Chapter 048 Birthday Party (Part 2)
Higashino Hanasaki's teasing expression made Higashino Xi feel a little guilty.
He looked around and whispered, "Don't tell anyone! I beg you~"
Higasaki Tono's eyes rolled around, she stood up, patted her skirt, and said, "Fusae recently released a new style of bag..."
"Buy, buy, buy!" Dong Yexi said immediately, "Tell me what you want and I'll buy it for you!"
Higashino Hanasaki immediately smiled and said, "Second brother is so nice~ I will definitely keep my mouth shut!" Then, she leaned in front of Higashino Xi and whispered, "But it would be even better if you could tell me about your two!"
Higashino Hi: ...
In order to satisfy the little girl's curiosity, Higashino Xi took her back to his room and began to tell her how he met Yuichi Hatori.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the eldest brother returned. Higashino Hi and Higashino Hanasaki moved to his room. Not long after, Higashino Hanasaki was called away by their mother, leaving the two brothers alone.
Dong Yexi asked, "What time will the police arrive?"
The eldest brother said, "Come here after five o'clock among the guests."
Dong Yexi specifically reminded: "The police should be more professional than the security team. Let them pay more attention to the backstage when the time comes."
The eldest brother thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Okay."
At five o'clock, guests began to arrive.
"Oh my! This is my first time in this area. All the people who live here are rich!" Maori Kogoro was shocked by the Higashino residence. "Such a big house, such a big garden, how much is it worth?!"
Mao Lilan reached out and tugged at his clothes, reminding him, "Dad, keep your voice down, someone is watching you!"
Upon hearing this, Maori Kogoro immediately straightened his collar, coughed lightly, and said, "Xiaolan, Conan, this is not an ordinary occasion. You must follow me closely and don't do anything inappropriate."
Mao Lilan nodded.
Edogawa Conan with half-moon eyes: ...Uncle, you should be careful about your words and actions, right?
"Xiaolan, uncle! And the little ghost..." Suzuki Sonoko's surprised voice came, "Why are you here?"
Maori Kogoro smiled slightly. "Of course I received an invitation!" He touched his hair and said, "I am quite famous in the upper class!"
Suzuki Sonoko: ...
Amuro Toru, who was following beside him, said, "Maybe someone in the Higashino family is your fan!"
The corners of Maori Kogoro's mouth twitched a few times, and then he couldn't help laughing: "You're right! Hahahaha~"
Suzuki Sonoko leaned close to Mao Lilan's ear and asked, "Is it really an invitation letter for uncle? I think Aunt Eri is more likely to receive it than him!"
Mao Lilan could only defend her father: "Really, it does have my father's name written on it. I originally asked him to bring my mother over, but I don't know what they said on the phone. My father hung up angrily and said he wouldn't bring her."
Suzuki Sonoko: "...Elementary school student?"
Edogawa Conan looked up at Amuro Toru and said, "Mr. Amuro, did you dress up specially today? You look very different from usual!"
Amuro Toru was seen wearing a dark grey suit and a blue and white striped tie, looking very tall and straight. Most importantly, his bangs were combed up into a side-parted slicked-back hairstyle, giving him a sharper aura than usual.
Amuro Toru touched his hair and asked, "Ms. Sonoko asked me to do this hairstyle. Is it strange?"
"No." Edogawa Conan shook his head and commented objectively: "Very handsome! And he looks very tough!"
"That's exactly the effect I wanted~" Suzuki Sonoko said with a smile, "After I brought Mr. Amuro out, no one dared to approach me. The plan was a complete success!"
Mao Lilan smiled and said, "That's good." She leaned over to Suzuki Sonoko's ear and said, "Now, Kyogoku-senpai doesn't have to worry anymore~"
Suzuki Sonoko shyly hit her hard: "Hate~"
Ran Maori: ...My dear sister, your grip is quite strong.
As the number of guests gradually increased, acquaintances began to chat with each other. Conan Edogawa was short and others did not notice his presence, so he accidentally overheard other people's conversations.
"This is the third son's birthday party and coming-of-age ceremony, right? It seems that Mr. Dongye still dotes on his youngest son the most."
"Of course. Look, who among the eldest and second-in-command gets this treatment?"
"If you ask me, the most pitiful one is the second child. The eldest child at least had his maternal family to celebrate his birthday and take him to banquets, but the second child really had nothing. After all these years, I still don't know what the second child looks like!"
"Who says it's not true? Alas, my mother passed away early, and I was bullied like this."
"I heard..."
After that, the voices of several people gradually became quieter and Edogawa Conan did not hear them.
He thought to himself: It’s true that wealthy families are always surrounded by gossip.
He turned around and saw that Mao Lilan and the others were gone. When he was about to run out to look for them, he accidentally bumped into a lady. He quickly apologized, "I'm sorry!"
"Ah, it's Conan."
A familiar female voice was heard, and Edogawa Conan looked up and saw that it was Aunt Kisaki Eri.
"Hello, Auntie!" he greeted immediately. Then he asked curiously, "Did Auntie also receive an invitation?"
Kisaki Eri nodded.
Conan Edogawa thought: Aunt Eri is a well-known lawyer, so it's not surprising that she would be invited. But I didn't expect that this banquet would involve such a wide range of people!
Kisaki Eri said, "There are too many people here, don't run around." Then she took him to find Mouri Kogoro.
Maori Kogoro was also very surprised to see his wife: "Why are you here? Didn't you say you couldn't come? Who did you come with?"
Kisaki Eri snorted coldly: "What do you care about me?" She sat on a chair beside her, crossed her legs, and stared at him like a queen.
Mao Lilan saw that her parents seemed to be about to quarrel again, so she immediately said, "Mom is so famous in the legal profession, it's not surprising that she has an invitation."
Maori Kogoro sat down next to her and said sourly, "I see. No wonder you didn't want to come with me. You wanted to come alone."
Kisaki Eri rolled her eyes at him, then said to Mao Lilan, "If your cousin hadn't sent me the invitation, I wouldn't have come."
Everyone just found a chair to sit down, and when they heard it, they looked at her in shock: "Cousin?"
Mao Lilan asked in surprise: "I have a cousin?"
Maori Kogoro was also confused: "Why don't I know?"
"There are so many things you don't know." said Kisaki Eri.
Kogoro Mouri: ...I am not your husband anymore!
Mao Lilan asked: "Who is my cousin?"
"The second son of the Tono family is your cousin." said Kisaki Eri.
Everyone:!!!
Maori Kogoro opened his mouth wide and said unconsciously: "Do we have such awesome relatives?"
Kisaki Eri rolled her eyes at him again, then explained to her daughter, "Your aunt died long ago, so this marriage doesn't even exist in your grandfather's eyes. Our two families haven't been in touch for over a decade, and I don't know why that child suddenly sent me an invitation." She looked at Maori Kogoro with a warning, "Except for that child, our family doesn't recognize anyone else. Don't try to be a relative!"
Maori Kogoro nodded immediately: "Got it! We can't even afford such a wealthy relative!"
After receiving a positive answer, Fei Yingli left with satisfaction, completely ignoring the few people who were knocked unconscious by her bomb.
Suzuki Sonoko touched her chin and said, "It turns out that the second wife of the Tono family master is Aunt Eri's sister!"
Seeing that she seemed to know a lot, everyone turned to look at her with longing eyes.
Suzuki Sonoko: ...
"It's useless for you to look at me like that." Suzuki Sonoko spread her hands, "That person died before I was born. The information I know is all hearsay."
Maori Kogoro said with great interest: "Tell me about it!"
Suzuki Sonoko recalled for a moment and said, "I heard that this second wife was a top student who graduated from the Law School of Touto University. She was supposed to become a professional lawyer like Aunt Eri, but she got married right after graduation and married into the Touto family. At the time, the outside world thought that her focus would be on her family, but not long after, news came out that she was working as a public interest lawyer, providing free legal aid. After that, she won many cases and her reputation gradually grew. Because she provided free assistance to others, and the Touto family was in the medical field, the Touto Group had a very good impression among ordinary people at the time, and the hospital was the first choice for the people. However, a few years later, this second wife passed away."
"What's the reason?" asked Conan Edogawa.
Suzuki Sonoko spread her hands. "I don't know. Some say she was sick, others say she was assassinated." She lowered her voice. "Because the third wife's methods of ascending to power are somewhat shady, many people think it's more likely she was assassinated."
Mao Lilan frowned: "I see. Then the attitude of my mother and grandpa's family can be explained."
"But if he was murdered, why didn't anyone call the police?" asked Conan Edogawa.
Suzuki Sonoko patted his little head and said, "Kid, the rich are much dirtier than you think. Covering up the truth for the sake of family reputation is not uncommon in this circle."
The people around couldn't help but frown when they heard it.
Mao Lilan murmured to herself, "That aunt is so pitiful. And my grandpa, grandma, mother, and cousin, they all lost their loved ones, but they can't get justice..."
Seeing Mao Lilan become sad, Edogawa Conan immediately comforted her: "Sister Xiaolan, these are just speculations after all. If there is something unusual about the death of my aunt, Aunt Eri will definitely not let the murderer go!"
"That's right!" Suzuki Sonoko also said, "This is all nonsense from others. The truth may not be like this. Don't let your imagination run wild!"
Mao Lilan's expression improved a little after hearing this. But her empathy was too strong. When she thought about her cousin, whom she had never met, who had lived in such a family for more than ten years, she couldn't be happy.
Edogawa Conan scratched his head and tried to divert her attention. He accidentally looked to the side and saw Shiratori Renzaburo.
He was stunned at first, then he thought that Officer Shiratori had a good family background and should have come here at the invitation.
But then, he saw Officer Takagi and Officer Sato, who were dressed very formally, and Officer Megure, who was hiding in the corner observing the venue, and his expression became slightly solemn.
There are so many police officers. Is something going to happen?
Conan Edogawa leaned close to Kogoro Mouri's ear and told him the location of Inspector Megure and others. He was also stunned.
Kogoro Mouri looked around carefully and found that there were many policemen mixed in with the guests. He immediately realized that something was wrong.
He said, "You guys are sitting here chatting, I saw an old customer, so I went to say hello."
Edogawa Conan immediately jumped off the table and said, "I'm going to the bathroom!"
Amuro Toru also stood up and said with a smile: "I'll take him there."
Only Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko were left at the table, looking at each other.
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