The clouds covered the sky, the rain crackled down, and the yacht was blown up and down by the storm.

Somehow stepped on the wet deck, he clutched the railing, watched the girl in front of him tie her hair into a neat ponytail, watched her climb down the side of the boat to a small rubber dinghy, and put on a life jacket......

Slowly, his heart was filled with inexplicable panic.

A branch hesitated for a while, and whispered, "Or...... Don't go. ”

As soon as the voice came out, it was crushed by the rain and wind, and it didn't reach the girl's ears at all.

Yaeko carefully checked the motor on the dinghy, then she wiped the rain off her face and looked up to Takashi Ichieda and shouted, "Hey, Taka! Throw down the life jacket! ”

That's the volume of speech that should be in a storm.

Ichichi nodded stiffly and picked up the orange life jacket at his feet.

It was supposed to be a warm tone, but in Yizhilong's eyes, it poked people like ice blades, and his hands were trembling.

He pinched his life jacket and didn't move for a long time.

It wasn't until the girl began to urge that he whispered again, "...... Don't go. ”

Yaeko only saw that his mouth was moving, and she couldn't hear his voice clearly, she was a little anxious and a little helpless, and shouted loudly:

"Ding ————"

Without warning, the metal hummed through a rumbling eardrum.

One by one, he bounced up from the bed and pressed the old-fashioned mechanical alarm clock that was struck back and forth on the bedside table.

Since the addition of an alarm clock function to mobile phones, this kind of noisy, old-fashioned alarm clock is rarely used.

But Takashi Ichieda didn't dislike this kind of movement.

The metal pendulum struggled back and forth in his hand, and Yizhi Ryu stared at it for a moment, then suddenly wiped his face fiercely, turned off the alarm switch, and turned over and got out of bed.

The alarm clock was gently placed back on the bedside table by him.

This alarm clock is painted pink and has cute cartoon graphics around the edges, which looks cute and doesn't look like something that a big man has bought.

And that's exactly what happened - two years ago, during an event at the yacht club, Takashi Izae forgot to bring an alarm clock, and he wanted to take a nap but was afraid of oversleeping, so Yaeko lent him his own.

The little girl is full of energy, running around to organize gatherings, replenishing what she needs, and has no habit of taking a nap at all.

When Takashi Izae took over the alarm clock, he still couldn't look down on the squeamish pink, and was ready to wait for the party to end, so he hurriedly returned it to its original owner.

Who knows that the alarm clock is stronger than people, and after the party, the alarm clock is still there, but the owner is gone.

After washing, Takashi Ichieda changed into an unpretentious suit, paired with an inconspicuous dark tie, and adjusted the expression on his face in the mirror.

By the time he went out, he had gone from a slightly gloomy young man to a smug licking dog.

It's been two years.

The nightmare that has plagued him for more than 700 days can finally be put to an end today.

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The sky is getting dark, and the suburbs are gradually quiet, but in a villa on the hill, which occupies a large area, it is still lively and noisy.

People raised their glasses and followed the president of the Shitsui Group to wish: "Happy birthday!" ”

In the center of her sight, Reika Shijing bent her eyes reservedly, and saluted them with her dress skirt, and then she bent down and blew on the delicate and luxurious cake in front of her.

Twenty-four candles were gradually extinguished, announcing the beginning of the birthday party.

President Yotsui cleared his throat, "Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the little girl's birthday party, and in the future, please continue to give Yotsui Group support and help!" ”

There was a warm applause from the audience, and Yizhi Long clapped his hands in the crowd, his eyes calm.

President Shitsui, who was drowned in applause, was extremely useful, and he enjoyed it for a few seconds, raising his hand to suppress it.

After the surroundings were quiet, he continued, "Before the banquet officially begins, allow me to introduce a special guest to you. This gentleman has solved many difficult cases and is currently the most reported detective, and he is - Mr. Kogoro Mori! ”

Bang Bang Bang –

The applause rang out again, ready to welcome the appearance of "Mr. Kogoro Mori", and at the same time, everyone turned their heads and looked in the direction indicated by President Yotsui.

There were actually a lot of people in that direction, but without a single finger, everyone could guess who "Mori Kogoro" was.

Because the people at this table are really easy to recognize. In the venue where successful business people gathered, only their painting style was different:

- Clothes are not expensive, and hairstyles have not been carefully designed. The most important thing is that everyone else is listening to the speech, and they are the only ones who are still eating at the bar.

Most of the people who came to participate in this banquet had to ask for the Sijing Group, it was impossible to be so careless about the image, no matter how you thought about it, it was like something that outsiders who didn't rely on the Sijing Group to eat could do.

Feeling that she had become the center of attention, the girl who looked like a high school student sat up straight nervously, and rested her hands on her knees in a proper manner.

The young man next to her also put down the knife casually, wiped his mouth, sat upright with the girl, and looked silently at the only middle-aged man who didn't read the air.

Mori Kogoro was unaware of the change in atmosphere and urged the people at the table, "Why don't you stop, keep eating!" It's a rare delicacy in the world! I don't know if I can take it with me, so I'll ask ......."

"Dad!" The girl glared at him through gritted teeth.

The young man also cleared his throat, "President Sijing has something to look for you." ”

“…… Uh, right. The first time President Sijing saw this kind of battle, he wiped the sweat on his head embarrassedly, and tried to continue the interrupted introduction, "A few days ago, he did the little girl a big favor. ”

Mori Kogoro does have a lot of popularity.

Coupled with President Mitsui's vigorous introduction, the onlookers could only pretend that they hadn't seen anything just now, and closed their eyes and blew blindly, "Oh, it's actually that famous, sleeping Kogoro?!" I actually met a real person! is worthy of Mr. Shijing, and he can invite such a famous detective! ”

Using this topic as a starting point, people began to walk around each other and talk to each other about things of interest.

No one came to look for Takashi Ichieda for the time being, and his position was very close to Mori Kogoro, so he thought about it and simply took the cup and leaned over to Mori Kogoro.

Although he was going to do something less legal today, Takashi Ichae was not afraid of the detective Kogoro Maori, especially after seeing the scene just now.

The Great Detective?

…… It's just a sake bag and rice bag that is good at packaging.

The so-called "did a big favor" is also an exaggeration by President Sijing - this entrepreneur just thinks that being related to a detective can better show his energy and decency.

Halfway through, Takashi Izae heard the young girl excitedly ask, "Dad, what kind of case is Mr. Shitsui talking about?" ”

Mori Kogoro subconsciously glanced at the young man, and the latter raised his hand very considerately and brushed it in front of his mouth, as if to signal that he would not say anything.

Kogoro Mori was very relieved, and he was relieved to talk nonsense, "It's a very difficult case that needs to be kept secret." ”

Takashi almost laughed.

He took the last few steps and leaned next to Maori Kogoro, smiling as if he wanted to tie the strings, "Maori detective, I heard!" You helped Miss Lihua find her dog Babu, that puppy is really smart, you can catch it, it's really ......"

"Where!! It's over!! Mori Kogoro interrupted him loudly.

However, it was too late.

Ichieda Takashi clearly saw that the girl rolled her eyes at the dead fish, revealing an expression of "sure enough".

Takashi Ichieda is in a good mood.

It's not that he has a grudge against Maori Kogoro, he just wants to skin it, he wants to add to the blockage of those who are nominal and sanctimonious, and make his boring life a little more meaningful.

He took out his business card, handed it over politely, and said humbly, "My surname is a branch." I've heard you're coming to the banquet and I've always wanted to see you, but I didn't expect you to be even more personable than I thought! ”

Maori Kogoro forgot the embarrassment just now for a second, and scratched his head beautifully, "You have won the prize!" ”

"It's not an award, it's a fact." , a voice interjected.

Several people turned their heads one after another, and saw a man with blonde hair and a bright white suit walking over, and he also handed over a business card, with the name "Nikaido Priority" on it.

Nikaido people are more handsome than Takashi Ichieda, and his mouth can blow better than Takashi Ichieda, he looked at Mori Kogoro and said sincerely, "As long as you sweep it with your sharp eyes, no matter who you are, you will bow down and confess your guilt and accept the punishment of the law......"

As he said this, he saw that the young man who was with Kogoro Mori had an eyebrow jumping, as if he had thought of something strange.

However, Nikaido didn't care about the reaction of this group of people, and his original purpose was not to curry favor with Mori Kogoro.

Nikaido turned his head, looked at Rika Shijing not far away, and finished the second half of the sentence, "It's really worthy of being the detective designated by the eldest lady!" ”

"......", the corners of Yizhilong's mouth were barely curled, and his tone was slightly exaggerated, "Yes, her vision is really high!" ”

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