Conan: Naruto

Mori Kogoro looked at Dongfang Haoyue reflected in the rearview mirror above the middle of the front row of the car, and thoughtfully replied:

"I've heard people say... Mr. Hu Cang's villa is not much different from the vampire's castle in the movie."

"Hey, Dad!"

Xiaolan looked at Mori Kogoro and asked curiously:

"Mr. Torakura's pen name is his real name, Daisuke Torakura, right?

I remember...the novel he wrote is famous~? "

"Correct!"

Mori Kogoro stared ahead and spoke steadily:

"He's one of the most popular authors in the horror genre in Japan, but...

He is currently writing a heroic fantasy novel... The novel seems to be popular with many female readers. "

"Yo, Dad knows Mr. Hu Cang quite well!"

Xiaolan looked at Mouri Kogoro with a smile.

"Of course, I'm a detective!"

Mori Kogoro looked up to the sky and laughed confidently:

"Hahahahaha!!!"

"..."

Kudo Shinichi glanced at a book at Dongfang Haoyue's feet that he had discovered earlier, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, he rolled on Haoyue's thigh, successfully completed the turning movement, and his chest rested on Haoyue's thigh.

Shinichi stretched out his right hand to pick up the book, rolled over again, with his head facing the ceiling in the car, held the book in the middle of both sides with both hands, and raised it high.

He looked at the cover of the book, and read aloud word by word without mercy:

"Tiger. Cang. Big. Introduction. This. Month. Exclusive. Home. Report. Guide."

"Eh?"

Dongfang Haoyue took the book from Kudo Shinichi, held the bottom of both sides of the book with both hands, and put the book together with the book on Xinyi's chest, looked down at the cover of the book, and said in surprise:

"[Terror Times] Publishing House?"

Dongfang Haoyue looked at Maoli Kogoro, and said with a blank expression:

"It turns out that uncle temporarily investigated Mr. Hu Cang's information..."

"Smelly brat..."

Kogoro Mori, who was looking ahead, was about to refute unhappily, when he was suddenly startled by the huge dark castle in the distance as a whole.

"Pay attention to the castle that covers a vast area and is located by the sea. It is Mr. Hucang's villa."

"Like a castle from a vampire movie..."

Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi sat side by side in the middle of the back row of the car, staring blankly at the extremely eerie and mysterious dark castle through the windshield.

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after a while.

Daisuke Torakura's villa estate.

Mori Kogoro drove the car into the open gate of the manor.

Xiaolan's family looked through the windshield at the spacious road leading directly to the gate of the villa, and found a handsome man in a brown suit, blue lining, and white gloves standing on the lawn on the right.

The man faced the lush trees, and on the left was an aluminum alloy ladder leaning against the lawn.

In addition, he is holding adjustable-grip high-pruning shears consisting of handles, telescopic rods, transmission mechanisms, and small scissors at the top with both hands.

At this moment, the handsome man heard the sound of Kogoro Mori parking the car inside the gate, stopped pruning the branches, and looked at Kogoro who opened the car door and stepped out of the driver's seat.

In the next second, the man gently leaned the high branch shears against the tree trunk, quickly ran to Kogoro, looked at Kogoro gently, and confirmed politely:

"Are you a... Maori detective?"

"Yes, I am the famous detective Mori Kogoro."

Standing on the concrete floor on the right side of the car, Mori Kogoro straightened his collar, looked at the handsome man solemnly, stretched out his hand towards Xiaolan on the right rear, and introduced seriously:

"This is my daughter, Xiaolan.

The two children beside her are boarding children of my family, the one on the left is called Haoyue, and the one on the right is called Conan. "

"Hi, I'm Xiaolan."

Xiaolan folded her hands in front of her, looking at the handsome man politely.

"Hi brother~!"

Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi stood on Xiaolan's right, looking innocently at the handsome man.

Haoyue glanced at the tall branch scissors not far away, then at the man, and seriously analyzed in her heart:

"I saw him pruning the branches just now, is he a gardener?

Do not!

Judging by his handsomeness... He is definitely not an ordinary gardener, and he is probably the dead or prisoner of this plot! "

"Hello~"

The handsome man smiled and looked at the three of Xiaolan and Kogoro Mori one by one, and thanked him respectfully:

"Maori Detective, it's really hard work for you to take the time to come here."

The handsome man paused for a second, and introduced himself seriously:

"I'm Toshiya Tasho, a writing student of Torakura-sensei."

Toshiya Tasho turned sideways, with his right hand facing the gate of the villa, facing Mori Kogoro, and guided him with a friendly smile:

"Please follow me, Teacher Hucang has been waiting for you for a long time."

Eight seconds later.

Everyone walked slowly on the concrete floor leading to the gate of the villa.

At this moment, out of the corner of Kogoro Mori's eye, he noticed a beautiful woman on the lawn not far to the right.

Kogoro stopped suddenly, turned to look at the woman, and asked curiously:

"She is......?"

Toshiya Tasho was taken aback for a moment, stopped, looked at the beautiful woman, and introduced gently:

"She is Mrs. Torakura's wife, Etsuko Torakura."

"Eh?"

The three of Xiaolan stopped behind Mori Kogoro, looked at the beautiful woman in surprise, and found...

A woman with long, waist-length brown wavy hair, small gold earrings, a loose lavender dress, and a longer red scarf around her neck, with a fairer complexion, sits in a folding chair.

Holding a palette in her left hand and a paintbrush in her right, she sometimes looks at the elegant water-blue statue not far ahead, and sometimes looks at the drawing board leaning on the lawn in front of her, constantly drawing realistic oil paintings.

In addition, an open painting toolbox is placed on the lawn behind the beautiful woman.

"Oh?"

Mori Kogoro looked ahead, walked towards the gate of the villa, and commented in surprise:

"Mr. Hu Cang in his 50s is married to a woman in her 20s...It's a bit rare for such a situation."

"Daisuke Torakura is in his 50s and his wife is in her 20s..."

Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shin looked at each other and muttered, and quickly followed behind Mori Kogoro.

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After 12 seconds.

Daisuke Torakura's villa lobby.

Standing outside the door, Tiansuo Junzai turned the doorknob with his right hand, pushed open the door, looked back at Xiaolan's family, and beckoned them to enter the villa first.

Mori Kogoro walked into the door, took six steps, casually scanned the structure of the hall, and commented calmly:

"Ancient Western European architectural style."

"The creepy feeling..."

Xiaolan stood on the left of Mori Kogoro, looked around, and found that the towering and spacious hall was empty, with only scattered medieval armor as decorations, she couldn't help but feel a little scared.

"Well......"

Dongfang Haoyue and Kudo Shinichi stood on Xiaolan's left, with their hands in their pockets, and Gujing Wubo scanned the hall, appearing extremely calm.