Conan Moslin

"Hey, did you hear? Teitan High School is having another half day off today!"

"...Why are they on holiday again? Didn't they just..."

"I remember the last time you took an exam for something? What about this time? What's the reason this time?"

"It was because of some competition..."

The long bell for class rang, and the students who were chatting happily quickly stopped talking and returned to their seats.

The math teacher walked into the Class B of Grade 12 on time, carrying the textbooks. She first glanced at the listless students sitting in the window seats in the corner, and subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

This is fine, it won’t affect the class.

"Hello, students—"

This classroom in Jiang Gutian is very lively from morning to night. Faced with a few students in the classroom who are too naughty but have good grades, the teachers are always pleased but also have a headache.

Most of the time, they just do their own things very quietly and politely, and the teachers just turn a blind eye to them.

Of course there are occasional problems, but today everything went smoothly until the end of class.

——Because all the problems are concentrated during the breaks.

"Kuroba-san, do you want to know the origin of the Emerald Forest?"

"…I don't want to." Kuroba Kaito refused without thinking.

Hakuba nodded gentlemanly, turned to Koizumi Akako and Nakamori Aoko and invited them to visit the exhibition at the weekend.

Kuroba Kaito was speechless.

He did send invitations to the police officers in advance...

But please——

Today is only Tuesday?

……

On a sunny afternoon on Tuesday when Teitan High School had another half-day off, Kuroba Kuriyasu got into the special car that was picked up by the driver of the Sora family.

She greeted the driver and then looked at Yuko who was sitting next to her.

"Yuuko, long time no see?"

This opening statement was obviously very hasty, and even Soragi Yuko couldn't help but complain: "It's not that long, it's only been a little over a month... Didn't we talk on the phone a few days ago?"

Li An smiled mischievously: "Does that mean a month of absence feels like a long time?"

Ugh - what a cold joke...

Could it be that Sister Li An is possessed by some strange creature?

Yuko Soramu shook off the goose bumps on her body.

Although Li An used a joking tone, she was not joking at all.

The reason is very simple, the two of them really haven't seen each other for three autumns.

"All kidding aside, Yuuko, do you have your invitation?"

"Ah, here it is." Soragi Yuko took out a sealed letter from her bag and handed both the letter and the invitation to Kurian with an expectant look on her face. "I heard that Mr. Moriya Teiji's pastries are great!"

"...Are you asking me to just go to the tea party and have some snacks?" Li An took the unsealed envelope with some helplessness, and took out a letter of invitation and a letter.

The name on the invitation letter was Jin Sora, Yuko's mother.

"That's right!" Yuko admitted frankly, "If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have agreed to let my mom come over!"

Ok.

Not to mention, Li An is actually looking forward to it too.

Li An turned to the letter, skipped the long honorifics and introduction at the beginning, and looked at the date and time.

[I will be at 4:29 pm on Tuesday, April 3th…]

It was indeed this day.

She put the letter away, returned it to Yuko, and casually asked about something that happened a long time ago.

"Yuuko, do you remember what happened on April 4th last time?"

"You mean last year? Aren't we both in college?" Youzi was a little surprised. "Sister Li An, why do you keep asking weird questions today?"

Is it weird? Not at all, right?

Thinking of the special mark on the calendar, Li An continued to ask: "You really don't remember? I said it at the Rice Flower Hotel, April 4th at 29pm, I originally had other things to do."

Of course Yuko remembered the incident at the Beika Hotel. Just when Li An mentioned it, she seemed to have some impression of it: "It seems to be true... But it's not right? What you said that day was..."

"Did you mean today?"

Yuko asked with a confused look on her face, then she looked at the time and immediately said, "Today...where are you going? I'll ask the driver to take you there."

Although I don’t know why Sister Li An didn’t mention this matter when she called last time, but small matters like the tea party can certainly be put aside.

Hearing the young lady's words, the driver in the front seat immediately understood: "Ms. Hei Yu, where are you going?"

"No, don't worry." Li An lightly brushed off the matter, "How could I let two things conflict? Of course I have already done it."

"...Sister Li An, you scared me again." Yuko Sora breathed a sigh of relief.

Speaking of this "thing", Li An had indeed done it a long time ago.

——Just last April 4th.

At about one o'clock in the afternoon of that day, Kuroba Kuriyasu was on a rooftop watching Edogawa Conan kick his helmet off a helicopter and snipe at the train with a disguised yellow-haired little brother.

Life is incredibly rich.

As for the rest of Ghost Tiger...

Oh, they've gone through the process and checked in at the jail.

……

In this place where every inch of land is valuable, the residence of Teiji Moriya is actually not small. The blue and white building in front of you is magnificent, with dense windows surrounded by grids under the long and narrow spire.

Climbing up the stone stairs, you will see a circular fountain with shell patterns in the center. The water splashes into a mist, reflecting light in the not-so-strong afternoon sun.

There are large areas of green grass on both sides of the stone road, occasionally planted with meticulously trimmed cones and lush tall trees.

The lush greenery makes people feel relaxed and happy.

This mansion, which includes a front yard and a back garden, is a product of the 17th century and is an orthodox building of the Stuart dynasty.

At least, that's what Kogoro Mori wrote in the cheat sheet he recently added to his notebook.

Faced with his daughter's admiring eyes, Kogoro Mori very proudly introduced her to the host of the tea party.

"Professor Moritani spent his time in the UK until high school, so he is particularly fascinated by British architecture."

"in particular……"

"Mr. Moriya Teiji is very fond of classical symmetrical architectural style." Yuko introduced the owner of the mansion to Kurian. "My mother told me that his original name was 'Sadaharu' when he was in college, and 'Teiji' was the name he changed after graduation."

"It sounds like Mr. Moritani is indeed a person who pursues perfection." Kuriya sighed as he and Yuko followed the servant's instructions to the mansion.

When we reached the fountain, a middle-aged man in a green suit came towards us. When he saw the new guests, he immediately greeted them with a smile.

"It's my honor to receive the praise of the two ladies." He seemed to have heard the conversation between Li An and the other person. After thanking them, he began to introduce himself.

"Hello, I'm Moriya Teiji."