Chapter 828 It turns out there was another younger brother.

Seeker: ...What do you know now??

Bertrand scratched his head and looked at Sext, "So what brings you here this time?"

He seemed to emphasize the word "again".

Sekter chuckled. "I've come to the conclusion that the medicine provided by the church is fine."

Upon hearing this, Bertrand and Behringer's expressions immediately became indescribable.

"Why didn't you just make a phone call? Aren't you tired of running around like this?"

Seeker was silent for a moment, then coughed, trying to justify himself, "Well, I'm just balancing work and rest, exercising."

Bertrand looked incredulous. He looked Seeker up and down a few times, pondered for a moment, and then said, "If there's nothing else, you should go back to your research."

"oh."

Seeker got up and left, but it wasn't until he was in the car that he suddenly remembered that he had originally wanted to discuss the matter of Mary Akai with Bertrand.

Oh well, the outcome is probably going to be the same anyway.

Seekert has given up.

Although Shuichi Akai is dead, his mother may not be so easy to deal with, even though she has shrunk into a child.

Not long after he left, Behrfinger also got up and left.

Time flies like an arrow, and it's already the end of July.

However, the dates in the world of Detective Conan are not very convincing.

Outside a forest inn.

Kogoro Mouri peeked out, staring at the unremarkable hotel with disbelief. "This is the hotel in the promotional pictures? This is clearly a scam! A total scam!"

He was so angry that he swung his fist.

Ran Mouri and Conan, sitting in the car, both wore identical expressions of speechlessness.

It's clearly just like you said, "If you're not going, you might as well come," but once you're here, you complain about it.

The incident began two days ago when Kogoro Mouri went to a bar for drinks and participated in a lottery, winning a one-day experience voucher for a hot spring inn.

When he received the promotional image, he found the picture to be very attractive, so even though he knew the address was in such a remote place, Kogoro Mouri still decided to come.

They even said, "If you don't come, you might as well come."

Knowing full well that some promotional images are unreliable...

The famous detective Kogoro Mouri was tricked, and everyone who heard it found it hilarious.

Although he was deceived, Kogoro Mouri still let Ran Mouri and the others get out of the car, while he parked the car on the side of the road. After all, since he was already there, he should soak in the hot spring before leaving.

They pushed open the door and went inside, expecting it to be deserted, but to their surprise, the room was quite lively.

The lobby could be considered a small restaurant, with all four tables occupied.

The hotel owner was an elderly woman who looked quite old, but she was in very good spirits.

Kogoro Mouri handed her the trial voucher.

The old lady took it, looked at it carefully through her reading glasses, then nodded in understanding. She put the voucher in the cabinet and led them to the room.

"These are your rooms. If you want to soak in the hot spring, go straight through the back door and then turn left. If you want to eat, just go to the lobby."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and left.

Mouri Kogoro: "..."

He pursed his lips and turned to look at Ran and the other person, "Are you two going to eat?"

Ran Mouri nodded. "Yes, Conan and I are both hungry."

"good."

After putting their luggage away, they went to the lobby, but since the other three tables were almost full, they had to ask the only person sitting at a table for help.

The woman looked up at them, nodded, and indicated that she could share a table.

She was quite pretty, and as soon as she sat down, Kogoro Mouri started a conversation with her.

Then we learned that her name was Nagano Tsukushi, she lived in Tokyo, and like them, she had won a trial ticket to come here...

Conan's lips twitched slightly; sometimes he really had to admit that Uncle Mori talked a lot.

It wasn't until the ramen they ordered arrived that Kogoro Mori calmed down a little.

Just as he was thinking of continuing his conversation with Nagano Tsukushi, several men at the next table got up and left. Upon seeing this, Nagano Tsukushi said goodbye to them and then also got up and left.

Conan blinked and looked up as she left.

It seems like this Ms. Nagano deliberately followed them away. Or was it just my imagination...?

After confirming that the men had returned to their rooms, Nagano Tsukushi also went into her own room, which was furnished with bedding and had a fan running.

She knelt down beside the still-sleeping boy, a slight smile appearing on her face. She gently tidied the strands of hair that were clinging to his cheek, and after looking at his sleeping face for a couple of seconds, she walked over and put on her headphones.

The sound of several men talking could be heard through the earphones.

One of them grumbled, "Wasn't this hotel supposed to be remote and not many people would come? Why are there so many people here now?"

"Didn't you hear the conversation at the next table? They all came here because they won trial vouchers. Do you think one of us leaked the information and someone pretended to use a trial voucher to come here?" Another slightly gruff voice rang out angrily.

The man who had been cursing at first started to lose his confidence, "Well... the main thing is that what we're doing is really sensitive. If we get caught, that wouldn't be good..."

Then another voice sounded faintly:

"Don't worry, I just observed that everyone else here checked in using trial vouchers. I know the innkeeper's son runs a tavern and often uses these trial vouchers to bring people over to keep the place lively so the old lady isn't so lonely. And those guys all got their trial vouchers from that tavern."

"Besides, their trial vouchers are only for one day. We can just wait until they all leave before we start."

The person who started said, "That makes sense."

They talked about trivial things after that, and Nagano Tsukushi took off her headphones and stopped listening.

The boy, who happened to be catching up on sleep, woke up. He lazily got up and mumbled in a soft voice, "Sister, I'm hungry."

"You're awake. Would you like to eat here or go straight to the restaurant?"

As she asked, Nagano Tsukushi took a handkerchief and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead.

The boy yawned, rubbed his eyes, and said, "Let's go to the restaurant."

Nagano Tsukushi paused her movements for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Okay."

She pulled the boy to his feet and led him to the hall.

Conan looked up and saw them, a look of sudden realization flashing in his eyes.

Oh, so she has a younger brother sleeping in the room.