Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

When Suzuki Seimei pushed open the door to the storage room and saw the brown-haired beauty bound and gagged inside, he hurriedly shouted, "Conan, she's the kidnapper! Don't let her get away!"

"You brats, all of you get out of my way!"

Realizing that her scheme had been exposed, Nagagawa Ikuyo shoved Genta and Mitsuhiko aside and ran toward the elevator.

"Don't even think about escaping!"

Seeing this, Conan raised his tranquilizer watch without thinking and shot a needle into Ikuyo Nagakawa in the neck, knocking her down at the elevator door.

On the other side, Suzuki Haruaki also walked to the brown-haired beauty's side and helped her untie the ropes binding her.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully checking in to Uehara Misato. You are rewarded with 1 stamina point, which you can claim at any time."

After Uehara Misato successfully escaped, she immediately called the police, who then arrested Nagakawa Ikuyo.

To express her gratitude to Suzuki Harumi and the others, Uehara Misato originally planned to treat the six children to a big meal.

However, the six little ones had just come out of the Yukihira Restaurant and weren't hungry yet, so Uehara Misato simply took them to a nearby supermarket and bought them a bunch of snacks and toys.

From Uehara Misato, Suzuki Seimei and the others also learned the cause and effect of the case.

This woman, named Nagagawa Ikuyo, used to be a colleague of Uehara Misato's husband.

However, Nagagawa Ikuyo was embezzled by company funds, which was accidentally discovered by Uehara Misato's husband, who then reported it to the company's higher-ups, resulting in her being forcibly dismissed from the company.

After losing her job, Nagagawa Ikuyo didn't dare to retaliate against the company executives who fired her. Instead, she harbored resentment towards Uehara Akihiko, who had reported her, and thus planned this kidnapping.

If it weren't for Suzuki Seimei and the others accidentally discovering this, Uehara Misato might have been in mortal danger.

The reason why the wedding ring that Uehara Misato threw out the window was her husband's ring was because she had recently gained some weight and could no longer wear her own ring.

Men in island nations do not have the habit of wearing wedding rings after marriage.

Therefore, Uehara Akihiko's ring was kept at home, and since his fingers were relatively slender, Uehara Misato simply took his ring and wore it.

……

Several days later

Mouri Detective Agency

"Alright, it's getting late, you kids should head back now!"

Kogoro Mouri waved to Seimei Suzuki and the others, then turned to Ran Mouri and said, "Ran, you and Conan hurry up and get ready, we're going to a banquet hosted by Ms. Su Fang tonight!"

"This is so boring, we haven't had enough fun yet!"

Upon hearing this, Genta and the others reluctantly put down their game consoles and left the detective agency with some complaints.

Sensing the presence of the case, Suzuki Seimei didn't leave with Genta and the others. Instead, he stayed behind with Haibara Ai, asking with a face full of curiosity, "Ran-neechan, what kind of banquet are you going to attend?"

"The banquet we're attending tonight is hosted by philanthropist Ms. Su Fang Hongzi, supposedly in preparation for the next charity gala~"

A charity gala?

Suzuki Haruaki nodded thoughtfully, then smiled and said, "Then Ai and I will go too!"

"What are you two little devils doing here?" Kogoro Mouri waved his hand impatiently and said, "A charity gala isn't a place for you to play around."

"I'm going to donate! If this charity gala hosted by Ms. Su Fang is reliable, I might donate tens of millions of yen for fun. Anyway, I've made quite a bit of money recently and I don't know what to do with it."

(?--)

Listening to Suzuki Seimei's speech about Versailles, Kogoro Mouri and the others were speechless.

If it weren't for his pride, Kogoro Mouri would have wanted Seimei Suzuki to donate all that money to him.

That bastard!

Faced with Suzuki Seimei's irrefutable reason, Kogoro Mouri couldn't bring himself to refuse and could only agree to take them to the banquet.

Because of Ran Mouri's incredibly strong bodyguard, Seimei Suzuki simply let Ryuichi Inoue and Tamaka Kurosaki go home first.

After all, Suzuki Seimei and Haibara Ai were already uninvited guests, so adding Kurosaki Tamaka and Inoue Ryuichi would be rather impolite.

After Inoue Ryuichi and the others left, Suzuki Seimei and the others got into Kogoro Mouri's newly bought car and headed towards the mansion where Suho Akako lived.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Ran Mouri watched the trees rushing past the window and couldn't help but remind him, "Dad, the snow on this road hasn't melted completely yet, so please don't drive so fast!"

"Don't worry! There's nobody on this road, I'm at ease..."

Before Kogoro Mouri could finish speaking, he suddenly saw a dead tree lying on the road ahead and slammed on the brakes.

"careful!"

With lightning speed, Suzuki Seimei pulled Ai Haibara into his arms, using his powerful physique to shield her from the impact of the sudden braking.

sizzle...

With a screeching sound of tires, the car drifted sideways, leaving several black tracks on the road before coming to a stop next to a dead tree.

After the car came to a complete stop, Suzuki Seimei released Ai Haibara and asked with some concern, "Ai, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. Are you hurt?"

Ai Haibara first shook her head, then stared at Seimei Suzuki and looked him up and down, looking somewhat worried that he might have been injured earlier.

"I'm in trouble... Ouch... It hurts so much..."

Before Suzuki Seimei could answer, Conan, who had bumped his head and gotten a big bump, couldn't help but cry out in pain.

Because Suzuki Seimei was holding Haibara Ai in his arms, the two of them bumped into Conan due to inertia.

If Conan hadn't had a relatively hard head, he wouldn't have just had a big bump on his head; he might have even bled.

"Damn it! Who did this?"

Kogoro Mori got out of the car, cursing and yelling, "They actually dumped a dead tree on the road! Isn't that deliberately trying to harm people?"

Kogoro Mouri said it was man-made because there was a piece of white paper stuck in the dead tree with a dagger.

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"Dad, what is this?"

Ran Mouri, who followed her off the car, also noticed the suspicious white paper and picked it up to examine it with some curiosity.

On the other side of the white paper, there were scraps of paper taken from newspapers and magazines, woven together to form a peculiar letter.

"Never assist Su Fang Hongzi's charity gala, or you will definitely regret it. Curse Masked Messenger."

After reading the contents of the letter, Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but scoff, "Playing tricks!"

"Curse...curse the Masked Messenger?"

Ran Mouri is terrified of supernatural things, and looking at this strange letter, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

???

Upon hearing this, Conan's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression.

As a high school detective, Conan certainly wouldn't believe in ghosts and gods. He'd rather believe it's a warning letter, and it seems tonight's banquet isn't going to be peaceful.

Seimei Suzuki wasn't surprised. With Conan and Kogoro Mouri both on the move, how could they not trigger a case?

"Xiao Lan, give me a hand and help me move it."

After putting away the strange letter, Kogoro Mouri called out to Ran Mouri, and together they moved the dead tree blocking their way, then continued driving towards the mansion where Su Fang Hongzi lived.

After about fifteen minutes, the car began to slow down and stopped in front of a luxurious mansion.

After passing through the outermost iron gate, Kogoro Mouri drove the car to the parking lot and parked it, then led Seimei Suzuki and the others to the main entrance of the mansion.

"That's really amazing!"

"This mansion is magnificent!"

Looking up at the archway that was seven or eight meters high, both Suzuki Seimei and Haibara Ai couldn't help but show some surprise.

Although the mansion in front of him was not nearly as large as the Suzuki Estate, Suzuki Seimei had never seen such a peculiar archway before.

"Click-click-click..."

A sudden sound of camera shutters clicking drew the attention of Suzuki Haruaki and the others.

Just a few meters away from Suzuki Harumi and his group, a middle-aged man wearing a black coat and a scarf was taking pictures of the mansion in front of them.

"what?"

After recognizing the person, Ai Haibara couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Isn't that Masaki Katagiri?"

"Who is Katagiri Masaki?" Suzuki Haruaki asked, puzzled.

"He's a very famous photographer!"

Ran Mouri said with a smile, "Over the years he has traveled all over the world and taken many photos of the beautiful scenery of various countries. I have read about him in magazines."

shhhhhh...

Just as Ran Mouri was introducing Katagiri Masaki to Seimei Suzuki and the others, two more cars drove up from outside, and two figures got out of the cars.

"Ouch!"

After seeing the person's face clearly, Kogoro Mouri couldn't help but exclaim excitedly, "Aren't you the home run king, Mamoru Matsudaira?"

Upon hearing this, the tall, muscular, and dark-skinned Matsudaira Mamoru was slightly taken aback at first, then smiled and greeted him, "Eh? Aren't you that famous detective?"

"You must be Mr. Kogoro Mouri?" Masaki Katagiri walked over with a smile upon seeing this.

"That's right! I am Kogoro Mouri. You two must have been invited to be guests at next week's charity gala, right?"

"Yes!"

Matsudaira Mori nodded with a simple smile.

(??)

Wow! What a beauty!

Kogoro Mouri's gaze was suddenly drawn to the beautiful figure behind Matsudaira Mamoru, and his eyes lit up.

Ran Mouri asked in surprise, "Could she be Haruka Nagara?"