"I already told Sonoko about it, and she agreed."
"Hahaha, we'll be drinking fine wine soon!" Kogoro Mouri said with a hearty laugh.
That was also why Kogoro Mouri wanted to go. The eldest daughter of the Suzuki family was treating them, so there would definitely be fine wine and delicious food. He would not pass that up.
Kogoro Mouri drove, with Conan in the front passenger seat while Chen and Ran Mouri sat in the back, heading toward the mountain villa Sonoko had mentioned.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, they parked right away. The road ahead was inaccessible by car.
"I really don't know what these rich people are thinking, insisting on building a villa in a place like this," Kogoro Mouri grumbled.
Mostly, he was just jealous. This was what rich people were like—they could build villas wherever they pleased.
"Ran, we've already passed through here. Don't tell me you read the map wrong?" Chen asked Ran Mouri.
"No, the map is marked this way," Ran said, scratching her head in confusion.
"I'll lead the way!" Chen took the map and began guiding them.
Under Chen's lead, they quickly found the mountain villa.
There was a wooden bridge ahead, with a deep gorge below it. The villa Sonoko had mentioned stood on the other side.
"There's someone on the bridge." Ran looked at the person walking across the wooden planks.
At that moment, the person on the bridge suddenly turned around, revealing a face wrapped in bandages before hurriedly running away.
Ran was badly startled and threw herself into Chen's arms. Chen was delighted, taking the opportunity to cop a feel.
"Chen, who... who was that?" Ran asked in a trembling voice.
"Probably someone playing a prank. They scared the hell out of me," Kogoro