I'm in Detective Conan, and I start with the Grand Theft Auto system.

Downtown, Suzuki Estate, the garden's room.

Although it's called a room, it's actually bigger than an entire apartment in a typical home.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows was the bustling night view of Tokyo, and warm yellow lights shone down from the crystal chandelier onto the large bed covered with champagne-colored satin sheets.

The dressing table was filled with various brand-name cosmetics and perfumes, and a half-open wardrobe stood in the corner, through which rows of the latest seasonal styles could be seen hanging.

Sonoko was lying in bed scrolling through her phone when she came across a new travel video posted by a handsome blogger, which she was watching with great interest.

My phone suddenly rang—the caller ID read: Xiaolan.

She answered the call casually, her tone as cheerful as a sparrow: "Hey? Xiaolan! Calling me so late, do you miss me? Hehe~"

Then, she heard a man's voice:

"Hello, Ms. Sonoko. Ran, her father, and a little boy are all in my hands right now."

"If you don't want anything to happen to your good friend, prepare the ransom."

Sonoko's smile froze on her face.

She paused for a second, her first thought being, "Who is this?"

mischief?

Xiaolan's phone was stolen?

"Huh? What did you say? Xiaolan is in your hands? You...you must be joking?"

Then she heard Ran's voice coming from the other end of the phone, her voice trembling with tears and filled with guilt: "Sonoko... um... I'm sorry, I... we've been kidnapped..."

Sonoko's pupils suddenly contracted, and she sprang up from the bed, lowering her legs from the bed and straightening her back.

Her knuckles turned slightly white as she gripped the phone, and her heart skipped a beat!

She knew Xiaolan's voice too well; the fear and helplessness in that voice couldn't be faked.

Then the man's voice rang out again: "Did you hear that?"

Sonoko tensed up immediately, her voice rising a half-tone above her usual pitch as she rattled off, "You...you mustn't hurt Ran! I'll give you whatever you want, as long as you don't hurt Ran!"

In her heart, Xiaolan is her most important friend!

No matter how much it costs, she will make sure the other person comes back safely!

The man on the other end of the phone said calmly, "I don't need much!"

"I have three people under my control, each with 100 million yen, totaling 300 million yen."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko actually breathed a sigh of relief, her tone becoming lighter: "Three hundred million! I thought it was a much larger number!! Okay! No problem!"

"I'll have someone bring you the money right now! Please don't hurt Xiaolan!!"

Lin Shen fell silent.

He originally thought Sonoko might hesitate or say something like, "I need to discuss it with my parents," since 300 million yen is no small amount; an ordinary person couldn't earn that much money in a lifetime.

But judging from the tone Sonoko used just now, it was as if 300 million yen was just like 300 yuan, something she could give away without even blinking an eye.

A thought popped into Lin Shen's mind: What kind of family is this?

Oh, she's the daughter of the Suzuki Group, one of Japan's top conglomerates, with assets so vast that even they probably can't count them all.

Three hundred million yen is a relatively large sum of money for their family, but they can still come up with the money without any problem.

Lin took a deep breath, wondering if he should change his words and say, "I misspoke, it's actually five hundred million."

But after thinking about it, he gave up.

One must be trustworthy in life, especially in the underworld.

If we take less this time, there will be another chance next time.

Take it slow and steady; don't try to exhaust all possibilities at once.

In the end, all he could say was, "Half an hour, in front of Siqiao Middle School, don't try anything funny."

After hanging up the phone, Sonoko stood in her room, holding her phone, and took two deep breaths to calm herself down.

Then she quickly walked to the door, pressed a call button, and said, "Uncle Butler! Uncle Butler! Come quickly!"

A few minutes later, an elderly butler with gray hair, dressed in a sharp black suit, strode over and gave a slight bow: "Miss Sonoko, did you call me?"

"Prepare 300 million yen in cash for me, right now!" Sonoko said anxiously.

The butler asked with some surprise, "Miss, what do you need so much cash for so late?"

Sonoko explained, "Ran has been kidnapped! I need to get money to ransom her!"

The butler's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

It's not because of the 300 million yen figure; money is a small matter for the Suzuki Group.

It's actually because of the nature of the whole thing!

He paused for a second before carefully speaking, "Miss, if I may be frank... if the kidnappers find out that you paid the money so readily, they might target the people around you in the future."

"He thinks he can profit from you, and next time he runs out of money, he might kidnap you again!"

"Oh, I know, I know!" Sonoko waved her hand, interrupting him, "But we can't worry about that now!"

"Xiao Lan is in his hands. What if we're even half a minute late and the kidnapper harms her?"

"In short, let's pay upfront and get them rescued first! We'll deal with the rest later!"

The housekeeper looked at Sonoko's stubborn face and sighed inwardly.

The young lady and the daughter of the Mori family have a really good relationship.

He didn't try to persuade him further, but simply nodded: "Understood. I'll go arrange it right away."

He turned and took two steps, then stopped. "Miss, should we inform the master and madam?"

"No need," Sonoko waved her hand, speaking decisively. "The money can come from my vault."

"Don't let my parents know, they'll definitely make a big fuss, and then they'll call the police and try to negotiate, it'll be such a hassle. I can handle it myself."

The butler paused for two seconds, then nodded again: "Yes, Miss."

He didn't say another word, turned around and walked out steadily.

He went to the office on the first floor, picked up the phone on the table, and dialed a few numbers.

He didn't rush to ask the finance department to prepare cash... Of course, cash definitely needed to be prepared, and not a single penny could be missing.

But before preparing the cash, he called another person first.

The leader of the Suzuki family's private security team.

Those people are all retired Self-Defense Force special forces soldiers and Metropolitan Police Department elites, receiving high salaries from the Suzuki family, and they are much more useful than the police in critical moments.

The butler whispered into the phone, "Someone has kidnapped Miss Sonoko's friend, and Miss Sonoko is preparing to pay the ransom."

"Go and make preparations, be ready to depart at any time."

"Remember, don't let the young lady find out, and... make sure to catch that kidnapper!"

A voice came from the other end of the phone: "Understood."

After the phone call ended, the housekeeper then sent someone to prepare the money.

He needed to let outsiders know that the Suzuki family's money wasn't so easy to take.

Even if you take it, you have to be alive to spend it!

As for this matter, the butler naturally had to inform the master and mistress.

He knew who was in charge at home.