"Actually, I've thought of the same question you were just asking."
After reading the contents of the page in front of him, Kōyū closed the comic, stood up and said, "Tamagawa Jōji is too enthusiastic and puts himself in a very low position. Is that why you suspect him?"
"Yes, that's what I thought at first too."
Seeing that Kōyū shared the same idea, Conan nodded. "At first, I thought this person would ask my uncle to help him solve cases or something, but he didn't mention anything about that until Ran and I left the restaurant after we finished eating."
“I know what you’re thinking,” Guangyou said. “It’s nothing more than worrying that this person has some ulterior motive towards Uncle, and that he might get hurt.”
“That’s only one aspect,” Conan continued. “For a moment, I even suspected that my identity had been exposed, and that Tamagawa Joji was sent by that organization to get close to Uncle.”
"..." Kōyū was speechless. This bespectacled kid in front of him had quite the wild imagination. He could connect anything to that organization. Tamagawa Joji was indeed a bit suspicious, but he had nothing to do with what Conan was talking about.
Based on Kōyū's understanding of that organization, if Conan's identity were exposed, they would definitely send someone to shoot him directly, rather than sending someone to investigate him.
Moreover... this whole thing was completely random. Uncle Mori's decision to go to Mount Tengu was made on short notice, and no one else knew that Kondo had killed Hirai.
It's impossible that the organization planted a spy in the Mori family and then specifically planned this operation, right?
Don't be ridiculous. Leaving aside the fact that those people don't have the patience, the very prerequisite of planting spies is absolutely impossible to achieve.
This bespectacled kid in front of me must be out of his mind to even think of something like this.
Sensing Kouyu's strange gaze, Conan quickly explained, "I know it's too outrageous, so I eliminated the idea the moment it popped into my head."
"That's more like it. I thought you'd suddenly lost your mind." Guangyou nodded. "Please continue your performance."
"Later, I took a stroll around this place while my uncle was chatting with him."
Recalling what had just happened, Conan's tone inadvertently revealed a hint of confusion, "After walking around, I felt that the possibility of him being an uncle fan was extremely small."
"That's why I was watching him the whole time while we were eating. Like you said, he was putting himself in a very low position." Conan stroked his chin, his brows furrowed, and said, "I'm just wondering, what exactly is he trying to do?"
Upon hearing this, Kōyū nodded. He completely understood Conan's thoughts. In fact, they were thinking similar things, both worried that this person was hiding something behind his back.
There's a saying: "Better to be a genuine villain than a hypocrite."
If he could just reveal his purpose directly, then Kouyu and Conan wouldn't think too much about it, but Tamagawa Joji is currently like a smiling tiger.
They had no idea what was going on, so naturally they were a bit suspicious.
"Alright, stop thinking about it." Guangyou waved his hand and leaned back. "Maybe he just wants to make a friend. After all, having more friends means having more options. Who knows, he might come to me for help someday. Compared to worrying about that, I'm more interested in the hot springs."
Upon hearing this, Conan nodded: "Perhaps I am indeed overthinking it."
"Alright, stop thinking about it. Get some rest and we'll go soak in the hot springs later."
...
In the next room, Ai leaned back on the beanbag chair, flipping through a copy of "Relativity" in her hands. Her eyes were on the book, but her mind had already wandered far away.
I doubt the hot springs here are those kinds of hot springs...
She hadn't looked closely just now, but it probably wasn't.
If so, she would not hesitate to stay in her room and continue reading.
Although she had already made up her mind, Ai still couldn't calm down.
"Ai, what's wrong?" Ran asked as soon as she pushed open the door, noticing Ai's unusual expression. "Your face is a little red, is it..."
"It's nothing." Ai lifted the book to cover her slightly flushed cheeks, her voice coming from behind the book, "It's just a little hot."
"Okay, if you're not feeling well, don't push yourself." Xiaolan didn't press for details, not even thinking about anything else. She smiled and said, "The temperature difference between day and night is huge these days, don't catch a cold, otherwise Guangyou will worry himself to death."
Ai didn't respond; she simply silently raised the book even higher.
But that was enough. Seeing Ai's reaction, Ran smiled silently.
...
After resting for a while, Guangyou stood up from the beanbag chair. It was about time to go to the hot spring.
However, he still needs to take a shower before going to the hot spring.
"Conan, I'm going to the hot springs first."
"Oh, I'll go in a bit."
After greeting Conan, Kousuke pushed open the door and went out.
Actually, Kōyū didn't know where the hot spring was, but that didn't matter. He had been here for several hours and hadn't had a proper chance to explore, so he took this opportunity to look around.
To be honest, the landscaping in this yard is really well done.
Beside the grove of trees is a pond, and next to the pond stands an artificial hill. This artificial hill is not bare; it is covered with miniature green plants, and the moss growing on it serves as a decorative element, making the hill appear lush and verdant.
There's even a delicate little pavilion at the top of the mountain, with a narrow river about three fingers wide flowing past it, cascading down like a waterfall and splashing water droplets on the surface.
Not only that, Guangyou also saw a scaled-down ancient ship on the water. It was completely dark now, but a faint light shone through the ship's windows, and he could even see the figures of people on board.
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