My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

"Sister Ningxia, let me tell you about some of the things my older brother has done to help our family."

Guixin didn't hesitate much and immediately started talking about the help that Takayanagi Ichiro had given to their family.

Of course, this is just a general overview; no details have been provided.

However, after hearing this, Suzuka Ooki was a little envious. If she could meet a handsome guy like Ichiro Takayanagi, maybe she wouldn't have any conflicts with her parents.

"Sister Ningxia, my older brother will come to visit us when he has time. I will introduce him to you then."

Perhaps sensing what Suzuka Ooki was thinking, Katsura made a promise at this moment.

"Thank you for being careful."

Ooki Suzuka immediately thanked Katsura, who then chuckled; this was exactly the kind of treatment she wanted.

Then came the exchange between Katsura Kotonoha and Ooki Suzuka.

They were, after all, girls from the same high school, although they never interacted while at school.

But they'll be interacting more in the future, so it's good for them to get to know each other a little better now.

The main reason was that Katsura Kotonoha wanted to tell Oki Suzuka some information so that Oki Suzuka would be prepared when she met Takayanagi Ichiro in the future and wouldn't offend him.

Ooki Suzuka also sensed Katsura Kotonoha's kindness, so the friendship between the two high school girls grew stronger and stronger.

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While Ichiro Takayanagi was in charge of the office, he received some loan returns.

However, when the other two high school girls learned that Ichiro Takayanagi was about to have a party at a villa in the mountains with Sonoko Suzuki, they were a little envious.

"Alright, when you have your holidays, I'll go on a trip with just the two of you, so you won't miss anything."

Takayanagi Ichiro's promise made the two high school girls very happy.

This time, Ichiro Takayanagi and Sonoko Suzuki went up the mountain together, leaving the others at home.

It wasn't because Ichiro Takayanagi was tired of the two women in his household who had just been born, but because they hadn't received an invitation.

If the two women were newly born and insisted on going up the mountain with Takayanagi Ichiro and the others, there would be no problem.

It might not be good for the person organizing the party, since they're not all together.

"Big brother, let's bring Sonoko along too."

Kaoru Takayanagi was very happy at this time, but she did not abandon Sonoko Suzuki.

She hasn't been in Tokyo for very long, and her two closest friends are Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki.

Ran Mouri is the daughter of the detective next door, Kogoro Mouri, and will be his personal tutor for three years, so the two have a relatively friendly relationship.

Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri are very good friends, and after meeting, she considers Kaoru Takayanagi a great person to socialize with.

Furthermore, Sonoko Suzuki had invited Ran Mouri and Kaoru Takayanagi to visit the Suzuki family home, so she was very grateful to Sonoko Suzuki.

"I believe Ichiro-nii will definitely forget Sonoko."

When Sonoko Suzuki first heard Ichiro Takayanagi say that he would allow Kaoru Takayanagi and Ran Mouri to go out and play together, she felt a little jealous.

This wasn't actually a solo trip between her and Takayanagi Ichiro; it was simply her sister who invited Takayanagi Ichiro, and she was just accompanying him.

Fortunately, neither Kaoru Takayanagi nor Ran Mouri intended to abandon her, and they persuaded Ichiro Takayanagi to take her along as well.

"Of course, you two are good friends, and you'll definitely have opportunities to do things together in the future."

"Ran, Kaoru, thank you." Sonoko Suzuki was very happy at this moment and immediately went over to hug Kaoru Takayanagi and Ran Mouri.

"Alright, you two should set off now, or it won't be good if you're late."

Kaoru Takayanagi and Ran Mouri were overjoyed to receive Ichiro Takayanagi's promise.

Therefore, she felt no jealousy whatsoever about Takayanagi Ichiro and Zhou Ying's upcoming schedule.

Instead, they urged the two to leave quickly, as being late would be impolite.

Without delay, Takayanagi Ichiro and Suzuki Sonoko said goodbye to the two high school girls and Takayanagi Mitsuka, and immediately drove to the villa on the mountaintop.

............

To Takayanagi Ichiro's surprise, the vehicle could not be driven up to the villa; it could only be parked halfway up the mountain.

"Brother Ichiro, those villas on the mountaintop were built by large conglomerates, so they don't like to drive their cars directly to the villa entrance."

Moreover, there is a deep canyon between the mountaintops, and there are no actual bridges; they are all crossed by suspension bridges.

So a parking lot was built here halfway up the mountain, and most vehicles coming in and out park here.

Noticing Takayanagi Ichiro's confusion, Suzuki Sonoko immediately offered an explanation, and then got off the train with him.

After getting out of the car and scanning the parking lot, I did spot some impressive vehicles, which must belong to the owners or friends of the villa on the hilltop.

"In that case, let's do as the Romans do and walk from the mountainside to the villa at the top."

I'm not very familiar with this area, so I'll need you to lead the way, Sonoko.

Sonoko Suzuki was very happy that she could be of some use, but she did not rush ahead to lead the way alone. Instead, she extended her hand to Ichiro Takayanagi.

Takayanagi Ichiro did not disappoint, offering his hand, and then the two of them walked up the mountain hand in hand.

Chapter 323 Sonoko's clothes are a little green

In fact, Ichiro Takayanagi did not like this kind of style.

They're clearly a large conglomerate; even if they wanted to take a vacation, they should have at least repaired all the roads and bridges.

Why strain your legs to keep walking?

This is one of the reasons why Ichiro Takayanagi did not stay at the Takayanagi main family this time, but instead came to the metropolis of Tokyo.

However, since this was a visit to another family, Takayanagi Ichiro wasn't angry.

Since Sonoko Suzuki is very happy, let her continue to be happy; there's no need to disturb her mood.

After walking for a short while, Sonoko Suzuki led Ichiro Takayanagi to a suspension bridge.

"Brother Ichiro, what you see over there is our villa, and all the villas in this area are accessed via this suspension bridge."

Sonoko Suzuki first introduced the villa, and then when she wanted to introduce the suspension bridge, she noticed a guy in the middle of the suspension bridge wearing a gray cloak and a black hat that looked like a tulip.

What's most terrifying is that his face was covered in what looked like diesel fuel bandages.

Although sometimes he laughs at his best friend, he is afraid of ghosts and monsters.

However, Sonoko Suzuki herself was also a little scared when faced with this kind of situation.

She moved directly close to Takayanagi Ichiro, almost falling into his arms.

Fortunately, the bandaged man didn't seem to intend to attack them; instead, he ran straight towards the villa.

Ichiro Takayanagi never expected that he would encounter such a thing even without bringing Conan and Ran Mouri along.

This kind of gathering at a mountaintop villa, coupled with the fact that the bandaged eccentric Takayanagi Ichiro immediately thought of a more chilling case.

But now that he's attended this gathering, we can't let this case happen again.

"Brother Ichiro, there are several other villas built on this mountain, so it's very likely that these are guests from other villas."

Sonoko Suzuki had to explain, because it would be bad if Ichiro Takayanagi thought she had brought him to this strange party.

"It's okay. Even if I encounter some strange people, I'll still help solve their problems."

"Thank you, Brother Ichiro."

Sonoko Suzuki didn't stand on ceremony and tiptoed to kiss Ichiro Takayanagi on the cheek; she loved this kind of attitude from him.

Afterwards, Sonoko Suzuki and Ichiro Takayanagi arrived at the villa hand in hand, without encountering any further traces of the bandaged monster.

After changing their shoes in the entryway, the two smelled the aroma of pastries and headed towards the kitchen.

"Sister, it's you cooking all by yourself again."

Today, Ayako Suzuki is wearing a pink loungewear outfit, looking nothing like the heiress of a large conglomerate, but more like the daughter of an ordinary family.

"I'm the one who started this gathering, so of course I'll be the one to do these things."

After responding to her sister, Ayako Suzuki immediately looked at Ichiro Takayanagi.

"Mr. Takayanagi, thank you for coming to my gathering."

"Go and pack your things first. You can come over here for tea and snacks later. I'm also preparing dinner."

Actually, Ayako Suzuki and Ichiro Takayanagi didn't have much interaction, but she did receive a loan from Ichiro Takayanagi to start her own business, so she should definitely thank him.

It just so happens that this gathering of his friends, which will take place two years from now, will allow Takayanagi Ichiro to participate.

"Sister, then I'll take Brother Ichiro upstairs."

Takayanagi Ichiro wasn't going to waste any more time on this kind of thing. He immediately pulled Takayanagi Ichiro around and left the kitchen, heading towards the room on the second floor where they were resting.

Ayako Suzuki wouldn't hold a grudge against her younger sister, but she felt that Ichiro Takayanagi was spoiling her too much.

However, Sonoko Suzuki has made tremendous progress in these days, completely exceeding the expectations of Ayako Suzuki and her mother, which is why Ayako Suzuki wanted to take action.

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"Brother Ichiro, there are six rooms on the second floor. My sister has gathered four friends."

So I'll stay with you on the second floor, and your sister can stay alone on the third floor."

After arriving on the second floor, Sonoko Suzuki wasn't quite sure which rooms were occupied.

So she wanted to open the door to verify, but Takayanagi Ichiro blocked her way.

Sonoko Suzuki didn't notice the people inside, but Ichiro Takayanagi saw a man who was a little shorter than him changing clothes.

"what are you doing?"

"Sorry, sorry, I'll close the door right away."

Takayanagi Ichiro didn't look any further and simply closed the door.

Seeing that Sonoko Suzuki was about to open the door to check, Ichiro Takayanagi said:

"I think the first four rooms have already been booked, so let's go check out the last two rooms."