But before long, the brutal scene of Yin Kong "disciplining" the two men in black flashed through his mind again, making him stop in his tracks.
Better forget it. With that man's sharp senses, doing this would only bring trouble upon himself.
"Damn it, it's all that muddleheaded uncle's fault."
In the end, Conan could only stare at the utterly oblivious Mori Kogoro with a look of exasperation.
If this guy had been a little more reliable and hadn't left such a terrible impression on Inspector Megure, then Conan could have naturally mooched more information like Paimon did.
Sure enough, the ghosts and monsters in the morgue were far superior to those on the streets, both in quantity and quality.
[Soul Eater Eldridge] Lv.49.
This was probably the highest-level demon Yin Kong had encountered, aside from [Crow Feather Demon Blade Pill] and [Chameleon Witch].
It had covered nearly the entire morgue with an utterly disgusting layer of sludge, hiding its true body beneath the black filth. All anyone could see was a mass of dark shadow slowly swimming underneath.
Yin Kong followed closely behind Inspector Megure, unable to see the ground at all. He felt as though he were walking through a monster's swamp, where every step could send him plunging into the creature's nest.
Thankfully, he had left Paimon upstairs for the time being. Otherwise, the little one would have been so frightened by this disgusting scene that she would have been unable to speak.
An Uninvited Guest
Perhaps because they were underground, the monsters here seemed completely untouched by the earlier battle. They moved about with particular freedom and gave the two newcomers an especially warm welcome.
From time to time, bloated, rotten-faced figures sprang out of the sludge by their feet and offered them heartfelt greetings:
"Can