For the first time ever, no murder occurred today.
Sakaki Makoto found it incredible.
On the way back to the hotel, he kept observing Conan, not because he doubted Conan's physique, but...
Conan could no longer suppress the pride on his little face.
She was just showing off to him.
That expression seemed to say:
"See, I told you I'm not the god of death! You really misunderstood me before!"
Sakaki Makoto still didn't believe it.
Even if the king of heaven came today, he couldn't change the impression of Conan in his mind!
Death is death, and wherever he goes, there will be problems, but...
Who said that Death can't take a holiday?
007's life also needs some entertainment to relieve stress!
so...
It’s definitely not Sakaki Makoto’s fault, but Shichen’s.
It was already 10 o'clock in the evening when Sakaki Makoto and his friends returned to the hotel. As soon as they entered the hotel, they saw Mori Kogoro, Kisaki Eri and the hotel's young proprietress Imoto Kae sitting on the sofa in the lobby, whispering to each other with serious expressions.
They seem to be discussing something.
"What are you looking at?"
Conan, who was in a good mood, came forward happily and was punched by Kogoro Mouri as expected.
"Why do you hit me?"
Covering his head, Conan felt aggrieved, really aggrieved.
If you say that he was beaten before, maybe it was because he ran around the crime scene and deserved to be beaten, but today...
There's a crime scene with a hammer!
He just ran up to watch the fun from a child's perspective. Is that wrong and should he be beaten?
This is so unfair!
"I get angry when I see that heartless and silly smile on your face."
Maori Kogoro glanced at him:
"So I'm going to beat you up."
"......"
Conan felt that his family status had declined a little bit again.
Now it seems to be lower than Kogoro Mori.
As the saying goes, there is always someone who can conquer you. Ran Mouri can't control Conan, but Kogoro Mouri can.
Maori Kogoro was suppressed by Kisaki Eri, Kisaki Eri loved Xiaolan too much, and Xiaolan couldn't resist Conan...
In our family of four, we take care of each other, forming a perfect closed loop.
"Xiaolan, did you have fun tonight?"
Kieri asked with a smile.
"Well, the ski resort is so much fun. We must go there together tomorrow!"
Mao Lilan sat next to her mother and began to talk about the beautiful scenery on the top of the mountain and the soft and sweet taste of the wine mochi.
By the way, I complained about Kudo Shinichi.
Then Conan got punched again.
"I am happy to do so."
This is what Kogoro Mori said.
After sobering up, Kogoro Mouri started his work. It was called work, but it was just to help a fan deal with a threatening letter. In his eyes, it was not a problem at all.
"The content of the letter was all words cut out from newspapers, and it was impossible to determine the handwriting."
Maori Kogoro stared at the threatening letter and fell into deep thought:
"And there's no stamp or sender on the envelope, so it couldn't have been sent to the hotel by normal mail... Miss Jingben, where did you find this letter?"
"I didn't find it."
The lady boss shook her head and looked at Kawahara Ryoma, who was storing his car keys at the front desk.
"Mr. Kawahara found this letter in his car two days ago and gave it to me."
"In the car?"
Maori Kogoro frowned:
"Does your hotel lock the cars it uses to pick up guests when they are not in use?"
"Of course, the car is a valuable item, so it must be treated with care!"
The lady boss said:
"Mr. Kawahara has always been in charge of this matter. He always cleans the carriage after picking up or dropping off passengers, and that's when he saw the anonymous letter left in the back seat."
The content of the letter was very simple, just a few words:
[If Taketori-tei does not cease operations within 30 days, an unforeseen disaster will occur]
A threatening letter that couldn't be simpler.
The clues left by the criminal in the letter were very few.
Even if we pick out the words, we can only circle out the two places: "30 days" and "unpredictable disasters".
"Has Taketori-tei ever had a conflict with anyone?"
Bourbon, who was listening, suddenly asked:
“Don’t miss any small details.”
"Well... it's been a whole year since Taketori-tei reopened after renovation."
The lady boss recalled:
"Before that, Taketori-tei was just an ordinary Japanese-style guesthouse, as inconspicuous as other hotels in Arima Onsen Street. Due to its outdated facilities and the fact that it was not as close to the city center as other hotels, its business was not very good."
"Last year, a tourist who came to Kobe and stayed at our hotel suggested that we renovate the hotel and create our own style..."
"I accepted his advice and spent a lot of money to transform Taketori-tei into a hotel with both Western and Japanese styles. I also built a private hot spring, arranged for free transportation for guests, and promoted it online. Within a month, the number of tourists staying at Taketori-tei gradually increased. Now, there is a constant stream of tourists. Even though it is the off-season, half of the hotel rooms are occupied!"
When talking about this, the proprietress couldn't stop smiling, feeling both proud and gratified.
"I see...."
Maori Kogoro nodded:
"But the number of tourists visiting Kobe is almost the same every year. If the number of guests staying at Taketori-tei increases, it means that the business of other hotels will be affected. This letter requires Taketori-tei to close. Could it be the work of other hotels?"
“No, no!”
The lady boss denied it again and again:
"The real reason for the booming business of Taketori-tei is the publicity on the Internet, which has attracted many new tourists. The business of other hotels has not been affected, but has become better than before!"
"They are all very grateful to Taketori-tei!"
"oh...."
Maori Kogoro frowned and asked:
"If it's not an outsider, then it could be an insider."
"Has anything unpleasant ever happened inside Taketori-tei?"
"That's for sure."
The lady boss said without hesitation:
"For example, Mr. Makita, who was fired last year, had worked at Taketori-tei for 10 years, but his service attitude was always bad. He was often complained by guests, saying that he banged on the guest room door in the middle of the night with a cold face, as if someone owed him money."
"Because there were so many complaints, I fired Mr. Makita in order to completely overhaul Taketori-tei. He was replaced by Mr. Kawahara Ryoma."
"In addition to Mr. Makita, I also replaced the old staff in the kitchen with chefs who are proficient in kaiseki cuisine. It can be said that since last year, Taketori-tei has been completely renewed and has become completely different from before!"
“That’s the problem!”
Maori Kogoro slapped his thigh and said firmly:
"It must be that those old employees you fired are holding a grudge against you, so they wrote such a threatening letter!"
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