But it's clearly unrealistic for her to give Zhongli a "surprise" on her own.

Yin Kong thought about it and felt that it was time for him to go see Vermouth again.

Firstly, I want to see how well the collection of the demon sword fragments is going, and secondly, this person should know about the world's finest wines.

As the saying goes, "stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade." If Xiangling can make use of the technology of this world, then she might have the opportunity to brew a superb wine that would satisfy this Rock King Emperor.

Ling Yin Kong was somewhat surprised that Conan had sneaked over before he even went to the Mouri Detective Agency to relieve his energy.

"Hey kid, don't you have school today?"

Yin Kong had checked specifically; today is Monday, so he should be in school.

"Because I took leave." Now that his true identity had been exposed, Conan naturally stopped pretending in front of Yin Kong and began to complain, "Elementary school courses are so boring!"

More importantly, after what happened yesterday, he had no desire to go to school.

"By the way, Brother Yin Kong, this is a gift from my father to you."

Yin Kong raised an eyebrow slightly, not expecting Conan to bring a gift.

He soon discovered that it was a JOJO manga merchandise set, a tarot deck with Araki's autograph. The cards were exquisitely crafted, and each card featured a character from Stardust Crusaders.

"It's a nice gift, I like it very much, Mr. Yusaku, you're very thoughtful."

He naturally welcomed such a gift.

"That's good."

Seeing this, Conan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After he got home last night, he stayed up almost all night to catch up on the entire JOJO series of manga, and then he naturally came across the very familiar gambling game.

Should he be glad that Yin Kong didn't yell "Za Warudo" like in the comics and then send his parents flying?

"So, is there something you want to ask of me?"

As the saying goes, "If someone is being overly solicitous for no reason, they are either up to no good or a thief." Given Conan's personality, why would he skip class and come here if there was no reason for him to visit?

"I knew I couldn't hide anything from you, Yin Kong." Conan scratched his head and said with a fawning look, "Um, Yin Kong, could you talk to Ran and stop me from learning karate?"

Chapter 249 The Stagnant Time

Yin Kong suddenly realized why Conan had rushed over without even attending class; he didn't want to suffer.

However, he clearly wouldn't agree so easily:

"I think it's fine. Have you forgotten your current situation?"

Even if you really are a famous detective, it's still very necessary to learn some self-defense skills. After all, if you had learned karate, you might have been able to turn the tables and defeat me and Shinobu yesterday.

Defeating you and Kuki Shinobu?

Guess whether I believe it or not.

Upon hearing this, Conan couldn't help but roll his eyes. He already had a profound understanding of how terrifying Hisaki Shinobu's skills were.

His father, in particular, gave him the highest praise yesterday, saying that even compared to the professional agents he had met, this man was no less capable, and perhaps even better.

He'd be better off praying that he'd wake up tomorrow morning with superpowers and become the Mikasa Superhero Skateboarder than hoping to defeat these two by learning karate.

"Moreover, it's not simply because I'm afraid of pain."

At this point, Conan also looked helpless.

Yesterday's incident was just a small joke, but he truly felt the pain and regret of being powerless at such a crucial moment because of his lack of strength.

Therefore, his attitude towards learning karate has actually changed subtly. If he can really learn it, he is willing to endure some hardship.

"But the problem is, I only found out today when I went to see Professor Agasa that my body had completely recovered overnight, including the ligaments that Ran helped me stretch..."

"Oh?" Yin Kong immediately became interested upon hearing this. "You mean by 'fully recovered'? You mean you've directly returned to the state you were in before yesterday?"

He immediately checked Conan's body and found that, sure enough, the kid's body showed absolutely no signs of injury.

More accurately, after being given the poison and shrunk, the boy's physical condition was completely fixed.

Aside from Jin Yu's enhancement, whether it's active training or passive injury, he will quickly return to that fixed state.

Conan nodded, his tone clearly showing some unease:

"That's right, that's what the doctor said too."

Their physical condition is fixed; they will never grow up, nor will they ever die of old age. Even if they suffer severe injuries, they will not leave scars and will heal quickly...

This sounds like a really good thing.

But—what's the cost?

Conan felt that the unusual physical sensations he had been experiencing recently were likely a harbinger of some terrible side effects.

Yin Kong nodded slightly and said:

"I see, I understand. I'll discuss it with Xiaolan and ask her to suspend your training until we figure out the reason for this situation."

Conan was naturally overjoyed upon hearing this:

"That's great, thank you, Yin Kong."

However, this overjoyed detective completely forgot who had instigated Ran to have the idea of ​​teaching him karate.

"What, is there something else?"

Seeing that Conan looked hesitant after speaking, Yin Kong asked again.

“This…” Conan hesitated for a moment before lowering his voice and saying mysteriously, “Yin Kong, don’t be afraid of what I’m about to tell you.”

Yin Kong and Paimon exchanged a glance, then Paimon puffed out his chest proudly and said:

"Don't worry, we're professionals, we're not afraid."

Conan glanced around furtively again, making sure that Aoyama Nanami was being professional and not eavesdropping on their conversation, before speaking with a serious expression:

"I'm telling you, I might have encountered a ghost."

Paimon looked disappointed. She thought Conan's mysterious behavior would reveal some earth-shattering secret, but this was all?

It's just a ghostly encounter, don't talk like everyone's never experienced one.

Even disregarding Teyvat's experiences, the outside world is teeming with monsters and demons, okay?

Yin Kong gently patted Paimon's head to stop the little guy from talking nonsense, then asked with a serious expression:

"Which one is the ghost?"

Conan corrected:

"It's not any one of them, it's just that ghost that often appears in horror stories."

Paimon thought for a moment, then took out paper and pen and drew a simple sketch of Araki Ichito:

"Look, a ghost."

Conan shook his head vigorously and said:

"Not the kind of ghost with horns on its head, I mean the kind that floats in mid-air, flickering."

He took Paimon's paper and pen and drew a walnut on the back:

“That’s right, that’s it.” Conan nodded vigorously, then added, “But that ghost probably isn’t this cute.”

Yin Kong couldn't help but laugh and asked:

"So, Kudo, you're a famous detective, and now you're going to tell me you've encountered a ghost, huh?"

"I didn't believe it at first either, but I really can't think of any other possible explanation."

Conan had obviously already guessed that Yin Kong would have a similar reaction. After all, if someone suddenly came up to him and said he had seen a ghost, his attitude would probably be the same, right?

However, he quickly insisted:

"Do you remember when I went on an adventure to the haunted house with Genta and the others?"

Seeing that his words had indeed caught Yin Kong's attention, Conan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, it was clear that he breathed a sigh of relief far too soon, because Yin Kong's reaction was completely unexpected.

The man then used the Undying Grip once more, grabbing his head and sneering:

"Of course I remember, but you brat, how dare you bring up haunted houses?"

"Those kids are young and don't know any better, but you're almost an adult, and you don't even know what's important? You didn't even inform your family before joining in their nonsense the whole time?"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, I promise I won't do it again."

Conan immediately and spinelessly chose to apologize three times in a row.

Of course, he could understand Yin Kong's anger.

Even Shinichi Kudo himself, looking back at his behavior that day, feels that he was truly bewitched.

Without even telling Professor Agasa, he went on an adventure to the haunted house with the Junior Detective League.

Could it be that spending too much time with those guys has assimilated my intelligence?

"What I really want to talk about is what happened in the haunted house." Conan organized his thoughts, then quickly and excitedly said, "We really did encounter people who were already dead there..."

Chapter 250 Continuous Visits

“I’m not kidding, I really saw the man who had died.”

Of course I know you're not joking, and I also know that the other party played some lighthearted games with you.

No, I have to hold back my laughter.

Although he was inwardly bursting with laughter, on the surface, Yin Kong nodded seriously and calmly said:

"Keep talking, I'm listening."

Seeing this, Conan immediately said:

“I know you don’t believe me, but I have conclusive evidence.”

Yin Kong raised an eyebrow and said:

"Oh, what evidence?"

"Do you remember the photo I asked you to take last time? It was the one with the fingerprint on the door lock?"

Yin Kong nodded thoughtfully, already guessing what Conan wanted to say, and asked:

"You're not going to tell me that fingerprint is Shinichi Kudo's fingerprint, are you?"

Conan was taken aback, then shook his head and said:

"Of course not, but I've compared them, and they're actually Uncle Mori's fingerprints..."

Although it would be quite terrifying to discover that it was one's own fingerprint, especially one from Shinichi Kudo's body.

"Uncle Mori's fingerprints?" Yin Kong seemed completely unaware, but also showed interest. "I understand what you mean. Logically speaking, Uncle Mori shouldn't have even been to the haunted house, so it's impossible for him to have left his fingerprints there."

Seeing that Yin Kong finally believed him, Conan was so moved he wanted to burst into tears:

"That's right, that's exactly it! If this isn't the work of a ghost, then there must be some incredibly important secret hidden in that haunted house!"

It was so hard! The misunderstanding about me has finally been cleared up!

Of course, Conan's logic is actually very simple.

If it really is the work of ghosts, then there's nothing more to say. Since the mother and son are both in jail, the so-called vengeful spirits have probably already been appeased.

But if it's not a real ghost, then someone is just playing a trick.

However, the price to pay for that would be too high.

Although Conan hasn't been able to crack all the methods yet, the costs of the disguise and other techniques he's already come up with are already incredibly high.

Surely it's not like someone went to such great lengths just to amuse me and Genta and the others.

Not everyone is like his heartless parents, who like to make fun of him all the time.

Therefore, there must be some unknown secret hidden in that villa.

And the greater the cost, the more significant the secret must be.

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