Nagai Hikaru's Ke Xuexing

"You're not going hiking? Why?" Conan's voice on the phone was so loud that Nagai Mitsuru was so shocked that he held the phone a little further away.

Glancing at Gin who was watching the news on the TV with the remote control on the sofa next to him, Nagai Hikaru changed his position and lay flat on the other end of the sofa, with one foot on Gin's thigh, and said calmly: "I have an injury in my calf. Sweaty exercise like mountain climbing is not good for recovery."

"That's right...Okay, you should take good care of your injuries." Conan's depression was immediately relieved.

"Have fun, and remember to check the weather forecast before you go out." After Nagai Mitsuru hung up the phone, the news on TV indeed broadcast the news that Kidd had sent out a notice to steal the Tanzanite in the Sky Hall of Suzuki Tower.

Nagai Hikaru supported his chin and thought for a while: "He used to write some riddles, right? Now he even directly says the time and place. Is he more confident?"

"You can just call him and ask him." Gin rested his right elbow on the armrest of the sofa, supported his chin with his clenched fist, and changed the channel to order a detective TV series.

"He has too no sense of boundaries. I would rather keep some distance from him." Nagai Hikaru turned sideways and watched the TV series. It seemed to be a new work by Shinaka Hosato that was recently released.

Gin stopped talking and focused on watching the drama. Nagai Hikaru looked at his phone. After a while, Nagai Hikaru suddenly remembered something and touched Gin's belly with his foot: "Dad got three F16s and a batch of missiles this time? Why did he take so many? And he asked you to take them to Africa. Are you going to go to Africa and establish your own regime directly?"

Gin blocked Nagai Hikaru's feet, and held his ankle with his left hand to prevent him from moving: "He broke a lot of glass outside this time, especially in the Middle East. He can't stop himself. What happens next may be out of control."

Nagai Mitsuru closed his mouth and thought for a while, then took out his cell phone and sent a message to Jundu: Dad, I will always love you. Send Mom back first so that you can stay there without any worries.

Messages are replied almost instantly.

Cointreau: Believe it or not, I will cut off your future right now.

Nagai Hikaru put down his phone and curled his lips: "When did he even understand the Chinese homophonic puns?"

"According to Margaret, after learning about your major in college, Cointreau immediately went to learn Chinese." Gin looked at the TV screen, his fingers unconsciously rubbing Nagai Hikaru's ankle joints. "Margaret said this was her love for you."

Nagai Hikaru rolled his eyes, thinking that the reason why Cointreau was learning Chinese was in the text message. He opened the mom app on his phone, where Margaret happily reported the current time, and finally said that there would be showers in Tokyo and the surrounding areas today, so Nagai Hikaru should remember to pay attention if he went out.

"Showers?" Nagai Mitsuru remembered Conan and his group who had just said they were going hiking, and decided not to remind them and let them fend for themselves.

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When Suzuki Sonoko invited him to visit the aerial exhibition hall, Karasuma Akimitsu was not surprised. He wore a dark green men's kimono and held a folding fan. He walked up to Suzuki Sonoko with a chuckle and glanced at Ooka Momiji next to her: "Who is this?"

"I'm Ooka Hongye." Ooka Hongye smiled calmly, "I've always wanted to meet Mr. Karasuma, so I asked Miss Sonoko to introduce me to you."

"Really? It's Miss Ooka from the Ooka family in Kyoto. I've heard of your name for a long time." No wonder Sonoko emphasized on the phone that the person invited was Karasuma Akimitsu.

Suzuki Sonoko clapped her hands happily: "Okay, my mission is accomplished, you two can have a good chat."

Karasuma Akimitsu closed the folding fan in his hand, nodded, looked at Ooka Momiji, and made a gesture of invitation: "Then let's have a good chat over here, Miss Ooka."

"Just call me Hongye, Iori, just wait for me here for a while."

Karasuma Akimitsu nodded at Gin, turned around and walked to the other side of the aisle side by side with Ooka Momiji.

Suzuki Sonoko watched the two people reach the end of the aisle, but did not turn the corner. They were still within the sight of several people, but they could not hear any sound.

Gin and Iori looked at each other and continued to look in that direction.

Suzuki Sonoko approached Gin with a gossipy look on her face, "It's rare that you're here today, Mr. Kurosawa. Is Hikaru busy this summer? I couldn't even ask him out for shopping before."

Gin recalled the time when Karasuma Akimitsu answered the phone and replied calmly: "He was working on his final homework at that time."

"Eh?" Suzuki Sonoko glanced at him. "I thought he was the type who didn't care about grades at all. He used to be more casual about test scores than I was."

"Really?" Gin didn't argue or explain, and it was difficult to continue the conversation.

But Suzuki Sonoko was very familiar with talking to this type of people. She looked at the direction of the conversation at the end of the aisle, then turned to Gin and asked, "What do you think they will say?"

Gin glanced at Suzuki Sonoko and continued looking in that direction: "It has nothing to do with you."

"Ah, la la, aren't you worried? After all, you are his brother. Let me tell you, Hongye had her eyes on Hattori Heiji at first, but later gave up after she found out that Hattori Heiji had a childhood sweetheart. Do you think she has fallen for Xiaoguang again? Don't tell me, Xiaoguang's looks definitely meet the criteria of love at first sight, right? By the way, Mr. Kurosawa, have you ever worried about Xiaoguang falling in love too early?"

"...No." Gin was not actually that taciturn, but he really didn't want to respond now.

"Wait, Hikaru is past the age of falling in love, right? By the way, Mr. Yuba, what do you have to do today?"

"Ah."

Suzuki Sonoko clicked her tongue and said, "Actually, I still think you and Hikaru look best together. By the way, it seems that Mr. Kidd and Hikaru have a good relationship. I wonder if Mr. Kidd will bring him some candy tonight."

Gin finally turned his attention a little: "With sugar?"

"Ah, I've seen Kidd bring candy to Hikaru twice before when he was stealing. You think Hikaru and I should see him about the same frequency? Why don't I get treated like that?"

"What happened the previous two times?" Gin seemed actually interested.

Seeing that Gin was finally in the mood to chat, Suzuki Sonoko immediately started to talk happily: "There was a time before, it was the Suzuki. I didn't even know that Mr. Kidd was on the train that time..."

On the other side, Karasuma Akimitsu walked to the other end of the aisle and looked at Ooka Momiji: "Deal? Pretend to be in a relationship with you? Sorry, I don't see any benefit for me."

"Avoid harassment? It will give you and me more time to find the right person." Ooka Hongye had a calm expression, with his hands hanging down and clasped in front of him. "Actually, it doesn't have to be you. I just need a shield with the right position. My grandfather thinks highly of you. If it's you..." The whole family will be very satisfied.

"Ms. Hongye, you may have misunderstood one thing. For you, someone in the family can threaten you to do something you don't want to do. But in my family, I have the final say. No one dares to say a word about my marriage, and those so-called harassment..." Karasuma Akimitsu smiled slightly, covering his face with a fan, "Those boring visiting cards or deliberate approaches, they can't even get past my housekeeper."

Ooka Hongye suddenly realized: "Did your housekeeper intercept all your visiting cards? No wonder there was no response to the one I sent a few days ago."

"So that's why you put the trust on Sonoko, right?"

"You don't even glance at it? What if your butler conceals something important about the visiting card?"

"That must be something that I don't need to review." Karasuma Akimitsu closed his fan, "So Miss Hongye, your deal cannot give me a satisfactory reward."

"Then what do you want?"

"Your life."

"Impossible!" Ooka Hongye frowned and said, "This is not an equal transaction at all. I just want some peace for a while. The transaction is not equal."

"But the only thing that interests me is your life." Karasuma Akiko lifted Ooka Momiji's chin with the folded fan bone, looked at her face carefully, let go of her before she got angry, and reopened the fan. "You are indeed very smart. If you choose me to play this scene with you, with the name of the Karasuma family, but without really marrying into my Karasuma family, you may be able to sit on the position of head of the family under Mr. Ooka as a woman in ancient times. Then you can say that we are in love but we don't want to get married for the sake of the family, and then choose someone who is easy to control to marry into the family. It's a good plan, but it doesn't benefit me."

"Isn't the political influence of the Ooka family enough benefit for a consortium like yours? I don't believe you don't understand. By doing business with me, it will be much easier for your group company to deal with governments all over the country. How can the wealth brought by this not be considered a benefit?" Ooka Hongye took a deep breath and continued.

"The former Prime Minister's influence is indeed considerable." Karasuma Akimitsu nodded, tapping his palm with his folding fan, "But it's still not equal to me."

"I won't support others to step forward. I will step forward myself. I will become a female member of parliament and enter the House of Representatives." Ooka Momiji looked at Karasuma Akimitsu with a firm gaze. "What if this is not a deal, but an investment?"

The tapping of the folding fan stopped, and Karasuma Akimitsu showed a hint of interest: "You... are just in the third year of high school like Sonoko, right?"

"Yes, I will be eighteen this year."

Karasuma Meimitsu opened his fan and looked up and down at Ooka Koye. Seeing his movements, Ooka Koye thought that he was a little moved and was about to continue talking.

"If you haven't found someone you really like and are suitable for you when you are 20 years old, I can be your lover for three years. Of course, it's just in name only."

"But..." Ooka Hongye wanted to say something immediately.

Karasuma Akiko put his fan between the two of them, stopping Ooka Momiji from continuing to argue: "If you don't even have the ability to protect yourself from being forced to get engaged by the clan before you turn 20, then you are not worth investing in. And if you can't get the majority of the clan's say in three years, your value is not worth my further investment."

"...What a cunning businessman. In three years, you could have done a lot with the reputation of the Ooka family, right?" Ooka Hongye frowned and looked into Karasuma Akimitsu's eyes, as if trying to see through him, "You and your sister are very different."

"No one likes to be compared. That's a very low EQ statement." Karasuma Akimitsu looked at the other end of the corridor and saw Suzuki Sonoko gesticulating and talking to Gin. Iori Muya also looked in that direction while listening.

Suddenly, Karasuma Akimitsu smiled and said, "Sonoko is so lucky to have picked a world champion who is devoted to her."

"Yes, the family business, reputation, and even politics can help her consolidate her position." Ooka Hongye said with envy.

"And Iori is just a powerless, resigned public security officer."

Ooka Momiji suddenly turned her head and glared at Karasuma Akimitsu.

Karasuma Akimitsu chuckled and walked towards Gin: "You have to protect yourself first before you can think about what you can get."