Chapter 669: A Spiritual Seance in the Deep Mountains and Old Forests
In the deep mountains shrouded in a light mist.
A white family car was driving in the silent and deserted forest.
Yuya put his hands behind his head and yawned, "Uncle Kogoro, if I'm not mistaken, are we lost again?"
Conan also agreed: "That's right, I said we should turn left at the intersection just now, now not only can we not figure out the direction, but even the good road is gone... Oops!"
Before Conan could finish his words, the car jolted violently. If he hadn't been wearing a seat belt, Conan would definitely have a bump on his head.
Yuya quickly hugged Miyano Shiho and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"
Miyano Shiho shook her head to indicate that it was okay and that she was not a child like Conan.
"Shut up, you little brat!" The annoyance of being lost, coupled with the chattering of his two juniors behind him, and the bumpy ride just now almost made him think the car had overturned.
Everything went wrong, and Maori Kogoro suddenly became a little red-hot. He was embarrassed to scold Yuya, but Conan had no pressure at all, "I know which direction to go!"
Conan lowered his dead eyes and chuckled twice.
The cause of the incident is this -
Mao Lilan drew two hot spring invitation tickets, and including herself, there were a total of six free invitation spots.
So in addition to her old father and Conan, Mao Lilan also invited Yuya, Miyano Shiho and Suzuki Sonoko.
However, Suzuki Sonoko declined her best friend's invitation in order to watch Kyogoku Makoto's game.
So the five of them set out.
This time, Yuya and Conan went out together, which was rare. Not to mention the murder case, the trip was so smooth that Miyano Shiho suspected that the two were impersonators.
But, as expected, the accident still happened.
On the way home, Yuya's sports car suddenly broke down and it couldn't be fixed unless it was towed to a repair shop.
There was no choice but to leave the sports car where it was and call a tow truck to tow the car. Then the two of them squeezed into the family car rented by Kogoro Mouri.
Fortunately, there was no fat person among them, and with the presence of Conan as a child, the place didn't seem crowded.
Next, because the mobile phone signal in the mountains was extremely poor, we could only rely on the map to find the way.
At the beginning, it was Ran Maori who was looking at the map to give directions. At that time, none of them realized the seriousness of the matter.
It was not until they went deeper and deeper into the cave and the road became more and more difficult to walk on that Youya suddenly realized that he had overlooked one thing -
That is, Mao Lilan is a person with poor direction!
After realizing that he was lost for the first time, Yuya directly snatched the map from Mao Lilan and took over the mission of pointing the way.
however…
No one knows if it was because of the infection from Ran Mouri or for some other reason, but under Yuya's guidance, although things did not develop towards a worse situation, they did not find the right path.
Finally, Kogoro Mori couldn't stand it anymore and just drove recklessly. Now there was no road left.
So the scene at the beginning happened.
"It's over, the car is running out of gas!" Kogoro Maori glanced at the fuel gauge and said worriedly.
Mao Lilan shouted in surprise: "Hey! No way, didn't we fill up the tank when we set out? How come it's out of gas!"
Maori Kogoro replied weakly: "No matter how big the mailbox is, it can't withstand being opened like this. It's a miracle that it has lasted until now!"
Miyano Shiho sighed softly, the accident still happened.
She turned her head and supported her chin to look outside the car. In the dark forest, there was no light except their car lights.
Moreover, she didn't know if it was her illusion, but there seemed to be something stirring in the darkness, as if a monster was about to rush out.
"Ah! Mio-chan, don't say such horrible things!" Mouri Ran suddenly screamed in horror.
"Huh?" Miyano Shiho was stunned for a moment and looked towards the front row in confusion. Mouri Ran was hiding in her seat with her hands covering her head like an ostrich. She even looked back at Miyano Shiho with tearful eyes.
It seems that the dark environment and the ghost story seem to have broken down Mao Lilan's defenses.
Miyano Shiho couldn't help but stick out her tongue - did she just accidentally say what she was thinking?
Youye looked at her sideways and whispered, "I didn't expect you to be bad too."
Miyano Shiho hesitated to speak. She really wanted to explain that she didn't mean it, but - no one would believe her if she said that, right?
After all, she had already said it, and Mao Lilan was also scared.
Forget it. I'll make Xiaolan a sandwich with peanut butter and blueberry jam as an apology.
Thinking of this, Miyano Shiho turned her head to look out the window again and was suddenly stunned.
"It's over. What I said seems to have come true... I seem to have seen a will-o'-the-wisp."
"Eh hey hey?" Upon hearing the will-o'-the-wisp, Mao Li Ran, who was most afraid of ghosts, became even more frightened.
Maori Kogoro curled his lips and said disdainfully: "There are no monsters in this world. Will-o'-the-wisp is just phosphorus spontaneous combustion..."
As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced.
“…” Kogoro Mouri froze for a moment, looked at it again in disbelief, and his face suddenly changed.
Yuya and Conan couldn't help but look at each other and looked out the window at the same time.
“……” The two were silent for a moment, and suddenly burst into laughter.
That's not a ghost light, it's clearly the light of a villa.
However, it was difficult to see clearly because of the woods, and the bumps in the vehicle caused the lights to move up and down, making it look like will-o'-the-wisp floating.
Yuya glanced at Miyano Shiho's profile and found that the corners of her mouth were uncontrollably rising. It might be because she was trying too hard to hold back her smile, and the corners of her mouth were even trembling slightly.
Youya fell silent: Shiho, I didn’t expect you to become a bad person too!
Hearing the two people's whispers, the Maori father and daughter also reacted, and couldn't help but look back at Miyano Shiho with empty eyes.
Miyano Shiho covered her mouth with the back of her hand and pretended to cough. She looked out the window as if to check the situation and said with a smile, "I see the lights are on in the villa over there. There should be someone there. Maybe we can go and ask for help?"
Kogoro Mori muttered a few words in a low voice, and no one heard what he said. The car turned and drove towards the villa.
The villa seemed not far away, but driving in the mountains is not easy. After driving for a while and running out of gas, we finally arrived at the door of the villa.
Several people got off the car, Kogoro Mouri straightened his clothes, walked forward and knocked on the door hard.
"Hello, is anyone here?"
They waited for a while, but no one responded.
Kogoro Maori used more strength, and the door slammed loudly, and dust fell down.
Suddenly, with a creak, the door of the villa opened from the inside.
Maori Kogoro immediately put on a smiling face: "Um, excuse me, we are lost..."
"Alas?!"
Before he could finish his words, Kogoro Mori's face suddenly changed and he took a step back.
Yuya's gaze fell on the person who opened the door, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
I saw that the man was wearing a black cloak and holding a white candle in his hand. His entire face was hidden in the darkness under the hood, and only the part below his mouth could be seen.
The man had an evil smile on his face. He raised his head slightly and looked at Youye and the others with a pair of eyes that were glowing scarlet.
It was as if they had found delicious prey.
It wasn't just this one person. Suddenly, several other people appeared behind him, all wearing the same suspicious cloaks, and they seemed to be approaching him.
"what!!!"
When Mao Lilan saw this scene, she couldn't help but scream in horror.
Conan's face changed and he quickly stood in front of Mao Li Ran - although this girl was extremely powerful, she would completely lose her combat ability once she encountered ghosts.
Even though Conan knew that the person in front of him was definitely a human and not a monster.
Miyano Shiho had a blank expression on her face, but she still moved quietly behind Yuya - even though she was not very afraid of monsters, the inexplicable appearance of a villa in the mountains in the middle of the night, coupled with people dressed strangely, was a bit creepy no matter how she looked at it.
Suddenly, the man who opened the door at the beginning, with red eyes, suddenly made a doubtful sound: "Huh, Mr. Maori? And Kamiya-kun is here too?"
"Ah?" Kogoro Mouri and Yuya were stunned at the same time. How come this monster recognizes them?
The cloak next to the door opener took a step forward and lifted the hood on his head, revealing a young face with glasses and spiked hair, and smiled at the few people.
This person looked familiar, but I couldn't remember who he was.
However, Mao Lilan heard a familiar voice and looked at it, and shouted in surprise: "Are you Mr. Yagawa from Nichimi TV?"
Others were all stunned. Wow, it turns out to be someone they know?
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Everyone came to the villa hall.
Yagawa Hiroshi introduced the six companions wearing capes around him: "This is the famous high school detective, Kamiya Yuya, and this is also a very famous detective, Maori Kogoro whispered."
Kogoro Mori curled his lips in dissatisfaction. Why should he line up behind this kid?
"So it's you two," a long-haired, artistic man said with a smile, "We were just getting ready for the party when we heard someone knocking on the door in a hurry. I didn't even have time to tidy up before I came out to open the door. I'm so sorry for scaring you."
Several people said it didn't matter.
Yagawa Hiroshi introduced: "This is the manga artist, Hirasaka Reiki-sensei."
Mao Lilan, a little star chaser, asked in surprise: "Hirasaka... could it be the author of Black Magic Girl? Many girls in our class are reading it."
Yuya nudged Miyano Shiho with his arm and whispered, "Did you know?"
Miyano Shiho shook her head: "No, I'm not very interested in comics..."
Yuya nodded thoughtfully: "That's right, you like reading fashion magazines more than comics."
Miyano Shiho glanced at Yuya, as if asking: Do you have any objections?
Youye smiled awkwardly, and naturally didn't dare to have any objection.
Hirasaka Yoshiki smiled at Mao Lilan and said very gentlemanly: "It's an honor."
Huh? Maori Kogoro and Conan both made sour faces.
Maori Kogoro asked with empty eyes: "What, what is the black magic girl?"
Yagawa Hiroshi quickly introduced: "This is Mr. Hirasaka's masterpiece, known as the best work of supernatural comics!"
At this time, a young beauty with long golden hair and flat bangs stepped forward and said with a smile: "The content describes the story of the protagonist's revenge after being reborn as a witch in the world of death..."
Yuya and the others looked at her with inquiring eyes.
Yagawa Hiroshi introduced: "This is the idol who is about to debut, Ms. Utakura Akiko."
Utakura Akiko smiled and waved to everyone.
Conan tilted his head and asked curiously: "By the way, what kind of party are you talking about?"
Mao Lilan also reacted: "Yes, even Mr. Yagawa is here, is it some special plan?"
"No, actually..."
"We are going to hold a seance tonight." Hirasaka Yoshiki walked up and said.
"Séance?" Mao Lilan's face changed slightly. Could it be what she was thinking of?
Maori Kogoro asked tentatively: "A seance is the kind that summons the spirits of the dead to appear?"
Mao Lilan's face turned pale, it was indeed!
No, what's wrong with these people? They are holding a séance in a lonely villa in the middle of the night, deep in the mountains and forests? Aren't they really afraid of being targeted by ghosts?
"Death, the soul of the dead is...who?!" asked Mao Lilan in a trembling voice.
Among the seven people, the one with fluffy hair, Ke Erfeng, shouted excitedly, "Of course it's our idol, Miss Mahara Huang!"
"Yahara Akira?" Mao Lilan was stunned and asked tentatively, "Is it the one who was originally scheduled to star in the movie "Black Magic Girls"..."
Conan keenly caught the key words: "Originally?"
Yagawa Hiroshi sighed and said, "Ms. Huang died in an accident a year ago, and the filming of the movie was terminated because of this."
Ke Erfeng took out a doll of a black magic girl from somewhere and rubbed it with a sad face: "If it weren't for this incident, Xiao Huang would definitely have become a popular idol!"
"Ah~ Xiaohuang, why did you die!"
Several people felt a chill and couldn't help but lean back slightly.
You couldn't help but ask: "Is he... a fan of Miss Huang?"
Yagawa Hiroshi smiled and said, "He is the president of Xiao Huang's fan club and the figure maker, Mr. Ke'erfeng."
Yuya raised an eyebrow and asked with interest, "Mr. Yagawa too?"
Yagawa Hiroshi smiled and took out a membership card: "Yes, I am the member of club number 11."
Yuya vaguely guessed something, since these people would gather here to attend this séance: "If I'm not mistaken, you are all members of the fan club?"
At this time, a square-faced, serious-looking man stepped forward and showed his membership card: "My name is Park Zhimu Hexiong, my membership number is 8, and by the way, I'm a doctor."
Next is a weak-looking girl named Izumi Maho, number 120;
Akiko Utagura is number 53.
Another person is photographer Ryuichi Mifune, who is not a member of the fan club but the manager of a cosplay store.
However, Akira Masahara was initially an internet idol famous for her cosplay. After her photo became popular on the homepage of Mifune Ryuichi's store, she debuted as a gravure idol. Eventually, she was spotted by Hirasaka Yoshiki and cast as the protagonist of the Black Magic Girls movie.