Chapter 1202 Chapter 1210 [Thank you for the doctor sent by the organization]
President Ichikawa continued the doctor's words, "So I will be stepping down soon, but before that, my successor needs to be determined first."
Suzuki Sonoko recalled the commission from President Ichikawa, and then thought about his two daughters. Her expression suddenly became a little strange: "So you asked Jiang Xia to observe them to see who is more suitable to be the heir?"
"Oh, I didn't say I would choose from them." Although President Ichikawa looked down on these brats, he still reluctantly said a few more words when he thought about the Suzuki Group behind Suzuki Sonoko. "If they dare to betray me, even if they are my own flesh and blood, I will not give them a penny."
Suzuki Sonoko has never been interested in money matters. When she heard this topic, she suddenly felt that things became boring. She just wanted to finish the party tonight and go to the beach tomorrow.
Conan heard what President Ichikawa said, but couldn't help but argue: "That's true, but according to the inheritance law, they can still inherit a lot of reserved inheritance - the statement that they can't get a penny is actually not accurate."
Suzuki Sonoko paused her yawn and looked at Conan silently: How come this kid knows so much about inheritance at such a young age? I always feel that his parents are very dangerous...
President Ichikawa didn't care about this. He just laughed mysteriously:
"That's true. But if they've done anything illegal, that's another matter. That's why I asked the detective to come in. To be honest, I had a feeling that something big was going to happen."
“…”Another riddler.
However, Jiang Xia had seen many similar guys, so he did not have much ill will towards the Riddler. After all, according to his experience, this kind of people could always bring him benefits in all aspects.
He then cooperated and became serious, and asked mysteriously in a low voice: "Big thing? What do you mean?"
The Riddler stopped talking.
Ichikawa Yu revealed a mysterious smile, changed the subject, and looked at Jiang Xia: "Since you are here with the young lady from the Suzuki family, don't advertise your identity as a detective today. Keep a low profile and observe from the side - I hope that what you dig up will be worthy of the reward I give you."
…
After receiving the task, Jiang Xia and others did not stay in the study for long, and quickly followed the butler to the venue.
Entering the corridor, Suzuki Sonoko breathed in the fresh air of the coastal city, stretched, and relying on the fact that the old housekeeper was a little hard of hearing, she whispered to her classmates: "It's really hard to talk to such a person - so what's the big deal?"
"I don't know." Mao Lilan looked at the lively banquet in the courtyard through the window, sighed, and prayed sincerely, "I hope nothing will happen tonight."
When Jiang Xia heard this, he raised his hand and touched Conan's head.
Conan looked up at him in confusion: "...Huh?"
…
The four people followed the butler to the banquet venue with different thoughts in their minds.
People of various identities were coming and going in the venue. The housekeeper's eyes soon settled on a woman and he introduced her to Jiang Xia in a low voice: "That's Miss Ichikawa Kazushige, Mr. Ichikawa's eldest daughter. She is currently running a gallery."
As they were talking, Ichikawa Kazue looked over at them as if he had clairaudience.
Her gaze paused for a moment, as if she recognized the guests here, and she quickly walked over with a glass of wine.
"Jiang Xia? I often hear Yuanzi mention you." Ichikawa Kazue gave them a friendly smile.
Although she was born in Mie Prefecture, the gallery under her name is located in Tokyo, and she often interacts with Tokyo celebrities. Ichikawa Kazue remembered something and quickly took out a few tickets enthusiastically: "My gallery will hold an art exhibition soon. If you are interested..."
As they were chatting, a sharp voice suddenly interrupted:
"Sister? I didn't expect you to come to the party."
Ichikawa Kazue was startled, but soon recognized the owner of the voice.
The polite and gentle expression on her face suddenly disappeared, and turned into a smile with a hint of coldness: "Of course I will come - how can I, as the heir of the Ichikawa family, be absent from such an occasion?"
"Heir?" Ichikawa Mizue, the second daughter of President Ichikawa, laughed when she heard that. "But my woman's intuition tells me that my father has no such plan."
She looked at her sister's slightly raised chin and said in a stern voice, "When you quarreled with dad before and threatened to run away from home, you were very tough. Why are you back for the inheritance now?"
Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Li Ran accidentally overheard this family matter and stood nearby, feeling a little embarrassed.
Jiang Xia looked at Sister Ichikawa, then at Sister Ichikawa, took a sip of the juice in the goblet, and watched silently.
Ichikawa Ichizhong caught a glimpse of their expressions and couldn't help but get angry and started to expose his sister's shortcomings: "Didn't you rush to marry and flee this family because you didn't want to be nagged by him? Alas, it's a pity that I heard that your relationship with your brother-in-law is not good - is it because after marriage, he found that you are not as rich as he imagined, and regretted marrying you, a shrew?"
When Ichikawa Mizue heard her mention this, her face flushed. "You, you... you have time to meddle in other people's family affairs, why don't you take care of your gallery? I heard that you were sued for selling counterfeit works recently. Tsk tsk, you are so poor now, no wonder you threw away your dignity and ran back to admit your mistake today."
"snort!"
Unfortunately, both of them suffered the same disgrace.
As if they realized that if they continued arguing like this, their oldest dark history would be ruthlessly exposed, so the two sisters finally snorted in anger and walked in different directions, thinking out of sight, out of mind, and parted unhappily.
…
Jiang Xia originally wanted to continue staring at the person, but at this moment, he suddenly felt something and turned to look to the other side of the venue.
——The taciturn "Dr. Okano" whom I met before also came to the banquet at some point and was having dinner.
A circle of people with similar temperaments gathered around him. They were obviously not very familiar with the other guests in the banquet hall and were chatting among themselves in low voices.
The old butler keenly noticed the direction of Jiang Xia's gaze and introduced him considerately:
"Those are Dr. Okano's colleagues. This year's doctors' union meeting happened to be held in Mie Prefecture and just ended at noon. President Ichikawa heard that a team of doctors was coming, so he spent a huge amount of money to invite them to have a consultation."
Jiang Xia looked at this group of doctors, his gaze paused slightly on a few of them, and he felt a little moved.
Mao Lilan soon noticed his eager look.
She remembered Jiang Xia's habit of "liking to exchange business cards with people everywhere", and looked at the window of the villa where President Ichikawa was with a guilty conscience, then moved closer and reminded quietly: "Well, President Ichikawa seemed to say just now that we can't show off our identity as a detective today, and we have to be low-key and observe from the side."
(End of this chapter)
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