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In the bustling heart of Tokyo, a historic villa stood quietly, its serene afternoon interrupted by the urgent ringing of a telephone. On the other end of the line, a deep and mysterious voice spoke: "Ms. Silence, I am a friend you have yet to meet, inviting you to a special dinner at Fog Manor on the outskirts of the city tonight at seven. I look forward to your presence."
Silence was renowned in the Japanese Police Force for her keen insight and unique deductive abilities. However, this solitary detective felt a twinge of unease at the unexpected invitation. Yet, driven by her professional curiosity, she decided to attend.
As night fell, Fog Manor appeared particularly eerie under the faint moonlight. The manor's grand doors slowly opened to reveal a butler clad in a black tailcoat, who politely guided Silence into the banquet hall.
Inside, the hall was brightly lit but empty. In the center stood a large poker table scattered with various playing cards, and an ominous atmosphere hung in the air.
As Silence entered, the doors of the banquet hall swung open once more, and several guests arrived in succession. They included the renowned psychologist Tohoyama Kaho, the promising young prosecutor Hattori Next, and the detective Mao Xiao Wulang, who had previously crossed paths with Silence.
The guests exchanged puzzled glances, all bewildered by the sudden dinner invitation. Tohoyama Kaho spoke first: "Ms. Silence, do you know the purpose of this dinner?"
Silence shook her head, her gaze sweeping over the playing cards on the table as an unsettling premonition washed over her.
At that moment, the lights in the banquet hall suddenly went out, and a cold voice echoed through the darkness: "Welcome to Fog Manor. I am your host for tonight and the architect of this game. We will engage in a murder mystery game using playing cards as clues; each victim will correspond to a card. Among you, one will be the murderer."
As the voice faded away, the lights flickered back on. The guests discovered that in a corner of what had been an empty banquet hall lay a body—a guest who was none other than Kudo Yusaku, Conan's father and Mao Xiao Wulang's assistant.
Next to Kudo Yusaku lay a card from the hearts suit. Tohoyama Kaho quickly stepped forward to examine the body and found that he had been stabbed directly in the heart.
"How is this possible?" Mao Xiao Wulang exclaimed incredulously. "Yusaku... how could he..."
Silence pondered for a moment before approaching the poker table to scrutinize the cards closely. She noticed that aside from the heart card, all other cards were neatly arranged as if signaling something.
"This is a meticulously planned murder," Silence said solemnly. "The murderer has used playing cards as clues to lead us into a complex maze. We must find patterns among them to uncover the truth."
The group began discussing around Kudo Yusaku's body, but each person's account seemed contradictory. Hattori Next suggested that one among them might be the killer, while Tohoyama Kaho argued that it could be someone else entirely or even someone who had already fled.
Silence observed that Mao Xiao Wulang displayed a fleeting hint of panic while discussing the case. She discreetly moved closer to him and whispered, "Wulang, is there something you're hiding from us?"
Mao Xiao Wulang hesitated for a moment before shaking his head. Yet Silence's instincts told her he knew something.
Just then, the doors of the banquet hall swung open again to reveal an unexpected figure—Kudo Yusaku was alive!
"This was all set up by me to test your deductive skills," he explained. Using his disguise techniques and props, he had created an illusion of death. The heart card was deliberately left as a clue.
"I hold Ms. Silence's reasoning abilities in high regard," Kudo Yusaku continued. "I wanted to see if you could unravel my plan. However, it seems I underestimated your capabilities."
The guests realized that everything had been part of an elaborate game. However, just as Kudo Yusaku prepared to reveal who truly was behind it all, he unexpectedly found himself caught in another trap.
The real murderer turned out to be that seemingly harmless butler. Utilizing his familiarity with the manor and understanding of human psychology, he crafted an elaborate ruse that diverted everyone's attention toward false leads.
Through Silence's deductions, the butler finally revealed his true nature. He confessed to killing Kudo Yusaku (who was actually alive) and recounted his grudge against him for exposing his past crimes.
In the end, thanks to Silence and her companions' efforts, justice was served as they apprehended the butler. The poker murder mystery at Fog Manor finally came to a close.
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