Conan: I'm Not a Model Worker in the Winery

Chapter 663 Masked Bloody Night
Although Conan didn't understand what Lie meant by "follow the procedures", he had to admit that what Lie said made sense.

After all, their current speculation that the person who sent the threatening letter intended to kill someone is just a conspiracy theory without evidence...

Are you kidding? They haven’t even used a knife yet, so where’s the evidence?
If the person with the intention is caught now, even if there is clear evidence to prove that the letters were written by him, the other party can easily argue that it was just a prank and at most a symbolic fine for obstructing road traffic, which cannot even be counted as attempted murder.

Moreover, according to Lie's inspection after entering the mansion, he found that there were too many things in the house that could be used as weapons, such as the axe held by the knight in armor in the hall on the first floor - it was sharpened;
There are other pendants in the mask exhibition hall, including but not limited to nails, knives, swords, hammers, hooks...

I don’t know how Sufang Hongzi managed to sleep peacefully in this dangerous house.

……

Since it was already late when they arrived, after visiting the Mask Hall, they were invited by Sufang Hongzi to have dinner together.

The sumptuous dinner pleased everyone.

At the dinner table, after the meal, there is naturally no escape from small talk:

The protagonist of the conversation was naturally Su Fang Hongzi, and the main topic of discussion was all about Su Fang Hongzi's work in the charity industry.

The main beneficiaries of Sufang Hongzi's financial assistance are orphans who lost their families in car accidents, such as Aichuan Fuya; and the reason for them to make such a choice is that about twenty years ago, one of her servants was involved in a hit-and-run incident.

And that maid later committed suicide...and she was actually Ai Kawana Touya's mother.

Just when everyone was admiring Soho Hongzi's kindness, no one noticed that Conan and Lie were looking at Aikawa Touya with suspicion.

When Katagiri Masaki expressed his full support for the party and revealed that his wife had also died 20 years ago...

More suspicious eyes were directed at him.

After dinner, Sufang Hongzi specifically called Maori Kogoro away, probably because she had some commission, and the others were taken to the lounge for entertainment activities.

Some were playing cards, some were playing billiards, some were drinking and bragging... everyone was having a great time.

After a while, Kogoro Mouri also came over and joined in drinking and boasting. On the surface, it was impossible to tell what Sufang Hongzi said to him.

However, Lie and Conan didn't really care about this.

What they care about is...

"Mr. Lin, who do you think is the criminal?"

"Hiss~ This is a serious question, but right now they are the most likely suspects~"

Rei and Conan squatted in the corner, their eyes constantly wandering between Ai Kawa Touya and Katagiri Masanori.

Generally speaking, the murders they encountered were either murders of passion or revenge... Judging from the factor of the "car accident", if someone really died today, the possibility of revenge killing was the greatest.

Thinking of this, Conan felt a little sad again:
When did he develop the bad habit of deducing who the murderer is before the crime happens?

How weird!

"By the way, where do they live?"

Lie suddenly asked.

"Mr. Aichuan lives on the first floor on the east side, and Mr. Katagiri lives on the second floor on the west side, on the same floor as us." Conan replied without hesitation.

"Hmm~ Sister Sufang's room is on the third floor on the west side." Lie nodded, "I see~ That means whoever wants to commit the crime will definitely pass by the staircase on the second floor~ right?"

Conan's eyes twitched: "Mr. Lin, you don't want to..."

Lie snapped his fingers and smiled, "I think we can each guard one side of the stairs at night. What do you think?"

"...Let's not talk about resting first. Have you forgotten the rules of this family?" Conan said with a dead look in his eyes. "According to the rules, those of us who live in the rooms on the east side can only stay in the rooms on the east side after curfew, right?"

“…Huh? Is there anything~?”

Lie blinked.

Just then, the clock was ten minutes away from midnight, and the maid began to ask everyone to return to their rooms.

After twelve o'clock, the Mask Hall will be locked, which means that the passages on the east and west sides are completely closed.

As for the reason, it was because they were worried that the Xiaobul masks inside would run out and play mischief...but everyone thought this was nonsense.

In the end, Lie's plan of standing alone at the staircase could not be implemented - mainly because all the lights in the villa were off, not a single one was turned on.

As a light and heat lover, Lie was not used to this environment at all. He resolutely stayed in the room and turned on all the lights that could be turned on, trying to get some psychological warmth...

He also brought Conan along.

Originally, Lie was thinking about keeping watch with Conan, but in the end, they squatted on the bed for a while and soon fell asleep unconscious.

The two were still woken up by the ringing of the phone in the next room.

——Dinglinglingling~
——Dinglinglingling~
——Dingling… Lie opened his eyes, his vision was still a little blurry. He rubbed his messy hair and threw Conan off the bed: "Conan~ There's a phone call next door…"

Conan, who had just woken up, was forced to fall face first to the ground before he could react.

Before Conan could accuse Rei, the ringing of the phone next door suddenly stopped.

I think it was picked up by Kogoro Mouri or Ran.

Lie Neng could vaguely hear voices from next door.

However, the next second, the voice from the next room suddenly rose: "What? Hey! Who are you?!"

Kogoro Mouri's loud voice immediately attracted Conan and Rei's attention.

Conan immediately realized that something had happened, and immediately got up from the ground and ran out of the room.

Retsuya got out of bed immediately, but not as anxiously as Conan. Instead, he used all his "aura" to observe the house.

"...No blood?" Lie was a little surprised.

It’s incredible, the criminal hasn’t taken any action yet?

While in a trance, Rei heard Kogoro Mouri shouting outside, asking Xiaolan and Conan to call Kasa Honami to bring up the key.

Suddenly, Lie seemed to sense something, and suddenly raised his head with a strange look...

But after thinking for a moment, he walked out of the room to meet up with Conan and the others.

Xiaolan and Conan acted very quickly. In less than a minute, they grabbed the little maid who was still in her pajamas and opened the door of the mask room.

"Gone?! How is that possible!"

Lie followed behind and heard Maori Kogoro's shout. He walked in puzzledly, "What? What's missing~?"

"Mask!" Maori Kogoro's face was not very good, "Xiaobul's masks are all gone!"

Lie then realized that the display racks on both sides were empty.

He raised his eyebrows and was about to ask what Maori Kogoro said on the phone when he heard a scream from upstairs.

Then, there was the sound of something falling apart...

Conan's expression changed: "Upstairs... is Ms. Sufang's room!"

"Hey, what are you guys arguing about in the middle of the night?" Aikawa Touya, who was sleeping next to Shimokasa Honami, was probably woken up as well. He rubbed his eyes and walked over to complain. He was also startled by the disappearing masks.

However, neither Conan nor Mouri Kogoro had the time to pay attention to him and they just ran upstairs.

Shimokasa Honami reacted quickly and stopped them: "Well, Sufang teacher's room is on the west side, you can't get up from here... I'll call Minaho to get up right away."

Lie stood silently by and watched the farce. The darkness hid the interested expression on his face, and his eyes were always fixed on one person.

He only felt the blood now...

The murderer started killing people after they entered the mask room. This was very bold.

The door on the west side was soon opened. Maori Kogoro and Conan were the first to run to the third floor and knocked hard on Sufang Hongzi's bedroom door: "Ms. Sufang! Are you okay? Hello!"

Lie followed closely upstairs, and when he saw Conan and the others were blocked by the door, his eyes gradually brightened, and his hand touched the wire in his pocket, eager to try: "What? Do you want me to help open the door?"

Conan and Kogoro Mouri were both stunned.

Shimokasa Honami lowered her voice and said, "Master Lie, Teacher Sufang's door is locked from the inside. It's useless to open it from the outside..."

strong:"……"

Ying, he still wants to use his special talents!

"Well, Mr. Lin, do you have a way..." Conan turned his head.

Before he could finish his words, Rei had already walked to the door and motioned for Maori Kogoro to move aside.

Under the gazes of the crowd attracted by their restlessness, he kicked the heavy wooden door open - most of the door panel leaned weakly inwards, while the padlock part was still intact on the door frame.

I have to say, the quality of this door is excellent.

The barrier was violently broken, and the light from the corridor was able to illuminate the bedroom.

What appeared before everyone were scattered Xiaobul masks and...

The cold body of Sufang Hongzi.

(End of this chapter)