The Split-Actress in Conan's World

"Although Mr. Hattori was unable to accept the invitation, he suggested Mr. Mori, and the owner of the house readily agreed."

Mogi Harushi looked into the corridor and searched casually: "So where is the guy who is crazy about detective games?"

Ishihara Aki shook her head: "I don't know either. In fact, I haven't met him yet."

"But didn't you say that he was the one who gave you the list?" Kogoro Mouri looked at her in confusion.

"That's right, but not in person." The maid hesitated for a while, and finally said what had been bothering her for a long time.

"In fact, I have only been a maid here for a few days. The interview was online. I was attracted by the generous salary and benefits here, so I submitted my resume, and then answered a few inexplicable questions. In the end, I was accepted without knowing it..."

"The invitation list will be released together with the admission results after the interview."

She said tangledly: "After actually arriving here, I found that I was the only one in the so-called servant team, and it seemed that no one had lived here for a long time. I was very scared at first, but the salary for three months had already been deposited into my account in advance, so I felt at ease and started working."

“I still don’t know who hired me.”

Uncle Maori was a little surprised: "Then you have at least heard his voice?"

"...We are only in touch via text messages. The phone calls are not working at all. And even text messages don't always get a reply."

"Now it sounds a lot more interesting." Qianjian Jiangdai raised his eyelids a little, looking a lot more energetic, "I also feel a little eager to try it."

"Haha, my scalp was already tingling when I saw that strange thing at the entrance of the gate just now." Mogi Haruki smiled in a somewhat creepy way.

Mao Lilan heard this and moved closer. She saw some small black spots on the gate. "Really? What is this?"

"Maybe it's bloodstains left over from many years ago?" Mogi Haruki speculated somewhat irresponsibly.

Mao Lilan was startled and moved away from the door.

Just then, two figures walked up the arc stairs.

"Aiming at the gate, the bullet was fired at a 45-degree angle, leaving blood splatter marks."

Among them, a tall woman with long, slightly curly hair tied casually in a ponytail held a watering can and sprayed the railing of the stairs a few times.

"And it's not just the door. There are also traces of blood sliding down the wall, and there is also evidence of blood flowing on the floor."

"Although it looks like it has been wiped, there are still quite a lot of residues. It seems that it is not something that could be left behind by just one or two people."

Ikumi Qida, 29 years old, used to work in the prosecutor's office, but later resigned and became a private detective, working at the Haido Detective Agency.

She was already considered very tall, but the figure coming down from behind was half a head taller than her.

"When luminol solvent is sprayed on blood, it will react with active oxygen and emit a weak blue-purple fluorescence..."

The boy has eye-catching blond hair and wears a neat suit, which makes him look relaxed like an aristocrat.

"As expected of a former prosecutor, he has a lot of good stuff."

A sturdy bird flew out from the second floor, circled in the air, and landed on the railing. Qiangda Yumi took two steps back vigilantly.

"eagle?"

"To be precise, it's a falcon." Bai Ma smiled and stretched out his hand. The male falcon flew up again, flapped its wings twice and landed in his hand.

"His name is Watson. Perhaps because he has been following me in England, he is now somewhat sensitive to blood."

He held Watson on his shoulder and looked at the people in the lobby on the first floor, with a hint of the sharpness unique to young people in his eyes.

"But I am fortunate enough to be here, forty years later, to personally experience a tragedy that has only existed in the memories of a few people and has been passed down through word of mouth until now..."

"Dad is right. I won't be bored even if I return to Japan."

His riddle-telling demeanor stunned everyone.

"Sad, tragic?"

Bai Ma Tan chuckled and said without explanation, "Although I actually have another reason for visiting here."

The addition of these two people did not add some liveliness and relaxation to this strange mansion, but made the already strange atmosphere even more confusing.

Just as everyone was in a long silence with different thoughts in their minds, a dull voice came from the second floor.

"Oh!"

"Ouch......"

It seemed like the sound of someone falling to the ground.

Their attention was drawn almost at the same time and they looked up.

A cute girl with short hair walked out from the corridor. She rubbed her eyes, covered her knees, and limped out.

Then she noticed that everyone was looking at her strangely.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki was stunned at first, then blinked.

Then he touched his hair somewhat embarrassedly.

"Uh...can we eat now?"

It seemed as if the air began to flow again as she uttered these words.

"Well, I will take the people who have just arrived to their respective rooms first, and the other guests can rest for a while in the living room." Ishihara Aki came to her senses and led the way for Maori and others.

"I'll let you know when dinner is ready."

......

"boom!"

The cue ball hit the nine ball, making a crisp sound.

"Boom."

It fell into the pocket immediately.

"Wow? You look so young, but you have pretty good skills." Mogi Haruki put down the cue and praised Hakuba Tan's billiard skills.

"I played it for a while in England." Hakuba smiled and took the water from Nanatsuki Koshimizu who was watching the game nearby. "Thank you."

"So is British food really that bad?" Nanatsuki Koshimizu asked him curiously, holding the fruit plate with her cheeks puffy. After she finally swallowed it, she finally asked him curiously.

"This..." Bai Ma Tan was a little embarrassed, "It's hard to explain."

Koshimizu Nanatsuki nodded, seeming a little disappointed.

On the other side, Uncle Mori and Chima Kyouyo, two people who were older than the others, were playing chess, while Ran Mori and Conan, together with Ikumi Gunda, were playing poker.

"It's a straight flush!"

Mao Lilan turned over the cards in front of her and laughed happily.

"I win again this time."

"You are really lucky." Qiangtian Yumi supported her face and said lightly.

"But cheating is not good. Look at the cards carefully again."

When Mao Lilan heard this, she looked down and found that there seemed to be two cards stuck together.

"Oh, really..."

“It seemed like it was stuck together before.”

She gently uncovered the two cards, and was suddenly frightened and dropped the cards.

"Yes, it's blood!!"

There was a streak of blood between the two playing cards!

"What's wrong, Xiaolan?!"

Uncle Maori jumped up hurriedly, overturned the chessboard that had been checked, and ran over.

Chijian Jiangdai sighed, put away the chess pieces, and walked over to take a look at the situation.

"It seems that the playing cards are also stained with blood. I'm afraid that things in the living room were not peaceful at that time..."

After something like this happened, the few people lost interest in entertainment.

Just then, the maid, Ms. Aki Ishihara, knocked on the door.

"Dinner is ready, and my host is waiting for you in the dining room."

They looked at each other and followed her to the restaurant.

Nanatsuki Koshimizu put down the fruit plate with regret, but began to look forward to the dinner.

"Squeak-"

The heavy door was pushed open, and what came into view was a spacious restaurant.

The long square table was covered with white silk and silver tableware was placed on both sides.

On the wall at the end of the long table, there was a wall clock with a gold border, and a figure was sitting on the main seat under the clock.

It was just that the man was wearing a black robe, which completely covered his face, leaving only two extremely tiny gaps at the eyes.

"Seven great detectives, gentlemen and ladies!"

"Welcome to my dusk annex."

The "host" who was hiding his head and showing his tail made a low and flat voice. It was obviously an invitation, but he never made any move, revealing a rude arrogance.

"Please take your seats."

In front of each seat, there was a nameplate with everyone's name on it.

Of course, there was no tableware for Ran Mouri and Conan, who were accompanying the family as relatives, but the empty seats were filled with additional tableware.

Dashang Zhushan, who had lost his temper before and took the initiative to take charge of cooking, also came to the restaurant and sat down at his seat.

After everyone was seated, the "master" sitting on the main seat spoke again.

"The reason why I invited you all here today is because I have an unreasonable request."

He paused awkwardly, then continued, "I hope you can help me find the treasure that is sleeping somewhere in this museum."

"For this, I can pay any price."

"everything."

boom! ! !

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud explosion was heard outside. The horrific vibration could be felt even if one was sitting in the restaurant.

Everyone's expression changed instantly.

Mogi Harushi seemed to have lost his soul, his face was as pale as paper.

His wife!!!

Kogoro Mori also showed some signs of panic.

If I remember correctly, that car was rented, right?

Bai Ma Tan also shed a drop of sweat.

This time he came, he drove his father's car...

The others either came by hitchhiking or had no car at all, so their reactions were pretty good.

"What are you trying to do?!" Dashang Zhushan slammed the table and stood up angrily.

"Don't worry, I'm just going to restrict your freedom of movement a little bit. After all, it wouldn't look good if some people were to back down."

"Our car..."

The "master" in the skin uttered a few harsh sneers and said, "Because I am always being pursued by the police and detectives like you, you have to allow me to change my taste and status occasionally..."

"And I blew up the bridge you passed by earlier. Even if you had a car, you wouldn't be able to escape."

“Also, there’s no landline or signal here.”

"In other words, this is a game of survival!"

His voice suddenly became higher, and a faint sound of electric current became more obvious.

"Whoever finds the treasure, I will share it equally with him and take him away with me. Of course, only one person can do that..."

"Stop playing tricks!"

Before he could finish, Haruhi Mogi lost his patience and stood up and took off the robe.

What was revealed was a puppet with a small speaker hanging around its neck. It looked like someone was controlling it from behind to play a pre-recorded recording.