The group boarded the cable car again, this was the third time. Uncle Mori was extremely distraught, and as always, he covered his face, too afraid to open his eyes.
Yokomizo, as if struck by a sudden thought, teased, "Mr. Mori, you wouldn't happen to be..."
"Stop arguing! Is this illegal?" Uncle Maoli reacted strongly, feeling ashamed to tell others that he was afraid of heights.
Yokomizo didn't think that way. Uncle Mori's fear of heights relieved him. Uncle Mori had always been like a god of deduction in his mind. The gap between gods and humans was too great, so he could only admire and worship him. Uncle Mori's fear of heights made him feel a sense of closeness.
He quickly waved his hand: "How could that be? I was just relieved. I never thought that even a famous detective would have the weaknesses of ordinary people like us."
"Boring," Uncle Mori said, condemning his behavior.
Kōyū was sitting in his seat playing video games when Conan, who was sitting not far away from him, leaned close to Ran's ear and whispered something. Under Ran's questioning gaze, Conan nodded and said, "It was my uncle who asked me to ask you this."
Although curious about why this was necessary, Ran agreed after hearing that it was Uncle Mori's arrangement. Since her father said it would be useful, she would do as he said, as it wouldn't harm her anyway.
Uncle Mori's tense heartbeat and heavy breathing were exceptionally clear in the silent cable car.
At this moment, Uncle Mori was counting sheep to try to distract himself, while Conan asked with an innocent smile, "Uncle, are you having trouble sleeping?"
"Can you stop talking to me right now, you brat! I'm currently in a..."
Halfway through his sentence, Conan quietly picked up his watch and gave Uncle Mori a sharp slap, instantly silencing the previously agitated Uncle Mori.
Yokomizo was about to ask Uncle Mori what had happened, but when he turned around and saw Uncle Mori's posture, his eyes were full of joy: "Aha! It's happening again! Mr. Mori, you're going to use that move again, aren't you?"
Yokomizo has always been a big fan of Uncle Mori and is very familiar with Kogoro Mouri's signature pose. He knows that every time this pose appears, it means that the case is about to be closed!
Machida Osamu smiled and punched Nakano Yoshito next to him hard: "Hurry up and take pictures! What are you standing there for? Don't you know that the sleeping Kogoro is about to unleash his power?"
Immediately, a burst of flashbulbs went off.
Conan walked to the corner where Kouyu was sitting and turned his head away, pretending to watch people play games. In reality, he used a voice changer to say, "Mr. Yasunori, I apologize for my rude behavior towards you just now. Actually, I knew from the beginning that you were not the murderer of your father."
Upon hearing this, Yasunori Domoto exclaimed excitedly, "Finally, someone who can believe me! Mr. Mori is truly wise!"
"But you and your father are probably plotting something that will surprise everyone at today's event, aren't you?"
Instantly, Domoto Yasunori's smile vanished, and he appeared flustered. Conan continued, "It can both dispel everyone's curse on the Celestial Maiden and achieve a publicity effect. Killing two birds with one stone, brilliant!"
At the same time, the cable car entered the cave again. If the statue of Luohan could speak, it would want to curse: "Damn it, this is the third time!"
Ran turns off the power, Conan turns on the recorder, and everyone who was there earlier feels a sense of familiarity. No, it's more like the scene was exactly the same, except that Eizo Domoto is not there.
Rina Domoto was also somewhat panicked; she estimated that she might develop claustrophobia if she went back.
Only Guangyou quietly lowered the brightness of the game console screen, because too much brightness is harmful to the eyes in the dark.
When the cable car emerged from the cave, everyone discovered that Xiaolan was nowhere to be found, but unlike before, the person who had disappeared had changed.
Machida Osamu was very curious and quickly asked, "Mr. Mori, where exactly has your daughter gone?"
"Now please look at the celestial maiden statue."
Following Uncle Mori's words, everyone was surprised to find that Ran had appeared in the same spot as Eizo Domoto, both lying on the wish-fulfilling pearl.
From a distance, they looked very similar, but Yokomizo still managed to tell the difference: "That's just a mannequin wearing Ran's clothes!"
"Yes, it's a dummy made of rags and twigs." Conan first confirmed Yokomizo's statement, then called Ran out.
At this moment, a chair behind everyone made a sound, and a hand reached out and pushed the chair aside, revealing the figure to be Xiaolan.
The air under the seat was not circulating, which made Xiaolan feel a little uncomfortable. As soon as she got out, she took a deep breath to relieve her discomfort.
"What's going on?" Everyone was completely bewildered.
Having already performed the act once, Yasunori Domoto could no longer hide it and revealed their plan. They had asked a puppeteer they knew to make a puppet that looked very much like Eizo Domoto, and they wanted to reenact the disappearance act they had just staged.
He planned to place the doll on the wish-fulfilling pearl, because it would only be visible after exiting the cave. Once everyone entered the cave, they could hide it using the space under the seats. When everyone saw Eizo Domoto on the wish-fulfilling pearl, they would subconsciously overlook the possibility that he was still in the cable car.
Next, while everyone was rushing to the Celestial Maiden Statue, Eizo Domoto took the cable car back and discarded the doll. When everyone arrived, he could say that he had staged all the curses and that there were no curses at all. This way, he could both promote himself and dispel the rumors.
Most importantly, it can also ruin the reputation of the Donghai Daily. The reason for choosing noon for the opening ceremony is this: as long as the wrong information is published in the newspaper, even if the truth is found out later, it will be too late to correct it. Regardless of whether you sell the newspaper at night, your newspaper's reputation will definitely be questioned. If you sell it, your newspaper will be accused of publishing false information; if you don't sell it, your newspaper will miss the deadline and no one will buy it.
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