After becoming invincible, start having fun in the world

Chapter 343 Classic Snowstorm Mountain Lodge

Filled with doubt, Conan followed Chu Ke back to the manor and informed everyone about the broken bridge incident.

Conan was initially worried that Chu Ke would directly say that he had broken the bridge, but he didn't want to tell Chu Ke that the bridge was broken by someone.

After all, although Chu Ke's suspicion is extremely low, it is not impossible. Now that he is alone with the other party, if he reveals that Chu Ke really did it beforehand, the other party might kill him in a fit of anger.

Fortunately, Chu Ke only told everyone that the heavy snow had broken the bridge, and because the mountain road was blocked, the repair team would need to clear the snow and go up the mountain at dawn the next day.

Everyone was somewhat surprised when they heard the news, but no one said anything, since the original plan was to stay until around tomorrow afternoon.

Conan used his height advantage to secretly observe everyone's expressions, but still couldn't find anything unusual.

It's 5 p.m. now, and the banquet starts around 7 p.m., so we have two hours to spare.

After everyone had chosen their rooms, Chu Ke introduced the locations of the lounge and entertainment room.

Sato Chengze had unfinished work, so he took his laptop and went back to his room first. The rest of the group gathered in the recreation room to pass the time at Chu Ke's suggestion.

Knowing that leaving the team is tantamount to dying, a characteristic of Conan, Chu Ke offered his condolences to Sato Chengze in advance, and then sat down on the round sofa in the entertainment room, closer to Mouri Kogoro.

At first, Kogoro Mouri was a little reserved, after all, the person in front of him was very likely a young master from a behemoth family on the same level as the Suzuki family.

Sonoko is alright. After all, she grew up with Ran and doesn't have much of that spoiled brat attitude. Mori treats her like a goddaughter and isn't too nervous.

But after Chu Ke merely boasted a couple of times about Kogoro Mouri's glorious deeds and made some polite remarks such as "his skills are still sharp," Kogoro Mouri was already scratching the back of his head and laughing out loud, completely lost.

After all, given Chu Ke's status, it wouldn't have the same effect if an ordinary person were to boast about it.

Ignoring the pleasantries, Conan got to work.

Knowing that the bridge collapse was premeditated, he probably guessed that something bad might happen next, and he wanted to nip the danger in the bud.

Looking around, apart from Sato Chengze who had already left the office and Jiang Chuan Yingxue who went out to the balcony to smoke, almost everyone had gathered together. Sato Chengyu then suggested that he could show off his singing and playing skills.

As the lead vocalist of an independent band, Sato Seiyu also works as a guitarist and has a habit of carrying his instrument with him at all times.

He left the recreation room for a short while and then returned with an electric guitar in a guitar case and a small portable speaker.

The materials were complete, and when laid out, they looked like a small base vehicle unfolded.

Skillfully connecting complex effects pedals and guitar amplifiers, Sato Seiyu found a high stool, sat down, and began to play and sing along to the rousing accompaniment.

The song she sang was quite famous; it was the theme song for Saint Seiya, "Pegasus Fantasy".

Conan originally thought that Sato Seiyu would be a rock singer, but he didn't expect him to sing about anime and manga. He also liked watching these kinds of anime, so he listened for a while.

Just then, Conan noticed that Sato Seiyu, who was playing the guitar, reached out to turn the tuner several times, but it didn't seem to achieve the effect he wanted, and he looked a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, there were no professionals present, so no one noticed that this small mistake was wrong.

After the song ended, Sonoko was very excited, but she had to give up when she thought that the other person had a girlfriend.

Conan secretly sized up the girl named Fukada Nen who had been brought by Sato Seiyu. She was indeed looking at Sato Seiyu with the expression of a girl in love, but Conan vaguely felt that Fukada Nen looked somewhat familiar.

However, the other person was wearing heavy makeup, so even Conan couldn't immediately recall where he had seen them before. "Sigh, speaking of which, I still think men who can play guitar are really handsome. I wanted to learn before," Sonoko remarked, then immediately turned to Ran: "Of course, your guy who can play soccer is also very handsome."

Ran blushed slightly at those words, as did Kogoro Mouri, except his own cabbage had been eaten by a wild boar.

Conan couldn't help but smirk slightly.

'You have good taste.'

“Don’t be fooled by how cool playing guitar looks,” Sato Seiyu said, showing his calloused hands, “learning guitar is really tough.”

"I remember when I first started practicing, my hands were covered in blisters. They broke and turned into calluses before they got better. Although it still hurts when I play a lot now."

"Wow, it really is! It's just like a farmer's hand."

Sonoko leaned over and saw the calluses on Sato Seiyu's hands.

Xiaolan, on the other hand, had an "I understand" expression; that's how she learned karate too.

Only Conan noticed something was wrong and quietly squeezed between everyone's legs.

The calluses on Sato Seiyu's right hand are mainly concentrated on the sides of his thumb, index finger, and ring finger, caused by plucking the strings.

At this moment, some of the calluses on my index finger and thumb are peeling off and curling up at the edges, and upon closer inspection, there seems to be a red mark around the joint.

'The calluses have peeled off?'

Conan frowned.

The song "Pegasus Fantasy" that we just heard wasn't long, after all, it was played as an anime theme. Would playing it at such a high intensity cause calluses to peel off someone who has been playing guitar for many years?
However, Conan had also heard that some people use tearing off calluses as a way to relieve stress, so he was just a little puzzled at the moment.

Taking advantage of everyone's inattention, Conan slipped behind Sato Seiyu and looked at the guitar.

Just now, Sato Seiyu was adjusting the thickest string.

He reached out and pressed it with the back of his hand. Sure enough, that string felt much looser than the other strings, as if it were hanging there. Conan, who had never learned to play, couldn't produce a sound at all.

"Hey hey hey." Conan started with his classic battle cry to attract everyone's attention, then asked, "Big brother, is there something wrong with this string?"

"Conan, don't touch other people's things."

"It's alright, little brother, you're quite observant. You have the potential to be a detective." Sato Chengyu waved his hand generously. "It seems that the bumpy road caused this string to be stretched too much and become a bit broken."

"It was my carelessness that made me forget to bring a spare string; otherwise, I could have played even better."

As soon as he uttered these humble words, everyone praised him.

Only Conan frowned even more deeply.

He turned his gaze to the ground where the base vehicle had been deployed.

'There are three very new connecting cables that weren't used; they look like spares. Would someone who even has a whole box of picks forget to prepare spare strings?'

(End of this chapter)