Chapter 41: Drinking the Poison You Hidden Well

"Anyway, Dad, what do you think of this outfit today? At least give me some feedback~" Sayuri Matsumoto lifted the two corners of her wedding dress and spun around once more in front of Kiyonaga Matsumoto.

Facing his beloved daughter's question, the tough guy Kiyonaga Matsumoto nodded slightly and said, "Very pretty."

Before Sayuri Matsumoto could break into a happy smile, Kiyonaga Matsumoto spoke up again: "Still doesn't hold a candle to your late mother, though."

With that, without giving Sayuri a chance to retort, Kiyonaga turned around and walked straight out of the dressing room.

Such a massive tsundere!

Sayuri Matsumoto pouted and muttered, "Honestly, Dad is always like this. He just refuses to give me a sincere compliment."

Taking advantage of the moment when Ran Mouri and the others were filming Sayuri, Seimei Suzuki curiously began studying his newly signed skill.

Back when Seimei had signed in with Wataru Takagi, he had already obtained the Mastery-level *Firearm Precision*. Now, having acquired the exact same skill from Kiyonaga Matsumoto, he wondered whether these two identical skills could be fused together.

As Seimei mentally whispered "Use", memories and knowledge regarding the operation of various firearms instantly flooded his mind, making it feel as though he had genuinely and diligently practiced marksmanship for more than a decade.

Once Seimei had fully absorbed all these memories and knowledge, he discovered that his understanding of firearms had reached a much deeper realm, and the corresponding skill attributes had changed accordingly.

[Skill Name: Firearm Precision]
[Type: Passive Skill]
[Level: Great Achievement]
[Effect: Increases accuracy by eighty percent when attacking with firearms.]
[Consumption: None]
[Cooldown: None]
[Remarks: Please call me the God of Guns of Wan Chai!]

After the fusion of the two Mastery-level *Firearm Precision* skills, the skill level had risen to Great Achievement, and the shooting accuracy with firearms had increased from fifty percent to eighty percent.

An increase of thirty percent in accuracy might not sound like all that much, but the improvement was already immense.

You must know that the accuracy provided by this type of skill does not apply to just a single kind of firearm, but can be applied to all firearms, including sniper rifles and heavy firearms like Gatling guns.

"What are you being so shy for? You're the groom today!"

Bang!

The door of the dressing room was suddenly pushed open, and the groom, dressed in a white suit, was shoved inside by a group of groomsmen who loved to stir up excitement.

"It's him!" Upon seeing the groom's appearance, Seimei Suzuki's expression shifted slightly.

"Seimei, do you know this person?" Conan noticed Seimei's anomaly and asked with some curiosity.

Seimei replied, "His name is Toshihiko Takasugi, and he's the heir to the Takasugi Group. When Sonoko-姐姐 and I attended banquets, we ran into him several times."

However, what truly caused Seimei's expression to change slightly was not Toshihiko Takasugi's identity as a wealthy second-generation heir, but the fact that the words 'Available for Check-in' were actually floating above his head.

Based on Seimei's previous check-in experience, this Toshihiko Takasugi before him was very likely the culprit, with only a small probability of being the victim.

"Oh no, the camera battery seems to be running out of power," Ran Mouri, who was currently filming Sayuri and the others, couldn't help calling out.

"No way!"

"Sonoko, there seems to be an electronics shop nearby. I'll just go buy a new battery."

"Ran, I'd better go with you!" Sonoko instinctively followed behind Ran, not forgetting to turn back and instruct Seimei Suzuki, "Seimei, you and Conan wait here for a bit and don't run around."

"Got it~"

Seimei Suzuki nodded obediently.

Seeing Ran Mouri and Sonoko leave, Toshihiko Takasugi felt a wave of relief wash over him, a trace of imperceptible murderous intent flashing deep within his eyes.

"Why are you still drinking this unnutritious stuff?" Toshihiko reached out, took the beverage can from Sayuri Matsumoto's hand, and feigned displeasure as he placed it on a nearby table.

The very moment Toshihiko turned around, he secretly retrieved the poison he had hidden in his sleeve and poured it into the lemon tea that Sayuri loved to drink most.

From the childlike perspectives of Seimei Suzuki and Conan, they could only see Toshihiko Takasugi's back and were completely unable to witness his petty actions.

The only thing Toshihiko did not know was that his actions had not managed to escape Sayuri Matsumoto's eyes.

Yet, upon seeing her fiancé actually poisoning her drink can, Sayuri's beautiful eyes held only a faint sorrow and a sense of release, without a shred of hatred.

"What's going on? Why did her expression turn so sad?" After noticing Sayuri Matsumoto's unusual behavior, Seimei Suzuki suddenly felt a somewhat ominous premonition arise in his heart.

Because Seimei had guessed that Sayuri Matsumoto might be the victim, he had been secretly paying attention to her all along and was the first to notice her abnormalities.

"Forget it, I really can't do anything with you. Who told you to just love drinking lemon tea so much?" Toshihiko shook the lemon tea in his hand and smilingly handed the beverage can back to Sayuri Matsumoto.

Looking at the lemon tea handed over by Toshihiko Takasugi, Sayuri Matsumoto couldn't help but reveal a slightly bitter smile.

Twenty years ago, her first love who had always protected her had given her lemon tea precisely to give her courage, and it was also what made her fall in love with that sweet and sour sensation.

Now, that person was about to become her husband, yet he wanted to kill her. How ironic is that~

However, thinking of the feud between Toshihiko Takasugi and her father, Sayuri simply couldn't bring herself to hate him. Perhaps only through her own death could she resolve the resentment burning in his heart!

A trace of resolute determination flashed through Sayuri's beautiful eyes as she took the lemon tea from Toshihiko's hand and began to drink.

The moment the lemon tea laced with sodium hydroxide entered her mouth, Sayuri felt her mouth cavity undergo severe corrosion, and she couldn't help showing a somewhat painful expression.

"No! She can't drink it!"

Seimei Suzuki, who had been secretly watching Sayuri Matsumoto, finally realized something was amiss upon seeing this. He hastily leaped high into the air and forcefully slapped the lemon tea out of her hand.

Although Seimei timely knocked away the poisoned lemon tea, Sayuri Matsumoto, having already ingested a small amount of sodium hydroxide, uncontrollably collapsed onto the floor, bright red blood spilling from her lips.

"Teacher!"

Conan's expression changed drastically at the sight, and he anxiously shouted at Toshihiko Takasugi, "What are you standing there for? Go call an ambulance quickly!"

Witnessing Sayuri Matsumoto's painful appearance with his own eyes, Toshihiko Takasugi couldn't help but feel a twinge of regret. Subconsciously obeying Conan's words, he turned and bolted out to call an ambulance.