In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 254 Private Beach

Chapter 254 Private Beach

Seeing that Ryuichi Seto's hand was already on the door, ready to push it open, Hiko Akutagawa silently urged the others to speed up. If they were late and someone was killed, things would get complicated.

Just as Ryuichi Seto was about to put the rope around Masuko Tsuchiya's neck, the sound of hurried footsteps broke the silence of the night, disturbing his thoughts.

Without hesitation, he threw away the rope he had been preparing to strangle Tsuchiya Masuko and swiftly pulled out the knife.

Strangling someone is too slow; it's better to just use a knife.

Before he could even make a move, a loud and clear "Stop!" rang out. Seto Ryuichi's face turned fierce, and his movements became even faster, showing no sign of stopping.

"This guy's ruthless!"

Akutagawa Hiko shook his head, and the phone he had just grabbed slipped from his hand, smashing into the knife in Seto Ryuichi's unsuspecting hand.

The cleaver flew out of her hand instantly, while the brick-thick telephone smashed directly into Tsuchiya Masuko's face, leaving a square red mark and eliciting a scream.

Surprisingly, despite Tsuchiya Masuko's enviable, exceptional sleep quality, she didn't wake up; she just waved her paws wildly, as if she were having a nightmare.

As the two brothers forced Seto Ryuichi to kneel before Kikuemon, Akutagawa Hiko shook his head and walked towards the guest room they had arranged for him.

Next came household chores, and even if he wanted to get involved, he had no reason to.

The next day, Hiko Akutagawa appeared on Sonoko Suzuki's private beach, wearing beach clothes he rarely tried, and leisurely sunbathing on a deck chair.

"Have I forgotten something—?"

Akutagawa Hiko pondered for a while, but found that he really couldn't remember. After a brief pause, he put the matter out of his mind when Suzuki Sonoko called out to him.

Since it will be forgotten, it is obviously not a very important thing.

"Ayan, come quick! The point of going to the beach is to swim!"

"Coming!"

Akutagawa Hiko shook his head, took a few steps, and jumped into the shimmering, seemingly calm sea.

At this moment, at the door of Kikuemon's house, Amuro Tooru, who had been working hard to finish his mission, learned that Akutagawa Hiko had already been picked up by someone else. His forehead veins bulged, but he still politely said goodbye before driving away.

Inside the Mazda, Amuro Tooru silently began his analysis.

He didn't think Akutagawa Hiko had genuinely forgotten to inform him that someone had picked him up. A famous detective couldn't be that careless, and it probably wasn't to play a trick on him. So it was very likely that he was trying to convey some kind of message.

But there are too few clues now, and he really can't figure anything out.

Rather than gathering intelligence from such people, he would rather engage in a passionate shootout with Gin or bomb the organization's base from a helicopter.

After sneezing, Akutagawa rubbed his nose. The seawater was still too cold; it was normal to sneeze under such sudden temperature changes.

"Ayan, what do you think? Doesn't my swimsuit look great?!"

Sonoko Suzuki gracefully twirled in front of Hiko Akutagawa, her confident demeanor making Ran, standing nearby, feel quite ashamed. If Shinichi were here...

No, no, although she wasn't exactly coy, it was still too embarrassing for her to display it so confidently.

Akutagawa Hiko clapped his hands in a very accommodating manner.

Sonoko Suzuki is actually quite top-notch in terms of appearance. Even with her classic Sonoko hairstyle, she's not much less attractive than Ran Mouri.

Although Conan once complained that no one would like Sonoko, even without the advantage of her family background, Sonoko Suzuki's conditions are not bad.

"It looks great. You've made this swimsuit so appealing that every girl would want to buy one, right, Ran?"

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Ran was completely taken aback by her involvement, and her bewildered expression made Sonoko burst into laughter.

Conan swam slowly with a lifebuoy on, and the way he wore glasses over his swimming goggles looked quite comical.

There was no way around it; as a fake Ke Xue child whose height was less than an adult's thigh, he simply couldn't reach the bottom, even in the shallow water.

Akutagawa Hiko had just finished a swim and, upon surfacing, tossed his wet hair back to reveal a smooth, full forehead with a rather high hairline. He wiped the water from his face and immediately felt a burning gaze upon him.

The admiring gaze of the opposite sex always makes a man feel good, and Akutagawa Hiko is no exception, especially since he already has some feelings for Suzuki Sonoko.

"Ah Yan has such a great figure—"

Akutagawa Hiko suspected that Suzuki Sonoko not only wanted to look at him, but also wanted to touch him. Although he also had his own thoughts, since they weren't together, they still needed to maintain a proper distance.

Sonoko Suzuki elbowed Ran beside her: "How about it? Much better than your husband, right?"

Ran's face flushed red instantly. Although Sonoko often teased her by calling her Shinichi's wife, she still felt embarrassed every time.

"What are you talking about? Shinichi and I aren't in that kind of relationship!"

Sonoko Suzuki instantly seized on the loophole in Ran's words: "Hehehe, I didn't even say who it was, so you little slut, you really did have that idea, didn't you?"

After saying that, Sonoko Suzuki looked her best friend up and down, then teased, "And another thing, you're wearing such a sexy swimsuit! Wasn't this one bought for that mystery fanatic?!"

Conan, who swam up to Akutagawa Hikaru, blushed slightly and was tapped on the head by Akutagawa Hikaru: "Your expression is too obvious, try to cover it up a bit."

Fortunately, Conan still remembers that he needs to hide his identity, although now he's more afraid that Ran will beat him into mincemeat with her karate.

He has become stronger, that's true, but he can't possibly fight Ran.

After a period of playful banter, the group returned to the beach and happened to run into Suzuki Ayako's fiancé, the third son of the Tomizawa Group, which is similar in size to the Suzuki Group and is also the future heir of the Tomizawa Group, Tomizawa Yuzo.

"Good afternoon, Brother Xiong San!"

Sonoko Suzuki had a very good impression of him. Not only were they well-matched in terms of social standing, but she also knew very well that her sister and this future brother-in-law were truly in love.

As the middleman, Sonoko Suzuki enthusiastically introduced the two sides, and then teased Yuzo Tomizawa, "Brother Yuzo, you must have come here to see my sister. She's in the villa, so you should go quickly."

After saying that, Sonoko Suzuki waved to Yuzo Tomizawa, as she wanted to stay in the sea a little longer.

Tomizawa Yuzo blushed after being teased by Suzuki Sonoko, and waved his hands repeatedly to explain the purpose of his visit.

"Actually, the main reason I'm here today is to introduce my father and two older brothers to everyone—"

Of course, seeing Ayako was even more important, but he could never say it out loud.