Shimizu Koji smiled slightly, “Then guess whether she will ask you to come forward again at that time. Anyway, I haven’t met you, right?”

Vermouth paused when she heard this, obviously a little surprised, but then she laughed again, “Of course this is very possible, but you just need to refuse. Since you are a ‘mysterious person’, then you should be mysterious to the end. You saw at a glance that I was a puppet in the front, so you refused the first meeting.”

Koji Shimizu nodded and didn’t say anything more. What Vermouth said was exactly what he thought. Anyway, everything was decided by the two of them. There might be some doubts, but in front of a villa made of gold, these could be ignored.

There is always a risk in luring the snake out of its hole. Once you alert the snake, there will be no chance of achieving your goal.

However, when the bait is rich enough, sweet and delicious enough, and can even be seen with the naked eye and touched with the hands, then things like alerting the snake will no longer be a problem.

Chapter 567 Osaka Futaba

“I stop my car and sit to enjoy the maple forest in the evening, the frosted leaves are redder than the flowers in February~ah~~~.”

At the entrance of Osaka Park, in broad daylight, Kogoro Mori was singing loudly with a laugh, attracting many passers-by to stop and look.

Xiaolan, who was standing by, slapped her forehead, pulled Conan and silently moved away from the enthusiastic bard.

Koji Shimizu held Haibara Ai’s little hand and kept a distance from Kogoro Mori and his group from the very beginning, which made him seem particularly foresighted.

“Ha—ah~~”

Haibara Ai yawned, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Shimizu Koji looking at her with interest, and her face immediately turned red.

“What are you looking at?”

“Haha, it’s nothing. It’s just that it’s not easy to take you away from home for a trip~~.”

Koji Shimizu smiled and touched Haibara Ai’s head, but Haibara Ai never likes being patted on the head. Of course, she would not blush like a little loli like Ayumi when she was touched on the head. She was well-behaved and obedient.

Haibara Ai just curled her lips and slapped away Shimizu Koji’s claw.

Koji Shimizu didn’t care about this. After all, he had already given enough special training and teaching to Haibara Ai.

Just let her vent her anger. After all, Haibara Ai has been working quite hard these days since his body got stronger.

Not only does she often get out of breath from exercising, but sometimes she even becomes breathless if she’s not careful. It’s really too hard for her.

Haibara Ai frowned and stared at the changes in Shimizu Koji’s eyes. Based on her understanding of Shimizu Koji, she naturally guessed what Shimizu Koji was thinking very quickly.

But at this moment, it was only twelve o’clock in the afternoon, and less than four hours had passed since the morning exercise. Huibara Ai felt indignant and couldn’t help but feel a little itchy.

But now she had no way to deal with this perverted guy, Shimizu Koji. She couldn’t bite him at all, and even when she bit him hard, it felt like she was massaging him. Shimizu Koji was not afraid at all and even encouraged her.

In recent days, Huiyuan Ai even doubted whether Shimizu Koji, with his wealth, could afford to give her a milk bath like in the comics. (She knew that Shimizu Koji had made a lot of money in the past two days.)

“Hey, don’t look at me like that. You know I’m too physically active right now. I need to do some exercise to release some energy.”

After hearing what Shimizu Koji said, Haibara Ai finally rolled her eyes, snorted coldly, turned her head and ignored him.

Because Shimizu Koji was too crazy at home these days, she certainly couldn’t accompany Shimizu Koji to complete the fitness plan alone, and then,

Thinking back to that day when she had to go home early from school because the school was being renovated, Huihara Ai couldn’t help but feel a little… numb?

Every note her sister played seemed to be still ringing in her ears, and she didn’t know what was wrong at the time. She was bewitched and did not try to stop her. Instead, she hid at the door and silently listened to her sister playing the banned “Dark Sonata” in the room.

Then

The memories end here. With two beeps and a quick but perfect brake sound, a taxi stopped in front of everyone.

After the car stopped, Hattori Heiji, still dressed in black as always, immediately opened the passenger door and got out to greet everyone, while Kazuha got out from the back seat, carrying a small handbag and wearing a pleated skirt. Her legs were white, slender, and she stood tall and graceful, looking youthful and full of girlishness.

“Uncle Maori, Xiaolan”

After greeting Mori and his group, Kazuha subconsciously turned his gaze to Shimizu Koji and Haibara Ai standing beside him. Perhaps because of Haibara Ai, when Kazuha saw Shimizu Koji this time, he was not timid or shy, but instead took the initiative.

“Kouji-kun, and this, cool Miss Huihara, good afternoon, long time no see.”

“It was only last week”

“Huh? What’s wrong, Ai?” He Ye was a little confused.

Huiyuan Ai closed her mouth and shook her head calmly, “Nothing.”

Koji Shimizu greeted Kazuha with a smile, then reached out and touched Haibara Ai’s head to comfort her, but Haibara Ai still didn’t appreciate it.

Because that bastard Shimizu Koji didn’t hide anything from her and told her directly from the beginning that he came to Osaka to meet Kazuha.

For Koji Shimizu, he is now “invincible and can do whatever he wants without breaking the rules”. He can do whatever he wants as long as it does not exceed the bottom line in his heart.

Now, apart from being jealous, Haibara Ai has no other way to restrict Shimizu Koji. Not only was she caught red-handed that day, but in the end, even though the sisters were united, they were unable to provide enough help to Shimizu Koji.

Simply put, he couldn’t bear the pressure brought by Koji Shimizu.

However, now Haibara Ai has figured it out. Shimizu Koji is no longer an ordinary person. After seeing those magical eyes and Shimizu Koji’s Zanpakutō, Haibara Ai completely “goes into action”.

No organization, no Gin, no boss, etc. would scare her anymore, and the price was just a small man.

Humph.

Fortunately, Shimizu Koji had made it clear from the beginning, otherwise, Haibara Ai might not have been able to accept it so easily.

After saying hello, everyone set off together. Their destination, of course, was the Nichimi TV station in Osaka.

On the way, Hattori kept asking Conan and Shimizu Koji questions. He had also heard about what happened in the annex last time. Although it ended abruptly due to a strange earthquake, the two famous detectives who died were real.

Both the police and other Japanese detectives were very interested in this, but the Dusk Villa was sold by the family of Okami Zhushan, and in just two days, the hill was directly cordoned off and no outsiders were allowed to enter.

No one knows how the person behind the scenes managed to take the villa directly into their possession despite the police blockade, but judging from the fact that Police Inspector Bai Ma dared not say a word, the big shot behind the scenes was certainly not someone they could contact or discuss with.

So, Hattori Heiji is very interested, but it is just an interest.

This trip to Osaka was also due to the fact that Osaka Nichimi TV had invited Kogoro Mori, who had recently become the focus of attention because of this case, to a special program.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Mori family, along with their old acquaintance Koji Shimizu, naturally regarded it as their second trip to Osaka. It was also a visit to friends, and they also contacted Hattori Heiji and Kazuha by the way.

“Oh, by the way, I suddenly remembered that Mirai was also here at Nichimi TV today. I heard her talking about it during the club activities a few days ago, and she seemed very happy.”

“Hmm? Kazuha, your senior? Club?”

“Ah, it’s the Utaha Club, but I’m just a name there, and I only go there once in a while to practice with my seniors.”

Chapter 568 Red Leaf’s Expectation

Ooka Koha has been staying in Osaka for some time recently to prepare for the next important competition – the Kigetsu Cup Hyakunin Isshu Waka Competition, which is a grand event of karuta competition. For this day, to clear her teacher’s name, Ooka Koha has been waiting for a long time.

However, this time, the Gaoyue Cup was also a special way for her to divert her attention.

Regarding her own emotional problems, after listening to her mother’s words, Ooka Hongye did think seriously about it for a while.

But first love has nothing to do with rationality. The more I think about it, the more the figure of Shimizu Koji appears in my mind.

So, in the end, Ooka Momiji confirmed her feelings, but for some reasons, she did not set out for Tokyo.

The Nichiren Television Building is one of Osaka’s landmark buildings, and this time, as always, Nichiren Television has obtained the exclusive broadcasting rights for the Taizuki Cup. Naturally, some of the early practice and warm-up activities were also held here.

“Iori, how is the investigation going?”

In a lounge, Ooka Momiji was wearing a light pink slim-fitting competition kimono and slowly sipping a cup of black tea. Her gentle and elegant temperament made anyone who saw her think that she was a daughter of a wealthy family.

And this is indeed the case. No matter what the circumstances, Ooka Momiji’s unique aura of a young lady is always revealed in her every move.

On the single sofa opposite her, a butler-like man sat upright, like a statue.

After hearing Ooka Hongye’s question, he seemed to wake up from his petrified state. “We have already found out that there is an 80% chance that the sender of the invitation letter was Ms. Qianjian, and the Mr. Okami Zhushan who died first, the original owner of the annex, is also likely to be one of the masterminds behind the incident.”

“But I didn’t find Ms. Qianjian’s body. Maybe.”

Iori Mumi did not continue talking, and he even skipped over many things because he felt they were too unbelievable and were just his wild speculations. But when he thought about the strange methods that Shimizu Koji used to save them in the mountain villa, he felt that it was not impossible.

“Maybe, it was Koji who did it. That’s what you want to say, right?”

“No, no, miss, I——”

“Okay, Iori, I don’t mean to blame you. After all, for a person like Koji who is already like a legend, those guys with bad intentions are probably worse than a bug in his eyes.”

Iori Muga didn’t dare to respond. It was not that he was afraid of Ooka Kouye, but he felt that nothing he said would be appropriate at this time. He also had no idea what Ooka Kouye was thinking.

Although Ooka Momiji used to be from a prominent political family, she was kind-hearted and gentle to others. Even when dealing with those who intended to offend her, she would simply ask them to expel them.

But here we are today.

“Well, although it’s always a bit heartbreaking to see a person disappear like that, if it’s Koji-kun, maybe this is the man that Grandpa once said is the most worthy of Miss Ooka’s love.”

Iori Muga had a strange look on his face and lowered his head silently. He admitted that Shimizu Koji was indeed “excellent” enough to be intimidating, but he did not quite agree with what Ooka Koye said.

If he remembered correctly, the eldest lady’s grandfather’s words actually meant that the eldest lady should get in touch with a young man from a political family.

Well, of course, if compared with Master Qingshui, then what the young lady said is absolutely correct.

Anyway, as long as the young lady is happy, it doesn’t matter if he has to work harder.

But when he thought of the other things that Ooka Hongye asked him to investigate, Iori Muga gradually became bitter. He investigated Shimizu Koji’s other girlfriends.

He was a little scared before, and after coming back from the Dusk Villa this time, when he saw the smooth and flat hilltop, his heart sank. This was not something that ordinary people could investigate. If he didn’t know about it, it would be fine. The key was that he had seen it. Shimizu Koji was a swordsman, and a swordsman who could kill people from a distance.

“Okay, Iori, there’s nothing to do here, just come pick me up after you finish your afternoon activities.”

“Okay, Miss.” Iori Muga stood up respectfully, bowed slightly, and then left Ooka Momiji’s lounge.

He was originally a public security official, but a few years ago, he quit his job and went to the Ooka family to work as a butler and bodyguard for Ooka Momiji.

His purpose was simply to protect this young lady who had once saved his life. Apart from the initial surprise at the appearance of Shimizu Koji, the rest was just secret relief.

Koji Shimizu seems to be a little philandering, but having grown up in the social environment of Japan and as a public security officer who is often responsible for the security of important figures, Iori Muga doesn’t even think there is anything wrong with this.

In fact, even Ooka Momiji thought there was nothing wrong with this, but she just wanted more. She wanted to marry Shimizu Koji and be the only woman who could stand by his side openly.

With a “click”, the door closed, and Ooka Hongye, who had been sitting elegantly, breathed a sigh of relief, stretched her arms, and then leaned on the pillow behind her with her hands wide open.

Despite this indulgent restful behavior, there is no sense of incongruity on her. With her delicate face, slightly closed eyes, and elegant kimono, Ooka Momiji looks like a princess of the royal family.

But in terms of status, even the current royal princesses can’t catch up with her.

However, this princess, who is still a young girl, does have a naive and romantic side that is a bit irritating~.

“Wait a little longer, until the Taiyue Cup is over. I will take the victory and confess my love to Koji-kun in front of the national audience.”

Ooka Hongye murmured, her eyes were empty and blurred, and the corners of her mouth gradually curled up uncontrollably.

Iori Muga left the lounge of Otsuna Momiji and walked all the way to the elevator door. He was still thinking about Shimizu Koji in his heart, because there was nothing else worthy of his concern at the moment.

“Ding——” The elevator door opened, Iori Muga came to his senses, turned sideways and prepared to make way for the people in the elevator to get off first.

But just as he took a step back, his eyes suddenly widened and he looked straight at a boy holding a little girl in the elevator.

“Master Qingshui!?”

Chapter 569 Butler Iori’s Decision

“Eh?!”

“Qing Shui—”

“Master?!”

“Ala? Could this be another young lady’s butler?”

Haibara Ai’s voice was drowned out by the surprise of the people around her, and Shimizu Koji naturally pretended not to hear it.

But how could Haibara Ai give up? She raised her eyebrows and stepped directly on the tip of Shimizu Kōji’s shoe. Then, she stepped on empty space. Instead, because she used some force, an expression of pain appeared on her face for a second.

“Um, may I ask who you are–?”

After dodging Haibara Ai’s fatal blow, Shimizu Koji and everyone else walked out of the elevator and looked at the man in front of them with a serious expression.

Although he had met Iori Muga once, he didn’t know this person’s name and just thought of him as a bodyguard of Ooka Momiji, so he didn’t think much about it.

After Iori Musa blurted out the words subconsciously, he immediately shut his mouth. Seeing Shimizu Koji’s reaction, he became more certain that he had made a mistake.

But now that things have come to this, there is no way to save them.

“Sorry,” Iori Muga smiled awkwardly, “It’s a bit presumptuous. I’m Iori Muga, and I met you last time at the villa in the mountains.”

“I’m sorry for causing trouble to you all. I have something else to do, so I won’t bother you any more.”

Iori Muga was respectful and polite, but he left as fast as a gust of wind. Before anyone could react, Iori Muga had entered the elevator and left with a polite smile.