"The farm was passed down from my grandfather's generation. It has gone through a lot. In our generation, only I, Junye, and my nephew who is in the third grade of elementary school are left to inherit it."

Ishida Domoto took a sip of the golden, bubbling beer, thought for a moment and said:

"To be honest, we originally had two brothers and a sister, but the sister said she didn't want to stay at home and deal with cattle all her life, so she went abroad to study. After graduation, she stayed abroad, got married and had children, and refused to come back."

"Until three years ago, she got divorced abroad and soon started dating a new boyfriend. But that boyfriend hated the fact that she had a child and said that he would not marry her if she insisted on keeping the child with her."

"So, my sister sent her son back to Japan and asked us to raise him."

"Giving birth to a child but not raising him is too selfish!"

Hiroki shouted indignantly while biting into his steak.

The experience of the Ishida family resonated with him. He had never known what fatherly love was since he was a child, but in the end his father came to his senses, which was much better than Ishida Domoto's sister.

He understands the other person's behavior, but cannot agree with it.

"Who says she isn't? But my sister has always been this kind of person."

Ishida Domoto smiled bitterly and said:

"When she went abroad, my father had just passed away and Junye was still in high school. I was the only one supporting the family. If she was willing to stay and help the family, Junye would not have lost his college admission letter..."

"Brother, this matter is in the past. Anyway, I am living a happy life now, so don't mention it again."

"Yeah, sorry."

Ishida Domoto sighed and continued:

"Originally, my nephew was a very talkative and cheerful child. Since he was abandoned by his mother, he seemed to have become a different person. He became withdrawn and introverted, unwilling to interact with other people. He was always wary even of us."

"Are you nice to him?"

Conan suddenly asked.

“As if they were your own children.”

Ishida Domoto said:

"I was injured when I was a child and I am infertile. Although Junye is young, he has been living in the village and has not found a wife yet. So at the moment, the only one who can inherit this breeding farm is my nephew Junye."

The Ishida family has been running a Wagyu cattle farm for generations. Wagyu cattle are expensive, so they are never short of money, as can be seen from the three-story courtyard where the Ishida family lives.

But....

Money can solve 99% of the problems, and the remaining 1% happened to be encountered by the Ishida family.

The infertility caused by the injury cannot be cured by modern medicine. Ishida Toshiya is not married, and even if he is married, there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents. In addition, his nephew's temperament has changed drastically. The future of the Ishida family's breeding farm is extremely bleak, and it is dying out from generation to generation.

“That’s pretty much the situation in my family.”

Ishida Domoto finished his beer and frowned:

"Besides that, there's the farm. Our farm is huge, with 1,500 Wagyu cattle. It's one of the best in the area, and it's very complicated to manage. It's impossible for Jun and I to manage it alone, so we hired a lot of employees."

"The incident happened in breeding area No. 12, which is mostly full of purebred calves."

"Have you eaten enough?"

Sakaki Makoto looked at Miss Miyano, Conan, and Hiroki.

“I’m full.”

The three of them said in unison.

"Then let's go for a walk."

Sakaki Makoto stood up and said:

"Mr. Ishida, without further ado, please take us to the farm for an on-site inspection. Perhaps we can find some clues."

"Ah....ok,ok,ok."

Ishida Domoto agreed immediately and was very happy. He didn't expect that Sakaki Makoto was a decisive person who would go as soon as he said he would.

Such people are also reliable in doing things.

Can deal with.

Because he is really good!

"Oh no, I'm drunk!"

When they walked all the way to the car, the Ishida Domoto brothers remembered that they had just drunk two glasses of beer in the house, and they were extremely upset.

If they had known that Makoto Sakaki would come over after dinner, they would never have drunk any alcohol!

"It's okay, I'll open it."

Sakaki took the car keys.

"Thank you so much for your help."

"It's okay. There won't be traffic police in the countryside, right?"

"What? Traffic police?"

The Ishida Domoto brothers were stunned in their place, looked at each other, and asked in a low voice:

"Why are you afraid of the traffic police? You haven't drunk alcohol..."

“Because I don’t have a driver’s license!”

Sakaki Makoto said confidently.

"......"

A few minutes later.

The Ishida Domoto brothers sat in the back seat, each leaning against the window, their arms tightly gripping the roof handles, their faces pale, and their stomachs aching slightly from nervousness.

The country roads are smooth and scenic, with few oncoming cars, and are basically straight.

but....

If you don’t have a driver’s license, what’s the difference between you and an old man driving a tractor?

Fortunately, there was no one around.

Even if there were traffic police, they would not stop the Ishida family's car after seeing it. After all, it was a small place and everyone had known each other for many years and knew each other well.

Breeding Area No. 12, where the death incident occurred, is some distance away from the village. It is built on wasteland outside the village and covers a large area, like a factory.

Driving smoothly, the car turned out of the village and went straight to the breeding area.

After getting off the car, the Ishida Domoto brothers breathed a sigh of relief. Their pale faces relaxed and they showed a long-lost smile:

"Oh, Mr. Oguri is a pretty good driver. He can definitely get a driver's license!"

"If I have time, I will go."

The process of getting a driver's license in Japan is cumbersome. You have to go to the police station for each item and there are many formalities. For Makoto Sakaki, getting a driver's license is not difficult, but it will waste a lot of time.

Is there a big difference between having a driver's license and not having one?

In Sakaki's opinion, he was driving a plainclothes police car of the Metropolitan Police Department, an internal vehicle with a number, and the Ministry of Transportation would not stop him. In this case...

It’s okay even if you don’t have a driver’s license.

It's just not very convenient at certain times, for example, if you go to another city and are unfamiliar with the place, what if you get stopped...

Then I guess we'll have to ask the White Horse Police Chief to mediate.

“This is our breeding farm!”

Ishida Domoto pointed at the single-story concrete factory buildings in front of him and said proudly:

"It was rebuilt on the old site a few years ago. Everything is managed with the most advanced electronic system to ensure that everything from birth to the slaughter of calves is controlled by computers. Every step is strictly controlled. There are more than 30 employees!"

“It really feels like a regular farm.”

"This is a formal breeding farm! We have all the necessary formalities!"

"Well, where is the No. 12 breeding farm where the accident happened?"

"At the very back. Follow me."

After greeting the busy staff, Ishida Domoto brought Sakaki Makoto and the others to a red house at the deepest part of the base and said:

"Please put on your protective clothing. To prevent the calves from getting sick, no bacteria from the outside can enter here."