"I am the keeper of time......"

"O foolish woman who dares to blaspheme the passage of time, as punishment, at this moment of your birth, make your time stop with an invisible sword, and the keeper of time respectfully ......"

The Maori Detective Agency, when it was time after school, took on a big case for the uncle who had been idle for a few days.

"Is this a threatening letter from a murder notice?"

"yes......"

Sitting opposite the uncle is a young and honest middle-aged man who works as a housekeeper in a rich family, about 40 years old, with a very high hairline, a bulky orangutan face, and introduces himself as Qingmei Yue Dao.

"Since two years ago, every year when my wife's birthday is approaching, this kind of anonymous letter without a sender ......"

"But if I started two years ago, ......"

"Yes, the previous birthday parties were uneventful, but because Madame and the guests mentioned this letter, fewer and fewer guests came to the birthday party every year......

"I see," the uncle straightened his tie and coughed lightly, "Do you want my Mori Kogoro to find the sender?" ”

"Of course it's best if you can find it," the green plum butler smiled, "but if I can, I would like to invite you to Madame's 50th birthday party and be a bodyguard to protect Madame'......"

"Bodyguards? Well...... "Uncle smiled stiffly.

It is not appropriate to think about a 50-year-old woman as a bodyguard.

"The commission fee is about this amount," the butler took out a check in understanding, and handed it to the uncle with both hands.

"I accept it!"

The uncle stood up enthusiastically and said energetically: "Then Madame's birthday is ......"

"The party is 6 p.m. today, so it's almost over," the butler wiped his sweat, "it should be okay?" ”

"It can be," the uncle looked at the time and wondered, "Why not a few days in advance of such an important matter?" ”

In such a short period of time, the gods can't find anything, right?

Even if you just want to find a detective like him as a bodyguard, you have to give him some time to prepare......

"Well," said the butler embarrassedly, "we actually have one in advance, but it seems that no one has been there at the Joto Detective Agency. ”

“？”

……

In the evening, the sky was suddenly overcast, and soon it rained, and after Gao Cheng called Xiao Ai, it was difficult to get a record from the police station.

"It's still so powerful, Brother Chenghu," Twilight laughed and patted Gao Cheng, "You can catch two kidnappers casually, how the hell did you do it?" ”

"Uh......"

Gao Cheng is not easy to explain.

In fact, he didn't know what was going on, he just went to Dr. Asasa's house to help find something, and then went out to pick up Xiao Ai from school, but two gangsters disguised as maintenance workers suddenly wanted to run.

"Anyway, that's what happened, after putting them down, I found that there were still sacks and ropes in the toolbox, so I called the police."

Twilight was a little confused and stunned for a moment, but didn't think much about it, "By the way, you came just in time, there is a meeting in the evening, and I was going to let Takagi inform you." ”

"Meeting?"

"Actually, it's not too important a meeting, but most of the consultants will attend, so you can get to know more people."

"Okay......"

Gao Cheng was not interested in the meeting, but wanted to meet other consultants.

Most of the consultants of the Metropolitan Police Department are experts in various fields, and they usually provide technical support to the Metropolitan Police Department, but there are not many special advisers like him who are always active on the front line, and many of these consultants are professors from well-known universities, not only are they old, but their social status is much higher than his, so there is no competition.

In any case, it doesn't hurt to deal with professionals in many fields, at least his legal knowledge has always been weak.

……

"Whew!"

The luxurious mansion of the Baoke family, shrouded in rain, is lit up in the hall on the second floor at night, and a grand birthday party is being held.

Mori Kogoro, Ran and Conan stood sullenly on the edge of the venue, frowning even more as they watched the lively party.

"Although she said that she wanted me to find out the sender by the way, she still didn't say anything, and she would never invite anyone who has a grudge against her to come here......"

"Yes," Conan nodded, "and the murder that happened in this villa is only an accident......

"You won't find anything at all."

Maori Kogoro looked closely at the owner of the Hoshina family, Rukako Hoshina, in the middle of the crowd, although he was old, he still looked like an elegant lady, but his personality was not very good, strong and strict, he was a person who cared a lot about time, and it was even accurate to 0.5 seconds, and there were clocks everywhere in the villa, as if he regarded himself as a god who controlled time.

There are really a lot of such eccentric rich people now......

"But who is sending that letter? The keeper of time or something, it can't be someone's prank, right? Mori Kogoro wondered.

"Speaking of the keeper of time," Xiaolan said, looking at the Baokov man who often checked the time of his pocket watch, "the lady who is strict with time is very much like a keeper of time herself......"

"Huh? Who would intimidate themselves? ”

Mori Kogoro snorted, his gaze sweeping over the guests who were close to the Baokovs, trying to take charge of his bodyguards.

However, Baoke himself didn't seem to pay much attention to it, and it was like a jewelry showcase, constantly showing off his decorations to the guests.

It's a chore, if it weren't for the commissioning fee......

"That silver pocket watch used to be very beautiful, but this gold pocket watch seems to be more suitable for Madame!" A female guest exclaimed.

"Hehe," said the Paulkov man, smiling at the flattering lady, "this is a unique ...... that has been specially made by Swiss watchmakers."

"Hmph."

A white-bearded bald man on crutches passed by and said, "After being replaced on a whim by the owner, the previous watch that gradually rusted in the drawer is really pitiful......"

"You don't need to bother with that," said the Paulkov, glancing at the old man, "the watch is no longer with me, and of course the broken watch must be thrown ......away."

At this time, the lights in the banquet hall suddenly went out, and Mori Kogoro, who had been paying attention to the Baokov people, changed his face greatly, but before he could move, the butler pushed the birthday cake lit with candles into the venue.

It was just before 6 o'clock, and with the sound of the happy birthday song, the Baokov man walked to the cake to the applause of the crowd, opened his pocket watch to see the time, and blew out the candle in one breath as happily as a young girl.

However, the most important villa bell did not ring at the same time, and the faces of the Baokovs changed instantly.

"What's going on?! Bell ......"

"Uhh——!h

In the dark, the woman's pupils dilated in horror.

Who is it......