In the world of Detective Conan, the female characters are all acting strangely!

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Noriko Okaya smiled slightly. Since Natsume hadn't said anything, it meant that everything was under his control. So she didn't need to worry about anything and could just leave it all to him to handle!

Soon after.

Conan, having enjoyed a delicious snack, slipped away.

Natsume gave Noriko some more instructions, then helped her contact Akemi so that the actual florist and employee could discuss salary and benefits directly, before taking her leave.

Chapter 327 The Ghost of Baker Street

Three days passed.

Noriko Okayani's situation went as expected.

The assassination of Kitagawa Shiqiang has become an unsolved case.

Mingmei's flower shop also officially opened yesterday.

Noriko Okaya has officially become a florist.

She's finally able to calm down and start a new life.

...

Mihana Municipal Building.

Today is the day to experience "Cocoon," a virtual reality game developed by the world's software giant Syndra.

Since it's an early access experience.

This has absolutely nothing to do with the common people of Japan.

The guests invited by Syndra Company this time were mostly children from the families of Japanese dignitaries, business tycoons, and wealthy individuals.

"Is this the future of Japan?"

Wearing a cool denim outfit, Ai looked calmly at the rich and powerful kids playing and fooling around in the lobby.

"Of course~"

Vermouth gently brushed a strand of silver hair behind her ear and smiled sweetly: "Here we have the grandson of the Deputy Superintendent General of Police, the grandson of the president of the Tomonaga Group, the granddaughter of the vice president of Taisho Bank, and of course, the second young lady of Japan's number one conglomerate. It wouldn't be wrong to say she's the future of Japan~"

"Sister Bei, I'm not some Japanese future guy. My biggest wish is to live happily with Ran, Natsume, and everyone else—as for the rest, let others work on it~"

The second daughter of the Suzuki Group has no ambition and chooses to give up, showing no interest whatsoever in contributing to national development!

She even started calling Sister Bei, just like Xia Ye did.

This left Vermouth speechless – I'm just called Vermouth, not surnamed Vermouth!

"Pfft—~"

Xiaolan gently punched her best friend's arm and said with a coquettish smile, "Yuanzi, you're only a teenager, why are you talking like you're about to retire!"

"I just want to enjoy life!"

Sonoko, holding Natsume's hand, wrinkled her nose:

"Anyway, my mom is so young now, she can keep control of the Suzuki Group for many more years~"

"By the time she decides she doesn't want to continue, our children might already be grown up. Then we can let them take over."

"children?"

Xiao Ai rolled her eyes at her, her beautiful eyes speechless: "Isn't it a bit too early for a seventeen-year-old girl like you to talk about this?"

It's getting late~

Vermouth interjected with a smile:

"I heard it's normal for Japanese girls to have babies at seventeen or eighteen. But you, why are you acting like a little kid again today?"

"Don't you hate this?"

I lost a bet last night~

Ai glanced at her own plate-like chest, pouted, and thought the child's body was flat, lacking the curvaceous figure she had as an adult. But then again, she'd lost the bet, and besides, Xia Ye liked it, so she might as well consider it a reward.

"You guys really had a lot of fun!"

Vermouth knew that Yukiko and the Miyano family were currently living in Natsume's villa, and Ran and Eri often went there to play. She'd also heard that recently even the Sonoko sisters had started going there frequently, making the villa quite lively every day.

"Teacher, why don't you move in too?"

Seeing the actual set of her favorite theatrical version, Natsume, who was lost in memories, turned around and smiled, saying, "There are still many empty rooms in the house. After you move in, you can chat with Yukiko and go out together. It's so convenient!"

"Oh?"

Vermouth's lips curled into a smile, her alluring eyes conveying a half-smile. "Is that all the benefits you get?"

"Cough cough!"

Xia Ye coughed lightly and said honestly:

"Of course, once you move in, I can come see you whenever I miss you, it'll be very convenient~"

"I knew it!"

Vermouth rolled her eyes at him slightly, then said casually, "You're right, but it's fine with me living across from Eri's house. I can chat with Eri and Ran whenever I want, and we can go out together. If I moved to your place, it would be too far from them."

"That's alright, we can just have the two of them move in too." Xia Ye had been wanting to do that for a while now.

"Pah!" Xiao Lan spat lightly. As if I didn't know what you were up to, I wasn't even ready!

"You're really planning to keep a whole bunch of beauties hidden away, huh?"

Ai didn't feel wronged at all. Vermouth was practically one of them now, and she even brought back gifts for her and her sister from the US. Living with her wasn't really a bad thing.

"Why don't you just take Yoko as a little girl—hmm?"

Ai frowned as she watched the soccer ball fly straight toward her, but then she leaped up gracefully and kicked the ball back with a clean and decisive kick!

"Bam—!"

The football wasn't very fast when it came flying in, but it was several times faster when it flew back.

The kids who were playing football in the hall, oblivious to everyone else, didn't even have time to react before they were hit by the ball, each one wincing in pain.

"Nice footwork!"

Xia Ye gave a thumbs up, saying that Ai's kick that took down three brats showed that she was no less capable than Conan!

Hey! Why did you kick us?!

The three little brats who had been kicked down got up from the ground and rushed to Ai. They accused Ai of being the villains and even tried to push her.

Xiao Ai took a step back, her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and looked at Xia Ye: Can I beat them up?

Xia Ye smiled and nodded. It's never good for naughty kids to be mischievous. They must be spoiled. A good beating will make them behave!

Bang Bang Bang!

Ai used three kicks to send the three brats tumbling to the ground. Given her current state of mind, she was too lazy to spout that classic bloodline theory from the movie. With kids like these, the easiest and quickest way was to physically persuade them—something she learned from Natsume.

"How dare you hit me!"

Those brats were spoiled since they were little, and their families treated them like precious treasures. They would even fuss over a fall, let alone being beaten. Now that they had been beaten, of course they were not satisfied. The three of them charged forward again, howling!

however--

He got beaten up again!

Ai didn't indulge them.

With Xia Ye backing her up, she had no scruples at all, and with a few swings of her little fists, she beat those three brats until their faces were bruised and swollen.

Being in a child's body actually has its advantages; if Ai were in Shiho's body, she wouldn't have done something like this.

"Master!"

"Young Master, what's wrong?"

The bodyguards and guardians of these unruly children never expected anyone to be so audacious as to beat up their young master in front of everyone. They were caught off guard and didn't react for a moment. By the time they did, their young master was already screaming and howling in pain, attracting the attention of the entire hall.

The bodyguards panicked.

He reached out to grab Ai.

At this time-

Sonoko said quietly, "If any of you dare touch Ai, I'll sink you into Tokyo Bay to feed the fish. You can try me if you don't believe me~"

"Miss Sonoko!?"

The bodyguards had been so focused on their young master that they hadn't seen Sonoko at all, and were startled when they heard her words.

These bodyguards of wealthy families know far more than ordinary people!

The Suzuki Group is a force to be reckoned with. Even if all three of them were combined, they wouldn't have the slightest right to challenge them.

As for what Ms. Sonoko said about Tokyo Bay being submerged, that's not just talk. There are so many fish and shrimp in Tokyo Bay now, it's hard to say that it's not because of the abundance of "feed"!

only--

He is, after all, our young master.

If they dare to abandon their duties and just watch, they will definitely be punished when they go back!

"Miss Sonoko, who is this...?"

"Could you please try to persuade her—"

"No need to persuade me anymore, I'm done!" Ai walked up to Xia Ye with a stern face, then suddenly broke into a cute smile. "It felt pretty good~"

"Whatever makes you happy~"

Xia Ye stroked her fluffy hair, looked down at how many mischievous children were on the ground, and chuckled:

"How are you guys feeling?"

"I'm going to have Grandpa kill you!"

"Me too!"

"We won't let you get away with this!"

The few unruly children didn't seem to grasp the seriousness of the situation and were still angrily shouting about wanting revenge.

"Snapped--!"

Ai squatted down and slapped Hideki Moroboshi, the grandson of Deputy Chief Inspector Moroboshi of the Metropolitan Police Department, across the face. After thinking for a moment, she slapped him again!

His crisp, clean-cut, and cool appearance is incredibly handsome!

"Master!"

The bodyguards dared not lay a finger on Ai, so they quickly picked up their young master, took a few steps back, and bowed slightly to Sonoko. "I'm sorry, Miss Sonoko, it's all the young masters' fault this time. We'll take them away right away!"

"I don't want to go!"

"I must—uh!"

The shouting stopped abruptly, and several bodyguards quickly disappeared into a corner of the hall with their young master.

"That's impressive!"

Sonoko leaned close to Ai and teased her with a cute face.

"You're not bad either~"

Ai pinched her cheek with her little hand, a mutual compliment~

"Hehe~"

Sonoko chuckled foolishly, then looked at him with puzzled eyes and said, "But this isn't like you. Usually, you'd just say something sarcastic, so why are you taking matters into your own hands today?"

"It's kind of fun to bully the weak sometimes~"

Ai clenched her little fist, her eyes smiling.

"Is that so?"

Sonoko seemed thoughtful. "I don't think I've ever felt this way before. Should I try to learn from you? Some of the young ladies in Japan's high society have personalities that are hard to describe. Should I bully them a bit? -- Oh, right, Natsume, what's her name again?"

"Pretentious act backfires!"

"Yes, that's it!"