"But don't you have this kind of worry, Hakuba?"
The other high school student who was called out smiled calmly.
"I'm lucky, I did pretty well on this exam."
"Another classmate of mine tied for first place in the grade."
"Then you're really amazing!" Kaito Kuroba patted his classmate, who was sitting next to him, with an air of superiority.
My heart was filled with relief.
If it weren't for my mom forcing me to study, I probably wouldn't have made it this time if I had made a mistake.
While he was lost in thought, Hakuba Saguru turned his head to look at him, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
...
After assigning the rooms, the maid told everyone that they could rest for the time being or return to the living room to wait for dinner, and then she turned and left.
Yoruichi Toyama took the opportunity to sneak into Kaito Kuroba's room.
Before I could say anything, there was another knock on the door.
The person who came in was a classmate.
They just didn't bring Watson.
Hakuba Saguru's gaze swept over Akemi and Yoruichi, who were holding cats, for a moment before he spoke:
"Yuanshan, he should be here by now, right?"
Kaito Kuroba's eyebrows twitched involuntarily before he chuckled.
"What, don't you recognize me? Why do you ask that?"
“Because you don’t seem to call me ‘Hakuba’ much,” Hakuba Saguru said with a sarcastic smile. “You usually call me ‘Hakuba-kun’.”
"I do know someone who's so familiar with me and doesn't stand on ceremony with me..."
Yoruichi Toyama had to cough once and check the door.
"Alright, no need to keep me in suspense, I am Yuanshan."
Hearing him speak in his natural voice, Hakuba Saguru was first surprised, then couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"You...so you were disguised as Miss Akemi...you really do look like her..."
So what's so funny about this?!
You and Mingzhi, haven't you ever seen a cross-dressing master before? Huh? ...
Yoruichi Toyama snorted indignantly.
Hakuba Saguru's gaze then turned to another one.
"So you..."
"Isn't he your classmate?" Yoruichi Toyama blurted out, while Kaito Kuroba glared at him.
"Who knew you'd address him so politely!"
In any case, the three friends on the same side have successfully become acquainted.
Hakuba Saguru had already deciphered the signature on the invitation, which is why he came out of curiosity.
Knowing Kaito Kid's background, he didn't believe that Kaito had such great power to escape police surveillance and make a big splash.
So, to some extent, this is an attempt to vindicate the term "classmate".
The three of them all aimed to find out who was behind the summons of the detectives and what their purpose was.
"Do you know who the current owner of this villa is?" Kaito Kuroba, who knew the inside story, wanted to show off.
However, Hakuba Saguru answered without hesitation: "May Your Majesty's blessing be with you."
Kaito Kuroba choked for a moment, clearly a little deflated.
Yoruichi Toyama shrugged helplessly.
Don't forget who his father is!
Can anything we find in the Metropolitan Police Department be hidden from him?
“However, Oogami Shuzen has appeared again as an invitee, trying to blend in with us.” Hakuba Saguru rested his chin on his hand.
"This is far too suspicious."
“Yes, we’d better keep an eye on him,” Yoruichi Toyama agreed.
God knows, that old man might plant bombs in everyone's cars!
...
When they returned to the living room, almost all the people they had seen earlier had come downstairs, but Da Shang Zhu Shan was nowhere to be seen.
I asked the maid and found out that the chef who was supposed to cook dinner today had fallen ill.
Da Shang Zhu Shan, who is known as a gourmet, couldn't stand this insult and decided to cook for himself.
"Thanks to Mr. Daisho!" the maid said sincerely. "I haven't been working here long and I had no idea what to do."
According to her, her application to work as a maid here was entirely a "self-service" process.
The job posting was sent via email online. I only filled out a form to apply, and then I was notified that I had been hired.
It didn't even see its owner's face the whole time.
When the police investigate, they will naturally be able to determine whether such a statement is true or false.
There's no need to relentlessly pursue her now.
Yoruichi Toyama thought for a moment and put Taro down on the ground.
The cat understood and scurried out of the living room.
“Hey, Ms. Akemi, your cat…” Ikumi Gunta reminded her.
A distant mountain night brings a smile to my face.
"It's alright, Kotaro has been with us on cases all along, he's very experienced."
"Have him check the surrounding area for anything suspicious."
A cat can solve cases?
Such suspicion was clearly written on the faces of Ikumi Gunda and Kōyō Senma.
But out of politeness, I couldn't say anything.
Kogoro coughed.
"It's true. That cat in the distant mountains can even find bombs!"
Although he probably said this to get the beautiful detective's attention, the uncle was being honest.
As expected, Ikumi Gunda raised her eyebrows in surprise and curiosity.
Senma Kazuyo's face remained unchanged, but her gaze became somewhat deep.
"Oh, right, I'll go check on Mr. Osaka in the kitchen," the old lady said, standing up.
"He probably needs someone to help him out or something."
Is this... a conspiracy?
wrong!
Yoruichi Toyama suddenly realized what was happening.
At this time, Da Shang Zhu Shan probably took the opportunity of cooking to sneak outside and plant bombs in everyone's cars.
He detonated the explosion at dinner time, forcing everyone to stay in the Twilight Mansion to solve his mystery.
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