Shizuka Hiratsuka doesn't understand love!

At least for Shizuka Hiratsuka, Chris, who for some reason had a hint of danger about her, made her heart beat faster when they first met.

"Of course no problem, just give me a call and I'll be there." Without any hesitation, Shizuka Hiratsuka agreed to Chris's request.

"Yeah." She responded softly. When she heard the sound of the elevator door opening, Chris didn't want to say anything else. She said goodbye briefly and hung up the phone.

"Come to think of it, I don't watch movies very often, but Chris seems to be very famous. It won't cause any trouble, right?" Shizuka Hiratsuka blinked as she walked into the elevator and pressed the button for the first floor.

She suddenly felt that she had agreed a little hastily, even though she had just recovered her peace of mind within two days.

"Forget it, things will work out when the time comes. Let's take our time."

. . .

"Beep~beep~beep~" The call in the hand had been hung up long ago, but its owner seemed to have not reacted and kept this posture silently for a long time.

"Squeak~" After putting down the phone, Vermouth lit a cigarette.

"Although I know I shouldn't get too close to you, but..." Under the bright light, Vermouth's eyes swept lovingly over the photos covering the coffee table in front of her.

Those were the swimsuit photos that Vermouth secretly took during the previous summer vacation when Shizuka Hiratsuka wasn't paying attention.

"I'm almost there, wait for me, my baby!"

. . .

"So you want to entrust this kind of thing to me?" Shizuka Hiratsuka shook her head with some amusement. She never thought that she could get a job that was not under her purview just by coming to the pub to drink today.

"Hehe, Brother Jing, please be kind and help me." With a flattering smile on his face, the tall and thin Takeuchi Ishiran stood beside Hiratsuka Shizuka with a wine glass in his hand.

"Brother Jing, if it's convenient for you, you can go over and take a look." Holding a big grilled steak in his hand, the fat man also agreed with a smile.

"This idiot got drunk and caused trouble before, and he has been warned by Shadow Knife on the human side. It's not impossible to go behind their backs, but it will be very troublesome if we are discovered." Sitting next to Hiratsuka Shizuka, Huajian Yingluo smiled and shook her smooth legs.

"It's because this idiot has his own business in human society. It would be very troublesome if he was added to the blacklist."

"Wow, this is the first time I know you are such a law-abiding monster." Looking at Takeuchi Ishiran with amusement, Hiratsuka Shizuka drank the wine in the glass.

"But are you sure it's okay for me to go? After all, it's a request from your former friend's descendants. If I mess up, won't it be very troublesome?"

"It's okay, Brother Jing, you can even deal with the mirage, so there is no problem in exploring over there. I have already roughly explored the area once, so it is unlikely that there is a powerful monster causing trouble." Seeing that Hiratsuka Jing seemed to agree, Takeuchi Ishiran nodded quickly.

"Brother Jing, you just need to go and check it out. If you can solve it, then solve it along the way. If not, just leave. After all, there have always been people living in that villa, so it doesn't look like there are any powerful monsters."

"Is that so? Okay then." After hesitating for a moment, Shizuka Hiratsuka agreed. After all, compared to the monsters that she could meet every day while drinking around her, it was more engaging to look for monsters by herself. She had already entered this circle, so it would be a good thing to experience more.

"Yeah, thank you so much, Brother Jing!" After drinking the full glass of wine in his hand, Takeuchi Ishiran said with a smile.

"Okay, stop being so polite to me. Just pay attention when you teach Yukino."

"Of course, of course. By the way, Brother Jing, there's something I still need you to take care of." He agreed with a smile, and Takeuchi Ishiran suddenly felt embarrassed.

"Well, my friend's descendants don't know I'm a monster. If you go, Jing, it would be better to go as an Onmyoji or Feng Shui master."

"Yes, it's better to bring the cat as well. Then you can say that it is your spiritual pet. Shuai Shuai is so smart and usually behaves like a human being. It's quite convincing." Nodding in agreement, the fat man secretly glanced at Shuai Shuai who was lying silently beside Hiratsuka Shizuka's arm, secretly adding another layer of insurance.

"Alright, tell me where it is."

"Inside an old castle in the forest. I remember it was quite beautiful."

"..."

"What's wrong, Jing?"

"It's okay. I just thought of something bad, but I'm going alone this time, so there shouldn't be any accidents."

"what?"

Chapter 310: Don't tell me

"Hello, are you the person introduced by Takeuchi-senpai?"

At the agreed waiting place, Shizuka Hiratsuka was wearing a tight suit, sunglasses on her nose, one hand resting on the car window frame that was fully opened, looking idly at the people coming and going around her.

Shizuka Hiratsuka, who arrived about half an hour before the agreed time, felt that she had made a wrong decision. Although it was autumn, the sun was still a bit hot near noon. Shizuka Hiratsuka, who didn't like driving with air conditioning on, had to open the car window out of habit to make the body temperature feel a little lower.

But maybe she misjudged how handsome she looked today. Well, not only because of her beloved sports car, but also because of the rugged and domineering off-road vehicle she drove into the mountains, in the past half hour, Shizuka Hiratsuka had been approached by more than one pretty girl who either blushed or came up to her eagerly and obsessively to ask for her cell phone number.

Fortunately, although Shizuka Hiratsuka arrived half an hour early, the client did not let Shizuka Hiratsuka prolong the torture because of her lateness.

"Yes, you are the client, Mr. Takato Mamiya, right?" Shizuka Hiratsuka took off her sunglasses, pushed the door open and got out of the car politely. With a smile on her face, she extended her hand generously and shook hands with Takato Mamiya.

"I'm Shizuka Hiratsuka. Takeuchi asked me to come here to help. Originally, Takeuchi wanted to come in person, but he had a lot of work piled up, so he asked me to come over and help. If I can handle it, I will handle it. If not, I will ask him to come over again." She stated her reasons very straightforwardly. Shizuka Hiratsuka did not seem to be being entrusted at all. She took the lead in just a few words.

"Ah, thank you for your help, Miss Hiratsuka." As expected, the seemingly weak-looking Takato Mamiya did not refute Hiratsuka Shizuka's words. Instead, heaved a sigh of relief as if he had finally gotten his mind at ease.

"So, Mr. Mamiya, shall we set off now?"

"Of course there's no problem, but Miss Hiratsuka, do you want to drive there yourself?" Looking at the domineering off-road vehicle next to Shizuka Hiratsuka, Takato Mamiya asked subconsciously.

"Well, it's more convenient to drive by myself, and some things are inconvenient to carry." Shrugging her shoulders, Shizuka Hiratsuka completely put herself into the role of Onmyoji.

What is an Onmyoji? It just means doing some mysterious things that ordinary people don’t understand but feel powerful.

The lines must be mysterious, the attitude must be confident, and the words must be childish. These were the little disguise tricks that the fat man earnestly told himself while drinking last night.

"Mr. Mamiya, how did you plan to go?"

"As for me, my family's driver will come to pick me up, and the car will be parked over there." Pointing to the black car on the other side of the road, Takato Mamiya said weakly.

"Is that so? Mr. Mamiya, you can take my car and let the driver lead the way. I just happen to have some questions regarding your request."

"Of course, I'll call the driver right away." He nodded decisively. Facing Hiratsuka Shizuka's request, Takato Mamiya did not hesitate at all. His quick movements also made Hiratsuka Shizuka understand why Takeuchi Ishiran said that this commission would go very smoothly.

. . .

"So, since the tower was burned down by the fire, no one from you has entered it?" While driving, Shizuka Hiratsuka listened to the entire content of the other party's commission from Takashi Mamiya.

"Yes, I also saw abnormal flickering lights in the tower one night, but no matter whether I ran out to check it out at that time or waited until the next day to gather the servants in the villa to go into the tower to check it out, I didn't find anything." Looking a little nervous, Takato Mamiya took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

"Haven't you been there at night?"

"Well, we don't dare to go in. After all, people have been burned to death in there, and we are also worried that there may be some strange things." He turned his head away awkwardly, as if he was embarrassed to admit that he was timid in front of a beauty like Hiratsuka Shizuka, and Mamiya Takato's voice became a little weaker.

"Is that so? It's okay, what you did was right. If there really were unclean things, it would be easy to get into danger if you act rashly." Nodding slightly, Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't want to ask any more questions.

Takato Mamiya had already told her the details, and Shizuka Hiratsuka was also very clear that their family was working hard for the rumor that the so-called patriarch of the family said, "He will give his most precious treasure to anyone who can unlock the secret of this castle." Otherwise, the family would not have suppressed the tension and fear in their hearts and lived in a villa deep in the mountains.

"It all comes down to money, it's a common human flaw." Driving the SUV easily behind the car ahead, the silent Hiratsuka Shizuka's eyes flickered.

She suddenly felt that the state of monsters living in human society was quite interesting.

"You can trick humans into believing in ghosts and monsters that don't exist, but real monsters aren't allowed to appear before humans. It's a classic example of me denying my identity and preventing you from discovering it. Even if you guess it, it's fine." Shizuka Hiratsuka shook her head in amusement and, turning a corner, saw the faint blue castle ahead, visible even through the trees.

"Ms. Hiratsuka, the villa is ahead." Takato Mamiya, who also saw the castle, blinked and took the initiative to break the quiet atmosphere in the car.

"Well, I didn't tell the rest of my family about Ms. Hiratsuka's identity because Takeuchi-san told me that people in your profession have to hide their identities. So I told them that you're a friend of mine and that I needed to visit the castle for reference in my creative work."

"No problem, I'll remember it." Shizuka Hiratsuka nodded with a smile and agreed very naturally.

She herself had no intention of checking it in front of others, so it would be better to wait until late at night when everyone was asleep and do it carefully.

"But I'm a little worried about Shinichi and the others. Is it okay for Professor Agasa to go camping with a group of children alone?" Holding the steering wheel with one hand, Shizuka Hiratsuka touched her nose.

"I hope Ai can stay by my side and keep an eye on her for a while. I feel like neither Professor Agasa nor Shinichi can be trusted."

. . .

"I seem to be in a bad mood. Don't you like to come out and play with everyone?" After getting off Dr. Agasa's beetle, Conan stretched his somewhat tired body.

"It's okay, but you seem to be in high spirits. Have you completely gotten used to the life of a child?" Ai tilted her head slightly, glanced at Conan beside her, and teased with a chuckle.

"What else can I do? They came to my house and invited me directly, and Xiaolan agreed on my behalf." Shaking his head helplessly, Conan felt that he had been caught in a weak spot by these three little devils.

"Really? Well, that's what I mean. It feels good to be able to go out and relax." With her hands behind her back, Ai took a step forward and walked towards Dr. Agasa who was taking out the luggage.

"Tsk, I don't believe it. If Aunt Jing had agreed to come along, you would have been jumping for joy." Looking at Ai's back, Conan grinned and muttered softly.

"But now is not the time to think about these things. It's a rare opportunity to rest, so just relax."

"Doctor, where is the tent? Let's set it up first!"

"..."

"...Doctor, please don't tell me."

"Cough cough!"

Chapter 311: 303 I feel like something is going to happen here today

"There's nothing strange in the villa. So, we still have to go and take a look inside that burnt-out tower."

Leaning against the window of a small study on the second floor, Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had almost walked around the castle by herself, slowly lit a cigarette and put it in her mouth.

To be honest, she felt a little tired now.

After all, she has to walk around the castle with her senses on all the time, and she has to sense the breath of unknown monsters. Such delicate work is still very difficult for Shizuka Hiratsuka now.

Fortunately, Shizuka Hiratsuka has not stopped exercising her Qi these days. Although she felt a little dizzy and tired, she finally persevered.

"It's not easy to use this kind of breath, which is different from the way it gushes out during battle." After exhaling a long puff of smoke, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Takato Mamiya who was squatting on the ground below, looking at the stone chess piece built into a chessboard, and blinked.

"Sure enough, everyone in this castle is working hard for that rumor."

"But I always feel like there's something strange about this." Shizuka Hiratsuka's eyes changed slightly as she held the cigarette between her fingers and placed it at her lips.

"It's not the castle's problem, then, is it the people? Among the people I met in the castle, is there anyone who gave me an inexplicable feeling that was inexplicably wrong?" Standing by the window, Shizuka Hiratsuka began to think subconsciously.

Seriously speaking, Shizuka Hiratsuka is still very smart, but when she acts alone, she doesn't need to use such troublesome methods to get results. When she is with friends like Haruno, Shizuka Hiratsuka feels that she doesn't need to use her brain even more.

"Forget it, this isn't a serious matter. All I have to do is wait until night to go into the tower and investigate whether there are any monsters causing trouble. Other matters have nothing to do with me."

"Hu~" After taking a deep puff of the cigarette, Shizuka Hiratsuka moved her shoulders and suddenly laughed as if she had thought of something.

"But if Shinichi was here, his curiosity would probably have been aroused~" His wandering eyes casually swept across the courtyard. In a flash, Shizuka Hiratsuka turned her head and looked intently at the group of people who were standing in the aisle of the villa while she was stunned.

"No way..." The cigarette in her hand burned slowly, and Shizuka Hiratsuka felt that she could not accept it for a moment.

"Something is going to happen here today."

. . .

"Doctor, I clearly reminded you to bring all your things with you before we set off." Although he was put into the castle, Conan still felt depressed.

"Ahaha!~" Dr. Agasa touched his head somewhat embarrassedly and felt that he could still defend himself.

"I did look for the tent when I was packing, but because you kept telling me to when we were about to leave, Shinichi, I deliberately put the tent in a separate place before loading the car. In the end, I just forgot about it. You can't blame me for that!"

"Are you blaming me?" Conan looked at Dr. Agasa helplessly. He had no good way to deal with his habit of throwing things away.

He is a smart doctor, but he is always confused in his daily life.

"This can't be entirely blamed on the doctor. After all, I was annoyed by your nagging when we set out this morning, Kudo. It's normal for the doctor to subconsciously block it out." With her hands in her pockets, Xiao Ai yawned and complained nonchalantly.

"Hey! So you want to blame me in the end?" Conan glared at Ai unhappily, turned his head, glanced at Ayumi and the others who had already started to visit the castle garden carefree, and shook his head helplessly.

"As expected, children are more likely to be happy...? Huh?!" As his gaze shifted, Conan's eyes were fixed on an off-road vehicle parked in the corner of the courtyard.

"What's wrong?" Noticing Conan's unusual behavior, Ai subconsciously turned her head and looked in the direction Conan was looking.

"That car is Aunt Jing's car." After carefully confirming the make and license plate number of the car, Conan widened his eyes in surprise.

"What?" Ai, who had also ridden in Shizuka Hiratsuka's SUV, also reacted and widened her eyes like Conan.

"Is Xiaojing here?" Dr. Agasa scratched his head in confusion, and subconsciously shook his head left and right, looking for the familiar figure.

"I remember Xiaojing said she had something to do today, so she didn't accept our invitation to camp. So she came here? Oh, I saw it!" With his eyes shining slightly, Dr. Agasa raised his hand happily and waved at the windowsill on the second floor.

"Xiao Jing, we are here!~"

"Huh~" With a subtle nod in her eyes, Shizuka Hiratsuka casually put out the cigarette in the ashtray on the window frame.

"Why do I suddenly feel like the level of a quest in the game has suddenly increased?"

. . .

"Auntie Jing, why are you here?" As she slowly walked to the stairs, Hiratsuka Jing was immediately surrounded by five children who knew she was there.

Not to mention the excited Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta, even Ai and Conan seemed somewhat happy.

After all, everyone felt a little disappointed that Shizuka Hiratsuka did not agree to go camping with them, but who could have thought that they would meet her here.