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

Chapter 131 Side Effects of Anesthetic Injections

Although Eri Kisaki and Kogoro Mouri were at odds, at this moment, she made the same choice as Tomoko Suzuki, giving Kogoro enough face, not undermining him, and chatting with Tomoko Suzuki.

Ran watched the group getting along harmoniously and felt a glimmer of hope. In her opinion, the fact that her parents weren't arguing meant that this was the most promising chance for Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki to get back together!
As Ran's best friend, Sonoko immediately understood Ran's thoughts. So, without realizing it, she led Keisuke and the others to separate from the "adult group" ahead and form two teams.

Conan was a little confused. He noticed that the original group had gradually split into two teams. Just as he was about to remind Sonoko, he saw Sonoko shush him.

Then, as if revealing some unspeakable secret, he whispered to the group, "I'll tell you a secret!"

Conan's lips twitched. He already guessed what the secret Sonoko was talking about was, so he slowly walked towards Kogoro Mouri. Compared to Sonoko's secret, he was more interested in knowing about the Egg of Memories.

Upon seeing Conan's movements, Keisuke first glanced at Ran and noticed that she was focused on what was ahead and hadn't noticed what was happening here. So he immediately pulled the oblivious Conan back.

The moment he noticed Ran's movements slowing down, Keisuke knew that Ran was probably starting her "battle to get her parents back together" again. Although he knew it was doomed to fail, Keisuke didn't want Conan to spoil Ran's fun.

Noticing that Keisuke, who had just been chatting with her, had suddenly pulled Conan over, Ai glanced around and quickly understood what was going on. Then, with Conan looking completely bewildered, she pushed him to Ran's side and casually advised, "Conan, this is the Suzuki family home, don't wander off."

Hearing this, Ran looked at Conan beside her and paused for a moment, then took Conan's hand and said, "That's right, Conan, you can't run around here!"

Seeing this, Sonoko frowned. Then, with a quick thought, she moved around to Keisuke and Ai's side, intending to keep an eye on Ran. After glancing around, Sonoko gave Keisuke a furtive look and said:

"I'll tell you a secret, but don't wander off later, okay?"

Before Huijie could reply, Sonoko whispered quietly, "Don't be fooled by my dad's demeanor at the door just now. I've known for a long time that my mom is the one in charge at home."

Huijie looked at Sonoko with some doubt. What kind of secret was this? Wasn't it obvious?
Sonoko smiled at Teruyuki's puzzled look. Although the circumstances were different, Sonoko still felt that she had used her keen observation skills to discover a secret that even Teruyuki had not noticed, and a proud expression appeared on her face.

"Hmph!" Sonoko crossed her arms, raised her head, and laughed like Kogoro Mouri: "This is the observational power of the great detective Sonoko!"

Looking at Sonoko's performance, Ai couldn't help but look suspicious. She had good reason to suspect that the tranquilizer dart Conan used had some side effects, and it was very likely that it caused brain damage. Otherwise, why would Kogoro Mouri and Sonoko both seem a little dim-witted?
"Wow, that's amazing!" Thinking of this, Ai couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Looking at Sonoko's somewhat proud expression, she decided to praise Sonoko a little out of humanitarian concern.

Ai, you're so gentle!
Huijie looked at the garden
"Hooray!" Sonoko, hearing that Ai, whom she considered intelligent, also agreed with her, practically raised her nose to the sky. She nodded and said, "Since you have such good taste, I'll tell you another one..."

"Sonoko, really, don't blurt things out." Suddenly, Suzuki Tomoko leaned over and calmly gave Sonoko a chop to the head, then said, "Sonoko, please take care of the others for now. I have something to say to these two kids."

Then, turning her gaze to Conan beside her, she seemed to have thought of something and nodded to him, saying, "Of course, if possible, this little detective who has helped our Suzuki family protect treasures many times before should also come along." Suzuki Tomoko then led the three of them into the tea room.

Suzuki Tomoko closed the door, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "Actually, the main purpose of inviting the three of you here today is not only to thank the children for their kindness to our family, but also for some personal reasons."

"Personal reasons? Could it be Kaito Kid?" Upon hearing this, Conan immediately thought of a certain thief who had clashed with the Suzuki Group many times.

"That's not the reason. After all, Kaito Kid is just a thief, and besides, he was Jirokichi's prankster."

Tomoko Suzuki smiled and shook her head, then said somewhat seriously, "What I want to talk about concerns the life and death of our Suzuki Group."

"The life or death of the Suzuki Group?" Conan was taken aback by Tomoko Suzuki's words, then looked at Kosuke and Ai beside him with some surprise, a question mark appearing in his mind.

You're telling these three little kids something this big? Really?

Tomoko Suzuki nodded. "Since our eldest daughter, Ayako Suzuki, got engaged to the son of the Tomizawa family, our family business can only rely on Sonoko. We need her partner to move to the city and marry into our family."

"But not long ago, I heard that Sonoko had found a boyfriend, and he was a homeless man who went abroad to study in order to become a martial arts practitioner after high school!"

After saying that, Suzuki Tomoko seemed to realize that her tone was too excited. She covered her mouth slightly and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was rude. I hope I didn't scare you."

Ai frowned upon hearing Tomoko Suzuki's words, then asked, "So you want us to persuade Sonoko-neechan to give up this idea?"

Conan looked slightly surprised when he heard Ai speak.

He never expected it would be Haibara who stood up to object; he thought it would be Keisuke, who had brought them together, who would speak up!

Tomoko Suzuki shook her head and said to Ai, "No, although I personally still believe that Sonoko's other half should be someone of equal social standing and someone who is outstanding enough."

“However, since this is Sonoko’s choice, I am willing to give him a chance. The reason I am communicating with you today is that I want to learn about the man named Kyogoku Makoto through you.”

"Although I have already sent people to investigate, the opinions of strangers and those close to him are sometimes completely different things."

(End of this chapter)