Upon returning to his room, Kōyū immediately sent Ai a text message with just three simple words: "I'm home."
After sending the text message, Guangyou lay down on the bed in a starfish position, closed his eyes, and began to recall.
It must be said that this operation was very successful. His task was to let Uncle Mori see the request while keeping the fact that the client was a child from being exposed.
Both of these points were achieved perfectly, which can only be described as a success.
This time, he deliberately disguised himself as Kenji Kuroki's father, who is also Tetsuya Kuroki's grandfather.
The survey content was very simple, summarizing as "whether the relationship between the Kuroki couple is harmonious".
If the couple is harmonious, the request ends here. However, if they quarrel and cannot reconcile for a long time, then ask Uncle Mori to investigate the reason for the quarrel so that he can provide guidance.
The "he" in the letter of authorization is naturally Kenji Kuroki's father, but in fact it is Tetsuya Kuroki, Kenji Kuroki's son.
It's not so much about giving advice as it is about trying to help his parents reconcile. It's more about Kenji Kuroki doing his best to help his parents get back together.
He explained the cause of the matter very clearly: recently, Kenji Kuroki had gone back to visit him alone and seemed to have something on his mind, so as his father, he was a little worried.
He stated above that due to health issues, he could only recuperate in the countryside and could not come to Tokyo to visit the Kuroki couple, nor could he come to the office in person.
The above information is what Guangyou learned from Kuroki Tetsuya. Kuroki Kenji did indeed go back alone recently. He originally wanted to take Kuroki Tetsuya back with him, but because of his studies and the fact that he would only be back for a day, he did not go back with his father.
As for his health problems later on, those were just excuses Guangyou made up to justify entrusting the letter-sending service. The old man is still in good health and is said to be quite popular in the countryside.
Of course, these are all digressions.
Getting back to the main point, the content of the investigation was purely Guangyou's guess, but he was very confident in his guess.
There are only a few types of arguments between couples: money, feelings, and children. The first one can be ruled out. Even if Kōyū doesn't know much about this family, he assumes that the family is well-off after seeing that Kuroki Tetsuya, an elementary school student, can save tens of thousands of yen in just a few months.
They may not become extremely wealthy, but at least they won't argue about money.
As for the child, it's unlikely. After a brief contact, Kōyū felt that Kuroki Tetsuya was quite sensible and filial, otherwise he wouldn't have spent tens of thousands of yen to ask someone to investigate.
She has a rather delicate appearance and doesn't seem like the type to cause trouble, so this option was also eliminated.
Finally, only the emotional aspect remains, and there are many subcategories in emotions, such as disliking a certain lifestyle habit of the other person. However, among these subcategories, Guangyou still leans more towards the idea that one of the spouses cheated on the other.
Therefore, this point was also subtly mentioned in the letter of authorization, mixed with some of his speculations about the matter, which served as a direction for Uncle Mori's investigation.
From thinking through the contents of the power of attorney to writing the last stroke, Guangyou only spent a few minutes. Because of the short time, there may have been many things he hadn't considered, but he felt that he had guessed about 70-80% of them.
Lying on the bed, Guangyou didn't want to think too deeply about it. After all, he had done what he was supposed to do, and Uncle Mori had successfully accepted the commission. As for how things would turn out in the end, that was none of his business.
He didn't have the time to meddle in other people's family affairs. He helped Kuroki Tetsuya simply because Kuroki Tetsuya seemed quite sensible, and introducing him to Uncle Mori could also generate revenue for the agency, so it was a win-win situation.
"Ring ring~"
The ringing of his phone interrupted Guangyou's whimsical thoughts. He picked up his phone and saw that it was a text message from Xiao Ai. He had thought it would be a simple "hmm", but this time the message was longer and asked him what he wanted to eat.
He initially wanted to reply with "Anything you make is fine," but then he thought about it and realized that it was no different from saying "whatever." So he fell into deep thought about what to eat for lunch the next day.
Perhaps because she had been thinking for too long, Ai didn't receive a reply, so she directly dialed Kōyū's number.
Have you thought it through?
The noise was a bit loud; it sounded like Ai was in a supermarket, probably picking out ingredients.
"I haven't decided yet."
After giving a resounding "Yes," Guangyou continued to ponder what to eat the next day.
Sometimes indecisiveness can be quite troublesome. Like now, if Kōyū had the same obsession with eel rice as Genta, he probably wouldn't have considered it for so long.
This is indeed a rather perplexing situation. For a while, we had a different dish almost every day, and there were just too many delicious options. It was impossible to ask Ai to make them all; it would be troublesome, and she wouldn't be able to finish them all.
As for the new dishes, Kōyū didn't want to mention them. It wasn't that he was afraid Ai would cook them badly. In fact, he would eat them all even if they weren't good, since he had eaten bad food before.
The main problem was that he couldn't think of any dish names in a short time. There were too many Chinese dishes to choose from, and Western food, except for salads, was too troublesome. The remaining dishes, such as steak, were not suitable for making bento boxes.
When Ai called, she knew that Kousuke was still thinking, so she didn't disturb him and waited quietly for his reply.
After a long pause, Guangyou said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Could you make me some fried rice? Just the regular egg fried rice will do."
Ai, who had been waiting for a reply, immediately responded, "Okay."
Even though he had said it many times, Kōyū still had to remind Ai: "Be careful when you're cooking, don't get hurt."
Ai had heard this sentence many times, but she still patiently replied, "Yes, I know."
Kwang-woo, lying on the bed, turned his head to look at the wall clock, then said, "I'll hang up now. Looking forward to your fried rice."
The response on the other end of the phone was extremely simple, just a "hmm".
After hanging up the phone, Guangyou got out of bed. It was already quite late; the golden hue on the horizon had been completely replaced by a deep blue. A faint fragrance drifted into the room through the crack in the door and into his nose.
Even though he ate some snacks on the way back, it was just for fun and didn't really fill him up.
As Guangyou stepped out of the room, he saw Xiaolan, dressed in a school uniform and wearing an apron, bustling back and forth between the living room and the kitchen.
Upon seeing Kōyū emerge from the room, Ran greeted him with a gentle and bright smile, "Kōyū, you're back! I cooked your and Conan's favorite dishes for dinner tonight. Go wash your hands and get ready to eat."
"Thank you, Sister Xiaolan." Guangyou didn't hold back his smile at all. After thanking Xiaolan, he went into the washroom to wash his hands.
The rooms on the third floor of the office weren't very big, but perhaps it was precisely because the rooms were small that it felt so warm and cozy when the few people living in the office sat around the dining table, enjoying the steaming hot food in front of them.
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