"Sonoko, are you coming too?"
"Of course I am. It's a rare chance to go to Kyoto with you guys..."
Ran Mouri smiled as she listened to her talk about her expectations for the upcoming trip, but her arm linked with Sonoko Suzuki's tightened slightly despite herself.
Sonoko did like to get involved at times like this and loved joining in on the excitement, but this time, no matter how she thought about it, Tang Ze Zhao had something to do with it.
Though Tang Ze Zhao was from Kyoto, he practically had no one to rely on there. If he truly got dragged into a long and complicated legal process, dealing with all those problems alone would certainly be difficult.
Sonoko was probably planning to go along and assess the situation, helping Tang Ze Zhao however she could.
"...You're all making such a big fuss over me. I should be the embarrassed one." Tang Ze Zhao looked at the girls walking ahead arm in arm and sighed.
With Sonoko Suzuki there, they definitely would not need to worry about food or lodging in Kyoto.
To put it dramatically, Sonoko Suzuki might have considered that his home had burned down and that he no longer had a stable place to stay in Kyoto. Maybe she wanted to check on him and, if necessary, lend him a room so he would have somewhere to go in the future.
That was simply a desire to help him. After all, everyone clearly knew that although he was alone, he was still quite well-off and hardly short of money...
"Don't think of it that way. Uncle was already going to Kyoto for a job, and Hattori has a case he's investigating there too. It's just convenient, that's all." Conan patted Tang Ze Zhao's arm.