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"So as long as I do as you say, you won't go against me anymore, right?"

On the other end of the phone, a young-sounding voice asked, wanting to confirm.

"Yes, I always keep my word."

"I'm saying, this commission isn't going to be the kind that involves a shootout with gangsters, is it? I'm not doing that kind of job."

Sensing that the other party was starting to get anxious, the phone owner replied reassuringly, "Don't worry, it's just a very ordinary little task. After you finish it, I will do as agreed."

"Tch... Fine, I'll trust you this once."

The man breathed a sigh of relief after hanging up the phone, gazing out the window at the bright moonlight, lost in thought.

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"Hurry up, uncle! Asakawa and the others are already waiting for us downstairs!"

Inside the Mouri Detective Agency, Sonoko was urging Kogoro Mouri, who was in the room, to hurry up.

"Honestly, it would have been fine as is, but you insisted on dressing yourself up. Doesn't that show a lack of trust in my makeup skills?"

Sonoko pouted, her dead fish eyes staring resentfully at Mori's room, while Ran comforted her from the side.

"Alright, Sonoko, you go downstairs and wait with Asakawa and the others. I'll go and urge my dad."

After being persuaded by Ran, Sonoko replied dejectedly, "Okay, I'll go downstairs and wait with Ayami and the others."

After Yuanzi went downstairs, Xiaolan's voice rang out from inside the house: "Dad, when are you going to stop dawdling?!"

Downstairs, Akemi and Asakawa Yu parked their car by the roadside and leaned against it while waiting. When Sonoko came down, Akemi went up to her and greeted her with a smile.

"Sonoko, come quick!" He looked towards the back of the garden with a puzzled expression and asked, "Where's Uncle Mori?"

When Akemi asked, Sonoko replied helplessly, "He's probably still in the bathroom doing something. Never mind, we'll just wait for him to come down on his own."

Hearing Sonoko's resentful words, Akemi roughly understood what had happened and gave an awkward smile.

"I just didn't expect that you guys, Ayami-nee, were invited too. I thought the organizers would only send invitations to detectives like Uncle Mori."

“Yes, since the boss wants to go, I’ll naturally go with him,” Mingmei replied with a smile.

"Wow! Look what I found." Sonoko raised an eyebrow mischievously, a playful expression on her face. "Ayami-nee and Asakawa-nii, are you two having a fight?"

Upon hearing Sonoko's words, Akemi's eyes immediately turned into beady pupils. "Huh? Why would you say that?"

"Because...you see, when the two of you are together, you're usually very close to each other, almost like you're about to hug each other. But today you broke the 'rules,' what else could it be but a fight?"

Distracted by Sonoko, Akemi blushed instantly and raised her voice considerably: "What are you talking about, Sonoko? We're never like that!"

"Oh my, look, look, you're shy now. I was just joking, why did you suddenly take it personally, Ayami-nee? Hehe."

"Yuanzi!!!"

"Hey, sorry, sorry, I was a little delayed. Sorry to keep you waiting."

Just as Akemi and Sonoko were laughing and joking with each other, Mori also came down dressed as a vampire, his face full of apologies.

"It's alright, Uncle Mori. Now that everyone's here, let's get in the car." Asakawa Yu ended the farce with a single sentence, and the group got into the car one after another.

"Asakawa-nii, I'm entrusting my father to you." Ran stood by the car and solemnly instructed Asakawa Yu. She had no trust in Kogoro Mouri whatsoever.

"I understand, don't worry, Xiaolan."

"Hey, hey, Xiaolan, what do you mean by that?" Seeing that his daughter didn't trust him at all, Maoli was immediately unhappy. Was he really that unreliable?

Ran clearly ignored Mori, but the expression on her face said it all.

"cut!"

After settling one matter, the four set off for the party.

Mori drove, Asakawa Yu sat in the passenger seat, and Akemi and Sonoko sat together in the back. The two girls chatted non-stop and laughed throughout the journey.

"Hey kid, you look pretty much like me dressed like that."

While driving, Mori glanced at Asakawa Yu in the passenger seat a few times and noticed that his attire was not much different from his own.

"Hmm, I think I'm the legendary vampire count."

Today, Asakawa Yu is dressed in a handsome red suit, his pupils have turned a blood-red wine color, and he even has two prop dentures on his lips. Combined with his indescribable temperament, he looks like a story come to life.

"I see. Damn it, they're both vampires, how come there's such a big difference?" Mori complained, his rant never ending.

By the way, Akemi is dressed as a slit-mouthed woman today, but you can't tell at all if she doesn't take off the scarf around her neck.

"Sonoko looks so beautiful today, she looks just like a real witch."

"Hehe, Ayami-nee, you too! I was really startled when you took off your scarf just now."

Just as the two girls in the back seat were chatting, Mori also put away his playful mood, looked ahead, and suddenly asked Asakawa Yu:

"Asakawa boy, do you even know why that party was held today?"

“I heard it’s a famous director who hosted this party to select actors for his new movie.” Asakawa Yu’s answer was consistent with the information he had gathered, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Mori glanced furtively at the two people in the back seat, muttering under his breath, "Have you received any letters like those crime warning letters?"

"...No, I didn't. The invitation I received was just a regular one. Did you receive one, Uncle Mori?"

"Yes, I don't know if this letter is a joke. If it's fake, that's fine, but I'm afraid..."

Asakawa Yu could tell that Kogoro Mouri was intentionally or unintentionally reminding him, but even he couldn't deduce more information from these clues alone.

"Now, we can only wait until we get there to see. Maybe the organizers just wrote it that way to invite Uncle Mori."

"Hmph! Of course! I am the famous detective Kogoro Mouri, hahahaha!"

In an instant, after being praised like that, Mori's true colors were revealed...