Chapter 75 Cointreau Variation

The consequence of taking a cold shower is getting sick.

I didn't feel anything when I came out of it, but after sleeping all night wrapped in the quilt, I woke up with a fuzzy head and a light-headed feeling. Now I even had a reason not to attend.

The fever had not subsided until the night of the 29th. Tsukiyama Asari was still curled up in the quilt, and the boy put a new ice towel on his forehead. He rubbed his head in the soft quilt and coughed twice.

"Have a good rest."

Usually, the two vests rarely talked to each other at home, but the comics two days ago made Tsukiyama Asari realize that no matter what the picture is, it might be drawn. After that, he also acted in full at home.

"I know..." the man said in a low voice, and even when he was confused by the fever, he still smiled with a soothing meaning, "Go quickly, don't be late."

"Well..."

Asuka Kiri got up. His skin color and hair color really don't match the dark suit. The comics of him wearing white are probably the same as the uncolored line drawings. Tsukiyama Asari simply picked a suit with an apricot jacket and white lining.

The fastest stage of change is probably from ten to seventeen years old. The boy who was easily picked up by Hagiwara Kenji has grown into a boy of more than 1.7 meters, and there is a trend of continuing to grow taller. The baby fat on his face has completely disappeared. The suit covers up the boyish feeling, but highlights a mature temperament that belongs only to men.

My child has really grown up.

Tsukiyama Asari couldn't help but curl his eyes because of this sudden sense of pride. Then, when Asuka Kiri stepped out of the door, he closed his eyes and focused all his attention on the other party's perspective.

Accustomed to the colorful world, he was a little uncomfortable with the black and white main perspective. The boy paused when he turned the door, took a breath, went downstairs, and hailed a taxi to the Beika Hotel.

Although Tsukiyama Asari closed his eyes at home, he still did not rest, but observed every move over there through the forum.

The picture starts with Kogoro Mori driving to the banquet.

"What - Miss Yoko can't come because of an announcement?!" the mustache-wearing man shouted, slapping his hands on the reception desk with a muffled sound, "You mean Miss Okino Yoko is not coming?"

"Yes... she said that she can't come because the filming time of the movie has been extended." The service staff in charge of reception took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the sweat off his face.

"Dad, you're such a fool." Maori Ran put her hands on her hips, thanked the embarrassed waiter, and pulled Maori Kogoro, who was still complaining, to the banquet hall, "Aren't you here to work for President Ota this time?"

"This kind of commission from rich people is the most troublesome. He is so rich but he doesn't even give me a deposit. If I hadn't heard that Miss Yoko would attend, I wouldn't have come." Maori Kogoro reached out and tugged at his messy tie, "I think, his beautiful wife can't stand the loneliness, so she has someone else outside..."

"Dad!"

"Okay, okay, I got it." After being scolded by his daughter, Maori Kogoro hunched his shoulders and pushed open the door. Then all attention was attracted by several large tables of exquisite buffets.

This uncle...

Watching him rushing into the venue, Edogawa Conan couldn't help but reveal his half-moon eyes, and then he cast his eyes on the banquet hall.

The Beika Hotel can be said to be a landmark building in Beika Town. The 33-story building is brightly lit. The banquet hall is very large. Although there are many dishes, they are all cold dishes with light taste. There are only various kinds of light perfume and wine in the air. Under the lights, all kinds of glittering jewelry are dazzling.

Hey, hey... What kind of commission must be asked in this occasion? Edogawa Conan drank the juice in his hand, searched in the crowd, and soon found the conspicuous white-haired boy.

When the two of them made eye contact, the girl next to the boy also noticed this and waved and shouted, "Conan, Ran, this way--"

Suzuki Sonoko was wearing a bright yellow dress and a matching headband. She was a rich lady but she didn't wear any shiny jewelry, which made her look a little out of place among the glittering crowd.

She smiled and waved to her friend, shaking her phone, "Take a picture for me, I want to send it to Zhen."

Asuka Mizuki silently took a step back because of the name 'Zhen'.

[Every time she hears Kyogoku's name, Kirito has an indescribable expression]

[I laughed so hard, after all, a Super Saiyan has envied me]

Seeing the comments on the forum from Tsukiyama Asari's side, the boy put his slightly long hair back and used this action to block his eyebrows that were raised because of these gloating comments.

Still laughing! It's your turn to try!

Beach* He was not there when Suzuki Sonoko and Kyogoku Shin first met, but he heard from Mao Lilan that this high school student who beat away the serial killer and protected Sonoko was not bad.

Who knew that the first time they met was when he accompanied the two girls to the villa on the mountain to make chocolates. After Kyogoku Makoto and Mao Lilan teamed up to solve the two gangsters, they walked towards him... to be more precise, towards Sonoko who was protected by him. His expression at that time... I don't want to recall it at all.

It was too scary.

"Okay, I sent it." Suzuki Sonoko put her mobile phone in her handbag and pointed to the self-service drinks on a long table next to her with a smile, "What do you want to drink? I'll get it for you... Speaking of which, isn't Brother Chaoli here?"

In order to avoid the tragedy of getting lemongrape juice because he couldn't distinguish the color last time, the white-haired boy quickly accepted the other party's kindness, "Juice is fine... a little sweeter, Chaoli is feverish."

Then, he paused and took the watermelon juice handed to him by Suzuki Sonoko with a stiff expression.

As if to prove that he really had a fever, the manga actually gave a shot to Tsukiyama Asari who was watching him leave.

[Huh? Why did he suddenly have a fever? Kogiri, did you do this? (pointing)]

[Knock that, is the mark under Asari's wife's eye a little deeper than before...? It's so pungent that I can't stand it. It must be Xiao Wu who pressed it. I rubbed it again on the original position to cover up the original trace... It's so pungent that I can't stand it. What kind of possessiveness is this?

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I was just thinking about why today's party is for..."

"Ah, this." Suzuki Sonoko gestured to the others to keep quiet, and stepped forward mysteriously and whispered, "Remember the invitation that said the Star of Livia would be displayed on the Sakura cruise ship?"

"That beautiful pink gem?" Mao Lilan recalled and nodded.

"The collector who provided the gemstone has received a notice from Kid SAMA!"

"What?!"

"Tsk--" Suzuki Sonoko quickly suppressed the voices of several people. She turned around with a flushed face, holding her face with both hands and thinking, "That is to say, Kid SAMA will also take the cruise ship that sets sail on the last day of September! Moonlight, cruise ship, and the endless sea. His Royal Highness the prince in a white dress appears on the deck. The sea breeze blows up his cloak, and then he takes my hand and puts his lips..."

"Sonoko--" Maori Ran blushed at her friend's bold description. She quickly interrupted the other party and stamped her feet embarrassedly, "Didn't you just send the photo to Mr. Kyogoku?"

"What's the

big deal? Ah Zhen won't mind." No, he minds to death. That guy is so jealous. Asuka Mizuki couldn't help but turn her head and look at the little boy holding the orange juice, showing the same speechless expression.

"Anyway--" the somewhat infatuated rich girl finally got to the point, "In order to protect the diamond, Matsuo Kazushi... the collector, has made a big investment."

"He will give everyone on the cruise ship an ornament with the same pink diamond, and the real Star of Livia is hidden inside. At this banquet, a number will be drawn in front of everyone, and then the real diamond will be handed over to the other party."

"Huh?! But wouldn't everyone know about this?"

"The numbers won't be announced, don't worry. We'll just draw them in front of everyone to make it fairer." Suzuki Sonoko said with a smile, "If I draw it, then Kid SAMA will come to me, gently lift my hair, and take away the beautiful gem... But I don't have much confidence in my luck. Maybe you, Xiaolan, will win~"

Yes, that guy's luck is always the best.

Conan Edogawa's eyes fell on the girl in the pink dress next to him. Then, he suddenly remembered another question, "But Xiaolan doesn't have a cruise ticket?"

"Huh? Didn't I tell you?" Hearing this, the short-haired girl was stunned for a moment, took out a thick invitation from her handbag, and pulled out a thin metal card from the compartment, "These two are linked, and the number is on it, look, like this..."

She pressed her finger under the cruise icon, and the card was stained by her body temperature, and a line of numbers gradually appeared below.

[12]

Asuka Misaki took out the card and spread it with her fingers. As expected, a line of numbers appeared, and Ran Maori's small exclamation came from the side.

"What are you doing?"

Maori Kogoro came back with a plate of fried shrimps, and then his attention was attracted by the drinks on the table, "Okay, let's drink to our heart's content today!"

"Dad! Before you eat, at least go find Mr. Ohta first?"

"What... You look like your mother, lecturing people." Maori Kogoro stuffed the fried shrimps into his mouth in one breath, his cheeks bulged out, and his voice was very vague, "I've already gone to find him, and that guy asked me to discuss it in the lounge after the party in a mysterious way. What's this... Oh, this fried shrimp is delicious!"

This uncle, he never has a serious time. Edogawa Conan touched and complained, and then he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure at the door of the banquet hall.

"Sister Xiaolan! I'm going to the toilet!"

After saying that, he put down the juice and quickly chased after him.

[Washing machine—Have you forgotten how you were threatened before? ! ! Still reckless, be careful of the other party's coercive measures——]

[The younger brother got into trouble and the older brother was punished, Conan should be more reckless and let Asari stay in bed for the rest of his life (dog-headed rose)]

[Help, I suddenly remembered a sister's analysis a long time ago, saying that the little detective still needs a major turning point now... This opportunity is not coming, right? After the previous eavesdropping device was discovered, he was not directly suspected, but the black-hearted honey before reacted directly that he was the one who placed it.

And what he said at the time was 'Little guy, you don't seem to believe the coercive measures I mentioned? ', this sentence means that coercive measures are going to be used, right? ! Right? ! At that time, Conan was really scared and I was sweating. But nothing happened for so many days, and today he rushed up again. Now everyone is here, only Asari is at home and didn't come... I'm so panicked]

[No, no, no, it shouldn't be, even if he really wants to go, it might just be an assassination attempt. Asari is so popular now that he won't die so badly...]

Kasugawa Shugo, who was hurriedly passing by the corridor, was keenly aware of the footsteps approaching carefully behind him, and couldn't help but shout silently with the people in the forum.

It's really easy to be exposed, little detective, and your skills are so poor whether it's planting a bug or tracking.

Let Suemitsu Sosuke teach you a lesson after he reveals his true identity!

The man who was called "Black Heart Honey" by the forum secretly followed him from behind. He showed a helpless expression and reached out to loosen his tie. This body was not used to being restrained, and there were few occasions when he needed to wear formal clothes. Not to mention that the wound on his neck had not healed yet, and he felt uncomfortable after tying the tie for a while.

He was going to the president's lounge to find something. Being followed by a child was not only inconvenient, but also easy to expose his identity. Kasugawa Shugo did not dare to underestimate the reasoning ability of this "Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era".

There's no time to scare the kid, I have to find a way to get rid of him...

Seeing Ohta Hideo squeeze out of the party and walk towards the bathroom, he suddenly thought of a good way to increase Suemitsu's suspicion and get rid of the young detective. He couldn't help but bend his honey-colored eyes, turned around and walked into another aisle on the side.

Edogawa Conan chased the man with chestnut curly hair out, carefully hiding behind the cover all the way. The man walked very fast and hurriedly, and the action of pulling off his tie was a bit rough, as if he was not used to this kind of party.

He must have other reasons for coming here!

The young detective calmed down and made up his mind to continue following the other party. He moved out from behind the decorative cabinet and stepped forward carefully. After taking two steps, he saw the man suddenly change direction and go around to the corridor on the side.

Did he find someone following him?

Edogawa Conan bit his lip, and after much hesitation, he chased after him. When he stepped into the corridor, the man with a very deceptive appearance had already reached the corner. He quickly quickened his pace to catch up with him.

There were not many people in the corridor. All the guests were in the banquet. Only the waiters occasionally passed by with wine glasses in their hands. In some more secret places, two or three businessmen in suits and leather shoes were standing and whispering about something. They shook hands with each other when they left.

The boy went around these people and when he turned the corner, he saw that the man had disappeared.

Damn it, if

he hadn't been entangled for so long, maybe he could have caught up with him. Thinking this in his heart, he still didn't give up. When a waitress with champagne passed by, the boy quickly stopped her and said cutely, "Sister! Excuse me, have you seen my brother? He is a man about this tall, with chestnut curly hair and round orange eyes. I can't find him!"

"Um... I think I saw him just now, which direction he went."

"Thank you, sister--"

Edogawa Conan thanked sweetly, and then ran to the left passage.

Nothing.

The boy frowned. The bathroom is right outside here, but there are too many forks on the other side. He didn't know where to start. Could it be in the bathroom?

"Sir, do you need help?"

A short and fat man in a black suit asked in the bathroom. Conan Edogawa looked towards the source of the voice, but because of his blocked vision, he didn't see who was inside. The

short and fat man seemed to be Uncle Mori's client, the president of the Ohta Pharmaceutical Group named Ohta Hideo.

Who is he talking to?

The boy couldn't help but stick his head in to see. After seeing the scene clearly, he subconsciously took two steps back and broke out in a cold sweat.

Why is Suemitsu Sosuke here? !

The mental state of the man in the wheelchair was very different from before. If I had to say it, it was as if there was a light in his eyes, although it was very dim, it was much better than before.

He coughed twice and seemed a little hesitant, but finally spoke, "Sorry... Can you help me with that blanket?"

For some reason, the man had taken off the blanket that had been covering his legs and hung it on the sink. It seemed that the cleaner was afraid that the blanket would get wet if placed here, so he folded it and hung it on a coat rack specially used for guests. It was not high, but the man in the wheelchair obviously couldn't reach it.

"Here you go."

"Thank you..." When the other party handed over the blanket, Suemitsu Sosuke suddenly couldn't help but coughing softly. This time, the coughing came violently, and he was knocked forward and bumped into Ohta Hideo in front of him.

Ohta Hideo was frightened by this sudden situation and hurried to help him. The man who lowered his head and coughed reached out his hand and grabbed his sleeve.

"Are you okay?!"

"I... cough cough... I'm fine." After about a minute or two, the man's cough finally slowed down. He let go of the hand holding the other party's clothes, lowered his head and said thank you, "Thank you, I'm leaving first."

"Ah... Okay, be careful on the road."

After watching the other party control the wheelchair to leave the bathroom, Ohta Hideo began to tidy up his sleeves. At the door of the bathroom, which neither of them noticed, Conan Edogawa frowned.

Has his attitude improved a lot... He did not refuse the other party's help, and even grabbed the other party's clothes when he coughed.

It was a gesture that showed weakness, but from the previous few meetings, Suemitsu Sosuke was not a person who would show weakness like others.

While thinking, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a small wound on the wrist of the man who was adjusting his sleeves, in a position on the side that was extremely difficult for him to notice.

That wound... Suemitsu Sosuke grabbed the wrist just now.

Did he do it? But what can he do with such a small wound?

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Thanks for reading

* Sonoko's dangerous summer story: The first time Sonoko met Kyogoku (although Kyogoku had met Sonoko before, it didn't count because it was one-sided) Komiya didn't go

* The truth about Valentine's Day: Kyogoku finally came to save people, Komiya was finally there and protected Sonoko behind him vs. Kyogoku who knew Sonoko was going to make chocolate for the person she liked and regarded Komiya as Sonoko's secret crush Komiya

: Thank you for the invitation, I was very scared at the time.

Suemitsu was probably, after a short conversation, he stood up for a special reason, and he would continue to be depressed after the matter was over ()

A Miao: I have a pot in my hand, who should I give it to right away? This