Conan's grammatical investigator Chapter 1469 The calm before the storm

Chapter 1469 The calm before the storm

A gray van drove up to the door of the villa and stopped.

The bearded man who had just spoken to me got out of the passenger seat and said to Maori Kogoro and the others, "Actually, we came here just to shoot the trailer for the sequel."

Maori Kogoro looked at the bearded man and asked in confusion: "Excuse me, who are you..."

"I'm Tetsuto Uchito, the director of the Zombie Sword series."

"what?"

Maori Kogoro was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, "That means all the staff are still sitting in your car, including the heroine?"

"Yes, of course..."

The director turned around and opened the back door.

Realizing that he might meet Okino Yoko, Kogoro Mori immediately looked inside the car with his eyes wide open with excitement.

But when he saw the heroine come out, he was shocked.

"She is our heroine this time, Liya."

A woman wearing a deep V sleeveless belly-baring top and short dark purple hair got out of the car.

Although she is also a beautiful woman, I immediately feel a sense of disappointment when I think that she is not Yoko Okino.

"Eh?"

Kogoro Mori's pupils suddenly shrank, and the disappointment in his eyes was undisguised.

"Isn't the lead actress Miss Yoko? This is clearly the sequel to Zombie Sword..."

The director smiled awkwardly and explained, "Yes, Yoko and I have known each other since she just debuted. She was willing to take on the first episode because of our friendship..."

In fact, Yoko had just made her debut at that time, so she could only be invited to participate in such low-cost small productions.

Now that Yoko is becoming famous rapidly, such low-budget movies can no longer satisfy the appetite of the agency.

The actress named "Riya" was very unhappy with Kogoro Mouri's frankness, and she asked in a somewhat hostile tone.

"Who is this uncle?"

"Are you dissatisfied with me being the lead actor?"

Kogoro Mori knew that he was impolite first and didn't take it to heart. But when he turned around, he secretly complained in his heart: he was dissatisfied from head to toe.

However, Ran Mouri and Kazuha Toyama, who were standing nearby, recognized the actress, Ria Kawabata, who often played supporting roles in suspense dramas.

"Well, although Miss Yoko really wants to take this role, unfortunately her agency is unwilling to let her go..."

"So I did everything I could to convince my friend, Lea, to take on this C-grade movie."

At this time, a long-faced man in a blue-gray suit came out and introduced himself confidently.

The moment Kogoro Mouri saw this man, his eyes immediately drooped into half-moon eyes.

Because the two people wore the same clothes.

When the man saw the coat on Kogoro Mouri, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Actress Li Ya said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, can you please stop saying C-level, C-level all the time? You won't take random photos for me, right?"

"Don't worry, considering our past friendship, I will take beautiful photos of you~"

"Especially the scene where you get bitten by a zombie and turn into a zombie..."

A wealthy woman holding a camera got out of the car and said with a smile.

"There's no such shot, Kyoko."

Another woman wearing glasses and having a mushroom-like haircut got out of the car.

"This sequel tells the story of Reina Kazami, the cousin of Hongo Yoshiko, played by Yoko Okino, who inherits the magic sword Zombie Sword from Yoshiko and then destroys all zombies."

"Isn't that what's written in the script?"

"Is that so?" The cameraman named Kyoko looked indifferent.

Anyway, her job is just to shoot, the plot part is not her concern.

"Of course, so how could Ria, who plays Reina, turn into a zombie?"

At this moment, the fat man who was the last to get off the bus muttered, "But I still prefer this kind of tragic development..."

The long-faced man who wore the same clothes as Maori Kogoro at the beginning said confidently, "That won't do. This isn't a school anniversary performance. How can you change the plot at will?"

"But, but, if it was him..." the fat man still muttered.

When it came to "him", the eyes of everyone present became a little heavier.

At this time, the long-faced man also closed his eyes, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, if it were him, he would definitely hope that even if the protagonist turned into a zombie in the end, he would still wield the magic sword to kill both the enemy and us without leaving a single piece of armor!"

"Such a crazy story, surely he would like it?"

The long-faced man suddenly aimed his head towards the fat man with a threatening expression.

But then he turned his head back and patted the fat man's shoulders twice, "But don't worry, he is gone now, and the script is finished."

"I've even thought of a subtitle for the movie, and I've put it in this envelope like I always do..."

He took out an envelope from his pocket and showed it to everyone.

"I'll announce it later today, please~"

After saying that, he put one hand in his pocket and stepped onto the steps of the villa in a cool manner.

Hattori Heiji looked at the man's back as he left, and he was not very fond of him.

He walked over to the rest of the crew and asked, "Who is this 'he' you were talking about?"

The cameraman Kyoko said, "He is the president of our university's horror film research club..."

"In fact, all of us were members of the research group back then, except for the director."

Hearing this familiar configuration, a trace of seriousness instantly appeared on Conan's face.

At this moment, Kogoro Mori covered his abdomen and made an unreasonable request.

"Please, can you please let me in?"

"Well..." The director looked a little embarrassed, "I'm so sorry, I'm afraid it's a little inconvenient for you to observe."

The fat man also agreed: "Yes, if there is noise on the scene, it will be difficult to deal with it later."

"No, I'm not here to observe. I actually want to..."

Just as Kogoro Maori was about to explain, his abdomen made a strange sound, which explained it for him.

……

Half an hour later, Kogoro Mouri came out of the bathroom in the villa.

But his pale face and hunched back showed that the situation had not improved.

Seeing this, Hattori Heiji complained bluntly: "Uncle, what's wrong with you? Your face looks no different from that of a zombie..."

Mao Lilan suddenly remembered, "Come to think of it, Dad, you said you were going to the toilet on the way here, and then you went into the forest, right?"

"Could it be that he was bitten by a strange bug at that time?" Yuanshan Heye guessed, tapping his face with his fingers.

When Conan heard this, he thought this guess was possible.

It could be a tick, an insect that bites the skin of animals and sucks blood.

But at this time, Kogoro Mouri tremblingly took out a mushroom with a bite missing from his trouser pocket.

"I wasn't bitten..."

"I was just a little hungry, so I took a bite of this delicious mushroom that grows in the forest."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this ridiculous reason.

This is worse than being bitten by a bug!

Conan walked forward, examined the mushrooms in Kogoro Mouri's hand, and recognized the species of mushrooms.

"This is the moon mushroom, right? It's delicious, but it's poisonous..."

"what?!"

Kogoro Maori screamed with his teeth bared, and the mushroom in his hand fell to the ground.

Mao Lilan's face changed immediately, and she quickly turned to look at Conan, "Is this life-threatening?" "No." Conan shook his head.

"But you may have diarrhea for a while, so it's best not to drive. Take a rest here before leaving..."

……

So, everyone discussed with the film crew and was allowed to rest here for a while.

Kogoro Mori was arranged to rest alone in an empty room, while the others were allowed to observe the filming process at the site.

The premise is that no sound can be emitted.

As star-chasers, Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha are very interested in such occasions.

Especially Mao Lilan, who lost in the finals of the Kanto Karate Tournament, became more determined to become an actor in the future.

There's nothing wrong with experiencing the working conditions on the set in advance.

However, the so-called small-budget movies were not as professionally shot as imagined.

The conditions of this film crew are very simple. The people who just got off the car are all the people who will participate in the filming today.

The bearded man at the beginning is the director, and the long-faced confident man is the screenwriter.

Actress Lia is the heroine, the plump woman is the photographer, the woman with glasses is the lighting technician, and the fat man is the sound engineer.

In addition, due to lack of manpower, the girl with glasses also took on miscellaneous tasks such as prop master, makeup artist, script supervisor, and logistics support.

But the girl with glasses also said that today they were just shooting a trailer, so they didn’t need too many people.

By the time the official shooting begins, the number of crew members should be doubled compared to today.

Double?Hattori Heiji, who was standing at the back, grinned and secretly complained in his heart: Even if the number is doubled, there won’t be that many people...

And looking at the calm expression on the actress' face before preparing for the shooting, it seems that she has no interest in this C-grade movie.

The shooting process later will probably be very boring, and I can't make any sound, which is simply torture.

"Hey, Kudo, it's too boring here, shall we go for a walk?"

Hattori Heiji bent down and whispered in Conan's ear.

But Conan just stared blankly at the void in front of him, and did not respond at all to Hattori Heiji's words.

This made Hattori Heiji stunned, and then he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Conan.

Conan finally came to his senses and looked up at Hattori Heiji standing beside him.

"What are you doing?"

"Why are you dazed?"

"..."

Conan was silent.

Because he was thinking about Haibara Ai.

Just the day before yesterday, he found Qin Zhibo's former detective assistant Amuro Toru and exchanged contact information with him.

But until now, the other party has not brought any news about Haibara Ai.

It has been more than 3 days since Haibara Ai disappeared.

However, we have not yet obtained any clues, and we are not even sure whether the person was taken away by the organization.

For the first time, Conan felt what it felt like to have a deep sense of powerlessness.

Faced with the disappearance of Haibara Ai, he actually had no way to remedy the situation.

I have saved so many people in previous cases, but this time...

At this time, Hattori Heiji also discovered that his good friend was in a bad state, as if he was worried about something.

"Hey, you're not hiding something from me, are you?"

Hattori Heiji squatted down and asked Conan face to face.

Looking directly into Hattori Heiji's eyes, Conan felt a little nervous for a moment. He scratched his head subconsciously and denied it in a joking tone.

"No, no~"

"You can't fool me..."

Hattori Heiji stared at Conan's face seriously.

Conan suddenly felt a little uncomfortable with Hattori Heiji's serious expression.

"Don't forget, we are good friends who cherish each other..."

When Hattori Heiji said the word "good friend", Conan's pupils changed slightly.

Indeed, Hattori Heiji was one of the few people who knew his identity first.

He was also one of the first people to know about the Black Organization, and he was not afraid of the organization's strength and still firmly supported himself.

If it's about the organization, he should have a role to play...

……

"What! The young lady who was staying at the doctor's house was kidnapped?"

"Sh-!"

Conan quickly made a hushing gesture, then turned back nervously to look at the people behind him who were still preparing to take pictures at the door of the villa.

Mao Lilan and Toyama Kazuha were also standing there, ready to watch the first show of the day.

"Keep your voice down, not many people know about this right now..." Conan reminded.

"Oh……"

Hattori Heiji followed Conan to a farther forest, and then they started discussing loudly.

"You mean, the organization that kidnapped that young lady is very likely the one she once worked for?"

"Ah."

Conan's expression was slightly heavy and he nodded.

"Although Qin Zhibo has asked undercover agents lurking in the organization to help find her, there are still no clues."

"What I'm worried about now is..."

Conan didn't voice his concerns.

But Hattori Heiji nodded in understanding and said bluntly: "Are you afraid that the young lady will be killed by the organization?"

Conan looked up at Hattori Heiji, his lips moved, but he still agreed.

Hattori Heiji immediately held his chin up and analyzed: "I don't think the situation is that serious at the moment..."

"What do you mean?" Conan frowned and asked.

"Because think about it, if the organization wanted to kill that young lady, they would just shoot her to death, right?"

"Even if the organization wants to take her back and interrogate her, who has she revealed the organization's secrets to? The organization will make corresponding arrangements next, right?"

"But you look fine now. The doctor's family should be fine too, right?"

"So I think it should be fine in the short term..."

Hattori Heiji's analysis also makes sense, and Conan also understands this.

But for some reason, compared to the organization's cold treatment, Conan felt that this was more like the calm before the storm.

……

In the dim carriage, a bald old man sat alone in the back seat.

On the computer in front of him, the same villa was being monitored from four different angles.

At this time, a voice came from the walkie-talkie next to the old man.

"Lord Rum, everything has been deployed."

The corner of Rum's mouth slowly rose into a hideous smile, and his left eye, which was fine a few days ago, was replaced by a black eye patch.

There was a hint of madness in his cold tone.

"It's time to take back what's mine..."