Famous novelist Kikukawa Karyu's home was located in Karuizawa, right in the middle of Nagano Prefecture, and the mention of this place reminded Fujino of the celebrity death case he had handled there last time.
It was precisely because of this incident that the Nana Sisters had lost their jobs, and he had neatly and efficiently sweet-talked them back to Tokyo...
Renting a minivan near the train station, they drove all the way to the outskirts of Karuizawa, and from far away, the group spotted a luxurious pinkish-white villa.
Looking through the car window at the villa, Ran could not help sighing and saying, "Is that Mr. Kikukawa's home? It looks so delicate..."
"Ahem, of course!" Mori Kogoro, sitting next to her, coughed, maintaining a stern and serious look. "After all, this villa was designed by Antonio, the famous Italian architect!"
Ran looked surprised. "Dad, how do you even know that?"
Mori Kogoro crossed his arms. "That is naturally because I, Great Detective Sleeping Kogoro, am extremely well-read!"
Conan gave him a deadpan look. "So you definitely stayed up late last night looking up information before coming, right?"
"Ahem!" Mori Kogoro coughed and delivered a direct right hook straight to Conan's forehead. "Children shouldn't interrupt when adults are talking!"
"Itai!"
Conan clutched his head, where an unnatural, swollen bump had formed.
Mori Kogoro withdrew his fist, laughing heartily at Ai Haibara and Fujino sitting in the front row. "After all, I'm accompanying Mouri-niisan this time, so I naturally have to help him get familiar with the other party's background!"
Fujino smiled helplessly.
As for Mouri-niisan, he understood him all too well.
He had probably only looked it up to show off during the birthday banquet, right?
Fujino acknowledged Mouri-niisan's social skills.
As for everything else... maybe he had drunk fake