While Sonoko was arguing with the shop assistant, the three chatted for a while and learned that Natsumi Kosaka had returned this time to settle down in Japan and had even opened a pastry shop in Beika.
I came here today not only to secretly learn from their experience, but also to see if there are any suitable employees, and maybe even poach some from other companies.
After all, a pastry shop can't be run by just one person.
"Speaking of which..." Xiaolan asked curiously while eating a piece of cake, "Miss Xia Mei, where is your pastry shop? We'll come and support you when it opens!"
"Hmm, it's a secret~" Natsumi Kosaka rested her chin on her hand, her eyes crinkling with a smile like melting caramel. "But you'll find out on the opening day. You're all welcome to come and support us."
Yuzuru was leisurely eating his snacks when he heard this and smiled.
He already knew where the confectionery shop that Natsumi Kosaka mentioned was, and judging from the renovation schedule, it was something that she had started preparing for after they parted ways last time.
A short while later, Sonoko rushed back with a freshly made cup of coffee, exclaiming, "I won! They admitted that the employee made a mistake!"
She triumphantly slammed the coffee cup down in front of Yuzuru, the spilled coffee leaving dark stains on the table.
"Yuanzi..." Xiaolan sighed and pulled out a tissue to wipe the table.
Yuzuru looked at the espresso in his cup, which was noticeably fuller, and his lips twitched: "You didn't threaten the barista, did you?"
"How could that be!" Sonoko exaggeratedly clutched her chest. "I was just trying to reason with them in a very kind way!"
Hehe~
Xiao Lan chuckled.
Kind? She thinks it's more like nuclear kindness!
After eating a few snacks, Yuzuru leaned back in his chair, half-closing his eyes, his gaze seemingly falling on Natsumi Kosaka.
The mixed-race beauty was chatting happily with Ran and Sonoko. Her gray eyes looked like melting silver in the sunlight, and her occasional glances at him revealed an undisguised joy and shyness.
In fact, Pu Siqinglan and she have a deep connection.
Or perhaps the two have a deep ancestral connection, and both had been collecting ancestral artifacts before.
Two stunning beauties appeared in the same movie. Pu Si Qinglan is now having a great time with Bei Jie in the organization every day. She spends her free time watching TV series and making cheongsams. It's much more comfortable than her days as an assassin.
And Natsumi Kosaka...
Yu Shengnan could naturally see the emotions in the other person's gray eyes.
He never expected that his habitual, casual flirtation with a beautiful woman would leave such a deep impression on her.
So much so that the princess chased him all the way from Paris to the capital, and even opened a shop next to the dumpling shop in the garden...
The fact that the other person is so proactive makes him seem like a jerk.
"well......"
Yu Shengnan sighed softly, "It's all because of greed."
"Mr. Yuzuru?" Natsumi Kosaka suddenly turned her head, her gray eyes filled with concern. "What's wrong? Is the dessert not to your liking?"
"No, it's nothing." Yu Shengnan put down his coffee cup, a faint smile playing on his lips. "I was just wondering when Miss Xia Mei's shop will open?"
greedy?
No, he simply knows how to appreciate the unique beauty in everything.
And incidentally, we're also giving every pretty young lady a warm home.
Natsumi Kosaka smiled happily on her sweet face: "Probably next month... If Mr. Yuzuru is available, you are welcome to be our first guest."
"Hey! Hey!" Sonoko immediately protested, "I should have been the first guest!"
Hanyu Nanami and Kosaka Natsumi exchanged a glance and burst out laughing.
"Okay, then..."
Just as Natsumi Kosaka was about to respond, a piercing scream suddenly erupted from inside the store:
"ah!!"
Someone's dead!!!
The surrounding air suddenly became still.
Sonoko suddenly stood up, subconsciously looking around, her brows furrowing slightly: "That's strange, neither the old man nor that brat came today, so someone's dead..."
Xiaolan had already reflexively pulled out her phone to dial 110, her movements so practiced it was heartbreaking: "Hello? Metropolitan Police Department? There's been a murder at the dessert shop in Beika Central Park..."
Yuzuru slowly wiped his mouth, his gaze sweeping over the commotion outside the store.
Without Conan, that kid who rushes to a case like a mad dog, Ran naturally had no interest in checking the scene. The murder scene in the store actually seemed a bit... deserted?
"Should we...go over and take a look?"
Xia Mei asked, but continued cutting the blueberry cheesecake.
"No need, right?" Sonoko pouted. "The police will be here soon anyway."
She sat down again, forked a piece of strawberry cake and stuffed it into her mouth. "Besides, we're not police officers or detectives. We can't help in the end, and we have no obligation to help."
Natsumi Kosaka thought about it and agreed that it made sense.
They then calmly continued to enjoy the snacks.
Twenty minutes later.
Three police cars came to a stop in front of the store in a drifting motion, their tires screeching against the ground.
The case that occurred in Beika City was led by Inspector Megure, an old acquaintance, who was still wearing his ever-present orange trench coat even in the sweltering summer heat, seemingly unbearable from the heat.
Seeing the cake shop entrance completely blocked by a crowd of onlookers, Inspector Megure, with a headache, began to arrange for his men to maintain order and cordon off the area.
"There are just so many cases these days..."
As Inspector Megure silently wiped the sweat from his forehead, he subconsciously began searching for the figures of two people in his surroundings.
As it turned out, Kogoro Mouri and Conan didn't see him, but instead spotted a familiar figure leisurely eating snacks with three girls at the outdoor table.
"Young Master Yuzuru?"
Inspector Megure strode over, putting the case aside for now.
"Ah, Inspector Megure." Yuzuru looked up and said politely, "What a coincidence, we meet again."
Inspector Megure's gaze swept over the four people, finally landing on the table full of snacks. His lips twitched slightly—enjoying afternoon tea leisurely next to a murder scene, his composure was truly remarkable.
No wonder he's a young master.
Despite his complaints, Inspector Megure still held Hanyu Nana, a mentor on his path to promotion, in high regard. He made a point of greeting her and getting acquainted with her before heading over to check on the scene.
The deceased was the manager of the cake shop, a middle-aged woman.
The location of death was next to the kitchen counter, face down, and the cause of death was a blow to the back of the head with a heavy object.
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