Conan: Goodbye, Brewery, I'm running away

In a garden building hotel in Akasaka in the northern part of Minato-ku, Tokyo, Kogoro Mori and his three companions were quietly waiting for the arrival of their client in a quiet corner of the hotel lobby.

Sitting by the window, Mao Lilan turned her head to look at the unique garden scenery outside the window. She whispered to Conan who was sitting next to her: "I once heard Sonoko say that this hotel is famous for its unique Japanese garden scenery and diverse restaurants, so they added "garden" to the hotel's name. I also heard Sonoko say that this hotel has top chefs from all over the world, and you can eat all kinds of specialties."

Conan listened carefully to what Mao Lilan said with a smile on his face, "I also saw on the Internet that there are many specialties from all over the world here."

Then the two people, one big and one small, looked at Kogoro Mouri, who was sitting on the far right, at the same time, gazing at him with eager eyes.

Kogoro Mouri was stared at by two people, and he adjusted his tie somewhat awkwardly.

Then he coughed lightly, thought carefully about the commission he had received recently, and after confirming that it was enough for the three of them to have a meal here, he nodded and said, "I'll take you there after I meet the client."

"Okay~"

Ran Mouri and Conan cheered quietly without disturbing others and high-fived each other.

Kogoro Maori shook his head helplessly, although he had thought the same as the children before.

The client did not keep Maori Kogoro and the other two waiting too long.

Not long after the three of them sat down, a woman walked out of the elevator. After looking around the hotel front desk to confirm her target, she walked straight towards Mori Kogoro and the other two.

The woman walked over and tentatively asked Maori Kogoro, "Hello, are you Mr. Maori, the 'Sleeping Kogoro'?"

"Yes, it's me. I'm the famous detective Mouri Kogoro." Mouri Kogoro's eyes lit up when he saw the beautiful woman. He quickly stood up and handed his business card to the woman in front of him while speaking.

When the woman heard what Mouri Kogoro said, the smile on her face became even more friendly. She took Mouri Kogoro's business card and then stretched out her hand to shake hands with Mouri Kogoro.

"Hello, Mr. Maori, I'm the manager of the Bilser Band, Uraki Mihaya, and I'm the one who sent you the letter of commission."

Maori Kogoro shook hands with Uraki Mihaya with an exaggerated smile on his face, and then after releasing her hand, he introduced her to Uraki Mihaya, "This is my daughter Maori Ran, and Edogawa Conan who lives in our house."

Ran Mouri and Conan stood up early in the morning along with Kogoro Mouri, and at this time, the two of them also greeted Uraki Misaya politely.

Since Uraki Misao had invited Maori Kogoro, she had naturally done some research, so she was not surprised at all that Maori Kogoro brought his family with him. She smiled and nodded to the two of them as a return greeting, "Ms. Maori, Conan-kun, hello."

She looked at Maori Kogoro again, "This is not a convenient place to talk. I have reserved a private room in the hotel. Please follow me."

Led by Uraki Misaya, the group took the elevator to the private room she had booked in advance.

After the waiter served tea and left, Uraki Misaya began to talk to Maori Kogoro about the matter she wanted to entrust this time.

"The general situation is like this. Our band is currently performing around the world, and the Japanese performance is scheduled to be held next Saturday at a nearby concert hall.

But just yesterday at noon, when our concertmaster returned to her hotel room after practice, she found a warning letter under the door...”

Uraki Misao took out a very ordinary-looking envelope and a card about the same size as the envelope with threatening content written on it from the bag she had been holding, and then pushed them in front of Maori Kogoro.

Kogoro Mouri picked up the card first and looked at the printed threat.

The content of the warning letter was very straightforward. It warned the concertmaster, Ms. Lydia Windsor, not to perform in the next performance, otherwise her life would be taken.

Kogoro Mouri put the card back on the table, and then picked up the envelope to see if there was anything special.

Conan also took this opportunity to secretly look at the card that Maori Kogoro had just put down. After reading the content, he also secretly smelled the smell on it. There was a very faint fragrance, but he couldn't tell what the fragrance was.

“The envelope is also the most common envelope.”

After saying this, Maori Kogoro seemed to smell something. He put the envelope next to his nose and sniffed it, "What is this fragrance?"

Obviously, the scent on the envelope is stronger than that on the card, or the smell on the card may have been lent to it by the envelope.

Uraki Misao obviously knew what was going on from the beginning. She explained, "Ah, this smell is because Lydia accidentally broke the perfume she just bought in the corridor before she saw the threatening letter. The smell of the perfume got on her hands, and then got on here when she picked up the threatening letter from the ground."

Maori Kogoro nodded, "So, Ms. Uraki, your commission is to find the criminal who sent the threatening letter, right?"

Hearing Maori Kogoro's question, Uraki Misao nodded to Maori Kogoro, "That's right. And we also want Mr. Maori to help protect Lydia before the performance starts..."

She hesitated for a moment, but still expressed her thoughts. "Also, if possible, I hope Mr. Maori can find the criminal before the performance, and I also hope that Mr. Maori can be a little more low-key during the investigation."

Detectives often encounter clients who ask them to investigate cases, so this request is nothing. Kogoro Mouri nodded without hesitation.

Seeing him nod, Uraki Misao breathed a sigh of relief and continued to introduce the basic situation of their band to Maori Kogoro. "Our band just arrived in Japan three days ago. Except for a few people, everyone in the band is not very familiar with Japan... and Lydia has always been very popular in the band. Everyone is very worried about her when encountering a situation like this."

"Where is Miss Lydia now?" After listening carefully to Uraki Misaya's overall introduction to the band, Kogoro Mouri finally asked.

Uraki Misao raised her wrist to check the time, "Everyone should still be practicing in the concert hall."

The hotel they were staying in was not far from the concert hall where they would perform next Saturday, and the concert hall also provided practice room rental services. The members of their orchestra were all people who would feel uncomfortable if they didn't touch a musical instrument for a day, so they would spend any free time they had in the practice room.

Uraki Mihaya asked, "Mr. Maori, are you going to check on the orchestra now?"

Maori Kogoro nodded, "Yes, and I also need to meet Miss Lydia who received the threatening letter."

Before Kogoro Mouri noticed, Conan quietly pushed back some of the invitation letters and envelopes that he had pulled to the table, and then held his chin with a thoughtful look on his face, obviously analyzing the connection between what he had just heard and the case.