The client was a guy called Masaaki Obu.
He seemed to be the second son of the famous Masaaki Obu?
A certain confused detective didn't seem to care at all.
The commission fee this time was quite considerable.
Puppet show?
The first thing Mauliland wanted was a person.
Tachibana Zuomi.
He seemed to be very good at puppet shows.
One of the primary school detectives said naturally.
The Tachibana family had a longer history than the Masaaki Obu.
Now, Tachibana Zuomi was more powerful.
"How do you know?" A certain confused detective looked at Conan Edogawa from the corner of his eyes.
As for a certain primary school detective, he only gave a big, bright smile.
He said that Zuomi told him all this.
That guy was never stingy with his praise.
It was as if Zuomi really existed.
Even if a certain primary school detective thought of him, he couldn't match him with Tachibana Zuomi.
He knew that this was Tachibana Zuomi's ventriloquism.
But after seeing so many supernatural incidents, he almost suspected that he had a soul.
The Masaaki Obu didn't live in a remote area.
This was very rare for people like them.
Mōri Kogoro and the others didn't take long to reach there.
It was a very large and Japanese house.
Because someone had told them in advance, they were smoothly brought to the house.
They were greeted by his client this time, Masaaki Obu.
He had prepared a place for them to stay for tonight.
That's right.
They had to stay here for a night.
The commission this time was very simple.
Their family would receive strange phone calls late at night.
This had been going on for a week.
Every day at two o 'clock in the morning.
Not a minute more, not a minute less.
And when their family members picked up the phone, they couldn't hear anything.
This was a very bad prank.
They hoped that they could stop this behavior.
Did they offend anyone recently?
A certain primary school detective raised his innocent and young face and asked casually.
Ya Zhang from the Imperial Visitation Department looked at him in surprise.
He said that it was because he didn't that he found it strange.
Nothing had happened a while ago.
At the same time, it was so late at night.
A certain elementary school detective had to consider the implications of this.
At this time, it would indeed be treated as something that couldn't be explained by science!
The corners of his lips curled up slightly.
But none of them seemed to have any letters.
Not long after they arrived, Masaaki from the Ministry of Visitors took them to see his father.
He still had to make the decisions in this family.
It was an old man who looked a little strict.
Kentaro Suibe.
He frowned but still sat down.
This time, they hoped that Detective Maori could help them solve the problem.
Kentaro gave Mōri Kogoro and the others the courtesy they deserved.
However, this was probably just a child's mischief.
After you find him, don't make a big deal out of it.
He said to his Visitors' Secretary Ya Zhang.
Kentaro Suibe left.
Only then did Mauliland notice that there was another person here.
Ju Zuo was nearby.
Why are you here?
Mauliland asked him naturally.
And he hadn't spoken yet!
The puppet beside him jumped out.
It was better to let him speak!
Ju Zuo's grandfather and Grandpa Suibe were good friends.
Therefore, Ju Zuo came almost every year.
But!
This time, it wasn't because of these ordinary visits.
Grandpa Suibe's grandson was about to go on stage.
But at this time, he suddenly changed his mind.
This made it very difficult for them.
The news of going on stage had already been sent out.
There was no way to change it.
Therefore, Kentaro Suibe could only think of other ideas.
Fortunately, he thought of Ju Zuo.
He was about the same age as Ju Zuo.
Every time, as long as it was Ju Zuo, he would listen.
Kentaro Suibe always felt like a failure.
He was that kid's grandfather.
But every time he spoke, it didn't work.
Ju Zuo had originally wanted to go to his performance.
After receiving the news, of course, he could rush here as soon as possible.
Ju Zuo's work was very effective.
Now, the boy, who was about his age, had begun to seriously prepare for his upcoming performance on the stage.
Ju Zuo had also practiced with him for a long time.
This matter simply made Kentaro Suibe unable to be more satisfied.
The stage was the day after tomorrow.
Ju Zuo's excited expression indicated that he was really looking forward to seeing that kid go on stage.
Ju Zuo had always been clumsy.
Sigh!
He really didn't expect to see him go on stage one day!
He pretended to be very mature.
Mauliland laughed.
And a certain elementary school detective casually asked Ju Zuo.
What was going on with the stage this time?
The puppet, Ju Zuo, had an exaggerated expression on his face. If he went on stage alone, it meant that he could take charge alone.
Ju Zuo had also done it not long ago.
Ju Zuo's performance this time was very special.
Just like Ju Zuo's performance not long ago.
Ju Zuo didn't hesitate to tell him everything he knew.
After he went on stage, he would automatically become the head of the Ju Zuo family.
This was a very joyous thing.
When was this matter decided?
A certain elementary school detective immediately asked Ju Zuo.
Ju Zuo just looked at him casually.
In the end, it was Ju Zuo who said in a very calm tone. It was about a week ago?
But that was only when they received the invitation.
More than a week.
This time couldn't help but make a certain elementary school detective concerned.
That mysterious midnight phone call had lasted for about that long.
Was there any connection between them?
But all of this was still just speculation.
He still needed more things.
Just like that, they stayed here.
Ju Zuo had asked them why they were here before.
About the phone call.
He hadn't heard anyone mention it.
However, a certain puppeteer who had been trying to be a detective also became interested in this case.
This was the Ju Zuo family's matter.
It was the Ju Zuo family's matter.
He couldn't ignore it.
This was Ju Zuo's answer to Ju Zuo's question.
And Ju Zuo only had a helpless look on his face.
Sigh!
It was like this again.
He said that, but his expression was completely different.
Because they were waiting for the phone call, the Maori father and daughter, Conan Edogawa, Ju Zuo, and the Ju Zuo family's Masaaki were all awake.
Even the Ju Zuo family's Kentaro woke up before two o 'clock.
They all walked to the room at the same time.
The phone was right in front of them.
When the clock rang at two o 'clock in the morning, a certain elementary school detective and Mōri Kogoro all gathered beside the phone.
However, the expected phone call didn't ring.
Instead, there was a power outage.
All of a sudden, everything before their eyes turned pitch-black.
What was going on?
It was the voice of the Ju Zuo family's Masaaki.
There was an obvious sense of shock in his tone.
This was the first time.
Before this, even if the phone rang for a long time, there had never been a power outage in the middle.
He was a little panicked.
He didn't know what this meant.
It was early in the morning, and the lighting in this house wasn't particularly good.
How did they suddenly change from a bright place to this pitch-black darkness?
Therefore, this kind of feeling was very frightening.
It was as if something special would emerge from some direction.
Mauliland unconsciously pulled Conan Edogawa.
She had always been most afraid of this kind of thing.
A certain elementary school detective also let her pull him.
A gust of cold wind blew in through the small window.
The atmosphere was filled with a sense of strangeness.
The detectives all remained calm at this time.
Including a certain famous detective who was confused most of the time.
He asked them to find a flashlight and then check the power switch.
Just as Mōri Kogoro spoke, a certain elementary school detective's watch-shaped flashlight lit up.
With the flashlight's light.
Everything in this room could be seen clearly.
The Ju Zuo family's Masaaki's anxiety was written all over his face.
And the Ju Zuo family's Kentaro stood not far in front with a cold face, as if he didn't care about all this.
A certain elementary school detective called out several times, but he didn't call the Ju Zuo family's Masaaki out of his mood.
Tachibana Zuo and Mōri Kogoro didn't have any effect either.
In the end, it was the Ju Zuo family's Kentaro who spoke.
The Ju Zuo family's Masaaki came back to his senses. He asked what they were going to do.
The Ju Zuo family's Masaaki took them to the power switch.
A certain elementary school detective pointed his flashlight there. The wire had been cut.
This was why there was a power outage here.
However, Conan Edogawa also noticed that the wire here was very thin. As long as there was electricity, it would be impossible for it to not be cut.
Why did you use such thin wires?
A certain confused detective looked at the Ju Zuo family's Masaaki next to him.
The Ju Zuo family's Masaaki was completely confused.
He said that he didn't know what was going on either.
Clearly, this wasn't what he was looking at before.
Someone had changed the wire.
The purpose was to cause a power outage here.
The Ju Zuo family's house was a very traditional old house.
Even if they lived in a place like this, they still maintained those old habits.
Except for things like lights and fans, they didn't use much electricity.