Chapter 247: Urgent Boy
When Xiaolan and everyone else rushed to the edge of the cliff, they saw Conan lying on the ground looking for something.
Also lying nearby was Hattori Hirako.
Because it was night, the two men focused on the tire tracks on the ground and crawled closer and closer. As a result, their heads collided with each other with a bang.
"Ouch!"
"it hurts!"
Seeing the two people covering their heads and crying out in pain made Xiaolan feel like she had seen it before.
She quickly remembered that the same thing happened the last time she was at Tsujimura's house.
These two, big and small, seem to work well together when they encounter a case.
"Little kid, why are you here again?" Hattori Hirako covered his head and glared at the little kid with glasses in front of him with dissatisfaction.
But she immediately realized a problem.
Wait, why did I say that again?
By the way, in the last diplomat case, this kid also "met" me at the crime scene. His insight is totally unlike that of a child...
Hattori Hirako's eyes gradually became filled with suspicion as she looked at Conan.
There's something wrong with this kid!
Being stared at like that, Conan just felt uncomfortable all over.
At this moment, a light sigh was heard from the side, and they both turned their heads at the same time, only to see the astrologer Mrs. Maria staring at the night sky at a 45-degree angle with a solemn look on her face.
"Aunt Maria, what's wrong?" Conan asked.
"The stars are in disarray, which is a bad omen. It seems that the owner's death is just the beginning..."
"Haha, are you kidding? This just happened, please don't scare us..." Xiaolan said a little fearfully.
"…But there is still a glimmer of hope."
Master Maria turned her head and glanced meaningfully at Conan and Hattori Heiko.
"There's a sea fog."
The uncle in the tour group suddenly said.
Everyone looked towards the sea. Grayish-white fog was rising from the sea in the distance and covering the cliff where the hotel was located.
"What! Who did this?"
After returning to the hotel and preparing to call the police, Kogoro Mouri discovered that the telephone line in the lobby had been cut, so he went to the owner's room to retrieve the confiscated cell phone.
But when I opened the door, I saw the room was in a mess, with broken cell phones scattered all over the floor.
"It seems that Master Maria was right. The murderer still wants to continue this killing game." Hattori Hirako's face was solemn, but there was a hint of excitement in her eyes.
This is it, that one, the classic Snowstorm Villa mode!
All the telephone lines were down, the mountain roads were rugged and difficult to travel on, and there was fog. No one could leave here in a short time.
"I've had enough. I'm going to drive another car and leave here! Who's coming with me?" The bearded uncle in the tour group reacted violently.
"Are you sure, uncle? It's foggy outside now, and the mountain road is difficult to walk on. There are no guardrails in many places. It's very dangerous." Hattori Hirako reminded, "If the murderer has tampered with the car, it might rush off the cliff and die like the store owner."
The bearded uncle looked at the thick fog outside the window and his expression turned ugly.
Those who participated in this trip were all ardent mystery fans. Even though a murder had occurred and they were forced to stay in this isolated hotel, they still maintained a calmness beyond that of ordinary people. They even gathered together to analyze the case, and the scene looked like a mystery party.
It’s just that this party was more hardcore, and people really died.
After a heated debate, everyone agreed that the murderer was among the members of the brigade, and then they began to accuse each other, and the living room was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Conan and Hattori Hirako watched coldly and did not join in the argument.
The two men glanced at everyone present, thinking about the possibility of them committing the crime.
Conan's attention was more focused on the male college student (Kento Toba).
Because during this period of time, he had seen most of the criminals in the cases he had experienced in the Poirot Bar. At first he thought it was a coincidence, but after many times, he began to suspect the reason behind it.
If we follow this completely unscientific empirical inference, the man in front of us is most likely the murderer of this case.
But as a detective, he completely put this unscientific idea out of his mind.
He is a detective, he must rely on evidence and reasoning, and he cannot believe in such seemingly reasonable but unscientific speculation.
Just as the members of the brigade were arguing fiercely, one of them suddenly burst into laughter.
Everyone's eyes turned to the person who was laughing, the female college student Ooki Ayako, Kento Toba's female companion.
"Ms. Ayako, what are you laughing at?" asked a member of the brigade.
Under the gaze of everyone, Ooki Ayako calmly took out a lighter and lit a cigarette.
In the misty smoke, Ooki Ayako smiled confidently.
"I already know who the murderer is and the methods he used. Of course, there is also decisive evidence."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present showed shocked expressions.
Conan was even more shocked: What? Someone solved the case faster than me?
A world-class detective was actually overtaken by a female college student?
Something is wrong! She must have stumbled upon an important clue, and she alone.
what is it then?
Wait, a clue that only she could find... She happens to be Kento Toba's girlfriend. If Toba is the criminal, it makes sense that Miss Ayako, who has a close relationship with him, would find clues that outsiders don't know.
Conan looked at Kento Toba again, only to find that in addition to surprise, the man's eyes also looked a little panicked.
He was very familiar with this look. Every time a case occurred, when he pointed out the identity of the criminal in public, the criminal would show a similar expression.
Is it really him?
No, we still have to find evidence...
"I'll give you 10 minutes to think about it. If you don't want me to expose you, you'd better confess on your own initiative."
Ooki Ayako held a cigarette in her hand and glanced at everyone in the room with a playful look, saying with a playful expression.
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the door, ready to leave.
"Ayako, where are you going?" Kento Toba followed immediately.
"bathroom."
"Let me accompany you. If you act alone now, the murderer may do something bad to you."
"Haha, then please protect me."
The two left the room one after the other.
"That woman must have discovered some clues that we don't know about." Hattori Hirako said to herself.
She also couldn't believe that she was defeated by a mystery enthusiast.
"What do you think, kid?"
Conan glanced at her.
This woman, calling you a little devil all the time, is really annoying.
"Me? Haha, I'm just an elementary school student. I don't know."
Conan held his head in his hands with a grinning expression, which made Hattori Hirako's fists itchy.
This little brat, are you pretending to be stupid in front of me?
"Conan, where are you going?"
Seeing Conan walking towards the door, Xiaolan immediately became alert.
Conan always slips away when she isn't paying attention, but this time she finally caught him.
"I'm going to the bathroom too. Ah, it's urgent, I can't hold it any longer."
Before Xiaolan opened her mouth, Conan knew what she was going to say. He quickly covered his crotch and ran out of the room with an anxious expression on his face.
(End of this chapter)
When Xiaolan and everyone else rushed to the edge of the cliff, they saw Conan lying on the ground looking for something.
Also lying nearby was Hattori Hirako.
Because it was night, the two men focused on the tire tracks on the ground and crawled closer and closer. As a result, their heads collided with each other with a bang.
"Ouch!"
"it hurts!"
Seeing the two people covering their heads and crying out in pain made Xiaolan feel like she had seen it before.
She quickly remembered that the same thing happened the last time she was at Tsujimura's house.
These two, big and small, seem to work well together when they encounter a case.
"Little kid, why are you here again?" Hattori Hirako covered his head and glared at the little kid with glasses in front of him with dissatisfaction.
But she immediately realized a problem.
Wait, why did I say that again?
By the way, in the last diplomat case, this kid also "met" me at the crime scene. His insight is totally unlike that of a child...
Hattori Hirako's eyes gradually became filled with suspicion as she looked at Conan.
There's something wrong with this kid!
Being stared at like that, Conan just felt uncomfortable all over.
At this moment, a light sigh was heard from the side, and they both turned their heads at the same time, only to see the astrologer Mrs. Maria staring at the night sky at a 45-degree angle with a solemn look on her face.
"Aunt Maria, what's wrong?" Conan asked.
"The stars are in disarray, which is a bad omen. It seems that the owner's death is just the beginning..."
"Haha, are you kidding? This just happened, please don't scare us..." Xiaolan said a little fearfully.
"…But there is still a glimmer of hope."
Master Maria turned her head and glanced meaningfully at Conan and Hattori Heiko.
"There's a sea fog."
The uncle in the tour group suddenly said.
Everyone looked towards the sea. Grayish-white fog was rising from the sea in the distance and covering the cliff where the hotel was located.
"What! Who did this?"
After returning to the hotel and preparing to call the police, Kogoro Mouri discovered that the telephone line in the lobby had been cut, so he went to the owner's room to retrieve the confiscated cell phone.
But when I opened the door, I saw the room was in a mess, with broken cell phones scattered all over the floor.
"It seems that Master Maria was right. The murderer still wants to continue this killing game." Hattori Hirako's face was solemn, but there was a hint of excitement in her eyes.
This is it, that one, the classic Snowstorm Villa mode!
All the telephone lines were down, the mountain roads were rugged and difficult to travel on, and there was fog. No one could leave here in a short time.
"I've had enough. I'm going to drive another car and leave here! Who's coming with me?" The bearded uncle in the tour group reacted violently.
"Are you sure, uncle? It's foggy outside now, and the mountain road is difficult to walk on. There are no guardrails in many places. It's very dangerous." Hattori Hirako reminded, "If the murderer has tampered with the car, it might rush off the cliff and die like the store owner."
The bearded uncle looked at the thick fog outside the window and his expression turned ugly.
Those who participated in this trip were all ardent mystery fans. Even though a murder had occurred and they were forced to stay in this isolated hotel, they still maintained a calmness beyond that of ordinary people. They even gathered together to analyze the case, and the scene looked like a mystery party.
It’s just that this party was more hardcore, and people really died.
After a heated debate, everyone agreed that the murderer was among the members of the brigade, and then they began to accuse each other, and the living room was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Conan and Hattori Hirako watched coldly and did not join in the argument.
The two men glanced at everyone present, thinking about the possibility of them committing the crime.
Conan's attention was more focused on the male college student (Kento Toba).
Because during this period of time, he had seen most of the criminals in the cases he had experienced in the Poirot Bar. At first he thought it was a coincidence, but after many times, he began to suspect the reason behind it.
If we follow this completely unscientific empirical inference, the man in front of us is most likely the murderer of this case.
But as a detective, he completely put this unscientific idea out of his mind.
He is a detective, he must rely on evidence and reasoning, and he cannot believe in such seemingly reasonable but unscientific speculation.
Just as the members of the brigade were arguing fiercely, one of them suddenly burst into laughter.
Everyone's eyes turned to the person who was laughing, the female college student Ooki Ayako, Kento Toba's female companion.
"Ms. Ayako, what are you laughing at?" asked a member of the brigade.
Under the gaze of everyone, Ooki Ayako calmly took out a lighter and lit a cigarette.
In the misty smoke, Ooki Ayako smiled confidently.
"I already know who the murderer is and the methods he used. Of course, there is also decisive evidence."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present showed shocked expressions.
Conan was even more shocked: What? Someone solved the case faster than me?
A world-class detective was actually overtaken by a female college student?
Something is wrong! She must have stumbled upon an important clue, and she alone.
what is it then?
Wait, a clue that only she could find... She happens to be Kento Toba's girlfriend. If Toba is the criminal, it makes sense that Miss Ayako, who has a close relationship with him, would find clues that outsiders don't know.
Conan looked at Kento Toba again, only to find that in addition to surprise, the man's eyes also looked a little panicked.
He was very familiar with this look. Every time a case occurred, when he pointed out the identity of the criminal in public, the criminal would show a similar expression.
Is it really him?
No, we still have to find evidence...
"I'll give you 10 minutes to think about it. If you don't want me to expose you, you'd better confess on your own initiative."
Ooki Ayako held a cigarette in her hand and glanced at everyone in the room with a playful look, saying with a playful expression.
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the door, ready to leave.
"Ayako, where are you going?" Kento Toba followed immediately.
"bathroom."
"Let me accompany you. If you act alone now, the murderer may do something bad to you."
"Haha, then please protect me."
The two left the room one after the other.
"That woman must have discovered some clues that we don't know about." Hattori Hirako said to herself.
She also couldn't believe that she was defeated by a mystery enthusiast.
"What do you think, kid?"
Conan glanced at her.
This woman, calling you a little devil all the time, is really annoying.
"Me? Haha, I'm just an elementary school student. I don't know."
Conan held his head in his hands with a grinning expression, which made Hattori Hirako's fists itchy.
This little brat, are you pretending to be stupid in front of me?
"Conan, where are you going?"
Seeing Conan walking towards the door, Xiaolan immediately became alert.
Conan always slips away when she isn't paying attention, but this time she finally caught him.
"I'm going to the bathroom too. Ah, it's urgent, I can't hold it any longer."
Before Xiaolan opened her mouth, Conan knew what she was going to say. He quickly covered his crotch and ran out of the room with an anxious expression on his face.
(End of this chapter)
