Sonoko's Invitation

"Dad!"

Ran's face showed a hint of annoyance. "I told you not to drink so much, but you wouldn't listen!"

"Mind your own business!"

Mori Kogoro, acting foolishly drunk, slurred, "I was talking to your Uncle Fujino... hiccup... kids shouldn't interrupt..."

"I'm done with you!"

Ran said with a playful scold.

She was long used to Mori Kogoro acting like this.

Turning away, she sighed. "My dad's behavior like this must be embarrassing for you, senpai..."

Then, she took out a box of cold medicine from her pocket and handed it to Fujino. "Remember to take this cold medicine when you get back. You're already frail, senpai, so it'll be troublesome if you catch a cold."

"Thank you..."

Fujino looked at Ran and nodded.

After returning home, Fujino had been thinking about one thing.

It was the reception room of his detective agency!

His visit to Uncle Mori's house earlier had given him an idea.

He could use his agency as both his office and his living space!

Honestly, he'd had this idea before... but he didn't have the money.

However, his situation was different now.

He was now a high school student with a fortune of 3.2 million!

3.2 million was no small sum in this era.

That money was comparable to a year's salary for an average office worker!

It was more than enough to renovate a reception room!

But before that, he still needed to do a draw...

The next day, at Teitan High School, in the teachers' lounge.

"High schooler bravely disarms a bomb, saving everyone on the train... Single-handedly dismantles the Moon Shadow Island drug cartel. What have you been up to these past few days while I was away!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka sat in her chair, clutching a newspaper, and said with a slight headache, "So, you asked for leave the other day to go after a drug cartel?"

Fujino scratched the back of his head. "Something like that."

"Do you realize how dangerous that was?!"

Before he could finish, Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly stood up, a hint of gloom in her eyes.

Her gaze fixed on Fujino's eyes, and she couldn't help but raise her voice. "Setting aside where you learned to disarm bombs, don't you know that if anything had gone wrong in either of those situations, you could have lost your life?"

"That's why troublesome students like you give me headaches."

It wasn't that she couldn't understand Fujino's thinking.

After all, Fujino was an orphan with no one to tie him down, so he was reckless when it came to dangerous things.

But this couldn't go on... His fearless attitude made her feel even more sorry for him...

Thinking this, she sighed and slowly raised a hand to Fujino's shoulder.

Her previously annoyed expression softened slightly, and she said gently, "It's not just family who cares about you in this world, so before you do anything dangerous, you should also consider how others around you feel..."

Fujino blinked, surprised by her words.

She wasn't scolding him, but showing concern?

This beautiful but violent woman, despite her deep schemes, was unexpectedly gentle...

Fujino collected his thoughts and smiled knowingly. "I understand, Teacher Hiratsuka. I'll definitely consider it carefully next time I do something difficult..."

Fujino murmured to himself, then took a red and gold box from his pocket and handed it to Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at the box, which was adorned with indescribable patterns, and beside them, the words "Zhonghua" were printed. She was momentarily stunned.

If she guessed correctly, this must be premium tobacco... and it was from China.

This pack must have cost a lot of money.

Thinking this, her brow suddenly furrowed.

Then, she glanced at Fujino with a strange look in her eyes and said meaningfully, "Are you trying to bribe me with expensive cigarettes?"

"Of course not."

Fujino shook his head repeatedly and explained, "A friend just happened to give it to me, and I thought it was quite good, so I wanted to give you a pack."

"That's more like it..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka put away the pack of what looked like expensive Zhonghua cigarettes.

He awkwardly cleared his throat and said, "If you try to hide things from me and ask for leave again next time, I won't approve it!"

"Understood..."

Fujino breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed he could still ask for leave from this beautiful, violent woman in the future.

Zhonghua brand cigarettes were indeed hard to find in this era, and the pack he had was a special edition that wouldn't be released until the future.

As for how he got it...

[One pack of Zhonghua brand cigarettes: The cigarettes inside are inexhaustible and always remain full. It also has a certain calming effect; Blue quality]

Just yesterday, he had foolishly tried the regular lucky draw, which originally cost one million but was discounted to nine hundred thousand.

The result was that he didn't get anything.

Aside from a few Enhancement Cards, only this pack of Zhonghua cigarettes could be considered a good item.

However, on second thought, it wasn't bad.

He could use it to bribe that beautiful, violent woman, and it would also be quite impressive to show off.

"Hey, hey! Fujino-senpai!"

At that moment, a familiar voice suddenly rang out beside his ear.

Turning his head, he saw Suzuki Sonoko waving and running towards them.

"Classmate Sonoko?"

Fujino couldn't help but ask, "Where's Ran?"

"Ran is practicing at the karate club..."

Sonoko frowned at his words, "But speaking of which, Senpai, why do you ask where Ran is as soon as you see me?"

"Am I not as good as Ran?"

As she spoke, she twirled in front of Fujino, her skirt swaying with her movement.

"That's not it... actually, Sonoko, you're also very beautiful."

Fujino looked at Sonoko seriously.

Suzuki Sonoko's looks were indeed good, but due to her boisterous personality, she had indeed put off quite a few people.

It was quite similar to Sister Zhou from his previous life.

She was pretty, but if you asked your buddies to pursue her, they'd immediately cut ties with you.

After thinking for a moment, Fujino explained, "I was just a little curious. After all, you two always appear together, and it's a bit jarring to see just one of you... I'm not used to it."

"Oh, I see..."

Sonoko smiled and nodded, her face beaming.

Being praised as beautiful by Senpai made her so happy!

Come to think of it, this seemed to be the first time someone of the opposite sex had seriously complimented her looks since she could remember!

"By the way, Senpai, do you have time this weekend?"

To Suzuki Sonoko's question, Fujino pondered for a moment and asked, "Sonoko, is there something you need?"

A blush appeared on Sonoko's face, "It's like this, I'm planning to invite Ran to our family's mountain villa this weekend... Senpai, if you have time, would you like to come along?"

"A villa?"

Fujino was momentarily stunned, "If it won't cause you any trouble, Sonoko, then of course it's no problem."

"In that case, it's a deal!"

Sonoko's face lit up with a smile.

"Remember to call me Saturday morning... I'm afraid I might oversleep and be late."

"Got it!"

This weekend, she was determined to win over Fujino!