Model worker and his little darling

Seeing their subtle interaction, Pingqing spoke up again, "Have you thought it through?"

Seeing that no one reacted, Ping Qing sneered and disappeared from the house.

Then eerie music filled the room, mixed with screams and howls from men and women, making it feel like stepping back into the hellish world of forty years ago.

Ran, terrified, threw herself into Kogoro Mouri's arms, her voice trembling, "Dad, let's get out of here right now."

Kaito Kuroba almost pushed Ran away, but remembering that he was disguised as Kogoro Mouri, he could only gently comfort the frightened Ran.

I kept thinking about Pingqing. We've known each other for so long, I should at least tell him.

Conan had been keeping a close eye on the man in black, but he vanished in an instant, leaving him completely bewildered. This world really was becoming more and more bizarre, just as Hirai had said.

Moreover, the color black always made him feel that it was related to that organization.

The group of people quickly got up, wanting to leave this awful place as soon as possible.

When they got to the front door, they found that they couldn't open it no matter what they did.

Harufumi Mogi felt something slippery on his hands. When he released the doorknob, he saw that his hands were covered in blood and had a putrid smell, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Hakuba Saguru, Kuroba Kaito, and Oogami Kizen, who were pulling the door together, quickly looked at their hands and found they were in the same condition.

Xiao Lan stood to the side, took out her phone to call the police, but upon closer inspection, she found there was no signal at all.

Ikumi Gunda glanced at it. "Where's that maid?"

Then everyone remembered that there was a woman among them, but after searching, they found nothing.

"Could she have been killed by that man in black?"

Hearing this, the group fell silent for a moment, and Mogi Harufumi immediately pulled out his pistol. "This villa should have other exits. Let's go find them together."

He has a bad temper, but he can't stand being treated like this.

Ikumi Gunda also took out her lady's pistol, nodded in agreement with a dark expression.

A large group of people began searching for the exit of the annex. Mogi Harufumi led the way, Kuroba Kaito brought up the rear, Yata Ikumi, Hakuba Saguru, and Ogami Ichizen protected Ran, while Conan and Chima Kazuyo walked in the middle.

Kaito Kuroba planned to sneak away and find a secluded spot to contact Hirakiyo. They were in cahoots; Hirakiyo wouldn't dare scare him...right?

He was only a couple of steps slower when someone grabbed his clothes. Looking down, he saw Conan staring straight at him.

"You are Phantom Thief Kid."

Kaito Kuroba sighed. This little detective was really sharp. He glanced at the group of people in front of him; everyone was unusually cautious, and no one had noticed them.

"You found out so quickly?" Kaito Kuroba lowered his voice and lifted Conan up.

"Uncle is a heavy smoker, but you haven't smoked a single cigarette since we arrived at the gas station. Besides, you almost pushed Xiaolan away just now; Uncle wouldn't do that."

After saying this, Conan felt a pang of jealousy. Kaito Kid was so shameless, impersonating his uncle and taking advantage of Ran. He vowed that he would definitely send this phantom thief to jail.

Kaito Kuroba keenly sensed the malice emanating from Conan and instinctively wanted to throw him away.

"Do you know that man in black?" Conan looked at Kid, who was disguised as Kogoro Mouri, with suspicion. Kid seemed a little strange when that man in black appeared.

Kaito Kuroba's lips twitched; they all knew that person.

"If I knew you, would I still be with you..."

"what--"

Before they could finish speaking, another scream came from ahead, and the two quickly caught up with the main group.

Upon entering, a human tragedy unfolded in the living room: a woman kneeling in anguish and repentance, a man self-harming with a pen, and two men hacking at each other...

Xiaolan covered her ears, but she could still hear the sounds. She closed her eyes, and the images kept replaying in her mind.

"This...this is from that night back then..."

"Projection?"

Hakuba Saguru reached out to calm the restless Watson, then followed behind Mogi Harufumi and Gunda Ikumi to search the living room, but found no projection equipment.

Conan reached out and touched an image, but his hand passed right through it.

This made Conan subconsciously swallow hard; he was about to overturn the table of materialism.

Seeing Xiaolan trembling beside him, he quickly went over and took her hand. "Sister Xiaolan, don't be afraid, these are just illusions." He would definitely protect Xiaolan.

Ran's face turned pale, and she reached out to hug Conan. "Conan, we'll be alright." Then she whispered, "If only Shinichi were here..."

Upon hearing this, Conan was taken aback, and then began to curse the organization, blaming it all on that organization.

Finding nothing in the living room, the group had no choice but to continue forward. Along the way, screams and scenes of infighting followed them.

As they walked into a dark corridor, they seemed to see a giant beast with its mouth open, waiting for them to walk into its trap.

Suddenly, a cloud of smoke swept in, and Ran's legs went weak. Kaito Kuroba quickly supported her.

Conan was also extremely nervous. "Ran-neechan, these are fake, it's okay, it's okay." Then he looked at Kaito Kid and asked, "Do you know how he did that?"

"how could I know?"

"Are you a magician? Can't you see through this illusion?"

Kaito Kuroba: ...

Do you believe in magic?

Damn, so that explains why Taira no Kiyoshi wanted Koizumi Akako to come along – it was all for this purpose. Thank goodness that witch didn't come, or it might have been even more terrifying.

Forget it, Pingqing won't watch him die anyway, so this place is just a haunted house to him, what's there to be afraid of?

Xiao Lan was trembling with fear and didn't hear their conversation at all, but Bai Ma overheard everything.

After glancing at the two, a guess slowly emerged in his mind: Could this place be related to Spider, or is it all an illusion?

The smoke grew thicker and thicker, and the people could no longer see the road ahead.

"Everyone, gather together, hold the hands of the person next to you, and don't get separated."

Kaito Kuroba felt someone touching his hand. He touched it and found it was all bone. Startled, he slapped it away.

"Conan."

He received no response and realized he was all alone.

Seeing this, Kaito Kuroba immediately began calling out to Hirai.

Hearing Kaito Kuroba yelling and screaming, Hirai Kiyoshi kicked him and said, "Shut up."

Seeing Pingqing, Kuroba Kaito breathed a sigh of relief and happily walked over to him. "Pingqing-nii, why did you make it so scary? Where are they?"

Ping Qing, carrying a scythe, glanced at Kuroba Kaito and said, "Since you're causing trouble on my turf, do you think it's possible to do it without paying a price?"