Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 256 Koizumi Akako Prepares to Take the Initiative!

Telephone?

Whose call was it?

Kitahara Natsuyu took out his phone and saw that it was Kuroba Chikage calling.

"Whose call was that?" Ai stopped and turned to look in their direction.

"It's Kuroba Chikage on the phone."

Kitahara Natsuyu said something and then answered the phone. Ai also came over and started eavesdropping.

"Mrs. Chikage, is there anything I can help you with?" Kitahara Natsuhiro asked.

Upon hearing this, Kuroba Chikage said, "It's like this, I wonder if you've encountered any strange people these past few days, Kitahara-sensei?"

The strange person she mentioned was the 'missing' Kuroba Toichi.

Kuroba Toichi also knew about Kitahara Natsuyu's information, and he came to Tokyo to kill Kitahara Natsuyu so that she could return to Las Vegas as soon as possible, and to get rid of this insider for Kaito.

Now that he's 'disappeared,' Kitahara Natsuhiro might know a little bit of information.

“Strange people?” Kitahara Natsuyu paused, tilted his head back and thought for a few seconds, then shook his head and said, “I haven’t encountered any strange people recently.”

"Did something happen?"

In fact, he knew who the strange person Kuroba Chikage was talking about was.

It was Kuroba Toichi, but he'd already burned him to ashes.

The matter had completely vanished, and naturally he wouldn't tell anyone.

"No, it's nothing." Kuroba Chikage forced a smile. "If you encounter any strange people, Kitahara-sensei, you can call me."

"please."

“Okay, no problem.” Kitahara Natsumi said cheerfully, “It seems this strange person is familiar with you. Could he be one of your suitors in America?”

"..." Kuroba Chikage was silent for a few seconds before slowly saying, "Yes, he is my suitor in America. He is very jealous and might cause you trouble. Please forgive him, Kitahara-sensei."

There was no way to talk about Kuroba Toichi, so she could only go along with Kitahara Natsuhiro's words.

I've already prepared all the excuses for her; all she has to do is follow the ladder.

If you make things up, you might be more likely to get into trouble.

"It's alright, it's alright," Kitahara Natsuyu said. "I'm a magnanimous person, I won't get angry over something like this, don't worry."

He was indeed a magnanimous person, so magnanimous that even now, after Kuroba Toichi has passed away.

Then, Kuroba Chikage rambled on for a few more minutes before hanging up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Ai couldn't wait to speak up: "A strange person? I think it must be Kuroba Toichi."

"He probably found out you're flirting with his wife, so he's planning to cause you trouble."

"He's really bitten off more than he can chew."

How could humans possibly be a match for Gengar?

It's not wrong to say that they kicked a hornet's nest.

Very apt.

But
"What do you mean by 'flirting'?" Kitahara Natsuyu feigned displeasure: "This is a normal pursuit, after all, Kuroba Toichi is a dead man."

"I don't need a dead person's permission to pursue Qianying."

"Thousand Shadows?"

"They're calling each other so affectionately."

Xiao Ai snorted and turned to leave.

Kitahara Natsuyu chuckled and followed.

Soon.

The two then went to the infirmary.

Upon entering the infirmary, Ai immediately turned on the heater and even the kotatsu (heated table).

That's right, the infirmary has heated tables, and they were specially provided by the school. That's really thoughtful.

"I am hungry."

After turning on the kotatsu, Ai immediately sat up, leaned on the table, and started shouting.

Kitahara Natsuhiro picked up an orange from the kotatsu table and started peeling it.

"What do you want to eat?"

"Should we eat in the cafeteria or order takeout?"

In this day and age, Japan already has delivery services, but they're rather slow, and with the snow, they'll probably be cold by the time they arrive.

"Ramen? It's so cold. I want something hot to eat."

The kotatsu warmed up, and Ai's face showed a contented expression.

In the dead of winter, especially on snowy days, lying in a heated table is the most comfortable thing to do.

"Ramen?" Kitahara Natsumi ate an orange and fed Ai another one: "You really know how to pick food."

"But you don't mean you want me to go buy ramen, do you?"

"It was cold when we got back, and it was broad daylight!"

Although transforming into Gengar during the day allows for quick travel and return, there are fewer people outside, not no people at all.

The aftermath is still quite troublesome.

Hearing this, Ai rolled her eyes at him, took a bite of the rest of the orange, and ate his hand as well: "Idiot."

"Of course we'll eat out."

"If I order takeout, it will be cold by the time it arrives, and the noodles will be soggy, so it won't taste good."

"I see," Kitahara Natsumi said. "So, which restaurant would you like to eat at?"

"Let's eat near the school!" Ai said. "I don't want to go too far. It's too cold outside. I'll go out to eat after I warm up."

"Okay, take a rest first."

"Ah."

Ai nodded, huddled into the kotatsu, closed her eyes, and began.

Soon after, the sound of even breathing came from the infirmary.

Kitahara Natsuhiro then rummaged around inside the kotatsu and finally found a pair of jade feet.

With a beautiful woman by my side, sleeping is so boring, so naturally I have to play with her jade feet.

Ai only twitched slightly before continuing to sleep, completely unaware that her delicate feet were in Kitahara Natsuyu's hands.

the other side.

Kuroba Chikage has already called Terai Kinosuke to help her search for Kuroba Toichi's whereabouts.

Meanwhile, she was also secretly accessing surveillance footage from Beika Town, especially near Kitahara Natsuyu's apartment, to see if she could find any clues.

"Madam, have you found any clues?" Terai Kinosuke asked.

Upon hearing this, Kuroba Chikage was looking at the images on the computer screen in the car.

She retrieved the footage from a security camera near Kitahara Natsuyu's apartment, which was positioned directly opposite the apartment's main entrance, allowing a clear view of people coming and going.

Even so, she couldn't find any clues at all.

"No." Kuroba Chikage frowned, not seeing a trace of Kuroba Touichi on it.

"Dao Yi is good at disguise. If he wants to disguise himself as a person, almost no one can see the flaws unless they tear off his mask."

"And during his ten years in the United States, he has completely changed."

“If he were to cause trouble for Kitahara Natsuhiro, or even kill him, these surveillance cameras would not be able to capture his image.”

Although she and Kuroba Toichi have been married for over ten or twenty years, it is still somewhat difficult to identify Kuroba Toichi through the camera.

Because the camera wasn't high-definition. Furthermore, she didn't see any figure resembling Kuroba Toichi on it.

"Sigh, things are getting more and more complicated." Kuroba Chikage leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples.

My head is throbbing terribly!

Neither of the Kuroba father and son was easy for her to handle.

Terai Kinosuke said softly, "Madam, since the cameras don't show the master's image, it proves that the master has no intention of taking action against Mr. Kitahara Natsuyu."

"You should be able to rest assured now."

Kuroba Chikage said, "Don't worry, how can I not worry about you in this state?"

"As you know, Dao Yi has developed mental problems, and if left unchecked, it will cause a huge mess."

"If we don't resolve the issues from ten years ago, and cause more trouble now, none of us will escape unscathed."

Upon hearing this, Terai Kinosuke couldn't help but sigh.

He's getting on in years, and I doubt he has many good days left. All he wants now is to spend the rest of his life at the Kuroba family's house and enjoy his old age.

But the young master discovers the master's secret room and insists on becoming a phantom thief to find the real culprit.

He couldn't refuse, so he cooperated with him to become a phantom thief.

After finally calming the little one down, the older one caused trouble again.

He's having a real headache right now.

But no matter what, Kuroba Toichi is still his master, and there are some things he can only say in his heart and cannot actually say them out loud.

Even so.

"But nothing much happened in Tokyo last night. Apart from one case solved by Detective Mori, there were no other murder cases."

"This is good news for us!" Terai Kinosuke comforted.

Yes, this is indeed good news for Kuroba Chikage.

However, a case occurred as soon as Conan returned; he truly lives up to his reputation as the Grim Reaper.

“That’s certainly good news, but,” Kuroba Chikage sighed again, “maybe he went to kill some street thugs, and he’s quite experienced in disposing of bodies.”

"Given the capabilities of the Metropolitan Police Department, finding these bodies is likely a long time coming."

She was well aware of the investigative capabilities of the Japanese police and had no faith in them whatsoever.

Unless you're very rich, they'll either dawdle or try to extract a confession through torture.

Upon hearing this, Terai Kinosuke's face stiffened, and he remained silent for a long while before asking, "Madam, should we tell the young master about this?"

"No, we can't tell Kaito!" Kuroba Chikage refused without even thinking.

After all, telling Kaito would require explaining the whole story.

If Kaito were told this, Toichi would only go mad even faster.

This will also cause Kaito some concern.

Therefore, I cannot tell him this.

"That"

Terai Kinosuke wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Kuroba Chikage.

“I know what you want to say, but it’s best not to say it now,” said Chikage Kuroba. “Mr. Terai, could you please investigate the yakuza organizations in the Tokyo area? You might find some clues.”

Terai Kinosuke sighed, "I'll go right away, madam."

After saying that, he got out of the car and went to investigate.

After Terai Kinosuke left, Kuroba Chikage stared ahead, her eyes wandering.

"If... if Dao Yi didn't kill anyone, but simply disappeared, wouldn't all the trouble be over?"

For some reason, this thought suddenly popped into her head.

If the source of the trouble disappears, then isn't there no trouble at all?
So, if Kuroba Toichi disappeared after arriving in Japan and no major murder case was exposed...

Does that mean we can assume this person is no longer here?

Thinking of this, Kuroba Chikage quickly shook her head, trying to banish the thought from her mind, but then couldn't help but laugh at herself.

"It seems my patience with Dao Yi has reached its limit."

For ten years, she took care of Dao in the United States. If it was just taking care of him, then there was no problem. Taking care of him for the rest of his life was what she should do.

After all, they are husband and wife.

However, Kuroba Toichi was just too much of a troublemaker. He refused to take his medicine when he was sick, and wouldn't listen when told not to kill anyone.

In short, he'll do whatever you tell him not to do; he's practically going through a rebellious phase.

It was precisely for this reason that Kuroba Chikage's tolerance for Kuroba Toichi gradually reached its limit.

After all, if you have a psychopath, especially one who likes to kill, around you, you'll likely react the same way.

Kuroba Chikage, however, has endured for ten years, which is already worthy of Kuroba Touichi.

"Well, let's try our best to find it."

"If we really can't find it..."

Kuroba Chikage's eyes flickered a few times, then she straightened up and began typing on the computer, hacking into Haneda Airport's data.

Search inside for traces of Kuroba Toichi.

Ekoda High School, Class 2-B.

At this moment, Koizumi Akako was eating her lunchbox in the classroom, but she was absent-minded and kept glancing at Kuroba Kaito's seat.

She wasn't worried about Kaito Kuroba's safety; she just felt that he might be hiding because he was afraid she would ask him for information.

But in reality, she had given up on asking Kaito Kuroba for information and was instead preparing to take the initiative to find that guy.

After all, she had seen some information through the crystal ball, enough to find this person.

The reason she didn't go immediately was because she needed to make thorough preparations.

Her crystal ball was cracked from the dryness; going there like that would be like throwing herself into the lion's den.

So she asked the housekeeper to prepare some materials for the spell, making sure everything went perfectly.

Hmph, you've broken my crystal ball, I won't let this go so easily.

"Hongzi, Hongzi, what's wrong with you?"

At that moment, a familiar voice reached Koizumi Akako's ears.

"Qingzi? I'm fine."

At this moment, Nakamori Aoko came to Koizumi Akako's side and, seeing that she seemed a little absent-minded, couldn't help but ask her what was wrong.

"Are you really okay? I noticed you were distracted this morning, and you kept looking at Kaito's seat."

"Did something happen between you two?" Nakamori Aoko asked.

Actually, she knew a few things about Koizumi Akako, such as her liking for Kuroba Kaito.

That's why I'm so nervous.

"Conflict?" Koizumi Akako shook her head and said, "There is no conflict between me and Kaito, it's just that I encountered some problems."

"But it's not a big problem."

As the inheritor of red magic, she is confident in resolving any issue.

Even if the other side breaks her crystal ball, she is confident that she can take them down.

Because the opponent could also be a mage.

Since they are both magicians, then it depends on who is better prepared.

Her family has a lot of resources; they definitely won't lose.

So, the guy who broke my crystal ball, you're dead!
"That puts my mind at ease." Nakamori Aoko breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)