Gin doesn't want to work hard

"Let's go, we still have to rely on ourselves."

Kurosawa nodded and stepped forward to help push the tire.

Soon, the tires were changed, and the group set off again.

……

Dark clouds gathered in the sky and soon completely obscured the setting sun.

The sky suddenly darkened.

"Tick!"

As the first raindrop fell, the dark, low-lying clouds seemed to find an outlet, and a torrential downpour instantly poured down from the sky.

Kogoro Mouri was driving his car on a muddy road.

The bumpy road made the whole car shake.

"Seriously, is this really a shortcut?"

"Kogoro Mouri" gripped the steering wheel with both hands and couldn't help but complain.

Ran Mouri and Conan, sitting in the back seat, each grabbed one of the door handles to steady themselves.

"Dad, you haven't gone to the wrong place, have you?"

Ran Mouri looked at the dark, narrow, and rugged path and couldn't help but worry.

This kind of wrong turn has happened a few times before, so it's normal for her to be worried.

Kogoro Mouri gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.

But he didn't forget to reply verbally.

"how is this possible?"

"The gas station owner personally pointed out this road to me!"

"If he hadn't made that solemn promise, I wouldn't have driven here!"

"Moreover, I spent a lot of money to buy a map in order to find out the road conditions around here."

"If that boss dares to cheat me, I will definitely not let him off easily!"

Even so, Kaito Kid wasn't entirely confident.

The incident happened suddenly, and he didn't have time to scout the location beforehand.

However, there is indeed such a road on the map, so it shouldn't be wrong.

Just as Phantom Thief Kid was slightly on edge, the end of the road finally appeared before him.

Finally, the car drove onto the paved mountain road again.

"Phew... finally back on the right track."

"Kogoro Mouri" sighed with his eyes half-open.

"However, that path really did seem to be a shortcut!"

Conan remarked with emotion.

"what?"

Kogoro Mouri took a moment to reply.

"Look to your right, you can already see that villa!"

The group looked in the direction Conan pointed.

Sure enough, a huge villa stood near the edge of the cliff.

Kurosawa's gaze fell on the villa, his eyes gleaming slightly.

This villa...

It was bigger than he had imagined!

That damn boss! He's so rich, yet he keeps squeezing money out of him to send to the organization!

This kind of scumbag boss deserves to be fleeced!

But with such a large villa, where to begin moving is also a problem.

If you were to pry it open manually, it would take an incredible amount of effort.

So, it really does have to be bombs after all?

The boss's hometown, so it's fine if it gets blown up.

Kurosawa wasn't bothered at all.

As long as he gets the gold, that's all that matters.

Kurosawa only looked away when the car rounded a bend and the Twilight Villa was blocked by trees.

"But that villa really does look gloomy!"

"Kogoro Mouri" said with a hint of emotion.

"It's just like the legendary vampire villa!"

Ran Mouri was somewhat frightened upon hearing this.

"No, it won't, right?"

"What if vampires really exist..."

"Ha, that's impossible!"

Kogoro Mouri glanced at Ran Mouri.

"No matter what, there won't be any vampires."

"If there really is one, hey, it's a mountain demon!"

Kogoro Mouri intended to give Ran Mouri a little scare, but unexpectedly, a dark figure actually appeared in front of him.

"what!"

He was startled and screamed as he saw the dark figure, slamming on the brakes.

"What's wrong, Dad?"

Ran Mouri quickly asked.

Sitting in the back seat, she didn't notice the road conditions ahead immediately.

Standing in front of the car was an elderly woman holding an umbrella.

Under the headlights, half of his face was hidden in shadow, which was quite frightening at first glance.

Kogoro Mouri secretly wiped the cold sweat from his brow, glanced at the still calm Kurosawa beside him, and chuckled to himself.

However, it seems that he was the only one who was frightened.

The old woman spoke up at this moment.

"My car broke down on the road, so I'm waiting here for someone to pass by and give me a ride."

As she spoke, she walked to the driver's seat, bent down slightly, and addressed "Kogoro Mouri".

"You must also be going to the Twilight Villa, right?"

"Why don't you take me with you?"

Kogoro Mouri chuckled twice.

"Haha, no problem, but I'll have to trouble you to squeeze in the back seat."

The old woman chuckled twice. "That's alright."

"But I'd like to ask you to help me load my luggage into the trunk."

"Oh, alright."

Kogoro Mouri gave a blank reply, opened the door, and got out of the car.

The old woman then held the umbrella over him.

Soon, the luggage was loaded into the car, and the group set off again.

……

Kurosawa looked at the old woman in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

Her information quickly came to mind.

Chima Kazuyo, 63 years old, is a detective who is rumored to be able to solve cases by listening to people recount the details of the case while she is in an armchair.

In addition, she was also the one who invited the event and the mastermind behind it.

One of the two rats in the Boss's mouth.

Chapter 275 Is the mastermind behind it all Kaito Kid?

Chima Kazuyo's gaze swept across the car, finally settling on the ashtray that was built into the vehicle.

The ashtray was almost empty, with only a few cigarette butts.

Moreover, judging from the marks on the cigarette butt, it was smoked a long time ago.

This is different from the information he had previously investigated.

"The Sleeping Kogoro Mouri" is a highly skilled detective, but he is also a heavy smoker and drinker.

There must be something fishy about getting a person who is used to smoking to stop smoking for a long time.

Either he has someone around him who hates the smell of smoke.

Chima Kazuyo turned her attention to Kurosawa.

Or perhaps... the person in front of you is no longer the original Kogoro Mouri!

Senma Kazuyo's sharp gaze swept towards "Kogoro Mouri".