Shiraishi silently wrote down all the information, only thinking that pretending to be asleep was too wise. If we talk about this aspect again in the future, he can give a brief introduction like this and quickly change the topic.
Thinking of this, Shiraishi suddenly realized that since Conan had solved the problem that made him difficult, he could almost open his eyes.
But before he could sit up, a few steps behind him, someone faintly came over from across the sofa and said: "Long time no see, Yuanzi, why aren't you busy chatting up today?"
This was an unfamiliar female voice, with a pleasant timbre, but it was a pity that her words were so sinister that she didn't sound very friendly.
Shiraishi was wondering who this was, but unexpectedly his wrist tightened and his arm was pulled up.
Suzuki Sonoko grabbed Shiraishi's wrist and waved him towards the back of the sofa like a puppet. Then she laughed a few times in a hoho voice: "Your taste in inviting people is really unflattering. I can't appreciate it at all." So I had to bring my own.”
Conan felt something was wrong: "Strictly speaking, Shiraishi was also invited by Miss Yotsui...!" Before he could finish his words, Suzuki Sonoko held the back of his head, threw him into a pillow, and manually silenced him.
Yotsui Reika looked at the hand that Suzuki Sonoko grabbed out of the backrest and was stunned for a moment.
She really didn't expect that there was someone hiding on the sofa... When she came over, she thought that Suzuki Sonoko's only companion was the quiet-looking long-haired girl next to her.
Realizing that this method of ridicule didn't work, Reika Yotsui's face darkened, and she immediately changed the subject: "Sleeping at someone else's banquet is a very impolite behavior, and your 'self-bred' taste is not very good either. "
"Huh? It's not like Ritsuki wanted to sleep on his own!" A vein popped out from Suzuki Sonoko's forehead, and his hands tightened. Shiraishi almost jumped up when he pinched his newly manicured nails. Considering that it was too embarrassing, he was hard-edged. I endured it all my life.
Suzuki Sonoko, who was focused on bickering, didn't notice Shiraishi's changes. She even secretly added a little setting:
"Richie's narcolepsy is quite special. Every time he sees someone he hates, he will suddenly fall asleep like this. I was still wondering why he suddenly fell asleep. It turns out it was you who came here."
Conan struggled to lift his face from the pillow, feeling that Suzuki Sonoko's logic was worrisome: "You have to scold yourself..." He couldn't spit out the last word "got", Suzuki Sonoko's hand exerted force again, and Conan was beaten again. The sound was silenced.
The two girls in exquisite dresses were staring at each other across the back of the sofa, and the atmosphere was tense for a moment.
After a few seconds of confrontation, the young man with dyed brown hair and a white suit, who was described as a peacock by Suzuki Sonoko, came over.
Nikaido Yuji stood between them with a smile on his face: "Miss Reika, the president is looking for you, it's your turn to give a speech."
Several other young talents nodded along beside her - they all had a dream to marry Yosui Reika and inherit the Yosui family business, so naturally they were always around her.
Yotsui Reika looked around her harem with satisfaction, and then looked at the lonely hand next to Suzuki Sonoko... Oh, the shape of the hand is quite beautiful, but so what, he is just a person who does not understand etiquette. She is dumbfounded, and in terms of numbers, she wins!
After gaining spiritual satisfaction, Yotsui Reika snorted, raised her chin, dragged her long dress that fell to the floor, and turned around to walk to the banquet table in front of her.
"...What's there to be proud of! I will hold a party like this next time!" Suzuki Sonoko sat back angrily.
After sitting down, she suddenly felt something was wrong. She looked to the side and saw that Bai Shi had sat up at some point. He looked not very energetic and his face was a little blue.
"You're awake!" Suzuki Sonoko was a little surprised. After the surprise, she started to feel guilty, fearing that Shiraishi would hear her "bring it with you".
Shiraishi kept a polite smile: "Yes, I dreamed that my wrist got stuck in a meat grinder, and I woke up in pain."
"!" Suzuki Sonoko retracted her hand and glanced at Shiraishi's wrist guiltily.
Even though it was half blocked by the cuffs of his shirt, you could still see the clear fingerprints pinched out... Suzuki Sonoko didn't expect that she would be so strong in anger.
She moved away centimeter by centimeter, and after moving half a meter, she stood up: "I'm going to get you some drinks! You must be very thirsty when you just woke up, hahahaha..."
The exaggerated laughter gradually faded away. Conan got up from the pillow, rolled his eyes, threw it to the side, and tugged on Mao Lilan's arm: "Sister Xiaolan, my face hurts."
Mao Lilan took out a handkerchief and wiped his face, and whispered advice: "Don't bring trouble to the garden next time."
Shiraishi flicked his wrist, sighed haggardly, took out a water bottle from his bag and took a sip of water, silently reflecting on what had just happened.
Fortunately, I just pretended to sleep this time. You must be careful when sleeping outside in the future. In this world, boys are getting more and more dangerous...
…
For people who don't need to socialize, this kind of banquet is a bit boring. Shiraishi relied on the magazines in the rest area for several hours, and finally waited until the end of the banquet.
However, as the celebrities gradually left and Reika Yotsui was about to go out, the security guard hurried over and said, "Miss's car has a puncture."
Shijing Reika paused in her steps and frowned slightly: "Who is responsible for looking after the car? How can I go back like this?"
The people in the circle next to her had their ears perked up, waiting for her words.
As soon as he finished speaking, Nikaido Yuji immediately came over enthusiastically: "Take my Ferrari back."
Iljitaka adjusted his glasses and came forward: "Let's take my Mercedes-Benz."
These two people have known Reika Yotsui for a long time, and the security guard also remembered them, so he added some bad news: "Sorry, your car also got a puncture."
"!?"
…
There were a total of six damaged cars, and their owners were all young and handsome men—Yoshii Reika’s apparent spouse.
Shiraishi's car was safe, or he didn't have a car at all.
This morning, a man who claimed to be the driver of the Shiraishi family brought him here, and then told him that if he needed to pick up the phone, he could call him.
Having said that, there was no signal at all on this mountain base. Just now Shiraishi secretly went to the landline to try it, and sure enough, the cord of the landline was also cut.
...It's almost a clear indication that there will be a mission here.
The calm Rokuda Shoji proposed carpooling down the mountain, but Yotsui Reika refused.
On a good day like her birthday, she didn't want to crowd with other people, so she turned around and told President Si Jing: "I'll stay in the villa tonight, and you can send a car to pick me up tomorrow morning."
Before President Si Jing said anything, several young people nearby swarmed up and said in unison: "The suburbs are not very safe. In this case, I will stay to protect Miss Si Jing!"
Yotsui Reika covered her lips and nodded proudly.
…
Suzuki Sonoko looked at the bustling harem scene over there, crossed her arms and snorted dissatisfiedly.
She was also the driver to pick her up. The Suzuki family driver was far more reliable than Shiraishi's background driver. He never left during the banquet and had been waiting here for a long time.
He was about to greet Mao Lilan and Conan to get in the car, but before getting on the bus, Suzuki Sonoko accidentally turned around and found that Shiraishi hadn't left yet. He was standing at the door, looking at the garden, looking at ease, not knowing what he was thinking.
.
...His car also broke down?
Suzuki Sonoko's eyes lit up, she waved her hands and ran over with exactly the same movements as the comic heroine: "Ritsuki! Come and take my car!"
"Huh? Thank you, but no need." For extra money, Shiraishi politely refused:
"This villa is very well designed, and it is somewhat related to the topic that I... and my classmate are studying. I just happened to stay here to help her get some materials, and I will go back tomorrow."
Conan's eyelids jumped when he heard this. He had heard Shiraishi discussing this topic with the police department before at Okino Yoko's house. If he remembered correctly, the topic Shiraishi was talking about seemed to be...the correlation between indoor homicides and the decoration environment?
"..."
Conan tugged Mao Lilan's hand and blinked his big innocent eyes: "Sister Xiaolan, let's stay and play too! It's rare to have the opportunity to live in such a luxurious villa!"
"That's not good. And this is not the villa of Sonoko's family, it belongs to Miss Yotsui." Mao Lilan didn't want to cause trouble to anyone, not to mention Reika Yotsui doesn't seem to get along well with Suzuki Sonoko, so she may not be able to get along with her.
agree.
"No, there's nothing wrong with it. There are so many rooms in the villa, and there are enough rooms for the three of us!" The person who said this was actually Suzuki Sonoko.
She was obviously doubting Shiraishi's motive for staying, and her unwilling eyes flickered back and forth between Shiraishi and Yotsui Reika.
After turning around for a few times, Suzuki Sonoko raised her hand and patted Mao Lilan on the shoulder, clenching her fist fiercely. Her whole body seemed to be bathed in blazing flames: "Yes, it's decided, we will stay too!"
Shiraishi originally thought this was unnecessary, but after looking at Mao Lilan, he swallowed his words of dissuasion.
There's nothing wrong with having one more thug.
And with an acquaintance on duty, I might be able to find some time to sleep for a while at night, which is great.
…
Although he felt that it was not safe to stay in the villa, President Mitsui couldn't persuade his daughter. He had other things to deal with tonight, so he had to leave in a car after a few words with the servants and his subordinates.
Yotsui Reika's maid is a short, very old woman.
In addition to them, after getting rid of Shiraishi and the protagonist group, the remaining ones are Ichige Takashi, Nikaido Yuji, Mifune Takuya, Gojo Osamu, several young men who are love rivals with each other, and the managing director of the Yotsui Group, Rokuta Shoji.
The number of people was beyond Shiraishi's expectation. He secretly counted and found that there were seven passers-by in total. Even if one victim was deducted from them, it was still far from meeting the conditions of choosing one of the three.
This made him a little confused, but judging from the distinctive numerical names of these people, there should indeed be a mission this time.
The autumn mountain breeze was not gentle, not to mention that it was already dark now and the weather was already cold. After standing at the door for a short while, waiting for other vehicles to leave, a group of people quickly returned to the villa lobby.