Gin doesn't want to work hard

"Since the plan to acquire the villa has been delayed, I... had an idea."

"It's funny, actually. Although the villa owner didn't agree to sell it to me, we became friends through my efforts to befriend him."

"That day, I asked him out and tried to get him drunk."

"While he was still unconscious, I tentatively brought up the topic of the treasure."

"His next words confirmed that the treasure did indeed exist."

He said, "This is the treasure of the crows," and "the crows will tear apart any who try to steal it."

"He warned me to stop eyeing the villa."

"But I was so focused on the treasure that I didn't care about his warning at all."

"Later, while he was in a daze and not fully conscious, I tricked him into signing the property transfer contract."

"That's all."

Da Shang Zhu Shan briefly recounted how he acquired the house.

Kurosawa raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this.

If the previous homeowner was indeed someone the boss specifically chose to look after the house.

He couldn't possibly let Da Shang Zhu Shan take the house away.

Even if a contract is signed, it's impossible.

Not to mention that the contract was signed while he was not fully conscious.

There's only one possibility why the previous owner didn't pursue the matter: he was already dead.

He died before it was reported, and the Boss couldn't keep an eye on his hometown all the time, which gave Da Shang Zhu Shan an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

The boss probably only recently discovered the problem with his old house.

Otherwise, Da Shang Zhu Shan wouldn't have lived this long.

Furthermore, after the Boss discovered Oogami Shuzen's existence, he should have already sent invitations to the detectives.

So the Boss didn't act immediately, but instead prepared to wait until everyone arrived before taking them down together.

A series of coincidences have allowed Da Shang Zhu Shan to live peacefully to this day.

In short, he's a lucky guy.

However, his luck seems to have run out.

Those detectives are not people who can be easily fooled.

It won't be easy for Da Shang Zhu Shan to keep it from them.

Chapter 285...

After hearing what Daisho said, the detectives all wore the same mysterious smile.

Their gazes fell on Da Shang Zhu Shan, their expressions carrying a deeper meaning.

A bad feeling welled up in Da Shang Zhu Shan's heart, but he still forced a smile and asked, "Wh-what's wrong?"

"Regarding the previous owner..." Harufumi Mogi began slowly.

Seeing the sudden change in Da Shang Zhu Shan's expression, he couldn't help but shake his head.

With this kind of mentality, you still think about lying to them.

Harufumi Mogi lost his desire to tease him and spoke frankly.

"You killed the homeowner!"

"No! I didn't!" Da Shang Zhu Shan instinctively retorted.

“Even if you didn’t kill him, you should have imprisoned him,” Hakuba Saguru added.

“From the outside perspective, he is most likely missing.” Gunda Ikumi nodded in agreement. “Don’t try to argue with that. We’ll find out once we leave here and investigate.”

Da Shang Zhu Shan was rendered speechless by this combo.

He didn't deny it anymore, but he didn't want to admit it either, and finally changed the subject.

"I've said everything I needed to say. As for the treasure, you should..."

"Bang!!!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a loud explosion.

The expressions of everyone present changed.

"What happened?" Ran Mouri asked, instinctively moving closer to Kogoro Mouri with a hint of worry.

That sound... is it a bomb?!

Conan's expression was serious.

"Ah, it seems it's time."

Chima Kazuyo's voice came from the side.

She was woken up by this sound.

Seeing that Chima Kazuyo didn't seem surprised at all, the others immediately realized that this was a backup plan she had left behind.

Despite the stares of the crowd, Chima Kazuyo remained completely calm.

The explosion meant that their connection with the outside world had been completely severed.

Regardless of what the detectives thought, they had no choice but to stay here for the time being.

Chima Kazuyo's gaze swept over the detectives and landed on Kurosawa.

Conan noticed her gaze and instinctively stepped in front of Kurosawa.

However, given their height difference, Conan couldn't really block anything.

At least Chima Kazuyo successfully made eye contact with Kurosawa.

"You really didn't hold back when you hit an old guy like me."

No, he didn't act directly; he'd already released a lot of water.

Kurosawa looked completely innocent and didn't reply.

Before Chima Kazuyo could say anything more, she was interrupted by Mogi Harufumi.

"Stop! That's enough of our reminiscing!"

"I think you should explain the explosion that just happened?"

Upon hearing what Harufumi Mogi said, Yoshiyo Senma shook her head.

"You're still so impatient."

However, she had no intention of hiding anything and readily told everyone everything.

"If we're talking about the sound just now, it was probably the sound of a car exploding."

"What?!" everyone exclaimed.

Among them, "Kogoro Mouri" repeated in disbelief.

"You blew up all the cars? Even the one I rented?!"

Senma Kazuyo nodded.

"Oh no! It's all over!"

Kogoro Mouri scratched his head with both hands and muttered to himself as he began to calculate the amount of money he would have to pay.

Mogi Harufumi, who was standing next to him, was also momentarily stunned, clearly not expecting that this trip would involve his own car.

He clicked his tongue, slightly annoyed, and wanted to light a cigarette, but after glancing at Chima Kazuyo, he put his hand down.

"Sister Qianjian, it took me five years to get my hands on that, and I never thought it would be ruined by you."

Seeing the two's reactions, Chima Kazuyo felt somewhat helpless.

"After all, if we want you to cooperate, we can't do it without blocking your escape routes."

"Alright, alright," Da Shang Zhu Shan interrupted their conversation, urging them on.

"The cars have all been blown up, and you won't be able to leave here anytime soon, so let's hurry up and start deciphering the code."

Kogoro Mouri glanced at the bound Oogami Shuzen and scoffed without any politeness.

Da Shang Zhu Shan ignored him and continued.

"I've already given you the code. Now, please search for clues in the villa on your own."

The detectives exchanged glances but did not refute his words.

“But before that…” Ikumi Yata looked at Kazuyo Senma.

……

A few minutes later.

Ookami Shuzen and Chima Kazuyo were tied together and left in the game room.

Kurosawa, Ran Mouri, and the maid watched them from the side.

As for the rest of the people, they went to the villa to look for clues about the treasure.

The mastermind was exposed before he could even make a move, and a group of detectives were wandering around the villa. Kurosawa had a feeling that the boss was about to call him.

To prevent the Boss from getting anxious and starting to overthink things because he couldn't contact Gin, his loyal subordinate, Kurosawa excused himself to go to the restroom.

The boss is a scoundrel, but he's not quite a monster.

At least in the restroom, he certainly didn't install any surveillance cameras.

Kurosawa locked the bathroom door from the inside and then went into the innermost stall.

Almost the instant he locked the cubicle door, his phone vibrated in his pocket.

Kurosawa took out his phone and glanced at it.