The host and guest took their seats on both sides of the long dining table, leaving the host seat.
After Tokura Kishiji sat down, he turned around and asked the maid Hibara Hikari, "Where's the elder brother? Isn't he here yet?"
"Butler Koga and I went to the door of the master's room and knocked, but the master didn't respond. Maybe he was still sleeping." Hibara Hikaru was like a gentle and harmless rabbit, and his voice was very soft, "So Butler Koga asked I’ll treat you all to dinner first.”
Torakura Kishiji didn't ask further, and sighed helplessly, "He informed us to come here, but he slept all day and never showed up."
"There's nothing we can do about it," Masin Tokura said with an elegant and kind smile on his face, "Brother, he's not in good health, so he probably needs more rest."
Hibara Hikaru and another maid drove the dining cart and brought dishes to the table, introducing the dinner process tonight.
Probably not thinking about the arrival of guests, the chef did not prepare dinner according to the cumbersome process of appetizers, soups, side dishes, main dishes, salads, and desserts, but only prepared appetizers, main dishes, and desserts.
It's not so formal, but it fits the relaxed atmosphere of a family gathering.
After the appetizers with bland taste and small portions were served one after another, no one in the Torakura family seemed to feel that they were the masters, and no one greeted the outsiders on behalf of Torakura Sakuya who was not present.
Mouri Kogoro didn't show any concern at all and started eating directly, causing Otaki Goro who originally wanted to be polite to swallow his words.
Within a few minutes, the platter of cold dishes as an appetizer was eaten, and the people present only commented on the taste of the dishes. It was not until the main course of hot food was brought to the table that the two parties started chatting.
The eldest sister Tokura Mamoru asked curiously, "Have you asked so many of you to witness tonight's meeting?"
"No..." Otaki Goro smiled awkwardly, "Actually, it was Mr. Koga, the housekeeper of this family, who invited us over."
The other people in the Tokura family listened attentively. When they heard that a group of people were invited by Koga Riku, their expressions became a little more relaxed. However, they looked at Chi Feichi eating indifferently and moving calmly and gracefully. Textbook, seeing other people's open attitudes, they did not underestimate the group of visitors in front of them.
Tokura Masin guessed, "Maybe that's what Big Brother meant. In addition to us who need to distribute the inheritance, there is also a third party present as a witness. It can also make this meeting more formal. If someone doesn't want to admit the content of tonight's meeting afterwards, , we can also ask them to testify.”
"You're not really convinced by what I said, are you?" Tokura Mina also guessed, "Brother, he wants to take special care of someone..."
Seeing that these people only focused on how much property they could get, Mouri Kogoro was speechless and asked aloud, "By the way, you said before that the owner of this mansion, Mr. Sakuya, has cancer, so he invited you. Are you here for a meeting to discuss inheritance distribution?"
"Yes," Tokura Masin responded, "I heard that my eldest brother only has half a year left."
As Tokura Masin's wife, Tokura Yuli muttered beside her, "Didn't you say it's only three months?"
"Anyway, the invitation said 'no inheritance will be given to those who are absent'," Hanekawa Johei said with a teasing smile on his face, "so everyone came over."
Tokura Kishi looked at the main course that was already mostly eaten in front of him, then turned to look at the door of the restaurant, "But the big brother hasn't come over yet, he must be too slow."
Tokura Shina agreed, "Yes, usually he would have been sitting here fussy about the food."
"So, three little girls," Hanekawa Johei looked at Maori Ran, Toyama Kazuha, and Koshimizu Nanatsuki, and said with a smile, "Although I'm a little embarrassed, can you go wake him up?"
Chi Fei knew sooner or later that Hanekawa Johei would make such a proposal, but he still felt uncomfortable after experiencing it personally.
Is the girl I met for the first time really good?
Even if we ask him and Hattori Heiji to go, it is much more appropriate than asking the girls to go.
Especially in the original plot, Torakura Mamoru smiled and said, "Let a young girl wake him up, and Ouya might be happy." Regardless of whether it was a malicious attempt to scare young girls, After all, it is a kind of contempt for the guests.
Yes, they are outsiders invited by the housekeeper. Compared with the members of the Yakura family invited by the master, this invitation may not be weighty enough, but since the arrival of this group of guests is confirmed, they should Have the most basic respect, right?
Of course, he knew that Hanekawa Jōhei had other reasons for suggesting this, and the mentality of the Tokura family was a bit subtle. They did not seem to have the awareness of their hosts. They could sarcastically mock each other, only think about their own interests, and did not pay attention to outside guests. It wasn't strange at all, but as a companion who came here with three girls, he couldn't watch others using a frivolous attitude to control the three girls.
In addition, Hanekawa Johei also included Koshimizu, and he suddenly felt that there was no need to maintain everyone's face, harmonious atmosphere, and the original plot of the murder case.
So, just when Hanekawa Jiaohei finished speaking, Chi Feichi, who had been eating silently, stopped, looked up at Hanekawa Jiaohei and said, "Since you said you were sorry, don't make such an assignment. Immodest behavior by a female guest.”
The tone was calm and gentle, without any anger, but the words were said very seriously, causing the surrounding atmosphere to freeze instantly.
Hanekawa Jiaohei looked at Chi Feichi blankly, as if he was too surprised that Chi Feichi said this, and even the embarrassment of being refuted and accused of being rude had not yet come to his mind.
Tokura Mamoru and his young lover originally wanted to speak out to support their little lover, but Chi Feichi pointed it out directly. They also felt that it was not polite to use the girl they met for the first time, so they sat frozen in place with an embarrassed look on their faces.
Mouri Kogoro raised his hands to cover his face helplessly and sighed.
His apprentice is really...
Can't you speak more tactfully?
After thinking about it carefully, he felt that there was nothing wrong with what his apprentice said. The pretty boy in the white suit knew that they were invited by the housekeeper and might not be familiar with the master, but he still smiled and asked the girls to wake the master up. It was indeed not very good. Polite, but he may just do things casually and like to tease young girls. His apprentice can express his dissatisfaction tactfully, and then call him to wake up the master and replace Xiaolan and the others...
"Well..." Mao Lilan felt the dull and depressing atmosphere and was worried about a dispute between the two parties. She quickly smiled and said to Chi Feichi, "Brother Feichi, it doesn't matter if we go for a while."
Yuan Shan and Ye were also worried about the quarrel between the two sides, so they smiled and agreed, "Yes, yes."
Tonakura Mamoru didn't want the atmosphere to be too tense, so he smiled and explained for Hanekawa Johei, "I'm really sorry, it's Johei who didn't think carefully, but he is the kind of character who doesn't worry too much, and he has no ill intentions towards you. I hope you don’t take what he just said to heart.”
"Where," Maori Kogoro also quickly put on a smile, turned to look at Chi Feichi and said, "Feichi usually has the character to say whatever comes to mind. Sometimes he is very rude when he speaks, but in fact he doesn't have any malice in his heart. Please forgive me."
Alas, his apprentice is still young, and at the critical moment, he, the teacher, is the only one who comes to the rescue!
The two of them tried to calm down the atmosphere, but Hanekawa Johei still looked a little dazed and felt uneasy.
He just asked the young female guest to wake up the master and wanted to use these three girls as witnesses. Didn't it seem too deliberate? No one would doubt him because of this, right?
Implementing a murder plan is indeed not as simple as imagined. It has encountered such great resistance from the beginning. Should we stop in time while there is no murder yet?
On the side, Tosakura Shina saw Hanekawa Jiaohei looking in a daze, thinking that Hanekawa Jiaohei had been hit, and felt a pain in his heart.
Although when she saw the young gentleman before, she was indeed amazed by his appearance and temperament and was stunned. However, the person who was so stunned was her former lover after all. The two of them had experienced so many happy times, and they were still It has been painfully entangled, in comparison...
Tosukura Shina frowned and looked at Chi Feichi, and found that Chi Feichi was watching the mustachioed uncle and his eldest sister indifferently. He took a deep breath, stood up suddenly, and looked a little gloomy in the astonished eyes of others. Walking to the door, "Okay, I've almost eaten, it's better for me to wake up my brother!"
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hateful! As expected, she couldn't scold him, and she didn't want her ex-boyfriend to be embarrassed, so she could only work hard on herself and solve the problem fundamentally.
Isn't it just a trivial matter like who is going to wake up the elder brother for dinner? If it’s not appropriate for the guest to go, then let her go. Just let her go!
Hanekawa Jōhei watched Torakura Mina leave, thinking silently.
Although the plan went awry and the three young girls could not witness the vision, Yushina could still achieve his goal by being a witness...
Now that the stage has been set, it's better not to give up easily, right?
Yes, now that you have made up your mind to implement the murder plan, don’t waver! As long as he is more careful and doesn't reveal too many flaws, he will definitely succeed!
(End of chapter)
