"Dad! Are you planning to spend money on alcohol again?!"

Ran Mouri stood with her hands on her hips, looking serious.

After Kogoro Mouri and Eri separated before the new year.

He lives with his daughter, Ran Mouri.

He drank heavily all day long.

Most of their daily expenses are spent on drinking.

When confronted by his daughter Ran Mouri, Kogoro Mouri was speechless.

He smiled ingratiatingly, trying to get away with it.

Kogoro and his group specially rented a car to go to a remote mountain to see cherry blossoms.

It was supposed to be a very relaxing and enjoyable trip.

On the way, they encountered getting lost and a flat tire.

"Huh? Where's Conan?"

Ran Mouri seemed a little nervous, searching everywhere for Conan Edogawa.

"Why is that brat running around everywhere? Honestly!"

Sonoko Suzuki complained, but she still searched through the nearby bushes.

"I'm here! Sister Xiaolan!"

Conan Edogawa is short in stature.

It suddenly emerged from the bushes.

"Honestly, what are you doing running around like that, you little brat?"

Sonoko Suzuki breathed a sigh of relief.

"Conan, where have you gone?"

Ranko Mouri was very worried.

"I see a temple up ahead!"

Conan Edogawa speaks with a childish, innocent voice.

He raised his arm and pointed to a temple in front of him.

The three of them looked in the direction his arm was pointing.

"Really? We don't have to sleep in the deep mountains tonight."

"Let's ask for lodging for the night."

Kogoro Mouri suggested.

"Oh, right, Sonoko! Didn't you say you had a nightmare?"

Ran Mouri whispered:

"Why not try offering incense at a temple? Maybe it will help?"

Sonoko Suzuki pondered for a moment, finding the logic in the statement, then pointed at the temple and roared:

"Alright, let's go then!"

A group of people abandoned their car and headed to the temple together.

...

"We're here! Look!"

Ran Mouri looked up at the temple's plaque.

"Shanni Temple!"

Shanni Temple is located at the foot of a high mountain waterfall.

The cherry blossoms on the high mountain are in full bloom, their petals falling everywhere.

The waterfall, carrying fallen cherry blossoms from the mountain, washes over the temple's boardwalk.

The scenery is like a fairyland, so elegant and refined.

Upon opening the temple gate and looking around, one discovers that the interior furnishings are quite old.

It looked as if no one had cleaned it in a long time.

The environment was dark, and there were no lights on.

"Hey!"

Suddenly, a bald human head appeared.

It was a hunched old man with wrinkled skin on his face.

His eyes were bloodshot, and it seemed as if a knife was hidden in his pupils.

Thick white eyebrows and a beard hung on the terrifying, diamond-shaped old face.

His shrunken, cracked lips made his smile look pale and eerie.

"Ahhh!"

The group screamed in fright.

"I am the abbot of this temple—Master Tianyong."

The other party immediately revealed their identities to them.

"If you're looking for an interview about 'that matter,' please leave. I have no comment."

Only then did he realize that the other party was just an old monk.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

“We’re not here for an interview. Our car broke down, and we’d like to ask to stay here for the night.”

Kogoro Mouri offered an explanation.

"Oh, so you're just looking for a place to stay! Hahaha! Welcome!"

The abbot, who had just looked gloomy and terrifying, was now in charge.

Upon hearing that the other party was there to stay at the hotel, their expression immediately transformed into a warm and solicitous smile.

His hands were constantly rubbing together.

"The temple hasn't had any guests for a long time, so we offer food and lodging."

The abbot said with a smile:

"There are four of you, including the children, so I'll charge you 15,000 yuan."

"What? Fifteen thousand yuan?"

Kogoro Mouri was heartbroken.

He was distressed about his wallet.

I'm clearly not enough money for alcohol this month.

......

"Come out and greet our distinguished guest!"

The abbot gave an order.

Four young monks ran out of the room.

He is a master who practices here.

......

The garden, the garden!

After having dinner, everyone rested, as arranged by the monks.

It was already late at night.

Ran Mouri came to Sonoko Suzuki's bed and patted the blanket on her chest.

"Ugh~ What's wrong, Xiaolan?"

Sonoko Suzuki, still sleepy, got up despite feeling drowsy.

"Come with me to the toilet!"

"Yes! Ahhh!"

Sonoko Suzuki yawned.

Although she was very sleepy, she decided to stay with Ran Mouri.

"You must be afraid of the Mist Tengu, right? The old host made it sound so terrifying!"

"Yes, after all, I'm still a girl."

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