I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

"..."

Because the hood was removed and they were posed in this way, the mysterious atmosphere that the organizers wanted to create was completely lost.

In order to avoid laughing out loud, Kogoro Mori, Ikumi Yada and others could only turn their heads away silently and not look at the voice-acting dummy who was sitting on the main seat with his legs crossed and his hands on his head.

There was no objection to the seating arrangement; all seats were arranged according to name tags, with corresponding people sitting according to their name tags.

In less than ten seconds, everyone was seated at the long table.

The main dummy continued, "There is only one purpose for inviting you all here this time, and that is to hope that you can help me find the treasure hidden somewhere in this annex. It took me many years to discover this secret, so I must get it even if it costs my life."

"At the risk of my life..."

Kogoro Maori's Adam's apple rolled and a drop of cold sweat quietly slid down his forehead.

He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that the words written by the organizer revealed an almost crazy determination.

It turns out that the two million is not easy to get.

boom!

At this moment, there was a sudden explosion outside the villa. The noise was so loud that the ground beneath everyone's feet even shook slightly.

"What's going on? What happened?" Dashang Zhushan asked loudly.

"Nothing, just a necessary insurance measure to ensure that you don't run away halfway because you feel the task is too difficult."

The main seat dummy continued.

"You guys have always been the ones chasing me. It seems like it's time for us to switch sides once in a while... By the way, the wooden bridge you passed by when you came here has now collapsed into the cliff in the explosion. In short, there is no way for you to leave on your own now."

"Oh, luckily I parked the car in front of the bridge and didn't drive over."

Serabelle shrugged.

"But there is one thing I don't quite understand. What does 'you have always been chasing me in the past' mean? I don't remember ever chasing a guy who liked to use a voice-changing dummy."

"Oh~ Really not?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ikumi Qiangda, who was sitting across the table, chuckled.

"It's clearly written on the invitation, right? It's the phantom of the forsaken son of God. Phantom is phantom, which means elusive and has no entity. And son refers to a puppy. The forsaken dog of God in the New Testament means a 'goat' that is not blessed by God. A kid is a baby goat. Although goat is pronounced goat in English, a baby goat is referred to as kid, which is kid the phantom thief."

That is... Kaito Kidd!

Ignoring the long-legged female detective who raised her chin slightly with some pride after her successful deduction, Serabelle said "emmm" for a moment, then took out her cell phone.

Open the phone book, find a phone number that you have never called since adding it, and click to dial.

beep--

The waiting tone sounded for only a long time before the other end of the phone was connected, followed by a slightly drunken female voice.

"Oh, that's rare. I thought you would never call me on your own initiative. What's wrong with you today?"

"Maybe it's the northwest wind."

Serabelle recalled the wind direction given in today's weather forecast and said.

"I'm calling just to ask you something. Have you bought a villa in Gunma to prepare for treasure hunting?"

"……what?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for two full seconds. When the voice came again, it was a woman's uncontrollable surprise and confusion.

"What are you talking about? How is that possible? I'm not that bored. What treasure hunting is that? Really, wouldn't it be nice to spend this time at home drinking a little and playing with my daughter?"

In the background there was the sound of a certain thief girl asking her mother who she was talking to on the phone.

"Okay, that's okay."

Before the Kaitou Wife had time to reply, Serabel clicked the hangup button, then raised her head to face the rest of the people at the table.

"I asked her, and she said she wasn't that boring."

Chapter 263: The truth is revealed

"Wait, that phone call you just made was..."

Kogoro Maori raised his finger hesitantly and pointed at the phone in the boy's hand that had just been hung up two seconds ago.

Serabelle shrugged calmly: "Of course I called me to ask about the situation. Do I have to lie to you about this?"

"Uh, that's not what I meant."

Kogoro Mori was so shocked that he was almost speechless.

It's okay to just call and ask the real person. According to this logic, this means that this guy can actually contact Kaito Kidd at any time?

Did they know each other?

So can we use this...

"Well, don't worry about these little things."

Without giving Kogoro Mori a chance to speak again, Serabelle lightly changed the subject and turned her gaze to the trumpet dummy on the main seat.

"So is there anything else you want to say? Are you ready to give a toast to this dinner?"

As if in response to the boy's request, when the trumpet dummy heard that someone wanted to give a blessing, it also gave a blessing.

"…You can't fight on an empty stomach, please enjoy this dinner."

Although it was a blessing, it sounded more like a special treat for the prisoner's last meal before execution.

Almost immediately after the dummy finished speaking, a familiar three-part knock was heard at the restaurant door.

Then, under everyone's gaze, the maid who came with the food cart pushed the door of the restaurant open to both sides and bowed.

"Next, let's serve the appetizers."

Oh yes, let’s eat.

A series of strange things happened and everyone almost forgot that they came downstairs to the warehouse for dinner.

The entire serving process was carried out in a deathly quiet in the huge restaurant, with only the sound of cart wheels rolling across the ground and the faint sound of heavy rain pouring outside.

It looked like it was raining harder than the last time they came.

"It looks like even if we call the police, they won't be here until at least tomorrow morning." Mogi took a deep puff of his cigarette.

This had nothing to do with the local police's failure to respond in time. All of them came to this Dusk Villa by car, and they all knew how difficult it was to drive on the mountain road.

The winding road takes more than three hours even during the day, and it takes even longer at night. After all, driving on mountain roads at night is a dangerous behavior.

What's more, the wooden bridge which is the only entrance and exit here has been blown up, and it will take a lot of effort to restore it to a passable state.

Helicopters probably wouldn't be useful in such a stormy day.

"Okay, it's time to eat and drink. Don't think too much. Let's eat."

The person who said this was Serabelle. He picked up a baked snail from the plate in front of him and stuffed it into his mouth without any hesitation.

Kogoro Mori, who was still hesitating next to him, stared with his eyes wide open.

"Hey... you kid, you really want to eat it? What if it's poisonous? Spit it out now!"

"Guhuire~ (No)"

Serabelle swallowed the food in her mouth hard and cleared her throat.

"He told us to eat first before we fight. If he doesn't even let us eat, that's too much. Besides, there's a saying that there's strength in numbers. He invited so many of us to help him find treasure, but he killed one or two of us right away. What's the point? Is it to make the rest of us panic and not dare to eat?"

"Haha, that's true." Grand Master Zhu Shan laughed out loud, stroking his two artistic mustaches and said, "And you can rest assured, today's dinner was prepared by me alone, there is absolutely no possibility of poisoning."

"I agree."

Ikumi Qiangda raised her hand to signal, then started eating.

It's like eating crabs, there is the first one, there will be the second one, and then there will be more.

Soon the sound of knives and forks clashing could be heard in the restaurant.

Kogoro Mouri, who was originally full of worries, saw that everyone had started eating and he felt like a fool standing there alone. After hesitating for two seconds, he gritted his teeth, picked up the fork and joined the army of gluttons.

After one bite, my eyes lit up, and I couldn't stop eating.

Really fragrant.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and when everyone put down their knives and forks, a satisfied smile appeared on their faces.

Kogoro Mori, who had been worried about whether he had been poisoned, spared no effort to praise Okami Zhushan's cooking skills.

"You are worthy of being called a food detective. Your cooking skills are incredible!"

"No, that's too much praise..."

The delicious food diluted the solemn atmosphere in the restaurant, and everyone was still immersed in a relaxed and happy atmosphere until the end of dinner.

The maid appeared at the right time, took away the empty plates, and poured after-meal coffee for everyone.

Serabelle picked up the coffee and was about to take a sip, but she glanced at the loudspeaker dummy on the seat next to her.

"Not going to say anything, huh?"

"..."

In stark contrast to its previous quick response, this time the dummy took several seconds to make a sound.

"It looks like everyone is full. Are you satisfied with this last dinner I prepared?"

"Let's not talk about whether I'm satisfied or not, I have a question."

Serabelle raised her index finger and tried to interrupt.

"Who...are you? You sent each of us a check for two million. Theoretically, it can be considered a hired treasure hunt and the method is legal. There is no need to go through all this twists and turns. Isn't it better for everyone to be honest?"

However, it seemed that his words were not conveyed to the other party, and the dummy kept talking to himself.

"Then let's get back to the point. I'm sure you're all curious about why I chose to use this villa, which I spent a huge amount of money to buy, as the stage for this game, right?"

"Hey~ Why don't you answer my question first?"

Serabelle raised her hand and waved it in front of the dummy.

Still no use.

The dummy continued: "Now, please pick up any tableware at hand and look at it. You will find that there is a crow-shaped emblem engraved on it."

"...Indeed." Kogoro Mori readily agreed.

Senjian Yushiro also picked up the finished coffee cup and looked at the bottom of the cup. There was also a pattern of a crow.

She gasped softly.

"Could this be..."

"Yes."

The dummy affirmed.

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

Karasuma Ren! ?

Upon hearing this name, not only Maori Kogoro and others, but even Serabelle showed a slight surprise.

He didn't know that this villa was related to Karasuma Renya before he came here, but if that's the case...

"In fact, it's not just the tableware, but also the door handles, stair railings, playing cards, chess pieces, and even the floor under your feet. They were all specially customized by Karasuma Renya... In other words, this entire annex is Karasuma Renya's residence."

"Oh no, I should say it used to be."

"Because forty years ago, a horrific incident occurred in this annex."

Chapter 264 Why don’t you speak?

A horrific tragedy?

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly had some guesses in their minds.

But before there was time to wait for confirmation, the fake person started to spoil the plot.

"I believe that the detectives have noticed since they entered that this annex is stained with a lot of blood in various forms... Yes, this is what this annex, which is still breathtakingly beautiful today, left behind on a certain night forty years ago."