The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

The coin still retains its original dull and lackluster color.

Clearly, there's nothing wrong with this cup of black tea.

“In that case, his death should have nothing to do with the red tea.” Chima Kazuyo shook her head at everyone.

"If that's the case, then how exactly did he die?" Kogoro Mouri's expression was somewhat confused.

Just as everyone's expressions turned serious due to the mysterious death of Daishang Zhushan.

The mysterious "master's" voice rang out again, "Alright, the game has officially begun. Now, even if you're not after the treasure, you should at least be fighting for your lives... *sizzle*... *bang*!"

For some unknown reason, the voice, which had initially sounded somewhat gloomy, suddenly turned into a strange crackling sound.

Finally, a sound of plastic shattering was heard.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and found that the child that Kogoro Mouri had brought had somehow ended up next to the "host" of the banquet.

He stepped on the chair and ripped the other person's head off.

"..."

When I saw a little child curiously holding up a "head" and examining it.

Everyone was utterly stunned.

"Conan!" Ran was the first to snap out of it. Startled by Conan's actions, she immediately glared at him angrily. "What are you doing? How can you touch someone's head like that..."

"Forehead……"

Miyano Akemi, who hadn't thought much of it at first, glanced at Ran, who jumped out from behind her, with slight surprise.

I had a strange feeling after hearing what Xiaolan said.

Kogoro Mouri rushed over to Conan and punched him on the head, yelling, "You brat, you've caused trouble again!"

“Uh…ah!?”

Facing the furious Kogoro Mouri, Conan, clutching his head which was swollen with a large bump, looked innocently at Yuu Aragaki not far away, "Uncle... Uncle, it was Aragaki-nii who said..."

However, Conan hadn't finished speaking.

Yuu Aragaki quickly stepped forward, took the model's head from his hands, and interrupted Conan, "Yeah, how can you be so insensible? Hurry up and give his head back!"

Conan: "!!!"

Conan stared wide-eyed at Aragaki Yu, who was taking the model head from his hands.

He simply couldn't believe that Aragaki Yu would say that.

Just two minutes ago, Aragaki Yu had specifically run to his side and told him that he suspected there was something wrong with the model.

So, taking advantage of the fact that children are small and not easily noticed, he secretly went over to check the model.

Damn it, how come this guy is now going back on his word!

Just as Conan was anxiously trying to explain that it was all Yuu Aragaki's idea, he was about to speak when something suddenly caught his attention.

It turned out that just as Aragaki Yu took the model's head from his hands and lifted it up to put it back on the model, two machines connected to wires fell out of the model.

"Ok?"

Conan momentarily forgot about explaining further and hurriedly grabbed the fallen device. "It's a cassette tape!?"

"Huh?" Kogoro Mouri, no longer able to continue lecturing Conan, snatched the tape from Conan's hand and said, "It looks like it has a timer installed."

“His words were all pre-recorded.” Aragaki Yu casually put the now-empty head back into the model and continued, “No wonder I sometimes felt that his answers were a bit abrupt.”

At this moment, Hakuba Saguru turned to the maid and asked, "Was the time for serving the dishes set in advance by the host of the banquet?"

"Yes, yes." The maid's face was a little pale, clearly frightened by the scene before her. "The appetizers, soup, and main courses are all served according to detailed rules."

Hakuba Saguru: "..."

From the maid's words, everyone present finally understood that everything in this restaurant, from the "master" model's words to the timing of serving dishes, was prepared in advance.

"So, the guy who invited us here wasn't actually watching us while talking to us, huh?"

"Humph!"

At this moment, Ikumi Gunda, also wrapped in a handkerchief, took the cassette tape from Kogoro Mouri, examined it for a while, and then let out a cold snort.

"So, we can understand two things from this."

Just as the detectives were getting annoyed by the "master's" behavior, Conan's words drew their attention.

"One point is that the murderer planned to kill Mr. Daisho Isamu from the very beginning. As for the other point... it's..."

Noticing the strange looks he was getting from everyone present, Conan stopped mid-sentence, lacking the courage to continue.

Conan finally realized that he was no longer the high school detective Shinichi Kudo.

"What is it, kid!" Kogoro Mouri complained, annoyed by Conan's hesitant manner.

"It's that one... um..."

Just when Conan was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do.

"Another point is that the murderer is very likely among us."

Perhaps feeling guilty for having just tricked Conan, Aragaki Yu took over the conversation about Conan in the end.

"What, what did you say!?" Kogoro Mouri was startled by Yuu Aragaki's words, and the others also looked at Yuu Aragaki with grim expressions.

"Otherwise, how could he be so sure that he could successfully kill someone, which is why the tape contains the phrase 'the first scream'."

"...that's certainly a possibility!"

Although unwilling to believe what Yuu Aragaki said, Kogoro Mouri had to admit that Yuu Aragaki made a valid point.

At this moment, Xiaolan, who had been gathered with the crowd, subconsciously took a step back and moved away from the group.

However, seemingly because she was afraid of standing alone, she hesitated for a moment before running to Miyano Akemi's side and hugging her arm tightly.

Chapter 424 I understand, and I know you all understand too (2-in-1)

"Then, the murderer took advantage of the time when we were eating together to make Mr. Ogami drink potassium cyanide that had been prepared in advance, thus poisoning him to death." Hakuba Saguru analyzed as he looked at Ogami Shuzen's body.

“Yes, and in front of so many of us detectives.” Mogi Harufumi’s tone sounded cold, indicating that he was not in a good mood.

"Furthermore, judging from the contents of that tape, it seems that Ogami's death from poisoning was something the killer had anticipated," Chima Kazuyo analyzed, adjusting her glasses.

“But the problem is, no cyanide compounds were detected in the cup of black tea he drank before he died from poisoning!” As Ikumi Gunta spoke, she put on the gloves she carried with her and began to examine the black tea cup used by Oogami Ikuzen.

Clearly, the detectives present became serious at this moment.

"Then perhaps he wasn't poisoned by the tea itself, but rather by the taste of the teacup..."

Conan then realized that even Uncle Mori was making a rare, rational analysis.

“That’s unlikely too.” Ikumi Gunta, who was examining the teacup, quickly dismissed the possibility, “because he had put this cup of tea to his lips two or three times.”

"But……"

Just when everyone was at a loss, Harufumi Mogi suggested, "No matter what we say now, it won't help. Was our car parked outside really blown up by the murderer?"

Harufumi Mogi was still thinking about his beloved car.

“I agree. If we’re lucky, one or two cars might escape being bombed.” Ikumi Gunta, who found no clues on the teacup, put the teacup used by Mr. Ogami back in its place and agreed while taking off her gloves.

The others also felt that what Mogi Harufumi and Gunta Ikumi said made some sense, so they nodded and got up to go to the courtyard to check the situation outside.

……

The group soon arrived at the main gate of the villa; the rain outside had stopped sometime earlier.

Looking towards the parking lot in the side yard, you can clearly see several cars burning fiercely.

The fire was extremely fierce; even without getting close, it was clear that these vehicles were beyond saving.

Sure enough, not a single car survived.

Whether it's the car Kogoro Mouri rented or Harufumi Mogi's beloved Alfa Romeo.

Seeing Miyano Akemi's car burning fiercely, Aragaki Yu hesitated for a moment before taking out his phone and snapping a picture of the scene.

Keep some evidence so you can report the loss to the Gin boss.

After all, Gin didn't know that he had asked Akemi Miyano to buy multiple insurance policies for the car.

"Looks like my Ferrari didn't escape the same fate either!" Ikumi Gunta muttered to herself, arms crossed, as she stood on the steps of the annex's entrance.

Harufumi Mogi sighed helplessly, "My Alfa Romeo and Mr. Ogami's Porsche are both ruined."

Seeing the detectives' pained expressions, Akemi Miyano hesitated for a moment before forcing a bitter smile, saying, "And my car, although it's not a luxury car, it still cost me a lot of my savings..."

Aragaki Yu: "..."

Yuu Aragaki suddenly realized that his female assistant, Akemi Miyano, at least had very good acting skills, if nothing else.

"So... that Mercedes is yours?" Ikumi Gunda asked, looking at Saguru Hakuba who had walked up to her.

"Oh?!" Aragaki Yu suddenly looked at Hakuba Saguru and asked, "Judging from your appearance, you're probably not an adult yet, right?"

At this moment, Yuu Aragaki also remembered that Hakuba Saguru should be in the same class as Kaito Kuroba, that is, in the same grade as him.

So their age should be around the same as mine.