Chapter 885 Double Mystery on the Full Moon Night (3)
Minase Harumu's ghostly screams cannot attract anyone's attention, after all, she is the real "ghost".
Unlike Mao Lilan, her magic resistance is very high. As long as she doesn't have any ill will toward her, she won't find "demons" scary.
On the contrary, it seems that when you encounter someone similar to you, you will feel particularly excited and exciting.
When Minase Harumu floats out of his body, the decoy doll "Qin Kihiro" will maintain its previous movements like a sculpture. Coupled with the costume of the king in yellow, it is difficult for anyone to detect abnormalities.
On the stage, Captain Ghost explained the game rules of this party.
"There's still an hour before the dinner officially starts, and I want to play a game..."
"Please first look for comrades with the same fate around you. There are a total of six people with the same imprint as you."
"Dear monsters and ghosts, the ghost ship has set sail. We will cross the seven cursed seas and let those stupid and arrogant humans know how powerful we monsters are!"
Everyone raised their fists: "Oh!"
Minase Yomeng also raised his fist high: "Yeah——!"
After introducing the rules, the people below started to take action.
Mouri Kogoro, who was sitting at the bar, didn't understand the rules of the game, but luckily he understood it after Suzuki Sonoko's explanation.
When boarding the ghost ship, the staff handed out a tarot card to everyone, and just looked for people with the same tarot card to get together.
Mouri Kogoro took out his tarot cards. Since he and Sonoko boarded the ship together, the cards had the same card, which was a black goat marked "XV".
"Looking at the appearance of this card, then we are members of the Goat Team?" Mouri Kogoro, who knew nothing about occult knowledge, guessed.
At this time, Ms. Medusa, who had chatted with Kogoro Mori in the queue, came to chat with him again and said quietly: "That's not a goat."
"XV means 15 in Roman letters, and the name of this card is The Devil, which is the devil card..."
Mouri Kogoro was startled for a moment, his inner guess was quite different from the real situation.
Ms. Medusa introduced the two of them: "This card is not only used to divide guests into different groups for games, but also used to select actors for a movie..."
"Movie?" Suzuki Sonoko wondered.
"Well." Ms. Medusa revealed the inside information of the entertainment industry to the two of them, "You should know about a movie called "The Voyage of the Ghost Captain" that is released every summer, right?"
Mouri Kogoro's expression was a bit contemptuous, and he said: "It's that series of movies where as long as someone does something bad, a ghost ship full of monsters will come to find him, right?"
Although I haven't watched this kind of movie, I have occasionally heard of it, but for an "old timer" like Mouri Kogoro, the theme of this movie is too false.
If the ghost ship can deal with the bad guys, what else do the police and detectives have to do?
But for a young girl like Suzuki Sonoko, the dream showbiz world is the most attractive.
"Then if I perform well, I can also act in movies!"
Ms. Medusa nodded affirmatively, walked to a chair next to the garden and sat down, "Yes, this is the fourth time this party has been held. Every year, the film staff will mingle with the guests to observe everyone carefully and divide them into different groups.
It will be more convenient to observe and record..."
"Everyone is trying to show themselves as much as possible, such as the werewolf who keeps roaring at the moon, and Mu Naiyin who is silent when greeting others..."
Mouri Kogoro and Sonoko followed Ms. Medusa's introduction and scanned the venue, and indeed saw that many people were already in a performing state.
Moreover, the exquisite makeup of these guests is much better than their amateur counterparts, including Frankenstein and zombies with Western science fiction elements, as well as bull-headed horse faces and zombies from Eastern traditional culture.
However, since the organizer requires uniform black attire, monsters from different fields are mixed together, so it does not seem so inconsistent.
But in this dark crowd, there is only one existence that is unique and eye-catching.
It was a tall body dressed in ragged yellow clothes. The pale mask under the hood turned from time to time, but most of the time it maintained a statue-like posture.
Most of the "monsters" here are taciturn, but this "monster" clearly has the best performance.
Whenever someone touched his shoulder and asked about the tarot cards, the monster in yellow shook his head slowly as if he was slow to respond.
What's even more frightening is that sometimes the layers of ragged yellow clothes will be inadvertently blown by something, producing an automatic effect without wind, startling other "monsters" around.
He also wore a necklace of living glass ball spiders around his neck, and was the only person in the entire venue who used living props to dress himself up.
Mouri Kogoro looked at the yellow-clothed monster over there. Since it was too eye-catching to ignore its existence and it was indeed a monster he didn't recognize, he asked the "newbie guide" Ms. Medusa.
"What is that yellow monster? Why is he the only one wearing yellow when everyone else is wearing black?"
Mouri Kogoro's second sentence sounded a bit dissatisfied. After all, the guy's clothing itself gave him a privilege.
Ms. Medusa followed Mouri Kogoro's line of sight, noticed the yellow figure, and explained.
"Not many Japanese people know this image, but it is very popular in the United States."
"This is an image from the classic play "The King in Yellow" by Broadway Ghost Theater in New York. Although she is said to be a king, she is actually an indescribable supernatural being."
"The yellow clothes are bound to her identity, and may also be the essence of the supernatural power, so this character must wear yellow clothes when she appears, so she is also called the 'King in Yellow'..."
Ms. Medusa gave Mouri Kogoro an enlightenment, while she herself fell into memories.
The premiere of the play "The King in Yellow" was also Sharon's debut.
The performance that night caused a huge sensation, especially the impact of the second act, which eclipsed other Broadway performances that night, so it was also called "Black Wednesday."
Sharon, who played Queen Cassilda, quickly became popular and later married the actor who played the King in Yellow.
Last year, Sharon specially invited herself and her son and daughter-in-law to watch the performance of "The King in Yellow", but she didn't expect that such a thing would happen.
Later she asked Sharon if she had foreseen the death.
Sharon responded in the affirmative and said that she met the angel in her life and thanked her for bringing her son and daughter-in-law to New York.
Yukiko originally thought that this simple friendship could last until the next generation of the two of them, until yesterday Conan found herself hiding in Kudo's house and living a secret life there, and revealed the recent situation of the black organization.
After the incident at the Cupido Hotel, the whereabouts of the two people were unknown.
Michael is Haiyuan’s brother-in-law, not to mention, the other one is Sharon’s daughter, Chris Wynyard.
If it was Sharon's daughter, she might have seen a photo of Kudo Shinichi when she was a child somewhere, and thus recognized Conan as Kudo Shinichi.
Yukiko, who likes to show off her children, of course showed Sharon photos of Xin when she was a child, but she never imagined that she, a mother, had cheated her son invisibly.
So this time I put on makeup before attending the party to try my best to make amends.
Of course, since Yukiko is not very good at intellectual reasoning, she brought an excellent teammate with her this time.
"The King in Yellow seems to have rejected many people's team formation. Let's go and take a look."
"Maybe we happen to be on the same team..."
With that said, Ms. Medusa showed the devil card in her hand to the two Mao Yuan, proving that the three of them were in a group.
…
"Who has the death card in their hand?"
"Fool! Is anyone a fool?"
Medusa, the African Vampire, and the Witch passed through the ordinary people who were shouting out their cards, reducing the authenticity of their characters, and came to the King in Yellow, showing their devil cards.
Prior to this, the King in Yellow was suspected by other guests of being a staff member with a special status due to his eye-catching clothing, and had come to test him many times.
However, the king in yellow rejected them with a slight shake of his head, looking very proud, which was in line with his status.
As the demon cards of the three were revealed, the King in Yellow turned to look at them, and the pale mask finally nodded gracefully.
Yuanzi said: "In this way, there are four of us, and there are still three more to go before we can form a group."
"No, it should be two."
Ms. Medusa pointed to the bandaged man wandering around the banquet hall, looking around, "I just saw it, and that man is also a devil card."
After a while, the last two people also came to chat with each other one after another and showed the devil cards in their hands. The two cosplayed characters were Werewolf and Mina Yin respectively.
When it was time to gather, the bandaged man wandering around also came back.
The seven people stood in a circle and checked the tarot cards in each other's hands to make sure they were not missing.
"Great, now all seven of us are here. Let's confirm the names of a few of them first..."
Mouri Kogoro, who did not want to act, took the initiative to take on the organizing task and introduced: "I am a vampire, and the person next to me is Medusa, and then in order are the werewolf, Mino Yin, and the King in Yellow..."
After being introduced to the bandage man, Mouri Kogoro got stuck.
Because the costume of the bandaged man is also very similar to that of Mina Yin, but with the addition of a pair of sunglasses, he looks like a mysterious weirdo.
"How about I call you Mu Nai Yin No. 2? That should be fine, right?"
The bandaged man raised his index finger and shook it from side to side, then stretched out his right hand, motioning for Witch Sonoko to shake his hand.
Yuanzi thought the other party was trying to take advantage of him, so he looked at him with disdain, but still extended his hand.
But as soon as he put his palm on it, that part of the bandage suddenly spread out, and the palm was not visible at all, only air.
The effect of this dazzling performance is outstanding, and it also proves that his identity is not Mu Naiyin, but an invisible man.
Sonoko: "Wow!"
Minase Yomu: "Wow~"
Excited Minase Youmeng subconsciously waved her palm, and the ghost's body touched the outer layer of the yellow clothes, causing the ragged yellow clothes to flutter.
Although Minase Youmu can usually pass through objects, when his mood fluctuates, the ghost's power seems to increase, and it can still have a slight impact.
Mu Nayin next to him was a staff member of the film crew. Seeing the amazing performance of the invisible man, I couldn't help but be surprised.
He reached for the phone in his pocket, and just as he was about to report the Invisible Man's outstanding performance to his superiors, the King in Yellow next to him suddenly shook his yellow robe.
He turned around and saw that the ragged layers were strangely windless.
What a hell...
Mu Naiyin was startled for a moment, but he came back to his senses and guessed that there might be some small device hidden under the yellow clothes to create such an effect.
The actors this movie is looking for are supporting roles on the ghost ship, so that these people can voluntarily show off their appearance and acting skills, and also save money for the movie.
If there are folk masters who can make such sophisticated props, of course they should be recruited, and maybe they can save a fortune on the props.
Therefore, Mu Naiyin decisively edited the two people's names in the phone message.
Invisible man, excellent!
The King in Yellow is excellent!
…
Seven people gathered together, and it seemed that it would be some time before the party game officially started, so they dispersed again.
Mouri Kogoro, Sonoko, Bandage Man, Medusa and the King in Yellow, a total of five people were at the bar.
Four of them were sitting in front of the bar, but the King in Yellow still stood leaning against the pillar like a statue, motionless.
"That guy worked really hard to be in the movie, and he didn't even sit down."
Mouri Kogoro looked at the King in Yellow, narrowed his half-moon eyes, and complained indifferently.
"Uncle, don't let others hear it~"
Yuanzi advised with some worry, then turned to look at the other people at the bar and said, "Both Minaoyin and the werewolf don't seem to be here. I wonder where they went?"
Ms. Medusa put down the cocktail glass in her hand and suggested: "Otherwise, let's go look for it. It's almost time for me to watch the party."
The other three accepted Medusa's proposal, and the four of them stood up together. Mouri Kogoro walked up to the King in Yellow in front of the pillar and asked.
"We are going to find two other people, do you want to come with us?"
However, the King in Yellow didn't make any answer, not even nodding and shaking his head. The mask looked ahead intently.
This made Mouri Kogoro a little annoyed. Although it was to get into the role, there must be a limit to being arrogant.
After all, I am also a famous detective!
"Hey, I said you're almost done, it's time to say something, right?"
Mouri Kogoro's tone was a little unhappy, but the King in Yellow remained unmoved, as if no one was talking to him, and the face under the pale mask was still staring straight ahead.
"Hello!"
Such a arrogant and arrogant attitude made Mouri Kogoro about to get angry, when the King in Yellow suddenly spoke again.
"No, go."
The two gloomy words and the concise reply immediately stunned Mouri Kogoro who was reaching out to touch the body of the King in Yellow.
Ms. Medusa also smiled and came up to smooth things over, "Since you don't want to go, just stay here. We will go back when we go..."
Mouri Kogoro was pulled away, but he still looked back displeased at the King in Yellow who was standing there.
What a weirdo.
I don’t know what kind of person there is down there…
…
At the same time, Qin Zhibo in the Ford van was driving and listening to the movements on the ship.
Under his dispatch, Minase Yomu had "out of body" and floated around the ship to check for any abnormalities.
Without the humanoid Gundam pilot, the decoy doll naturally becomes idle alone.
Fortunately, the microphone on my side can monitor the movements on the ghost ship and can dissuade others who want to get close.
Qin Zhibo didn't need to distinguish that angry voice too carefully to know that it was the idiot Mouri Kogoro.
According to Minase Yomu's introduction, the seven-person group on their side happened to include Mozono, whom they met before boarding the ship, as well as Kudo Shinichi and Akechi Fumiyo.
But Minase Yomu also said that based on her "feeling" for Conan, this "Kudo Shinichi" is not the same Conan.
