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

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Suzuki Tomoko walked calmly to the edge of the hot spring pool with a faint smile on her lips.

She first stuck out one foot to test the water temperature, then immersed herself in the hot spring until the water reached her fair and slender neck. Only then did she look at Xia Ye, a strange look in her beautiful eyes, and said:

"Can we soak together?"

"...Okay~"

Now that you're in, how can I say no?

Xia Ye smiled slightly, freely appraising Suzuki Tomoko's beautiful face. He wanted to see what this head of the Suzuki Group was really up to!

Chapter 116 An Irresistible Bargain

Under dim lighting.

Xia Ye's gaze was somewhat unrestrained.

Tomoko Suzuki smiled slightly, seemingly unconcerned.

This was originally one of her bargaining chips tonight; Xia Ye was interested, which gave her the opportunity to negotiate with him.

but--

Tomoko Suzuki was still somewhat surprised.

Despite his outrageous actions, Xia Ye was only surprised for a moment when he entered the room, and then calmly admired his own body, clearly waiting for him to speak.

She rose slightly from the hot spring and sat on the steps at the edge of the pool, letting the glistening water droplets trickle down her slightly flushed skin and into the towel around her chest, leaving much to the imagination:

Aren't you going to ask me what I want to do?

"I won't ask."

Xia Ye glanced at the bath towel, now soaked and clinging to her voluptuous body, and chuckled softly with a deep look in her eyes, "You didn't say anything, but immediately gave me such a big treat. Obviously, you have something very important to ask of me. Of course, I won't ask; that way, I can maintain the upper hand~"

"Not bad~"

Tomoko Suzuki's dark eyes revealed approval. "The fact that you recognize this shows that you're not some nouveau riche who suddenly gains power and loses the ability to think. This is also the premise for my decision to make a deal with you!"

"710 Office"? "You know a lot about me?"

Xia Ye was slightly surprised. From what Suzuki Tomoko had just said, it was clear that she already knew a lot about her, and—

"trade?"

"Putting the deal aside, I do know a lot about you, for example—" Tomoko Suzuki smiled sweetly on her delicate face, "the members of that organization, the master of Isshin-ryu karate, the miraculous medical skills that can bring the dead back to life, and Spider-Man~"

"How did you know?"

Although it was pointless to ask this question at this point, Natsume still wanted to know where Suzuki Tomoko got the information from.

"I installed surveillance cameras in the room in the garden!"

A barely perceptible glint of something else flashed in Tomoko Suzuki's beautiful eyes. Of course, this was a lie; the truth was what she had seen in the diary.

However, unlike other log holders who cannot reveal the contents of their logs, she can, for some reason, freely reveal the information in her logs without exposing them, and can also clearly see the logs of other log holders!

So, Sonoko found out about the log on the very first day she got it.

When she saw Sonoko trying to say something to her but being stopped by an invisible force, and also unable to see her own journal, she knew that she might be a special one among the journal holders, and that the journal's restrictions on her were much more lenient than those on others!

This is also why she was able to discuss Xia Ye's many identities here.

"monitor?"

Xia Ye frowned deeply, a look of displeasure on her face. "Don't you think it's a bit excessive to install surveillance cameras in your own daughter's room?"

"Feel sorry!"

With a sincere expression of apology on her pretty face, Suzuki Tomoko said earnestly, "Sonoko's behavior was very strange a few days ago. I was afraid something might happen, so I installed surveillance cameras. But I accidentally overheard some very serious information. Of course, I will apologize to Sonoko and promise never to do it again!"

"..."

Like mother, like daughter; Tomoko Suzuki surrendered just as quickly as Sonoko.

Such a sincere apology.

What else could Xia Ye say?

"Forget it~"

Xia Ye waved her hand.

He gazed into her dark, beautiful eyes and said:

"But now you can tell me, what do you want from me, or rather, what do you want me to do? I want to hear what kind of deal is worth the personal involvement of the head of the Suzuki Group, using a honey trap~"

Tomoko Suzuki gave Natsume a deep look and said seriously, "It's very simple! I want the Suzuki Group to take another step forward!"

"How is this simple? This is harder than climbing to heaven, and it's practically unsolvable!"

Xia Ye raised an eyebrow.

This is indeed a very tricky problem.

"The Suzuki Group has reached the limit in the minds of the country's government, other national powers, and that hostile guest from across the ocean. If it goes any further, even the number one conglomerate would be highly likely to be attacked and devoured by all sides, unless—"

"Unless what?"

Tomoko Suzuki's beautiful eyes were calm.

She had thought about this problem many times, and it was almost impossible to break the deadlock by relying solely on the Suzuki Group.

"Unless the Suzuki Group possesses some groundbreaking advanced technology and military strength that allows it to defend itself at any time, or at the very least, it must have a deterrent mechanism that makes all its opponents hesitant to act, or offer tremendous benefits to attract various forces, otherwise it simply cannot take any further steps!"

Xia Ye summarized casually:

"And the Suzuki Group doesn't have any of these."

"The Suzuki Group definitely doesn't have any."

Tomoko Suzuki rose gracefully, causing ripples to spread across the water. She sat down beside Natsume, looked into his eyes, and smiled.

"But you have them! Whether it's gifts from the gods or sacrifices from demons, you can always produce all sorts of magical items, like that bottle of [Rejuvenation Elixir] that can make people young again and greatly enhance their aptitude!"

"You know a lot!"

Xia Ye smiled slightly and said frankly:

"I can indeed obtain all sorts of amazing items, but almost none of them would be effective against a behemoth like the Suzuki Foundation. Besides, are you so sure that if I actually obtained such an item, I would trade with you?"

You will!

A confident smile appeared on Tomoko Suzuki's delicate face. "Because you shouldn't refuse my offer!"

"Oh?"

Xia Ye said with a smile in her eyes:

"Tell me, let me see what you have to offer that I can't refuse?"

"As long as you promise to do everything you can to help the Suzuki Group go even further—" Tomoko Suzuki raised her pretty face, a seductive look appearing in her dark eyes, "I, Sonoko, Ayako, and the Suzuki Group can all be yours!"

!!!

Xia Ye was shocked.

Has Tomoko Suzuki gone mad?

Did they go all in with the whole family?

"What, do you think I'm crazy?"

Tomoko Suzuki's lips curled slightly. Look how scared this guy is; he's never experienced anything like this before. She'll have to broaden his horizons more often. As the future heir to the Suzuki Group, he still has a lot to learn.

"Yes~"

Xia Ye asked, puzzled:

"To put it bluntly, you have never been the head of the Suzuki Group. Is it worth going to such lengths for it?"

“Why is it not worth it?”

Tomoko Suzuki chuckled lightly, “I have been married into the Suzuki family for twenty-five years. Under my leadership, the Suzuki Group has grown from being on par with the other three major conglomerates to now being able to take on all three of them. I have poured half of my life’s effort into it. As long as it can go further, anything is worth it!”

"Even if the Suzuki Group advances further and is no longer under your control, it won't matter, will it?" Xia Ye's expression became somewhat serious.

"Correct!"

Tomoko Suzuki replied without hesitation:

"And that's why I decided to give you the Suzuki Group as well. You'll naturally cherish what's yours even more, and you'll work even harder to make it even better."

No, I'll just laze around and wait to die!

That was what Xia Ye was originally going to say.

but--

The atmosphere is so serious right now, it's a bit inappropriate.

"I understand. This is the entirety of your transaction, right?" Xia Ye asked with a faint smile.

"That's right!"

Tomoko Suzuki extended her long, slender, fair hand, her beautiful eyes filled with anticipation: "Deal?"

Xia Ye also reached out his large hand and grasped her small hand, nodding emphatically: "Deal!"

"Now that the transaction is successful—"

Tomoko Suzuki lightly bit her red lips, her beautiful eyes shimmering, and a seductive look appeared on her delicate face.

She slowly sank to the surface of the water, and her mermaid-like body could be faintly seen flashing by underwater, clearly indicating that she was preparing for underwater swimming training.

Not long after.

Xia Ye felt a jolt, as if he had been electrocuted, but he quickly relaxed.

Hmm, it seems there's an electrical leak in the hot spring, but it's okay, just move around a bit more and you'll feel better~

The sound of rushing water came from the still dark hot spring bath. A white figure floated out of the water and was washed to the edge of the hot spring pool by the continuous waves, but no one paid any attention to it.

After a long time.

The waves subsided, and the space between the soup bowls returned to calm.

Natsume leaned against the reclining chair at the edge of the hot spring pool, while Tomoko Suzuki rested on his shoulder with a rosy complexion.

After some communication, their relationship has become much closer.

Tomoko Suzuki glanced at the towel that had floated to the other side of the pool, but didn't bother to get it. She yawned wearily and smiled charmingly, "Are you satisfied with my reward?"

"Of course I'm satisfied!"

Thinking back to the scene just now, Xia Ye felt a pang of emotion and sighed, "It seems I'll have to dedicate myself to the Suzuki Group until my dying breath!"

"Ha~"

Tomoko Suzuki yawned again and said with a smile, "There's no need to be so extreme, just do your best~"

Are you very tired?

Xia Ye took Suzuki Tomoko's hand, placed her index finger on her wrist, and immediately frowned. "You're so weak, you have no energy or yang deficiency. There's nothing in your body that isn't weak. This is too serious. Have you been staying up late and not eating properly lately?"

"Is it serious?"

Tomoko Suzuki sighed, "Time waits for no one. I used to stay up all night every day when I was young, but I didn't have so many health problems. Is it because I'm getting old?"

"Forget it~"

Xia Ye reached into her inventory and took out a small blue porcelain bottle. "Anyway, this was prepared for you, so here you go~"

"what is this?"

Tomoko Suzuki curiously took the porcelain bottle.

"Youth-preserving pill~"

"What?!".

Chapter 117 That thing was caught in the act

The small porcelain bottle fell into the hot spring pool with a splash.