Conan's Unscientific Detective

At noon, in the 2nd grade B class classroom.

Fujino sat by the window, staring at the green treetops.

At this moment, he was thinking about the events at the Twilight Villa.

He said he wanted to investigate the Dusk Villa, but he actually didn't know where it was.

All we know is that it is a huge manor located in Tottori Prefecture, that it has some ghost stories, that several people have died there, and that the entire structure is made of gold, but that's all.

The Internet is not very developed now, so if you want to look up the names of celebrities, it might be easier.

But if you want to use your intelligence to search and rely on hearsay to find such a remote and not very famous villa, it is indeed a bit difficult.

"Hey, Xiaolan, have you heard?"

At this moment, the chirping sounds of the garden suddenly attracted Fujino's attention.

Fujino: "..."

Isn't this a ready-made encyclopedia of rumors? !

At this time, Sonoko was telling Xiaolan a ghost story with great interest: "It seems that there is a rumor about a high school near us!"

"Amazing rumors?"

Xiaolan looked at Yuanzi in confusion, with some bewilderment in her eyes.

Although it is clear that her best friend is extremely well-informed.

But just the rumors about the nearby high school still made her feel a little confused.

"It is said that there is a strange rumor on the stairs of the old school building of that school."

Yuanzi pretended to be mysterious and said, "There are only twelve steps on that staircase, but if a student counts them, he will find thirteen steps."

Xiaolan asked doubtfully, "Thirteenth level?"

"That's right!"

Sonoko nodded and shook her finger: "Do you want to know what the thirteenth step is?"

Xiaolan was a little impatient: "What?"

"Actually, that was the body of a student who fell to his death..."

Sonoko continued, "Ever since that student fell to his death, his soul has been lingering there. Every time someone passes by, the student's soul will appear and turn the stairs into thirteen steps."

"..."

Xiaolan narrowed her eyes slightly, looking somewhat bored: "So boring."

"That's certainly not the point."

Sonoko glanced at Xiaolan and felt that this was expected. She continued, "In fact, apart from this rumor, there are not only one, but seven. It is said that there are actually seven other rumors in that school. As long as all seven rumors are collected, the student or the people involved will disappear inexplicably."

"Mysterious disappearance?"

Xiaolan was a little curious when she heard this, mixed with a little fear: "Could those people have been killed by ghosts or something?"

"Yeah...I feel the same way."

Yuanzi nodded in agreement: "I also heard this rumor from my friend. Her friend disappeared mysteriously after hearing those rumors, and she has not been found yet."

"It's really unreasonable to be killed just for gathering all the rumors..."

Fujino listened for a while, then walked forward slowly: "Unless there is some secret hidden behind those rumors, and those students who discovered the secret were killed to silence them."

He doesn't believe in ghosts or gods...

Even if there are ghosts, they won't just turn a living person into nothing.

Most of the time, ghosts and gods are causing troubles due to human intervention.

Sometimes, people are scarier than ghosts.

"I don't really know what happened. I just heard about it."

Sonoko scratched his head and said, "But those people are indeed missing... Never mind, they are just rumors anyway."

"By the way, speaking of rumors, I actually have a rumor I want to ask about..."

Fujino brought up the topic: "Speaking of Sonoko, have you heard of a rumor in Tottori Prefecture?"

Sonoko blinked, looking a little curious: "The rumor about Tottori Prefecture?"

"Ah."

Fujino nodded and responded: "I heard a rumor from a certain client. It happened in a villa called Dusk House in Tottori Prefecture, but he didn't go into details, which made me feel itchy. I just wanted to ask if you knew."

"Tottori Prefecture, the Mansion at Dusk..."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko nodded and felt the same way as Fujino said.

She had encountered this kind of thing before, and it almost annoyed her to death...

Just rumors, no details.

That's so unethical!

Thinking of this, Sonoko racked her brains, frowned and thought hard: "The Twilight House in Tottori Prefecture... I seem to have read about this in newspapers and periodicals before. It seems that some tragic rumors happened there, but that should have happened a long time ago."

Fujino Kenjo asked: "Can you still find it?"

"Well... I'll go home and look for it. If I find it, I'll text it to you."

Sonoko glanced at Fujino's serious and curious expression, thought for a moment, gave an answer, and then continued, "By the way, do you have time tomorrow?"

"tomorrow……"

Fujino thought for a moment after hearing this: "I don't have much work on hand, I do have time."

"That's great……"

Sonoko smiled and then invited, "Actually, I want to go swimming in the swimming pool with Xiaolan tomorrow, but it feels a little unsafe for two girls to go. Senior Fujino, can you go with us?"

Fujino: “Uh…”

Not safe?

How could it not be safe to have a humanoid Tyrannosaurus around?

But on second thought, Humanoid Tyrannosaurus will indeed fail at certain times, and will be taken advantage of...

"Well, I have time tomorrow. It's a bit hot, so it would be nice to cool off with a swim."

After thinking about it for a while, Fujino agreed to this matter.

Since Xiaolan and Sonoko are going to the swimming pool and have invited him.

Then logically, that boy Conan should follow suit...

If the Grim Reaper has come to elementary school students, how far is the murder case from happening?

He could take advantage of this opportunity to make a breakthrough in his detective profession.

…………

There was nothing to do at school in the afternoon, so after school, Fujino drove back home.

But before going home, he went to the city center to buy some things.

Miyano Akemi was wearing a white sweater, blue jeans and an apron. She had just finished her work at Snow King Ice City and hung the apron on a rack at the door.

Entering the living room, he was immediately attracted by the sushi on the table: "Is this, high-end sushi?"

Miyano Akemi looked at the exquisite sushi on the table and asked Xiao Ai, "Xiao Ai, what day is today?"

Huiyuan Ai, who had changed into pajamas, sat on the sofa and shook her head: "I don't know either. He just gave me a new bag from Fushahui and said that it was the client..."

"The client who owed me money before paid me a large balance."

Fujino came out of the kitchen with a plate of lobster in his hand: "So I bought a lot of delicious food to celebrate."

"Has the client made the final payment?"

Miyano Akemi was puzzled for a moment, took a look at the high-end sushi, and then looked at the lobster that Fujino was holding: "But even if it is so, it shouldn't be so extravagant..."

Huiyuan Ai couldn't help but ask: "How much is the balance?"

"Well... it's a very difficult commission... the client asked for confidentiality."

Fujino smiled and said, "Anyway, the final payment is a lot of money."

Well, it’s more than 200 million yen.

After all, he has two hundred million on hand... What's wrong with being a little extravagant?

Fujino put the lobster on the table, and suddenly remembered something. He asked Miyano Akemi, "Speaking of which, Akemi, how about buying a car?"

"Ugh?"

Miyano Akemi was stunned when she heard this: "Buy a car? Don't you already have one?"

"I mean I'll buy you one."

Fujino waved his hand generously: "After all, you usually have to purchase raw materials and go shopping with Xiao Ai. Buying a family car will definitely be much more convenient."

"..."

Haibara Ai stood up silently, walked to Fujino, stood on tiptoe and touched Fujino's forehead.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 318: Finally met a normal person!

"How about it?"

Miyano Akemi asked Xiao Ai very appropriately.

"not hot."

Huihara Ai lowered her head and thought for a while, "Sister Mingmei, it seems that his commission money this time is indeed a lot."

Fujino: "..."

Is the reaction so big?

"Dilili!"

At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.

Fujino sighed, took out his phone from his trouser pocket, and saw a message from Suzuki Sonoko: [Fujiano-senpai! I have found the magazine... I will send it to you right away.]

Garden: [(dusk villa.jpg)]

After slowly loading, a picture of a huge building at dusk suddenly appeared before my eyes.

The picture is a page from a magazine, which explains the location of the Twilight Villa and the legend that has been spread around it.

"Did you find it so quickly?"

Fujino stared at the magazine introduction on the photo and murmured to himself, feeling that she was worthy of being called Sonoko. No one could match her in collecting information on such rumors, ghost stories and legends.

If he were to find it himself, it would probably be a lot of trouble.

Well, from now on, if I need to collect information about strange rumors or something like that, I decided to call Ms. Suzuki.

…………

The next day, noon.

"Sure enough, it's more comfortable to drive on such a hot day!"

In the Ford Taurus, Yuanzi sat in the back seat, stretched lazily, and looked at the heat waves outside the window and couldn't help sighing.

Wearing a light dress, she gives off a youthful and lively vibe.

"Yeah, it's so hot, if I walk to the hotel, I'm sure I'll be sticky all over."

Xiaolan, who was sitting next to Yuanzi and wearing a short, light blue dress, nodded in agreement.

Although they are both wearing dresses, compared to Sonoko, Xiaolan obviously looks more mature and stable.

"I should just stay at home in this kind of weather..."

Conan sat next to Xiaolan, looking dead in the eye and couldn't help but complain.