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248 Banquet Invitation

“Hello.” Akane Fanta looked at Ai curiously.

Although she didn’t know the origin of the little girl in front of her, the fact that she was being taken care of by the pastor was worth her attention. In Tian Qian’s impression, Winnet was kind and friendly to children, but she always gave her a feeling of being distant. This was the first time she had seen someone bring a child back and take care of him “carefully”.

Is it related to the Durant Group, or does she simply have a good impression of this child?

Akane Fantian looked at Winnet, as if asking Winnet to answer her previous question.

“Actually, I want to visit the church.” Xiao Ai took the initiative to answer for Winnet, “I often pass by here, and every time I see the church, I think it is magnificent, but grandpa won’t let me go in, so I have to ask sister Winnet for help.”

“Is that right?”

“Yes.”

Winnet answered with a smile, but her attention was on Ai. Ai, who was always cold and sharp, suddenly spoke like a spoiled child, and Winnet was ashamed of her acting. “I didn’t think enough,” Winnet explained embarrassedly, “I didn’t consider the nutritional needs of children.”

Akane Fantian felt that Winnet was a meticulous person who liked to consider things carefully, but seeing her apologetic look, she did not press her aggressively. She said she wanted to sort out the documents to be submitted to the foundation and left back to the studio.

Seeing the door closed, Winette breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw the expressionless Xiao Ai, and felt like she wanted to say something but couldn’t. Then, Xiao Ai picked up the plate with the remaining bread crumbs and put it in the sink.

Winnett followed him to the sink, turned on the faucet, applied citrus-scented detergent, and said with a smile while washing: “It seems that you, Ai, have fully learned how to be a child.”

“I don’t feel like you’re praising me,” Ai said, then patted Winnet’s butt, “But pretending to be a child is indeed a powerful weapon, and it will gain the indulgence of adults, right?”

As she said that, Xiao Ai pinched Winnet’s butt hard twice.

“Eh.”

“Right?”

Realizing that this was Ai’s revenge, Winnet had to tighten her hips and abdomen.

“That’s not cute.”

“I’m not the cute type of woman. Which type are you more attracted to?”

“no!”

Winnett quickly packed up the kitchen utensils and other things. She took Xiao Ai to her personal room and, while Xiao Ai was pinching her nose, she tidied it up hastily – putting the messy newspapers and books into the corner and putting away the chair.

“I don’t remember you being the kind of woman whose life was in chaos.”

“Because I was really anxious…”

“Oh,” Xiao Ai smiled and found a chair to sit on, then continued, “I’m sorry for making you worry. But you still have to pay attention to hygiene. With this concentration of dust, it’s easy to get sick.”

“Okay.” Winnet responded happily, and said, “Xiao Ai, you wait here for a while.”

She turned on the computer, logged into her service account, and checked her personal emails. There were two new ones. One was a thank-you letter from the foundation, and the other was from Sophia, sent this morning, about attending a party with business partners. Winnett really thought she was a banquet expert. While working all day, she also had to deal with invitations from various companies and groups. She was a woman who devoted her life to work.

“The birthday dinner of the daughter of the Shijing Group…”

Winette had some impression of this group. Although it was not as big as the Suzuki Group, it was also a large group spanning various industries, especially in the research of electronic products, where it had achieved considerable results.

She immediately thought of the last time she failed to obtain a list of software engineers.

After Takeshita Hironobu successfully killed Nakajima Hideaki, the list fell into the hands of the police. The list, which was available for employees to view, was controlled. In terms of the result, it was undoubtedly a failure. Although the Four Wells Group mainly focuses on electronic products, it is a partner of the top computer software companies in the industry. It often gives unsold high-performance products to them and famous software engineers for private testing. The test list is a disguised account of the top software engineers in the industry, which is quite valuable for reference.

Although Vermouth coerced computer game system engineer Itakura Taku to develop a certain software a year ago, his attitude was not very positive and he was not under the control of the organization. The organization could not hang itself on a tree, so the best way was to recruit its own people. Winette thought about it and thought that maybe she could take this opportunity to get closer to someone in the Four Wells Group and steal this information.

However, as we need to wait for the police summons, it is still unknown whether we can attend this party.

“What are you looking at? You’re so absorbed in it?” Xiao Ai asked. When Winnet looked at the computer, her face became serious, as if she had become a different person, with a deep and oppressive temperament. It might be something related to the organization, Xiao Ai guessed. “Let me guess, it’s something related to the organization, right?”

Winnet closed the webpage and re-entered the private domain name that she had been entrusted with. “A little bit.”

“Won’t you tell me?”

“I think the more you know about the organization, Ai, the more dangerous your situation will be.”

“But I know a lot of things. Don’t forget, in terms of the time you joined the organization, you are just a newcomer in front of me.”

Xiao Ai then showed a serious expression. Although she was curious, she did not spy on the information that Winnet browsed without permission, but stared at her with burning eyes. Winnet felt a little itchy when she was being watched, but she still did not explain the matter to Xiao Ai, so that Xiao Ai could completely break away from the organization. This was her main idea and will now.

“Xiao Ai, you should look at the sun in the sky. The trivial matters of the organization have nothing to do with you.”

“You,” Xiao Ai glanced at Winnet’s hands clasped on her knees, and sighed, “At least let me know what you are going to do.” She pressed her legs together, “Even if I know, it won’t change anything, but it’s better than knowing nothing. Don’t forget, the reason why I am like this is because of the information gap, Winnet, what do you think?”

Winnett said, “Okay, then I’ll just tell you what I will do. If there is a chance, I think I will attend a banquet hosted by the Four Wells Group in the evening, with the goal of selecting a potential contact.”

Xiao Ai snorted, “Tsk, that’s really blurry. I’ll follow you then.”

“It’s not impossible,” Winette knew that Xiao Ai was just saying this out of anger, but she still considered it seriously, “But you have to get the consent of that Professor Agasa. Right now, you and I are strangers in their eyes.”

Xiao Ai would never tell anyone her identity because she loved her and would not harm her.

Ai herself realized that if she acted so deliberately, her observation target, Kudo Shinichi, would probably infer something. If he guessed that Winnett was related to the organization, Winnett’s actions would be restricted and her original work would be affected. She sighed, “Okay, Winnett, maybe I should put a Bible on the windowsill and tell Kudo Shinichi that I am a faithful believer and go to church three times a week… Just kidding, what a pity.”

As soon as Xiao Ai finished speaking, the phone in Winnet’s room rang. She apologized to Xiao Ai and answered the call.

“Hey?”

“Ah, Miss Winnett. I just called you and it was Miss Lin who answered the phone. She told me you might be in church.”

Xiaolan’s voice came from the other side of the microphone.

“Is there anything you can ask me, Xiaolan?”

Xianxun’s novel: I have already been to the mortal world

Mao Lilan thought it was a bit strange that Winnet brought Xiao Ai to church, but she did not ask any more questions and relayed the content of the call from Dr. Agasa to Winnet. “Actually, Dr. Agasa called me and said that his car had a problem and was sent for repair. He hoped that I could take care of Xiao Ai for another day.” Xiaolan said, “If Miss Winnet is not convenient, I have no problem taking Xiao Ai back.”

“Don’t worry, Xiaolan. I’m not in any inconvenience, so don’t worry. I will take Xiaoai home tomorrow.” Winette guaranteed.

Conan, who has returned to the Mouri Detective Agency and is licking an ice cream, looks curiously at Xiaolan who is on the phone.

He was a little surprised to know that Winnet took Ai away. After all, in his opinion, Haibara Ai was a very unpleasant person, and only people who were patient and kind could tolerate her. Conan recalled the several times he had contact with Winnet, and suddenly he was a little worried. If she said too many strange things in front of the pastor, she might be questioned like him.

By the way, was the pastor’s strange question based on a parable, or something else?

It’s impossible that he has seen someone who has shrunk like him, Conan thought. Considering the situation at that time, he thought that the pastor felt that his “precocity” was unreasonable, so he thought about it from the religious level of “rebirth” and “reincarnation”. Conan felt that for religious people, “superstition” was just a common phenomenon.

However, he still cared about Winnet’s hand. That brief touch made him feel that the other person was definitely not a simple character.

Well, he shouldn’t be a bad person.

Xiaolan exchanged pleasantries with Winnett on the phone for a while, and then hung up. Then Conan called “Sister Xiaolan” and began to ask her about what happened on the yacht. After all, Inspector Megure had already asked Maori Kogoro for help in a panic.

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri was also present, Xiaolan explained the general situation to them.

“Everyone is suspicious…” Kogoro Mouri sighed.

“I think this matter should have nothing to do with Miss Winnet and Miss Sophia…” Xiaolan expressed her thoughts.

“Well,” Conan said stealthily, “From what Xiaolan said, Sister Sophia should be disgusted by the victim’s entanglement, but she tolerates the other party for the sake of cooperation. If the victim dies at this time, wouldn’t it make things very troublesome?”

“That’s right. Although she had plenty of time to kill the victim, Durant is a large foreign group. No matter how you look at it, the victim’s company is relatively weak. He is simply not going to pester her.” Maori Kogoro flipped through the newspaper and put it down. “Anyway, let’s go to the large yacht first. Officer Megure has temporarily detained it as evidence.”

“By the way, don’t forget what happened tonight.” Kogoro added, “This is an invitation from the chairman of the Shijing Group. He’s a big shot! Well, I, the famous detective Maori Kogoro, will quickly solve this murder case! Haha, hahahaha!”

Conan: “…”

……

Xiao Ai also heard the conversation on the phone and smiled with satisfaction, like a child who had been granted travel permission. Winette looked at Xiao Ai’s expression and sighed helplessly. She asked Xiao Ai again if she really wanted to go with him. Xiao Ai nodded affirmatively and joked that he wanted to protect his girlfriend at all times in order to prevent her from being deceived by other men and women. In fact, Xiao Ai was still somewhat worried about cheating because her body had become like this. After all, staring at things that can only be looked at but not eaten can easily cause psychological problems, which in turn induce behavioral problems.

Winette resigned herself to her fate and looked at the computer screen. During the time she was looking for Ai, some of the commissions had expired, causing some credit problems, but there was also an email dated early morning.

“Nine Leaves Masumi…”

The fact that she was able to find this website showed that the other party had considered using crime to solve the problem and was trying to collect information related to the crime from the Internet. Winnet checked the email and found that the other party hoped that she could provide an effective murder plan, regardless of the consequences – in other words, as long as it succeeded, it didn’t matter if she was arrested.

In her opinion, there was no need for the other party to entrust her with the task. Since she had already made such a determination, unless the target was really blessed with good fortune, he would definitely die.

“The person on the boat…” Xiao Ai saw the situation of the UI with her peripheral vision and knew that this was indeed the software that Winnett accepted the commission for. “She commissioned you to formulate a criminal plan?”

“Yes, and it happened by chance.”

The content provided clearly stated that the person she wanted to kill would also attend the birthday party of the daughter of the Sijing Group, which happened to be tonight.

Winnett thinks that this is because Kuba Masumi thinks time is very tight, which means that she is likely the murderer of the case on the yacht. The first murder was a spur-of-the-moment murder, and the second was a time-limited murder, which can easily be linked together.

“What a coincidence?”

“Yes, her target is someone at the banquet tonight.”

“In other words, you will help her?” Xiao Ai frowned.

“No, if I’m involved, it wouldn’t be a commission to make a plan, but a commission. I’ll take commissions occasionally if I want to,” Winnet replied.

Xiao Ai remained silent. She couldn’t ask questions like “Does killing people make you happy?” She knew from the beginning that Winnet was not an “ordinary” person. For her, as long as the people Winnet killed were not innocent and kind, she would not deny it, because this was their way of life.

“What are you going to do?”

“I refuse,” Winnett said, “To create a suitable trick, I need to understand the victim’s basic habits and behavior patterns, and one day is obviously not enough for me to understand them. Besides, she is just a little panicked. In fact, she doesn’t need the help of weapons or poison. As long as she wants to do it, there will be a chance.”

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ps: My eyes have been uncomfortable recently, so I haven’t updated much. I counted the rewards and it’s about 392 monthly tickets and 462 blades, which is rounded to 2 words. The author will pay it back as soon as possible…

249 Blame Shiho

Winette left the email alone.

After hearing Winnet’s reply, Xiao Ai couldn’t help but feel relieved. Although she didn’t have any obsession with “justice”, she was also afraid that Winnet would completely fall into the evil side. She thought that as long as she maintained a non-supportive attitude, she could somewhat curb Winnet’s tendency.

“There are only about four hours until the dinner starts. If the police don’t issue a summons, I think it’s about time to start preparing.”

“Ready?” Winnet didn’t react for a moment.

“You can’t possibly attend in this outfit, can you?”

Xiao Ai looked up and down at Winnet’s outfit.

Although it is not a professional attire like a priest’s uniform, it is casual wear similar to that of the girl next door, and still an inconspicuous one, a combination of a shirt, a dark windbreaker, and long pants.

It’s fine to attend a small private gathering, but it’s inappropriate in a formal setting.

“Oh, you mean dressing up?” Winnet finally reacted.

“Since we can’t go to your house, the ‘preparation’ becomes complicated.” Xiao Ai said as she put on a baseball cap, straightened her clothes, and looked ready to go.

buying clothes.

The thoughts in her head finally caught up. In fact, Winnet was a little resistant in her heart. Based on her personality, she should be an efficiency person who never worries about dressing. Naturally, she would not go to the mall to choose clothes on holidays. With her experience in the United States as a foundation, she was a little worried that she would become Ai’s dress-up doll.

“Well, Sophia also mentioned this in the letter.”

Only after Xiaoai said this did she remember.

“Then let’s go. I just want to breathe some air outside.”

Before leaving, Xiao Ai did not forget to mock the air quality in Winnet’s room.

Winette smiled and got away with it, locked the door, and walked side by side with Ai. In the empty corridor, her slightly restless hand slipped into Ai’s armpit, lifted up her little arm, and held her tender little hand.

Faced with Winnet’s sudden coquettish behavior, Ai slightly curled the corners of her mouth and hooked her knuckles as a default.

After all, being held by an adult’s hand is normal for a child. Although Ai has never done this, the same situation is common around Teitan Elementary School. She never expected that she would be the one being held by an adult, and be in such a strange relationship.

Winnet had no worries. The last time she held her lover’s hand was half a month ago. She didn’t want to miss this opportunity. Moreover, she now had a new and strange experience, almost a sense of guilt.

Although walking down the street holding Ai’s hand was somewhat conspicuous, there was nothing to question, even from the organization’s perspective – as a loving pastor, it was reasonable for her to hold the child’s hand to prevent her from getting lost.

After leaving the church, she went to the Beihua Municipal Building to shop under the guidance of Xiao Ai. As it was the weekend, the lively venue was already crowded, and people were like bundled thick rice stalks, stacked together. Compared with Winnett, who was a little slow in her movements, Xiao Ai was like an adult, holding Winnett’s hand and moving quickly through the crowd. During the days under the control of the organization, Miyano Akemi often brought Xiao Ai here to shop. Compared with department stores, this place is more upscale, but it is not out of touch with the general public.

Ai’s goal is to wear standard yet elegant clothes. If her lover dresses badly, it will also affect her face. With this mentality, Ai is very active in dressing up Winnet. Of course, there is another reason, that is, Winnet is like a walking clothes rack. No matter what kind of clothes she wears, she gives people a surprisingly beautiful effect. In order to appreciate this effect at the first time, Ai, who usually doesn’t like shopping in the mall, has become like Mingmei, and is keen on equipping the people around her with clothes.

She took Winnett into a mid- to high-end brand store.

As a guest, dressing more dazzlingly than the host is also a kind of inappropriateness. Xiao Ai shuttled between the dress-covered dolls to check the effect, then stretched out her finger, looked at Winnet, and asked her to try it.

Since Ai asked, Winnet was embarrassed to refuse. In these years, they rarely had the opportunity to go out together, so she regarded this situation as a special reward and followed Ai’s advice. She found the service staff, asked for the right size, and walked into the fitting room. However, the effect of wearing it was a little different from what Ai had imagined.

“It seems that you are really worried about me and can’t sleep or eat. Being too thin also affects your beauty. The bigger problem is that this dress is too slim-fitting. You can already see the outline of your muscles. It’s almost like a straitjacket.”

“I’m not very thin,” Winette replied casually.

Some people believe that “thinness is beautiful” and are used to maintaining their weight within a certain range. Although she does not have this tendency, it is indeed difficult for her to gain weight due to her physical condition.

Winnett felt that this had something to do with her physique when she was training.