Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

Upon seeing this, the organizer, dressed in a Sherlock Holmes suit, immediately stepped forward and pulled him aside.

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Mori!"

After seeing Kogoro Mouri stop what he was doing, the organizer explained to everyone, "Ladies and gentlemen, the gentleman I invited is none other than this man."

To be honest, he is none other than the current famous detective—Kogoro Mouri—who is comparable to Sherlock Holmes!

After hearing the organizer's words, Longye realized that he had guessed correctly.

Sure enough, the reason Conan and his friends were able to receive the invitation was probably because of the name "Kogoro Mouri".

When Conan signed up, he must have specifically mentioned Kogoro Mouri.

This kid seems to have used some "tricks" to get into this Sherlock Holmes fan gathering...

"I already knew. I've seen him countless times on TV and in the newspapers. He's certainly very intelligent, but he's nowhere near as good as Sherlock Holmes."

A man wearing glasses spoke up.

The man had barely finished speaking when the woman beside him chimed in, "Yes, if we're really going to compare, you probably couldn't even beat Watson, who's always been by Holmes's side!"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri clenched his fist in anger.

Seeing this, Conan smiled and advised, "Forget it! After all, he's Sherlock Holmes! It's normal that you're not as good as him~"

"Oh!"

As soon as Conan finished speaking, another bump appeared on his head.

Kogoro Mouri shook his fist, which he had just used, and said angrily, "Serves you right for being so talkative! How could I possibly lose to that character from a book!?"

Seeing this, Ryūno gently patted the bump on Conan's head and chuckled, "Conan, this is the second time you've gotten hit today~ Looks like you're having a really bad day!"

After saying that, a glint of light flashed in Longye's eyes, and he whispered, "Maybe things will get even worse~"

Chapter 92 Human Power Has Its Limits

Before Conan could hear Ryuno's whisper clearly, he was surrounded by the crowd.

Everyone leaned down, looking at Conan with excitement, and exclaimed in surprise, "Little boy! Your name is Conan?!"

"Is it true!?"

Seeing everyone's excited expressions, Conan smiled and replied, "Yeah! I like this name too, it's a great name, isn't it?"

Upon learning that the child's name was indeed "Conan," everyone's faces broke into bright smiles, and they all exclaimed in unison, "That's a wonderful name!!"

Hearing everyone's praise, Conan smiled happily.

Just then, a strange yet familiar voice rang out behind Ryuno and Uncle Mori: "Hey, isn't Shinichi Kudo here? According to my investigation, he should be a huge Sherlock Holmes fan, right?"

When the two turned around, they saw a familiar boy.

"So it was Blackie."

Longye looked at the boy and said with a smile.

"You! Aren't you that kid from Osaka? What are you doing here? Are you a Sherlock Holmes fan too?"

Upon seeing the dark-skinned boy, Uncle Mori immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Upon hearing Uncle Mori's question, Heiji Hattori immediately explained, "No, no, I'm not a Sherlock Holmes fan. The reason I signed up is because I thought Shinichi Kudo would be here~"

After explaining, Hattori Heiji looked at Tatsuno and asked curiously, "What did you call me just now? Kuroki?"

Instead of answering his question directly, Ryūno waved his hand and said, "More importantly, since you came here for Shinichi Kudo, have you seen him?"

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji immediately became interested. He pressed his hand on his baseball cap and said, "No. I've already asked the organizer, and it seems that Shinichi Kudo isn't among those who signed up."

After he finished speaking, he stared at Conan in front of him for a while, seemingly deep in thought.

……

At this moment, the organizer, Hiroyuki Kanaya, clapped his hands and instructed everyone, "Everyone, it's getting late, please go back to your rooms and rest."

"Breakfast is at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, lunch is at one o'clock, and dinner is at eight o'clock in the evening."

"As for what happens after dinner, that's where the main event begins—an extremely difficult reasoning quiz!"

"The person who answers all the questions correctly will receive this!"

At this point, he pointed to the side.

Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing and saw that his assistant, Ms. Hitomi Iwai, was holding a book in her hands.

—"A First Edition of Sherlock Holmes's Acclaimed Work, 'A Study in Scarlet,' a Rare Masterpiece!"

Upon seeing the prize, Conan and the others couldn't help but cheer.

This shows just how powerful this prize is for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle.

Seeing the excited expressions on everyone's faces, the organizer nodded in satisfaction.

Then, he gave a sly look and added, "But~ I'd like you all to prove first just how much you admire Sherlock Holmes!"

"prove?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked puzzled.

How to prove this?

At that moment, Ms. Hitomi Iwai, who was acting as an assistant, walked towards the group with a stack of papers and distributed them to everyone.

The organizer then conveniently added, "What we're giving you now is a quiz of 1000 Sherlock Holmes questions!"

"1000 questions?!"

Not only were Sherlock Holmes fans shocked by this number, but even Longye stared wide-eyed at the organizer speechlessly.

This is the quiz you were talking about? The 1000-question quiz?

Before everyone could calm down, the organizer spoke again: "The deadline is tomorrow night, and only those with a total score of 990 or above can participate in the reasoning quiz after the banquet."

"To be on the safe side, everyone should immediately hand over their mobile phones and related reference books to my assistant, Ms. Hitomi Iwai, for safekeeping."

"Of course, it's fine even if you don't hand it over; there are surveillance cameras and listening devices installed throughout the hotel."

"If anyone cheats, I will ask them to leave the hotel immediately!"

After understanding the rules, everyone returned to their respective rooms.

Unlike Tatsuno and Kogoro Mouri, who were fast asleep, Conan was filling out the test questions with great enthusiasm.

……

9 PM the next day

Everyone finished their dinner at the restaurant.

Seeing that the organizer was late, the group couldn't help but complain, "Really, what time is it? Why haven't we seen the hotel owner yet?"

"Yes, Miss Assistant, could you please go and call him out? Tell him to hurry up and correct our exam papers!"

Seeing everyone's anxious expressions, Ms. Hitomi Iwai hesitated and said, "But the boss instructed me to keep entertaining you all until he comes in."

Upon hearing this, everyone except Conan showed a helpless expression.

Hattori Heiji, bored out of his mind, walked over to Ryuno and the other two and complained, "This is so boring! I wish I hadn't come!"

These words immediately resonated with Ryūno and Kogoro Mouri, who nodded deeply several times.

Seeing that everyone looked bored, Longye took out a deck of cards from his pocket and suggested, "How about the three of us play cards for a while?"

"Since there are three of you, there's a fun way to play. Let me teach you!"

"..."

Several hours passed.

"A royal flush! Hahaha, we won again! Uncle, what cards did you draw? How dare you call for the landlord!"

Hattori Heiji spread his hands and laughed heartily.

Seeing Uncle Mori's gritted teeth, Tatsuno smiled.

Hearing their laughter, Kogoro Mori slammed his cards onto the table, saying defiantly, "Again! I'm going to be the landlord again next round! I refuse to believe my cards will be this bad!"

Unlike Longye and his friends who were laughing and joking, the rest of the group was clearly getting impatient.

Fujisawa Toshiaki, who had previously accused "Kogoro Mouri" of being a fake fan, slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

"I can't take it anymore! I'm going back to my room to sleep!"

"This guest!"

At this point, an older woman standing nearby said helplessly, "It seems the rumor is true. The organizer never intended to give away the original copy of the book. He just wanted to show off it!"

Upon hearing this, one by one, the group left the restaurant.

Seeing that everyone had left, the remaining woman said to the bespectacled man beside her, "Yanren, this can't go on. Shall we go back to our rooms?"

"Wait a minute, at this point, the first person to leave loses!"

At this point, the bespectacled man looked out the window and raised his voice: "Hey? Isn't that the hotel owner? He's driving?"

His voice wasn't quiet, and Longye and the others heard it clearly.

Everyone immediately stood up and looked out the window.

To everyone's surprise, the hotel owner's car drove straight toward the cliff.

Everyone was shocked to see this.

Heiji Hattori and Conan immediately opened the window and rushed out.

As the two ran to the car, the car suddenly sped up.

Seeing this, Hattori Heiji couldn't help but shout, "Oh no! The car is going even faster... Huh?"

Before he could finish speaking, he found that the car had stopped in place, but the wheels seemed to still be turning.

He stopped slowly, puzzled, and looked back.

Longye was standing behind the car, holding onto the car ladder with one hand and grabbing the rear bumper with the other, forcefully stopping the car.

Upon witnessing this scene, both Hattori Heiji and Conan's eyes bulged in astonishment.

The people inside the room stared wide-eyed at Longye.