The night of the full moon.

The moonlight shines on the port of Yokohama, and a ship that seems to have been sleeping at the bottom of the sea for hundreds of years docks quietly, bringing an eerie and eerie atmosphere.

Mori Kogoro and Suzuki Sonoko walked together, glanced at the boat a few times, and then lined up in a line to board the ship. They were surrounded by other Halloween party participants dressed as various scary monsters.

"Werewolves, Franken, mummies..."

Uncle Maori, who looks like a vampire, doesn't look much different from ordinary people when he doesn't open his mouth, "It's all monsters..."

"I'm so excited!" Sonoko said she looked more like she was going to a Comic-Con than a Halloween party.

"Is it okay? Your dignified lady of the Suzuki Foundation is mixed in with these people..."

"It's okay! I'm different from Xiaolan, I like this! ”

"But what kind of monster are you, Miss?"

"What a faux pas, I'm a witch! Witch! Yuan shook the broom in his hand at Uncle Maori unhappily, "Didn't you bring a broom again?" ”

"Woo Woo Woo Woo!"

At this time, the man behind them urged them to hurry up with the group in a language they did not understand at all, and although they could not understand it, Uncle Maori understood the gesture of the other party, and hurried towards the front with the garden.

"Won't you say it with your mouth?" complained Yuanzi.

"I'm too involved in the monster I'm pretending to be..."

A pleasant female voice came from behind the two of them, and Uncle Maori looked back, his eyes lit up, "Wow! The... What a beautiful Miss Witch..."

"Thank you, but—" The woman took off her wide-brimmed yarke hat, revealing a bunch of snake-shaped hair, "I'm not a witch..."

"Beauty, Medusa!?"

"Turn you to stone!"

"Next guest! Please take out the invitation! Uncle Maori was willing to be petrified by such a beautiful Medusa, and when he was stunned, the staff not far away also urged.

He quickly came to his senses, turned around and stepped forward to hand over the invitation he had received.

"Oh, this is Detective Mori Kogoro!"

"Ah, it's been recognized?"

"Isn't your name written on it, please?" The garden rolled her eyes.

"Kogoro Mori and Sonoko Suzuki..."

Uncle Maori signed his name and that of his companion in the register, then whispered to the staff, "But... You don't really want to kill us, do you? ”

"Huh?"

"Behold, wasn't there this letter that was sent with the invitation, which hinted at sin..."

"It's true that we wrote the invitation together," the staff member took the letter and looked at it, "but we didn't know there was such a letter..."

"Huh?"

"There's a guessing game in a party, right..."

Uncle Maori thought it was a little strange and wanted to ask again, but he was pulled away by the garden that he was in a hurry to visit.

And just behind them, a man in an overcoat with a bandage on his face walked up quickly, cut into the line, and handed the invitation in front of Medusa.

Then, in the surprised and admiring eyes of the female staff member, he silently signed the same name as on the invitation.

Shinichi Kudo.

……

On the other side, Dr. Asasa's house.

It wasn't snowing outside, but the cold wind was even more biting.

However, because the heating was on, Kaedehara was quite comfortable, so he leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes to recuperate, feeling like he was about to fall asleep. At this moment, the phone in the living room rang suddenly and rapidly, which made him sober up a little.

Looking at the gray plain mourning who was wearing a mask and sitting quietly on the sofa opposite and looking at a book of reasoning, Kaedehara yawned, then got up and walked over to pick up the microphone.

"Hello, this is Dr. Asasa's house."

"I'm sorry to bother me so late, I'm new," the new doctor's voice came on the other end of the phone, "yes... Sora? ”

"Well, it's me, doctor."

Because the school had a unified internal medicine examination before, and Xinchu also served as the school doctor at the elementary school for a period of time, they had met a few times. And, of course, the bus incident, which they made a note of together.

"Where's the doctor?"

"The Doctor isn't here," Kaedehara replied, "He's out with Conan on business, is there anything wrong with you?" ”

"Actually, I'm looking for Xiao Ai..."

"Ah, wait a minute, I-"

"No, no, it's the same with you," the new doctor said as he looked at the medical records, "yes, hasn't her cold always been cured?" So I wanted to take her to a big well-equipped hospital for another diagnosis...

I asked a doctor I knew, and I happened to be free tonight...

It's sudden, but I'm going to pick her up right now, is it convenient? I'll get in touch with the doctor..."

Of course, this kind of thing has to be told to the adults in the family.

After talking about the purpose of his call, the new doctor put down the medical record book in his hand. However, it is not anyone's medical record, but a cut out DNA identification report.

He waited patiently for a reply, and Sora Kaedehara on the other side of the phone seemed to be discussing with Gray Yuan...

Soon there was movement again, and the person on the other side of the phone returned.

"If it's inconvenient..."

"Ash Yuan said she was fine," Kaedehara said, "However, I'm not too worried about her going alone, can I go with me?" ”

"Ahh Of course, no problem..."The new doctor replied, and then heard a slight cough on the other side of the phone, "Huh? This is... Do you have a cold too? Then I'll contact the doctor I know and see if I can make an appointment at the last minute..."

When he called a few times before to ask about Gray Yuanai's condition, he didn't notice... However, at that time, it was quickly transferred to Dr. Asasa to answer the phone...

"Thank you, doctor, but no, my cold is not serious, it's just that my throat is still a little itchy... You don't have to check it out..."

"Oh well... However, don't force yourself, if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me... I'll just drive there, and I'll be there in about ten minutes..."

"Well, that's a problem doctor."

After hanging up the phone on the other side, Kaede Yuan looked at Gray Yuan, who was still sitting on the sofa.

Because Feng Yuan turned on the phone just now, the gray plain mourning that should have been heard heard had been heard, and at this time she had already put it down and got up to prepare for the trip.

For example, coats.

Putting down the phone, Kaedehara is pretty much the same.

But after a while, the phone rang again.

"Usually no one calls..."

Gray Yuan Ai, who sat down and waited on the side, frowned slightly, as if he was a little dissatisfied with his inability to concentrate on watching the reasoning plot.

"You're not usually in the living room," Kaedehara replied, then walked over again and picked up the microphone.

"Hello, this is—"

"Xiaoxin!"

“… Mom? ”

"Did you miss me?"

"It's only been a few days since we met," Kaedehara said, listening to the familiar and friendly voice of Yukiko Kudo, "Is there anything wrong?" ”

"Really, can't you call if there's nothing?" Kudo Yukiko sneered, "It's too much—guess where mom is right now?" ”

"You're back in the United States, but since you're asking—isn't it going to Japan again?"

"That's right! There will be rewards later! But your dad is just going to make people... I'm going to rush back to help him with things before I get a good rest, really..."

"So... Need my help again? ”

"Oh, that's smart, worthy of being my son... I'm heading for you, hurry up and get ready! ”

"Huh? Wait a minute! Kudo Yukiko said as if she was about to hang up the phone, but Kaedehara hurriedly shouted.

"Huh? You don't want to say no to your mother, do you? It's so sad... Woo..."

Kaedehara could almost imagine Kudo Arikiko wiping her tears across the phone, just like the last time she was at Uncle Maori's house, "No, it's just that Ashbara's cold hasn't healed yet..."

"Aren't you alright? Is it serious? ”

"It's not that serious, just a little bit of a cough, but it's a little worse than mine..."

"Oh..."

"It's no problem to travel, but the new doctor from our school just called and said that he wanted to pick her up and take her to the hospital... The doctor is not at home again, so I plan to go with her..."

Kudo Yukiko tangled for a moment, "Then, or..."

"I'm fine," Gray Hara's voice intervened in the phone, "I'm not really a child, even if I go to the hospital alone, it's not a big deal..."

"But, Gray Plains..."

"Don't underestimate me!" Gray Yuan complained, "I don't want to be seen as a real child..."

Ash Yuan seemed to be very persistent, and Kaede Yuan responded. Although he should have heard it on the other side of the phone, he still said it.

Kudo Yukiko asked Gray Yuan a few words worriedly, and after learning that there was no problem, her tone was a little lighter again.

"So it's decided? Well... Let me see... It will take more than ten minutes to arrive. ”

Hanging up the phone, Yukiko Kudo stepped out of the phone booth and returned to the car.

(End of chapter)