Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

Japanese TV station building.

The recording scene of "Fruit Talent Show".

Before the recording officially started, the staff of the program team found Kogoro Mouri and said that the dessert master Masanori Takeki, who was originally a resident judge, was not present and could not be contacted. They hoped that Kogoro Moori could participate in the recording of the program as a special judge. .

In the past, every episode of the show would have Masanori Takeki leading the rhythm and interacting with the special guest judges. Now that Masanori Takeki is absent, if Yoko Okino has no other guests to interact with after the show starts, it may lead to embarrassing situations such as a cold start. , so the program team wanted Mouri Kogoro to help save the scene.

As soon as Mouri Kogoro heard that the program team invited him to record the program with Okino Yoko, he immediately agreed. After that, he didn't listen to much of the staff's explanation, and he pulled the staff and hurriedly left the auditorium.

The special judges need to stay in other rooms. They will only appear in front of the audience through the big screen in the early stage, and will appear on site later to taste the snacks made by the dessert masters and give scores and comments.

The recording of the program started soon. After Okino Yoko greeted the audience on the big screen, Mouri Kogoro also followed the host's introduction and greeted the audience with a smile, making the audience erupt louder than before. of cheers.

Koshimi Nanatsuki looked at the excited crowd around him and exclaimed, "Mr. Mori's popularity is indeed very high!"

Suzuki Sonoko looked at Mouri Kogoro's smiling face on the big screen and complained, "Obviously he is replacing Mr. Takeki, but he is not nervous at all. This mentality is amazing!"

Mao Lilan shouted excitedly towards the big screen, "Dad, come on!"

The room where Mouri Kogoro was in could also see the live audience through the big screen. His ears caught Maori Ran's shouts, and there was a trace of confusion on his face, "Huh?"

It seems that he is not here to participate in the competition, but just as a guest to adjust the atmosphere. Does this also need to be cheered?

Yuesui Nanatsuki: "..."

Although I don’t know where Mr. Mori needs cheering, the atmosphere at the scene is really hot. As long as everyone is happy.

On the stage, the host Osamu Kenzaki smiled and looked at the big screen to interact with Kogoro Mori, "Excuse me, Detective Mori, do you usually like desserts?"

Mouri Kogoro was stunned for a moment, then a smile quickly appeared on his face, "Yeah, I can't resist desserts!"

Koshimizu Nanatsuki, Mao Lilan, and Suzuki Sonoko who knew the truth: "..."

As far as they know, although a certain person does not hate sweets, he is not very keen on sweets, right?

On the big screen, Okino Yoko smiled and interacted with Mouri Kogoro, "Does your wife usually make desserts for you?"

"My wife?" Mouri Kogoro's smile froze on his face, and he said quickly, "No, no! How can I eat what she makes!"

"Hahaha..." The audience burst into laughter.

Koshizui Nanatsuki laughed dryly, "Is this a sense of humor? If the concubine's lawyer knew about it, he would definitely be angry, right?"

Mao Lilan couldn't laugh at all and said, "My mother quite likes this show..."

Suzuki Sonoko marveled in her heart at a certain uncle's ability to commit suicide, and comforted Mao Lilan, "This is not a live broadcast but a recorded broadcast. Just don't let her watch this program then."

Masumi Sera looked at the big screen and sighed, "If we had known that Mr. Mori would be invited to other rooms by the program team and one spot could be freed up, we could have called Conan... But in that case, Mr. Chi would have to go alone. He is playing games outside, which is very unfair to him, so the quota is still not enough..."

"Sera, don't think about that anymore!" Suzuki Sonoko kept her eyes on the stage, excitedly reaching out to pull Sera Masumi beside her, "Look! The treasure box filled with themed fruits is about to be opened!"

Each episode of this program will have a certain fruit as the theme, allowing participating dessert chefs to make desserts based on the theme fruit and compete. The finished product must have the taste of the theme fruit.

For each issue's theme fruit, a box full of high-quality fruits will be selected by a specific guest and locked in a big box in advance. The theme will be revealed when the show starts recording.

The program team claimed that before the show started, except for the guest who put the fruit into the box and locked it, no one else knew the contents of the box. Naturally, the contestants had no way of knowing what the theme fruit of the competition was. However, each contestant could know in advance The raw materials prepared are limited, which requires testing the luck or strength of the players.

The contestants are either lucky enough to have prepared raw materials consistent with the theme fruit in advance, or they have to rely on hard skills to simulate the taste of the theme fruit with their own prepared materials, and make the dessert delicious in order to finally win.

This arrangement adds to the fun of the program. At the beginning of each program, the host will first introduce the contestants and the dessert raw materials brought by the contestants, and then introduce special judges such as Okino Yoko, Mori Kogoro, and Takeki Masanori. Guide the interaction with the resident judges and briefly talk about dessert-related topics. Then the host will open the padlock on the big box and reveal what the theme fruit is...

"As usual, the director Mr. Taroka handed me the key that was previously sealed in the safe of Toto Bank..."

On the stage, the host Kenzaki Osamu took a key from the program director, showed the long golden key with a simple appearance under the spotlight, walked to the big box that was said to be full of themed fruits, and squatted down. Lower body, opened the lock on the box, and said in a very inflammatory and excited voice, "Let us open this box full of forbidden fruits!"

Sera Masumi looked at the large padlock on the box and said speechlessly, "If someone with dirty hands and feet wants to pry open this old-fashioned padlock, they can do it with a piece of wire, right?"

Koshizui Nanatsuki thought about what he had discussed with Chi Feichi during breakfast, "In that case, wouldn't the luck of Mr. Kurimura, who won the championship for six consecutive periods, be a little weird? He just has a theme every time. Raw materials for fruit-related flavors..."

"Sister Nanatsuki, you're not like the Conan kid who suspects the champion of cheating, are you?" Suzuki Sonoko smiled and waved her hand, "That's impossible! I explained to that kid before that this box will be placed before the show starts. , was sent to the guest who was responsible for picking the fruits. The guest filled the box with fruits alone, locked the box with a padlock, and then had the box returned to the TV station. After that, the director of the TV station would use his own lock to return the box to the TV station. Put a lock on the box and have it sent back to the guest. Finally, the guest opens the lock on the box and returns the box to the TV station..."

"It's the way secret documents were delivered in ancient times," Sera said with a smile. "After the guest picking the fruit locked the box, there would be one or two locks on the box at any time. The person responsible for transporting the box had no way of knowing the box. Only the guests and the director who hold the key can know the contents of the box."

"For the sake of the program's effect, the director will definitely not help others cheat. The guest responsible for loading fruit is also a celebrity specially selected by everyone and cherishes his own reputation!" Suzuki Sonoko said, "Neither of them has any reason to help Mr. Kurimura Cheating!”

"As for the padlock, it is said to be a special lock with an electronic chip inside," Mao Lilan said with a smile. "If you want to pry it open and insert a foreign object into the keyhole, the lock will make a loud alarm sound. In the TV station building where there are people during the day and night, someone will definitely hear and find out!”

"The spare key for this kind of special lock is not that easy to copy," Suzuki Sonoko said confidently, "but it should be easy for Kidd-sama to open the box!"

"If it's the magician thief, I think he can indeed do it..." Koshimizu Nanatsuki watched Kenzaki Osamu on the stage take off the padlock, and looked at the big box in front of Kenzaki Osamu, "What you said Those, whether it is the transportation method or the special lock, I actually know all about it. I have also seen the program promotion, which mentioned that the seams of this box have seals used in refrigerators, even if the box is full of odor The fruit is so big that you can’t smell it outside.”

Sera Masumi touched her chin and thought, "In this case, it is really unlikely that the theme fruit will be leaked in advance."

"But Mr. Chi said that even if there are such restrictions, he still has many ways to open this kind of box." Koshimizu Nanatsuki turned to Sera Masumi and smiled sheepishly, "After we had breakfast in the morning, we simulated opening it. With this box method, the five methods he proposed were all successful..."

Sera Masumi gave up managing her expression and had surprise written on her face, "Five or five ways?"