In Fujino's memory, Dusk Villa is a manor built in the mountains covering a huge area.
There is a huge castle-like building in the manor. The building looks like just a villa, but in fact, there is a large amount of gold hidden under the masonry structure outside...
Yes, lots of gold.
How many specifically... Fujino doesn't know.
It can only be said that after the outer wall of that villa fell off, everything inside was golden.
It is not impossible that the main structure is made of gold.
However, in his memory, Dusk Villa did not explain whether it was made of pure gold...
"It would be terrifying if it were really all gold. If a huge building of that size were really all gold, it would be worth at least hundreds of billions..."
Fujino thought for a moment, then said with chin, "Maybe one day I can go over and investigate."
…………
At the same time, in Kyoto, there was a courtyard covering a huge area.
The layout of the main courtyard in the middle of the courtyard is retro. On the wall of the entrance in the middle, there is a carved pattern with wheat ears-style leaves on both sides and a lotus pattern in the middle.
A white-haired old man in a black kimono sat quietly behind a wooden horizontal table in front of the pattern wall. He stared at the green light on the screen through his reading glasses and frowned slightly.
"Clan leader!"
At this time, a young man in a black suit walked in: "I just heard from the Metropolitan Police that the young patriarch solved another case."
The old man was surprised for a moment, his brows gradually relaxed, he looked away from the computer screen, took off his reading glasses and rubbed his eyes: "He solved the case again?"
"I remember it was not two days after that matter was explained, right?"
The young man glanced at his watch: "It hasn't been three days since I became a consultant."
"My eldest grandson seems to have no time to rest..."
The old man raised his chin and said, "I didn't expect our Fujiwara family to have such a talent."
"The young patriarch is indeed very busy all the time."
The young man echoed: "But it is precisely because of this that his personal strength can be better reflected."
"Ahem!"
The old man coughed lightly: "The boy's surname is not Fujiwara now. There is something wrong with your title."
"Sorry... I was negligent."
The young man lowered his head and immediately changed his explanation: "It should be Master Fujino."
"..."
The old man was speechless for a moment: "We are all one family. Isn't it a bit awkward to call me Young Master?"
The young man said seriously: "As a collateral descendant, not to mention that Master Fujino is a generation older than me, this should be the case according to the nine family rules."
"Actually, you can't always focus on that kid. Look at yourself more."
The old man glanced at the young man meaningfully: "Don't care what others say, at least I think you are still qualified."
"Clan leader!"
The young man said repeatedly: "The Zong family still has the eldest grandson, and even worse, there are uncles. How can the people from our separated family be qualified..."
"well……"
The old man sighed leisurely: "Everyone of your generation is crooked because they have been enjoying the shade under the big tree for too long... You are the only one among your peers who can do things quickly, but in the end you are still a dogmatist."
Hearing this, the young man coughed slightly in embarrassment: "Master, you don't have to worry. As far as I'm concerned, the young master is fully capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility. Among our generation's peers, there is no one who is more capable than the young master... Moreover, The young master has a close relationship with the granddaughter of the Ooka family..."
"That kid Xiao Hongye..."
After hearing this, the old man thought for a while: "Let me think about it... what happened when Hua Zi visited the Ooka family when he returned to Kyoto?"
"Our Fujiwara family has always been relatively weak in politics compared to other families. If the young master can unite with the Ooka family."
The young man paused and continued: "We will also gain considerable influence in the political circles. In this way, under the leadership of the young master, our Fujiwara family may be able to return to its former glory in the future."
"The old tea talks are a thing of the past."
The old man waved his hand helplessly, "Don't think too much, just follow nature. The new era belongs to you young people, and it is not advisable to miss the past."
"Follow the instructions of the patriarch."
The young man bowed slightly, raised his body, and continued: "Regarding that matter, after my investigation, there is no result yet... It is exactly the same as what happened to Miss Huazi back then. This time we found a breakthrough, but by then The final result of the investigation was only interrupted by the driver... Judging from the method, I am afraid that someone is taking advantage of our Fujiwara family..."
"I already knew that."
The old man closed his eyes slightly: "The other party looks very cautious. The mangy dogs hiding in the dark always like to play small tricks with so-called curses in dark places. If they don't show up, you can't easily find the other party."
The young man hesitated and said, "When will the young master..."
"Let him slowly experience it outside."
As he said that, the old man chose a comfortable position and lay on his side on the tatami: "A sapling that has withstood the shade can never become taller. Only by accepting the baking of the sun alone and constantly climbing can it finally grow into a new tree." The towering trees..."
…………
The sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky.
In a blink of an eye, it's a hot day again.
In fact, it was just the night after arresting the arsonist and giving a good education to Lu Ye who robbed the bank eighteen years ago.
At noon, in the classroom of Class B, Grade 2.
Fujino sat by the window, staring at the green treetops.
At this time, he was thinking about the evening villa.
He said he wanted to investigate the Dusk Villa, but he actually didn't know where the Dusk Villa was.
I just know that it is a huge manor in Tottori Prefecture, there are some ghost stories, several people have indeed died, and the entire structure is made of gold, there is nothing else.
The Internet is not very developed now, so if you are looking up celebrities, it may be simpler.
But if you want to use your intelligence to search and rely on personal rumors to find such a remote and not very famous villa, it is indeed a bit difficult.
"Hey, Xiaolan, have you heard?"
At this time, Sonoko's chirping voice suddenly attracted Fujino's attention.
Fujino: "..."
Isn't this a ready-made encyclopedia of rumors? !
At this time, Yuanzi was telling Xiaolan a ghost story with great interest: "By the way, there seems to be some terrible rumors happening in the high school near us!"
"Incredible rumors?"
Xiaolan looked at Yuanzi doubtfully, with some confusion in her eyes.
Although it is already clear that his best friend is extremely well-informed.
But just talking about the rumors about the nearby high school still made her feel a little confused.
"It is said that there is a strange rumor on the stairs of the old school building."
Yuanzi pretended to be mysterious and said, "Obviously there are only twelve steps on that staircase, but once a student counts them, they will count thirteen steps."
Xiaolan asked doubtfully: "Thirteenth level?"
"That's right!"
Yuanzi nodded and shook his finger: "Do you want to know what the thirteenth staircase is?"
Xiaolan was a little impatient: "What?"
"Actually, that's the body of the student who was thrown to death..."
Sonoko continued: "Ever since the student fell to his death, the student's soul has been staying there. Every time someone passes by, the student's soul will appear and turn the stairs into thirteen steps."
"..."
Xiaolan narrowed her eyes slightly, looking a little bored: "It's so boring."
"Of course that's not the point."
Yuanzi glanced at Xiaolan, feeling that it was expected, and then continued: "Actually, apart from this rumor, there are not just this one, but seven. It is said that there are actually seven other rumors in that school. As long as If you collect seven rumors, the student or the person involved will disappear inexplicably."
"Inexplicable disappearance?"
Xiaolan was a little curious when she heard this, mixed with a sense of fear: "Were those people killed by ghosts or something?"
"Hmm...I feel the same way."
Yuanzi nodded in agreement: "I also heard this rumor from my friend. Her friend disappeared mysteriously after learning about those rumors, and she has not been found yet."
"It's really unreasonable to be killed just for collecting the rumors..."
Fujino listened for a while, then walked forward slowly: "Unless there is some secret hidden behind those rumors, and those students who discovered the secret were killed and silenced."
He doesn't believe in ghosts and gods...
Even if there is a ghost, it will not directly destroy the living people.
Most of the time, ghosts and gods are responsible for the troubles caused by humans.
Sometimes, people are scarier than ghosts.
"I don't know exactly what happened. In fact, I just heard about it."
Yuanzi scratched his head: "But those people are indeed missing...forget it, they are just rumors anyway."
"By the way, speaking of rumors, I actually have a rumor here that I want to ask about..."
Fujino brought up the topic: "Speaking of Sonoko, have you heard of a rumor in Tottori County?"
Sonoko blinked and looked a little curious: "Rumors about Tottori County?"
"Um."
Fujino nodded and responded: "I heard a rumor from a certain client. It happened in a villa called Dusk House in Tottori Prefecture, but he didn't go into details, which made me feel itchy. I just wanted to ask if you knew."
"Tottori Prefecture, the House of Dusk..."
Sonoko nodded upon hearing this, empathizing with Fujino's statement.
She had encountered this kind of thing before, and it almost annoyed her to death...
Just talk about rumors, not details.
That's simply immoral!
Thinking of this, Sonoko started thinking, frowning and thinking hard: "The Dusk House in Tottori Prefecture... I seem to have seen this in newspapers and periodicals before. It seems that some tragic rumors happened, but it should have been a long time ago. Something happened."
Fujino Kenjo asked: "Can I still find it?"
"Well... I'll look for it when I go home. If I find it, I'll send it to you via text message."
Sonoko glanced at Fujino's serious and curious look, thought for a moment, gave an answer, and then continued: "By the way, are you free tomorrow?"
"tomorrow……"
Fujino thought for a moment after hearing this: "I don't have much work on hand, I do have time."
"That's great……"
Sonoko smiled and then invited: "Actually, I want to go swimming in the swimming pool with Xiaolan tomorrow, but it feels a bit unsafe for us two girls to go. Fujino-senpai, can you go with us?"
Fujino: "Uh..."
Not safe?
Is it safe to have a humanoid Greymon around like that?
But then I thought about it, Humanoid Greymon will indeed fail at some point, and it will be eaten as a result...
"Well, I have time tomorrow. It is indeed a bit hot. It would be good to take a swim to cool off."
After thinking for a moment, Fujino agreed to the matter.
Since Xiaolan and Yuanzi are going to the swimming pool and invited him.
Then logically, that boy Conan should follow suit...
The god of death has come to the elementary school students. Is the murder still far away?
Taking advantage of this wave, he could directly make a breakthrough in the detective profession.
…………
There was nothing going on at school in the afternoon. After school, Fujino drove back home.
But before going home, he also went to the city center to buy some things.
Miyano Akemi was wearing a white sweater, blue jeans, and an apron. She had just finished working on Snow King Ice Castle and hung the apron on a shelf at the door.
Entering the living room, at first sight, he was attracted by the sushi on the table: "Is this high-end sushi?"
Miyano Akemi looked at the exquisite sushi on the table and asked Xiao Ai: "Xiao Ai, what day is today?"
Haiyuan Ai, who had changed into pajamas, sat on the sofa and shook her head: "I don't know, he just gave me a new bag painted by Fusha, saying it was the client..."
"The client who owed money before paid me a large balance."
Fujino walked out of the kitchen with a plate of big lobster in his hand: "So I bought a lot of delicious food to celebrate."
"Has the client made the final payment?"
Miyano Akemi was confused for a moment, glanced at the high-end sushi, and then at the big lobster held by Fujino: "But even if this is the case, it's not such a luxury..."
Haiyuan Ai couldn't help but ask: "How much is the balance?"
"Well...it's a very difficult commission anyway...the client requested to keep it secret."
Fujino smiled: "Anyway, the balance is a lot of money."
Well, it’s more than 200 million yen.
After all, he has 200 million on hand... What happened to the extravagance?
Fujino put the lobster on the dining table, suddenly remembered something, and asked Miyano Akemi, "Sister Mei, how about buying a car?"
"well?"
Miyano Akemi was stunned when she heard this: "Buy a car? Don't you already have one?"
"I meant to buy you one."
Fujino waved his hand generously: "After all, you usually have to purchase raw materials. It will definitely be much more convenient to buy a family car when you go shopping with Xiao Ai."
"..."
Haihara Ai stood up silently, came to Fujino, tiptoed and touched Fujino's forehead.
(End of chapter)
