Saturday 19 February, 4.30pm, Maori Detective Agency.

After Yamazaki and Midaiko came back by taxi, they went home and made a phone call, and then came to Mori to report the results of the meeting, but the information was not available.

"That's right. Maori said.

Yamazaki said, "Uncle, please take me with you to the banquet in the evening." ”

Maori asked suspiciously, "Why is that?"

Yamazaki said: "I heard that Mrs. Su Fang received a threatening letter. ”

"Threatening letter?" Maori was taken aback, "Is this true?"

Yamazaki said: "It should be right, Mrs. Su Fang has already asked Shi Feng to strengthen the vigilance of tomorrow's charity event. ”

Maori said, "Okay, let's go together." ”

Conan asked weakly, "That, uncle, can you take me with you?"

Seeing this, Lan was stunned, what is Conan doing?

"Stay at home honestly. "Don't forget you're still grounded, it would have been nice to have taken you to a concert last time." ”

Conan pleaded, "Uncle, you can take me, take me." ”

Lan thought to himself, by the way, it was because Yamazaki said that there was an incident that Conan wanted to go, and then even thought that Conan lied twice because of the investigation of the incident, and Dr. Asa helped him cover it up, and Lan suddenly had a thought in his heart that he felt ridiculous, but he couldn't help but think about it.

"No, no," Maori said, "you stay at home for me." ”

"Uncle, take me there. Conan pleaded.

Lan thought to herself, is what she thinks true? But the money that was sent is also true? Okay, let me observe first. Thinking of this, Lan said, "Dad, I also want to see Mrs. Su Hong, let's go together." ”

"Shall we go together?" Maori said after a moment's thought, "Alright then, then you go and pack your things, it's not too early." ”

"Great. Conan cheered, and then helped Ran to clean up.

Yamazaki thought of the thoughtful look that Ran had looked at Conan earlier, and sighed in his heart. ……

In the evening, Su Fanghongzi's house, front yard.

After getting off the bus, Mori and his entourage met Masanori Katagiri, a nature photographer in his 40s, Mamoru Matsuhira, a professional field player in his 20s, Mamoru Matsuhira, and Haruka Nagara, a tarot card teller in his 20s.

After greeting each other, everyone came to the door of the main house, only to find that there were two gates, and they did not know where to enter for a while.

At this time, the west door opened, and a young maid walked out, "Welcome, I'm Minaha Shimogasa." ”

At the same time, the east door also opened, and a young maid walked out, "Welcome, I'm Nami Shimogasa." ”

Looking at the appearance of the two maids, everyone was a little surprised, "Twins?"

Nami Shimogasa said, "Mr. Mori, please come in through the east gate on my side." ”

Minaho Shimogasa said, "Mr. Katagiri, Mr. Matsudaira, and Miss Nagara, the three of you, please go through the west gate on my side. ”

"Excuse me, why do you want to enter through the entrance?" asked Masanori Katagiri.

Nami Shimogasa said, "This house was designed by Teiji Moriya, and the interior is divided into two symmetrical parts, east and west. ”

"Mori, Teiji Moriya?" Mori, Ran, and Conan were all surprised.

Minaho Shimogasa said, "It is customary for guests staying in the west side rooms to enter through the west gate, and guests staying in the east side rooms to enter through the east gate. ”

Matsudaira Mamoru sighed, "How did you come to such a strange place?"

Nami Shimogasa said, "If you don't follow these conventions in this house, you will incur misfortune. ”

"Misfortune?" asked Maori, "why is this happening?"

Minaha Shimogasa and Minaho Shimogasa said together, "Because this is where the cursed masquerade lives. ”

"The mask of the curse?" Lan startled.

"Is that the thing?" Haruka Nagara frowned.

After that, Masanki Katagiri, Mamoru Matsudaira, and Haruka Nagara followed Minaho Shimogasa into the house through the west gate, and the four Mori followed Nami Shimogasa into the house through the east gate.

Minaho Shimogasa helped Mori, Ran, Conan, and Yamazaki open four rooms, and when they put away their luggage, they took them to the hall on the second floor.

Minaha Shimogasa pushed open the door on the east side of the hall on the second floor, and the four of them saw Nami Shimogasa, Masanori Katagiri, Mamoru Matsudaira, and Haruka Nagara who pushed open the door on the west side of the opposite side and came in, and then went to the guest room on the second floor of the meeting together to meet Sufang Hongko and Kazuyo Inaba.

Meeting room on the second floor.

Su Fanghongzi said with a smile: "Welcome to come, please sit casually." ”

"Thank you. Masanori Katagiri, Mamoru Matsudaira, and Haruka Nagara said.

Maori said embarrassedly: "Mrs. Su Fang, please forgive me for their uninvited arrival, this is Xiao Nulan, this is my assistant Yamazaki, and this is Conan who lives in my house." ”

"What does it matter?" Su Fanghongzi said with a smile, "Mr. Maori, please don't care. ”

"Good evening, ma'am. Ran, Yamazaki, and Conan stepped forward and saluted.

"No need to be polite, please be seated. Su Fanghongzi said with a smile.

After the separation, Su Fang Hongko, Mori, Katagiri Masanori, Mamoru Matsudaira, and Haruka Nagara chatted, Yamazaki, Ran, and Conan listened with Inaba Kazuyo, and the Shimogasa sisters went to prepare dinner.

Soon after, Haruka Nagara asked, "By the way, Mrs. Su Fang, I heard your maid say the cursed mask earlier, is that the one?"

"Exactly. Su Fanghongzi smiled, "In this case, please come with me, and I will take you to the Kamen House to see my most proud collection." ”……

A moment later, Kamen House.

On the second floor of the house from the outside to the inside is the main hall, two rooms separated by a passage, a reception room and a dining room, a staircase landing, and a masquerade house.

Su Fanghongzi smiled: "Here are all kinds of masks that I have collected from all over the world, and the most proud of them is this set of Xiao Blu's masks. As he spoke, he picked up a remote control and pressed it, and the curtains on the walls around him opened to reveal the windows inside, and inside were white masks with weird smiles.

"Sure enough, it's Xiao Buru's mask. Haruka Nagara said.

Matsudaira Mamoru asked, "The mask of Shaw Blue is ......"

Su Fanghongzi said with a smile: "It's this set of 200 masks on the wall, they are made by the Spanish sculptor Shobrugan Tilas, and they are called cursed masks by later generations. ”

Masanori Katagiri asked, "Why is that?"

Haruka Nagara said: "Shobru Gantilas was a brilliant tragic sculptor, and after being framed by his brother's jealousy, and his status, reputation, and property were taken away, he continued to make such masks like a demon, and died when he finished the two hundredth sheets. Legend has it that when he died, he was covered in bones and bones, without a drop of blood in his body, and he was strewn with these masks, all of which were stained with red blood, as if to see him off, looking at his body with a strange smile. ”

"What?" Lan shuddered.

Haruka Nagara said: "There was a legend at the time that Xiao Buru's sadness, anger, and despair attracted demons, and he made a deal with the demon with his soul in exchange for the method of making this mask, and used his body and life life as a guide to make this set of masks, which was full of Xiao Buru's hatred for the real world. ”

Matsudaira Mori smiled, "This—that's not true, is it?"

Haruka Nagara said: "At first, people just thought it was a rumor and didn't care about it, but then what happened made people have to believe that it was true. First of all, Xiao Buru's brother, after Xiao Buru's death, his brother obtained his last property, that is, this set of masks, because it is Xiao Buru's posthumous work, and there are many of them, the value is very high, his brother planned to send it to the big city to sell it for a good price, but unfortunately met a robber on the way and was kidnapped. The robbers killed him after extorting a large sum of money. Legend has it that he was tortured before he died, and his family business was lost because of this money, and the whole family was dissolved not long after. ”

"Isn't it?" Maori swallowed.

Haruka Nagara said: "The second is the robbers who grabbed these masks, they put these masks on their faces to commit crimes, and then they were surrounded and suppressed by the authorities. Legend has it that the robbers starved to death because they had no food, and there were also cannibals, making the scene like a living hell. ”

"Good, so scary. Lan's face turned white with fright.

Haruka Nagara said, "The third is the shogun who took these masks as trophies, and he put them in a Bessho, and soon after he held a banquet in Bessho, and that night it rained heavily, and a flash flood caused a mudslide, and no one in the entire Bessho survived. Legend has it that the mudslide sealed Bezhuang, and many people were suffocated to death, and there were many bloody scratches in Bezhuang, and the scene was miserable. ”

"It's just, it's just a coincidence, right?" Matsudaira said with a shudder.

"Yes, yes. Masanori Katagiri also trembled.

Su Fanghongzi said: "Next, the general's family dispersed their wealth to calm the anger of the deceased's family, and these masks were also dispersed. Many years later, it was discovered that none of the people who held these masks had died. I don't know when these masks began to be called cursed masquerans that suck the life of their owners. Slowly, there were no more private collections of these masks, and they were slowly collected in a museum in Europe. When the war broke out, they were looted along with a number of works of art and ended up in the unknown. ”

Maori calmly asked, "Then why are they here with you?"

Su Fanghongzi said: "More than ten years ago, I attended an auction on my way to Europe, and it happened that I liked masks myself, so I bought them on a whim. ”

Masanori Katagiri asked, "Aren't you worried?"

Su Fanghongzi said with a smile: "When my excitement did not fade and I didn't start worrying, I met a Japanese woman holding a baby girl, she said that she was a master fortune teller, and she had a relationship with me, and she could help me suppress Xiao Buru's resentment and keep me safe." ”

Matsudaira Mamoru asked, "Master soothsayer?"

"I don't know, but the master counts me very accurately, so I believe it. Su Fanghongzi smiled and asked, "Besides, aren't I still standing here well?"

Haruka Nagara asked, "Do you know who that person is?"

Su Fanghongzi said: "The master only said that her surname was Xiaoquan, and the others did not say, and I have not seen her since." ”

"Koizumi?" said Haruka Nagara, "is that the family?"

"Miss Nagara, do you know who she is?" Su Fanghongzi asked in surprise, "I've always wanted to thank her, do you know where she lives?"

"I'm just guessing that the master is from a legendary family in our psionic realm, and I don't know where they live, and I wasn't even sure if they existed. Haruka Nagara said, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Su Fang. ”

Su Fanghongzi said with some disappointment: "That's the case." ”

At this time, a man in his twenties with dyed blonde hair came over and said, "Madam, are you telling those scary stories again?"

Su Fanghongzi said, "You're back, Dongya. ”

Inaba Kazuyo asked, "Fuyuya, why did you come back?"

"I didn't want to, but I ran into a fan on the way. Fuyuya laughed.

"Ah, are you Mr. Fusaya Lankawa?" Lan said in surprise, "My name is Mori Lan, and it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Me too. Lan Chuan Fuyuya smiled, "But if you want to sign an autograph and take a picture, let's talk about it in the evening." ”

"Okay, thank you. Lan said happily.

Conan couldn't help but ask, "Sister Lan, who is he?"

Lan smiled: "His name is Lanchuan Dongya, and he is one of the most popular rock stars in China. ”

At this time, Sister Shimogasa came to inform her that dinner was ready. ……

Restaurant.

While eating dinner, Matsudaira Mamoru raised his glass and smiled: "By the way, Miss Nagara, please let me toast you, I always choose baseball gloves according to your lucky colors for divination when I play, thank you so much." ”

Haruka Nagara said: "In that case, I'll help you calculate it when I have time." ”

Matsudaira Mamoru raised his glass and smiled, "That's really grateful." ”

Katagiri Masaki said, "By the way, Mrs. Su Fang, can you ask a question." ”

Su Fanghongzi asked, "What's the problem?"

Masanori Katagiri asked, "Why are you calling attention to the world's attention to the orphans of traffic accidents?"

Su Fanghongzi said: "I have been committed to charity activities for 15 years, in fact, five years ago, after one of my waitresses hit someone in a car and escaped, I began to pay attention to the harm caused by traffic accidents to the world. At first I was just sad, then I thought I could do something for them, so I did it. ”

"It was so impressive. Matsudaira Mamoru exclaimed, and then asked, "By the way, what happened to that lady?"

Lan Chuan Dongya sighed: "She committed suicide, and that waitress is actually my mother." ”

"Your mother?" Lan was surprised.

Lan Chuan Dongya said: "My father died early, and after my mother died, my relatives refused to take me in, and I almost went to a welfare home, thanks to Mrs. Su Fang's help, I can have today because of Mrs. Su Fang's credit." ”

Su Fanghongzi said: "Don't say it, Dongya, although your mother is my attendant, she is very good with me, and it can be said that she is my very important friend." ”

"Madame has been trying her best to help the bereaved families of traffic accidents, and in Hongsheng Entertainment Group, there are many people who have lost their families due to traffic accidents. "Some people say that we are buying people's hearts, but charity itself has the effect of buying people's hearts, and with our help, those beneficiaries have received real benefits and survived the most difficult moments of their lives, and we have a clear conscience." ”

"It's really touching, and I will definitely do my best for tomorrow's charity event. Masanori Katagiri said, "Twenty years ago, my wife died in a traffic accident, and I was able to participate in Mrs. Su Fang's charity fundraiser, and my wife in Heaven will be happy." ”

"I'll do my best. Matsudaira said.

Haruka Nagara said, "Me too. ”

Su Fanghongzi raised her glass and said, "Thank you, I am here to toast you." ”……