Stay away from Conan.

"What are you looking at?"

Obviously, as Gao Yuan's attention turned to Taiji Tatsumi, Xiao Ai, who was sitting opposite Gao Yuan, felt a little strange about Gao Yuan's reaction and couldn't help but ask this question.

And, to be honest, Xiao Ai has been concerned about this issue for a long time——

After all, before entering the restaurant, Xiao Ai had already noticed that Gao Yuan seemed to be paying special attention to the man named "Tatsumi" who had just come in and made a reservation, just like...

How should I put it? It's like a detective's follow-up investigation?

Xiao Ai asked this question with a slightly curious look on her face. It seemed that Gao Yuan's purpose of coming here this time was not just to see the situation of Kudo Shinichi and the others, but he also had other purposes.

In response to Ai's question, Gao Yuan did not hide anything. He just whispered, "Something is strange over there." Then Gao Yuan turned his attention to that side, Taiji Tatsumi and Satoru Ohba, to see what was going on.

At this moment, when Gao Yuan was paying attention to the situation on their side, it was obvious that the atmosphere at the table where Taiji Tatsumi and the others were sitting had become a bit solemn.

At the larger multi-person table reserved by Taiji Tatsumi, the young man Ohba Satoru was sitting at the seat farthest from the main seat where Taiji Tatsumi was, but directly opposite him. Facing Taiji Tatsumi, Ohba Satoru looked a little uneasy, as if he was a little at a loss because of what Taiji Tatsumi said to him when he sat back just now. He felt a little nervous from the bottom of his heart, which was reflected in his behavior. He seemed a little afraid to face Taiji Tatsumi.

In this way, Ooba Satoru, whose momentum was obviously weakened by 10%, was nervous but still a little unwilling, so he asked tentatively:

"President, I... don't quite understand what you mean..."

As Gao Yuan, who had just begun to pay attention to the situation over there, naturally had no idea what had caused the atmosphere to be like this. However, the current situation was obviously caused by something that Taiji Tatsumi said, which made Ohba Satoru feel as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

In this regard, Gao Yuan couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Taiji Tatsumi discovered something that caused Ohba Satoru to react like this?

However, when Taiji Tatsumi heard Ohba Satoru's question, he responded calmly. He said to Ohba Satoru:

"Don't you understand? There's no rush. Some people haven't come yet. Let's talk about it after everyone arrives."

In this way, listening to what Taiji Tatsumi said, Ohba Satoru was obviously more and more puzzled by Taiji Tatsumi's behavior. At the same time, he just realized that he seemed to have thought too simply that Taiji Tatsumi specially invited him to dinner today——

I reserved this seat specifically here, obviously not just for myself, there is room for at least a lot of people to sit here.

As a result, Ohba Satoru couldn't help but start to wonder who those people who had not arrived yet were.

Just like that, seeing that Taiji Tatsumi didn't intend to say anything more, Ōba Satoru could only wait quietly. It didn't seem like he had to wait for long. After a while, a young woman in a burgundy dress walked in at the entrance of the restaurant. After asking the waiter, she came straight to the table where Ōba Satoru and the others were sitting, and sat down near Taiji Tatsumi.

"Sorry, Dad, I'm a little late."

As she said this, the woman greeted Taiji Tatsumi and then revealed her identity.

She is the daughter of Taiji Tatsumi, Sakurako Tatsumi.

"Well, it's not too late."

Seeing his daughter coming, Taiji Tatsumi replied in a slightly gentle tone.

Then, when Ohba Satoru saw that the person that Tatsumi Taiji mentioned was actually Tatsumi Sakurako, his bad mood obviously became even worse.

At the same time, after seeing Ohba Satoru present, Tatsumi Sakurako was obviously a little surprised. It seemed that Tatsumi Sakurako had a bad feeling about today's dinner. Just like that, with the arrival of a new person, as far as Gao Yuan could see, the atmosphere between them became more and more bad. So, for such a situation, Gao Yuan couldn't help but be more curious about their current situation.

Apparently, Taiji Tatsumi invited his daughter and Ohba Satoru to have dinner here?

So what is his purpose?

Judging from his reaction to Ōba Satoru just now, it was clear that he did not have a good attitude towards him. So in this case, Tatsumi Taiji did this and deliberately called his daughter and Ōba Satoru together. Could it be that...

Did he actually know that Ohba Satoru and his daughter had secretly decided to get married?

So now, he specially set up such a table. Does Taiji Tatsumi want them to confess to him?

Or am I just overthinking?

As Gao Yuan was thinking about this, Xiao Ai, who was standing next to him, noticed the changes in the situation after the new person arrived because of what Gao Yuan had just said to her, "They are a bit strange." In particular, Xiao Ai noticed the somewhat obscure eye contact between the new woman and the man.

So, quietly, Xiao Ai said:

"A young couple secretly dating without telling their father?"

Through some observations just now, Xiao Ai watched their reactions thoughtfully, and then came to this conclusion and asked Gao Yuan back.

As for this, it was obvious that Ai was a little interested in seeing what would happen.

However, even Gao Yuan couldn't figure out what the truth was.

After all, if it was just a conversation between Taiji Tatsumi and Satoru Ohba, this matter might not be a big deal, but since even Sakurako Tatsumi was called over, Gao Yuan already had a hunch that something would most likely happen today.

So, since we don't know what will happen next, we can only wait and see. Anyway, it seems that Taiji Tatsumi didn't show any reaction immediately after Sakurako Tatsumi arrived.

--"dad……"

At this moment, Tatsumi Sakurako seemed a little impatient about the fact that Ohba Satoru was also present, and was the first to speak:

"Could it be that Ohba..."

So, Tatsumi Sakurako was halfway through her words and seemed to be unable to say the next words. She turned to look at Ohba Satoru, as if she wanted to see Ohba Satoru's attitude at the moment, so she didn't continue speaking.

At this point, Taiji Tatsumi began to speak:

"Sakurako, Ohba has been in my company for several years and has always been excellent at work, so I promoted him very quickly.

"Such an outstanding young man has been working so hard all these years and has never had a romantic relationship. As his elder, this time I thought..." (End of this chapter)