Chapter 980: Professional Insights from Two Advisors
The Next Day, Chi Feichei got up early, prepared the Breakfast Ingredients, and went to the Terrace for his Daily Routine of Building Jump Morning Exercise.
Haibara Ai woke up just in time for Breakfast, surprised that Chi Feichei was up early, yawned, said good morning, and still didn't mention the hallucination she had experienced.
After eating Breakfast, Chi Feichei took Haibara Ai to the Pet Hospital to get some Dog Snacks, and drove to Jirokichi Suzuki Residence.
Before they even got out of the Car, they heard Uncle Jirokichi's irritable voice coming from Inside the Room.
"This little furry Child actually stole my Front Page!"
"Woof woof! Woof!" Lupin rushed out of the Door, then wagged his Tail and followed beside Chi Feichei's Foot into the Door.
Jirokichi Suzuki took one Look, felt even more heartbroken, and glared at Chi Feichei with wide eyes.
Suzuki Sonoko stood Aside making a Phone Call, glanced back, and continued her Phone Call, "Brother Hichiji and Ai are here..."
Chi Feichei ignored Jirokichi Suzuki's Gaze, handed the two bags of Dog Snacks he brought to the Maid, Step Forward and sat down, picking up the Newspaper on the Table.
The Newspaper Front Page was a Group Photo of Inspector Nakamori and Conan, with a line of large Characters marked above - [Kid Killer, Meritorious Elementary School Student Shows Divine Power Again, Kid is utterly defeated!]
Is the Famous Detective taking too much Limelight? Does he think People from the Organization don't read Newspapers?
"Mr. Jirokichi," Haibara Ai greeted, also sat Beside Chi Feichei, leaned over and Looked at the Newspaper, Speechless in her Heart.
That Famous Detective is also taking too much Limelight, does he think People from the Organization don't read Newspapers?
Fortunately, Conan's current Identity as an Elementary School Student is not eye-catching, and that Group of arrogant People probably won't take it to Heart, Otherwise, he will be noticed by the Organization sooner or later.
Jirokichi Suzuki stared at the brother and sister who were as calm as if they were at Home, but his Anger was gone, but he still 'hmph'ed, "Today's Celebration Banquet is canceled, my Front Page was stolen by that Four-Eyed Brat."
Chi Feichei did not hesitate, "Eat Something is fine too."
Haibara Ai: "..."
To freeload a meal so confidently...
Suzuki Sonoko: "..."
Very much in Uncle Mori's style!
Jirokichi Suzuki choked, Looked at the Surrounding Area, "Where's Non-Ink? Why didn't you bring it over?"
"Non-Ink is free-range," Haibara Ai Help answered, she knew the answer to this question, and it was better for her to Say it, to prevent Uncle Jirokichi from getting any Problem from Anger, "It likes to play Outside, and Brother Hichiji doesn't like to lock it up either."
"That's right, Birdie should fly freely in the Sky, that's their Nature," Jirokichi Suzuki said with Emotion, and looked at Chi Feichei with a little more admiration, at least he couldn't let his Pet out casually, Because he was worried, and also Because he was afraid that Pets that had developed Affection would suddenly abandon him, what he could do was to know that he didn't want to restrain Birdie, so he Never raised Birds, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Hassashi boy, aren't you worried that Non-Ink will fly to Other Places one day? Or that it will go to Other Households?"
"Animals are also sentimental," Chi Feichei said softly with a Neutral Expression, "and if it leaves one day, it means our Fate is over..."
Suzuki Sonoko, who had finished her Phone Call with Mouri Ran and turned back, was Be Stunned, feeling a Sigh in her Heart.
Brother Hichiji's Idea is quite Buddhist.
Haibara Ai also thought Chi Feichei was open-minded, and before she could Comfort him, she heard Chi Feichei continue to Say...
"Then after catching it back, whether it's roasted or cooked in Soup," Chi Feichei said with a calm Face, "I won't feel too Uncomfortable in my Heart."
Suzuki Sonoko: "..."
She was wrong, this is not Buddhist at all, this is Asura-style.
Haibara Ai: "..."
She was wrong, the most narrow-minded one is Brother Hichiji!
Jirokichi Suzuki even more disregarded his Image and rolled his Eyes, "Non-Ink was able to find me here In Advance before you came, such a smart Crow, it's a Pity to eat it, a beating and starving it for two days is about enough."
Suzuki Sonoko: "..."
Next, Jirokichi Suzuki and Chi Feichei had another serious exchange of professional insights on the Profession of 'Advisor'.
Jirokichi Suzuki said that as an Advisor to the Suzuki Foundation, traveling around is really too comfortable, he doesn't Care what the Conglomerate is busy with, if he has an Idea, he just proposes it, and he doesn't Care whether others agree or not, and things like skiing, bungee jumping, climbing Mount Everest, and human-powered flight are very Fun.
Chi Feichei said that being an Advisor to Shinchi Group, Pet Hospital, and THK Company is also good, usually he also proposes Ideas if he has them, if he's bored, if he wants to be a Veterinarian, he'll be a Veterinarian, if he wants to write Songs, he'll write Songs, and it's no Problem to go See female Entertainer filming or singing, and playing Online Game, Arcade Game, and various Arcade Machine is the most Fun.
Jirokichi Suzuki immediately said that those Games without Challenge are Meaningless, and he's already tired of playing them.
Chi Feichei immediately used 'Arcade Game one-handed handicap' to tell Jirokichi Suzuki, that he is still unskilled at playing Games.
Jirokichi Suzuki again said that they could compete again in Controller Game...
Chi Feichei again said that he doesn't even need to Intervene in Controller Game, Hissashi can crush him...
Haibara Ai and Suzuki Sonoko sat Aside drinking Tea, watching a large pile of Arcade Machine pile up at Jirokichi Suzuki Residence, and Looked at Suzuki Sonoko, "Are all Advisors like this?"
"Huh?" Suzuki Sonoko stared blankly at Jirokichi Suzuki who was competing with Hissashi, worried that her Old Dad would explode with Anger today, and after a pause, she regained her senses, "W-Well, not really... Other Advisors are quite busy."
"I see." Haibara Ai Nod, put down her Teacup, and Step Forward.
Her Hand is itchy, she'll also play a round.
Suzuki Sonoko saw that drinking Tea alone was also Meaningless, and Follow Step Forward to play Game.
Game is really Fun.
A Group of People played Game until after twelve noon, Hissashi took turns challenging Jirokichi Suzuki, Haibara Ai, and Suzuki Sonoko several times, and when he saw the Maid serving Dishes, he used his Tail to roll the Game Controller on the Ground into the Box and put it away, indicating that he was not playing anymore.
"Let's eat Rice!"
Jirokichi Suzuki clapped his Palm and Get Up, feeling refreshed all over after playing a Game, but he was a little unwilling to accept that he couldn't beat a Snake, "I'll practice more, and compete again next time."
Hissashi's Mood suddenly became heavy, this Old Man is a major strong enemy besides Master, his Level is not bad, and he is also very perceptive, it still has to use all its strength to win, and it will also practice when it has Time in the Future.
At the Dining Table, Jirokichi Suzuki still asked with lingering Interest, "Hassashi, Whether or Not invest in Game together?"
"I don't want to compete for Cake with my own Home," Chi Feichei sat down, "and I can't move, Umbrella is already preparing many Games."
Haibara Ai: "..."
Many Games, that really suits Brother Hichiji's Interest.
Jirokichi Suzuki Nod in agreement, a little Regret, "Yeah, it's too late, my playing hasn't kept up with the Era."
Suzuki Sonoko: "..."
Can you remove the word 'play'?
But she was also Speechless, she had always felt that a type of 'Advisor' is a very magical Creature, discovering new Projects while playing, and being able to Solve situations that others can't Solve even by trying every Method while playing, so Jirokichi Suzuki playing, their Suzuki Family and Suzuki Foundation agree with both hands and feet and fully support it.
"Suzuki Foundation also has a lot of Investment in Games," Jirokichi Suzuki said seriously for once, touching the beard on his chin, "but Suzuki Foundation is focused on the Development of Game Equipment, Umbrella is focused on the Internet, and it's not a Conflict... No, Umbrella is also R&D Game Equipment, right?"
Chi Feichei did not Conceal some of Umbrella's plans, "Umbrella plans to focus on the Internet, and the R&D of Game Equipment is aimed at being epoch-making."
"Is it the 'Cocoon' Game Equipment type?" Jirokichi Suzuki Understood, Regret, "If I had been in Japan at that time, I would Never have let them sell all the Project Investment shares to Umbrella at a low price, such interesting and fresh enough Game Equipment, it's worth investing Funds to save it, maybe I would have competed with you, Suzuki Foundation is not short of that bit of R&D Funds."
Chi Feichei knew that Jirokichi Suzuki was telling the Truth, this Old Man might think this Game is Fun, and it's too Pity to put it aside just Because Thomas had an accident, and it's very likely that he would take over the entire Project and invest Money in it himself, in fact, with the Perfection Level of 'Cocoon', there is no need to invest more Money, just Perfect it a little more, and it will definitely be a chance to get rich quickly, the Benefit is something that even Suzuki Foundation would not dare to underestimate.
"But what about distribution?" Jirokichi Suzuki asked, Turn Around and took Food from the Plate held by the passing Maid, considering it very seriously, "Last time, something went wrong at the Cocoon Press Conference, the Children were trapped in the Game, and Artificial Intelligence also manipulated the Game Equipment to emit Electricity to Attack the Guardians who wanted to save the Children, now Various Countries have no Good Impression of this type of Equipment and Artificial Intelligence, even if Umbrella emphasizes Equipment Safety when launching the Equipment, people will still hesitate, and if you want to hold a Press Conference experience meeting like last time, I'm afraid no one will give Face."
"There are definitely Methods, but now is not the Time to launch it yet, it will take some Time," Chi Feichei did not go into too much detail this time, "If you have Time, I'll invite you to play together."
He had already told Chi Shinnosuke, the solution is very simple, let's first create Online Game, and then immediately hold Esports Competition, Making Money while building up the Esports Industry, and dig out those Game enthusiasts.
In fact, inviting Children from political and business Big Shot families to be the first batch of testers is not Suitable, those People often like to let others Test the Danger first, especially for their own Children, they are all Treasures.
The best Candidate for testers are still those Esports Contestant who have already become Idols and have Reputation among Game enthusiasts.
As a Game enthusiast, he can be sure that Cocoon, this Holographic Game, will definitely inspire the love and Expectation of Game enthusiasts, and there are many People who are willing to experience it.
But the release of Holographic Game Equipment will have to be delayed for at least a few years, first Because they need to master more advanced Technology, and only after they have better replacements, or feel that the Equipment R&D of other Companies is a Threat, will they consider launching Cocoon, and secondly, the cost of the Equipment cannot be reduced, it is always a Toy for a small Group of People, and even if it is sold at a higher price, it will not earn much, it still needs to be improved, reduce production costs, or R&D a simplified Version, Cocoon can have Vision, Smell, Hearing, Taste, and Touch experiences in the virtual World, it's too advanced and too Cheat, a simplified Version can be researched, and sold in large quantities in a 'low price and low configuration' Method, which can not only make people gradually accept new Game modes, but also earn a lot of Funds in each Update and iteration, As For how appropriate the simplified Version is, someone will Assessment it.
Jirokichi Suzuki didn't ask in detail, and reminded, "Then I can't wait too long, don't forget, I'm already 72 years old This Year, don't wait a few years until I'm about to be buried before you come to find me, then you might not be able to find me then."
Suzuki Sonoko, who had been silent all along, said dissatisfiedly, "Old Dad, your Body is so good, you don't look like someone in their 70s at all, so don't Say such things!"
Jirokichi Suzuki laughed heartily, "I Never admit to being old either!"
"Don't worry, it won't be long, wait for Umbrella's new Game to be released, you try it first, and Say if you think it's Interesting." Chi Feichei said.
He was still Considering whether to let Jirokichi Suzuki build a team to play, or pull Suzuki Foundation into the Competition preparation side.
No Matter what, the Old Man will definitely be Interested, As Long As he plays, Suzuki Foundation will find a Method to make a Profit, and won't suffer a Loss, and As Long As Suzuki Foundation wants to Make Money from 'Esports', it will Help promote 'Esports' Development, which is also helping Umbrella.
It's Just that he is a little wary of Jirokichi Suzuki.
Many People act and deal with the World, and have their own set of rules.
Even People from the Organization, everyone will show a certain 'Behavior Pattern', whether it's Disguise or not, many times he can also Judgment what the Other Party will do, even Gin, that Crazy Cat, he can sometimes Judgment Gin's specific Emotion based on Feeling.
In Business, Shiro Suzuki and his Home cheap Old Dad are somewhat Similar, even if they see through some tricks, they may not take Shortcut, and think that it's okay to suffer a Loss sometimes, and they must lay a solid Foundation, and they are also very kind to Employees, Suitable for presiding over and managing long-term Development Business, but Jirokichi Suzuki is Different, Jirokichi Suzuki belongs to the type of Person who does not follow Routine.
If one day, Suzuki Foundation encounters big Troublesome, it will be Shiro Suzuki who stabilizes the morale, but it is likely to be Jirokichi Suzuki who can find a way to Solve the situation.
This kind of Person is the most Troublesome, he can't calculate any point of the Other Party's Behavior Pattern, and he can't calculate it, Because the Other Party may not have thought of anything, and just did it when he had an Idea, if he uses Ark to calculate, it may make Ark calculate to the point of doubting the World, but the Old Man Households are fine at all.
Fortunately, for Suzuki Foundation, their Home's Getting Along Goal for a long Time in the Future is also to try to Befriend and Ally.
Correct, Umbrella is indeed aimed at global unification and Monopoly, but not everyone has to use 'Attack' and 'Scheme' Means, many times, considering from the Benefit Angle, two Ally Groups can also naturally Fusion.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 981: Ai's Visual Hallucination Mystery
"Alright, if you can play, come find me again. If you can't for now, then don't mention it. Don't make me so curious that I can't sleep at night, and don't make me wait too long. It's not kind to dangle an Old Man's appetite," Suzuki Jirokichi, disliking how these formal topics ruined the atmosphere, ended the conversation. He looked at Hissashi, who was lying on the table, having claimed a spot for itself and was swallowing Fish Pieces, "Hissashi, are the Fish Pieces tasty? Would you consider coming to my place? You can have as many fish as you want in the future, and not just fish, I'll buy you whatever you want to eat."
This snake could be carried around, didn't seem to crawl around randomly, and even played games, how cool!
Just like Feimo, he wanted it, really wanted it.
Hissashi raised its head to look at Suzuki Jirokichi, puzzled.
Was this Old Man trying to poach it?
Suzuki Sonoko wanted to cover her face. Her Uncle was actually seriously chatting with a snake and poaching it, it seemed a bit abnormal...
"Playing games is fine too," Suzuki Jirokichi saw Hissashi looking at him, continuing to be abnormal and tempting, "The best Game Equipment can all be bought for you, oh."
Hissashi continued to lower its head to eat Fish Pieces, "No Need, my Master can afford them too, and playing games all the time will get boring."
Chi Feichei: "..."
Actually using money to tempt Hissashi, if he didn't have a bit of wealth, he would feel sorry for Hissashi, and would want to let Hissashi come over to eat well, drink well, and play fun things.
"It's useless to talk to Hissashi, it can't understand!" Suzuki Sonoko tried hard to remind her Uncle not to act too weird, "And it's useless, Hissashi's current wealth is not bad, the fish it has saved up is enough for it to eat for a Lifetime."
Suzuki Jirokichi looked at Chi Feichei in surprise, "You wouldn't have bought a Sea Area, would you?"
Haibara Ai: "..."
Uncle Jirokichi's way of spending money was really bold and unrestrained.
"No, I don't have that much Pocket Money, just a Breeding Base," Chi Feichei looked at Suzuki Sonoko, "Sonoko also sends a truckload of fish over every once in a while, Hissashi is already tired of eating it."
Suzuki Jirokichi looked at Suzuki Sonoko again, "You're dragging me down!"
"My Father also agreed, and will continue to send them in the future," Suzuki Sonoko said with a serious face, "Because Hissashi saved me, when I went to Izu to play before, I encountered Bad Person, at that time only me and that Villain were in the dark Room, and I was held down, when I was almost about to be stabbed with a Knife, it was Hissashi who arrived in the Room, it was like a Hero, rushing forward and biting that Villain, of course I have to thank it properly."
"Then you really should thank it properly!" Suzuki Jirokichi nodded, secretly glancing at Hissashi: "..."
This snake could also save people...
He wanted it even more.
He had lived for more than seventy years, and this was the first time he was so envious, jealous, and hateful of someone. This Kid Chi Feichei was a bit hateful, he vaguely smelled the Aura of a nemesis, and no wonder the Financial Group all supported having more dealings with the Chi Family, as long as they didn't send the Heir over to the Chi Family, everything else was negotiable.
Wait, didn't the Chi Family now have a little girl, who seemed to have a very good Relationship with Chi Feichei, but...darn it, the Suzuki Family didn't have any boys of suitable age to hook up with, otherwise he could have found a way to coax and abduct both the Crow and the snake!
Hissashi looked up at Suzuki Jirokichi again, dragging its Body that bulged out in a large section in its Abdomen, it crawled along the Table towards Chi Feichei, acting spoiled, "Master, his Gaze is so Weird, I want to hide."
Chi Feichei picked up Hissashi, stuffed it into his Pocket, letting Hissashi digest its food by itself.
Suzuki Jirokichi: "..."
Stingy!
After the meal, Lupin, who had eaten something at the Maid's place, happily ran towards Chi Feichei again, "Woof!"
Depressed, Suzuki Jirokichi pointed at the Door, his Emotion not very stable, "Alright, the meal is eaten, you guys take your time!"
"Mr. Suzuki, goodbye."
Chi Feichei, having finished his free meal, also retreated quickly, getting in the Car and receiving a Phone Call.
"Ran?"
A minute later, the Phone Call ended.
Chi Feichei put away his Mobile Phone, "Toshiya sent the Commission Fee to Mori Detective Agency, Ran is preparing to cook a Table of good Dishes tonight, we'll go over to eat."
Haibara Ai: "..."
This was a day of following Brother Hichiji to freeload everywhere.
...
Three o'clock in the Afternoon.
Chi Feichei brought Haibara Ai to Poirot Cafe, before freeloading on food, they first freeloaded on Drinks.
Sitting in Poirot Cafe until a little after four o'clock, Mori Kogoro returned to the Detective Agency upstairs. Chi Feichei and Ran took the two Kids to buy Food Ingredients.
"Probably because the House rent is low, the Meat Shop on that Street sells Meat that is affordable and fresh," Ran led the way, sharing her Experience as the Master of the Home these years, "Sometimes my Father also comes here to buy Liquor, although what he buys is all Beer, but the Shop that sells Liquor also has a lot of Overseas Fine Wine, let's buy better Food Ingredients and Drinks today!"
"That won't do, Sister Ran," Conan followed beside her, looking up at Ran, "Last time because of stopping Kaito Kid from stealing the Jewel, Miss Shu Li settled the Commission Fee in Advance, but it has already been lost by Uncle gambling on Horse Racing, and in the morning I also Saw a Bill sent to the Office, Uncle owes more than fifty Ten Thousand Yen to the Pachinko Parlor, if tonight's expenses are too big, next...uh..."
Ran stopped in her Footstep, lowered her Head, her Face gloomy and clenched her Fist tightly, her Whole Body emitting Black Aura.
Very good, it was another day of wanting to practice with her Old Dad!
Chi Feichei looked at the Black Aura floating around Ran's Body, couldn't help but Reach Out to touch the Black Mist on Ran's Head, the Result was naturally touching nothing.
Moreover, his Hand reaching over would move the Airflow, in theory, the Black Mist would also sway a A Bit, but there was no movement at all...
A very magical World.
"Hey?" Ran was stunned by Chi Feichei's Action, the Black Aura on her Whole Body disappeared instantly, "Brother Hichiji, did I get something dirty on my Hair?"
"No," Chi Feichei withdrew his Hand, "I was just figuring out what the Black Aura on your Body just now was about."
"Black Aura?" Ran looked at her Palm, and then looked at Conan and Haibara Ai in confusion, "Was there?"
"No," Conan looked around, "There's no Black Smoke or Mist drifting over nearby..."
Chi Feichei started walking forward, feeling it was necessary to Confirm whether other people could not See the Black Aura, "Then why were you Scared just now?"
"Because Sister Ran's Presence just now was very scary," Conan answered in a Child's Voice, secretly Observing Chi Feichei's Expression, "It seemed like in the next second she would run back to beat Uncle up, I didn't continue to Say, there was no Black Aura."
The four people started walking towards the Commercial Street again, Ran was a little red-faced, "So-Sorry, I seemed to have Scared you just now...was it very scary?"
Conan honestly nodded, seriously giving feedback.
If there was an Opinion, it had to be expressed, maybe Ran wouldn't be like this in the future.
Ran: "..."
"Not very scary, just felt that you were very angry," Haibara Ai Comforted Ran, looking up at Chi Feichei, "Brother Hassashi, are you having Visual Hallucination?"
"Possible," Chi Feichei could Confirm that other people probably couldn't See that kind of Black Aura representing 'imminent blackening', and asked again, "Before, Doctor Kazato wanted to Silencing Ran, I chased after him, what did you guys See?"
That was the Murderer in *The Phantom of Baker Street*, he clearly remembered that when he chased after him, he Saw a Little Black running madly the whole time, his Whole Body was pitch-black, with no Characteristic at all.
"It was a Figure in a White Coat," Conan asked in Doubt, "Because he was running Too Fast, I didn't See other Characteristics clearly."
Haibara Ai and Ran also looked at Chi Feichei with Doubtful Gaze.
Could it be that Brother Hassashi also Saw some Black Aura that time?
Chi Feichei Understood, other people could not See 'Black Aura', 'Little Black', these Manga expression Method did not exist in these people's Eyes, Cognition, they just represented 'scary Presence, Whole Body emitting low Air Pressure' and 'Figure of a person whose Characteristics were not Seen clearly', but he didn't Know Why, in his Eyes it was still the Manga expression Method.
Then would 'bean eyes' also only be visible to him?
Haibara Ai saw that Chi Feichei didn't Say anything, and also lowered her Head to think for a A Bit, "Actually, I also had Visual Hallucination yesterday..."
"Hey?" Ran looked at Haibara Ai in surprise.
She remembered that Visual Hallucination meant that Mental Illness was very serious, could it be that 'Visual Hallucination' was so common now? Or Rather, would many people actually have Visual Hallucination?
Suspecting Life...
Conan sweated, hey hey, this wasn't a Cold, could it be contagious?
"Initially it was when I went Home yesterday Night, I just entered the Door, and Saw a Woman with disheveled Hair and Blood all over her Face standing in front of Brother Hassashi's Living Room Curtain," Haibara Ai explained, "Then when I was sleeping yesterday Night, probably because I accidentally pulled the Quilt when I fell asleep, I suddenly woke up, opened my Eyes and also Saw that Woman, much closer than the last time I Saw her, I Saw her Face with a Weird smile, her Eyes under her Black Hair Staring straight at me..."
Chi Feichei: "..."
Last Night Xiao Mei not only harassed him, but also went to harass Haibara Ai?
Ran was so Scared that she picked up Conan, hugged him tightly with both Hands, and Said loudly with a horrified Expression, "Ghost! This is definitely a Ghost!"
Conan was strangled to the point of almost suffocating, feeling that if this continued, he would become a Ghost One Step Ahead, and quickly Comforted, "No way, Sister Ran, there are no Monsters in this World!"
"But Ai Saw it twice!" Ran hugged even tighter, retorting, "Could it be that both times she Saw it wrong?"
Chi Feichei didn't Say anything, he was very Interested in how the Famous Detective would explain this wave.
"Cough..." Conan was strangled to the point of almost not being able to catch his breath, "Although Seeing the same Ghost Shadow of a Woman twice is very unbelievable, but that may also be Haibara having Hallucination, isn't she still fine..."
"Y-Also Correct," Ran relaxed a A Bit, looking at Haibara Ai with a nervous Face, "And then? Ai, did that Ghost do anything to you?"
"No, I closed my Eyes and opened them again, and there was nothing in front of me," Haibara Ai said with a Calm Face, "Actually, Seeing that Woman standing in front of the Curtain before was also the Same, just a Ghost Shadow glimpsed from the corner of my Eye, and when I looked carefully, it was gone, so I was thinking, did I have some Problem Recently, that I would actually have this kind of Hallucination..."
Chi Feichei Comforted, "It may be a Problem with your Eyes, it doesn't look like Visual Hallucination caused by Mental Illness, the Figure Seen in Visual Hallucination will be more detailed, maybe it will also Speak to you, or Follow you all the time..."
Ran: "..."
So terrifying? Scared, hug Conan tightly.
"Cough...Sister Ran, you're hugging too tightly." Conan Spoke Out to remind her, if he didn't remind her again, he was worried he would hang up.
"So-Sorry." Ran then discovered that Conan's Face was red from being strangled by her, and quickly bent down to put Conan down.
Haibara Ai gloomily added, "However, in the morning, I Saw something more specific, more detailed, that Woman was hung by a Black Rope..."
Ran's Action froze for a A Bit, quickly picked up Conan again, hugged him tightly, "Conan, just lend me a hug for now, I'm afraid of Ghosts!"
Conan looked at Haibara Ai with Half-Moon Eyes, and was also Considering whether someone was playing tricks, or Haibara Ai really had Visual Hallucination.
"On the Doll Wall," Haibara Ai yawned with an indifferent Face, "It's the broken Girl's Day Doll that Ayumi sent to Brother Hassashi, Ayumi also Said, that Doll was originally just broken by Genta, but when it was sent for repair, the person who repaired it was Injured and accidentally dripped Blood on the Doll's Face, Afterwards a Dog Discovered that Doll, kindly picked up the Doll and took it to Ayumi, but the Doll was also made to have disheveled Hair and be dirty all over, the Woman I Saw Last Night was the Same as that Doll, wearing an Empress Doll's Kimono, I looked at it carefully this morning, and actually the appearance is also the Same as that Doll..."
Ran: "..."
She was Considering whether to send her Girl's Day Doll to a Shrine or Temple when she got Home...
"In Other Words, what you Saw may be the Shadow cast by that Doll?" Conan Considered all Possibilities, asking in Doubt, "Do you Think it might be someone playing tricks?"
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"Playing ghost?" Ran was scared but also wanted to hear more.
"Yeah, just like Kaito Kid, the so-called miracle performance is just using a Helicopter to hang himself up. Once you see through it, it's not magical anymore," Conan explained. "I remember Brother Chi's Doll Wall is at the Corner of the Entrance Hall, directly facing the Balcony's Glass Door, right? It's possible that the Window and the light coming in from Outside caused a magical Projection. Haibara, where did you see the illusory Shadow?"
"It's in front of the Curtain of the Balcony Glass Window," Haibara Ai said, "Which is Opposite the Doll Wall."
"After turning on the light, it completely disappeared, right?" Conan confirmed again.
Haibara Ai nodded, "Correct. So this morning, I discovered that the Shadow I saw last night was very similar to the Doll on the Doll Wall. I suspected that when Brother Hichiji opened the Door, the Light from Outside the Door in the Corridor shone on the Balcony Glass Door and Projected onto the Doll Wall. And then, for some reason, it Projected the Shadow of the Doll to the Vicinity Building, and then the Glass Window or mirror-like things of the Vicinity Building Projected the Shadow onto the Curtain. Although that Girl's Day Doll is a seated statue, the Shadow I saw was standing. But in the Process of illusory Shadow Projection, it's also possible that some changes occurred due to certain reasons, for example, fusing in the Hanging Painting of a Household. Moreover, the Woman Shadow I saw was only for a Moment, and I didn't see it very clearly."
"Is that also possible?" Ran was confused and doubted her life.
Chi Feichei: "..."
Indeed, when he opened the Door, the Corridor light would pass through the Entrance and across the entire Living Room, shining on the Balcony Glass Door, and then reflecting onto the Wall to the right of the Living Room, to the right of the Entrance Hall, which was the Doll Wall.
He was very clear about this because he sometimes stood at the Entrance and looked at the Balcony Glass Door. When he opened the Door, the Glass Door would reflect the entire Living Room and Doll Wall, although it was a bit blurry, he could immediately confirm whether anyone had entered the Inside the Room during his absence.
If the Shadow of Xiaomei on the Doll Wall happened to be Projected out for some reason, and happened to be Projected back by the Glass or mirror surface of the Opposite Building or Vicinity Building, and the Living Room Curtain, which was not too light-blocking, happened to play a role similar to a Projection screen, then it was indeed possible for a Shadow to be reflected on the Curtain, in front of the Curtain.
"It's possible," Conan nodded, "In fact, many ghost phenomena are caused by various coincidences combined."
Ran was dubious, "Then when Ai fell asleep, she suddenly opened her eyes and saw that Woman smiling. What's going on with that? The Door would be closed when sleeping, and the Doll in the Living Room couldn't possibly Project into the Room, right?"
"Maybe it's because I saw the Shadow in front of the Curtain before, and thought too much, and had a Nightmare," Haibara Ai yawned, "I'm not sure if I was awake when I saw it last night, because I was very drowsy when I saw it, and fell asleep quickly."
Ran sweated, "Ai, you're really brave..."
Is she the only one here who's afraid of ghosts? If it were her, she wouldn't be able to sleep at all.
"So that's not a Ghost, and it's also Unlikely that Haibara had a Hallucination," Conan pondered, suddenly having a Suspicion, "Haibara, could it be that someone is using Projection, Light reflection and other methods to play tricks pretending to be ghosts?"
If Chi Feichei saw a Ghost Shadow, he might become suspicious and restless, leading to Neurasthenia, causing his currently stable Illness to worsen, so that he could be killed without even having to Take Action.
In other words, he suspected that someone wanted to harm Chi Feichei!
It's not like there are no suspected targets.
First of all, to create this Projection phenomenon, one must know where Chi Feichei's Doll Wall is, because from the Opposite Building, you can't see the Doll Wall area near the Entrance Hall at all. Even if you look in directly facing the Balcony Door, you can at most see the Sofa. Furthermore, to accurately create this Projection, you need to enter Chi Feichei's Home, and also avoid Chi Feichei's Line of Sight to make Subtle Move, adjust the Location of the Doll. And also, he had investigated Recently, Chi Feichei's Interpersonal Relationship is simple, and besides them, it seems that there are no other close people, but there are no enemies either, except for those Murderer whose Plans were ruined by Chi Feichei, there are almost no people who hold Resentment towards Chi Feichei...
Those who know the Location of the Doll Wall and have the Opportunity to secretly adjust the Location of the Doll, besides him, Haibara Ai, and Mrs. Kana who have lived at Chi Feichei's place, there is also Belmode.
Moreover, Belmode's Purpose of Approach Chi Feichei is unknown. Although it seems that Belmode does not seem to have the Intention to Take Action against Chi Feichei, it cannot be ruled out that because of Business Competition or the Resentment of the previous generation, someone wants to Take Action against Chi Feichei, or even that Chi Feichei inadvertently made enemies. But that Organization playing Assassination is not something that has just started, so we have to be on guard...
Belmode gets blamed again +1!
Haibara Ai lowered her Head and recalled, "After I entered the Door, I went to the Curtain to Check, and there was no Projector or anything like that. But I'm not sure if someone deliberately tampered with things in the Vicinity Building."
"Has Brother Chi seen that Woman Shadow before?" Conan asked.
If Chi Feichei had seen it before, then it could be confirmed that it was not a coincidence last night, and the Time when he started seeing it is also a Clue.
Chi Feichei was silent for a moment. Since Xiaomei could detach from the Doll body and float out, he could see Xiaomei floating around every time he went Home. But if he told the truth, he might get a 'look of worry from everyone' plus a 'Famous Detective Conan on-site Investigation Action' Gift Pack. Anyway, it's impossible to make Conan admit that it's a Soul...
"No."
"I see..."
Conan took Chi Feichei's Moment of Silence just now as recalling, and didn't suspect anything, silently pondering.
So, everything was just a coincidence caused by some changes in the Vicinity last night? Or is it because of the Angle Relationship that Chi Feichei's height can't see the illusory Shadow?
If it's the former, that's fine, but if it's the latter, it means that the other party has even calculated the Angle, only targeting Elementary School Student height, and not letting Chi Feichei See it...
Belmode's Suspicion is still very high.
Haibara Ai was also pondering.
Could it be that Woman deliberately made some Subtle Move before leaving, waiting for her to visit someday and scare her?
She is a person who advocates Science, and is not so easily frightened. Doing this kind of thing is like a Child, childish!
Belmode gets blamed again +1!
Ran saw that no one was speaking, and became nervous again, "A-are there any other Problems?"
Conan came back to his senses, "No, I just think this kind of Projection is very interesting. I'm thinking about Whether or Not to choose Shadow Magic as the Topic for the next Homework with everyone."
"I'm also Considering Homework," Haibara Ai decisively copied Conan's Reason, her cold face looked very serious, "The Holiday is coming soon, and there is no Clue for the Holiday Homework Topic yet. It's also very boring to do Social Survey every Time."
"I see..." Ran breathed a sigh of relief, and laughed, "Conan and Ai are already Considering the Holiday Homework Problem, they are really working hard. But don't put too much Study Pressure on yourselves, your Scores are already great."
Conan acted cute, smilingly and nodding, "Uh-huh~!"
Haibara Ai looked towards Chi Feichei again, "In short, the Black Aura you saw should be your Brain deceiving you. And when your Brain deceives you, it will use Things you have Seen and Reality existence as Prototype to Revision or completely copy. The Things on the Doll Wall are all hung up with black Yarn, right? That should be the Prototype..."
Chi Feichei: "..."
What she said makes sense.
"Last night was very likely a coincidence. Even if someone deliberately played tricks pretending to be ghosts, when I went to Wash Up and passed by the Doll Wall this morning, I slightly Adjusted the Location of the Doll, and I won't See it again in the future," Haibara Ai's Tone was as usual, but her Expression was very serious, and she instructed, "Whether you See Black Aura or illusory Shadow, don't be too nervous. But if you See Black Aura too many Times, I will Take You to Hospital."
"That was the First Time just now," Chi Feichei cooperated very well, "I will pay attention in the future."
In the past, after those Criminal were exposed, some of them also revealed their dark Personality, looking like they were broken, but at most their Expressions were terrifying, and Black Aura did not appear on their bodies...
Not the main characters, they don't even have the Qualification to have Black Aura.
"What about Ai?" Ran asked, "Could it be that you had a Hallucination? It's Better to go to Hospital to Check."
As a person hiding a Big Secret, Haibara Ai doesn't like to see Psychologists and others who like to explore people's Hearts. But after Looking at Chi Feichei, she felt that she needed to set an example, and nodded calmly, "I have to go to school Tomorrow, and I will go back to Doctor's place at Night. It's good to change the Environment. After a Period of Time, if I See that Woman's Ghost Shadow again, then I will go to Hospital to Check. If I don't See it, then it means that last night was a coincidence, and there's No Need to Trouble the Doctor again."
"Also Correct," Ran nodded, raised her Eyes and discovered that they were talking and were about to walk out of the Commercial Street, "Almost walked past..."
Saying that, Ran Looked at the Shop selling Drinks next to her, Turned Head and asked Chi Feichei, "Then let's go buy the Beer Father wants first. Brother Hissashi, what do you want to drink?"
"I'll Keep Company with Teacher and drink Beer," Chi Feichei said.
His Teacher's Alcohol Tolerance is not good. If he drinks Liquor with a high Alcohol Content, he will get drunk and start singing and dancing in a short while.
Ran arrived at the Shop selling Liquor, picked a pile of canned Beer and small bottles of Sake, and also bought Juice.
Chi Feichei, as the person with the best Stamina present, rightfully took over the Task of carrying the Bag.
"Are we going to buy Beef next?" Ran walked to a Streetside Shop in front of the refrigerator cabinet where Beef was placed, hesitating, "Steak doesn't go well with Beer, and we didn't buy Red Wine..."
Conan approached and Looked at the Price tag, "And the Price of Steak here is not Cheap either, although the Price here is not too exaggerated..."
Ran continued to hesitate, "But we already ate Fish last Night, and we have to change the taste today anyway. I Think it's Better to eat Beef, right? We can buy some ordinary Food Ingredients to make Beef Curry... But if we only eat Beef Curry, it feels too casual."
Conan: "..."
Never Mind, he was stupid to give Suggestions to a Woman who is buying Things.
Chi Feichei and Haibara Ai have a lot of Pocket Money, but they didn't offer to pay the bill themselves.
Ran offered to treat them to dinner. No Matter what they ate, they had no Opinion. Even if they cooked a Bowl of Clear Water Noodles, it would be Okay. Offering to pay the bill would change the meaning.
"Ran?" A Woman aside spoke out in surprise.
"Hey?" Ran Turned Head, and after Seeing the Woman, she smiled, "It's Miss Sachiko!"
Conan acted cute with a Child's Voice, "Older Sister Ran, who is she?"
"Didn't I lose my Student ID once?" Ran explained with a smile, "Miss Sachiko Nishimura helped me pick it up and send it back."
Conan remembered, "So it's this Older Sister."
"Here," the Shop Owner put the Tray on top of the Cabinet, letting Sachiko Nishimura Look at the Beef, "Are these two portions okay?"
"Yes, thank you," Sachiko Nishimura said gently to the Shop Owner, "Then I'll trouble you."
[Double Monthly Pass Activity from 29th to 31st, I'll save Manuscript Stockpile first, and update more tomorrow, asking for Monthly Pass from 29th to 31st...]
[End of Chapter]
Chapter 983: No, Very Standard
Conan watched the Boss replenish beef in the empty space in the lower layer of the refrigerator. "So, those two pieces of meat for Premium Steak were bought by this young lady, huh? They're very expensive, you know."
Chi Feichei glanced at Conan.
Famous Detective lives by the seaside, really nosy.
"Conan, honestly..." Mouri Ran also felt a bit helpless, but turning her head and seeing the Red Wine Sachiko Nishimura bought, she couldn't help but sigh, "That bottle of liquor looks very expensive too, truly enjoying it."
"Because today is quite special," Sachiko Nishimura said with Smilingly Curved eyes, "My Boyfriend is coming over today!"
"Here, this is your Beef and change," the Shop Owner handed the packed Beef and Small Change to Sachiko Nishimura with both hands, smiling, "Please take care, and welcome again next time!"
"Yes..." Sachiko Nishimura took the Steak and Small Change, and smiled gently at Mouri Ran, "Ran, then I'll go back to prepare Dinner, see you another day."
Mouri Ran nodded smilingly, watching Sachiko Nishimura leave, "So it's for making Dinner for her Boyfriend, how nice..."
Conan looked up and saw the loss and envy in Mouri Ran's eyes, Acting Cute, "Sister Ran can make it for me."
"Then are you saying, Sister Ran doesn't need to cook for us?" Haibara Ai joked with a cold face.
"Okay, everyone gets a share!" Mouri Ran smiled again, Turn Head to carefully look at the meat in the refrigerator, "But I really didn't expect Miss Sachiko to have a Boyfriend, she's a very capable Office Worker, more enthusiastic about Work than many people, I thought she didn't care about Men at all..."
"Miss Nishimura comes here on the 25th of every month to buy good Beef," the Shop Owner said with a smile, "Although she and her Boyfriend should both be very busy with Work, I've never seen her Boyfriend, but their Relationship seems to be very good. She occasionally gets worried about Work when she comes over usually, but every time she comes on the 25th, she seems to be in a very good Mood!"
"So that's how it is," hearing what the Boss said, Mouri Ran immediately became Happy. Even if they don't meet every day, their Affection won't change, pointing to the Beef on the lower layer, "Then... I'll take this one."
Conan saw the Price, and his eyelids twitched.
The Detective Agency is going bankrupt...
Mouri Ran looked at the cut Beef Pieces, and became entangled again, "Three Adults, two Children, three pieces are not enough, four pieces will have some left over, and not enough to make Bento for Tomorrow for Conan and me to take to School..."
"Two pieces are enough, used as the Main Dish, make other staple food," Chi Feichei proposed, "Buy a few Small Fish, I'll teach you how to make Stargazy Pie."
Well, he still wanted to know if Stargazy Pie had a 'Diarrhea' Buff.
"Then two pieces it is!" Mouri Ran decisively chose to learn a new Dish with Chi Feichei, raised her Head and smiled at the Boss, "Boss, please help me pack it up."
With Chi Feichei joining the ranks of selecting Food Ingredients, the Speed obviously increased a lot.
Even if Funds are limited, as long as the Recipe is broad enough, there's nothing that can't be done for a Feast, even buying Fish Bones can make a Fish Bone Soup.
Western Cuisine is the same.
Appetizer doesn't need to consider Fresh Vegetables and Fruit that are expensive in Japan, then buy Potato, make Potato Salad or Potato Bacon Cheese Balls, Soup also avoids Fresh Vegetables and Fruit, you can buy Mushroom, make Cream of Mushroom Soup, Beverage has Juice and Beer, not matching but also drinkable, plus the Detective Agency still has Flour for Dessert, the Materials left over from making Stargazy Pie can also be used, so looking at what was bought, the most expensive is those two pieces of Beef, everything else added up is not as expensive as one piece of Beef.
Two Hours Afterwards...
Haibara Ai sat at the Table Front, put down the Knife and Fork, and silently waited for the staple food.
It tasted okay, but she had already eaten French Dinner at Suzuki Residence in the morning, and eating it again at Night was greasy... Okay, it's just that she's become picky, but that's also because Brother Hichiji used Chinese Cuisine, with Recipes as vast as the Sea and Flavor that's also top-notch, to spoil her.
Conan put down the Knife and Fork, and also sighed in his Heart.
Today Chi Feichei definitely slacked off, what he was expecting was clearly Chinese Cuisine...
Mori Kogoro put the empty Beer can he had drunk beside his Hand, and opened another can, "The Flavor is not bad!"
Mouri Ran glanced with Half-Moon Eyes, "Someone actually isn't complaining tonight that there's no Good Wine to pair with Good Meat, that's rare."
Mori Kogoro thought of the Bill sent to him, and still didn't know that he had been sold out by Conan, coughed dryly, "Cough, a little regret is what makes Life, right?"
Mouri Ran saw Chi Feichei Get Up, and also Followed to the Kitchen to Help bring out the staple food, and would settle accounts with her Old Dad later.
Chi Feichei brought the Stargazy Pie that he guided and Mouri Ran made to the Table.
Mouri Ran looked strangely and Followed behind, bringing out the Dessert in advance, "Brother Hichiji, did I do something wrong? It looks very Weird."
Chi Feichei sat down and Start Doing cutting the Pie.
Because there were many People, the Pie was also made relatively large, a Circle of fish heads with unclosed eyes was very conspicuous, and the Fish Meat in the middle of the Pie, trapped in Cheese and other Food Ingredients, also looked like the Fish Body was rolling and Struggling inside.
"No, very Standard."
"Don't Comfort her anymore, this is not Stargazy at all!" Mori Kogoro saw Chi Feichei Start Doing, and also Followed to take a Knife and cut a piece and put it on his Plate, and cut a small piece to taste, "The Fishiness is also very heavy, and the Flavor of other Food Ingredients are Fusion together, the Flavor feels Weird too..."
Conan and Haibara Ai Followed to taste a mouthful, and Discovery that Mori Kogoro was not talking nonsense this time.
In the past, the Fish Chi Feichei made would use Spices or Cooking Wine to remove the Fishiness, retaining the Taste of the Fish Meat, and there was very little Fishiness, and even Fish Dishes that retained the original Flavor felt more fresh.
The Pie in front of them was not inedible, but it couldn't be said to be Delicious Food either, and the gap from expectations was too big.
Chi Feichei also tasted a mouthful, "British Cuisine is like this, sometimes looking at the appearance makes People's Mood Complex, and eating it will also make People's Mood Complex."
"It's British Cuisine..." Mori Kogoro instantly didn't think it was Weird, he remembered that Chi Feichei had Teasing about British Cuisine being unpalatable, thinking about it this way, he instantly felt that the Pie in front of him was not very bad either, "It's much Better than what Eri makes!"
Mouri Ran tasted a mouthful herself, fell into a Complex Mood, and was not in the Mood to Care about what Mori Kogoro said, "Brother Hichiji, can Mrs. Kana Cook?"
She suspected that Chi Feichei lived in this kind of Complex Mood every day during his Childhood.
"Yes, she also Cooked at Home before," Chi Feichei ate another mouthful, "But she disliked British Cuisine being ugly, and always learned Cuisine from other countries."
Conan laughed dryly in his Heart, this is also very British People.
Haibara Ai also Followed to silently eat Pie, falling into endless Complex Mood, "Before playing Cocoon Game, the Flavor of the Breakfast we ate at Professor Moriarty's place was much Better than this, was it a beautified Flavor, or is the Transformation of British Cuisine after Food Ingredients simplification too big?"
"The latter, actually British Breakfast is not bad," Chi Feichei Say.
"Cocoon Game?" Mouri Ran was a little envious, "Did you guys still eat Breakfast with Professor Moriarty at that time? Although Time flow is Fast in the Game, we didn't feel Hungry, but we kept chasing Jack the Ripper... And Shinichi, although he admires Holmes, he Should also really want to be able to chat with Professor Moriarty, and have a Meal together, if he knew, he would definitely be very envious!"
Conan Half-Moon Eyes: "..."
He was already starting to be jealous.
A Group of People ate slowly, much slower than the usual Speed of devouring everything.
The Fishiness of Stargazy Pie was very heavy, Initially it was just eating with a relatively Complex Mood, but eating it became a bit difficult to swallow.
What made Chi Feichei gratified was that reducing the Amount of Beef Mouri Ran bought was correct, everyone Probably considered that there was no other Food to eat and their Belly was not full, Stargazy Pie was still eaten up.
Although, the usual after-dinner digestion with a Group of People looking satisfied, became staring blankly in a daze with Complex and melancholy Expressions...
Mori Kogoro stared blankly for a while, and sighed a long breath, Say to Chi Feichei who was Packing Up the Table, "Hissashi, don't do this again in the future."
Haibara Ai was Packing Up the Knife and Fork, "Is the Chinese Cuisine Recipe finished? It's okay to eat repeated Dishes, they are all very Delicious Food."
"No, I'm just suddenly more Interested in British Cuisine," Chi Feichei picked up a stack of Empty Plates, Observed other People's Face, and then turned around and went to the Kitchen with the Plate, "Is your Body uncomfortable?"
Stargazy Pie wouldn't really be Poisonous, right?
"No, it's not that my Body is uncomfortable," Mouri Ran followed with a stack of Small Dishes, smiling very reluctantly, "It's just... a little..."
"It's that my Heart is a little uncomfortable," Conan jumped off the Sofa, ran to the Table Front to Help Packing Up the Cutlery, Teasing, "Enjoying Delicious Food is a very Happy thing, Probably because Expectations were too High, this time we didn't eat Delicious Food that we could enjoy, so we can't be Happy no matter what."
"Brother Hassashi, just put the Empty Plate over there, I'll wash them," Mouri Ran rolled up her Sleeve to put Water, "By the Way, do you and Ai want to stay overnight at the Detective Agency? It's, it's Because Ai just saw Ghost Shadow last Night, I Think it's Better for you not to go back for the time being... Ai will sleep with me tonight, and when going to School with Conan Tomorrow morning, it will still be in Time to go to Doctor Agasa's place to get her Schoolbag..."
Conan: "..."
Ran is afraid herself, afraid of opening her eyes in Midnight and seeing Ghost Shadow standing by the Bed, right?
"I have no Opinion, staying for one Night is also okay, saving the trouble of running back late at Night, just Need to Call Doctor later and Say something," Haibara Ai took the Knife and Fork into the Kitchen, put them in the sink, and Looked Towards Chi Feichei, "What about you? Brother Hassashi, do you want to stay?"
"Okay," Chi Feichei Considered that there was nothing to be busy with in the past two Days, and it was also convenient to Observe whether other People had Diarrhea here, and agreed, "Tomorrow morning I'll make Breakfast and Lunch Bento to take to School for you."
Conan was Vigilance in his Heart, pretending to be a Child, Acting Cute to Chi Feichei, "Then I don't want to eat British Cuisine, I want Delicious Food Chinese Cuisine!"
If Chi Feichei doesn't agree, he will throw a tantrum!
Chi Feichei's Mind began to flash Recipes, "Then eat Soup Dumplings or boiled Wonton..."
Conan: "Soup Dumplings!"
Haibara Ai: "Boiled Wonton."
Chi Feichei Nod, and locked in the Recipe in his Mind, "Then we'll eat Corn and Shrimp Porridge and Potato Pancake."
Mouri Ran, Conan, and Haibara Ai's Minds stalled for a moment, their Minds were full of question marks.
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[Mobile phone illusion Rong Ao Jiong forced to change tentacles monster]
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(End of Chapter)
Chapter 984: Just to Use Them for Experiments?
Chi Feichei went to bed early and got up early. It wasn't even dawn yet. Considering there were no tall Buildings for him to practice Building Jump, he washed up a bit, soaked the rice for porridge, and took Hassashi for a run to the Park in Beika Town for Morning Exercise.
When it was still dark, there were almost no figures on the Street, but when Chi Feichei returned from Morning Exercise, there were already many people who had gotten up for Morning Exercise.
"Good morning!"
"Good morning, everyone!"
"Let's be full of energy today too!"
A Young Man ran along the Road, greeting Passersby, caught up with Chi Feichei, and greeted him enthusiastically, "Good morning! I've never seen you before, did you just move here?"
Chi Feichei hesitated for a moment and slowed down his pace. He had done Morning Exercise in Beihu Town for so long, and no one had ever greeted a stranger so enthusiastically. Could it be that people in Beika Town were more enthusiastic? Seeing a sunny and enthusiastic Smiling Face early in the morning made one lose all temper.
"I'm staying temporarily at my Teacher's Home."
"I See, then have a happy day today too! I still have to go to Work, so I won't talk anymore, see you another day!" The Man said enthusiastically, Speed Up Pace and ran forward, waving to other people and greeting them, "Good morning! ...Good morning to you too today!"
"Good morning, Doctor Owada!"
"Doctor Owada, you're still so full of Vitality this morning!"
Men and women, young and old, doing Morning Exercise all greeted him with smiles.
Chi Feichei also Speed Up Pace and ran back to Mori Detective Agency. He first cooked the porridge, and then started making three Bentos for the school-goers to take to School.
As soon as Conan woke up, he smelled the Fragrance of Meals and immediately became energetic. He ran to the Kitchen and found that the Food Ingredients Chi Feichei had prepared looked very normal, and his Mood suddenly improved a lot. "Good morning, Brother Chi..." He was really worried that Chi Feichei would go further and further down the path of Dark Cuisine, which would be such a Pity.
"Brother Hichiji, good morning!"
"Brother Hichiji, good morning..."
Mouri Ran and Haibara Ai also followed closely and ran to the Kitchen.
Chi Feichei spread three sheets of Nori on the Cutting Board, didn't look up, and casually took a Small Knife from the Knife Rack. "Go Wash Up, then eat Breakfast."
"Yes~"
The three of them went to Wash Up in a very good Mood.
Chi Feichei quickly carved the Nori sheets into the Appearance of tiger heads, put the Omurice into the Bento Box, and then pasted the Nori sheets on. The Black Nori sheets became the black stripes on the tiger heads, and the hollowed-out parts just revealed the Egg Crepe of the Omurice. The overall look was a realistic tiger head in black and yellow, majestic and solemn.
When Mouri Ran and the other two finished Wash Up and arrived at the Kitchen, Chi Feichei had also made the Potato Pancake and turned off the heat for the porridge.
Mouri Ran took the Lid of the Bento Box, preparing to close the Bento, but after seeing the tiger head, she was stunned for a moment and approached in amazement, "So, so amazing, is it made of Nori sheets...?"
Conan jumped and jumped beside her, but couldn't see. "Sister Ran, I want to see!"
Haibara Ai silently cast a scrutinizing Gaze. The Famous Detective's Ideology was severely infantilized, and he was actually addicted to Acting Cute.
"Okay, this is Conan's," Mouri Ran was no longer in a hurry to close the Lid, and bent down to distribute the Bentos. "This is Ai's, this is the Lid..."
Haibara Ai took the Bento, looked at the lifelike tiger head in the Box, and was stunned for a moment.
It was really amazing. She even felt that using this Skill to make their Lunch Bento was too wasteful.
The three of them admired it for a long time before reluctantly closing the Bento Lids. Mouri Ran started to Help serve porridge, and Haibara Ai and Conan carried the Potato Pancake out the Door.
Chi Feichei suddenly freed up his hands, Realized that Kuroba Kaito should also be getting up to prepare to go to School, took out his Mobile Phone to Call.
The Phone Call was connected soon after.
"Hello, may I ask who this is..."
"Me."
"Brother Hichiji..." On the other end of the Phone, Kuroba Kaito clearly let out a Yawn, paused for a moment before saying, "Is there something Matter? Do you want me to ask for leave?"
Chi Feichei saw through Kuroba Kaito's intention of wanting to find a Reason to skip class for no Reason. "It's nothing, I just wanted to tell you that your Diarrhea should not be caused by the Stargazy Pie..."
At the Entrance of the Kitchen, Mouri Ran, Conan, and Haibara Ai, who were holding porridge and Potato Pancake and preparing to go out, froze.
Kuroba Kaito was also Be Confused for a moment. He had almost forgotten about this Matter. Why did Brother Hichiji still remember it? "Re, really? How do you know..."
"Others have tried it, and everyone is fine," Chi Feichei Say.
Mouri Ran: "..." In Other Words, Brother Hichiji taught her to make Stargazy Pie last night...
Haibara Ai: "..." Was it to use them for Experiment?
Conan: "..." This Fellow... he Seemingly Understand why Chi Feichei stayed without hesitation last night, just to conveniently Observation them, this Group of White Mouse!
"Ah... anyway, I won't eat Fish again in the future, definitely not! Okay, I'm going to eat Breakfast, what about you?"
"Just preparing to eat Breakfast, then we'll talk later." Chi Feichei hung up the Phone Call and Say to the three people who were looking back at him with resentful Gaze, "Go eat Breakfast."
Mouri Ran and the other two: "..." It's this kind of Attitude of 'So what if you know? I didn't plan to hide it from you, and I don't feel guilty either'... it's infuriating.
After eating Breakfast, the three people's Mood improved. They Open the tiger head Bento to take a Look, and their Mood became even better. They decided to forgive Chi Feichei for the sake of the Delicious Food.
"Then I'll take Ai and Conan to Doctor's House first. After Ai gets her Schoolbag, we'll go to School on the way. Brother Hichiji, just put Father's Breakfast in the Microwave to Keep Warm. If you and Father are too lazy to cook Lunch, just go Downstairs to Poirot Cafe and eat something casually... I must show Sonoko my Bento at noon," Mouri Ran said Smilingly, put the Bento Box into her Schoolbag, picked up her Schoolbag, and took Conan and Haibara Ai out the Door. "Then we're going to School!"
Chi Feichei stayed on the Third Floor, made Mori Kogoro's Breakfast and put it in the Microwave, took out his Mobile Phone to Check the Surveillance Video of the White Mouse in the Laboratory, and sent an Email to Yingqu Yan Nan to Help add Feed.
After Mori Kogoro got up and ate Breakfast, the two of them went to the office on the Second Floor.
Mori Kogoro went Downstairs to get the Newspaper, and then went to the Refrigerator to get a can of Beer. Seeing Chi Feichei staring at the Beer in his hand, he coughed dryly, "I think there won't be any Commission today, it's a good time to relax..."
"Ding-ling-ling—!"
The Phone Call on the Desk rang.
Mori Kogoro was silent for a moment, put the Beer on the Table, and answered the Phone Call. "I bet it's mostly a wrong number... R, Ran? ...I See, so where are you now? ...Okay, I got it, I'll go over immediately, remember to Call the School to ask for leave..."
... Sachiko Nishimura is Dead.
Downstairs in the Apartment Building, the Police had already blocked the Entrance and Exit of the Building.
Mouri Ran, Conan, and Haibara Ai had already given up on going to School and were standing Downstairs waiting for Mori Kogoro and Chi Feichei.
Yesterday, she was still a fine Human, and greeted them gently, full of Expectation to go Home and prepare for a Date with her Boyfriend. As a result, on the way to School this morning, they heard the Onlookers say that someone was Dead, which made their Mood somewhat heavy.
Mouri Ran couldn't let it go in her Heart. She originally suggested letting the Children go to School first, but Conan saw the Case and didn't want to leave at all without understanding it. Haibara Ai also asked Doctor Agasa to find a Reason to Call the School and skip class with them.
Although that was unscientific, she always felt that if Miss Nishimura hadn't met Edogawa and Brother Hichiji yesterday, maybe things would have been better...
On the way, Mori Kogoro contacted Inspector Megure. Hearing Inspector Megure say that Wataru Takagi was at the Crime Scene, he contacted Wataru Takagi again. After arriving, he directly led a Group of People Upstairs.
Wataru Takagi opened the Door as soon as he heard the Knocking Sound. "This Matter doesn't require Mr. Mouri to come, does it?"
Mori Kogoro entered the Door with a Serious Face. "This Deceased once Helped my Young lady, and I want to Understand the Situation."
Wataru Takagi and Mouri Ran Nod to each other as greetings, then Turn Around and led a Group of People to the Dining Room. "According to Miss Nishimura's Colleague, they found that she was Absent without asking for leave, and when they Come Over to Check, they discovered this Matter. The Deceased's Back of Head was struck by a Heavy Object, causing Skull depression. The Weapon is the Copper Ornament placed in her Room. The estimated Time of Death is between seven and eight thirty last night."
Chi Feichei scanned the Room. Sachiko Nishimura's Corpse had already been taken away by the Police, but looking at the evidence collection Mark left by the Police on the Ground, the person should have fallen at the Entrance of the Dining Room, and the Weapon fell next to the Corpse.
In the Dining Room, the Red Wine and Food placed on the long Table were both for two people. One side also had an Ashtray, but the Ashtray was very clean, and the Food and Liquor on that side had not been eaten either.
"It's exactly dinner Time," Mori Kogoro murmured softly.
Conan Looked at the Table, looked up and asked Mouri Ran, "Sister Ran, does Young lady Sachiko usually smoke Cigarette?"
Mouri Ran's Emotion was still very low, she shook her Head and did not Speak Out.
"Then she must have been sitting here," Conan Judgment, "and the Guest who smokes Cigarette was sitting there."
"We have confirmed that the person who came here last night was someone like her Boyfriend, because at around 7:30, the Sound of Miss Nishimura and this visitor talking was heard by the Miss who lived Next Door when she passed by. Miss Nishimura Seemingly Say to The Other Party, asking The Other Party to take her with them next time, saying that such beautiful Scenery should not be enjoyed by The Other Party alone. Afterwards, she also mentioned that the Meat seemed to be a bit overcooked. They were all very ordinary Dialogue. The Miss who lived Next Door didn't want to disturb Miss Nishimura's Date with her Boyfriend and left quickly." Wataru Takagi Say, walking to the Dining Table. "That visitor Seemingly was very interested in Mountain Climbing and even left a Photo, which was pressed under the Ashtray. Colleagues from the Forensic Science Division have already taken the Photo as Evidence."
"Then it should be her Boyfriend who committed Murder?" Mori Kogoro Say.
Mouri Ran was Be Stunned. "How do you Say?"
Mori Kogoro stroked his chin, pondered and Say, "If the Criminal suddenly broke in while they were eating and Murder Miss Sachiko, how could her Boyfriend suddenly disappear? Without even making a Report to Police, just leaving like that, isn't it very Weird?"
Conan Looked at the Desktop and pondered, it was indeed very suspicious... Wataru Takagi's Mobile Phone rang. He answered the Phone Call, said a few words to the other side, and hung up before Say to Mori Kogoro, Chi Feichei, and the Group of People, "Forensic Personnel called to Say that only Miss Nishimura's Fingerprint were found on the Copper Ornament, Photo, and even the Wine Glass. There were no Fingerprint of other people, not even Trace of wiping."
Conan pondered, raised his head and just wanted to communicate with Chi Feichei, Suddenly Discovery that Chi Feichei had disappeared without anyone knowing when.
(End of Chapter)