Maori Kogoro's daily life in the science harem

"Yes, father!" Ichikawa Mizue couldn't help but speak up, "How can you just sell these things? Don't you think about our future?"

Ichikawa Kotaro turned his head and looked at them, his eyes full of contempt. He sneered and said, "Future? What does your future have to do with me? I tell you, don't even think about inheriting anything from me. All these assets will belong to the Beidou Group in the future! If you want money, work hard on your own and don't have any more delusions about me!"

His tone was as cold as a sharp knife, piercing the hearts of the two daughters. Ichikawa Kazue and Ichikawa Mizue turned pale at the same time, with an uncontrollable anger and humiliation in their eyes.

The old employees couldn't hold back any longer and started to persuade him: "Mr. Ichikawa, what's wrong with you? We have all devoted so many years to the company. It's too hasty to sell everything suddenly!"

Ichikawa Kotaro didn't give them any face at all. He glanced around coldly and said with even more disdain: "You guys are the same. Don't think that you can get anything from me just because you have followed me for decades. I, Ichikawa Kotaro, don't owe you anything! From today on, your fate depends on whether Beidou Group is willing to keep you."

This statement was like a bombshell, and everyone present changed their expressions. Some celebrities began to talk in low voices, and they were obviously shocked by Ichikawa's decision, and they also cast complicated glances at Maori.

"Congratulations, Mr. Mao Li! It seems that Beidou Group will reach a higher level!" Someone was the first to speak up to congratulate.

"Yes, Mr. Mao Li really has a unique vision. He is able to take over such high-quality assets. The future is promising!" another person echoed.

Maori waved his hand and smiled humbly: "Thank you for your praise, everyone. We still need the support of Mr. Kotaro to complete all this smoothly." His tone was indifferent, but it revealed a sense of ease.

However, his calm demeanor could not conceal the gazes of Ichikawa's people. From Ichikawa's old employees to his two daughters, everyone's eyes revealed a complex emotion.

There was helplessness and dissatisfaction in the eyes of those old employees, but also a hidden and eager expectation for gross profit.

However, Ichikawa Kazue and Ichikawa Mizue were completely different. Their eyes were full of heat, and they had obviously regarded Mori as their "prey", or in other words, their target.

Mao Li was holding Xiao Ai, and seemed to notice the changes in these eyes. He lowered his head and smiled slightly, and whispered in Xiao Ai's ear: "Interesting. The way you look at those people is like looking at a piece of fat meat that is about to be fought over."

Xiao Ai didn't laugh. Her tone was calm but a little cold: "Your feeling is correct. Ichikawa Kotaro pushed you to the forefront, but he himself became the target of public criticism. This rebellious man offended too many people, and he didn't leave a will. His two daughters alone are reason enough to kill him."

Maori chuckled quietly, "Interesting situation. I'm really looking forward to this kind of drama."

Xiao Ai turned her head and glanced at Ichikawa Kazue and Ichikawa Mizue who were not far away, and whispered: "Be careful, these two women might get entangled with you first."

Mao Li's eyes flickered slightly, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry, I know my limits. Especially that Ichikawa Kazue, she is not just clinging to me."

Ai didn't say anything else, but her expression clearly showed disdain for Ichikawa Kazue and Mizue.

She could see that although the two sisters had their own schemes, they were clearly several levels behind Maori's tactics.

……

Kogoro Mori stood in the center of the crowd, and people around him came like a tide, surrounding him with eager smiles and all kinds of compliments.

Some handed over business cards, some poured wine attentively, and some quietly proposed cooperation, and even hinted that they were willing to invest in Beidou Group's projects. Mao Li smiled and greeted them while carefully observing the movements around him.

Not far away, Mizue Ichikawa was trying hard to squeeze into the crowd, looking a little embarrassed.

She put on a forced smile and tried to blend in, even taking the initiative to talk to Maori.

Unfortunately, her clumsy performance and unattractive looks made her always ignored by others, and she gradually became at a loss.

In sharp contrast was Ichikawa Kazue, who stood outside the crowd, sneering with contempt in her eyes.

"What a bunch of idiots." Ichikawa Kazue muttered in a low voice, then turned and left gracefully.

Maori noticed all this and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

His eyes lingered on Ichikawa Kazushige's back for a moment, thinking to himself: This woman is even more vicious than her father. However, she is still a little naive.

Maori glanced again at Ichikawa Kotaro who was standing not far away. The latter seemed to have noticed his daughters' behavior at all and was still greeting people with a defiant smile.

Maori laughed secretly in his heart: This father and daughter really have their own ulterior motives.

However, this does not affect my plan.

Under the cover of the crowd, Maori raised his glass and took a sip, as if he was thoroughly enjoying this dramatic and chaotic situation.

At the same time, Conan noticed that Ichikawa Kazue did not leave the party, but quietly slipped into a remote underground wine cellar.

He frowned slightly and whispered to himself, "Her actions are too abnormal. There must be something wrong."

After following carefully, Conan looked through the keyhole of the wine cellar door and found that Ichikawa Kazue was holding a syringe and injecting a clear liquid into the red wine bottle.

The liquid slowly blended into the wine, leaving no trace.

Conan's eyes suddenly widened: "She is poisoning! The target should be Ichikawa Koutarou!"

He turned around and prepared to inform Mao Li, but just after running a few steps, he felt a hand suddenly covering his mouth and nose from behind. A pungent smell made him lose consciousness instantly.

A few minutes later, the unconscious Conan was dragged into a small room and locked up.

The person who smothered Conan and made him faint was none other than Kotaro Ichikawa.

He looked at the unconscious Conan and sneered, saying to himself: "Little brat, you have to pay the price for meddling in other people's business."

After saying that, he closed the door, turned around and left, as if nothing had happened.

Shortly after Kotaro Ichikawa left, Mori appeared quietly at the door of the underground wine cellar.

While recording the scene with his mobile phone, he opened the door of the wine cellar and walked in slowly.

In the wine cellar, Ichikawa Kazue was busy organizing the poison and red wine when he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening. He was so scared that he trembled all over and turned around in panic.

"Mr. Maori?!"

Her eyes widened, her tone clearly panicking, "You...why are you here?"

Mao Li smiled slightly, raised his phone and said, "I saw it all. Not only did I see it, I also took a picture of it."

Ichikawa Kazushige's face turned extremely pale in an instant. He didn't have time to hide the bottle of red wine and the syringe in his hands. He could only put the things down weakly, with a trace of despair in his eyes.

"It's all that bastard Ichikawa Koutarou's fault!"

She suddenly exploded and cursed, "He never considered us his family! He only considered us as pawns! He is not worthy of being a father!"

She cursed again and again, mentioning all of Ichikawa Kotaro's evil deeds, from his indifferent treatment of them when they were young to using them as political and business tools when they grew up.

She became more and more emotional, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "He's trying to sell us to people like you! I've had enough of him!"

After cursing, Ichikawa Kazushige gradually calmed down.

She lowered her head and stretched out her hand with a pitiful expression: "Catch me, I have committed a crime and I can't escape."

Mao Li put down his phone, took two steps forward, and looked down at her: "If it was Kisaki Eri, she would never be as embarrassed as you are."

Ichikawa Kazue was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Maori with complicated emotions in his eyes.

Mao Li continued, "Although you dress like Eri, you are far from her in your heart. No one can be her."

He picked up the bottle of red wine injected with poison, uncorked it and smelled it, then poured some of the wine into the glass and took a sip.

"Don't drink!"

Ichikawa Ichishige hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, his eyes full of fear, "It's poisonous, I... I don't want to poison you!"

Mao Li avoided her hand, put the cup down, pursed his lips, and showed a playful smile: "The taste is wrong. This kind of poison can be detected as soon as it enters the mouth. The method is too crude. Just based on this, you still want to poison that cautious guy? Too naive."

Ichikawa Ichishige stared at Mao Li in shock, his heart filled with shock: "You...you are not afraid of poison?"

Mao Li put down his glass, leaned over slightly, and whispered in her ear: "If you want to succeed, do as I say."

Chapter 422: The Sisters’ Considerations

Ichikawa looked into Maori's eyes, which were filled with mixed emotions. She asked nervously, "Then...what should I do?"

Mao Li did not answer directly, but leaned against the wine rack and asked leisurely: "What do you mean by 'sell it to someone like me'? Do you think I'm not good enough?"

This sentence made Ichikawa Ichizhong stunned, and then a little grievance appeared on his face: "I... I just feel that all this is not my choice. I want to fall in love with the man I like, instead of being used as a bargaining chip like this."

Mao Li looked at her with a half-smile, his tone calm but with a hint of unquestionable pressure: "So what kind of man do you like?"

Ichikawa Kazue lowered her head in thought for a moment, then raised her head and said cautiously: "Handsome, powerful, capable, rich, and caring..." Her voice gradually weakened, and there was a hint of confusion in her eyes. She seemed to realize that the image she had portrayed was too idealistic, and she couldn't help but stop.

Mao Li raised his eyebrows, raised his hand and pointed at himself, with a teasing tone: "Then do you think I am the type of man you like?"

This sentence made Ichikawa Ichishige stunned, and she subconsciously looked at Mao Li again. This man was tall, with strong features, a kind of confidence and strength between his eyebrows, and his eyes were sharp as if he could see through people's hearts. More importantly, he was indeed rich and powerful, and he controlled a behemoth like Beidou Group.

From any angle, he meets the conditions I just described. It's just...

She dodged her gaze for a moment and whispered, "But you already have a wife and a daughter..."

Mao Li laughed softly, his tone calm but full of persuasion: "If you become my woman, as long as you don't pursue fame, I can let you enjoy everything. Wealth, status, and even freedom... It's so much better than your current situation."

These words hit upon Ichikawa Kazue's deepest and most secret desire.

She bit her lip slightly, and struggle and hesitation flashed in her eyes.

Although she knew this was not a "normal" relationship, the future Maori described was too tempting and her current life was too depressing.

Mao Li saw her hesitation, stood up straight, adjusted his cuffs, and said in a relaxed tone: "I'll give you some time to think about it. Come back to me when you have thought it through. But you don't have much time, many people are vying for this position."

He walked to the door, looked back at Ichikawa Kazue who was in a dilemma, and added lightly: "I only gave you this opportunity in advance because you dressed up as Eri."

After saying that, he pushed open the door, leaving Ichikawa Kazue standing alone in the wine cellar with a shocked look on his face.

She leaned against the wine rack, breathing rapidly, and Maori's words kept going over in her mind.

His tone was confident and assured, as if he had complete control over her future.

And the "Yingli" he mentioned at the end made her feel an indescribable emotion, a complex emotion of envy, jealousy and unwillingness.

"This man..." She whispered softly, raised her hand to cover her chest, and felt her heart beating a little too fast. She lowered her head and fell into deep thought.

……

Kogoro Mori returned to the venue and casually glanced at the guests, as if he was nonchalant, but he took everything in.

He soon noticed the disheveled figure in a corner - Mizue Ichikawa.

She was trying hard to squeeze into the crowd, but was always ignored by others. Whether it was her appearance, temperament, or her unremarkable figure, she looked particularly ordinary in the crowd.

Ruizhi had an awkward and unnatural smile on her face. She tried to talk to people several times, but the other party responded perfunctorily with a few words and then turned and left.

There was a hint of reluctance and loneliness in her eyes, but she stubbornly did not leave. Instead, she gritted her teeth and continued to look for an opportunity.

Maori's eyes fell on her for a moment, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

This woman, although a little stupid, has a kind of stubborn tenacity. Such a character, even if she does not have the appearance and scheming of Yizhong, is not necessarily completely worthless.

He held the wine glass and walked towards her leisurely.

When the guests around saw him passing by, they stopped talking and respectfully made way for him.

He walked straight to Ichikawa Mizue and smiled: "Miss Mizue, what are you doing here?"

When Ichikawa Mizue looked up and saw Mori's sharp and scrutinizing eyes, her body froze.

She subconsciously pulled the hem of her skirt, trying to make herself look more decent, and whispered, "I...I just want to chat with you all and make friends."

Maori looked her over and said casually, "Making friends? I see you seem to have some difficulty."

Ruizhi's face suddenly turned red, and she waved her hands in panic: "I... I just..." Before she finished her words, she became incoherent due to nervousness.

Mao Li smiled lightly, handed the wine glass to the waiter beside him, and said in a slightly softer tone: "Don't be nervous, relax. You worked very hard just now, I saw it."

Ruizhi was stunned by this sentence, and then he looked up at Mao Li, with a glimmer of disbelief in his eyes: "You... you think I did a good job?"

Mao Li nodded slightly: "At least it is more worthy of recognition than those who only rely on appearance. Hard work is a very precious quality."

Ruizhi's eyes welled up with tears when she heard this. She sniffed and tried to keep herself calm: "Thank you for saying that. I just want to prove that I can do it."

Maori looked at her expression full of expectation and gratitude, and suddenly felt a strange emotion.

This simple and straightforward character, although not as smart and smooth as Yi Zhong, is easier to control and guide.

"Ms. Mizue," Maori's tone became serious, "if you really want to prove yourself, I can give you a chance."

Ruizhi's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief: "Chance? Really?"

Mao Li nodded and smiled: "Of course. But you have to answer a question for me first."

"You ask!" Ruizhi immediately straightened his back, his eyes full of anticipation and nervousness.

"Does your father really have no feelings for you?" Maori looked at her with burning eyes, his voice low and powerful.

Ruizhi was stunned by this question, then lowered her head and bit her lip, with a bit of suppressed emotion in her voice: "He... never really cared about me. He only cares about his career and his own desires. In his eyes, my sister and I are probably just pawns."

Mao Li nodded, as if approving of her honesty: "In this case, have you ever thought about how to change all this?"

Ruizhi raised her head, with a hint of hesitation and struggle in her eyes: "I...I thought about it, but I don't know how to do it."

Mao Li smiled slightly, with a hint of temptation in his voice: "If you are willing to listen to me, I can help you. Let you get rid of your father's shadow and truly control your own future."

Ruizhi was stunned, her eyes filled with anxiety and desire: "Are you...really willing to help me?"

Mao Li nodded and said firmly: "As long as you have the courage and determination, I will help you."