Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 467 A Complex Relationship!
Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the banquet at the Tokiwa Zaibatsu Twin Towers skyscraper.

Today, Kitahara Natsuhiro and his entourage were all dressed up. The women wore formal dresses and the men wore suits, including Genta and Mitsuhiko.

However, they arranged to meet at the ground floor of Kogoro Mouri's detective agency.

By this time, Conan and his friends had all arrived and were waiting for Kitahara Natsuhiro and Sonoko. Kitahara Natsuhiro was going to drive a car from the Suzuki Manor to take everyone over, so he would be a little late.

Apart from him and Sonoko, everyone else was there.

"Why haven't Kitahara-kun and Miss Suzuki arrived yet? If they keep dawdling, we might be late!" Kogoro Mouri began to complain.

This is understandable, though. He deliberately refrained from drinking all day for today's banquet, which is quite difficult for a man who is an alcoholic and addicted to alcohol.

So now he's eagerly anticipating drinking the fine wines at the banquet.

But they haven't set off yet, which is making him a little anxious.

Hearing this, Xiaolan said irritably, "Dad, it's still early, so don't rush us. Besides, we're not far from Nishitama City, so we won't be late. Don't worry about it."

She really had no way to deal with her current father; he was far too willful, even more so than before.

But there's nothing we can do about it; Mom and Dad got divorced.

But there are advantages to divorce, namely that my mother's complexion improved visibly, and she seemed to have a second spring in her life.

Although she wasn't entirely clear on what had happened, she knew it was all inextricably linked to Kitahara Natsuhiro.

So there are advantages to divorce!
As for my own father, let him be!
Being able to eat, drink, and sleep, they should be able to continue living a comfortable life.

This is also a win-win situation.

Mom got happiness, Dad got freedom, everyone's happy, everyone's happy!
"Hmph!" Kogoro Mouri crossed his arms and said, "If you're late, I won't forgive you!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces twitched involuntarily.

Kogoro Mouri is getting more and more willful!
Even Ran ignored her father, squatted down, and looked at Conan and the others, saying, "How's your investigation going? Any leads?"

Upon hearing this, Genta and the others immediately started chattering, also mentioning that Hara Yoshiaki had been killed, and they were quite proud of it.

After all, they were the so-called first discoverers.

It was because of the investigation at Hara Yoshiaki's house that they discovered Hara Yoshiaki had been murdered.

The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest, and a small silver knife was still in his hand. There was a cake on the table, and a small wine glass broken in two on the ground in a pool of blood, but strangely, the wine glass was not stained with blood.

However, Conan in this world doesn't know anything about the Black Organization and Gin, so he doesn't know Hara Yoshiaki's true identity. He just thinks this is a follow-up to the previous death of Oki Iwamatsu and is being treated as a serial murder case.

Furthermore, tonight, Inspector Megure and other officers from the Metropolitan Police Department will also be at the banquet to prevent any accidents from occurring.

But sometimes, accidents are simply unavoidable, let alone when someone is deliberately trying to kill someone. Most importantly, Conan, the Grim Reaper, is also in this place.

How could there not be any accidents?

Fortunately, Kitahara Natsuhiro was also there, and he directly suppressed Conan.

"I see," Xiaolan nodded with a smile as she listened to the chatter of the crowd.

Meanwhile, Amuro Tooru, who was standing to the side, listened to their conversation and thought to himself, "Now it's basically certain that Gin was the one who killed Hara Yoshiaki. However, the motive is still not very clear. But they might make another move today. This is a perfect opportunity. I must catch these guys by the tail!"

Amuro Tooru was fully prepared for today's arrest operation.

But I'm still worried about unexpected things happening, since it's likely that Gin will be the one sent this time, not someone else.
At that moment, he looked in a certain direction and saw a woman with short blonde hair and a stunning figure standing to the side, talking to other women.

This woman is Jodie Starling, an FBI agent from the United States who came to Japan.

This is Judy's hidden identity; her real identity is an English teacher at Teitan High School.

However, only Amuro Tooru knew about this, and he knew about it because of Akai Shuichi.

"Judy Starling is here too. I wonder if Shuichi Akai will come. I'm really looking forward to it!" A cold smile flashed across Amuro Tooru's face.

Even today, he can still see the image of Morofushi Kagemitsu's suicide, as well as the cell phone that was pierced by a bullet.

This is a pain that will forever remain in his heart, something he can never let go of!
There was no way around it; he had personally witnessed Morofushi Kagemitsu die in front of him, and anyone would find it extremely difficult to let go of such a thing.

Even he himself felt that he had an inescapable responsibility.

Because the moment the gunshot rang out, he had just stepped onto the rooftop, and then Morofushi Kagemitsu died right in front of him.

Seeing this scene truly broke his heart!

If it weren't for the organized people monitoring them, he would have loved to fight Shuichi Akai right there and then, and have a life-or-death battle!
However, he didn't get his wish last time, and he hopes that this time he can finally get his wish and capture Shuichi Akai himself.

But he has recently heard some rumors that Shuichi Akai is dead.

He also investigated, but there was no evidence that Shuichi Akai was dead. He felt that the FBI was hiding something!

Perhaps this time the FBI will take action, send out Shuichi Akai, and catch the organization red-handed.

After all, Shuichi Akai is known as the Silver Bullet within the organization!
Although Amuro Tooru's idea was good, he had no idea that Akai Shuichi was now practically a cripple.

And the person who started all of this was Kitahara Natsuhiro.

So barring any unforeseen circumstances, Shuichi Akai will not appear in public, and he has already begun to shift his focus to logistics.

Because of Kitahara Natsuhiro's intervention, the Red team lost three powerful combatants.

Conan, Ai Haibara, and Shuichi Akai.

Kitahara Natsuhiro, you are truly heinous!

Didi didi.
Just then, the sound of a car horn reached everyone's ears. They turned around and saw a campervan parked in front of them.

After the car door opened, Sonoko got out.

"Yo-ho, we've arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately chimed in, "You've finally arrived, young lady from a wealthy family! I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Hearing this, Sonoko was a little confused and couldn't help but look at Ran: "What's wrong with Uncle Mori?"

Xiao Lan said helplessly, "Him? He's afraid he'll be late and everyone else will finish all the wine, so he's here in a fit of impotence and rage!"

"Don't mind him, he's just an old drunkard. We shouldn't let people like him drink, it'll only make them envious!"

"Oh, I see..." After learning the whole story, Sonoko couldn't help but burst into laughter, a sly glint in her eyes: "Uncle, there's plenty of fine wine in the car, would you like a glass first?"

"Want a drink?" Kogoro Mouri was tempted, but then he remembered something and quickly waved his hand, saying, "No, no, I need to learn from this experience. Last time I drank a lot of alcohol in the car and got drunk. I can't do that this time."

"I can't let my junior embarrass me!" Although that's what he said, and he didn't want to embarrass his junior, he actually still wanted to see her and chat with her.

After the divorce, Kogoro Mouri became increasingly unrestrained in certain aspects.

After all, they're divorced, so there's no need to worry about it anymore.

We're both single, and it's a mutual decision.

Unfortunately, Tokiwa Mio didn't really care about her senior; she just wanted to use her fame.

Therefore, Kogoro Mouri was completely overthinking things.

"Hahaha," Sonoko burst into laughter upon hearing these words: "Uncle, you're still as funny as ever."

"Alright everyone, get on the bus quickly, we're about to leave."

"it is good!"

Everyone responded with a comment, and then got on the bus one by one.

The team this time is also quite large.

Akiko Yonehara, Yukiko, Vermouth, Ai, and others also planned to go together.

After all, Yukiko and the others have started their own company now, and going to the Tokiwa Zaibatsu would be beneficial for expanding their network and making some friends, so naturally they would go.

Therefore, this can be described as a grand gathering.

However, some people still don't have the time.

For example, Reiko Kujo didn't have time to go.

Civil servants are really busy, and with the recent surge in cases, her vacation time is getting shorter and shorter.

Reiko Kujo: What is the reason that I can't take a vacation?!
Conan: It is I!
Closer to home.

After everyone boarded the car, Kitahara Natsuhiro immediately started the car and slowly drove towards Nishitama City.

Nishitama city, twin towers skyscrapers.

At that moment, all the lights on the twin skyscrapers lit up, piercing the sky.

At this moment, a motorhome slowly arrived. When the staff at the building entrance saw the motorhome, they immediately went over to it.

"Are you Ms. Sonoko Suzuki and Mr. Natsuhiro Kitahara?" the staff member asked.

Before arriving, the Tokiwa Zaibatsu specifically inquired about things like the license plate number, just to prepare for this moment and prevent any unexpected events.

Furthermore, all these staff members have undergone professional training, so there will absolutely be no accidents.

Even a small accident could cause the Tokiwa Zaibatsu to suffer heavy losses, since everyone who came here today is either rich or powerful, and many of them are people that the Tokiwa Zaibatsu cannot afford to offend. Sonoko is one of them.

“Yes.” Kitahara Natsuhiro rolled down the car window and said, “Miss Sonoko is right behind us.”

“Okay.” The staff member said, “Ms. Sonoko, Mr. Kitahara, and the others, please come with us. We will take care of the transportation.”

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu nodded, called out to the back, and then everyone got out of the car.

Soon, the group was led by staff to the Twin Towers skyscraper, where they were allowed to park their cars.

"I wonder if Heiji Hattori has arrived yet?" Conan looked around as he entered the Twin Towers skyscraper, hoping to spot Heiji Hattori inside.

Unfortunately, he was nowhere to be found here.

"Conan, what are you looking at?" Ayumi asked from beside him.

Upon hearing this, Conan said, "I'm looking for Hattori Heiji. Heiji-nii is coming over with Kazuha-neechan."

I almost let it slip!

Because of his status, he couldn't call Hattori Heiji "Hattori Heiji" or "Heiji" in front of so many people; he had to add "brother" to it, as that's what a child should call him.

"Yes!"

“Heiji and Kazuha from Osaka are coming too,” Mitsuhiko told Genta.

"Not only that, Ooka Momiji from the Ooka Zaibatsu is also coming, and the relationship between the three of them is quite complicated!" Sonoko said, winking.

It was this winking and eye-rolling that completely ruined Sonoko's aura; she didn't seem like a lady from a respectable family at all. On the contrary, Ai seemed more like a lady from a respectable family.

This is one of the reasons why Tomoko Suzuki wanted Ai to be her goddaughter.

Because her daughter was too prone to revealing her true nature.

"Is the relationship complicated?"

Upon hearing this, my gossipy nature immediately ignited.

Ding Dong
At that moment, the doors of the VIP elevator opened, and they arrived at the floor where the banquet was being held.

Incandescent lights, a plethora of gourmet foods, and expensive wines were all displayed before the crowd, along with celebrities from all over the world.

These celebrities glanced at the elevator doors when they opened, but after realizing it wasn't anyone famous, they didn't pay any attention and continued talking to the people around them.

Even Sonoko didn't recognize him.

Although Sonoko is the eldest daughter of the Suzuki Zaibatsu, all they know about her is her previous hairstyle. After changing her hairstyle, Sonoko is like a different person, so they have no idea that the person in front of them is the second daughter of the Suzuki Zaibatsu.

And Sonoko will not announce this matter to the world.

"Sonoko, it seems like you're being ignored!" Sera Masumi said.

Upon hearing this, Sonoko didn't care at all: "That suits me just the way it is. I don't want to talk to these adults about annoying things. It's enough for me to be with you!"

"It's only when you're with your own people that you have the most fun!"

"Ahem, I'm going to find Tokiwa Mio, my junior." At this moment, Kogoro Mouri straightened his suit and walked over, looking very handsome.

Seeing this, Xiaolan shook her head helplessly: "Let's go in too!"

"it is good."

Afterwards, Kitahara Natsuhiro and his entourage arrived at the venue.

"Hey! Kudo!"

(End of this chapter)