Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 119: No Tea at the Garden Tea Party

Seeing that his "knowledge" seemed to shock Xiaolan and the others, Maori Kogoro quietly glanced at the notebook in his hand and continued:
"Professor Moriya was originally named Moriya Sadaharu, but in order to make the name symmetrical, he later changed his name to Moriya Teiji."

Before Kogoro Mori could continue speaking, a middle-aged man in a neat suit walked towards Makino and his companions.

After seeing Makino, the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Makino, I didn't expect you to have time to come to my humble abode~"

"Professor Moritani, you are so polite. It is my honor to see such a beautiful garden and building."

"Haha, I didn't expect to receive your praise. It's such an honor!" Moriya Teiji said with a smile.

After finishing speaking, Moriya Teiji looked at the people beside Makino and asked in confusion: "Who are these people?"

Hearing this, Xiaolan quickly walked up to Teiji Moriya and introduced herself, "Hello, my name is Mao Lilan, and these two are my father and Conan. We are here to attend the banquet on behalf of Kudo Shinichi."

"Oh? Mr. Kudo can't come..." Moriya Teiji frowned after hearing the news.

Seeing that Teiji Moriya in front of him seemed not to recognize him, Kogoro Mori sniffed awkwardly.

Officer Makino is fine, but I didn't expect that Moriya Teiji would care more about that Kudo Shinichi than me...

At this moment, after noticing Maori Kogoro's mood, Makino observed Moriya Teiji's expression and introduced with a smile:
"Professor Moritani, this is Detective Mori. You should have heard of his name. You should have heard about what happened to the Kurokawa family, right? That case was solved by Mr. Mori."

After hearing the words "Kurokawa family", an unnatural expression clearly appeared on Moritani Teiji's face.

The next moment, he reached out and looked at Maori Kogoro: "So you are the famous detective Maori Kogoro, no wonder you looked so familiar to me just now. I heard about the Kurokawa family on the news. Come to think of it, I designed their house back then~"

Maori Kogoro looked at Makino with gratitude, stepped forward and shook hands with Moriya Teiji and said, "So you designed that house, no wonder it's so beautiful!"

Hearing this, a trace of displeasure flashed in Moriya Teiji's eyes, and he chuckled: "Haha, you're joking. I designed that house when I was young, and I was very immature at that time~"

As if to skip this topic as quickly as possible, Moriya Teiji shook hands with Maori Kogoro and continued: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Please follow me. Afternoon tea will be held in the backyard~"

Led by Teiji Moriya, Makino and his companions came to the backyard of the building.

As soon as he entered the backyard, a guest noticed Makino and immediately stepped forward and said, "Mr. Makino? I didn't expect you to come to this party!"

"Ms. Kawamura, long time no see~" Makino chuckled.

After saying hello, Makino introduced the person to Maori Kogoro and the others standing by: "This is the fashion designer Ms. Kawamura Keiko. Her father, Momota Rikuro, was once the director general of the Metropolitan Police Department. He used to take good care of me~"

"What did you say? Superintendent General?!" Kogoro Mouri glared.

Realizing that his voice was too loud, Kogoro Mouri quickly covered his mouth.

Conan and Xiaolan were surprised and quickly greeted Kawamura Keiko in front of them.

While Makino was talking to Kawamura Keiko in front of him, he was recalling things about Kawamura Keiko in his mind.

Originally, he opened a clothing company for Keiko Kawamura just for the purpose of "exchange", but he didn't expect that Keiko Kawamura would actually do it well and become an elite in the field of clothing design.

Although her husband, Takuo Kawamura, the current Shinagawa Ward councilor, definitely played a role in this.

But in the field of fashion design, it is impossible to gain recognition from customers without some real skills.

Obviously, this Keiko Kawamura does have talent and ability.

After Kawamura Keiko left, Mori Kogoro and others immediately stepped forward and asked Makino about Kawamura Keiko.

Before Makino could explain, several middle-aged entrepreneurs who were talking to each other nearby also saw Makino and came forward.

"Isn't this Mr. Makino? We just met on the cruise ship some time ago~" "Mr. Makino, it's been a long time!"

"I am the president of Nagayama Company. How is President Suzuki doing recently?"

"..."

Hearing the commotion here, the guests who knew Makino's identity came forward with a smile and greeted Makino.

Soon, people gathered in front of Makino.

Kogoro Mori and his companions finally managed to break away from the guests and squeeze out from the crowd.

Seeing the scene in front of her, Xiaolan couldn't help but blink.

"These people are either big entrepreneurs or upper-class people like scholars or artists. They are celebrities that can often be seen on TV." Conan said.

Maori Kogoro grumbled quietly, "Humph, what upper-class people? Look at the flattering smiles they had when they were talking to Makino! To me, these people don't know what modesty and prudence are!"

At this moment, a slightly plump middle-aged man walked up to Maori Kogoro, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Are you the famous detective Maori Kogoro?"

Upon hearing this, Maori Kogoro's mouth immediately grinned from ear to ear: "Hahaha! That's right, I am the famous detective Maori! May I know who you are?"

Xiaolan, Conan: "..."

Is this what you call reserved and steady?
……

Not long after, Makino finally said goodbye to the guests who came to say hello, walked to a table nearby, picked up a drink and took a few sips.

Although he was already accustomed to dealing with "these people", he still felt a little helpless when so many people took turns to deal with him.

Especially after attending the memorial meeting of the Suzuki Foundation, more and more people from all walks of life got to know him.

One of the men who came to greet him just now was the president of a branch company under the Suzuki Group.

After putting down the empty cup in his hand, Makino walked over to Xiaolan and the others.

To be honest, it is undoubtedly easier to get along with Xiaolan and the others than to have a pretentious conversation with other people present.

At this time, Moriya Teiji also walked up to Maori Kogoro and said, "By the way, Mr. Maori, I want to ask you a question. Should it be okay?"

"Problem?" Kogoro Mori asked puzzledly.

"That's right, because I recently need to help three people who run a company together to deduce a network password. Since you are a famous detective, you should be able to solve it right away!"

Moriya Teiji did not control his voice, so the guests around him also heard their conversation.

After noticing the expectant eyes of the guests around him, Kogoro Mori immediately realized that he was now in a difficult situation.

The next moment, he quickly straightened his clothes, cleared his throat and said, "Well, please go ahead!"

Seeing this scene, a faint smile appeared on Makino's lips.

Moritani Teiji is indeed a "genius" as he managed to grasp Kogoro Mori's character so quickly.

Under his "flattering" attitude, Kogoro Mori had no choice but to follow his words and promised to help him solve the puzzle.

(End of this chapter)