Chapter 248 This story tells us not to smoke
Withdraw.
"Ayako, do you really know who the murderer is? Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me."
"Yanren, stop pretending, there's no one else here. I think you know who the murderer is better than I do."
"Ayako, what do you mean?"
"Haha, are you still pretending? Weren't you the one who killed that fat store manager?"
"...Ayako, don't say anything careless. Do you have any evidence?"
"Yesterday at noon, I went to your room to find you. I wanted to ask you a few questions. That fat guy asked such tricky questions. Who else could answer them except an extremely fanatical Sherlock Holmes fan like you? But you were not in the room, so I took a peek at your answer sheet and found that it was blank. You didn't answer a single question. Haha, you should have been dealing with that fat guy at that time, right? Your goal in joining this trip was to kill the store manager from the beginning, so there was no need to answer questions asked by a dead person."
"..."
"Pfft, what's that expression on your face? Don't worry, I just asked you to turn yourself in just to see how you would react. I knew you didn't have the guts to confess and would follow me."
"Ayako, you really do love me."
"Come on, sweet talk won't work on me. Where's the book?"
"Book?"
"It's the first edition of A Study in Scarlet that is not available on the market. There are many wealthy people who like Sherlock Holmes. If we auction the book, it should be able to fetch a high price."
"...You want to sell that book?"
"Although I also like Sherlock Holmes' stories, I like money more. The so-called first edition is just an old book. It's not the same story. It's more practical to exchange it for money."
"…Well, the book is in the garage, under the back seat of the car."
"Smart. I'll go back and tell those idiots that I made a mistake. Don't worry."
"...Ayako, don't you want to know why I killed that man?"
"tell me the story."
"…Forget it, I'll tell you tomorrow. I have to go back, lest they get suspicious."
"Well, let's go."
The sound of the door opening.
"...Ayako, smoking less is better for your health."
"Stop talking so much and go quickly."
The sound of footsteps gradually receding.
Behind the corner of the toilet, a small black shadow raised its head, and its glasses reflected a snow-white light.
As soon as Oki Ayako entered the garage, she walked straight to the only car parked in the garage.
She opened the back door and the car was dark. Fortunately, she was a smoker and had a lighter with her.
Just as she took out her lighter and prepared to light a fire, a childish voice suddenly sounded from behind her.
"Sister, I suggest you not to do that. Don't you smell it?"
Oki Ayako's hand holding the lighter froze, and a layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on her back.
On the one hand, it was because of the sudden sound behind her, and on the other hand, she was suddenly aware of the pungent smell in the car.
It's gasoline!
I have just been to the gates of hell.
My nose clearly smelled the scent, but my excited brain completely ignored the signal captured by my nose and only thought about finding the book.
It’s so scary. If I had lit the fire just now, I would probably have burned up by now.
She turned around and saw the little kid with glasses brought by the "famous detective". He was standing at the garage door with his hands in his pockets and a mature expression on his face that was not what a child should have.
Oh, his name is Conan, Conan from Arthur Conan Doyle.
"Little Conan, why are you here?" Ooki Ayako forced a smile and tried to get away with it.
"Is this what you're looking for, sister?"
Conan took out the book he had tucked under his arm and showed it to Oki Ayako. After Oki Ayako saw the cover of the book, her face changed instantly. "Little friend, how did you know——"
"How do I know this book is here? Oh, I accidentally heard it when I went to the bathroom just now." Conan adjusted his glasses and smiled brightly.
"Did you hear everything?"
"Sister, don't you find it strange? My elder brother hid the book here. He must have known that the car had a gasoline leak, but he didn't tell you..."
When Oki Ayako heard Conan's words, her face turned pale instantly, and then a blush quickly appeared on her cheeks.
"That bastard!"
She immediately understood Kento Toba's sinister intentions. He wanted to kill people to silence them, and he wanted her to do it!
Seeing this, Conan knew that she had figured it out, so he smiled and said, "Big sister, let's go back together and expose the bad brother."
As soon as Kento Toba entered the room, everyone in the room stared at him.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me?" he asked a little guiltily.
"Hey, who is the murderer?"
"You are boyfriend and girlfriend, she must have told you, right? Tell us now!"
"That's right, if we don't find the murderer, none of us will be able to sleep tonight!"
The tour group member asked aggressively.
Toba Kento seemed to be frightened by the momentum of the crowd. He took a step back and waved his hands, saying, "Don't be like that. I did ask her, but she didn't even tell me and went straight into the bathroom. I waited for a while, but she didn't come out, so I had to go back first."
"Tsk, this woman really keeps us in suspense." The uncle from the brigade said unhappily.
When everyone's attention shifted away from Kento Toba, Xiaolan walked over and asked, "By the way, Mr. Toba, have you seen Conan? He also went to the bathroom."
"What, that little kid?" Hu Ye's face changed.
"Hey, what's wrong?"
"No, nothing. When did he go to the bathroom?" Toba asked, regaining his composure.
Hattori Hirako noticed the situation here, looked at him strangely, then leaned over here to listen to what the two were saying.
"Right after you and Ms. Ayako left."
"I'm sorry, I didn't see him."
"How could that be? Did he run away? A murder just happened, and the murderer might still be wandering around. I should have gone with him."
"Don't worry, maybe he just went back to his room."
"But……"
Hattori Hirako recalled the look on Conan's face when he left, and thought: That kid was probably pretending, maybe he secretly ran away to look for clues!
Thinking of this, she clapped her hands: Yes, how can I just wait here? I have to find other clues. If I lose to a child, it will be a great shame!
"How about this, I'll go with you to look for him. You go to the upstairs room and I'll look outside."
"Well, thank you!"
Kento Toba and Xiaolan also decided to go find Conan.
At this moment, the door of the room suddenly opened.
When Toba saw Oki Ayako appear at the door with an angry face, his heart skipped a beat.
She didn't even go look for the book?
Then he saw Conan appearing behind Ooki Ayako. This little kid with a good name was looking at him with a playful and mocking look, which was totally unlike that of a child.
Oki Ayako walked into the room and said under everyone's eager gaze:
"Next, it's time to witness the truth."
(End of this chapter)
Withdraw.
"Ayako, do you really know who the murderer is? Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me."
"Yanren, stop pretending, there's no one else here. I think you know who the murderer is better than I do."
"Ayako, what do you mean?"
"Haha, are you still pretending? Weren't you the one who killed that fat store manager?"
"...Ayako, don't say anything careless. Do you have any evidence?"
"Yesterday at noon, I went to your room to find you. I wanted to ask you a few questions. That fat guy asked such tricky questions. Who else could answer them except an extremely fanatical Sherlock Holmes fan like you? But you were not in the room, so I took a peek at your answer sheet and found that it was blank. You didn't answer a single question. Haha, you should have been dealing with that fat guy at that time, right? Your goal in joining this trip was to kill the store manager from the beginning, so there was no need to answer questions asked by a dead person."
"..."
"Pfft, what's that expression on your face? Don't worry, I just asked you to turn yourself in just to see how you would react. I knew you didn't have the guts to confess and would follow me."
"Ayako, you really do love me."
"Come on, sweet talk won't work on me. Where's the book?"
"Book?"
"It's the first edition of A Study in Scarlet that is not available on the market. There are many wealthy people who like Sherlock Holmes. If we auction the book, it should be able to fetch a high price."
"...You want to sell that book?"
"Although I also like Sherlock Holmes' stories, I like money more. The so-called first edition is just an old book. It's not the same story. It's more practical to exchange it for money."
"…Well, the book is in the garage, under the back seat of the car."
"Smart. I'll go back and tell those idiots that I made a mistake. Don't worry."
"...Ayako, don't you want to know why I killed that man?"
"tell me the story."
"…Forget it, I'll tell you tomorrow. I have to go back, lest they get suspicious."
"Well, let's go."
The sound of the door opening.
"...Ayako, smoking less is better for your health."
"Stop talking so much and go quickly."
The sound of footsteps gradually receding.
Behind the corner of the toilet, a small black shadow raised its head, and its glasses reflected a snow-white light.
As soon as Oki Ayako entered the garage, she walked straight to the only car parked in the garage.
She opened the back door and the car was dark. Fortunately, she was a smoker and had a lighter with her.
Just as she took out her lighter and prepared to light a fire, a childish voice suddenly sounded from behind her.
"Sister, I suggest you not to do that. Don't you smell it?"
Oki Ayako's hand holding the lighter froze, and a layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on her back.
On the one hand, it was because of the sudden sound behind her, and on the other hand, she was suddenly aware of the pungent smell in the car.
It's gasoline!
I have just been to the gates of hell.
My nose clearly smelled the scent, but my excited brain completely ignored the signal captured by my nose and only thought about finding the book.
It’s so scary. If I had lit the fire just now, I would probably have burned up by now.
She turned around and saw the little kid with glasses brought by the "famous detective". He was standing at the garage door with his hands in his pockets and a mature expression on his face that was not what a child should have.
Oh, his name is Conan, Conan from Arthur Conan Doyle.
"Little Conan, why are you here?" Ooki Ayako forced a smile and tried to get away with it.
"Is this what you're looking for, sister?"
Conan took out the book he had tucked under his arm and showed it to Oki Ayako. After Oki Ayako saw the cover of the book, her face changed instantly. "Little friend, how did you know——"
"How do I know this book is here? Oh, I accidentally heard it when I went to the bathroom just now." Conan adjusted his glasses and smiled brightly.
"Did you hear everything?"
"Sister, don't you find it strange? My elder brother hid the book here. He must have known that the car had a gasoline leak, but he didn't tell you..."
When Oki Ayako heard Conan's words, her face turned pale instantly, and then a blush quickly appeared on her cheeks.
"That bastard!"
She immediately understood Kento Toba's sinister intentions. He wanted to kill people to silence them, and he wanted her to do it!
Seeing this, Conan knew that she had figured it out, so he smiled and said, "Big sister, let's go back together and expose the bad brother."
As soon as Kento Toba entered the room, everyone in the room stared at him.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me?" he asked a little guiltily.
"Hey, who is the murderer?"
"You are boyfriend and girlfriend, she must have told you, right? Tell us now!"
"That's right, if we don't find the murderer, none of us will be able to sleep tonight!"
The tour group member asked aggressively.
Toba Kento seemed to be frightened by the momentum of the crowd. He took a step back and waved his hands, saying, "Don't be like that. I did ask her, but she didn't even tell me and went straight into the bathroom. I waited for a while, but she didn't come out, so I had to go back first."
"Tsk, this woman really keeps us in suspense." The uncle from the brigade said unhappily.
When everyone's attention shifted away from Kento Toba, Xiaolan walked over and asked, "By the way, Mr. Toba, have you seen Conan? He also went to the bathroom."
"What, that little kid?" Hu Ye's face changed.
"Hey, what's wrong?"
"No, nothing. When did he go to the bathroom?" Toba asked, regaining his composure.
Hattori Hirako noticed the situation here, looked at him strangely, then leaned over here to listen to what the two were saying.
"Right after you and Ms. Ayako left."
"I'm sorry, I didn't see him."
"How could that be? Did he run away? A murder just happened, and the murderer might still be wandering around. I should have gone with him."
"Don't worry, maybe he just went back to his room."
"But……"
Hattori Hirako recalled the look on Conan's face when he left, and thought: That kid was probably pretending, maybe he secretly ran away to look for clues!
Thinking of this, she clapped her hands: Yes, how can I just wait here? I have to find other clues. If I lose to a child, it will be a great shame!
"How about this, I'll go with you to look for him. You go to the upstairs room and I'll look outside."
"Well, thank you!"
Kento Toba and Xiaolan also decided to go find Conan.
At this moment, the door of the room suddenly opened.
When Toba saw Oki Ayako appear at the door with an angry face, his heart skipped a beat.
She didn't even go look for the book?
Then he saw Conan appearing behind Ooki Ayako. This little kid with a good name was looking at him with a playful and mocking look, which was totally unlike that of a child.
Oki Ayako walked into the room and said under everyone's eager gaze:
"Next, it's time to witness the truth."
(End of this chapter)
