Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

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"You have three minutes. Everyone here, please think about it together."

"Timer - Start!!"

Just as Teiji Moriya put down the time hourglass, Ryuno spoke up: "The answer is Momotaro!"

Everyone present:? ? ?

Conan: ? %*@+#

Moriya Teiji, who was standing to the side, also looked at Ryuno in shock.

After calming himself down, Moriya Teiji said, "Your answer is correct, but could you explain how you arrived at this conclusion?"

Longye said, "The three people on the note were born in 31, 32 and 33 respectively. Their zodiac signs are Monkey, Rooster and Dog."

"The monkey, the rooster, and the dog are all Momotaro's sidekicks in the story, aren't they?"

Upon hearing Tatsuno's explanation, Moriya Teiji clapped in surprise.

"You're right, that's amazing!"

The guests applauded when they saw this.

For a time, praises were endless.

Chapter 81 Old man, you schemed against me?!

After the applause ended, Teiji Moriya's gaze shifted to Ryuno and Ran.

After a moment, he said kindly, "Since you've given the correct answer to this question, I'd like to invite you to visit my exhibition hall. Miss Xiaolan, would you like to come along too?"

"Okay!" Xiaolan nodded happily.

Seeing that Ryūno and Rin had agreed, Moriya Teiji walked ahead and led the two to the exhibition room inside the mansion.

The walls on both sides of the exhibition hall are covered with photographs of buildings.

The buildings in these photos, each with a distinct style yet exuding grandeur, were all designed by Teiji Moriya himself.

For a moment, both Longye and the other man were completely absorbed in the moment.

After a while, Xiaolan suddenly tugged at Longye's sleeve and exclaimed in surprise, "Longye, look! Isn't this Mr. Kurokawa's house?"

Ryūno turned his head to look at the photo and was slightly surprised to find that it was indeed the Kurokawa residence he had visited a few days ago.

No wonder he seemed familiar with that case from before; now I understand!

After hearing what Ryuno and Ran said, Professor Moriya walked over and said with emotion, "I heard that Mr. Kurokawa was murdered some time ago."

"This house was designed shortly after I became an independent designer. I was only in my thirties then, and many of my designs were still immature."

"The works here are from that time and are not very mature, so please don't look at them anymore."

"If you'd like, please come over here. These are some of my proudest designs from later on."

Seeing this, Longye and Xiaolan nodded and walked to the other side.

At that moment, Teiji Moriya suddenly asked, "What is your relationship with Shinichi Kudo?"

Longye knew the main topic was coming, so he smiled and replied, "We've always been classmates, practically childhood friends. It seems you're quite interested in him?"

Upon hearing Ryūno's question, Professor Moriya chuckled twice and slowly said, "He helped me unintentionally before, and I've always wanted to thank him in person."

"Haha, I will convey your 'gratitude' to him when I get back."

"Really? Thank you!"

Looking at Moriya Teiji's seemingly gentle smile, Ryūno thought to himself, "What do you mean?"

Thank him in person? You probably don't want to shove a bomb into his mouth right in front of him, do you?

The reason why Teiji Moriya cares so much about Shinichi Kudo is because Shinichi Kudo once solved a case involving a mayor.

There was nothing wrong with the case itself.

The problem is that the mayor resigned and went to jail because of this incident.

His plans to renovate the town were also halted after the new mayor took office.

That renovation plan seemed to be something that Teiji Moriya valued highly.

The mayor seemed to have given him a lot of power; he wanted to design the town to be perfectly symmetrical…

Therefore, Professor Moriya harbored deep resentment towards Shinichi Kudo, who indirectly caused the reformation plan to fail.

After this incident, Longye understood a principle.

In the world of Detective Conan, even if you never cause trouble, you might still offend a mentally unstable prisoner due to certain chain reactions.

Ultimately, he met his demise...

……

After their conversation, Longye and the other person continued to look at the exhibition hall.

At this moment, Longye stepped forward and pulled Moriya Teiji aside, saying softly, "Professor Moriya, I have a favor to ask."

"Xiaolan and I really love your design style. Coincidentally, we are currently preparing to build a new house. Could you please design the courtyard for us in the next few days? You can name your price."

"Oh? A new house? Of course... Although I really wanted to tell you that, I still have a very important job to finish, so I probably can't help you right now!"

"It's alright, you don't need to worry about it."

Seeing that his suggestion was rejected, Longye didn't care.

He turned and walked back to Xiaolan's side, admiring the architecture on the wall with her.

If someone is unwilling, he can't just put a gun to their head and force them to agree, can he?

Twisted melons are not sweet.

Longye understood this principle.

……

Just as Ryuno and Ran were finishing their tour, Professor Moriya suddenly walked over with a smile.

He said kindly, "I suddenly remembered that a director just gave me two VIP movie tickets. But I'm single and don't really like watching movies. So I'll give these two tickets to you!"

"Don't young couples like you love watching movies together?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaolan's face flushed slightly, and she lowered her head shyly, a sweet smile appearing on her lips.

Despite Ryuno and Ran's repeated refusals, Professor Moriya forcefully shoved the vote into Ryuno's hand.

Longye looked down at the information on the movie ticket.

It clearly states above: "Mihua Municipal Building Cinema Hall 5, VIP Exclusive Ticket. May 2nd Exclusive Ticket."

Longye was stunned when he saw the address and time.

Immediately, he stared intently at the movie ticket in his hand, his face darkening.

Now that things have come to this, how could he not have figured out Moriya Teiji's purpose in giving them the votes?

The Mihana Municipal Building was designed by Teiji Moriya.

Due to insufficient government funding at the time, the building was not constructed in accordance with Teiji Moriya's perfectly symmetrical design.

It is the "shame" that Teiji Moriya most wants to erase.

Although Moriko No. 2 has not yet stolen gunpowder from the gunpowder depot.

But his intention in giving those two tickets to Ryuno and his companion was clearly...

Thinking of this, Longye put on a friendly smile for Professor Moriya, seemingly happy to receive the movie tickets from him.

But in his heart, Longye thought to himself, "Moriya, you actually schemed against me!"

"Fine, you started this, so you're going to play it this way?!"

Soon after, amidst laughter and cheerful conversation, Ryuno and Professor Moriya walked out of the exhibition hall.

Afternoon tea is basically over at this point.

After Teiji Moriya finished his thank-you speech, the afternoon tea officially ended, and the guests dispersed amidst farewells.

At the invitation of Ryuno and Ran, Kogoro Mouri and Conan followed the two to a famous pufferfish restaurant indoors.

Ryuno and Ran ordered a glass of shochu for Uncle Mori and a children's meal with a pufferfish plushie for Conan.

Just as everyone was enjoying their meal, Longye suddenly paused with his chopsticks.

The system's voice rang in Longye's mind: [The bound person, Morofushi Kagemitsu, is about to face a life-threatening crisis. Does the host wish to accept the mission?]

Morofushi Kagemitsu...didn't I already save that guy?

He's no longer infiltrated the Black Organization, so why is his life still in danger? Has the organization discovered him?

Ryūno glanced at the location of Morofushi Kagemitsu on the system map, roughly estimated the time, and silently said in his mind, "Accept."

same moment

In the warehouse clusters in the suburbs

Dressed in black, Morobuchi Kagemitsu ran into one of the small warehouses.

He held his breath and glanced furtively at the warehouse door, as if he were hiding from someone.

Seeing that no one was chasing him, he breathed a sigh of relief, closed the warehouse door, and carefully inspected the inside of the warehouse.

Inside the warehouse, wooden crates with seals were stacked.

Seeing this, Morobuki Kagemitsu stepped forward and opened one of the boxes.

Inside the box were many small bags, each filled with white powder.

Upon seeing the contents of the box, Morofushi Kagemitsu's expression visibly changed.

"Damn it! It's a drug trafficking organization! No wonder they have weapons!"

"Are all those warehouses outside filled with this stuff...?"

Chapter 82 Don't Ask, It's Just a Little Bomb Angel

Since leaving the organization, Morofushi Kagemitsu has been secretly gathering intelligence about it.