On the train speeding towards Nagano Prefecture.
Kogoro Mouri looked at the only two cards in Conan's hand and smiled smugly.
"Hehe~"
His fingers kept moving in the air, and Kogoro Mouri finally chose the poker on his right.
Looking at the 8 of Spades in his hand, Maori Kogoro smiled triumphantly, "Great, I win again!"
"Detective Maori is really good at playing the turtle game." Tang Ze, who was standing by, watched Conan lose again and said with a smile: "From the beginning until now, it seems that he has never lost a game."
"As expected of Mr. Mori," Amuro complimented with a smile, "You have the keen eyes of a detective."
“I’m just really good at this.”
Maori Kogoro folded his arms and said with a smug look, "No matter what, I always have a premonition and can successfully avoid the turtle and draw other safe cards."
"That's no wonder, he's never won a race."
Conan on the side complained maliciously in his heart.
"It would be even better if we could directly tell which card has a problem." Amuro Toru said with anticipation and a smile.
"I would rather have the ability to work by elimination."
Tang Ze smiled and said, "This way, we can eliminate the murderer who is not the criminal from among the many suspects."
"You're worthy of being a detective, right?" Amuro Toru said with a smile.
Tang Ze smiled but said nothing and did not continue the topic.
The reason why this strange combination of four of them went to Nagano Prefecture was naturally due to the preparations made by Tang Ze before.
Ran, who was supposed to go with them, decided not to go to Nagano Prefecture because she was worried about Sonoko having a fever.
But the client specifically instructed that he hoped four of them would go, so Xiaolan called on Toru Amuro and Karasawa, hoping that the two of them would go in their place.
That’s right, Tang Ze didn’t expect that he would be involved in the case in the end, but it was not Conan who recommended him, but Xiaolan who came to him directly.
So even though Wakita Kanenori, the second-in-command of the Black Organization, heard about this, he could only give up with regret.
After all, the letter of authorization only requires four people, and the other two replacements have already agreed, so it would be difficult to kick anyone out.
Although the process was somewhat different from what Tang Ze had expected, he was satisfied with the result.
"By the way, Mr. Maori, could you also tell us the details of the commission?"
On the other side, Toru Amuro looked at Kogoro Mori and asked.
"Haven't I told you yet? Then let me tell you in detail."
Maori Kogoro realized it belatedly and said, "A month ago, I received a letter.
Inside the envelope, there was this strange piece of paper."
As Kogoro Mouri spoke, he took out the paper and showed it to everyone.
This is a square piece of paper divided into 6×6 squares, and a katakana is written in each square.
Inside the grid, there is a small 3×3 grid border bolded with black pen.
"This looks like some kind of secret code." Amuro Toru said directly after seeing the secret code.
"The person who sent me this letter is named Hihara Yasushi."
After seeing that both of them had read the code paper, Maori Kogoro continued to introduce the details of the commission: "According to his description, one of his close friends hanged himself in a deserted church.
The church is located deep in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture.
The sender didn't understand why his old friend chose to commit suicide, and there was such a coded paper at the deceased's feet.
The client felt that if he could decipher the code, he might be able to find out why his friend committed suicide.
So he found me, the "Sleeping Kogoro," to help him decipher the code on the coded paper."
"But speaking of the code on this piece of paper, it always seems a little suspicious..." Amuro Toru stroked his chin and said, "A murder case...it's entirely possible..."
"Indeed, the client himself also feels that this might be a murder case."
Maori Kogoro folded his arms and said, "According to the client, the scene has not been moved much. It is still the same as it was then."
"Hey, Uncle Maori, it seems you haven't met the client yet?" Conan asked.
"Yes, we have only been in touch a few times through emails and letters."
Maori Kogoro nodded and said, "In addition, I also received the train ticket and 500,000 commission fees.
But I think, in the end, I will meet the client in that shabby church anyway."
"He will certainly give you a warm welcome."
Amuro Toru smiled and complimented, "After all, that Maori Kogoro personally made the trip for him!"
"Hahaha!" Kogoro Mouri laughed happily after hearing what Toru Amuro said.
Obviously, Toru Amuro's compliment made Kogoro Mori very proud.
However, the three of them were used to Kogoro Mori's personality, so they didn't care.
The train roared towards Nagano Prefecture, and everyone chatted on the train until they soon arrived at their destination.
After leaving the station, everyone felt a chill.
Compared to Tokyo, Nagano Prefecture was experiencing heavy snowfall at this time.
To be honest, this is not a good weather to go out, but since everyone has come all the way from Tokyo, it is naturally impossible to give up.
Soon everyone arrived at the dilapidated church designated by the client.
“It seems like no one is here to greet us…”
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