A gray van drove to the door of the villa and stopped.
The bearded man who had just spoken to him got off the passenger seat and said to Kogoro Mori and others: "Actually, we are here just to shoot the trailer for the sequel."
Mouri Kogoro looked at the bearded man and asked doubtfully: "Excuse me, are you..."
"I am the director of the Zombie Sword series, Tetsuto Naito."
"What?"
Mouri Kogoro looked startled, but then he reacted, "Does that mean that all the staff, including the heroine, are still sitting in your car?"
"Yeah, of course..."
The director turned around and opened the rear door.
Realizing that he might see Okino Yoko, Mouri Kogoro immediately looked inside the car with eyes wide open in excitement.
But when he saw the heroine coming out, he was shocked.
"She is our heroine this time, Lea."
A woman wearing a deep V sleeveless midriff-baring dress and short dark purple hair got out of the car.
Although she is also a beautiful woman, when she thinks that she is not Okino Yoko, she immediately feels a sense of disparity.
"Eh?"
Mouri Kogoro's pupils suddenly shrank, and the disappointment in his eyes was not concealed.
"Isn't the starring role Miss Yoko? It's obviously the sequel to Zombie Sword..."
The director smiled awkwardly and explained: "Yes, Yoko and I have known each other since she first debuted, and she was willing to take on the first episode because of our friendship..."
In fact, Yoko had just debuted at that time, so this kind of low-cost small production could only hire her.
Now that Yoko is rapidly becoming popular, such low-cost movies can no longer satisfy the appetite of the agency.
The actress named "Lea" was also very unhappy with Kogoro Mouri's frankness, and asked in a somewhat hostile tone.
"Who is this uncle?"
"Are you dissatisfied with me being the lead actor?"
Mouri Kogoro knew that he was rude in the first place and didn't care about it, but he turned around and secretly complained in his heart: He was dissatisfied from head to toe.
However, Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha who were standing nearby recognized the actress named Ria Kawabata, who often played supporting actresses in suspense dramas.
"Well, although Ms. Yoko really wanted to take on this drama, it's a pity that her agency is unwilling to give her the nod..."
"So I tried every possible means to convince my friend, Lea, to take the role in this C-level movie."
At this time, a long-faced man wearing a gray suit came out and introduced with confidence.
The moment Mouri Kogoro saw this man, his eyes immediately drooped to half-moon eyes.
Because the two of them actually wore matching clothes.
When the man saw the coat on Mouri Kogoro's body, his eyes couldn't help but froze.
Actress Leah said dissatisfied: "Hey, can you please stop being C-level? C-level, you won't take random pictures of me, right?"
"Don't worry, keeping in mind our past friendship, I will take pictures of you beautifully~"
"Especially the scene where you turn into a zombie after being bitten by a zombie..."
A rich woman with a camera got out of the car and said with a smile.
"There is no such lens, Kyoko."
Another woman with glasses and a mushroom head got out of the car.
"This sequel tells the story of Kazami Rena, the cousin of Hongo Yaozi played by Okino Yoko, who inherits the magic sword Zombie Sword from Yaozi and then destroys all zombies."
"Isn't that what's written in the script?"
"Is that so?" The cameraman named Kyoko looked indifferent.
Anyway, her job is just filming, the plot part is not her concern.
"Of course, so how could Lea, who plays Reina, turn into a zombie?"
At this moment, the fat man who was the last one to get out of the car muttered: "But I still prefer this kind of tragic development..."
At the beginning, the long-faced man who matched Mouri Kogoro's shirt with his eyes confidently denied: "This is not possible. This is not a school anniversary performance. How can you change the direction of the plot at will?"
"But, but, if it's him..." the fat man still muttered.
When "him" was mentioned, the eyes of everyone present became slightly heavier.
At this time, the long-faced man also closed his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, if it were him, he would definitely hope that even if the protagonist turns into a zombie in the end, he would still wield the magic sword to kill both the enemy and us.
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"He will definitely like such a crazy story, right?"
The long-faced man suddenly pointed at the fat man, stretched his head over, and showed a threatening expression.
But then he looked back and patted the fat man on the shoulder twice, "But don't worry, he is gone now, and the script is completed."
"I even thought of the subtitle of the movie and put it in this envelope as usual..."
He took out an envelope from his arms and showed it to everyone.
"I will announce it later today, please~"
After saying that, he put one hand in his pocket and stepped onto the steps of the villa gracefully.
Hattori Heiji looked at the man's leaving figure and didn't feel too cold about this man either.
He walked up to the rest of the film crew and asked, "Who was the 'him' I just mentioned?"
The cameraman Kyoko said: "He is the president of our university's horror film research association..."
"Actually, all of us were members of the research association back then, except the director."
Hearing this familiar configuration, Conan's face instantly showed a trace of seriousness.
At this moment, Kogoro Mouri covered his abdomen and made an unkind request.
"Please, please, can you let me go in too?"
"Well..." the director looked a little embarrassed, "I'm really sorry, I'm afraid it's a little inconvenient to observe."
The fat man also echoed: "Yes, if there is noise at the scene, it will be difficult to deal with later."
"No, it's not observation, I actually want to..."
Just as Mouri Kogoro was about to explain, there was an unusual sound in his abdomen, and he had already been explained for him.
…
Half an hour later, Kogoro Mori came out of the toilet in the villa.
But his pale face and stooped back showed that the situation had not improved.
Seeing this, Hattori Heiji complained unceremoniously: "Uncle, what's wrong with you? Your face is no different from that of a zombie..."
Mao Lilan also suddenly remembered, "So, Dad, on the mountain road here, you said you were going to the toilet, and then you went into the forest, right?"
"Did he get bitten by a strange bug at that time?" Yuan Shanheye guessed, tapping his face with his finger.
When Conan heard this, he felt that this guess was possible.
It could be a tick, which bites on the skin of animals and sucks blood.
But at this moment, Mouri Kogoro shakily took out a mushroom with a bite missing from his trouser pocket.
"I didn't get bitten..."
"I was just a little hungry, so I took a bite of these delicious mushrooms that grow in the forest."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this nonsense reason.
This is worse than being bitten by an insect!
Conan stepped forward, looked at the mushrooms in Kogoro Mori's hand, and recognized the species.
"This is the moonlight mushroom. It's delicious, but it's just a poisonous mushroom..."
"ah?!"
Mouri Kogoro bared his teeth and screamed, and the mushroom in his hand fell to the ground.
Mao Lilan's expression immediately changed, and she quickly turned to look at Conan, "Is this life-threatening?"
"No." Conan shook his head.
"But you may have diarrhea for a while. It's best not to drive first and rest here before leaving..."
…
In this way, everyone discussed with the film crew and were allowed to rest here for a while.
Mouri Kogoro was placed alone in an empty room to rest, while others were allowed to observe the filming process at the filming site.
The premise is that no sound can be emitted.
As star-chasers, Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuye were very interested in this kind of occasion.
Especially Mao Lilan, who lost in the finals of the Kanto Regional Karate Competition, became even more determined to become an actor in the future.
There is nothing wrong with experiencing the working conditions on the set in advance.
However, the so-called small-production film was not shot as professionally as expected.
The conditions of this filming crew are very simple. The people who got off the car just now are all the people participating in the filming today.
Among them, the bearded man at the beginning is the director, and the confident man with the long face is the screenwriter.
The actress Lea is the heroine, the rich girl is the photographer, the girl with glasses is the lighting engineer, and the fat man is the sound effects engineer.
In addition, due to the shortage of manpower, the bespectacled woman also served as a prop artist, makeup artist, set recorder, logistics support and other chores.
But the girl with glasses also said that today we were just shooting a trailer, so we didn’t need too many people.
By the time the official filming begins, the number of crew members should be doubled compared to today.
Double?
Hattori Heiji, who was standing at the back, grinned and secretly complained: Even if the number doubled, there wouldn’t be many people...
Moreover, judging from the calm expression on the actress's face before preparing to shoot, it seems that she has no interest in this C-level movie.
The subsequent shooting process will probably be very boring, and you can't make any sound, which is simply a torture.
"Hey, Kudo, it's too boring here, let's go for a walk?"
Hattori Heiji bent down and spoke into Conan's ear.
But Conan just stared blankly at the void in front of him, completely unresponsive to Hattori Heiji's blow.
Hattori Heiji was startled by this, and then he put his hand in front of Conan's eyes and shook it.
Conan finally came to his senses and looked up at Hattori Heiji.
"What are you doing?"
"Why are you dazed?"
"..."
Conan was silent.
Because he was thinking about Haiyuan Ai.
Just the day before yesterday, he found Qin Zhibo's former detective assistant Amuro Toru and exchanged contact information with him.
But until now, the other party has not brought any news about Huihara Ai.
It has been more than 3 days since Haiyuan Ai disappeared.
But I haven't got any clues yet, and I'm not even sure whether the person was taken away by the organization.
For the first time, Conan felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
Faced with Hui Yuan Ai's disappearance, he had no way to remedy it.
We have obviously saved so many people in cases before, but this time...
At this time, Hattori Heiji also found that something was wrong with his good friend's state, as if he was worried.
"Hey, are you hiding something from me?"
Hattori Heiji squatted down and faced Conan face to face and asked.
Looking directly into Hattori Heiji's eyes, Conan was a little nervous for a moment, subconsciously scratched his head and denied in a joking tone.
"No, no~"
"You can't lie to me..."
Hattori Heiji stared at Conan's face seriously.
Such an unsmiling Hattori Heiji suddenly made Conan uncomfortable.
"Don't forget, we are good friends who cherish each other..."
When Heiji Hattori said "good friend", Conan's pupils changed slightly.
Indeed, Hattori Heiji was one of the few people who first knew his identity.
He was also one of the first people to know about the black organization, and he was not afraid of the organization's power and still firmly supported him.
If it's about organization, he should have a share...
…
"What! The young lady staying at the doctor's house was kidnapped?"
"Sh-!"
Conan quickly made a shushing gesture, then nervously looked back at the people behind him who were still preparing to take pictures at the entrance of the villa.
Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuye were also standing there, preparing to watch the first scene of the day.
"Keep your voice down, not many people know about this right now..." Conan reminded.
"oh……"
Hattori Heiji followed Conan to a forest a little further away, and then he let up and started discussing.
"Are you saying that the person who kidnapped that young lady is probably the organization she once worked for?"
"Um."
Conan's expression was slightly heavy and he nodded.
"Although Qin Zhibo has asked undercover agents lurking in the organization to help find her, there are currently no clues."
"What I'm worried about now is..."
Conan did not voice his worries.
But Hattori Heiji nodded clearly and said bluntly: "Are you afraid that that young lady will be killed by the organization?"
Conan looked up at Hattori Heiji, his lips moved, but he still acquiesced.
Hattori Heiji immediately raised his chin and analyzed: "I think the situation should not be so serious at the moment..."
"What do you mean?" Conan frowned and asked.
"Because you think, if the organization wanted to kill that young lady, they would just shoot her and kill her, right?"
"Even if the organization's idea is to take her back and ask her clearly to whom she has disclosed the organization's secrets, the organization will deal with it accordingly, right?"
"But you seem to be fine now, and the doctor's family should be fine too, right?"
"So I think there should be no problem in the short term..."
Hattori Heiji's analysis also makes sense, and Conan also understands this.
But for some reason, Conan felt that this was more like the calm before the storm than a cold treatment by the organization.
…
In the dim car, a bald old man sat alone in the back row.
On the computer in front of him, the same villa was monitored from four angles.
At this time, a voice came from the walkie-talkie at the old man's hand.
"Lord Rum, everything has been deployed."
A ferocious smile slowly appeared on the corner of Rum's mouth, and his left eye, which was fine a few days ago, was replaced by a black eyepatch.
There was another hint of madness in his cold tone.