"Hey, Ran, wasn't that your dad? He left in such a hurry—did something happen?" Kazuha saw Kogoro Mouri rushing off outside.
"He probably received some kind of request," Ran said.
"A request? Should we go take a look? I'm interested too." Sonoko's eyes suddenly lit up as she spoke to Ran.
"I think we'd better not. We'd just disturb Dad while he's handling the case," Ran said.
Ran did not want to disturb Kogoro Mouri either. He was clearly busy with something.
"All right." Sonoko nodded.
After spending some time in the café, Chen and the others left. Ran and Kazuha naturally went home; Kazuha was currently staying at Ran's house, so they went upstairs together.
Chen, meanwhile, went to take Sonoko home. They would head back after dropping her off.
They soon arrived at Sonoko's home. Chen had just let Sonoko out and was about to leave when the door suddenly opened, and Tomoko Suzuki walked out.
Sonoko was quite surprised to see Tomoko Suzuki. Shouldn't her mother still be busy at the company at this hour?
Normally, Tomoko Suzuki stayed at the company and rarely came home, so Sonoko was very surprised to see her this time.
"Sonoko, you seem very surprised to see me?" Tomoko Suzuki smiled faintly as she spoke to her daughter.
"Yes. Aren't you usually at the company, Mom?"
"I wanted to take a break today, so I gave myself the day off."
Tomoko Suzuki smiled lightly, but that was not really the case. She knew Sonoko had gone out to have fun with Chen.
And Chen would certainly bring her daughter home, so if she came back, she would definitely get to see him.
Just as Tomoko Suzuki had expected, Chen was indeed here. As she looked at him, her gaze could not