Model worker and his little darling

Teitan High School, Class 2-b.

Xiaolan was gossiping with her best friend: "Yuanzi, let me tell you, a gentle and handsome guy moved in next door to my house."

As soon as Sonoko heard that there was a handsome guy, she immediately came over and asked, "Ran, really?"

Xiaolan nodded: "Yes, his name is Ito Hirakiyo. He came back from the United States and graduated from university at only 18 years old. He's really handsome."

However, Shinichi Kudo felt uncomfortable upon hearing Ran's praise.

"Xiaolan, how could there be such a capable person? He's definitely just making things up to get your attention."

Sonoko immediately became unhappy upon hearing Shinichi Kudo's words.

"Hey, you arrogant detective, just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't. Today we're going to Xiaolan's house to meet that handsome guy, how about it? Are you up for it?"

"Go ahead, what's there to be afraid of?"

Ran glanced at Sonoko and Shinichi arguing and quietly looked away; she didn't want to be the one settling their case later.

After finally getting through school, Sonoko couldn't wait to go to Ran's house to see the handsome guy. She grabbed Ran's hand and left, leaving Shinichi Kudo to follow slowly behind.

"Dad, I'm home." Ran pulled Sonoko into the detective agency, where they saw the uncle sipping wine while watching horse racing.

Uncle Mori glanced at them and said, "What brings you two here today, rich girl and detective kid?"

"Uncle, we heard from Xiaolan that new neighbors have moved in next door, so we wanted to come and get to know them."

"Dad, didn't Pingqing come over today?"

Shinichi Kudo's eyes widened upon hearing the name "Heikiyo-nii" (older brother). It had only been a few days, and Ran was already calling him "nii" (older brother). No way, he had to take a good look at that Ito Heikiyo; that swindler wouldn't escape his detective's keen eye.

"Oh, you mean Pingqing? He didn't come today."

Heiji knocked twice on the door, and a group of people immediately turned to look at him. He had already seen Sonoko and Shinichi Kudo from his apartment upstairs, so he came over to chat.

Ran immediately introduced them: "Sonoko, Shinichi, this is the Hirai-nii I was talking about. Hirai-nii. These are my classmates, Suzuki Sonoko and Kudo Shinichi."

Heiji nodded slightly upon hearing this: "Ms. Suzuki, Mr. Kudo, hello, I am Heiji Ito."

The moment Sonoko saw Heisei, her eyes lit up: "You can just call me Sonoko, and I'll call you Heisei-nii from now on."

Ping Qing smiled and nodded.

Sonoko immediately moved closer to Ran: "Ran, he really is just like you said, handsome, gentle and polite."

However, Shinichi Kudo stared at Hirai, who was indeed good-looking and taller than him.

Uncle Mori chimed in from the side, "You're all the same age, you can chat more often. By the way, Hirakiyo, is there something you need today?"

"Oh, I found a newly opened Chinese restaurant nearby. It looks pretty good, so I thought I'd come over and ask if you guys would like to have a meal together."

Shinichi Kudo frowned; he knew this kid had ill intentions and definitely harbored ill intentions towards Ran.

Heiji caught a glimpse of Shinichi Kudo's gaze out of the corner of his eye, smiled, and said, "Unfortunately, I didn't come for Ran, I came for you and the old man."

Uncle Mori waved his hand, and everyone went.

After taking a bite, Pingqing found the taste quite good, so he sped up the cooking process.

As for Shinichi Kudo's ulterior motives, they were largely dispelled after the two talked about Sherlock Holmes. After all, in Kudo's mind, there were no bad people among Sherlock Holmes fans.

However, in Shinichi Kudo's eyes, this only dispelled the idea that Hirai was a fraud; he still needed to be extremely vigilant about Ran.

Sonoko also asked him to tell her some interesting stories about America, and Hirakiyo picked out a few things he could tell them.

Everyone was happy during the meal, then suddenly—

"Ahhh-"

A scream came from the side.

Pingqing glanced at Shinichi Kudo and Uncle Mori. Was the Grim Reaper's magnetic field already taking effect?

Shinichi Kudo rushed over when he heard the screams, and Kiyoshi followed Uncle Mori to take a look.

Tsk, that's really pathetic.

A man lay on the ground groaning in pain, blood gushing from his chest and stomach. His friend, who was having dinner with him, was trembling as he dialed 120 (the emergency number).

It's remarkable that he survived being attacked by two deadly forces.

"Please remain quiet and wait for the police to arrive." Uncle Mori quickly quelled the commotion at the scene.

Ran and Sonoko followed, and Pingqing turned to them and said, "You should wait here. Such a bloody scene is not suitable for you girls to watch."

Sonoko blushed and pulled Ran to sit down to the side.

"Who are you?" someone asked from the side.

"My name is Kogoro Mouri, and I'm a detective," the middle-aged man said with a righteous expression.

"Since when do detectives have a say at crime scenes? Who knows if you killed the person?" another person shouted.

Pingqing glanced at the uncle. He wasn't famous yet, so he couldn't just shut the whole room up with a single sentence. Then a few suspicious glances flashed across his face.

Shinichi Kudo asked the waiter, and it turned out that a man wearing a hat and mask walked in, stabbed the victim twice, and then ran away.

Before the police even arrived, Kudo, having heard the waiter's words, had already chased after them.

Hirai watched Kudo's retreating figure. He was quick to react when chasing the culprit. If only he could react this quickly when it came to matters of the heart.

Inspector Megure arrived quickly, and the victim was taken away by ambulance.

Taira Kiyoshi also made an appearance following behind Uncle Mori. That's great, he's met all the relevant people.

A short while later, Kudo returned dejectedly. He chased after the culprit, but there was no trace of him.

After understanding the situation at the scene, Inspector Megure led his team away, and the next step was to search for the culprit.

……

As soon as Heikichi got home and turned on the TV, he received a message from Gin.

[Back to base, mission pending - Gin]

Pingqing read the message and then it disappeared. He pursed his lips, wondering why everyone chose to cause trouble today. He changed his face to Yulu's and drove to the base.

"Koto-chan~~, is there anything I can do for you?"

Gin glanced at the unruly Taira no Kiyoshi: "There's a mission later, you'll come along."

Pingqing happily spun around: "Okay, what do I need to do?"

Gin tossed over a piece of intelligence, which Tairakiyo glanced at.

Oh dear, the president of Okawa Corporation got caught red-handed by the organization and was extorted for 500 million yen. Tonight's the day to collect the debt.

Wow, that's quick money.

Heiji noticed that the president only had a wife and a 5-year-old child at home, so he looked at Gin and said, "Gin-chan, should we just kill the president and then buy his company?"

Gin lit a cigarette and clicked his tongue: "I want to kill him, but I'm not interested in this kind of company or organization, especially since this company has some connections with the Yamaguchi-gumi."

Ping Qing responded with an "oh," implying, "You're the boss, so you make the decisions."

"Then he must have already called the police."

"They're just a few policemen, what's there to be afraid of?"

Alright, Pingqing sprawled on the sofa, waiting for the mission to begin.

On a dark and windy night, Pingqing followed Gin to the trading location. Tsk, the organization always operates at night, acting like an owl. This desolate place, with its grove of trees, didn't seem like a legitimate trading location at all.