Under the overcast and rainy sky, with the invisible sunlight setting, the whole sky became increasingly darker.
Compared to a clear night, the sky on a rainy day is more gloomy and depressing. In Tang Ze's eyes, it seems as if something invisible and terrifying is brewing, foreshadowing a bloody night.
But this is just Tang Ze's subjective feeling. In fact, the entire manor is extremely lively.
Countless guests came to the banquet hall with their male or female companions. The huge mansion was brightly lit under the night sky, showing the luxurious side of the mansion's owner.
And inside the mansion, it is even more lively.
Countless upper-class guests gathered here, holding wine glasses in their hands and gathering in groups of three or five, and on the round tables were placed various kinds of delicious food for people to eat.
"After talking for so long, you still haven't discussed the details of the accident that happened at the birthday party?"
Standing not far from Hoshina Rukako, watching her chatting and laughing with the guests, Xiaolan asked curiously.
"Yeah, but when it comes to the guys who have business grudges against her, she keeps talking." Kogoro Mouri complained with his arms folded.
"Sister Ayako, Detective Karasawa is coming here. Was it through you, Madam Hoshina?" Xiaolan, who was standing by, looked at Ayako and asked, "Are you familiar with the internal affairs?"
In response to this, Ayako could only shake her head helplessly: "In fact, my father had some friendship with the late Mr. Hoshina, and Mrs. Hoshina and I have only had some business dealings recently.
When she approached me this time, my first reaction was to refuse, but she mentioned my late husband and said it was just this once, so I reluctantly agreed for my father's sake."
Speaking of this, Ayako looked at Tang Ze embarrassedly. In her opinion, it was not good that she agreed to it but asked Tang Ze to work hard to repay the favor.
"It's okay. Even if she hadn't invited me, I would have come if I had known about it. Now I can be considered as returning the favor."
Tang Ze held Ayako's hand and shook his head slightly with a smile: "I don't take it to heart."
On the contrary, he was grateful to Ayako for allowing him to participate in the case before it happened, giving him the opportunity to prevent the case.
I was unlucky before, either there was little participation or I missed the opportunity to stop it.
This time, Tang Ze was determined to successfully stop the case and get the reward.
Unfortunately, I can't say these words, so I can only find a reason to comfort the other person.
"So that's how it is." Xiaolan said suddenly after hearing Ayako's explanation.
"I don't know the details of the accident, but I always feel like something is missing." Kogoro Mouri frowned.
"It seems that something strange happened back then."
Tang Ze looked at Hoshina Rukako in front of him, narrowed his eyes and said, "This is probably the reason why the other party is unwilling to discuss it in detail.
I'm afraid what happened back then was not good for her, and that's probably why she keeps receiving threatening letters."
"Something bad..." After hearing Tang Ze's words, the two girls looked at each other and their curiosity reached its peak, but in the end they did not ask.
After all, if they knew, they wouldn't be here discussing it.
"Hey, the sender of that threatening letter signed it as 'Guardian of Time', right?" Conan, who was listening to everyone's conversation, suddenly spoke up.
"Ah? So what?" Kogoro Mouri said impatiently when he heard Conan's culture.
"In that case, watchmakers should also be considered 'guardians of time', right?" Conan reminded with a slightly serious expression.
"Hmm?" Maori Kogoro folded his arms and glanced down at Conan. "So you're saying that the three watchmakers we hired earlier are the suspects of sending this anonymous letter?"
"I, I'm just giving an example." Conan waved his hand quickly when he heard Kogoro Mouri think so.
If Kogoro Mori really thought so and expressed his opinion in a hurry, it would be a headache for him.
"But if that's the case, Mrs. Hoshino who keeps track of time is more like the guardian of time." Xiaolan said, looking at Mrs. Hoshino not far away.
"Anyway, let's protect Mrs. Hoko tonight."
Tang Ze saw the butler walking towards the other person, and remembering that the other person had previously said that the birthday party would be at six o'clock, he took the initiative to approach the other person.
Although I don’t know what the other party is hiding, I don’t know what grudges or hatreds the criminal has with him.
But since he is here, he must ensure the other party's safety to the greatest extent possible. Even if she has committed a crime, she should be punished by law, rather than being driven by hatred to seek private revenge.
This will only lead to spending the rest of your life in prison and ruining your life.
Seeing what Karasawa did, Kogoro Mori also walked towards Rukako Hoshina, intending to get close to protect her.
On the other side, Tang Ze had quietly approached the other party and was always paying attention to his surroundings. He even endured the complex smells in the air and activated his super sense of smell to check whether there was any poison.
"Qingmei, the time is almost up."
Just as Tang Ze approached the other party, Hoshina Rukako took out her golden pocket watch to check the time.
"Hey, I understand." The butler bowed and turned to leave. Seeing this, Tang Ze couldn't help but perk up.
There is no doubt that Kogoro Mouri is an unreliable bodyguard. He spent half the day asking her if anyone had a grudge against her and was also trying to find out about the deceased watchmaker.
But he didn't ask about the most important banquet process at all. It was only after he asked that he found out that the other party was going to turn off the lights and cut the cake at 6 o'clock sharp.
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