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When Conan realized that Jiang Chengbei had sprayed the wrong person, he immediately panicked, grabbing Jiang Chengbei's clothes and talking to him incessantly.
As he became more emotional, he spoke louder and louder, until finally everyone could hear what Conan was saying.
Seeing Conan causing trouble again, Ran's face darkened. She grabbed Conan, pulled him aside, and punched him lightly, warning him:
"Conan, shut up right now, or I'll kick you out!"
After warning Conan, Ran apologized to everyone, then scolded Jiang Chengbei, telling him not to be incited by Conan and cause trouble with him.
With Xiaolan's skillful intervention, the gathering returned to normal, and everyone continued their lively conversation.
Of course, the atmosphere returned to normal so quickly thanks to the handsome guy Minagawa Katsuhiko. Thanks to his foul mouth, everyone became desensitized to his unpleasant words and didn't care so much.
So, at this Valentine's Day party, Minagawa Katsuhiko and Ejo Kita took turns showing off their foul mouths to everyone.
Minagawa Katsuhiko went all out, and no one present could escape his rant, while Jiang Chengbei only directed his criticism at the gloomy-faced fat man, without saying a word to anyone else.
Seeing Jiang Chengbei keep criticizing the fat man, Conan was extremely anxious:
Bro, you're wrong, you're wrong. The one chasing Xiaolan is the muscular guy Ruo Song. Why are you attacking that unrelated fat guy? You should attack the muscular guy Ruo Song who has ulterior motives!
Seeing that Jiang Chengbei refused to change his target, Conan had no choice but to step in himself, standing between Ran and Wakamatsu, facing Wakamatsu's fierce attack head-on, and giving him his first kiss. Only then did Wakamatsu suffer a setback and finally have to give up.
Of course, having learned from the previous lesson of Conan performing the Junior Detective League dance, Jiang Chengbei immediately took out his DV camera and recorded the scene of Conan giving his first kiss.
Soon, the dinner party came to an end, and Mrs. Minagawa served coffee and dessert to everyone.
Before drinking coffee, Jiang Chengbei specifically inquired about Yuanzi's recovery after she almost got poisoned last time.
After receiving confirmation from Yuanzi that he had recovered well and had no aftereffects, Jiang Chengbei finally hardened his heart and drank a sip of coffee that was supposed to be poisonous and deadly.
Jiang Chengbei closed his eyes, frowned, and forced himself to ignore the warnings that it was poison and gin should not be drunk. He blocked out these chaotic and dangerous warnings and took a difficult sip of the poison in his hand.
As Jiang Chengbei calmly drank his coffee, Yuanzi looked at him with stars in her eyes:
The handsome guy from Jiangcheng was just asking about my illness. Was he showing concern for me?
Wow, he's so handsome. He cares about me so much. Does he have feelings for me too?
But doesn't the handsome guy from Jiangcheng already have a fiancée?
If I get back together with him, will I become the other woman?
Xiaolan told me that his fiancée seems to have taken all his savings and gone back to her hometown. I really hope that his fiancée just ran away with the money, so that I won't be the other woman...
While Yuanzi was watching Jiang Chengbei with lustful thoughts, Jiang Chengbei's system finally started to move again after he drank the poisoned coffee.
System message: You drank the poisoned coffee. Reward: 1 kill coin.
System message: Lady Minagawa poisoned your coffee. New items added to the Detective Mall: Deadly Poison (1 Kill Coin per dose), Panacea (1 Kill Coin per dose).
Deadly poison: Colorless and odorless, it works like drug A after killing someone, and an autopsy cannot detect that the person was poisoned. Each dose costs 1 kill coin and can be purchased repeatedly.
Universal Antidote: Can cure all poisons in the Detective Conan world that can kill. Even if someone has already died from poisoning, they can be brought back to life if the body remains intact within 10 hours of death. Each dose costs 1 Kill Coin and can be purchased repeatedly.
Note: This antidote is also effective against non-lethal poisons.
Note: For APTX4869, this antidote can cure those who would otherwise die. For those who survive but shrink, this antidote can restore them to their original size for one day.
After looking at the new items in the Ke Xue Shop, Jiang Chengbei analyzed them and concluded that the deadly poison was useless to him. One kill coin was too expensive, and it was far cheaper than the poisons and bullets that could be bought with cash.
The universal antidote is somewhat useful, but unfortunately I'm not a saint, so I probably won't have many opportunities to use it. One kill coin to save a life isn't too expensive.
This time, risking my life to drink the poisoned coffee sent by Mrs. Minagawa, I earned 1 kill coin and put two kinds of medicine on the market, so it was worth it.
However, both murderers used poison this time, and with so many people present, it's quite difficult for them to actually kill anyone.
At the same time, considering how much he had mocked this fat guy, the fat guy still hadn't shown any murderous intent towards him. It seemed that it would be a bit difficult to get anything out of him.
I'm so envious of Katsuhiko Minagawa, that handsome guy. He only said a few sarcastic words to this fatso, and it provoked the fatso's murderous intent. It's really enviable.
While checking the system rewards in Jiangcheng North, everyone finished their coffee and started eating cake.
Only Minagawa Katsuhiko, who doesn't eat cake, and Jiang Chengbei, who is thinking about whether there's a chance to make more "kill coins," didn't touch the cake in front of them.
Seeing that Jiang Chengbei wasn't eating the cake, Mrs. Minagawa, who had been watching him closely, became anxious.
She didn't care whether Jiang Chengbei, whom she had just met, lived or died. What she was worried about was that she had only planned to poison Keyan and then frame Keyan's girlfriend, Watanabe Yoshimi, for the poisoning.
If Jiang Chengbei also died, and the cause of death was the same as Keyan's, then what was the point of her subsequent attempt to frame him?
She could prepare poisoned chocolates in advance to frame Watanabe Yoshimi, but Watanabe Yoshimi just met Jiang Chengbei today. What reason would she have to poison him or give him chocolates?
In order to prevent Jiang Chengbei from being poisoned and thus jeopardizing her plan to clear her name, Lady Minagawa grew anxious and finally couldn't sit still any longer. She went to Jiang Chengbei's side and whispered:
"Mr. Jiang Cheng, this is a cake I made myself, please try it!"
Seeing Mrs. Minagawa hold up the cake and offer it to him, Jiang Chengbei, who was poisoned, wanted to eat it immediately.
But seeing Lady Minagawa's anxious eyes—she, the one who poisoned him, was even more nervous than he, the one who was poisoned—Jiang Chengbei immediately calmed down and slowly, with an air of nonchalance, said:
"I don't eat sweets, especially cream cakes like this, I don't eat them."
"Cough cough cough..."
Upon hearing Jiang Chengbei's words, Conan and Ran, who were happily eating cake, immediately choked.
Jiang Chengbei doesn't eat cake or sweets, how come they don't know that?
Moreover, not only did they not know that Jiang Chengbei had this habit, they had also seen him eating cake and other sweets. It would be strange if he didn't eat sweets!
So... Jiang Chengbei doesn't eat cake because the cake is cursed, it's poisoned?
Realizing that Jiang Chengbei was no ordinary person, but a superhuman with abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people, Conan put down the half-eaten cake in his hand and stared intently at the actions of Mrs. Minagawa and Jiang Chengbei.
After hearing Jiang Chengbei's words and seeing that he still wouldn't eat, Lady Minagawa was truly anxious now:
"Mr. Jiangcheng, since this is your first time here, please make an exception and have something to eat!"
Give me some face and try it. If you won't even try it, do you look down on me and think my cooking is bad?
Young man, how did you treat your guests? Was that polite?
I've begged you to try a bite, can't you at least be a little polite, give me some face, give everyone else some face, and try it yourself?
As she grew increasingly anxious, Mrs. Minagawa's voice inevitably grew louder, drawing curious glances from everyone.
With so many people watching, Jiang Chengbei felt a little embarrassed to go back on his word. He took the cake and ate it, which was a bit of a slap in the face!
Although Jiang Chengbei appeared calm on the surface, he was actually anxious inside: I'm poisoned, so please stop looking at me!
With you all staring at me like that, how could I possibly eat cake secretly?
Just as everyone was looking at Jiang Chengbei and Mrs. Minagawa with confusion, Jiang Chengbei suddenly realized that things had taken a turn for the better. He pointed at the little boy, Minagawa Susumu, who was secretly drinking coffee and said:
"Madam, your youngest son stole my coffee!"
Startled by Jiang Chengbei's shout, Lady Minagawa was terrified. She quickly turned the cake around, yelling angrily as she did so:
"Xiao Jin, put down your coffee!"
Who gave you permission to drink the customer's coffee? Put it down!
Seeing Minagawa Susumu put down his empty coffee cup, Mrs. Minagawa's face paled slightly, but she didn't have time to think. She took a bite of cake, preparing to feed it to Minagawa Susumu, and said:
"Xiao Jin, come on, have a bite of cake!"
Minagawa Susumu had just opened his mouth to receive the cake his mother was feeding him when his head was suddenly pushed to the side. The cake that was about to reach his mouth was now in the mouth of a strange older brother.
"Madam, I've tasted your cake, and it's really good. I like it. I'll finish off the rest."
After being fed a bite by Mrs. Minagawa, Jiang Chengbei smacked his lips and, while smiling and talking, took the cake from Mrs. Minagawa's hand.
Just like everyone else, Mrs. Minagawa was stunned. Before she knew it, Jiang Chengbei snatched the cake from her hand.
"Give me back my cake!"
The cake itself wasn't important; what mattered was that her own son was now poisoned. So when the scoundrel in front of her snatched the cake from her hand, Mrs. Minagawa was furious and lunged at him to grab it back.
But how could Lady Minagawa, an ordinary woman, be a match for Jiang Chengbei, who was skilled in many ways?
Jiang Chengbei easily dodged Mrs. Minagawa's hands as she tried to snatch the cake, while also making a few sarcastic remarks to her, and taking a few bites of the cake in his hand at the same time.
"Damn it, give me back my cake!"
Seeing that Jiang Chengbei had almost finished the cake in his hand, Mrs. Minagawa was going crazy.
Fortunately, before she went crazy, she saw that the cake in front of Minagawa Katsuhiko was still there, untouched, so she immediately turned around and pounced on the cake on Minagawa Katsuhiko's table.
As a result, the moment her finger touched the plate holding the cake, the cake and plate flew high into the air, just a few centimeters away from being reached by Mrs. Minagawa.
"Asshole, I'm going to kill you!"
Chapter 177: Sonoko gets poisoned twice in a row; running into Conan is really bad luck.
System message: Lady Minagawa has murderous intent towards you. Reward: 1 Kill Coin.
Seeing that Mrs. Minagawa had obtained 2 kill coins, Jiang Chengbei was not one to make things difficult for others, and the child was innocent after all, so he stopped teasing Mrs. Minagawa and handed her the cake.
As soon as Madam Minagawa got the cake, she forgot all about Jiang Chengbei, whom she hated so much. She quickly ran to her son and ordered him to open his mouth. She then force-fed him the cake bite by bite.
After the farce, everyone was looking at Jiang Chengbei strangely, especially Xiao Lan, who whispered a scolding for being too reckless and making jokes without considering the occasion. They were guests at the Minagawa family's house, and this commotion had made the atmosphere awkward.
As everyone looked at Jiang Chengbei with reproach, Conan stared blankly at Mrs. Minagawa, who was eager to feed her son more bites of cake. He felt that something was wrong with the scene, but he couldn't figure out what it was.
As everyone looked at Jiang Chengbei reproachfully, and no one dared to criticize his earlier misbehavior, Minagawa Katsuhiko, who was always foul-mouthed, finally couldn't hold back any longer:
"You really have no manners. This is my home. You're making such a scene because you don't respect us at all."
As expected, Wakamatsu is a guy who's all brawn and no brains. How did he end up inviting someone like you to our party?
You shameless bastard who shows no respect for our master, we don't welcome you!
"Alright, let's go. Goodbye."
There were two poisoners in this case. Jiang Chengbei wasn't greedy; getting 2 kill coins was enough to complete the mission. Since the deceased didn't welcome him, there was no need for him to shamelessly stay. He grabbed Conan and headed outside.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere and the unpleasant parting, Ran and Sonoko felt it was also a bit awkward to stay, so they said sorry and left, running out with Jiang Chengbei and Conan.
Seeing Xiaolan leave like that, Ruosong reluctantly chased after her. He wanted to say something, but Xiaolan had already gotten into the car heading north of Jiangcheng and left. In the end, he didn't have time to say anything.
Jiang Chengbei drove silently, while Conan, Ran, and Sonoko sat silently in his car.
The atmosphere shouldn't be too silent, so Xiaolan tried to make conversation: "Jiangcheng, didn't your car run out of gas?"
"Conan is so slow. I asked him to ask where a gas station was, something so simple, but he never came back. I even found the gas station myself and filled up, but he still hadn't returned, so I came looking for him..."