Conan Rick's Investigator

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In the courtyard in front of the villa, Matsumoto Ryohei took out a large black foam box from the trunk of his car and was about to take it to the kitchen when Qin Zhibo, who was coming towards him, stopped him.

"Is that Torakura Daisuke a member of the Corpse-Fooling Cult?"

"According to what you said before, it's the Boshi faction, right?"

In response to Qin Zhibo's question, Matsumoto Ryohei smiled and remained silent for a few seconds before replying.

"He just has some minor quirks and a special desire for blood."

"Human blood?"

Qin Zhibo asked further.

Matsumoto Ryohei did not answer, but just left with a meaningful smile and left with the black box.

At the same time, a Suzuki slowly drove in from the front door of the courtyard.

The two people who got off the Suzuki were tall and one short, and the shortest one was only as tall as the wheels.

Qin Zhibo knew that although some people were still alive at this moment, he was already dead...

Chapter 165 Matsumoto Ryohei: It’s so hard for me…

The Maori family got out of the car and walked into the courtyard.

Tadokoro Toshiya immediately put down the garden shears in his hand and stepped forward to greet him.

"You are Mr. Maori, right?"

"I'm a student learning novel writing from Mr. Torakura. My last name is Tadokoro."

"The teacher has been waiting for you since a while ago. Please follow me."

As the Mori family was walking, Kogoro Mori, who had a natural eye for capturing beauties, saw Etsuko Torakura painting elegantly in a lush green courtyard.

"Eh? That lady is..."

"That... is the teacher's wife."

After Tadokoro Toshiya's introduction, Kogoro Mori expressed his opinion that even Prime Minister Cao could call him an expert.

"She's so beautiful! Mr. Torakura is so lucky~"

"father!"

Ran Mouri next to him rolled her eyes and used her ear to help Kogoro Mouri to look away and continue walking forward.

After the Mori family left the courtyard, Etsuko Torakura's hand holding the paintbrush trembled slightly.

With a frown on her face, Etsuko Torakura bit her lips and slowly put down the palette and paintbrush in her hands.

She held her head with both hands for a while before picking up her painting tools again, sketching in the air the painting she had completed several days ago.

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After entering the villa, the Maori family looked around and were immediately shocked by the interior decoration style.

Medieval armor, classical wooden building frames, torch-like wall lamps...

"This seems to be an ancient Western European building. It feels quite different..."

“It feels a bit creepy…”

With her will slightly weakened, Ran Mouri frowned and leaned towards Kogoro Mouri.

Conan glanced around and found a familiar-looking person near the round table in the living room.

Huh? Why is it her?

Almost at the same time, Maori and his daughter also saw one of the three people sitting at the round table.

"Doctor Chengshi!"

Mao Lilan immediately stepped forward to greet him, "Dr. Cheng Shi, why are you here? Don't you live on Yueying Island?"

"It seems like this place is still a bit far from Moon Shadow Island..."

Asami looked at the Mori family in front of him with surprise, and remembered what happened on Yueying Island.

I just didn’t expect to meet you here again!

Just when Ma Chengshi, who was completely unprepared, was panicking and didn't know how to answer for a moment, Qin Zhibo walked over.

"Actually, she came with me today."

This voice is very familiar.

The Mori family turned their attention to the figure behind Asami Kazumi, and they couldn't help but feel emotional in addition to being surprised.

Maori Kogoro: Why is this guy here too? Is he trying to steal my business?

Mao Lilan: As expected, Mr. Qin and Dr. Cheng Shi are a perfect match, a detective and a doctor, like Holmes and Watson... Will I become a doctor in the future? If so, Shinichi will also...

Conan: It seems like another murder is about to happen?

At this moment, Conan noticed a middle-aged man standing at the door of the corridor on the right side of the living room.

Conan also felt that this person seemed familiar.

It seems like we have met before?

At this time, two other people in the living room also came forward.

"So you all know each other for a long time. That saves us from introducing ourselves."

"We have no other options. We usually only see the famous Maori detective on TV and in newspapers."

"Nice to meet you. I am..."

In the living room, editor Fumio Doi and folklore researcher Shuichi Hamura introduced themselves again.

After that, Toshio Tadokoro brought Kogoro Mori into Daisuke Torakura's octagonal study, and the rest of the people had a free conversation.

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In the octagonal study, after Kogoro Mouri was startled by Daisuke Torakura's unique appearance, the two sides officially started a conversation.

"Excuse me, Mr. Torakura, why did you call me here..."

Torakura Daisuke's eyes suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice, "The reason I asked you to come here is to investigate my wife Etsuko's infidelity."

"Cheating... that means having an affair?"

The expression on Kogoro Mouri's face immediately became professional. After all, before Conan appeared, catching an adulterer was the biggest commission Mouri Kogoro could receive.

Torakura Daisuke nodded and continued, "Actually, among the people I invited here today, except for the detective named Qin, all the other men could be the subject of my wife's affair."

"I hope you can analyze who she's cheating with through tonight's dinner, catch that man, and expose this shameful behavior."

"As for the reward, one million should be okay, right?"

Hearing this generous offer, Kogoro Mouri's eyes lit up instantly.

"No problem, leave this matter to me, the famous detective Maori Kogoro!"

"But I need to confirm again. The people you suspect of having an affair with are your student, the editor-in-chief of the publishing house, and a researcher at the university research lab. That's three people in total, right?"

"No..." Daisuke Torakura shook his head and added the last candidate for an affair for Kogoro Mori.

"And a 'cook' who is very good at cooking."

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Villa Dessora, kitchen.

After all, today's dinner is for 11 people including Conan, so it would be a bit difficult to prepare it alone.

So Ran Mouri and Minami Asano took the initiative to find Ryohei Matsumoto and wanted to help prepare dinner.

"Actually, I usually cook all the meals at home. If you don't mind, I can help you prepare dinner tonight."

Ran Mouri, who had no impression of Matsumoto Ryohei, volunteered, and Asanari Shimizu next to her nodded eagerly.

Matsumoto Ryohei glanced at the two of them, smiled faintly, and did not refuse.

He took out a bag of meat sealed in a plastic bag from the black foam box on the operating table and handed the meat to Mao Lilan.

"Deal with the blood from this piece of meat, cut it into pieces, and evenly coat it with cornstarch."

"I believe this shouldn't be a problem for this clever young lady, right?"

"Ok!"

After taking the ingredients, Mao Lilan immediately went to the workbench on the other side to work.

As for Ma Chengsheng...

Just as Matsumoto Ryohei was about to take out another bag of ingredients from the black foam box and hand it to Ma Sheng, who had already spread out his hands to receive it, his hands suddenly stopped.

"By the way, Ms. Maori just called you 'Dr. Chengshi', right?"

Asano Miura nodded energetically, her ponytail swaying.

"Actually, I used to be a doctor. My private hospital hasn't opened yet, but I guess I can still be considered half a doctor."

Before Masashi could finish his words, Matsumoto Ryohei suddenly withdrew the hand that was about to hand over the ingredients and pointed to the farthest part of the kitchen.

"There are some fresh vegetables on the counter over there. Go cut them into strips for the salad."

"You don't need to take care of the operating table here."

Looking at Ma Chengshi who was sent to the farthest part of the kitchen, Matsumoto Ryohei took another look at the bag of ingredients in the deepest part of his foam box.

Matsumoto Ryohei: It’s so hard for me…

Chapter 166 Conan: It’s really delicious!

"This is some fresh pig's blood I got from the slaughterhouse."

"Use centrifugal force to separate the water..."

As the motor of the kitchen centrifuge stopped, Ryohei Matsumoto took out the centrifuge cup, walked to the operating table next to him, and carefully poured the turbid liquid floating on the top into a glass dish.

“These clear liquids are seasoned with tomatoes and poured over cooked food.”

“Everyone will love its wonderful taste…”

Ryohei Matsumoto concentrated on painting the crystal clear secret juice in the glass dish on the 11 main dishes, adding a touch of mysterious artistic color to the already exquisite delicious dishes.

"Finish."

The last plate of children's meal used up the last drop of secret juice in the glass.

Ryohei Matsumoto pulled the container upwards handsomely, breaking the juice threads, and Ran Mouri and Minoru Asami next to him immediately applauded.

Snap, snap, snap——

"Mr. Matsumoto is like an artist when he cooks. If he were to do a cooking show, he would definitely be a big hit!"

Mao Lilan's words were not intended to compliment Matsumoto Ryohei, but Matsumoto Ryohei smiled and shook his head.

“I don’t like those kinds of performative fodder-making shows.”

Mao Lilan and Ma Sheng squeezed out their eyes at the same time.

Feed...Mr. Matsumoto's comments on TV food are really sharp...

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At seven o'clock sharp.

At the long European table, the dinner for 11 people officially began.

Sitting at the host seat at one end of the long table, Daisuke Torakura was still wearing the stand-up collar robe of the Vampire Count, holding high the red wine glass in his hand.

“Friends who have come from afar, let’s have a toast together!”

At the host's suggestion, those who could drink raised their glasses and drank together, while those who couldn't drink symbolically took a sip of juice.