The Pirated Onmyoji of the Detective World

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Suddenly, Xiaolan said with some doubt, "If you stand in the middle and look to both sides, whether it's the garden or the house, the left and right sides are exactly the same!"

Yuu Aragaki noticed that Conan seemed about to say something, but was interrupted by Kogoro Mouri.

Kogoro Mouri began his introduction in a serious tone: "This kind of architecture is what's called a symmetrical design. Professor Moriya spent his entire high school years in England, and because of that, he has a particular fascination with British architecture. He has a deep appreciation for, and a deep appreciation for..."

Kogoro Mouri, who had been speaking fluently, suddenly started to stutter after saying only half of what he had said.

"..."

Kogoro Mouri awkwardly wiped away imaginary sweat from his brow. After all, he had just boasted of being a walking library, but now he was suddenly stuck here.

Kogoro Mouri was just about to pull out his cheat sheet from his pocket.

At this moment, Yu Aragaki filled in the gaps for Kogoro Mouri: "The obsession with classical symmetrical architectural style is something that ordinary people can't understand!"

"???"

Kogoro Mouri, who had just pulled out his cheat sheet, suddenly froze.

Conan and Ran looked blankly at Aragaki Yu and Miyano Akemi who had suddenly appeared behind them.

His eyes held both doubt and surprise.

"Aragaki (Aragaki-nii-san)! And Masami-san! What are you doing here?"

After Aragaki Yu and Miyano Akemi nodded to the group, Aragaki Yu continued, "Moritani Teiji's real name was Sadaharu, but because the name was asymmetrical, it was changed to the symmetrical Teiji."

Having received an invitation from Teiji Moriya, Yuu Aragaki naturally conducted some research on him before coming.

Therefore, they have a certain understanding of both him personally and his residence.

Conan, standing nearby, couldn't help but mutter to himself after hearing that someone had changed their name simply because it was asymmetrical: "This Teiji Moriya is just sick!"

Ran's attention, however, was elsewhere. She excitedly approached Miyano Akemi, took her arm, and exclaimed, "Ayami-nee, this is the first time I've ever seen such a beautiful garden!"

Chapter 229 Tea Party

"Ran, did you also receive an invitation from Mr. Moriya?" Miyano Akemi asked Ran with a smile.

It was quite obvious from her expression that Miyano Akemi had a lot of affection for Ran.

"Actually, it was Shinichi who received the invitation..." Ran whispered in Miyano Akemi's ear.

Akemi Miyano nodded: "I see."

Ran, holding Miyano Akemi in her arms, looked around at the scenery, her eyes shining: "I really didn't expect this place to be so beautiful!"

"It is truly an honor to receive your praise."

Suddenly, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie walked out of a house not far away.

He slowly walked up to the group, a warm smile on his face, and introduced himself: "Hello everyone, I am Moriya Teiji."

"Ah!" Ran was stunned for a moment when she saw her master, Teiji Moriya, suddenly walk out. She then took two steps back, bowed, and introduced herself: "Master Moriya, my name is Ran Mouri. These two are my father and Conan Edogawa. We are here today because Shinichi, ah, no, because Shinichi Kudo was unable to attend the event. So we are here in his place."

Upon hearing that Shinichi Kudo couldn't come, Teiji Moriya hesitated for a moment. He stroked his beard and said with some disappointment, "Is that so? Mr. Kudo can't come."

Although he didn't know why Teiji Moriya wanted to see him so much, Conan quickly pointed to Uncle Mori and interjected, "Even though Shinichi-nii isn't here, Uncle Mori is a famous detective too!"

"Hmm, kid, what do you mean by that?" Kogoro Mouri was a little confused when Conan suddenly called on him. He glared at Conan, then walked up to Teiji Moriya and introduced himself with his right hand: "I am Kogoro Mouri."

Teiji Moriya immediately smiled and extended his hand to shake hands with Kogoro Mouri: "So you are the famous detective Kogoro Mouri! It's a pleasure to meet you!"

The next moment, Teiji Moriya turned to look at Yuu Aragaki and Akemi Miyano, and asked with some confusion, "Who are these two?"

Just as Xiaolan was about to speak up to help with the introductions, Aragaki Yu stepped forward, blocking Xiaolan's path, and spoke first: "Hello, Mr. Moriya, I am Aragaki Yu from the Aragaki Family Yin-Yang House, and this is my companion, Hirota Masami."

"Ok?"

When Moriya Teiji heard about Aragaki Yu's Yin-Yang House, he was clearly taken aback. He looked at the boy in front of him with surprise: "I didn't know that Aragaki Tsune and his wife were yours?"

“It is indeed my father and mother,” Aragaki Yu nodded in response. “Due to some unforeseen circumstances, I had to accept the invitation on their behalf.”

"Welcome, welcome indeed!" Moriya Teiji was pleasantly surprised to see the people from the Aragaki clan's Yin-Yang House. "I received a lot of help from your father in the past, and I have never had the chance to thank them! Please allow me to show my hospitality today."

"You're too kind!" Aragaki Yu didn't take his polite words to heart.

After a brief exchange, Teiji Moriya led his group to the backyard where they would hold an afternoon tea party.

"This backyard is just as beautiful!" Ran whispered in Miyano Akemi's ear.

“Yes, Ran,” Akemi Miyano nodded in agreement.

Conan observed the various guests in the backyard and couldn't help but think to himself, "No wonder this is a tea party hosted by a famous architect. They're all musicians, models, big businessmen and critics, or entertainers. Basically, everyone here is a familiar face from television."

Teiji Moriya smiled broadly: "Come on, everyone, please don't be shy, just enjoy your leisurely afternoon here!"

"Wow, even the pastries here are so exquisite!" Xiaolan exclaimed, her eyes shining as she looked at the food laid out on the table in the yard.

Looking at the confectionery displayed in front of her, which was clearly different from the ones in the store, Akemi Miyano asked with some surprise, "I think these must all be handmade confectionery!"

Teiji Moriya replied with a smile, "Of course, for a formal tea party, of course, we should serve our guests handmade sweets. Please don't be shy, enjoy them as much as you like."

"Then we won't be polite!"

Ran and Akemi Miyano picked up the pastries in front of them with great anticipation and began to enjoy them.

Even Conan wiped away non-existent drool from the corner of his mouth, ran to the table, picked up a cake, and started eating.

Teiji Moriya also walked to the dining table and asked with a smile, "How's the food? Does it suit your taste?"

"This cookie is really delicious!" Xiaolan couldn't help but squint her eyes.

"Hmm, it's even comparable to the pastries in dessert shops," Miyano Akemi couldn't help but praise after tasting the pastry in her hand.

"Hmm...this cake is delicious too!" Conan quickly chimed in after swallowing the cake he had stuffed into his mouth.

"Hahahaha!" Hearing everyone's comments, Moriya Teiji couldn't help but laugh out loud and said happily, "You are all too kind. I'm glad you like it. In that case, it proves that the effort I put into making the desserts last night wasn't in vain."

"Huh!?" Ran, Akemi Miyano, and Conan, who were standing next to him, were obviously stunned after hearing Teiji Moriya's words.

They had just assumed that the pastries were made by the chefs at the manor, and they never imagined that Moriya Teiji had prepared them all himself.

Similarly, a beautiful young woman in purple standing not far away also heard Moriya Teiji's words and looked over in surprise, asking, "Professor, I didn't know you could cook!"

After glancing back, Teiji Moriya replied matter-of-factly, "Of course, I'm still single! How can I not cook? All the snacks laid out here today, whether they're sandwiches or cookies, were made by myself. That's just my personality; I won't feel at ease unless I make them myself!"

The surrounding guests also gathered around, taking the opportunity to respectfully say to Teiji Moriya, "I see, Professor Moriya, I think these beautiful buildings were born because of this spirit."

Hearing everyone's comments, Moriya Teiji knew they were flattering him, but he couldn't help but proudly raise his head: "Hahaha, of course. If it doesn't possess aesthetic qualities, I can't accept it as architecture!"

Chapter 230 Momotaro

At this point, Teiji Moriya seemed to have thought of something, and his expression suddenly became somewhat serious: "Many young architects today simply lack an awareness of beauty! They must take a stronger sense of responsibility for their work!"

Noticing the sudden silence and surprise of the surrounding guests, Teiji Moriya realized that his previous remarks had been somewhat inappropriate, so he quickly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Mr. Mori, I'd like to ask you a question, is that alright?"

"Ask me a question?" Kogoro Mouri pointed to himself, looking somewhat bewildered.

Teiji Moriya nodded, somewhat expectantly, and said, "Yes, because I'm about to start a company that the three of us will run together to deduce a universal internet password. Since you're the famous detective Kogoro Mouri, you should be able to crack it right away, right?"

Although Teiji Moriya had a smile on his face the whole time he was speaking, Yuu Aragaki noticed the hint of mockery in his eyes when he said the last sentence.

It seems this guy is definitely not right!

Upon hearing Teiji Moriya's words, the surrounding guests realized that this seemingly unremarkable man was none other than the recently famous Kogoro Mouri, and they all exclaimed in surprise.

"Ahem." Uncle Mori couldn't stand the admiring looks from those around him, so after straightening his suit, he said confidently, "Alright, you're right. Now, please tell me your question."

Seeing the middle-aged man suddenly put on an act, Conan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but think to himself, "Hey, can you even handle this?!"

"That's wonderful." As he spoke, Teiji Moriya took out a stack of papers from his shirt and handed them to Kogoro Mouri and the people around him: "These are the information on those three people. The access code is a word formed by the three of them. There are five hiragana characters in total. Of course, Miss Ran, you can try it too."

After turning the hourglass on the table upside down, Moriya Teiji said to everyone present, "You have three minutes. Let's all try to crack this code. Alright, the timer starts now!"

……

Looking at the card in his hand that recorded the basic information of the three people, Uncle Mori stroked his chin and muttered with some trouble, "There are no words in their names that they have in common, their birth dates and blood types are different, and even their hobbies are completely different. Hmm... it seems to be much more difficult than I thought."

"How strange, what do they have in common?" Ran was also puzzled. Seeing Conan standing on tiptoe trying to see the contents of the card, Ran handed him the card.

"This is really difficult, Aragaki-kun, I'm leaving this to you!"

Akemi Miyano also received the card. After a moment's thought, completely clueless, she unhesitatingly stuffed the card into Yuu Aragaki's hand and then winked at him playfully.

"what is it?"

"This puzzle is really difficult!"

"..."

The guests were also completely stumped by this riddle.

Seeing the guests deep in thought in the backyard, Moriya Teiji smiled slightly, then picked up his pipe and walked to the side.

For someone who is thinking about a problem, three minutes pass quickly.

A guest with burgundy hair grabbed his hair, looking distressed: "I give up, I really can't figure it out. I think I'll wait for an expert to answer it."

The middle-aged man next to him echoed, "Me too!"

At this moment, all the guests turned their attention to Kogoro Mouri, hoping to see what insights the legendary detective had on this mystery.

Noticing the gazes directed at him, Kogoro Mouri became nervous, and beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.