After that, more and more guests arrived to meet up with the crowd.
They were the photographer Masaki Katsura and the famous fortune-teller Haruka Nagara. Masaki Katsura was a very calm middle-aged man in his forties, while Haruka Nagara was a beautiful woman in her mid-twenties with a mysterious charm. After getting to know each other in front of the mansion, they decided to visit the owner first.
However … .to their surprise, the mansion actually had two main entrances. What surprised them even more was that just as they were considering which entrance to go through, the two doors opened at the same time. A pair of identical twin maids walked out.
According to the two maids, those who were invited by the owner to live in the east wing could only enter from the east wing, while those who were invited to live in the west wing could only enter from the west wing … .well, this must be the owner's strange habit.
But the twin maids ….
Fangzheng couldn't help but think of Ram and Rem when he saw the two identical people with only their bangs in opposite positions. The two were currently assisting Kuang San's doppelganger at the third coordinate. Fangzheng had contacted them before. They seemed to be doing well, but … .maybe he should go back and visit them when he has the time?
But then again, the mansion with symmetrical left and right maids reminded Fangzheng of the symmetrical obsessive-compulsive patient Tiji Moritani in the movie "Explode the Skyscraper".
If he was here, he would definitely like this design very much.
In the end, Mouri Kogoro, Lan and Conan stayed in the east wing, while Fangzheng, the photographer and the fortune-teller stayed in the west wing. The group was divided into two groups and entered from the left and right doors respectively. Under the guidance of the maids, they came to the Hall of Masks in the middle of the second floor.
The owner of the mansion really liked masks. No matter where he went, he could see all kinds of masks hanging on the walls. Of course, he didn't know what he thought of them, but the others who saw them all felt a chill down their spines. Especially after Conan pressed a button and opened the curtain, everyone was completely stunned.
On the display cabinet behind the red curtain, there were hundreds of masks. Unlike the other masks, these masks all had the same appearance. They had two hollow eyes and a crescent-shaped mouth. Coupled with the white background, they gave off the impression that they were grinning monsters.
When the same style of masks filled the entire wall, the deterrence alone was enough to make one's hair stand on end.
It was no wonder that the owner of the manor house had blocked the wall. Otherwise, he would have become mentally weak sooner or later.
No, it should be said that living in such a strange mansion, it would be strange if he wasn't mentally weak.
At the same time, everyone saw the owner of the mansion, Su Fanghongzi.
The lady was now in her sixties, and from her appearance, she was just a kind and generous old lady. She first greeted everyone warmly, then began to introduce the masks she had collected. According to the old lady, these white masks were made by a Spanish sculptor a long time ago. At that time, the sculptor was betrayed by his brother and almost lost everything. Hence, he carved more than two hundred masks with resentment and then committed suicide.
After that, the people who bought these masks also met with accidents. Hence, these masks were also known as ominous masks …
But then again, old lady, you're really stubborn to buy all these masks even though you know about such rumors.
Looking at the smug Su Fanghongzi, Fangzheng was speechless. He couldn't understand what the people in Conan's world were thinking. There had been a few times when the owner of the manor house was keen on collecting things with ominous rumors. They would then stubbornly say that the rumors were just rumors, and then they would all die.
As the saying goes, if you don't look for trouble, you won't die.
However, misfortune never comes alone. At this time, Mouri Kogoro told Ms. Su Fang that when he was driving here, he was blocked by a big tree, and there was a note on it, warning him not to attend Ms. Su Fang's charity banquet ….
Seeing this note, the others also said that they had received similar things.
"Brother Fangzheng, did you receive it too?"
Conan looked at Fangzheng, who was reading a book next to him, and asked curiously. Fangzheng nodded.
"I did, but I didn't do anything about it."
"…."
Conan was speechless when he heard Fangzheng's answer. But soon, he turned his eyes and looked at Fangzheng.
"Brother Fangzheng, do you think the person who sent the threatening letter is among these people?"
You're really using me as a tool?
In the face of Conan's question, Fangzheng narrowed his eyes and glanced at him.
"Definitely, and I think there might be a murder case."
"Really?!"
Conan's face sank when he heard this.
"Brother Fangzheng, do you really think there will be a murder case?"
"Of course. According to my experience, when I meet you outside, there will be more or less a few people dead, or a few people have already died. This time is probably no exception. If I knew you would come, I wouldn't have come."
Fangzheng muttered to himself. He then focused his attention on the book beside him.
Can't you be a little more conscious of your Grim Reaper physique?
"Uh …."
In the face of Fangzheng's answer, Conan was speechless for a while. He wanted to refute, but on second thought, he had met Fangzheng three times in total. The first time was at Teacher Koyuri's wedding. Teacher Koyuri was almost poisoned to death. The second time was at the tour group of Sherlock Holmes fans, but the boss died ….
And Mouri Kogoro was not there both times, so he couldn't push the blame onto Mouri Kogoro.
But … .how much does he know?
Conan looked at Fangzheng, who was flipping through the book and seemed indifferent to the things around him, and Conan felt very nervous. After the Sherlock Holmes fans incident, Conan's true identity was discovered by Hattori Heitji. At that time, Hattori Heitji asked Conan if Fangzheng knew his true identity and told him to be careful in front of Fangzheng. For a microexpression expert like Conan, he could guess what you were thinking even if you didn't do anything. If Conan wanted to keep a secret, he had to be careful of Fangzheng.
Otherwise, he might be able to see through your true identity at any time.
To be honest, Conan was also worried about this. The main reason was that Fangzheng had given him too much shock the first two times, especially when Teacher Koyuri was almost poisoned to death. At that time, Conan was present the whole time, but he did not notice that Takasugi Toshihiko had the intention to kill. But Fangzheng noticed something was wrong just from the look in their eyes and their movements, and he even interrupted the crime.
It was the same with the Sherlock Holmes fans. At that time, Conan did not think there was anything wrong with the murderer, but Fangzheng saw through the murderer's thoughts at a glance and gave him the answer ….
So Conan was very worried. If Lan mentioned him to Fangzheng one day, Fangzheng might just have a few words with him. No, that's not right. Why does it feel like Fangzheng has seen through me long ago?
Come to think of it, during the second Sherlock Holmes fan tour, he and Hattori Heitji were still lying on the ground looking for clues, and Hattori Heitji directly came over and gave them the answer, as if he did not have any doubts or doubts about a primary school student lying on the ground looking for clues …. Generally speaking, it would be normal for someone like Uncle Mori to stop a child running around a murder scene.
And what he said just now … was not something that was meant for a child's ears.
After all, if Conan was really a child, wouldn't Fangzheng's words like "Every time I meet someone outside, someone will die" hurt Conan's young and fragile heart?
What did he know? How much did he know?
Thinking of this, Conan could not help but recall the information he obtained before. Because Fangzheng's identity as a consultant of the Metropolitan Police Department was not a secret, Conan had used his identity to inquire some information about Fangzheng from Officer Muki and Officer Takagi. Only then did he find out that Fangzheng was already quite famous within the Metropolitan Police Department.
Officer Takagi even told Conan about a case where they arrested a criminal, but they never found the murder weapon. The possible locations were the river bank, the criminal's villa and his company's warehouse. The criminal also believed in the principle of "those who confess will be given leniency to those who confess, but those who resist will be sent home for the New Year", so he refused to speak no matter what.
At that time, the police were pressed for time and could not search all three places at the same time. Fangzheng happened to come over at that time. He took the map and pointed at three locations in a row to the criminal, then repeatedly asked him if the murder weapon was hidden there.
In the eyes of Takagi and the others, there was almost no change in the criminal's behavior, but Fangzheng immediately concluded that the criminal had hidden the murder weapon in the warehouse. Then the police conducted a comprehensive search of the warehouse, and sure enough, they found the murder weapon that had not been disposed of in time.
This incident also made Fangzheng famous in the Metropolitan Police Department. After that, if the police encountered a criminal who refused to speak again, their first reaction was to ask Fangzheng to appear. He could basically solve the problem.
Conan was also very afraid that one day Fangzheng would appear in front of him and ask him, "You're Kudo Shinichi, right?", and then he would get the answer directly. Poor him, he did not even know where he had exposed himself!
Now Conan finally understood how criminals felt in front of detectives. For example, he was now on tenterhooks, fearing that Fangzheng would see through him, but there was nothing he could do. He did not even know where he had slipped up ….
The only thing that reassured Conan was that Fangzheng's technique did not care about evidence. Even if he saw through it, there was no way he could prove it with evidence. This was probably why he never tried to reason or look for clues. Therefore, as long as Conan refused to admit it, even if Fangzheng saw through him, there was nothing he could do!
Thinking of this, Conan suddenly felt much more relaxed.
There was no way to find any clues about him taking drugs to shrink himself into a child.
If Fangzheng could find some clues, wouldn't it mean that he was from the Black Man organization?
Wait, that would be even worse!
Because of this, Conan did not enjoy his dinner very much. On the contrary, Fangzheng enjoyed it very much. Not only that, he also summarized the current "plot" based on his own experience of watching Conan.
First of all, Ms. Su Fang said that the reason she held a charity dinner for the children who lost their loved ones in a car accident was because one of her subordinates had caused a car accident 20 years ago, causing a death. The subordinate blamed himself and eventually chose to commit suicide.
Okay, the cause of death was found.
Then, at the dining table.
The last guest who came late, the rock singer Lanchuan Dongya, said that it was his mother who committed suicide at the time. After that, he had been taken care of by Su Fanghongzi ….
At the same time, the photographer who sat at the same table also said that his wife had also died in a car accident 20 years ago, so he was also willing to support Ms. Su Fang's charity.
Okay, now there was a motive for the murder.
If it was any other occasion, it might really be a coincidence. But since Conan was here, it was definitely not a coincidence.
According to the Conan anime that Fangzheng had watched, this Ms. Su Fang would most likely die. The reason was probably that the car accident 20 years ago was not caused by her subordinates, but by herself. Her subordinates were just scapegoats for Su Fanghongzi.
As for whether the murderer was the rock singer Lanchuan Dongya who avenged his mother or the photographer Masaki Kirito who avenged his wife ….
It was just a choice between the two.
Therefore, Fangzheng was sure that the problem now was not whether people would die, but how would they die? How many would die?
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