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Chapter 472 Chapter 471 The Suspicious Watanabe Family (Double monthly tickets at the end of the month, please vote)

"No, if it was a proposal, you wouldn't accept it, right?"

Baichuan said stubbornly.

Qian Xueye raised her hand, looked at the ring on her ring finger, and the corner of her mouth slightly raised.

"not bad."

[Qianxueye happiness +5]

[Qian Xueye's current happiness level is 85 (the promised lover)]

"I know you'll like it."

Shirakawa watched his happiness grow and gently took Qian Xueye into his arms.

"Come on, we have to go back. Isn't the main purpose of attending a banquet to socialize?"

Qian Xueye said.

"If you don't want to, you can leave this kind of thing to me in the future."

Baichuan ruffled Qian Xueye's long hair, "You can also just be a carefree girl."

"If I were just a carefree girl, I would probably just be one of your many lovers, right? Would you marry me?"

Qian Xueye took Baichuan's hand away.

Baichuan was slightly stunned.

So, Qian Xueye has always cared about her identity. Is it because of me?
Is she working so hard just to be with me?

It's like I've been working hard and moving in her direction.

"I'm willing to give up everything and elope with you, are you willing?"

Baichuan stretched out his hand and invited Qian Xueye.

Qian Xueye glanced at him and found that he was not lying.

But as the heir to the consortium, how could she just leave? Chiyuki Yuto and the entire Chiyuki family, and even the Akagi family, would not let them go.

Do I have to spend my whole life on the run?
This is not an approach she can accept. Rather than escaping, she would rather face difficulties head-on.

If Shirakawa was an incompetent person, he would not be able to cancel his engagement with Chihiro Akagi.

If I were an incompetent person, I would not be able to inherit the Qianxue Group's business.

Then, eloping may be a good choice.

But none of them are.

"Why should I give up everything? I want to take everything I have and walk towards you under the watchful eyes of everyone. Don't you have confidence?"

Qian Xueye looked at Baichuan and asked with a firm look in her eyes.

"Okay, then I will also stand at the highest place, waiting for my bride to come towards me."

Baichuan took Qian Xueye's hand and kissed her gently, "May we walk into each other's future."

"it is good."

Qian Xueye nodded.

The two walked into the banquet hall together.

Shirakawa saw Watanabe Kazuhiro's mother. Although his mother was in her forties, she still had her charm and was a rare beautiful middle-aged woman.

Watanabe Kazuhiro's expression when he looked at his mother was indeed different from that of others. When one truly likes someone, the look in his eyes cannot be hidden.

Of course, this could only be discovered by Shirakawa, who was very observant.

[Watanabe Haruko: Intelligence 8, Charm 8, Physical Strength 4, Age 45, Personality Characteristics: Deeply scheming, gentle and considerate, will do anything to achieve her goals.

Weakness: His son Kazuhiro Watanabe. 】

Well, this mother and son are the same kind of people, both of whom will do anything to achieve their goals.

The girl in the white dress next to Watanabe Haruko was pretty, but she was not from the Watanabe family. Her name was Itagaki Yoshiko. Shirakawa remembered that he had seen her on the news. She was a young philanthropist with a good reputation.

Not far away stood a handsome man in a black tuxedo. He was Watanabe Shinichi, the half-brother of Watanabe Kazuhiro.

Next to Shinichi Watanabe was his father Yoshio Watanabe. The father and son were chatting about something and seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation.

In addition, there were several brothers from the Watanabe family who were also at the banquet, and they were entertaining the guests with ease.

It can be seen that it is not an easy thing for Watanabe Kazuhiro to obtain the identity of the heir of the Watanabe family, but this has nothing to do with Shirakawa.

His gaze returned to his female companion Qian Xueye, and he gently brushed the leaves out of her hair.

I think it fell from the tree when I was resting in the garden just now.

"Look, Takahashi-san is there."

Fujiwara Kazunosuke and Inoue Nobusumi were also invited guests to the banquet. When they saw Shirakawa and Chiyuki Ye walking in together, they excitedly came over.

"Good evening, Chiyuki-san."

They had long heard of Chiyuki Mei's beauty, but this noble lady, like Akagi Chihiro, rarely attended such banquets, so theoretically, this was the first time they saw Chiyuki Mei.

Both of them had seen countless women, but they were still stunned.

Even standing in a banquet filled with beautiful women, Qian Xueye still stands out from the crowd.

"Fujiwara-san, Inoue-san, good evening."

Qian Xueye said calmly.

Although she didn't often attend such gatherings, she knew them. As long as the information of the nobles was on the wealth list, Qianxue Youren would have the tutors teach them to the children of the family as early as possible.

As Fujiwara no Kanamesuke and Inoue Nobusumi are core members of their respective families, their information is naturally included.

"We thought Takahashi-san would become distant from Chiyuki-san because of what happened last time, but we didn't expect that your relationship is still so good."

Fujiwara Keinosuke leaned close to Shirakawa's ear and spoke enviously.

"Because Qianxue-san has a good temper."

Baichuan praised.

He didn't lie, Chiyuki Mei did have a very good temper.

"Can I ask you to dance?"

Inoue Nobusumi extended his hand and invited Qian Xueye.

Shirakawa immediately stepped between the two, "Sorry, Inoue-san, Chiyuki-san's first dance must be with me."

"Haha, okay, okay, Takahashi-san, you go first then."

Inoue Nobusumi smiled awkwardly.

Baichuan held Qian Xueye's hand and slowly entered the dance floor.

The lights in the villa also dimmed to match the soft jazz music.

Shirakawa and Chiyuki Ye snuggled up to each other and danced quietly.

The couples around me gradually moved closer together and kissed passionately in the ambiguous atmosphere.

The air is filled with a sweet scent. During a dinner party, ballroom dancing is a great way to bring people closer together.

However, just as everyone was immersed in the harmonious atmosphere of the banquet, a shrill scream broke the originally peaceful banquet.

"what--"

A man screamed.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Watanabe Kazuhiro.

The female companion, Miss Itagaki Yoshiko, who was dancing with him a second ago, has now fallen to the ground.

"Ms. Itagaki? What's wrong with Ms. Itagaki?"

"Watanabe-kun, Watanabe-kun, are you okay?"

People gathered around.

Shirakawa and Chiyuki Ye also saw Itagaki Yoshiko lying on the ground.

Shirakawa immediately squatted down to check Itagaki Yoshiko's body and asked everyone not to gather so close.

"Ms. Itagaki is dead. The cause of death was cardiac arrest."

"How could this be?"

Watanabe Kazuhiro asked with a look of astonishment on his face. Others also looked at him with either surprise or sympathy.

"Watanabe-kun, I'm sorry."

Fujiwara Kazunosuke patted Watanabe Kazuhiro on the shoulder.

In fact, the purpose of holding this banquet was not just a family gathering, but mainly to announce the engagement of Watanabe Kazuhiro and Itagaki Yoshiko.

Although Itagaki Yoshiko's family is just an ordinary middle class and not an aristocrat, her life resume is very perfect. She has been an excellent student since childhood and was sent to study abroad. She has obtained a double degree at a young age, and her mentor is a famous scientist.

In addition, she has a beautiful appearance and has many suitors.

He likes to do charity on weekdays and is a well-known philanthropist.

Watanabe Kazuhiro's engagement to her was arranged by Watanabe's father.

Watanabe Kazuhiro's father, Watanabe Yoshio, walked over through the crowd.

He slapped Watanabe Ichiyu in the face.

"If you can't even protect your fiancée, what else can you do?"

"I'm sorry, father."

Watanabe Kazuhiro lowered his head like a child who had made a mistake.

Haruko Watanabe slowly walked to her son, patted his shoulder, and comforted him silently.

At this time, Itagaki Yoshiko's parents rushed into the crowd, hugged their daughter's body and started crying.

They were just enjoying the delicious food and had no idea that their daughter would die at the engagement party.

I saw a crowd gathered on one side and then I came over belatedly. I didn't expect this to happen.

"Jia Zi, Jia Zi, don't scare Daddy, Jia Zi, wake up."

"Wow, wow, woo, woo, Jiazi, mommy is here, Jiazi, open your eyes and look at mommy."

"Who is it? Who did it?"

The angry Itagaki father demanded.

He originally thought that his daughter would help him enter the real upper class, but he didn't expect that what he got in return was not wealth and glory, but the death of his loved one.

What is even more unacceptable is that the person who died was Yoshiko Itagaki's mother, Mrs. Itagaki. Mrs. Itagaki was a piano teacher. Her wish was for her daughter to have a good life and she never thought of becoming richer through her daughter. She was a loving mother.

Itagaki Yoshiko's sister, Itagaki Miko, also began to sob quietly.

"Itagaki-san, don't be too sad. This was an accident."

Watanabe Ryoo said.

Mr. Itagaki looked up at Watanabe Yoshio and said excitedly,

"Jia Zi has always been in good health. How could such an accident happen? Someone must have poisoned her. This is murder by poisoning."

Watanabe Ryoo looked around and spotted Shirakawa in the crowd.

"Takahashi-kun, can you help investigate this matter?"

Special Advisor Shirakawa's reputation has spread throughout the island country, especially with the outbreak of the Haru Sakurajima incident.

Even a big capitalist like Watanabe Ryoo knew this young detective.

"Don't worry about the commission fee."

"Yes, Mr. Itagaki, don't worry, Takahashi-kun is here. He will definitely help you find the real culprit."

Inoue Nobusumi comforted.

Watanabe Ryoto looked at his younger brother Watanabe Kazuhiro and said sarcastically,
"Could it be that some people did this on purpose because they didn't want to marry Ms. Itagaki?"

He is the youngest son of Watanabe Yoshio and half-sibling of Watanabe Kazuhiro.

Ryoo Watanabe married three wives, each of whom gave birth to a boy for him. Haruko Watanabe was his third wife, and Kazuhiro Watanabe was his youngest son.

"What are you talking about? How could Yiyu do such a thing."

Watanabe Shinichi said sternly.

Watanabe Lingren snorted coldly, "Hypocrisy, pretending to be brothers in harmony."

As everyone knows, the three sons of the Watanabe family have a bad relationship because they are all eyeing the position of heir, which is a direct conflict of interest.

As for the other illegitimate children, they had no right to inherit the family business, so they have always been peripheral personnel.

In such situations, I won't say too much.

Watanabe Yoshio was still very young, and he hoped that Watanabe Haruko could give birth to another son for him because he was not satisfied with his three sons.

"Speaking of which, Watanabe-kun is indeed suspected of murder. No matter how you think about it, Miss Itagaki is not worthy of Watanabe-kun. Moreover, marrying Miss Itagaki means that Watanabe-kun will not be able to become the heir of the Watanabe family."

"Yes, the heir of the Watanabe family should marry into a family of equal status in order to consolidate his position. If Watanabe-kun marries Miss Itagaki, won't he completely lose the chance to be the heir?"

"According to what you said, other people are also suspects. They could have killed Ms. Itagaki just to frame Watanabe-kun. Watanabe-kun would be affected to some extent."

The crowd began to talk, and it seemed that everyone had turned into a great detective.

Of course, they only discussed in low voices and did not express their opinions loudly. After all, this was a party of the Watanabe family.

"Okay, Mr. Watanabe, Mr. Itagaki."

Shirakawa did not refuse the commission. He looked at Mr. Itagaki, who was squatting on the ground and crying while holding his daughter's body.
"Can I ask you a few questions?"

"You ask."

Mr. Itagaki wiped away his tears.

"Is Ms. Itagaki allergic to soy products?"

"Yes, she has a severe allergic constitution. She will feel unwell whenever she eats soy products."

Mr. Itagaki said.

"Well, who is responsible for the food for the banquet?"

Shirakawa looked at Watanabe Ryoo.

Yoshio Watanabe looked at his wife Haruko Watanabe.

Watanabe Haruko looked at Watanabe Kazuhiro again.

Watanabe Kazuhiro said, "It's the steward Kawanishi Naoki who's in charge."

Naoki Kawanishi walked out of the crowd and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know Ms. Itagaki was allergic to soy products. Many of the fried foods here are fried in soy oil."

"So that's how it is. Miss Itagaki died of food allergy? Then this is an accident."

"I didn't expect it was an allergy to soy products."

"Hasn't this been told to the Watanabe family before?"

The crowd was talking about it, and had already concluded that it was an accident.

Watanabe Ryoo also looked at Mr. Itagaki with regret, "I'm very sorry, but our Watanabe family will take full responsibility for this matter. No matter what you ask for, we will agree to it."

What Watanabe Yoshio meant was a generous compensation.

Mr. Itagaki lowered his head in despair, never expecting that his daughter would die for this reason.

"I'm sorry, this was not an accident, this was murder."

Bai Chuan said slowly.

Naoki Kawanishi immediately defended himself, "Mr. Detective, I really didn't think that this would kill Ms. Itagaki. I can resign for my mistake, but I can't accept you saying this was murder."

"Don't worry, Mr. Hexi. I didn't say you were the murderer. The murderer was someone else."

Shirakawa looked around at the crowd, and the Watanabe family, who were closest to him, were undoubtedly the most suspicious.

Watanabe Kazuhiro definitely did not want to marry Itagaki Yoshiko, not only because her family power was not compatible with his own. If he wanted to be the head of the family, he must marry a daughter of a famous family, at least one with a family background like Asakura Maaya.

Of course, the most important reason is that Watanabe Kazuhiro has no interest in other women except his mother, which can be seen from his performance on Haru Sakura Island.

Watanabe Shinichi is also a suspect because he can use this opportunity to make Watanabe Ryoo dislike Watanabe Kazuhiro.

Watanabe Haruko is also a suspect. When she was chatting with Itagaki Yoshiko just now, the two were having dinner.

However, although they are highly suspected, they are not the real murderer.

Baichuan's gaze finally fell on her——

(End of this chapter)