In the end, Ran still chose to sneak out. Although Shiro felt it was a pity, he was not in a hurry. If one day was not enough, then ten days; if ten days were not enough, then a hundred days. In any case, she could come after school every day.
Even an angel must be turned into a Fallen Angel.
After dealing with this one, there was still another, but he was just waiting for her to return to earth. After all, things had been a bit busy lately, and he had truly forgotten about the other one.
Meanwhile, when Ran returned home, she discovered something that terrified her: her father had secretly borrowed a huge sum of money behind her back and went to gamble.
When she found out, Ran suddenly felt as if her world had collapsed.
"Please, can you give me a little more time? I beg you."
Mouri Kogoro was currently bent over and begging the person in front of him, while Conan, who was standing beside him, didn't know what to do about the situation. Ten billion yen—how did he even get into such a debt?
He knew that even if his card could be used, how much money did it have on it? To help repay this, he would have to sell the house.
However, in this situation, his parents would definitely not agree, so this was the most difficult part.
"Mr. Mouri, according to our agreement, if it is not repaid within half a month, this place will belong to us."
"However, according to our investigation, your wife is an excellent lawyer. If it really doesn't work out, you can go to her. We also believe that you can repay it."
At this moment, the person remained unmoved, instead acting in a businesslike manner, without any other additional thoughts, leaving the impression of a very experienced person.
No matter how much they argued, it was useless. When Ran returned and got this news, it was as if her world had collapsed. The whole process, while she was still walking beside them, continued until the other party left. However, before leaving, the person reminded him.
"Mr. Mouri, a friendly reminder: the money you owe belongs to the Momobami clan."
"Don't even think about trying to avoid the debt."
After the person finished speaking, they left, and the two of them had also heard of this family. Many industries related to gambling were under their control.
Conan chose to act like a child, as a smart person, in this situation. Ran, after understanding what was going on, immediately grabbed her father.
"Dad, what exactly happened? Why did you borrow so much money? Or were you set up?"
Mouri Kogoro looked at her face, unable to say much, and in the end still maintained his chauvinistic attitude.
"You don't need to worry about this; I'll handle it myself."
Ran became even angrier after hearing that. Handle it himself? How would he handle it? It was already like this.
Under Ran's angry questioning, he finally revealed the truth: simply put, he made bad friends. While drinking, he was deceived by those guys he knew from gambling. Drunk, they led him to invest. Normally, he wouldn't fall for it, but he was very drunk at the time and fell for it, borrowing so much and even mortgaging the house.
If Shiro knew about this, he would definitely sigh and say that although this guy was not simple, he was truly rotten.
At least when it came to eating, drinking, women, gambling, and lust, he was complete scum.
After hearing this, Ran immediately sat on the ground with a blank expression, murmuring: "Impossible." Indeed, the recent blows were a bit too much. First Shiro, then her father. Her thoughts were in chaos, and she even felt like she might faint.
But she still forced herself to pull herself together.
"Dad, why don't you talk to mom about this? After all, only mom can solve it."
"Don't tell that woman. I said I can solve it."
At this moment, his chauvinistic nature surfaced.
Ran didn't know what to say to this. At such a moment, another name, Shiro, appeared in her mind, but she quickly rejected it. She couldn't bring herself to say it, because she knew that once she said it, it would mean she had given in and truly become his plaything.
Ran said that she really didn't want to do that unless it was absolutely necessary.
Over the next two days, Shiro noticed that something was wrong with her, and after a quick look, he discovered the problem, and he himself looked somewhat strange.
He didn't expect this. He didn't expect that no matter how much he concealed his strength, it would be useless. He was, after all, a corrupt person.
At the same time, it was also somewhat strange. Damn it, that place used to belong to the Momobami clan, but he had shares in the group they used as a front.
He had also talked with the old patriarch and clearly divided many things. He stated that he only wanted dividends and was not interested in the rest. Aside from the agreement to visit next time and have dinner, the other party was also very reasonable in allocating some companies under his command, which, simply put, was a gesture of goodwill.
After all, his current situation here was like some kind of "dangerous figure," which also made countless people wary. The other family, which was in the underground, clearly knew that they could not survive long, so they wanted a transition but never had the opportunity. Now they had a powerful backer, and Shiro himself accepted everything.
Moreover, the person who delivered those relevant documents was the other party's granddaughter, Momobami Kirari, who insisted on wearing makeup in a bizarre way.
Honestly, although her makeup was very strange, in Shiro's eyes nothing was hidden. He had to admit that she was quite beautiful, but the only difference was that her hands were somewhat dark and she was a bit neurotic, which could also be considered a characteristic.
Of course, these things were not the most important right now. The main thing was that this loan business really seemed to belong to him. This had now become interesting.
Honestly, he felt a slight headache. After all, how should he say it? Those who didn't know might think that he was deliberately setting her up, especially since he was currently walking the path of a great villain.
But none of that mattered anymore. What mattered was that he knew about it. She had already told her mother, and that woman with glasses, although angry, seemed to want to contact him to discuss legal matters.
After Ran left, Shiro immediately found that person's number and called, giving some instructions. He just waited for a certain woman with glasses to obediently come to the door.
"Lala, you, Mikan and Yui go home first. Tonight I have a banquet I must attend."
Lala responded energetically: "Yes!" Then, without further delay, Shiro and Mikan were both somewhat surprised.
"Lala, why do I feel like this doesn't interest you at all?"
When she heard that, Lala seemed to recall some unpleasant memories and immediately made a long face.
"On Deviluke, there were always those gains and losses, those years of losses. As a result, every time I was surrounded by a bunch of people saying things that were very irritating to me. And I was forced by my father to go on blind dates everywhere, or do other things."
Shiro immediately understood after hearing that. Is this the problem of a princess?
"Alright, you and Mikan go back."
"Are you coming back tonight?"
Mikan asked, wondering whether to leave the door open for him tonight, but she had a feeling that the probability of him returning was not very high.
"Probably not? It will be quite late, and I have many obligations tonight."
"After all, my public identity is now different."
"Although this superficial identity is not important, you've seen many people sending gifts, calling, coming to visit, and so on recently. I wish I hadn't played it this way."
Shiro complained at this moment, with a helpless expression on his face.
"Isn't that all your doing? And how can you complain that it annoys you? You push everything onto Zastin to handle social obligations. If I remember correctly, he is the captain of the guard in charge of combat, but you've practically turned him into your external agent."
Mikan couldn't help but feel that the word 'pitiful' was written on his forehead.
Yui couldn't hold back from speaking at this moment.
"Shiro, you're really too much. You make him run around so much, he even has to learn about the situation here. I feel like he'll soon start vomiting blood."
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