Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 533 Protecting our Xiaolan is everyone's responsibility! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
Maori Detective Agency.

"Thank you colleagues from all walks of life and media friends for coming to this press conference and paying attention to the progress of Hatamoto Group. At present, according to the will of my late father, Mr. Hatamoto Gozo, all affairs of Hatamoto Group have been smoothly handed over. The relevant situation is now reported as follows."

Hatamoto Shoji stood on the stage, his posture upright, and with a solemn expression he projected a will behind him, clearly displaying it in front of everyone.

"According to Mr. Hao Zang's will, the Hatamoto Group will be inherited by Ms. Hatamoto Xia Jiang. All fixed assets such as real estate and financial products such as stocks under Mr. Hao Zang's name will also be inherited by Ms. Xia Jiang."

As soon as these words came out, it was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring up thousands of waves, and the audience was immediately in an uproar. The reporters seemed to have their sensitive nerves triggered, whispering to each other, exchanging surprised and puzzled glances; the business people also found it difficult to hide the astonishment on their faces, and the exclamations and discussions were intertwined, one after another, and it took a long time to calm down.

No one had ever thought that in the eyes of everyone, the young Hatamoto Natsue would become the final heir of the Hatamoto family.

After all, in everyone's conventional understanding, Hatamoto Natsue, as a young member of the family, was young and immature, with little experience, and in everyone's eyes, she had not yet fully demonstrated the ability and demeanor to take on the responsibility of the entire family. But now, she unexpectedly became the final heir of the Hatamoto family.

Everyone looked at each other in surprise and confusion at Hatamoto Gozo's decision.

You know, above Hatamoto Natsue, there is an older sister, Hatamoto Akiie, but Hatamoto Gozo resolutely skipped her and directly handed over the responsibility of the family to Hatamoto Natsue. Doesn't Hatamoto Akiie have any thoughts about this?

Even if she didn't have any ideas, above them, there were elders like Hatamoto Kitaro and Hatamoto Shoji. These were very prestigious figures in the Hatamoto family. Don't they have any objections to the Hatamoto family being inherited by a junior like Hatamoto Xiajiang?

The corners of Hatamoto Shoji's mouth slightly raised, revealing an imperceptible arc. He then displayed several statements on the TV screen and said calmly and steadily: "In addition, in order to comply with my father's wishes, the funeral will be held in private, and only relatives and friends will be invited to attend. I hope everyone will understand and respect this."

As soon as he finished speaking, a reporter in the audience quickly stood up and raised his hand to ask, "Excuse me, will this personnel change at Flagship Group have an impact on the group's future strategic layout?"

Hatamoto Shoji folded his hands elegantly in front of him and responded calmly: "This will be discussed in depth and carefully decided by the newly formed board of directors. In view of the replacement of management personnel, a certain degree of adjustment in strategic direction is inevitable and normal. For specific information, please wait patiently for subsequent official notification."

Conan sat on the sofa, staring intently at Hatamoto Shoji who was talking on TV. He couldn't help but frowned slightly and murmured softly: "The spokesperson of the Hatamoto family is Mr. Shoji? Could it be that Miss Xia Jiang has already made peace with him?"

In Conan's understanding, generally speaking, such news release tasks concerning family image and major affairs can usually only be undertaken by core members of the family, those who have deep roots and blood ties in the family, or those who have extremely close ties with the family, are deeply trusted by the family and have outstanding performance in all aspects.

However, if his memory was not distorted, some of Hatamoto Shoji's words and actions on the previous ship had deeply hurt Hatamoto Natsue's heart, and the relationship between the two had once reached a freezing point.

But why, at this moment, Hatamoto Shoji has suddenly become the spokesperson of the Hatamoto family? The reason behind this really makes him very curious.

Mao Lilan sat quietly on the sofa beside her, pursing her pink lips, with a thoughtful look in her eyes. After a while, she said softly, "That should be the case. Miss Xia Jiang is so kind, maybe she has forgiven Mr. Xiang Er."

In fact, Mao Lilan already knew the whole story from her boyfriend.

At the same time, she also understood that the reason why Hatamoto Shoji chose to stand on Hatamoto Natsue's side and handle family affairs for her was largely due to the mediation and assistance of her boyfriend.

However, Ran Mouri thought it would be better not to mention this matter to Conan and others for the time being.

Firstly, it was difficult for her to explain why Bai Ye would spare no effort and devote himself to helping Hatamoto Natsue, why there were so many unknown secrets between the two of them, and why Bai Ye was willing to share all these secrets with her.

Secondly, she herself has not yet figured out how to get along with her new sister, Hatamoto Natsue, in the future with what attitude and identity.

After all, she never thought that she would gain a good sister during this trip!

Moreover, this good sister is a good friend she has only known for a short time!
This wonderful fate and complex relationship made her feel both surprised and a little overwhelmed.

Just as Mao Lilan was immersed in her own complicated thoughts, a piece of news broadcast on TV instantly attracted all her attention and woke her up from her thoughts.

"The murderer Yuda, who was imprisoned due to the accurate reasoning of the famous detective Maori Kogoro, escaped from prison last night. Yuda is a cunning and treacherous man. He had previously carefully planned a conspiracy to murder his wife and defraud insurance money. Fortunately, Mr. Maori Kogoro saw through it and brought him to justice."

Mao Lilan saw this and her face turned pale. The blood color on her face instantly faded and was replaced by a pale face. She didn't care about how she would get along with Hatamoto Natsue, a friend she had just met, and shouted anxiously: "What should I do? What about my father's safety?"

In order to defraud the insurance money, Yuda murdered his own wife. Such an inhumane act is really chilling. And how could such a cruel and vicious person not bear a grudge against Maori Kogoro who sent him to prison?

Not to mention, when Yuda was taken away by the police, she threatened her father, saying, "Remember this, Maori Kogoro, I will definitely repay you well."

This sentence was like a curse, deeply imprinted in Mao Lilan's heart. Now Yuda has escaped the law again and is at large. This news really makes her worried and unable to sleep or eat.

Maori Kogoro was concentrating on studying horse racing information when he was suddenly interrupted by his daughter's shout. He looked up in confusion, with a hint of displeasure at being interrupted. "What's going on? What happened?"

My goodness! He was busy looking up information, but his daughter suddenly shouted at a high pitch, almost scaring him to death.

Mao Lilan said worriedly: "Dad, you arrested Yuda yourself. He must have a grudge against you. What should we do if he comes back to take revenge on you?"

Hearing this, Maori Kogoro waved his hand nonchalantly and said with a smile: "Xiaolan, don't worry about it. He finally escaped, he will definitely hide far away, how dare he show up in Tokyo, maybe he has already fled abroad, he will be fine."

Hey, he thought his daughter was suddenly screaming because she encountered something incredible, but it turned out to be just a trivial matter like this.

Isn’t it just that the arrested prisoner escaped from prison?
Although this kind of thing is not very common, it happens a few times a year or so. Is it necessary to make such a fuss about it?

Sure enough, no matter how precocious his daughter was, she was still too young and had not experienced too many storms, so she was so nervous.

Mao Lilan sighed helplessly, her eyes still full of worry: "Having said that, we still can't take it lightly."

Although Mao Lilan also understood that what her father said made sense, the harsh words that Yuda said to her father when he was arrested were like a thorn in her heart, and she could not let it go. After all, Yuda was a cruel man who could murder his own wife in order to defraud insurance money. No one knew what crazy actions such a person would do. Mao Li Kogoro did not take his daughter's concerns to heart. After selecting his favorite horse, he took a deep breath, as if he had put down all his worries, raised his head from the horse racing information, stretched, and said: "Okay, I'm going to handle the case! Maybe there will be another big case waiting for me this time."

Hearing this, Mao Lilan's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and there was a hint of determination in her eyes. She said without hesitation: "I want to go with you too! I want to protect you!"

No matter how disappointed she was with Kogoro Mori's actions, he was still her relative and one of the most important people in her life.

At this critical moment, it is impossible for her to remain indifferent knowing that the other party might be in danger.

Maori Kogoro looked at his daughter helplessly: "What can you do if you go with me? Don't make trouble."

Handling cases and the like are naturally just excuses.

After all, he hasn't received any commissions during this period. How can he handle the case without any commissions?

He was just using the case as an excuse to go betting on horses.

His daughter has always disliked him betting on horses, so how could he dare to let her go with him now?
After all, if I let the other person go with me, he will definitely be discovered, and then he will inevitably be nagged again.

Mao Lilan waved her arms firmly and rejected him without hesitation: "How can I cause trouble? I want to be your bodyguard!"

She is not a weak woman, but the karate champion of the Kanto Tournament, possessing excellent physical fitness and fighting skills.

She believed that if that Tang Tian really intended to harm her father, she would be able to protect her father from harm.

When she said this, she paused, then turned her gaze to Conan on the side, "Conan, let's go together!"

Although a certain high school detective has become smaller, his mind is still sharp. With his help, maybe they can catch that Yuda before he harms her father, and then bring him to justice again, so that her father is completely out of danger.

As for why she didn't call and ask her boyfriend for help?

the reason is simple.

Because, according to the agreement between her and her best friend, Bai Ye would spend some time with them separately. Some time ago, she was unable to buy a boat ticket when she came back from a trip, so she had already taken up a lot of her best friend's time, and she felt embarrassed. Now, how could she have the nerve to disturb the other person and her boyfriend's world of two?

Conan was suddenly called out by his childhood sweetheart, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he secretly groaned in his heart.

With his weak arms and legs now, how can he still protect Kogoro Mori?

If you really meet the murderer, you will probably be finished in a minute.

If he really wants to protect people, he has to have extraordinary martial arts power like his childhood sweetheart!

Wait, it seems that he actually knows someone with extraordinary fighting power.

Thinking of this, Conan came up with an idea...

Maybe, he could call up a guy whose fighting power far exceeds that of his childhood sweetheart?

Considering the opponent's fighting power, let alone one Yuda, even if there was a row of Yuda, I'm afraid it would be no problem at all.

Well, it’s decided, let’s do it!

……

the other side.

"Bai Ye, where are you going?"

Just after finishing a new round of battle, Suzuki Sonoko was about to discuss with her boyfriend when to have a threesome with her best friend, when she saw him frowning, and she couldn't help but look confused.

While searching for his own clothes among the messy clothes on the ground, Bai Yebian sighed helplessly: "It was Conan who insisted on asking me to be a bodyguard. He said that the prisoner Yuda, who was arrested by Uncle, had escaped from prison. He was worried about Uncle Maori's safety and wanted me to protect Uncle and Xiaolan."

Bai Ye was searching for his own clothes among the messy clothes on the ground, and sighed helplessly: "It was Conan who insisted on asking me to be a bodyguard. He said that the prisoner Yuda, who was arrested by Uncle, had escaped from prison, and he was worried about Uncle Maori's safety, so he wanted me to protect Uncle and Xiaolan."

He didn't really care about the safety of a confused detective, but the safety of his girlfriend was something he could not ignore at all.

After all, the other person is not only the girl he likes, but also his woman, and now the mother of his future child.

It is precisely because of this that, even though he knew that Conan was suspected of using him as a tool this time, he had to accept the protection mission this time.

Because he couldn't let his girlfriend fall into danger, and he would try his best to avoid even the slightest danger.

(End of this chapter)