——A few minutes before Shiraishi completed the mission, the real world——
There are heavy clouds in the sky, and the lighting in Shanjiang's house is not good, and it is even more dim at this moment.
In order to avoid the scary woman in a black dress in the corridor, Conan took Ayumi and hid in the study on the second floor.
Soon, through the crack in the door, they saw a woman with white hair passing by quietly holding a candlestick.
After holding her breath and waiting for the man to leave, Ayumi asked in a tearful voice:
"Why do you encounter ghosts when you explore during the day? ...Oh, is it because it's cloudy today and they all ran out?"
"I told you, that woman is not a ghost." Conan's face didn't look very good either:
"This 'haunted house' still has running water, and the windows in many rooms are clearly open, but there is no dust on the ground - there must be people moving around."
After experiencing the library incident, Conan originally thought that these children would be peaceful for a while.
Unexpectedly, just a short time later, Yoshida Ayumi would take them to the "haunted house" for another adventure.
The three children originally planned to come in the evening, but Conan dissuaded them and reluctantly changed the exploration time to the morning.
Conan certainly doesn't believe there are ghosts in the haunted house.
He didn't want to come here at night because he was worried that homeless people would use this place as a stronghold and cause conflicts with his three overly naughty classmates.
...But he didn't expect that he would actually meet someone during the day.
——Mitsuhiko and Genta had already disappeared after each uttering a scream. He took Ayumi to search everywhere, but he couldn't find his little friend, but he almost ran into the scary woman in a black dress just now.
If they had not escaped in time, they might have disappeared like the two children before.
Just as he was thinking about it, Yoshida Ayumi behind him suddenly let out a scream.
Conan's heart skipped a beat, and he turned around quickly to see Ayumi stepping back several steps.
The girl trembled and pointed to the closet next to her: "I, I originally wanted to hide in it, but there... there is a person inside!"
"...Is there anyone?"
Could it be that the owner of the house used it to hide corpses!?
Conan's face became solemn, he rushed over quickly and pulled the cabinet door.
There was a crashing sound of iron chains, but the door was not opened, only a gap three to four centimeters wide was opened.
Looking through the gap, there was indeed someone sitting motionless inside.
Conan sniffed the smell carefully and found that he did not smell the smell of corpses or blood, and was a little relieved.
Then he took the flashlight handed over by Yoshida Ayumi and looked in through the gap.
A mask that impressed Conan so deeply appeared in front of him unexpectedly.
Conan's hand trembled and he subconsciously closed the door again.
...Why is the man in black here? He has become a rare victim.
Ayumi hid behind Conan, curiously and fearfully guessing: "Was he killed by a ghost and stuffed here?"
"No...ah!" Conan always felt that something was wrong, but after Ayumi mentioned it, he finally thought of the key point.
——The chain is hung from the inside.
...The man in black was not locked into the cabinet by others, but he locked himself in it himself!
This made Conan nervous, because it meant that the people inside could run out at any time.
But, having said that, why is he hiding in the cabinet in the "haunted house"?
You went to a place where no one was around to practice magic, and ended up failing to transform into a living person?
Conan clicked his tongue, put the unreliable reasoning behind him, and retreated farther away from the door.
He actually thought about whether he should take the opportunity to get a refill to eliminate hidden dangers.
But the anesthesia needle only has one shot. Rather than using it to deal with the unconscious man in black, the unknown woman outside is more worthy of precaution.
The two children returned to the door and refocused their attention on finding Genta and Mitsuhiko.
Just at this moment, Conan heard footsteps in the corridor again.
He immediately signaled Ayumi to be quiet and peeked out from the crack of the door. He saw the woman in a black dress pushing a dining cart and returning along the corridor.
In addition to the dinner plate, there is also a shiny kitchen knife on the dining car.
After the woman left, Yoshida Ayumi nervously grabbed Conan and asked: "She, she took a knife! The one that wasn't there just now...is she going to kill someone?!"
Conan did not answer this sentence. He turned his head and gave serious instructions:
"The woman walked deeper into the house. You should take advantage of this moment to return to the first floor, leave through the side door, and run farther away. I remember there is a convenience store on the corner of the street. You should go there to explain the situation and call the police."
As for himself...
"I'll follow and take a look." Thinking of the missing Genta and Mitsuhiko, Conan was also very concerned about the extra kitchen knives.
He walked away quickly, but just as he turned the corner, he suddenly heard a metal collision.
The voice was very familiar. Conan was stunned for a moment. He turned around and saw a man in black holding the struggling Ayumi Yoshida at the door of the study and looking at him gloomily:
"It's you again."
Shiraishi looked at the new money-sending task of [Rescuing the naughty kid x4 who commits suicide every day] that popped up in the taskbar, and then looked at the two cash machines, his eyes became a little kind.
However, this kind of kindness cannot be discovered, otherwise it will be easily kicked in the nose.
He pondered his tone, pointed toward the door, and said to Conan without negotiation: "Come in."
…
A minute later, the two children were sitting side by side in the cabinet.
The cabinet door was locked from the outside, and in the darkness, Yoshida Ayumi leaned closely against Conan, her eyes widened: "Will we die?"
"It's okay, I can definitely get out." Even so, Conan didn't have much confidence.
His hand pressed on the button on the side of the sneakers. This pair of shoes was a new piece of equipment given to him by the doctor. The name was particularly simple and easy to understand - foot strength-enhancing shoes.
Wait a few more minutes, and after the man in black has gone away, you can try to kick the cabinet open.