Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 126: Trying to cover up the obvious
The peaceful temple welcomes six extraordinary travelers.

To be precise, it was four "ordinary" passengers plus two Grim Reapers on patrol.

The old monk was overjoyed. It was rare for tourists to come, so he had to take advantage of the situation.
Just then, the sound of footsteps approached, and three more monks ran out, all appearing to be around twenty years old.

"I am Abbot Tianyong of Shanni Temple." After introducing himself, Abbot Tianyong introduced his four disciples to Xia Chuan and the other six.

Immediately afterwards, he rubbed his hands together impatiently, his white mustache swayed to the sides, revealing a wrinkled smile.

With his straw hat and hunched figure, he looked like a sleazy old man.

"Six guests, six people staying overnight, totaling 60,000, including tonight and tomorrow morning's meals, who will pay?"

"How can it be so expensive?" Joel frowned, feeling like he had stumbled upon a rip-off.

Is this yet another unscrupulous merchant?

“This is not expensive at all~” Monk Tianyong said with a smile: “Shanni Mountain is deserted for dozens of kilometers around, and the only place to stay is our Shanni Temple.”

After saying that, he walked outside and pointed to the overcast sky, saying, "Look at the sky, it's going to rain soon. The mudslides in the mountains during the rainy season are still very dangerous. The ground is slippery and the mountains are fragile. It is not suitable to go down the mountain in this kind of weather, whether you are walking or driving."

Rumble~
The sudden clap of thunder seemed to echo the words of Monk Tianyong, and the lightning that followed illuminated half of his old face.

"Moreover, there is a legend of the Fog Tengu in the mountains. The Fog Tengu likes to attack travelers in the rainy mountains, especially young ladies like you."

Furthermore, children are also their primary targets; Tengu especially love children.

"You see, this guest is still intoxicated. I don't recommend he go down the mountain in this state."

"A simp? Father, what kind of dog is a simp? Is it like Bond? Why don't we get a simp too? Bond is too lonely guarding the house all by himself."

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"It's a Tengu, not a lickspittle!" Monk Tianyong corrected. "The Mist Tengu is a very dangerous monster; how could we let you keep it at home? You know, the villagers nearby go to Shanni Mountain every year to worship the Mist Tengu for peace. Children shouldn't talk nonsense!"

Monk Tianyong leaned close to Anya and whispered, "Make sure you hug your mom tightly while you sleep tonight~"

"what--"

A sudden scream startled everyone.
Xia Chuan turned around and saw Xiao Lan collapsed on the ground, staring in horror at the dark forest behind her.

Well.
The monk Tianyong didn't scare Anya, but he scared Xiaolan from afar; judging by this, she'll probably have nightmares tonight.

"Are you alright, Xiaolan?" Joel helped her up and teased, "You're too easily frightened. Abbot Tianyong was obviously joking."

"No, no, look behind you, there are people!"

Xiaolan was terrified. Just as the lightning flashed by, she saw a figure disappear across the bridge behind her.

But how could there be anyone in the mountains at this time? Considering the noise they made when they arrived, Xiaolan felt that they had been targeted by the so-called Mist Tengu.

"I said, you six, why don't you stay here? Sixty thousand is really not expensive. The scenery at our Shanni Temple is quite beautiful."

Xia Chuan did not answer immediately, but turned around and glanced back.

However, it was too dark and the mist obscured visibility, so we couldn't see anything at all.

Perhaps Xiaolan was just scared and misread it.

A light drizzle had started outside, and it looked like the rain was gradually getting heavier. A cold wind was blowing, making people feel chilly.

“Alright!” Xia Chuan nodded, took out six Natsume Soseki notes from his pocket and handed them over, saying, “If Shanni Temple can give me a pleasant experience, I will offer six more Natsume Soseki notes to Master Jianzhen as donations when I leave.”

Monk Tianyong's eyes lit up as he chuckled and accepted the money: "Of course we won't give our guests a bad experience. There are only six guests tonight, and we will provide the best service!"

Xia Chuan suspected that this guy might have been a hotel manager before becoming a monk, or perhaps he studied hotel management in university. He had a strong sense of local customs, but he liked the service attitude.

As for the following six images of Natsume Soseki.
Hehe, let's wait until Monk Tianyong survives today before we talk about it.

Afterwards, led by the eldest disciple Kuan Nian, the group arrived at their living quarters.

There are two rooms in total, one for three girls and one for three boys.

Xia Chuan rubbed his nose and frowned slightly, saying, "Master Kuan Nian, I can pay more, but we need three rooms."

Kogoro Mouri reeks of alcohol; let him sleep in a room by himself.

Conan nodded repeatedly. Not only did Uncle Mori reek of alcohol, but he also snored incredibly loudly when he slept after drinking, which had bothered him for a long time.

Kuan Nian smiled and said, "No need to pay extra, we have plenty of rooms available."

After saying that, Kuan Nian gestured to Xiu Nian, who was standing next to him, to clean up another room.

As for Mu Nian and Tun Nian, they were assigned to cook.

As the abbot, Abbot Tianyong naturally didn't need to worry about these things; he could simply wait patiently for dinner.

"Hey, what is this place?"

Anya peeked around at the door of a room in the corridor for a long time before tiptoeing to unlock the antique door and push it open to go inside.

Conan, also curious, followed along.

A locked house is suspicious! Maybe some case happened there before, that's the intuition of a famous detective.

"That room!" Kuan Nian's expression changed drastically: "We can't go in here!"

However, neither of the two little devils showed any sign of obeying.

Kuan Nian hurried inside and saw that the two children were just standing in the room looking around without touching anything, which reassured him.

Is there something wrong with this room?

Uncle Mori was fast asleep, so Natsukawa had to go up and push the plot forward on his own.

"No, it's nothing. I was just worried about the children running around. The temple is right next to the cliff, so there's still a certain degree of danger." Kuan Nian's expression was not good, and he didn't explain further.

"Hey, Master Kuan Nian, the wooden doors here seem to be a different color than the wooden doors in other places," Conan asked with a cute face.

"It broke down for some reason before, and this was repaired by a carpenter."

Monk Kuan Nian clearly didn't want to stay in the room any longer and waved for the others to come out quickly.

Anya listened intently to Kuan Nian's thoughts, then muttered under her breath, "Could someone have died here? Hanging someone from the rafters? Didn't Master Xiu Nian just say that the Tengu would hang the humans they capture from high places and strangle them with ropes?"

Kuan Nian panicked even more, but since these were all big spenders, he still managed to force an awkward smile and explain.

"The Fog Tengu is just a legend, a legend indeed. Everyone should go to the Buddhist hall to pay homage to Master Jianzhen first."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and shoved the two children out, then carefully locked the door.

Conan rested his chin on his hand, his expression turning serious. This monk Kuan Nian was clearly trying to cover something up; something must have happened here.

It seems I'll have to have Professor Agasa investigate this later.

I don't know if this old temple deep in the mountains has a telephone line.

(End of this chapter)