Detective Conan: I, with my magical powers, am going to destroy the world!

"Ah, is it really okay?"

"It's ok."

With Ran and Sonoko here, Akatsukaze certainly wouldn't leave either.

Hiroto Akashi handed a plate of fried rice to Conan: "Here, the curry rice is a bit spicy, so little brother, you can have the fried rice instead."

"it is good."

"Mr. Akashi, isn't your father coming down to eat?" Kogoro Mouri asked.

"My dad has a bit of a weird personality, I'll just send it up later."

"That's it."

"But seriously," Kogoro Mouri said, unable to stop eating the curry rice, in high spirits, "this curry rice is so delicious, it's just like the ones in restaurants, and it's my favorite spicy flavor!"

Chapter 584 is very much like the beginning of a murder case.

"Mr. Akashi, your wife's cooking is excellent," Kogoro Mouri praised.

"No," Akashi Hiroto shook his head, "I cooked this. My wife passed away from illness three years ago today."

"No, sorry."

"nothing."

Akashi Hiroto returned to the kitchen and said, "When I was a tennis coach, I also had to cook for the players to help them maintain their stamina, so my cooking skills are probably a little better than my wife's."

"is it?"

As Akashi Kaze chewed, he glanced at Akashi Hiroto, who was bustling around like a housewife: "No wonder when I saw Mr. Akashi at the tennis court today, he seemed to have something on his mind."

"Oh, I was just thinking about how my wife and I first met on the tennis court."

Akashi Hiroto's face revealed a hint of nostalgia as he placed a plate of curry rice on a plate, along with cutlery and a glass of water.

"Alright, I'm going to take the curry rice upstairs to Dad. Don't be shy, if you want another bowl, just help yourselves."

"Ah good."

Akatsuka watched as Akashi Hiroto walked through the kitchen, carrying a tray of food upstairs.

This situation is indeed very familiar.

Unfamiliar guests, an old house in the mountains, spending the night, a strange father and son... all the elements are there.

It's very much like the beginning of a murder case.

They were the only guests, and they had no grudges against each other. The young man didn't seem like a murderer.

That strange old man, however, is a bit dangerous.

Chi Chufeng shook his head and continued to eat the curry rice in front of him.

Anyway, just be careful. With him around, nothing serious will happen. Stay one night and leave tomorrow morning.

It was already eight o'clock after dinner. Chi Chufeng leaned back on the sofa, listening to Sonoko and Ran talk about the daily life between girls.

Conan lay beside him, snot bubbling from his nose.

Kogoro Mouri... is still eating curry rice.

Chi Chufeng glanced at the uncle who kept chewing.

“Mr. Hiroto is so slow,” Sonoko said, looking up at the clock. “Forty minutes have already passed.”

"What's so strange about his eccentric father?"

Kogoro Mouri took another bite of curry, glancing unhappily at the light cord hanging in front of him on the table as he chewed.

"This is really an eyesore. This extra-long light cord is really an eyesore. Just looking at it makes me lose my appetite."

“You’re already on your third serving of curry rice, uncle,” Sonoko couldn’t help but say. “You have a much better appetite than me.”

Kogoro Mouri looked indignant, feeling as if the light cord in front of him was mocking him: "Hmph, I could eat more if it weren't for this cord."

“This rope was extended because of my dad,” Hiroto Akashi said as he returned to the living room. “He said it would be so that even he, who is old and hunchbacked, could pull it.”

"Uncle Akashi," Conan asked curiously, "He was just delivering curry rice, why did it take so long for you to come down?"

"Well," Akashi Hiroto smiled wryly, filled a plate of curry and rice, and sat down next to him, "because Dad said something strange, so we ended up talking about this until now."

"Weird words?"

"Well, he said something like, 'I want to die, what do I need food for?' It seems like he felt that his wife and daughter-in-law had passed away first, and he felt like he was a nuisance. But things are much better now. He's started eating his favorite curry rice, so we shouldn't worry about him anymore."

"Is that so?" Ran and Sonoko became even more frightened and clung to Akatsuki's side.

Conan's eyes turned dead after watching this.

Conan noticed a book on the table titled "Introduction to Fishing," picked it up, and asked in surprise, "Mr. Hiroto, do you also like fishing?"

“Ah no,” Akashi Hiroto paused, “This is a book my wife bought three years ago, but I’ve never seen her fishing. She probably wanted to wait until she recovered before going fishing.”

"Speaking of fishing, you fell into the river today because you were fishing, didn't you?"

"I guess so, haha."

Conan laughed dryly twice.

It was still raining outside, and only this old villa in the deep forest had its lights on, which showed that no one really built a house in such a remote mountain area.

According to Akashi Hiroto, the nearest supermarket is two or three kilometers away, and the tennis court isn't exactly close either.

In the kitchen, after Akashi Hiroto cleared the tableware, he began to wash the dishes. He checked the time and said to Xiaolan, who was helping him, "Could you please help me take down my dad's plates?"

"Okay, no problem."

"But my dad is a bit neurotic and eats very slowly. If the room light is still on, he probably hasn't finished eating yet. Come back quietly and don't make a sound."

"Okay." Xiaolan nodded.

The pendulum of the living room clock swung back and forth, and time passed little by little.

Xiao Lan quietly went downstairs and came back. The lights upstairs were still on, so the old man probably hadn't finished eating yet.

Chi Chufeng didn't pay much attention to the work.

Chapter 585 If you say another word, you won't be able to say anything.

Kogoro Mouri took Conan to the bathroom for a bath.

Chi Chufeng embraced Sonoko and Ran, leaning back on the sofa.

His hands secretly roamed over the two of them.

Hiroto Akashi fiddled with his tennis racket, somewhat absentmindedly.

"Tick-tock..." The clock struck, and it was ten o'clock at night.

“Well, the curry rice should be finished by now,” Xiaolan said, glancing at the time. “I’ll go upstairs again to collect the cutlery.”

"Ah," Akashi Hiroto wiped his sweat and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry to trouble you. My dad should be asleep by now, so please don't disturb him."

"Hey, Akatsuki-san, it's time to sleep~"

Sonoko whispered in Akatsukaze's ear.

"We'll go when Xiaolan comes back," Chi Chufeng said with a slight smile.

"Ah!" Randi's scream suddenly came from the second floor of the wooden villa. Uncle Mori and Conan, who were in the bathtub in the bathroom, heard the sound, put on their clothes and ran out.

"What happened?"

On the second floor of the dormitory, Chi Chufeng stood with Xiao Lan in his arms at the dimly lit doorway, frowning as he looked at the strange old man who was suspended from the beam by a rope.

His eyes were white, his mouth was wide open, and blood was still dripping from the corner of his mouth, as if he had truly become an old mountain demon.

Before we knew it, someone had died.

He glanced at Akashi Hiroto's hair and frowned slightly.

"There was still residual body temperature, but it had already begun to stiffen, and the time of death was probably around thirty minutes ago."

Kogoro Mouri turned on his flashlight and shone it around before pulling the cord of the light behind the corpse, illuminating the entire dormitory room.

The body was hanging in front of the light switch, with the bed below.

I ate some of the curry rice and left it aside.

On the other side, there was a fallen A-frame ladder, and a handkerchief, seemingly used for wiping mouths and stained with curry, lay beside it.

While Uncle Mori was calling the police, Conan approached and examined the strange old man's mouth while covering his nose.

Blood mixed with saliva appeared to be flowing from the gums.

We'll have to wait for the police to arrive before we can conduct a proper inspection.

Overall, however, the old man's death was quite mysterious.

Conan subconsciously looked outside at Hiroto Akashi, who was startled.

He recalled that the young man had previously returned to the living room and mentioned that his father was having some suicidal thoughts.