Chapter 573: Took anti-inflammatory medicine, no energy, ask for leave

Took anti-inflammatory medicine, no energy, ask for leave

"Are you contacting me because this mission is over?"

On the other end of the phone that Xue Nai connected, after hearing Xue Nai's voice, there was a long silence, and then she asked in a slightly surprised tone, a crisp and pleasant female voice.

"That's right."

A mysterious smile appeared on Xue Nai's face, and she answered calmly:

"Probably in these few days, I can get away. By then, I can come over and take over your mission!"

"Is

On the other end of the line, a crisp, pleasant female voice spoke in a slightly mysterious tone, then hung up the phone.

Regarding this, after putting down her phone, Yukino looked at the room that had already been prepared, and a profound smile could not help but appear at the corners of her mouth...

Meanwhile, outside the Mochi residence, Ran and Sonoko arrived together, rang the doorbell, and after waiting for a moment, Takayuki came out to open the door for them—

lingdian.

"Miss Ran, Miss Sonoko, it's so late, is there something the matter?"

Wearing a casual light blue work shirt, Takayuki walked out the door, invited the two standing outside into the living room, and asked with a hint of confusion.

"This is..."

Facing Takayuki's inquiry, seeing that Sonoko did not respond immediately, Ran forced a smile and said:

"It's Sonoko who has something to discuss with Mr. Mochi..."

As she spoke, Ran, sitting on the sofa, poked Sonoko beside her with her elbow, signaling that it was time for Sonoko to explain the reason for their visit.

Looking at Takayuki's face at this moment, because she had just seen the face of Kensuke Kubo, Sonoko couldn't help but feel a bit of a letdown, but once she thought that Kensuke Kubo was already dating Miss Izumo Yukino, and that she knew Mr. Mochi relatively well, thinking about it this way, it didn't seem so bad.

Thus, after being reminded by Ran, Sonoko couldn't help but ask:

"Mr. Mochi, it's like this. Didn't we say earlier that we would invite you to a concert this weekend? I was wondering if you were free."

As she spoke, Sonoko revealed a brilliant smile.

To this, Takayuki couldn't help but say:

"Well... generally speaking, if I haven't received any commissions, I should be free. However, this kind of thing could have been handled over the phone, why go to the trouble of coming over so late?"

Takayuki looked at the sky outside the window at this moment, somewhat puzzled.

"It's like this..."

Thus, Ran explained to Takayuki about how Sonoko and she had gone to the doll classroom to study today—

"So, after class, Sonoko thought it would be perfect to come to Mr. Mochi's house to invite you in person; it would seem more sincere that way."

Ran said this, explaining with the best intentions possible, and Sonoko nodded in agreement.

To this, Takayuki nodded with a calm expression, indicating he understood, and then asked with some curiosity:

"However, Miss Sonoko, how did you suddenly become interested in doll making?"

"Actually, Sonoko went to keep me company!"

Ran explained:

"Because I saw the dolls made by Mr. Kubo, I became very interested in dolls. When I heard that he had opened a doll classroom in the city, I wanted to go and learn."

"That's right, after seeing the dolls Mr. Kubo made, I was truly amazed, so I really wanted to see them with my own eyes, and that's why I went with Ran."

Sonoko replied, "Mr. Mochi, you haven't seen the dolls Mr. Kubo makes, have you? They are simply the most lifelike dolls I have ever seen!"

Listening to the accounts of Ran and Sonoko, Takayuki acted only as a listener and did not offer too many opinions; after all, whether it was the dolls or the Mr. Kubo they mentioned, he didn't know much about them, nor was he particularly interested.

It was just that whenever the surname "Kubo" was mentioned, Takayuki's mind would inevitably recall that guy who made him feel disgusted.

Thus, after Ran and Sonoko exchanged a few simple pleasantries at Takayuki's house, seeing that it was getting late outside, the two rose to take their leave—

"Mr. Mochi, then we'll see you at the concert on Sunday night! Let's meet at the Shiodome Arena! I've already prepared the tickets!"

After finishing, Sonoko, having walked out of the Mochi residence, added one more sentence to Takayuki, waving with a smile.

To this, Takayuki also politely waved back at them, watched them leave, and then walked into the house and closed the door—

Huh? Wait a minute? The concert on Sunday night at the Shiodome Arena...

Thinking of this, Takayuki was slightly stunned and couldn't help but recall the concert ticket Shion Kashiwagi had given him today, which happened to be for the concert held on Sunday night at the Shiodome Arena—

"Could it be the same one?"

Regarding this, Takayuki felt it was an unexpectedly coincidental occurrence.

Thinking this, Takayuki, who had walked into the living room, saw Ai walking down the stairs, coming to the refrigerator, taking out a bottle of ice water, and preparing to return to her bedroom—

"Haibara, the concert this weekend, would you like to go together?"

Thinking that Sonoko must have already prepared his ticket, then this ticket he had received from Shion Kashiwagi could be given to someone else, so Takayuki thought of Ai.

"The concert this weekend?"

Hearing Takayuki say this, Ai unscrewed the cap of the ice water, took a sip, narrowed her eyes slightly, and her expression appeared very cold—

"Is it that concert that the young lady from the Suzuki conglomerate invited you to?"

In an indifferent tone, Ai asked this.

"Yes."

Takayuki nodded.

Thus, Ai didn't say anything more, turned around, and prepared to walk upstairs, her back to Takayuki, still answering in a cold tone:

"No need, you should just go yourself."

After finishing, she walked upstairs without looking back—

Thinking that it was that Miss Suzuki who had invited Takayuki, Ai couldn't help but recall the words she had heard Sonoko say at the mountain villa that day, and naturally, she roughly understood the other party's intentions—

Forget it, this kind of thing is his own business, what reason do I have to get involved?

Thinking this, Ai's mood remained somewhat dejected; it seemed that because of her actions last night, she still couldn't completely forgive herself.

Hearing Ai's answer, Takayuki simply said "Oh," and couldn't help but start thinking about who he should give the extra ticket to if Ai wasn't going?

Leaving the Mochi residence, Ran and Sonoko headed toward the address left by Izumo Yukino and soon arrived at the Beika Apartment—

"Huh? Isn't this near Ran's house?"

Seeing the location of the apartment, Sonoko said with some surprise.

"Yes."

Ran nodded.

"That's great."

Sonoko couldn't help but exclaim:

"If it were very close to my house, knowing that Miss Izumo is Mr. Kubo's lover, I don't know when I might run into them on the road, and I don't know what I would do then..."

"Sonoko!"

Hearing what Sonoko said, Ran said with an anxious look.

"I'm just kidding!"

Seeing Ran's expression, Sonoko revealed a smile of a successful prank:

"I am Suzuki Sonoko, after all; I won't be defeated by that kind of setback! Besides, don't I still have Mr. Mochi..."

"You scared me to death..."

Listening to Sonoko's words, Ran felt much more at ease—

Although Sonoko does indeed fall for someone quickly, the speed at which she recovers from the shadows of heartbreak is also very fast.

Thinking about it this way, Sonoko's actions all seemed to become understandable—it's just that if Sonoko's target became Mr. Mochi, it still felt a bit strange...

"Ah! Ran!"

At this moment, Sonoko suddenly seemed to think of something and said hurriedly:

"Why didn't you tell Mr. Mochi about Miss Izumo's situation just now! Maybe if Mr. Mochi stepped in, Miss Izumo's troubles could be solved very quickly!"

Hearing this, Ran also realized this belatedly, but thinking that Izumo Yukino had come directly to her to discuss it, she figured it probably wasn't too serious a matter, otherwise she would have gone to the police or found a detective herself, so Ran couldn't help but say:

"Sonoko, let's just go and hear what difficulties Miss Izumo has encountered first!"