Stay away from Conan.

Chapter 36 Basement

Looking at the three people standing outside the iron gate, Gao Yuan recognized them at a glance - Kudo Shinichi, Mori Ran and Suzuki Sonoko!Unexpectedly, they actually found him first.Seeing the dessert shop bags they were holding in their hands, Gao Yuan probably knew why they were here.

"Excuse me. My name is Mori Ran, and I'm Kudo Shinichi's classmate."

Mao Lilan on the side introduced himself politely.

"Hello, I am also Sonoko Suzuki who is in their class."

Suzuki Sonoko also followed suit.

"Because I heard that a new neighbor has moved near Mr. Kudo's house, I took the liberty to visit. This is a souvenir we just bought, and I hope you can accept it."

Mao Lilan showed the gift bag in his hand and said.

Seeing this, Gao Yuan walked to the iron gate and opened the door for them.

"Hello, my name is Zhizhi Gaoyuan. I will live here permanently in the future. Please give me your advice."

Gao Yuan accepted the gift and said so.

"If you don't mind, come in and have a seat."

"is it okay?"

Mao Lilan replied politely.

"Of course. But because I just moved here yesterday, I haven't tidied up much, so you don't mind."

"Why would you mind? It's our pleasure."

Mao Lilan answered impeccably, and under the guidance of Gao Yuan, the three of them walked into the villa.

Walking through the hallway and coming to the hall, there is only a rectangular table and matching chairs inside, and the rest of the place is still empty without furniture.

"It's true that I just moved here and didn't pack anything."

Seeing this scene, Suzuki Sonoko said a little speechlessly.

"Yeah, I really don't have anything here, please bear with me."

As Gao Yuan said, he pulled out the chair by the table and motioned the three of them to sit down.

"I only have barley tea here, is that okay?"

After the three sat on the chairs, Gao Yuan came to the kitchen, brought the large bottle of barley tea and three new cups he had just bought to the table, poured drinks into the cups, and placed them in front of the three.

"Mr. Wise, you are too polite."

Mao Lilan said politely, and the three of them were not polite, and took the drink poured by Gao Yuan.

"Speaking of which, Kudo Shinichi, you are that famous high school student detective."

Sitting on the same chair, Gao Yuan happened to sit opposite Kudo Shinichi, and looked at what he said.

"Well, yes."

From the moment he entered the door, Kudo Shinichi was looking around at the structure of the villa without saying a word. Now that Gao Yuan took the initiative to ask him, he answered casually.

"Speaking of which, what does Mr. Wise do?"

Maurilan asked.

"Looking at your age, is it possible that you are a college student?"

Sonoko Suzuki took the topic and said.

"To tell you the truth, I'm also a detective."

Facing the inquiries of the two, Gao Yuan replied in this way, which obviously aroused the interest of the three of them.

"Hey, Mr. Akechi is also a detective!"

Kudo Shinichi said with a sense of joy at seeing Liexin.

"Yes. To be honest, I also took over this villa from someone else. Before you came here, I was still thinking about this villa. Since Kudo-san lives nearby, do you know this villa? What's the problem?"

Gao Yuan said straight to the point, it can be seen that Kudo Shinichi also seems to be very interested in this villa, and he probably knows something.

"Huh? Don't Mr. Wise know?"

Mao Lilan was a little surprised, "There have been rumors of ghosts here since about a year ago. It's just that no one has lived in this villa, so no one knows what's going on."

"Beginning a year ago, in the middle of the night, sometimes there were some strange noises from this villa, but until a month ago, this sound did not appear again. But about half a month ago, I heard Dr. A Li next door Said that one night it seemed that the lights in this villa were on."

Kudo Shinichi added a lot of details.

Gao Yuan shook his head, expressing that he didn't know, and then told the three of them what he knew.

"That is to say, in theory, no one has visited this villa for three years, but the hall here obviously doesn't look like no one has visited this villa for three years?"

After listening to Gao Yuan's narration, Kudo Shinichi concluded in this way, "It's really interesting!"

"Shinichi, you're so rude."

Seeing what Kudo Shinichi said, Mao Lilan reminded in a low voice.

"I feel the same way!"

Regarding Kudo Shinichi's performance, Gao Yuan was not surprised and expressed the same opinion.

"In that case, is Kudo-san interested in visiting this villa together?"

Gao Yuan suggested.

"That's what I meant!"

Kudo Shinichi stood up excitedly from the chair, and then began to check in each room. Seeing this, Mao Lilan immediately got up and followed.

"Xinyi, isn't this too impolite?"

"What's the matter? Didn't everyone agree?"

Kudo Shinichi responded.

"However, if it is really found that there is a ghost, what should we do?"

Mao Lilan leaned against Kudo Shinichi with some fear and said.

"What are you afraid of? How can there be ghosts in this world?"

Looking at the two people who were acting together, Suzuki Sonoko said "Sure enough" with a helpless face, then looked at Gao Yuan who was thinking, and was too embarrassed to disturb him, so he also wandered around the villa with Kudo and the others.

At this time, Gao Yuan was thinking about what Kudo Shinichi said just now, and ignored the strange noises. Since someone saw this villa with lights on at night half a month ago, it is obvious that someone must have entered here!
Although the water and electricity of this villa have never been cut off over the years, if no one is inside, the lights cannot be turned on, so how did outsiders get in?After all, the key has always been in the hands of lawyer Shimada and the others, and no outsider can touch it.

It's also impossible to pick the lock, after all, the doors and windows I saw when I came yesterday were all locked, and the key I got could open the door normally.

Could it be that there is a master lockpicker?But what is the purpose of doing so?

This is also the place where Gao Yuan has always felt strange: someone has broken into a villa that has not been lived in for several years.But there is no property that can be stolen here, and it doesn't look like someone has lived here temporarily. What's going on?
"what!"

Mao Lilan's exclamation broke the original quiet atmosphere of the villa.

Hearing the high sound of the sound, he hurried towards the source of the sound.

When I came to a room on the first floor, I saw a custom-made bookshelf that was originally fixed on the wall suddenly moved away, revealing the dark passage behind. Mao Lilan and Kudo Shinichi stood beside them, showing a little surprise Among them, Mao Lilan covered her mouth in surprise.

"Yuanzi, are you alright?"

Mao Lilan yelled into the passage.

"I am fine."

Suzuki Sonoko's voice came from underground, which surprised Gao Yuan.

"What happened?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"When we were checking in this room just now, Yuanzi bumped into something. The bookshelf suddenly moved away, and then she accidentally fell down."

Merlin explained.

"Kudou! Ran! This is a basement!"

Suzuki Sonoko seemed to be relieved from the panic and said.

"However, there is no basement on the floor plan of this villa!"

Gao Yuan was very surprised by what Yuanzi said.

(End of this chapter)