The Shinkansen cannot stop for too long and the trains will restart quickly.
Jiang Xia and his three classmates returned to their original seats, and the atmosphere was much quieter than before.
…
Suzuki Sonoko originally also remembered the martyrs.
But after a while, she looked at the sad Mao Lilan, and then at Jiang Xia, who had done nothing but suddenly seemed tired, and seemed to be covering up her sadness with sleepiness... Suddenly she realized that something was not good.
...I heard that emotions are contagious.
Jiang Xia must not be allowed to stay in this sad atmosphere!
Suzuki Sonoko then cheered up and started talking to Jiang Xia about her sister's villa, trying to lighten the atmosphere.
She thought that although she had encountered another murder, it didn't matter, there was still a villa in the forest where she could recuperate her mood.
The scenery there is beautiful, and there is no signal - that is to say, after arriving, you can no longer play with your mobile phone and can only communicate with your peers. It is a good place to make young people's hearts grow... ahem, it is a place to promote the in-depth development of friendship.
A good place in Jiang Xia's mind to replace that bastard doctor!
…
Two hours later.
A group of four people walked through the mountains and arrived near the Suzuki family's villa.
Suzuki Sonoko saw the villa across the mountain stream from a distance across the suspension bridge and was very happy - this meant that they had finally reached their destination and could leave their luggage and have a good rest.
However, when she was about to cross the bridge, she was slightly startled.
——There was actually someone on the old suspension bridge that was more than ten meters long.
The man was wearing a black robe and a hood, with his back to them, walking across the suspension bridge towards the villa.
Suzuki Sonoko guessed that this was her sister's friend, so she faced the howling mountain wind and greeted the front enthusiastically. She waved and shouted: "Hello——!"
The man in black robe on the bridge turned around when he heard the sound, revealing a face that was densely covered with bandages.
"!"
In the dimly lit evening, deep in the mountains and old forests, I suddenly encountered such a creature that I didn't know whether it was a human or a ghost...
Suzuki Sonoko was startled, and her voice suddenly stopped. She shrank behind Jiang Xia, and confirmed with a trembling voice: "Did you, you, you, you, see it!?"
Of course Jiang Xia saw it.
Not only did he see it, he also smelled a trace of murderous aura following the mountain wind blowing over.
…
The bandaged man in front did not stop.
He looked back and ran away quickly. He quickly crossed the suspension bridge and disappeared into the dim woods near the villa.
Without anyone blocking the road, Jiang Xia planned to cross the bridge safely.
But just as he took a step forward, his arms tightened and he was pulled back to the original position by two girls who had received a huge strength buff out of fear.
Suzuki Sonoko stared at the place where the bandaged man disappeared, and whispered in fear: "That man is also going to the villa? Why is he dressed like that?"
Jiang Xia thought for a while and said, "It must be because the mountain wind is strong, so I wore a hat and cloak."
As he said that, he also pulled his hood over his head: "It's a bit cold."
The other three: "..." No, the point is not the hood and cloak at all! It's the face covered with bandages!
Conan: "...Are you short-sighted?"
Jiang Xia had been blowing the mountain breeze for so long, and now he just wanted to move into a warm and murderous villa as soon as possible. He nodded perfunctorily along with the words: "It seems a little bit."
"..." Lingmu Yuanzi and Mao Lilan stopped talking, wanting to describe to Jiang Xia the suspicious person they saw.
But then I thought about it, the bandaged man on the bridge actually didn't do anything bad. Instead, he ran away quickly after seeing them. Maybe he was just a passing chuunibyou.
It’s better not to say it and affect Jiang Xia’s mood...
…
The four of them stopped talking about the man in black.
They quickly crossed the suspension bridge and arrived at the door of the villa.
Suzuki Sonoko was about to press the doorbell when a crashing sound suddenly came from the side of the house.
The two girls immediately thought of the scary bandaged man just now, their hair stood on end, and they deftly shrank behind Jiang Xia with an "ouch".
Conan was as brave as ever, rushing towards the corner quickly.
Jiang Xia also walked closer to take a look at the situation.
Then I discovered that the sound came from a small warehouse on the side.
…
Through the open warehouse door, you can see a young woman standing inside.
The woman has slightly curly hair, a pair of squinting eyes, and her facial profile is very similar to Suzuki Sonoko.
Suzuki Sonoko saw the woman's face clearly, breathed a sigh of relief, ran over and hugged her: "Sister!"
Suzuki Ayako greeted her with a smile, and then looked at the other people.
She had met Mao Lilan before.
So Suzuki Ayako looked at the stranger Jiang Xia and said kindly: "Is he Yuanzi's classmate?"
As she said that, she looked at Conan again, "This must be the child who lives in Xiaolan's house. He's so cute."
Suzuki Ayako originally wanted to rub Conan's head, but now she is sorting firewood and her hands are a little dirty.
So in the end I just nodded to them: "You guys go in first and put down your luggage, it's very heavy to carry."
…
Although she asked the guests to enter the room first, Jiang Xia was already here and it was not easy to just sit back and watch the hostess do physical work.
He handed the luggage to Mao Lilan and asked his classmates to help him carry it into the house, while he stayed to help stack firewood.
Mao Lilan and Suzuki Sonoko also wanted to help, but the warehouse was very small and too many people would make it more chaotic. Moreover, there was not much firewood to move, so in the end, they obediently took their luggage and entered the villa first.
…
Conan didn't leave.
He symbolically helped to carry a few firewoods that were taller than him, and asked Suzuki Ayako: "Sister Ayako, do any of the people who came today have bandages on their faces?"
"Bandage?" Suzuki Ayako didn't know what the child was talking about. She shook her head, "No."
Conan asked: "Are there any cosplay enthusiasts? Or people who are very good at it?"
This time the villa party was a small class reunion held by Suzuki Ayako, Suzuki Sonoko was just here to bring people to stay.
Therefore, Suzuki Ayako should be more familiar with visitors than her younger sister.
But even so, they haven't seen each other for several years. Suzuki Ayako didn't know her classmates' current hobbies, so she could only answer vaguely: "Maybe."
Conan nodded thoughtfully.
Jiang Xia also learned how a serious detective should act when hearing clues, and nodded accordingly.
…
The three people quickly packed up the warehouse, hugged the firewood, and returned to the villa.
As soon as I entered the door, a girl's scream suddenly sounded from the second floor. The sound was very familiar.
...This is Mao Lilan's voice.
Conan's expression changed and he rushed upstairs quickly.
Suzuki Ayako looked at the second floor and tilted her head in confusion, but she was not too worried.
Because she felt that there was more shyness in this scream than fear...
…
Jiang Xia looked up at the second floor, vaguely guessing the situation.
——This time, there were three men among the party members invited by Suzuki Ayako.
Just now, they happened to be changing clothes in their respective rooms, and they all forgot to lock the door.
Suzuki Sonoko had her fixed room and checked in without any setbacks.
Mao Lilan was not going well.
——She went up to the second floor and when she entered the room, she opened the door without thinking too much.
Just as I was about to enter, I saw a half-naked man changing clothes inside.
Mao Lilan was frightened and screamed. After apologizing, she hurriedly closed the door and opened another one in a panic. Unexpectedly, it was a similar scene again, with a similar bare back.
After just mindlessly opening three doors in a row and looking at all the male classmates of Suzuki Ayako, Mao Lilan finally found an empty guest room and jumped in as if fleeing for safety.
...However, because of what she did, Jiang Xia found the room much more smoothly - everyone locked the door obediently.
