Jiang Xia entered the room, put away her luggage, and tidied briefly for a while.
When I went back downstairs, others had already gathered in the living room.
Except for the four high school students who came to the villa, the others were all Suzuki Ayako's college club classmates.
…
The adults were three men and two women. In addition to Suzuki Ayako and the three boys who were visited one by one, there was also a short-haired woman - Chikako Ikeda.
Chikako Ikeda seems to be a celebrity.
Star chasing star Mao Lilan became excited when she heard her name: "Are you the author of "The Blue Kingdom"? I like this novel very much!"
…
"Blue Kingdom" is Chikako Ikeda's debut film during her college years and won the Best Newcomer Award.
This should have been an achievement worth showing off, but at this time, when Chikako Ikeda heard Mao Lilan talking about this, her face turned ugly, and she changed the topic unnaturally.
This is also inevitable.
Because Jiang Xia remembered that "The Blue Kingdom" was a work copied by Chikako Ikeda.
The girl she copied is called "Atsuko", and she used to be a member of the Film Research Club like all the adults here.
Two years ago, on the day Chikako Ikeda won the award for "Blue Kingdom", Atsuko hanged herself.
…
Just when Jiang Xia thought of this, he heard Suzuki Ayako next to him sighing: "It's great to be reunited. It would be even better if Atsuko didn't get into trouble..."
"That's enough!" Chikako Ikeda's reaction was huge. She slapped her hand on the table and stood up suddenly, "This is a rare gathering, can you not mention that dead person who spoiled the fun!"
Jiang Xia's hand stretched out to the biscuit box and paused for a moment. She glanced at the fat brother next to her and felt that the murderous aura on his body had become more intense.
"..." It's a pity that the quality of murderous aura has not been upgraded, and the taste is very ordinary.
When Suzuki Ayako saw her classmate getting angry, she was confused and a little embarrassed. She quickly stood up and said, "Well, I'll go to the kitchen to check on the dinner."
The fat man among the three male classmates also scratched the back of his head and said with a smile: "The weather forecast says it will rain tonight, so I will go and strengthen the roof. When I came here, I saw that it was a bit broken and there might be water seepage."
——Although Ryoichi Takahashi is a little fatter, he is a flexible fat man and has strong hands-on ability.
So whether it's repairing a roof or dismembering a body, the movements are very neat.
…
Jiang Xia ate biscuits and looked at Ryoichi Takahashi who was walking to the balcony.
Whether it was the murderous aura in Brother Fatty or Jiang Xia's "prophetic ability", these all told him that Takahashi Ryoichi was the "bandage man" they saw on the bridge.
The bandaged man has a normal body shape, but Takahashi Ryoichi is very fat. It is difficult for ordinary people to associate them with each other.
But in fact, Ryoichi Takahashi is only fat on his face. His huge "beer belly" is actually just a bunch of stuffing.
——Takahashi Ryoichi planned to kill Chikako Ikeda to avenge Atsuko.
The padded prosthetic belly was a prop he planned to use to transport the body and obscure the time of death.
…
Takahashi Ryoichi put on his tool bag, quickly climbed to the roof and disappeared from everyone's sight.
No one noticed him except Jiang Xia.
And at this time, next to the dining table.
The long-haired handsome boy among the male classmates looked at Mao Lilan and was quite fond of this beautiful sister. He banged his head on the wall and invited Mao Lilan to walk in the forest with him.
Mao Lilan hesitated and didn't want to go.
She has absolutely no interest in flirting with men.
And although the long-haired guy is indeed handsome, after looking at Jiang Xia's face for so long, her immunity to ordinary handsome guys has inevitably doubled.
Mao Lilan did not refuse on the spot, just because she was not good at refusing.
…
The long-haired handsome guy saw her hesitation. In line with the principle of "helping women make choices when they are hesitant", he grabbed Mao Lilan's wrist and pulled her towards the door: "Let's go,
The air in the mountains in the evening is very fresh.”
Jiang Xia sat next to the dining table, glanced over at them, and said quietly:
"There was a smell of moisture outside the window, and it smelled like it was going to rain soon. Once the branches and leaves were wetted by the rain, the insects clinging to them would not be able to hold on tightly and would fall with the rain.
"Don't worry about ordinary bugs. They can be hung in your hair as decoration... But if they are ticks or something like that, remember to get rid of them in time. Ah, by the way, don't pull them out with your hands, otherwise they may pull off their bodies.
, the head is still in the flesh.
"Also, I heard that there are a lot of snakes around here - snakes like hot and humid weather, and will crawl out of their nests before and after it rains. Please pay attention to your steps when walking, don't step on them, they may easily get bitten.
"But there are a lot of dead leaves now. It's really difficult to completely avoid the snake... So if you are bitten, don't panic and don't run. Once the blood flow accelerates, the venom will spread faster..."
…
Following Jiang Xia's understatement, the handsome long-haired boy stood firmly at the door.
It’s not that I’m frightened by bugs or snakes, but that I “can’t walk” in a physical sense.
——A huge resistance came from his hand. The little sister he was holding, a high school student, could have been easily dragged away just now, but at this time, she firmly stopped.
The long-haired handsome guy looked back in shock, and secretly used some force in disbelief.
However, the delicate girl behind her remained motionless.
Seeing him turn around, Mao Lilan turned pale and whispered, "Why don't we go now." The woods at night are too scary...
In the heart of the long-haired boy, he actually doesn’t want to give up.
But he really can't move people.
…
After a stalemate for half a minute, the long-haired handsome guy silently let go of Mao Lilan's numb hand.
He lifted his hair with trembling fingers and said forcefully and calmly: "Haha, that's right. You must be tired from the journey, so you should take a good rest first."
At the table, Jiang Xia looked away and poured herself a cup of black tea comfortably.
Conan glanced at him gratefully and help Jiang Xia push the sugar cube closer.
However, after a while, Conan suddenly became alert.
...Why did Jiang Xia stop Xiaolan from walking with other handsome guys? Could he...
