Detective Conan: The Ultimate Growth Space

This made Mori a little embarrassed.

He whispered, "Alright, don't look so terrified, it's embarrassing."

Just as Mori finished speaking.

Suddenly, a person appeared behind Mori and Ran.

Because the two of them were right next to the tree, they didn't see the person walk out from behind it.

I heard a sound behind me.

The two of them turned around and saw an old monk with a stern face standing behind them.

I just heard two legends.

Suddenly, someone appeared behind them, startling both of them.

"There's a ghost."

When Okabe Shigekichi saw the visitor, he said, "Master Tankai."

He then explained to the Mori and the others, "You don't need to worry, he is the abbot of the temple."

"Abbot."

Mori felt a little embarrassed after hearing that.

Dan Hai remained silent for a moment before coldly asking, "What are you investigating this time, bringing your child with you?"

Okabe Shigekichi hurriedly explained, "Master Tamai, please don't misunderstand, they are just tourists visiting."

Dan Hai said coldly, "These suspicious people cannot be trusted at all. Don't let outsiders in casually in the future."

Okabe Shigekichi hesitated and said, "But sightseeing is within the temple grounds..."

Dan Hai snorted coldly and said, "Shut up. Have you forgotten that the temple was taken away because of this?"

Okabe Shigekichi hesitated and said, "This..."

Dan Hai coldly replied, "The gods will surely punish those people; those who do evil will be punished by heaven."

After he finished speaking, he left.

Only a few people were left looking bewildered.

Xiaolan asked in confusion, "Excuse me, has something happened?"

Okabe Shigekichi said in a low voice, "Actually, the ownership of this temple no longer belongs to the temple. It now belongs to a tourism company, and they plan to turn it into a theme park."

Looking not far away, there were some building materials on an open space, along with signs prohibiting entry.

Xiao Lan asked, "So, this place is going to be renovated soon?"

Okabe Shigekichi nodded and said, "Yes, the abbot said he was deceived and has been against this matter, which is why he has such a bad attitude towards tourists."

Mori had long since given up on being here.

He seized the opportunity to angrily say, "What a joke! You can't scare people like that. I'm leaving."

"Dad, wait a minute."

However, Mori didn't turn around and left immediately.

Xiaolan quickly said, "I'm so sorry, my dad has a bad temper."

Okabe Shigekichi waved his hand and said, "No, no, to be honest, we're the ones in the wrong. By the way, is your father Mr. Mori Kogoro?"

Xiaolan smiled and said, "Yes, my father is a detective."

Okabe Shigekichi said happily, "It really is that famous detective! I can really brag to my grandson now."

Tomoyuki didn't quite believe Okabe Shigekichi's explanation that it was to show off to his grandson.

Zhiyong didn't know why, but it was none of his business, so he didn't bother to think about it.

Zhiyong said to Xiaolan, "You guys go back first, Xiaoai and I want to walk around a bit more."

Ran nodded and said, "Alright, we'll be going now. You and Ai can continue."

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Chapter 576 A Case Has Really Occurred

After Xiaolan left.

Zhiyong and Xiao Ai then stopped having Okabe Shigekichi follow them and instead explored the area on their own.

When the two of them are together.

Zhi Yong finally spoke up, saying, "I really didn't expect that we would run into them here while we were traveling. This is really bad luck."

Ai nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. They answered the question in the magazine correctly."

Zhiyong sighed, "Forget it, I just hope nothing bad happens. It's better to separate from them now to avoid trouble. But what happened just now gave me a bad feeling."

Ai asked in confusion, "What's wrong with the story? It's not scary at all."

Zhiyong shook his head and said, "This is just a murder case that happened in this temple before. It's not scary in itself, but Conan came along today, so something is bound to happen. And the abbot said those things. Doesn't that mean that a similar case will happen here at the Five-Story Pagoda soon?"

Ai shrugged and said, "You're overthinking it. Besides, even if it really happened, so what?"

Zhiyong laughed and said, "Yeah, so what if it really happens?"

The main problem is that I'm traumatized by being with Conan.

Although I'm not afraid of cases, I don't want to run into trouble when I'm out having fun.

This made him a bit neurotic.

After putting that matter aside, the two spent some more time playing on the mountain.

Actually, the two of them wanted to leave this place immediately.

If you want to have fun, you can also go to the beaches in Izu.

It was already close to dusk.

Zhiyong doesn't like driving at night unless necessary, so he prepared for the next day.

They left then.

Silent all night.

By the morning of the second day.

While Zhiyong was still sleeping.

Suddenly the phone in the room rang.

In a daze.

Zhiyong thought he was at home, so he picked up the phone casually.

"Hey, you there."

Xiao Lan's voice came through the phone.

"Zhiyong, something terrible has happened! A murder has occurred at the temple."

"what?"

Zhiyong, who was still a little dazed, suddenly came to his senses.

He hurriedly asked again, "Xiao Lan, what happened?"

Xiaolan replied, "Just now, the uncle who showed us around yesterday called and said that there were ghosts and spirits haunting the temple again. He told us to go to the five-story pagoda. When we got there, we found that Mr. Oda, the owner of the tour company that hosted us last night, was hanging on the top floor of the five-story pagoda."

Zhiyong immediately replied, "I understand, I'll be there right now."

After hanging up the phone.

Ai has also woken up.

She asked, "Has another case occurred?"

Zhiyong nodded and said, "That's right. The owner of the tourism company that developed the temple was killed and his body was hung on the five-story pagoda. This must be to take advantage of the legend of the five-story pagoda."

Ai was speechless.

However, after quickly washing up, the two rushed to the Illusionary Temple.

at this time.

The police have arrived.

The person leading the team was Officer Yokomizo.

Having already dealt with them several times, Zhiyong and his companion were allowed to enter the scene directly.

When I met Officer Yokomizo.

He was listening to a report.

"The body was hung on the fifth floor of the five-story pagoda. A rope was tied to the railing, and the other end was wrapped around the front of the roof before hanging there. The deceased was Hideaki Oda, the owner of a tourism company, who was 56 years old."

Officer Yokomizo nodded.

He had already seen Zhiyong and asked, "Did you come with Mr. Maoli?"

Zhiyong nodded and said, "Yes, he should have arrived here by now. Haven't you seen him?"

The police officer who just reported said, "A person claiming to be a detective has already entered the five-story tower to conduct an investigation."

Inspector Yokomizo asked, "Are you Mr. Mori?"

"Officer Yokomizo, it's been a long time."

Mori emerged from the five-story tower.

Officer Yokomizo was overjoyed to see Mori.

He said excitedly, "It really is you, Mr. Mori! It has been such a long time since we last met. But what brings you here?"

Mori smiled and said, "I happened to have some free time, so I brought my daughter out for a trip. We happen to know some people at the temple, and after they called the police when the incident happened, they also called me, which is why I came here."

Inspector Yokomizo asked, "So, what are your thoughts on this case? However, judging from the scene, it seems to be a suicide."