In the world of Detective Conan, however, he was bound to the Naruto System.

Chapter 205 Shogi Combinations

Chapter 205 Shogi Combinations

One car couldn't take everyone to the villa on the mountain, so Conan and the guests from Osaka were given priority to be taken to the warm villa, while the rest of the group waited at the door for a while.

Upon arriving at the warm villa, a red sedan pulled up in front. A woman carrying groceries stepped out and looked at the unfamiliar group with some confusion: "Who are you—"

The driver, Subaru Okiya, quickly stepped forward with a smile: "Hello, senior. My name is Subaru Okiya. I am a graduate student in the Faculty of Engineering. I met these people on the way here. Professor Oyama invited them to visit."

A hint of displeasure flashed in Nakahara Kaori's eyes, a clear case of hating the house because of the crow, but she still wore a polite smile: "Since you are the teacher's guest, please go in first. But we should ask those who haven't arrived yet to buy some ingredients on the way."

Originally, there were only six of them in total, and the ingredients she brought were enough to make a sukiyaki for everyone.

This more than doubled the number of people. Even though some of the children had smaller appetites, the rest were all young and strong young men and women, which cleverly made up for the smaller portion.

With a surge in customers, two steaming hot sukiyaki dishes are a perfect way to warm up on a snowy night, making them an ideal choice for winter evenings.

Although it's not winter now, it doesn't matter much on the snow-capped mountains.

After everyone had introduced themselves, Ran Mouri remarked with some emotion, "So you're all doctors who graduated from the same medical school!"

Kanazawa Tomoyasu is the most senior of Professor Ōyama's students present, and he holds Professor Ōyama in the highest esteem: "All the doctors present are Professor Ōyama's students. Being a doctor also requires following a lineage."

That's absolutely true. Okiya Subaru knows this all too well. Many of his university classmates chose to pursue graduate studies, some of whom remain unknown while others have become the talk of the town.

For example, some students who were doing very well suddenly lost contact with their supervisors after their supervisors were imprisoned and they were transferred to other supervisors. Others who were previously unknown gained fame and status because of a single paper published by their supervisors.

Some mentors are conscientious and responsible, while others treat people like animals. In short, unless you are a genius with exceptional talent who can completely outshine the older generation, your mentor plays a major role in whether you can succeed.

Ginji Tobita took a sip of sake from his small sake cup and complimented, "That's right. I was originally working under an unknown professor until I transferred to Professor Ooyama three years ago. It was such a wise decision."

Upon hearing this veiled criticism of one person being belittled while praising another, Okiya Subaru silently moved a little further away.

Ezumi Kaho nodded repeatedly: "Professor Oyama's paper published a few days ago can truly be called an academic masterpiece."

Akutagawa noticed that when he said this, Nakahara Kaori's hand, which was gripping the wine glass tightly, trembled slightly from the force.

Hattori Heiji said with some surprise, "Speaking of which, it seems that your names are all related to shogi. It's quite a coincidence."

Ye Dashan, who wasn't a big drinker and got drunk easily, laughed and said, "That's right, which is why I often say it would be even better if there were horses."

Then, Oyama turned to Akutagawa Hiko, who hadn't said much but occasionally responded to his companion's words: "Mr. Akutagawa, you've solved so many cases, is there anything interesting you'd like to share?"

Akutagawa Hiko thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "There are quite a few, and like you, their names are quite related..."

For example, when Ran went to see Eri, the names of the deceased and suspects, including her mother, all had connections to the royal family.

For example, in the Death God Formation Incident, the person who died in the past was named Kitazawa, while the person who was killed in the Death God Formation was named Nanjo.

For example, in the group of four beautiful women and her sycophants, each person's surname can be arranged in the order of the numbers one to eight.

Subaru Okiya grew increasingly alarmed as he listened, unsure whether the famous detective was acting on purpose or if the names of the people present were connected, leading him to this connection.

At this moment, the powerless engineering graduate student felt as if a death star was shining brightly in this villa.

Although there is no evidence or scientific basis, Subaru Okiya is now completely convinced that murders are very likely to occur among a group of people whose names are linked.

Look at how many cases with certain connections between names have been summarized in just a few words by this famous detective. With such a high level of detective expertise, it would be a shame if something didn't happen today, given such a stellar lineup.

While others were cooking, I took the opportunity to check Okiya Subaru's identity, as he wasn't very familiar with Hattori Heiji.

The fact that he was the son of the Osaka Metropolitan Police Department Chief had no effect on him, and they would probably never cross paths again in this lifetime. However, given his identity as a high school detective who was on par with the missing Shinichi Kudo, Subaru Okiya silently decided that he would never leave the sight of these detectives, so that if anything happened, they wouldn't suspect him.

Moreover, even if he were implicated, with a detective watching over him, it wouldn't necessarily cost him his life.

Therefore, he set his sights on the most reliable person, Akutagawa Hiko.

Faced with the genuine or insincere compliments from the crowd, Da Shan shamelessly admitted, "With my extraordinary brain, what's so difficult about writing this kind of paper? Hahahaha."

After finishing the sukiyaki, drinking alone wasn't very interesting. Kaori Nakahara slapped her forehead: "Oh no, I forgot to buy any snacks to go with the drinks. I'll go check at that convenience store down the mountain—"

The young people were already a little embarrassed to come to a place where they didn't know anyone to freeload a meal. In addition, they were too young to drink alcohol, and the only person who needed snacks to go with the drinks was already drunk, so no one asked for anything.

After watching the car drive away, Dashan suddenly glanced at the gold watch on his wrist, exclaimed "Oh no!", quickly changed into slippers in the entryway, and ran to his room.

"Professor Daiyama, what is this?"

In response to Sonoko's question, Ezumi Kaho explained, "It's time for the airing of the very popular drama 'The Love of the Snow Woman,' and today is the climax of the Snow Woman jumping off the cliff. It would be a shame to miss it."

Ran and Sonoko were also watching the show, and when they heard this, they immediately said they wanted to watch it too. However, Oyama didn't like being disturbed, so Kaho Esumi asked them to go to another room.

Conan sighed and reminded him, "Hey, shouldn't we borrow the phone to call the building manager and ask for a spare key?"

Ezumi Kaho smiled and said, "What's the problem? It's fine for you to stay here tonight. There are plenty of empty rooms here, and someone will come to clean them every now and then."

As for the other two male doctors, one went skiing in the snow at night and the other went to take a bath. It can be said that they went to great lengths to gather the three suspects.