Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

The chubby boy opened his eyes in disbelief when he felt the flesh on his belly being gently touched, and then showed his joy at surviving the disaster.

The other little boys who were watching the scene with their eyes open or closed all breathed a sigh of relief, even Conan was no exception.

Seeing the cute look of these children being startled by Karasuma Sounobu, Suzuki Sonoko whispered to her good sister Xiaolan:

"This Karasuma-kun is really an interesting person."

She originally thought that Karasuma Soshin would vent his anger on these children, but she didn't expect that in the end, the punishment would be as cute as sticking a football on their stomachs.

"Here, go ahead and play. But be careful not to kick anyone again."

Karasuma Soshin handed the tricolor football in his hand to the little fat boy.

The little fat boy who had experienced fear and panic and his friends behind him nodded seriously, while Mao Li Ran looked at Karasuma Soshin with a smile on his face, and was a little dazed.

This person is really dazzling when he smiles.

When he smiles and when he doesn't smile, he is two completely different people.

If she had not known about the Black Organization from Conan and others, she would never have believed that someone with such a bright and dazzling smile would be a core member of the Black Organization.

Conan was also shocked by the smile that Karasuma Soshin showed.

He had no way of telling whether the smile on Karasuma Soshin's face at this moment was real or fake.

"Brother Karasuma, can you play football too?

You just caught the ball really well."

The cute version of Conan makes a comeback, and Mao Lilan deeply regrets not being able to take a picture of this scene.

Ever since the showdown, she rarely saw Conan speaking to people with such an expression and tone.

"A little bit, but your friends are waiting for you, why don't you go and continue playing football with them?"

Conan turned around and saw A Mian staring at him eagerly. A little further back, the fat boy and other little boys were also looking at him.

No words were spoken, but the meaning was clear.

Conan watched as he walked towards his friend, almost reluctantly, looking back every few steps.

Karasuma Soshin stood up, and the smile on his face disappeared at that moment.

After politely greeting Suzuki Sonoko and Mori Ran, Karasuma Sonobu walked straight past the waiters and bodyguards who were bowing and apologizing, and headed towards the main wedding hall.

During this time, he only gave a quick but ambiguous look to the butler of the Hojo family who came over after hearing the noise.

The waiter, who thought Karasuma Soshin was really good-tempered, looked at this scene in shock and did not come back to his senses for a long time.

A melodious and gentle tune sounded in the main hall, covering up the guests' conversations and making them unaware of what was happening outside.

However, other people didn't know, but the host couple of today's wedding banquet, Hojo Yoshihito and his wife, and Hojo Lianzong, knew it clearly.

So as soon as he entered the main hall, Karasuma Soshin met Hojo Yoshihito and his wife.

In response to the two people's apologies, Karasuma Soshin did not dwell on it, but he also did not say in a kind way that he did not mind at all.

“Today is Hojo-kun’s wedding banquet, so I’m treating it as a special surprise.

However, I hope I won’t be lucky enough to encounter this kind of surprise a second time.”

Karasuma Soshin's tone was indifferent, and his expression was also indifferent.

But both Hojo Yoshihito and Hojo Reie heard the hidden meaning behind Karasuma Soshin's words.

In the distance, Hojo Yoshinori, who saw the entire scene, did not show any emotion on his face, but his heart was filled with extremely complicated feelings.

He looked at Karasuma Soshin, who was dressed in a black suit and whose behavior was impeccable, as if he had been educated as an heir since childhood. But what came to his mind was the afternoon when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.

The boy who was riding a bicycle with a backpack slung over one shoulder and waiting at the alley leading to the old house of Sanada, and who knew all his plans as soon as he opened his mouth.

Hojo Renmune and Sanada Masao established a bridge of friendship during their college years. After graduation, they both chose to become police officers because of their common ideals.

However, after graduating from the police academy, Hojo Yasunari joined the National Police Agency at the request of his family, while Sanada Masahiro chose to return to Kanagawa.

In the years that followed, the two rarely met, but their friendship did not fade.

Phone calls, letters, photos, from young and energetic to gradually graying, from being alone to being surrounded by children and grandchildren, the friendship between the two has become deeper and deeper with the passage of years.

Hojo Lianzong knew that his friend placed all his efforts and hopes on his eldest grandson after his eldest son Sanada Heitaro retired due to injury.

He also knew that the child lived up to his friend's expectations and had performed well since childhood. Not only did he have excellent talent in kendo and martial arts, he also had a smart mind that was far superior to ordinary people.

At the age of fifteen, he passed the independent enrollment examination specially set up by the president of Tokyo University that year to recruit talented young people with an absolutely high score.

It's just that I have a bad temper.

Hojo Liansong always saw in the letters sent by his friends that his friends seemed to be complaining, but in fact they were bragging about the bad temper of their children, who often fought with others, which always made him very angry.

...

In April when cherry blossoms are in full bloom,

Taking advantage of the rare vacation opportunity, Hojo Lianmune met with his long-lost friend Sanada Masahiro.

He originally thought that he would meet his friend's proud eldest grandson this weekend, but he learned from his friend that the child, whose nickname was Yueyawan, had gone out early in the morning to find a place for his younger brother.

After declining his friend's suggestion to bring the person back, Hojo Lianmune chatted happily with Sanada Masahiro for the whole morning and had lunch at Sanada's old house.

But soon after he put down his chopsticks, his subordinates hurriedly brought him a somewhat messy document.

It turned out that the serial murder case that had been making headlines in Tokyo a few days ago had a new victim.

The identity of this victim was very special. She was not only the daughter of a senior government official, but also the wife of a senior police official.

So this case is no longer just the responsibility of the Metropolitan Police Department.

And because the matter involved senior members of the National Police Agency, a copy of the relevant information was also sent to him.

The reason why these materials were in disarray was that the police who brought them were in such a hurry that they tripped over the threshold of the gate of the Sanada old house without noticing.

The documents that were not held firmly in my hand were scattered all over the floor.

After learning that a dark red-haired boy helped his subordinates pick up information, Hojo Liansong immediately matched the boy with the Crescent Moon Pill mentioned by his friend.

But due to official business, he did not ask too many questions at this time.

After briefly looking through the information and realizing that this case was not a simple one, Hojo Yoshimune soon said goodbye to his good friend Sanada Masahiro.

The car drove all the way to Tokyo. As soon as he got off the car, Hojo Lianzong heard the driver exclaim:

"Whose kid is this playing a prank?"

Hojo Lianzong looked in the direction of the sound and saw a pentagonal pattern clearly printed on the rear cover of the car.

The red paint stands out against the black hood paint.

The moment he saw the pattern, Hojo Lianzong immediately connected it with a photo taken at the crime scene in the file.

Then he decided to ask the driver to drive the car back to the old Sanada house in Kanagawa.

Just as the car was about to pass the last alley and turn the corner to see the Sanada old house, a football kicked out from the air forced the driver to slam on the brakes.

The kicked football hit the opposite wall and bounced back flexibly.

The driver, who had a false alarm, opened the window and cursed in frustration.

Hojo Lianzong, who was sitting in the back seat, looked in the direction the ball bounced.

I saw a young man with outstanding looks sitting on a bicycle, holding the handlebars with his right hand. He gently raised his foot and stretched out his left hand to catch the ball steadily.

And looked at him clearly.

A ray of sunlight shone in from the alley, making the boy's dark red hair extremely dazzling.

It was this meeting that made Hojo Lianzong truly realize that there was actually someone in this world who could deduce the truth of a serial murder case accurately by just picking up information in just a few seconds.

One can even infer that he would return to Kanagawa because he saw the pattern on the hood of the car.

So he brought the football prepared in advance and waited for him here.

At the end of the meeting, the boy rode his bicycle towards home, asking Hojo Liansong not to tell his grandfather about his rude behavior.

The bright sunshine fell on the young man, making him shine brightly, and also dyed the bouquet of cherry blossoms and sunflowers that were closely placed in his basket with a layer of beautiful golden light.

...

Karasuma Soshin, who noticed this familiar gaze, turned his head and met Hojo Yoshinori's eyes.

But the next second, he calmly looked away.

Even when he saw Sanada Masahiro standing next to Hojo Yoshimune, he just glanced at him indifferently, as if he was just an ordinary wedding guest.

Compared with Hojo Lianmune, Sanada Masahiro's mood was undoubtedly more complicated.

Ever since he decided to attend the wedding banquet, he had thought that he would meet Karasuma Soshin here.

But no matter how much he prepared himself mentally, he couldn't help but be touched the moment he actually saw her.

That was the child he raised.

He poured all his time and energy into Yueya Wan. He raised him by his side just three months after the baby was born. He personally taught him how to talk and walk, and he raised Yueya Wan for more than ten years.

Everything can only be said to be the arrangement of fate.

By the time Masahiro Sanada found out that Kenjiro Sanada had reached a cooperation deal with Yoshi Ichihara behind his back, exchanging his nephew for promotion, everything was already a foregone conclusion.

And he had no other choice but to acquiesce and conceal it.

Karasuma Soshin did not have that kind of emotion. He found a secluded corner and stayed there calmly, and greeted the head of the Ooka family who came up to him in a nonchalant manner.

“I heard that the travel companies under the Karasuma Group have recently jointly launched a special travel line, and the development momentum is very strong.

Karasuma-kun is really young and promising. "

The head of the Ooka family had a typical fake smile on his face, and although he was saying words of praise, it was obvious that he didn't mean them sincerely.

This is normal. For the sake of his tourism line, the head of the Ooka family invested a lot of manpower and resources to organize a treasure hunt for the red leaf treasure.

But who would have thought that the promising plan would be ruined by a series of cases when it was put into practice.

Not only did all the investments made in the early stages go down the drain, but the Karasuma Group also showed up halfway to steal the business.

Not only did he expose the matter that he had tried so hard to cover up, he also used the Ooka Group to promote the travel companies under the Karasuma Group.

Not only did they copy and paste a special tourist line for the red leaf season, but they also directly mocked it by using the slogan "Happily travel around the red leaf season and protect the safety of every tourist" as their promotional slogan.

Although these travel companies did not use the name of the Karasuma Group, they had all been in the business for so long that they all knew some things very well.

In particular, the heads of these travel companies not only openly entered and exited the headquarters building of the Karasuma Group, but also jointly hosted a champagne banquet at the end of last month.

The banquet was held at a hotel owned by the Ooka Group, which was booked out.

The daughter Hongye returned home disappointed because the planned business was intercepted halfway. The rival who stole the business not only did not make a fortune quietly, but also showed off in front of her.

It would be strange if the head of the Ooka family could be happy.

Although Karasuma Soshin looked humble, there was no trace of humility in what he said.

"These are all the credit of the people below. Of course, we also have to thank the help of the head of the Ooka family."

Help, what kind of help? Just give you a wave of target customers for free, and then you step on them for publicity?

Including this time, the head of the Ooka family and Karasuma Soshin met only three times in total.

In the first two meetings, the head of the Ooka family did not have any communication with Karasuma Soshin other than greetings and other social etiquette.

As for Ooka Koye, who had a conversation with Karasuma Soshin once, they didn't have a deep conversation because it was their first meeting.

This led to the Ooka family head's impression of Karasuma Soshin that although he had a bad temper, he was a well-mannered person when dealing with people.

I never expected that Karasuma Soshin would be so harsh and rude in his words.

Even when facing a chaebol leader like him, he still did not restrain himself.

This temper is not good. Hongye absolutely cannot be with such a person.

The head of the Ooka family immediately gave up the idea of ​​bringing Karasuma Soshin and Ooka Momiji together.

Within two seconds he found an excuse to leave.

Karasuma Soshin naturally saw this, but that was exactly his purpose.

He had no intention of establishing any friendly relations with the people present, and the heir to the Karasuma Group did not need to maintain friendly relations with others.

Whether it is sincere or false.

11:30,

Amid a sweet and melodious piece of music, the protagonist of the wedding banquet held for the marriage between the Hojo family and the Aso family finally appeared in front of the guests.

The children exclaimed in delight, while most of the guests gave standard social smiles.

When their eyes fell on the bride, many people were looking at the Aso family represented by the bride. As for whether the bride was beautiful or not, or what her name was, these were not within their scope of concern.

Of course, even fewer people pay attention to the priest and the flower girl.

However, this does not include Karasuma Soshin.

While everyone else was either paying attention to the bride and groom or the members of the Hojo and Aso families who were present.

Karasuma Soshin's eyes fell on the two little flower girls.

To be more precise, it fell on the exquisite little baskets held by two little flower girls.