Chapter 217 Quite Unexpected

"By the way, will Mr. Asano stay for dinner too?"

Nobushige found a very suitable reason for himself: "No, I will use Ms. Sonoko's account to test whether the members in the group are the ones threatening her."

"Okay." Mao Lilan said with a smile, "But don't forget to eat while working. I'll give you one after I'm done."

"Then I'll trouble you."

Nobushige bowed politely and thanked him, then turned and left the Mori Detective Agency.

After returning to the music classroom, Nobushige logged into Suzuki Sonoko's chat account as he said. But what came into view was not the Magicians League chat room, but the pinned private message.

As for the person in the private chat, of course it was Mr. Takesuki Doi, whom Suzuki Sonoko always talked about.

[Red Herring: You are finally online, have you found friends? 】

With a "bang" sound, a new message popped up.

When Xinfan saw it, he was immediately happy.

Unexpectedly, Kuroba Kaito would take the initiative to chat with Suzuki Sonoko. He originally thought that their chat would be supported by Suzuki Sonoko's one-man show.

Nobushige recalled the way Suzuki Sonoko usually spoke, and typed a line in the chat box: [Magician's Apprentice: I just came out of a friend's house, and I'm pretty sure I can go to the party tomorrow! Will you go too? 】

Kuroba Kaito replied almost instantly: [Red Herring: Great, of course I will participate. After all, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time. 】

Nobuhiro typed expressionlessly: [Magician’s Apprentice: Me too! Super looking forward to meeting you! Of course there are others who can finally see your true colors. 】

[Red Herring: Really? Haha, I'm always afraid of disappointing you. 】

[Magician’s Apprentice: How could it be? I can probably guess what you guys look like, and I'll see if I guess correctly tomorrow. 】

[Red Herring: Just like... I know you are a girl, right? 】

[Magician’s Apprentice: Of course this kind of thing must be kept secret until the last moment, then we will tomorrow...]

Before Nobuhiro's "See you tomorrow" was typed, the message from the other side arrived immediately, blocking his intention to end the topic.

[Red Herring: By the way, have you read the book I recommended last time? Although the magic introduced in Chapter 13 has a history of many years, it is still an indispensable skill for a magician until now. 】

Nobuhiro flipped through the chat history indifferently. Although he found the name of the book, he had not read it after all, so he had to make a few casual remarks, saying something that seemed very professional but was actually in agreement.

[Red Herring: I’ll bring the book over to you tomorrow. It’s really a classic. There’s so much I want to share. 】

Nobuhiro: "..."

Just... quite unexpected.

Could it be that Kuroba Kaito likes someone like Suzuki Sonoko? But he clearly has a childhood sweetheart, and Suzuki Sonoko and Nakamori Aoko don't look alike, right?

…

Far away in a seemingly ordinary house on the other side of Tokyo, the house was dark, with only the computer desk still glowing with bright blue light.

Kuroba Kaito sat at the table, his typing hand paused slightly.

His eyes, which had made countless Kaitou Kidd fans scream at night, were now filled with photos of one person.

The background of the photo is an ordinary office. A young and handsome man in a suit and ties is facing the camera. He has a gentle smile on his lips and his eyes are bright and clear. It seems that he must be an easy person to get along with.

There is also a line of text at the bottom of the photo - Returned investor Asano Nobushige.

"Well, things seem to be getting more and more interesting." Kuroba Kaito smiled slyly, and he tapped the screen lightly with his finger, "Are you threatening to steal Suzuki Sonoko's most cherished thing?

"The thing you cherish most...never agree with my goals, Asano-san."

…

Nobushige, who was thinking about how to reply without being OOC, probably wouldn't have guessed that every move he made in a short period of time was being watched by a certain Mr. Phantom Thief.

It can only be said that Kaitou Kidd is a professional when it comes to stealing things and having to issue notices in advance. Moreover, Kuroba Kaito is paying close attention to the dynamics of the Suzuki family for a great plan, and he will accidentally notice Asano Nobushige's behavior. Although it is surprising, it is not unacceptable.

However, Kuroba Kaito, who thinks he has seen everything, will not know that when he is standing on the third floor, Asano, who he thought was standing on the second floor and also thought everyone else was standing on the first floor, Nobuhiro, in fact, has long been a thousand-layer cake.

Nobuhiro, who "really" had everything under control, finally thought of a reply and started typing on the keyboard.

However, suddenly his phone screen lit up. Since the phone was placed on the table, even though it was set to silent, the buzzing sound caused by the vibration still clearly reached his ears.

The caller ID showed a series of unfamiliar numbers, but the caller dialed Mescal’s mobile phone number.

Nobuhiro's eyes instantly became serious, he pressed the answer button and put the phone to his ear.

"Mezcal, I'm Vodka." The other party introduced himself as he came up.

Vodka?

Xinfan raised his eyebrows, thinking about what the other party could do by calling him at this time, and responded calmly: "Well, what's the matter?"

Vodka's tone was not calm at all: "Is Silla with you? I have a mission with him, but suddenly I couldn't contact him."

Xinfan suddenly felt something was wrong and couldn't help but frown and asked: "He's not with me, what's going on?"

"I don't know the specifics. His phone is turned off and he doesn't reply to emails. It's been like this since last night."

last night?

Nobuhiro instantly thought of the report last night.

Therefore, Silla already knew about Irina’s death.

…

Behind the bizarre and prosperous night of Tokyo, there are always dark places full of dirty deals.

These places Nobushige thought he would never set foot on, but now he is able to travel through them with ease.

At the end of the bustling lights is a dark and noisy bar. You can even see needles discarded by addicts at the door. Nobuhiro's leather shoes made a "squeaking" sound when he stepped on them, but he walked straight in as if he didn't see them at all.

There were not many customers in the bar, and the only ones were scattered around the corners.

Hearing the movement, those people with either ferocious or decadent faces suddenly raised their heads and looked in the direction of Nobu Fan.

If the eyes were also aggressive, then Nobuhiro might have been cut to pieces by now.

Nobuhiro raised his chin slightly indifferently, and his eyes fell on a burly man sitting near the bar with his back to him.

"So, where is Sohei Matoyama?"

The timelines of Nobushige and Touko are not very synchronized, but they can be viewed as two lines.