Sitting on the sofa, watching the clerk introduce the details of several classic hot-selling models, Chitose Sakuraba held a glass of blueberry juice to let go of his thoughts, but still had a decent smile on his face.

Atobe Keigo knew at a glance that she was thinking about other things, so he waved his hand to let the clerk go down first, folded his hands, and said as if nothing had happened.

"Don't you have anything you like?"

Sakuraba Chitose came back to his senses, put down the glass full of water droplets, and gently dried his hands with the handkerchief on the table.

"Well, I was just thinking that their family's limited editions this year are very ordinary. Instead of choosing here and there, it's better to just give a few gems. I happened to bring a lot of things back."

"..."

Atobe raised his eyebrows, "When did you become so generous?"

"When did I give you the illusion of not being generous?"

Sakuraba Chitose picked up a piece of cheesecake and laughed.

"Just because I like making money, doesn't mean I don't like spending money. Besides, my uncle and aunt are my old friends, and they just give me a few lifeless stones. Would I still be stingy with this little money?"

Atobe gave her a death stare.

"If you really want to give a gift, why don't you sell the development rights of the seaside meeting place to my dad, the old man will definitely be crazy about it."

"How about that?"

When talking about money, Sakuraba Chitose's face changed, and his light gray eyes looked straight at Atobe Keigo. The young business tycoon said seriously: "I finally gnawed a piece of meat from Ashiin. Can you let it go easily? It doesn't exist."

Then, she lowered her eyes again, obviously holding her breath and said: "Since the old Mr. Guochang Road passed away and the Yuzhu Pagoda was taken over by the King of Blue, she has become soft and hard. Except the previous Yingting and Feishiyuan The cooperation reached, the others are not willing to hand over to us, what do you mean by that?"

Feishiyuan is a clan established by Guochang Lu Dajue, the King of Gold.In this country, under the influence of a special item - the Dresden Stone, seven kings will be randomly selected. They have their own sword of Damocles, can use superhuman power, and can give their own The clan has supernatural powers.

Over the past few decades, the kings have been constantly changing, but no matter how they change, Guochang Lu Dajue, the original King of Gold, has always been firmly seated at the top of the Feishiyuan.Feishiin has also gradually developed from a simple clan to an elite unit that governs all major fields in Japan. If the Sakuraniwa Zaibatsu wants to expand its hands and feet in Japan, it must be inseparable from this clan.

But fortunately, Guochang Lu Dajue was quite talkative back then. Although he had accumulated a lot of power, this old man didn't have any superfluous thoughts.For decades, he has been staying in the imperial pillar tower, suppressing the Dresden stone slab alone, preventing its power from spreading and affecting more supernatural beings in Japan.

All the project plans of the Sakuraba chaebol, as long as they are beneficial to the country and not excessive, he will give the green light to agree until his death.

Now, replacing Guochang Lu Dajue and taking over the Yuzhu Tower is the King of Blue, Munakata Reishi. This extremely rational young man is much more difficult to talk about than Guochang Lu Dajue.At that time, a project of the Sakuraba Zaibatsu was stuck in the Ashiin, and it was handed over to Reiji Munakata along with other project materials. Chitose himself was chased by the local mafia in Brazil and injured his leg. Jue's memorial service.Two months later, when the doctor was finally willing to release her from the hospital, she found out that the project was rejected by Munakata Reiji.

——The funds are unreasonable, the expansion is unnecessary, and Qingwang is not optimistic.

From those long official clichés, Sakuraba Chitose only summed up these three sentences.

How can it be?

Chitose Sakuraba is very confident in the project she is optimistic about. With her unique vision, her investment is indeed a huge profit. Why not be optimistic about it?

Chitose rushed back to London overnight from the intensive care unit in Brazil, dug her think tanks out of bed one by one, spent another day and night revising the project plan from top to bottom, and got a copy that anyone can pat their chests on. Guarantee that there is no problem with the proposal.

Is it okay this time?

Looking at the think tanks who were sleeping together on the round table, Chitose Sakuraba asked his subordinates to resend the proposal to Yuzhuta.

"Boss, let me tell you."

A middle-aged woman who was woken up by Chitose herself was so sleepy, she walked up to her and patted her on the shoulder, "Anyone who still dares to veto this plan will definitely have his brain kicked by a donkey."

Facts have proved that Munakata Reiji still doesn't follow the routine.

Within a few days, the project was called back again.The reason given this time is even simpler, the project has already been contracted out.

What? ? ?

Sakuraba Chitose doesn't understand, is there anyone who can give a better planning bid than her?After the construction of that area started, she asked someone to check it out, and then she understood what Munakata Reisi meant.

That's just... the fat and water don't flow into the fields of outsiders.

No matter how rich the Sakuraba Zaibatsu is, no matter how big their business is, and no matter how secure their credit is, it is a foreign company after all, and they can't let them take away all the good things.Reiji Munakata considered again and again, and gave up the business district to the Akashi Zaibatsu.

And judging from the plans of the two, the Akashi Zaibatsu is also the best among them (except for Sakuraba).

After understanding this level, she stopped asking any more questions.

People are not willing to let you in, what can you do?

It's just that she couldn't help but feel suffocated in her heart.Although Reji Munakata only got stuck with her project this time, and the cooperation with Sakuraniwa is still going on afterwards, but such behavior undoubtedly represents a beating, telling her not to be unscrupulous.

Sakuraba Chitose: Hehe.

The eldest lady, who has never been afraid of anyone, doesn't care, because... as long as she holds a certain project that she signed with the Shishiyuan firmly in her hand, Munakata Reisi will always have nothing to do with her.

As for that project—

"What are you pretending in front of me? Who doesn't know that you even ate money-burning things like [Government of Time]?"

Atobe Keigo flicked Chitose Sakuraba on the forehead and said with a sneer.

That's right, that project is [Government of Time].

If you want to get to the bottom of the original reason, it would be too troublesome to explain. In short, during the decades when the King of Gold suppressed the power of the slate, some people were still affected by the slate and became supernatural beings that were not registered by the government.Yokohama, which is closer to Tokyo, has gathered many supernatural beings.

Among them, some supernatural beings are not satisfied with the real world.They set their sights on the past, and with the help of a supernatural being who can travel through time and space, they decided to go back to the past to change history, and they gave themselves an organization name called the Time Traveling Army.

Aware of their actions, Guochang Lu Dajue immediately issued an order to summon people from the Non-Time Academy who also have the ability to travel through time and space to go back in time to stop them.Although they arrived in time and successfully prevented them from changing history, most of the members of the retrograde army fled and hid in different corners of history during the melee, including the time-traveling superhuman.

In order to prevent them from making trouble again, Guochang Lu Dajue made a decisive decision and established the [Government of Time], using the excellent intelligence network under the Fashiyuan to start a protracted battle with those time-traveling troops.

But fighting costs money.And the government of the time consumes so much money that not just a non-time court or other plutocrats can afford it.Just when the King of Gold was frowning, an email was sent to his mailbox.

He clicked to read it.

Then, under the surprised eyes of the "rabbits" in the Fatime Academy, he covered his forehead and laughed heartily.

"As expected of Yingting, really worthy of Yingting, even this kind of order is willing to accept... I am not young, but I am quite courageous, hahaha."

It turned out that Chitose Sakuraniwa, who had heard about the current development difficulties of the Shizhi government from nowhere, sent an invitation to Dajue Guochang Road.She is willing to bear most of the funds of the Government of Time, but instead, the King of Gold will give herself half of the power of the Government of Time.

Later, the two sides had a more in-depth conversation. Sakuraba Chitose told Guochang Lu Dajue her business ideas, and told him that as long as the King of Gold is willing, he can get back the capital within one year.

Sakuraba Chitose introduced the krypton gold system, which expanded the selection of god judges that were originally only carried out within the non-time courtyard to the entire group of supernatural beings, giving full play to the characteristic of human beings' love for beauty (face value).Open up a separate department to recruit people with supernatural abilities to become civil servants, five insurances and one housing fund are all covered, and there is a non-time hospital as a guarantee. Once they are injured in battle, the follow-up protection they get is also sufficient.In the first year when the government of Time expanded its enrollment, the Ashiji Institute wept with joy as it saw the increasing revenue and the disappearing deficit.

Where did this business genius come from?They finally don't have to worry about money! ! !

The higher-level members of the gold family have a deeper view on this matter. Before the Yingting family, Guochang Lu Dajue asked other Japanese chaebols if they would like to share a piece of the pie, but they couldn't bear the burden of the time. The government initially refused to burn money.Only Sakuraba Chitose can take out so much money in one go.

That kind of family with an ancient history is indeed terrifying.

……

Since every supernatural being who becomes a god judge will sign a confidentiality agreement, so far, the existence of the Government of Time has not been completely exposed.But not being exposed does not mean that there is no income. Up to now, the annual income of the Shizhi government still makes people wonder: where did so many local tyrants come from?

Therefore, Keigo Atobe expressed dissatisfaction with Chitose Sakuraba pretending to be poor in front of him, and even wanted to pry open her head with the brand-name bag at hand to see if there were no other words in it besides "making money".

Sakuraba Chitose just shrugged.

"I'm not like you, Jingwu. I don't have so many dreams and pursuits like you and Tan. The burden of the whole family on my shoulders is already heavy enough, so don't add other burdens to me."

As she spoke, she stood up and pointed to an olive green chain bag placed on the crystal booth, asking the clerk to help her wrap it up.

Her tone was very flat and her expression was relaxed, but as long as she checked the history of the Sakuraba family, she would know the weight of her words.

The Sakuraba family is not small, and it has been rooted in that land since Britain was still the British Empire more than 200 years ago. For a long time, the descendants were born one after another.But for some reason, Chitose’s grandfather’s generation suffered from frequent accidents, such as plane crashes or mountain landslides. In Chitose’s generation, she was the only one who directly belonged to the family and could directly inherit the family business.

Yingting's parents left early, and she had to throw away her childhood, hobbies and all aspirations, and devote herself wholeheartedly to the family business.

"Ah, let's talk."

Chitose suddenly came back to his senses, turned around and asked, "Is the person who followed us just now Jing Wu's classmate?"

"..." So she also found out?

For a moment, Keigo Atobe pressed his temple and said reluctantly, "Ah."

Although he didn't want to admit it.

Chitose smiled lightly, her eyes became brighter under the warm lights of the luxury store.

"Sure enough. That kind of unskilled tracking method can only be done by laymen at first glance."

"...If they are experts, they will be finished."

Keigo Atobe hugged his arms and snorted, but the corners of his mouth also raised half an arc.

The clerk had already wrapped the chain in a box, and Chitose took out his credit card and was about to swipe it when a strange sound suddenly came from his ear.

a scream.

Then came the cry for help.Someone shouted outside: "Help! Dead man!!!"

With this call for help, more and more noisy turmoil began to sound.

Chitose and Atobe glanced at each other, their faces froze.

Chitose put away the credit card and stepped out of the luxury store.Atobe asked the clerk to call the police immediately, and then followed him out.

At the very center of the turmoil, it was like a drop of oil dripping into a thin layer of water on the surface, and the crowd of onlookers automatically formed a circle.When Chitose and Atobe squeezed in, they saw the boy organizing the crowd in the middle and asking his companions to call the police.

—It was the boy at dinner last night.

Chitose thought.

The boy was accompanied by several children of his age. In addition, there was an old man and a young man with squinting and smiling eyes. The young man was tall and tall with neatly trimmed tawny hair.

And the only woman who seemed out of tune with their aura—Chitose guessed that she was the one who just called for help—wearing a light-colored dress and calfskin boots, was being surrounded by a girl with black hair and ponytail and a girl with brown hair Consolation, her skirt was stained with blood, and judging by the bloody footprints on her back, so were her shoes.

"Ah, it looks like we're unlucky today."

Seeing the boy let the security guards who came after hearing the news block the shopping mall, Keigo Atobe said so.

Chitose sighed helplessly.

……

The police arrived quickly.

Huh, it seems like this has been described before?

Forget it, it's okay.Anyway, the police officers of the Metropolitan Police Department are used to receiving calls every day, and the operator can even memorize Mao Lilan's mobile phone number.

As soon as the yellow cordon was pulled, more than half of the onlookers dispersed immediately, and there were still some onlookers with the mentality of watching the excitement.

...So, the nature of human beings is indeed to join in the fun.

Chitose thought about it thoughtfully, pulled up Atobu's sleeves, and motioned to go back to the shop to sit down, when he suddenly heard the sound of a police officer running back in a hurry.

"The police department, according to Conan-kun's request, we found four suspects, all of whom went to that convenience store not long ago and were sneaky in the mall. When I found them, they were all hiding in the stairs I don't know what the corner is doing."

sneaking?

Then, there was another cry for help from behind, but this time it was no longer the victimized woman, and——

"No! Senpai Ninzuzu is not a suspect!!"

"We can all testify against him."

"There is also the minister, the minister can also testify. Atobe, Atobe, stop dating soon! Yushi will be arrested!!"

"...Do you have a grudge against me?"

Under the cordial shouts of the teenagers stretching their necks, Chitose saw the blue-haired teenager covering his face, with the despair of meeting his pig teammates.

Atobe snorted coldly and walked over, with "wait for me tomorrow" written on his face.Under his explanation, the Mugure Police Department finally believed that Renzuzu was innocent. After all, who would bring so many friends out to play when killing people?

Chitose noticed Edogawa Conan's eyes and smiled at him.

"Meet you again, boy."

"Ah, er, yes."

Conan scratched his head, smiled and said, "Is Big Sister here for a date today?"

Obviously he heard Xiang Riyue's words.

"No, Jingwu is my friend, I just come here to shop."

Chitose shook his head, and suddenly noticed that the brown-haired young man in glasses was staring at her with indescribable eyes (although Chitose didn't understand how he expressed his emotions with squinting eyes).

She looked back, but the young man suddenly turned his gaze away and smiled unnaturally.

"Okiya Subaru." He introduced himself.

Chitose raised her eyebrows, always feeling that the gentleman in front of her looked familiar, but with her excellent memory, she couldn't recall ever seeing such a man in the past.

If she had seen it before, she would not be able to forget it just by looking at this face.

The eldest lady of Yan Control thought thoughtfully, and also reported her name.

"... Sakuraba Chitose."

"Then, Miss Sakuraba."

Okiya Subaru smiled.

Conan caught between the two: "..."

Enough, what kind of weird atmosphere is this! ! !

The author has something to say: Everyone should be familiar with the current affairs and the retrograde army. The knife chaos is also the subject of the current fire, so I won't explain it.In short, Chitose is the half-boss of the government of time, and is a shareholder who pays for it. Is it surprising or unexpected hhh



Unexpectedly, the one who appeared before Touzi was my childhood sweetheart, Brother Mao!

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As usual, the case part uses Conan's fixed three suspects to choose one of three models, there is no reasoning plot, and the essence of love.

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