Chapter 19 Members of the Sakura Blade Pavilion

That night, Cheng You took care of Youyi while talking with Yagami Kamisama. He learned that his cousin had already left before returning to the Mi Garden residential complex. Yagami Kamisama's brother must be just as difficult to deal with as him; what if he's a roommate who's obsessed with his brother and doesn't like him…

At this time, Yagami was still working at the haunted house in the amusement park. Cheng sent a message saying that he was going on a trip the next day and might not be back for two or three days.

Ganapur Palace, an ancient castle, a famous building, a terrifying legend, a mystery to solve, a weather forecast predicting sunny skies turning cloudy, and Conan and his friends about to arrive—all these elements are present, indicating that this case is not simple.

Under normal circumstances, Cheng You would definitely not want to go to a place he knows is very dangerous, but Beika Town is different. There is no way to avoid it. Staying by the side of the protagonist Conan and becoming friends with Shinichi Kudo are the best choices, but it requires taking the initiative and working hard step by step.

After quickly tidying up, Cheng You passed by the guest room and saw Yuichi reading at his desk under the lamp. He gently knocked on the door and said, "Go and rest, Yuichi." Ever since Yuichi bought these medical books, he had been focused on reading them in his dessert shop all afternoon, so quiet that Cheng You had almost forgotten that this person was not a simple high school student.

"Okay," Youyi replied with a smile. "Then Brother Chengyou should get some rest too."

Cheng You returned to his room and leaned against the bed, looking at the forum and bounty mission page of the Gray Fox Assassin Dark Network displayed on the system interface.

Among the rows of bounty missions, Cheng Youyan spotted the words "Ganapur Mansion." Clicking on the mission revealed it to be an assassination attempt against Ishii Yasuo, the current lord of Ganapur Mansion. The bounty had been posted three days prior and accepted two days ago.

Thinking about it this way, could the sudden invitation from Ganapur Mansion to Kogoro Mouri and his group be related to the bounty? Perhaps the master of Ganapur Mansion, Yasuo Ishii, has some connection with the Japanese mafia? Did he know someone was going to assassinate him and invited Kogoro Mouri to protect him? Or did he invite others... like the police?

The task has already been accepted. Although the website is protecting the identity of the person assigned to the task, Cheng You can find out by writing a program. (Cheng You: It's confidential to website users, but not necessarily to website administrators. Anyway, I'm not a good person. =v=)

—It is a black organization called Sakura no Blade Pavilion.

Cheng had some impression of this organization, but not a good one. He had seen rumors about this organization on the Gray Fox Assassin Network's forum. It was said that they had offended some very powerful organization and were being hunted down, with the enemy even wanting to destroy them.

By reviewing the data records of bounty missions accepted by Sakura Blade Pavilion in the backend, it is clear that they have been accepting missions particularly frequently in the past two years, seemingly because they need a large sum of money.

According to Cheng You's understanding, the most powerful yakuza group in Japan right now, besides that research institute that only exists in online forums, is the brewery.

Cheng's eyes flickered slightly; it seemed this trip to Ganapur was definitely worthwhile.

The next morning, Cheng didn't return to the shop; he just waited downstairs at the Mouri Detective Agency and hitched a ride with Kogoro Mouri.

Xiao Lan sat in the passenger seat, while Cheng You smiled and sat in the back seat with the two children.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Mori!" Cheng You said with a genuine smile.

Kogoro Mouri muttered to himself, "Seriously, why did we have to bring this weirdo along..."

Conan, sitting next to Yuichi, was speechless. He had invited Cheng You to go to Ganapura Mansion, but! He hadn't invited Cheng You to get in the car and travel together! How could this be?! Looking at Cheng You's satisfied smile, Conan was even more speechless.

“Sigh, I don’t want to do this either, but none of the taxi drivers want to take me to Ganapur. It’s far away and gloomy.” Noticing Conan’s gaze, Cheng You shrugged.

"Uncle Mori, was it Ishii Yasuo, the master of Ganapura Mansion, who invited you?" Cheng You asked with a smile, appearing to be just an ordinary person curious about something, making it hard to associate him with anything else.

"yes."

The car moved slowly, and Cheng You maintained his smile. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed someone had stopped in front of his dessert shop. The person was wearing a turtleneck sweater and had light brown hair—it was Subaru Okiya. Why would Shuichi Akai suddenly appear in front of his shop? Shouldn't he be disguised and investigating things under normal circumstances? He hadn't provoked him at all.

Cheng suppressed his thoughts, thinking that perhaps the other party was just looking for Shinichi Kudo and taking a look at the new store. A barely perceptible blankness and seriousness appeared on his face, which quickly disappeared before he regained his gentle smile.

"I see... But Ishii Yasuo has always treasured Ganapur Mansion as a historical site, so why is he suddenly inviting people? Is there something he wants to ask of you, Uncle?" Cheng Youhao asked casually.

Kogoro Mouri laughed loudly, "There are plenty of people asking me to investigate cases, it's not surprising, it's not surprising, hahahahahaha..."

"..." Conan fell into deep thought. Cheng You's words seemed unintentional, but it was clear that the other party had a wide range of information, having investigated so thoroughly in just one day. Conan wondered if Cheng You's words were genuinely unintentional or if he was deliberately putting on a show for Conan.

"Wow! Brother Cheng knows so much! Can you guess what kind of case it will be?" Conan said, suppressing his thoughts.

"Conan-kun is quite the detective enthusiast. Since I'm going to Ganapur Prefecture for a trip, I'll naturally do some research, though I'm not exactly an expert. As for what kind of cases there will be..." Cheng You's eyes darted around, and a smirk appeared on his lips, "I guess it'll probably be something like 'Castle Horror'."

"How could Brother Cheng You think of such a scary story? Hahaha, it's impossible." Conan chuckled, scratching the back of his head. While he was laughing, he was already thinking things through. After all, the person in front of him was of unknown identity and had a mysterious background. What he said might not be a joke.

Soon the car entered a cold, gloomy forest. The dense foliage blocked out the sky, making the area feel rather chilly and lacking sunlight. After turning a corner and passing through another patch of dark, broken trees, the car finally entered the area where Ghanapur Province is located.

Here, a few tall, sporadic forest trees stand, their vines intertwined, exuding a chilly atmosphere. Most of the vegetation here consists of shrubs, and occasionally, a few small animals can be spotted.

Cheng couldn't help but open the car window to enjoy the fresh scent of the natural soil.

"Achoo—" Yuichi touched his nose, his face turning slightly red.

"What happened?" Cheng Youxin asked with some concern. After closing the car window, he pulled Youyi closer to him. "Did you stay up late studying last night?"

"Hmm..." Youyi pursed her lips, her small, delicate hands gripping Cheng You's clothes tightly. "I'm sorry, Brother Cheng You, I've caused you trouble..."

"It's alright, it's alright, your health is the most important thing, Yu-yi." Cheng You sighed, took off his hoodie and wrapped it around Yu-yi.

Kogoro Mouri said, "Children do have poor self-control, and their bodies are also fragile. You have to keep a close eye on them and not ignore them."

"Oh..." Faced with the guidance of his elder, Uncle Mori, Cheng You lowered his head and remained silent. He realized he hadn't taken good care of Yuichi, since he had always assumed that Yuichi was a high school student inside and could take care of himself. It seemed he would have to be more attentive in the future.

“I can take care of myself!” Yuichi said, straightening his expression.

“Mr. Cheng You will definitely love the adorable Youyi,” Xiao Lan smiled gently. “But it’s also Mr. Cheng You’s first time taking care of a child, so there might be some things he hasn’t noticed.”

“Indeed…” This is the first time taking care of a child, even though the child is a high school student in the body. Cheng You’s lips twitched. He really didn’t know how he could see You as a child, but he carefully recalled the first time they met.

In the dim light of Nishino Ward, a childlike, innocent smile and naive words. Well, they were indeed very cute.

When they arrived at their destination, Ganapur, there were already two cars parked outside the gate. Cheng You glanced at them and silently noted down the license plate numbers. The license plate of the white Mazda RX-7FD3S was very familiar to him, but he couldn't remember it for a moment. He then pulled You Yi towards Ganapur.

Ganapur Palace truly lives up to its reputation as the last work of the famous architect. It stands majestically, appearing from afar as a towering black mountain, but its intricate patterns and the noble red veins on the smooth black stone bricks become apparent upon closer inspection.

Before they even reached the building, the gates of Ganapur Mansion opened, and a robust, white-haired old man greeted them with a smile: "Mr. Mori! I've heard so much about you!" Behind him followed a gentlemanly butler in a black suit.

"Mr. Ishii, it's a pleasure to meet you." Kogoro Mouri stepped forward, shook hands with Yasuo Ishii, and exchanged a few polite words.

They were led into the main hall, where two guests were already present. Cheng You pulled Youyi along, his eyes darting around. Judging from the whispers he had overheard as soon as they entered, besides the member of the Sakura Blade Pavilion who had received a bounty to kill Ishii Yasuo, there was another person who would also take action tonight to eliminate Ishii Yasuo out of hatred.

The potential criminal was mentally calculating what was going on. Even though he didn't know why Yasuo Ishii had invited so many people today, he was determined to succeed in tonight's events.

[This old man should have known he'd get what he deserved after doing so much illegal business!] [He knows best how he acquired Ganapur Mansion, yet he acts all high and mighty like the master!]...

The inner thoughts of potential prisoners also revealed a lot of information, and confirmed that Yasuo Ishii, the current master of Ganapur Mansion, is indeed related to the Japanese Yakuza. So it's actually a good thing to let them fight among themselves.

Cheng You didn't intend to care about Ishii Yasuo's life or death, but he wanted to use this connection to talk to the person in the Sakura Blade Pavilion organization who accepted the bounty mission.

Through his inner thoughts, he had already identified the member of the Sakura Blade Pavilion who had infiltrated the organization. He didn't intend to expose him, but rather to proceed gradually.

Noticing the change in Cheng You's expression, Youyi tugged at his hand. Cheng You snapped out of his daze and leaned closer to Youyi. "What's wrong?"

“Brother Cheng You, it’s dangerous here. Be careful what you do,” Youyi said, blinking her sparkling eyes.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything dangerous." Cheng You gently patted Youyi's head and said with a smile. At this moment, he suddenly remembered where he had seen that white Mazda RX-7FD3S before, the car that carried many memories.

Just then, two voices came from the other end of the corridor, "I say, this place is really weird, why did you have to come here?"

Cheng recognized the voice.