Isn't That Kaitou Kid? Why Is He Disguised as a Waiter Here? / Arriving at Twilight Manor

Whether Eito Studios has any bad debts is something Jiang Hang, who just took over Yingdu, can't say for sure. However, after receiving a reply from Jiang Hang that Daibao Films would not have any problems for at least the next few years, the employees of Daibao Films were somewhat relieved.

As for the story of Infernal Affairs, Jiang Hang told it to Imai Midori based on his memory. As for what kind of plot Imai Midori will be able to write in the end, that depends on her ability. In a few years, Jiang Hang might even take this script to Hong Kong and open a film and television company to make it into a movie.

On a fine day, Jiang Hang took Koharu Yoshino with him to Nagano Prefecture to attend an invitation from the man impersonating Kaito Kid at the Twilight Mansion.

This marks the first time in a long time that Jiang Hang has taken Koharu Yoshino out to handle a case alone.

Jiang Hang originally planned to bring Shizuka Sakaki and Imai Midori along to broaden their horizons, but with the official start of filming for the Ultraman series, Shizuka Sakaki and Imai Midori became very busy. So, although they were very interested in the trip to Nagano Prefecture, they ultimately chose to stay in Tokyo.

As for the Miyano sisters Miyano Shiho and Miyano Akemi, they also felt it was unacceptable. Although Jiang Hang had mentioned to Miyano Shiho that the Twilight Mansion was once owned by Karasuma Renya, it was clear that Miyano Shiho was still somewhat pressured when Jiang Hang mentioned Karasuma Renya. She was worried about being discovered by the Black Organization, so she naturally couldn't go there with Jiang Hang.

She even reminded Jiang Hang and Conan not to do anything reckless, otherwise they would all be doomed if they attracted the attention of the organization.

Seeing that Miyano Shiho looked like she was afraid of being discovered by the Black Organization, Jiang Hang kindly continued to keep the fact that she almost became the head of the Black Organization back then a secret.

When Miyano Akemi learned that only Koharu Yoshino had accompanied Jiang Hang to the Twilight Mansion, she immediately expressed little interest in the matter and gave Jiang Hang a puzzled look.

In short, on the way to the Twilight Mansion, Jiang Hang couldn't help but feel sorry for the girls who couldn't see the Twilight Mansion.

"Speaking of which, is the person who invited you this time really that Kaito Kid suffered at your hands?" The female driver, Koharu Yoshino, asked Jiang Hang with a hint of concern.

In terms of detective talent, Koharu Yoshino is indeed much stronger than Shizuka Sakaki. Jiang Hang thinks that if she went to Eagle Eye and had the help of the system, Koharu Yoshino might be able to go further than him on the path of detective work.

So far, although Koharu Yoshino hasn't encountered any murder cases, she can handle most of the usual requests.

Therefore, after learning that the person who extended the invitation to Jiang Hang was actually Kaito Kid, Koharu Yoshino couldn't help but become suspicious.

"I investigated the history of Kaito Kid's thefts. He first appeared in Paris 18 years ago, and in the following 10 years, he committed more than 100 cases in 12 countries around the world. However, he suddenly disappeared 8 years ago."

"Although many people claiming to be Kaito Kid appeared during the eight years he disappeared, they were all later proven to be imposters. Until last year, when the Kaito Kid reappeared, his style of crime and methods were exactly the same as before. The police determined that he was the real Kaito Kid had returned."

"What I'm a little concerned about is that, apart from a few cases, most of the more than twenty cases committed since the Kaito Kid reappeared have been committed in Tokyo."

"Therefore, some people suspect that the previous Kaito Kid was actually secretly arrested or died, Kaito Kid that appears now is the second generation or even the later Kaito Kid." Koharu Yoshino's research was very accurate, and she guessed that the Kaito Kid true appearance had never been seen was now a different person.

And now she's confused by what she found out.

"At least for now, the main base of this generation of Kaito Kid should be in Tokyo. How come he suddenly went to Nagano Prefecture and even has a mansion there that has been there for many years?" Koharu Yoshino said while driving.

"Could it be that the Kaito Kid's hideout really is in that place? But if that's the case, why would he specifically invite Jiang Hang and the other famous detectives to go there?"

"Then I investigated the Twilight Mansion. Although it was a long-ago rumor or even a strange tale, it is said that decades ago, on a stormy night, a very bloody tragedy occurred in the Twilight Mansion. After that, the locals called the mansion an ominous place, and no one wanted to go near it. There were also other rumors that the mansion might be hiding legendary vampires, and those vampires would only come out to drink human blood after dusk, which is why it was called the Twilight Mansion."

"Anyway, whatever the rumors are, that Twilight Mansion is not a good place. No normal person would choose to buy it and invite others to it."

As she said these things, Koharu Yoshino felt a chill run down her spine, as this urban legend sounded rather frightening.

Finally, she summarized to Jiang Hang: "So I think this invitation might be a trap. The person who invited us might not be the Kaito Kid at all. He might have some unspeakable secret to ask us to come over, so it's best to be careful after we get there."

Listening to Koharu Yoshino's reasoned analysis, it was clear that she had done a lot of research for this trip to Nagano Prefecture.

Jiang Hang nodded slightly, indicating his approval of Koharu Yoshino's abilities. As a detective's assistant, Koharu Yoshino was now fully qualified.

Then he threw out his royal flush.

"I know, I went to ask that guy Kaito Kid a few days ago if he was the one who made that invitation. He told me that he was also investigating this matter and asked me to help him with this. So this time we went not only for that invitation, but also for Kaito Kid's request!"

Chapter 272: Chapter 270: Isn't that Kaito Kid? What's he doing dressed as a waiter here?

Upon hearing Jiang Hang's sudden revelation, Koharu Yoshino, who was driving, nearly crashed Jiang Hang's 86 into the guardrail.

Fortunately, Jiang Hang managed to grab the steering wheel in time, thus preventing an accident.

After calming down, the first thing Koharu Yoshino asked Jiang Hang was, "Jiang Hang, is there really something shady between you and that Kaito Kid?"

After all, the two of them had been hyping things up online for so long, and with Shizuka Sakaki recently quietly revealing her guesses, what Jiang Hang just said seemed to confirm Shizuka Sakaki's guesses.

In response, Jiang Hang gave Koharu Yoshino a dead fish look.

"What do you mean by a shady relationship? I'm not some mortal enemy of Kaito Kid. He just happened to help me out before, so it's normal for me to help him back now." Jiang Hang was almost about to blurt out that "you help me, I help you" social commentary to Koharu Yoshino.

"That's not what you said when you met with that advisor from the Suzuki family," Koharu Yoshino couldn't help but retort. "You clearly promised to help them capture Kaito Kid!"

"I'm not making this up. I did help Jiro capture Kaito Kid, but I was unlucky that time and he got away," Jiang Hang said with a straight face, "I found out Kaito Kid's identity later, but I just didn't tell anyone."

"Besides, Jirokichi Suzuki only went to capture Kid to challenge him. If I directly told him the identity of the Kaito Kid, it would be ruining his wish. You should be able to understand my good intentions, right, Kiharu?"

Koharu Yoshino didn't feel any sense of mutual appreciation, nor could she perceive any good intentions. She just kept glancing at Jiang Hang in the passenger seat out of the corner of her eye, seemingly pondering the simple yet complex philosophical question of 0 and 1.

But she still wisely chose to keep quiet.

They set off in the morning and drove from Tokyo to Nagano Prefecture, arriving around noon. However, after entering the area mentioned on the invitation, the navigation became almost useless. Koharu Yoshino had no choice but to find a gas station in this sparsely populated area to ask for directions to the Twilight Mansion.

While refueling her car, Koharu Yoshino also went to ask the gas station attendant if he knew the location of the Twilight Mansion. Jiang Hang, on the other hand, felt a bit bored after staying in the car for several hours, so he got out and walked around.

After living in a big city for a long time, it feels good to occasionally go out for a stroll.

But his gaze swept over the gas station attendant, and he couldn't help but curl his lip.

The waiter seemed to sense Jiang Hang's gaze, his body stiffening slightly. He then quickly told Koharu Yoshino the correct address of the Twilight Mansion before returning to the service counter inside the gas station.

After refueling and clarifying the exact location of the Twilight Mansion, Koharu Yoshino walked back and saw Jiang Hang heading towards the service desk.

"Jiang Hang, what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to buy something. Wait for me a moment."

Jiang Hang waved to Koharu Yoshino and then walked into the gas station.

This gas station, located in a rather remote area, seemed to sell some snacks and convenience foods. Jiang Hang casually grabbed some snacks and drinks to fill his stomach, and while paying, he glanced at the waiter with a subtle expression.

"Why did you suddenly decide to come here and disguise yourself as a waiter? You're not planning to pretend to be my assistant and come with me to the Twilight Mansion, are you?" he teased in a low voice.

With Eagle Eye's ability, Jiang Hang could easily see the red light emanating from the other party.

Aside from him, there aren't many people on the Conan set with such makeup skills, and apart from Kid, they're mostly women, so it's really easy for Jiang Hang to recognize Kid.

Hearing Jiang Hang's teasing, Kaito Kid's face darkened slightly.

He had been in a bad mood these past few days. After all, the people who had stolen his name in the past were mostly in Tokyo, so it wasn't too difficult to deal with them. But this time, the people who stole his name were actually in Nagano Prefecture, so he had to take leave from school to come and investigate the situation here.

Then Jiang Hang actually received an invitation from the person impersonating him. It's estimated that the other party thought that Jiang Hang had been touted as the Kid's Nemesis Thief Kid on the internet for the past few months, so he simply invited Jiang Hang as well.

Knowing that Jiang Hang was coming, Kaito Kid was a little nervous, but unexpectedly, Jiang Hang said that he was there to help him. It seems that Jiang Hang is not going to expose his disguise this time.

After receiving Jiang Hang's reply, Kaito Kid made his plans, but he didn't expect that before he could see the person he was waiting for, Jiang Hang, the guy he least wanted to see, appeared in front of him first.

The thought of what Jiang Hang and Jirokichi Suzuki had done online using trolls over the past few months felt like a nightmare to Kaito Kid.

Heaven knows who created those strange doujinshi featuring Eagle-Eyed Detective x Phantom Thief Kid on the internet, and yet they've remained incredibly popular for months, even showing signs of being exported overseas. Even his childhood friend, Aoko Nakamori, the daughter of Inspector Nakamori Kaito Kid Aoko Nakamori, knows about these things.

If he could do it all over again, Kaito Kid swore he would never again provoke Jiang Hang, who could see through his disguise at a glance, or that rich and capricious Jirokichi Suzuki.

If this continues, Kaito Kid feels that his reputation is about to be completely ruined by these two guys.

Now, he has run into Jiang Hang again, and Jiang Hang still sees through his disguise at a glance. The disguise skills that he is so proud of and has been practicing like crazy recently seem like child's play in front of the other party.

"After all, someone borrowed my identity, so of course I have to find out what happened," Kaito Kid replied to Jiang Hang with a rather unpleasant expression.

His gaze fell on Koharu Yoshino in the car not far away.

"I have indeed prepared a disguise for your assistant. If you don't mind, I can make my move now."

"If you dare to lay a hand on my assistant, I'll be watching every time you go on an operation," Jiang Hang responded to Kaito Kid, a smile appearing on his face as he watched the other's angry but speechless expression.

Kaito Kid stared at Jiang Hang's face and found that it seemed as if the words "go all out" were written all over the other man's face.

Chapter 273: Chapter 271: Arrival at the Twilight Mansion

Jiang Hang didn't ask Kaito Kid about his next plans, but it was clear that Kaito Kid was also eager for him to get away as soon as possible.

After saying goodbye to the Twilight Mansion, Jiang Hang took a bunch of snacks and returned to the car, where he and Koharu Yoshino set off again for the Twilight Mansion.

I don't know Kaito Kid is deliberately messing with him. The map he provided shows three routes to the Twilight Mansion. Two of them require a long detour, and it would probably take another three or four hours to get Twilight Mansion. The only shortcut, although it can shorten the journey by about an hour, is almost entirely a narrow mountain path that can only accommodate one car at a time.

Driving on this kind of road is not only slow, but also extremely bumpy, and this kind of road lasts for more than ten kilometers, taking more than half an hour to get back to the normal road.

If it were a car with better shock absorption, it might be tolerable, but Jiang Hang was driving a stock 86 without any modifications. This kind of car is just an economy car, so there's not much to say about its comfort.

Normally, it wouldn't have much of an impact in the city, but on a mountain road, not to mention the girl, Koharu Yoshino, even Jiang Hang, whose physique is far superior to that of ordinary people, felt that it was really a kind of torture.

Even Jiang Hang couldn't help but mutter that after returning this time, besides asking a big shot in the automotive industry to help modify his 86, he would really need another off-road vehicle.

"Phew... Is that the Twilight Mansion?" Driving on the winding mountain road, Koharu Yoshino breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the magnificent Western-style mansion on another mountain. If the map was correct, that should be their destination.

It was sunny when they left Tokyo in the morning, but after driving for several hours to get here, the weather started to turn gloomy, and it seemed like it could rain heavily at any moment.

Under the gloomy weather, the mansion, which clearly had a history of several decades or even longer, looked particularly eerie from a distance.

"Jiang Hang... I have a bad feeling again. If a house like this appears on TV, it's basically either going to die or it's haunted," Mu Chun Yuno said to Jiang Hang Koharu Yoshino lingering fear. She was now thinking about those ominous rumors about the Twilight Mansion again.

Jiang Hang still wanted to tell his little assistant: Yes, your idea is right. If nothing unexpected happens, someone will definitely die in the Twilight Mansion.

However, considering that Koharu Yoshino's delicate heart might not be able to handle it, Jiang Hang changed to a more tactful way of saying it, "Don't worry, even if someone does die, it definitely won't be us."

"Jiang Hang, don't talk about dead people so casually!" Koharu Yoshino couldn't help but complain, but after seeing Jiang Hang's relaxed expression, Koharu Yoshino's emotions gradually calmed down.

In her mind, with Jiang Hang, the Sleeping Kogoro, and even the Kaito Kid possibly coming to the banquet, and supposedly many other famous detectives as well, there shouldn't be any problems with so many big names gathered together... probably.

After driving along the winding mountain road for another ten minutes and crossing an old wooden bridge, they finally arrived at the Twilight Mansion.

Before Jiang Hang arrived, the four cars parked in front of the villa indicated that there must be at least four people inside.

While Koharu Yoshino parked the car, Jiang Hang took a picture at the main entrance of the Twilight Mansion after getting out of the car.

Is this the Twilight Mansion, built entirely of gold and of immeasurable value, and directly linked to the Black Organization boss Karasuma Renya?

This was the first time Jiang Hang ever seen the entire house enveloped in golden light from Eagle Vision, and the dazzling light almost Eagle Eye him.

Such special effects forced Jiang Hang to turn off his Eagle Eye.

Previously, Jiang Hang's Eagle Eye could only identify a backpack or a suitcase as an important whole. He never expected that his Eagle Eye would one day encounter such a situation, directly marking the entire mansion as valuable items.

However, after considering the value behind this mansion, Jiang Hang felt that he could still accept it.

However, the golden light emanating from all directions was severely affecting his ability to observe other things, and it seemed that he could only use his limited Revealing Eagle Vision here.

Following Koharu Yoshino, Jiang Hang pushed open the door of the villa and first took a good look at the interior of the mansion.

The interior decorations of the mansion were clearly quite old, and the person who invited them had obviously only cleaned the main areas; the less noticeable places were still covered in dust.

Even in those cleaned areas, a lot could still be seen after Jiang Hang activated the Revealing Eagle Vision.

For example, bloodstains left decades ago that have not been cleaned up to this day.

It seems that Karasuma Renya killed quite a few people in this place back then.

Thinking back to what Jirokichi Suzuki had mentioned about Karasuma Renya, Jiang Hang couldn't help but wonder if the bloodstains in the mansion were left behind when Karasuma Renya played the "game of life" with those young people back then.

However, at least the interior of this mansion was connected to modern water and electricity, but the mobile signal was still as bad as ever. However, Jiang Hang already knew that in Japan, after leaving the city, the signal in most mountain villages and rural areas was quite poor.

After Jiang Hang withdrew his gaze, a woman dressed as a maid walked up to them somewhat awkwardly.

"Um... excuse me, are you Eagle-Eyed Detective Jiang Hang?" After Jiang Hang nodded, she led Jiang Hang and Koharu Yoshino to a resting area.

While Jiang Hang was still examining the bloodstains throughout the house, his assistant, Koharu Yoshino, began asking him about the Twilight Mansion on her way to the lounge.

To Koharu Yoshino's slight disappointment, the maid named Ishihara Aki had only passed the interview with the owner of the house more than half a month ago to become a maid in this mansion, and even now, she had not actually met the owner of the mansion.

Chapter 274: Chapter 272: The Blood-Stained Mansion

"It was a very strange interview..." Ishihara Aki knew that the people invited this time were all famous detectives, and every detective who came to the mansion would ask her about the mansion. Ishihara Aki, who also had questions about the mansion's owner, naturally wanted to rely on these famous detectives to find out who had hired her.

"I live in a nearby town. A month ago, this job posting appeared in our town. Although it was for maids at this Twilight Mansion, the pay was very high, so many people in our town wanted to give it a try."

"But the interview process was just in a room, where I answered some questions on a computer, and then the computer showed that I had been accepted. The invitation letter was sent to you by me according to the owner of the mansion. However, until now, I have only communicated with the owner of the mansion via email and have never actually met him in person."

Ishihara Aki also looked somewhat worried. After passing the interview, she received a deposit, but because the owner of the mansion had not yet appeared, she was still worried about whether she would be able to receive the rest of the payment.

An ordinary person who has never even met the owner of the mansion and is simply following his instructions would naturally have no idea why the other party invited such a group of famous detectives.

Koharu Yoshino seemed somewhat disappointed.

However, she did manage to glean some useful information, such as the names of the famous detectives who had been invited.

Besides Kogoro Mouri, whom Jiang Hang already knew, there was also Tokiyo Senma, known as the "Armchair Detective," Shukuzen Oogami "Gourmet Detective," Ikumi Soda, Mogi Harufumi, a former police investigator in the United States who also ran a detective agency in Hollywood, and Saguru Hakuba Harufumi Mogi, the son of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Superintendent General, who was a high school detective and had just returned from studying in the UK earlier this year.

Now, Shukuzen Oogami, Ikumi Soda, and Saguru Hakuba have arrived at the mansion, and they have all begun to investigate it using their own methods.

Although Jiang Hang had little impression of these famous detectives, who mostly spent his free time playing games and watching anime after completing his cases, Koharu Yoshino learned about them to some extent after becoming Jiang Hang's assistant.

She flipped through the detective notes she had made some time ago, and then whispered them into Jiang Hang's ear.