Mouri Kogoro looked at the only two cards in Conan's hand and showed a proud smile.
"Hmph~"
His fingers kept moving in the air, and Mouri Kogoro finally chose the poker on his right.
Looking at the 8 of spades in his hand, Mouri Kogoro showed a proud smile, "Okay, I won again!"
"Detective Maori is really good at playing turtle." Karasawa looked at Conan losing again and said with a smile: "From the beginning to now, it seems that I have never lost a game."
"Should I say that I am worthy of being Teacher Mori?" Toru Amuro complimented with a smile: "He has a pair of discerning eyes like a detective."
"I'm just very good at this."
Mouri Kogoro held his arms in his arms and said with a proud expression: "No matter what, I can always have a premonition and successfully avoid the turtle and draw other safe cards."
'It's no wonder that I have never won a horse race.'
Conan on the side complained maliciously.
"It would be better if we could directly see which card has a problem." Toru Amuro said with a smile.
"I would rather have the ability to eliminate problems."
Tang Ze smiled and said: "In this way, among the many suspects, we can eliminate the murderer who is not a criminal."
"Should it be said that it deserves to be considered a criminal offense?" Amuro Toru said with a smile upon hearing this.
Tang Ze smiled and said nothing and did not continue the topic.
As for the strange combination of the four of them heading to Nagano Prefecture, it was naturally due to Karasawa's previous preparations.
Xiaolan, who was supposed to go with her, was worried about Sonoko's fever, so she didn't plan to go to Nagano Prefecture.
But the client specifically asked that four of them go, so Xiaolan called Toru Amuro and Karasawa, hoping that they would go instead of them.
That's right, Tangze didn't expect that he would indeed be involved in the case in the end, but it was not Conan's recommendation, but Xiaolan who came to him directly.
So even though Wakita Kanonori, the second-in-command of the black organization, heard about this, he could only give up with regret.
After all, the commission letter only requested four people, and the other two substitutes had already agreed, so naturally it was hard to kick anyone out.
Although the process was somewhat different from what Karasawa expected, he was satisfied if the result was good.
"Speaking of which, Teacher Mori, can you tell us the specific content of the commission?"
On the other side, Toru Amuro looked at Kogoro Mori and asked.
"Have I not told you yet? Let me tell you in detail."
Mouri Kogoro said belatedly: "A month ago, I received a letter.
Inside the envelope, there is such a strange piece of paper."
As Mouri Kogoro spoke, he took out the piece of paper and displayed it in front of everyone.
This is a square piece of paper divided into 6×6 squares, and a katakana is written in each square.
Inside the square, there is also a small 3×3 square border that is bolded with a black pen.
"This looks like some kind of secret code." Toru Amuro said directly after seeing the secret code.
"The name of the person who sent me this letter is Hihara Yasuo."
After Mouri Kogoro saw that both of them had read the code paper, he continued to introduce the details of the commission: "According to his description, one of his close friends hanged himself in an abandoned church.
The location of that church is deep in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture.
The sender did not understand why his old friend would choose to commit suicide, and there was such a coded paper at the feet of the deceased.
The client felt that if he could decipher the code above, he might be able to figure out why his friend committed suicide.
So he found me, the "Sleeping Kogoro", to help him decipher the code on the code paper."
"But when it comes to the code on this piece of paper, I always feel a little suspicious." Toru Amuro touched his chin and said, "This is entirely possible in murder cases."
"Indeed, the client himself also feels that it may be a murder case."
Mouri Kogoro crossed his arms: "According to the client, the scene has not been moved much, and it is still the same as it was then."
"Hey, Uncle Maori, it seems you haven't met the client yet, right?" Conan asked.
"Yes, we have only contacted each other a few times through emails and letters."
Mouri Kogoro nodded and said: "In addition, I also received a ticket and a commission fee of 500,000.
But I think, in the end, I will meet the client in that shabby church anyway."
"He will definitely give you a warm welcome."
Toru Amuro smiled and complimented: "After all, that Mouri Kogoro personally made a trip for him!"
"Hahaha!" Mouri Kogoro laughed happily after hearing Amuro Toru's words.
Apparently Toru Amuro's compliment made Mouri Kogoro very proud.
However, the three of them were all used to Mouri Kogoro's character, so they didn't pay much attention.
The train roared towards Nagano Prefecture, and everyone chatted in the train and soon arrived at the destination.
After leaving the station, everyone felt a chill.
Compared to Tokyo, it is snowing heavily in Nagano Prefecture at this time.
To be honest, this is not a suitable weather for going out, but since everyone has come all the way from Tokyo, there is no way they will give up.
Soon everyone arrived at the dilapidated church designated by the client.
"It seems like no one is here to greet us."
Facing the snowy sky, Toru Amuro looked at the dilapidated church and smiled bitterly.
"Anyway, let's go in first."
As Tang Ze spoke, he reached out to open the door. With the old door creaking, the church door opened: "The door is not locked. Let's go in and wait."
"Let's go, let's go." Mouri Kogoro shuddered: "At least it's better than the wind and snow blowing outside."
After everyone entered the church, as the door closed, the entire church instantly became dark.
After Toru Amuro entered the church, he took two steps forward, looked around and said, "It looks like this church has been abandoned for a long time."
When Mouri Kogoro walked forward, he didn't look at the road and bumped into the iron box under his feet. The sound made Moori Kogoro trembled a little: "I really feel that there is an evil spirit haunting this place."
"The space inside looks quite big. Let's go in and take a look." Tangze said, "Maybe the client is waiting for us inside."
Naturally, everyone had no objection to Tangze's proposal, and the group walked towards the church.
Soon everyone arrived at the chapel and found that there were several people in this space.
At the same time, the other party also noticed the movement and turned to look at Tang Ze and his party.
"Are you guys also here to attend the farewell ceremony on r?"
After seeing a few people, a young man with the same sharp mouth as Yamamura Cao asked.
"Ari's farewell ceremony?"
Mouri Kogoro was also confused: "What on earth is going on?"
"We are here on commission."
Tangze explained: "Since we all meet here at this time, maybe one of you has entrusted us.
I wonder how many of you are here in total?"
"Five people."
Just then, a tall man with a Chinese character and a mustache came over and answered Tangze's question.
Not long after he arrived, two men and one woman came over, totaling exactly five people.
After a brief self-introduction, both parties got to know each other somewhat.
The man who was at the church from the beginning was named Fujide Yorito. He is 27 years old and works as a high school teacher in a high school.
The man with the Chinese character face is named Wada Kohei, and he is a company employee.
The only woman is named Ikue Furura, a white-collar worker.
The man with glasses is called Kawasaki Yosuke, and he is a bank employee.
As for the last man with long curly hair, his name is Nishino Sumiya.
And the five of them are high school classmates.
However, not long after introducing themselves, a few people just exchanged a few words and realized something was wrong.
It turns out that each of them sent a text message to another person, and that person sent a message to the next person, and finally the five people formed a cycle.
"But having said that, it seems that none of you have the name of our client."
Tang Ze said: "Did he call you here in the name of other people?"
"Eh? The five of us are here."
Furukura Ikue looked at his companion next to him in surprise, and immediately asked: "What is the name of your client?"
"Hihara Taisheng, it's him who sent the letter asking us to come over."
Mouri Kogoro looked normal and spoke about his client's information, but the next moment, he saw the expressions of the five people present suddenly changed, full of shock and terror.
"How is this possible!?"
When Fujide Yorito said this, his tone was trembling.
Wada Kohei: "Because of the person you mentioned named Hihara Yasuo"
Kawasaki Yosuke: "That's the "Ari" we just talked about."
"He hanged himself in this church two months ago!" Ikue Furuura said with a frightened expression.
"Wha, what!"
After hearing the words of several people, Mouri Kogoro couldn't help but take a few steps back with a look of horror on his face. He was obviously shocked by the news.
"It seems that someone has hidden his identity and wants to lure us here." Tangze touched his chin and said in deep thought.
"Boom!"
Hearing Tang Ze's words, everyone wanted to say something, but before they had time to say anything, a huge roar and collapse sounded, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"It seems like something collapsed," Mouri Kogoro couldn't help but said after hearing the movement.
"Hey, isn't that the direction of the parking lot?" Nishino Chengya said in a panic.
"You'll know just when you go out and take a look."
The huge vibration made everyone in the church feel a little uneasy, but Tang Ze's face remained calm and unruffled.
After hearing Tang Ze's words, everyone reacted and ran towards the exit of the church.
After everyone exited the church door, they saw a huge depression in the open space next to the door. The wind and snow blowing inside showed that the collapse had just occurred.
"Ah! How could this happen?" Nishino Chengya put his head in his hands and looked collapsed.
"I'm afraid it's been too long," Ikue Furuura guessed.
"That's the new car I bought," Yosuke Kawasaki said sadly.
"How can the parking lot be placed in such a dangerous place?" Wada Kohei couldn't help complaining.
"You can only call the police or the firefighters," Fujide Yorito sighed.
But things have already happened, no matter how upset everyone is, it is useless to regret.
After hesitating for a while, everyone accepted the reality and no longer wanted to continue blowing snow here, and walked towards the church one after another.
"It seems that this collapse was intentional."
After the five people left, Tang Ze stood in front of the sign with the three characters [parking lot] written on it and said, "This church looks a bit old, but this parking sign is brand new."
"That is to say, the prisoner deliberately placed the sign here to induce everyone to park here." Amuro said.
"Damn it, maybe the prisoner already knew that this place was in disrepair or deliberately tampered with it." Mouri Kogoro said angrily.
"Anyway, since someone did this, it means he didn't want us to leave tonight."
Tangze said in a profound tone: "After all, the situation we are in now is exactly the same as the classic "Blizzard Villa Mode" in mystery novels."
"Hey, hey, don't say that."
Mouri Kogoro, who was on the side, looked a little ugly when he heard this and said: "What you said is as if we are already trapped here."
"If someone is really planning something behind everything, then there is a high probability that we will not be able to get out."
"Anyway, let's go in first. I'll call Yamato Criminal and ask them to come over!"
Mouri Kogoro was talking about a rescue plan, but looking at Karasawa's determined look, he couldn't help but feel a little panicked in his heart.
And Murphy's Law demonstrated its power very well in front of Mouri Kogoro.
"What did you say!"
Mouri Kogoro, who was holding a mobile phone, asked in disbelief: "You said your Nagano Prefectural Police couldn't rush over to rescue immediately!?"
"You passed through a tunnel on the way to that church, right?"
Yamato Kansuke shouted loudly in the wind and snow: "There was an avalanche just here and the tunnel was blocked.
As for whether I can pick you up, it all depends on the situation tomorrow."
"Not until tomorrow!?"
Mouri Kogoro said in a panic: "Shovel the snow over here immediately!"
"The weather forecast predicted heavy snow three or four days ago. Didn't you guys know that?" Yamato said angrily.
"By the way, how many people are there with you?" Uehara Yui shouted into the phone.
"Including me, there are nine people in total." Mouri Kogoro looked around at the crowd and said.
"Really, what are so many people doing there!?" Yamato Kansuke said dissatisfied.
"Anyway, you should stay in the church until rescue comes and don't go out." Yui Uehara continued to shout.
"Dingling~"
At this moment, Zhu Fu Gaoming's cell phone rang a text message ringtone.
After he opened the message and saw it, he sniffed the air gently and his expression became serious.