My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

"Okay, I'll have her go over right away. You pack your things and come home."

After speaking, Sonoko Suzuki's mother hung up the phone immediately, apparently to notify her family's driver to pick up Sonoko.

"Brother Gao Liu, I should go home now."

Chapter 116 My intimacy with Ran, what does it have to do with you, Kudo boy?

When they arrived at the school gate, Sonoko Suzuki let her driver go home first, and she and Ran Mouri came here for a gathering.

But now that his mother has called him personally, he can't go against her wishes, so Sonoko Suzuki definitely has to go home first.

She came here today to meet Takayanagi Kaoru's handsome older brother, and became Takayanagi Ichiro's girlfriend, and had intimate contact with Takayanagi Ichiro.

Just now, she even tasted the essence of Takayanagi Ichiro right on Takayanagi Kaoru's lips. Although she didn't feel anything, she felt that their relationship had been elevated to a higher level.

Now she thinks she should go back and calm down, and think about how to get along with Takayanagi Ichiro in the future.

"Then I'll take you downstairs."

From the brief conversation just now, we learned that the Suzuki Group's driver had arrived at Detective Mouri's office.

We'll be at the office entrance soon, so we can just drop Sonoko off there.

"Xiao Xun, could you please go to the kitchen and tell Xiao Lan that I've been picked up by my family's driver and taken home?"

Sonoko Suzuki was naturally very happy to receive a gift from Ichiro Takayanagi.

After explaining things to Kaoru Takayanagi, he took Ichiro Takayanagi's hand and led him down to the second floor.

The two of them had just come out of the office when they saw a car parked at the entrance, and a woman got out of the driver's seat.

The driver was stunned to see Ichiro Takayanagi holding hands with Sonoko Suzuki.

It's worth noting that in her previous work, Sonoko Suzuki has never been seen having such intimate contact with any man.

Takayanagi Ichiro looks very handsome, definitely the type the second young lady likes, but I wonder what his background is.

I glanced up at the firm's sign and realized it was a loan firm.

"Second Miss, Madam sent me to pick you up and take you home."

The female driver didn't greet Takayanagi Ichiro; she simply explained that she was there to take Suzuki Sonoko home.

"Brother Gao Liu, I'll head back now."

Because of the presence of a driver, Sonoko Suzuki and Ichiro Takayanagi did not share a goodbye kiss.

However, the fact that she was able to hold hands with Takayanagi Ichiro already spoke volumes, and she wasn't worried that the driver would go back and tell her mother about it.

"Come visit here often when you have time. Xiao Xun will definitely welcome you."

After saying goodbye to Sonoko Suzuki, Ichiro Takayanagi immediately looked at the driver who was about to get into the car.

"Madam, please drive more smoothly on the road."

The driver didn't see any flattery in Takayanagi Ichiro's eyes; she treated him as an equal.

Moreover, his explanation was entirely for Suzuki Sonoko's sake, which earned him extra points in the driver's eyes.

"This is my job."

After the driver got in the car, he immediately started the car and drove away.

Just as Ichiro Takayanagi was about to turn around and enter his own office, he was stopped by a voice.

"What kind of spell did you cast on Sonoko that made you two act so intimately?"

It was a relatively young voice, and Ichiro Takayanagi did not make any move.

The person who spoke appeared under the light; he was a student who looked rather handsome.

Of course, he is no match for Ichiro Takayanagi at all.

"and who are you?"

In fact, Ichiro Takayanagi already knew that this guy was Shinichi Kudo, but he didn't point it out directly. Instead, he asked about the other person's identity.

Shinichi Kudo noticed a hint of annoyance in Ichiro Takayanagi's eyes, probably because he felt I ran a loan shark company.

"I am Shinichi Kudo, a second-year student at Teitan High School. If you read more newspapers, you might know my name."

"You're the guy my senior told me to watch out for?"

Takayanagi Ichiro wasn't surprised by Kudo Shinichi's name; instead, he pointed out that she was the kind of person others perceived her as—someone who needed to be noticed.

"Senior?"

Takayanagi Ichiro's words left Kudo Shinichi somewhat confused. What kind of upperclassman did Takayanagi Ichiro have in common with him?

"Xiaolan's mother was my senior at the University of Tokyo, so it's only natural that I call her senior."

After Takayanagi Ichiro revealed the background of his senior, Kudo Shinichi frowned slightly.

He never expected that Ichiro Takayanagi, the man who ran a loan shark company, was actually a graduate of the University of Tokyo.

Eri Kisaki is a top lawyer. Doesn't she have any intention of stopping her junior from running a loan shark company?

"You haven't answered my question yet."

"Why should I answer you? Besides, I don't think you and Sonoko have a close relationship."

The reason you care about the garden is simply because you happened to run into it here, or perhaps you're just watching from a distance.

Actually, your real target should be Xiaolan, right? Are you some high school student trying to do something under the spotlight?

Nothing terrible has happened to anyone around me, so there's absolutely no need to worry about Shinichi Kudo, the Grim Reaper.

Furthermore, Takayanagi Ichiro's overly intimate terms of address for Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran caused Kudo Shinichi to frown.

This guy must have just opened his agency here recently, yet he's already got such a good relationship with two female high school students.

Especially Ran Mouri, who is Kogoro Mouri's daughter. She should be quite prejudiced against people who run loan shark companies.

However, after waiting here for quite a while today, Shinichi Kudo discovered that Ran Mouri had brought Sonoko Suzuki here, but she went home for a while and then came back to Shinichi Kudo's place for dinner.

They haven't come downstairs yet and show any sign of returning to the detective agency.

In other words, Ichiro Takayanagi calling Ran Mouri "Ran" means he has Ran's approval; otherwise, he would never have been so calm.

"I just noticed that Xiaolan's condition has been a bit off lately, so I wanted to help solve the problem."

It seems that what Ran is going through is related to you, Mr. Takayanagi.

Shinichi Kudo is indeed Shinichi Kudo; his reasoning ability is undeniable, although he was unable to get any specific questions out of Ran Mouri.

But after staking out the area for a while today, he gradually discovered the problem.

The result left him completely puzzled.

If Ran Mouri's problem is really related to Ichiro Takayanagi, why would Ran Mouri be in such a good mood to come here for a meal?

Furthermore, she would take special care of the girl in the agency, treating her like a younger sister.

This morning, because I said something wrong, she left with Kaoru Takayanagi and Sonoko Suzuki, without any intention of communicating with me.

"What does this have to do with you?"

Chapter 117 Kudo: Should I wear a hat?

Takayanagi Ichiro's casual words caused Kudo Shinichi's blood pressure to rise instantly.

"Mr. Gao Liu, you're in the loan sharking business..."

"If you think I'm doing illegal business, you can report me. There's no need to threaten me here."

Takayanagi Ichiro interrupted Kudo Shinichi before he could speak, and after thinking for a moment, said to him:

"I seem to remember your name. You're the high school detective who was touted by the media as the savior of the police, right?"

"That's not bragging, it's just that the police don't have that kind of ability to solve cases."

Upon hearing that Ichiro Takayanagi was actually doubting his reasoning ability, Shinichi Kudo immediately retorted.

"Kid, you're still just a high school student. You don't need this kind of reputation at all."

If you don't restrain yourself, you'll only end up hurting yourself.

Even if you have people in the Metropolitan Police Department who can choose to protect you, if you continue like this, other officers in the Metropolitan Police Department will become hostile towards you.

I'm only reminding you this for Xiaolan's sake; if you can't listen, then forget it.

Takayanagi Ichiro's words caused Kudo Shinichi's blood pressure to rise continuously, firstly because they negated his reasoning ability.

He believed he would face retaliation from the police, which Shinichi Kudo considered completely impossible.

Unless the police officers are out of their minds, they wouldn't bother with this high school detective assistant.

Secondly, Ichiro Takayanagi said that he gave the warning because of Ran Mouri.

"Mr. Takayanagi, even if you manage it well, you will definitely encounter some problems in the future, perhaps..."

“If you keep nagging, then your trip to Dorobiga Amusement Park this weekend is off the table.”

Before Shinichi Kudo could continue his rambling, Ichiro Takayanagi stopped him directly with a stern threat.

Shinichi Kudo originally intended to refute Ichiro Takayanagi in his next life, but after clearly hearing the name of the amusement park, Shinichi Kudo stopped in his tracks.

How do you know about this?

Shinichi Kudo was already wondering if Ran Mouri had told Ichiro Takayanagi on her own initiative.

You should know that Ran Mouri had said she would only come home to discuss the invitation with her parents.

At most, Ichiro Takayanagi was just Ran Mouri's neighbor, so there was no need to tell Ichiro Takayanagi.

"Are you wondering if Xiaolan betrayed you by secretly telling me about your plans?"

"I do not know what you're talking about."

Shinichi Kudo responded casually, but his expression was still a little tense because he didn't want to know the truth.