Model worker and his little darling

Haruka Nagara added, "People who possess these masks almost always end up in tragedy, so later everyone called them cursed masks."

Matsudaira Mamoru asked Suhou Akako with a shocked expression why she was collecting the entire set of masks. Wasn't she afraid of getting unlucky?

Su Fang Hongzi, however, said that she had hired a spirit medium, and that the masks had been sealed by the spirit medium.

Upon hearing this, Ping Qing realized that Su Fang Hongzi was too confident. Those collectors in the past were all big shots, talking as if they couldn't afford a medium, but they still failed.

However, how well does she maintain her mental state after looking at such terrifying things every day?

Sure enough, bringing my father's voice was the right thing to do.

Uncle Mori said something sensible: "In the real world, human evil thoughts are more terrifying than curses." After saying that, he pulled out the paper blocking the way.

As it turned out, the other people also said that they had received similar letters a few days ago. At this moment, a blond man came out, also holding a letter, saying that it had been received by the company.

The man realized the problem was serious and decided it was best to call the police first.

However, Su Fanghongzi said that she has been receiving threatening letters ever since she started doing charity work.

Dinner was quickly arranged, but Pingqing was so focused on the food that he only picked up on the keywords of their conversation.

Twenty years ago, a car accident, suicide...

I glanced at the group and it seemed that most of them were involved in the car accident. It looks like another revenge story is about to unfold.

After dinner, Su Fanghongzi invited the uncle to the west wing alone to have a private chat.

Soon, everyone started their post-dinner entertainment in the living room: some played pool, some drank, some played chess, and some just sat there daydreaming.

At this moment, two maids interrupted the group's revelry.

"The masquerade hall in this mansion must be locked before midnight so that the east and west wing rooms cannot be connected. Therefore, all guests must return to their rooms to rest before then."

So everyone went back to their rooms to rest, and the two maids closed the doors on both sides.

As Pingqing lay on the soft bed, he thought of Gin.

Before long, the uncle's snoring began. Pingqing was excited about what was about to happen; he wanted to see that bizarre technique for himself.

Suddenly, the phone rang, waking up the sleeping uncle and Conan.

Conan turned over and picked up the microphone. The voice coming through was of indistinguishable gender and was very strange.

"I am the messenger of the Cursed Mask. The Cursed Mask craves to drink blood. Who will be our sacrifice? If we don't hurry, it will be too late."

Uncle Mori threw down the phone and rushed outside, but the masquerade room was locked tight, and Ran next door was also woken up and ran out.

"Conan, Ran, go and ask Honomi to get the key."

Soon, Xiaolan arrived with people and the key. After opening the door, she discovered that all of Xiaobul's masks were gone from the masquerade hall.

Immediately afterwards, a groan and a clattering sound came from upstairs. The sound came from Su Fang Hongzi's room, and Uncle Maoli was about to rush up.

As a result, Honomi said that she couldn't go from the east side to the west side of the room, and then she started summoning Minaho. Soon, everyone appeared in the masquerade hall.

When they arrived at Su Fanghongzi's room, they found the door locked and no one answered.

Conan reminded the uncle of the air vent, which the uncle immediately broke. He found Su Fang Hongzi lying on the bed covered in blood, and Xiao Bu'er's mask scattered all over the room.

Uncle Mori discovered another door in the room, but the blond man said that the door had been sealed off several years ago.

At this moment, Conan's height advantage became apparent. The uncle let him into the room through the broken air vent and unlocked the door.

After examining the scene, the older man concluded, "The wound was on the neck; it was a fatal blow."

Conan also found a piece of paper on the ground, which read, "The curse has been fulfilled." This caused everyone to gasp in surprise.

When Inspector Megure arrived, he looked at the group with displeasure. After seeing the threatening letter provided by the man, he immediately confronted him, asking, "Why didn't you notify the police after receiving the threatening letter?"

"Because Ms. Su Fanghongzi said that she often receives threatening letters and there is no need to make a fuss about it."

After explaining one sentence, he immediately explained the scene to Inspector Megure.

Takagi and the junior officers searched the room and concluded that it was a typical locked room.

At this moment, Officer Kobayashi also came over. He investigated the area around the villa and found no traces of the murderer entering or leaving the nearby snow.

After Pingqing had walked around for a while, Conan came over and asked, "Pingqing-nii, did you find anything?"

Pingqing shook his head at Conan.

The uncle over there also started the process of elimination. He believed that the person living in the east was not a suspect. Pingqing glanced at the blond man. The uncle's process of elimination was really useful. This time, they saw the finale directly.

While Inspector Megure was questioning the people present about their timelines, Haruka Nagara got into an argument with his secretary. The secretary tore off Haruka Nagara's necklace, and in an instant, pearls of all sizes fell onto a jade plate.

The pleasant voice caught Conan's attention, and a glint in his glasses revealed everything. He immediately found Takagi and made some arrangements.

Then she coaxed the uncle into a room and drugged him.

Hearing Conan's call, the group entered the room where the old man was, which was set up exactly like the crime scene.

Conan gets straight to the point: the culprit is the blond guy, oh, Aikawa Touya.

Then he gestured for Takagi to begin demonstrating the technique.

Even after witnessing the masked snake firsthand, Hirai still found it incredible, only able to say that Takagi and the blond-haired man had amazing arm strength.

The main issue is that the blond-haired man doesn't seem like the type of person who could come up with such a method.

The blond-haired man tried to struggle, but Conan delivered the fatal blow. He said he was woken up by Ran and Conan calling for Honomi, but in reality, only Ran went to call for Honomi.

Then the blond man began to tell his tragic story, and was then taken away by the stern and impartial Inspector Megure.

Since the host was dead, the uncle led the group back to Tokyo overnight.

……

As usual, Heikichi was lying at home like a corpse when he suddenly received a call from Gin, asking him to go to the secret base.

I don't know what important thing he has to say. Even if it is important, what's the use of asking a lazy bum like him? Reluctantly, Pingqing dawdled for a while before finally going out.

While passing by a park, Heikichi saw Conan with the Detective Boys, and next to them was a man trembling as he held a large bag and kept looking around.

Then he spread banknotes on the ground, stacks of ten-thousand-yuan bills. Strangely, after showing off his wealth, the man immediately put away the banknotes and left.

Ping Qing immediately became interested. It was obvious that someone was up to something. Someone had probably been kidnapped, and it was time for him to make his fortune again.

So they immediately set up the system to broadcast the situation on the detective team's side.

Inspector Megure arrived and set up equipment inside, hoping the old man would cooperate with the investigation. He assured the Metropolitan Police Department that they would apprehend the criminal and rescue his grandson.

Upon seeing the threatening letter, Taira Kiyoshi became even more excited; this kid was worth a billion yen.

But the old man didn't want to cooperate with the Metropolitan Police Department's investigation. For his grandson's safety, he had already decided to obediently pay the ransom.

Inspector Megure stated that the best time to arrest someone is when they demand a ransom, as 1 billion yen is not something easily obtained.

But the old man said he would pay the ransom by bank transfer to a Swiss bank.

After saying that, the old man chased them all out.

Upon seeing this, Pingqing knew he had to get involved in this kidnapping case.