Chapter 535: Hu Cang Family’s Entrustment

On January 10, Saturday, evening, in the open-air hot spring outside Machida’s house in Tsurumaihara, Hokkaido.

When Mori, Ran, Conan, and Sonoko were enjoying the hot spring, Machida Yasushi came over, "Mr. Mori, the lawyer on the mountain has come, can I ask Mr. Mori to be a witness?"

"Of course." Molly agreed. ...

Machida's living room.

In addition to Mr. Machida, Machida Noriko, and Machida Hiroshi, there are also lawyers on the mountain and the village head.

Lawyer Yamagami adjusted the camcorder, and then began to read Mr. Machida’s will, to the effect that Mr. Machida was willing to donate all his inheritance to the village after his death, in order to protect the red-crowned cranes and migratory birds that came to the village.

Lawyer Shan Shang said: "If you have no objection..."

Machida Yasushi asked: "I have a question, what if the village spends the money elsewhere?"

The village head shouted: "How is this possible, you..."

Machida Yasuke asked: "I mean, what if, and what if there are a lot of people in the village?"

"Yeah, Dad, they are not obligatory like you, are they?" Hiroshi Machida said, "Your 300 million yen seems a lot, but it is only enough to pay a dozen people for a few years."

Machida said: "And who knows if they will buy cheap food at high prices for your favorite red-crowned cranes."

"Enough," cried Machida-san, and then said, "I've settled the matter, Attorney Yamagami, bring the papers."

Machida Yasuke asked: "Wait a minute, what if there are no red-crowned cranes and migratory birds here in the future?"

"What are you talking about!" Mr. Machida grabbed Machida Yasushi by the collar and shouted, "What do you want to do to my red-crowned crane?"

"I didn't do anything, I just said if." Machida Bao said, "Brother, some things should be considered carefully."

"Needless to say." Mr. Machida let go of Machida Yasushi, and then took the documents from Lawyer Yamagami.

"Okay, big brother, since that's the case," Machida took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, "Hi, is this the Department of Agriculture? I found a sick bird here. Yes, I don't know the condition, but come quickly Let's deal with it, I am Tsurumahara here."

"Abao, what are you talking about?" Mr. Machida asked.

"Brother, I know you love birds, but this is different. In order to prevent bird flu, Hong Kong has already started to kill all live birds on the 29th. On the 29th, that was years ago. One can imagine the problem Serious." Machida Yasushi said, "So, big brother, don't hide it anymore."

"You, what are you talking about?" Mr. Machida blushed angrily.

The village chief asked, "Xiu Zao, is this true? Are there really sick birds here?"

Shuzo Machida said, "Yes, but..."

"Don't talk about it, this must be taken seriously." The village chief said, "I'll go back immediately and inform the villagers that all these red-crowned cranes and birds must be caught and dealt with according to the situation."

"What?" Shuzo Machida said excitedly, "You, you can't, uh..." But before he finished speaking, he fell to the ground.

"Father!" Machida Noriko and Machida Hiroshi shouted.

"Everyone, don't move." Mori said, and then stepped forward and pressed Machida Shuzo's neck,

"And the heartbeat. Did he have a heart attack? Where's the medicine?"

"I haven't heard that my elder brother has a heart attack. He used to have high blood pressure, but I haven't seen him take medicine these days." Machida Yasushi said, "I think it's better to call an ambulance quickly." He contacted him by mobile phone Ambulance, and said the situation.

"Okay, I'll go back and inform the villagers first." The village chief said and left.

Lan whispered to Yuanzi, "You don't really want to deal with those birds, do you?"

"I don't know either." Yuanzi said, "By the way, I need to inform Mei Daizi as soon as possible."

"Yes, tell her that these birds are not edible," Lan said. ...

On the other side, in an RV in the woods.

Yamazaki received a call from Sonoko and Ran on a Maori mobile phone, and pressed the speakerphone.

After hearing Yuanzi and Lan's words, Mei Daizi smiled and said, "Really, it's winter, Hong Kong's migratory birds won't come here, they won't come until spring."

Yamazaki said: "The resident bird that comes over in summer, that is, the red-crowned crane, is possible, but the red-crowned crane caught by Mei Daizi is definitely not sick, and I don't know if it is a virus carrier, but it will be fine to eat if it is cooked. Do not worry."

"It turns out that these red-crowned cranes are the main problem." Yuanzi said.

"By the way, your dinner seems to be gone," Mei Daizi said with a smile, "Would you like to come over?"

Yamazaki laughed, "There's beef and vegetables in the refrigerator."

"Then it's settled." Sonoko said, "But you guys should come here."

"No problem," Yamazaki said.

"Okay, I'm hanging up the phone." Mei Daizi said. ...

Soon after, the RV parked outside Machida's house, and Sonoko and Ran went up. ...

Ten minutes later, the ambulance arrived.

"It's too slow," Machida Hiroshi said.

"This is not Tokyo." Machida Yasushi said, "You guys go first, and I'll be there later."

After that, Machida Noriko, Machida Hiroshi, and lawyer Yamagami followed the ambulance.

Not long after, people from the Agriculture Department came over, and the village head also brought people over.

After learning about the situation, the leader of the Agricultural Department asked, "How many of those red-crowned cranes came here in summer?"

"I don't know, only my elder brother knows this." Machida Bao said.

The team leader asked, "Are those all raised by your elder brother?"

The village head said: "No, building is just feeding."

"Then it's not private property? Then it's easy to handle." The team leader said, and then ordered his subordinates to catch the red-crowned cranes, "Make sure these red-crowned cranes are safe first."

"Then, if there's nothing wrong, I'll go to the hospital." Machida Bao said.

"Okay, I wish your brother a speedy recovery." The team leader said.

After Machida Yasushi left, Mori and Conan got into the RV, and then the RV drove back to the Headquarters of Good Mood Hokkaido, and everyone returned to Tokyo by plane. ...

At night, Maori Detective Agency.

Maori found a message on the answering machine, and a man named Hu Cang Daisuke approached him. ...

Sunday, January 11, morning.

Mori rented a car and took Yamazaki, Ran and Conan to Daisuke Torakura's house.

Lan asked, "Father, who is Mr. Hu Cang?"

Maori asked, "What about Mr. Desura?"

"De, Desura!" Lan was taken aback.

"It's not that Desura." Maori laughed, "Mr. Hu Cang is a writer, and he is considered the most popular writer in the domestic horror novel circle. Most of his published novels are about vampires. The protagonist, that's why everyone gave him a title like Mr. Desura, and called the villa where he lived in Desura's Villa."

"Oh, I see," Lan said, "he's starting to write some hero fantasy-style novels now."

"Sister Lan, have you seen it?" Conan asked.

"It belongs to Yuanzi." Lan said, and then asked, "How do you know this, Dad? You don't read these books?"

"Don't forget, I'm a famous detective." Maori said proudly.

"Sister Lan." Conan pointed to the magazine that Yamazaki was holding in the passenger seat.

Yamazaki saw it in the rearview mirror, and took the initiative to lift the magazine in his hand, "Terror Times Monthly Daisuke Torakura Special Report, I just bought it this morning."

Lan smiled and said, "So it's just hugging Buddha's feet."

"Whispering." Maori said angrily. ...

Villa Desura.

The villa is built on the sea cliff and is an octagonal ancient Western European building.

A young man who was pruning branches in the yard saw Maori's car coming in, immediately dropped the pruning tool and ran over, then saluted Maori who got off the car and said, "Are you Mr. Maori? Thank you for taking the time to come here gone."

Maori asked, "Excuse me, are you..."

"I'm a student learning to write novels from Teacher Hu Cang. My name is Toshiya Tasho." Toshiya Tasho said, "Please follow me. The teacher has been waiting for you since just now."

"Please lead the way." Maori said, and then asked, "Who is that painting lady over there?"

"That's the teacher's wife, Mrs. Zhu Zi." Tiansuo Junya said.

"Father." Lan licked Maori's ear unhappily. ...

living room.

Two people who were chatting, one fat and one thin, saw Maori and others coming in, and the fat man greeted him and said, "Excuse me, are you the famous detective Maori Kogoro?"

"I am." Maori smiled happily.

"I knew it, it's an honor to meet you. My name is Fumio Doi," said Fumio Doi. "I'm currently the editor-in-chief of the Horror Times Monthly at University Hall Press."

"Hello," Molly said.

The thin one came over and said, "I have admired your name for a long time, Maori Detective, my name is Hamura Shuichi, and I am currently working in the Folklore Research Office of Northern Kanto University."

Maori asked, "Then what kind of research do you do?"

Hamura Shuichi said: "The main research is on vampire legends."

Maori asked, "Excuse me, Mr. Hu Cang?"

Toshiya Tasho said: "The teacher is writing in the study right now." He pointed to a room facing the sea.

Toshiya Tasho led Mori and Yamazaki through the aisle, then opened the door, revealing a black curtain, "Mr. Mori, the teacher is inside."

At this time, a woman's scream came from inside the room, Moli immediately lifted the curtain and got in, while Yamazaki opened the curtain and guarded the door.

With the help of the light, Maori found that a vampire movie was playing in the room, and then saw a vampire coming, and was startled, but the vampire spoke in a gloomy tone, "Mr. Maori Kogoro? Hello, welcome Come to my Villa Desura, I am Daisuke Torakura."

"You, hello." Mao Li forced a smile, and at the same time thought, what a joke.

Daisuke Torakura said: "I'm sorry, I usually do this kind of vampire style, wrapping myself in vampire clothes, showing vampire movies while doing creation, and that's why I brought those countless masterpieces to this world. .” He said and turned on the light.

"It's okay." Mori said, and then introduced Yamazaki who came in to Daisuke Torakura, "This is my assistant Yamazaki."

"Hello, Mr. Torakura." Yamazaki said.

"Hello." Daisuke Torakura said, and then ordered Toshiya Tasho to serve coffee.

Soon after, Mori learned why Daisuke Hukura invited him to investigate the behavior of his wife Zhuzi Hukura.

Maori asked, "Third party investigation?"

Daisuke Hukura said: "That's right, I hope you can seize the strong evidence of her adultery, catch that man and expose all this."

"Okay." Molly sighed.

Daisuke Torakura said: "It's okay to pay one million, of course, the funding is another matter."

"Yes, yes, I will do my best." Mao Li smiled and rubbed his hands, thinking, that's great, now I can pay back the money owed to Lan, and still have a lot left.

At this time, Tiansuo Junya came to inform that lunch was ready. So at the invitation of Daisuke Torakura, the four of them stayed for lunch.

After that, there was a heavy snowstorm outside, and it was impossible to drive, so the four Maori had to stay. ...

In the afternoon, the living room.

Daisuke Torakura went back to his room to take a nap, and Juko Torakura went to the studio. Fumio Doi, Shuichi Hamura, Mori, Yamazaki, Ran, and Conan sat together for afternoon tea prepared by Toshiya Tasho.

Ran asked Hamura Shuichi: "By the way, Mr. Hamura, is Desura a fictional character?"

"That's right, to be exact, it's Count Dracula, who is a character in a novel published by the British writer Bram Stoker in 1897. The real prototype is porphyria, a patient with a blood disease. However, in medieval Europe, there did exist that kind of brutal behavior. The most famous one was Vlad III, Dracula, the warlord of the Principality of Wallachia in the 15th century. The title of devil spread throughout Europe." Hideyuki Hamura said with a smile, "I don't think you would want to hear about his specific behavior, Miss Lan."

"Yes, yes." Lan nodded quickly.

Hamura Shuichi said: "Mr. Torakura has collected a lot of ancient documents in this area. I often come here to disturb him just for these documents."

Looking at Junzai Tiansuo who was going to get some snacks, Lan asked, "I think Mr. Tiansuo is kind to people. Does a person like him like horror novels?"

Hamura Shuichi said: "If you say that the novels he really likes should be heroic fantasy novels."

Fuminan Doi, who was chatting with Mao Li, said with a smile: "At the beginning, I thought he was very talented, so I introduced this kid to Mr. Torakura." Then he said to Mao Li, "Sorry, I'm going to the bathroom." Then he left, Hideichi Hamura replaced him and chatted with Mori.

Afterwards, Toshiya Tasho came over to have some snacks, and then went to play with Ran, Yamazaki, and Conan with playing cards. ...

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Yamazaki watched the heavy snowstorm outside, and called home from the landline here, saying that he would not go back at night.

"No way?" Mei Daizi said, "By the way, I will send a car to pick you up."

"This place is similar to the Panshan Linhe Road in a good mood. It is Panshan Linhai Road. It is too dangerous when the road is blocked by heavy snow." Yamazaki said.

"Really, how did this happen? Alright." Mei Daizi said, "Then I'll pick you up by helicopter when the snow stops."

"Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Yamazaki asked.

"It depends." Mei Daizi smiled.

"Okay." Yamazaki shook his head and smiled. ...

Half past eight in the evening, living room.

Toshiya Tasho served after-dinner tea to Daisuke Torakura, Shuko Torakura, Mori, Fumio Doi, Shuichi Hamura, Yamazaki, Ran and Conan.

Lan held the tea and said with a smile, "It smells so good."

"Thank you, this is the scented tea I made myself." Toshiya Tasho smiled.

Mao Li said with a smile: "The dinner just now was also delicious. It seems that Mr. Tiansuo is very good at cooking."

"Thank you for your compliment." Toshiya Tasuo smiled.

Hamura Hide said with a smile: "Thanks to him, Mrs. Torakura can live a leisurely life regardless of family affairs."

Toshiya Tasho said: "Mr. Hamura, in fact, I can follow him to learn the creation of novels next to the teacher, and I should do this."

"Okay, I have to go to work." Daisuke Torakura said after finishing his tea.

Fumio Doi said, "Then, Mr. Torakura, I'll be counting on the new serialized novel next month."

"Heh, heh," Daisuke Torakura laughed, "but before that, I have to finish this month's manuscript." Then he ordered, "Tasuo, please bring the wine and the movie to my study. "

"Okay, teacher." Toshiya Tasho saluted, and then asked, "But, teacher, which movie should I take?"

"You can choose whatever you want." Daisuke Torakura finished speaking and left the living room.

"Yes, teacher." Toshiya Tasuo said with a salute.

When Daisuke Torakura left, Toshiya Tasho said to Yamazaki, Ran and Conan: "By the way, Mr. Yamazaki, Miss Ran, Conan, would you like to go with me, you can see a lot of weird things there."

"I won't go." Yamazaki said.

"Something weird?" Ran asked.

Hideo Hamura smiled and said, "It's the small props and costumes in the vampire movies. Those are the vampire collections that Mr. Torakura is most proud of."

"Then let's go, Sister Lan." Conan said with a smile.

"Well, I think I'm still..." Lan said with some fear.

"It's all fake, what's so scary." Yamazaki laughed.

Lan thought for a while and said, "Alright then."...