Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 168 Noisy
Everyone's attention was focused on the strange man who suddenly appeared in front of them.

Before Makino and Maori Kogoro could answer, the brown-haired man with glasses continued, "Excuse me, my name is Kusaka Hironari, I'm a screenwriter, and a loyal fan of both of you~"

Upon hearing this, although Kogoro Mouri happily expressed his gratitude, he still subconsciously shrank his neck back.

For some reason, he felt that the admiration on the face of the Kusaka screenwriter in front of him made him feel uncomfortable.

At this point, screenwriter Kusaka turned his head to look at the woman behind him and introduced her with a smile: "The one behind me is Miss Akiyoshi Miwako. She is the deputy commander in charge of designing this ship. She also came up with the beautiful name 'Aphrodite'~"

"I'm Akiyoshi, please give me your guidance." Akiyoshi Miwako also looked at Makino and others seriously, nodded slightly and greeted them.

After seeing the appearance of Akiyoshi Miwako, Kogoro Mouri shrank his neck again.

And this time, the expression on his face was obviously more stiff than before.

Makino on the side carefully observed Kusaka Hironari and Akiyoshi Miwako in front of him, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Just as Akiyoshi Miwako finished her greetings, the system task reminder sounded.

——【Task triggered, event level: S.】

In addition, although screenwriter Kusaka and designer Akiyoshi in front of him were smiling, Makino clearly sensed a hint of malice from them.

Judging from the magnitude of this malicious intent, it seems more like "vigilance" than "murderous intent".

But this is normal, after all, both of them have their own little thoughts.

Before achieving their respective goals, both myself as a "policeman" and Maori Kogoro as a "detective" are objects worthy of caution in their eyes.

As for Kogoro Mori's abnormal behavior, it was obviously caused by the person in front of him, Miwa Akiyoshi.

This bespectacled Ms. Akiyoshi would look exactly like Kisaki Eri if she just changed her hairstyle and hair color.

As soon as everyone greeted each other, the waiter came over and said, "Sorry for the long wait, the seats have been arranged. I'll take you right away..."

Before the waiter could finish, the screenwriter Kusaka interrupted him and said, "Oh, sorry! Can we have two more seats?"

After finishing speaking, screenwriter Kusaka looked at Makino and the others and said with a smile: "Do you guys mind? I really don't want to miss the opportunity to have dinner with Mr. Maori and Mr. Makino~"

"No problem, no problem! Food tastes better when there are more people around~" Sonoko nodded with a smile, then turned to look at Makino and the others, "What do you think?"

Seeing that Lian Yuanzi, the "inviter", said so, Makino and the others smiled and nodded.

Seeing this, the male waiter beside him bowed slightly and led the way for everyone.

Looking at Maori Kogoro's somewhat unnatural back, Sonoko frowned and said, "Xiaolan, why do I feel that my uncle is weird?"

"Huh? Why do you say that?" Xiaolan asked puzzledly.

Sonoko explained: "If it were an ordinary uncle, after seeing a beauty like Miss Akiyoshi, he would probably..."

At this point, Sonoko's mouth suddenly opened up, and she imitated Maori Kogoro's smile and said, "Oh~ Speaking of Aphrodite, she is the goddess of love and beauty! Beautiful lady, I think you are more suitable for this name than this ship~"

After saying that, Sonoko put her hands on her hips, stuck out her tongue and laughed.

After seeing Yuanzi's appearance, Makino and the others also smiled.

It must be said that Sonoko's skill in imitating Kogoro Mori has reached a level where the fake is indistinguishable from the real thing.

After laughing for a while, Xiaolan glanced at Miss Akiyoshi's back, with a hint of tenderness and loneliness in her eyes: "I think... maybe it's because Miss Akiyoshi looks a lot like my mother?"

After noticing Xiaolan's emotions, Sonoko stopped acting funny, turned her head seriously to look at Miss Akiyoshi's profile, and nodded silently.

……

Soon after, the waiter led Makino and his group to a large rectangular dining table.

Since there was no need to order, the waiter simply asked everyone if there was anything they couldn't eat and then left.

After the waiter left, screenwriter Kusaka kept finding topics to chat with Makino and Maori Kogoro.

He took the initiative to say that the reason he was on this ship was to write a drama series set on a luxury liner.

After introducing his own "background", screenwriter Kusaka looked at Makino and Maori Kogoro pretending to be casual, and asked: "Mr. Makino, Mr. Maori, you two must have been invited by someone, right? Could it be... that you two are here to investigate a case?"

Before Kogoro Mori could explain, several middle-aged men suddenly walked up to Makino and Ayako with wine glasses in their hands.

"As expected! Mr. Makino, Ms. Ayako, it's been a long time since we last met! Do you remember me? I'm Matsuda Harata, the president of Matsuda Trading Company!"

"It's Mr. Makino and Ms. Ayako! I said I couldn't make a mistake! I'm Takashima Mikiri, and last time we were together..."

"..."

Makino and Ayako also stood up from their seats, with "commercial" smiles on their faces, and started to exchange pleasantries with several middle-aged men.

Seeing this, screenwriter Kusaka quickly looked at Maori Kogoro beside him and asked in surprise: "What is this?"

Maori Kogoro touched the back of his head and explained, "We came here at the invitation of the Suzuki Group..."

Xiaolan at the side took over the topic and said: "The people invited this time are actually Sonoko's parents. Her father is the chairman of the Suzuki Group."

Hearing this, Yuanzi smiled awkwardly and whispered, "But my parents don't have time, so they want me to come instead of them. I think it will be more fun with more people~"

At this point, Sonoko pointed at Makino and Ayako who were talking on the side, and raised her head slightly, like a child showing off her favorite toys: "As for Ayako and Ryuichi, they are my proud sister and brother-in-law~"

Dr. Agasa beside him also smiled and nodded: "We were all invited by Sonoko."

At this moment, Xiaolan glanced at Makino and Ayako not far away, frowned and said: "But Yuanzi, is it really okay for you not to go to Makino and the others to say hello to those guests? Aren't you also... um!"

Without waiting for Xiaolan to finish speaking, Yuanzi covered her mouth and looked back cautiously.

Seeing that Makino and her sister didn't turn their gazes towards her, Sonoko heaved a sigh of relief and whispered, "I don't like that kind of occasion anyway! Anyway, my sister and Long Yi brother can deal with those guys, so there is no need for a skinny and beautiful girl like me who is not good at socializing to appear~
It’s not that I want to evade responsibility and push all matters related to the consortium onto Brother Long Yi and the others, and enjoy my trip here quietly by myself…”

Xiaolan and others: "..."

Seeing that Sonoko became less and less confident as she spoke further, Conan on the opposite side squinted at her with disdain.

Having noticed the situation on Makino's side, many guests who knew Makino and Ayako gathered around them and greeted them with smiles on their faces.

The next moment, Makino, who was not far away, suddenly turned his head to look at Yuanzi, smiled and said: "Yuanzi, come over here and say hello to everyone~" Yuanzi: "(⊙⊙)!"

……

Soon after, former Prime Minister Niimi and his wife, as well as invited artists and celebrities, were led by the waiters to sit on the high seats in the restaurant.

The mother and daughter of the eighth generation president and the captain also slowly walked into the restaurant.

The arrival of everyone also announced that the dinner was finally about to officially begin.

Upon seeing this, the guests present returned to their seats one after another, and Makino and the other two were finally freed from the "dealing" phase.

Tonight's dinner is more formal than a so-called "social banquet" and strictly speaking, you are not allowed to walk around casually.

Seeing the Yashiro father and daughter enter, screenwriter Kusaka and designer Akiyoshi both showed a hint of resentment in their eyes.

Writer Kusaka stared at the mother and daughter of the Eighth Generation Guild Leader and the captain beside them, and began to introduce them:

"The old man in front is the chairman of the Yashiro Group, Yashiro Entaro. The woman behind him is his daughter, Yashiro Takae, who will succeed the president of the Yashiro Merchant Shipping Company after the recruitment.

As for the captain, his name is Hai Tengdu. In the accident I mentioned fifteen years ago, he happened to be the deputy captain of the ship at that time. "

The next second, Sonoko seemed to remember something and looked at Makino and said, "Oh, I remember that Yashiro Takie's husband seemed to have died in a car accident not long ago..."

"Yes, it seems that he had a heart attack while riding in the car and eventually fell off the cliff." Makino nodded.

Hearing this, Designer Akiyoshi also looked at Makino and said, "This Yasiro Eito is my superior and the chief designer of this Aphrodite. Mr. Makino, may I ask if he really died in an accident?"

Hearing this, everyone else present looked at Makino, their eyes full of curiosity.

Makino shook his head and said, "Sorry, I'm on vacation recently, so I don't know the details."

After saying this, Makino glanced at Designer Akiyoshi sitting opposite him, and a light flashed in his eyes.

Hearing what Makino said, Designer Akiyoshi sighed regretfully and whispered, "Sorry, I shouldn't have asked. I just can't imagine that Mr. Yingren died suddenly of a heart attack..."

Seeing that the atmosphere seemed a little depressed, Maori Kogoro thought for a moment, immediately raised the red wine glass in his hand, and said with a smile: "Okay, on this special day, let's not talk about those sad topics~ Let's raise our glasses..."

Before Maori Kogoro could finish, Sonoko stood up and said, "Ah! Sorry uncle, let me do it~"

"Okay...okay..." Kogoro Mouri looked at Sonoko helplessly and nodded.

There was nothing he could do. After all, it was Sonoko who invited them here. Although Sonoko's behavior made him feel a little embarrassed, there was nothing he could do...

Ayako looked at Sonoko in surprise, somewhat confused as to why Sonoko insisted on saying the opening words of the toast herself.

In her impression, although Sonoko could be naughty at times, she would never do such a disrespectful thing.

Makino suddenly thought of something and glanced at Sonoko and Xiaolan beside her with a smile. He couldn't help but admire the pure friendship between the two.

No wonder Sonoko invited everyone here. On the surface, she wanted to travel with everyone, but actually she wanted everyone to celebrate with Xiaolan together, right?

The next moment, amid everyone's puzzled gazes, Sonoko stood up and looked at Xiaolan beside her with a smile: "First of all, let's celebrate this pleasant cruise trip. Then... congratulations to Xiaolan for winning the Kanto Tournament! Cheers!!"

"Huh?" Hearing this, Xiaolan quickly looked up at Yuanzi with a surprised expression.

Kogoro Mouri and others also looked at Xiaolan in surprise, and instantly understood why Sonoko insisted on giving the toast herself.

The next second, everyone smiled and said at the same time: "Cheers!"

After taking a sip of the drink in the cup, Xiaolan nodded shyly to express her gratitude to everyone, then turned to look at Sonoko and started complaining with a blushing face.

At this time, Ayumi and the others also spoke up:
"Sister Xiaolan, you are so amazing! You actually won the championship in the karate competition!"

"Yes, and it's the Kanto Tournament!"

“That’s amazing!!”

"..."

Amid the praises of Ayumi and the others, a warm smile appeared on Xiaolan's face.

……

When the dinner was almost over, President Yashiro and his daughter walked over to the seats of Makino and others.

"If I hadn't heard someone mention it just now, I wouldn't have known that you three were here! Thank you for accepting my daughter's invitation~"

Seeing this, Makino and Ayako looked at each other and quickly stood up with the red wine in their glasses.

Seeing this, Yuanzi, who was standing by, lowered his head and prepared to run away.

Makino noticed Sonoko's movements and grabbed her collar, smiling and saying, "Sonoko, where are you going?"

Yuanzi: "..."

After a brief chat, the Eighth Generation President seemed to remember something and looked at Makino and Ayako with a smile: "By the way, before I came here, I specially asked someone to prepare a few bottles of good wine. I will have someone deliver the wine to your room in a while. I hope you two have a pleasant journey~"

Hearing this, Maori Kogoro, who was lying on the table, suddenly perked up and said incoherently: "Good, good wine?! What, what good wine?! I..."

"Dad!" Xiaolan interrupted Maori Kogoro's speech and looked at Makino embarrassedly, "I'm so sorry! My dad seems to be drunk..."

Seeing this, the eighth president glanced at the drunk Maori Kogoro, then turned around and said goodbye to Makino and the others: "Then I won't bother you anymore, I hope you have a pleasant journey!"

His daughter, Yashiro Takae, also bowed and smiled: "If there is any inconvenience, please feel free to contact me or the staff~"

"Okay, thank you so much~" Makino and the others nodded with a smile.

After the eighth president and his daughter left, Xiaolan looked at Makino and the others embarrassedly, her eyes full of apology.

Without waiting for Xiaolan to apologize, Makino smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry about it. In fact, we wanted them to leave a long time ago. Compared to this, Mr. Maori... is he not good at drinking red wine? Logically speaking, isn't the alcohol content of red wine very low?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at Kogoro Mouri whose face was flushed red and fell into silence.

Indeed, the amount that Kogoro Mouri drank today was obviously almost the same as that of Makino and the others, but he was the only one who was drunk.

(End of this chapter)