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Chapter 529 Shiraishi E: Give me some face, let her go! (1st update)
Everlasting Villa - Late Night
The bedroom lights were already off, with only the faint moonlight filtering through the curtains and casting a thin silver line on the floor.

Shiraishi E lay on her back on the bed, her chest rising and falling slightly with her even breathing.

His arm was still around Mio Tokiwa's waist, and the usually decisive female president was now curled up beside him, looking exhausted.

—The three hours of "busyness" certainly left him feeling unsatisfied.

A faint blush still lingered on Tokiwa Mio's fair cheeks, and with a slight upturn of her lips, she said, "Shiraishi-kun, you're really amazing... both this morning and just now!"

Shiraishi E chuckled and said, "I can be even more amazing, do you believe me?"

"I believe you! I believe you! I don't need the other person to prove it!" Tokiwa Mio quickly said that she believed it and didn't need the other person to prove it!
She couldn't help but sigh, "Youth is truly wonderful; health is the most important asset!"
She shifted her position, leaning on Shiraishi E's shoulder, and sighed, "Life is unpredictable. I never imagined that I would give my first time to a boy so much younger than me!"

Upon hearing this, Shiraishi glanced at the other person, somewhat disbelieving their words.

"What kind of look is that? Why would I need to lie to you?" Tokiwa Mio noticed and immediately snorted.

She said proudly, "With my looks, figure, family background, and business acumen... do I need to sacrifice my looks?"

"Hmm..." Shiraishi E thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed true.

You can't become the president of any corporation by simply selling your body.

While it's true that men are lustful, they're not brainless.

How could anyone entrust a group with assets worth trillions to a woman who knows nothing?
Shiraishi suddenly thought, if Kogoro Mouri knew about this, he would probably be so angry that he would beat his chest and stamp his feet.

He listened as Tokiwa Mio recounted her past glories, and before he knew it, she had fallen asleep.

Seeing this, Shiraishi E also turned off the lights and went to rest.

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It was past 2 a.m.

The phone on the bedside table suddenly vibrated, and the screen lit up, glaringly bright in the darkness.

Tokiwa Mio's brows furrowed slightly, and her eyelashes trembled a few times, as if she had been startled.

Shiraishi E woke up, but then closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

She groggily reached for her phone, squinting at the caller ID—

Instantly awake.

She carefully turned her head to look at Shiraishi E beside her, and after confirming that he was still asleep, she quietly lifted the blanket, stepped barefoot on the carpet, and silently left the bedroom.

Shiraishi E slowly opened her eyes, somewhat curious about what the other person was doing so sneakily so late at night.

Not only did he leave the bedroom, but he also had to glance at me.

Are you doing something shady?
With that in mind, he quickly bought a miniature listening device from the bandit shop, flicked it lightly with his fingertip, and precisely stuck it to the back of Tokiwa Mio's nightgown.

—Let's hear what she's up to next.

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After leaving the bedroom, Tokiwa Mio answered the phone and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry... so much has happened these past few days, I haven't slept well, and I overslept today."

A lazy, teasing female voice came from the other end of the phone: "Oh? So I've bothered you? I'm so sorry."

Tokiwa Mio quickly composed herself, her tone slightly displeased: "What is it that we have to contact each other at night?"

The woman's voice on the other end of the phone said, "It's important, otherwise I wouldn't have stayed up all night and come to the study to call you."

"...Wait, you're already in my study?!" Tokiwa Mio suddenly stopped in her tracks, her voice filled with anger: "Can't you people at least give us a heads-up before coming in?!"

She hung up the phone and hurried to the study.

She pushed open the door and snapped the light switch shut.

Vermouth was sitting leisurely behind her desk, toying with a pen in her hand.

"What on earth happened?!" Tokiwa Mio demanded angrily, "You promised to arrange for someone to protect me and help me escape safely, but where are they?! If it weren't for my senior protecting me, I would have died in that explosion!"

Vermouth's lips curled slightly, a hint of amusement flashing in her eyes.

In the organization's plan, you were originally meant to be 'cleaned up' along with everyone else, President!

Once you die, the subsequent transactions will naturally be void.

But of course she wouldn't say it.

"Who said our people didn't protect you?" Vermouth chuckled, tapping the table lightly with her fingertip. "They're both far away and right in front of you."

Tokiwa Mio was taken aback: "What do you mean?" Vermouth leaned forward slightly and lowered her voice: "Your 'senior'... is one of ours."

—A lie, but deadly enough.

Mio Tokiwa's pupils contracted sharply, and she took a half-step back in shock: "...Kogoro Mouri?!"

Vermouth smiled and nodded, lying without batting an eye: "Yes...it's a secret, you can't tell anyone. For your own good, and for his own good too!"

Mio Tokiwa was shocked, incredulous, and found it hard to believe this answer!
But if that's really the case, then it explains why Kogoro Mouri is so obsessed with protecting himself, even to the point of turning against his wife for it... even though they've been separated for ten years!

She took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down: "How do I know you're not lying to me?"

Vermouth shrugged: "If you don't believe me, you can investigate your senior Mori and see how he went from a third-rate detective to a somewhat famous one!"
Mio Tokiwa fell silent.

Indeed... Kogoro Mouri's rise to power was too sudden.

In her mind, Kogoro Mouri wasn't the kind of person who was good at using his brain.

But if it's for that organization... then everything makes sense.

She slowly exhaled, finally accepting this "fact".

Seeing this, Vermouth smiled with satisfaction: "A proper injury is necessary to perfectly play the 'victim'... See how perfect you are now? No one doubts you!"

She paused meaningfully: "An explosion has earned you hundreds of billions of yen... This isn't Tokiwa Group's money, it's your own money."

Tokiwa Mio's lips unconsciously curled up into a smile.

Her attitude softened, and she even poured Vermouth a cup of tea: "So what exactly did you come here for this time?"

Vermouth took the teacup but didn't drink from it; instead, she gently placed it aside.

"To wrap things up," she said with a smile, then pulled a pistol from her pocket, the muzzle gleaming coldly under the light.

Mio Tokiwa's smile froze instantly.

"What...what do you mean?!" Her voice trembled as she staggered backward.

Vermouth slowly stood up, taking out a pill with her other hand: "Yusaku Kudo has already started investigating... He'll find out about you sooner or later."

She approached step by step, her tone so gentle it was chilling: "In order not to implicate the organization, I have no choice but to ask you to 'disappear'."

Tokiwa Mio's face turned deathly pale, her back pressed against the bookshelf, with nowhere left to retreat.

"I...I swear I won't tell anyone!!" She shook her head frantically. "I can leave Japan and never come back!"

Vermouth sighed regretfully: "I believe you're serious now... but I don't believe you can withstand their 'interrogation'."

She raised her hand, the pill trembling slightly between her fingertips.

Mio Tokiwa felt cold all over and her limbs were stiff. For the first time, she felt death was just around the corner!

At this critical moment——

"Click."

The study door was suddenly pushed open.

Vermouth whirled around, gun pointed straight at the door, only to be surprised to find that standing there was none other than Shiraishi E!
She was surprised that the other person was in this place!

"Give me some face and let her go," Shiraishi E said. "I promise she won't say anything."

Vermouth squinted, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.

A few seconds later, she chuckled and put away her gun: "Consider yourself lucky, President... But remember, if you say something you shouldn't, you'll bear the consequences."

Mio Tokiwa felt as if she had been granted a pardon and nodded repeatedly, "I...I won't say anything!"

Shiraishi E glanced at her: "President, could you please go out first... I have something to discuss with her privately."

Mio Tokiwa hurriedly fled the study. After closing the door, her legs went weak and she almost knelt down.

So close... so close...

She covered her mouth, trembling, her back soaked with cold sweat.

And she was incredibly glad she made that evening!

Tonight's choice saved her life.

Indeed, one must learn to be grateful and repay kindness!
(End of this chapter)