Chapter 709 Is the mastermind behind the scenes Maori Kogoro?
The tape on the head of the dummy, whose cloak had been lifted off, was still playing the lines conscientiously.
It allows everyone to watch the tableware being used in their hands.
Everyone looked at him with speechless expressions.
Maybe it has something to do with the purpose of the mastermind behind the scenes.
Then they saw the crow's family crest on the tableware.
"This is..." Mouri Kogoro said in surprise while holding the spoon.
"Toucan?" he guessed.
Tsushima Shuji silently looked away.
Mr. Mori learned this very well, Kaito.
If Kogoro Mouri himself were here, he would probably ask what kind of bird this is.
"This is a crow." Someone corrected Kogoro Mouri's statement.
"Yes, this is the crow, and it is also the family emblem of the rich man Karasuma Renye who died mysteriously forty years ago." The tape is still playing.
"All the furniture in this house, including the doors, floors, and playing card patterns, were all customized by him." He even began to tell stories to everyone sitting there.
"More than forty years ago, before his death, the mysterious rich man Karasuma Renya brought a group of famous scholars to the Dusk Annex and asked them to find a treasure hidden somewhere in the annex..."
"After several years, when the scholars found nothing, the dying Karasuma Renya killed all the scholars in a fit of rage..."
"Not long after, Renya Karasuma passed away, and this dusk annex became empty."
"Later, someone held an auction in the Dusk Villa, with a total of more than 300 lots..."
"In the middle of the auction, two men knocked on the door of the Dusk Villa. Their faces were pale and their bodies were covered with traces of wind and rain. They asked the organizer if they could let them in to take shelter from the rain..."
"The organizer didn't agree at first, until one of the men took out a cigarette from his bag and handed it to the organizer. The organizer took a puff of the cigarette and quickly agreed to let them stay."
"At first there were still people who were opposed to it, but later they didn't care anymore."
"The drifting smoke eroded their brains and people started killing each other..."
"When the people who were still alive woke up, all the more than 300 lots in that auction were swept away."
"The survivors left in fear..."
Everyone frowned when they heard this.
They had not seen this incident on the news, so they did not know the details. They only knew that a large-scale incident had occurred in this Dusk Annex many years ago.
Looking at the blood stains everywhere in the annex, I guessed that many people died.
But I never thought that the truth would be like this.
First, Karasuma Renya killed all the scholars, then the two men appeared in the middle of the auction, the inexplicable smoke that enchanted people, and the subsequent cannibalism.
"No wonder it's called a cursed house." Toru Amuro said casually.
"It's really a horrifying truth to hear." Midorikawa Muya said, as if he felt very unfortunate for the deceased.
"That cigarette should be..." Motegi Haruhi looked solemn.
"Ah, it should be that one." Gunda Ikumi agreed.
The other detectives also showed understanding and solemn expressions.
Only Mouri Kogoro said with a surprised look: "What? What are you talking about? What on earth is that cigarette!"
"Drugs." Detective Bai Ma explained for him.
Mouri Kogoro showed a scared expression.
Shuji Tsushima watched the excitement with a smile.
Those two men forty years ago were probably sent by Karasuma Renye.
At that time, it was probably Rum and Pisk.
The cigarette I was handed was not a cigarette, nor was it a simple drug, but...
Cigarettes laced with tissue-produced hallucinogens.
Drugs alone cannot cause so many people to fall into crazy cannibalism at the same time.
Even though he faked his death and escaped, he did not forget the so-called treasure.
I even saw other people holding auctions in their own houses, and I felt offended and angry, so I sent people to sweep away all the auctions and gave them a warning.
Indeed, no one has held auctions here since then.
"Why have I never heard of it?" Mouri Kogoro asked in disbelief.
"Perhaps it's because...the people who participated in the auction at that time were all celebrities in society." Qian Jian said.
"After all, if the news spreads, it will be equivalent to letting everyone know that they were tricked by two men." Bai Matan explained.
"Looking at those two men, they must have expected such a result." Motegi Harushi said.
Shuji Tsushima nodded inwardly. Indeed, although Renye Karasuma seemed to him to be just a deaf and blind crow living in darkness, to others, he was quite a conspirator.
Even if they were discovered, the dead people were killed because of cannibalism. The murderers were not the two men, but the survivors who survived.
If others knew about it, all the survivors would be murderers.
The door of the restaurant was opened, and the maid, Miss Ishihara, walked in with a pot of tea, and poured tea into the cups in front of everyone in the order of seats.
The tape continues to play.
Talking about his ultimate goal.
"I want you to re-enact the tragic tragedy that happened in this annex forty years ago."
"I want to watch you detectives killing each other for the treasure."
Shuji Tsushima blinked silently as he listened to the words played on the tape.
Wow ~ interesting.
It's a pity that it's destined to never happen.
Most detectives are much more obsessed with the truth than with treasure.
Of course, there are a small number of detectives who will do anything for money.
All in all, there are always differences between people.
"I'll give you a hint." The tape continued to play the lines.
"Two travelers were traveling in a hurry, looking up at the sky at night."
"The devil came to the castle."
"The king took the treasure and fled."
"The princess shed tears and poured down the Holy Grail, praying for God's mercy."
"The soldiers gave up their anger and swung their swords to kill themselves. The color of the earth changed."
"Don't you think this sentence is very appropriate to describe what is about to happen?" said the voice on the tape.
Tsushima Shuji looked away expressionlessly.
It's too middle-class.
It's too middle-class.
Too average!
And how appropriate is it...
What happened at the beginning was that the two travelers were referring to Rum and Pisk, the devil was also referring to them, and the king was referring to Renya Karasuma. Thinking about it this way, it can barely be explained.
But the princess and the soldiers and stuff...
In short, it is not suitable to be used in this incident.
There are no two travelers, no devil, no king and princess.
They are all soldiers who cannot kill themselves with a sword.
It's obviously a code to describe where the treasure is.
Really...
Is Mr. Mori the mastermind behind this? He can't even decipher such a code.
Shuji Tsushima thought boredly.
Even if he knew that Mouri Kogoro was probably dumped somewhere by Kaitou Kid at this moment, there was no way he could be the mastermind behind it.