Suzuki Sonoko failed to take her friends away - the landline phone in the Yotsui family villa didn't work at all and seemed to be just a decoration.
And just now, when they came to call, they found that the lights in a section of the corridor of Sijing's house were broken.
This made Suzuki Sonoko deep in thought, and even a little sympathetic - from this point of view, it is not easy for the Yotsui family. The birthday party invited so many people, and it was so grand, but secretly they were too poor to pay the phone bill...
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Unable to get through on the phone, they had to go back to the living room. Anyway, Chairman Si Jing would send a car to pick them up by the next morning at the latest.
Jiang Xia walked downstairs with the other three people.
In the hall downstairs, Reika Yotsui and her suitors were sitting at the table, playing cards.
Jiang Xia looked over one by one and gradually identified this group of people with obvious characteristics. The names of the suitors were also very distinctive, Ichige Takashi, Nikaido Yuuji, Mifune Takuya, Gojo Osamu, Rokuda Shoji - just by looking
With this huge number, more than one person will die tonight.
Shijing Reika held a handful of cards. Seeing Jiang Xia and the others approaching, she casually invited: "Do you want to play?"
Jiang Xia thinks it's OK. He just needs to get some background information from this group of people so that he can reasonably spoil it later.
The table was large, the figures sat in a circle, and there was space around everyone.
Jiang Xia moved a stool aside and walked to sit next to Yi Zhilong, who was full of murderous aura. The environment here was very comfortable for a psychic.
Suzuki Sonoko doesn't want to play with Yotsui Reika and her harem.
But seeing that Jiang Xia had quickly integrated into it, she silently swallowed her rejection and went to drag the stool.
Both of them have already joined, and of course Mao Lilan has followed. Not to mention Conan, he has no choice, he didn't even touch the cards, and is regarded as Mao Lilan's accessory.
The scene turned into a group of people playing cards together.
During the game, when the round was over, Reika Yotsui felt that the dress she was wearing was not convenient, so she went back to the house to change into regular clothes.
Others were sitting at the table, chatting and waiting for her.
While chatting, a lot of information came out - this group of people, including Reika Yotsui, used to be members of the yacht club and often went out for diving and fishing together.
The word "before" is used a bit delicately, as if everyone has withdrawn now.
Suzuki Sonoko nodded indifferently: "I understand, I understand, it must be that the Yotsui family is in financial difficulty and cannot afford to repair the yacht, and of course the club cannot maintain it."
Conan always felt that there was something else hidden.
He was about to ask more questions, but at this moment, a man with a ponytail took the initiative to plant flags: "Yes, it was a really wonderful time... It's a pity that such a tragedy happened two years ago."
The others were startled and hurriedly stopped talking. They agreed not to mention this past incident again.
Conan's expression changed slightly. He couldn't help but glance at Jiang Xia, and he had some bad premonitions in his heart - I don't know if it was a coincidence or something. Every time Jiang Xia was present, he would just mention "the tragedy x years ago" or something like that.
If you talk about the topic, some bad things will happen easily.
But... the world is scientific. No matter how coincidental it seems, this is just a pure coincidence and has nothing to do with whether Jiang Xia is present or not. Yes, it must be so.
Conan recited the theory of materialism several times in his mind, but still felt a little weak.
Finally, I had to pray secretly, hoping that tonight would be a Christmas Eve.
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The digital harem refused to disclose the details, so Jiang Xia did not ask further questions, since he would have asked sooner or later anyway.
And he wasn't curious either. With spoilers in hand, Jiang Xia knew what the mysterious "tragedy" was.
——Two years ago, the members of the yacht club encountered an unexpected storm and were separated from Reika Yotsui. At that time, a girl named Nanao Yaeko went to save Reika Yotsui alone, but was snatched away by Reika Yotsui and Nikaido.
He lost his life jacket and died tragically in the sea.
Ichiji Takashi liked Nanao Yaeko, he guessed the situation at that time, and decided to avenge his love.
At the same time, because Nikaido and Yosui Reika experienced this disgraceful past together, Nikaido secretly blackmailed Yosui Reika to choose him as her husband.
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Under the obstruction of others, the pony-tailed man finally did not speak out about this "tragedy".
But the old members of the yacht club know it well. After experiencing this episode, the atmosphere in the living room will inevitably become dull.
The digital harem had no intention of playing cards, and only then did they realize that one person was missing.
They looked at their watches: "Why hasn't the eldest lady come down yet?" It takes so long to change clothes?
The maid, Granny Mi, stood up and said, "I'll go up and take a look."
five minutes later.
The old woman came back in confusion: "...the eldest lady is not in the room."
"...Oh!" A young talent suddenly had a whim, guessing that this situation occurred because Reika Yotsui felt that she had been left out, so she took the initiative to hide and wait for them to find it - this was a brush
High favorability, an excellent opportunity to marry Yosui Reika, take over the Sisui Group, and reach the pinnacle of life...
He jumped up: "I'll go look for it!"
The others were stunned and quickly reacted, shouting "I'll go too!" "Wait for me!" and chased out in a noisy manner.
Jiang Xia looked at their backs, hesitated, and did not get up.
He is not here to choose a son-in-law today, and he is not familiar with Reika Yotsui, so it would seem a bit abnormal to follow her now.
And...those people will have to come back here later anyway.
——If I remember correctly, although Reika Yotsui is still in the villa, she has been knocked unconscious and hidden to be slaughtered, making it difficult to find easily.
Sure enough, ten minutes later, the digital harem came back in a noisy manner.
This time, their expressions finally became more serious - after searching for a while, they could not find Reika Mitsui.
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