Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 228 Sonoko's Request! Find an opportunity to bring Kaito's mother back to Tokyo.

Ok?
Kitahara Natsuhiro stared at the caller ID for a moment, then paused, stunned.

"It's actually Sonoko-sama calling! What does she want to say?"

"I remember that the Suzuki zaibatsu's 60th anniversary celebration and the magician's gathering are not yet time."

"Never mind, I'll answer the phone first."

Kitahara Natsuhiro muttered a couple of things, then answered Sonoko's call.

Good evening, Sonoko.

"Good evening, Brother Xia Yu. I'm sorry to be calling you at this hour, but I'm afraid I'm disturbing your rest," Yuanzi said apologetically.

Upon hearing this, Kitahara Natsuyu shook his head and said, "No, I just finished my work and I'm on my way back now."

"Is something wrong, Sonoko?"

Hearing this, Sonoko said, "Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that I mentioned to you, Brother Xia Yu, that I joined a chat group for magic enthusiasts."

"The agreed time is this week, so I'm calling to let you know so you don't forget."

"Then you, me, and Xiaolan will go together."

"Oh right, and Conan, that little brat, he'll probably be going too."

Oh, it really is this. I thought it was something else entirely.

Kitahara Natsuyu slapped his forehead and said with a smile, "Oh, so that's what it was. I almost forgot about it if you hadn't mentioned it."

Is it this weekend?

Sonoko said, "Yes, it's this weekend. We'll go there early Saturday morning and come back on Sunday afternoon or evening."

"It was just a regular party, and I happened to see my Prince Charming."

Prince Charming?

Upon hearing this word, Kitahara Natsuhiro's lips twitched involuntarily.

The red herring you're talking about isn't your Prince Charming; he's a chubby medical student.

But in reality, the red herring is actually a man disguised as Kaito Kid, whose purpose is to investigate why the already deceased Harui Futen is still chatting on his account.

As a result, Sonoko regarded this guy as her Prince Charming. If you really have to say, Kaito Kid really is Prince Charming.

But this Prince Charming already has someone he likes.

Furthermore, the men Sonoko sets her sights on are never good men. He himself has been targeted by Sonoko before, but he is no better than her.

So, Sonoko's judgment isn't very good.

Of course, some people also took a fancy to the garden.

During a trip, a murderer took a liking to Sonoko and almost killed her. It was during this incident that Makoto Kyogoku, the second strongest man in the world, confessed his feelings to Sonoko.

The two of them successfully got together.

However, Makoto Kyogoku went abroad to participate in a major competition in pursuit of the pinnacle of martial arts and has been away from Japan for a long time.

When he wasn't in Japan, Sonoko started to let loose a bit.

Ahem, I digress. Let's get back to the main topic.

“Okay, I understand. I’ll put that on the itinerary.” Kitahara Natsuyu asked, “Will your driver be driving, or will I be driving?”

"Then I'll have to trouble you to drive, Brother Xia Yu," Yuanzi said with a smile.

She prefers riding in her friends' cars to riding in her own luxury car, as it makes her feel less awkward and bored.

After all, driving her own luxury car, she represents the Suzuki zaibatsu.

Since she is representing the Suzuki zaibatsu, she cannot act recklessly and needs to be dignified.

But you don't need to do that when you're riding in someone else's car; anything will do.

“No problem,” Kitahara Natsuyu said. “I’ll drive to the Mouri Detective Agency, and you can just come to Ran’s house.”

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you, Brother Xia Yu."

"Yes, don't worry, leave this to me," Kitahara Natsumi assured him, patting his chest.

The two chatted for a few more minutes before hanging up.

"Has the time finally come for me to meet Phantom Thief Kid?"

"I'm actually looking forward to it."

Although Kitahara Natsuhiro was somewhat looking forward to meeting Kaito Kid, he was even more eager to see Kaito Kid's mother, Kuroba Chikage.

At this time, Kuroba Chikage was still living a high-class life in Las Vegas, the capital of the United States.

And it seems they also opened a casino there, and it's a casino run by Kuroba Chikage and Kuroba Toichi.

However, in the United States, Toichi Kuroba did not reveal his true identity.

After all, Kuroba Toichi was already a dead man, and his household registration had been erased.

Legally speaking, he is already dead, so he cannot appear in this world under the name and appearance of Kuroba Toichi. Otherwise, those guys will chase after him and keep bothering him.

Those who killed Kuroba Toichi were a group of people who enjoyed stealing jewelry.

However, the identities of these people are currently unknown, and they seem to be even more mysterious than the Black Organization.

Furthermore, the Black Organization also has some knowledge of another organization.

However, Kaito Kuroba, also known as the second-generation Kaito Kid, is unaware that Toichi Kuroba did not die.

Furthermore, Kaito Kuroba became the second-generation Phantom Thief Kid in order to find those murderers and avenge his father.

But he never guessed that his father was not dead at all, but was living a high-class life with his mother in Las Vegas, USA.

This is absolutely infuriating!

It can be said that Kaito Kuroba was manipulated by his own father.

But as I said before, children are meant to be played with.

"Looks like we need to find a way to get Kuroba Chikage back to Japan." Kitahara Natsuyu rolled his eyes and immediately came up with a plan.

That is to tell Kaito Kuroba that Toichi Kuroba was not dead.

In that case, he would question his mother.

Moreover, some things cannot be clearly explained over the phone and can only be said face-to-face, so it was natural for Kuroba Chikage to come back.

Then he will have an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Although he was a womanizer, he never hid it.

Moreover, Kuroba Toichi is already dead and his account has been deactivated, so there's no way he can pursue Kuroba Chikage. Even if Kuroba Toichi were alive, he wouldn't be able to say anything to refute it.

Because he really was a dead man.

If Kuroba Toichi causes trouble, he wouldn't mind nailing his coffin shut.

Well, let’s do it!
After coming up with a solution, Kitahara Natsuhiro immediately started wiping the table. Once he finished, he could go home.

Then take a shower, have a good night's sleep, and you'll be full of energy to go to school the next day.

After a few quick moves, Kitahara Natsuhiro finished cleaning the store.

Next, he checked the water and electricity switches. After confirming that everything was in order, he closed the restaurant door, left the store, and headed towards the Mihua Apartments.

Ten minutes later.

Kitahara Natsuhiro returned to his apartment, opened the door, took off his shoes, put on slippers, and turned on the lights.

The moment the lights came on, he felt a sense of warmth.

This is his home, a warm harbor. "I'm back."

Kitahara Natsumi threw himself onto the sofa, then leaned back and turned on the TV to watch the evening news and other programs.

Soon, the sound of the television filled the entire living room.

Buzz buzz.
Just then, several text messages arrived on my phone.

This text message was sent by Ai and Yukiko, who had already gone home.

The text message was very brief, simply telling him that he had arrived home safely.

After seeing the text message, he replied to it.

After that, two photos were sent to my phone, and these photos were beautiful pictures of Ai and Yukiko.

Upon seeing these photos, Kitahara Natsuhiro immediately sat up from the sofa, took a deep breath, and turned off his phone.

"Those two vixens are so good at seducing people."

He's already home, and with Vermouth with Yukiko and Akemi with Ai, he can't go there right now.

Therefore, we cannot continue looking at these photos.

"Take a bath, take a bath."

Kitahara Natsuhiro put down his phone and plunged into the bathroom to take a cold shower.

at the same time.

Kenjiro Wakita returned to a shabby apartment, then tore off his disguise, revealing his true self.

A bald old man with an eye on his right eye—that was Rum in front of him.

After removing his disguise, he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling completely liberated.

While disguise is practical and effective, it's not good to use it for too long; it feels suffocating and restrictive.

Only when he returned to this simple apartment did he feel a little bit of relief.

"call"

Rum plopped down on his bed, then lay back, took out his phone, and dialed a number.

The phone was finally answered after ringing for several seconds.

"Ireland, how's your investigation going?" Rum asked.

He was in charge of investigating Bourbon's side, while Ireland and Pisco, one of the organization's founding members, investigated other places.

However, he hasn't found any problems in his investigation yet.

But we still need to observe further before drawing a final conclusion, after all, Bourbon is also a master.

Upon hearing this, Ireland replied, "Nothing has been found out yet."

"The whereabouts of Gin, Vodka, Cohen, Chianti, Vermouth, Tequila, and others are all perfectly normal."

"They're either inside the organization's base or on missions outside."

"However, we will need more time to conduct a thorough investigation. I haven't been able to access their call and text message records yet."

This time, at Gin's request, the organization conducted a major inspection of the Nihao branch.

They have no idea when the inspection will be conducted.

Furthermore, this inspection is quite thorough, requiring the examination of call records and other documents, which will take considerable effort and time.

Moreover, Gin and the others would certainly not hand over this information voluntarily, and even if they did, it might not be all the information.

Instead of doing that, they should investigate it themselves.

It will only take a little more time.

“Well, then you and Pisco can continue the investigation. I haven’t made any progress on my end either,” Rum said. “Also, how’s the investigation into Sherry going?”

They came here not only to investigate the problems at the Japanese branch, but also to investigate the cause of Sherry's death.

Although Gin had already submitted the report, which included details such as the body and time of death.

But when Gin said there were problems with the Japanese branch, all of the above was overturned, so a reinvestigation was needed, including Sherry's death.

It's possible that Sulli really died, or it's possible that Sulli faked her death to escape.

These matters require investigation before a conclusion can be reached.

In addition, he also planned to try to win over Yusaku Kudo.

After all, he is the bestselling novelist in the United States, and his reasoning and investigative abilities are second to none.

If they could acquire Yusaku Kudo, it would be a tremendous boost to the organization.

But this is not an easy matter, because Gin killed his son.

Wait, Shinichi Kudo is dead?

Since Shinichi Kudo is dead, why isn't Yusaku Kudo worried at all? Why did he find other women and even stay in America for such a long time?

This doesn't act like a father at all.

Could it be that Shinichi Kudo didn't actually die?
Thinking about this, Rum fell into deep thought.

He wasn't the one who did Shinichi Kudo's deeds, nor was he the one who cleaned up the mess afterwards, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

He only started paying attention when he met Yusaku Kudo on the plane to Tokyo.

But then I realized that things weren't quite right!

What father would stay in the United States for so long after learning of his son's death, without returning home?

Furthermore, after Yusaku Kudo returned, he immediately divorced Yukiko, showing no concern whatsoever for his son.

Something's wrong, something really isn't right.

“I’m also investigating Shirley’s case, but all the leads have gone cold, and we can’t move forward,” Ireland said.

Since Kitahara Natsuhiro did this, he naturally wouldn't leave any clues.

The only weaknesses now are Ireland and Rum.

But Kitahara Natsuhiro would come over anytime to patch things up, so it wasn't a big problem.

“In that case, let’s investigate the matter of Shinichi Kudo first,” Rum said. “I have a feeling that if we find out some information about Shinichi Kudo, we might be able to find out information about Sherry.”

If it's from the original work, that's certainly true.

Conan and Ai are inseparable.

However, in this world, Ai Haibara is bound to Kitahara Natsuhiro, not Conan.

"Shinichi Kudo?" Ireland raised an eyebrow. "Is this the high school detective who got killed by that pretentious Gin?"

"Why investigate him? Isn't this all in the past?"

This matter was investigated by Gin.

Although he disliked Gin, he still acknowledged Gin's strength.

“Since there are problems at the Japanese branch, Gin might also have problems, and the things he’s handling might also be problematic.”

“Let’s investigate!” Rum said.

"Yes, Rum." Ireland.

Just then, a dark figure appeared and disappeared outside the window.

(End of this chapter)