The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

I don’t know which weekend it was this week, but Qin Zhibo drove a Mazda to the outskirts of Tokyo.

In the passenger seat, Aso was still full of expectations.

"It's so great! I can actually meet Tokura-sensei in person!"

"I brought his book, hoping to get his autograph this time."

"But I feel a little ashamed to say that because I was too scared, I tried several times but could not finish reading his vampire novels."

"But I really like reading the heroic fantasy novels written by Mr. Tokura recently."

While Aseng was talking to himself in the passenger seat, Qin Zhibo saw outside the car window a villa built on a cliff by the lake.

There is Villa Dracula.

A gloomy atmosphere surrounds the villa, which is decorated in a style similar to classical Western European architecture, with several black crows hovering around the spire-like vaults.

Qin Zhibo remembered what Matsumoto Ryohei said last time that rich people like to build villas in the suburbs.

It seems this sentence is correct.

Matsumoto Ryohei's villa, Suzuki Sonoko's villa, Koizumi Anko's witch's house, Dresula's villa

Not only that, Qin Zhibo also discovered a pattern.

That is, these rich people will try every means to make their villas move closer to the underworld.

Driving along the asphalt road and entering the large iron gate of Dresula's villa, Qin Zhibo saw two people having a heated discussion around a tree in the courtyard.

One of them is an acquaintance of his.

Ryohei Matsumoto

As for the person next to him, the information Qin Zhibo saw above his head was Toshiya Tadokoro, a 26-year-old male whose main occupation was a housekeeper and his secondary occupation was a writer.

Qin Zhibo and Aso Minoru got out of the car. They also ended their discussion on garden art and came over.

Qin Zhibo and Matsumoto Ryohei shook hands tacitly and began to introduce themselves.

"This is Mr. Tokura's student, Toshiya Tadokoro."

"My name is Matsumoto Ryohei. I am currently the director of an art museum. May I ask this?"

Matsumoto Ryohei's words stopped abruptly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then his eyelids moved slightly, turning into a look.

This sudden change in his eyes and micro-expression shocked Qin Zhibo.

Did he see that Aso was actually a man?

Today Aso Minoru was still wearing women's clothing, a light purple dress with a slightly high collar that just barely hid the Adam's apple on her neck.

Can you tell from this?

At this time, Aso Minori took the initiative to introduce herself.

"My name is Aso Minoru, please give me your advice."

Facing Aso Minori's hand that he reached out to, Matsumoto Ryohei was stunned for a moment, but then an elusive and obscure light flashed in his eyes.

"Hello."

The two hands were held together until Aso felt his hand hurt, and Matsumoto Ryohei suddenly let go.

"Okay, everyone, the host is already waiting for you to come."

"plz follow me."

Although Qin Zhibo knew before arriving that Matsumoto Ryohei was actually a visiting guest this time, Matsumoto Ryohei could not help but start doing his old job.

housekeeper.

Entering the villa, Matsumoto Ryohei took the two of them to the living room.

Here, Qin Zhibo saw three people talking at the round table by the window.

One of them was a weird man wearing the costume of a vampire count, the other two were an elegant man wearing pince-nez, and a middle-aged man with a big belly.

Matsumoto Ryohei brought the three of them over, and everyone started a new round of self-introduction.

"You are Matsumoto's friends, right?"

"Hello, I am Daisuke Tokura."

"Welcome to my Villa Dracula."

Although the face of the man in vampire costume was smiling, it gave him an eerie feeling for some reason.

This frightened Aso Minoru, who had been talking about looking forward to it just now in the car, to shrink back behind Qin Zhibo unconsciously.

Qin Zhibo, however, did not care about the underworld cosplay of the late-stage chuunibyou patient in front of him, and calmly replied: "My name is Qin Zhibo, and I run a detective agency in Tokyo."

When Qin Zhibo stated that his profession was the most "sacred" detective in the world, everyone in front of him was shocked, especially Daisuke Tokura.

"So you are a detective, and if I remember correctly, you seemed to have been on TV before, right?"

"If I had known you were coming, I wouldn't have invited that detective over."

Daisuke Tokura's words were quite profound, and Qin Zhibo noticed a key message.

It seems like there are other detectives coming over later?

At this time, the other two people were introduced one after another.

The middle-aged man with a big belly said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet the famous detective Qin Zhibo here. What a surprise."

"Hello, I am currently the editor-in-chief of the Horror Times monthly magazine of University Hall Press, Fumio Doi."

As for the other elegant and handsome man wearing pince-nez, he is a researcher at the Folklore Research Laboratory of North Kanto University.

Just then, an elegant and beautiful woman came down the stairs.

He has long curly brown hair, slightly melancholy eyes, and a pale face.

When the woman saw the guests here, she did not take the initiative to come forward and introduce herself. She just nodded lightly as a greeting and went out with the drawing board and paints in her hands.

Daisuke Tokura said with a somewhat showy look: "That is my wife, Etsuko Tokura."

Immediately, Tokura Daisuke raised his hand and looked at his watch.

"Oh, it's already this time. It's time for me to go to the study to write."

"Everyone, please stay with me less."

"By the way, Tadokoro, you don't have to cook tonight."

"Mr. Matsumoto is in charge of all the dishes at today's dinner."

Looking at Tokura Daisuke's leaving back, Aso Minoru's shoulders instantly slumped.

"I originally wanted to ask Mr. Tokura for his autograph, but I just didn't dare to open my mouth."

Editor Doi laughed and said: "Although Mr. Tokura's clothes are sometimes strange, he is still relatively easy to talk to."

Qin Zhibo on the side also patted Aso Shimi's shoulder and comforted: "It's okay, there is still a chance."

In the courtyard in front of the villa, Matsumoto Ryohei took out a large black foam box from the trunk of his car and was about to take it to the kitchen when Qin Zhibo stopped him.

"Is that Tokura Daisuke a member of the Corpse Ghoul Cult?"

"According to what you said before, it's the Bogho sect, right?"

Faced with Qin Zhibo's question, Matsumoto Ryohei smiled and remained silent for a few seconds before replying.

"He just has some small quirks and a special desire for blood."

"Human blood?"

Qin Zhibo asked further.

Matsumoto Ryohei did not answer, just left a meaningful smile and left holding the black box.

At the same time, a Suzuki slowly drove in at the front door of the courtyard.

People who get off the Suzuki are two tall and one short, and the shortest one is no more than the height of the wheel.

Qin Zhibo knew that although some people were still alive at this moment, he was already dead.

Thanks to Niki for the tip about only eating saury!