Conversation room.
The maid from the annex and a middle-aged man came out.
The latter was very lively and shy, and was venting his dissatisfaction with an angry look on his face, "I came all the way to a place like this just for this dinner! Now you are saying that the chef is sick?" "
The person dressed as a maid quickly apologized: "I'm really sorry. I just found the note left by the chef in the kitchen... However, I have already bought all the ingredients for dinner."
"Really, you don't need to say anything."
The rich middle-aged man interrupted: "Then leave the kitchen to me, and I will cook by myself! After all, only delicious food and cases in the world can fully activate my brain cells... What are you doing, the owner of this annex? ..."
Looking at the back of the figure who left cursing.
Conan also quickly recognized the other party's identity.
Gourmet detective, best wishes.
"I didn't expect him to come too." In one sentence, Gunda Ikumi revealed that she had not seen the other party in the annex before.
"I have heard his name before when I was abroad," Detective White Horse dragged his chin with one hand as he recalled, "The Gourmet Detective... really deserves his reputation."
"It actually gave me a good performance." Ye Gengyi said.
He didn't use 'we' but 'I'.
Several detectives were startled at first, and then they all understood the meaning of this sentence. However, having the same opinion, they remained strangely silent.
Kuroba Kaito waited quietly for a moment, he was very interested in Ye Gengyi's next words.
It doesn't matter if no one asks, he can just ask. Anyway, he doesn't have to bear the blame for being a 'fool' in Kogoro Moori's face.
As for being laughed at by my brother?
It's such a big deal, you've already gotten used to it.
Thinking about it, Kuroba Kaito asked directly: "Performance? Saraichi, did Detective Ogami do something just now?"
"Mr. Maoli, instead of this, you'd better change into clean clothes quickly." Ye Gengyi said in a rare caring tone: "It would be bad if you catch a cold."
Speaking of which, among these people, only his clothes were wet...
Notice the looks other people are giving you.
Kuroba Kaito remained silent.
Well done...Now I'm being treated as a complete fool.
At this time, the maid came over.
She first expressed her apology for not being able to hear the arrival of several people because of the heavy rain, and then quickly took them to the guest room on the second floor.
In the corridor.
Qian Jianjiao asked: "What does your master mean? I invited four detectives at once. Is there something to investigate?"
"Four? Ah, no... Actually, we invited six detectives in total," the maid explained, "However, it's getting so late, and I don't know if the lady and the boy will come..."
"Young man...are you talking about Kudo Shinichi?" Mao Lilan looked around, "Speaking of which, he really likes to attend such mysterious gatherings..."
"No," Conan said with shame, "it must be Heiji-nii!"
"Neither of them came..." the maid explained: "The guest list given to me by the master originally had their names. However, Mr. Kudo has been unable to contact him, and Mr. Hattori has to prepare for the midterm exam. , since neither of them could attend, the owner invited Mr. Mori and his family..."
"Hattori... Hattori Heiji! Wait, no wonder this name is so familiar," Motegi Harushi looked at Ye Gengyi, "Hey, let me tell you...if you haven't been exposed, are you planning to attend the party with this name?" ah?"
"Thinking too much."
Ye Gengyi said in his usual calm tone, "The difference between stars and meteorites is not only that the latter can be directly used by humans."
"Oh?" Motegi Harushi smiled and said, "I don't see that you have a high opinion of that high school detective."
"I guess he wants to say that the appearance of the meteorite is black after it falls on the ground, right?" Kuroba Kaito speculated on his brother's lower limit.
"Black... black?" Motegi Harushi was confused.
"Pfft..." Conan couldn't help laughing.
Of course, he would definitely share such an interesting thing with a certain Heipi who was preparing for the midterm exam later.
Motegi Harushi: "???"
By the way, is the generation gap between myself and these people so big? There is no way to communicate at all!
No matter how long the corridor is, it will eventually come to an end.
The maid interrupted the conversation at the right time: "Guys, this is the guest room. Please go to the restaurant on the first floor for dinner at 6:30."
"Oh? So, the owner of the annex who likes to play hide-and-seek still refuses to show up?" Motegi Harushi calmed down. He raised his head and looked at several surveillance probes installed in the corner: "Or, Where is he hiding and spying on us?"
"I don't know much about this..." the maid hesitated, "Actually, I haven't seen him until now."
"What about the invitation letter and the guest list?" Kuroba Kaito asked.
"I got it after I was accepted as a maid. Speaking of which, it was a very strange interview..."
The maid recalled: "Because the pay for this job is very generous, there is an endless stream of applicants. However, there was no interviewer in the room where the interview was held that day. There was only a table and chair, a computer and a printer. I followed the instructions on the computer screen. After receiving the instruction, I sat down from the chair for a while, and the notice of my admission was displayed on the computer screen, and then the guest list and the banquet procedure came out of the printer."
"So, you don't know why you were admitted?" Kuroba Kaito asked.
"Yes." The maid nodded, "I was also very surprised, because none of the applicants who entered before me were selected, so at that time I thought there was no chance."
"I haven't met each other, so I don't even know whether the other person is a boy or a girl, or even how many people there are?" Ye Gengyi asked.
"Well... all our communication is through email." The maid said, "This is a clause in the contract,"
"It's really mysterious." Hearing this, Kuroba Kaito couldn't help but look at the cameras.
"Oh? Isn't this very interesting?" Qian Jian said: "I finally feel a little eager to try."
...
The guest room is a standard double room.
Ye Gengyi, Black Feather Kaito; Conan, Mao Lilan were divided into two groups.
After checking the room and finding out that no bugs or cameras were installed, Kuroba Kaito said while changing his clothes: "Brother, I can tell you now, what is going on with that gourmet detective?"
"I haven't figured out why he would do that, but if you ask me he's performing that."
Ye Gengyi did not hesitate and said directly: "If a person who likes food can be explained by being reserved when he does not go to the kitchen to ask about the dishes in advance, then a detective did not see these details in advance and instead emphasized them in front of everyone. From my own standpoint, this kind of behavior can no longer be summarized as suspicious, right?"
