I was in Conan, and after picking up Xiao Ai, I was chased by Hongzi.

As night approached, the sky was dark and it was still raining heavily outside.

The office seemed a little lonely with only one desk lamp turned on.

Reiko Kujo was sitting at her desk, her eyes lowered. The rain falling outside the window formed a layer of water curtain on the glass. She held her chin with one hand, and the rotating ballpoint pen made "tapping" and "tapping" sounds on her green-white fingertips. sound.

There is a thick revised file on the table, and on the opened page, there is a newspaper from a long time ago.

This was the reason why she could never let go of this case.

Kujo Reiko's eyes were a little glazed over.

She believed her guess and knew her judgment was correct.

However, she did not have the key "weapon" in her hand that would enable her to prosecute the case in court.

For this reason, she hasn't had a good rest for a long time.

At this time, the landline phone on the table suddenly rang.

The ringing broke the silence in the room and confused her thoughts. As soon as her fingertips landed on the words, another thunder sounded behind her.

Her body trembled slightly and she sighed heavily, "Maybe she's just too tired recently."

Move your fingertip from the handset to the speakerphone and press.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Suspect Takeuchi called you, what should you do?" The guard's voice came from the other side of the phone.

She didn't know Takeuchi's purpose at this time, but after all, he was a key figure involved in two cases. After a slight hesitation, she replied:

"I understand, please help me get through."

……

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the rain still didn't stop.

Mao Lilan glanced at the clock hanging on the wall and saw that it was the time Otoi Hiroshi said. She put down the documents she was organizing for her mother and came to the door of the reception room.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, he heard a faint sound coming from the room.

"Otoi-kun, are you awake yet?" she asked cautiously.

"Yes, please come in."

When he opened the door, he found Hiroshi Otoi lying on the bed holding an old newspaper, while Conan was lying next to him, and the two seemed to be talking about something.

"Conan!" Mao Lilan put her hands on her hips and scolded with a frown: "How can you disturb Otoi-kun's rest?"

"Ahaha...actually..." Conan said awkwardly, rubbing his head.

Otoi Hiroshi smiled and nodded at Mao Lilan and said, "I called him here. I had some new ideas and wanted Conan to help share his views. After all, Conan always has some different opinions."

"So that's what it looks like." Upon hearing his voice, Mao Lilan's frown suddenly relaxed, and she turned back with a chuckle, "Are you thirsty after resting for a while? I'll get you a glass of water."

Watching Mao Lilan leave the room, Otoi Hiroshi suddenly noticed a subtle chill.

"Hey, isn't Lan's attitude towards you a little too good recently?" Conan stared into his eyes, with a strong sense of jealousy in his words.

"What are you thinking about?" Otoi Hiroshi rolled his eyes calmly, his fingertips resting on a spot on the newspaper, "Look here."

Conan's attention was immediately attracted.

The title of the page Otoi Hiroshi was referring to read, "Takeuchi Construction's residential project is suspected of cutting corners?"

"Has this happened before?" Conan raised his head in confusion.

Because it happened a few years ago, both of them were still relatively young at the time and had not paid much attention to this kind of case.

Hiroshi Otoi opened his phone and did a simple search, and found the answer immediately.

"At the beginning, it was an ordinary case of cutting corners on construction projects. Later, it developed into a corruption case suspected of involving political circles. However, in the end it was dropped due to the suicide of the branch's design office manager. The chief prosecutor in charge of the case at the time Officers were also distributed to other places.”

Conan held his chin and lowered his head in thought: "Do you think this case is related to the current case?"

"I'm just curious. After all, Prosecutor Kujo's attitude towards this case is really strange."

At this time, Mao Lilan, who came in with a water glass, happened to overhear their conversation, "I heard my mother say before that Prosecutor Kujo and Mr. Takeuchi knew each other before."

"Is it true?" Otoi Hiroshi and Conan suddenly looked sideways.

Mao Lilan was startled by the two of them. After putting down the two glasses of water, she recalled, "Well, I don't know exactly why we met and when we met."

"Auntie, is she still in the office?" Hiroshi Otoi got out of bed and picked up the coat hanging aside.

Mao Lilan shook her head, "No, she went out around four o'clock and said there were some things that she needed to investigate."

Otoi Hiroshi walked towards the door and said, "In that case, you and Conan will stay here while I go out."

"It's raining heavily outside, do you want to go out now?" Mao Lilan asked worriedly.

Otoi Hiroshi stopped and turned around, "Well, I always have a bad feeling."

"Where are you going? If necessary, I can call dad to come over and help..."

Before Mao Lilan could finish speaking, Conan jumped out of bed, "Are you going to Prosecutor Kujo? I'll go with you."

Otoi Hiroshi shook his head and refused, "It's nothing, I just went to take a look. Just stay at the office with Xiaolan Anxin. If there's nothing, I'll be back right away."

"Otoi-kun..."

……

Kujo Reiko slowly walked out of the door holding a black umbrella, and a red Ferrari that looked particularly dazzling in the heavy rain stopped in front of her.

The car window rolled down, and Hiroshi Otoi's handsome face appeared in front of her again.

Kujo Reiko's body trembled visibly, and then she asked in a calm voice: "What happened?"

"Such a heavy rain is not suitable for talking. Let's get in the car first."

The sound of dripping rain continued to beat on the leaves, and on the concrete floor, a faint smell of earth penetrated the tip of the nose.

Under the gray sky, Kujo Reiko stood in front of the car. Some of the howling wind and rain slanted under the umbrella and wet her sleeves.

After a slight hesitation, she folded her umbrella and sat in the back seat.

The sound of rain in the car is obviously much duller. The rainy season embraces Tokyo, and the lingering sweat sticks to the car window.

In the small, silent space, the air seemed to become thicker.

"Are you going out in such heavy rain to see your beloved boyfriend?" Hiroshi Otoi was the first to break the silence.

Just looking through the rearview mirror, Otoi Hiroshi realized that his joking words did not cause even a trace of confusion on Kujo Reiko's face.

"I still have something to do. If you have anything to say, you can tell me directly." She said calmly.

"Speaking of which, it might waste time. Where are you going?" Hiroshi Otoi turned around with a look on his face, "I'll see you off."

"We'll talk on the road," he added.

The tone was calm, and the gaze was not scorching, just like a conversation between friends.

This also slowly relaxed Kujo Reiko's tense nerves.

"Let's go to Takeuchi's house," she said.

Otoi Hiroshi frowned slightly, "Did something happen?"

"He said he wanted to tell me the truth."