The Grammatical Investigator in Conan

Important guests

Since reaching more than 5,000 social credits, this is the first time Qin Zhibo has been treated as an important guest.

Qin Zhibo asked again if he could bring others with him, and the secretary's answer was yes.

After seeing off the guests, Qin Zhibo set off again and drove to the Witch's House.

Today is Wednesday, a once-in-a-lifetime working day.

After arriving at the Witch's House, Qin Zhibo waited in the car for a while until the housekeeper drove Koizumi Hongzi home from school in an extended-length Maybach.

After getting off the car, Koizumi Anko walked straight over and tapped the window of the Mazda 929 with her fingers.

There is a barrier near the Witch's House. Even if Koizumi Anko is not at home, she can still sense who has entered the area near her home.

It's just that the barrier cannot sense who the person is, otherwise Qin Zhibo would suggest that Conan be permanently added to the barrier's blacklist.

Conan + Villa = Haunted House

Qin Zhibo lowered the window, and Koizumi Hongzi looked a little surprised.

"Why did you suddenly come here when I was at school? Did you get news about Enkai?"

Ever since Qin Zhibo told Koizumi Hongzi about MI-GO and Enkai last time, Koizumi Hongzi has been thinking about it.

But Qin Zhibo shook his head and said with regret: "The Enkai matter has no results for the time being, but I need to find a mask now."

"Mask? What kind of mask?"

"A pale mask, this is an important prop for me to gain MI-GO's trust."

Of course, Qin Zhibo couldn't say that he wanted to find the mask because of the system's mission, and the matter was indeed related to MI-GO, so he came up with this excuse.

After hearing this, Koizumi Hongzi immediately became interested.

"Let's go inside and talk."

After returning home, Koizumi Hongzi immediately changed her formal school uniform into a scarlet robe worn by an old witch, and then took Qin Zhibo into the magic room with her to start discussing business matters.

"What does the pale mask you are talking about look like?"

Qin Zhibo thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "Have you heard of the 'King in Yellow'?"

Koizumi Hongzi frowned, held her chin and thought for a long time before shaking her head.

"I have never heard of the King in Yellow, but I have heard of Yellow Documents."

"That book contains the incantation of 'Creating the Gate of Time and Space', but it is said that anyone who reads it and tries to travel through time and space and change history according to the incantation above will end up in a very tragic end."

After listening to it, Qin Zhibo felt that it was not the same book as "The King in Yellow" because the only spell that appeared in "The King in Yellow" was the invisibility spell.

However, Koizumi Hongzi's words reminded me, why not try the invisibility spell described in the book?

Qin Zhibo silently recorded this matter in his mind and continued: "That pale mask should be a magic prop, maybe it has a certain history."

"This prop is now in the villa of a has-been singer. I just need you to help me find where this magic prop is stored in the villa."

According to Qin Zhibo's guess, the "pale mask" required to be found in the mission should not be a mortal object, and must have magic on it.

Although I can use a magic extractor to tell whether it is a magic item, I cannot touch all the masks in a large villa.

Therefore, Qin Zhibo needs to find Koizumi Hongzi, a magic expert, to determine the approximate location of the "Pale Mask".

At this moment, Qin Zhibo felt like the protagonist in some thief movies, recruiting his own theft gang.

Koizumi Anko silently walked to the crystal ball, picked up the crystal ball, and asked in a condescending tone: "Crystal ball, let me ask you now, what is the 'pale mask'?"

The crystal ball replied in a high-pitched voice: "I don't know about the Pale Mask."

Perhaps out of fear, Koizumi Anko raised the sledgehammer at her feet angrily, and the crystal ball quickly added: "But I know the Stone Ghost Mask, it is a mask that turns a human into a vampire when put on it."

"I didn't ask you Stone Ghost Face!"

Koizumi Hongzi threw the crystal ball back to the pedestal with a sullen expression, turned to Qin Zhibo and said seriously: "If you want to determine the approximate location of magic props within the confines of a house, I have a method."

"But after you find the Pale Mask, I want you to report your contact with MI-GO to me at all times."

"If you can get news about Enkai from it, you must report it to me as soon as possible."

For Qin Zhibo, this is not a condition.

After all, I don’t know what will happen after giving the “Pale Mask” to Mr. Clock, so it’s good to have a magician as a backup.

"make a deal."

The day after Wednesday is Sunday, which makes sense.

At 9:00 in the morning, the butler of the Witch House drove Koizumi Hongzi downstairs to the Tomohiro Detective Agency in an extended-length Maybach.

Qin Zhibo then connected Koizumi Hongzi to his Mazda 929.

During this period, the housekeeper's expression was quite gloomy, as if the daughter he had raised for more than ten years was snatched away by a wild boy of unknown origin in front of his face.

Because I heard that she was attending a banquet, Koizumi Anko was dressed more gorgeously, wearing a crimson dress with a black waistband, a sling on the neck, and black silk on the pencil legs.

"But it's winter outside now, Miss."

Koizumi Hongzi raised her drifting hair confidently, "I am the only heir to red magic. How can I be afraid of winter?"

“Oh ho ho ho ho—”

Koizumi Hongzi's signature smile sounded in the car.

But the actual situation is that Koizumi Anko posted a few warm babies under the black stockings.

Driving on the winding mountain roads covered with ice and snow, Qin Zhibo was still able to drive smoothly and smoothly.

"Your driving skills are pretty good. Can you drive so smoothly on this kind of road condition?"

Qin Zhibo smiled slightly and did not explain.

After all, I am an experienced driver with Level 4 car driving proficiency, and I have driven back and forth before, so I am already familiar with the road conditions here.

Just after Qin Zhibo made a smooth and sharp turn, he suddenly saw a car parked in the middle of the road less than ten meters away from the turn.

"careful!"

Koizumi Anko gasped and screamed.

Qin Zhibo calmly faced the danger, turned the steering wheel with both hands, made an emergency drift, and turned the car sideways at the moment when he was about to hit the car in front.

Although the situation was critical, it was fortunate that there was no danger.

But Koizumi Anko, who was in the passenger seat, was unlucky. She didn't want the seat belt to wrinkle her skirt, so she didn't wear a seat belt.

During the emergency drift, Koizumi Hongzi's head hit the car glass due to centrifugal force, making a muffled sound.

Koizumi Hongzi fiddled with her hairstyle, pushed open the car door angrily, and wanted to issue a "friendly" question to the car in front of her.

The owner of the vehicle in front was also very embarrassed and came over from the front to apologize.

"I'm really sorry, we... eh?"

"Eh?"

Koizumi Hongzi looked at the person who came to apologize, and was very surprised, because it was her classmate.

"Nakamori-san?"

It was Qin Zhibo who got out of the car and corrected Koizumi Hongzi's wrong judgment.

"Mao Lilan?"

"Mr. Qin?" Mao Lilan was also very surprised.

"Mao Lilan?" Koizumi Hongzi was also very surprised.

Qin Zhibo leaned close to Koizumi Hongzi's ear and whispered: "This is Mao Lilan, the one with horns on his head. The Nakamori Aoko you mentioned has no horns on his head."

After Qin Zhibo's teaching, Koizumi Hongzi observed Mao Lilan's hairstyle again, and then nodded in realization, "What you said is true."

Qin Zhibo glanced at the front of the car. After all, he couldn't live without Mao Lilan.

Sure enough, Mouri Kogoro and Conan poked their heads out from the left and right sides of the car.

After a little understanding of the situation, it turned out that Mouri Kogoro was also one of the important guests invited to Su Fanghongzi's banquet.

As for the car stopping halfway on the road, it was not because it broke down.

After all, this time Mouri Kogoro spent a lot of money to rent a Toyota Crown in order to attend the banquet decently and on time.

This was a high-end luxury car that the Maori family would never rent, regardless of whether they were short of money or not.

Having said this, Mouri Kogoro patted the front of the car as if to show off, and then looked at Qin Zhibo's car.

Mazda 929

Conan, who showed half-moon eyes, complained softly in his heart: The white Toyota Crown and the black Mazda 929 are indeed the same uncle detectives, and even the rented cars are competitors with each other.

Under the leadership of Mao Lilan, Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi knew the reason why the Mao Li family stopped.

It turned out that there was a tree stump in the middle of the road blocking the way, and the Maori family was trying to move the stump away.

There was also a threatening letter nailed to the tree stump.

Mao Lilan snatched the threatening letter from Mao Li Kogoro, who wanted to keep the information exclusive, and handed it to Qin Zhibo for inspection.

[Never assist Su Fanghongzi’s charity gala, otherwise you will regret it - The Messenger of the Curse Mask enters]

Persona = mask.

This immediately cheered up Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi, who were originally looking for the "Pale Mask".

"The blocks of words on the paper are all cut out from newspapers and pieced together. The word 'curse' is not common in newspapers, especially the red word 'curse'. I remember it was only ten days ago." 'The Spider Curse Reappears' was the headline on one page."

"This shows that this person was eyeing this charity gala at least ten days ago."

"And this person might be the guest at today's party."

The first inference is that Qin Zhibo recently prepared to make a collection of newspaper clippings of the cases he has handled, and made an accidental discovery.

The bright red word "curse" was a word in the headline of the original report on the Spider House case in Tottori Prefecture. Because it was in a separate red font, Qin Zhibo remembered it deeply.

As for the second inference, Qin Zhibo judged it based on the existence of Conan.

Conan: What an amazing memory.

"I already knew this."

Mouri Kogoro, who couldn't deduce any useful information from the threatening letter, was a little unconvinced. He snatched the threatening letter back from Qin Zhibo and put it back into his arms.

"Everyone." Koizumi Hongzi, who was standing next to the tree stump, reminded with a serious face: "Let's find a way to move this tree stump blocking the road first."

As for how to remove the stump, people came up with three methods.

One was to use a car to push the tree stump away, but neither Kogoro Mori nor Qin Zhibo wanted to scratch the front bumper of the rented luxury car, so Conan's proposal was rejected on the spot.

The second method is to burn the tree stump with fire, proposed by Koizumi Anko, and if this method is to be used, Koizumi Anko has a method (magic) of quickly igniting fire.

However, it would take a long time to wait for the stumps to burn out, and you would have to wait for the fire to be extinguished before you could leave, which was also rejected.

So Qin Zhibo came up with the last solution, which was to lift the stump away together.

Qin Zhibo calculated that there were five people on his side, including Conan, and there were four more. It should be no problem to move a tree stump.

However, Koizumi Anko immediately said that the clothes she was wearing were inconvenient, and if she had to lift him, she would be helpless.

"It doesn't matter. I will take part in the fight with Koizumi-san."

Mao Lilan and Koizumi Hongzi met when the TV location team was filming at Mihua Shrine.

At this moment, Mao Lilan looked at Koizumi Hongzi with a smile, which made Koizumi Hongzi's face turn red and her eyes dodge to the side.

In this way, Maori Kogoro, Qin Zhibo, and Mao Lilan were ready to take their positions, all located at one end of the tree stump.

Although the stump is said to be lifted away, the actual operation should be to push it away.

At Conan's order, the three of them exerted their strength at the same time, but the tree stump barely moved at all.

Conan quickly squatted down to check the situation and found that it was a tree stump frozen on the icy road.

Even though Qin Zhibo secretly wore the [Gift of the Golden Tree] on his wrist, the power of 65+70+90 still failed to shake the tree stump at all.

Seeing this situation, Conan was a little anxious. He squatted on the ground and started to activate Foot Lijian, preparing to kick the tree stump quietly.

But at this moment, Koizumi Anko came over and patted Conan on the shoulder.

"Kid, are your legs cold?"

Conan: "?"

It turned out that even though it was freezing below zero today, Conan was still wearing shorts worn in summer, and his legs were exposed to the cold air.

After being reminded by Koizumi Anko, Conan really felt his lower body trembling.

Koizumi Anko took out a few baby warmers from the slit on the chest of her dress, "Go over there and stick them on your legs."

"Thanks"

Conan's face turned red with beady eyes. He quickly grabbed Nuan Baobao and ran to the roadside to squat down and stick to Nuan Baobao.

After sending Conan away, Koizumi Hongzi began to quietly use red magic between her fingers.

The fiery red light flew from the fingertips to the connection between the tree stump and the ground, quickly melting the frozen part.

Suddenly, the tree stump was pushed by three people, and as if it was lubricated, it was pushed to the side of the road in one breath.

"marvelous!"

Looking at Mao Lilan who was cheering enthusiastically, Koizumi Hongzi smiled knowingly.

After going through hardships and obstacles, Toyota Crown and Mazda 929 finally drove into the yard of their destination villa.

Since he had already visited it before, Qin Zhibo was not surprised at the house itself, but Maoli and his daughter were more surprised.

"This is really necessary."

"This mansion is so spectacular."

Don't worry, it will become a vicious house soon. Qin Zhibo complained secretly in his heart.

At this time, the sharp-eyed Conan first saw a man on the east side of the villa. He was taking pictures of the villa with a camera.

"Isn't that person Masaki Katagiri, the photographer?" Conan murmured.

Mao Lilan followed his gaze and recognized the identity of this person, "Yes, that's the photographer who has traveled around the world and photographed beautiful scenery around the world for many years."

At this time, two more cars came speeding on the road outside the mansion.

The man who got off the black private car in front had dark skin. Qin Zhibo looked at the information on his head. His name was Matsudaira Mamoru, a professional baseball player, and a social credit of 5,000.

Matsudaira Mamoru got off the car, his eyes immediately glanced back and forth at Qin Zhibo and Mouri Kogoro, and he soon thought of their identities.

"Eh? Aren't you those two famous detectives?"

"Hello."

Although Qin Zhibo didn't know this person, judging from the information above his head, it would be better to say hello.

And Mouri Kogoro was even more enthusiastic, "It turned out to be the home run king Matsudairamori!"

Masaki Katagiri, who was taking pictures just now, also came over to say hello, "Are you also invited to be guests at next week's charity gala?"

Mouri Kogoro and Matsudaira Mamoru: "Exactly."

At this time, the taxi behind also put down a person and drove away.

What got out of the car was a slender ascetic beauty with a very cold expression on her delicate face and a well-placed tear mole at the corner of her eye.

Qin Zhibo has met this person before. He once saw her doing a metaphysical Tarot card program on TV.

"Beauty!"

Seeing a beautiful girl of the right age, Mouri Kogoro was even more excited than when he saw the ace baseball player just now, and he was clenching his little fists in his chest like an LSP.

Mao Lilan was also a little surprised, "That's Miss Nagara Haruka."

"She is the tarot card fortune teller who is very popular in magazines and TV!" Mamoru Matsudaira looked happy when he saw his idol. "Actually, every time I go on stage, I will use her fortune telling to match my plans for the day. Lucky colors to choose different gloves.”

The half-moon-eyed Conan secretly complained: This is how all your home runs come about.

"right here."

Nagara walked leisurely, looking at the symmetrically designed large villa in front of him, murmuring to himself.

Mao Lilan, who was somewhat superstitious, quickly asked: "Is there anything wrong here?"

"This house gives me a very ominous feeling"

As he spoke, Nagara Haruka pulled out a Tarot card with a picture of a collapsed tower from his pocket, and said calmly: "I feel that a big disaster will happen here."

At this moment, Koizumi Anko, who had been quietly observing the beautiful fortune teller since just now, suddenly spoke.

"I thought the super-popular fortune teller that was always on TV would have some abilities. Is that all there is to it?"

The words were full of gunpowder, and Nagara Haruka immediately turned to look at Koizumi Anko who said these words.

She looked up and down at Koizumi Anko, who was dressed in red and black, and her slender eyebrows twitched slightly, "May I ask who you are."

"It doesn't matter who I am, you just need to remember that there is someone out there."

Koizumi Anko's answer was so domineering that Nagara Haruka became a little uneasy.

"You seem to be traveling with me. But wouldn't it be a bit arrogant to say this?"

Faced with Nagara Haruka's counterattack, Koizumi Anko snorted coldly, "Who is the arrogant one? Let's try it, right?"

"How to compete?" Nagara Haruka was also aroused with the desire to win.

"You just said that a disaster would happen here. Can you divine the specific type of disaster?"

Faced with Koizumi Anko's question, Nagara Haruka opened her thin lips slightly, but in the end did not say anything.

"snort"

"Let me tell you, people will die on this journey!"

Koizumi Hongzi's words shocked everyone. Almost everyone took a breath of air and showed surprised expressions on their faces. Only Qin Zhibo was calmer.

You only need to see Conan to know this.

Of course, Koizumi Hongzi did not know that people would die based on Ke Xue's law, but when she set out this morning, she determined through crystal ball divination that she would encounter the dead on this journey.

But Koizumi Hongzi didn’t know who the deceased was.

Mouri Kogoro on the side felt a little ashamed and helpless after listening to Koizumi Anko's divination, and said awkwardly: "This, this is too bad."

Photographer Masaki Katagiri also quickly tried to smooth things over, "It's very cold here. I think you should go inside first."

At this moment, the two main doors of the villa opened at the same time, and the twin maids came out respectively.

Shimogasa Honami: "Mr. Mori, your companions, and Mr. Qin, please enter the house from the east entrance to rest."

Minaho Shimotsakasa: "Mr. Katagiri, Mr. Matsudaira, Miss Nagara and Miss Koizumi, please enter the house from the west entrance here and rest."

Matsudaira Mamoru was confused: "Why do you have to enter from both sides?"

The twin maids explained to me word by word as if they were telepathic. The general meaning was that guests entering through the east entrance would live in the east wing, while guests entering through the west entrance would live in the west wing.

"If you don't follow this custom in this mansion."

"There will definitely be disaster afterwards."

Maori Ran and Matsudaira Mamoru, who were usually superstitious, were a little scared and asked how this could happen.

The twin maids also answered their questions in unison.

"Because this is the mansion where the Cursed Mask lives."

As if to set off the terrifying atmosphere here, a group of crows perched on the top of the villa suddenly took off and made an unpleasant cry.

As the Romans do, Qin Zhibo and the Maori family entered the east entrance under the leadership of Shimogasa Honami.

Qin Zhibo asked why he and Koizumi Hongzi were companions but not in the same room.

The maid's answer was that the "红子" in Koizumi Hongzi's name is the same as the "红子" in Sufang Hongzi's name, so it is suitable to arrange it in the west side room.

"So, Teacher Su Fang lives in the room on the west side?" Qin Zhibo added a clue.

"Exactly."

As soon as he walked through the entrance hall, Qin Zhibo saw various masks placed on the walls on both sides of the corridor, including white and red half masks and gold sun masks.

Here, there is a strange mask hanging on the wall almost every two meters.

The Maori family was surprised that there were so many masks here. The maid explained again: "Teacher Su Fang has always had a hobby of collecting masks."

"Please come this way."

Qin Zhibo looked around at the masks here. There were no less than 30 masks placed in this corridor alone. It would be really not easy to confirm each one with a magic extractor.

It was really the right decision to bring Koizumi Anko here.

Going up the stairs, Qin Zhibo and the Maoli family were taken to the mask hall by the maid.

When the white door of the mask hall was pushed open, the white door on the opposite side was also pushed open. It was Koizumi Anko and others who entered from the west entrance.

Qin Zhibo instantly understood the internal structure of this room. The east and west sides of the villa were connected by this mask hall.

At this time, Mao Lilan bent down to look at the masks in the glass cabinet, and praised: "Wow! It's amazing, there are so many masks here."

As Mao Lilan admired, the display cabinets here display a variety of masks, including ordinary masks, animal half-face masks, leather masks, stone masks, wooden masks, gold masks, and silver masks.

There are about hundreds of masks on display here, making it a mask museum.

Everyone began to stroll through the Mask Hall, admiring the masks here.

Qin Zhibo quietly walked to Xiaoquan Hongzi and asked in a low voice: "How are you doing? Do you have any clues?"

Koizumi Anko was bending down to stare at a stone mask in the glass cabinet. After staring at it for a few seconds, she straightened her waist again.

"It's not clear yet."

"I need to use magic to determine if there is a 'pale mask' here as you call it."

"Then hurry up."

Qin Zhibo was a little worried. After all, after the murder happened, the place would probably be blocked by the police, and it would be inconvenient to do anything by then.

"Fool."

Koizumi Hongzi scolded Qin Zhibo, "The fact that I have magic cannot be exposed. If I use magic here, these people will definitely see through it."

Qin Zhibo looked back at the people who were sightseeing in the mask hall. Casting magic in front of them did not end well.

"But since you don't want to be exposed, why are you getting angry with that fortune teller?"

Koizumi Anko glanced at Nagara Haruka who was admiring the animal half-face mask not far away, and said with some pride on her face: "I just can't stand her half-hearted divination."

"Oh, so she also has real abilities?"

Although she was unwilling to admit it, Koizumi Hongzi still nodded, "That woman should have some inspiration."

"But she is still far away from me."

Just when Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi were whispering, Conan, a curious young man, had successfully opened a new area for everyone.

Conan picked up the remote control on the table and pressed the "←→" button, and the curtains scattered on several walls of the mask hall slowly opened.

The transmission shaft drives the dark red velvet to shrink to both sides, and a pair of pale masks are displayed on rows of shelves.

Pale mask!

Qin Zhibo was attracted by these masks at first sight because the color of these masks was a very pure pale color.

The two corners of the mask's eyes are very narrow, which reminds people of Westerners' impression of Asian eyes, but in a completely inhumane way.

There is no nose on the pale mask, and one mouth is slightly curved upward like a crescent moon, revealing an arrogant sneer that makes the viewer feel horrified.

And there are hundreds of masks like this on display in the entire Mask Hall!

"What are these masks!?"

"Why are there so many?"

Everyone in the exhibition hall was surprised by the number of masks. At this time, a voice came from the door and answered everyone: "These are all Xiao Bol's masks."

Everyone followed the sound and saw that it was Su Fanghongzi, the owner of the villa and the organizer of the charity gala, standing at the door, accompanied by a female secretary wearing glasses.

"You are Ms. Su Fanghongzi!" Mouri Kogoro said in surprise.

"Everyone's presence here really makes my place shine." Su Fanghongzi walked towards everyone with a kind smile, "I wonder what you think? I think it's okay for my most proud collection."

Mouri Kogoro, who has a relatively normal aesthetic, scratched his head, and the smile on his face was a bit far-fetched, "How do you say this?"

However, Qin Zhibo came over and praised seriously: "The masks here are really eye-opening to me. Can you tell me the origin of these masks?"

Conan on the side was a little surprised. He didn't expect Qin Zhibo's aesthetics to be so unique.

Su Fanghongzi was a little happy when she heard that someone was appreciating her collection, and she immediately introduced it enthusiastically.

"These masks are the legendary two hundred masks completed by the Spanish sculptor, Shobre de Reis shortly before his death."

Nagara Haruka walked over at this time and added lightly: "It is also called the 'Curse Mask' by the world."

"Well, there is also such a saying." Su Fanghongzi continued to introduce, "Schobre Derleth is a sculptor whose life experience is full of tragedy. Although he himself is extremely talented, he fell into the trap set by his jealous brother. inside."

"In the end, his reputation, status, and even his property were all robbed of him."

“So Schobl kept carving these masks out of complete despair for humanity, as if possessed by something.”

"Just after he carved the 200th mask, he ended his life with a dagger. At that time, the masks scattered around his body were all stained with blood, as if the masks were sucking his blood. "

After listening to the background story of this mortal gradually falling into madness, Qin Zhibo felt confident.

These masks should contain the "Pale Mask" required for the mission.

At this time, Nagara Haruka continued to add: "Xiao Bol's reputation was vindicated after his death, and these masks were scattered into the hands of different people, but these people all ended in tragedy."

"The general manager of a British bank accidentally fell off a cliff while riding a horse the day after he got one of the masks, and he passed away."

"There was also a French jeweler who was attacked by robbers and lost his life in the end."

"Since then, legend has it that these masks suck the blood of their holders, and they have been shunned by collectors around the world."

Maori Lan's shoulders were trembling a little, and she shrank to Maori Kogoro and asked: "Then you have collected two hundred masks now? Is this going to be okay?"

Su Fanghongzi smiled slightly and comforted: "Don't worry about this. I have already hired a powerful psychic to seal the curses of these masks."

After hearing this particularly extraordinary backstory, Conan subconsciously felt that it was all nonsense.

But then I think about my previous experience, and I feel like maybe it might be

Conan walked to the mask display rack, raised his chin and stared at the masks on it carefully, and suddenly discovered something.

This mask is actually somewhat similar to the mask worn by the "Night Baron"

Could it be that dad copied the shape of this mask?

However, taking a closer look, Conan found that there were still some differences between these masks and the descriptions in Kudo Yusaku's book.

The corners of the "Night Baron" mask's mouth have a greater upward curvature, and the corners of the eyes droop deeper.

Moreover, the gaps between the eyes and mouth of this mask are too narrow and there is no nose. It feels like it is not designed for humans to wear.

Qin Zhibo on the other side asked Koizumi Hongzi: "Do you feel there is a seal arranged by the psychic here?"

Koizumi Anko shook her head decisively, "No."

Qin Zhibo guessed it. After all, there are so many psychics who are seeking fame and reputation, and most of them are just seeking psychological comfort.

At this time, Mouri Kogoro frowned and said to Su Fanghongzi: "But Ms. Su Fang, the evil thoughts of human beings in the real world are probably more terrifying than any curse."

"On my way here, I was blocked by a big tree, and this piece of paper was nailed to it."

Mouri Kogoro took out the threatening letter from his arms and showed it to everyone.

When other people saw the threatening letter, they also said that they had received the same letter, including a rock singer named Aikawa Touya who arrived at the end.

He took out the letter from his hand and said it was received by the company, and the content inside was the same as other threatening letters.

Mouri Kogoro reasoned: "The red word 'curse' on this letter was from a newspaper ten days ago, which means that the person who sent this letter knew about the charity gala ten days ago. "

"Teacher Su Fang, who were the people who knew about this ten days ago?"

As soon as Mouri Kogoro said this wonderful reasoning, Mao Lilan objected, "Dad! This is Mr. Qin's reasoning!"

Conan also nodded sharply, "Yeah! Yeah!"

Mouri Kogoro pretended not to hear, but in his mind he was lamenting why his daughter's elbows were turned outward.

Su Fanghongzi glanced at the secretary behind her. The secretary looked at everyone present and said, "Except for the two detective gentlemen, everyone else present received the invitation ten days ago."

Using Qin Zhibo's reasoning to rule out loneliness, Maori Kogoro was a little unhappy.

In addition, what makes Mouri Kogoro even more frustrated is that he only received the invitation three days ago, which means that he is not a very important guest.

But fortunately, Qin Zhibo was with him, which made Mouri Kogoro feel better.

At Su Fanghongzi's insistence, no one called the police and the banquet went on as usual.

"To be honest, I am really grateful to everyone here for your willingness to participate in this charity gala hosted by me."

Su Fanghongzi raised his glass to toast, and except for Mao Lilan, Koizumi Hongzi, and Conan, who were juicers, the others also raised their glasses in return.

During the period, Su Fanghongzi talked about her concept of holding a charity party to raise funds for children who lost their parents due to car accidents.

This reminded Qin Zhibo of what Matsumoto Ryohei reminded him that the charity party held by Su Fanghongzi had a shady secret.

Before anyone could say anything about it, the female secretary immediately said that the rumors about the charity gala were all rumors.

"That's right. I have received a lot of threatening letters since I started doing charity. I have long been used to it."

"But I will still carry out charity firmly, just like a lone brave man."

Baseball player Matsudaira Mamoru was very moved by Su Fanghongzi's self-competition as a lone brave man, and he immediately said that he would do his best.

As for what this effort is, a charity gala, of course it is paid for.

Photographer Masaki Katagiri and rock singer Touya Aikawa also said that their wives and mothers also died in a car accident, so they felt the same and would fully cooperate.

After dinner, all the guests gathered in the entertainment room.

Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi stood by the window, quietly discussing the matter of finding the pale mask.

"Those masks are placed too densely. If you want to find a specific one, you can only find a way back to the Mask Hall." Koizumi Anko analyzed calmly.

"Um"

Qin Zhibo was about to speak when he found Conan approaching him quietly from behind.

"Go! Go! Go"

Qin Zhibo waved his hand impatiently before pushing Conan aside who was about to eavesdrop on the gossip.

"You can find a way to enter the Mask Hall at midnight."

"Do you have any idea?" Koizumi Hongzi asked.

"Well, that's right." Qin Zhibo turned around and glanced at the twin maids waiting at the door, then looked up at the ceiling.

"If I'm not mistaken, that should be a ventilation duct, right?"

Koizumi Hongzi looked at Qin Zhibo and saw a square iron grid on the ceiling.

Qin Zhibo continued: "I just saw the same grid in the mask hall and corridor, which shows that the ventilation ducts of this villa should extend in all directions."

"Really?"

“Just have to try it”

At this moment, Qin Zhibo felt that someone behind him wanted to eavesdrop. He immediately looked back, only to find that it was Su Fanghongzi's female secretary standing behind him.

"Mr. Qin, our president would like you to come over."

Following the secretary to Su Fanghongzi's exclusive rest room, Qin Zhibo saw a lot of trophies and masks.

There are some here too.

Su Fanghongzi leaned elegantly on the armrest of the sofa, holding a red wine glass in her hand, making Qin Zhibo think that she was a young man who was about to sell his body to a rich woman.

Of course, Su Fanghongzi did not covet Qin Zhibo's young body, but took a fancy to Qin Zhibo's reasoning ability.

"Mr. Qin, I would like to ask you to help me investigate a matter. This matter is the car accident of Mr. Katagiri and his wife."

"I couldn't let go after hearing Mr. Katagiri's deeds. Once the deeds are completed, I will give you a reward of 2 million yuan. What do you think?"

She originally planned to hand over the investigation on this matter to Mouri Kogoro, but after listening to Qin Zhibo's wonderful reasoning that Moori Kogoro had stolen, she temporarily changed her mind.

Qin Zhibo thought about it for a moment. Masaki Katagiri seemed to have said at dinner just now that his wife died in a car accident, but because he was thinking about the pale mask, Qin Zhibo didn't pay much attention.

But judging from Su Fanghongzi's concern and the need to spend 2 million to investigate, this matter should not be simple.

Maybe that's the motive.

"I've been asked to accept it, but I don't want a reward of 2 million yen."

"Oh?" Su Fanghongzi looked a little confused and asked, "Then what do you want?"

Qin Zhibo said seriously: "If I investigate this matter for you, I would like to ask you to give me a mask from this villa."

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