Conan Rick's Investigator

"Ha ha!"

"What an interesting lady..."

"Everyone, it's inconvenient to talk standing at the door. Please come in first."

……

As Koizumi Hongzi, Qin Zhibo, and Kuroba Kaito entered, the huge chandelier in the hall was turned on, and the entire space instantly became brighter.

"Hello, I'm Reiki Hirasaka, the author of 'Black Magician Girl'."

"Nice to meet you."

The leading man took off the hood on his head, and he turned out to be a handsome man with long hair, clear eyes, and a handsome face that could not be overstated as a jade crown.

Tsk, long-haired pretty boy...

Seeing other men who could compete slightly with his appearance, Kuroba Kaito curled his lips, secretly disdainful.

Qin Zhibo was not too surprised. Generally, male authors who create female-oriented works tend to be more feminine.

It's just that this handsome guy looks too feminine. If he doesn't speak, he's almost as good as Cheng Shi.

How much.

Maybe Brother Chengshi can also adopt this style in the future?

Facing a handsome guy of this level, Koizumi Anko, who has seen the world, remained calm and just said hello symbolically.

"Hello, I'd appreciate your guidance."

Such a plain attitude made other people in the villa look shocked, and there was some disbelief in their eyes.

Not to mention Hirasaka's appearance, generally those who come to the party are loyal fans of the manga and have a certain admiration for the manga artist himself.

How can any girl not be pregnant?

This young girl at that time was not excited at all when she saw her idol?

But since you're not interested, why are you dressed so... professionally?

Compared with the other people in the room who were all wearing the same black cloaks and ordinary clothes underneath, Koizumi Hongzi completely dealt a dimensionality reduction blow to this group of inferior s.

The high-end crimson cloak and revealing exotic costumes perfectly accentuate her nearly perfect figure, exuding the arrogance of a queen.

Hirasaka himself was also surprised. He was about to turn around to introduce the others so that the green leaves could highlight his handsomeness, but Koizumi Anko beat him to it.

"Let me introduce the person I brought with me. This is Qin Zhibo."

Just as Qin Zhibo was about to step forward to greet a few people and check to see if anyone had an abnormal expression when they heard that he was a detective, a man wearing glasses took the initiative to come out of the crowd.

"It's the famous detective Qin Zhibo!"

"I didn't expect to see you here! What a pleasure to meet you!"

Qin Zhibo glanced at the information above the other party's head. His name was Hachikawa Hiroshi, and he was a TV director by profession.

No wonder I can recognize myself...

"Hello, nice to meet you too."

Seeing that the other party was quite enthusiastic, Qin Zhibo didn't want to refute his face, so he shook hands with the other party.

"My name is Yagawa Hiroji..."

"Actually, I've heard of your name for a while now. Some time ago, our TV station was planning to produce a travel program from the perspective of a famous detective, and we've been considering you for a long time."

"...Thank you for considering me."

Qin Zhibo's inner os: Since I was not adopted in the end, then don't say it!

The two of them retreated, and just as Koizumi Anko was about to introduce another person, Kuroba Kaito took the initiative to come out and come to the two girls behind the crowd.

He bowed slightly and bowed gracefully like a gentleman, with a mysterious smile on his lips.

"My name is Kuroba Kaito, I'm just a magician..."

Swish!

Suddenly, Kuroba Kaito suddenly raised his hands. Before anyone could react, two roses appeared in his hands and were handed to two girls at the same time, one on the left and the other on the right.

"For you, my lovely ladies~"

"Wow~"

Everyone present did not expect Kuroba Kaito's sudden magic trick, and showed surprised expressions.

Only Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi were accustomed to this.

Flirting, just Flirting hard.

You can't marry someone, so why are you teasing her?

The blonde girl's face was filled with surprise as she immediately took the rose with both hands. "Thank you for the flowers and the magic trick~"

"My name is Akiko Utakura, and I'm a gravure idol who's about to debut. Please take care of me~"

This Utagura Akiko seems to be a professional player, and she can handle Kuroba Kaito's unexpected flirting offensive with ease. She looks very enthusiastic, but in fact she is as steady as an old dog, and she doesn't even blush.

In contrast, the short-haired girl next to her who looked a little quiet was holding roses in her hands, her face flushed, and she was already in a state of confusion.

Seeing this, Kuroba Kaito took the initiative to step forward and ask.

"My dear lady, what is your name?"

"Izumi, Izumi... Izumi Maho..." the short-haired girl answered weakly.

"Ms. Izumi, nice to meet you~"

Kuroba Kaito

Stop flirting with girls at the right time, otherwise I feel like tonight I will have the chance to experience what "lust is the first hurdle for young people" means.

After Kuroba Kaito's fancy way of self-introduction, the rest of the group's self-introductions were lackluster.

The remaining three men introduced themselves in turn.

One is a bronze-skinned man with yellow hair and a professional photo photographer named Ryuichi Mifune.

Qin Zhibo: Huh? Why do you remember that there was a person named Mifune in a previous case?

One is a man with a square face and thick eyebrows with prominent cheekbones. He is a professional doctor named Kazuo Park.

Qin Zhibo: Doctors also play seance? Which hospital? I'll stay away from now on...

The last one is a fat otaku who wears glasses and is a figure creator by profession, named Kerfeng.

This fat nerd appears in the most abstract way. When others introduce him, he is repeatedly rubbing his big fat face against the body of a beautiful girl figure.

Koizumi Hongzi's eyes showed no trace of disgust.

TV director Hiroshi Yagawa, who was standing nearby, explained, "Mr. Karifu is a big fan of Ms. Kirari, and this figure is based on Ms. Kirari's witch image from the movie 'Maleficent'..."

At this point, the 7 people in the room, plus 3 Qin Zhibo, a total of 10 people have been introduced.

Qin Zhibo took a look. Fortunately, Maoli's family of three didn't come, otherwise the number of people would have been too high.

Whether it’s the death toll or the number of suspects to choose from…

"Okay, everyone's hungry, right?"

Hirasaka, the host, stepped forward and said, "Everyone, please go to the restaurant and finish your meal. Our seance will then begin at 8:00 p.m."

He turned to look at Qin Zhibo and the other two, "As for your attire for the spiritual ceremony..."

Koizumi Hongzi shook her head and replied, "I'll just wear this one. I don't need you to provide it."

"...Okay, those two costumes will be delivered to you after dinner."

At this time, Kuroba Kaito leaned over to Qin Zhibo's ear and whispered, "Can I have a white set?"

Qin Zhibo knew that he just thought about Kaitou Kidd's addiction again.

Why don't I want to wear yellow?

But after all, this is a group activity held on someone else's territory, so it's not good to not be gregarious.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

Qin Zhibo replied like this.

……

The villa was quite spacious, and everyone wandered around for half a minute before arriving at the restaurant.

The European-style long dining table placed in the middle of the restaurant reminded Qin Zhibo of the Dusk Villa in the past. There seemed to be many people dining in two rows.

Since the cartoonist has some money, but not that much, and there are no employees at home, the meals for dinner are all pre-made dishes bought in advance and need to be heated up first.

But fortunately, the taste is just right, and it can be considered a delicacy for hungry people.

Qin Zhibo and Kuroba Kaito ate more, while Koizumi Anko only ate a few bites, obviously not interested in the pre-made dishes.

"Miss, are you not enjoying the food?" the host Hirasaka asked Koizumi Akako.

"Yes."

Koizumi Hongzi didn't get used to her faults and spoke frankly.

"Sorry, our theme this time is a séance, so we didn't prepare enough food..."

"As the host, I would like to express my sincere apologies once again for the bad experience you have had."

Hirasaka's attitude was very humble and polite, and he was understood by everyone.

At this time, Koizumi Hongzi suddenly interrupted him.

"As for the food, I don't care. What I want to know is, how exactly do you plan to make the spirit of Mihara Huang descend?"

This topic immediately stunned everyone who was eating.

Everyone knows that the so-called seance is just a formal ritual, or activity.

As long as a sane person does not believe that the soul really exists in the world, he will not even believe that the soul really exists in the world.

To channel the souls of the dead.

Just because you like reading supernatural comics doesn’t mean you really believe in the existence of supernatural phenomena.

However, after being stunned for a moment, the host Hirasaka still smiled slightly.

"Ms. Izumi, we're planning to use the séance ritual from the "Maleficent" manga to recreate the content of the book."

"For this purpose, I have also prepared a 'meditation room' specifically for séances."

"That's right." The blonde with wavy blond hair echoed the sentiment. "Because of the accident, that scene wasn't filmed in the movie. If Miss Huang knew what we did for her, her spirit in heaven would be comforted..."

"Nonsense!"

Koizumi Hongzi's tone suddenly became harsh, "How can we successfully summon the spirits if we do this?"

what?

Everyone's eyes were blank. This girl is quite beautiful. Is there something wrong with her brain?

Koizumi Hongzi continued, "To successfully summon a spirit, one must go through a true magical ritual, using magic power to command the demons of the underworld to guide the departed soul..."

The more Koizumi Hongzi talked, the more she went beyond Tsuna. Qin Zhibo, who was sitting next to him, couldn't listen anymore and quickly interrupted him.

"Excuse me! This kid is suffering from old chuunibyou."

"What did you say? I'm..."

Koizumi Hongzi frowned and wanted to reveal her identity to refute, but her voice was directly blocked by Qin Zhibo.

"You should stick to your original plan. If that doesn't work, then follow her idea..."

Everyone looked confused, but nodded in agreement.

After all, who would care about a beautiful girl with an abnormal brain?

……

After dinner, there was still 1 hour left before the seance ceremony started.

After eating and drinking, Qin Zhibo and the other three rested in the room and spent the last time in various ways.

"Why didn't you let me speak at the dinner table just now?" Koizumi Akako asked in the room.