Conan Moslin

Conan was still a little dazed until he followed Kurian and Ai and stood in front of the ordinary silver SUV.

Sister Li An agreed so easily? After all, he had waited for several days before getting her reply, and he almost thought that this matter was completely unsuccessful.

But since you can come, just enjoy this exclusive trip for Sherlock Holmes fans.

During the ten minutes of waiting for the bus with them, Maori Kogoro was earnestly advising the only adult in the small tour group, as if he was worried about something: "Kuroba, when we get to the hotel, you must keep an eye on this kid, he's always running around!"

Li An was not annoyed at all. No matter what Kogoro said, she agreed readily. Occasionally, she would agree with him, which would earn Conan a helpless look.

While Kogoro was chattering non-stop, Xiaolan leaned over and made an agreement with Conan: "It's a pity that you can't watch the fireworks display, but I've prepared the camera! I'll take some pictures for you when the time comes!"

"Remember to call us!"

Conan, who finally decided to give up going to the fireworks festival with Xiaolan and felt guilty, nodded vigorously: "Okay!"

After giving the simple instructions, when the car stopped in front of them, Kuriasu waved to Xiaolan and Kogoro, and took Conan and Ai into the car.

It was already dusk when the last three people got on the car. Iwai Hitomi, a female employee with freckles on her face and a high ponytail, was driving the car, carrying this group of Sherlock Holmes fans up the winding mountain road under the stars.

From her, I learned that the owner of the hotel, Hiroyuki Kanaya, was driving another group of people to the hotel.

In fact, when the others found out that the last passenger had two children, they were a little surprised, but soon they no longer cared about it.

After all, like-minded people are not divided by age.

Soon after introducing themselves to each other, the adults and children in the car were discussing the plot of Sherlock Holmes enthusiastically and sharing their love for this work.

"Do you like "A Study in Scarlet"? "Yes!"

“That was Sherlock Holmes’ first appearance, the most memorable first work!”

"As for me, my favorite is the one called The Red-Headed Society."

Conan, who had joined the discussion, jumped for joy, like a real kid: "Me! Me! I like The Sign of Four the best!"

"Oh, that book is indeed a masterpiece recognized by the world!"

"Little boy, you are awesome! You know a lot of words!"

"It's okay..." Conan touched the back of his head and smiled shyly.

During the discussion, Nanako Shimizu, the only lady in the back seat, asked the young girl who had been sitting in the passenger seat and had not said much, "Miss, which work do you prefer?"

Conan held the seats on both sides and looked at the face of his temporary guardian on this trip in the rearview mirror, hoping to get an answer from the other party.

Today, Haibara Ai seemed to be full of thoughts, but she went to look curiously after hearing what was said.

The discussion atmosphere around was very intense, and it was not surprising that the question would be asked about Li An at any time.

Li An's love for detective novels is not as fanatical as the guy who even named himself Conan, but of course she has read this classic work.

So when she was suddenly called, she quickly turned around, smiled at the sister who asked the question, and said in a gentle voice: "My favorite work is "Empty House"."

"The empty house? It's the first case after Sherlock Holmes returns... This work is also very unique!" Conan immediately became interested, "So Sister Li An likes this part?"

The people in the car immediately started discussing the case.

"The Empty House" is the first case in which Sherlock Holmes returns after falling into the waterfall. It is collected together with the twelve cases he created later to form part of "The Return of Sherlock Holmes".

Moriarty died suddenly, and Sherlock Holmes came back to life.

This story completely changes Sherlock's death ending, allowing him to grow old slowly in his own story.

After mentioning this work, Li An did not continue to participate in the heated discussions in the car, but focused on looking down at his mobile phone.

As we got closer to our destination, the signal on our cell phone was decreasing.

"Ms. Iwai, is the signal at the hotel not very good?"

"Miss, do you need to contact anyone? There is a phone in the hotel for contacting people," said Iwai Hitomi. "But early this morning, the manager put the phone in his room."

"I see."

Li An turned off his cell phone.

The last message in the phone stayed on the loading screen for a while, showing a scarlet exclamation mark indicating that the message failed to be sent.

……

The dim street lights illuminate the road ahead, and high waves beat against the stone shore.

Looking up along the cliff, the building located on the top of the cliff is their destination this time - the McCoff Hotel.

When a few people got off the car, the lights in the hotel were already on and there was already a car parked in the garage.

Apparently, the travelers brought by the boss arrived a little earlier than them.

Miss Iwai quickly led everyone into the hotel.

The main hall is decorated very simply, with a few ordinary dining tables on the dark red wooden floor.

However, the huge wall clock in the room has a bit of foggy city style, and the time displayed at this time is 9:30 in the evening.

Ms. Iwai said to the fat actor who played Sherlock Holmes in the hall, "Boss, everyone is here now."

Kanaya Hiroyuki took a sip of his pipe and introduced himself to everyone in a friendly manner: "Welcome to the McCoff Hotel. I am Kanaya, the planner of this trip."

He was wearing an oversized Sherlock Holmes costume and his figure was comparable to that of Inspector Megure.

Around him were two young people, a man and a woman, and another equally plump middle-aged woman looking at him with shining eyes.

"All those gathered here today are Sherlock fans who have been strictly selected by me. Please open your hearts and communicate freely."

Before the people on Li An's side could speak, the twenty-something male student behind Jin Gu immediately questioned, "Is it really a strict screening?"

The girl who came with him took over the conversation: "Yeah, that high school student with a Kansai accent just said..."

Wait, a high school student speaking with a Kansai accent?

No way……

"I admire Ellary Queen more than Conan Doyle? Is that what I said?"

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Conan looked back as if he had a premonition.

A young male voice came from the door.

The dark-skinned high school boy wearing a baseball cap who pushed the door open was, unsurprisingly, Hattori Heiji.

Conan showed his half-moon eyes.

"I'm not here for Conan Doyle." Hattori Heiji looked straight at Kurian in the field, his eyes seemed to have some deep meaning, "I thought Kudo Shinichi would come too. I didn't expect that he didn't come, but you, Conan and this little girl came."

As if some key words were triggered, the other people who heard the name immediately surrounded the little Conan with shining eyes.

"Conan? So your name is Conan!"

Huibara, who realized that something was wrong, had already moved and hid behind Li An.

"Wait a minute! Hey—"

The extremely enthusiastic gaze made Conan swallow unconsciously.

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