Chapter 503: The End of Zhongyuanhui

August 17, Sunday, evening.

Mori's car and Sonoko's car drove Mochizuki Shinobu, the four members of the detective team, Sonoko, Ran, Mei Daiko and Yamazaki back to Tokyo and went directly to the Metropolitan Police Department.

After getting out of the car, Yamazaki said, "Uncle Maoli, it's getting late, and Mei Daizi and I don't understand the situation, so we'll go back first."

"I'm not going either," Yuanzi said, "I'll take you back." Then he asked, "Lan, do you want to go together?"

"No, I'll go back with Dad later." Lan smiled, "What a pity, I wanted to treat you to fish."

"Speaking of which, that old grandpa is really amazing, he actually knows that uncle still has a portion of fish." Yuanzi laughed.

"Let's go, let's go." Mei Daizi said, "It's almost time, I have to go back to work."

"You said that there is no business in these few days, what are you doing, and today is the last day of Zhongyuan Conference, which starts at 5 pm, and your restaurant will not have any business." Yuanzi laughed, " You can go directly to the venue with me, I heard that there are many interesting programs, and my Kimura Tatsuya will also be on stage."

"I heard that there are still prizes to be redeemed," Yuan Tai said with a smile, "I have saved a lot of small tickets."

"That's because you eat too much." Mitsuhiko said with a smile.

"No, I still have to go back first." Mei Daizi said.

"I said, are you finished talking?" Maori said.

Sonoko smiled and said, "I heard that there will be a hot dance performance by the Tokyo Shochiku Opera Troupe tonight."

"It's hot," Mao Li's saliva dripped, "Hot dance?"

"Father!" Lan reminded with an ugly face.

Yamazaki said: "Okay, Sonoko, it's getting late, take us back first."...

Around 6:30 in the evening, Mei Dai Restaurant.

When Lan called, they had already left the Metropolitan Police Department. See you at the Zhongyuan Conference in twenty minutes.

At about seven o'clock in the evening, at the entrance of the Zhongyuan Conference venue.

Yamazaki, Mei Daiko, Sonoko Yuran, Mori, the detective team, and Mochizuki Shinobu joined together, and each of them entered the venue with a ghost mask and a few program lists.

"Why is there such a thing?" Lan asked.

"It is said that there will be a special program at the end, Hundred Ghosts at Night." Yuanzi looked at the program list and said, "I am afraid it will be a masquerade."

Maori asked, "Where is the Opera Company?"

"It's on the central stage. But it's early, it won't start until eight o'clock in the evening." Yuanzi said, "Now is the time to go shopping and eat snacks."

"Didn't you eat too?" Lan asked.

Mei Daizi said: "I asked her to have dinner, but she said she wanted to save her stomach for snacks."

Yuanzi smiled and said, "Of course, I'm going to eat all the snacks today."

Yuan Tai nodded and said, "Well, you think the same as me."

"Why do I think the same as you, and you and I think almost the same." Yuanzi said, "By the way, what about your parents? I won't be your wallet."

"We pay the bill ourselves." Yuan Tai took out his bank card and shook it.

"Okay, I'm going to the beer hall." Maori asked, "Miss Mochizuki?"

"Well,

I'll just go with Mr. Mori. "Mochizuki Shinobu said.  …

Genta exchanged his receipt for one serving of eel plus three servings of super eel rice, Ayumi exchanged for a doll about 20 centimeters high, Mitsuhiko exchanged for a ten-centimeter-high mech warrior, and Conan's receipt was only Enough to redeem a random prize red envelope, put it away without even looking at it.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Maori finally saw the hot dance that he had been looking forward to all afternoon.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the performance on the central stage ended, and the host announced that after the last special program, the entire Zhongyuan Conference will be over, and then please put on your masks. The dim light, like a will-o'-the-wisp, shone on the mask to reveal eerie ghost faces.

For a while, screams sounded one after another in the venue, excited and frightened, and Lan was also one of the group of people who screamed the loudest.

"Wow, ha..." Yuanzi laughed loudly, "Finally I saw Lan alive and kicking again."

"What's so scary about that?" Mei Daizi said, "Just keep your head down."

Lan lowered his head, only to see the four "ghost faces" of the detective team, and yelled again.

The host announced that the meeting was over and everyone could go home, and suggested that it would be best to go out wearing a mask. ...

After leaving the venue, Genta, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Mochizuki Shinobu got into Sonoko's car. Sonoko will send the three little ones home, and Mochizuki Shinobu to the hotel. ...

Monday, August 18, morning, Maori Detective Agency.

Yamazaki brought the record of the drifting bottle incident and included it in the archives.

"Thank you," Molly said.

"I should do it," Yamazaki said.

At this time, Lan came over and said, "Conan, I found this red envelope when I was doing laundry."

"Red envelope? What?" Maori asked.

"This is the prize I redeemed yesterday. Generally speaking, there are cash ranging from 100 yen to 500 yen." Conan said.

"Oh," Lan pinched it, "but it doesn't look like a coin." She said and handed it to Conan.

"It can't be a tissue." Maori laughed.

Conan opened it and looked, "Uh, it's three movie tickets. The premiere of "The New Challenge in Death's Boundary" will be at the Mihua Theater at 6 o'clock sharp tonight."

"Great." Lan smiled, "Dad, let's go to the movies tonight."

"In the death circle? I don't want to go to this kind of old-fashioned movie." Maori said, "It's not Miss Yoko's."

Yamazaki said with a smile: "Mei Daizi and I can't leave, you can find Sonoko."

"There are activities in the garden." Lan said.

Mao Li said: "Okay, I'll go, I can't waste it like this."...

In the afternoon, the Megure Police Department came to tell Maori that Teruhiko Kasuga had been arrested. Kasuga Teruhiko's fingerprints were found on the drift bottle, and there were also traces of sleeping pills contained in it. Mochizuki Shinobi was also found to contain sleeping pills, and the ingredients were the same as those in the drift bottle.

Maori asked: "Then, the police department, what is Mr. Kasuga's motive for doing this incident?"

"It's not clear yet," Meguro Police Department said.

"Oh, that's right," Lan said, "When I was on the phone with Yuanzi last night, I heard that Yuanzi said that Mr. Haruhi's father had arranged a marriage for him, maybe..."

Mao Li said: "So that's how it was. In order to get rid of my former girlfriend, I killed her."

"It seems that this is the case." Mumu Police Department said, then said goodbye and left. ...

Later, the prosecutor's office charged Teruhiko Kasuga with attempted murder.

However, Kasuga Teruhiko's lawyer said that Kasuga Teruhiko only needs to sever ties with Mochizuki Shinobi and stop communicating with her, and there is no need to kill her at all. He also stated another version of the matter, saying that this incident was completely created by Mochizuki Shinobu knowing that Kasuga Teruhiko wanted to break up with her, and he put sleeping pills in a drink with Kasuga Teruhiko's fingerprints. into the bottle, and then drank the drink by himself, trying to blame Kasuga Teruhiko for his own death. As for why Mochizuki Shinobi was in that cave, it was said that the sea water was not high at that time, and there was a way to go to that cave, and Mochizuki Shinobi went there by himself.

In the end, due to insufficient evidence, no one saw that it was Kasuga Teruhiko who took Mochizuki Shinobi to the cave, and Kasuga Teruhiko was acquitted. ...

Monday, August 18th, after 6:00 p.m., in the screening hall of Mihua Grand Theater.

Five minutes after the movie started, Conan heard Maori snoring, turned his head and saw that Maori was already asleep, and muttered: "Do ordinary people fall asleep within five minutes of the movie starting? This movie ticket is given to you. It's a waste."  …

At 8:00 p.m., after the show ends, in the lobby of the Mihua Grand Theater.

Lan complained: "Father, you are so serious, we finally won the ticket to attend the premiere, but you have been sleeping."

"I can't help it, just look at the beginning and you can tell that the death circle is still the same." Mao Li said, "'I will come to take your life at midnight tonight, and join the death circle'."

Conan nodded and said, "Indeed."

After tapping Conan lightly, Maori smiled and said, "Why are you nodding, boy, you haven't seen it yet."

"Uh," Conan said quickly, "I watched the videotape at Dr. Ali's house."

Lan said: "But I think it looks very good." Then he found that the reporters were running behind him, so he looked back and saw that Hayato Nanjo, the actor in the death circle, came out.

"What's interesting, let's go." Mao Li said impatiently.

At this time, a beautiful woman came over and asked, "Are you Mr. Kogoro Mori, the famous detective?"

"Yes," Mori said solemnly, "I am the detective Mori Kogoro."

The beautiful woman introduced herself: "I am the wife of Hayato Nanjo."

"Uh, please give me your advice." Mao Li said with a dry smile, "This movie is really good."

"Well, I have something I want to talk to you about," Mrs. Nanjo said, "Detective Maori, please follow me."

Ten minutes later, Hayato Nanjo's office was on the sixth floor of a six-story building in Mihuacho.

Mrs. Nanjo introduced a woman to Mori, "This is my husband's manager, Ms. Yoshino Satomi. Satomi, this is the detective Mr. Mori Kogoro."

"What!" Yoshino Satomi was taken aback, and then said, "Excuse me, good evening, Mr. Mori."

"Good evening, Miss Satomi," Molly said.

Mrs. Nanjo said: "I happened to see the Maori detective in the theater and invited him. I was very worried about that."

Yoshino Satomi said: "But, Mr. Nanjo..."

"I'll explain it to him," Mrs. Nanjo said. "Please bring that thing, Miss Satomi."

After a while, Yoshino Satomi brought a piece of paper to Mrs. Nanjo, and Mrs. Nanjo handed it to Mori. ...