As Jiang Xia and the others stepped into the courtyard, the surveillance camera at the gate, which had been quietly turning, reluctantly came to a stop.
Just this one camera? Chianti protested. What can it even see? Vodka, are you messing with me?
Vodka snorted. "Be grateful there's even one, you idiot. Do you have any idea what a perfect opportunity today is to catch Uzo slipping up?"
Well, she really did not.
Vodka tried hard to adjust the camera's range, then suddenly remembered something and muttered inwardly, It really can't capture the courtyard. It can only monitor the area around it... Could it be that Uzo noticed something and deliberately made sure no camera could film him, so as not to leave evidence that might expose his identity?
"No, no, no, impossible." Vodka desperately defended that tiny shred of hope. "This is private property, not a hotel or anything. It's perfectly reasonable to install cameras only at the courtyard gate—Yamazaki Yumi! She's the key. As long as I keep an eye on her, I might get the intelligence I want."
Pairs of eyes seemed to fall upon this quaint, elegant courtyard through the screen.
"It's so beautiful!"
Mouri Ran was also looking at the courtyard, but her impression was completely different from that of a certain creature lurking in the shadows.
They were currently on the second floor of the Main House. Looking out from the balcony, they could see a clear lake. A covered corridor extended from the Main House, linking it to a separate small house in the middle of the lake.
Even Conan could not help sighing. "The lake is actually golden."
"Oh? Is this your first time here?" A voice came from behind them. They turned and saw a middle-aged man with thick brows