Kogoro Mouri stood on the side of the road, looking at the cars that had declared a strike again. He lit a cigarette quietly, wondering if he was really the plague god that Inspector Megure had mentioned.

What happened!!! Why did the car break down again!!! Isn’t this the car that the rental company just delivered?

So this must be the problem of the rental company, right? Why did they send such a problematic car here? Are all the cars in that rental company of low quality? I will never go to this company again!! Unscrupulous business!!

Chu Ming, Conan and Xiaolan looked at each other in bewilderment as they saw Kogoro Mouri exuding a low aura.

Chu Ming also found it incredible. In all honesty, this had nothing to do with him. He neither took action nor prayed that the car would break down quickly. After all, the next target was still some distance away...

However - with accidents happening so frequently, could Kogoro Mori not want to go back?

Xiaolan looked at Maori Kogoro standing in front of the car with a serious face, and couldn't help but give him a suggestion: "How about... let's go back? Dad, you have encountered murder cases every time your car broke down these days. Are you really not going to the temple to pray before coming out?"

Maori Kogoro felt like he was branded as a plague god again, and his fighting spirit rose instead. He put out his cigarette in the ashtray in the car: "No, this must be the car's problem, definitely not my problem. Besides, as a detective, isn't it normal to encounter murder cases? Don't we encounter a few murder cases every day?"

Chu Ming echoed: "Yes, Xiaolan, we should talk about science. This is clearly a call for detectives."

Conan nodded repeatedly, very good, very good, Brother Chu Ming is absolutely right.

Maori Kogoro took out his cell phone, tapped a few times, and made several phone calls. After a while, he came back and said, "I asked the car rental company to tow the car away. They promised to refund the rent and compensate me for lost work. But it looks like it's going to rain, so we can't just wait here. I just received a call from a client on the way. He wanted to invite me to his home and ask him something. I just called him and told him that he welcomes us to visit. He is a very famous architect!"

Poor car rental company, they didn't make a penny, several cars were broken down, and they had to pay a huge sum of money. My goodness, next time they will probably block this vehicle killer, Kogoro Mouri. Next time Kogoro Mouri wants to borrow a car, it will probably be impossible.

"But Dad, is it really okay for us to visit like this? And with so much luggage... isn't it too--" Xiaolan felt a little embarrassed.

"Hey, it's okay. He has invited me several times before. When the time comes, I will say that I originally came here for a special trip, but we took his commission and changed our route temporarily to rush here, and the rented car broke down." Kogoro Mouri straightened his clothes, looking as if he was the only one who was embarrassed, and it would be others who were embarrassed.

"Which architect?" Chu Ming was a little curious. There was no village or shop nearby, so how could an architect live here?

Maori Kogoro identified the direction and pointed to the forest on the left: "We can reach the road on the other side after passing through this forest. He will send someone to pick us up. It is the genius architect Kanazawa Ryuichiro who has become famous recently."

"Kanazawa Ryuichiro?" Chu Ming widened his eyes in surprise. It was rare that he failed to control his emotions. Isn't this the person on the list that Gin gave him?

Originally, because the place where Kanazawa Liuyilang lived was too remote, if the customized route deviated there, it would be too obvious, so Chu Ming simply avoided where he lived, and planned to deal with him alone after the journey of death was over... This is really a light at the end of the tunnel, and his title of European Emperor is well deserved.

"Yes, there have been reports about him in the newspapers recently. The newspaper the day before yesterday said that he won the award in the Shanghai Modern Art Museum International Design Competition. Have you read that report as well?"

Conan, on the other hand, was not particularly interested in these things, and Chu Ming was not someone who would pay attention to these things. Hearing this, he tugged at the corner of Chu Ming's clothes curiously: "Brother Chu Ming, have you heard of it?"

Chu Ming nodded. "It is said that he is the most popular architect nowadays. He is very popular among the upper class because the buildings he designed are very gorgeous and not stereotyped. For example, the Sunflower Mansion where he lives has an oval roof that rotates once every twelve hours. Although it is not very practical, this fancy function is especially loved by the upper class."

A rotating roof... Conan was not interested at all, but he understood why Brother Chu Ming was so concerned about an architect... After all, Brother Chu Ming seemed to be particularly fond of those fancy things.

Xiaolan's eyes lit up too: "That's amazing! It's really like a sunflower chasing the sun. It sounds so interesting!"

Seeing that Xiaolan was interested, Chu Ming recalled the information he had seen from Gin, and smiled and explained to Xiaolan: "Xiaolan, do you still remember the water crystal near Tokyo Bay? It is a building that uniquely puts the restaurant underwater. It was designed by this Kanazawa architect. In the resume of Kanazawa architect, there are several more famous buildings, probably the colorful underwater dragon palace and the flowing stone garden in Izu.

The Five-Colored Dragon Palace in the Water was designed by Mr. Kanazawa for the famous tea ceremony master Master Aono. From site selection to architectural design, everything was done by Mr. Kanazawa alone. He placed the master's tea room in the center of the water. Every autumn, five different colors will appear on the water surface depending on the sunlight, so it is called the Five-Colored Dragon Palace in the Water.

The Water Flowing Stone Garden was custom-made by the president of Mushan Furniture. The garden is specially designed with a waterfall. It is said that the garden is covered with white sand. At 4 am and pm, the waterfall will cover the garden. The soft white sand and gurgling water are also Mr. Kanazawa's famous works. The tour route we set this time will pass by these two places. When the time comes, we can borrow the uncle's name to go in and visit~"

Xiaolan's face was full of longing: "These buildings sound so beautiful~"

Maori Kogoro was leading the way silently in front, but when he heard this, he turned back with a frown on his face: "What do you mean by borrowing my name to visit? Don't even think about it!"

Chu Ming sighed when he heard this: "Well, that's true. The title of Uncle Detective is not omnipotent. I guess his reputation in Izu has not spread yet. Let's just forget it——"

"What do you mean by forget it!!! I, Kogoro Mori, will personally take you to visit him!!! I will let you see whether the title of famous detective is useful or not!!!" Kogoro Mori, who could never stand being provoked, turned his head angrily and said something cruel.

Chu Ming smiled triumphantly when he heard that, raised his eyebrows at Xiaolan and Conan, and secretly gave himself a thumbs up.

As expected of me, I can think of this method of taking advantage of every opportunity to complete the task.

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