Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 45 Kidnapping? Prank?

Monday, October 10.

Early in the morning, the Suzuki family received the news that Suzuki Sonoko had been kidnapped!

In addition to the kidnapping letter, there was also a mobile phone inside, but the phone had not rung yet.

In the villa in Beika Town, there were only four people at this time: Suzuki Ayako, Suzuki Shiro, Suzuki Tomoko and their spouses, and a servant. They did not usually live in this villa. They had bought the small villa just for Sonoko's "closeness to school". Apart from Sonoko, there was usually only one servant there.

After receiving the kidnapping letter, Shiro Suzuki and Ayako Suzuki were also very panicked. Only Tomoko Suzuki seemed calm on the surface.

"I told you that Sonoko can't go to school without a bodyguard... Hey... the school didn't answer the phone either..."

"Shut up!"

Suzuki Shiro's chattering was stopped by Tomoko.

Although she did not decide to call the police immediately, Ayako still contacted Shiraishi.

After all, the case happened in Beika Town, and Shiraishi was someone the kidnappers knew. "Contacting someone he knew" was much more covert than "calling the police." Shiraishi would definitely not come here in a high-profile manner, and it would be difficult for the kidnappers to discover him!
Shortly after……

Ding-dong-

When she heard the doorbell, Ayako immediately looked at the videophone at the door and found...

"Sonoko?" Ayako was stunned when she saw this.

The person who came was not Shiraishi, nor was he one of the kidnappers, but... the "kidnapped" Sonoko.

"Huh? Sister, why are you here?" Yuanzi was still wondering why her sister was here.

As soon as she opened the door, Sonoko discovered that it was not only her sister...

"Dad, Mom, you're all here? Are you going out to play?" Sonoko asked puzzledly.

If we go out to play, isn't it too late to leave today?

"Sonoko...where have you been?" Shirou asked anxiously.

"Eh? Xiaolan and I went out yesterday. Didn't I tell you, mom?" Sonoko said as a matter of course.

Shirou and Ayako looked at Tomoko.

Tomoko: ...

Well, although I appeared calm just now, actually... I forgot about it in a hurry.

"Then... aren't you going to school today?" Ayako asked immediately.

"Today is Sports Day! What's wrong with you?" Sonoko was very confused.

It is because today, October 10th, is the birthday of Xiaolan's mother, Eri Kisaki, so Xiaolan asked Sonoko to decorate the house together in advance, wanting to create an opportunity for "marital reconciliation" for her father.

Ayako and Tomoko looked at Shirou - no wonder no one answered the phone at school!

Shiro:......

"Hahaha, I'm glad you're okay." Shi Lang laughed foolishly.

"It looks like it's just a prank..." Ayako finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Sonoko tilted her head, still not understanding what was going on, but she still said, "Okay, I'll go change my clothes first."

I stayed at Xiaolan's house last night. I didn't even change my underwear and my cell phone was out of battery.

Seeing Sonoko running upstairs, Ayako felt relieved, but suddenly said in embarrassment: "Oh no... Hei-kun!"

Tomoko's eyes suddenly narrowed and he snorted.

Seeing this, Shi Lang hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Okay, okay, it's good that nothing happened. Don't let Shiraishi make such a fuss. Let's go have a meal together later... Well, you can also ask Shiraishi for advice on the safety of the garden. Let's prepare for a rainy day!"

"Tsk, what does he know..." Although Tomoko looked unhappy, she did not object.

But just then...

what--

A scream came from upstairs!

"Sonoko!" Ayako and her parents quickly ran upstairs, and the fat Shiro almost rolled over.

then……

Snap, boom—

The sound of a door slamming!
When the three of them ran upstairs, they saw... Shiraishi standing outside Sonoko's bedroom door with an innocent look on his face.

Shiraishi:……

Ayako, Shirou, Tomoko:......

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

"Xiao Hei...what's wrong with you..." Ayako asked awkwardly.

"If a kidnapping occurs, there are usually kidnappers monitoring the residence. In order to avoid being discovered... So who did you just tell me was kidnapped?" Shiraishi was also puzzled.

Shiraishi walked around the area and although he didn't see the kidnappers, he decided to sneak in stealthily just in case!
After all, with Shiraishi's size, he would be too conspicuous even if he disguised himself as a courier or a salesman.

So, Bai Shi climbed over the wall with his bare hands and climbed up to the second floor, but...

What happened to Sonoko? Although I didn't see it clearly just now, and Sonoko has grown a lot bigger than before, Shiraishi still recognized that it was Sonoko herself!

……

Everyone came to the living room downstairs, and after some explanation, Bai Shi finally realized that it was a false alarm.

"I'm really sorry to have made you run here in vain, Shiraishi. Let's go have a simple meal together later!" Shiro said kindly.

However, Tomoko said in a gloomy tone, "We are overthinking it. How could there be kidnappers in the jurisdiction of such a heroic police officer? Hehehe..."

"That's right, this is what we should do. Since you have nothing to do, I won't bother you any more!" Bai Shi certainly didn't have a good tone.

Just when Ayako was in a dilemma...

Ding-dong-

The doorbell rings.

Taking advantage of the interruption of the dispute, Ayako quickly pressed the video answer button.

"Hello, is this the Suzuki family? We're here to deliver a wardrobe to your home according to an appointment." Two men dressed as couriers said "sneakily" at this time.

"Wardrobe?" Ayako was stunned when she heard this.

What does Yuanzi buy a wardrobe for?
Before she could react, she saw the other party secretly showing his police ID to the camera and whispering, "Ms. Suzuki, we are from the Beihua Police Station. We already know that something happened in your house. Please open the door quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Ayako and the other two looked at Shiraishi.

Shiraishi, however, looked confused and just walked over - Shiraishi had not contacted the police station before!

However, this police officer was indeed not a fake. When he came to the videophone, Shiraishi immediately recognized the police officer who was speaking...

"Kuroki? He is indeed a police officer from our station." Shiraishi said, motioning Ayako to open the door.

"Eh?" Kuroki was also stunned when he heard the director's voice.

Kenji Kuroki is a detective of the Haidani Squad. He was previously ordered to reflect on his actions and just returned to work today.

When Tomoko saw that Ayako really opened the door according to Shiraishi's instructions, she couldn't help but frown and seemed to say something, but was stopped by Shiro who was standing beside her with a smile.

After the door was opened, two young men dressed as couriers came in. When one of them saw Shiraishi, he immediately saluted and said, "Director! So you also know about Miss Sonoko's kidnapping case?"

The young police officer next to him was stunned at this moment, and then he realized the identity of the "little giant" in front of him - he was one of the three new police officers transferred today, and the only "potential newcomer" with no resume, Kanzaki Ryuichi.

At this moment, Yuanzi, who had changed her clothes, came down from upstairs. She was a little embarrassed at first, but now she heard what this person said...

"Kidnapping? Me?" Sonoko pointed at herself in confusion.

"Ah, sorry, officers, it's just a prank." Seeing this, Ayako hurriedly explained.

Bai Shi frowned and asked, "Wait, how did you two know about the kidnapping? Did anyone call the police?"

Bai Shi has already realized that something is not right, and it may not be just a prank...

(End of this chapter)