Kuroki looked at the newly launched candies and said helplessly: "I just launched one."
Suzuki Sonoko was disappointed when she heard this. She didn't like the bland new candy called "Innocent". She preferred sweet, salty, spicy and other strong-flavored foods.
"I have something going on at home at the end of the year, so you may not see me much in the second half of the month."
"Besides," Kuroki paused, "this store will be closed for a few days near the end of the year. I will notify you in advance."
"Eh? Are you closing the store before the New Year?" Suzuki Sonoko was surprised when she heard this. Her family was engaged in various businesses, but she had never heard of Kuroki Jin's business method.
"But before the end of the year, there will be no shortage of candies for each store to purchase." She was a little worried about the candy store's performance.
"There's no way." Kuroki Ren himself liked [Innocent] very much. He put the one in his mouth that was minding his own business while talking, and continued vaguely: "Things at home are always more important."
"But I remember Mr. Kuroki didn't say that you...um..." Kudo Shinichi wanted to say something last time, but he was worried about something and didn't say it clearly.
"In addition to my parents, I have other family members." Kuroki Ren smiled helplessly. Seeing that Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko looked at him with doubts, he had to explain: "When I went out to investigate with Kudo-kun before, I told him that my parents had passed away a long time ago.”
"Eh?" Suzuki Sonoko was very surprised. Thanks to her good background, she was actually quite accurate in judging people. Her first impression of Kuroki Jin was that of a well-educated young man from a wealthy family, but she did not expect that he turned out to be a self-reliant version of the character whose parents both died.
Kuroki Ren didn't want to discuss this issue too much, so he took out the Nian Jade from his pocket and handed it to Ruomu Wenren, "Here, let's just celebrate the New Year in advance."
A look of surprise flashed in Ruomu Wenren's eyes. He wanted to reach out but retracted his hand and said softly: "This is not good, Brother Heimu."
"Brother Kuroki is still short of two dollars for you, kid. Take it quickly." Anaisaki persuaded from the side, "But my share, sister, will have to wait for the boss to give me a bonus."
"Thank you, Brother Kuromu." Ruomu Wenren accepted it and said happily: "Thank you, Sister Xiji, too."
"You're welcome. Enjoy your vacation." After all, your future vacation time has been planned.
Ruomuwen knew nothing about this at this time. He happily collected the New Year's money and asked his three brothers and sisters to take him out to eat delicious food. At this time, he looked like a 15-year-old child.
Kuroki Ren liked to see this kind of ordinary daily life. He looked at Ruomu Wenren in a good mood as he walked away. Before he could close his eyes, a figure appeared in his field of vision.
"...Mr. Odagiri?" Kuroki Jin recalled for a while before he remembered the name of the owner of this face.
"Boss Kuroki." Odagiri Toshi also walked into the room and lazily found a chair to sit down. "You actually sell drinks here. Give me a cup of coffee."
"Wait a moment, guest." Anayuki, who went to the back kitchen to wash her hands, said her voice reached the front hall through the curtains. Unexpectedly, there was a woman here, Toshi Odagiri, who also raised his eyebrows.
"The lead singer didn't perform today?" Kuroki Jin was lazily leaning on the office chair inside his counter. Anayuki walked out of the kitchen and saw that he had no attitude at all about making coffee for the guests. She couldn't help but blame him. One glance.
Odagiri Toshi also happened to look at him because of Kuroki's question, and Anayuki's charming eye roll shocked him immediately.
"Uh..." His thoughts suddenly got stuck, and he calmed down before continuing: "Today's performance is over."
"Hey, it's quite early." Seeing that it was less than three o'clock, Kuroki Ren made an envious voice.
"I just happened to pass by here when I was going home, and I wanted to take a look." Odagiri Toshi also thanked Anayuki for the coffee, "Do you have any recommendations for candy? I can eat it during the performance."
Kuroki glanced at the counter and took out two items. "The super sweet one is the one I gave you that day. If you are not strong enough, this one can come in handy. You will know after you try the other one."
"Huh?" Odagiri Toshi also became interested. He twisted the candy and peeled it into his mouth. He almost spit it out the next second.
"What is this -" Odagiri Toshiya's voice suddenly became sharp. The next second he saw Ana Yuki inside the counter, he was startled and looked at him, then fell back unconsciously.
"Why are you so sour..." The voice even sounded aggrieved.
Kuroki Ren was afraid just now that he couldn't help but lift the table, but now he just wanted to laugh, but for the sake of the young master's face, he endured it and said in a pretentious manner: "You should be energetic."
"...How can a rock singer be sleepy?" Odagiri Toshiya growled softly.
"Mr. Odagiri has a habit of smoking." Kuroki Jin looked at him lightly, and the old man said calmly, "And he is a heavy smoker."
"Uh..." Odagiri Toshi also thought about it. He seemed to have never smoked in front of Kuroki.
"I can tell by looking at your right hand." Kuroki Ren knew what he was wondering about. "After the performance that day...well, I can see that you are left-handed, but you are used to doing things with your right hand in daily life."
Because his annoying father is also left-handed and the father and son look alike, Odagiri Toshi, who has been rebellious since childhood and does not want to be exactly like his father, changed his right hand to work.
Although the left hand is still used in emergencies, small things like smoking are all handled with the right hand.
"There are traces of years of pressure between your index finger and middle finger. If you look closely at the color, it looks slightly yellow... You can't see it clearly under the light."
Odagiri Toshi was also checking his hands following Kuroki Jin's words.
"I found it when you were washing your hands that day." Kuroki Ren said as he threw the same candy into his mouth. "The traces of smoking were obvious under the water."
"Oh..." Odagiri Toshi also understood, but what does this have to do with this sour candy?
"Although this candy can't help you quit smoking, I added citric acid to this candy, which can improve the effect of the lungs to a certain extent. And in fact, don't you think this powerful flavor stimulates your taste buds more than cigarettes?"
do not think so! Odagiri took a deep breath, looked at the two candies that Kuroki Jin threw at him, smiled hard and said:
"Pretend a little for me each."
"Okay." Kuroki Jin, who successfully sold the product, was very happy.
After Odagiri Toshi also left with the candy, Anayuki came over and asked curiously: "How did you hook up with him?"
"Hooking up is a nasty word."
"Don't you know who he is?" Anayuki looked strange.
"Huh?" Isn't he just the lead singer of a small band?
"Odagiri Toshiya, the only son of Odagiri Toshiro, the chief inspector and head of the Criminal Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department."
"Um???"
