Conan: Death is Watching Me

Chapter 293 Everyone is a Plague God
Tokyo, Beika Museum of Art.

The week-long ancient art exhibition is still ongoing, but the number of visitors has decreased significantly compared to before.

After returning from Kyoto, Gao Mo did not forget Kikuchiyo, which was also a famous sword, and made a special trip to visit her again.

Compared to Muramasa, Kikuchiyo's reputation was undoubtedly much smaller, and her achievements were not as good as expected.

"Only 20?"

Looking at the 20 new stars on the projector, Gao Mo was slightly disappointed.

This is so different from Muramasa's work.

Moreover, 20 is already the limit.

His idea of ​​making a fortune with famous swords seems to be out of the question.

After putting Kikuchiyo back on the display stand, Gao Mo exchanged a few casual words with Director Ochiai and left the museum.

Another group of tourists walked towards us, and surprisingly, Koizumi Akako was among them.

The witch didn't recognize him. She wandered around the exhibition hall, lingering for a while in front of Kikuchiyo, before leaving disappointed with a bitter expression.

Gao Mo's heart stirred slightly.

It seems he doesn't need to painstakingly fill up his star count everywhere; he can just visit this rich woman's house later.

There may be some losses, but it's still better than finding it yourself.

Without making contact with Koizumi Akako, Gao Mo moved nimbly, hopped on his scooter, and headed towards the shopping street.

The refrigerator is empty; I need to stock up on groceries and cola.

And this Kyoto incident could also be adapted into a short story.

It might not be a huge hit, but it's guaranteed to be a minimum success.

He has now become a special contracted writer for the University Library, using the pen name "Qingshan". His royalties are not much, but he mainly receives promotional resources promised by the University Library.

Once the number of novels increases, level 3 upgrades shouldn't be a problem; the real challenge lies in levels 4 and 5.
……

"novelist?"

Mouri Detective Agency: Mustache has worked hard since returning home from Kyoto. He was shaving when he received Gao Mo's call.

"Speaking of which, I'm currently working on a case where a family has a novelist, a rather famous romance novelist, who is said to be adapting it into a TV series in a few months. I'm planning to go there now."

The man with the mustache checked the time.

"This isn't an infidelity investigation... the client herself is having an affair and asked me to help her find her lost phone because there seem to be emails from her lover on it... How am I supposed to know? Anyway, she paid me, so I'll just find her phone..."

"What? You want to come with me? Okay, the address is the Kariya family house in Beika-cho, seems to be a wealthy family... I'll drive over and pick you up later."

Conan, who was playing on his phone alone, curiously observed the man with the mustache making a phone call: "Who is it, uncle?"

“Who else could it be but Kido?” The man with the mustache hung up the phone, puzzled. “That’s strange. Isn’t he always uninterested in cases related to extramarital affairs? And we don’t need his help with something as trivial as finding a cell phone.”

Xiaolan, dressed as a housekeeper and cleaning up chores, interjected, "It seems like Kido-nii has been writing a novel lately. Could he be gathering material or asking for advice?"

Conan's brow twitched.

He was well aware of this, and had even bought the magazine after it was published.

"Could it be that Kido is looking for cases related to novelists?"

"Why are you asking me about cases?" the mustachioed man asked, even more puzzled. "Why don't you just ask Officer Takagi and the others?"

"Beep!"

Suddenly another phone call came in, and the man with the mustache, who had tidied himself up and was ready to leave, quickly answered it.

"Huh? We don't need to go over there? The phone has been found? This..."

The man with the mustache remained in a daze until the call ended.

Having finally returned to his old profession, cases that should have been a piece of cake suddenly disappeared.

He even rented a car specifically for this.

"What kind of mess is this?"

Shaking his head, the man with the mustache could only call Gao Mo again.

"The case fell through. The client found the phone herself. These people are really something. They said they'd pretend to be her friends and bring their families to visit. Now the car rental was a complete waste..."

"How could it be rented for free?" Sonoko, who happened to be next to Gao Mo, took the phone and answered, "Uncle Mori, we just need a car to go to Karuizawa. Why don't you come along? My sister and brother-in-law are vacationing at their villa there. I heard they've invited a lot of beautiful women!"

"Karuizawa?" The man with the mustache hesitated. Even though he knew Sonoko was just using him as a driver, but...

"Doesn't the Suzuki Group have drivers? Why do they always need me to take them out?"

“I don’t want to ride in the family car,” Sonoko said, lowering her voice as she noticed Gao Mo’s gaze. “I rarely go out, and I don’t want to be watched… Besides, I’ve made plans with Ran, and you don’t want Ran to be harassed by a bunch of boys, do you, Uncle?”

"Humph."

The man with the mustache looked displeased.

His biggest worry was that this young lady would cause trouble.

She's clearly just a naive young girl, but she always tries to act mature and attract attention.

"Anyway, that's how it is," Sonoko said, not giving Mustache a chance to refuse. "Uncle Mori, please pick us up from Kido's place tomorrow morning."

"Your sister and brother-in-law really invited us to Karuizawa?" Gao Mo asked suspiciously.

Although they agreed to wait two years, Sonoko doesn't seem like the type to settle down.

“Yes,” Sonoko said expectantly, “We were originally going to Izu, but my sister is really afraid of the heat. The villa in Karuizawa is finished, so we changed our minds. We can go there for vacations in the future.”

"Speaking of which, how's your cooking coming along?" Gao Mo was about to start preparing dinner.

"Uh, well..."

Sonoko lowered her head and rubbed her feet, then awkwardly scratched her ear.

"I think it's great, but the results don't seem to be very good, and several cooking classes have had accidents one after another, either the teacher was killed or the classes were postponed... It must be that the culinary master doesn't like me!"

"The teacher was murdered?"

“Yeah, yeah, it was really unlucky,” Sonoko said angrily. “It just so happened that I ran into a murder case, and then those guys all said I was a jinx, and they actually refunded all my tuition fees, saying… well, that’s how it is.”

After realizing she had let something slip, Sonoko lowered her head again.

"..."

Gao Mo paused for a moment.

In this world, Sonoko wasn't raised to be a "Queen of Deduction" by Conan, but she still encountered quite a few murder cases.

Everyone seems to have become a plague, getting involved in murder cases every now and then.

The panic in Sonoko was caused by everything happening at once.

"How many teachers died?" Gao Mo pressed.

“Two, three,” Sonoko stammered, holding up her fingers, “and one of them was my former pottery teacher.”

"Alright, as for cooking, I'll teach you enough."

Gao Mo felt that Yuanzi wasn't to blame.

This world is indeed very abstract.

"Really?" Sonoko was initially delighted, but quickly hesitated and lowered her head. "I think I'll pass. I can learn on my own. I've been having some problems lately, and it feels like I'm being watched by something."

"Why are there so many problems? We should trust science."

Gao Mo put an apron on Sonoko as well.

To be honest, my cooking skills haven't improved since I reached level 3.

He actually wanted to replace Sonoko.

Generally speaking, the profession books of the deceased and the murderer are the easiest to draw.

The chances of winning the corresponding book in the cooking class are quite high.

Although it's disrespectful to the deceased, at least there's a chance for the legacy to continue if he's still alive.

In the living room, Ai sat with her legs crossed, took a sip of hot tea, and glanced at the bustling kitchen.

She also wants to sign up for a class.

Gao Mo's cooking skills have caught up with hers, and he might surpass her at any time.

"Breaking news: A woman's body has been found in a car parked on the bank of the Tsunami River..."

As night fell, a news report was broadcast on television.

"Judging from her belongings, the deceased was Ms. Kagaya Banko, a 39-year-old resident of Beito Town..."

(End of this chapter)