In Fujino's memory, the Dusk Annex was a manor built deep in the mountains.

There is a large castle-like building inside the manor, which looks like a villa, but in fact, under the masonry outside, there is a large amount of gold hidden under it......

That's right, a lot of gold.

How many are there...... Fujino didn't know either.

It can only be said that after the exterior wall of that villa fell off, the inside was all golden.

It is not impossible that the main structure is made of gold.

It's just that in his memory, the Dusk Annex didn't explain whether it was made of all gold......

"If it's really all gold, then it's terrifying, a huge building of that area, if it's really all gold, is worth at least hundreds of billions of ......."

Fujino thought for a moment and saved his chin: "Maybe I can go over and investigate someday." ”

…………

At the same time, Kyoto, a large courtyard.

In the middle of the courtyard, the interior layout of the main harmony style is retro, and on the wall of the entrance in the middle is also carved with a pattern of wheat ears on both sides, and a lotus flower pattern in the center.

A white-haired old man in a black kimono sits quietly behind a wooden horizontal table in front of a patterned wall, frowning slightly as he stares at the green light on the screen through his reading glasses.

"Patriarch!"

At this time, a young man in a black suit walked in: "I just heard from the Metropolitan Police Department that the young patriarch has cracked another case. ”

The old man was surprised, his brows gradually relaxed, he looked away from the computer screen, took off his reading glasses and rubbed his eyes: "He solved the case again?" ”

"I remember it hasn't been two days since that happened, right?"

The young man glanced at his watch: "It has not been three days since I became a consultant. ”

"My eldest grandson doesn't seem to have a rest......"

The old man saved his chin: "I didn't expect that our Fujiwara family would have this kind of talent." ”

"The young patriarch has indeed been very busy all the time."

The young man echoed: "But it is precisely because of this that his personal strength can be more reflected." ”

"Ahem!"

The old man coughed lightly: "That kid is not surnamed Fujiwara now, there is a problem with your title." ”

"Sorry...... It was my negligence. ”

The young man lowered his head and immediately changed his words: "It should be Young Master Fujino." ”

“……”

The old man was speechless for a moment: "It's all a family, why is it a little too awkward to call the young master?" ”

The young man said seriously: "As a side line, not to mention that Young Master Fujino is still a generation older than me, according to the nine family rules, it should be like this." ”

"Actually, you can't always focus on that kid and look at yourself more."

The old man glanced at the young man meaningfully: "Don't care what others say, at least I think you are still qualified." ”

"Patriarch!"

The young man said in a loud voice: "The Zong family still has the eldest grandson, and no matter how poor it is, there is still an uncle, where will the people of our family be qualified......

"Alas......"

The old man sighed leisurely: "One by one, your generation is crooked because you have been in the shade under the big tree for too long...... Among your peers, you are relatively neat, but you are still a dogmatist. ”

Hearing this, the young man coughed lightly in embarrassment: "The head of the family doesn't have to worry, as far as I am concerned, the young master is completely capable of taking on heavy responsibilities, and among the peers of our generation, there is no one more capable than the young master...... Moreover, the young master has a great relationship with the granddaughter of the Ooka family......"

"Little Momiji, that kid, ......"

The old man thought for a moment when he heard this: "I want to think about it...... What happened when Hanako went back to Kyoto to visit Ooka's house? ”

"Our Fujiwara family has always been relatively thin compared to other families in the political world, if the young master can unite with the Ooka family."

The young man paused and continued: "We will also gain a lot of influence in the political circles, so that under the leadership of the young master, our Fujiwara family may be able to return to its former glory in the future. ”

"The old days of tea talk are all in the past."

The old man waved his hand helplessly, "Don't think too much, just go with nature, the new era is for you young people, and it is not advisable to miss the old." ”

"Follow the patriarch's teachings."

The young man bowed slightly, raised his body, and continued: "Regarding that matter, after my investigation, there is no result of the investigation yet...... Just like what happened to Miss Huazi back then, this time we found a breakthrough, but in the end, the results of the investigation were only interrupted by the driver...... Judging from the technique, I'm afraid that someone is taking advantage of the affairs of our Fujiwara family......"

"I already knew."

The old man closed his eyes slightly: "The other party looks very cautious, the leper dog hiding in the shadows always likes to play some small actions with the so-called curse in the dark places, if they don't show up, you can easily find the other party." ”

The young man hesitated: "When will the young master ......?"

"Let him practice slowly outside."

As he spoke, the old man picked a comfortable position and lay on his side on the tatami mat: "The sapling that has endured the shade of the tree can never be more upright, and only by accepting the scorching of the sun alone and constantly climbing can it finally grow into a new towering giant tree......

…………

The sun is shining and the sky is cloudless.

Time is in the blink of an eye, and it is a hot day again.

In fact, it was just the arrest of the arsonist, and the overnight day after the night of the bank robbery that was 18 years ago.

At noon, in the classroom of Year 2 Class B.

Fujino sat by the window, his eyes fixed on the verdant treetops.

At this time, he was thinking about the Dusk Annex.

He said he was going to investigate the Dusk Annex, but he didn't know where the Dusk Annex was.

It's just that I know that it's a huge manor house in Tottori Prefecture, that there are some ghost stories, that several people have died, and that the entire structure is made of gold, so there's nothing else.

Now the Internet is not very developed, if it is a celebrity, it may be simpler.

But if you want to search with wisdom, it is indeed difficult to rely on personal rumors to find such a remote and not well-known villa.

"Na, Xiaolan, have you heard?"

At this moment, the sound of the garden chirping suddenly attracted Fujino's attention.

Fujino: "......"

Isn't this a ready-made encyclopedia of rumors?!

At this time, the garden was telling Xiaolan a ghost story with great interest: "Anyway, there are some terrible rumors in the high school near us!" ”

"Unbelievable rumors?"

Xiaolan looked at the garden suspiciously, with some confusion in her eyes.

Although it is already clear that he is very well-informed about his best girlfriends.

But just talking about the rumors of a nearby high school still made her feel a little confused.

"It is said that there is a strange rumor on the stairs of the old school building of that school."

Yuan Zi pretended to be mysterious, "Obviously, there are only twelve steps of that staircase, but once a student counts it, it will count thirteen steps." ”

Xiaolan was puzzled: "Thirteenth order? ”

"That's right!"

Yuan Zi nodded and shook his fingers: "Do you want to know what the thirteenth staircase is?" ”

Xiaolan was a little impatient: "What? ”

"Actually, it's the body of a student who was thrown to death......"

Sonoko continued, "Ever since the student fell to his death, the student's soul has been there, and every time someone passes by, the student's soul appears and turns the staircase into thirteen steps. ”

“……”

Xiaolan's eyes narrowed slightly, looking a little boring: "It's so boring." ”

"Of course it's not here."

Yuan Zi glanced at Xiaolan, but felt that it was expected, and immediately continued: "Actually, except for this rumor, it is not just this one, but seven, it is said that there are actually seven other rumors in that school, as long as the seven rumors are collected, then the student or the person involved in it will disappear inexplicably." ”

"Inexplicable disappearance?"

Xiaolan was a little curious when she heard this, mixed with a hint of stunned feeling: "Those people must have been killed by ghosts or something, right?" ”

"Hmm...... I feel like it too. ”

Yuan Zi echoed and nodded: "I also heard this rumor from my friend, her friend disappeared mysteriously after knowing those rumors, and he hasn't found it until now." ”

"It's a little unreasonable to just collect rumors that you'll be killed......"

Fujino listened for a while, and then walked forward slowly: "Unless there is some secret hidden behind those rumors, and those students who broke the secret were killed and killed." ”

He doesn't believe in ghosts or gods......

Even if there are ghosts, they won't directly disappear the big living people.

Ghosts and gods are haunted, and most of the time they are done by man.

Sometimes, people are even more terrifying than ghosts.

"I don't know exactly what's going on, but I've only heard about it."

Yuan Zi scratched his head: "But those people are indeed missing...... Forget it, it's all rumors anyway. ”

"By the way, speaking of rumors, I actually have a rumor here that I want to ask......

Fujino brought up the topic: "Speaking of gardens, have you heard a rumor in Tottori Prefecture?" ”

Sonoko blinked, looking a little curious: "Rumors from Tottori Prefecture? ”

"Hmm."

Fujino nodded in response, "I heard a rumor from a certain client, it happened in a villa called Dusk House in Tottori Prefecture, but he didn't elaborate on it, it made me feel itchy, so I thought to ask if you know." ”

"Tottori Prefecture, ...... of the House of Dusk"

Sonoko nodded when she heard this, empathizing with Fujino's statement.

She had encountered this kind of thing, and it was almost annoying her at the time......

Just talk about rumors, not details.

That's just a lack of morality!

Thinking of this, Sonoko used his brain, frowned and thought hard: "The Twilight Pavilion in Tottori Prefecture...... I think I've seen this in newspapers and periodicals before, and it seems like there was some terrible rumor about it, but it must have been a long time ago. ”

Kenjo Fujino's question, "Can you still find it?" ”

"Hmm...... I'll go home and look for it, and if I find it, I'll text you. ”

Sonoko glanced at Fujino's serious and curious appearance, thought about it, gave an answer, and then continued: "By the way, do you have time tomorrow?" ”

"Tomorrow ......"

Fujino thought for a moment when he heard this: "I don't have any work at hand, and I have time. ”

"That's great......"

Yuanzi smiled, and then invited: "Actually, I want to go swimming in the pool with Xiaolan tomorrow, but we two girls always feel a little unsafe to go, Fujino-senpai, can you go with us?" ”

Fujino: "Uh......"

Insecurity?

Is it safe to have a humanoid tyrannosaurus beast around?

But on second thought, the humanoid tyrannosaurus does fail at some point, and it comes with eating tofu......

"Well, I have time tomorrow, it's a little hot, it's better to swim cool."

After thinking about it for a while, Fujino agreed to the matter.

Since Xiaolan and Yuanzi are going to the pool, and invite him.

Then Conan's kid should logically follow suit......

The Grim Reaper schoolchildren are here, so is the murder still far away?

Just taking advantage of this wave, he can directly break through the detective profession.

…………

In the afternoon, there was nothing to do at school, and after school, Fujino drove home.

It's just that before going home, he also went to the city center to buy some things.

Akemi Miyano was wearing a white sweater, blue jeans, and an apron in front of her, which she hung on a shelf at the door after she had just finished working on the Snow King Ice City.

Entering the living room, at first glance, he was attracted by the sushi on the table: "This is, high-end sushi?" ”

Akemi Miyano glanced at the delicate sushi on the table, and asked Xiao Ai, "Xiao Ai, what day is today?" ”

Gray Yuanai, who had changed into pajamas, sat on the sofa and shook his head: "I don't know, just now he also gave me a new bag painted by Fusha, saying that it was the client's ......"

"The client who owed the money before gave me a large amount of final payment."

Fujino walked out of the kitchen with a plate of lobster in his hand, "So I bought a lot of delicious food to celebrate." ”

"Has the client made the final payment?"

Akemi Miyano was puzzled for a moment, glanced at the high-end sushi, and then at the big lobster held by Fujino: "But even if it's like this, it's not so extravagant......"

Gray Yuan Wai couldn't help but ask: "How many of those final payments?" ”

"Well...... It's a very difficult commission anyway...... The client asked for confidentiality. ”

Fujino smiled: "Anyway, there is a lot of money for these final payments." ”

Well, that's more than 200 million yen.

After all, he has 200 million ...... on hand What's wrong with extravagance?

Fujino put the lobster on the table, suddenly remembered something, and asked Akemi Miyano: "Sister Mei, how about buying a trolley?" ”

"Huh?"

Akemi Miyano was stunned when she heard this: "Buy a car? Don't you already have one? ”

"I mean buy you one."

Fujino waved his hand haughtily: "After all, you usually have to purchase raw materials, go shopping with Xiao Ai, and it will definitely be much more convenient to buy a family car." ”

“……”

Gray Yuan stood up silently, came to Fujino, and tiptoed to touch Fujino's head.

(End of chapter)