Great Swordsman Ke Xue.

Chapter 424: The Heart of a Traitor
Not long after, under Xiaolan's guidance, we found a coffee shop. Although it was noon, there were not many people here.

Everyone chose a table in the corner by the window and sat down. At this time, no one knew what Xiaolan was thinking, but she did not sit with Kisaki Eri. Instead, she left the seat for Shimizu Koji. She sat aside with Conan and Mouri Kogoro.

Koji Shimizu was a little surprised, but after Xiaolan gave him an apologetic look, he roughly understood.

I have to say that Xiaolan has a very good personality most of the time. If she marries an ordinary man, she should be an excellent model housewife. But if it is Conan
Koji Shimizu thought about it for a moment, and when he looked at Conan opposite him, he couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy.

Conan's personality probably won't change with age. This Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era is obsessed with jumping back and forth on the edge of danger, enjoying the mental pleasure of solving cases and catching criminals. But for Xiaolan, this is probably completely unacceptable.

But this is someone else's business after all. Who can say for sure about feelings? But if Conan and Xiaolan want to be together in the end, one of them must compromise, and if they can't, then it will become -

Koji Shimizu glanced at Kogoro Mori who was sitting opposite him. Kogoro Mori didn't look away. From the moment he sat down until now, he had almost never looked at Eri Kisaki directly, and Eri Kisaki did the same.

It's really scary when you think about it. No wonder Hibari Eri has always been disgusted by what Xiaolan said about childhood sweethearts.

Faced with Shimizu Koji's sudden sympathetic look, Conan scratched his head in confusion, not knowing what to do.

Then, he quickly rolled his eyes at Shimizu Koji - you'd better be careful.

Koji Shimizu didn't take his reminder seriously, just smiled and looked away.

"Hey, what are you eating?"

At this time, Kogoro Mouri, who was in charge of taking orders, held the menu and asked Kisaki Eri with his eyes not eyes and his nose not nose.

Faced with such a situation, it was naturally impossible for Kisaki Eri to have a good expression. She simply pretended not to hear anything and didn't even look at it.

Xiaolan saw all of this, and the smile on her face disappeared in an instant.

But she really didn't know what to say at this moment, because there were not only Conan and Shimizu Koji there, but also a waiter and other people in the store.

"Um, Uncle Maori, give me the menu."

Koji Shimizu took the initiative to step forward, but no one thought there was anything wrong. Even Kogoro Mori hesitated for a moment and then handed the menu directly to Koji Shimizu.

"Aunt Yingli, what would you like to eat?"

"Well, one iced Americano and one serving of black pepper pasta, thank you, Koji."

Koji Shimizu quickly ordered his and Eri Kisaki's meals and returned the menu to the waiter.

Just as the waiter left and the atmosphere at the table was still to be restored, suddenly, another discordant voice sounded from behind.

"Hey, isn't this Lawyer Fei?"

"Nani?"

"Lawyer Fei--." It was obvious that there were quite a few people.

When everyone turned around, they saw a table of people not far away standing up and walking towards them.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a dark complexion and a very elegant look. Before Eri Kisaki could stand up, Saku Hoshi directly greeted her, "Lawyer Kisaki, what a coincidence! I thought I was seeing things. I didn't expect you to be here on vacation with your family."

Hibiki Eri was stunned for a moment, and then a short-haired woman who came up to her continued, "That's right, no wonder she refused to play with us. After all, even if she is a famous court queen, she is just an ordinary housewife in front of her daughter and husband~."

Ritsuko Usui smiled and winked at a few people. She looked very lively and easy to like.

And now, even without the introduction, everyone almost understood, "Ritsuko, Saku, you, you——"

"So, the party you mentioned earlier was going to be in Karuizawa. Sorry."

Kisaki Eri was very surprised, but after she came to her senses, she apologized sincerely with a slightly blushing face. In order to make time to go out with Shimizu Koji, she had rejected the invitations from these colleagues without even thinking about it or even looking at them. But she didn't expect to meet them again when she turned around, which was very embarrassing.

Although everyone seems to be in harmony on the surface, they are just lawyers. She herself has offended many people in the industry because she is too righteous in many cases, often defending poor people and having a great reputation.

But fortunately, Xiaolan is here today. If it were just her and Shimizu Koji, Kisaki Eri felt that things would probably get very bad.

"No, no, why are you apologizing, Eri? You're just accompanying your family. Even the Queen of the Court has a family life. We can understand what you said. Separation is just an excuse." Usui Ritsuko said teasingly with a smile.

But she didn't get any response after saying this. Hibiki Eri's face calmed down a little, "Ritsuko, stop making fun of me. You guys are the only ones who call me Queen."

“That’s more than that.”

A fat man who looked to be in his forties came over. Under the gaze of everyone, Shiozawa Kenzo continued with a smile: "In fact, even the prosecutors call you that in private."

"Everyone says that whenever they meet the lawyer, they can't help but feel like they are a traitor kneeling before the queen."

The metaphor of Shiozawa Kenzo's image made everyone present look at her sideways. A rare blush of embarrassment appeared on Kisaki Eri's cheeks. She avoided all the eyes that were looking at her, but when she turned her head, she happened to look at Shimizu Koji who was sitting on the inside of the seat.

For some reason, when Kisaki Eri met Shimizu Kōji's clear big eyes, she felt even more nervous for no reason.

Shimizu Koji was actually a little distracted. After all, he didn't have such strong feelings about the queen. But now, he was really interested in appreciating the overwhelming queen version of Kisaki Eri in the court, and then - be a traitor with evil intentions.
"What are you thinking about?"

"Uh, no, I didn't think about anything."

Faced with the slightly unfriendly look from Kisaki Eri, Shimizu Koji was stunned for a moment, then quickly crossed his legs to cover up the abnormality of his uncontrollable body.

Soon, with the introductions from Kenzo Shiozawa and Eri Kisaki, everyone quickly got to know each other and became familiar with each other.

Not long after, another male lawyer who had gone to the bathroom came back. His name was Yuji Mikasa. He greeted everyone and sat down at the same table.

(End of this chapter)