Zongman: My days as a chaebol in Japan

Chapter 145 Respective information

Just when Conan looked uncomfortable, it was getting dark.

As a food detective, Okami Zhushan certainly has excellent cooking skills, so he volunteered to go to the kitchen.

Kogoro Mori, Chima Kyouyo, Mogi Harushi, Gunda Ikumi and Hakuba Tan had also heard of the title of Okami Zhushan, but did not say much.

Everyone sat in their seats and began to talk about their discoveries and the gossip they had collected. Among them, Haruki Mogi talked about something that the agent had not mentioned, the strange bloodstains on the walls and floor of the lobby of the annex.

"Rumor has it that the former owner of the annex, the tycoon Karasuma Renya, invited his friends to a birthday party on his 100th birthday to admire his latest rare treasures. However, the party seemed to be cursed by an evil spirit because of Karasuma Renya's collection, so in the end everyone who attended the party died. It was not until a few days later that someone came here and discovered the bodies inside and called the police," Mogi Haruki said seriously about the news he had gathered.

However, his gossip was quickly refuted by the White Horse Detective standing by.

After listening to what Mogi Haruki said, Hakuba said, "Detective Mogi, you are also a detective, how can you believe in the so-called curses and evil spirits? The information I have collected here says that two international robbers sneaked into the venue that year, and after confirming the treasure of Karasuma Renya, they killed everyone in the banquet."

Hakuba Tan's introduction was more in line with common sense, but Gunda Ikumi, who came with them, also told the information she received.

"But the international robbers' target is the treasure, right? Why did they kill everyone at the party?" Ikumi Qiangda found a rather blunt point in this statement.

"The information I received was that someone in the banquet used prohibited items, causing the attendees to hallucinate and kill each other. Although it sounds a bit absurd, based on the distribution of bloodstains in this hall, I think the information I received is the most appropriate," Ikumi Gunda explained with reason.

It was Kogoro Mori's turn. This time he thought about it seriously before speaking, "I tend to agree with Ms. Ikumi Gunada's statement. The information I got from my friend at the Metropolitan Police Department showed that the autopsy report at the time recorded a large amount of illicit drug residues in the body of the deceased. As to whether it caused the hallucinations, it is still uncertain."

Just when everyone was discussing, Zhu Shan, the boss in the kitchen, came out with food. Everyone stopped discussing when they smelled the delicious aroma.

"Brother Okami, with your level, it's a shame that you're not going to be a detective. You'll definitely earn more by being a chef," said Kogoro Mouri with a smile.

Da Shang Zhu Shan thanked him happily, and then said that his detective talent was triggered by inspiration when he was eating delicious food, so he studied delicious food.

Just after all the dishes were served, a projection screen suddenly appeared above the hall.

The face of a middle-aged man appeared on the screen. He looked at the people below and said, "Good evening, detectives. I am very happy that you have accepted the invitation to come to the annex. I am the master's annex housekeeper, and I will tell you about the annex."

The people present stopped preparing to eat and started listening to the man who claimed to be the butler. Also, they had not noticed that there was a butler here.

Millionaire Karasuma Renya received a rare treasure on his 100th birthday, so he invited his friends to prepare a banquet together to enjoy the treasure on that day. However, it rained heavily that day, and during the banquet, two people who claimed to be travel enthusiasts came in to take shelter from the rain, and were later invited to attend the banquet together.

As a result, in the middle of the banquet, the guests behaved strangely, looking excited, manic, and mentally ill. In the end, the rich man and all the people attending the banquet died that night, and the two travel enthusiasts who were invited disappeared along with the rare treasure.

Over the past decade, the housekeeper has sent out invitations almost every two years in order to ask the detective to help find the whereabouts of the two travel enthusiasts or any traces of the rare treasures.

"The master's last wish is to find the lost treasures. If anyone succeeds in cracking the code, they will receive a reward of 20 billion Sakura coins that the master left in advance," the butler said, and showed a bank-certified check.

"The clues are hidden in the annex. The fewer people there are, the more obvious the clues will be," the butler said and disconnected.

This also deprived other people present of the opportunity to ask questions.

"What? The information said by this butler who suddenly appeared is not much better than the information everyone collected before." Sonoko and Xiaolan were listening to the detectives and the information said by the butler at the end the whole time, but there was no definite information, so Sonoko started to complain first.

Several detectives also thought about what the housekeeper had just said, but at this time, Dashang Zhushan saw that the scene was dull, so he invited everyone to have dinner.

"Wait a minute, Xiaolan, Sonoko"

Li Xuan stopped Xiaolan and Sonoko from preparing to eat. Seeing their puzzled looks, Li Xuan said, "Think about what the man who claimed to be the butler said just now."

Li Xuan's actions and words in stopping Xiaolan and the other person made the detectives recall the housekeeper's last words. The fewer people there are, the more obvious the clues will be.

Looking at themselves and their group of people now sitting at the dining table, in front of them was the food prepared by the food detective Dashang Zhushan, and they all tacitly stopped their plans to eat.

Da Shang Zhu Shan, who always had a kind smile on his face, also changed to an angry expression when he saw that his food was put on hold.

"What do you mean? Do you think I would poison the food? Please, the butler only said so himself. There is no evidence, and the agent didn't tell us that there was a butler in the villa," complained Da Shang Zhu Shan.

"No, Mr. Okami, we are just being cautious, and this butler might be real because the agent said that he doesn't live here himself, he just comes here every week to clean and change the ingredients. If no one lives in the annex, why does he have to change the ingredients every week?" Bai Ma touched his chin and began to explain.

"Since you think there's something wrong with what I cooked, I'll eat it myself to prove it," Dashang Zhushan said, then he took a fork to pick up a little bit of each dish on the plate and ate it all, indicating that there was nothing wrong with what he cooked.

Seeing that there was no change after Da Shang Zhu Shan ate the food, the other detectives felt relieved and thought they were overthinking.

The next moment, Dashang Zhushan suddenly covered his throat, with a suffocating expression on his face, and then fell to the ground.

Li Xuan saw Da Shang Zhu Shan's last look towards Qian Jian Jiangdai, his eyes full of confusion.

Chapter 146 Xiaolan, I Believe in You

The situation of Okami Zhuzen surprised the detectives present. The habit of Mouri Kogoro's predecessor made him quickly leave his seat and come to Okami Zhuzen.

After reaching out to check his pulse and breathing, Kogoro Maori looked up at the people who were looking at him inquiringly and shook his head.

Xiaolan and Sonoko hugged Li Xuan's arms again, a little nervously, and pushed the plates in front of them away. Li Xuan comforted them and asked them to get rid of their panic.

When Conan saw Xiaolan being intimate with Li Xuan again, his head started to itch again, but his detective enthusiasm allowed him to overcome these things. He ran to Okami Zhushan and started checking.

Among the people present, Ikumi Gunda was the first to suggest calling the police, after all, someone had died. Kogoro Mori also agreed, but Harufu Mogi and the somewhat silent Chima Kyouyo spoke up to stop them, explaining that if they could find the murderer themselves and then call the police, their fame would definitely rise to a higher level.

After hearing these words, Hakuba Tan and Maori Kogoro looked at each other. Since they had no choice but to continue, they had no choice but to continue.

Li Xuan protected Xiaolan and Yuanzi by his side, watching the development of the situation with a bit of amusement. When Dashang Zhushan was angry just now, he could clearly see the mark on his head begin to glow, and when Dashang Zhushan ate his food, it directly dissipated and merged into his body. Li Xuan saw that the vitality in Dashang Zhushan's body was replaced by black air, and in reality, Dashang Zhushan covered his neck and fell to the ground.

As for why Li Xuan didn't save Dashang Zhushan? It's a joke. He has already said that if he could kill himself, it would be a good thing if more idiots died.

Even the lover of food and drink, Kogoro Mouri, could resist the temptation to eat and start thinking about the problem. Okami Zhushan actually did something irrational in order to prove that there was no problem with his cooking. It can only be said that the title of food detective is more false than real. However, his final struggle still let Li Xuan know something.

The food in the annex is now inedible because we are not sure whether there is a problem with the ingredients themselves or with other steps, so we have to go hungry.

Li Xuan took Xiaolan and Sonoko to the outside of the villa and opened the trunk of the Galaxy Wind Son. Inside was Xiaolan and Sonoko's favorite cake, and it was their favorite flavor.

"Wow, it's a cake, and it's mine and Sonoko's favorite flavor. Hehe, thank you, Xuanjun." Xiaolan and Sonoko were excited to see that Li Xuan had prepared their favorite cake flavors. They couldn't help but take turns to offer their blessings to the goddess of luck.

Li Xuan agreed, patted the two of them, then took out the cake, and even took out a table for four and three stools from the trunk.

The three of them fed each other under the stars in the night sky.

Seeing Xiaolan and the other two leaving the annex, Conan, who had temporarily finished investigating the information, also walked to the gate as if possessed by a ghost and saw the three of them feeding each other.

In an instant, a scene of falling snowflakes appeared in Conan's mind. In the center of the snowflake scene was a bright, pale street lamp, and under the lamp was himself kneeling on the ground and shouting "no".

Unspeakable sadness rushed into Conan's heart. Seeing the intimate behavior of the three people, Conan turned and entered a secret room, then took out his mobile phone and turned on the voice changer on his collar.

Xiaolan was happily admiring the starry sky and eating with her favorite person when her cell phone suddenly rang. Xiaolan felt a little strange, held down Li Xuan's evil hand, begged for mercy a little, and touched the corner of her man's mouth. They tasted each other's cake, and Li Xuan let her go temporarily.

Leaning on Li Xuan's shoulder, Xiaolan took out her cell phone and saw the childhood detective she hadn't contacted for almost three months.

"Hello, is this Shinichi? What do you want from me so late at night?" Xiaolan turned on the radio and asked Kudo Shinichi, who was about a few hundred meters away from her, using a voice changer.

"Um, Xiaolan, long time no see." After hearing Xiaolan's words, Conan on the other end of the phone didn't know which question to ask first? Should he ask why she liked Li Xuan? Or why she and Sonoko liked Li Xuan together? Or why she and Li Xuan and the other two acted so intimately together outside?

However, Xiaolan is a kind-hearted person. Seeing that the person opposite her didn't speak for a while, she spoke, "Well, Shinichi, if you are still busy, just do your own thing. Also, I already have someone I like, and I hope you can meet someone you like sooner. Shinichi, ah, Xuanjun, you annoying, bad guy, that Shinichi, that's it, goodbye."

Then there was the sound of the phone being hung up.

Kudo Shinichi was completely stiff. He heard the noises of Xiaolan and Li Xuan playing together, and the way Xiaolan addressed him at the end, a name he had never heard before.

He now had a feeling that his favorite detective seemed a little less exciting. He turned his head blankly. Kudo Shinichi was quickly attracted by the layout and strangeness of the room. As for Xiaolan's matter, he felt that he needed to use the detective's enthusiasm to dilute this strange feeling of discomfort.

Returning to the three people who were eating cake outside the villa, Xiaolan and Yuanzi, with rosy faces, each held down Li Xuan's bad hand. Their men were good in every way, except that when they were together, his bad hand always wandered around.

"Mr. Xuan, just now, I..." Xiaolan and Yuanzi stopped and lay on Li Xuan's body, with their heads resting on Li Xuan's neck. Xiaolan spoke with a bit of tenderness in her voice, but Li Xuan guessed what she wanted to say, and lowered his head and nodded the girl's pink lips.

"Xiaolan, I know your decision. As your man, I will always support you. Don't worry, I believe in you," Li Xuan reached out and gently stroked the girl's back.

Xiaolan was even more moved when she heard that her man trusted her. She thought of her group of sisters who spent weekends in Rizhao. Sometimes Asuna and the others would exchange basketball and driving skills.

At this time, Xiaolan and the other girls who had not fully competed with Li Xuan would listen carefully, then simulate in their minds, and finally blush automatically.

The fact that Li Xuan accompanied her to the Dusk Villa this time, and specially prepared a cake for her, and his trust in her handling of the relationship with her childhood sweetheart, made Xiaolan couldn't help but recall the night when she and Li Xuan drank Crystal Pineapple Beer in the lobby together, and what happened afterwards.

Connecting these things together, Xiaolan made a decision in her heart that after the matter at the villa was over, she would return to Rizhao and invite Li Xuan to a basketball game with her or have an exciting racing duel in Akina Mountain.

Chapter 147 Accident

After the three of them finished eating the cake, they rested for a while and then returned to the villa with the remaining cakes.

After Xiaolan had a good rest, she thought of her father who had not eaten tonight and the little boy named Conan, so she packed up the remaining cake and took it into the annex.

When they saw Xiaolan and the other two come in, the people who were discussing at the dinner table and observing around looked over.

"Dad, we have some cakes here. If you don't mind, you can use them to fill your stomach. Otherwise, you may not have a good night tonight," Xiaolan raised the cake bag in her hand and spoke to Kogoro Mouri.

"Haha, you are worthy of being my daughter. You are well prepared and did a great job. I am almost starving to death." In fact, Kogoro Mouri had thought about going down the mountain and coming up tomorrow. However, if any of the detectives found important clues tonight and solved the case, his dream of owning a luxury car would be shattered.

Mogi Harufu, Okami Nozomi, Gunda Ikumi, Hakuba Tan, and Chima Kōdai expressed their gratitude to Xiaolan and started eating the cake.

"Dad, where is Conan? Why isn't he with you?" After Xiaolan distributed the cake, she didn't notice that there was one person missing, the little boy Conan who came with his father.

"Ah? Maybe he went somewhere to play again. It's strange, there are dead people in the hall, but this kid is not afraid," Kogoro Mouri's tone sounded a little strange, but he immediately threw himself into finishing the cake.

Xiaolan took Li Xuan and Sonoko with her, and the three of them went to the annex to look for Conan, who had wandered off somewhere.

Finally, Conan was found in a room on the second floor, looking in front of several murals.

The mural depicts a brief scene of a war, and next to it are several figures in medieval costumes, who look like a king, queen, and guards. At the same time, the largest mural in the middle depicts a person with a blurred face, but the name of the mural is written in the corner. It is the owner of this villa, Karasuma Renya, but the face in the mural is deliberately blurred, making it difficult to see his appearance clearly.

"Conan, children are not allowed to run around. Come with your sister quickly, or you will have nothing to eat tonight." After seeing Conan, Xiaolan walked over, grabbed the back of his collar, lifted him up, then took him out, returned to the hall, and took out the cake that was specially left for Conan.

Conan saw that Xiaolan had specially saved the cake for him, which meant that she still cared about him. He felt that things were not as bad as he thought. While eating the cake, he began to think about how to restore his relationship with Xiaolan and get him back from Li Xuan.

However, Conan may have forgotten one thing. He now has the body of an elementary school student. It is normal for a kind-hearted girl like Xiaolan to leave cake for him. After all, the physique of a child cannot be compared with that of an adult. An adult will only be slightly weak if he is hungry for a day, but a child may need an IV drip.

Xiaolan didn't know that her kindness was misunderstood by Conan. After giving the cake to Conan, she returned to Li Xuan, leaned on Li Xuan's arm, and listened to the discussion of the detectives who had recovered their energy after eating the cake.

Haruki Mogi spoke first and said that the clues they had obtained today all pointed to the birthday party that took place on the day of heavy rain forty years ago. What they were most concerned about was the information about the butler and the two travel enthusiasts mentioned by Ikumi Gunda and the others.

Based on the information they collected and the ancient traces left in the annex, it seems that these two travel enthusiasts were the reason why the birthday party turned into a crime scene.

And in the end, these two people should have taken away Karasuma Renya's treasures, so Karasuma Renya gave the instructions to the housekeeper.

But one thing is very strange. Why did the butler say that the fewer people there are, the more obvious the clues are?

Because Okami Zhushan was already dead, Maori Kogoro and Hakuba Tan put him in the ice storage in the storage room and waited for the police to deal with him after the case was solved tomorrow.

Just as the two of them walked out of the storage room, the surprised voices of Ikumi Gunda and Xiaolan were heard from the hall. Kogoro Mori and Hakuba Tani looked at each other and immediately ran towards the hall.

The two people who ran to the hall saw a new picture appearing above the hall. The butler appeared again, and this time the butler gave new information.

The riot at the birthday party was caused by two travel enthusiasts who distributed a kind of refreshing leaf to the people present, saying that they got it from a shrine on the top of the mountain and that whoever wore the leaf could obtain the protection of the gods.

The guest who received the leaves began to hallucinate and experience a riot, which eventually turned into a murder scene.

After saying this, the butler repeated the previous sentence, "The fewer people there are, the more obvious the clues are," and then the projection ended.

As the housekeeper's words revealed the news, the few people became more and more convinced of the information they had received before. The two travel enthusiasts must have used the leaves as a medium to make the people who received the leaves fall into a state of hallucination and madness, and then kill each other. Finally, the two of them came out to reap the scene and take away the treasures.

A premeditated murder.