Arriving at Meiji Shrine, it was natural to pray for divine blessings.
"This woman is really beautiful."
While Hattori Heiji was praying, Aizen saw a woman dressed in white walk up to Hattori Heiji and also pray.
Although the woman didn't trigger a system notification indicating her score was below 90, in Aizen's opinion, she should be around 88, which would already be considered very beautiful. A woman who scores 90 is not someone you encounter easily.
"You wouldn't happen to be Heiji, would you?"
Just then, a man suddenly walked over.
Hattori Heiji turned around upon hearing this and walked over, saying, "Uncle Shigematsu!"
The man named Shigematsu said, "I really didn't expect to meet you here. I thought you were already home."
Toyama Kazuha, seeing this, asked, "Who is this uncle?"
Hattori Heiji replied, "He's the butler Shigematsu who works at my mother's classmate's house."
"Hello, I am Shigematsu," Shigematsu Akio nodded to everyone.
Hattori Heiji asked, "Speaking of which, how did you end up here?"
Shigematsu Akio smiled and pointed to the girl beside him, saying, "I came with her. She said she wanted to familiarize herself with the streets of Tokyo before marrying into the family, so I brought her out to show her around."
"So she is..."
"Yes!"
Shigematsu Akio said, "She is Miss Kaede, who is marrying Master Kiku tomorrow."
"Nice to meet you, my name is Katagiri Kaede."
Katagiri Kaede was the beautiful girl Aizen had seen earlier; he never imagined that this girl would become someone else's wife tomorrow.
"But it doesn't matter. A woman I set my sights on cannot be let go."
Aizen smiled inwardly. Since she was getting married tomorrow, he would let it go for today. On the wedding night, he would let him be the groom. As for the groom, in Aizen's mind, he was already a dead man at this moment.
Hattori Heiji nodded, puzzled, and asked, "But why didn't you ask your young master to take her shopping?"
"I did invite my young master..."
Shigematsu Akio said helplessly. Clearly, the so-called young master Kiku didn't want to take his future wife shopping, but he didn't know why.
Katagiri Kaede, seeing this, said, "I suddenly felt like going to Tokyo Tower."
Shigematsu Akio explained, "My young master has had a fear of heights since he was a child."
"Oh!"
Hattori Heiji nodded, understanding the reason.
The group then expanded, adding Shigematsu Akio and Katagiri Kaede, who clearly had no intention of leaving.
It wasn't until dusk that the group headed to the Mori-en residence, where Aizen and the others accepted the invitation.
Walking in the courtyard, Hattori Heiji looked around and said, "This place hasn't changed much since I came here as a child."
Just as the group passed a tree, the leaves rustled, and a figure jumped down, carrying a cat in its arms.
Shigematsu Akio saw this and stepped forward to scold, "Sakuraba, that's very rude of you! What if you frighten the guests?"
"What an adorable cat!" "Let me see it too!"
Mouri Ran and Toyama Kazuha went forward to look at the cat.
"Speaking of which, I seem to remember this incident."
Aizen looked thoughtfully at the maid named Sakuraba and Katagiri Kaede. If he remembered correctly, the two seemed to like each other, and the marriage partner was not the man Katagiri Kaede liked. Moreover, a murder would occur tonight, and the murderer would be the man Katagiri Kaede was going to marry, while the victim would be Shigematsu Akio.
Aizen was naturally unconcerned about Akio Shigematsu's death. He was preoccupied with how to best utilize the situation. If he framed Sakuraba as the murderer, Katagiri Kaede would be utterly disappointed in him. Then, he could impersonate Kiku-sama and have him die in an accident a few days later. Katagiri Kaede would then be his, and he could use him however he pleased.
"Not a bad idea, but with Hattori and Conan here, framing that Sakuraba won't be so easy,"
Aizen thought to himself. He decided to wait and see. If all else failed, he could simply solve the case and then eliminate Sakuraba; the outcome would be the same anyway."So, you're my brother's princess, aren't you?"
A woman's voice rang out from behind the crowd. Everyone turned to see a woman in a long red dress walk in. She looked to be around twenty-five or twenty-six, with short hair, and was just as beautiful as Katagiri Kaede.
The woman walked in with her arms crossed, saying, "I don't care which big company president's daughter you are. You'd better be prepared; from today onwards, I'll be establishing a comprehensive set of family rules."
"Yes!"
Katagiri Kaede replied cautiously. She was a somewhat timid person, and this woman's words intimidated her.
"That's good. I'm his older sister, Yurie."
Yurie Morizono looked at Katagiri Kaede and said, "I' m usually abroad, so I won't bother you. Don't worry."
"This woman isn't bad either, but it's a bit of a pity that she's not usually in the country."
Aizen glanced at Yurie Morizono, secretly thinking it was a pity. But as much as it was a pity, it was still necessary to play around. Who could blame him when this woman caught his eye? This woman was quite beautiful, at least in his opinion, no less so than Katagiri Kaede.
"Speaking of which, you're quite capable. You come here often and have tamed my little brother."
Yurie Morizono nudged Katagiri Kaede with her elbow. It seemed that she wasn't so difficult to get along with and could even joke around.
Katagiri Kaede smiled awkwardly upon hearing this and did not respond.
Shigematsu Akio explained, "No, Miss, actually it was the young master who fell in love at first sight."
"Really?"
Yurie Morizonoe was taken aback, not expecting her playboy brother to fall for a woman first, and to be so serious.
"Yes!"
Shigematsu Akio nodded.
The group walked towards the villa, passing through the courtyard and entering.