Ke Xue: He mastered the steel-cutting divine skill at the start.

Although what she said made a lot of sense, Yukiko shook her head.

"It's not that simple! This guy has come home drunk several times, and there are other women's lipstick marks on his neck. She must be having an affair!"

Eri Kisaki chuckled inwardly; she knew this woman all too well.

Her appearance is delicate and fragile, which can arouse a man's protective instincts.

But in reality, this woman, like her, is extremely competitive and has a strong will to win. This is the key point!

But today is very strange. She started by complaining about her husband and even told me that Kudo Yusaku might be cheating on her. That's absolutely impossible!

Such a statement is like a tiger suddenly exposing its neck to the claws of another tiger—how could that be possible?

If something really happens to Yusaku Kudo, I'll definitely be the last one to know.

She would never easily lose face in front of me; was she trying to lower my guard?

Meanwhile, Yukiko's inner monologue was also taking place.

"Eri and I have been fighting for many years. The struggle between Princess Teitan and Queen Teitan has never been resolved. Now I'm going to do everything I can to get information out of her. Besides, Yusaku is a very suspicious guy!"

Even if he didn't cheat, he must have been having an affair with another woman! Since that's the case, then that's the correct statement!

Chapter 447 The People I Cherish

Both are exceptionally intelligent and beautiful women, with cunning and quick wit. Even when things seem harmonious, they each harbor their own hidden thoughts.

Women are sometimes such complex creatures.

They may quickly become best friends, but the inner comparisons and rivalries, as well as all sorts of ulterior motives, will remain.

However, when problems arise, these minor issues do not prevent them from uniting and helping each other, or even relying on each other for life.

This is hard for men to understand, and if they had to understand it, they would imagine it as heroes respecting heroes.

But in reality, women's emotions are much more complex than that. They are like cats, capable of being elegant and mysterious, beautiful and generous, but also capable of disappearing without a trace at any time.

"Sigh, all men are like this. Look at Kogoro, ever since I moved out, nobody's been keeping an eye on him. He's either drinking or playing pachinko all day, and he's even following those young people out to chase after celebrities, obsessed with that actress Yoko Okino. It's outrageous!"

Both of them sighed silently; the two beauties sighed in unison.

"But Kogoro is alright. Ran is very sensible. With her by his side, there won't be any problems. Kogoro's little hobbies are nothing..."

After successfully changing the subject, Yukiko got to the main point.

"By the way, Yukiko, do you know anything about that young man, Miyazaki Yu? It seems like he has a pretty good relationship with your family."

"Huh? Is this Yukiko's real purpose? She wants to find out about Koyu. According to Ran, Koyu doesn't have a very good impression of the Kudo family. We need to pay attention to this and try our best to resolve their conflicts."

He immediately smiled and said, "It's alright. This child is very outstanding, especially since he is very sentimental. He is always sincere to those who have helped him. I only helped him a little, but he has always been grateful to me. I have always been very touched."

Yukiko smiled and nodded slightly, but thought to herself, "As expected, this is that kid's personality. He's very kind to people he's close to, but he can be extremely ruthless to people he doesn't know well and who are hostile to him."

He smiled and said, "That's right, that's right. But this child is also very sensitive. Before, Yusaku and I disguised ourselves as strangers and went to Mouri's detective agency, but this child saw through us. Since then, he has been very hostile to Yusaku and me."

Previously, we went with Mori to a place called Villa Desura to solve some cases together. However, this kid misunderstood and thought that Yusaku and I were targeting him, so he was very rude to me. This made me very sad. As a former famous actress, I really have no face left.

Looking at Yukiko, who was on the verge of tears, Eri Kisaki found it amusing. Yukiko appeared to be a very weak woman, but in reality, this was just a protective facade.

She is a woman with excellent acting skills, able to move people with her emotions and expressions. However, her strength lies in the fact that the more pitiful she sounds, the more likely it is just a little trick she is playing.

"Alright, Yukiko, don't be like this. It seems you and Xiaoyu have had some disagreements, but you should try to understand him."

You probably know something about him. His strength is exceptionally powerful, to a level that is unimaginable to ordinary people. Therefore, his perception of many things is exceptionally sharp. Your little actions cannot escape his eyes.

Besides these reasons, he also has plenty of reasons to dislike you.”

Yukiko retorted, "What else is there besides these? We won't let people dislike us so easily!"

Eri Kisaki took a sip of coffee and said, "Of course there are. For example, Shinichi, that brat. He and Ran grew up together, they're childhood sweethearts, but Shinichi seems to be very indifferent to Ran."

Previously, in order to investigate the case, he sent Ran all the way from the United States back to Japan alone. Later, he would often disappear, disappointing Ran time and time again. Especially recently, he disappeared for several months, which made Ran really disappointed in Shinichi. She chose to be with Yuuki, and of course she didn't have a good impression of Shinichi.

As a result, my impression of your family has naturally plummeted as well.

These words made Yukiko's face turn red and white in turns.

Shinichi Kudo is her son, and their fates are intertwined; she naturally wants to protect him.

However, she was also fully aware of Shinichi's shortcomings.

This kid is very smart, but his emotional intelligence is a bit lacking. Xiaolan is such a good girl, and he hasn't been able to win her over all these years. Now someone else has beaten him to it!

Moreover, just like his father, this kid gets incredibly excited whenever he encounters a case, and he's determined to find out the truth, often to the point of disregarding everything else.

Such a personality would be great as a detective, but it would be terrible as a boyfriend. After all, who can accept a boyfriend who disappears without a trace in the blink of an eye?

“Eri, you’re right. Losing Ran is a loss for Shinichi. We came here with high hopes for them, but we never expected things to turn out this way.”

She sighed for a moment, then took a deep breath, her expression turning serious as she said to Eri Kisaki with a grave look:

"Eri, there are some things I don't want to say, but I feel it's still necessary for you to know."

Eri Kisaki was slightly taken aback: "Yukiko, why are you so serious? This isn't like you."

Yukiko's expression was gloomy, yet carried an unusual sense of heaviness.

“Eri, I have no choice. After all, I said it might affect your relationship with that child, but I still have to say it.”

This Miyazaki swordsman is an extremely dangerous individual. He once single-handedly wiped out a mercenary group of several hundred people, all of whom died without a single survivor. They were all killed by extremely sharp blades.

Eri Kisaki was slightly taken aback, then shook her head and said, "You mean this matter? This matter also started because of me. There was a criminal organization that tried to deal with Kogoro, but they were helpless against him, so they could only target the people he cherished. Kogoro and I were both kidnapped. If Ran hadn't been by his side, we would have been killed as well."

Later, he joined forces with the military, which allowed them to eliminate the militants. In this light, it was a move made out of necessity.

Yukiko sighed inwardly. She hadn't expected that Miyazaki Yu was so meticulous. He had already plugged all the loopholes. How could she make Eri Kisaki believe her?

Are we going to reveal the military base?

However, this is just Yusaku's reasoning, without any supporting evidence. It wouldn't be convincing if he said it himself, and it would only make Eri disgusted.

Just as she was feeling confused, she suddenly remembered the knocking on the door.

"Aunt Eri, it's me, Miyazaki Yu."

Chapter 448 A Little Trick and an Invitation (3rd Update!)

"what?"

Yukiko's expression changed abruptly. Even though she was an experienced actress, it was still very embarrassing for the person in question to suddenly appear when she was talking badly about someone else.

Especially after Miyazaki Hajime walked in with a mysterious smile on his face, Yukiko was somewhat at a loss.

She now harbors a deep-seated fear of Miyazaki Yu.

Previously, the other party could gather wind like a knife with just a wave of their hand and cut open the mask on their face. It was like someone using a razor blade to casually slice through paper, yet being able to accurately predict how many sheets of paper they could cut.

This one move alone is enough to shock the world.

Now I'm here talking about his things, even though I think these things are true and I should be assertive about them.

However, upon seeing Miyazaki Yu enter, he still felt a pang of guilt and couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"Since you're here, Mr. Miyazaki, and I've already been here for half a day, I should head back."

Seeing Yukiko's somewhat pale face, Miyazaki Yu smiled slightly.

"Why is Ms. Yukiko in such a hurry to go back? Is it because of the previous misunderstanding and she still holds a grudge against me? If so, there's nothing I can do. People always like to form preconceived notions. Mr. Yusaku is like that, and I'm no exception."

Yukiko gave an embarrassed smile: "Oh dear, neither Yusaku nor I hold a grudge. What happened before was just a small misunderstanding. You know, Yusaku is a detective novelist, so he tends to overthink things when he encounters a case. I've tried to advise him about it many times, but that's just his personality, and there's nothing I can do about it."

However, she sat back down without hesitation. After all, leaving now would only make her seem guilty. Who knows what this kid might say about her to Eri after she left? It would be better to stay and observe the situation.

Anyway, this kid still respects Eri quite a bit, so there's no need to worry about what he might do to me here.

Miyazaki Yu watched the scene and smiled to himself. This woman was indeed very interesting.

As soon as she sat down, she noticed that Eri's expression was very strange, her eyes looking like they were about to spit fire. If special effects were added to her at that moment...

At this moment, she must be radiating an aura similar to that of a Super Saiyan, surging and rolling endlessly around her.

"Aunt Yingli, what's wrong...?"

Eri Kisaki gave a soft snort: "I really am getting old. When women get old, they are subjected to all kinds of disdain. It's so heartbreaking. Yukiko is still a young lady, but I've already become an auntie."

"what?"

Even with Miyazaki Yu's intelligence, it took him a moment to understand, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his face.

He knew about Eri Kisaki's tsundere nature, but this tsundere attitude was not easily displayed; she only cared about these things when she was close to people.

This attribute will especially come into play when Yukiko Tengfeng is present.

Just like that vote at Teitan High School back then, in the poll to see who was the most popular, the Teitan Princess and the Teitan Queen, it ended in a tie, which both of them held a grudge about for many years.

Thinking of this, Miyazaki Yu couldn't help but laugh.

"It seems the conflict between Queen Teitan and Princess Teitan has never ended. Miss is not necessarily more adorable than Auntie, which puts me in a difficult position."

Eri, who had been looking utterly miserable, blushed instantly.

"Xiaoyu, you've gone astray. At our age, we can no longer be described as cute. We're already old and faded."

Yukiko, standing to the side, shook her head inwardly.

"No, no! I've always been very cute, always have been! Princess Teitan's beauty has never faded!"

Miyazaki Yu touched his nose and laughed, "Aunt Eri is being too modest. If you are considered old and past your prime, then there aren't many beautiful women left. In my heart, no young woman can compare to you, not even Ran."

This barrage of flattery immediately calmed down a woman who was experiencing anxiety about her age and appearance.

"Xiaoyu knows how to talk."

Hearing these flattering words, Eri Kisaki immediately became happy.

"Let's not talk about that. How come you have time to come to my law firm? Have you changed your mind and decided not to continue practicing swordsmanship, but instead to learn from me and become a great lawyer?"

Miyazaki Yu shook his head and laughed, "Of course not. I am already a sword master. I don't need to work. I get a lot of money every day. Moreover, I am the youngest sword master. I just need to wait. Sooner or later, I will be in charge of the sword master association. The sword master association not only has private territory, but also has a lot of wealth. At that time, the wealth I can control will probably be no less than that of ordinary conglomerates."

A life where you can see the end from the beginning is truly easy and pleasant.

These words would make any working person want to kill someone.

Even Eri Kisaki rolled her eyes.