Chapter 346 Invitation from Twilight Mansion
"You saw it too," Saguru Hakuba smiled, "What God has forsaken should refer to the 'Goat' unblessed by God in the New Testament..."
Silence for two seconds.
Chi Feichei didn't say anything, waiting for the Following Text.
Saguru Hakuba was a little helpless. He thought Chi Feichei would be interested in continuing the Reasoning, but Never Mind, he'll say it, "The 'son forsaken by God' in the Letter, which is Little Goat, Goat is called Goat in English, and Little Goat is Kid! Phantom is phantom, Kid the phantom thief... a Thief who appears and disappears unpredictably, like a Ghost without substance, Phantom Thief Kid, but why are you so sure it's not Kid?"
Chi Feichei glanced at Saguru Hakuba, quickly withdrawing his Line of Sight, "It doesn't match the Style of the Notice. Kid's Notices are all white Cards. Although it's possible that Phantom Thief Kid wants to change Style, the content of the Letter is not Kid's Style either. That pretentious Thief wouldn't just leave such a simple Cipher at the end, it should be Cipher throughout."
Now Saguru Hakuba should already know Phantom Thief Kid's Identity. Asking him this question is to test whether he knows. After All, he and Kuroba Kaito have such a good Relationship.
Sure enough, as a Detective, he can't change his Problem of liking to be blindly Curious.
Saguru Hakuba raised his Hand and touched his nose. Chi Feichei's Glance just now was very calm, but how did he vaguely feel a trace of contempt? Did he think his test was childish? Or did he think it was unbelievable that he couldn't Understand 'this is not Kid'? If it was the former, Chi Feichei definitely knew something, even saw through his test. If it was the latter, then Chi Feichei probably still doesn't know who Kuroba Kaito is. However, Chi Feichei's Expression, Tone, and Gaze did not have a trace of Transformation, nor were there any Abnormal Subtle Move, making it really difficult to distinguish which Situation it was.
He was also worried that testing too much would make Chi Feichei angry, and Intuition told him that further testing would not yield any Outcome. Never Mind, can't he just not be Curious?
"That's right, this is indeed not Kid's Style. Although that Fellow likes to say some refined Words, he wouldn't be so Rules-abiding, or even a bit unconventional, right?" Saguru Hakuba stared straight at Chi Feichei.
After Saying that, he himself was also a bit speechless. He clearly thought beforehand that he wouldn't test... But, he really couldn't control Oneself! No, how could he not even have this bit of self-control?
"Yeah," Chi Feichei nodded without changing Expression, as if he hadn't heard Saguru Hakuba's implied meaning, "Looking at Kid's previous Style, he indeed wouldn't be so Rules-abiding. The Feeling this Letter gives me is like... um, written by a forty or fifty-year-old."
Saguru Hakuba lowered his eyes slightly. If Chi Feichei knew Phantom Thief Kid's Identity, when he mentioned the word 'unconventional', Chi Feichei would definitely subconsciously think of Kuroba Kaito, and thus think that he knew Kuroba Kaito's Identity. Whether it's thinking about how to help cover up or thinking about how to deal with him, there would be an obvious 'thinking, association' Process. Even if his Face and Tone could be controlled without a trace of Transformation, if Chi Feichei knew Kuroba Kaito's Identity, his reply shouldn't be so fast. Ordinary people would be slower by about one or two seconds, and those with faster Reactions would at least be slower by 0.5 seconds, right? Unless Chi Feichei's thinking Speed is so fast that it's beyond his imagination, otherwise, he should still be unaware of Phantom Thief Kid's Identity...
After thinking for a moment, Saguru Hakuba quickly withdrew his thoughts, "I have this Feeling too, and Phantom Thief Kid is only interested in stealing Jewels, he wouldn't send out this kind of Invitation without Jewels to steal, and even if he were stealing, Kid would openly hint that he has his eye on something, he wouldn't leave it without any indication."
"Also, the Golden Pattern on the edge of the Letter, the texture is Metal, not a printed Pattern, and there are no traces of brush strokes," Chi Feichei calmly took over the Words, "And the Pattern has breakpoints, it should be a Pattern branded with a Model after melting Gold, this is even less like Kid's Style."
He even suspected that this kind of Letter Paper was originally left in the Twilight Mansion, and was found and used by the Criminal this time.
Saguru Hakuba smiled, his Expression becoming serious, "That's right, it's more like a very particular tycoon. The Address left on the Letter is Twilight Mansion of Karasuma Renya, a tycoon who passed away half a century ago. You should have heard of that Incident, right? Many people died in Twilight Mansion..."
Chi Feichei recalled for a moment. In the original consciousness's Memory, he hadn't heard anyone mention this Matter, "I've heard of the Karasuma Family, but not that Case."
Saguru Hakuba was stunned for a moment, then understood, "Probably because your Parents are Overseas all year round and haven't mentioned it to you. Actually, many social celebrities have heard a little about this Matter. Many people died in Twilight Mansion back then. It can be said that it was a large-scale Crime Scene. I want to go see that Twilight Mansion, see who that shady Fellow is who even impersonates others for the signature. If Kid hears that someone is impersonating him and wants to do Bad Deeds, he should also go. This will definitely be an interesting Gathering... However, I originally wanted to bring Watson with me, in case of any Accidents. You also know that Flying Birds can sometimes be of great Help, but looking at Watson now, I can't take it with me."
Chi Feichei suddenly remembered that in the Plot of Twilight Mansion, the Helicopter was called in because Saguru Hakuba had Watson send a Letter out... Of course, he believed that even without Watson reporting the Information, those Detectives would find a Method to escape, they wouldn't die.
"Hassashi-niisan, are you Intention to go Check it out? Speaking of which, the Karasuma Family's Family Crest is a Crow, you have a lot of fate with it," Saguru Hakuba's eyes showed a hint of deeper meaning, "If you are going, I will Call the Number left on the Letter now."
"If you want to try, then try," Chi Feichei said indifferently. It's already past 10 PM now. If it's not for important Matters, or if the other party is a familiar Person, Calling the other party at this Time is somewhat inappropriate. But that's exactly what's needed, this 'inappropriateness'! Will the other party answer the Phone Call? What are the possible Reasons for not answering the Phone Call? If they answer the Phone Call, what is the Environment over there? What is the other party's State? ... All of these may collect some Information about the other party.
Saguru Hakuba specifically mentioned 'Call now', that's the Intention.
"It seems you Understand too..." Saguru Hakuba chuckled, picked up the Letter on the Table, Get Up and went to the Landline Phone next to him, dialed the Number on the Letter, and by the way, took out his Pocket Watch.
Chi Feichei also wanted to know if Saguru Hakuba could get any Clue, so he also Get Up and followed.
Saguru Hakuba looked up at Chi Feichei, and pressed the Speakerphone Button on the Landline Phone.
"Beep... Beep..." "Hello? May I ask who's calling?" A young Woman's dazed Voice came from the other end of the Phone Call.
When the Phone Call connected, Saguru Hakuba lowered his eyes and glanced at the Time on his Pocket Watch, his Tone containing a smile, "I am Saguru Hakuba. I'm Sorry for Calling so late, but, I received an Invitation Letter during the Day today, inviting me to be a guest at Twilight Mansion, and this Number was left on the Letter..."
"Yes," the Woman's Voice on the other end said, "So Detective Hakuba is Calling because..."
Saguru Hakuba said directly, "I have a Friend who heard about this Matter, and he is also very interested. I want to ask if I can bring him along? A Check for 2 million Japanese Yen is attached to the Letter, and the word 'Wisdom' is specifically mentioned. I think you should have something you want to Request me to investigate, right? He has also helped the Police solve many Cases, and is a very capable Person. Going there might be of Help."
"Is that so..." The female Voice paused for a moment, "I will Reply to you Tomorrow, is that okay with you?"
"Of course, no Problem," Saguru Hakuba said Politely, "Then I won't bother you anymore."
"Okay."
Hanging up the Phone Call, Saguru Hakuba Turn Head and said to Chi Feichei, "It should be a Maid. There are two Things that I care about. First, is the Time she answered the Phone Call. Listening to her Voice, she should have been sleeping Before. From being woken up to answering, it only took 47 seconds..."
"It shows that she doesn't have other Work, at least no other Work recently. Her Task is just to guard the Phone." Chi Feichei said concisely.
"That's right, the second point is that she said she would Reply to me Tomorrow. Perhaps the Master has already gone to sleep, or perhaps he is not in her Vicinity, and she can't contact him for a while. It's really a Pity. I originally wanted to test the Situation of the inviter. Looking at this Situation, she probably doesn't know much either," Saguru Hakuba sighed with some regret, and then said to Chi Feichei, "The Invitation Time on the Letter is September 29th, where shall we meet then?"
"Call," Chi Feichei said.
"Then I will Call you at 9 AM, is that okay?"
"Okay."
After the two agreed on a Method to meet, Chi Feichei didn't stay long. After driving away, he slowed down the Speed of the Car on the Road and made a Phone Call to Haibara Ai.
One was to ask if Haibara Ai had returned. If not, he would go and send Haibara Ai back. The Reply he got was that Doctor Agasa had already gone to pick her up.
Another, he also wanted to Check if there were any Bugs or Things like that in the Car. If there are Bugs in the Car, the Bug will emit Radio Waves and interfere with the Phone Call, and there will be Noise during the Phone Call. This is also the fastest and most convenient Method of identification.
Today, first there was Irish Whiskey Tracking him, then Conan hitched a ride in his Car, and finally he met a High School Detective who was also full of Curiosity. He was really not reassured.
Fortunately, the Phone Call was normal, without Noise.
Hanging up the Phone Call, Chi Feichei put the Mobile Phone by his Hand, watching the Road and driving, "Hassashi, Feimo, how many Days are there until September 29th?"
The Snake and Crow nestled in the Passenger Seat: "..." Sigh, don't Say anything else...
"Master, there are still two Days..." "Master, September 29th is the Day after Tomorrow..."
"Yeah." Chi Feichei responded. He really couldn't solve this 'Problem'. Because today is November 3rd...
(End of Chapter)