Conan's grammatical investigator

Chapter 165 Some people are still alive, but he is dead...

I don't know which weekend it is, Qin Zhibo drove a Mazda to the outskirts of Tokyo.

On the co-pilot, Asahi was still full of expectations.

"It's really great! I actually got to meet Mr. Torakura in person!"

"I brought his book, hoping to get his autograph this time."

"But it's a bit ashamed to say it, because I was too scared. I tried several times, but I couldn't insist on reading his vampire novels."

"But I really like reading the heroic fantasy novels written by Hu Cang-sensei recently."

While Asahi was talking to himself in the passenger seat, Qin Zhibo saw a villa built on a cliff by the lake outside the car window.

There is Villa Desura.
A gloomy atmosphere surrounds the villa, decorated in a style similar to classical Western European architecture, with several black crows hovering around the steeple-like vaults.

Qin Zhibo remembered what Matsumoto Ryohei said last time, that rich people like to build villas in the suburbs.

It seems that this sentence is correct.

Matsumoto Ryohei's villa, Suzuki Sonoko's villa, Koizumi Hongko's Witch's House, Desura's Villa
Not only that, Qin Zhibo also discovered a rule.

That is, these rich people will try every means to make their villas move closer to the underworld.

Driving along the asphalt road all the way into the big iron gate of Villa Desura, Qin Zhibo saw two people having a heated discussion around a tree in the courtyard.

One of them was an acquaintance of his own.

Ryohei Matsumoto
As for the person next to him, the information Qin Zhibo saw above his head was Toshiya Tasuo, a 26-year-old male with a housekeeper as his primary occupation and a writer as his secondary occupation.

Qin Zhibo and Ma Shengshi got out of the car, and the two also finished their discussion on garden art and greeted them.

Qin Zhibo and Matsumoto Ryohei shook hands tacitly, and then began to introduce.

"This is Mr. Torakura's student, Toshiya Tasho."

"My name is Ryohei Matsumoto. I am currently the director of an art museum. May I ask this?"

Matsumoto Ryohei's words stopped abruptly, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then his eyelids moved slightly, turning into a kind of scrutiny.

This sudden change in eyes and micro-expressions surprised Qin Zhibo.

Did he see that Aso was actually a man?

Today, Ma Sheng is still wearing women's clothing, a light purple dress with a slightly higher collar that just hides the Adam's apple on his neck.

Can you see it this way?
At this time, it was Asahi who took the initiative to introduce himself.

"My name is Ma Cheng Shi, please give me your advice."

Facing the hand extended by Aso, Ryohei Matsumoto was stunned for a moment, but then an elusive and obscure light flashed in his eyes.

"Hello."

The two hands were held together, and Matsumoto Ryohei didn't let go until Aso really felt that his hand was hurting a little.

"Okay, everyone, the master's house is already waiting for your visit."

"plz follow me."

Although Qin Zhibo knew that Matsumoto Ryohei was actually a visiting guest this time before coming, but right now Matsumoto Ryohei couldn't help but start his old business.

housekeeper.

Entering the interior of the villa, Matsumoto Ryohei brought the two of them to the living room.

Here, Qin Zhibo saw three people talking at the round table by the window.

One is a weird man in the costume of a vampire count, the other two are an elegant man with pince-nez, and a middle-aged man with a big belly.

Matsumoto Ryohei brought the three of them over, and everyone started a new round of self-introduction.

"You are Matsumoto's friends, right?"

"Hi, I'm Daisuke Torakura."

"Welcome to my Villa Desura."

Although the man in the vampire costume had a smile on his face, it gave off a gloomy feeling for some reason.

On the contrary, Ma Chengshi, who had been talking about looking forward to it in the car just now, was so frightened that he shrank behind Qin Zhibo unconsciously.

But Qin Zhibo didn't care about the underworld cosplay of the patient with the advanced stage of Secondary Disease in front of him, and replied calmly, "My name is Qin Zhibo, and I run a detective agency in Tokyo."

When Qin Zhibo stated that his profession was the most "sacred" detective in the world, everyone in front of him was shocked, especially Daisuke Torakura.

"So you're a detective, and if I remember correctly, you've been on TV before, haven't you?"

"If I had known you were coming, I would not have invited that detective over."

Daisuke Hukura's words were quite meaningful, which made Qin Zhibo aware of a key message.

It seems that there are other detectives coming over later?

At this time, the other two also introduced one after another.

The middle-aged man with a big belly said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet the famous detective Qin Zhibo here. What a surprise."

"Hello, I am now the editor-in-chief of the Horror Times Monthly of University Hall Publishing House, Fumio Doi."

As for another elegant and handsome man wearing pince-nez, he is a researcher at the Folklore Research Office of Northern Kanto University.

Just then, an elegant and beautiful woman came down the stairs.

Long brown curly hair, slightly melancholy eyes, pale face.

Seeing the guests here, the woman didn't take the initiative to come forward to introduce herself, she just nodded her head as a greeting, and went out with the drawing board and paints in her hand.

Daisuke Torakura said with a somewhat ostentatious expression: "That is my wife, Etsuko Torakura."

Immediately, Daisuke Torakura raised his hand to look at his watch again.

"Oh, it's already this time, I should go to the study to write."

"Everyone, please stay with me."

"By the way, Tiansuo, you don't have to cook tonight."

"Mr. Matsumoto is in charge of all the dishes for today's dinner."

Looking at Daisuke Torakura's leaving back, Aso's solid shoulders instantly slumped.

"I wanted to ask Mr. Hu Cang for his autograph, but I didn't dare to open my mouth just now."

Editor Doi laughed and said, "Although Mr. Hu Cang's clothes are sometimes strange, he is still easy to talk to."

Qin Zhibo on the side also patted Ma Chengshi on the shoulder, and comforted him: "It's okay, there is still a chance."

In the courtyard in front of the villa, Ryohei Matsumoto 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 on the way, stopped it.

"Is Daisuke Torakura a member of the Corpse Sect?"

"According to what you said before, it's Bogus, right?"

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

"He just has some small eccentricities, and has some special desire for blood."

"Human blood?"

Qin Zhibo questioned.

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

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

The people who got off the Suzuki were two tall and one short, and the shortest one was no more than the height of the wheel.

Qin Zhibo knew that although some people were still alive at this moment, he was already dead.
　Thanks to Niki for the reward of only eating saury!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)