Detective Conan: Developing a younger version of Ran Eri, and the stunning Yukiko.

It just so happened that the Suzuki Group and the Tomizawa Group had frequent business dealings, so Dad agreed to the marriage.

Tomizawa Yuzo nodded in agreement: "Actually, I was planning to formally introduce Ayako to my family, since we're getting married soon~ well."

Will they all come here?

"That's right, my brother will arrive tomorrow, and my father should already be here."

As he spoke, Tomizawa Yuzo glanced down at the time: "It's 3:10 now. That's strange, Dad said he'd be there by 3 o'clock!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Tomizawa Tetsuji's loud voice rang out: "Yuzo, here I come!" Tomizawa Tetsuji stepped into the house.

Tomizawa Tetsuji walked into the house and saw Shiraishi Hara and Mouri Ran, and was slightly taken aback.

Yuzo Tomizawa quickly introduced them to the old man: "They are Sonoko's classmates, Ran Mouri and Hara Shiraishi."

Then, Tomizawa Yuzo turned to Shiraishihara and Ran: "This is my father, Tomizawa Tetsuji."

"Uncle, hello." Shiraishihara and Mouri Ran greeted each other politely.

"Hello," Tetsuji Tomizawa replied.

"Uncle, welcome."

At that moment, Ayako came out of the kitchen, carrying coffee and a cup.

"Hello, Ayako!" Sonoko greeted her warmly.

"Please, everyone, have a seat," Ayako said with a smile.

Everyone took their seats on the sofa.

Ayako began serving coffee to the guests one by one.

Ayako looked at Tomizawa Yuzo and said, "Yuzo, Shiraishi-kun and Ran are not only Sonoko's classmates, but also my friends."

Then, Ayako greeted Shiraishi and Ran with a smile: "Shiraishi-kun, Ran, welcome to my house!"

Xiaolan politely returned the greeting: "Thank you, Ayako-neechan. I'm sorry to bother you again."

Shiraishi Hara also nodded to Ayako: "Ayako-neechan, sorry to bother you."

After serving coffee to the guests, Ayako inadvertently glanced at Shiraishihara and couldn't help but compare him to Tomizawa Yuzo.

She felt that Tomizawa Yuzo was slightly inferior to Shiraishi Hara in terms of temperament. Tomizawa Yuzo seemed a bit awkward, while Shiraishi Hara appeared more composed and generous.

She couldn't understand why her family had arranged for her to marry Tomizawa Yuzo. Although they had met at a ball and gotten engaged, she always felt that something was missing between her and Tomizawa Yuzo.

Ayako Suzuki sighed softly and casually sat down next to Shiraishihara.

Shiraishihara and Suzuki Ayako were standing close together. He picked up his coffee cup, seemingly savoring it, but in reality, he began to secretly observe Ayako.

Ayako Suzuki was dressed elegantly and gracefully, exuding a ladylike aura, which was completely different from Sonoko's lively and cheerful style.

Shiraishi glanced at Ayako casually, and Suzuki Ayako happened to turn her head at that moment, their eyes meeting instantly.

Ayako Suzuki was slightly startled because she didn't expect Shiraishihara to be looking at her. Her hand trembled involuntarily, and the coffee in her cup spilled out, splashing onto Shiraishihara's pants.

"Ah... I'm so sorry..."

Ayako Suzuki quickly put down her coffee cup, reached for a tissue on the coffee table, and wanted to help Shiraishihara wipe his face.

Seeing this, Shiraishihara quickly said, "Ayako-nee, I can do it myself, please don't trouble yourself." With that, Shiraishihara took the tissue from Ayako's hand and began to wipe himself.

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

Everyone treated it as a minor accident and didn't pay much attention to it. However, the perceptive Tomizawa Yuzo noticed his fiancée's unusual behavior and couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.

At that moment, Tetsuji Tomizawa casually turned on the TV and began watching the baseball game with complete concentration.

Ayako Suzuki stood up and bowed slightly to everyone: "Please sit down for a while, I'll go prepare dinner."

After saying that, she walked towards the kitchen.

Seeing this, Xiaolan quickly followed, saying, "Sister Lingzi, let me help you too."

Shiraishi remained seated, watching the baseball game with Tomizawa Tetsuji for a while, but found the game rather uninteresting.

So he started chatting with Sonoko Suzuki, who also found it boring.

Sonoko Suzuki was also not interested in baseball, but the two chatted happily and got along very well.

Seeing the close relationship between Shiraishihara and Suzuki Sonoko, Tomizawa Yuzo felt a little relieved.

He fell in love with Ayako Suzuki at first sight at the ball, and then asked his father to propose marriage to the Suzuki family.

Because the two families had business dealings, the marriage was arranged.

However, he wasn't really confident about Ayako Suzuki, since they hadn't spent much time together and didn't know each other very well.

Dinner was meticulously prepared by Xiaolan and Ayako, and it tasted truly delicious. Everyone ate to their heart's content, thoroughly enjoying a culinary feast.

After everyone finished dinner, Tomizawa Tetsuji was still intently watching the baseball game on TV. The game was in full swing, and the situation was very close.

Not wanting to spoil Tomizawa Tetsuji's fun, everyone watched along with him.

During the evening, around 9 PM, Tomizawa Tetsuji and Tomizawa Yuzo had a heated argument because Tomizawa Yuzo was obsessed with painting and refused to inherit the company. In a fit of anger, Tomizawa Yuzo left first.

Tetsuji Tomizawa stayed behind to continue watching the baseball game until it ended.

It was 11 p.m. when Tomizawa Tetsuji finally got up to say goodbye and prepare to go home.

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

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

Despite her inner annoyance, Ayako, as a young lady of high birth, could still smile and watch him leave.

After Tomizawa Tetsuji left with his umbrella, Sonoko couldn't help but grumble, "It's unbearable. Is he even coming to watch the game tomorrow? That old man is so annoying."

Xiaolan yawned, rubbed her eyes, and said, "Shouldn't we go back to our rooms to rest?"

"Okay!" Sonoko was preparing to go back to her room with Ran, as the two planned to sleep in the same bed tonight.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed, and the surroundings were plunged into complete darkness...

Everyone was startled and looked outside, only to find that the surroundings were completely dark, even the Tomizawa family's house was shrouded in darkness.

Sonoko couldn't help but exclaim softly, "Is it a power outage, or a blown fuse?"

Just then, a discordant "thump thump thump" sound came from behind. It was not thunder, but rather the sound of stones hitting each other.

Realizing there was something going on outside the window, everyone turned their attention to it.

In the darkness, a figure stood there, raising a stone and smashing it down.

Xiaolan pointed out the window in alarm and shouted, "There are people over there!"

A bolt of lightning ripped through the night sky, illuminating the surroundings, followed by a deafening clap of thunder.

Only then did everyone see the scene outside the window: a man was holding a stone and throwing it at a figure on the ground, a person lying on the ground with blood flowing from their head.

The man holding the stone was wearing a hat and a mask, and his body was stained with blood.

Ayako Suzuki looked closely and recognized the eyes, exclaiming in surprise, "He...he...it's Yuzo!"

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

Shiraishihara quickly opened the window and went to the side of the fallen victim, only to find that the victim was none other than Tomizawa Tetsuji, who had just left not long ago.

He reached out and checked Tomizawa Tetsuji's breath, confirming that Tomizawa Tetsuji had passed away.

"Is Uncle alright..." Ayako Suzuki followed him out with a worried expression.

Shiraishi shook his head, a look of regret on his face.

"My uncle... has passed away!"

She was so frightened that her legs went weak and she almost collapsed to the ground. Shiraishihara quickly stepped forward to support her and comforted her, saying, "Ayako-neechan, please accept my condolences."

Sonoko and Ran were terrified by this sudden turn of events.

Shiraishi sighed softly, took out his phone, and dialed the police.

After reporting the incident to the police, Shiraishi said to the three girls, "This place is quite remote, and it's pouring rain. The police won't arrive until tomorrow morning. You should all go back to your rooms and rest. I'll try to get the power back on."

Afterwards, Shiraishi used the tools in the toolbox in the villa to reconnect the severed circuit.

Then they found a tarpaulin in the warehouse and covered the body to protect the crime scene.

Only after doing all this did he return to the villa.

Shiraishi Hara entered the villa and found Suzuki Ayako watching him.

"Ayako-neechan, why didn't you go back to your room to rest?"

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

Ayako Suzuki looked bitter.

Shiraishihara approached Suzuki Ayako, gently patted her shoulder, and comforted her, "Are you upset because you think the murderer is Tomizawa Yuzo?"

"Hmm...probably..." Ayako Suzuki felt a mix of emotions. If the murderer really was Yuzo Tomizawa, she wouldn't feel sad. On the contrary, she would feel that not having to marry a stranger with whom she had no feelings would be a kind of relief.

“Ayako-neechan, the murderer may not be Tomizawa Yuzo, so don’t worry too much.”

"Huh?" Hearing Shiraishihara's words, Ayako Suzuki felt more agitated than reassured. "But, just now, I clearly saw..."

“You could actually just call and ask Tomizawa Yuzo,” Shiraishi Hara suggested.

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

"Let's just forget about it. If Xiong San finds out we saw him committing violence, he might want to kill us to silence us."

"Don't worry too much... Yuzo might not be the murderer!"

"Stop talking!" Ayako Suzuki suddenly said to Shiraishihara playfully, "How could the murderer not be Yuzo! The murderer must be Yuzo..."

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As soon as she spoke, Ayako Suzuki realized she had lost her composure and lowered her head in shame.

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

Ayako Suzuki turned around, took a bottle of sake from the cabinet, and sat down in the dining room to drink it alone.

Ayako Suzuki and Yuzo Tomizawa met at a ball, and their marriage was arranged by their parents. There was no emotional foundation between them at all.

As the daughter of a prominent family, she enjoyed wealth and luxury, so she could understand the idea of ​​sacrificing love for this marriage and agreed to it.

However, when it comes to actually getting married to someone you don't love, you can't help but feel regret.

Ayako Suzuki finished her cup of sake, put it down, and then the sound of sake being poured could be heard. Her empty cup was refilled.

"Shiraishi-kun, aren't you going to sleep?"

“Ayako-neechan, since you can’t sleep, I’ll keep you company.”

After saying that, Shiraishihara poured himself a glass of sake.

"You're still a high school student, you can't drink alcohol."

"It's okay, we're at home, not outside."

"Thank you."

"cheers."

"cheers……"

Shiraishi raised his glass to clink with Ayako's, then drank it all in one gulp.

Under the warm yellow light, Shiraishihara and Ayako, who had been drinking, sat facing each other. Ayako's cheeks were slightly flushed, and her fair skin with a rosy glow made her even more charming.

After drinking, Ayako Suzuki relaxed considerably and couldn't help but confide, "I thought the murderer was Yuzo Tomizawa. What a pity."

"Why do you say that?" Shiraishi asked, somewhat puzzled. He was unaware of the relationship between Tomizawa Yuzo and Suzuki Ayako.

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"Nobody wants to marry a stranger, right?"

"strangeness?"

“I met Tomizawa Yuzo at a dance, but we didn’t know each other very well. My father agreed to Tomizawa Yuzo’s marriage proposal simply because the Tomizawa family and my family had business dealings.”

"It does sound a bit rushed. Ayako-neechan, didn't you consider refusing at the time?"

"As a woman in the Suzuki family, I've never had a say in my marriage. Just like my parents, it was a marriage of convenience. Don't be fooled by their public displays of affection in the media; they've actually been living separately for a long time, leading their own lives."