Conan: I'm Not a Ghost

The shiny leather shoes first appeared in view.

Then there was a pair of long legs showing off half of her long johns, a lit cigarette, and sunglasses.

Sakaki stepped out of the car, put one hand in his pocket, exhaled a puff of smoke, and touched his head with his right hand.

Full aura!

Ishikawa Hide stood beside him, as respectful as his master's servant. The two bald gangsters guarding the door were dumbfounded.

"Better call, knock on the door."

Sakaki grinned.

Ishikawa Hide understood the idea and immediately took out the invitation letter and handed it over.

"Brother Ishikawa, what are you playing at?"

The gangster guarding the door looked confused:

"Just go in. Why don't you hand me a greeting card?"

"Shh!"

Ishikawa Hide glared at him: "Do you understand the pomp?!"

"The bigger Mr. Sakaki's ostentation, the more awesome our team leader is!"

The two gangsters guarding the door suddenly realized.

They looked at each other and nodded.

"Detective Sakaki Makoto."

"Come on!"

In the banquet hall, the gorgeously dressed guests couldn't help but stop their movements and look towards the door when they heard the roll call.

[The soundtrack of Kill Bill sounds]

Click!

Click!

Click!

The tatami doors leading to the banquet hall opened quickly. On both sides of each door, there were gang members with fierce faces, wearing sunglasses and hands behind their backs.

Sakaki's figure appeared.

Behind them, a bright light shone down, and the guests quickly squinted for fear of being hurt by the light.

Sakaki stepped forward, and every time he passed through a door, the two gangsters in charge of that door would bow and salute.

This scene completely shocked everyone in the banquet hall.

"So handsome!"

Next to the main seat of the splendid banquet hall, a beautiful girl wearing an Asakusa kimono, kneeling and holding a long sword in her hand, with a single ponytail covered her mouth and turned into starry eyes.

"Thank you, Dad!"

The girl smiled and said to the old man beside her.

The leader of the new team, Gao Shanyue, is a white-haired old man in his sixties. He heard the girl's excited voice, nodded and smiled:

"Little things."

"No matter what my daughter wants, I will satisfy her father!"

After saying that, Takayama stood up and faced Sakaki Makoto along the cherry blossom carpet in the middle.

"Hahaha, Mr. Sakaki Makoto's visit really makes this humble house shine!"

Sakaki looked around the room and saw a plaque facing the door, which read:

The ultimate way.

Further down, there is a banner:

Congratulations to the leader of the Shangxin Group, Gao Shanyue, on his 60th birthday.

Raising his eyebrows, Sakaki smiled:

"It's my honor to invite you to Team Leader Gao Shan's birthday!"

At this time, the two women in kimono each took a long wooden tray and knelt down next to Sakaki, lowered their heads, and raised the wooden tray slightly.

The first wooden tray was empty, and the second wooden tray contained two shell dishes containing sake.

"Ahem."

Sakaki Cheng didn't know how to respond. He glanced at Ishikawa Hide and whispered:

"What kind of method is this?"

Shu Ishikawa turned off the music player in his pocket and was already prepared:

"You put the gift on the first plate, then go to the second plate, get the wine first, and then our team leader will toast you with a toast to welcome you."

"oh"

Sakaki held a cigarette in his mouth, rolled his eyes twice, raised his feet and crossed the first wooden plate, went directly to the second wooden plate, picked up a glass of wine:

"Here, I would like to wish Team Leader Gao Shan that he will be as blessed as the East China Sea and live longer than the Southern Mountains!"

"As for gifts?"

Sakaki smashed his mouth in regret:

"I just encountered a case today. I came here in a hurry and forgot to bring it with me!"

"This junior is punished with three drinks, and I will make up for it later!"

Ishikawa Xiu's smile froze, and his eyes became strange.

Damn you.

Lao Tzu

I.

Black eat black? !

"Ha ha!"

Gao Shan laughed more and more, picked up the second glass of wine, and spoke like a samurai from the Warring States Period:

"No need for gifts!"

"Mr. Sakaki is so famous now that he is willing to come to the old man's birthday. It's too late for the old man to be happy!"

"Come here, I'll give you a drink!"

Sakaki became even happier after hearing this:

"Senior Gao Shan has a broad mind and is admired by the younger generation."

"Dry!"

The glasses clinked together and Sakaki drank it all in one gulp.

Putting down the wine glass, he suddenly noticed a ponytail swaying in front of his eyes.

She is a girl who is no more than 16 or 17 years old. She is fair-skinned and beautiful, with sharp eyes and full of youthful vitality.

Sakaki took a quick glance and came to the following conclusion:

92, 63, 83.

Um.

big.

It has to be at least a D+

Noticing Sakaki's gaze, the girl twitched twice, seeming a little embarrassed.

"Ahem."

Gao Shanyue broke the awkward atmosphere:

"This is my little girl, Rumi Takayama, 17 years old, sophomore in high school, studying at Teidan High School, head of the kendo club, likes sports and detective novels, her measurements are."

There were so many words, Sakaki was stunned.

Why are you introducing your daughter directly?

It’s the first time we meet, so you don’t need to tell me your measurements!

Anyway, I've already figured it out visually.

And you are 60 years old, and you have a 17-year-old daughter. This is really

Older and stronger?

Takayama's more unusual behavior attracted Sakaki's attention.

"It turns out to be Miss Takayama. First time we meet. I am Sakaki Makoto."

Gao Shan Liumei extended her hand generously:

"Um!"

"Please look after me in the future."

future?

Sakaki Makoto was stunned. According to his understanding, the meanings of "later" and "future" in Japanese are different.

But he didn't doubt it. After all, it was the first time for everyone to meet.

After gently shaking his fingertips, Sakaki Makoto let go and said with a smile:

"Please take care of me."

Takayama Yue's eyes lit up, and he pulled Sakaki Makoto up with a big laugh, walked to the main seat very intimately, pointed to the futon on the left and said:

"Mr. Sakaki Makoto, you can sit here."

"This is the seat I specially reserved for you."

The guests showed envious expressions.

Sitting next to the host is a very grand treatment no matter where you are, and Sakaki Makoto is a little flattered.

He heard that the head of the new team likes detectives, but he didn't expect that he would like them so much.

There is a small table in front of each seat, on which authentic Japanese cuisine is placed, various sushi and sashimi are placed in round drawers, grilled food, vinegar dishes, steamed tea bowls, etc. are all available.

In Japan, occasions that require Japanese food to entertain must be extremely formal.

In the huge banquet hall, the people from the Shangxin Group sat on the right, and the guests sat on the left, with a clear distinction between the two sides.

Sakaki Makoto's eyes always wandered on the left.

They are all rich people.

As for the gangsters on the right, they were dressed very formally, and the tattoos on their chests were all things like cloud cranes, cherry blossoms, and ghosts.

In the underworld, tattoos are very important, and a person's status can be seen through tattoos.

Sakaki Makoto was not interested in them.

The two sides were destined to have little communication.

He was a serious person.

But he didn't know whether the other party was serious or not.

"When the banquet is over, I will set aside time for the guests to socialize."

Gao Shanyue's voice came:

"I heard that Mr. Sakaki Makoto owed our Shangxin Group 50 million?"

Sakaki Makoto turned his head and saw Gao Shanyue and his daughter staring at him with fiery eyes.