that unless Jiang Chengbei explains what happened, he will not follow him without a clear explanation.

Shinichi Kudo is such a wicked person, he's nowhere near as bad as the fruit shop owner next door.

One was so good to him that he could stay for free and eat fruit as soon as they met, while the other tormented him to the point of ecstasy and agony as soon as they met. The difference between the two was too great.

Watching Hattori Heiji openly criticize him while praising his other self, Jiang Chengbei looked at Osaka Black Chicken with a strange expression.

The Mori father and daughter were the same; they only just realized how despicable "Shinichi Kudo" was, and quickly joined Hattori Heiji's camp in condemning him.

Since he had kindly helped them but they didn't appreciate it, Jiang Chengbei had no choice but to pull out the invitation from Moriya Teiji in his arms and invite Hattori Heiji to Moriya Teiji's house for an afternoon tea party.

Ran was annoyed because Shin kept inviting Heiji Hattori to some afternoon tea party but not inviting her.

She quickly had a terrible guess in her mind: the reason Shinichi didn't invite her was because he was planning to bring his secret girlfriend, Ryo Akagi!

Now that she had guessed Shinichi's plan, Ran was determined not to let him succeed. She couldn't bear to see him suffer while she was living a life of ease; she had to make sure he didn't have an easy time either.

Therefore, Ran Mouri had to attend the afternoon tea party hosted by Teiji Moriya!

Even if she felt uncomfortable seeing Shinichi and Rin together after she went, she still had to go. She had to make Shinichi Kudo feel uncomfortable after she forcibly joined in!

So, before Heiji Hattori could decide whether to go or not, Ran made up her mind and immediately stood up to express that she wanted to go too, and that she absolutely had to go!

"Xiao Lan, as the saying goes, there are no good banquets or good gatherings. I advise you not to go." Jiang Chengbei was a good person, so he gave Xiao Lan a piece of advice.

"You idiot when it comes to reasoning, you don't want me to go because you're afraid I'll ruin your good time, right?"

"Don't worry, I won't disturb your good time. I just want to see what kind of woman Akagi Ryoko is that she can make you, Kudo Shinichi, so infatuated!"

Seeing Ran speaking through gritted teeth, Jiang Chengbei knew that this was a big misunderstanding, but what did it have to do with him? He'd let Conan explain it himself later.

So he shook his head and didn't say anything more.

Since Ran had indicated she wanted to go to that bastard's afternoon tea party, and in order to protect his daughter and perhaps find a chance to break that brat's legs, Kogoro Mouri decided to go along as well.

Anyway, Jiang Chengbei had already tried to stop the Mori father and daughter from going to the Beika City Hall to watch a movie on the weekend, but now that he saw that they were determined to go to Moriya Teiji's place for afternoon tea, he decided not to stop them.

However, the day that Sen-ge fried rice at the city hall happens to be Shinichi Kudo's birthday. Could it be that this weekend is Conan's birthday?

If it really is his birthday, as Conan's half-brother, shouldn't I prepare a big birthday gift for him?

Chapter 121 Moriya Teiji: I almost couldn't hold back!

Since everyone insisted on attending Moriya Teiji's afternoon tea party, Jiang Chengbei and the others took a taxi and set off.

On the way there, Hattori Heiji kept protesting: I'm not going voluntarily! I don't want to go! Don't drag me away!

I'm afraid that Shinichi Kudo will anger Mori again, but in the end, I'll be the one who gets beaten up! Help...

Not long after, Jiang Chengbei and his three companions arrived at the home of Moriya Teiji.

No wonder he's a wealthy architect; his villa is huge.

Upon seeing Shinichi Kudo's familiar face, a cold glint flashed in Teiji Moriya's eyes.

Seeing Sen Ge looking at him with a gloomy expression, Jiang Chengbei glanced at the system. It seemed that this Sen Ge was not very helpful.

When Teiji Moriya noticed that Shinichi Kudo had also seen him, he quickly concealed the resentment in his eyes and walked up to him with a smile to welcome him.

"You must be the famous Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, the savior of the Metropolitan Police Department, the high school detective Shinichi Kudo, right?"

My name is Teiji Moriya. I am also a huge fan of mystery novels, and I am a loyal fan of Sherlock Holmes and you, the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era.

Later, you must have a good look around my house and enjoy yourself so I can show you around and show you some hospitality.

Facing the enthusiastic Teiji Moriya, Jiang Chengbei said indifferently, "Hello, Mr. Moriya, I am Shinichi Kudo. It's nice to meet you. Please take care of me."

The reason Jiang Chengbei is so cold is because you won't even give me a single kill coin, yet you expect me, Jiang Chengbei, to be more enthusiastic?

After seeing that Moriya Teiji had finished greeting Jiang Chengbei, Hattori Heiji and Mori Kogoro, who were beside him, immediately looked at Moriya Teiji with expectant eyes. At the same time, they also tidied their clothes with restraint, wanting to hear Moriya Teiji say the same thing to them as he had just said to Jiang Chengbei.

Then, something happened that ignited Hattori Heiji's jealousy.

Facing Kogoro Mouri, an adult, Teiji Moriya at least nodded and said, "Have fun."

He even said to Ran, who was peeking around and looking for people, "You're such a pretty girl. You're so lucky to have such a good boyfriend like Kudo-kun."

Teiji Moriya's intention was to test the relationship between Ran and Shinichi Kudo, but Heiji Hattori was unaware of this.

He only knew that he was Hattori Heiji, who was on par with Kudo Shinichi, but in front of this mystery enthusiast, he only recognized Kudo Shinichi and said some flattering words, but ignored Hattori Heiji completely!

Tolerable or unbearable!

So after Teiji Moriya said goodbye and left, Heiji Hattori got angry and couldn't hold back anymore. If Kogoro Mouri hadn't caught the furious Heiji in time, Heiji would have rushed out and fought with Teiji Moriya.

Jiang Chengbei and Kogoro Mouri were trying to calm Heiji Hattori, who was feeling resentful and furious, while Ran was moving around the banquet. She would approach any young and pretty girl and ask for their name, all in order to find out who Shinichi Kudo's legendary girlfriend was.

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Noticing that Sen was right behind him, Jiang Chengbei pretended not to have noticed his arrival and, together with Hattori and Kogoro, began pointing at the building in front of them:

"Hey, do you guys think this villa in front of us might have been designed by the world-famous architect Teiji Moriya himself?"

Because he hadn't noticed Moriya Teiji was right behind him, Hattori was still bothered by ignoring him when they first met, so he said to Moriya Teiji, still somewhat annoyed:

"A world-renowned designer? I think it's all just empty fame!"

Moriya Teiji had at least greeted Mouri Kogoro earlier, so he quickly stepped forward to stop the impetuous and hot-headed Hattori, saying:

"Hey Hattori, keep your voice down. We're guests here, so be polite to the host. There are some things we can't say here. Let's talk about them when we get back."

Having overheard their conversation, Teiji Moriya was furious.

Seeing that Hattori Heiji was about to say something, and fearing he would steal his thunder, Jiang Chengbei quickly stopped Hattori and took over from Mori Kogoro, saying:

"Uncle, that's not right. What do you mean we can't talk about it here and can talk about it when we get back? What kind of talk is that? Aren't you telling us to talk badly about people behind their backs?"

In my opinion, talking badly about others behind their backs is wrong!

After listening to Jiang Chengbei's words, Sen Gu Di Er nodded. Although this person ruined people's futures, cut off their financial path, and was utterly wicked, based on his performance today, he deserved to be given a proper burial.

"Heh, what are you pretending for? Aren't we talking about others behind their backs right now?"

Heiji Hattori hated Shinichi Kudo the most. If he could hit him and he didn't have his wooden sword with him, he would definitely beat him up to vent his anger.

"Hattori, how am I talking nonsense? I'm not like you bumpkins who don't know how to appreciate the beauty of architecture. I'm a connoisseur with the ability to appreciate art."

Hearing Jiang Chengbei's boastful words and his attempts to belittle them, Hattori and Mori were both furious, glaring at him with hostility.

Jiang Chengbei ignored the two unimportant onlookers and raised his voice to continue:

"Look at this villa. It's symmetrical, completely unoriginal, and lacks any architectural beauty. It reveals the designer's rigidity and stubbornness, lacking any inspiration. It's just copying without understanding, a poor imitation."

In particular, this symmetrical layout neither showcases the villa's luxury and magnificence nor reflects the designer's ingenuity. Instead, it reveals that the designer can only rigidly copy the symmetrical architectural structure, lacking any innovation.

The symmetrical layout is a simple architectural design that originated when primitive people built wooden houses. However, it has not progressed at all in the past. Famous architects in Japan are still stuck in the aesthetic realm of copying primitive people. I really feel sorry for the Japanese architectural industry.

This bilaterally symmetrical structure is something only single-celled organisms would design. I think the only one that could have designed this is a paramecium; paramecia go to great lengths to make themselves bilaterally symmetrical.

You bastard, how dare you call me a paramecium, Shinichi Kudo, I'm going to kill you!

Damn it, you idiot, don't you know anything about art or architecture?!

You actually said that the symmetrical art I designed was the design of primitive people, and that the buildings I designed were ugly. I'm going to kill you, Shinichi Kudo!

System message: Moriya Teiji has murderous intent towards you. Reward: 1 Kill Coin.

Seeing the system notification that he had gained another coin, Jiang Chengbei nodded in satisfaction.

Brother Sen is such a good person; he keeps his word and gives what he says he'll give.

Unlike Conan, Ran, Kogoro Mouri, and Kuroko Osaka, who have threatened to kill me countless times but never actually did it and wouldn't even give me a single kill coin, they are all bad guys.

Chapter 122 Black Chicken, are you a spy sent by Brother Sen?

"Only someone as rigid-minded and lacking in talent as Teiji Moriya could design such an ugly building. He only knows how to copy left-right symmetry without any innovation or artistic cultivation."

Also, I heard that Moriya Teiji wasn't always called this; he changed his name later to make it more symmetrical.

Look at him, he's obsessed with symmetry. He's lost even the most basic sense of aesthetics; he just blindly believes that symmetry is good.

After listening to Jiang Chengbei's complaints, Kogoro Mouri didn't understand, so he asked, "Where is the left and right sides symmetrical in the name Moriya Teiji?"

If it's to be symmetrical, shouldn't it be called Moriya Moriya?

"That's a good question, Uncle. So it's true that Moriya Teiji is not very bright and has no aesthetic sense. He just blindly follows the rules. He only thinks that the character '森' (Mori) is symmetrical and the character '谷' (Gut) is also symmetrical."

Then I saw that the original name, Zhenzhi, was not symmetrical, so it was changed to have the characters "帝" (Emperor) and "二" (Two) that are symmetrical.

However, he was only a dabbler, lacking a big-picture perspective and failing to grasp the essence of left-right symmetry. He simply focused on whether each character was left-right symmetrical, completely ignoring the overall disharmony.

His name, like the buildings he designed, reflects a lack of focus on the individual and the details, completely forgetting the overall layout and lacking a holistic perspective.

Others emphasize the beauty of bilateral symmetry, but he only designs bilaterally symmetrical ugliness, and he's so ugly that it's symmetrical to the extreme. I really suspect that his mother threw away the baby when he was born and raised the placenta instead.

In terms of bilateral symmetry, artistic talent, and aesthetic vision, he, a professional architect, is clearly not as talented as you, an outsider.

The name you casually picked, Moriya Moriya, is far better than the name Moriya Teiji, which he meticulously designed and carefully considered.

"No, no, is my talent really better than that of professionals?"

Actually, I haven't shown my true strength yet. I was just talking casually, hahaha..."

After being flattered by Jiang Chengbei, Kogoro Mouri couldn't stop laughing happily.

Meanwhile, Moriya Teiji, who was eavesdropping from behind a flower bed not far behind Jiang Chengbei and the others, was so angry that he was about to vomit blood!

If he could crack the code to the Japanese gunpowder warehouse, he would have rushed up and chopped down the bastard Shinichi Kudo right now!

Let’s settle old and new grudges together!