My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

Just then, Kogoro Mouri's voice came from outside the door, which made Ran Mouri very happy.

"Dad, you are back."

Ran Mouri quickly got up to open the door and found Kogoro Mouri standing at the door carrying a large pile of things.

However, Kogoro Mouri seemed to be in a rather strange state. He looked disheveled, as if he hadn't washed up all day, which made Ran Mouri frown.

His initial joy at seeing Kogoro Mouri vanished immediately, and he asked Kogoro Mouri:

"Dad, where have you gone? I've been calling you but you're not answering."

I almost called the police to ask them to help me find him.

After being asked this question by his daughter, Kogoro Mouri felt a little guilty, but he immediately raised the things he was carrying.

"Xiao Lan, this is a takeout meal from a French restaurant, featuring your favorite main dishes."

Hearing this, Ran Mouri was pleasantly surprised.

Because she used to go to romantic French restaurants with Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki, all in an attempt to bring Kogoro and Eri together, but she always failed.

However, she experienced the differences in French cuisine there and developed a liking for some of the dishes.

However, Kogoro Mouri's detective career was not going well, so he couldn't take Ran Mouri along often.

Ran Mouri was delighted that Kogoro Mouri was bringing back takeout food from a French restaurant, and she immediately accepted the food.

Although Kogoro Mouri looks a bit sloppy these days, the takeout is definitely genuine, because the packaging has the logo of a romantic restaurant.

"Dad, let's have takeout from a French restaurant tonight. I'll just put the dishes I cooked in the refrigerator for now."

You can heat it up and eat it tomorrow morning or around noon.

Although she is very confident in her culinary skills, Ran Mouri still prefers to eat takeout from French romantic restaurants, since the dishes are completely different from what she makes herself.

Ran Mouri acted quickly, immediately packing up the dishes she had made and putting them in the refrigerator, and then began unpacking the takeout from the French Romantic Restaurant.

Ran had originally intended to involve Kogoro Mouri, but after entering the house, Kogoro remained silent, and Ran finally realized something was wrong.

So Ran Mouri stopped unpacking her takeout and instead asked Kogoro Mouri very seriously:

"Dad, did you do something wrong outside, which is why you went to the French romantic restaurant to buy this takeout and try to get my forgiveness?"

This kind of thing has happened before, which is why Ran Mouri has this question.

Ran Mouri was also wondering what Kogoro Mouri had done. Maybe he went out to play pachinko and lost all of the detective agency's revenue for the month.

It's also possible that he went to Ginza for drinks and then handed over all of the agency's revenue to the madam.

However, Kogoro Mouri remained silent when faced with Ran Mouri's question.

This made Ran Mouri feel that Kogoro Mouri had gone a bit too far this time.

"Dad, you didn't find me another mom, did you?"

Chapter 49 Xiaolan, don't doubt Gao Liujun

If Kogoro Mouri is so guilty, then it can only be a matter between men and women.

It's definitely not just that he spent all his earnings in Ginza on the madam; there must have been other things involved.

"That's not true."

Faced with his daughter's questioning, Kogoro Mouri immediately waved his hand in denial.

Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki should indeed divorce, but they are still putting on an act for the sake of their daughter.

However, Kogoro Mouri only wanted to enjoy himself outside and never thought of bringing other women back to embarrass Ran Mouri.

Moreover, Ran Mouri's fists are no joke. If the woman she brings back angers Ran Mouri, she will definitely be knocked out with one punch.

Ran Mouri breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Kogoro Mouri say that it wasn't about that.

As long as her parents are not divorced, she will try her best to get them back together so that her family of origin can be more complete.

"If that's not the case, Dad, please tell me what happened to you."

We are a family, so we should share the burden together.

In Ran Mouri's mind, she also added Eri Kisaki to the list; if she couldn't solve a problem, she could contact Eri Kisaki.

"Xiao Lan, our home is going to be gone."

Kogoro Mouri's words left Ran Mouri completely bewildered. How could she have lost her home when everything was fine?

However, Ran Mouri is a smart girl. After thinking for a moment, she looked a little dazed.

"Dad, you won't gamble and lose everything, will you?"

Ran Mouri's hands, which were busy unpacking takeout, have completely stopped; she needs to get to the bottom of things before she can say anything else.

"It wasn't gambling, I just bought horse racing tickets and lost money."

Horse racing is actually a form of gambling, it's just that Kogoro Mouri used to bet relatively small amounts.

And he would even win once in a while, so Ran didn't stop her father from having this hobby.

Now Kogoro Mouri is saying that he bought a horse race ticket and actually sold his house instead. That's ridiculous!

"Dad, did you sell the house to buy racehorses?"

"No, I borrowed money to buy horse racing tickets, and then I took all the money back, and this house is the mortgage."

The fact that he borrowed money to buy racehorses made Ran Mouri furious. Why had her father become like this?

“Dad, you used to bet on horses too, but you always restrained yourself.”

Why did you borrow money to buy horse racing tickets this time, and how much did you borrow to mortgage the house as well?

Now that he had confessed most of his information, Kogoro Mouri no longer hid anything from his daughter's questions and answered them one by one.

"A few days ago, a friend of mine who often drinks and bets on horse racing with me contacted me."

He said he had learned a secret about horse racing: if you bet on one of the horses, you're guaranteed to win.

A bet of just 10 million yen can yield a 50-fold return, turning into 500 million yen, enough to support an average family for life.

However, I didn't have that much money myself, so I borrowed 10 million yen and mortgaged the house to it.

To my surprise, the information he gave me was false, and my investment of ten million yen was completely lost.

My loan period is only one week, which means that in a few days the other party is very likely to come to collect the debt.

If we can't repay the debt, then we'll lose our home.

After listening to Kogoro Mouri's story, Ran Mouri remained silent for a long time.

Unexpectedly, her father was so bold as to so easily believe his so-called horse racing friends.

The firm certainly didn't have ten million yen, not even one million yen in cash.

In other words, if they cannot raise ten million yen and pay interest to repay the debt within the loan term...

They might just come knocking on their door and kick them out of the house.

"Dad, the person you borrowed money from isn't Takayanagi Ichiro, the owner of the loan company next door, is he?"

At that moment, Ran Mouri suddenly thought of something and asked her father directly.

"Yes, I borrowed the money from Mr. Takayanagi."

The reason I invited him over for dinner last time was because he lent me money, and I wanted to express my gratitude.

"Dad, could this be a trap he set up?"

Even your horse racing friend was someone he set up, just so you could borrow money from him.

Then they'll impose harsh collateral conditions, and finally try to seize our assets.

Ran Mouri doesn't know much about Ichiro Takayanagi.

Although it has been confirmed that Ichiro Takayanagi is a graduate of the University of Tokyo, his financial business involves a loan company.

Therefore, Ran Mouri doesn't trust Ichiro Takayanagi very much, and at this point, she directly imagines Ichiro Takayanagi as a particularly bad person.

Faced with his daughter's doubts, Kogoro Mouri shook his head in denial.

"That's impossible, because that guy not only lied to me, but also to many other people."

After realizing we had been scammed, they teamed up to find the person and handed him over to the police.

I asked the police to check, and they said he had absolutely no connection with Takayanagi Ichiro; he was just trying to deceive us who were betting on the numbers together.

Of course, he has a certain relationship with the bookmakers at the Jockey Club and can get a share of our bets.

As for the collateral to make up for it, there is absolutely no collateral required, no matter where the loan is taken out.

The only collateral I have is this property.

Even if your mother comes to take a look at the contract, there won't be any problems.

Moreover, when I was borrowing money, I wanted to get Takayanagi-kun involved, but he advised me against it.

The inside information that could be obtained so easily was obviously wrong, and he hoped I would take heed.

At that time, I was still laughing at Gao Liujun, who, despite running a loan company, couldn't seize the opportunity to make money.

It seems now I've become the clown, and he's the one who understood the final trap.

Kogoro Mouri had considered this possibility, but after a preliminary interrogation by the police, he learned that the person who had deceived them had no connection with Ichiro Takayanagi.

Furthermore, Kogoro Mouri also mentioned that Ichiro Takayanagi had advised him not to so easily believe other people's insider information.

He was only trying to get rich by going his own way, which led to his current predicament.

Ran Mouri was also incredulous upon hearing Kogoro Mouri's words, never expecting that Ichiro Takayanagi had actually persuaded her father.

"Dad, could you show me your contract?"

Ran Mouri has completely lost her appetite for dinner and just wants to check on the contract.

If you're unsure, just call Eri Kisaki to ask for leave, or go directly to Eri Kisaki's office.