Conan: Start from Lucky Three

Chapter 152 Congratulations from Ooka Momiji

"Jingsi, help me!"

It has been said that our Miss Yuanzi is a pure love party. If conditions permit, Yuanzi still hopes to find a suitable husband by herself instead of going through a blind date introduced by her elders.

If you want to control your own destiny, you must become an outstanding heir to a consortium and constantly pass the various tests given by Suzuki Tomoko.

There is no doubt that the handling of the Dark Star and Kaito Kid is the first test for Sonoko to control her own destiny.

For this challenge, Yuanzi chose to ask for help without hesitation.

Sonoko has no psychological burden about recruiting people. If she wants to inherit the Suzuki Group in the future, she does not need to do everything herself, but to use the right people to do the right things.

You have to know how to use people.

It is better to hope that Kaito Kid will be caught by Ginzo Nakamori tonight than to expect Sonoko, a greenhorn, to catch Kaito Kid.

Even though Sonoko calls herself the Queen of Reasoning after being shot with an anesthetic needle, that's just Kogoro Mori's version of self-satisfaction. Who hasn't boasted before?

When it comes to serious matters, especially when it comes to her future "love", Miss Sonoko is still very clear-headed.

So she asked for help from Tachibana Shizuka without hesitation.

"Don't worry, Sonoko, I will help you. Hattori, Ran, and I will all help you."

To Tachibana Shizuka, Sonoko is a truly excellent friend. Switching genders, imagine you have a friend whose family is incredibly wealthy, the kind that no one else can match.

When he makes friends with you, he doesn't care about the difference in your family background at all, and takes you out to "have fun" every now and then.

Whenever something good happens, the first thing I think of is you guys, my friends. Sometimes I’ll even pay for you to travel.

The entire journey does not cost you a penny, and the most important thing is that in interpersonal communication, he will never look at people differently because of family differences.

Even if you encounter setbacks in your job search in the future, he is always ready to support you and help you arrange a decent and easy job.

How can such a person be described as a "brother"? He should be called a foster father!

Now your "godfather" has encountered some small challenges set up by his family in his life and needs your help. What else can you say?

Just do it and that's it.

What's more, Shizuka Tachibana believes that the design of Kaito Kid and the Dark Star can only be regarded as a tutorial for Mrs. Suzuki to test Sonoko.

Even though Kaito Kidd always leaves the detectives of Investigation Section 2 helpless, that's only because of the Metropolitan Police Department's regulations, and Nakamori Ginzo has let him off the hook a lot.

How could a detective, especially one from the Metropolitan Police Department, not be armed? Perhaps because Kaito Kid always returns stolen goods and possesses no lethal weapons, the Investigation Section 2 team tasked with capturing Kaito Kid always chooses to forget their service guns.

Based on this behavior, Tachibana Shizuka felt that Nakamori Ginzo must know something, or Nakamori Ginzo was keeping the case.

To put it bluntly, Kaito Kidd is indeed a difficult target for some ordinary wealthy people. He comes and goes without a trace. Using extreme means is not worth it, but not using extreme means is disgusting.

But for the Suzuki Group, killing a few thieves is no big deal?
In the original work, Kaito Kid was not killed at sea, which only shows that Sonoko's parents are very tolerant.

An opponent of this level, who is also Sonoko's idol, is just the right person for Sonoko to practice on.

Shortly after Tachibana Shizuka agreed to Sonoko's request for help, a helicopter from the Ooka family landed on the helipad of the manor. Ooka Momiji gracefully stepped off the plane with the help of the housekeeper.

When she realized that Hattori Heiji wasn't among the people who greeted her, Ooka Momiji's expectant look visibly subsided, replaced by the dignified demeanor of a lady from a noble family.

"Suzuki-san, it's been a while since I last met you. Thank you very much for allowing me to come this way." Accompanied by the butler, Ooka Momiji came to a place not far from the garden and stood there. She spoke in a genuine Kyoto accent.

"Your arrival has brought honor to my humble abode. It's a pleasure to meet you, Ooka-san."

Sonoko also subconsciously controlled her tone and responded to Ooka Momiji in a manner that Tachibana Shizuka had never seen in his two lifetimes combined.

It’s true, facing the serious Sonoko, Tachibana Seiji feels strange no matter how you look at it, but not that strange.

Tachibana Shizuka could understand this feeling. After all, the Sonoko he usually saw was the most authentic Sonoko. Just because she didn't wear a social mask didn't mean she didn't know how to do it.

After all, she is the second daughter of the Suzuki family, how could she not know this trick?
The reason why they were so casual in Tokyo was probably because the Suzuki family had basically reached the end of their existence in Tokyo, and some of the same-level families and peers knew each other and were already familiar with each other.

There is no need to pretend.

But as a family of the same level as the Suzuki family, the Ooka family still has to pretend to be polite when meeting people of the same age. At least this is basic courtesy for a first meeting.

Laughing and scolding people who are not as good as you can be seen as true nature, but we are all at the same level and no one is inferior to anyone else. Some face-saving efforts can at least make the communication between both parties smoother.

This is how Ooka Momiji feels right now.

Even though she had heard about what kind of person Suzuki Sonoko was in Kyoto, her performance at this first sight made Ooka Momiji realize that Sonoko was not a fool nor a marginal figure in the family.

Smart people don't like to play with fools. Ooka Hongye was somewhat looking forward to this trip.

Heiji might not be able to get it in a short time, but meeting new friends is also a good gain.

Anyway, she doesn't have many friends in Kyoto, and those little followers who fawn on her wherever she goes don't count.

Except for greeting Ooka Momiji when they first met, Tachibana Seiji and Ran deliberately kept a distance from Sonoko and Ooka Momiji at other times.

This should be Sonoko's home court, so they just need to follow quietly behind and observe the limited edition Miss Sonoko.

By the time Tachibana Seiji and Ran followed Sonoko and the others to the reception room, Sonoko and Ooka Momiji had already finished their greetings.

Under the expectant gaze of Ooka Momiji, Sonoko ordered the servants of the house to wake up Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha.

In addition, Sonoko also mentioned that she was authorized by Suzuki Tomoko to handle the Black Star incident.

Ooka Momiji reacted quickly, and the moment Sonoko finished speaking, she smiled sincerely: "Really, Sonoko? Congratulations!"

As the daughter of a wealthy family, Ooka Momiji understands too well the significance of Sonoko being authorized to participate in handling certain events.

This means that at least from now on, Sonoko has been officially included in the list of candidates for the successor to the Suzuki Group - based on the situation of the Suzuki family, Sonoko has no rivals for the time being.

Quietly, with a sincere congratulations and an intimate greeting to Sonoko, Ooka Momiji quietly brought her and Sonoko closer.

(End of this chapter)