Conan: I Am Not a Snake Spirit

"Okay, everyone, let's come in and take a look..."

Itakura Mika said, reached out and pushed open the door, entered the house and turned on the lights in the house.

The interior of the ice house is very spacious, with a high dome above it. There are no ceiling lights installed in the room. It is illuminated by wall lamps mounted on the walls and floor lamps placed next to the bed.

Facing the door, there is a four-meter-wide straight aisle that extends inward. An ice sofa and ice coffee table are placed at the door.

On the left and right sides of the aisle, there are two ice platforms with three levels of steps, with ice beds in the shape of hexagonal coffins.

The ice beds were lined up on the ice platform, forming two neat rows on the left and right sides of the aisle. The beds were covered with thick black fur, which looked dry and soft, adding a touch of warmth to the cold-toned room.

"Doctor, look!" Mitsuhiko excitedly pointed to the dome above, "Is this the dome that Brother Chi and Mr. Yantian talked about?"

Yuantai also looked up at the high dome, "The roof is completely arc-shaped, but there are still some protruding supports..."

Ayumi smiled and exclaimed, "It feels like being in church!"

Seeing the children's happy expressions, Itakura Mika smiled, walked to the deepest part of the room, pointed out the small compartment where the sleeping bags were stored to Dr. Agasa, and explained the location of the bathroom to Dr. Agasa.

The sleeping bags here are all of the same specifications, suitable for both adults and children. As long as you put the sleeping bag on top of the black fur when sleeping, lie in it and tighten the zipper, it will be difficult for the cold to get in.

The restroom is in the blue igloo on the other side of the palace igloo. Entering from the main entrance of the house is a small room. Entering from the small door on the side is the men's and women's restrooms and restrooms for washing. There are also toilets at the door and in the corridor. There are warning signs, making it easy to find.

Itakura Mika returned to the door, pointed the direction of the bathroom to the group, turned around and stood with Tetsuya Shiota, and said to the children with a smile, "Okay, this room belongs to you tonight, you can choose what you like The bed is made!”

After hearing what Itakura Mika said, the three children immediately turned around excitedly and ran up the steps of the ice platform.

"Children should sleep inside as much as possible," Chi Feichi said. "The two spots on the left and right of the door are reserved for me, Doctor, or Mr. Chongshi."

"Yes~!"

The three children changed their direction towards the bed near the door and happily ran inside. Each of them spotted an ice coffin bed and threw themselves onto the fur bed excitedly.

Genta buried his face in the fur, "It's so warm!"

Mitsuhiko and Ayumi also laughed and fluttered on their fur.

"The fur is really soft and dry."

“It’s so comfortable!”

Conan walked to the ice platform opposite the three children, looked at the shape of the ice bed beside him, and said, "Why does it look like a coffin..."

Haibara Ai walked to the seat next to Conan and joked, "Maybe you will be buried in the middle of your sleep."

"I think it's more like the morgue stage..." Chi Feichi walked to the ice bed near the two people and near the door. His eyes passed over the ice beds neatly lined up opposite and next to him, and he commented, "Ten people mortuary."

After hearing what Chi Feichi said, Hui Yuan Ai looked around and immediately nodded in agreement, "It really looks like it. The ten coffins are parked neatly. As long as people lay flowers in memory, they can be officially buried."

Conan: "..."

These two people are really not shy at all.

Subaru Chongshu walked to the platform opposite Chi Feichi, narrowed his eyes and joined the conversation with a smile, "Then I will stop at the door opposite Mr. Chi, and leave the space inside to the doctor."

Conan: "..."

He suspected that these three people were telling some kind of weird hellish joke, and hearing it was proof.

At the door, Dr. Agasa finished talking to Mika Itakura and heard the comments of several people. He couldn't turn around for a moment, looked at the ice bed and asked, "Fei Chi, Mr. Subaru, would you be able to lie in a coffin like this?" Think it’s small?”

"No," Chi Feichi visually measured the size of the ice bed, "Two meters long is enough."

"The width is enough," Chong Shi Subaru said with a narrowed smile. "When the time comes, everyone will be lying in the sleeping bag. No matter how wide the position is, there will be no chance to turn over while sleeping. This is wider than the sleeping bag, so it is the optimal width."

"I'm overthinking it. An excellent sculptor like Mr. Shiota specially made an ice hotel, so he definitely wouldn't put the coffin..." Dr. Ali looked at Tetsuya Shiota, and suddenly realized that his wording was not very correct, and he choked. After a moment, he smiled awkwardly at Tetsuya Shiota and said, "I mean the bed... Mr. Shiota will definitely not make the bed smaller."

Tetsuya Shiota laughed, Mika Itakura smiled and said it didn't matter, and soon left with Tetsuya Shiota.

Before Dr. Ali could close the door, Chi Feichi walked to the door and said, "Doctor, I'll go outside and call my mother."

"Ah, okay..." Dr. A Li turned sideways to let Chi Fei Chi go out, and said with a smile, "I will help everyone put away the sleeping bags. The sleeping bags seem to be the same size. If you don't mind, we can help you pick one. Put it away!”

"Thank you, I'll spare your trouble."

Chi Feichi thanked him and went out. He walked nearby and called Chi Kana and told him what he had discovered in Kawadu Village.

"...No one from the company distributed the questionnaire to the village, and no one explained the questionnaire to the villagers... According to Miss Itakura, they only came twice..."

"The problem is that people in the village now think that Dongdu Leisure Industry will let them stop holding the festival... That's right, I didn't contact the project leader before coming here. I originally wanted to contact the company in the afternoon and meet them when the contract is signed tomorrow. Wait until it's over Later, tell Mr. Yantian that you want to entrust him with making a statue..."

During this period, Dr. Ali and Subaru Oki took the children to lay out their sleeping bags, and then took the children out to wash up in the bathroom of the blue igloo over there. They saw Chi Feichi standing in the shadow on the side of the house making a phone call, and He didn't come forward to disturb Chi Feichi.

It was afternoon in the UK, and Ikekana had just finished his lunch break. He listened to the situation in Kawato Village and responded a few words from time to time. The rhythm of his speech was still gentle and soothing, but his tone was more firm than before.

"It's too late now. I will send an email to ask the president to terminate the contract for this development project... Yes, we have been operating for a long time, and such a situation is inevitable... I want to find someone to check the accounts. If this is just a For example, of course it’s best... we can’t let people within Dongdu Leisure Industry investigate, but I haven’t considered the specific personnel yet..."

Suddenly Ike Shinosuke's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Your mother thinks you are the best candidate. You are absolutely trustworthy and can use Ark to assist in the investigation. I also think it is most appropriate for you to go. If you have recently If you have time, go and help your mother."

Only then did Chi Feichi understand why Chi Kana's tone was so coquettish, and he responded decisively, "Ok, I'll go back to Tokyo tomorrow."

"Of course it would be best for you to go, but the festival officially starts tomorrow, right?" Ikegana still spoke in a leisurely pace, "That was the most lively day. You took your sister and friends out to play, and you should have let Have fun. In fact, you don’t have to rush back to Tokyo. I can ask someone to go to the company first and let them prepare all the information, so that you can stay in Kawato Village for one more day with your friends..."

"Mother..." Chi Feichi interrupted. Hearing Chi Janai on the other side of the phone stop, he continued softly but firmly, "Your audit is very sudden this time. If there are major financial and operational problems in Dongdu Leisure Industry, It’s difficult for them to cover up the problem within a day or two, but after a long time, they can’t tell for sure, and I am already twenty years old. I care more about whether I can do something than having fun, and today With so many things happening, I can’t continue playing like nothing happened tomorrow, so I might as well go back early.”

"That's it, I understand..." Ikegana said with a slight smile in his voice, "Then let me tell you what you have to do after you go back. Dongdu Leisure Industry previously uploaded it to Ark's operating information. In previous years, The information is not complete, so forget about that. The financial accounts and operating information for the past six months are relatively complete. You only need to confirm whether the operating conditions are consistent with the information in Ark, and confirm that there are no problems with the company's general operation and financial conditions. That's it. besides……"

Chi Feichi listened to Chi Janai's words on the other side of the phone. He took out the cigarette case from his pocket with his free left hand, took out a cigarette and lit it, and continued to listen while smoking.

Ikegana said a lot of things one after another.

During this period, Shinnosuke Ike said on the other end of the phone, "He knows how to solve it." Ikekana spoke slowly for nearly a minute. After that, Shinnosuke Ike wisely remained silent.

After Ikegana finished talking about the audit, he talked about something else.

"How about the Ice Sculpture Festival in Kawato Village? Mr. Shiota Tetsuya's Ice Sculptures are very realistic, right? As for the character Ice Sculptures, he not only made the realistic appearance, but also gave the Ice Sculptures a vivid look. The expression and movement, the static withered ice can possess the dynamic beauty of things, this is the most powerful thing about him. "

Chi Feichi wanted to gain some artistic experience from Chi Janai, so he carefully recalled the appearance of the ice withers during the day, and expressed his opinion, "If we talk about dynamic beauty, this year's 'Three Goddesses' Ice Withers and 'Lumberjack' The husband's ice sculptures should be comparable, and they are both works that can be obtained by the leader. I wonder if you have seen them? I took pictures today."

"I have seen those photos of withered ice not long ago, but if you are willing, I also want to see the ones you took. There may be new works by Mr. Yantian that I have not seen before... You You're right. I've seen the finished photos of the three goddesses and the woodcutter. The ice carvings seem to come alive. There is indeed some amazing dynamic beauty. As for the still life carvings, the best work so far is probably the 'Shrine'. Only an exquisite corner of the shrine is carved out of the irregular ice blocks, and the blank space is used to create a shrine hidden in the mountains and forests, which is very mysterious..."

"Is it hidden in the mountains and forests? When I saw it, I thought it was a shrine that could be peeled out of the irregular stones."

"Huh? But it's not impossible to interpret it this way. Everyone may see the same thing differently. Speaking of which, Fei Chi, which ice wither is your favorite?"

"Gomera..."