As the owner, Denjiro Maru, who is bald and wearing old-fashioned kimono and clogs, is waiting for today's guests at the main entrance of the mansion.
He himself is also the head of the family, so guests who come to greet him in person are of course more distinguished. For other reasons, the servants in the family are temporarily sent out for a walk and then come back.
A black Bentley Mulsanne slowly stopped at the door. A woman wearing sunglasses got out of the driver's seat. She looked neat and tidy in a tight black suit, and her movements were not sloppy at all. After getting off the car, she went to the back seat and took a slight breath.
Bend down and open the car door.
Maru Denjiro knew that the main character had come out and that he was the one he was waiting for, so he took a few steps forward. He had been waiting under the door with a small eaves because of waiting reasons. At this time, as a courtesy, he could no longer stay under the eaves.
Waiting for next time.
The reason is that the family background of the guest is not at the same level as his family.
There was a crisp sound of clogs hitting the ground, and the person in the back seat of the Bentley Mulsanne made small and reserved movements. When she raised her head slightly, Denjiro Maru couldn't help but praise her in his heart. She is indeed the eldest lady of the Amamiya Foundation. She is already like a princess in terms of temperament.
And her appearance is even more exquisite and eye-catching like that of Princess Kaguya.
Seeing him waiting at the door, Amamiya Noriko laughed out loud and said, "Mr. Maruden, there is no need to come to the door specially."
Seeing that Miss Amamiya was okay, Maru Denjiro scratched his head and waved his hands and said: "Ah, it's okay. In fact, I happened to have something to do today. I have sent out the servants at home. Miss Amamiya should have said it in advance.
Okay, I can entertain you well."
Amamiya Noriko smiled and said, "Sorry, I just happened to hear some interesting news today, so I took the liberty to come here."
"It's okay, it's okay. Let's go in and talk. The car will just park at the door."
Marudenjiro briefly mentioned their suddenness and let it go. Seeing that the female bodyguard seemed to be preparing to park the car, he quickly spoke out.
"Um."
Riho Chieda nodded and stood behind Noriko Amamiya with a calm expression, acting as a normal bodyguard.
Maru Denjiro glanced sideways at Amamiya Noriko, and I have to say that Miss Amamiya is really... she seems a bit too young, a high school student, or a junior high school student?
He actually doesn't know what to call her. Even if his age is an advantage, there is no way he can compare with this princess-like daughter. He calls Miss Amamiya because he is in his fifties and her age.
The title comes from balancing it.
More often? In fact, Noriko Amamiya should be treated as a junior, but? He doesn’t dare!
How big is the Amamiya Foundation? He just lends money to small businessmen with low incomes and loan sharks.
"Ahem..." I can't seem too humble. I'll just worry about Miss Amemiya's studies for the time being.
Maru Denjiro is a loan shark? Of course he is usually vicious, and his family is famous for his bad temper? But at this time, he still had a kind smile: "Miss Amemiya must have excellent grades in middle school, right?"
"The results of... in middle school?" Amamiya Noriko tilted her head slightly? "When you were in junior high school?"
With a smile, he nodded slightly and said, "As for my grades, they are pretty good. I was once the student council president."
"Oh, that's awesome." Maru Denjiro praised, she is indeed the eldest daughter of the Amamiya family? She is already so outstanding in junior high school? Her manners and etiquette are very decent. I think the Amamiya Foundation will sooner or later be led by this little girl in front of me.
The girl is in charge.
Then you have to build a good relationship, and the money that flows out from under your fingernails is not more than what you make from loan sharking?
So he quickly took on the tone of an elder, just a little bit, so that he could show concern: "Does Miss Amemiya's high school have a goal? I still have some connections with several high schools? Of course, there is definitely no need for me.
Want to recommend? But I can recommend a good high school to you."
Amamiya Noriko tilted her head a little wider and asked me about my high school aspirations??
Uncle? What kind of look are you looking at? Don’t I look like a high school student??!
Amamiya Noriko turned her head and looked at Chieda Riho. Chieda Riho naturally heard what Marudenjiro said. She just looked like she was thinking for a moment, and then she seemed to understand.
Some girls appear more mature the prettier they are, but Noriko looks smaller the prettier she is. Today is Miss Amamiya's visit to someone else's house. She took Amamiya Noriko and paid attention to her appearance and kimono.
Put it on for her.
The small furisode kimono with pink cherry blossom prints on a blue background may be cute and make you look smaller.
Reluctantly considering it as her own fault, Riho Chieda spoke up on behalf of her eldest lady: "My lady is already in her second year of high school, and what she just said is in junior high school."
Noriko Amamiya also smiled politely at him.
"Ah...is that so? I'm blind, hahaha..."
Maru Denjiro decided to cover up his embarrassment with laughter and changed the subject:
"Miss Amemiya's kimono is very beautiful."
Amamiya Noriko pursed her lips and smiled modestly. She would not be familiar with this guy. After all, the top of his head was already green.
The sudden visit to his house was because I received news from Kogoro Mori.
Maru Denjiro entrusted Mouri Kogoro to investigate whether his wife's affair was true. Amamiya Noriko asked casually from Moori Kogoro and then remembered this old man.
It doesn't matter if he is cheated, he is still a dead person, which is doubly sad.
There is something really wrong with this person. He talked about a bunch of useless topics in such a short distance from the door to the reception room.
Noriko Amamiya thought that if he had some self-awareness and thought more deeply about how he could have a wife like himself, he would have discovered that his wife was having an affair.
When they arrived at the reception room, Denjiro Maru asked them to sit down, and then went to make tea himself.
Tea master Noriko Amamiya said that although his tea is very green, your tea is really not good.
She didn't come here to drink tea. Marudenjiro was also very sensible and brought out something that Miss Amamiya was interested in.
There was a simple Japanese knife in a wooden box, stored in a purple cloth bag. Due to the traces left by the years, the handle of the knife was dark golden in color, and the grille was dark black.
Noriko Amamiya is now a noble eldest lady, and it is not suitable for her to get started, so Riho Chieda will help her take a look.
But it was Amamiya Noriko who made the decision. How could Chieda Riho have so much time to study antique knives.
It is indeed an antique. It is a famous sword that has been passed down from generation to generation in the family. It is called "Kiku Chiyo".
It was because Maru Denjiro sold [Kikuchiyo] who was kept by him as a guardian to borrow some money for emergency relief that he was betrayed by him.
After all, it is a knife that has been passed down from generation to generation. If I sell it to you like this without saying a word, can I not kill you?
Amamiya Noriko looked at Maru Denjiro, who she really wanted to buy, and said curiously: "I heard that this sword is a famous sword that has been passed down from generation to generation in the visiting family? Is it okay to sell it to me like this?"
"Of course it's no problem. That guy still owes me a lot of money and he can't pay it back? He's already delayed it several times. What can he do to me if he sells his broken... famous sword?"
Maru Denjiro didn't want the deal with Amamiya-sama to be so dirty, so he quickly said that there was no problem at all, and Amamiya-sama, you can just buy it with confidence!!
"There was a buyer who had made an agreement with me before, but I heard that you need it, Miss Amamiya, so of course I left it to you."
He was still trying hard and said: "Miss Amamiya, just buy it with confidence. You don't have to worry about any problems at all."
Noriko Amemiya nodded gently, "Of course I don't have any problem, it's just that you are going to be betrayed."
Chieda Riho didn't know that the guy in front of her would be killed soon. She frowned when she heard what the other person said. It was a famous sword and it was said that a buyer had specially kept it. After saying so much, it probably meant the same thing.
Add money?
She didn't have to worry about the money to buy a knife, but she wouldn't be happy if someone wanted to kill Noriko.
Maru Denjiro originally thought that Miss Amemiya would not mind the slightly higher price of the knife, but he suddenly felt the murderous intent coming from behind Miss Amamiya.
The expression of the female bodyguard with a cold face was completely opposite to Miss Amamiya's soft smile.
Maru Denjiro's heart skipped a beat when Riho Chieda saw him. This is not good. If he offended the Amamiya Foundation in this way, would he still be able to fool around?
He felt guilty for a while. The business he was doing was not very legitimate in the first place. If a behemoth like the Amamiya Consortium wanted to mess with him, there would be no need to do anything more.
Although he felt a pain in his body, he still hurriedly said: "If you really want it, Ms. Amamiya, I can sell it at a low price, it doesn't matter, ha, ha ha ha..."
Maru Denjiro, who was pretending to smile generously, received Riho Chieda's expressionless gaze, suppressed his smile, and said resolutely: "For sale, tacky, such a tacky word, this sword, Kikuchiyo, so elegant and long-lasting
Think of this breath as something I gave to you, Miss Amemiya, and think of it as a sign of admiration for your father’s talents!”
After hearing this, Riho Chieda nodded with satisfaction, then withdrew her gaze, looking down at Noriko's back. It was rare to see Noriko sitting dignifiedly, and her carefully folded little feet attracted more attention.
Maru Denjiro wiped his sweat.
But it's not unacceptable. If the current head of the Amamiya family can remember such a small person like him, it wouldn't be a huge loss if he gave the knife as a gift.
Just as he was about to continue talking about how to express himself, he heard someone knocking on the door again in the distance.
Just as he was about to instruct someone to open the door, he suddenly remembered that it was the Maori detective who had accepted his commission. He should have completed the investigation and report the results to him.
Thinking of this, his face turned green. If his wife really dared to have an affair...
It was not good to show too obvious expression in front of Miss Amamiya, and now he wanted to get closer to the Amamiya family, so he said: "It seems that there are guests here, I will go and tell them to come back next time
Bar."
"No, please go ahead, Mr. Marunuki. Can we visit your mansion? I just want to see the knife too."
"Okay, okay, of course it's no problem. Then Miss Amamiya, you can visit as much as you want. I'll go and receive the guests first."
Hearing this, Maru Denjiro couldn't help but sigh at how well-educated Miss Amamiya was, and of course he was very happy to do so.
And he couldn't wait to know the results of Detective Maori's investigation. Maybe, maybe his wife wasn't having an affair or something, it was just a misunderstanding, hahaha...
Who wants to think that his wife is really having an affair?
He went to the gate to receive Mouri Kogoro and his party, while Amamiya Noriko got up and Chieda Riho and went into the courtyard.
It can only be said that the style of Marudenjiro's house is similar to that of the Amamiya family, but the size is not at the same level. There is not much space in the front and back yards. Amamiya Noriko is admiring the famous sword Kikuchiyo.
For her, knives are more beneficial than guns. The caliber and model of the gun and the bullets left in the body can be used to investigate the guns circulating on the black market, which will leave some traces that cannot be eliminated.
But the knife is different. The wound left behind can only be barely inferred as to what type of knife it is, the direction and strength of the force, etc. But she has great strength and is guaranteed to cut with one knife. No one will think that she is a weak girl.
of.
Moreover, famous swords like this that can be classified as antiques are basically sealed, so there is no information that can be used for comparison.
"Isn't it easier to be an unknown messenger of justice than to be a friendly neighbor?"
Amamiya Noriko turned her head and looked at Chieda Riho and smiled.
Riho Chieda didn't understand what the lovely Noriko was talking about: "That's right."
Amamiya Noriko nodded, look, when it comes to topic terminators, Riho Chieda and Denjiro Maru are of the same type, but it is obvious that Riho Chieda is the superior of Denjiro Maru.
At least Chieda Riho doesn't understand, but that doesn't stop her from saying she understands and agrees.
"I really should suggest that if there are cute girls next to you who say something confusing, you should learn from you, Chie-sensei."
Riho Chieda: "It makes sense."
Amamiya Noriko curled her lips, took the handle of the knife and pulled out the blade a little from the scabbard. It was really an old antique. The blade was a little black, but there was still a faint light showing that it was still sharp.
"Ah! Noriko?"
A small exclamation suddenly came from behind Amamiya Noriko and Chieda Riho. Amamiya Noriko could naturally easily recognize whose voice it was, and she had known that Mouri Kogoro was bringing Xiaolan and Conan.
Got up.
Noriko Amamiya sheathed the sword, handed it to Riho Chieda, then stood up and said to Xiaolan, what a coincidence, Xiaoran, are you here too?
Oh, and where is Conan? Why do you have such a stern face?
Conan: "..."
He didn't know why, but he just felt that Amamiya Noriko's expression was very fake. Although it looked exactly like the real thing, he just felt that way.
Especially when she looked at herself, her heart skipped a beat.
Conan said he believed in this intuition very much. This was the sixth sense he developed when he was still Kudo Shinichi.
He had to be more energetic later. He still couldn't forget the tragic situation when he was tricked by Noriko Amamiya into a stage play not long ago and Mitsuhiko Motota and the others piled high on pretending to be actors.
Amamiya Noriko also didn't forget to say hello to Mouri Kogoro. Mouri Kogoro said that it was a ghost. Didn't she just meet Miss Amamiya in the morning? She also asked herself about the commission situation, and now she has bumped into her again?