Chapter 2788 2800 [Eat Feast]
"You brat!" Maori Kogoro wanted to punch Conan on the head, but unfortunately he couldn't hit him, so he had to swing his fist in the air:
"That's why I said those guys were going too far. Considering the huge commission... well, I mean considering his sincerity, I was planning to help him find it out of reluctance. But when I came all the way there, he actually said the cat went home by itself! I'm afraid that guy was teasing me."
Jiang Xia comforted the neighbor uncle with a few words. Fortunately, Kogoro Mouri was a casual person and he quickly put this unpleasant incident behind him.
After complaining about the annoying client, Maori Kogoro raised his head and looked at the hospital not far away through the car window: "Pack up and get ready to come out, I'm almost there."
…
Not long after, the group left the hospital and drove home.
Halfway through the journey, a shadow suddenly enlarged in the car lights - there was actually a car parked in the middle of the road.
"What's going on? Who parked the car randomly?" Maori Kogoro stepped on the brakes and looked out in confusion. "Wasn't the car that had the accident just now towed away by the traffic police? Why is there another one?"
As I was watching, a young woman with a slim waist and long legs pushed the door open. She looked left and right and walked towards the car.
Mouri Kogoro: "!"
He quickly straightened his clothes so fast that even Jiang Xia couldn't see clearly. His originally sloppy suit instantly became as straight as a dress. Then, under the shocked gazes of several high school students, he grabbed the perfume and sprayed it a few times, then pushed the door open in a glamorous manner, holding the car door with one hand, and stood beside the car in a chic manner.
At the same time, the young woman in the car in front walked up to their car.
"..." Mao Lilan saw her beautiful face through the car window and finally understood what her father was crazy about. Her eyes twitched and her fists clenched.
"Beautiful lady." Maori Kogoro knew nothing about the scene in the car. He looked at the person walking towards him and flicked his hair. "Is there anything I can do for you?"
The woman opposite froze in her tracks, vaguely feeling that she had found the wrong person.
However, standing beside the car, she saw several students in the car, and her expression slowed down again. She asked, "I was in a hurry to go home for a family dinner, but because I came back in such a hurry, I forgot to refuel, and the car broke down. There is no signal here and I can't get a taxi. If you don't mind, can you take me to the mountaintop villa over there? I will definitely give you a reward that satisfies you."
"Of course!" Maori Kogoro waved to Suzuki Sonoko in the back seat without saying anything, "You, squeeze over there and make room for this lady."
Suzuki Sonoko: “…”
She rolled her eyes at the neighbor uncle who was forgetting his loyalty for the sake of a woman, but still moved a little as he said - it was already dark, and it did not look safe for a young woman to stay alone on such a mountain road.
"Thank you." The woman opened the car door and got in.
The vehicle drove towards the mansion on the top of the mountain.
…
On the top of the mountain, in Hota's house.
The long table in the restaurant was covered with a clean tablecloth, on which a sumptuous banquet was placed. President Horita sat at the end of the long table, and on his left and right sat his eldest son, daughter-in-law, second son, and Akai Shuichi.
Akai Shuichi lowered his head and stared at the plate in front of him: "..."
It’s not that he is suspicious by nature, but he just witnessed a potassium cyanide murder not long ago. Looking at the table of delicious food, he has no appetite at all.
Meanwhile, the other people nearby were obviously not paying attention to the banquet.
President Horita's eldest son smiled and said to his father enthusiastically, "Why did you come back so late? We thought you had an accident on the way and were very worried."
His wife also chimed in: "Yes, luckily Dad was lucky and didn't encounter any danger."
President Horita's second son looked around and quickly followed suit: "Yes. I don't have any other wishes now. I only hope that Dad can take good care of himself."
Akai Shuichi, who was out of tune with the atmosphere at the table: "..."
He picked up the cup and pretended to take a sip of water in order to fool himself into thinking that the speech had nothing to do with him.
Sitting at the head of the table, President Horita was clearly pleased to hear his son and daughter-in-law's words.
At this time, the butler came into the room pushing a dining cart. There was an ice bucket on the dining cart, and the butler carefully took out a bottle of red wine from it.
He held up the bottle of wine and said to President Horita, "This is a red wine produced by Château Petrus in France in 1979. It is a birthday gift specially prepared for you by Master Koichi."
As he spoke, he opened the bottle and poured it for everyone.
Shuichi Akai looked at the clear red liquid in the glass: "..." Petrus, this winery is quite famous, and the red wines produced are recognized as the best in the world...but the more so, the more people dare not drink it.
He took the wine glass and sniffed it carefully, trying to determine whether there were any toxins hidden in it that shouldn't be there.
At this moment, his ears moved, he suddenly heard something, and turned his head to look out the window.
President Horita, who was waiting for the guest to give praise, was startled when he saw this and also looked outside: "What's wrong?"
Akai Shuichi put down his wine glass: "There is a sound of a motor outside, do you have other guests tonight?"
"No." President Horita, "I deliberately turned down all my plans today. I just want to spend my birthday quietly. No one would be so tactless as to disturb me today."
Next to him, the eldest son who served the red wine secretly rolled his eyes, suspecting that the guest was a helper invited by the second son. He said to Akai Shuichi: "It must be the sound of the wind outside. This is the top of the mountain, and it is windy at night. It is normal that you heard it wrong."
As he spoke, Koichi Horida stood up, holding the wine glass, and brought the topic back on track, bringing the focus of the banquet back to the bottle of red wine he had carefully obtained.
"Okay. It's a rare occasion for us all to gather together. Let's put aside other chores and celebrate my father's 58th birthday together." He raised his glass to President Horita, "Happy birthday!"
President Horita nodded, thinking that his eldest son was much more sensible than before.
He was about to drink, but at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the side: "Wait!"
"?"
Everyone was startled and looked in the direction of the voice, and saw President Horita's second son.
Horita Ryoji spun his wine glass and gave his brother a sly smile: "Brother, why don't you drink first?"
"?" Horita Koichi frowned, "What do you mean?"
Horita Ryoji looked at him, and his originally refreshing smile turned sour: "Do I even need to ask? Of course I'm worried that the wine might be poisoned."
Shuichi Akai couldn't help but look at him: "..." Although what he said was too blunt, it was undeniable that this guy actually thought the same thing as him.
(End of this chapter)
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