My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

"At that time, I will also be by Xiao Xun's side to help him with his studies."

Takayanagi Mitsuka's family was a scholarly family, but they fell on hard times and that's why she married Takayanagi Kaoru's father.

In her previous family, it was Takayanagi Mitsuka who supervised Takayanagi Kaoru's studies, which is why she was confident that the entrance exam would not be a problem.

Now that Ichiro Takayanagi has already prepared to find a good school for Kaoru Takayanagi, Mitsuka Takayanagi will definitely help her daughter perform well.

Takayanagi Ichiro nodded in agreement with how the two would cooperate. He had no intention of wreaking havoc at the dinner table, since they had plenty of time.

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Day three.

The day arrived for Musashi Takayanagi's burial.

All the guests who were supposed to come to pay their respects have already done so; the rest expressed their condolences via telephone from the Takayanagi family.

To Takayanagi Ichiro's surprise, the police called to tell him that Takayanagi Ryuji had died.

After Gao Liulong was arrested by the police and imprisoned, he was given some basic medical treatment in prison because of his injuries. He was not sent to the hospital.

Unfortunately, Takayanagi Ryuji's life was short. Despite the doctor's initial treatment, he did not survive and passed away this morning.

The police called to inquire about the proposed course of action against Ichiro Takayanagi.

After thinking for a moment, Ichiro Takayanagi ordered the police to send someone to bring over Ryuji Takayanagi's body.

He had no intention of holding another funeral for Takayanagi Ryuji, as that would waste some of his time.

It would be better to bury him with Musashi Takayanagi. After all, they had a union of soul and body in the last moments of their lives, so they could be considered each other's other half.

So letting them be together forever after death can be considered as helping them solve a difficult problem.

The remaining guests who came to pay their respects, as well as the Takayanagi family's servants, all witnessed Takayanagi Ichiro's arrangements, and a chill ran down their spines.

They hadn't expected Takayanagi Ichiro to be so vicious; it seems some of the previous rumors weren't exaggerated.

Musashi Takayanagi and Ryuji Takayanagi did indeed intend to murder Ichiro Takayanagi and seize power from the Takayanagi family.

Otherwise, after Ichiro Takayanagi became the head of the Takayanagi family, how could Musashi Takayanagi and Ryuji Takayanagi have died so quickly, and why would they have to suffer such treatment after their deaths?

They wouldn't offer any opinions, because they all depended on the Takayanagi family for survival.

The funeral was completed quickly, and Takayanagi Musashi and Takayanagi Ryuji were buried together. Then everyone left the scene.

After returning to the Takayanagi family home, all the previous funeral scenes were cleaned up, leaving no trace whatsoever.

There was no sadness on the faces of Takayanagi Mitsuka and Takayanagi Kaoru, because they could only truly rest in peace after the deaths of Takayanagi Musashi and Takayanagi Ryuji.

Moreover, they all became Takayanagi Ichiro's brides one after another, and could be said to be riding high on their success.

Those who plan to move to big cities in the future have no reason to feel nostalgic about this place.

Just then, Ichiro Takayanagi's phone rang.

"Moxi moxi."

This wasn't a familiar phone number, but Ichiro Takayanagi could only guess who was calling.

"President Takayanagi, have you returned to the company yet?"

However, the final result still surprised Takayanagi Ichiro, because the person who called was not Mouri Kogoro, but his daughter Mouri Ran.

"Young lady of justice, is there something you need from me?"

Takayanagi Ichiro recognized Ran Mouri's voice, but instead of calling her by her name, he addressed her as the girl of justice.

Because the last time Ichiro Takayanagi visited his home, Ran Mouri walked Ichiro Takayanagi home for part of the way.

Before leaving, he reminded Takayanagi Ichiro to behave himself when running the loan company in the future.

That being said, he and Eri Kisaki had already been intimate.

If we really have to categorize it, could Ran Mouri be considered my daughter?

Of course, Ichiro Takayanagi won't reveal this information now. Let's wait and see what Ran Mouri wants to do when she calls.

Ran Mouri blushed on the other end of the phone, not expecting Ichiro Takayanagi to call her a righteous girl.

"I'd like to talk to President Takayanagi about my father's loan."

Chapter 57 Big Brother, who is this "Girl of Justice"?

With the repayment deadline fast approaching, Takayanagi Ichiro still showed no sign of returning.

So after getting Ichiro Takayanagi's phone number, Ran Mouri took the initiative to contact him.

For the past two days, Mao Li has been out of sorts at school.

Her close friends, Suzuki Atomic and Kudo Shinichi, asked her if something had happened to her, but she denied it, saying she planned to try to figure it out on her own first.

Since there are no problems with the contract, even if she asks her mother, a top lawyer, for help, it won't make any difference.

The main reason is that Kogoro Mouri wanted to get rich, which is why he fell into someone else's trap.

Ran Mouri didn't want her father to break the contract, so she contacted Ichiro Takayanagi, while Kogoro Mouri didn't have that kind of courage.

“You righteous girl, that’s a matter between your father and me, and it’s not something you can resolve.”

Ran Mouri is just a high school girl; she has no right to be involved in this kind of thing.

“I control the family finances, so I have to intervene in this matter.”

"So, Detective Mori really did win money while betting on horse races, and you're not planning to pay it back, right?"

"That's not true. My dad was scammed. He lost all ten million yen."

Since we're going to talk to Takayanagi Ichiro, we can't hide the fact that Mouri Kogoro was tricked.

So Ran Mouri planned to openly discuss the matter with Ichiro Takayanagi, but unfortunately, Ichiro Takayanagi had not yet returned, so they could only communicate by phone.

"This is such a shame. I warned Detective Mouri when he asked me for money."

Anyone who gets such inside information certainly wouldn't want to share it with others and keep it all to themselves.

I've been dealing with my uncle's funeral these past few days, and I'll be returning to Tokyo tomorrow.

"If you're free when you're free, we can call your father over to discuss how to repay the debt."

If it were Kogoro Mouri calling to discuss this, Ichiro Takayanagi would simply tell him to vacate the house and pay the difference, since that's what's written in the contract.

Now it's Ran Mouri who's here to talk. After all, she's Eri Kisaki's daughter, so let's treat her a little kindly. Maybe it will be easier for her to accept us in the future.

"Thank you, President Takayanagi."

Ran Mouri breathed a sigh of relief, not sensing any aggressiveness from Ichiro Takayanagi.

...............

Seeing his daughter put down the phone on his desk, Kogoro Mouri had no objections.

Just like Ran Mouri said on the phone, the family's finances are actually controlled by Ran Mouri, otherwise the family would have gone bankrupt long ago.

However, this time, Kogoro Mouri went out to gamble heavily, not with his family's savings but by taking out a loan, and lost ten million yen.

With the repayment date fast approaching and Ichiro Takayanagi still not back, Ran Mouri started to panic, which is why she took the initiative to call him.

"Xiaolan, I will handle this matter. You don't need to worry too much. You just need to focus on your studies."

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri still wanted to act like a responsible father, but after being glared at by Ran Mouri, he immediately quieted down.

Ran Mouri's karate punches are indeed outrageous, especially since it's Kogoro Mouri who's in the wrong right now.

"Dad, President Takayanagi is coming back tomorrow. I'll go talk to him after school. You don't need to come with me for now."

During the phone call, Ran could sense the goodwill that Ichiro Takayanagi was showing her. However, if it were Kogoro Mouri, the debtor, who went there, Ichiro Takayanagi might make Kogoro Mouri pay back the money.

Since there are exploitable points, we should certainly make use of them.

Ran Mouri no longer warns Ichiro Takayanagi to be more careful when lending money in the future, because her family currently owes Ichiro Takayanagi money.

So when Ran Mouri planned to talk to Ichiro Takayanagi, she asked him to take back the title of "righteous girl".

Faced with his daughter's request, Kogoro Mouri nodded without objection, because he currently had no solution to the problem.

Seeing her father like this, Ran Mouri sighed in disappointment and went straight back to the third floor to rest.

If he can't negotiate with Takayanagi Ichiro, he'll have to ask his best friend or his mother for help. What a headache for his father!

After his daughter left, Kogoro Mouri returned to his original position.

I'm thinking about when I can become a real famous detective, easily solve a case, and settle a lot of debts.

If my reasoning skills were as good as Shinichi Kudo's, I might have a chance to pay off the debt.

However, it's absolutely impossible for me to accept the relationship between Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri.

On this point, Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki are in agreement.

Hopefully, Ichiro Takayanagi is genuinely easy to talk to.

.............

"Big brother, who is this righteous girl?"

The atmosphere of the funeral vanished instantly, but neither Takayanagi Mitsuka nor Takayanagi Kaoru felt any discomfort.

When they lived in the Gaoliu family, they couldn't go out often, so they didn't really have a concept of how many people were around.

Anyway, I'm going to live in a big city tomorrow, so I can just forget about this place.

When Ichiro Takayanagi answered the phone, he didn't try to hide it from Mitsuka Takayanagi and Kaoru Takayanagi, so he clearly heard the title "Justice Girl," which made Kaoru Takayanagi feel a little strange.

"This is the daughter of the president of an agency next to my Tokyo office. She is also a high school girl, attending Teitan High School."

The reason I call her the "righteous girl" is because she once advised me to be more disciplined when lending money, because she would be watching me from behind.

"Could the other person be someone powerful?"

Takayanagi Mitsuka was a little worried that if the other party had some powerful backers in other fields, then her supervision would not be a good thing for Takayanagi Ichiro's career.

"There's nothing particularly noteworthy about her; she's just a girl with an overflowing sense of justice."

Ichiro Takayanagi knew what Mitsuka Takayanagi was worried about, so he shook his head at her and told her not to worry about these things.