Zongman: My days as a chaebol in Japan

"A murder has occurred here. The deceased is a man named Xishan. His body has not been found yet, but there is information left on his computer."

"One has been solved, the signer is Shadow Mage"

Kogoro Mori told his daughter this information, and then saw Suzuki Sonoko and Li Xuan behind them.

Kogoro Maori bowed to Li Xuan and said, "Master Li Xuan, thank you for taking care of Xiaolan."

Li Xuan nodded and said, "Mr. Maori, you are too polite. I like Xiaolan very much. Thank you for raising such an excellent daughter like Xiaolan and for giving her to me."

While the two were chatting, Xiaolan and Sonoko started walking around the venue. When they reached the door, Sonoko suddenly shouted.

"Oh no, there's a fire ahead, the suspension bridge is burning itself"

Hearing Yuanzi's shout, the people in the venue immediately ran out and saw the burning suspension bridge falling off the cliff.

-Mauri Lan

Chapter 270 Performance Order

"Could it be the Shadow Mage?"

Looking at the destroyed suspension bridge, everyone thought hard for a long time. Finally, someone thought of a possibility and spoke up immediately.

The person who spoke was a contestant in this performance, Doi Ta.

He thought of the key information. The suspension bridge was destroyed and the people here could not leave for the time being. The earliest they could leave would be tomorrow, when the rescue team from Sakura would come to initiate the rescue. During this time, if the information left by the shadow wizard who killed Mr. Nishiyama, the organizer of the magic show, was true, he would most likely continue to kill the remaining people here.

They connected the dots reasonably and everyone's faces darkened. If this reasoning was correct, it meant that there was someone else here who was being targeted by the murderer.

However, at this time, Conan, whose detective soul was activated, also spoke out the corresponding benefits, "If this shadow mage is real, then it means that this shadow mage should still be here, and maybe he is one of us."

At this time, the scene would be perfect if it were paired with reflective glasses.

After hearing Conan's words, the people present also expressed their agreement, but after all, they were not detectives, they were just magic enthusiasts, so they were not good at investigating cases.

But at this time, Kogoro Mori stepped forward and revealed his identity.

When they heard that the famous detective Maori Kogoro, who had recently become famous in Sakura, was also there, everyone present smiled.

"Great, it's the famous detective Maori Kogoro, we are saved"

"Indeed, Mr. Maori's detective skills are very high. I believe that this shadow mage hiding in the dark will be caught soon."

Doi Tou and another man named Hamaya started praising Kogoro Mori, which might have been a bit of flattery.

When Mouri Kogoro heard the praise from others, he immediately laughed and said, "Don't worry, with me, Mouri Kogoro, taking action, this guy called Shadow Master will definitely not be able to escape. Let's look inside the venue first to see if there is anything wrong or any clues."

Although Kogoro Mouri likes to be praised by others, he still has some basic common sense of a detective.

Xiaolan and Sonoko were beside Li Xuan. They listened to everything that happened and looked at each other in surprise. They had never thought that such a thing would happen just by attending a simple performance by a magic lover.

A good magic show has turned into a detective case. Sonoko is apologizing to Xiaolan. After all, Xiaolan had just heard about Sonoko's invitation and said that it is better to avoid such things where the identities of the participants are unknown. But Sonoko is very curious, so Xiaolan, who couldn't persuade Sonoko, was worried and had to accompany her good sister here.

Fortunately, they had the foresight to call Li Xuan over, no matter what the reason was.

In this tense atmosphere, although Xiaolan and Sonoko are no longer ordinary people, the women's subconscious actions still made them hug Li Xuan's arms, which made Conan, who was looking for clues everywhere, feel nervous again.

"Mr. Xuan, who do you think that shadow wizard is? Is he still in the venue like Conan said?" Yuanzi was very curious and looked up at Li Xuan and asked.

"Based on the information left by the computer, Conan's reasoning is indeed a very reasonable logic." Facing Sonoko's question and Xiaolan's equally curious eyes, Li Xuan thought about it and made a comment.

At the same time, Li Xuan also expressed a different opinion, "However, although Conan's inference is logically correct, to find out the true identity of the murderer, we still have to wait until the murderer commits another crime. And there is a problem, that is, although the computer says that Mr. Nishiyama was killed, it cannot be confirmed that this is correct news until his body is seen."

As Li Xuan spoke, he slowly turned his head and looked around. A hint of golden light flashed in his eyes. Soon, he noticed all the strange things in the place. A strange thought flashed through his mind. It was true that everyone was wearing a mask.

At present, because of Kogoro Mori, the magic enthusiasts who came to participate were not very worried about the problem of the Shadow Master. So, they discussed it and decided to continue the magic show. After all, this magic show was the purpose of their coming here.

As for helping Kogoro Mori, they said that as outsiders they should not interfere with what experts do.

Because Mr. Nishiyama was temporarily declared dead and therefore not present, they had to choose a temporary substitute magician to organize the event. Finally, Doi Taka applied for the position, but Mr. Hamaya also had the idea, so Doi Taka took out a deck of cards and drew out the number of cards corresponding to the number of people present.

"Everyone, let's write our names on the playing cards and shuffle them. The first person who draws the name will be the acting magician and perform the first task, and the same goes for the rest," Tucker said, wrote his own name, and placed the playing cards in the center of the table.

In this magic show for magic enthusiasts, performers need to perform their best magic on the stage. Various magic props have been placed in the room of the venue. The order in which the props are drawn is the order of performance, and the props can only be selected in order. It is uncertain whether the props taken are suitable for one's magic.

Li Xuan and Xiaolan did not participate, but Yuanzi wrote her name confidently, and then told Li Xuan and Xiaolan that she had prepared a super magic that would definitely attract attention.

Xiaolan, who often teams up with Sonoko, feels a little ashamed of her pre-match threats. After all, even when she and Sonoko team up, they have never defeated Li Xuan. Sonoko, on the other hand, enjoys doing this and has become very skilled at making threats before the game.

Sonoko wanted to get the first choice assigned by the organization, but unfortunately, the first person chosen was Mr. Hamaya. He looked a little disappointed when he got the first task, because the props of this task did not match what he was good at. Sonoko could only go back to the room with the task and think about what kind of show he would perform after getting the magic props.

Those who successfully completed the order distribution returned to their own rooms and began to familiarize themselves with the props.

After half an hour, everyone appeared on the stage one after another, except Mr. Hamaya, who was to perform first.

Doi Tou, who was a little impatient, began to complain, "What? What kind of performance does Hamaya want to perform that took him so long to prepare?"

On the other side, Tanaka also nodded in agreement, and asked Doita to ask Mr. Hamaya how his preparations were going.

Doito didn't have any objection. He himself was a little dissatisfied with the fact that it took Hamaya so long to prepare a small magic trick.

Chapter 271 The Danger of Detectives

Doita walked to Hamaya's room and knocked on the door a few times, "Mr. Hamaya, are you ready?"

After more than ten seconds, there was no response from inside the door. Feeling a little strange, Doita knocked on the door again and asked again.

But there was still no response from the room. Doita felt something was wrong and reached out to open the door to go in. At this moment, a frightened voice came from inside the conference hall.

Doita gave up the idea of ​​opening the door and turned around and ran back to the venue.

When they returned to the venue, they saw Kogoro Mouri and Conan, who had just gone to other places to collect clues, comforting the frightened Tanaka and others.

"What happened?" Doita was puzzled.

Later, Kogoro Mori announced the news of Mr. Hamaya's death.

Kogoro Mouri and Conan did not find any useful information in the venue, so they went outside to check, and then saw Mr. Hamaya's body on the snow outside.

At the same time, what is very strange is that there are no traces of footprints on the snow near Mr. Hamaya's body, and Mr. Hamaya's body seems to have appeared out of thin air in the snow.

Doita was shocked after hearing this, and also told others that he had knocked on the door in the room just now but no one responded.

"That's normal. Mr. Hamaya was already dead at that time and had no way to respond to you," Kogoro Mori stroked his mustache and made the inference.

"Everyone, I suggest you suspend this magic show and wait until I find the murderer," Kogoro Mori said to Doi Takashi and others with a serious face.

Because of Hamaya's death and Nishiyama's incident, everyone who was preparing to perform magic lost interest and nodded in agreement. Only Sonoko had a miserable expression on her face.

Seeing this, Li Xuan touched her head and said, "Okay, don't be discouraged. After we return to the villa, you and Xiaolan will perform for me together."

Hearing Li Xuan's teasing voice, Yuanzi's cheeks blushed, and then she reached out to tickle Xiaolan who was also laughing at her.

Li Xuan and the other two did not have the serious expressions and heavy hearts as Doijita and the others.

First of all, with Li Xuan by their side, Xiaolan and Sonoko were very sure that no matter how powerful this man who claimed to be a shadow mage was, he would not be able to make any noise in front of their men. Moreover, the two of them were not weaklings either. If this shadow mage was just a human, Xiaolan and Sonoko could make him sleep for several days with just one punch.

Out of curiosity, Yuanzi pulled Li Xuan and Xiaolan to follow.

They arrived at Hamaya's room, opened the door, and walked in. They found that there was no sign of struggle or messing up of items in the room, which showed that Hamaya died very quickly and did not have time to struggle.

There were obvious bloodstains on the ground.

However, what was also strange was that Hamaya's bloodstains only appeared in the center of the room, and there was no bloodstain anywhere else.

Another big mystery.

At this time, the people present were qualified as suspects, and Kogoro Mori began to ask about the whereabouts of these people just now.

"I just met up with everyone at the venue. Since Mr. Hamaya hasn't shown up, I came here to knock on the door to see how Mr. Hamaya is preparing. Everyone knows this." Doi Taka was the first person to be asked, and he quickly stated his alibi.

"Indeed, it was me who asked Doi Tou to go to Hamaya's room. After we all met at the venue, we found that only Mr. Hamaya was missing," Tanaka said, and at the same time explained that he and others had just met at the same time.

When Kogoro Mori heard this, he fell into deep thought, "In other words, Mr. Hamaya was killed during the time when you were separated, and then his body was moved to the snow."

Afterwards, everyone present gave their alibis, but because everyone went to their respective rooms separately, the statements they made before they reunited could not completely clear them of suspicion.

And now there is a big question in front of everyone, that is, how did Hamaya's body appear in the snow without any footprints around it.

After discussion, everyone decided to go to the location where Hamaya's body was to check.

As soon as they walked out of the venue, Tanaka in the team couldn't help shivering, and then said that he wanted to go back to the room to get clothes. Because he was a woman, Xiaolan and Sonoko followed him.

Conan seemed to have noticed something and wanted to follow along, but was grabbed by Li Xuan and lifted up, "Hey boy, is this the novice protection stage? It's rude to enter a girl's room casually."

After saying that, he put Conan next to Kogoro Mouri and said, "Mr. Mouri, I seem to have seen you taking this little friend Conan around often recently. Does your business now also include taking care of children for others? Isn't that a business only available in kindergartens?"

Hearing Li Xuan's joking words, Kogoro Maori looked at this kid who looked very similar to the kid he hated very much, and punched him. Conan immediately touched his head and said, "It hurts, Uncle Maori, what are you doing?"

"You little brat, the murderer is still here, be careful not to become like Mr. Hamaya if you keep running around." Kogoro Mouri is actually very suspicious of Conan's identity, but Dr. Agasa is his old friend for many years, and he doesn't think he will hide anything from him. It's just that this little brat often comes to him and says he likes detectives, which reminds him of the high school student he hates.

Thinking of this, Maori Kogoro suddenly remembered that he seemed not to have seen this kid who had taken away a lot of his business recently. His daughter had always had a good impression of him before. Fortunately, she met Li Xuan, otherwise Maori Kogoro didn't know when his daughter would be sad.

The high school student had no idea how dangerous a detective like him who had bypassed the Metropolitan Police Department was. He could bring great danger to the people around him at any time. This was why he had been advising his daughter to stay away from that brat.

Kogoro Mouri was from the Metropolitan Police Department and was well aware of how dangerous it was here. That Kudo brat had been bringing his daughter in there, and he didn't shoot the kid because of the long-term friendship between him and his father, Yusaku Kudo.

Then the four of them came to the location of Mr. Hamaya's body. Just as described by Kogoro Mori and the others, there were no traces of footprints around. The four of them approached and began to observe.

Before I could observe for long, I heard Tanaka's loud shout.

The four people who were observing the location of Hamaya's body in the snow outside immediately rushed back into the venue.

Li Xuan looked at the location of Mr. Hamaya's body, then looked at several big trees in the distance, with a thoughtful look on his face, and then smiled mysteriously.

Chapter 272 The Method of Transferring Corpses

The four people who returned to the venue saw the three women coming out at a glance. Among them, Miss Tanaka, who had just shouted, was now being supported by Sonoko.

When Xiaolan and the other two girls saw the people in the venue, they immediately came over and told them the reason why Miss Tanaka had just shouted.

Just now, the three of them returned to Miss Tanaka's room to get clothes, when suddenly a long arrow shot in from the window. Fortunately, Xiaolan was quick to pull Miss Tanaka, otherwise the arrow would have hit Miss Tanaka.

That’s why there was the scene where Ms. Tanaka yelled.

"Damn, is it an arrow flying in from outside?" Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately ran outside, and Conan hurriedly followed. If someone attacked from outside, there should be traces left.

However, when the two of them got outside, they did not find any signs of human intervention, so they turned back to the venue, walked into Miss Tanaka's room, and saw the arrow that had just flown in.

A doubt arises again: how did the arrow enter the room?

Everyone began to ponder, and Conan came to the window, wanting to see if there were any traces left on the windowsill. Unfortunately, he did not find anything. However, when he saw the staples in the room, he seemed to think of something, but he still knew nothing about the murderer's motive.