I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

"Yes, I also remember that the last name was Fei."

Sera Masumi nodded seriously.

"But you know what, brother? I just went to the door of another family on the same floor as us and saw that their last name seems to be Fei as well."

“…Huh?”

Chapter 234: Lawyer Fei fell (sad)

Five minutes later, still in Serabelle's room, the tiger-toothed girl opened her mouth in surprise after confirming the truth from Xiaolan on the phone.

"Eh~ What? So this is really your mother's house, Lan?"

"Yes, that's right."

Xiaolan's voice continued to come from the other end of the phone.

"My mother separated from my father a long time ago. At first, they rented a house. Later, after she worked as a lawyer and saved some money, she bought a bigger house. She wanted me to move in with them, but I never went because I had to take care of my father..."

The so-called "saving some money" is just a humble statement. A location and community environment like this are simply not affordable for ordinary working-class people. Even lawyers cannot afford it easily.

However, this lawyer cannot be regarded as an ordinary working class person. After all, she is known as the "undefeated queen of the legal world" and has reached the ceiling level in the industry.

"Oh, by the way, Sera-san, you just moved here today, right? If possible, can I ask you for a favor?"

"No, but what exactly is it?"

"My mother's office is actually not far from that community. It's right next to the commercial plaza in the city center. It's only two or three intersections away and can be found in no time. If you guys go shopping there at night, could you bring some Chicoba chocolate for my mother?"

Xiaolan paused for a moment.

"Because my mother's birthday is coming up soon, I originally wanted to give her a birthday present in person, but my father got drunk again last night, and I had to take care of him at home. Of course, I will transfer the money for the chocolates to you, Sera-san. When you send it over, just say that you saw a package at the door. My mother will understand."

"And if you want to bring souvenirs with you, just send me the price and I'll transfer it along with the money for the chocolates."

Xiaolan was very thoughtful and even considered souvenirs.

Masumi Sera didn't deliberately lower the volume of the phone, and Serabelle could hear it clearly even though she was standing nearby.

After listening to Xiaolan's request, he clearly raised his own questions.

"So, what is that Jikoba chocolate? Is it sold near the commercial plaza over there?"

"Jikoba chocolate... I remember it was a kind of Swiss chocolate, right?" Masumi Sera thought about it seriously.

"It's Swiss chocolate." Xiaolan explained on the other end of the phone, "My mother loved this kind of chocolate when she was young, and it's quite famous. It's sold in almost all big shopping malls. I discussed this with Conan when we were having dinner outside two days ago."

The unicorn girl digressed slightly.

"OK, that's no problem. Just hold it in our arms." Sera Masumi accepted the commission without hesitation. "Ran, you just stay at home and take good care of your uncle."

"Yeah, thank you then."

……

According to Serabel's original idea, he originally planned to wait until the evening, preferably after dinner, and then go to the nearby commercial plaza. While strolling after dinner, he would also complete Xiaolan's commission.

After all, the power of the autumn heat is still there, and it is still very hot in the afternoon. It will be somewhat cooler around six or seven in the evening.

What he didn't expect was that the opportunity to go out shopping would come so soon.

The reason was that although the new house had most of the furniture and water and electricity, there was really nothing in the refrigerator, let alone fruits and vegetables, not even a grain of rice.

If you don’t buy all the necessary supplies before the evening, you will have to order takeout for dinner.

It was three o'clock in the afternoon, in the underground parking garage of a commercial plaza in central Tokyo.

After stuffing all the meat, eggs, milk, vegetables, fruits, etc. bought from the mall into the trunk, Serabelle closed the lid tightly, then turned to the tiger-toothed girl who was holding two bags of gifts and waved.

"Okay, let's go and complete Lan's commission on the way."

"Brother, don't stop Lan Sang from talking like the NPC who issues tasks in the game!"

Sera Masumi complained as he stuffed the other bag in his hand over.

"Also, you take this, brother. Don't let me take it all..."

"Hi hi~"

Serabelle reached out to take it and weighed it.

"By the way, what's in this? Chocolate? Why is it so heavy?"

"No, this is the gift we want to give, a birthday fruit cake."

"Oh, that's right."

It is said that Eri Kisaki's law firm is located on the other side of the commercial plaza, but in fact it is in the financial building across the street from the commercial plaza.

But it’s not too far.

On the other side, in the Kisaragi Law Firm on the 12th floor of the Financial Building opposite the Commercial Plaza, a female lawyer with long brown curly hair was working at her desk.

The office was quiet, with the only sound in the air being the tip of a pen sliding across paper.

But it's no wonder. Even in the past, besides Eri herself, there was only her secretary Kuriyama Midori. And today is the weekend, and according to regulations, the office is closed on weekends.

As for Eri Kisaki herself, it was purely because she had too many commissions. If she took a break on the weekend, she would not be able to finish all the work from Monday to Friday. She had to sacrifice her own rest time on the weekend and work overtime on her own initiative.

After all, it's my own firm, and as a boss there's no room for slacking off.

Ding bell~

Suddenly, the sound of wind chimes at the front desk outside the office door caught Kisaki Eri's attention.

She stopped writing and looked up, a hint of doubt flashing across her pretty face, which looked even softer because she was not wearing any makeup but which did not affect her beauty at all.

It seems like there is no meeting arrangement with the client today?

At the same time, Serabelle, who had just arrived at the door of the office with Sera Masumi, was also in an awkward situation.

That is - when they took the elevator to the twelfth floor, they found a box of chocolates in the express box at the door of the office, and judging from the English words on the outer packaging, it seemed to be almost the same as the ones in their hands.

That's right, it was also a box of Chicoba chocolates. At first glance, it looked exactly the same as the ones they sent, except that the packaging was more exquisite than what they brought, and there was even a cross ribbon tied on the original packaging.

"Is this... someone else also sent the same gift?" Sera Masumi walked forward and picked it up and asked curiously.

"I can't say for sure. It's possible that Lawyer Fei bought a birthday present for herself."

Serabel looked at the box of Jikoba chocolate in the tiger-fang girl's hand, which had turned into two boxes.

"What should I do now? Did I buy too much for my birthday present?"

"Uh~"

After a little thought and organizing his words, Sera Masamune swung his tiger claws.

"Forget it, why don't you just tell the truth and tell Lawyer Fei that it was Lan Sang who bought it?"

"That makes sense. I'll add one."

The two gave up thinking and walked straight in with the gifts.

Ten minutes later, ambulance sirens wailed in central Tokyo.

Chapter 235 Flowers and Swords, the Fourteenth Target

Tokyo Medical University Hospital, in front of the operating room.

The words "In Surgery" were still lit on the sign above the operating room door, and the bright red background looked like blood.

Masumi Sera was sitting alone on a bench outside the operating room. Her head, which was always high and energetic, was now slightly lowered. Her hands were resting on the bench on both sides of her body, and her fists were slightly clenched.

The light from overhead was blocked by her bangs, casting a large silhouette on her face, and the girl's lips were pursed into a straight line.

hum-

The elevator door in the corridor not far away suddenly opened. Sera Masumi heard the sound and subconsciously looked in that direction. The next second, she saw Serabelle walking quickly towards her with the receipt from the hospital in her hand.

The boy glanced at the indicator light above the operating room door.

"The operation isn't over yet."

"Well, not yet."

Seeing his brother coming back, Sera Masumi felt a little more confident and raised his head slightly.

"I've already called Lan Sang, she's on her way here, how's yours?"

“It’s pretty much the same here.”

Serabelle came and sat down next to the girl with tiger teeth.

"The police should have gone to Lawyer Fei's office to conduct an on-site investigation. As for Sister Mary, I just went back after arranging everything. I returned the things I bought this afternoon and explained the situation to Sister Mary."

"Oh……"

The operation wasn't over yet, and since this was a hospital, it was not convenient for the two to talk freely. They could only communicate in low voices.

About five minutes later, the sound of the elevator door opening was heard again from the direction of the elevator waiting hall on the operating room floor, and the figure of a horned girl came out of the elevator.

"Sera-kun! Sera-kun!"

It was Xiaolan. After getting out of the elevator, she saw the brother and sister guarding the door of the operating room. She didn't have time to be careful and walked slowly, and hurried over at a trot.

"Where's my mom, is she okay? What happened?"

"It should be fine."

Serabelle came up and said something to calm the unicorn girl down, then raised her hand and pointed at the sign above her.

"Although he is still in surgery, he has already received emergency treatment on the way to the ambulance. It is only a matter of time before the surgery is successful. As for what happened——"

After exchanging a glance with Sera Masumi, Serabelle slowly began to recount what had happened in the office.

Two minutes later, the unicorn girl opened her mouth in surprise after hearing the whole process.

"Eh? Are you saying that someone gave Mom an identical Jikoba chocolate and Mom got poisoned after eating it?"

“That’s it in a nutshell.”

As Serabelle spoke, she took out her cell phone, opened the album and looked through the latest photos.

"I also took photos of the scene, you can take a look..."

"Please let me see it."

Xiaolan answered without any hesitation.

With the powerful performance of modern technology, photos in mobile phones can be opened almost instantly.

"It's my mother's office."

Xiaolan recognized at a glance that the background of the photo was indeed in Kisaki Eri's office, and it was her private office.

In the photo, Kisaki Eri has been poisoned and collapsed behind her desk, her face showing pain and her consciousness unclear. On the desk is an opened box of Chicoba chocolates, with the opened lid placed upside down, along with an untied ribbon.

Next to it was another box of chocolates and fruit cakes sent by Serabelle and Masumi Sera, but they were still in plastic bags because they had not been opened yet.

"See? The things in this plastic bag are what Zhenchun and I brought over, and the things that have been opened on the table are what we found in the courier box at the door of the office. There's a ribbon tied on it."

"Look, I saw it..."

Although she had learned that her mother had been poisoned and sent to the hospital before coming here, Xiaolan couldn't help but bite her lips when she saw the painful expression in the photo.

"Well, as I said, we took all kinds of first aid measures on the way here, and because he was sent to the hospital right after being poisoned, there must be no problem."

Serabelle changed the subject and looked around.

"Compared to this, why didn't Conan come along? Given his personality, he shouldn't be indifferent to such a thing, right?"

"Conan... is still in the office taking care of my dad." When Xiaolan mentioned her drunken father, the smile she wanted to show instantly became forced, "I told you, my dad is... drunk again."

The pause after the word "又" is very spiritual. It seems that this uncle Maori's daily life is really a life of drunkenness and dreams. It's a good thing that he has such a daughter who is willing to take care of him.

Serabelle thought.