Chapter 712 Countdown to Heaven
"Are you really not coming with us, Karasawa? Although the banquet may not be anything fun, the food will definitely be good."
"No need. He didn’t include me in the invitation, so it would be too abrupt to just go there.”
“Hey, what a shame, I wanted to introduce you to Mr. , It seems that you have never met Kitagawa-kun. Every time you meet him, you happen to be away..."
"Kitagawa, Yusuke, right? I have seen him on the news. Does it suit your aesthetics, Sonoko? ”
"That's not bad..."
Looking at Karasawa's face in the mirror, whose style was far different from Kitagawa Yusuke's, but not less attractive at all, Suzuki Sonoko lowered her head in embarrassment.
Actually, she didn’t speak to Hattori Heiji when she met him at the school festival. If they really discussed mate selection, she would indeed prefer sports boys, whether it was Kitagawa Yusuke or Karasawa, She tends to appreciate handsome guys who are good-looking, but has no regrets if they fail to seduce him.
So, she was a bit stunned when she was asked to praise another handsome guy of similar level in front of Tang Ze.
"I understand, I understand, you just think he looks better, hug the grass and hunt rabbits, and get close to each other." Tang Ze patted her shoulder comfortingly, expressing his understanding, "You are really a defensive type. , should be the kind of sports person with a healthy complexion, a stronger body shape, and a very strong appearance, right?”
"Hey, can you tell?" Suzuki Sonoko held her face and exclaimed in a low voice.
Oops, even Karasawa can easily detect the subtle differences in her preferences. Could this be the reason why she failed to hook up with any pool noodle...
"I feel a little bit. It's one o'clock." Karasawa, who didn't want to say anything, answered simply and waved to Shimabukuro Kime behind him.
Not to mention that Suzuki Sonoko is obviously more optimistic about Hattori Heiji when facing so many models of Kudo Shinichi. Just by looking at Kyogoku’s actual situation, you can guess her true preferences.
Some people may think that this is because it is rare for Kyogoku to actively pursue her opposite sex, but in fact this is not a necessary condition for their mutual affection.
As the daughter of the Suzuki Consortium, if she really wants a good-looking licking dog, Suzuki Sonoko can raise a pond at will. You see, the financial situation may not be worthy of her Yosui Reika, right?
I would really consider Kyogoku's pursuit. In addition to the other party's sincere character, Kyogoku is indeed the type that is attractive to Suzuki Sonoko.
Suzuki Sonoko may be very easy-going in many aspects, but she will not show any tolerance when it comes to aesthetics.
"Let me see..." Kimie Shimabukuro, who changed her hair color a little and dyed her hair Tiffany blue, which is more eye-catching than pink, walked over, checked the condition of Suzuki Sonoko's hair, and nodded. , "Okay, it's basically done. Let's go and clean it a little. I'll help you deal with the last details."
Hearing this, Suzuki Sonoko had no time to worry about how Karasawa observed this conclusion. , got up hurriedly and went outside to rinse the hair dye from her hair.
Watching Suzuki Sonoko's bouncing back, Shimabukuro Kimie turned her head and pushed up the big bright yellow glasses on her face: "Do you have any plans? You asked me to come and style this young lady... ..."
"Actually, there is no plan. I just feel that if I don't take the initiative to intervene, Gin's blind face will cause me trouble again." Karasawa looked at the photo of Suzuki Sonoko in front of the dressing mirror. He raised his eyebrows and threw it casually into the trash can.
Suzuki Sonoko was very dissatisfied that day after seeing the predicted photo of herself ten years from now, so she wanted to change her look before going to the banquet. Karasawa asked a few instigating questions and answered. Got it out.
Although the second daughter of the Suzuki family has no shortage of styling and beauty resources, after all, she didn’t care much about these aspects in the past, so when Karasawa suggested that she could ask May, a makeup artist who has helped her several times, to help her design When asked, Suzuki Sonoko naturally agreed readily.
It’s not that he has to intervene, but Karasawa mainly feels that if he doesn’t intervene at all, Suzuki Sonoko will happily go to the venue to suck sniper bullets with the same hairstyle as Miyano Shiho. , and Tangze, who had already doubled the intensity of the explosion several times, felt that he still shouldn't take the risk.
If Gin's hands were itchy and he wouldn't feel well without Shirley shooting him twice, then he would naturally give Gin this chance.
"Okay, sometimes when you have control freak symptoms, you look like the mastermind behind the scenes, leader." Shimabukuro Kimie sneered a few times and patted Karasawa on the shoulder.
Due to May's personality, she is wearing a pair of high heels with blade-like heels. She is now slightly taller than Karasawa, and the photo shoot is very smooth.
“Aren’t we supposed to be the masterminds behind the scenes?” Tang Ze raised his eyebrows.
Just when Shimabukuro Kimie was about to say something back to him, Suzuki Sonoko, who had washed her hair, rushed back to the room with a towel on her head.
"Teacher May! I've finished washing! Please hurry up, the time is almost up..."
She couldn't help but couldn't help but saw Shimabukuro Kimie's long manicured fingers resting on Karasawa's shoulders. Stay for a meal.
This fashionable and eye-catching makeup artist, who is cool and classy, is good in both aesthetics and technique, but is a bit too harsh on the aesthetics of the opposite sex... …
Suzuki Sonoko, who was in a delicate mood, cleared her throat deliberately. With a sense of mission to protect her friend's moral integrity from the strange aunt, she squeezed directly between the two people and sat back in the hair salon. chair.
"Please hurry up! If I don't hurry up, I won't be able to catch up with the gathering!" Suzuki Sonoko, who knew that her actions were stiff, closed her eyes and shouted regardless.
Anyway, she is not a prostitute for nothing. If she wants to find an acquaintance, she should pay. Just treat her as a young lady.
Shimabukuro Kimie shook his head dumbfounded, cast a reproachful glance at Karasawa, who had created too many strange settings for this identity, stepped forward, and straightened Suzuki Sonoko's head.
“Okay, leave it to me, tonight’s banquet superstar.”
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“Ah, why is this young lady procrastinating? .”
Sitting in the driver's seat, Mouri Kogoro looked at his watch frequently, then looked at the setting sun that was about to sink to the horizon, and complained softly.
Nishitama City is not very close to Yoneka Town by car, and if we delay for a while longer, it may take more than double the time to pass through the busy downtown area during the evening rush hour.
The relationship between him and Mio Tokiwa was slightly rigid due to the unsuccessful commission, but because of this, it would be rude to "play a big role" and be late.
"Okay, I just asked her, and she said she will be here soon." Mao Lilan, holding a bouquet of flowers, retorted for her friend, "Yuanzi also has her own things to be busy with."< br>
"Hey, troublesome rich lady..." Mouri Kogoro muttered again. After all, he was taking advantage of others, and finally shut his mouth honestly.
Regardless of Suzuki Sonoko's purpose in establishing this fund to support public security work, he, a detective who has encountered too many murder cases and has inevitably been a drag on his commission, has indeed received a lot of financial and work support.
“I’m really looking forward to tonight’s banquet!”
“The food will be sumptuous, right? I remember the last time I visited, they had arranged a lot of tables.”
"It's the kind of dinner on TV, where there are waiters coming and going with wine glasses, and everyone who participates can take them as they please, right? Ah, this is the first time I have seen a real banquet scene. ”
“Will there be eel rice? ”
"...It's impossible to prepare something like this at a banquet, right? Do you want those who are attending to stand and eat with bowls?"
"It's okay if you don't have it. It's fine if you have something delicious!" Sit down A few elementary school students in the back row of the SUV chatted enthusiastically about the evening's activities. Haihara Ai, who was paying attention to them, withdrew her gaze in amusement, leaned against the flower bed, and glanced at the Polo Cafe behind her.
It’s not dinner time yet, and the cafe has not yet reached its peak flow of people, but it is already a third full.
No matter how you look at the waiters walking through it, there is no sign of Karasawa and Toru Amuro.
Jiami Hara was detained by Karasawa, and the banquet was marked as a target by the Phantom Thieves. The organization tonight must be extremely busy...
"Haibara. I did a little research, and this TOKIWA of Mio Tokiwa Group, in addition to serving as chief engineer and technical supervisor, Yuan Jiaming is also one of the directors of the company and holds a certain amount of original shares..." Conan put his hands in his pockets, but his expectations for tonight's banquet were completely different, "You said, How likely is it that the company itself is related to the organization? "
Taking into account Kitagawa Yusuke's identity and the impact of the Twin Towers on his teacher, Kisaragi Hosui, the other party met at the Metropolitan Police Department two days ago. It is impossible to say that the sign that appears on the exterior wall of the building has nothing to do with him.
But considering the factor of Yuan Jiaming, no one can tell whether the target of their declaration of war is the company's top executives themselves, or the deeper shadow behind them.
"Maybe that's the case." Haihara Ai nodded and returned his gaze to Conan's face. "The organization has been in many fields such as finance, biomedicine, and applied chemistry since very early on. The field attracts young people with high potential. For well-known reasons, it now also includes the field of psychology. Companies such as TOKIWA Group that develop information technology in cutting-edge fields must also be on their observation list. ”
"Well, Representative Oki Iwamatsu, and Ms. Tokiwa Mio..." Conan frowned, and began to speculate on these rich and powerful guys with the greatest malice.
The power of organizations is sometimes like cockroaches. When you see one, it is hard not to wonder if there is a nest behind it.
"They only consider the field they are engaged in. The level may not be good enough to attract the attention of the organization, but they are relatively young and can be regarded as people with potential." Haiyuan Ai thought of the pattern of the Phantom Thieves fluttering among the clouds, and slightly raised the corner of her mouth, "Looking at it this way, tonight's banquet is really the closest place to heaven for them."
"You mean, if the Phantom Thieves are really targeting them, the organization will not let them go?" Conan's eyebrows jumped, and he suddenly looked forward to the banquet in the evening.
No matter what form the organization takes to prevent these people from spitting out, this will become the front line of confrontation with the organization.
"Of course. Just like me, as long as you join the organization, anyone who tries to withdraw will be regarded as a traitor and be killed." Haiyuan Ai tilted his head and said with some pity, but inevitably said indifferently, "To them For me, this is the countdown to heaven. "
After being targeted by the Phantom Thieves and having their personalities modified by them, they naturally become a hidden danger that may reveal the organization's secrets at any time and need to be eradicated.
Perhaps, at this moment, the organization's snipers or assassins have blended into the crowd at the banquet, or are staring at them with a scope from a distance, ready to harvest their lives.
“I don’t want to use the word retribution to describe them, but...this is the price of crossing the red line. Their only way to survive is probably to cooperate with the Phantom Thieves and find a protective umbrella for themselves first, probably. ”
Conan and Dr. Ali looked at each other and fell into silence at the same time.
At this moment, the humming sound of the engine approached quickly, and a striking and exaggerated bright red sports car turned the corner and parked next to their car.
"Hey, you've been waiting for a long time!" Suzuki Sonoko adjusted the silk scarf around her neck, arranged her hair that was slightly fluffy and messy in the blow of the convertible, and walked out of the car with a smile on her face.
"Hey, Sonoko?! Your hair is..." Mao Lilan looked at Suzuki Sonoko's burgundy hair and her slightly retro-style hairstyle in astonishment, and even felt a little strange.
The length of her hair has not actually changed, and she has not even removed the hairband that never leaves her body. However, she did some processing on her hair that was dyed red, and used the hairband to create a playful air bang above her forehead. , the short hair at the back was made fluffy and soft, with delicate and fine waves, which raised Suzuki Sonoko's appearance to a new level.
"How about it? It suits my hair color, right?" Suzuki Sonoko touched her temples and was very happy, "Red and blue also match well, right?"
"Sonoko..." Mao Lilan started to look at her without saying a word, and she was a little dumbfounded. "Then you shouldn't wear such fragrant clothes, you should just wear a kimono."
Kitagawa Yusuke himself does not have a very suitable formal suit, and clothes that are too formal may not be suitable for his status and age. Wearing a more formal kimono like Kisaragi Hosui is a very appropriate and personable choice. It is predictable what Kitagawa Yusuke will wear tonight.
"Oh, that would be too deliberate, and you can't be so flattering." Suzuki Sonoko shook her head and snorted softly, "Besides, even if he was wearing a kimono, I don't think Kitagawa-kun would show anything. . ”
To describe Kitagawa Yusuke as dull or ignorant is a bit overestimating his situation. The concept of love in his eyes may be a mystery.
Tang Ze, who got out of the car behind her, nodded secretly.
That's not true. If a good buddy is a straight man, then a poor buddy is a living alien. It's not a question of whether he has this nerve. He may not have nerves, or he may have nerves himself.
"Thank you, Sister May. Please send me here. Karasawa, you have worked hard too. Go back and rest early!" Suzuki Sonoko, who had finished crowing, caught a glimpse of the flaming car body out of the corner of her eye and turned back. Suddenly, he quickly grabbed Tang Ze and pushed him towards the Polo Cafe.
One size fits all. The styling Ms. May gave her is one thing, but her strange hobby for little boys is another.
Shimabukuro Kimie cast a dumbfounded look at Karasawa from behind her colored sunglasses, pushed up her glasses, and just waved her hand casually: "It's a trivial matter. Have fun tonight, girls. , any banquet should be proud of your presence."
She stepped on the accelerator again, looking at the street in front of her that was gradually changing as it accelerated, with a bright and even arrogant smile on her lips.
She also has her own feast to attend.
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“Police Department, do we really don’t need to go to the banquet hall to have a look...”
Takagi Wataru, who was leaning against the car, looked up at the sunset. The building was reflected red in the afterglow, and he asked again reluctantly.
Because they could not hinder the normal access of the participants or leave strange signals to the media, they repeatedly communicated with Mio Tokiwa, but they could only drive in through the sparsely populated side door and park the car at the rear. In the parking space.
Standing in the vast square of the building, only the sunset fireworks and cold industrial masterpieces were left, which made Takagi Wataru feel sad and irritable.
High up in the building, the traces created by the powerful Phantom Thieves through unknown means have not yet been completely eliminated. The faint outline of the flames is even more beautiful in the sunset.
Also more disturbing.
"No, since Ms. Tokiwa has explicitly prohibited unrelated persons from entering the building, we can only wait here." Megure Shisan shook his head solemnly, but the messages on his mobile phone communicating with various departments did not stop.
No matter who it is tonight or what kind of trouble occurs, any disturbance in an 80-story skyscraper will cause immeasurable pressure on fire protection and personnel safety. He has no choice but to Plan ahead.
I really don’t know what Mio Tokiwa is insisting on, and why he insists on holding this press conference.
Are some competitions in the capital market really worth risking so much? Once there is a serious change of public opinion in the venue due to the Phantom Thieves, the danger brought about cannot be solved by a few points of stock price fluctuation.
“As of now, all the preliminary preparations we can do have been completed.” Shiratori Rensaburo stood on the other side of the car, looking at this landmark building that he was not optimistic about as if it was a sharp knife piercing the surface. , pointed into the sky sharply and aggressively, and couldn't help but sigh, "I can only pray and don't let anything happen. The venue on the 75th floor, if this happens..."
"Shut up, no. Say the key words!" The police colleagues, including Mumu Shisan, shouted at the same time.
This is just like not being able to eat mangoes and drink Wangzi at work. Some things will come true as soon as you say them!
(End of this chapter)