Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

"I received a similar letter too!"

Me too.

Upon hearing this, Matsudaira Mori and Nagara Haruka immediately spoke up.

"What?! You all received letters like this too?"

Upon learning that the other three guests had also received similar letters, Kogoro Mouri's expression grew increasingly serious; it was clear that this was no longer a simple prank.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Su Fang Hongzi. You are rewarded with two years of [Lifespan]. You can claim it at any time."

While everyone's attention was focused on the strange letter, Suzuki Seimei quietly walked up to Suho Akako and secretly touched her with his hand.

"My company also received a strange letter!"

A cheerful voice suddenly came from outside the door, followed by a handsome man wearing brown sunglasses and with short blond hair, who walked in with a letter in his hand.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Su Fang Hongzi greeted her with a smile, "Touya, you're here!"

The blond handsome guy in front of you is named Aikawa Touya, and he is currently one of the most popular rock musicians.

Because Aikawa Touya's mother was once a maid in Su Fang Hongzi's household, after his mother passed away, Su Fang Hongzi sponsored his schooling and daily expenses, making him somewhat similar to Su Fang Hongzi's adopted son.

"May I take a look at this letter?"

"Of course you can."

After speaking, Aikawa Touya handed the envelope in his hand to Mouri Kogoro.

When Kogoro Mouri opened the envelope and took out the letter, unsurprisingly, the contents were still pieced together from newspaper and magazine scraps.

However, the content of this letter was quite different from the letter in Kogoro Mouri's possession. The content read:

"Tonight, the Cursed Mask will drink blood. Respectfully submitted by the Cursed Mask Messenger."

If the previous letter could only be considered a warning, then this letter is a threatening letter, or even a murder threat.

Kogoro Mouri suggested, "Ms. Su Fang, I think we should just call the police to handle this matter!"

“Mr. Mori, there’s no need for such a big fuss.”

Su Fanghong shook her head and said, "To be honest, since I started my charity work, I have often received similar threatening letters, so there is no need to take such things to heart."

"That's it!"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri was slightly taken aback, but he did not insist on calling the police.

Since even Su Fang Hongzi, the person involved, has said so, Kogoro Mouri no longer needs to dwell on this matter.

"Alright, let's not dwell on these unpleasant things. I've already had dinner prepared. Please follow me to the living room!"

Su Fang Hongzi gestured to the group, leading them out of the masquerade hall and towards the restaurant.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Lan Chuan Dongya. You are rewarded with a Proficiency-level 'Musical Instrument Mastery' manual, which you can claim at any time."

As Suzuki Seimei walked past Aikawa Touya, he deliberately nudged his thigh with his elbow and took the sign-in reward from him.

The skill "Musical Instrument Mastery" means, as the name suggests, that it allows a person to master the use of various musical instruments.

With the support of the Proficiency-level "Musical Instrument Mastery" skill, Suzuki Seimei can skillfully use any musical instrument.

Of course!

Haruaki Suzuki's mastery of musical instruments could only be considered to have reached a professional level; he was still quite far from becoming a true master of the instrument.

The skill "Musical Instrument Mastery" complements the skill "Singing".

It's no exaggeration to say that with Suzuki Haruaki's current abilities, he could rival a professional rock band on his own, thanks to his incredibly fast hand speed.

Therefore, Suzuki Seimei was quite satisfied with his new skill, "Mastering Musical Instruments".

"Squeak..."

As the doors to the masquerade hall slowly closed, the entire hall was plunged back into darkness.

The masks of Shobul hanging on the wall, with their crescent-shaped eyes and smiles, seemed to have become increasingly distorted.

Since the creator of the Shambles Mask sacrificed his blood and life to these masks, they have indeed acquired some strange spirituality.

The Cursed Mask is the real deal!

"This beef tongue soup is really delicious!"

"This bottle of red wine isn't something you can drink all the time."

"Conan, these steaks are delicious too, aren't they?"

"Ok!"

The people dining in the restaurant did not notice the strangeness in the masquerade hall, and the dining atmosphere was exceptionally harmonious.

Su Fanghongzi raised her glass and said, "To be honest, I am very grateful to everyone for agreeing so readily to be guests at this charity gala that I am hosting. I would like to propose a toast to you all."

"Ms. Su Fang, please forgive my impertinence in asking this question."

After taking a sip of red wine, Katagiri Masaki couldn't help but ask, "How did you come up with the idea of ​​holding a charity gala for children who lost their families in car accidents?"

"Actually, I started doing charity work many years ago."

Su Fanghongzi looked on with a look of reminiscence and said, "About twenty years ago, the maid who had been taking care of me actually hit someone and fled the scene."

Since then, I've been unable to remain indifferent to car accidents.

"Click-click-click..."

Upon hearing this, Aikawa Touya gripped his knife tightly and began cutting the steak in front of him with force.

What Su Fang Hongzi didn't notice was that Lan Chuan Dongya's eyes were filled with resentment at this moment.

Because the woman Su Fang Hongzi mentioned who hit someone and fled the scene was Lan Chuan Dongya's mother.

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Chapter 244 A Demon in Human Skin (First Update, Please Vote)

Since Lan Chuan Dongya's mother committed suicide, Su Fang Hongzi has been responsible for supporting his living expenses, and he has always been very grateful to Su Fang Hongzi.

However, after Lan Chuan Dongya discovered the truth about the hit-and-run accident from his mother's diary, he felt nothing but endless hatred for Su Fang Hongzi.

According to the diary entries of Touya Aikawa's mother, the car accident that happened 11 years ago occurred on the evening of November 31st.

Aikawa Touya's birthday is November 31st. His mother stayed with him that night to celebrate his birthday, so it was impossible for him to hit someone with his car and flee.

Therefore, Aikawa Touya's mother did not commit suicide out of fear of punishment, but was forced out to take the blame by Su Fang Hongzi and was killed to silence her afterwards.

Every time Lan Chuan Dongya thinks about how his mother was killed by Su Fang Hongzi, and how he has treated her like a benefactor all these years, he wishes he could tear her to pieces!

"Excuse me……"

Ran Mouri hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking out of curiosity, "What happened to the person who took care of you later?"

She committed suicide!

Before Su Fanghongzi could answer, Lan Chuan Dongya said, "Actually, that woman is my mother."

"Is it your mother?!"

Upon hearing this, Ran Mouri was initially surprised, but then quickly cast an apologetic glance at Touya Aikawa.

If Ran Mouri had known earlier that the woman who caused the hit-and-run was actually Touya Aikawa's mother, she definitely wouldn't have asked any questions.

“My father passed away when I was very young. After my mother died, I lived with relatives and suffered a lot during that time.”

Lan Chuan Dongya stopped mid-sentence, raised his glass, and said with a face full of gratitude, "Fortunately, I later had Teacher Su Fang's help in various ways. I am able to be where I am today thanks to her guidance. Teacher, let me toast you."

(* ￣︶￣)

Hearing what Lan Chuan Dongya said, Su Fang Hongzi seemed very pleased and raised her wine glass to take a sip of red wine.

What Su Fang Hongzi didn't know was that Lan Chuan Dongya had practiced countless times in front of the mirror in order to say these words without revealing any flaws in front of her.

Otherwise, just seeing Su Fang Hongzi's hypocritical face would make Lan Chuan Dongya want to vomit.

e=(′o｀*))) Alas...

Su Fang Hongzi put down her wine glass, sighed with regret, and said, "Actually, besides taking care of my daily life, Dongya's mother was also my most important friend. Unfortunately, she went down a path of no return because of a momentary lapse in judgment."

Upon hearing this, Lan Chuan Dongya unconsciously tightened his grip on the wine glass in his hand, but on the surface, he said with a face full of gratitude, "Actually, many employees in Teacher Su Fang's Hongyan Publicity Company are like me, people who lost their families due to car accidents."

"That's right. Teacher Su Fang's purpose in doing this is to help those who have become orphans due to car accidents become independent."

The middle-aged female secretary wearing glasses nodded in agreement, subtly flattering Su Fanghongzi.

Upon hearing this, the straightforward Matsudaira Mamoru couldn't help but be moved and said, "That's really touching. I will definitely do my best to help with the charity gala next week."

Me too.

Katagiri Masaki looked at the wedding ring on his ring finger and nodded slightly, saying, "Actually, my wife also died in a car accident twenty years ago. I think my wife would be very gratified to be able to attend Ms. Su Fang's charity gala this time."

"..."

Listening to Katagiri Masaki's heartfelt words, Aikawa Touya felt particularly distressed.

According to information obtained from Aikawa Touya's subsequent investigation, the woman who was hit and killed by Suho Akako's car was actually Katagiri Masaki's wife.

If Aikawa Touya was still hesitant about whether to kill Su Fang Hongzi when he first learned the truth...

Upon learning that Su Fang Hongzi had invited Katagiri Masaki to attend her charity gala, Aikawa Touya could no longer tolerate it.

Su Fang Hongzi is nothing but a devil in human skin.

Over the years, Su Fanghongzi has been enthusiastic about charity work, not because she feels guilty, but because she uses charity as an excuse to embezzle charitable donations from kind-hearted people.

Thanks to her carefully crafted image as a philanthropist, Su Fang Hongzi has raised at least several billion yen in charitable donations over the years.

However, most of these charitable donations were pocketed by Su Fanghongzi, with only a very small portion actually used for charity.

Therefore, Aikawa Touya has made up his mind that he must kill Su Fang Hongzi, this devil in human skin, before the next charity gala begins.

Otherwise, if Katagiri Masaki, the victim, were to actually attend this charity gala filled with filth and sin, his fate would be far too tragic.

"Ding! Congratulations on successfully signing in to Shimokasa Minaho. You are rewarded with one [Twin Pact], which you can claim at any time."

While the twin maids were helping him with the juice, Suzuki Seimei secretly touched their arms and successfully obtained the second twin maid's sign-in reward.