Zongman: People in Conan, raising cats and mice

As the saying goes, once the boss opens his mouth, his subordinates will be busy running around. At this moment, the employees of the Suzuki Group in Seymour City must be extremely helpless.

The second daughter of the Suzuki Group suddenly wanted to visit the city's most famous national treasure-level pottery family.

For her, all she needs to do is open her lips, but her subordinates have to go all out and arrange everything down to the smallest detail. In short, her subordinates cannot refuse!

Not only the employees couldn't refuse, but Kikuemon couldn't refuse either.

Of course, he would not refuse such a thing.

After all, if you offend Miss Suzuki, not only will it be difficult to do business in the future, but you may also not be able to sell your products!

You know, ceramics are not like paintings or masterpieces. Most people collect antiques.

After all, compared to whether the ceramics made by modern masters are valuable, those old antique ceramics that have stood the test of time are more valuable and more attractive.

Most bosses have very limited knowledge of these things, and it is difficult to expect them to have a high level of artistic accomplishment while making money.

If the Suzuki Group were offended, those pretentious bosses would naturally be discouraged and stop buying as long as the Group gave a little instruction.

After all, it doesn't matter what you buy, so why take the risk of offending the Suzuki Group? What benefit can you get from it?

Even writers of great reputation are unwilling to take such a risk, and only those internationally renowned writers would disdain it.

Great writers don't care at all, at most they just walk away. And great writers of this level are the treasures of a country.

Even if it is a big conglomerate, if it forces such a great writer to leave, it will not have a good life. It is a pity that although Kikuemon is also called a "national treasure", this national treasure is not that national treasure.

When Matsumoto Akira and Suzuki Sonoko found a place to live and were about to go downstairs to find a restaurant to eat, the staff of the Suzuki Group finally brought news.

Kikuemon has agreed to visit tomorrow and will specially welcome Suzuki Sonoko.

Although Suzuki Sonoko replied that it was not necessary, it seems that it cannot be cancelled.

The time is set in the afternoon, and it is said that you can stay there for one night.

Originally, I had plenty of time, but I heard that Kikuemon was planning to invite his idol along the way.

Since the other party will not arrive until tomorrow afternoon, the time is arranged in the afternoon.

This way, in the afternoon, you can not only watch the pottery-making process, but also appreciate the artworks that were made in the past.

After a good night’s sleep, you can showcase your latest work the next day.

This was Kikuemon's plan, and he told it all without reservation in the hope of discussing it first.

It would be better if there are no objections. If Suzuki Sonoko needs to make any changes, she can also raise them in advance.

Fortunately, Suzuki Sonoko did not object to this arrangement. After asking Matsumoto Akira and Mao Li Ran and receiving the same answer, she agreed.

Matsumoto Akira could clearly feel that after receiving Suzuki Sonoko's affirmative answer, the staff on the other side felt relieved.

After all, he is just an ordinary worker. Faced with such sudden work, any mistake will lead to big problems, and the psychological pressure is naturally enormous.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was already afternoon the next day.

Matsumoto Akira, Suzuki Sonoko, and Mao Li Ran packed up and drove to Kikuemon's house.

It is a fairly grand courtyard. Of course, it is nothing compared to the Suzuki Group's house, but for ordinary people, it is already out of reach.

There is a doorplate of a mud house hanging at the door, telling the world the owner's surname.

When the three people, the cat and the mouse arrived at the door, someone was already waiting there.

However, this person is not the famous Kikuemon.

After all, as a top master in the country, even if he is in awe of the power of the chaebols, he would not be so panic-stricken.

Fortunately, it was his daughter-in-law who came out to greet him. After his wife passed away, his daughter-in-law became the only one to take charge of the household chores.

The daughter-in-law greeted everyone, chatted with them enthusiastically for a few words, and then led them into the house.

After passing through the courtyard outside, the group slowly came to the main house.

The daughter-in-law knocked on the door lightly, and when she heard the noise from inside, she reached out and pushed the door open, leading the few people in.

The first thing that catches your eye is the spacious hall, where many of Kikuemon's works are displayed in the cabinets.

These works include not only the masterpieces of this generation's Kikuemon Tsuchiya Mankichi, but also works from previous generations, although the number is relatively small.

Because "Kikuemon" is just a title, the successor is usually chosen from among his apprentices rather than direct bloodline children.

After all, this skill requires extremely high talent, and one's own children may not be able to inherit it.

Once a non-blood-related disciple is determined to be the successor, the title will be passed on to that disciple.

From that day on, the title "Kikuemon" lost its connection with the Tsuchiya family. Unless a future generation of the Tsuchiya family inherited the title again, there would be no connection between them. At most, the word "previous generation" would be added in front of it.

But it must be admitted that because of this way of inheritance, successive generations of successors have demonstrated extraordinary skills, and this generation's Mankichi Tsuchiya has even won the honor of "Living National Treasure".

This is really rare. After all, Kikuemon of previous generations failed to receive this title. It can be said that the disciple is better than his master!

Before Matsumoto Akira and the others could express their feelings, as soon as they walked into the inner room, they saw Kikuemon who was having a lively conversation with guests in front of the tea table.

"Dad?!" Mao Lilan screamed in surprise.

The person who was talking to Kikuemon also turned around in surprise.

The person who showed his front face was Kogoro Mouri, and he also looked at Ran Mouri with some surprise.

"Ran, why are you here? Didn't you go on a trip to Izu with Matsumoto and Suzuki? Wait! Why are the three of you here?!"

"Our trip is over, and on the way back, Sonoko wanted to participate in this event." Mao Lilan explained. She didn't expect to meet her father during this unexpected action, and why was he here?

"Could it be that the customer Mr. Kikuemon mentioned before is Uncle Mori?" Suzuki Sonoko asked in surprise, pointing at Kogoro Mori.

As expected, several people also saw Conan who came with Mouri Kogoro, and Suzuki Sonoko's expression suddenly became complicated.

The change in Suzuki Sonoko's expression naturally attracted the attention of the host. Fortunately, her expression was not angry, but full of surprise and indescribable feelings.

The owner of the house was a little confused, but Matsumoto Akira knew it very well. He knew that seeing Conan meant that a case might be about to happen.

It seems that the home of this national treasure-level master will not be peaceful this time.