Chapter 258: This, this is fortune-telling?

He cowered.

When young, he cowered before his wife; in middle age, he cowered before his daughter.

Watching Kogoro Mouri unable to resist Ran Mouri, and even being strongly suppressed, these old classmates were all holding back laughter.

At this moment, they also began to have some interest in Ran’s friend.

To say so directly that the Grim Reaper had visited this class reunion, and even predicted that this reunion would inevitably see blood.

Suppressed by his own daughter, Kogoro Mouri could only suppress the anger that had suddenly flared up; he wasn't someone who liked to joke about old classmates.

"Fine, kid, tell me, on what basis do you say that?"

Perhaps because he was once a police officer, the uncle’s eyes were as sharp as ever.

Spirituality is a manifestation of the spirit, and the spirit and energy of a police officer are different from ordinary people; that sharpness is not something ordinary people can compare to.

Ren Amamiya could clearly feel it at this moment, but he wasn't too surprised.

"It’s just a conclusion reached through an understanding of fortune-telling."

"Fortune-telling?"

Hearing the mention of fortune-telling, a look of disgust immediately appeared on Kogoro Mouri’s face.

"That kind of stuff, isn't it just a psychological profile? To say such things because of that, kid, you’d definitely get beaten up if you went out."

Ren Amamiya didn't disagree with that at all.

"Indeed. If it were just playful fortune-telling, one certainly couldn't make such bold claims, but the fortune-telling I practice is a bit different."

"Mr. Mouri can choose not to believe it; I didn't give the warning for the sake of making Mr. Mouri believe. If Mr. Mouri doesn't want to know, my topic will end here."

Following the experience with Natsue Hatamoto last time, Ren Amamiya gave a choice based on spontaneity.

Of course, if the person involved didn't want to know and didn't intend to understand, then he would follow their wishes and not say another word.

Respecting others' choices is also very important.

Playing hard to get?

Ren Amamiya’s attitude meant exactly that in Kogoro Mouri’s eyes.

What could be different about a fortune-telling?

At this moment, a hint of curiosity also arose in his heart.

"Dad, isn't it fine? Just let Ren tell your fortune."

Ran Mouri, pressing from behind, was getting a bit anxious.

Her father didn't know Ren’s ability, but she knew it very well.

Ren’s fortune-telling was very different from those stalls by the station; that was fortune-telling that could truly have an effect.

When Ren said those words, Ran Mouri had already determined in her heart that something was definitely going to happen at her father’s class reunion.

At a time like this, if she let Ren help tell his fortune, perhaps the result would be clear very soon.

Miss Hatamoto’s affair happened just last week.

"Fine, fine."

Urged by his daughter, Kogoro Mouri let go of his prejudice against fortune-telling; at the very least, he had to see what kind of skills this kid had.

"Since you’ve already made such a big claim, if you can’t give some reasons, I won't be lenient with a brat who makes such bold claims."

To this, Ren Amamiya just smiled, walked to the side of the square table, and gently tapped the gentleman sitting on that side.

"Sir, could I trouble you to move?"

"Oh, oh, of course."

Jun Omura moved aside, and Ren Amamiya, after thanking him, sat in that position. With a flick of his hand, a deck of tarot cards appeared under everyone’s gaze.

"Whoa!"

Just one card earlier wasn't particularly stunning, but a whole deck clearly had much stronger expressive power than a single card.

Then he began to shuffle and cut the cards in a very simple manner.

Taking advantage of the free time, Ren Amamiya turned to look at Kogoro Mouri.

"So, Mr. Mouri, do you want to know about the murderer, or the deceased?"

"...You’re really convinced that something like this will happen at my class reunion. Since you know, why don't you just say it directly?"

"Whether it’s the murderer or the deceased, both have the right to choose. The future is not set in stone. If my words can make the murderer and the deceased make a change, perhaps that is what I want to see. Therefore, I will not answer the final result."

This answer truly surprised Kogoro Mouri.

"The murderer and the deceased still have a chance to change... If what you say is true, then I agree with your statement."

Everyone sitting here was an old classmate from his university days; he really didn't want any of these old classmates to do something excessive.

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"In that case, let’s talk about the deceased first."

"Mm, the deceased."

Ren Amamiya stopped shuffling and drew three cards from the deck.

Death (Upright), The Devil (Upright), The World (Reversed).

"The deceased has had a very serious illness for a long time, called depression, and their mental state is very poor. And this state stems from their original family; the deceased once encountered violent assault. Although the deceased resisted, it left a permanent psychological shadow."

"Half a year ago, this state took a turn for the worse, and even manic phenomena appeared. The occurrence of depression and mania also caused things to turn in a worse direction."

"And what facilitated all of this was the deceased’s personal love life."

As Ren Amamiya’s voice fell, no one on the scene was laughing or joking anymore.

Just listening to this was enough to completely distinguish it from ordinary fortune-telling; they had never seen anyone start exposing someone’s affairs in such detail just by flipping a few cards.

And not only were the experiences explained clearly, but even the problems that facilitated all of this, and the time when the mental state further deteriorated, were described concretely.

This left everyone a bit stunned.

However, the person involved, referred to as the deceased, immediately understood; perhaps this fortune-telling really wasn't a joke.

At this moment, Conan Edogawa also reacted from his brief stupor.

This... it’s explained too clearly; is this fortune-telling? This is just describing a person, right?

Subconsciously looking at Uncle Mouri, he found that Uncle Mouri was also a bit dazed at the moment.

Whether this is fortune-telling is another matter, but this should have already named names, right?

Could it be a pre-investigation?

But Conan Edogawa directly denied this speculation.

No need; even if some information could be investigated, some inside stories couldn't be clarified by ordinary investigation.

It was the original family, violent assault, and even a framed time for specific emotional changes, very accurately saying half a year ago.

How could he know so clearly? Investigations through intelligence wouldn't know so many secrets.

This was also a point Conan Edogawa didn't understand.

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