Conan: The Heart Thief

"Everyone, please take a seat."

Everyone sat down on the sofa.

Ayako served coffee to the guests one by one.

Ayako said to Tomizawa Yuzo, "Yuzo, it's true that Lin-kun and Xiaolan are Sonoko's classmates, but they are also my friends."

Then, Ayako smiled and said hello, "Lin-kun, Xiaolan, you two are welcome to come to my house."

Xiaolan politely responded, "Thank you, Sister Ayako, for bothering you again."

Lin Xiao nodded to Lingzi: "Sister Lingzi, sorry to bother you."

After serving coffee to the guests, Ayako inadvertently turned her eyes to Lin Xiao. She had already compared Lin Xiao with Fu Ze Yuzo in her mind, and found that Fu Ze Yuzo looked like a fool compared to Lin Xiao. Let alone his appearance, Fu Ze Yuzo was so shabby that he couldn't compare with Lin Xiao at all. For example, he didn't inherit the family company well, and he became a painter, but he didn't make a name for himself. I really don't understand why her family betrothed her to such a person.

Suzuki Ayako sighed softly and sat down next to Lin Xiao pretending to be casual.

Lin Xiao and Suzuki Ayako were so close that Lin Xiao picked up the coffee and pretended to taste it, but he was actually looking at Ayako carefully. Suzuki Ayako was dressed elegantly and looked like a lady, which was completely different from the lively Sonoko. The difference was huge.

Lin Xiao glanced at Ayako secretly. Suzuki Ayako also pretended to drink coffee, but turned her head to look at him. Their eyes met at once.

Suzuki Ayako was startled when she found Lin Xiao peeking at her. Her hands trembled and the coffee spilled, right on Lin Xiao's crotch.

"Ah...sorry..."

Suzuki Ayako quickly put down the coffee cup, picked up the paper towel on the coffee table, and wiped the spilled coffee for Lin Xiao.

Accidentally, she touched Lin Xiao's... Ayako couldn't help but stop, looking shy.

"Sister Ayako, I'm fine, no need to bother..."

As he said that, Lin Xiao took Ayako's tissue and started to wipe himself.

"..."

Ayako looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Everyone just treated it as a small accident and didn't take it seriously. Only Ayako's fiancé Yuzo was sensitive and noticed something was wrong with his fiancée, and he felt very upset.

At this time, Tetsuji Tozawa turned on the TV carelessly and watched the baseball game attentively.

Suzuki Ayako stood up and bowed to everyone.

"Everyone, please sit down for a while. I'll go prepare dinner."

Then she walked towards the kitchen.

Seeing this, Xiaolan hurriedly followed.

"Sister Ayako, let me help too."

Lin Xiao sat in his seat and watched the baseball game with Tozawa Tetsuji. After watching for a while, he really didn't think the baseball game was interesting. So he started chatting with Suzuki Sonoko, who was also bored. Suzuki Sonoko also had no interest in baseball, and she talked and laughed with Lin Xiao, looking so close!

When Tomizawa Yuzo saw that Lin Xiao and Suzuki Sonoko were close, he felt relieved. He fell in love with Suzuki Ayako at first sight at the dance, so he asked his father to propose marriage to the Suzuki family. It just so happened that the Tomizawa family and the Suzuki family had business dealings, so the Suzuki family agreed. He actually didn't have much confidence in Suzuki Ayako, after all, the two parties didn't know each other very well and had only met a few times.

Chapter 99: It is better to get Lin Xiao a bargain than to get a fiancé whom you do not love

The dinner was prepared by Xiaolan and Ayako, so it was naturally delicious and everyone enjoyed it to their heart's content.

After everyone finished dinner, Tetsuji Tozawa was still watching the baseball game on TV. The game was very intense and exciting. Everyone didn't want to disappoint Tetsuji Tozawa, so they also watched the baseball game.

During this period, at nine o'clock in the evening, Tetsuji Tozawa had an argument with Tozawa Yuzo because Tozawa Yuzo was obsessed with painting and was unwilling to inherit the company. Tozawa Yuzo was so angry that he went back first.

Tetsuji Tozawa stayed and continued watching the baseball game until it was over.

It was eleven o'clock in the evening before Tetsuji Tozawa said goodbye and went home.

"I'm sorry, it's so late, I should go back, haha..."

He walked to the door and Ayako handed him an umbrella. He took the umbrella and said with a simple smile: "Ayako, thank you for your hospitality today."

Ayako has the qualities of a young lady. Although she is annoyed in her heart, she still watches him leave with a smile on her face.

After Tozawa Tetsuji left with an umbrella, Sonoko couldn't help but complain: "I can't stand it anymore. Will you come to watch the game tomorrow? This uncle is so annoying."

Xiaolan yawned and rubbed her eyes: "We should go back to the room and rest."

"Yeah!" Sonoko was preparing to go back to her room with Xiaolan, and the two girls would sleep together tonight.

Suddenly, a thunder flashed, and the surroundings became pitch black...

Everyone was startled and looked outside, only to see that it was pitch black all around, even the Toizawa family was in darkness.

Yuanzi couldn't help but cry out: "Is there a power outage, or is the fuse blown?"

At this moment, a discordant "dong dong dong" sound was heard. It was not thunder, but the sound of stones hitting each other. Everyone realized that something was happening outside the window, and they all focused their eyes outside the window. They saw a figure standing there in the darkness, holding a stone and smashing it down.

Xiaolan pointed out the window in fear: "There's someone over there!"

A flash of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the world, followed by thunder. Everyone saw clearly what was happening outside the window. A man was holding a stone and throwing it at a figure. A person with blood on his head was lying on the ground. The man holding the stone was wearing a hat and a mask on his face, which was stained with blood.

Suzuki Ayako took a closer look, recognized the pair of eyes, and screamed, "He, he... is Yuzo!"

"Don't panic, I'll go check out the situation."

Lin Xiao quickly opened the window and came to the fallen bloody man, and found that the victim was Tetsuji Tozawa who had just left. He felt Tetsuji Tozawa's nose and confirmed that Tetsuji Tozawa was dead.

"Uncle, are you okay?" Suzuki Ayako followed out with concern.

Lin Xiao shook his head, a regretful expression on his face.

"Uncle...is dead!"

She was so frightened that her legs went limp and she was about to fall to the ground. Lin Xiao quickly stepped forward to support her and comforted her, saying, "Sister Lingzi, please accept my condolences."

Sonoko and Xiaolan were frightened by the sudden change and were at a loss as to what to do.

Lin Xiao sighed softly, took out his cell phone and called the police.

After calling the police, Lin Xiao said to the three women, "This place is remote and it's raining heavily. The police won't arrive until tomorrow morning. You all go back to sleep first. I'll try to fix the electricity."

Afterwards, Lin Xiao used the tools in the toolbox in the villa to reconnect the cut circuit. Then he found a rainproof sheet in the warehouse and covered the body to protect the scene. After completing all this, he returned to the villa.

Lin Xiao walked into the villa and found Suzuki Ayako looking at her.

"Sister Ayako, why don't you go back to bed?"

"How can I sleep after something like this happens?"

Suzuki Ayako looked bitter.

Lin Xiao approached Suzuki Ayako, patted her shoulders gently, and consoled her: "Do you think the murderer is Tomizawa Yuzo? Are you sad because of this?"

"Well... probably..." Suzuki Ayako felt mixed emotions at this moment. If the murderer was Tomizawa Yuzo, she would not be sad, but on the contrary, she would not have to marry a strange and emotionless man.

"Sister Ayako, the murderer may not be Tozawa Yuzo, can you rest assured?"

"Eh?" Suzuki Ayako was not relieved when she heard Lin Xiao say that. Instead, she became even more upset. "But, I just saw..."

"You can actually call Tomizawa directly to ask him." Lin Xiao suggested.

Suzuki Ayako picked up the phone, then put it down again.

"Forget it. If Xiong San knew that we saw him committing a crime, he might want to kill us to silence us."

"No need to worry...Yuzo may not be the murderer!"

"Shut up!" Suzuki Ayako suddenly shouted at Lin Xiaojiao, "How could the murderer not be Yuzo! The murderer must be Yuzo..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Suzuki Ayako realized her loss of composure and lowered her head in shame.

"I'm sorry, I lost my composure..."

Suzuki Ayako turned around, took out a bottle of sake from the cabinet, sat in the restaurant, and drank it alone.

Suzuki Ayako and Tomizawa Yuzo met at a dance, and their parents were the one who made them get married, and there was no love between them. As the daughter of a big family, she enjoyed wealth and splendor, so she could accept the sacrifice of love, so she agreed to the marriage.

However, when the time comes, you will still feel regretful if you marry someone you don't love.

Suzuki Ayako finished a glass of sake and put it down. Immediately, she heard the sound of pouring wine. She emptied the glass and refilled it.

"Lin Jun, aren't you going to bed?"

"Sister Ayako, since you can't sleep, I'll keep you company."

After saying that, Lin Xiao poured himself another glass of sake.

"You're still in high school, you can't drink."

"It doesn't matter. We're at home, not outside."

"Thank you."

"cheers."

"cheers……"

Lin Xiao raised his glass, clinked it with Ayako, and drank it in one gulp.

Under the bright yellow light, Lin Xiao was sitting face to face with the drunk Ayako, whose face was slightly red and whose fair and rosy skin was particularly attractive.

After drinking, Suzuki Ayako let go of her emotions and couldn't help but speak out her thoughts: "I thought the murderer was Tomizawa Yuzo. What a pity."

"Why do you say that?" Lin Xiao was puzzled. He knew nothing about the relationship between Tozawa Yuzo and Suzuki Ayako.

"No one wants to marry a strange man, right?"

"strangeness?"

"Tozawa Yuzo and I met at a dance and knew very little about each other. It was just that the Tozawa family and my family had business dealings, so my father agreed to Tozawa Yuzo's proposal to me."

"It does sound hasty. Sister Ayako, you won't refuse?"

"As a woman of the Suzuki family, marriage is not something I can decide on my own. Just like my parents, they are also a marriage of convenience. Although they often show their affection in the media, they have actually been living separately for a long time and are leading their own lives."

"I see."

What Suzuki Ayako said is completely in line with marriages in upper-class circles, which are all combinations of interests and have never changed from ancient times to the present.

"Tell me about yourself..." Suzuki Ayako supported her chin with one hand and smiled.

"Me? What?" Lin Xiao was confused.

"I feel like my sister and Xiaolan both like you. I'm curious, who will you choose?"

"It's not up to me to choose whoever I want..."