Slender fingers tapped on the keyboard.
As the keyboard clicked, lines of black characters appeared on the computer screen.
"Dear Conan Edogawa..."
After editing the content, Vermouth printed it out and put it in an envelope.
She sealed the letter with sealing wax, making a "V" mark.
Upon reading the letter, Vermouth gave a meaningful smile.
...
Inside a parking lot in Tokyo.
Wearing a black knitted hat, Shuichi Akai took his car keys out of his pocket and walked towards his Chevrolet C-1500.
After getting into the car, he lit a cigarette with a match.
The light from the burning match and the phone screen illuminated his cold, stern face.
He read the text message that Mingmei had sent him a few days ago again.
Then I opened another message and looked at its contents.
He then extinguished the burning match and put away his phone.
The car was plunged into darkness once again.
...
This is the third floor of the Mori Detective Agency.
"Should we hold a Halloween party that's out of date?"
After taking a bite of food, Uncle Mori couldn't help but complain:
"What time do they think it is now?"
"Halloween should be on October 31st, right?"
After reading the contents of the letter, Xiaolan explained:
"That's why they wrote 'an inappropriate Halloween party' at the beginning."
Uncle Mori didn't really care whether it was a party or not.
He asked while eating:
"What does this invitation say?"
"The invitation says..."
Upon seeing that content, Xiaolan hesitated.
She looked up at Uncle Mori, and finally said what she had to say:
"Incompetent detective, Mr. Kogoro Mouri."
"Um?"
Just hearing that derogatory term made Uncle Mori a little unhappy.
He stopped eating and frowned as he looked at the invitation.
In the manga, Uncle Mori would definitely have a "well" character on his forehead at this moment, representing his anger.
At this moment, Xiaolan was still reading the contents of the invitation:
"On the night of the upcoming full moon, please allow me to invite you to this terrifying party."
"The party was held on a ship stained with blood."
"Of course, regardless of whether you choose to attend the party or not."
“Poor lambs that are about to die will curse their own fate.”
“Even a sinner will be intoxicated with pain before his death.”
“...”
After Xiaolan finished reading the invitation, Uncle Mori sneered:
"This invitation is practically a challenge to me, the detective Kogoro Mouri!"
He got angry when he remembered that the invitation had initially described him as an "incompetent detective."
He then asked:
"Who on earth sent this invitation?"
After looking through it for a while, Xiaolan said somewhat uncertainly:
"It seems to have been sent by a foreigner."
"Because the signature on the invitation was in English."
“Vermouth”.
"Vermouth?"
Upon hearing this name, Uncle Mori couldn't help but complain:
"Why does this name sound so strange?"
"It doesn't feel like a person's name."
"As expected, the person who sent this strange invitation is no normal person either."
...
"Vermouth?"
Upon hearing the name, Professor Agasa thought for a moment, then replied:
"Um, I'm sorry."
"I've never heard of this name before."
Upon hearing this, Xiaolan was even more puzzled:
"So who sent this invitation?"
"That's really strange."
Without discussing this issue at length, Dr. Agasa casually asked:
"By the way, will your father be attending that party?"
"If I remember correctly, the party should be tomorrow night, right?"
On the invitation, Uncle Mori is referred to as an "incompetent detective".
He, naturally, agreed, even though he was unwilling to accept it.
They've come to his door to provoke him; how can he just ignore them?
Ran glanced back at Uncle Mori, who was having his makeup done, and replied:
"Well, my dad said that since they've come looking for trouble, we should keep our appointment."
"They say that only those who bravely accept challenges can be considered Tokyoites."
"He's having Sonoko try to do a few different looks for him right now."
"I still don't know which makeup to wear."
Professor Agasa is unaware of the contents of the invitation.
When he heard that he needed to put on makeup, he instinctively asked:
"make up?"
After picking up the invitation from the table, Xiaolan explained:
"Yes, because the invitation said that since it's a Halloween party, they hope that all attendees will dress up as monsters."
"And they even said I had to wear a formal black suit or a black tuxedo."
"The companions traveling with us also need to wear makeup and formal attire."
Hearing this, Professor Agasa asked in surprise:
"companion?"
"Judging from the tone of your voice, Xiaolan, are you going to participate too?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Lan immediately imagined the scene of everyone on the ship dressed up as monsters.
She quickly retorted:
"I would never go to a party full of monsters!"
"I think so too," Professor Agasa smiled.
He was surprised because he knew Xiaolan was afraid of these things.
After putting down the invitation, Xiaolan turned to look out the window and asked in a low voice:
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