Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 109 ZIGOBA
The next day, Tachibana Shizuka and his four companions returned from Saitama Prefecture and came to the downstairs of Kisaki Eri's law firm.

The good thing about small places is that you don’t have to spend too much time anywhere.

After seeing Xiaolan at the office door, Midori Kuriyama immediately went to the inner office to inform Eri Kisaki.

Kisaki Eri, who had made time in advance, came out with a smile to greet them.

"Ran, Sonoko, Seiji, and Naoko, you're here."

"Mother."

"Auntie Eri." ×2
"Lawyer Concubine."

When the four heard what Kisaki Eri said, they responded and greeted her.

Knowing their purpose, Eri Kisaki did not exchange any excessive formalities. After asking Midori Kuriyama to entertain the three of Ran and the others, she took Naoko Takei back to the inner office.

After Midori Kuriyama brought them their drinks, Tachibana Seiji asked Midori Kuriyama, "Is Auntie Eri still so busy every day?"

Upon hearing this, Midori Kuriyama nodded. For a lawyer of Kisaki Eri's level, if she really started working, there would be unfinished work and endless commissions.

There is always something to be done, it's just a matter of prioritizing it.

"That's really hard work, and it's also hard work for Miss Kuriyama."

After a brief awkward chat, Xiaolan took over the conversation from Tachibana Shizuka and started chatting with Kuriyama Midori. Compared with Tachibana Shizuka, Xiaolan was more familiar with his mother's employees.

Less than twenty minutes later, the door of the inner office was opened by Takei Naoko. She stood at the door and waved to the people who were chatting.

"Did you finish talking with Aunt Eri? How's Miss Hanai doing?"

Naoko Takei smiled brightly when she heard Tachibana Shizuka's question. "We've already discussed it. Lawyer Hime said that with my father and I's cooperation, there's a high probability that Miss Hanai won't go to jail."

Tachibana Shizuka nodded, feeling his mother-in-law was a bit conservative. In Japan, top lawyers like Eri Kisaki could easily turn a dead person into a living one, but Hanai's case was a piece of cake.

Not to mention the cooperation of the two victims, Naoko Takei and her daughter - didn't two kidnappers die and two were caught? What does this have to do with Hanai, the secretary?
Several people surrounded Xiaolan and walked into the office. As soon as they entered, the sharp-eyed Sonoko noticed the gift box on Kisaki Eri's desk.

"Hey, what is this?"

Yuanzi's words attracted everyone's attention. When everyone looked at the gift box on the table, they found that there were a few letters written on the outer packaging of the gift box.

"ZIGOBA"

When Tachibana Shizuka suddenly noticed this line of letters, he didn't react. Instead, Xiaolan was more perceptive and immediately asked:
"Mom, is this a gift from someone else?"

"This can be considered a gift." The usually generous and cheerful Eri Kisaki suddenly became shy. And in Tachibana Shizuka's impression, it seemed that Eri Kisaki's current attitude only appeared when she was targeting Kogoro Mouri?
When did my father-in-law, Kogoro, become so sentimental? Impossible, absolutely impossible!
"ZIGOBA chocolate? Does Auntie Eri like their chocolate too?"

Sonoko nodded her chin with a look of surprise. She didn't expect that Xiaolan's mother liked the same brand of chocolate as her.

"That's right, let's all try it together." Under Xiaolan's suspicious gaze, Kisaki Eri quickly changed the subject, then opened the box of chocolate and asked everyone to taste it together.

"So it's chocolate." Tachibana Shizuka suddenly realized that he was just saying that these letters looked so familiar.

Isn't this the same brand of chocolates that Kogoro Mōri gave to Eri Kisaki? Wait! Kikoba chocolate? The same brand that Kogoro Mōri made?!

"Wait a minute, Aunt Eri! Is this box of chocolates a gift from Uncle Maori?"

Tachibana Shizuka didn't notice that his voice was a little out of tune when he opened his mouth because of nervousness.

When Eri Kisaki heard what Shizuka Tachibana said, her face turned red. After all, she had always been rude to Kogoro Mouri in front of Xiaolan. To put it bluntly, she was just a tsundere.

Now the gift given to her by "Mouri Kogoro" is placed so preciously on her desk, which makes Kisaki Eri feel like her lie has been exposed.

What a kid Jingsi is. How can he ask such truths?
Kisaki Eri hesitated and said nothing, but Xiaolan would not let go of such a good opportunity: "Mom, is this box of chocolates really a gift from Dad?"

Although Kisaki Eri's behavior was obvious enough, Xiaolan still wanted to confirm it because secretly giving chocolate to his estranged wife was not in line with Maori Kogoro's character.

How should I put it? This matter is so outrageous that even Xiaolan, his own daughter, has to ask for confirmation.

Faced with her daughter's persistent questioning, Kisaki Eri had no choice but to tell the whole story: "I just guessed that it was a gift from your father.

When Ms. Kuriyama came to open the door this morning, she found this box of chocolates placed at the door of the office. It just so happened that your father had also given me a box of chocolates of this brand before.

By the way, there's this. "

Kisaki Eri opened the drawer and took out a paper flower.

"It's flowers, maybe this box of chocolates is really a gift from Mr. Maori!
I didn't expect that Uncle Maori could be romantic once in a while! "The gossip antennae immediately stood up when I saw the paper garden collected by Eri Kisaki.

What's the point of just gossiping about people your own age? Sometimes, gossip about people in their thirties like Aunt Eri is more interesting.

"Is this really a gift from Dad?" Xiaolan, who had been expecting her mother to move back to the office, now hesitated.

If nothing else, if Kogoro Mori really had this idea, why would she, as his daughter, have to find ways to trick the two of them every now and then and force sparks to fly?

Facing Xiaolan's pleading gaze, Tachibana Shizuka said, "Well, it doesn't seem like something that Uncle Mori would do.

Auntie Yingli, do you mind if I take a look at this box of chocolates?"

"Of course." Kisaki Eri nodded and pushed the chocolate in front of Tachibana Shizuka.

As a lawyer who has never lost a case, there are as many people who hate her as there are clients who are grateful to her. So, she never eats anything of unknown origin.

The main reason why Kisaki Eri was not wary of the box of chocolates was because of her preconceived notion that the chocolates were sent by Maori Kogoro.

Now that she had heard what Tachibana Shizuka and Xiaolan had said, she also thought that her husband really wouldn't do anything romantic in secret.
Tachibana Shizuka took the chocolates and carefully opened the box. Each chocolate inside was neatly placed in its place.

After looking at it for a while, Tachibana Shizuka took out a chocolate and turned it over bottom up.

"Huh? What is this..." Tachibana Shizuka looked a little surprised, then immediately took out another chocolate. After confirming three or four chocolates in succession, he finally looked at Kisaki Eri.

(End of this chapter)