Conan: The Heart Thief

He first pointed to the oldest-looking person in the room, a sixty-year-old lady who was concentrating on playing chess.

"This is Detective Chiken."

Then he turned to a dashing and handsome middle-aged man.

"This is Detective Mogi."

Then there was a woman wearing a high-slit dress with a graceful figure and long wavy legs.

"This is Detective Gunda."

Finally, his eyes fell on a handsome brown-haired boy who was teasing a bald eagle.

"This is Superintendent Hakuba's son, Detective Hakuba, who is also a high school detective. As for Detective Okami, he had to cook for dinner himself because the chef in charge of dinner was absent. He is currently busy in the kitchen."

After this introduction, Lin Xiao already had a general impression of the other detectives participating in this event.

At this time, Bai Ma Tan smiled slightly, lifted the falcon on his arm, and took the initiative to add: "Mr. Maori forgot to introduce my partner, so I will introduce myself. This is my falcon, named Watson."

Lin Xiao smiled slightly and introduced himself in a local way: "My name is Lin Xiao, detectives, please give me your guidance."

Chapter 422: The Scapegoat Kaito Kidd

The first person to take the initiative to talk to Lin Xiao was Detective Mogi. He was originally playing cards with Detective Gunda, who was wearing a long-legged, thin-waisted, high-slit dress. When he saw the new young man, he turned around casually, put one hand on the back of the seat, and shook the playing cards in his hand.

"Hey, new guy, do you want to have a go?"

"Um……"

Lin Xiao did not agree immediately, but stared at the poker cards in Mogi's hand for a while. Although the detective was playing cards, it seemed that he was not interested in playing.

"Okay."

So, the original two-person game expanded to three people, just enough people to play Landlord.

As soon as Lin Xiao sat down, Detective Qiangtian came over, blew gently into his ear, his tone frivolous and teasing.

"Come on, little detective brother~ Friendly reminder, this uncle is notoriously shady when playing cards, so you better be careful not to get cheated."

"Hello..."

Mogi curled his lips helplessly after hearing this "admonition" before the cards were dealt.

Lin Xiao was calm and composed. When he was about to respond, he suddenly felt a gaze falling on him from behind. He turned his head subconsciously and saw Yukiko teasing Conan in the opposite direction.

Yukiko seemed to be completely unaware until Lin Xiao stared at her for three seconds before she reacted. She blinked in confusion and asked with her eyes: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Lin Xiao returned his gaze calmly, as if to say, "It's okay, just continue."

He guessed that Yukiko might be as addicted to the "fun" of teasing Conan as he was.

At this time, Mogi Harufu's voice came from the front: "Hey, Brother Lin, stop being dazed, I'm going to deal the cards! Miss Gunda has warned you, if you don't pay close attention, be careful of being fooled by me!"

"……fine."

Lin Xiao shook his head, retracted his gaze, and looked back at the poker cards on the table.

Mogi's dealing skills were extremely skilled, and the cards in his hand switched between the three people like shooting stars, with no mistakes in the connection. Even so, it still took more than ten seconds to deal all the cards.

Taking advantage of this brief break, Mao Mu, holding a cigarette in his mouth, said casually: "The playing cards here are a bit strange, did Brother Lin notice it?"

"good……"

Lin Xiao tapped the pile of cards in front of him with his fingertips. After pushing a few cards aside, he found a dark brown solidified substance on the back of a card.

Dried blood stains.

Based on his detective experience, these bloodstains were at least several years old.

But this is a chess and card room. What could have happened to leave the playing cards stained with old blood?

Not only the playing cards, he had noticed similar traces in many places in the villa as he walked along: the handle on the inside of the main door, the handrail leading to the second floor... It was as if this villa had experienced some unknown bloody past.

"It's really strange," Lin Xiao said thoughtfully.

"Oh~ I'm really looking forward to what's going to happen next!" Mogi laughed, his tone full of excitement.

Later, Yukiko also joined the game. Time passed slowly in the card room until a pretty and quiet maid opened the door.

"Everyone, Mr. Okami has prepared dinner. Please follow me to the dining room."

The restaurant is located on the first floor. When everyone followed the maid to the door of the restaurant, a wealthy middle-aged man stood outside the door. He was the legendary food detective, Okami Zhushan. He nodded and told the maid to get the dishes.

After the maid left, the great master Zhu Shan greeted everyone with a smile: "Sorry to have kept you waiting! I will cook for you myself today, please enjoy it."

He pushed open the double doors, and what came into view was a restaurant as luxurious as a palace.

However, sitting on the main seat at the end of the dining table was a mysterious figure in a black cloak.

Maori Kogoro subconsciously took a half step back: "Who... who is this person?"

Da Shang Zhu Shan was also bewildered: "I've been in the kitchen all the time and have never seen such a situation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cane flew out of the air and accurately hit the black-robed figure on the head, knocking him to the ground.

Everyone was shocked, especially Yukiko, who grabbed Lin Xiao's hand reflexively.

"What the hell?" Mogi looked confused, but did not show too much panic.

Detective Gunda raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "If you want to know, just go and take a look."

When everyone went forward to check, they found that the "mysterious man" who fell to the ground was actually a mannequin with a loudspeaker installed on his head.

"Dummy?" Mogi looked puzzled.

At this time, a deep mechanical voice came from the dummy's loudspeaker: "Welcome all the famous detectives to the Twilight Annex. Please take a seat first."

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. However, they still followed the name tags and took their seats. In just ten seconds, everyone was seated at the long table.

The dummy host continued, "Everyone is here for only one purpose - to help me find the treasure hidden deep in this mansion. It took me many years to discover this secret. Even if it costs my life, I will find it."

"At the risk of my life..."

Maori Kogoro couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and a drop of cold sweat quietly slid down his forehead. He heard a hint of almost crazy obsession from the words of the dummy host.

Sure enough, two million is not so easy to get.

At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the annex, and the explosion caused the entire floor to tremble slightly.

"What's going on?" Dashang Zhushan's face changed and he asked nervously.

"These are just some insurance measures." The dummy leader replied in a deep voice, "In order to ensure that you will not leave halfway due to the difficulty of the task, I have taken necessary measures... By the way, the wooden bridge you passed when you came in has now collapsed in the explosion. In other words, you have no choice but to stay here."

"Fortunately, my car was parked outside the bridge and didn't drive over." Lin Xiao shrugged, with no sense of tension in his tone.

Yukiko exclaimed, "Xiaojun, you are really prescient."

"But I don't understand what 'you were the ones chasing me' means? I don't remember chasing a guy who used a voice-changing dummy."

"Really not?"

Without waiting for the dummy to answer, Ikumi Gunda on the other side chuckled, "It's already clearly written on the invitation - 'Phantom of the Forsaken Child of God'. 'Phantom' is phantom, which means illusory; and 'child' refers to a puppy. According to the New Testament, 'dogs abandoned by God' are metaphors for unblessed goats, and young goats are called kids. Putting them together, it's - Kid the Phantom Thief."

"Kaitou Kidd!"

Everyone's expression changed. Only Lin Xiao knew that Kaito Kidd had once again become the scapegoat.

"Well, let's not waste any more time. We can't fight on an empty stomach, so please enjoy your dinner."

As soon as the dummy finished speaking, there was a three-part knock on the restaurant door. Then, a maid pushing a dining cart pushed the door open and announced respectfully, "Appetizers for everyone."

Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, their original intention of going downstairs was to have dinner.

The sound of the dining cart's wheels broke the silence, echoing the heavy rain outside the window. The cart slowly moved towards the long table, and the quiet atmosphere made people feel depressed.

"Looking at the rain, even if we call the police, they won't be here until tomorrow morning." Detective Mogi took a deep puff of his cigarette and said.

Driving on mountain roads at night is already risky, not to mention that the only entrance and exit wooden bridge has been blown up, and helicopters are useless in such strong winds and heavy rain.

"Okay, don't think too much, let's eat." Lin Xiao said easily, picked up the baked snails on the plate and swallowed them in one gulp without hesitation.

Maori Kogoro's eyes widened: "Hey! Are you really going to eat it? What if it's poisonous! Spit it out now!"

"Don't worry." Lin Xiao said as he chewed, "It tastes good. Yukiko, you should try it too."

"Great!" Yukiko started eating happily.

Seeing that the two were safe and sound, the others gradually felt relieved, and the sound of knives and forks colliding also echoed in the restaurant.

Time flies, and by the end of the dinner, everyone's face is filled with satisfied smiles. Even Maori Kogoro, who was worried at first, couldn't help but praise Okami Zhushan's cooking skills: "You are worthy of being a food detective, your cooking skills are really amazing!"

"No, no, you're too kind." Dashang Zhushan smiled modestly, proud but not ostentatious.

The healing effect of delicious food was significant, and the tense atmosphere in the restaurant was relieved. Everyone temporarily forgot the weirdness and uneasiness just now, and immersed themselves in a rare relaxation.

Chapter 423 Karasuma Renya

After everyone finished eating, the dummy continued: "Please pick up a piece of tableware and observe it. You will find that there are crow emblems engraved on them."

"...That's true." Kogoro Mori immediately agreed.

Chima Kyouyo also examined the bottom of her empty coffee cup and found the mark of the crow as well.

She couldn't help but take a breath.

"Could this be..."

"That's right." The dummy responded affirmatively.

"This is the family crest of the wealthy Karasuma Renya, who died mysteriously about half a century ago."

Karasuma Ren! ?

As soon as this name came out, not only Maori Kogoro and others, but even Lin Xiao showed a look of surprise.

He had not known in advance that this villa was related to Karasuma Renya, but since that was the case...

"In fact, not only the tableware, but also the door handles, stair railings, playing cards, chess pieces, and even the floor under your feet were all specially customized by Karasuma Renya... In other words, this villa was once the residence of Karasuma Renya."

"No, I should say it was."

"Because forty years ago, a horrific tragedy occurred in this villa."

A horrific tragedy?