"I'm really not a kidnapper." Facing Maori Kogoro's vigilant eyes, Lin Xiaochen had to use honorifics, "I'm a serving police officer."

"Police?" Maori Kogoro's doubtful expression remained unchanged. "Where's your police ID?"

"I didn't bring anything with me when I went to the banquet today." Lin Xiaochen explained, "I am Lin Xiaochen, and I was serving as an inspector at the time."

"Are you Lin Xiaochen who caught the bomber?" A boy's voice suddenly broke in.

"Shinichi?" Mao Lilan called him.

Maori Kogoro put Maori Ran down, and Maori Ran walked over and asked, "Shinichi, why are you here?"

"Yuanzi was worried because he couldn't find you, so he asked me to come find you." The boy said proudly, actually he was worried about himself.

Kogoro Mouri suddenly realized, no wonder he had heard about it, it was indeed a big case. It was said that a police officer beat the criminal and was on TV.

Maori Kogoro was also a former criminal police officer. When facing his juniors, he couldn't help but act like a senior. He looked at Lin Xiaochen who was obviously embarrassed and said, "Young people still need more experience. No matter what kind of criminal it is, you should stay calm and not be impatient."

"You're right." Lin Xiaochen smiled politely, not understanding why this uncle suddenly started to teach him a lesson.

With the help of his parents, Natsume got rid of the overly enthusiastic guests and walked to Lin Xiaochen: "Hayashi, why are you standing at the door? Come in with me and have a drink."

"NeiNei, big brother, are you friends with Officer Lin?" Kudo Shinichi suddenly asked.

Natsume looked at him and blinked: "Isn't this obvious, kid?"

"Big brother is also a policeman, right?"

Natsume became interested: "Oh? How did you know? Did Hayasi tell you?"

"No." Kudo Shinichi smiled slyly, "You have calluses on the tip of your index finger and the base of your thumb, and your walking posture and stride are obviously trained. You and Officer Lin look about the same age, so you can't be a retired military police officer. You can only be a police officer."

Natsume raised an eyebrow, "That sounds reasonable, but the calluses on my hands could be because I learned kendo. As for the walking posture, what if someone walks like this?"

Lin Xiaochen was trying to sabotage him: "Natsume, your police ID has been revealed."

Hearing this, Natsume slapped his hand towards his thigh, and felt relieved when he felt the familiar hard outline: "Hayashi, you actually teased me."

"Haha." Lin Xiaochen teased him, "You are very dedicated to your job, Inspector Natsume, even though you are wearing a formal suit and carrying your police ID card with you."

"Inspector Lin, you will be punished for teasing your superiors," Natsume threatened him, "If you make me lose face, I won't let you off easily."

"I'm so sorry." Lin Xiaochen teased with honorifics.

"Alright, alright, let's talk inside after we've said this. Sir, two children, let's go in and talk."

Xia Mu greeted a few people, and then he directed Lin Xiaochen in a bossy manner: "You, bring the gift to the lounge for me to see."

Lin Xiaochen smiled, shook his head and left.

Naturally, the servants of the Natsume family would move the gifts, and Lin Xiaochen was at most a deacon in charge of giving orders.

Unfortunately, he didn't work as a deacon for long before he was taken to the lounge.

When he pushed the door open, Natsume was sitting with his legs crossed, eating cream puffs without any image. "I'll eat something first. I have to drink later. If I don't eat something, my stomach will hurt."

Lin Xiaochen laughed: "What are you explaining to me? Give me some too."

Natsume handed the plate of puffs to Lin Xiaochen.

The banquet was about to begin, and Lin Xiaochen followed Natsume out. He had no social tasks and was injured, so no one toasted him for a while.

Lin Xiaochen walked leisurely to the dessert area, picking out small cakes with peculiar shapes to taste one by one. When moving sideways, he accidentally bumped into a lady.

The lady was wearing a white fishtail skirt and looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, I hope you're okay."

"Oh, I didn't notice. Are you okay? Cake..."

The lady looked down at her collar, which was covered with white cream. "Ah, it's dirty."

She was a little at a loss as to how to find a tissue, and Lin Xiaochen handed her a handkerchief: "If you don't mind, please use mine first."

"Thank you." The lady took it, wiped the cream clean, and smiled at Lin Xiaochen, "I will wash it clean and return it to you. I am Takei Yuriko. May I ask your name?"

"No, no, I'm Lin Xiaochen."

"Mr. Lin." Takei Yuriko smiled, "Are you here with your family elders?"

Lin Xiaochen shook his head slightly: "No."

"I see." Takei Yuriko's smile faded a little. "I think Mr. Lin is a rare young talent. Does Mr. Lin run his own business?"

"I don't deserve it. I'm just an ordinary company employee." Lin Xiaochen smiled politely.

Takei Yuriko's smile became distant, no longer as enthusiastic as before: "Is that so? Then Mr. Lin, take your time eating. I'll go back and change my clothes first."

After watching the other person leave, the smile on Lin Xiaochen's face completely disappeared.

Lin Xiaochen has a good appearance, and he has a kind of aloof and cool feeling when standing there alone.

Although he didn't have the good background of the others at the party, there were still people who came up to him and talked to him. There were also many people who wanted to recruit him as a son-in-law just because of his looks.

Lin Xiaochen was not used to this kind of occasion and felt his face was almost stiff from smiling.

Fortunately, Natsume was passing by this area while toasting and helped Lin Xiaochen attract a large amount of firepower.

Lin Xiaochen finally escaped from the encirclement of the ladies and went to the lounge to drink tea.

The family of three we just met were also in the lounge. Mao Lilan, Kudo Shinichi, and a girl wearing a headband were sitting together, and no one knew what they were talking about.

Kogoro Maori was using the social skills unique to adults and was talking to an elderly man with Mediterranean tendencies.

Lin Xiaochen chose a seat in a corner and sat down. He took the black tea brought by the waiter, took a sip and savored it carefully.

——Good tea!

Lin Xiaochen's eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

The mellow black tea flows into my lungs as I drink it, and it seems as if all the fatigue just now has disappeared.

"Mr. Policeman, do you like black tea?" It was Kudo Shinichi.

"Yes, I like it very much." Lin Xiaochen smiled gently at Kudo Shinichi and the two little girls who followed him, "What's wrong, little friend? Did you encounter any difficulties?"

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