Chapter Twenty-Four—Kasugano Hospital

"Out of water?" Walking down the road, Motota tries to pour the water from the kettle into his mouth, only to find that the kettle is empty. "Qianyu, give me some water."

"Be careful next time you buy something," Qian Yu handed a 1.5-liter bottle of mineral water to Yuantai. "Buy something useful."

"Oh... Even if it is reckless as Yuantai, at this time, he can only admit Qianyu's blame.

"Brother," Conan asked Yuu suddenly, pointing to a mountain. "Is the shrine on that mountain?"

"Huh?" Yu glanced at the mountain. "Ah, yes, how do you know?"

"The trees on that hill have a dense canopy, and this is by no means a post-war tree." Conan recounts his reasoning. "But as far as the eye can see, these trees on the side of the road are trees that have not reached their prime. There is a qualitative difference in age between these two types of trees. So it's clear that there was a lot of logging in the vicinity of the mountain for some reason, but it didn't reach the vicinity of the mountain. To be sure, there is no difficulty in cutting down the trees there, so there is only one reason: there is a shrine that is the spiritual belief of the locals, so it is possible to protect the trees. ”

"I don't know much about Okukiran's pre-Okumu history," Yu shrugged. However, the woods near the shrine are indeed off-limits to adults, and they can only visit the shrine through the mountain trail. Only small children and adults accompanied by shrine maidens are allowed to enter the woods, and if there is a logging project, the woods near the mountain will be spared. ”

"By the way, Brother Yuu," Mitsuhiko asked suddenly. "Why did you want to go to Tokyo?"

"Uhhh Yuu's face suddenly turned very bad. "I... I sold my house in Tokyo at a discount and moved to a house here. After all, here ... It is secluded and peaceful, and life will be comfortable. ”

"And now the house price has fallen so much that I can't bear to look at it directly, and if I put it in my hand, it will only be smashed," Qian Yu forcibly stopped Mitsuhiko's inquiry with his eyes, and then said. "You can wait until it hits the bottom and then buy it back."

"Ahh Oh, yes. Yu nodded, reluctantly.

“。。。” Conan looked at Chiwa and Yu, frowned, and was silent.

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"Ding-" Yu's phone rang again. This seems to be the seventh or eighth time along the way.

“。。。” Yu took out his phone again, glanced at the text messages, and put it back in his pocket.

"Brother," Qian Yu asked. "Whose text message is this? Seems to be telling you something all the time. ”

"Nothing," You said with a smile. "It's my sister Qiong, she's urging me to hurry back and cook."

"Oh... Qianyu's mood didn't seem to be very high.

"It's just ahead," Yu said, pointing to the complex in front of him. "The unsettling part of the house with the 'Kasugano Hospital' sign is my home now."

"Whew..." Ayumi let out a sigh of relief. "It's finally here...

"Xanadu, as the name suggests." Qianyu shrugged. "Not out of the world, long ago not Taoyuan."

"What does that mean?" Under Qianyu's obscure rhetoric, Mitsuhiko and the others were already confused.

"'Xanadu' is an allusion to the Far East, and the meaning is close to utopia." Conan explained helplessly. "What Qian Yu means is that if this place is not so far away from the metropolis, I am afraid that it will be polluted by the hustle and bustle of the city long ago, and lose its leisurely rural nature."

"Qianyu, your literary literacy is great," Yu praised. "Do you have a special education?"

"I'm ashamed." Qian Yu smiled and bowed slightly, acquiescing to Yuu's point of view.

"Why is this hospital closed?" When everyone arrived at the door of Yuu's house, the room under the sign of "Kasugano Hospital" was pitch black, and it seemed that no one was working at all. Motota asked.

"This is where my grandfather used to work." Yu opened the door and said. "After my ancestor passed away, there was no one to work here."

"I'm sorry." Yuan Tai lowered his head.

"It's okay, let's go inside." Yu led everyone to the side of Kasugano Hospital, only to see a door embedded in the side, and the light was transmitted through the gap under the door. Yu inserted the key into the lock, spun it, and the door opened. "Dome, I'm back."

No one answered.

"I'm sorry," Yu said to the crowd with some embarrassment. "He's shy. I'll take you to your room first. ”

Yu opened the door on the right, only to see an empty room inside. The facilities of the whole room are very simple, just a few mats in the corner and a table in the middle of the house. "It's a reception room, but we don't have a lot of guests here, so it's a great place to live. I'll bring you the quilt and pillows right away. ”

"Hmm," Dr. Asasa looked at the table. "Brother, can we move the table to the edge of the room?"

"Huh? Oh, yes. Yuu poked his head out the door and replied. Wait a minute... Well, I'll let me move it when I'm back later, right? ”

"Children," Dr. Asasa saw Yu disappear outside the door, and immediately walked to the end of the table, beckoning Chiba and the others to help. "Help me move the table to the side and don't bother."

Conan and Chiba immediately ran to the opposite side of Dr. Asa and raised the other head, while Mitsuhiko and the others lifted each side of the table. "Up!"

"Ah," Yuu moved the two futons over, just in time to see everyone move the table to the corner. "This kind of thing can be done by me."

"Idle is idle anyway, well... Brother, did you take a single futon and a double futon? Dr. Asa asked, looking at the different sizes of futon that Yu was holding in his arms.

"Is it okay for a single futon for you to use and a double futon for children?" Yuu placed the two futons on the floor and replied as she spread them out.

“。。。” Dr. Asasa glanced at everyone and nodded to Yu after confirming that there were no objections.

"That's good," Yuu said, spreading the two futons on the floor. "Then I'm going to cook for myself and my sister first?"

"Okay." Dr. Asa took out all the bread, ham, and fruit that Chiwa had bought, and took out a Swiss Army knife from his backpack and began to cut the ham. "Kids, it's time for dinner."

"It's still full of what Chiba bought," Mitsuhiko said as he placed a few slices of ham between two slices of bread. "If we eat Yuantai's packet, I'm afraid a few of us can eat a full 10,000 yen in one meal."

"I see!" Yuan Tai said unhappily.

"Don't say anything," Qian Yu was unusually calm. "Just take it as a warning next time."