"Ah? Uncle, because of that previous job, the Shifui Group heiress invited you?"
"Yeah, I think her name was Reika Shifui. She seemed pretty cute too." Mori Kogoro adjusted his tie in the mirror and answered casually. "Actually, it can't really be called a job I completed..."
"I just happened to run into her family's dog on the way home." Ran Mouri picked up the explanation. "Dad had happened to seen the photo from the request the day before, noticed that dog playing with other dogs in the park, and called them while he was at it."
"I see..." Conan rubbed his chin, sounding uncertain. "I feel like I remember something. Didn't Sonoko mention this Reika Shifui before...?"
He said nothing more, merely looking at Ran Mouri with a subtle expression.
After all, Reika Shifui was the hostess inviting them to a party, so it would be rude to say anything too harsh. But Sonoko Suzuki had not held back in the slightest.
"Oh, I think she did mention her..." Ran Mouri, who had recalled it as well, nodded uncertainly.
Sonoko Suzuki had said that she was a spoiled young lady with a less-than-pleasant temper. She only looked graceful on the surface and was difficult to get along with. Even knowing that the Suzuki family's background was far beyond anything the Shifui Group could compare to, once she realized Sonoko Suzuki was not ladylike at all, a sense of superiority had still appeared on her face...
"Do you think it's possible she didn't invite Uncle because he completed the job? Maybe she wanted to invite Uncle Mori in the first place, but didn't want to openly show that intention..." Following that line of thought, Conan could not help drifting toward conspiracy theories.
After all, formally inviting Mori Kogoro was no