"That's right, we should all go together." Suzuki Sonoko also wanted to go out with Jiang Xia, to make up for the handsome-guy energy she had failed to harvest in the game.
A mischievous smile appeared on her face as she looked at Mouri Kogoro. "Tokiwa Mio is the daughter of the Tokiwa Group, a strong woman who's incredibly good at making money. She's also beautiful and currently single—Uncle, you're not refusing to take us because you're afraid we'll interrupt your private time together, are you?"
As Mouri Ran listened to that string of highly threatening information, the look she gave Mouri Kogoro gradually turned sinister. She clenched her delicate fist, producing a string of scalp-tingling cracks.
Mouri Kogoro: "..."
Jiang Xia stepped in, seemingly neutral. "Then let's all go take a look. Today isn't the building's opening ceremony yet, so it might be pretty quiet. We can help liven the place up."
"Hmph, fine. A few young people running around would make it livelier, I suppose." Mouri Kogoro smoothly rolled down the steps that had been offered to him, then stubbornly added, "I had a clear conscience to begin with!"
Over half an hour later.
The four of them got out of the car and arrived before the Twin Towers in Nishitama City.
Only when they stood at the foot of the building and looked up could they truly appreciate how tall it was—even with their heads tilted back as far as possible, they could barely see the roof.
Contrary to Jiang Xia's earlier excuse, although the building had not officially opened yet, preparations were already underway. Related personnel had been arriving one after another to visit or discuss business. The entrance was far from deserted; it looked like a building already in operation, and there was even