Conan: I don't do anything? If I really do it, you won't be happy.

Chapter 129 Tomoko Suzuki's Invitation

Feeling Ai's questioning gaze, Huijie turned his head away to avoid eye contact, then looked at the gift Sonoko had brought, showing a very surprised expression.

Seeing that Huijie didn't dare to talk to her and was acting like a child, Ai smiled and shook her head.

Just as Ai was looking at Keisuke, a certain human anti-romance radar seemed to sense something was amiss. So, he quietly came up behind Ai, leaned close to her ear, and said with a wicked smile, "And Ai, I heard from Dad that you seemed to be..."

Suddenly, Sonoko's phone rang, interrupting her seemingly comical expression in Keisuke's eyes.

The voice of Suzuki Shiro's secretary, Nishino Masato, came through the phone. He said to Sonoko in a calm voice, "Ms. Sonoko, the car is ready. Mr. Mori has already left. I don't know when we should depart."

"Have they already left? Please wait a moment, we'll be heading out shortly!"

After speaking to Masato Nishino, Sonoko turned her gaze to Teruyuki, who was still lying in bed. She patted Teruyuki on the shoulder and said in a carefree manner, "Alright, you lazybones, it's time to get up, the sun's already high in the sky!"

Looking at Sonoko, who told him to get up but showed no intention of going out, a question mark appeared on Keisuke's head.

No? You think the reason I'm not getting out of bed right now is because I want to stay in bed? Don't you think you're getting in the way of this room?
"Alright, Sonoko, let's go out!" Eri nodded to Keisuke, then smiled and walked out of the room, saying with satisfaction, "It seems Keisuke has really grown up! Let's pack up and get ready to go!"

Hearing Eri's words, Sonoko also showed a regretful expression and said to Keisuke, "Tch, you're just a kid, why do you have so many rules? You don't trust us at all! You should learn from Conan in this regard."

As she left the room, Sonoko murmured, "What a pity. I was planning to secretly take some photos and save them for the future, so he could look back on the past when he grows up!"

Watching Sonoko leave, Keisuke rolled his eyes. Recalling the past? He was clearly trying to record his embarrassing history!
As Sonoko and Eri left the room, Ai smiled and said in Eri's voice, "You've really grown up, Keisuke!"

Just as Ai was about to leave, Keisuke grabbed her hand, pulled her onto the bed, and said to Ai, "It's okay, you can stay."

"Are you trying to say that you're still a child in front of me and need me to take care of you?" Ai rolled her eyes at Keisuke, leaned closer to him and gave him a good morning kiss, then stood up and dusted herself off.

Hui Jie smiled and shook his head, pointing to the gift box on the ground and shaking his head, saying, "No, what I mean is, it's not a loss for me to be seen naked. Didn't Sonoko-nee also say that I should learn more from Conan?"

"If you could listen to her like this in other aspects, I think she would be even more gratified!" Ai gently patted Keisuke's head and turned to walk out of the room.

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After Teruyuki and his group arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department, Ran and the others had just arrived as well. Kogoro Mouri was greeting the officers with practiced ease.

Upon seeing Eri and her group, Ran exclaimed with delight, "Mom, you're here too! Dad's inside, let's go see him together!"

Eri Kisaki glanced at Kogoro Mouri inside, snorted coldly, turned her head away, and waved her hand, saying, "Hmph, I only wanted to see that guy because of Keisuke's matter. Let's wait until he's finished before going in!" Ran, on the other hand, tugged at Eri's sleeve and pleaded with her, "Mommy, since we're already here, and it's so close by, why don't you go see Daddy, okay?"

Looking at Ran's coquettish behavior, Eri Kisaki hesitated for a moment, and considering her own wavering resolve, she sighed and slowly said, "In that case, I will..."

Just as Eri Kisaki looked in Kogoro Mouri's direction, she saw that Kogoro Mouri had been looking at her at some point and was now frowning.

After Eri Kisaki and Kogoro Mouri realized that the other was looking at them, they both snorted coldly and turned away in different directions.

"Mom?" Ran subconsciously turned her head to look in Kogoro Mouri's direction, but saw nothing. Looking at Eri Kisaki's back with confusion, she asked Sonoko beside her, "Sonoko, did something just happen? Mom was about to say yes to me, wasn't she?"

Sonoko was taken aback when she heard this, and then laughed awkwardly, "I'm sorry, my attention was just on Mr. Nishino."

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan looked at Nishino Masato beside her. Unlike his behavior on the cruise ship, Nishino Masato appeared calm and composed, seeming very reliable.

Suddenly, several men carrying briefcases, dressed in suits, and exuding the public's perception of lawyers, immediately approached Nishino Masato and said something to him.

Meanwhile, Masato Nishino, who had already noticed Sonoko observing him, walked confidently toward her and said respectfully, "Miss Sonoko, you can chat with your friends. We've taken care of everything else. All that's left is for you to sign."

Then he walked to a spot some distance away where he could see Sonoko and waited quietly for Sonoko and Ran to finish their conversation.

Seeing Nishino Masato's reliable demeanor, Ran gasped and looked surprised.

Sonoko smiled and pointed at Masato Nishino's back, saying, "How about it? Mr. Nishino looks very reliable now, doesn't he?"

Hui Jie was also surprised, but then he remembered that Nishino Masato had traveled to various countries around the world and had even taught a lesson to the photographer whose name he could no longer remember who had been killed by Urashi Seiran.

He later became a close confidant of Shiro Suzuki, which was both unexpected and reasonable.

When Shiro Suzuki was around, you could treat him as a comedic character, but outside of that, he was a high-ranking official who could represent the Suzuki Group to a certain extent.

Sonoko smiled at Teruyuki and the others, then said, "Alright, since Mr. Nishino has said that everything is arranged, let's not delay and go take the statements now!"

"Then we went to my house together. My mom really wanted to see Hui Jie! After all, he's our family's little benefactor!"

After saying that, Sonoko smiled at Keisuke and pulled him toward Inspector Megure.

(End of this chapter)