Chapter 100: The exhibition room of Emperor Moriya
"It's so lively! What are you playing? Interested in talking? Professor Moriya? ”
"Oh? Excuse me! Forgive me, who are you? ”
"Hahaha! It's me who was rude! I'm the cousin of Shinichi Kudo you invited, you can call me Yuichi Kudo, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Search Division 1 Police Department Supplement! ”
"Oh! It turned out to be Officer Kudo! Fortunately, I will be glad to meet you! You've arrived just in time, and we're getting ready for a guessing game with a Maori detective! Maybe you're interested, maybe not! ”
"Guess the riddle? There is some interest, but it is better to be alone than to be happy! Let's guess together? After all, we are all elites from all walks of life, and no one will admit that they don't have enough brains, right? After shaking the wine glass in his hand, and after a few words with Teiji Moriya without giving in, Yuichi drew the fire to everyone with an evil smile on his face.
"Good! Since Officer Kudo has said so! As far as you are Kudo Shinichi's cousin, I accepted this proposal! It just so happens that I've done quite a few puzzles of this puzzle here, butler! Sent to everyone! ”
"Yes! Master! ”
"Riki Koyamada, Showa 31 October birthday, type A blood, hobby hot springs?"
"Sasuke Sotobi, Showa 32 June birthday, blood type B, hobby ......"
"This digging two, Showa 33 January birthday, O type blood, hobby walking!"
"The answer is a word common to all three of them, consisting of five hiragana?"
"That's too difficult, isn't it?"
"Why don't you wait for an expert to explain!"
"Unwilling! I can't solve this puzzle, I'll be a laughing stock! ”
Looking at the guests who began to meditate one by one after after receiving the puzzle cards issued by the butler, after putting the tobacco into the pipe they were carrying with him and lighting it with a long-handled match, Teiji Moriya, who took a deep breath, smiled and came to Yuichi's side.
"Officer Kudo, don't you guess? Or do you already have the answer? Spit out a circle of smoke, Teiji Moriya asked with some curiosity.
"Nope! I didn't guess the answer! I just don't want to waste time, there are so many elites here, why should I be in the limelight? ”
"It seems that Officer Kudo is very confident in himself! In this regard, your cousin Kudo Shinichi is exactly the same as you, as if any problem in this world is not a problem in the eyes of your Kudo brothers, and to be honest, this inexplicable self-righteousness makes me very unhappy! ”
"Really? Sorry then! It affects your mood! But one thing I need to make clear to you is that we are not presumptuous, we are just in the chest! You can slowly experience this after you have been in contact with it for a long time! ”
"Really? That's really looking forward to it! It's a pity that Kudo Shinichi didn't come this time! But it's the same for you! After all, you're all from the Kudo family! It's a great blessing for me to be invited! ”
"Oh? Is it? That's a thank you for your love! ”
"Officer Kudo seems hostile to me, huh? I've always been wary of my appearance, are we having some misunderstanding? ”
"Perhaps! Who knows? ”
Just when Teiji Moriya and Yuichi were chatting with each other, Conan on the other side finally racked his brains to come up with an answer under Xiaolan's forced gaze in order to vent his anger for Maori Kogoro, and calculated that the 31st, 32nd, and 33rd years of Showa were monkeys, chickens, and dog years respectively, and Conan, who thought of the fairy tales of the island country, screamed excitedly.
"I guessed it! It's Momotaro, right? The answer is Momotaro! ”
"Oh? Conan? If I'm not mistaken, this little imp is also here with you, right? Looks like you're prepared! Yuichi Kudo! ”
"Prizes! Overpraise! Conan is just one of our little kids! He's still far from reasoning! ”
"Oh? Is it? Then you are the protector of public security in Tokyo! With your protection, we are also at ease! To reward Conan for guessing the right answer, I can invite you to visit my private exhibition room! Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity! Otherwise, you'll regret it! After taking out the pipe in his mouth and announcing that Conan had guessed correctly, ignoring the ugly faces of the other people at the banquet being compared to the children, Teiji Moriya smiled and invited Yuichi and Conan, as well as Ran and Kogoro Mori, to walk towards his residence.
"Private exhibition room? I'm looking forward to it! "Yuichi, who had long been wary of Teiji Moriya, wanted to know more about him, so that he could recall the case in his vague memory.
"Wow! These designs are great! Did you design these all Professor Moriya? Xiaolan, who was not aware of the strange atmosphere of Yuichi and Professor Moriya, walked around the collection room happily like an ordinary tourist, and Teiji Moriya, who faced Xiaolan, was also strangely very patient, and explained to her with a smile like a kind elder.
"Yes! These are some of the immature pieces I designed when I was in my thirties! Let you see the smile, or don't look at them! We can go over there and see some of the buildings I've designed now, which I've built scaled-down models, which are much better than the failures in the photos! ”
"Where? I think the buildings designed by Professor Moriya are amazing! Hey? This is the Kurokawa family, right? Did you design his house as well? Xiaolan, who had a very pleasant chat with Professor Moriya, smiled sweetly at him, and then praised Emperor Moriya very well.
However, Teiji Moriya smiled noncommittally and led the way in front of him with his pipe.
"Miss Xiaolan is right, that's Kurokawa House! I designed it when I was young, and I heard that Mr. Kurokawa died a few days ago? ”
"Yes! Killed by the family of the patient he killed by irresponsible surgery! ”
"Really? What a pity, right! The relationship between Miss Xiaolan and Brother Kudo is ......"
Ignoring the communication between Teiji Moriya and Conan and Xiaolan, Yuichi, who was bent on finding the horse's feet left by Teiji Moriya, secretly peeked at the exhibition area where Teiji Moriya persuaded them to leave, and sure enough, there were four marks on the ground that were different colors from the other floors near the photos that Teiji Moriya had labeled as failures.
"There must have been something in this place before, maybe a table or something, judging by the old and new marks of the surrounding floor, it must have just been moved! Don't you want us to see it? So Professor Moriya was going to take us here from the beginning, right? If you deduce from it, we who have nothing to do with him are the objects of his attention! What he really wants is Shinichi! Judging from this tone of speech, he has a grudge against Shinichi! Otherwise, we wouldn't have been treated so specially, and it seems that it is necessary to communicate with Shinichi later! He must have some connection with this Teiji Moriya! ”
Seeing that Moriya Teiji noticed him, Yuichi smiled and hurriedly got up to follow Xiaolan and Conan, who had already walked to the front, for this ill-intentioned guy, Yuichi didn't want Xiaolan and the two of them to have too much contact with him, and intuitively Yuichi sensed the dangerous aura on Moritani Teiji.