A Detective: I Believe in Science

Chapter 302 The Darkness Strikes
Maori office
"Dad, can you stop drinking and watching TV all the time, our family has been very tight recently, you should work hard to subsidize the family."

"I think so too, but look at what kind of entrusted tasks these are. Looking for a cat, looking for a dog, my famous detective Mori Kogoro, how can I do these things that lose my value."

The uncle, who was pouring beer into his mouth, pointed to the letters piled up in front of him, and said in a nonchalant tone, staring at the TV with his eyes fixed, and occasionally heard compliments such as Miss Yoko's acting skills are too good.

Xiaolan looked helpless, she had known her father's temper for so many years, and although she was used to it, she still couldn't help but say a few words about him after seeing it.

Slowly squatting down to open the letters on the table one by one, she wanted to see if there were any tasks with a relatively high commission fee.

However, the more I look at it, the more I am disappointed. As my father said, the recent entrusted tasks are all small and innocuous tasks, which take time and pay little money.

Until finally, an exquisitely crafted envelope appeared in front of her eyes, rekindling a glimmer of hope in Xiaolan's heart.

"Father, have you read this entrustment letter?"

"what?"

The uncle withdrew his blurred eyes, turned his head to look at the envelope shown to Xiaolan, scratched his head in doubt and said.

"Why don't I remember this letter, is it somewhere?"

Hearing this, Xiaolan stretched out her hand to open the delicate envelope, and two pieces of cardboard fell out from inside.

After picking it up and checking it in his hand, Xiaolan frowned slightly, with a puzzled look on her face, and the uncle asked aloud after seeing it.

"Is there something wrong?"

"How should I put it, this letter is so strange, it doesn't look like a commission, it's more like a challenge letter."

"Oh, read it and listen."

The uncle was aroused with a little interest in his heart, but he still didn't care much.

"Mr. Mori Kogoro, the incompetent detective, on the night of the full moon this month, please allow me to invite you to participate in this horrible night banquet. This will be a bloody party on the boat. Whether you will attend or not, the dying Poor lamb, all will curse their own fate, and the sinner will get drunk on his deathbed."

When he heard Xiaolan say the first sentence, the anger on the uncle's face had already appeared. It was really rude for the other party to dare to call him a detective like that.

"Dad, are you going?"

"Don't go."

Xiaolan: ...

Seeing that her father was so angry, she thought she was going to fight, but it was obvious that she was thinking too much.

"I don't want to do such a thankless thing. You see, this person is trying to provoke me in every line. He just wants to step on me and become famous."

The uncle showed a look of seeing through everything, and he laughed triumphantly.

And Xiaolan picked up another card to look through, and read it to her father by the way.

"This is an unparalleled Halloween party. Horror will be the only theme here. If Mr. Mori is willing to come and try it, then no matter whether it succeeds or not, the 50 yen will never be taken back."

After thinking about this, Xiaolan picked up the envelope with some doubts and checked it, and there was really a check for 50 in it, and looked at her father with a hint of eyes, asking for his thoughts.

"Hmph, I, Mori Kogoro, have always been open to challenges like this, and this time is no exception."

Xiaolan: ...

If there is no previous disdain and money-greedy face of picking up the check and putting it in his pocket, Xiaolan is still willing to believe it.

"There are still requirements behind this, saying that you must wear a suit to attend, and you can bring your companions, but the same goes for the accompanying people. Women can wear dresses, and there is also the need for makeup, which needs to be in line with the horror theme of Halloween."

Hearing the end, the uncle frowned again, as if thinking about it, Xiaolan thought he was suspicious, so she couldn't help asking.

"Dad, don't you want to go again?"

"No, I'm thinking about what it should be transformed into, it's easy to look different."

Xiaolan: ...

She thought too much, and looked down at the envelope bag again. When she saw that the sender was VERMOUTH Fumoss, she was a little puzzled. She felt that the name was strange, and it didn't seem like a Japanese name.

……

Dr. Ali's home

Conan, Haibara, and the doctor were sitting in the living room talking, and there was an envelope in front of them that was exactly the same as the one the uncle had received.

Judging from the envelope, it was sent to Kudo Shinichi. Judging from the content, it is also a challenge letter, but it is different from the letter paper received by the uncle. The words of this letter are more polite, just simply want to invite Kudo Shinichi went to challenge.

However, what Conan cares about is not the content of this letter, what he cares about is the name of the sender.

"VERMOUTH Frost, although it is somewhat unusual, is there any problem with it?"

Seeing Conan's eyes staring at the envelope, the doctor asked in a puzzled tone.

"I don't know much about her, but I believe Huiyuan should know her very well."

After all, he put his confident eyes on Huiyuan who had been reading magazines, but Huiyuan returned to the road without raising his head.

"Don't ask me, I don't understand either."

Conan didn't look back, but still looked at Haibara confidently, and continued to speak.

"This name is a transliterated name according to Western grammar. In Japan, we prefer to call it Belmode."

Hui Yuan, who was still reading, suddenly froze, with deep fear flashing in his eyes, and his fingers holding the magazine trembled slightly. Of course she knew the name, and she also knew that the other party was always around her.

"I advise you not to go to this party."

"Xinyi, could it be that you are thinking too much, maybe the sender likes to drink."

"Look at the difference between the name on the envelope and the beginning of the content."

The doctor dubiously picked up the envelope and letter paper on the table to check, but he didn't realize it at first, but when he understood it, his face was terrified.

"Kudo Shinichi... Dear Edogawa Conan, could it be..."

"That's right, I have been exposed, and there is a high probability that Huiyuan will also be exposed."

The doctor's face turned ugly for a moment. He had heard a little about the cruelty and methods of the organization, so he couldn't help but said in a worried tone.

"Then you can't go to this Halloween party. Do you want me to call your parents and send both of you to the United States to avoid the limelight."

"No, I must go to this party, even if we hid enough, but we went around for so long, we were still discovered by the other party, and it was without us noticing.

I think even if you go to the United States, it is still dangerous. After all, the scope of the organization is not limited to Japan. "

Speaking of this, a trace of determination flashed across Conan's face. After several silent collisions with the organization, he had nothing to gain. The other party was too cautious and would not leave any important clues at all.

"Then have you thought about how to face them? If you are a little careless, I'm afraid you won't even have a chance to run away. There is a high probability that you will be thrown directly into the sea to feed the fish."

When Huiyuan saw that the address of the party was at sea, she joked that she had known for a long time that Belmode was a new doctor.

Just now, he was just frightened by the other party's sudden outburst, but now he has returned to normal.

"Not yet, but I already have a rough plan, and I'll think about it to make sure nothing goes wrong."

Seeing Conan lowered his head and lost in thought, the doctor and Haibara didn't dare to interrupt, they looked at each other and smiled wryly, it was useless for this man to say anything.

(End of this chapter)