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

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Chapter 112 Suzuki Tomoko's Attention

Natsume didn't expect Vodka to come to Yoko Okino's concert. It's probably just a fan fiction setting from some doujinshi!

but--

Now is not the time to dwell on this.

We still need to solve the immediate problem first.

The simplest and most direct way is to silence him; just kill Vodka directly. However, Xia Ye doesn't know if he has informed Gin. If he has, killing him here, even if it means completely breaking with the organization, will still cause some trouble.

If they don't silence them—

Xia Ye whispered in the garden's ear:

"Sonoko, text Ran and the others to tell them to go back first. I'll go with you! Also, from now on, let's pretend to be a couple, and act naturally~"

"I see!"

Although she didn't know what had happened, Sonoko obediently cooperated with Natsume, holding his hand, her pretty face beaming with a lovely smile, and a hint of joy flashing in her dark green eyes.

"Then let's go~"

"Good~"

The two walked side by side, like a couple, toward the entrance of the martial arts hall.

Vodka, hidden in the crowd, hesitated for a moment, then quietly followed.

.....

On the way to the port area.

The luxury car drove smoothly.

The bodyguard in black, who was driving, glanced at the rearview mirror and asked, "Second Miss, there's a car following us. Should we send someone to deal with it?"

"Need not!"

The gardener waved her hand dismissively, behaving like a spoiled young lady.

"Ignore it, let it follow!"

"Yes, Second Miss!"

If the second young lady said she didn't care, then so be it. However, the Suzuki family's bodyguards were undoubtedly professional, and he still used a code word on the communicator to notify the other bodyguards to keep a close eye on the car that was following them, so that they could deal with it immediately if it threatened the second young lady's safety!

"Xia Ye, is this okay?"

Sonoko sat next to Natsume, her little face showing excitement. "Don't we need a car chase or a gunfight or something? That's how it's always shown in movies. Luca used to be a very skilled international mercenary, he should be able to help!"

07 "Second Miss, you flatter me~"

The bodyguard, who was also the driver, smiled reservedly.

However, a hint of pride unconsciously shone in his eyes. He was once a well-known mercenary in the underworld, with a prestigious reputation in the industry. Later, he grew tired of fighting and killing and wanted to pursue a stable life, so he joined the Suzuki Group for protection.

"Luca, 'Lone Wolf of the Icefield' Lucas Mitchell, an independent mercenary active in West Africa, Central Europe, and South America. He is proficient in all kinds of firearms, close combat, explosives, and hacking. His best achievement was single-handedly wiping out a small warlord with more than 300 men in South America. Later, I heard you disappeared in South America. I didn't expect you to be working as a bodyguard for the Suzuki family..."

Xia Ye knew them all like the back of her hand.

He smiled and pointed out Luca's background.

Wow! That's amazing!

Sonoko's eyes lit up. She only knew that the bodyguards her mother sent were very capable, but she never expected them to have such a glorious record: "Luca, I asked you before, and you always said that you were just an ordinary mercenary. You were too modest!"

"Second Miss, it's not that I'm being modest, there are quite a few people in my family like me. If I were to brag about my past, my brothers would definitely laugh at me!"

Luca smiled wryly. He dared not show off in front of the Suzuki family's senior bodyguards. He knew that even the so-called "King of Mercenaries" had three members in the Suzuki family.

Those were all warriors who fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. My strength is nothing compared to theirs; I'm not even at the level where I can say "back in the day"...

"Yes, that's true. Over the past few decades, quite a few well-known mercenaries in the underworld have mysteriously disappeared. Apart from a small number who were actually killed, most of the others changed their names and went off to enjoy life under new identities."

Xia Ye looked at Luca and smiled, saying:

"The Suzuki Group is indeed a good choice; being a bodyguard is at least much safer than being a mercenary."

Luca looked at Xia Ye in the rearview mirror in surprise. She had just revealed her identity so easily, and now she knew the inside story of mercenaries. This young man must have close ties with the underworld. Second Miss... never mind, I should go back and ask Madam for instructions!

.........

An inconspicuous black sedan silently followed the Suzuki family's luxury car. Thanks to the professional driving skills of the vodka driver, the distance between the two cars was always kept at about 100 meters, which is generally the most suitable distance for tailing.

"Are you sure that's Sherry?" Gin's cold voice came through the phone that Vodka held to his ear.

"I'm not sure, bro!"

Vodka, steering with one hand, muttered in disbelief, "It does look very similar, but something feels off. I can't quite put my finger on it, though! It just looks so much like it!"

"..."

Gin felt like cursing.

What utter nonsense is this!

However, Vodka is just a simpleton after all, and it's too much to ask him to use his brain, so it's really hard to bring myself to say those words to him.

Having calmed himself down, Gin asked again:

"Are you tracking them now?"

"That's right, big brother!"

Vodka's tone carried a hint of self-satisfaction.

“I’ve been following them. They’re heading towards the port area now, and we don’t know their destination yet, but I’ll let you know as soon as they stop, brother—”

"Wait first!"

Gin interrupted him, his expression turning serious: "You mean, you've been following them for so long, and they still haven't noticed?"

"Yeah~"

Vodka said with some pride:

"Brother, my tracking skills—"

"Shut up, vodka!"

Vodka was interrupted again by his older brother, Gin's icy voice betraying his dismay:

"With Xia Ye's strength, how could he have been followed for so long without noticing at all? Do you really believe such an absurd thing?"

"Brother, do you mean that Xia Ye discovered it a long time ago?" Vodka was startled, but thinking about it, what his brother said made a lot of sense. His own tracking methods were not very sophisticated. If Xia Ye hadn't discovered it, he wouldn't deserve to be a core member of the organization.

"So what do you think he's trying to do?"

“It’s probably just for show,” Gin calmly analyzed. “Having you follow along like this is to show that you have a clear conscience and nothing to hide from the organization. So, that ‘Sherry’ probably isn’t real!”

"Then, brother... I'm not going to go?"

Vodka was somewhat disappointed. He had thought he had caught Xia Ye betraying the organization, but it turned out he had mistaken her for someone else!

"Go with it, why not?"

Gin coldly ordered, "While that 'Sherry' may not be real, it's a fact that Natsume is looking for a woman who looks like Sherry. I need his explanation. You still need to follow him and see if Natsume is acting strangely!"

"yes, Sir!"

.........

Minato Ward, Suzuki Estate.

Vodka stared in shock as Xia Ye and the woman who looked a lot like Shirley were respectfully ushered in by a group of bodyguards, unable to accept it...

Now he was certain that the woman was definitely not Sherry. Even if it was him, he knew that if Sherry could command such respect from the Suzuki Group, how could she possibly be living such a miserable life in the organization?

The Suzuki Group is a force that even the most powerful organizations dare not easily provoke; this was personally instructed by the boss when Gin took over the Japanese business!

the other side.

Natsume followed Sonoko to the main building of the Suzuki Manor.

"Second Miss, you're back!" A pretty maid greeted her with a sweet smile. "Have you eaten? Should I go to the kitchen and tell them to prepare something to eat?"

"I haven't eaten yet~"

After a three-hour concert, Sonoko was indeed a little hungry, but she first looked at Natsume and asked softly:

"Xia Ye, what would you like to eat?"

"Is Chinese food okay?"

Xia Ye didn't stand on ceremony with Yuanzi. Being polite in such a small matter would be treating her like an outsider.

"sure!"

As expected, Natsume's casualness made Sonoko smile and feel very happy.

In the past, when she brought friends home, they would become reserved as soon as they entered the door. Even her best friend of over ten years, Xiaolan, was like that. She had talked to Xiaolan about it many times, but Xiaolan still couldn't relax...

It's so nice to be like Xia Ye, who treats this place like her own home, feeling relaxed and at ease!

"Yuko, tell the kitchen to prepare Chinese food~"

Sonoko looked at the pretty maid Yuko and gave her instructions.

"Yes, Second Miss~"

Maid Yuko glanced at Natsume discreetly, curious about this somewhat unusual guest. What was his relationship with the second young lady?

My mind is filled with gossip—

Yuko's eyes met Natsume's gaze, and Natsume smiled and winked at her.

Yuko blushed, as if she had been caught doing something wrong, and quickly bowed slightly to Natsume and Sonoko before fleeing the scene like a little rabbit.

"Second Miss, I'll go to the kitchen right away!"

Sonoko rolled her eyes at Natsume and said with a coquettish laugh, "You, you just arrived at my house and you're already flirting with my maid, huh?"

Xia Ye tapped her head, her eyes speechless: "Idiot, which eye of yours saw me flirting with someone!"

Sonoko covered her forehead and pouted, "My maids are all professionally trained and would never be rude in front of guests. The fact that she acts like this as soon as she sees you means you must have done something! Confess!"

"Haha~"

Xia Ye ignored her.

However, to be fair, the Suzuki family's maids are indeed of very high quality. Take Yuko, the maid from earlier, for example. She is beautiful, has a great figure, is elegant, and has a friendly smile. If she were in school, she would definitely be voted the school beauty by the boys. But now she works as a maid in the Suzuki family.

Moreover, Xia Ye saw several maids as beautiful as her on the way here.

Xia Ye seemed to be deep in thought.

He leaned close to Sonoko's ear and whispered, "Sonoko, is this your father's thing? He must have hired all these maids in the house, right?"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Sonoko playfully punched Natsume with her small fist and said angrily, "These maids were all hired by my mother. It has nothing to do with my father. My father and mother have been sleeping in separate rooms for a long time. He's not interested in women at all!"

"Cough cough!"

Xia Ye coughed lightly.

Is this something you can say to outsiders?

Sonoko's mouth is even more leaky than a sieve!

However, wouldn't that mean that Mrs. Tomoko Suzuki, the head of the Suzuki Group, would be living alone for many years?

Wow, this sounds kind of exciting!

........

the other side.

Suzuki Tomoko, who had been keeping her lover, empty-handed for many years, was in her study processing documents.

Even without makeup, her face remained exquisitely beautiful, with an added touch of freshness. The beauty mark at the corner of her eye added a hint of allure to her otherwise aloof and noble demeanor. However, the dark circles around her beautiful eyes were undeniable after removing her makeup, like a flaw on a delicate piece of porcelain.

Put down your pen.

Tomoko Suzuki looked at Luca, who was standing respectfully in front of the desk.