"Eh? Detective Tang Ze?"
When Xiaolan saw Tang Ze standing at the door, she asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
"Conan contacted me. He said this place is haunted and it would be more convenient if I were here."
Tang Ze waved and greeted Kogoro Mouri, and with Conan's introduction, he got a preliminary acquaintance with the old man named Otonashi Yoshiichi.
"Would it be more convenient?" Xiaolan looked at Tang Ze in surprise and asked, "Could it be that Detective Tang Ze can also catch ghosts?"
"No, Sister Xiaolan!"
Conan was speechless when he heard this, and he was helpless about Xiaolan's fear of ghosts. "Have you forgotten? Detective Tang Ze has a very strong sense of smell. It will come in handy when we encounter ghosts!"
"Will it be useful?" Xiaolan asked in confusion.
"That's right. I don't believe in ghosts or anything like that. Someone must have used something to haunt the apartment."
Conan explained: "The reason why we called Detective Tang Ze here is so that when the ghosts appear, Detective Tang Ze can use his sense of smell to determine what the ghosts are made of."
"Oh...so that's how it is." Although Xiaolan nodded, she looked nervous and was obviously still a little afraid of ghosts and did not believe what Conan said.
Conan could only helplessly hold his forehead in his hand. It seemed that he could only wait until Detective Tang Ze uncovered the true identity of the first "ghost" before Xiaolan could believe that there were really no ghosts here.
"Hmph! You're acting on your own, little brat!"
In response to Conan's unauthorized act of calling Karasawa over, Maori Kogoro went up and punched him on the head, then looked at Karasawa and apologized: "I'm really sorry to bother you, Detective Karasawa. You shouldn't care about what this brat said, but I made you come all the way..."
"It's okay, it's okay." Tang Ze waved his hand and explained, "I'm also quite interested in this haunted apartment.
Although I don’t believe in ghosts, I am somewhat concerned about the purpose of this person who created this “ghost.”
After all, the "iron triangle that triggered the case" are all here. Knowing the situation, how could they not come? Tang Ze is still thinking about getting a reward.
"I didn't expect a criminal would be interested in this apartment."
The old man looked at Tang Ze and spoke slowly, "When the haunting happened before, the residents of the apartment called the police several times, but the detectives who came were generally dismissive and only walked around the apartment before closing the case."
"After all, ghosts and criminals are the two most incompatible beings."
Tang Ze spread his hands and smiled, "After all, criminal justice is one of the professions where ghosts are most likely to appear.
There are so many murder scenes. If someone could become a ghost simply out of resentment or unwillingness, then I don't think any of the victims would be willing to accept that."
"That's not wrong." The old man nodded and said, "Then I'll wait for you, Detective-san and Detective Maori, to solve the mystery of the "ghost."
"So, what should we do next?" Maori Kogoro looked at the old man and asked, "Just wait here?"
"Now all we can do is wait."
Old Master Otonashi smiled and stood up, saying, "Generally speaking, ghosts appear at night. If you haven't eaten yet, you can have a simple meal. It's already dinner time."
Seeing Mr. Otonashi walking towards the kitchen, Xiaolan quickly stood up and said, "If you want to cook, I'll do it."
Watching Xiaolan push old man Otonashi back to his seat, Tang Ze also stood up and walked to the kitchen to help.
Although the old man lived alone, he bought a lot of ingredients. Tang Ze and Xiaolan discussed it and each made three dishes and miso soup, and dinner was ready.
"It looks really good... I expected the girl to be a good cook, but I didn't expect even the criminal-san to be this good."
Looking at the sumptuous meal in front of him, Mr. Otonashi praised, "Looks like I'm going to have a feast today!"
The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests. After washing the dishes after dinner, everyone fell into a boring wait.
However, after some discussion, everyone decided to play cards to pass the time, and it just so happened that Mr. Otonashi had mahjong at home, so they happily decided to play mahjong.
But with the European queen Xiaolan present, everyone's mahjong experience was extremely bad.
To be precise, it is Kogoro Mori and Mr. Otonashi, because Karasawa still has a chance to win with his mental calculations and strong memory. Although he does not have as many wins as the European Emperor, he is closely ranked second.
Not long after, Mr. Otonashi, who had never experienced such a scene before, chose to "sleep away" first on the grounds that he was old and lacked energy, and refused to continue playing.
There was no other way. With three of them missing one, Xiaolan had to agree to let Conan, who volunteered, join in and play a few games with her.
And then... nothing happened.
A rough description is "Everyone, whether human or ghost, is showing off, only Kogoro Mouri is getting beaten." Needless to say, Xiaolan's luck is very good, and the competition in calculation ability between Conan and Karasawa also makes the game more confusing, and even affects Xiaolan's luck.
Then the winning rates of the three of them were almost equal, and they basically split the wins equally, while Kogoro Mori had not won a single game since the beginning.
When it was past ten o'clock, Kogoro Mouri, who was beaten all over his head, could no longer bear the abuse and was ready to go on strike.
Suddenly, the TV behind him turned on automatically without any warning, and a long-haired female ghost with a terrifying face full of hideous scars suddenly appeared on the TV screen.
“Get out…!”
“Get out…!”
“Wa ...
Mouri Kogoro, who was closest to the scene, turned around after hearing the sound and was hit in the face. He was so scared that he screamed loudly, and Xiaolan, who was next to him, hugged Conan in an instant, looking like she was about to cry.
Tang Ze on the side glanced calmly at the TV screen and saw that the screen had turned into snow again.
"Don't be afraid, it's just a little trick." Tang Ze looked bored.
"But...but a ghost just appeared!" Xiaolan said in panic.
"It's okay, Sister Xiaolan. This is probably just a trick by the mastermind. They can do it by using the shared antenna of the apartment building."
Conan comforted Xiaolan while explaining the principle: "Just connect the antenna to the output of the VCR, and then transmit the impact of playing the videotape to the TV in Otonashi's room, and naturally the impact will suddenly appear."
"But the TV has never been turned on before..." Xiaolan said tremblingly.
"This problem can be solved by using a multi-function remote control."
Tang Ze smiled and said, "As long as you have a remote control that is set to the brand of the machine, it can be used regardless of the model to control Mr. Otonashi's TV. It's a very simple trick."
After the two's calm explanation, Xiaolan gradually calmed down, and an angry look replaced it.
That look.
Super fierce!
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