Located at the top of the slope at the end of the town, with the snow-capped mountains in the background, Injinkan is famous in the neighborhood and serves as the stage for the mystery event "Mystery Night" all year round.

This year's "Mystery Night" has become a hit because of the participation of famous theater troupes, and mystery fans across the country are quite concerned.

Gao Cheng followed the garden into the palatial hotel lobby, and when he opened the door, he heard a crisp Christmas bell music.

Unlike the cold and silent snow outside, the inn is especially lively, and there are many strange-looking guys gathered everywhere.

Fortune tellers, psychicists...... There are also quite a few guys wearing deer hunting hats and wearing Sherlock Holmes outfits.

The messy outfit almost makes you think you're at a masquerade.

"It's amazing," said Yuanzi in surprise, "that fat man is dressed as Detective Poirot, right?" Even Sherlock Holmes has several outfits! ”

"Is this Halloween or Christmas......?"

Gao Cheng muttered to himself, but it caused a teenager next to him to laugh.

"Everyone is a guest of the mystery night tonight," the boy introduced himself to Gao Cheng and the two in a black school uniform, "My name is Kojiro Sakata, and I am a high school detective, and you are also mystery fans who are here to participate in the mystery night, right?" It's great, I thought the participants this time were all uncles. ”

"Hello."

Gao Cheng glanced at it, indeed, only a few of them in the hall were peers.

Those who will come all the way to participate in this reasoning activity at Christmas are, of course, rich and idle uncles.

He and the garden are exceptional......

"I happened to be back to my hometown in Hokkaido, so I stopped by to participate in the Mystery Night," Kojiro Sakata smiled at Takasei's puzzled gaze, "You two aren't locals, are you?" ”

"No, we're from Tokyo."

"I can see that although I have never been to Tokyo since I studied abroad, many of my classmates are from Tokyo."

Kojiro Sakata was quite familiar, and as if he had seen something of interest while talking, he patted Gao Cheng on the shoulder and left.

"See you in the evening, then, when the mystery drama is staged."

"Strange Guy ......"

Gao Cheng shook his head and went to the front desk with Yuanzi.

There are a lot of people who check in, and it took a while to queue up for their turn, and the room is on the 2nd floor 215, which is a double room.

"Is the 3rd floor full?"

"Yes," the front desk staff nodded, "the third floor is full of police and troupe employees, and the only special room was also booked by the teenager just now......"

"Police?"

Gao Cheng frowned slightly.

How can there be police here......

"Don't worry too much," the front desk staff explained with a smile, "There are no cases, just normal check-in." ”

"Oh......"

Gao Cheng took the room card and looked at the stairs in the hall.

Two uniformed police officers are reporting something to a bespectacled man.

It's the woman I met on the road before!

Gao Cheng looked at the man's wife in surprise and vaguely heard a title like "Police".

looks like a very ordinary man, and the identity of the mother-in-law seems to be not small.

"Anla," Yuan Zi pulled Gao Cheng's sleeve, "It should just be the policeman who came to participate in the mysterious night, Ah Cheng, don't think too much, how could it be so coincidental and there was another murder?" ”

Gao Cheng retracted his thoughts, his identity was destined to be more sensitive than others.

And getting involved in a murder case is not child's play, maybe you will be targeted by the murderer and your life will be in danger.

"Huh?" Gao Cheng suddenly reacted, "Do the two of us live in one room?" ”

"There is no way," said Yuan sly, "there are too many people staying in this room, and I am lucky to have a place in this room." ”

"Is it that popular?"

Gao Cheng still doesn't quite understand, the room fee these days is not cheap, plus the performance ticket is another expense, and there are also a lot of other travel expenses, meals and the like......

"Of course," said Yuanzi proudly, "'Apulodi' is a popular theater company now, and tickets for their theaters are hard to come by!" And this is the first time they have participated in "Killing Night", Ah Cheng, don't you know at all? ”

"I don't like to see troupe performances."

Gao Cheng's mind went back to a long time ago, the murder at the opera house that happened on a small island.

It was probably the only stage play he had ever seen, and it was only a dress rehearsal......

"Here, this is room 215," the waiter took Gao Cheng to find the room and reminded, "In order to prevent theft, the data of all rooms will be updated at 12 o'clock every night, so remember to go to the front desk after 12 o'clock to change the room card." ”

"Okay."

The garden opens the door with a room card, the room is not very big, the bathroom and toilet are on the right hand side of the door, the table cabinet is on the left hand side, there is a TV in it, there is a bedside table and telephone next to the window, and then there is a double bed, a table and chairs.

"Huh?" Yuanzi's face turned red, and he was stunned, "There is only one bed...... Doesn't a double room mean twin room? ”

"Look, it doesn't look like it." Gao Cheng's heartbeat was faintly accelerating.

Could it be tonight......

……

Tokyo, Racecourse.

With the gallop of the horse race, the whole field was shouting, densely packed with spectators, holding high the horse coupons hoarsely cheering for their favorite horses, and finally all stood up, with hideous faces, eager to run to the field to fight instead of the horses.

There is a unique figure in this group of people, shouting harder than the others, holding a special horse racing newspaper in his hand, staring at the bloodshot big eyes, the neck is bruised, and he is still sweating profusely in this cold weather.

"Rush! Surpass them! ”

"Rush!"

Conan covered his ears and shrunk into his seat, reminding the gaffe Mori Kogoro: "You can't bet any more in the next game, uncle!" If you spend all the money, Sister Xiaolan will scold me! ”

This dead old man can't save money at all, and the commission fee he has earned with great difficulty often can't withstand half a day, and his child support has long been spent by the old man.

No, just after getting paid for his work, he came to bet on horses.

Thinking of Xiaolan's advice, Conan sighed secretly.

"It's verbose! I know! Mori Kogoro stared intently at the horse he was betting on.

At present, he still maintains the leading position, and his vision is really good......

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"It's coming, it's coming! Keep rushing! ”

Under Maori's excited gaze, the No. 8 horse behind suddenly began to sprint, gradually overtaking the second, and finally overtaking the first to complete the counterattack.

"Huh? No way? Again! ”

Maori lowered his hands in amazement.

Every time he bets on the horse behind, the horse in front wins, and when he bets on the horse in front and the horse behind wins, how can there be such an evil thing?

"Alright, uncle," Conan said in surprise, "let's go back." ”

"It's too early to go back!" Maori said indignantly, "Either put all the money you have left, or spend money on alcohol to kill your sorrows...... You pick one for me! ”

“……”

Conan's eyelids sank.

This old man is really hopeless......

"Uncle, have you forgotten how you swore in Singapore? It's only been a few days......"

"This ...... Hmph, of course I do. ”

Kogoro Mori was a little discouraged.

He admits he can't......

"Speaking of which, what about the boy from Joto?" Maori wondered, "When I passed by today, his office didn't seem to be open. ”

"Brother Joto went to Hokkaido, it seems that he is going to a party of some mystery fans." Conan was not surprised, thinking that Gao Cheng was temporarily out to avoid trouble.

"Running to a mystery fan party in the middle of winter?"

"I don't know very well, that's what Sister Xiaolan said."

Mori Kogoro couldn't ask anything from Conan, so he had to make up for it himself.

If you go to Hokkaido, in addition to skiing, it is a hot spring, no, there may be beautiful and charming ladies......

"Really, there is such a good thing and you don't tell us." Maori muttered.

If he had gone to Hokkaido, he wouldn't have lost money just now......