A few days later, at the Mauri Detective Agency.
"Ran-nee, is someone moving in downstairs?" Conan peered out the window and then turned to ask.
"Cut it out~ It's that con artist Yuquan, I don't know what's gotten into him, but he moved in next door." Mauri Kogoro scoffed, unable to focus on the words in the newspaper.
"Huh?" Conan couldn't help but peek out the window again.
This time, he saw a sign with a neon light hanging on the door of the shop next door. It read, "Qi Yuan Exorcism Agency."
"Dad, Yuquan isn't a con artist, right? Didn't you see Tang Jiang Ming Yi's soul the other day?" Ran looked at Kogoro helplessly, shivering slightly.
Thinking about it... it was still kind of scary, that there really are ghosts in this world, and she had actually seen one!
Kogoro's body stiffened, but he pretended to be unconcerned, "Maybe it's just some kind of trick!"
Thinking about the news reports and newspapers he had seen in the last few days, he noticed that several celebrities were endorsing Yuquan… Kogoro couldn't help but grit his teeth.
Most importantly, Yoko Okino was involved!
That damned Yuquan, he's definitely a fraud!
"Since they just moved in, let's go check it out." Conan ran towards the door from the balcony.
Tsk! Yuquan actually moved to Gocho-cho, he definitely needs to take a look.
And then... he'll figure out a way to expose that fraud.
"Conan, don't run off!" Ran frowned.
After turning to say something to Kogoro, she followed, "Dad, I'll go check things out too."
…
"Then I'll leave it to you to go take a look, Mr. Yuquan." The owner, Zhen Zhong, bowed respectfully to Yuquan.
"Don't worry, I'll visit this afternoon." Yuquan nodded, but his gaze went past Zhen Zhong and landed on Conan, who had just come running out from next door.
A slight smile played on his lips before he quickly composed himself.
"I'll be waiting for you then." Zhen Zhong bowed to Yuquan once more, then turned to leave.
As he passed Conan, Zhen Zhong didn't hesitate to walk directly past him, his arm bumping into Conan's hard.
"Ouch!" Conan rubbed his arm, frowning as he looked at Zhen Zhong's retreating back.
He didn't think much of it, turning to run to Yuquan and ask inquisitively, "Yuquan, is this your client?"
"Conan, that's not polite!" Ran hurried over, frowning, "You should call Yuquan... 'brother'."
Conan couldn't help but pout. Why did he have to call a con artist 'brother'?!
Seeing Ran's disapproving gaze, Conan could only reluctantly lower his head and call out, "Yuquan-brother."
"Good boy." Yuquan ruffled Conan's hair, his gaze scanning Conan's body.
The effect of the bad luck charm was gone…
Thinking about what was going to happen next, Yuquan's palm moved, and another bad luck charm was shot into Conan's body.
Conan felt a sudden chill and subconsciously looked around, but there was nothing there.
Just then, a figure wearing a mask emerged from the Exorcism Agency.
"Yuquan, I've tidied up the rooms inside." Yoko Okino subconsciously glanced around, making sure there were no paparazzi.
Hearing the familiar voice, Ran couldn't help but exclaim, "Yo... Yoko-san?"
"Shhh—" Yoko Okino smiled and shook her head at Ran.
"Ran, I'm here today as Yuquan's... friend to help out."
"I understand, I won't tell anyone!" Ran nodded and said with a smile.
"Thanks, Yoko." Yuquan blinked his eyes.
"Do you have a client to see this afternoon?" Yoko asked, glancing at the direction Zhen Zhong had gone.
"Yes, the Medieval Art Museum." Yuquan nodded.
"The Medieval Art Museum?" Ran's pupils constricted.
"It seems like… Ran saw the news report from the other day?" Yoko blinked her beautiful eyes and asked.
"I... I did." Ran was afraid but also intensely curious.
She cautiously turned to Yuquan and asked, "Yu... Yuquan, is the Medieval Art Museum really haunted?"
"I saw in the newspaper that they said that every night at midnight, people see armor moving around the museum. It's pretty scary."
Ever since seeing Tang Jiang Ming Yi's ghost at Yoko's place a few days ago, Ran had been both afraid and intensely curious about the unknown.
"It's hard to say for now. We'll have to go to the museum to find out for sure." Yuquan pondered.
His gaze drifted towards the distance, and then he inconspicuously glanced at Conan, "But it's true that Zhen Zhong has some ominous aura about him."
"Heh, what kind of moving armor? It's probably just a gimmick the museum put on to attract tourists." Conan couldn't help but roll his eyes.
What ominous aura, Yuquan just knows how to con people!
The next second, a bird happened to fly overhead, and a fresh, warm pile of bird droppings fell on Conan's head...