It was Sugitani Akira's birthday, but Kuroki Jin couldn't go.
If it were in the past, it would have been okay for him to sneak over there secretly. But with how conspicuous he is now, it would be difficult to do so secretly.
Kuroki Ren knows that since his identity to the outside world was known to Pisk, there has been no shortage of people monitoring him.
Whether it's from an organization, the FBI, or even the police, or possibly the CIA, countless pairs of eyes are fixed on him.
Kuroki no longer can do as he pleases, every step he takes with people must be reasonable.
Going to Sugitani Akira's birthday party will undoubtedly deepen the relationship between him and Esari Taiga, and may even spread to the children.
Sugitani Akira was lying when he said he wasn't disappointed, but he only felt disappointed for a moment, and then he said nonchalantly that no one wanted him to come.
Kuroki Ren knew his awkward temperament and deliberately teased him: "Hey...is that so? I thought Xiao Huang liked my brother very much, but it seems I was mistaken."
Jin Kuroki's acting skills are much better than Akira Sugitani's. The latter was immediately deceived. He waved his hands quickly and explained incoherently: "No, I... Hinata..."
His face turned red with anxiety, he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and said, "I like Yang Ping, very much!"
Kuroki Jin was happy. He stroked the back of Sugitani Akira's head and said softly: "Brother Hinata likes you too."
Seeing that he had been tricked, Akira Sugitani broke away angrily and turned around to leave, but was grabbed by Jin Kuo and hugged him.
"It's a lot heavier again, Xiao Huang."
"Put me down!" 11-year-old Sugitani Akira didn't want to be held like a child.
Kuroki Ren ignored him, took him into the house, placed him in a crowd of laughing people, and celebrated his birthday with him in advance.
As he walked in the darkness, what he liked most was the bright and cheerful smiles of these children.
"Hinping, be careful."
Jiang Cheng Dahe handed him a glass of fruit wine he brewed. It had almost no alcohol content but had the sweetness of fruit. It was perfect for coaxing children.
Kuroki Ren sighed at Jiang Chengdahe's keenness. He sipped the fruit wine, cleared his mind, and responded through his nose.
The weekend came soon, and there were no adults at this party. It was all children of the same age. Even Jiang Chengdahe, who was in charge of the food, said that he would not appear at their party.
Akira Sugitani didn't understand, but he was quickly dragged away by Yu Takeuchi to put on the birthday suit specially prepared for him by Airi Chiga.
"...Do you really want to wear it?" Sugitani Akira's face was full of sorrow. Sugawara Masama was too young to restrain her emotions, squatting on the ground and laughing non-stop.
"You don't have to wear it." Takeuchi Yu kindly reminded: "But after Airi found out that you didn't wear it, I suspect that you will wear it when you go to school on Monday."
Akira Sugitani closed his eyes, his heart already dead.
In the restaurant, Jiang Chengdahe had already arranged the restaurant in a buffet style in advance, placed a variety of food and drinks before leaving.
Moto Kojima ate with his mouth watering. While eating, he said with envy: "Mr. Taiga is so kind to Xiaohuang. I wish I had such a good brother."
Closing the store for a day just to celebrate a child's birthday is something that ordinary parents cannot do.
Qianye Qihui chuckled softly upon hearing this, with a gentle look on her face.
We should be lucky to meet them.
At this moment, Yu Takeuchi changed his usual cold expression and walked in from the door like a spring breeze.
Before he could finish his words, he was kicked on the butt. He didn't even get angry even after he staggered. Instead, he laughed even happier.
It's rare to see Yu Takeuchi looking so happy. Everyone looked behind him curiously, wanting to know what caused the current scene.
I saw a young man in strange clothes with bright colors like a peacock pulling back his feet in anger.
"Pfft--" I don't know who started laughing first, and then a group of children burst into laughter.
"I'm going to change clothes!" Akira Sugitani gritted his teeth and glared at Yu Takeuchi again.
Yu Takeuchi held the person back with his backhand and began to comfort him: "Good-looking Xiao Akira, they just laugh because they think they are too pretty."
"Am I a fool?" Sugitani shook his hand and kicked him out again.
Yu Takeuchi was prepared this time and was not kicked. He smiled gently and said: "Isn't it very happy?"
This birthday party reached its climax with the arrival of Akira Sugitani.
What makes Jiangcheng Dahe and Kuroki Ren particularly reassuring is that as time goes by, they have been able to integrate into this normal society, have normal interpersonal relationships, and gradually open their hearts to the world.
Outside the door, Jiang Chengdahe held a wine glass and gently raised his head to the sky.
On the roof, Fugu Chumu put down his telescope, turned over and looked at the sky. The masked man in black next to him never took his hand off the sniper rifle from the beginning to the end.
"No abnormality."
"Understand and stay vigilant."
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Mao Lilan discovered that the new transfer student in her class, Shiliang Zhenshun, was very interested in Conan.
She just casually mentioned that Conan was going to celebrate a friend's birthday over the weekend, and Sera Masaki asked a lot of questions out of curiosity. If Mao Lilan hadn't remembered that no adults were present at the party, Sera would have been deceived into going there together.
"Okay, don't think about it, let's go shopping." Mao Lilan had to distract her, "The newly opened department store has a special sale today. I also want to buy two clothes for autumn."
When Miss Yuanzi came back from buying water, her eyes lit up when she heard this. She drank the water without any explanation and took them to buy clothes.
Serang Zhenzhen had no choice but to follow her. Her performance just now was indeed a bit deliberate. If she persisted, she might arouse others' vigilance.
It's just a pity that there is such a good opportunity to break into the little detective.
It's the weekend, and there are special offers, so there shouldn't be too many people in the department store. Even if Yuanzi has money, he can only look at the crowd and sigh.
"Why didn't my dad invest some money here?" Suzuki Sonoko put down the bag she just bought for shopping, feeling haggard.
Seeing her friends buying things that they couldn't carry with both hands in a short period of time, Mao Lilan rarely knew what to say.
"Why don't we have dinner here today?" She abruptly changed the subject, "There are many stores in the top-floor restaurant. Let's take a break and take a look?"
"I won't..."
"Okay, okay, let's do it together."
"I'll call and make a reservation first. You guys can see if there's anything you want to eat... Wow, how about we go eat fried chicken? I haven't eaten fried chicken in a long time."
"Or sukiyaki...hey, this barbecue restaurant is also good."
Suzuki Sonoko was happily looking for food, and Mao Lilan smiled apologetically at Sera Masumi: "That's how she is. By the way, what did Sera-san just say?"
"...It's nothing, I mean, I think fried chicken is delicious too."