Conan’s Unscientific Detective Chapter 191

Chapter 190: Snow King Ice City

The decision to open a beverage shop.

The next day was a holiday, and Fujino, seeing that there were no commissions, took advantage of the holiday to purchase raw materials.

Actually, when opening a beverage shop, Fujino had some considerations.

Beika Town was a commercial street, surrounded by detective agencies, barbecue restaurants, sushi restaurants, clothing stores, cake shops, coffee shops, everything imaginable.

But there was one thing missing: a beverage shop selling fresh drinks.

A beverage shop could be said to be the most suitable type of shop for Beika City’s current situation and Fujino’s current circumstances.

Beverage shops had low investment, high profits, no conflict with surrounding businesses, and could even form a mutually beneficial industrial chain with nearby catering industries.

At the same time, it didn’t require any special culinary skills from talented individuals like Miyano Akemi, who could create things like “Stargazing.”

With the beverage knowledge Fujino had gained from copying books a few days ago, even an ordinary person, as long as they grasped the proportions of ingredients, could make the same delicious drinks.

Two days later, in a blink of an eye.

The work of opening the shop was in full swing. Fujino asked Hiratsuka Shizuka for two days off to purchase tables, chairs, and various raw materials for the shop.

A certain school doctor was once again subjected to violent intimidation.

Miyano Akemi, on the other hand, began to run around for the shop’s business license.

Everything was orderly.

Fujino used his student discount and spent a little over 1.9 million yuan. The interior decoration of the beverage shop was basically completed.

The internal counter, tables and chairs, several large refrigerators, and a large pile of raw materials needed for beverages had all been purchased.

Some pre-ordered machines had not yet arrived. Some machines were shipped from Treasure Island, so they would probably arrive in a few days.

By then, after paying the final payment and renovating the storefront outside, the remaining 1 million yuan target would probably be achieved.

…

After school, Fujino invited Ran and Sonoko to the newly renovated beverage shop.

And Ai Haibara brought the Detective Boys here.

This was Fujino’s idea.

Each country had its own customs, and Fujino was not yet sure about the tastes of people in Neon.

If the drinks were to be sold, they would naturally need to be finely tuned.

The purpose of inviting these people was for taste testing.

“Are these all drinks blended by Brother Fujino?”

Ayumi sat on the new sofa, looking at the large pile of colorful drinks on the table in front of her. Her big eyes seemed to sparkle with little stars. “Ayumi has never seen so many beautiful drinks.”

“Yes.”

Fujino nodded. “I’ve thought of many different flavors of drinks these days, so I invited you here to help me taste them and see which flavors are more suitable for sale.”

“Could it be just for show?”

Conan, who was bored, picked up a glass of blue juice and didn’t think Fujino could make a very delicious drink.

But after taking a sip, his eyes suddenly widened.

Delicious!

He didn’t expect this guy to be able to blend drinks…

Ayumi saw Conan’s undisguised expression, picked up a glass of bubble tea, took a sip, and smiled sweetly like a little girl.

Looking up, she suddenly noticed Ai Haibara sitting next to her playing with her phone. “Ai, why aren’t you drinking?”

Ai Haibara, playing with her phone: “…”

After a moment of silence, she recalled the experience of drinking water as food for the past few days, and shook her head. “You guys drink… I’ve already had a lot before.”

“Fujino-senpai, what’s the name of this red drink?”

Ran held a red drink and asked Fujino curiously.

“Forest Raspberry.”

Fujino glanced at the red drink, paused, and then chuckled, “If it tastes good, remember to help me promote it. When it opens, I’ll give you an 80% discount if you come to the shop.”

“Senpai, the drinks you make are indeed very delicious. I don’t think I’ve ever had this flavor of drink before.”

“Exactly, I didn’t expect Senpai to be so good at making drinks.”

“Ayumi will help promote it too!”

Ran and Sonoko had a good relationship with Fujino, so they agreed without much thought.

And the few members of the Detective Boys, having received benefits, naturally agreed happily.

Fujino’s purpose in inviting Ran, Sonoko, and the Detective Boys this time, in addition to market research for taste testing, was actually for promotion.

Ran and Sonoko had good popularity among the girls at Teitan High School.

Those little brats from Teitan Elementary School, although somewhat annoying, had the reputation of the Detective Boys.

According to Ai Haibara, they also had some prestige among elementary school students.

Fujino’s beverage shop’s main customer base was students and young girls.

With their combined help, the shop should attract many customers in the initial stage of opening.

“By the way, Fujino-senpai, what’s the name of the beverage shop you’re opening?”

At this moment, Sonoko suddenly asked.

Although she didn’t know much about opening a shop, a shop definitely needed a name and a trademark.

Fujino responded, “Snow King Ice City.”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper and showed it to everyone.

On it was a small snowman, wearing a red cape, holding an ice staff, and wearing a white crown.

Actually, Fujino originally intended to completely copy the entire set and create a promotional song like “Snow King Ice City Sweet Honey.”

But after thinking about it carefully, he gave up.

It was a bit awkward.

After Fujino’s devilish taste test, using unlimited free drinks as an excuse, the flavors of the beverages were determined.

Neon people’s tastes tended to be sweeter.

Some drinks with not much sweetness needed an appropriate amount of sugar added to their original ingredients to achieve the desired taste.

The basic market research was completed.

Next, Miyano Akemi just needed some training, and once the machines arrived, Snow King Ice City could begin trial operation.

…

The next day.

To thank Fujino for the unlimited free drinks yesterday, the Detective Boys got movie tickets that Professor Agasa won from a lucky bag and invited Fujino to watch a movie with them.

When Ai Haibara said there was a free movie to watch, Fujino naturally agreed happily.

Fujino drove the children and two high school students to the entrance of the cinema.

“Gomera! Gomera! We want to watch Gomera!”

When choosing the movie, the three little ones from Beika shouted in unison that they wanted to watch Gomera.

Conan broke out in a sweat at the three little ones’ request. “Come on, that’s something only kids watch…”

“Aren’t you a kid too, Conan?”

Mitsuhiko quietly retorted.

“Ahem.”

Conan coughed, feeling a little guilty. “We’re the Detective Boys, and Brother Fujino, who we invited to watch the movie with us, is also a detective. Logically speaking, we should go see the newly released ‘Legend of the Evil Oni Murder Case,’ right?”

As he spoke, Conan looked at Fujino, asking for his opinion. “Right? Brother Fujino!”

Everyone was a detective, so Fujino would definitely choose this too, right?

(End of this chapter)