Chapter 308

Seeing Sonoko, who ignored everyone and directly hugged Shengzai, without any demeanor of a young lady from a wealthy family, Tomoko Suzuki also let out a big sigh.

However, when she saw the interaction between the siblings and the happy expressions brimming on their faces, Tomoko ultimately did not say anything more.

"Sonoko, the relationship between you siblings is still as good as ever."

Seeing that Shengzai, who was only seven years old, actually liked to defend his sister so much in front of others, Ran also felt happy for her best friend.

"Need you say it? My younger brother Shengzai is absolutely the best brother in the world. And the only one in the family who can easily handle my mother is this kid.

If that brat in your family usually looks quite clever and smart, compared to my younger brother, he is still far behind."

Regarding Sonoko's "showing off her brother" behavior, the expressions of Ran and Conan, who was lying down and catching a stray bullet, couldn't help but reveal a hint of awkwardness.

As Sonoko's best friend, although Ran smiled awkwardly, she didn't refute Sonoko.

And Haibara, who was on the side, never missed any opportunity to mock the "Death God" elementary school student, directly nudged Conan's waist with her elbow and then whispered teasingly: "It seems you've been outshone by that brat Shengzai. Even your sister Ran didn't speak up for you."

Hearing Haibara Ai's teasing, Conan also revealed a wry smile on his face: "Although Sonoko is a braggart occasionally, what she said this time is true.

If it weren't for the fact that my body became smaller, at the age of seven, I was indeed far less clever and smart than that kid Shengzai.

You haven't known him for long; this kid is far smarter and more talented than you imagine. If you really treat him as a brat, you will suffer."

Ran, Sonoko, and Shinichi were all childhood sweethearts who grew up together, so it was no exaggeration to say that Kudo Shinichi watched Shengzai grow up.

As a famous high school detective, Kudo Shinichi's observation skills were naturally stronger than ordinary people's, so a long time ago, Shinichi had long discovered that Shengzai was deliberately hiding his talents.

Even after encountering the "Black Organization" and being fed the poison (APTX4869) that made his body shrink, Conan even once suspected that Shengzai was also a victim like him.

Of course, this conjecture had only just emerged before it was quickly overturned by him.

The reason was also very simple, because "Suzuki Shengzai" was different from "Edogawa Conan" and "Haibara Ai"; he was not someone who suddenly popped up, but had truly grown up in the Suzuki family.

So ultimately, Conan could only reach one conclusion, which was that there really were some uniquely gifted genius figures in this world, and not only in IQ and learning ability, but even their minds were much more mature than their peers.

Upon hearing Conan's evaluation of Shengzai, Haibara was also quite surprised at first.

However, very quickly, when she heard what Shengzai said during a dispute with some rich kids at the venue, she nodded and affirmed: "You are right. Whether it's his way of speaking or his ability to handle problems, he doesn't look like a child at all, and is even more outstanding than some adults."

The reason why Shengzai had a dispute with some rich kids at the venue was mainly because, thanks to Shengzai and Sonoko, Ayumi and the others, who were able to attend the presentation, had a dispute with a few rich kids.

Because the children attending this presentation were either rich or noble, having grown up in a wealthy environment since childhood, they were accustomed to being arrogant. So when they saw Ayumi and the others dressed in ordinary clothes, they directly started mocking them.

Kogoro Mouri, who was on the side, originally wanted to scold the few brats as an adult, but ended up being mocked instead. The reason he was called "Sleeping Kogoro" was because his wife ran away from home while he was sleeping.

And Ran, who was on the side, even solemnly stated that her mother ran away while her father was in the bathroom...

Facing the few arrogant brats in front of them, they couldn't out-scold them and couldn't hit them, so Sonoko directly threw out her strongest treasure... oh no, her strongest younger brother, Shengzai.

"Ya ya ya, isn't this the young master of the Suzuki conglomerate, Suzuki Shengzai? Could it be that you also want to degenerate and speak up for these poor, pathetic brats?"

"They are all my friends. Please stop, everyone. Otherwise, I will be very angry, and when I get angry, I will hit people."

"Ha, hit people? Just a brat like you? Then why don't you hit us and let us see..."

The boy Moroboshi Hideki, who was wearing a red suit and holding a soccer ball, hadn't finished his sentence when his face was directly punched, and his body was sent flying backward.

And the few rich kids, who had never expected Shengzai to strike suddenly, were now hot-headed after seeing their leader beaten and rushed toward Shengzai.

However, the final result was also very obvious. Although these rich kids were all around eleven or twelve years old and their height was more than a head taller than Shengzai's, in a four-on-one situation, they were still easily crushed by Shengzai.

"Are you looking for death, you brat! Watch me beat you until you're looking for your teeth all over the floor!"

Moroboshi Hideki, who had been punched and sent flying by Shengzai earlier, after climbing up from the ground again, immediately placed the soccer ball on the ground and then sprinted to kick the ball toward Shengzai's face.

And when he saw the soccer ball flying at high speed and about to hit Shengzai, Ran, who was on the side, originally wanted to step in to save Shengzai, but she didn't expect that Shengzai had moved a step ahead of her.

Facing the incoming soccer ball, Shengzai didn't retreat but advanced, and clenching his fist, he gathered his strength with a waist-horse stance and punched out!

"Boom——————!"

Accompanied by a sonic boom in the air, the soccer ball that was shooting toward Shengzai's face was actually punched through by him!

When seeing this scene before their eyes, Conan, Ran, and the others were all stunned.

Punching through a high-speed flying soccer ball with bare hands—this relied not only on strength but also required quite superb technique.

After all, when a ball is hit, under normal circumstances, it would bounce back, and punching through the ball directly—Conan and the others hadn't even thought of that.

"Sister Ran, if it were you, could you do it like this, punching through a soccer ball with one punch?"

Conan was most clear about Ran's karate level; it was no exaggeration to call her a human tyrannosaurus, so that was why he looked at Ran, who was also showing surprise beside him, and asked.

"Relying solely on strength, perhaps I could blow up the soccer ball directly, but to pierce through it requires a certain technique. I really didn't expect Shengzai to be so powerful..."

Hearing Ran's words, Conan fell silent. So, his own wife was also a monster.

However, although it was outrageous, Conan, who had a very strong ability to accept things, obviously accepted Shengzai's outrageous combat power very quickly.

After all, previously, Kyogoku Makoto, a senior from Ran's karate club, could kick continuously and directly kick through a stone pillar one or two meters thick, and Lupin III's partner Goemon could cut through an armored vehicle with his "Zantetsuken."

Compared to them, Shengzai punching through a soccer ball didn't seem like something that couldn't be accepted.

(End of chapter)