Conan the Hell Puppet Master

"Let's go, stinky brat, don't imitate adults frowning at a young age."

Gao Yuanzhao picked up Conan and threw it to Kogoro, and the four of them entered the house together.

..."Wow, this little lake is really beautiful, and the view is also very good."

On the second floor of the main building, four people from Gao Yuanzhao stood on the balcony overlooking the pond and the surrounding woods.

"Zhao-kun, why does the surface of the water exude a golden luster?"

"It's probably because of the reflection of the sun, but it's only in the afternoon, and it can emit such a dazzling golden light. This pond is really interesting."

After Gao Yuanzhao finished explaining Xiaolan's confusion, a male voice came from behind.

"Not only is it interesting now, but every year in this season, the water surface will emit five different colors of light due to the illumination from different angles."

A few people turned their heads and saw that it was a short and sturdy man in a gray kimono, and beside him was this beautiful woman in a light pink kimono.

"No wonder this annex is called a colorful water palace."

"That's...that's what happened!"

The stocky man nodded.

"Right, I don't know if you are..."

The housewife next to her quickly made an introduction. The short and stout man's name is Yakura Morio, who runs an antique shop, and the... kimono beauty's name is Mimura Yukari, the owner of a small company.

Both are disciples of the tea master.

Gao Yuanzhao just said that he was an ordinary policeman and did not show off his identity like Xiaogolang, so the two people's attention was all on Xiaogolang, which was also what Gao Yuanzhao hoped, because... "There's a good show to watch now. , Grandmaster has always disliked seeing outsiders, even if he is a famous detective, he will not have a good face."

Yukari covered her small mouth with a fan and said with schadenfreude.

"Uh, I just..."

When Kogoro heard this, he thought of retreating.

"Miss Mimura has to worry too much about this. With the flexible brain of a famous detective, I will soon be able to appreciate the charm of the tea ceremony."

However, Gao Yuanzhao still wanted to see him make a fool of himself, and immediately blocked him back with compliments.

At this moment, lying on the guardrail of the balcony, the bored Conan suddenly discovered Ms. Yoshiko Hanazaki, who had introduced everyone before and went to inform the master.

At this time, Yoshiko Hanazaki was going through a wooden passage to a building in the center of the pool.

"Ah Lie Lie, look, it turns out that the master lives there, are we drinking tea there later?"

"Hey, Conan-kun looked so carefully, I didn't even notice that the building and this pond are matched together, it really has a quiet beauty, the tea room must be there."

"This lady is right. That's my father's tea room. Because it was built in the center of the Wucai Pool, my father called it Wucai Nunnery. I built this building to keep away from the world."

At this time, Gao Yuanzhao and others noticed that another person came to the second floor, this is a young man with wheat-colored skin.

"It turned out to be called Wucai'an. It's really a name for Yijing, but I heard you say my father, could it be..."

"Yes, my name is Aoki Ryoichi, and the master is the father under my command. Thank you very much for coming to the humble house."

The young man was very well-bred, and his posture was very serious, and he nodded slightly as he spoke to show his respect to the guests.

"Ah! Ryoichi, you're here, are you going to tell the guests about the legend of the Wucai Pond monster?"

"Monster"

Gao Yuanzhao and several people were very curious, only Gao Yuanzhao could smell the smell of the incident.

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Chapter [-]

When it comes to the legend of monsters, Gao Yuanzhao and several people are interested.

"Legend of monsters, can you introduce me?"

"It's not a good thing either, la, it's just a superstitious saying about this five-colored pond..."

As Yakura spoke, he looked at Ryoichi Aonoki.

Ao Yemu's expression was unpleasant, it seemed that the legend was very disgusting, and he didn't care about the etiquette, he got up and left.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't have any interest in that... so I retired first."

"Miss Mimura, why do you always bully Ryoichi?"

Yakura looked at Yukari who raised the topic with some dissatisfaction.

"Ala, don't talk about me, you'd better introduce yourself to the guests first!"

Yukari waved his hand indifferently.

Yakura had no choice but to act as an invitation.

"Everyone should go to the living room first, drink tea and talk."

... The so-called legend of monsters is very simple, that is... A long time ago, there was a beautiful woman who played the flute every day in this Wucai Pond. Every day, the water in the pond changed to different colors according to the beauty of the flute.

A businessman took a fancy to the beauty, and agreed to the beauty that she asked to use the Wucai Pond as her dowry, bought all the land nearby, and promised the beauty that only she could own the Wucai Pond.

But it didn't take long for the merchant to go back and build a hut on the Wucai Pond. Not only that, but when the beauty begged him to tear down the hut in every possible way, he was so angry that he killed the other party.

A few days after that, a giant python appeared in Wucai Pond and attacked the businessman directly. Legend has it that the beauty before was the incarnation of this giant python at the bottom of the lake, and now it is out of water for revenge.

The businessman tried every means and used all kinds of exorcism methods, and finally stopped the giant python from outside the hut, but the giant python did not give up, but lurked around the hut, waiting for the businessman to come out.

Finally, under heavy pressure, the merchant hanged himself in despair in the hut.

"It is said that the current Wucai Pond can change its color because the monsters below often transform into girls and play the flute beside it."

After listening to Yakura's introduction, Xiaolan was a little emotional.

"There is such a legend in such a beautiful pond!"

At this moment, Yoshiko Hanazaki, who was going to inform the grandmaster before, came in and said.

"You've been waiting for a long time, please move to the tea room!"

So everyone stopped talking, and followed Hanazaki Yoshiko downstairs. Before passing the wooden bridge connecting the main house and the hut in the pool, they washed their hands with clear pool water.

"By the way, why didn't Mr. Ryoichi come here!"

Kogoro asked curiously after washing his hands.

"Actually, although Mr. Ryoichi is the only son of the master, he doesn't seem to have any interest in inheriting the tea ceremony."

Yukari Mimura replied with a light smile, her tone seemed very relaxed.

"That's it, that's going to hurt the brain! The matter of the children..."

Xiaogoro glanced at Gao Yuanzhao and Xiaolan who were showing their affection while washing their hands, and shook his head.

"By the way, after talking about Zong for so long, why haven't I seen him?"

"This is because the masters rarely go out recently."

Yakura explained, and then Yukari Mimura added.

"Not only that, Grandmaster, he would never go to the main house through this small bridge for a while."

After chatting briefly and washing hands, everyone came to the door of the hut in the center of the pond, and Yoshiko Hanazaki knocked on the door.

"Mr. Grandmaster, I have brought several guests here, Mr. Grandmaster..."

However, Hanazaki shouted a few words and the door did not respond. Kogoro was more impatient and went directly to the window.

"What's wrong with the master? It won't be eaten like the legend."

He said, opening the window and looking in, and... "What are you doing!"

A roar came, and Kogoro was frightened to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, an old man with a goatee opened the window completely from the inside and continued to shout to the outside.

"It's so rude. You open the window and peek at the room without authorization. What do you think of the sacred tea room! Go back to me immediately and stay away from this tea room."

"Mr. Grandmaster, please calm down, this is the distinguished guest who came to visit today!"

Fortunately, with Hanazaki's persuasion at this time, the old man was able to stabilize his emotions.

It's just that Kogoro looked at Gao Yuanzhao who was snickering on the side, and always felt that he was really wrong this time.

Conan felt the same way. After all, such a grumpy old man might be uncomfortable for a while, when he suddenly saw a new thing.

"Excuse me, is that... a waterwheel for decoration?"

"That...waterwheel is not an ornament, but an electric waterwheel that rotates at regular intervals every day, which can bring the water of the pond to the flowerbed. Don't think that these... The water of the pond is just beautiful, In fact, the water quality is also very good!”

Yakura enthusiastically explained to Conan, while Mimura, who was beside him with a broken mouth, began to dismantle the platform again.

"Yeah, the water here is the holy product for making tea, but since the establishment of the tea room, for some reason, the water produced has become less and less..."

"Miss Mimura, don't talk about these things, the master will be angry again when he hears it."

Yakura quickly leaned into Yukari's ear and muttered.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Conan didn't know the plot, he felt that this group of people was weird.

But soon, as Conan entered the tea room, his attention was diverted, because he saw a lot of exorcism charms in the room.

There were spells posted on the beams, walls, and even the handrails of the stairs. It could be seen that this old man really believed in the legend of the monsters at the bottom of the pool, and he was very afraid.

Everyone sat down on the floor, and Kogoro and his grandmaster, Ryozo Aonoki, apologized for their previous rudeness. At this moment, Yakura said suddenly.

"Teacher, before I asked Mrs. Citi to bring you something, I don't know if I have seen it."

"Ah, are you talking about that tea set? It's a real guy, a really good tea set!"

"As long as you like it, you can say that it is an ancient tea set passed down from generation to generation by famous cellars in Kyushu. Only in the hands of a famous teacher like the teacher will it not be buried."

"Haha, you can get this tea set. I have to say that as an antique dealer, you have come into contact with a lot of people and the world. It seems that this set of tea sets can be used for tonight's tea party."

"That's really thankful for the teacher's love!"

Yakura, who was successful in flattering, quickly saluted and thanked Yukari Mimura, who frowned.

As soon as Yakura's words came out, Mimura's eyes, who had been facing him, changed, and as the conversation between the two went on, Mimura's face became worse and worse.