Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 105 Little Tail

Who is Sonoko? Sonoko is one of the only two heirs to the Suzuki family. Not to mention inheriting the family business and becoming the head of the Suzuki Group, at the very least she'd be an advisor like Suzuki Jirokichi.

Is Suzuki Jirokichi short of money? Clearly not. The old man travels around the world, playing all kinds of games that only the rich can touch.

Therefore, the little money that Katsuhiko Takei gave was not at all worthy of Sonoko's attention.

But whether Sonoko wants it or not is one thing, and whether Tachibana Shizuka gives it or not is another. Sonoko can refuse it, but Tachibana Shizuka can't just play dumb and refuse to give it.

The reason Takei Katsuhiko could offer such a high reward, frankly, was because Sonoko was a member of the Suzuki Group's family. Even if Tachibana Shizuji rescued his daughter, he would probably only give a few million as a token of appreciation.

Old Deng is not without a criminal record. He even used newspaper to get the ransom for saving his daughter. Wouldn't he bully a high school detective who has no connections to him to death?

Tachibana Shizuka insisted on giving it, while Sonoko refused. The two argued for a long time before Tachibana Shizuka had a flash of inspiration and offered to give 1 million as activity funds for the "Teitan Jungle Squad." Only then did they give up.

With these 4 million yen in hand, although Tachibana Shizuka's financial pressure cannot be said to be greatly relieved, he is basically financially free.

Even if a high school student becomes an adult, how much money can he spend?

There were only a few classes left in the afternoon after lunch break. As soon as the school bell rang, Tachibana Seiji immediately grabbed his schoolbag, which had been packed long ago, and prepared to run away.

He did not forget Xiaolan's gritted teeth expression at the scene, nor did he forget Xiaolan's "wait for me" smile before he left Class B just now.

As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. As a gentleman who follows his heart, Tachibana Shizuka will definitely not give Xiaolan the opportunity to retaliate.

"Jingsi cleans up very quickly." At the classroom door, Jingsi Tachibana stared at Xiaolan who was smiling sweetly in front of him with wide eyes, and his calves were throbbing.

No, no! The bell just rang!
Sister, when did you learn to teleport behind people’s backs?

"Well, is there something wrong with not being active after school? As a high school student, it's reasonable for me to be active after school, right?"

"Of course it makes sense. Let's go to the dojo now. Shizue, you haven't trained for many days." Xiaolan looked at him with an expression that said, "I understand very well," and then she smiled and invited Shizue Tachibana.

"Emm..." Tachibana Shizuka really wanted to find an excuse to run away, but this is what an orphan without a father or mother is like, so it is difficult to find a reasonable excuse.

Without giving Tachibana Shizuka a chance to escape, Xiaolan smiled and pulled him towards the dojo.

"Okay, okay, Lan, believe me, I won't run away. Your expression and your current actions will easily make people misunderstand that I have done something bad!" Tachibana Shizuka was helplessly forced to follow Xiaolan.

Xiaolan's expression was now determined as if she wanted to join the party, and her hand was tightly holding Tachibana Shizuka's arm without letting go.

Well, if you don't know, you might think Tachibana Shizuka did something shameful. For example, peeping in the women's locker room?
Right, Kuroba Kaito-kun?
The arrival of Conan in the office did bring about some significant changes to Xiaolan. For example, Xiaolan had the deepest understanding of the issue of letting go.

Conan is a little kid, slippery and hard to control, and it is obviously not easy for Tachibana Shizuka, a tall and strong high school student, to escape.

The most important thing is that Tachibana Shizuka is not like Conan, who lost all his moral integrity after taking a pill. As a decent person, he still retains some dignity for himself.

In this way, Tachibana Shizuka followed Xiaolan to the karate club's dojo.

Ran and Tachibana Shizuka were the first to arrive. The karate club was Teitan High School's ace club due to its frequent success, with many members and a large dojo. At this moment, there were only four people in the empty dojo.

Wait, four people?
Tachibana Seiji looked at Sonoko and Takei Naoko, who were sitting at the edge of the dojo and whispering, with confusion.

"What's going on with them? And when did Sonoko and Takei become so familiar with each other?"

Because of her status as the gossip queen, Sonoko has always been very popular in the class. Because of her straightforward and cheerful personality, and her harmless attitude towards other girls, she can play with many girls.

But this combination of her and Takei Naoko was the first time that Tachibana Shizuka had seen.

Not to mention appearing together on the karate club's territory.

"Actually, Takei-san came here for you." Xiaolan said to Tachibana Shizuka with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

"Are you coming for me? Are you serious?" Tachibana Shizuka turned around in surprise and looked at Xiaolan in disbelief.

He even wanted to touch Xiaolan's forehead to see if she had a fever.

"Putting aside other things, the day I rescued her, I killed two kidnappers right in front of her.

She was shot without any cover, twice in the chest and once in the head. I had to give her credit for her good mental fortitude when she saw I didn't hide.

There's no reason for you to come close to me right now, right?"

Tachibana Seiji didn't think he was a hero saving a damsel in distress. His original intention was to get the "bounty" that Sonoko had contacted for Takei Katsuhiko.

When "doing things," he didn't even bother with the hostage Takei Naoko. It was great that this introverted girl wasn't withdrawn at this moment, and it was said that she felt close to him because of this.
Unless this girl has some unique hobby.

"Sonoko thought so at first, but she found that something was wrong with Takei-san." After Xiaolan took Tachibana Shizuka to greet the two girls on the sidelines, she went to the locker room.

After changing their clothes, the two of them went to a place away from Sonoko and Takei Naoko and did warm-up exercises while talking in private.

"Sonoko has been chatting with Takei-san all day and just told me that she has a rough guess, but she insists that I bring you here."

"Okay, I got it." Members of the karate club arrived in the dojo one after another.

Tachibana Shizuka was not in a hurry to talk to Xiaolan and Sonoko, but just completed the training plan set by Xiaolan step by step.

How to say it, although Shizuka Tachibana was called by Xiaolan for an important matter, it did not prevent Xiaolan from slightly increasing the intensity of Shizuka Tachibana's training.

For example, according to Xiaolan, Tachibana Shizuka had never engaged in double sparring before, and the intensity of the sparring should not be too high at the beginning, so Tachibana Shizuka's sparring partner this time was Mouri Ran.

Reasonable, very reasonable. A boy and a girl sparring is not very intense.

Don't worry about whether that girl can smash a telephone pole or kick down a security door. Anyway, the physiological difference between men and women is here. Tachibana Shizuka, wearing full body protection, felt what it meant to be subjected to continuous blows and crushed without any chance of fighting back.

Wait, is Xiaolan jealous?!
(End of this chapter)