"This is an unprecedented meeting between a detective and an architect, and it is a meeting of great significance for the entire island nation, and it may even be written into the history textbooks of schools in the future! So you're all going to be honest with me for a while, don't mess around, understand? ”

"Yes! Uncle Maori! Looking at Maori Kogoro, who was dressed like a dog in the center of the back of the car, he responded weakly to Yuichi and the others, who were completely speechless, with black lines on their heads.

In this way, when Ayako Oki drove the company's Mercedes-Benz RV to the location of the map attached in the letter, Mori Kogoro, who had straightened his bow tie, slowly walked down accompanied by Conan and Xiaolan.

"It's an invitation!"

"Thank you!"

After communicating with the porter, after directing Ayako and Yuichi to park the car in the parking area of the villa, Xiaolan, who was standing in the courtyard of the famous architect of the island country, couldn't help but sigh, "It's so spectacular!" It's simply ...... It's amazing! ”

"Yes! It really deserves to be a building from the Stuart dynasty in England in the 17th century! ”

"Huh? Uncle Maori? I didn't expect you to have such a deep study of architecture? Yuichi, who got out of the car with Ayako, heard Mori Kogoro's explanation, and instantly showed a look of disbelief on his face.

"Humph! Brat! Now you know how knowledgeable I am, right? I'll tell you! Not just anyone can be a detective! To do this business, you must be proficient in everything, know astronomy, know geography, play and sing, play and sing! Philosophy! Architecture! Whatever, that's just the basics? Do you know how to cut it? Looking at Yuichi, you are actually like this, the strange eyes of Maori Kogoro, Kogoro, who felt that his dignity was being provoked, immediately coughed dryly and put on a shelf to teach him a lesson.

"I see? Then Uncle Maori! Please continue your performance! Yuyi, who saw the thing in Mori Kogoro's sleeve at Ayako's secret signal, smiled and then made a gesture of please to Mori Kogoro and stood aside and lowered his head and chuckled.

"Humph! If you don't understand, give me a good listen! Look closely at this house! If you stand in the middle, you will find that the scenery on the left and right sides is exactly the same, whether it is a garden or a house! This type of architecture is called symmetrical design, and Professor Moriya spent his time in England until high school, so he is particularly fascinated by British architecture, especially ...... Ahem...... Especially for ...... Well! This...... The classical architectural style has a special persistence! His real name was originally Sadaji, but later he was changed to the symmetrical emperor Er! ”

Maori Kogoro, who was still chic and pretended, chatted and poured out the dry goods that he had carried all night for this meeting, and he had no choice but to shake out the cheat sheet in his sleeve and look down and read it.

"Daddy!" Xiao Lan, who originally thought that she had discovered her father's shining point, immediately became angry when she saw this scene, and stamped her feet to the fountain not far away to admire the perfectly symmetrical fountain.

"Uncle! This show is messed up! Keep up the good work next time, I'm optimistic about you! Conan, who had already turned into Xiaolan and a fart, also did not hesitate to insert Maori Kogoro and hurriedly chased after Xiaolan.

"It's okay! Uncle Maori! You've impressed me! At least I admired you for a few minutes! Don't be afraid, the road to pretending to be forced is never smooth sailing, keep at it! You are the next generation of kings! Remember, invisible pretending is the deadliest! You did a good job this time, but the character design collapsed! Hahaha! Looking at the embarrassed eyes of Maori Kogoro looking at him, Yuichi comforted him and walked towards the courtyard with Oki Ayako, but his comfort Maori Kogoro sounded like sarcasm.

"Teji Moriya? Even the name has been changed, thanks to the ancestor of his family who left him a good surname, if it is changed to Kameda, Sato or something, it is estimated that this guy can even change his surname, so it is estimated that the coffin board of his ancestor will not be able to be suppressed! Is this the legendary Virgo OCD who seeks perfection? It's creepy to think about! I shouldn't be surprised that such a person does anything crazy! But why did this thing explode in the first place? After being guided by the attendant to the backyard and letting Ayako Oki carry a wine glass to talk to the upper echelons who had been invited, Yuichi, who was sitting in the corner with a biscuit and tasting it, thought with his head on his back.

"Wow! Did Professor Moriya do all this yourself? This one tastes amazing! Not far away, under the careful arrangement of Teiji Moriya, Xiaolan, who was met by chance, led Conan and Kogoro into the backyard, holding the biscuits picked from the table in his hand, after hearing Teiji Moriya say that these were all snacks he made overnight yesterday. I couldn't imagine that these were actually carefully cooked by an architect, and Xiao Lan couldn't help but praise loudly.

"Hahaha! Thank you, Miss Xiaolan, for the compliment! That's how I am! I don't feel at ease if I don't do it myself! ”

"I see, the beautiful buildings that came from your hands were born with this spirit in mind, right?" The surrounding crowd who heard Teiji Moriya answer like this knew what they meant, and immediately gathered around with wine glasses and praised them without a trace.

However, as a master builder who pursues perfection, how can Teiji Moriya play according to the routine? After waving his hand lightly to the people around him to indicate that he was going to speak, he made a declaration in his heart with a rebellious expression.

"If it weren't aesthetic, I wouldn't identify it as architectural, even if it was made by me! Nowadays, many young architects have no sense of beauty at all! They have to have a stronger sense of responsibility for their work! ”

In the face of Moriya Daiji's sudden unreasonable carding, all the guests who were originally going to continue to tout the conversation suddenly became embarrassed, and Moriya Daiji, who also found that he had messed up this tea party, also wisely stopped his preaching of his own ideas and changed the topic to play haha.

"Maori detective! You're the most famous detective in Tokyo, so it shouldn't be difficult to solve a little puzzle for you, right? Let's play a game and liven up the atmosphere. ”

"Good! All right! It turns out that this is the famous Maori Kogoro? I've been admiring the name for a long time! "I understood that Teiji Moriya was changing the topic and livening up the atmosphere, and the elves who often participated in these events, whether they knew Mori Kogoro or not, raised their glasses to Mori Kogoro and encouraged them.

And Maori Kogoro, who obviously ate this set, laughed and then tilted his head and drank the champagne in the wine glass, pretending to be proud, "Professor Moriya, you can solve the problem!" Nothing can stump my Detective Kogoro Mori! Today, let me show you what is called famous reasoning! ”

Yuichi, who saw Maori Kogoro like this, sighed and got up and walked towards Kogoro, Maori Kogoro himself did his own death, but Yuichi would not let these people be teased like clowns, he had to let these so-called social elites know the detective's anger!