Oritis in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 394 The Death of the Lamb (Part 6)

The interrogation from the public security department was over. Conan originally wanted to communicate with Amuro Toru, but looking at the current atmosphere, there was no hope.

On the way back to the Mouri Detective Agency, Conan was also worried. He was hesitating whether to go to Fukumanlou and talk about this matter with the Umbrella Soul brothers.

Fool Gold’s statement “I will always stand by my employer” made Conan feel a sense of crisis. What if Fool Gold’s employer wants him to hurt more people?

After much thought, Conan decided to go to Fumanlou to find out what was going on.

The atmosphere in Fumanlou was equally heavy. This was Conan's first feeling after arriving here.

The antique dealer clenched the mechanical flute in his hand; the knight rested his hands on his chin, as if thinking about something; the gravekeeper was a little uneasy, and he frequently looked towards the brothers of the Soul of the Umbrella; even the fire investigator put away his usual playful look.

The first mate stared at the bottles of medicine and the note on the table with a heavy expression. "Shouldn't we be thankful that he still has a conscience and didn't run away without saying a word?"

Xie Bian reluctantly took out a bottle of potion and checked: "They are all Xu Dela, the potion for reshaping memory."

Fan Wujiu looked unhappy: "The employer behind this guy is definitely that Nightmare guy. The relationship between these two people is well known in the manor!"

"But I remember Fool Gold complaining more than once about Nightmare not paying him, and even saying that Nightmare was a lunatic and he would never work with him again," the gravekeeper said, huddled in the corner and sticking his head out.

Conan ran over and picked up the note on the table: "I think my voluntary labor here is over. I took this from someone's pharmacy as compensation for not submitting my resignation early."

"Fool's Gold, didn't he say that he would never go back to work for Nightmare again? He actually attacked Mr. Norton for this, why?" Conan was very puzzled.

"The fact that he did this only proves one thing: his employer this time is no longer a nightmare," Xie Bian pondered. "But I really can't think of anyone else in the manor who could offer him a satisfactory salary to hire him."

The first mate suddenly seemed to recall something and said, "That Director Campbell seems to be the current owner of the Glittering Gold Grotto. Although he has sealed the vein, if I remember correctly... it once belonged to the Baril family. Old Baril had people risk their lives to mine here more than once."

"But the Glittering Grotto, just like its nickname, is not a good place." The puppeteer added.

"A hopeless gold mine, that's what it's called. But I don't remember that no gold was ever shipped out of this vein, and the outside world just said that this was just a wrong investment by the Baril family." Ms. Farrow held her cane.

Fan Wujiu propped his chin up with his hand. "It's said that Fool Gold was once a miner at the Glittering Gold Grotto. He hated old Baril to the core and wished the old man would die soon."

“Isn’t little Lily in charge of the family now? He shouldn’t have passed on his hatred to old Baril’s granddaughter.” The first mate scratched his head, looking worried about the cheerleaders.

Xie Bian continued, "As far as I know, Miss Barrier has joined the manor and is currently using her vast family wealth to support several members of the research team in conducting new research."

Conan immediately thought of the mechanic bringing the hermit and the apostle to look for the prisoners: "Are Miss Tracy and the others on the neutral side now?"

"It's hard to say. They've slowed down the Melody family's research so much, I'm sure Melody already holds a grudge against them," Xie Bian pondered. "But with Miss An here, Melody probably won't dare to attack them directly. The Saint of the Cat God may be kind, but she's not without her intimidating power."

"Speaking of the 'gods' in the manor, are they real gods or just a nickname? I have seen believers with various patterns painted on their bodies in Lakeview Village before." Conan now wants to find out what the gods in Oritis Manor are.

Xie Bian placed his umbrella next to the chair and spoke slowly, "The Lord in Yellow, the Witch of Dreams, and the Cat God, only two of the three adults are staying in the manor."

"The Cat God has only left Miss An as his 'Apostle' to exercise His power. The Lord in Yellow has never bothered to care about our affairs. He will not intervene unless the sky falls."

"Finally, there's the Dream Witch. This lady is very spontaneous and will intervene at any time if there's something interesting going on."

"But the Witch Queen is still a very nice person, except that she usually teases the Lord in Yellow with little Darren..." Fan Wujiu muttered softly.

Conan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "So these three are true gods?"

"Believe it or not, this is true," the antique dealer added. "Although there were quite a few staunch materialists in the manor at the beginning, since the arrival of the three gods and some believers, they've become accustomed to this."

"There really are gods in this world..." Conan shook his head. He still found it hard to accept that this world was no longer materialistic.

"I suppose you've seen what someone blessed by the gods looks like, right?" the knight stood up. "Also, I hope you won't look at me with those strange eyes."

The moment Conan saw the knight, he looked at him with complicated eyes. Conan didn't understand what was going on in the knight's mind, as he was the man who had murdered his parents and harmed his sister.

[Knight: Do you really need to look at me like that?]

[Antique Dealer: There's nothing we can do, Richard. We still don't know why you did these things.]

[Ms. Farrow: Yes, most people do this out of necessity, deep hatred, or a higher purpose. Richard, that makes absolutely no sense.]

[Novelist: You even surpassed me on the newcomer list at one point.]

[Fire Investigator: Wow, Richard, you're quite popular.]

[Puppeteer: While Richard's character design is a bit loose, his face makes up for it quite well.]

[Knight: Can you please stop using this meme?]

[Postman: Speaking of which, Richard plays Professor Moriarty in the Sherlock Holmes collaboration, right? So Conan...]

[Novelist: This guy is still far from being Sherlock Holmes.]

[Recorder: Conan is still too naive, and his justice is too fragile.]

[Hermit: Even Ms. Cogan said so.]

[Soul of the Umbrella (Black): Truth and justice are sometimes not worth mentioning...]

[Soul of the Umbrella (White): Doing good deeds doesn't always bring good rewards...]

Conan thought for a moment and said, "The blessing of the Cat God seems to be able to resurrect the dead, but after resurrection, they will have the characteristics of a cat. Professor Lorenz must have been resurrected in this way. The Dream Witch must be Darren's mother. Judging from what Professor Luchino and Darren said, she can give people the characteristics of snakes and lizards."

"I think I've only seen the Yellow Lord's followers in the Lakeview Village group. But Professor Luchino said those people aren't normal believers at all, but... defective products made by Nightmare."

Kong Fei nodded. "That's right. The Yellow Lord's blessing is truly terrifying. No one dares to put it directly on themselves yet."

[Professor: I criticized Frederick by name. You were the first person to be infected during the Abyss Seven incident.]

[Composer: There's nothing wrong with pursuing higher goals.]

[Painter: Daily Question: Where is my Abyss Costume?]