Conan and Gin are both my brothers, what's wrong with meeting them once?

Chapter 399 Souls Can No Longer Be Delivered to Your Door

On the way, Shinichi Kudo was a little curious.

"What did Lan's father mean by saying he was deceiving young girls everywhere?"

This wasn't just something Shinichi Kudo was curious about; Kazuma Kudo and Ran didn't know much about it either.

Upon hearing this, Sonoko immediately explained to everyone, "I've heard that the chocolates made at Fukitoyama-so are the most successful at bringing couples together, so every year around this time, some young men and women go there to make chocolates. I think that's why the uncle thinks they're lying, right?"

Shinichi Kudo and Kazuma Kudo were both speechless.

If it were really that magical, wouldn't many people go there even if it was in a remote location?

Even now, not many people go there at this time of year, so doesn't that mean it's not effective?

What else could this be but a scam?

Ran believed in this whole thing, and even asked in a gossipy way, "So, are you planning to give the chocolates you made yourself to Mr. Kyogoku, and confess your feelings while you're at it?"

"That was my original plan..." Sonoko said with a sigh.

"What's wrong, Sonoko?"

The usually cheerful Sonoko Suzuki was unusually melancholic: "I don't know what's wrong with Makoto these past few days. She hasn't called me at all, and even when I do, no one answers. All I hear is a voicemail..."

Xiao Lan was stunned upon hearing this: "How could this be?"

"Actually, it's all my fault. I missed my chance to confess when I gave him the sweater last time, so I told him on the phone that I wanted to make a chocolate by hand for Valentine's Day..."

Sonoko sighed again as she spoke, "If only I had told him back then that the chocolate was for him."

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "Don't worry, just give him the chocolate, and he'll know how you feel."

"But... Ah Zhen isn't answering her phone anymore..."

Kazuma Kudo, who was driving, couldn't help but interrupt: "By the way, does Kyogoku not know how to use a cell phone?"

"Huh?" Sonoko was taken aback. "Yes, yes..."

Kazuma Kudo shrugged: "Maybe he's not ignoring the phone, but because he's already back looking for you, so he can't answer it."

"Huh?" Sonoko was taken aback again, but then her eyes lit up. "That's right! It could actually be that! And Kazuma is usually right about these things, maybe he really is coming back~"

Seeing that Sonoko was so happy, Ran couldn't help but smile too.

Shinichi Kudo glanced at his younger brother.

To be honest, sometimes those ramblings can actually be quite useful...

After they arrived at Chuidu Mountain Villa, the owner came to greet them.

The owner of Fukitoyama-so is an elderly woman in her sixties named Chiyoko Yuasa.

According to Mrs. Yuasa, a young couple met ten years ago when she was making chocolates at her shop. They became a couple and eventually got married.

This incident sparked a discussion in magazines, newspapers, and on television for a period of time, which is why Chuido Villa became famous.

Four years ago, after the former owner of this place, the husband of Mrs. Yuasa, passed away, ghosts began to appear in the mountainous area where Fukito Sanso is located, which is why the number of tourists visiting their place suddenly decreased.

Xiao Lan became nervous upon hearing that ghosts were involved.

Upon seeing this, Shinichi Kudo, who had never believed in such things, immediately shielded Ran behind him and began to inquire with Mrs. Yuasa.

With explanations from Grandma Yuasa and Yoshiki Nigaki, a regular customer, the group learned that the terrain here is complex, and people die here every year. Around Valentine's Day each year, chocolates are found next to the bodies, and no one knows who put them there.

Because of this, there are many rumors in the area, mostly about female ghosts or snow women causing trouble.

However, according to the police, the animals in the mountains couldn't find anything to eat, and while rummaging through the deceased's belongings, they accidentally dropped the chocolates on the ground.

Hearing this explanation, Xiaolan's expression improved considerably.

Yoshiki Futagaki is a reporter who came to the forest to investigate some information from five years ago, so he went out while it was still light.

The two women accompanying him were his friend, photographer Mika Funakawa, and his girlfriend, Riyako Kanari.

After Yoshiki Nigaki left, Mika Funaka and Riyako Kanari planned to take Ran and Sonoko to make chocolate.

Besides them, a middle-aged man with a large beard, Yuzo Sakami, who was also staying at the hotel, went out with a hunting rifle on his back. It is said that he came to find the Japanese coyote, which is rumored to be on the verge of extinction. As for the hunting rifle, he said he would use it to scare away the coyote and protect himself.

After Yuzo Sakami left, Grandma Yuasa also took her dog, Saburo, to the mountains to visit her deceased husband's grave.

Seeing them leave one after another, Kudo Kazuma immediately shrugged.

It is said that if a lone traveler goes out, there will be a corpse. Now that three lone travelers have gone out, at least one of them should be given a spirit.

After the solo travelers left, regular customers Mika and Riyako Kanari took Sonoko and Ran, two newcomers, to make chocolates.

Shinichi Kudo kept trying to peek over to see what Ran was doing, but the four ladies told him "men not to come in." So he just stood near the kitchen door like a pervert, peeking through the crack every now and then.

This scene made Kazuma Kudo exclaim that he couldn't bear to look at it.

He suspected that his brother had forgotten he was now Shinichi Kudo and was still thinking of himself as that elementary school student Conan.

Kazuma Kudo silently played with his phone, occasionally taking a few photos of Shinichi Kudo making a fool of himself, and then sending them all to Yukiko Kudo.

Not long after Xiaolan and the others finished making the chocolates, it started snowing.

Seeing that Yoshiki Nigaki had not returned, Mika Konakawa and Riyako Kanari went out to look for him before the snow got too heavy.

Kudo Kazuma stood by the window, gazing at the vast expanse of white sky and earth, secretly pondering that his soul might not be delivered to his door, and he might have to go out and search for it again.