Chapter 428 Dad’s Trouble

Chapter 428 Dad’s Trouble

That night, the children went to the top of the mountain in Tiantang Qinghua’s RV to watch the fireworks, and Shirafuji Taimi was also chatting and laughing beside us.

Tiantang Qinghua did not commit a crime, but she was in a trance after I called her, probably because of what I said. When the children asked about her condition, she also made excuses by saying she was not feeling well.

Although her condition was not good, at least no one died on this trip, and no case occurred until we were sent down the mountain by Tiantang Qinghua to camp and rest. Although I don't know what Qinghua decided in the end, at least we completed this camping trip intact.

"This camping trip was really fun, don't you think, Ai-chan~" At the end of the camping, the children lay together in the tent. After I signaled Shiho, Shiho also accepted Ayumi's advances, and the two began to call each other by nicknames.

"Well, it was a good experience." Shiho smiled in response.

"But we didn't encounter any cases this time." Mitsuhiko said with some regret.

"Wouldn't it be nice to enjoy a full camping trip without any cases?" I put my hands behind my head and said with a relaxed look. "It's been a long time since I enjoyed a camping trip without any cases. Please cherish this time."

"Yeah, if we encounter a case, we might not be able to eat curry rice together today." Yuan Tai smacked his lips, looking like he was savoring the taste.

"In short, the camping trip ended perfectly!" I concluded at the end. In fact, I was thinking that I would be able to settle down for a while soon. However, before I closed my eyes to rest, the children had already started discussing the next camping trip, and soon decided on the next weekend.

"No." Conan stood up for me for the first time. "We have other things to do next week."

"Huh?" I really don't know about this.

"Uncle said he wanted us to have dinner together."

"Really?" I thought about it carefully, but I didn't have any impression of it. Maybe I was with Shiho when my father announced this matter.

"Yes, I did say that we were going to eat at a three-star Italian restaurant."

"Oh! That's great! I want to go too!" Yuantai was the first to sit up.

"A three-star restaurant should be very expensive, right?" Mitsuhiko was a little worried. Although the children had no idea about spending money, after all, in the children's world, there was only the concept of being able to eat if you could afford it, and not being able to eat if you couldn't afford it. They seldom thought about who paid. They had not even started to deal with things like favors.

But after all, he is Mitsuhiko, so he is very particular about this aspect. "Yuanta, the food there is probably not something that kids like us can afford."

"That's right. I heard that it's a place frequented by rich people. For children from ordinary families like us, the burden is really too heavy."

Just like that, the children gave up the idea of ​​going together, and I didn't plan to use my own financial resources to take them out for dinner. I didn't want them to be too superior now, and become like Taimei and Qinghua. Although I don't care about money, I think it is necessary to respect the self-esteem of these children's friendship.

Finally, the children fell asleep amidst the laughter of discussing high-end cuisine. No cases occurred, and the children slept very soundly.

In this way, the children spent a happy holiday, but time flies by quickly. The school life for a week was as peaceful as water. Both the FBI and the organization seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

This kind of tranquility does not make me feel at ease, but rather it is like the calm before the storm.

The quieter it is now, the more violent the storm will come.

A week passed in a flash, and my dad took us to that high-end restaurant. The source of funds for this meal was actually a huge order that my dad had received.

It was a huge commission with a deposit of 500,000 yen. According to my father, there would be 10 million yen in commission fees after the deal was completed.

Such a large amount of money made me think more about the difficulty and reality behind this commission. However, my father started to get carried away after receiving the deposit of 500,000 yuan. After this meal, I guess the deposit will be gone by 70% or 80%, right?

But seeing how confident my dad is, maybe... Never mind, even if my dad really fails, it's no problem to hand it over to Conan. At worst, although I'm worried about the money, I can still come up with a few hundred million yen. Let him show off in front of his daughter.

But this is the price of showing off...

"So what? Did they find that person in the end?" About three days later, my mother called the agency.

For three days, there was no progress in the case of my father, so he could only get drunk. Xiaolan was too worried and had to ask her mother for help. As for the reason.

"Later, Dad went to the rich man's house, but the evidence the lady gave was of no use at all. Dad was also very troubled by this and fell asleep on the sofa drunk."

"Really, this old guy." On the other side of the phone, my mother has already started complaining. "In that case, just reject the case immediately."

"But..." Xiaolan looked embarrassed. "But, before Dad went there, he had already spent three million yuan lavishly recently."

"What?! Three million?!" I could hear my mother's voice through the phone from far away.

"Forget it. I can come up with three million. I'll think of a way." Finally, there was a hint of helplessness in my mother's voice.

"But, but mom..."

"Hehe, hehe." Listening to Xiaolan's distressed tone, the corners of his mouth twitched. Then he heard her continue.

"In order to recover the debt, Dad invested another five million in horse racing."

"what?"

"So now I owe more than 8 million. Mom, what should I do?"

"This old man..." Mom was so angry that her teeth were itching. "Don't bother with that old guy, pack your things and come to my side right now!"

"But, but..."

"By the way, bring Xiaoxun along!"

"Huh?" Xiaolan was slightly stunned.

"Pfft..." I smiled and shook my head, snatching the phone. "Auntie, I think you should come over. Uncle is in this state and if no one takes care of him, he might jump out of the office window when he wakes up."

"Let him jump. It's only a distance of two floors. At most he'll break some bones. He won't die!" My mother's voice was filled with anger.

"Okay, okay, Auntie, you haven't come to see Sister Xiaolan and us in a long time. Just think of it as coming to see us." I said to my mother, trying hard to hold back my smile.

"Huh...really." Hearing this, my mother's anger subsided a lot. "Okay, just think of it as for you guys."

My mother said very obscurely that she just wanted to come and see Xiaolan and me for our sake. As for the case, she was not worried. Even if the case could not be solved, I could easily handle the less than 10 million yuan. Although my mother did not intend to let me come forward, she also knew that I never cared about such things. After all, a lavender cup worth tens of millions was still on her table. "Yeah, see you later~" After hanging up the phone with my mother, I gave Xiaolan an OK gesture, which also made Xiaolan breathe a sigh of relief.

About an hour later, my mom drove to the office. When she arrived, my dad was still asleep. The worst thing was that my dad was still mumbling about the TV show, Okino Yoko's food show, which made my dad mutter about Yoko, Yoko in his sleep.

Seeing this, my mother made a pound sign on her fist and tied my father to the sofa with tape.

"Let's go." After dusting off her hands, my mother placed the tape on the table. With the three of us smiling bitterly, she led us out of the office.

"So what? Who is the client?" In the garage, Mom asked Xiaolan.

"My father told me that his name seems to be Fujieda Kankuma."

"Oh, it's him." Mom sighed.

"Eh? Does mom know him?"

"Well, I know a little about him," my mother answered. "He did a lot of bad things when he was young. Later, he used some tricks to win the trust of the eldest daughter of a wealthy family and got her to agree to marry into his family. Then he took money from the wealthy family to do some shady business."

"So the actual client is that young lady?"

"No, I heard that the eldest lady died of illness half a year ago. Maybe she has remarried now."

"Remarriage? Didn't he die not long ago?" Xiaolan felt a little disgusted with this kind of thing.

"Anyway, this matter shouldn't be that simple. Let's go and take a look."

As evening approached, my mother took Conan, Xiaolan and me to the client's villa. The housekeeper of the villa greeted us at the door.

"Hello, I'm the butler here, Ueki Souhachi. I guess you're the agent of the famous detective Mori Kogoro, right? If you need any help, please don't hesitate to ask. Ahem..."

"What's wrong? Do you have a cold?" Conan asked.

"No, I just have an old asthma problem." The housekeeper shook his head. "Anyway, everyone, follow me in."

After slightly turning sideways, the housekeeper Ueki let us into the villa. The moment we walked in, we were attracted by the neat and grand garden.

"This garden is so beautiful!" Xiaolan couldn't help but praise.

"Haha, that's because Mrs. Trend is very passionate about gardening, so she has always had someone take good care of it." Butler Ueki explained, and then glanced at a section of the courtyard. "The one over there is the master who has always been with Mrs. Doroki in gardening. Sou Fei Kenzou."

Seeing that Doi was still diligently tidying up the garden, Xiaolan subconsciously greeted him. Unfortunately, the gardening master just looked back and ignored her.

Faced with this situation, the housekeeper hurried up to explain.

"Please forgive me, he was not like this before, but since the master married into the family, he has stopped talking to outsiders except the wife and me. Even now, he hardly talks to me."

"I think he must have loved my deceased sister very much."

As we were talking, a tall man came towards us. Seeing the newcomer, the butler hurriedly introduced him.

"This is the eldest lady's younger brother, Master Fujieda Shigeru."

"So, who are these two beautiful women and two children?" Master Fan bent over and looked at Conan and me.

"Hello, I am the lawyer hired by Maori Kogoro. I came here today to inquire about the details of the case. When I was talking to Maori Kogoro's daughter today, she also showed great interest, so I came along. Am I disturbing you by coming here without permission?"

"Haha, no, no, you're welcome." Master Fan was very graceful. "By the way, Mr. Ueki, come here."

"Well, excuse me for a moment." Ueki bowed and then left with Master Fan.

"Mom, why do you say that?" Xiaolan was not satisfied with her mother's answer. After all, she did not indicate that she was Maori Kogoro's wife.

"If you say that, it will be inconvenient to ask about the case later." Mom smiled. "Besides, the man is also very personable, and he seems pretty good."

This sentence made Conan and I twitch at the same time. I always thought my father liked to flirt with other women, but I didn't expect my mother to be the same.

Of course, a couple is a couple. Even though they may laugh and joke on the surface, their actual feelings have never changed.

If there is one difference in our relationship, it is that my dad doesn't know I'm still alive, but my mom does.

"Ah, you are the agent of the confused detective who was hired by the hired men after hearing that someone wanted to kill me."

Walking into the villa, we soon met the person involved, Fujieda Kankuma. His tone was very disdainful, which made my mother a little angry.

"Yes, I am here to investigate."

"Well... since you're here, you should investigate it carefully." Fujieda Kankuma didn't think it was true. "Although it's obvious that this was done by a servant who wanted to show off to me, huh, such a small thing actually cost 10 million. What a waste!" After saying that, Fujieda Kankuma left without looking back, unwilling to say a word to us.

"Sure enough, this man is just like what I thought." My mother looked at the back of Fujieda Kankuma with disdain as he left and complained.

"After all, I'm marrying into the family with a reason, so how could I possibly want to be investigated?" I also muttered to myself.

"I'm sorry, I think he doesn't seem to be in a good mood today." Before he finished complaining, a young female voice came from upstairs in the villa, running down the stairs towards us.

"Are you his daughter?" Mom looked at me and asked.

"Hate it, I'm her wife, Suhua." The young woman said shyly. "I'm also the client of this incident."

"Eh eh eh?!"

"Eh eh eh?!"

"Eh eh eh?!"

(End of this chapter)