Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

The separation of Kogoro Mouri and Eri Kisaki is not as simple as it seems.

But this kind of thing...

Neither of the parties involved is willing to speak, so outsiders have no way of knowing.

Ran then asked, "Sato, Conan, do you think the client this time is male or female?"

Conan examined the envelope and said, "Well, the handwriting is very beautiful, so it must be a girl."

As he spoke, he tore off the stamp.

There is a lipstick mark on the back of the stamp.

This must be lipstick residue left behind when the other person affixed the stamp.

"Uncle Mori, watch the road ahead."

It was too late when Zhiyong reminded him.

Kogoro Mouri drove the car onto the roadside barrier.

Fortunately, the obstacles were relatively low.

Therefore, it only caused the car to bounce a bit and the people inside to sway, but it did not cause a car accident.

"Dad, how could you drive like that? It's dangerous!" Xiaolan shouted loudly, clearly dissatisfied.

"Sorry, I haven't been on a date in a long time, so I was a little lost in thought. Little Cao* is here."

Although it was only a bumpy ride of less than a minute.

However, it is also extremely dangerous.

Even if Kogoro Mouri were traveling at that speed, the people inside the car would not have been injured in the accident.

However, everyone was still on edge seeing Kogoro Mouri drive like that.

When getting off the bus.

Ran said with great dissatisfaction, "When we go back, either Sato should drive, or I'll take the bus."

“We’ve only just gotten out for a nice drive, why are you doing this?” Kogoro Mouri replied.

"You still have the nerve to say you felt good?" Xiaolan said, pouting.

Kogoro Mouri smiled and said, "Look, the sun is shining brightly today, there are green trees here, and birds are chirping. It's such a pleasant environment."

"We are truly relieved that we were able to get here safely in your car."

Kogoro Mouri didn't pay any attention to Ran's complaints.

He pointed to the villa in front of him and said, "Look, this villa surrounded by nature is really nice. But it would be too lonely for just one woman to live here. Now I, Kogoro Mouri, have arrived. Misao, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"Dong dong."

Kogoro Mouri straightened his clothes and went up to knock on the door.

It only took less than a minute.

The villa door opened.

A short, stout middle-aged man came out of the villa and said, "Hello! You said you're Detective Mouri, right? What a rare guest!"

The person who opened the door was a short, stout middle-aged man.

Kogoro Mouri was very depressed.

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Please come in, please come in. Let's talk inside."

……

Chapter 252's title looks familiar.

Ran was overjoyed to see Kogoro Mouri get his comeuppance.

"See, I wasn't wrong, was I?"

Conan was also a little surprised that his guess was wrong.

Conan asked in confusion, "Were you the one who sent this letter, Uncle?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "No, the person who wrote this letter is three years younger than me..."

Kogoro Mouri was already a little annoyed, but when he heard that the person in front of him was not the one who sent the letter, he quickly interjected.

"You're the younger sister, aren't you?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "It's my younger brother, Ah Cao."

At this moment, a thin, middle-aged man came out of the villa. However, his right hand was wrapped in gauze and hung around his neck with a strap.

Hello.

It turned out to be another man.

Kogoro Mouri was utterly frustrated.

To his surprise, the people he met today were two greasy middle-aged men.

This shattered all of Kogoro Mouri's hopes.

The thin, middle-aged man, known as Ah Cao, said, "Although I inherited this villa, it's too big, so my brother and I moved here together."

"What happened to your hand?" Xiaolan asked with kind concern.

Ah Cao chuckled sheepishly, scratched his head, and said, "I accidentally hurt myself while moving the shelves."

Kogoro Mouri said, "You're a writer, it would be a real problem if you hurt your hand."

Ah Cao chuckled sheepishly and said, "It's just a minor sprain. The doctor is making a mountain out of a molehill by insisting on putting a bandage on me."

The short, stout middle-aged man smiled and said, "Come, come, please come in. Let's not stand at the door, let's talk inside."

We entered the villa.

The short, stout middle-aged man introduced himself: "Let me introduce myself. I am Cao's older brother. My name is Nakamura Yugo. After Cao inherited this villa, he invited me to live with him."

“Yes, now neither of us has any relatives left, only the two of us are closest to each other,” Ah Cao replied.

Zhiyong listened from the side and felt that the relationship between the two was very strange.

After all, they're both so old, and not only are they both single, it's strange that they have to live together.

Of course, Zhiyong only felt that the two had a lot of homoerotic tension, and didn't have any other thoughts.

"We are so happy that Mr. Mori could come. Let us show you around the villa first," Ah Cao said with a smile.

“Yes, especially our grandfather’s collection room, you definitely have to visit it,” Yugo Nakamura said with a smile.

Zhiyong found the two people's attitudes very strange.

However, Zhiyong didn't take it to heart.

However, although both of them said they had a good relationship.

However, Zhiyong didn't take it too seriously.

Today, Conan and Kogoro Mouri are out on the scene, so a case is bound to happen.

Zhiyong sized up the two of them, unsure whether something would happen between them or if someone else would be involved later.

"Wow, so cute! These collections are so interesting, they all have animal patterns on them," Xiaolan said, looking at the items in her collection.

"You'll be surprised by the collection room, won't you? Our grandfather was very fond of animals, especially his favorite saying."

As Yugo Nakamura spoke, his voice became hoarse, and he continued, "Compared to those humans who cheat and deceive for their desires, these animals who have to hunt for survival are far more benevolent than they are."

"But aren't there just too many clocks in this collection room?" Kogoro Mouri said, puzzled.

Yugo Nakamura explained, “That’s normal. Mr. Mori may not know that my grandfather was a very famous watchmaker when he was alive.”

"A watchmaker?" Kogoro Mouri asked, puzzled.

“Yes, my grandfather was named Izubuchi Tokiro because he had skillful hands and the clocks he made were said to last a lifetime,” Nakamura Yugo replied.

Izubuchi Monjiro?

This name sounds so familiar.

When Nakamura Yugo mentioned his maternal grandfather's name, it sounded familiar to Zhiyong.

Zhiyong just couldn't remember.

Is Izubuchi Monjiro a character from a previous life in the Conan storyline, or is it that Zhiyong has heard this name in this life?

Xiaolan, holding a pink rabbit clock, asked, "Did he make this rabbit clock too?"

“No, my grandfather’s works only include those wind-up clocks. Those digital electronic clocks were probably just my grandfather’s hobby, which is why he collected them,” Yugo Nakamura replied.

"I see. But these digital clocks have scratches on them. It seems he doesn't care much about things that aren't his own. Look, these digital clocks all have scratches on them," Kogoro Mouri said, puzzled.

“That’s strange. The items in the collection room are all things my grandfather really liked. Even though he didn’t make the digital clock, he still cherished it very much,” Yugo Nakamura said with a puzzlement.

Ran then noticed the photo on the table, picked it up, and asked, "Is this Mr. Izubuchi Tokiro?"

This is a photo of an elderly man and a girl at a golf course.

Yugo Nakamura smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, this is a very old photo."

"Who is this girl?" Kogoro Mouri asked, looking at the photo with a puzzled expression.

“This is my grandfather’s friend’s granddaughter,” Yugo Nakamura replied.

Although Yugo Nakamura said that.

However, Zhiyong still noticed the slight unease that Nakamura Yugo had shown just now.

Originally, when I came here...

Zhiyong sensed something was off.

The lipstick on that stamp reveals who commissioned the letter to Kogoro Mouri.

It's most likely a girl.

In particular, the content of the letter reads like it was written by a young girl.