Chapter 33: The Iroha Sushi shop and the Poirot Café are both mine now

Mao Li Lan listened, stunned, and nodded hesitantly.

Having obtained her best friend's permission, Sonoko immediately launched into action.

"Akaso-san, do you have a mobile phone? Could you save my number?"

"I do, I just bought one."

Akaso Kaze casually passed his phone to the back seat.

Watching Sonoko save the phone number, a strange feeling welled up in Mao Li Lan's heart.

First, he dropped Sonoko off at her home, then took Ran home.

Upon arriving downstairs, just before getting out of the car, Akaso Kaze pulled out another newly purchased mobile phone.

"Ran, take this phone to use. If anything comes up, it'll be convenient to stay in touch. My number is already saved inside."

"This... this isn't right."

Ran's face was flushed red.

"There's nothing wrong with it. I'm still waiting for you to refer some business to me."

"This... alright then."

Ran took the brick phone with a blushing face.

Akaso Kaze had too much money; it was stacked into neat squares inside his space.

Every time he spent money, it was counted out by the four enslaved souls.

Akaso Kaze only needed to use his hand of intent to retrieve it.

Buying the car and the phone had only cost a tenth of it.

So, Akaso Kaze began to acquire fixed assets.

"Akaso-san, you want to buy the café downstairs?"

Mao Li Kogoro's eyes widened.

"Yes," Akaso Kaze nodded.

"The Beika Iroha Sushi shop next door has already been bought by me, and I intend to buy the Poirot Café as well."

"In the future, when Mao Li-san and Ran come to the shop, you can have coffee for free."

"Really? That's fantastic!"

Mao Li Kogoro was so happy he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

"Ran, look at that. Akaso-san is so capable. He has a car and a building at such a young age, and now he's acquiring shops. His ability and vision are far superior to that idiot Shinichi."

"Dad..." Mao Li Lan pouted, but she didn't refute him.

Conan, standing to the side, was so angry his face turned livid.

The problem was that he couldn't even refute it.

He was just a high school student; although he had solved a few cases and gained some fame, he wasn't a real detective and had never charged a fee. Where would he get the money?

Even the house he lived in was left behind by his parents.

Akaso Kaze patted Conan's little head and said with a smile, "Little Conan, you can bring your classmates to eat here too."

No, absolutely not!

If I go to your shop to eat, I'll take your surname!

The very principled great detective clenched his little fists.

The next evening, Conan stood at the entrance of the Poirot Café, wanting to cry but having no tears.

"Genta, is this the restaurant you were talking about? Isn't this a café?"

"Yeah, but the fried chicken here is delicious, and they just changed owners—it's 30% off!"

"Great, I can already smell the aroma."

"Let's go in, Ayumi is so excited."

Pulled along by the children, Akaso Conan entered the café helplessly.

A young girl with a slender figure, wearing a pale purple long-sleeved shirt and a white long apron, was in the shop. Seeing customers, she immediately walked up to greet them.

"Welcome."

The girl smiled very sweetly.

Her hairstyle was a left-parted straight long hair, her hair color was jet black, and she held a tray in both hands.

If she were to put on a maid outfit, otaku would probably refuse to believe she wasn't a pure and cute maid.

She was none other than the waitress of the Poirot Café, Enomoto Azusa.

There were a few customers eating in the shop, and the children sat at the empty seats.

Just as they were looking at the menu, an extremely handsome young man pushed the door open and entered.

Azusa's eyes lit up, and she immediately walked up to him.

"Akaso-san, you're here. Have you had dinner yet?"

Looking at Akaso Kaze's handsome face, the girl couldn't stop her heart from racing.

Having a handsome boss was simply wonderful.

Between a boss and an employee, there would be many good opportunities...

"Not yet. I came specifically to taste Azusa's cooking."

"That's great. Please have a seat, I'll go get you some coffee."

Akaso Kaze walked two steps inside and suddenly smiled.

He reached out and ruffled Conan's hair.

"Conan is here. Are these all your classmates?"

"Wow! The big brother is so handsome! Conan, do you know this big brother?"

Ayumi's innocent big eyes blinked.

Conan nodded and introduced him helplessly: "This is Akaso-san, the owner of this shop."

"Wow, the big brother is actually the shop manager? That's so amazing! My name is Yoshida Ayumi."

"My name is Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko."