At the same time that Toru Amuro and Reina Mizuna were in contact with Regel, on the other side of the guesthouse hall, Kiyoko Igarashi, who had been sitting with the Mori family and chatting happily, suddenly stood up from her seat. He bowed slightly towards Moori Kogoro and said with a smile:
"Mr. Mori, thank you very much for this incident."
"Where there!"
I don’t know why she suddenly wanted to thank her so solemnly. Mouri Kogoro also quickly stood up and bowed, and then replied rather awkwardly:
"I actually didn't help much. The detective boy from before was responsible for solving the case. Ms. Igarashi, you are really too polite..."
"You are being too modest. Let's not talk about anything else. If Mr. Mori hadn't reacted quickly and controlled the situation when we found out that Mr. Todo was killed, I'm afraid that someone in Edo Street would have been killed by now. It was spread by those outside.
If it really gets to that point, it will definitely arouse some bad public opinions in society. By then, the Edo Street that the government has spent great efforts to build may also..."
"This is what I should do, Ms. Igarashi, you don't have to do this."
In response to Mouri Kogoro's repeated modesty, Igarashi Kiyoko just smiled faintly and took the initiative to invite:
"How about this, Mr. Mori, in order to thank you for everything you have done for our Edo Street, how about we go to the side and take a photo together?"
Saying this, there seemed to be a hint of shyness on Igarashi Kiyoko's face?
"Uh, this, that..."
This blow directly penetrated Mouri Kogoro's heart. He was stunned on the spot, his face was blushing, and he was even a little at a loss.
[Ms. Igarashi took the initiative to invite me, with this look on her face...could she, could she be...]
【Um? ! 】
In the seat next to him, Mao Lilan suddenly became alert.
She looked at Kiyoko Igarashi who seemed a little shy with a scrutinizing look, and then at Kogoro Mouri who was already crazy, and immediately shouted:
"No! I want to go too!"
"ah?"
Her shout brought Mouri Kogoro back to his senses, but also made him feel a little unhappy.
He put his hands on his hips, turned back and glared at Mao Lilan, and said, "Don't make trouble. After Dad takes a photo with Ms. Igarashi first, then Xiaolan, you can..."
"No! I want to go together!" Mao Lilan interrupted him very forcefully, and Mao Lilan also put his hands on his hips without giving in.
"you……!"
"OK."
The father and daughter wanted to argue again, but Kiyoko Igarashi suddenly spoke with an intellectual smile on her face.
"Then let's take a group photo together, shall we?"
"Eh?"
This time, not only Maori Kogoro was stunned, but Maori Lan was also stunned.
No, shouldn't you have that messy attitude toward dad?
Why did you agree so easily?
This was not over yet. Igarashi Kiyoko turned to look at the Suzuki sisters, Haibara Ai and the three younger members of the Junior Detective Team who were also sitting at the same dining table, and extended the invitation again.
"And everyone here, would you like to come over and take a group photo?"
"Huh? Take a photo?"
Suzuki Sonoko, who was checking his cell phone, looked up when he heard this and nodded in agreement without any hesitation.
"Okay, let's go together then. Where is sister you?"
"I have no objection." Suzuki Ayako replied softly.
"Okay! Let's take pictures with the beautiful Aunt Qingzi!" The three little ones also looked at Haihara Ai next to them excitedly, and asked excitedly: "Xiao Ai! Shall we go too?"
"Well, you can just go."
Unable to stand the enthusiasm of these three people, Haihara Ai moved slightly to the side.
"I'll wait for you here..."
"How is this possible! Let's go! Let's go together!"
However, the three little ones didn't give her the option to refuse at all. They directly picked her up and jumped out of her seat.
"Hey, wait, you guys..."
In this way, at the invitation of Igarashi Kiyoko, Maori and his party came to the hall near the main entrance, where a staff member with a camera was already waiting.
"Okay! Stand in two rows. Don't let the little devils run around. Stand in front of you consciously!"
Suzuki Sonoko skillfully directed the three excited little ones. Everyone stood in a suitable position, faced the camera, and smiled.
Among them, only Mouri Kogoro had a sad face.
As for the reason...
"Detective Maori, do you want to smile more happily? Otherwise, it won't look good in the photo."
Hearing the staff's words, Mouri Kogoro sighed in disappointment, shook his head, and then grinned with an exaggerated smile.
"Okay, and that cute little girl, won't you take off your mask?"
"Eh?"
When she heard her name being called, Haiyuan Ai, who was originally making a "yeah" gesture, was stunned for a moment.
"Well, I have a cold..."
"It's just a photo taken, it's okay."
The speaker was Kiyoko Igarashi, who was standing just behind Haibara Ai. As she spoke, she squatted down and reached out from behind to take off her mask.
"Well, wait, wait a minute..."
Under the mask, there was Haiyuan Ai's cold face, and there was nothing strange about it.
"Look, it's okay."
Taking in all her features, Igarashi Kiyoko smiled, put his hands on her shoulders, and helped her, who was a little flustered, to turn to the camera in front of her.
"Very good, everyone, get ready, one, two..."
"..."
On the other side at the same moment, Hoshino Terumi was sitting alone at a dining table, glancing at her mobile phone from time to time.
Yoko is missing.
Just now, she and the little girl from the Maori family searched in the hall for a long time but couldn't find anyone, and the phone on her body couldn't get through either...
"Really..."
Somewhat anxiously, she raised her hand and pressed her eyebrows. Hoshino Terumi muttered something in a low voice.
"Where did he run to..."
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, her phone vibrated, and she quickly picked it up and took a look.
It was a text message, and the sender's note was "Yoko".
With some nervousness, Hoshino Terumi clicked on the text message.
【Sorry Terumi! I'm going after the detective from before! I just saw you calling me! I am so sorry! 】
Seeing the content of the text message, Hoshino Terumi breathed a long sigh of relief.
Just be fine...
[Where did you go? 】
[Outside, that detective seems to be a friend I know...Okay, let’s not talk about this Terumi, I just remembered that I put my little pocket bag on the table next to the door because I thought it was troublesome. Go and help me see if it's still there, but don't let anyone take it away...]
[I am in my twenties, but I am still so careless in doing things...]
After texting her to complain, Hoshino Terumi didn't complain. She got up and walked towards the dining table Okino Yoko was talking about.
Sure enough, I found a small pocket bag that had been thrown carelessly in the corner of the dining table.
"Get ready, one, two, three..."
At this time, Hoshino Terumi also saw the group of Mori taking a group photo not far from her. She smiled, then lowered her head and replied to Okino Yoko's text message.
[I found it, it’s still there, don’t worry. 】
"boom--"
The moment Hoshino Terumi pressed the send button, a huge explosion suddenly sounded in the guesthouse behind her.
In an instant, the ceiling of the hall collapsed from the middle, and the hot and violent air waves carried countless rubbles and bricks and rushed to every corner of the hall.
"cough!"
Dust filled the field of vision, and the main door of the hall was forcibly broken open by the impact of the explosion. Hoshino Terumi was hit by the air wave and hit the wall in front of her.
The same was true for Maori and his group not far away from her. They were all lifted up by the air waves of the explosion and bumped into the wall behind them.
However, their position was the place in the entire hall that was relatively weakest from the impact of the explosion.
Unlike the center of the hall, which suffered the frontal impact of the explosion, it was already "strewn with corpses"...
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(End of chapter)
