Conan wants to lie down but won't let him

Chapter 52 Dinner Party Begins

Of course, in addition to people from major conglomerates, celebrities from all walks of life also came to participate. Hakuba Tan also came to participate on behalf of the Hakuba family. At the same time, Suzuki Sonoko and Ayako also came to congratulate as mutual friends of Xiaolan and Fujiwara Hiroshi.

Among those attending the dinner was Reika Shioi, the daughter of the Shioi Group. Fujiwara Hiroshi had a good impression of her, but he probably wouldn't live long. Also attending were members of Ayako's fiancé's family: Tetsuji Tozawa, chairman of the Tozawa Group, along with Ayako's fiancé, Yuzo Tozawa, Tatsuji Tozawa, and Taichi Tozawa. There would be a famous scene of filial piety between these two.

What Fujiwara Hiroshi didn't expect was that the dinner also included Ishikawa, the president of Mantiantang Game Company. This time, Ishikawa came to meet with Maori Kogoro and planned to invite Maori Kogoro to develop a simulation game based on Maori Kogoro.

The overall idea behind the creation of "Detective Mōri Kogoro's Mystery Mansion" is that players will find a corpse in a mysterious villa, and Detective Mōri who happens to be at the crime scene will give hints, and then the game will solve the incident step by step.

Fujiwara Hiroya went over to listen to President Ishikawa's idea with Maori Kogoro, and they felt that it sounded very good. As for Fujiwara Hiroya, he had to say that Japan, as a country that is relatively famous for game production, does have its own unique vision. Isn't this idea the same as the script killing later? By allowing players to participate in the real plot, if all-round scenes and props are arranged, it will be an immersive script-killing reasoning hall with excellent effects. Maori Kogoro will play a role similar to DM, giving clues at key nodes, and finally guiding players to immersively participate in solving the case and reasoning. I have to say that this idea is very advanced. It has been more than 20 years since the real world was created, and it has become popular all over the country.

Of course, Fujiwara Hiroshi agreed with both hands. Besides thinking it was a brilliant idea, he also knew that the executor of his parents' car accident, the guy codenamed Tequila, had been reduced to ash in that incident. Of course, Fujiwara Hiroshi wanted to go and observe the scene, as if it were revenge for his parents and to collect some interest from the Black Organization.

However, Fujiwara Hiroshi's urgent need to form a special operations team stemmed from the fact that Tequila, a true alcoholic beverage capable of being killed by casualties in the scientific world, was still killed by a novice criminal who simply designed a bomb box and left it there. His observational skills and expertise are evident, perhaps even surpassing Vodka's. Furthermore, his misfortune was well deserved. Vodka, who spoke to him before his death, might have realized something was amiss when Gin couldn't insert the key. Furthermore, his recklessness was evident during his regular missions. After executing the car accident attack on his parents, he managed to ignore Fujiwara Hiroshi, the sole heir of the Fujiwara Group, allowing him to continue operating unchecked.

No matter whether this task is handed over to Gin or Vermouth, it is impossible for Fujiwara Hiroshi to be alive, and the whole family will be sent off in one piece.

Unfortunately, what Fujiwara Hiroshi didn't know was that Tequila had actually been pointed out to him by Gin, but Tequila's arrogant personality made him think that no one could see through the truth of the car accident. Moreover, after being scolded by Gin, he even went to Fujiwara Hiroshi's apartment to clean up the mess. Tequila was involved in Fujiwara Hiroshi's accidental drowning, but when Fujiwara Hiroshi came here, it happened to be during the two-hour blank period before and after, so Fujiwara Hiroshi didn't know about this. Tequila actually went into the room and saw that Fujiwara Hiroshi was indeed dead without breathing. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Fujiwara Hiroshi's head to be outside the sink when he came. If his head was still underwater, he would have died as soon as he arrived. It was after Tequila checked and confirmed that his head was outside, not in the water.

As someone who has earned a full membership in the Black Organization and a codename, Tequila is clearly a figure similar to Vodka. His natural stature and formidable demeanor make him a formidable intelligence gatherer, much like Toru Amuro. He clearly specializes in the organization's dirty work of intimidation and murder. Vodka is fortunate to have been chosen by Gin to become his driver; otherwise, Vodka would have been doing the same kind of work. Tequila is also a formidable fighter, a top-tier fighter with both firearms and physical combat. He's slain so many people that he's become numb to the pain. This explains why Tequila didn't notice Fujiwara Hiroshi's subsequent resurgence, taking control of the Fujiwara Group and becoming its chairman. Like Gin, he never keeps track of his victims, especially those already confirmed dead. It's fair to say that Tequila lacks Gin's luck and has inherited his illness. Given Fujiwara Hiroshi's current level of activity, if Vodka, who kills fewer people, were to carry out the mission, he would definitely discover the resurrected Fujiwara Hiroshi.

Fujiwara Hiroshi didn't know all this, but it didn't matter whether he knew it or not. Knowing that his parents were murdered by the organization was enough. In Fujiwara Hiroshi's eyes, Tequila was a clumsy person, so it would be fine if he didn't pay attention to Fujiwara Hiroshi, but Tequila was going to die soon. If someone ever found out about the missions Tequila had carried out, they would definitely find out about Fujiwara Hiroshi's major mistake. So when Fujiwara Hiroshi learned that his parents died at the hands of the Black Organization, he was bound to go to war with the Black Organization. Even if he didn't avenge Fujiwara Hiroshi's parents, with Fujiwara Hiroshi's identity, he couldn't escape his fate. What's more, Fujiwara Hiroshi didn't have the option of escaping or retreating in his mind. When he was surrounded and had no way to escape, he just went for it. Not to mention now, he had already stockpiled a lot of weapons and ammunition in his storage ring. By the time Tequila appears, Fujiwara Hiroshi will have already made a plan and will join in the fight. It is not Fujiwara Hiroshi's style to know who the enemy is and do nothing and just watch him being killed by an ordinary person.

With this in mind, Fujiwara Hiroshi became even more concerned about President Ishikawa. As a partner who already owned 55% of the shares of the Mori Detective Agency, he sincerely invited President Ishikawa to visit the Mori Detective Agency another day to sign a contract and discuss specific matters.

President Ishikawa hadn't expected it to go so smoothly. He'd been trying to convince Kogoro Mori and Hiroshi Fujiwara, but he'd never expected them to agree so easily. He immediately decided to gather everyone after the dinner to come up with a plan and a rough draft of the game. That way, they could bring the plan and contract with them to the Mori Detective Agency the next time they went.

As the attendees of the dinner arrived one after another, Okino Yoko and Ikezawa Tomoko also wanted to attend to support Fujiwara Hiroshi. Fujiwara Hiroshi came to the side of Maori Kogoro and whispered.

"Brother Maori, Yoko and Tomoko are already here. Please invite the other hostess over as well. More and more people are coming. As the organizers, the host and hostess can come together to participate in the reception and help share the burden. Also, the group of beautiful celebrities I invited for you will be here soon. Now is your chance to show off. Otherwise, if your sister-in-law doesn't see your difference, then all these people will be invited in vain!"

Hearing what Fujiwara Hiroshi said, Mori Kogoro's eyes lit up, and he immediately went over to invite Kisaki Eri over. This was also a plus point for the public announcement, telling these prominent celebrities from all walks of life that Kisaki Eri was his, Mori Kogoro's wife. In addition, Fujiwara Hiroshi specially prepared this for him, and the image of someone who was not tempted by beauty was the highlight of the night, and he had been looking forward to it for a long time.

After hearing the invitation from Kogoro Mori and learning from Ran that Fujiwara Hiroshi already has two girlfriends and may have more in the future, Kisaki Eri felt that she was overthinking it. Ran knew Ran well and knew that Fujiwara Hiroshi would basically not accept such a situation. At the same time, she also learned that Fujiwara Hiroshi was also a very good detective and seemed to be preparing to join forces with her husband, so they ran the Mori Detective Agency together.

Kisaki Eri's relationship with Mouri Kogoro has eased a lot now. In addition, she has already promised to reward Mouri Kogoro if he performs well tonight. There is no reason for her to reject Mouri Kogoro's invitation at this time and embarrass him.

So, Kisaki Eri followed Maori Kogoro to the reception desk. Kisaki Eri, Fujiwara Hiroshi, Okino Yoko, and Ikezawa Tomoko greeted each other, and after a brief exchange of pleasantries, they began to receive the guests for the evening.

About ten minutes later, the artists and stars who were to perform tonight arranged by Fujiwara Hiroshi arrived. A large group of beautiful women dressed very coolly came towards them. If it were the old Mouri Kogoro, he would have rubbed his hands together, made his eyes into a heart shape, and ran up to show his courtesy.

Kisaki Eri also subconsciously turned her gaze to Mouri Kogoro, wanting to see if he had really changed and whether he, Mouri Kogoro, was worthy of her forgiveness.

What surprised Eri was that at this moment, Maori Kogoro's eyes were also looking at Eri like flames, as if he was walking through a field of flowers without getting a single leaf on him. There were so many beauties passing by him, but in Maori's eyes and heart, there was only Eri.

Fujiwara Hiroshi himself is helping Kogoro Mori to play a supporting role, so of course he will not let Kogoro Mori come out to receive these artists. Seeing that the effect is almost achieved, it cannot be too exaggerated, otherwise it will be too deliberate, which will be counterproductive. Now let Kisaki Eri see that Kogoro Mori's changes are different, which means that he is developing in a good direction. It is impossible to change a person's inherent views all at once. It requires long-term efforts and persistence. Steady progress will eventually wear away a stone, so that Kisaki Eri will slowly change her opinion of Kogoro Mori. Fujiwara Hiroshi received everyone into the venue and prepared for the next performance.

On the other side, Kisaki Eri felt a little embarrassed by being stared at by Mouri Kogoro like this. Her face began to blush. She gently pulled Mouri Kogoro, signaling him to stop staring at her and go to receive other guests.

Perfect. The overall plan and strategy that I helped Kogoro Mori to formulate today has basically been implemented. After today, the relationship between Kogoro Mori and Eri Kisaki has at least eased a lot, greatly repairing their relationship as husband and wife.

Of course, what Fujiwara Hiroshi didn't expect was that Maori Kogoro also gave him a big surprise. His contact with Maori Kogoro and his daily life in Maori Kogoro were so accurate that others simply couldn't understand who was the son of luck. With Conan's blessing, Maori Kogoro was surrounded by all kinds of incidents and cases. They didn't need to go out to look for them. They would come to them when they stayed in the detective agency.

Without the previous decision, how could Fujiwara Hiroshi have just confirmed that the Black Organization orchestrated the car accident against his parents, with Tequila as the culprit? And within a week, at the grand reopening dinner, Ishikawa, the key figure in the Tequila incident and President of Mantiantang, took the initiative to invite them. With such perfect innate advantages and conditions, even as the chairman of the Fujiwara Group, he couldn't participate so naturally, smoothly, and seamlessly. Furthermore, participating in cases large and small alongside Conan allowed him to remain hidden. Otherwise, if he remained invisible, appearing only at specific incidents, wouldn't that arouse Conan's suspicion and leave him under constant observation, effectively preventing him from taking any action.

In this world of science, as the face of the Death God, no one can kill Edogawa Conan. Imagine later, when Ireland discovered Edogawa Conan's identity as Kudo Shinichi and attempted to attack Conan, he ultimately met his end, much like Pisco, at the hands of Gin. The former was the work of Gin, who ordered Cohen and Chianti, who targeted his own people, while the latter was Gin himself who shot Pisco in the head in the cellar. Therefore, only by simultaneously participating in and discovering cases with Conan, and stumbling upon them together, can one avoid suspicion. Look, even Inspector Megure, after seeing so many, began to doubt it. And now it's you, Mouri Kogoro, Mouri Ran, Edogawa Conan, and Fujiwara Hiroshi, who appeared at the scene. Mouri Kogoro and Conan also felt that the case had summoned them. This is crucial. Fujiwara Hiroshi succeeded, successfully concealing his purpose, even Conan himself could not know. Following him, cases would follow, and even those requiring money could be achieved without involvement.

Therefore, Kogoro Mouri was in a very good mood tonight and was already looking forward to the reward that Eri Kisaki would give him after the dinner.

Fujiwara Hiroshi was also in a very good mood. He had learned the clues related to Tequila. He had originally been thinking of waiting until the special forces team was almost done with their training, finding Tequila before he was killed by the explosion, and personally sending him off. But this information came that night, and he had a new idea. It was more convenient than the previous one. He didn't need to look for him himself, and no one would suspect him. There would be someone else to take the blame for him.

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