When Jiang Sheng heard the words of the short-haired maid, he was speechless in his heart. In the world of "Detective Conan", the more bizarre the rules in a place like this, the easier it is for homicides to occur.
If Jiang Sheng only suspected that a murder would happen here at first, then after hearing what the short-haired maid said, he was sure that a murder would definitely happen later.
Although everyone was a little frightened when they heard what the twin maids said, they hesitated and decided to abide by the weird rules here.
When Jiang Sheng and the four of them followed the short-haired maid into the east entrance, their attention was attracted at first sight by the various masks hanging on the wall in the hall.
"There are so many masks here!"
Mao Lilan looked at the masks with different expressions and said with some fear: "But these masks look so strange!"
"Because Ms. Su Fang likes to collect all kinds of masks." The short-haired maid explained with a smile, and continued to lead Jiang Sheng and the others towards the second floor.
After reaching the second floor, the short-haired maid opened the door connected to the east wing and said with a smile: "Four guests, this is the mask hall where Ms. Su Fang stores the masks."
"Squeak!"
The moment Jiang Sheng and the others entered the mask hall, the door opposite opened immediately, and it was Mr. Katagiri and the others who appeared in front of them.
"It turns out that this hall is connected to the opposite side!" Mouri Kogoro secretly breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Mr. Katagiri and his party.
Under the introduction of the twin maids, Jiang Sheng and the others' attention quickly fell on the masks with different expressions. Not only were there many types of masks, but some of them were also very scary.
"Buzz buzz..."
Just as everyone was looking at the masks curiously, the red curtains on both sides suddenly opened slowly, revealing hundreds of white masks.
Although these masks look simple, their crescent-shaped mouths and eyes give people the impression of a devil kid smiling. They are very ominous masks.
"What are these? Why are there so many?"
Mao Lilan has always been afraid of ghosts. Faced with so many scary masks, she subconsciously hugged Conan tightly in her arms, letting Conan take the opportunity to eat tofu again.
"These are all Shawl masks."
An old voice suddenly sounded, and then an old lady wearing a black dress and short gray hair appeared in Jiang Sheng's sight.
The visitor formally invited Jiang Sheng and others to attend the charity gala, Ms. Su Fanghongzi, and the middle-aged woman following her was her personal secretary.
"It's really great that you are so willing to come here. I wonder what the two famous detectives think of these proud collections of mine?" Su Fanghongzi walked up to Jiang Sheng and Mouri Kogoro and asked with a kind smile on her face.
Hearing this, Mouri Kogoro scratched his head in embarrassment: "This...how do you say this?"
A trace of amusement flashed in Jiang Sheng's eyes and he said, "To be honest, Ms. Su Fang's hobbies are a bit beyond my expectations!"
Although Jiang Sheng met Su Fanghongzi for the first time, when he saw that Su Fanghongzi collected so many masks with terrifying connotations, he felt that Su Fanghongzi was not a true philanthropist.
Normally, a true philanthropist would place kind and lovely things at home, but Su Fanghongzi’s approach is like a monk who does not place Buddha statues at home, but places various kinds of things.
This kind of evil ghost statue makes people feel very inconsistent.
"Ms. Su Fang, are the Shawl masks you mentioned just now the same masks placed on the wall?" Miss Changliang, a tarot card fortune teller, couldn't help but ask.
Upon hearing this, Ms. Su Fang nodded slightly proudly and said, "Yes, these are the two hundred masks that were completed by the Spanish sculptor Xiaobre Condres shortly before his death."
When Nagara Haruka heard this, his expression changed slightly, and he said with a solemn expression: "It is indeed the Shawl mask that people call the cursed mask."
Conan raised his head and asked Nagara Haruka curiously: "Sister, why are these masks called cursed masks?"
Nagara Haruka said in a solemn tone: "Because Shoble Condres was a tragic sculptor. Although he was extremely talented, he fell into the trap designed by his envious brother. In the end, his reputation and status even
Even the property was robbed and nothing was left.
From then on, Xiaobre completely despaired of human nature, as if he was possessed by something. He kept carving these masks, and after he carved the two hundredth mask, he actually ended his life.
The masks around him were stained with blood, and the scene looked like these masks were sucking his blood.
Shortly after Xiaobre's death, his reputation was vindicated, and these masks fell into the hands of different people. However, most of the people who collected the masks died due to accidents.
Later, some people said that these masks would suck the blood of the holder, and from then on, everyone avoided these masks."
"It can't be so scary!"
After listening to Nagahara Haruka's explanation, Mao Lilan unconsciously increased her strength in her arms holding Conan, allowing Conan to enjoy the care of facial cleanser again.
Mamoru Matsudaira said with worry on his face: "But Ms. Su Fang has collected two hundred such masks. Is it really okay?"
Although Matsudaira Mamoru is tall and majestic, he still believes in the theory of gods and ghosts. Otherwise, he would not read Miss Nagara's divination in advance every time he plays a baseball game, and then choose a lucky-colored glove.
When Ms. Su Fang heard Mamoru Matsudaira's words, she smiled and consoled her: "You don't have to worry about this. I have already asked a powerful psychic to seal all the curses on these masks."
"..."
Hearing this, Jiang Sheng rolled his eyes speechlessly.
If Su Fanghongzi was an atheist, then it would be okay for her to collect these Shawl masks. However, she knew that these masks were called cursed masks, and she believed that there was a real curse on these masks, so she still insisted on collecting them.
Mask's behavior can be summed up in two words: seeking death!
Based on Jiang Sheng's understanding of the animation "Detective Conan", he was almost certain that if a murder really happened next, the person killed would be 100% Su Fanghongzi.