Chapter 354 Iconic Symbol: The Raven
"Thank you, Qianzhu." Xiaolan took the lemon candy and smiled at him.
Upon entering the restaurant, the tables were arranged in an "n" shape. A person whose face was completely obscured by a hood was sitting in the main seat. Apart from his own portion, there were exactly nine portions of tableware on the tables on both sides.
"I sincerely welcome you all to this Twilight Villa. Please take your seats now; your names are on the table."
The man, who was wrapped up tightly, spoke in a deep voice, which was clearly altered.
The nine people took their seats.
From the men's positions, from left to right, they are Hakuba Saguru, Ogami Kisuke, Senma Kazuyo, and Yata Ikumi; from right to right, they are Mogi Harufumi, Mouri Kogoro, Mouri Ran, Conan, and Chizuru.
After they were seated, the man spoke again, “The purpose of inviting you all here is mainly to ask for your help in finding a treasure hidden in this villa. I have been searching for this treasure for many years, so I will find it even if it costs me my life.”
"They risked their lives?"
While everyone was still wondering...
Explosions echoed through the courtyard of the villa, and all the cars, as well as the poor bridge, perished tragically in the explosions.
Meanwhile, an explosion was heard on a mountain road some distance away.
"What was that sound just now?" The perceptive Xiaolan asked softly, having heard the faint sound of an explosion.
"It's nothing, it just blocked your way," the man said calmly.
The rather brave Mogi Harufumi frowned, stood up and walked behind the man, ripping off his hood, only to find that it was just a dummy with a megaphone attached!
"It's... a dummy!? Who did this?!" Kogoro Mori exclaimed, his eyes wide.
Then, the other five detectives took turns analyzing the phrase "the phantom of the son abandoned by God," and finally obtained information about the person who invited them. This person was none other than Phantom Thief Kid!
Kaito Kid disguised as Kogoro Mouri: ...
Haha, I didn't even know I had invited so many people to this godforsaken place.
However, the praise in that analysis was very kind, I liked it very much, please give me lots of thanks.
As soon as the name of Phantom Thief Kid was revealed, Conan instantly sensed that his shadow was everywhere and was certain that Phantom Thief Kid was right there in this Twilight Villa, just like them.
A knock sounded at the door, and the maid entered the dining room with the appetizers for dinner, serving everyone in a clockwise direction.
To prevent any ulterior motives, the group decided to play rock-paper-scissors to choose their positions again.
Ultimately, based on the positions of the mannequins, the group's positions became: on the left were Chizuru, Ran, Conan, Ikumi Gunta, and Harufumi Mogi; on the right were Ogami Kisuke, Kogoro Mouri, Kazuyo Senma, and Saguru Hakuba.
After everyone finished their 'last' dinner, the mannequin spoke again, "Have you all eaten and drunk your fill? In that case, the show is about to begin. Please watch your utensils."
Upon hearing this, everyone picked up one of the tableware pieces and saw the iconic pattern on it: a crow.
"This is the family crest of Karasuma Renya, a very wealthy man who died under mysterious circumstances about half a century ago. Apart from these tableware, all the items in this villa were specially commissioned by him."
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