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

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Putting aside the fact that he likes too many girls, he's a very outstanding man!

Yoko Okino smiled slightly and stopped teasing her new friend.

After all, he had just met Xia Ye and had only reached level one.

Let's wait until she and Xia Ye get to know each other better before discussing more in-depth topics.

The three continued chatting.

This time we only talked about ordinary topics.

"what?"

Xia Ye felt a gaze behind her.

Looking back, it was Kazuha.

Excuse me for a moment~

After telling Yoko Okino and Reiko Akiba what she needed to say, Natsume headed towards where Kazuha and Ran were gathered.

"How is it, Reiko?"

Yoko Okino looked at Natsume's retreating figure and asked with a light laugh.

"Apart from being a bit too astringent, everything else is great~"

These words, spoken by a woman with red lips who specializes in singing elegant classical music, sound somewhat blasphemous.

However, Akiba Reiko didn't care at all.

She's not a language purist; she doesn't avoid using vulgar language at all. She can say a few less explicit things, though.

"Being a little astringent is actually quite nice~"

"For us career-oriented women, it's a bit more relaxed—"

Yoko Okino has clearly begun to analyze the current problem from a practical perspective:

"And look, isn't Mrs. Tomoko, the head of the Suzuki Group, one of us too!"

"Originally, I would have had virtually no chance of interacting with her, but now I can sit on her bed in her room, change into her clothes, and drink tea with her~"

"With so many trustworthy companions, have you thought about how much benefit this network of connections can bring?" Reiko.

"Like me—many big-budget TV dramas in the Japanese entertainment industry come to me, and I even have several movies waiting for me to choose from!"

"Is it because I'm a good actor? Of course not!"

"It's just that I was feeding Ayako cake when I was shopping with her and the others, and the paparazzi took pictures of me. Then Ayako said that I was her best friend!"

"This is my takeaway~"

What do you think, Reiko?

What you said is indeed true—

Akiba Reiko blinked her beautiful crimson eyes and suddenly chuckled softly: "But this is still a bit early for me, after all, I only just met him. On the other hand, Yoko, you met him so early, and you're only at level two now. Aren't you being a little complacent?"

Yoko Okino was taken aback. She had actually been teased by a newcomer. She couldn't help but smile wryly. "What am I supposed to do? I've been either holding concerts or filming dramas lately. I don't have time to do things that raise my authority!"

"Hehe, that's up to you now~"

"Don't be so smug, you can't escape either!"

"It doesn't matter, I have plenty of time~"

...

the other side.

Xia Ye greeted Xiao Lan and the others, then looked at He Ye and asked in confusion:

"Kazuha, why were you looking at me with that strange expression just now?"

"I want you to take care of it!"

Kazuha's pretty face flushed slightly, and her fierce yet coquettish tone tried to hide her shyness. Her seemingly tough but actually weak and charming appearance made Ran and the others cover their mouths and giggle.

Something is wrong!

Something is really wrong!

Xia Ye remained expressionless.

But in his heart, he secretly harbored doubts.

What exactly happened to Kazuha?

The tone was as if he were flirting with himself.

When did our relationship become so close?

I only flirted with her a little when we were in Izu last time, and then teased her a bit in our text messages. Could such simple actions really have won Kazuha over?

"Summer Leaves—"

"What did you talk about with Ms. Akiba Reiko just now?"

Ran, ever gentle and kind, spoke up to help Kazuha out of the predicament.

Can you tell us about it?

There was nothing wrong with talking about it, so Xia Ye told them about Qiu Tinglianzi's request for help.

Then a group of girls abandoned him and swarmed over to chat with Reiko Akiba and Yoko Okino.

Xia Ye was both amused and exasperated.

Well, I'm all alone again!

But soon——

"Xia Ye, come over here!"

Tomoko Suzuki waved to him from a short distance away.

Standing beside her was a beautiful woman in a kimono with skin so fair it was almost translucent—Hattori Shizuka, also known as Ikenami Shizuka.

"coming!"

Xia Ye walked over quickly~

"Jinghua, let me introduce you—" Suzuki Tomoko said with a smile, pointing at Xia Ye:

"This is Xia Ye. He works at the Metropolitan Police Department and will very likely become our son-in-law in the future."

Then, with a meaningful glint in her beautiful eyes, she introduced Chi Bo Jinghua to Xia Ye:

"Xia Ye, this is Mrs. Hattori Heizo, the Osaka Prefectural Police Chief. Her given name is actually Ikenami Shizuka."

"Mrs. Hattori, nice to meet you~"

Xia Ye used a standard, conventional form of address.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Natsume~" Ikenami Shizuka said with a faint smile in her dark eyes, covering her mouth as she chuckled, "Actually, my Heizo has mentioned you several times at home, and Heiji has been talking about you ever since he came back from Izu, so I've always wanted to meet you~"

"So, what does Madam think?"

"Is it true that seeing is believing?"

Xia Ye knew that besides being handsome, he had many flaws, so it was impossible for every woman to like him.

"No, you are indeed as handsome and dashing as the rumors say, with an extraordinary air about you, but—"

Chi Bo Jinghua's beautiful eyes swept over the group of beautiful women, young and old, who had become the focus of the banquet hall, and she smiled gently:

"His popularity with women is a bit too much; he seems a little unreliable."

"Pfft—~"

Tomoko Suzuki chuckled softly, giving Natsume a barely perceptible, alluring look before speaking seriously:

"Did you hear that, Xia Ye? You are, after all, the future son-in-law of the Suzuki family. You need to be mindful of your image!"

"Yes!"

With outsiders present, Xia Ye decided to give Suzuki Tomoko some face. Once they got back, even if she was the actual head of the Suzuki Group and the most prestigious woman in Japan, she would still teach her a lesson—the kind that's milky white!

Ikenami Shizuka calmly watched these two put on their act.

The Suzuki family's son-in-law?

Is he the son-in-law of Miss Ayako Suzuki?

Or is he the son-in-law of Sonoko Suzuki?

Or is he Mrs. Suzuki Tomoko's son-in-law?

As one of the first women to keep a diary, Shizuka Ikenami once wanted to tell people about it.

After all, logs are a bit too weird!

However, despite trying every method—whether speaking, writing, or even using combinations of words, codes, or logs—no messages could be transmitted.

Forget it.

After all that effort, neither her husband, Hattori Heizo, with his top-notch deductive reasoning skills, nor her son, Hattori Heiji, a high school detective, noticed anything amiss. This chilled her to the bone, and she finally gave up struggling.

but--

She didn't actually want to join the small group of journal holders like Suzuki Tomoko.

After all, although her relationship with her husband, who has a flat stomach, is now lukewarm, they don't even have the daily life of a married couple.

But since the couple treated each other with respect and their son was "well-behaved and sensible," she didn't want to break up her family.

however--

Ever since her best friend, Toyama Ryūha, came to visit her.

It is said that Kazuha has become somewhat strange.

She knew it was all over!

Kazuha also got her hands on the logbook.

My son's childhood sweetheart was stolen away!

That's why she wanted to come and see if she could stop Kazuha from falling into the abyss, even if it meant paying a price!

We chatted for a few minutes.

Suzuki Tomoko then took her leave with Natsume.

Ikeba Shizuka's dark, beautiful eyes gazed calmly at Natsume's retreating figure. She sighed softly, then turned and gracefully walked towards Kazuha.

the other side.

Suzuki Tomoko led Natsume to another beautiful woman in a kimono in the banquet hall.

"Kane, let me introduce you—"

"Need not!"

The woman in the pink kimono waved her hand impatiently and snorted, "Why bother with all that? Our two families have already thoroughly investigated everyone connected to the other, and this handsome Xia Ye is no exception. There's no need for you to introduce him!"

"Mrs. Ooka, you—"

Xia Ye never expected that the person in charge of the second largest conglomerate in Japan would have such a fiery personality.

How did a mother with this kind of personality raise such a calm and elegant young lady as Ooka Momiji?

"Don't call me Mrs. Ooka, it makes me sound old. Call me Sister Kanon—" Ooka Kanon waved her hand again, interrupting Natsume's greeting, "My family was swindled out of 3.6 billion yen in insurance by you two. It breaks my heart. How many cotton candies could that buy!"

"Marshmallow?"

Xia Ye was taken aback. Why did this word come out?

"Don't be surprised. As a young lady from a prestigious family in Kyoto, she didn't get to eat cotton candy, a commoner's food, until she was in her thirties—"

Suzuki Tomoko explained to Natsume, then looked at Ooka Kanon and said, "What do you mean we cheated you? It's your fault for opening an insurance company. My crystal didn't explode on its own. Isn't it your duty to compensate me? Besides, I've already waived a lot of your fees!"

"Thirteen billion was waived..."

"Should I thank you?"

"I'm so angry," said Ooka Kanon through gritted teeth.