He is very strict about time and cannot tolerate even one second of delay in the clock.

Judging from her behavior of blaming Kogoro Moori for being two minutes late, it can be seen that the other party's strictness about time has been integrated into her daily life.

Dealing with the other party may be tiring.

It is understandable that such a character would be ridiculed by the prisoner in the notice letter.

"Forget it, ma'am."

Just then, a middle-aged man with a big beard, a pipe in his mouth, and a rough face, and a woman with yellow hair came to the door of the mansion holding umbrellas.

The other party seemed to have heard what Rukako Hoshina said. He came over and closed the umbrella while smiling and smoothing things over: "It's like everyone inevitably needs to rest. Letting the clock take a breath occasionally can also make people relax.

In this case, what's wrong? "

"Ah, is the clock in your mouth alive, so there is no need to rest like a human being?" the middle-aged lady holding a red umbrella asked with a smile.

"No, clocks and people are the same!"

Just then, an old man wearing a raincoat walked up in the rain. The man walked up the stairs with a cane and said, "Just like people need physical examinations every once in a while to confirm their health, if you can't check for problems regularly, the clock will also be very fast." It just rusted and broke down.

Don't forget, while people sleep, clocks continue to work.

While recording time, the gears are constantly being worn, and the clockwork will gradually fail, right? "

Seeing the three people appearing one after another, Karasawa narrowed his eyes. He couldn't help but be careless. After all, Mouri Kogoro and Conan were here, which meant that a murder was definitely going to happen in this mansion today.

In other words, the warning letter that had been silent for the past two years is probably going to happen tonight, and the victim is naturally the Rukako Hoshina next to her.

The three people in front of him were naturally listed as the key targets of Tang Ze's attention.

Although many guests must have returned from the banquet today, after all, these three arrived one after another with Mouri Kogoro, and the number of people is a sensitive "choose one from the classic three" configuration, so naturally they have to be more careful.

But just when he was about to ask for basic information about the three of them, Kogoro Mouri looked at Ruika Hoshina and asked with a smile: "Who are these three?"

"They are Mr. Sadago Ebebe who designed this mansion, and Ms. Zhiqiu Zhou Fang who was responsible for the interior decoration."

Rukako Hoshina smiled and looked at the last man to come and said with a smile: "As for the last man, he is Mr. Kutan Rinzuo who made the big clock of this mansion.

The three of them are also guests attending the birthday party tonight. "

"I'm just here to check on the big clock. As for your birthday party, I'm just here to attend."

Unexpectedly, after hearing Rukako Hoshina's words, the old man Gutan Lunzao said unceremoniously: "I'm sorry to give in, I'm going to fall in."

Gutan used his walking stick in turn and walked inside with a tool bag in his other hand: "I promised to take care of that big clock for the rest of my life. This is an agreement between me and my old friend."

"Um, who is my old friend?" Conan asked curiously, taking advantage of the convenience around him.

"It's the clockmaker we hired before. He is basically fully responsible for the clocks in this mansion."

When Rukako Hoshina said this, she crossed her arms and looked at Zhou Fangchiqiu: "I remember he is your brother, right?"

"Yes, and thanks to my brother's kind words, I have the opportunity to take over the decoration work of this mansion."

After Zhou Fangzhiqiu answered with a smile, he seemed to have remembered something and walked towards the other party quickly. He picked up the camera hanging on his chest and said with a smile: "I found a very beautiful carpet. Do you want to see the sample?"

"Let's wait and see." Rukako Hoshina said with a smile, holding her hands.

"Okay." Zhou Fangzhiqiu nodded flatteringly.

"Okay, everyone, you'd better come inside. It's not convenient to talk while standing at the door." Rukako Hoshina stretched out her hand to make a gesture of invitation: "Come in and talk."

"Then please leave your umbrellas to me for safekeeping." The butler on the side stretched out his hands to signal everyone to hand over the umbrellas to him.

Mouri Kogoro, Karasawa and others handed the umbrellas to each other one after another, but Sadago said with a smile: "I don't need mine, this is a folding umbrella."

"Okay." After hearing Qingbian Dingwu's words, the butler did not force it.

After everyone called for umbrellas, they followed Rukako Hokashina and walked towards the interior of the mansion.

Walking towards the living room, Mouri Kogoro and the others immediately approached Karasawa and the others.

"I didn't expect to meet you here." Mouri Kogoro smiled and greeted Karasawa.

"The other party has some relationship with Ayako. Because of the notice letter, he hopes that I can participate to help solve the problem."

Karasawa smiled and explained: "It's Detective Mori. This time he is attending the banquet as a bodyguard."

"Yeah, of course."

Mouri Kogoro adjusted his tie and said proudly: "With me as a bodyguard, you will be safe this time.

As long as the murderer dares to come, I will directly bring him to justice! "

‘I believe you, you big-headed devil! ’ When Karasawa heard Mouri Kogoro’s confident demeanor, he cursed in his heart.

You must know that according to "Ke Xue's Law", the mortality rate of hiring Kogoro Mori as a bodyguard is basically about 99%, and only a handful of lucky people can barely escape.

So to hire Kogoro Mouri as a bodyguard for his reputation is really to add a "death buff" to yourself.

On the surface, Tangze just smiled and said a few perfunctory words.

On the other side, Xiaolan and Ayako also got together, and the conversation between the two became obviously much more relaxed.

Soon as everyone entered the living room, they were attracted by the various clocks placed in the spacious living room.

There are all kinds of clocks here, some are luxurious and some are low-key, there are wall clocks hanging on the wall, and there are many exquisite table clocks.

"Did you buy these all, madam?" Xiaolan couldn't help but asked in surprise as she looked at the various clocks.

After all, such an environment is really rare. It is like a museum and gives people a dizzying feeling. No wonder Xiaolan and the others are so surprised.

"Yes, I bought these all."

Rukako Hoshina walked over slowly: "My husband passed away due to illness last year.

When he was alive, he kept complaining to me that he felt like he was married to a clock.

However, it is an indisputable fact that I am very fascinated by clocks. "

Rukako Hoshina walked to the wall covered with clocks and unfolded the pocket watch in her hand: "Hear the beautiful sound of ticking, and the sweet sound of the bell when the minute hand goes directly above..."

"clatter!"

Rukako Hoshina closed the pocket watch in her hand, and the next moment the minute hand reached the number "3".

The hour hand reached three o'clock, and the next moment all the bells in the room rang at the same time.

The sweet sound of a hundred bells ringing in unison echoed throughout the mansion, and also brought a sense of shock to everyone who came to this mansion for the first time.

"The sound of hundreds of bells ringing is really spectacular." Mouri Kogoro sighed.

"It's amazing! It's so lively!" Xiaolan looked at the clock in front of her without any concealment and praised: "It's like being in an amusement park!"

But such compliments did not elicit happy courtesy from Ruika Hoshina. On the contrary, she looked at the clock in front of her with an extremely gloomy expression: "Ome..."

"yes!"

Hearing Rukako Hokashina's cry, the housekeeper was instantly excited, and Rukako Hokashina seemed to change his face and angrily shouted: "How come a clock is 0.5 seconds slower! What's going on!"

"Yes!" The butler hurriedly came to Ruika Hoshina and bowed to apologize: "I'm really sorry, I'll transfer him back right away!"

"You'd better keep this in mind!" The angry Rukako Hoshina scolded mercilessly in front of everyone: "If all the clocks don't ring at the same time on my birthday at six o'clock in the afternoon, If you make any noise, just get out!"

"Yes! I obey!" The butler humbly bowed his head and responded.

But the scolding without any regard for the occasion directly cooled down the originally good atmosphere of praise, and even Xiaolan's dumbfounded Rikako Hosuka was a little at a loss.

After all, the way the other party suddenly lost his temper before was really scary.

She also seemed to realize that her behavior was a bit rude in front of the guests. Hoshina Rukako smiled and looked at Sufang Chiaki with a smile that softened the atmosphere and said: "As for the adjustment of clocks, your brother is indeed the best."

"Eh?" Zhou Fangzhiqiu looked a little surprised when he heard what Rukako Hoshina said.

"I've actually hired three clockmakers since his death, but there's still one or two clocks that go slow every week."

Rukako Hoshina said half-sighing and half-explaining, as if she was explaining to everyone why she was so angry just now.

"In the entire mansion, the only exception is the big clock. It has rarely slowed down in the past ten years."

Hoshina Rukako smiled and said: "But this is also because the master who makes the clock comes to make adjustments in person every year, so it's no wonder.

If you are interested, how about going up to the bell tower with me and taking a look inside? "

Perhaps because she felt that the atmosphere was a little too stiff, Ruikako Hoshina quickly changed the topic in an attempt to lighten the atmosphere.

And everyone was not used to the stiff atmosphere just now, so they all agreed and agreed.

Under the leadership of Hoshina Rukako, everyone came to the inside of the bell tower.

In fact, they had already seen the big clock when they came to this mansion to park the car. After all, the huge clock stood tall next to the mansion, and those who saw it naturally wanted to take a look at it unconsciously.

After going upstairs in the dark, Rukako Hoshina turned on the lights on the wall, and the scene inside the clock tower was also displayed in front of everyone.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Xiaolan looked at the huge assembled gears in front of her through the guardrail and couldn't help but sigh.

"Indeed, this is the first time I've seen it." Ayako stood next to Xiaolan and echoed: "I didn't expect the inside of the huge bell tower to look like this."

"Yes, this is really shocking." Mouri Kogoro said while looking at the huge rotating gears.

Xiaolan on the side looked at the rotating gears, then walked towards the room, and saw the gears connected to a horizontal iron pillar leading to the wall.

There must be a pointer outside the wall.

Next to the iron pillar, there is a small door.

"What's behind this door?" Xiaolan reached out curiously and opened the square door. "Wow, sister Ayako, look quickly. This is the face of this big clock, facing the backyard."

"This is really good." Tang Ze and Conan couldn't help but admired after they got closer and looked at the distant scenery from a high place.

However, the scenery in the distance only attracted attention for a moment, and soon Karaze and Conan's eyes were focused on the grass in the backyard.

In the constant heavy rain, Gutan Lunzao, who had met once before, was standing in front of a large well blocked by an iron net, clasping his hands together to pay homage to something.

"Isn't that the Mr. Gutan we met before?"

Conan looked at the Gutan rotation below and asked curiously: "Why would he worship at that well?"

"Because my brother died there."

After hearing Conan's words, Zhou Fangzhiqiu walked to the window and looked at the well below and said, "My brother was a clockmaker in the Hoshida family during his lifetime, but when he was repairing the digital dial of the big clock, he was blown down by the strong wind. "

"Actually, this mansion had that well before it was remodeled."

Rukako Hoshina said: "Because it is too dangerous and there have been accidents before, I plan to wait until next week to find someone to seal the well."

"Then, I'll go down and pay homage to him later." Qingbian Dingwu said and walked to the window and looked down the yard: "After all, the deceased Zhou Fang was also my childhood playmate."

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The younger sister Zhou Fangzhiqiu on the side heard what Qingbian Dingwu said, but she said something that reminded her of ruthlessness and turned around and left.

"Aren't you going to worship your brother yourself?" Mouri Kogoro on the side heard what Zhou Fangzhiqiu said, and couldn't help but look at the other person's retreating back and asked: "After all, you are his sister, right?"

"Actually, I went to my brother's grave this morning." Zhou Fang Zhiqiu turned to look at everyone and said, "After all, today is my brother's death anniversary."

"It's the anniversary of death..." Mouri Kogoro heard this and said: "That means the accident happened on Madam's birthday..."

"Yes." Zhou Fangzhiqiu nodded.

"For more details, let's talk about it in my room."

Rukako Hoshina didn't seem to want to mention it in front of everyone. She smiled and looked at Karasawa and Ayako: "Are you two coming too? I also want to ask two famous detectives to help me find out the source of the threatening letter. Find out the identity of the sender.”

Rukako Hoshina looked a little sharp, obviously very angry with this prisoner who had sent her threatening letters for three consecutive years.

Tangze and the others were naturally noncommittal about this. After everyone went down to the bell tower, they followed the other party to the other party's room to learn more detailed information from the other party.

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