IW: Chapter 299 - Sonoko: I'm going to take down Bai Ye!
"Sonoko, don't you think this is a great opportunity?"
Suzuki Jirokichi probably guessed what Sonoko wanted to say.
But this was a very good opportunity, and Suzuki Jirokichi didn't want to give it up.
He knew that it would be difficult for him to catch Kaito Kid with his own abilities.
He had failed in the previous few encounters.
Originally, he had placed his hopes on the police and his newly developed technology.
But without exception, they all failed.
So this time, Suzuki Jirokichi also thought about inviting detectives to give it a try.
Moreover, they even brought their own popularity.
This wave, if he could catch the opponent, he would win big.
Even if he couldn't catch him, he had already said that protecting the gem would be considered a victory, and if the gem was stolen, there would only be a small appearance fee, but if it was protected, he would not shortchange them on the money.
This also served as a little incentive for the detectives.
"Uncle, it's good if you're confident. If you catch Kaito Kid, I'll get a good look at him!"
Although Sonoko still felt it was a bit unreliable.
However, she still chose to believe first.
"By the way, Uncle, I also invited Ran and Mouri Kogorou over. They should be here by now. I'm going down first!"
Sonoko glanced at the time, then lifted her leg and ran downstairs.
She had invited Ran to come with her today.
However, later, because Ran told Mouri Kogorou about it.
So after learning the news, Mouri Kogorou immediately said, how could he, a famous detective, be absent?
With the Sleeping Kogorou here, there would definitely be no accidents.
Of course,
The main reason was that he knew that if he could keep this gem, he would receive a generous reward.
So Mouri Kogorou insisted on coming.
How could these Kids earn all this money?
In Mouri Kogorou's opinion, one came back from Great Britain, and the other was a Kid who had just emerged.
How could they compare to him, a detective who had been famous for many years?
In addition, although his finances were not as tight as before recently.
Since Kudo Shinichi disappeared, his business had gradually improved a lot.
But he was still short of money now.
Wouldn't he be a fool not to earn money when he could?
"Ran, Mouri Kogorou, and Conan."
When Sonoko came downstairs and saw the arrivals, her face showed an expression of 'as expected'.
She knew that Conan would definitely come along.
"Sonoko, that gossip..."
Conan twitched his mouth, looking at Sonoko's expression, and cursed inwardly.
What kind of expression was that?
The moment she saw him, she suddenly had such an expression.
"Sonoko, thank you for having us today."
Ran's face showed some embarrassment.
Originally, Sonoko had only invited her to come and watch.
But her father and Conan insisted on coming along.
Ran didn't know if this would cause Sonoko some trouble.
"It's nothing."
Sonoko waved her hand magnanimously. Her relationship with Ran was so good.
Naturally, she wouldn't mind this matter.
"Sonoko, I heard that if the gem is kept this time, there will be a large reward?"
Mouri Kogorou rubbed his hands like a fly, and the smile on his face made Sonoko shiver uncontrollably.
Although she had known for a long time that the uncle had no integrity.
But you're not even trying to hide your purpose for being here, are you?
"That's right, Uncle said that as long as this gem is kept, there will be a good reward, and if both Kaito Kid and Bai Ye can be caught, he will give a lot of money!"
Although Kogorou's appearance was somewhat worldly, Sonoko was already used to it.
As Ran's friend for many years, how could Sonoko not know what kind of person Kogorou was?
"Then don't worry, I, Kogorou, will protect the gem, and I will also catch all the Kaito Kids!"
Kogorou, upon hearing that there would be a generous reward for catching Kaito Kid, immediately patted his chest and began to promise.
Money!
This was all money!
With this money, he felt that he could live a comfortable life for a long time again.
"Hey, you detectives, can you stop interfering with our police work?"
Nakasone Ginzo walked in, somewhat annoyed.
Although they hadn't invited the police, the thief had already issued a notice.
If he didn't come, he would probably be scolded.
"Oh, isn't this Inspector Nakasone?"
"Hey! What kind of look is that!"
Kogorou's look, combined with that tone.
Although he didn't say anything, Nakasone Ginzo felt as if he had said everything.
This scoundrel just wanted to express that he had been trying to catch Kaito Kid for so many years.
But he simply couldn't catch him.
"Cough, I'm just saying that as detectives, we were also invited by Mr. Suzuki."
"It seems you weren't among the invited, were you?"
Nakasone Ginzo pouted. He was speechless about Mouri Kogorou's uninvited arrival.
As someone who used to be in the police system, Mouri Kogorou and Nakasone Ginzo, although not in the same department or place, he had still heard of him.
After all, Mouri Kogorou was already famous when he was in the police.
Not to mention the later bumbling detective and now the Sleeping Kogorou.
You could say Mouri Kogorou was a joke, but you couldn't say he wasn't famous.
And what annoyed him was Mouri Kogorou's attitude.
Mouri Kogorou wasn't even among the invited.
"Cough, that... how could I, a famous detective, not be invited? I was secretly invited, understand?"
"..."
Hey, hey, hey.
Isn't your skin a bit too thick?
Conan twitched his mouth, looking like he wanted to speak but hesitated. He hadn't expected Mouri Kogorou to be so thick-skinned.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
What did he mean by secretly invited?
It seemed no one invited him, and even if they did, it was Sonoko inviting Ran.
"Is this uncle my opponent?"
"Who are you, Kid?"
Mouri Kogorou turned around, following the source of the voice. When he saw a handsome young man, he was a little annoyed.
No way.
Are high school students all this handsome now?
And isn't that outfit a bit too showy?
Looking at his attire, Mouri Kogorou thought of Kudo Shinichi.
"I am Hakuba Saguru."
Hakuba Saguru, dressed in a Sherlock Holmes suit, took off his hat and greeted.
Then, as if he had thought of something, he said with a sudden realization, "You are the Sleeping Kogorou, right?"
Recently becoming famous.
When Hakuba Saguru said this, the uncle was proud.
He almost said, "That's right, it's me!"
"That's right, it's me."
"It seems my opponent isn't you."
As soon as Hakuba Saguru finished speaking, Nakasone Ginzo, who was beside him, instantly couldn't hold back his laughter.
Looking at the uncle's deflated face, he just wanted to laugh.
"Are you all having a meeting here?"
Bai Ye leisurely walked into the venue. Besides Hakuba Saguru, there was also Mouri Kogorou.
Will the theft scene turn into a death scene later?
The Shinigami family was all here.
"It's you."
Hakuba Saguru turned to look at Bai Ye. From him, Hakuba Saguru sensed a hint of an opponent.
Every time!
The opponent he wanted was someone like Bai Ye, not Mouri Kogorou.
"Hey, Kid, you're that high school detective who's recently become famous, aren't you? You don't look special at all!"
The uncle wanted to show off again.
Of course, it was mainly because his show-off had just been interrupted, which made the uncle feel very annoyed.
So at this moment, if he didn't say a word or two, he would feel very uncomfortable.
"You must be Detective Mouri, right? I've heard of you."
"Haha, you're good, Kid, much better than that brat!"
Mouri Kogorou, after hearing Bai Ye's words, immediately became complacent again.
He also forgot that he had just vowed to pick on Bai Ye.
This uncle...
He really is easy to fool.
Bai Ye twitched his mouth. He just said one sentence, and Mouri Kogorou lost himself.
"Oh my, Bai Ye, we meet again."
"Oh, it's Conan. Long time no see."
Why does this guy always start with "Oh my" every time he speaks?
Smiling at Conan, Bai Ye couldn't help but complain inwardly. Conan really liked to act cute in such situations.
"Big Brother, how are you going to catch Kid and the others today?"
Conan actually didn't place much hope in Mouri Kogorou.
After all, he usually used anesthetic needles to create the Sleeping Kogorou.
But when catching Kaito Kid, he couldn't always let Mouri Kogorou sleep, could he?
So catching Kaito Kid was somewhat troublesome for Conan.
He wasn't very familiar with Hakuba Saguru.
As for Bai Ye, he had interacted with him once. Conan was present when Bai Ye deduced the library murder case.
At that time, Conan was amazed.
He had discovered these things so quickly.
His case-solving speed was even faster than his own.
So, compared to Hakuba Saguru, Conan wanted to see what Bai Ye planned to do more.
"Kids shouldn't ask so many questions, okay?"
Damn it!
He knew it!
A trace of frustration flashed across Conan's face.
His identity as a child sometimes brought him a lot of convenience.
But sometimes, it was also very troublesome.
Just like now, Bai Ye treated him as a child and wouldn't tell him the plan.
He actually wanted to cooperate with Bai Ye.
Understanding Bai Ye's plan was to see if there were any loopholes.
Then the two of them could team up to catch these Kaito Kids.
But Bai Ye's attitude was something Conan had thought of before.
Just as Conan was about to say something more, Sonoko directly pushed Conan aside, ran between Bai Ye and Hakuba Saguru, and said, "Let's go in together!"
Handsome guys!
And two handsome guys!
Sonoko felt that she was incredibly happy today.
She would also get to see her Kaito Kid later.
All the way, her mind was blank.
This situation of being surrounded by handsome guys was simply too great.
Oh no! I'm surrounded by handsome guys!
"Ran, who do you think I should choose?"
"Huh?"
Ran was confused by Sonoko's inexplicable words.
What did she mean by choosing who was better?
"It's between the two handsome detective guys and Kaito Kid!"
Sonoko said as a matter of course.
She decided to pick one of these three to pursue.
"Sonoko, maybe they won't..."
Ran didn't know what to say either.
She always felt that Sonoko's thoughts were too simple, weren't they?!
"Forget Kaito Kid, I'll choose from the two detectives!"
Sonoko ignored what Ran said. Ran wouldn't understand her pain.
Every time she went out with Ran, many guys would hit on Ran.
It was only in her current situation that those handsome guys wouldn't favor her, which also made Sonoko feel a faint sadness.
But now there was an opportunity in front of her.
She felt she needed to cherish it.
"Ran, who do you think would be better?!"
One looked like a sunny handsome guy, and the other was a flawless handsome guy.
Hakuba Saguru seemed a bit arrogant, and in comparison, she felt he was a bit inferior to Bai Ye.
But with such a top-tier handsome guy, if she tried to curry favor, would he even want her?
He probably wasn't lacking beautiful women trying to curry favor, right?
Bai Ye became popular because he could handle cases immediately.
The cases were one aspect, but his face accounted for the majority of it.
It could only be said that good looks combined with any talent could be played as a trump card.
"Does this Sonoko only have romance in her head?"
Conan, standing by, was still thinking about how to get information from Bai Ye.
Then he heard Sonoko say she wanted to choose one of the two.
Wait!?
Couldn't he let Sonoko choose Bai Ye?
"Oh my, Sister Sonoko, I think choosing Big Brother Bai Ye would be better!"
Although Conan thought Sonoko wouldn't succeed.
But by letting Sonoko approach Bai Ye, he could then approach Bai Ye through Sonoko. This suddenly opened up a new line of thought.
"You Kid, you understand this?"
Sonoko narrowed her eyes and looked at Conan.
This guy almost scared Sonoko when he was born.
She glanced at the three detectives who were chatting with her uncle.
Mouri Kogorou, Bai Ye, and Hakuba Saguru, after being frisked by the police and confirmed not to be Kid in disguise, also entered the venue.
Currently, they were discussing the gem.
Sonoko hadn't thought much just now, only assuming it was just her and Ran here, so she didn't pay much attention.
But luckily, it was Conan.
"Not really, I just noticed that your eyes were mostly on Big Brother Bai Ye, so Sister Sonoko, you definitely like Big Brother Bai Ye more."
Conan really wasn't talking nonsense.
Sonoko's eyes had basically been on Bai Ye just now.
And her body was also leaning more towards Bai Ye.
In behavioral science, this meant that Sonoko was more interested in Bai Ye.
Although Conan had his own little agenda.
He only brought this up because he saw that Sonoko liked Bai Ye more.
After Conan said that, Sonoko felt it seemed right.
"Okay, then it's decided. I'm going to pursue Bai Ye!"
Sonoko waved her left hand, making a cheering gesture. She decided, she would go for Bai Ye!
Conan, standing beside her, heard Sonoko's words and silently prayed for Bai Ye in his heart.