Having witnessed the actions of Phantom Thief Kid, Chairman Suzuki and his family, like the other guests, were only allowed to return home after the police had finished taking their statements.
After arriving home, Mrs. Tomoko finally had time to take out the Black Star that had returned to her hands and admire it.
Her two daughters, Ayako and Sonoko, were by her side.
As usual, Mrs. Tomoko put on gloves before carefully picking up the priceless treasure.
Ayako, who was standing nearby, glanced at him, but didn't say anything.
The garden then started shouting loudly.
"Mom! Look, there's a scratch on this pearl!"
Even without her two daughters saying anything, Mrs. Tomoko, who was extremely familiar with pearls, had already seen them.
The scratches weren't very long, but they were still quite noticeable on the smooth surface of the pearl.
"Is it..." The quiet Ayako hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.
Mrs. Tomoko laughed.
"I think it must have been scratched when Mr. Toyama's owl caught it."
Her calm demeanor greatly surprised her two daughters.
“Mom, you usually won’t let us touch this pearl, but now that it’s broken, you don’t seem to care.”
Sonoko's eyes widened as she spoke.
“Who says I don’t care? Of course I care a lot.” Mrs. Tomoko patted her silly second daughter’s head.
"If it weren't for Mr. Toyama, our family heirloom would have been stolen by Phantom Thief Kid."
"This scratch can be seen as proof that the Black Star was returned intact, so that whenever we see it in the future, we will remember how many people kindly helped our family."
Sonoko: ? ? ?
Sonoko: Mom, I always feel like you're much more forgiving of strangers than you are of me...
Seeing her younger sister still looking confused, Ayako laughed.
Indeed, for the Suzuki Group's current wealth, the value of a single black star is negligible.
Moreover, pearls are not long-lasting jewels. No matter how dazzling they are, after several decades or hundreds of years, they will look much like fish eyes.
What's important is its symbolic meaning and the spiritual strength it brings to the Suzuki family.
Therefore, the presence of traces of certain serious events on this "mascot" does not diminish its value; on the contrary, it provides the family's descendants with something to talk about.
"Mr. Toyama, you have truly done a great favor for our family," Ayako said sincerely, thinking of this.
Her words reminded Sonoko of something else.
"By the way, Mom, Yuanshan was taken away by the police. Will he be alright?"
"Why don't you give him a call and ask?" Mrs. Tomoko's smile had a hint of gossip in it for some reason.
"Do you young people need an old woman like me to advise you on how to socialize?"
The oblivious Sonoko didn't realize that her mother was starting to have the idea of having her son-in-law marry into the family, and dialed a phone number on her own.
Not long after, he shook his head again without saying a word.
"What's his home phone number?" Ayako reminded him.
"By the way, let me ask Xiaolan."
After a few more brief exchanges, Sonoko put down her phone again and sighed.
"I called the apartment in Beika City, but no one answered. His detective agency doesn't have a phone, but if he's there, his phone won't be off."
“Then the only explanation is that he is still in the Metropolitan Police Department,” Mrs. Tomoko deduced quickly.
For some reason, the smile that revealed his canine teeth looked somewhat ferocious.
"Those cops, they're using our taxpayers' money, and they weren't exactly tough when they arrested Kidd, but they dared to lay a hand on our Suzuki family's benefactor!"
Seeing Mrs. Tomoko stand up from the sofa, Ayako and Sonoko both had a bad feeling.
"I'm going to talk to your father."
"I think it's necessary to make those people in the Metropolitan Police Department realize who's paying their salaries."
The wife of the chairman of the Suzuki Group, a major taxpayer, spoke dignifiedly.
...
The phone beside his pillow had just rang once when Hakuba Saguru answered it.
The voice that came through was an unfamiliar female voice. After thinking for a moment, I remembered that it was the second young lady of the Suzuki Group.
Because he hadn't slept at all, Hakuba Saguru's response was completely clear, and he quickly picked up on the anxiety in Sonoko's tone.
After offering a few words of comfort, Bai Ma got up and dressed.
6:30 a.m.
Father should be up by now.
Hakuba Saguru changed into comfortable running shoes and stepped out of the room.
He was going to accompany Superintendent General Hakuba of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on a morning run and have a good chat.
...
At 7:00 a.m., Xiaolan finally woke up from her sleep.
In her long dream, there was a white cloak fluttering in the wind under the moonlight, and Shinichi Kudo's face.
All my dreams vanished the moment I saw the alarm clock by my bedside.
"What happened? How long have I been asleep? Oh no, I'm so late... Conan, why didn't you wake me up...?"
Seeing Ran rush into the bathroom in a panic, Conan followed her with his short legs.
"What's wrong, Sister Xiaolan? Isn't today still a holiday?"
"Huh? Oh..." Xiaolan, who was brushing half of her teeth, snapped out of her daze. "It's a school holiday today!"
Anyway, after washing up, I walked into the living room and saw Kogoro dressed neatly, about to open the door and go downstairs.
What's going on?
An alarm bell rang in Xiaolan's mind as she stared at her father's sharp suit, shiny leather shoes, and neatly combed hair as if he were a thief.
"Oh, Xiaolan, aren't you on vacation? Go back to sleep! I have some errands to run."
Kogoro waved his hand dismissively, or perhaps pretended to be indifferent, and walked down the stairs.
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