"No, if it was a marriage proposal, you wouldn't accept it, would you?"

Shirakawa said stiffly.

Qianxue Ye raised her hand and looked at the ring on her ring finger, the corners of her mouth rose slightly,

"Not bad."

【Thousand Snow Night Happiness +5】

[Thousand Snow Night's current happiness is 85 (agreed lovers)]

"I know you're going to like it."

Shirakawa watched the increase in happiness and gently took Qianyuki into his arms.

"Let's go, we have to go back, isn't the main purpose of the banquet just to socialize?"

Qianyukiya said.

"If you don't want to, you can leave this kind of thing to me in the future."

Shirakawa rubbed Chiyukiya's long hair, "You can also just be a carefree girl." ”

"If I'm just a carefree girl, I'm afraid I'll only be one of your many lovers, right? Will you marry me? ”

Chiyukiya took Shirakawa's hand away.

Shirakawa was slightly stunned.

Therefore, Qianxue Ye has always cared about her identity, is it because of herself?

Is she working so hard to be with herself?

It's like I've been working hard and moving in her direction.

"I'm willing to drop everything and elope with you, are you willing?"

Shirakawa stretched out his hand and invited Chiyukiya.

Qianxue Ye glanced at him and realized that he was not lying.

But as the heir of the consortium, how could she just leave, Qianxue Yuren and the entire Qianxue family, and even the Akagi family, would not let them go.

Do you want to spend this life on the run?

This is not a way for her to accept, and she is more willing to face difficulties head-on than to run away.

If Shirakawa is an incompetent, he can't cancel his engagement with Chihiro Akagi.

If you are an incompetent person, you will not be able to inherit the family business of the Thousand Snow Foundation.

Then, elopement may be a good option.

But none of them were.

"Why should I let go of everything, I want to take everything I have, under the watchful eye of all people, to you, don't you have confidence?"

Qianxueye looked at Shirakawa and asked with a firm look in her eyes.

"Well, then I will also stand on the highest place, waiting for my bride, to come to me."

Shirakawa took Chiyukiya's hand and kissed it gently, "May we walk into each other's future." ”

"Okay."

Qianxueya nodded.

The two walked into the banquet hall together.

Shirakawa saw Watanabe Kazuhiro's mother, who was still charming and a rare middle-aged beauty even though she was in her forties.

Kazuhiro Watanabe saw that his mother's expression was really different from others, and the eyes that really liked someone couldn't be hidden.

Of course, this can only be discovered by observing Shirakawa in detail.

[Haruko Watanabe: Intelligence 8, Charisma 8, Physical Strength 4, Age 45, Personality Traits: Scheming, gentle and considerate, unscrupulous to achieve the goal.

Weakness: Son Kazuhiro Watanabe. 】

Well, this mother and son are the same kind of people, both of whom are unscrupulous people who will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals.

Haruko Watanabe's side is a girl in a white dress, she is good-looking, but she is not from the Watanabe family, her name is Yoshiko Itagaki, Shirakawa remembers that he had seen her on the news, a young philanthropist with a good reputation.

Not far away stood a handsome man in a black tuxedo, who was Kazuhiro Watanabe's half-brother Shinichi Watanabe.

Shinichi Watanabe was next to his father, Yoshio Watanabe, and the father and son were chatting about something and had a good conversation.

In addition, the Watanabe family has several brothers who are also at the banquet, and they are entertaining the guests with ease.

It can be seen that it is not a simple matter for Kazuhiro Watanabe to obtain the identity of the heir of the Watanabe family, but this has nothing to do with Shirakawa.

His gaze returned to his female companion Chiyukiya and gently brushed the leaves from her hair.

I think I fell from a tree while resting in the garden.

"Look, Takahashi-san is there."

Fujiwara Keynosuke and Inoue Nobusumi were also invited guests to the banquet, and the two saw Shirakawa and Chiyuki Ye walking in together, and they came over excitedly.

"Qianxue-san, good evening."

They had long heard of Chiyuki's beauty, but this aristocratic lady, like Chihiro Akagi, rarely attended such banquets, so theoretically, this was the first time they had seen Chiyuki Mei.

Both of them are people who have read countless women, but they are still stunned.

Even standing in the banquet of beautiful women, Qianxueye still gives people the feeling of standing out from the crowd.

"Fujiwara-san, Inoue-san, good evening."

Qianxue Ye said lightly.

Although she doesn't often participate in such gatherings, she knows them, and as long as they are on the wealth list, Qianxue Yu people will let the governess popularize it for the children of the family early.

And Fujiwara Keynosuke and Inoue Nobusumi are the core members of their respective families, and the information is naturally among them.

"We thought that Takahashi-san would be estranged from Qianxue-san because of what happened last time, but I didn't expect your relationship to be so good."

Fujiwara Keynosuke leaned into Shirakawa's ear and said enviously.

"Because Chiyuki-san has a good temper."

Shirakawa praised.

He didn't lie either, Qianxue Meiyi's temper was indeed very good.

"Can I invite you to a dance?"

Nobusumi Inoue stretched out his hand and invited Chiyukiya.

Shirakawa immediately stopped between the two, "I'm sorry, Inoue-san, the first dance of Qianxue-san, you have to dance with me." ”

"Haha, okay, okay, Takahashi-san, then you please first."

Inoue Nobusumi smiled awkwardly.

Shirakawa took Chiyukiya's hand and slowly entered the dance floor.

The lights in the villa are also dimmed to match the soft jazz music.

Shirakawa and Senyuki snuggled up to each other and danced quietly.

The couples next to him also gradually leaned together in an ambiguous atmosphere and kissed affectionately.

There's a sweet smell in the air, and ballroom dancing is a great way to get closer to each other at a staggered dinner party.

However, just as everyone was immersed in the harmonious atmosphere of the banquet, a piercing scream broke the originally peaceful banquet.

"Ahh

The man's screams rang out.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Kazuhiro Watanabe.

The female companion who was dancing with him a second ago, Miss Yoshiko Itagaki, has now fallen to the ground.

"Itagaki Lady? What happened to Miss Itagaki? ”

"Watanabe-kun, Watanabe-kun, are you okay?"

People gathered around.

Shirakawa and Chiyukiya also saw Yoshiko Itagaki who fell to the ground.

Shirakawa immediately squatted down to check on Yoshiko Itagaki and told everyone not to get so close.

"Miss Itagaki died, and the cause of death was cardiac arrest."

"How so?"

Kazuhiro Watanabe asked with a look of astonishment.

Everyone else looked at each other with surprise or sympathy.

"Watanabe-kun, mourn."

Fujiwara Keynosuke patted Kazuhiro Watanabe on the shoulder.

In fact, the purpose of this banquet is not only a gathering of the family, but also to announce the engagement of Kazuhiro Watanabe and Yoshiko Itagaki.

Although Yoshiko Itagaki is only from an ordinary middle class and is not considered an aristocratic family, her life history is very perfect, she has studied well since she was a child, she was sent abroad to study, she has obtained a double degree at a young age, and her mentor is also a famous scientist.

In addition, she is good-looking and has many suitors.

On weekdays, he likes to do charity, and he is a well-known philanthropist.

Kazuhiro Watanabe got engaged to her, and it was Watanabe's father who arranged it.

Kazuhiro Watanabe's father, Yoshio Watanabe, walked through the crowd and walked over.

He instigated Kazuhiro Watanabe in the face.

"Even your fiancée can't protect you, what else can you do."

"I'm sorry, Father."

Kazuhiro Watanabe lowered his head, like a child who has made a mistake.

Haruko Watanabe slowly walked up to her son, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted him silently.

At this time, Yoshiko Itagaki's parents rushed into the crowd and cried while holding their daughter's body.

They were still tasting delicious food just now, and they had no idea that their daughter would die at the engagement party.

Seeing the crowd gathered on the side, I came over with hindsight, but I didn't expect this to happen.

"Jiazi, Jiazi, don't scare Dad, Jiazi, wake up."

"Woo, woo, Kako, mom is here, Kako, open your eyes and look at mom."

"Who is it? Who did it, exactly? ”

An angry Itagaki father asked.

He originally thought that his daughter would let him squeeze into the real upper class, but he didn't expect that what he got in exchange for was not glory and wealth, but a white-haired person sending a black-haired person.

What is even more unacceptable is the fact that Yoshiko Itagaki died by her mother, Mrs. Itagaki, who was a piano teacher who wished to let her daughter have a good life, and did not think about becoming richer through her daughter, she was a loving mother.

Yoshiko Itagaki's younger sister, Miko Itagaki, also sobbed quietly.

"Itagaki-san, don't be too sad, it's an accident."

Yoshio Watanabe said.

Mr. Itagaki looked up at Yoshio Watanabe and said excitedly,

"Jiazi, her body has always been very good, how could this accident happen, someone must have poisoned her, this is poisoning, this is poisoning."

Yoshio Watanabe looked around and spotted Shirakawa in the crowd.

"Takahashi-kun, can you help investigate this matter?"

The fame of Special Adviser Shirakawa has resounded throughout the island nation, especially with the outbreak of the Haruzakura Island incident.

Even a big capitalist like Yoshio Watanabe got to know the young detective.

"You don't have to worry about the commission fee."

"Yes, with Takahashi-kun here, Mr. Itagaki doesn't have to worry, he will definitely help you find out the real culprit."

Nobusumi Inoue comforted.

Watanabe Lingren looked at his younger brother Watanabe Kazuhiro and said sneeringly,

"Could it be that some people don't want to marry Miss Itagaki and do this on purpose?"

He is the youngest son of Yoshio Watanabe, and he and Kazuhiro Watanabe are also half-siblings.

Yoshio Watanabe married three wives, each of which bore him a boy, Haruko Watanabe as his third wife and Kazuhiro Watanabe as his youngest son.

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could Ichihiro do such a thing. ”

Shinichi Watanabe said sternly.

Watanabe Lingren snorted coldly, "Hypocrisy, pretending to be a brotherly harmony." ”

It is well known that none of the three sons of the Watanabe family have a bad relationship because they are eyeing the position of the heir, which is a direct conflict of interest.

As for the other illegitimate children, they have no right to inherit the family business at all, so they have always been peripheral personnel.

On such occasions, it will not be too much to talk about.

And Yoshio Watanabe is still very young, and he hopes that Haruko Watanabe will give birth to another son for him, because he is not satisfied with all three sons.

"Speaking of which, Watanabe-kun is indeed suspected of murder, no matter how you think that Miss Itagaki is not worthy of Watanabe-kun, and marrying Miss Itagaki means that Watanabe-kun has no way to become the heir of the Watanabe family."

"Yes, the heir of the Watanabe family, no matter what, should marry with a family with the same family background in order to consolidate his position, if Watanabe-kun and Miss Itagaki are combined, won't he have no chance with the heir at all?"

"According to what you say, other people are also suspicious, and they can kill Miss Itagaki just because they want to frame Watanabe-kun, and Watanabe-kun will be affected to some extent."

The crowd began to talk, and it seemed that everyone had become the great detective.

Of course, they only talked in small voices, and did not express their opinions in a big way, after all, this was a banquet for the Watanabe family.

"Okay, Mr. Watanabe, Mr. Itagaki."

Shirakawa did not refuse the commission, he looked at Mr. Itagaki who was squatting on the ground and crying with his daughter's corpse,

"Can I ask you a few questions?"

"You ask."

Mr. Itagaki wiped away his tears.

"Is Itagaki an allergy to soy products?"

"Yes, she has severe allergies, and as long as she eats legumes, she will feel unwell."

Mr. Itagaki said.

"Well, who is in charge of the food for the banquet?"

Shirakawa looked at Yoshio Watanabe.

Yoshio Watanabe looked at his wife, Haruko Watanabe.

Haruko Watanabe looked at Kazuhiro Watanabe again.

Kazuhiro Watanabe said, "It's the housekeeper Naoki Kawanishi who is in charge. ”

Naoki Kasai walked out of the crowd, "I'm sorry, I didn't know that Miss Itagaki is allergic to soy products, and many of the fried foods here are fried in soybean oil. ”

"I see, is it that Miss Itagaki died of a food allergy? Then it's an accident. ”

"I didn't expect it to be an allergy to soy products."

"Haven't you ever told the Watanabe family about this before?"

The crowd talked a lot, and it was already decided that it was an accident.

Yoshio Watanabe also looked at Mr. Itagaki with regret, "I'm very sorry, but our Watanabe family will be responsible for this matter to the end, and whatever you ask, we will agree." ”

Yoshio Watanabe meant to give a generous amount of compensation.

Mr. Itagaki lowered his head in despair, he didn't expect his daughter to die of such a cause.

"Sorry, it wasn't an accident, it was indeed murder."

Shirakawa said slowly.

Naoki Kawanishi immediately defended, "Mr. Detective, I really didn't think that this would kill Miss Itagaki like this, I can resign for my mistake, but I can't accept that you say it's murder." ”

"Mr. Hexi, don't worry, I didn't say that you are the murderer, the murderer is someone else."

Shirakawa looked around at the crowd, and the Watanabe family, which was the closest, was undoubtedly the most suspicious.

Watanabe Kazuhiro definitely doesn't want to marry Itagaki Yoshiko, not only because her family power does not match him, but if he wants the position of the head of the family, he must marry a daughter of a famous family, at least with a family background like Asakura Shinri.

Of course, the most important reason is because Kazuhiro Watanabe has no interest in other women except his mother, as can be seen from his performance on Harusura Island.

Shinichi Watanabe is also suspicious, because he can use it to make Yoshio Watanabe dislike Kazuhiro Watanabe.

Haruko Watanabe is also suspicious, and when she was chatting with Yoshiko Itagaki just now, the two were dining.

However, although their suspicions are great, the real murderers are not them.

Shirakawa's gaze finally fell on her-

(End of chapter)