Chapter 80 Why is there suicide in the world of Ke Xue!
There were no introverts at this table. As the atmosphere gradually became warmer, another person came down from upstairs.
Mari Terahara walked to the dining table, pulled out a chair and sat down.
After listening to the endless chat on the table for a while, she tapped her earphones and made a joke: "Why is no one talking about movies anymore? After graduation and leaving the club, did everyone give up on art?"
"I have no artistic talent." Suzuki Ayako poured herself a cup of tea and sighed softly, "I can only write film reviews to bluff newcomers who have just joined the company. I can't compare with your professional musicians and screenwriters.
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"You just have too many hobbies. If you had focused your energy on just one thing, you would have surpassed us long ago." Mari Terahara smiled and shook her head, "We haven't seen each other for more than two years, and everyone has changed a lot."
She remembered something again and looked at Chikako Ikeda, "Atsuko didn't come with you?"
Following this question, the originally lively living room suddenly became cold.
Only then did Mari Terahara realize something was wrong. She was stunned and looked at Suzuki Ayako, the person she was most familiar with, in confusion.
Suzuki Ayako thought carefully before explaining: "Atsuko..."
"That's enough!" Chikako Ikeda suddenly slapped the table and stood up abruptly, making an unpleasant sound as the stool dragged on the ground:
"Everyone took time out of their busy schedules to come here for vacation. Don't mention it again..." She took a deep breath, "Don't mention that dead man anymore. How disappointing!"
"Sorry." Suzuki Ayako smiled awkwardly and changed the subject, "Then I'll prepare dinner first, and you guys can talk about something else."
Chikako Ikeda fiddled with the short hair on her forehead irritably, walked away from the others and walked outside to get some air in the woods.
Shiraishi looked at her back and felt that this senior was full of flags and he should follow her and take a look.
But at this time, Takahashi Ryoichi on the other side also scratched his head and stood up:
"Then I'm going to repair the balcony on the second floor. The weather forecast says it will rain tonight. When I passed by just now, I found that the balcony was leaking."
He put on his coat and went up to the second floor.
Sitting in the lobby, you can also see the balcony on the second floor. Shiraishi looked at Takahashi Ryoichi's back, then stopped. Staring at the murderer, the effect should be the same.
After the two old classmates left, Terahara Mari secretly grabbed Suzuki Ayako and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"
Suzuki Ayako sat down hesitantly and whispered: "Two years ago, Atsuko hanged herself."
This beginning seemed to foretell many secrets. The protagonists at the table immediately pricked up their ears and listened attentively.
However, for a while, Suzuki Ayako did not continue.
Conan relied on his identity as a naughty kid and asked directly: "What happens next?"
"Huh?" Suzuki Ayako was confused, "No, Atsuko's family was very depressed, and Chikako, her best friend, didn't want to mention it, so we didn't ask more about the specific situation."
Asa Terahara thought of that school girl and couldn't believe that such a good-tempered person would commit suicide. She pondered for a while and suddenly said: "It couldn't have been homicide, disguised as suicide."
Suzuki Ayako shook her head: "The police have checked it. Atsuko left a suicide note, and the handwriting is indeed hers."
Mari Terahara blurted out: "But suicide notes can also be forged..."
"..." Shiraishi couldn't help but look at her twice. This brain circuit must have something in common with Conan.
Turning his eyes, he saw that Conan was also nodding secretly and casting an approving look at Mari Terahara.
Homicide was just a guess, and Shiraishi quickly turned his attention away from this topic. The new keyword "suicide by hanging" reminded him of some details.
——"Atsuko" will commit suicide, it seems because her hard work was plagiarized by a friend.
Shiraishi couldn't remember the name of his hard work, but he felt that it was probably the magical "Blue Kingdom".
Ryoichi Takahashi had a good relationship with Atsuko. After watching the movie version of "The Blue Kingdom", he found that the plot of the movie was exactly the same as Atsuko's unpublished novel, and he guessed the reason for Atsuko's suicide.
So he was determined to avenge his former friend, and perhaps his crush, during this sleepover.
As for the target of revenge...
Sure enough, it was Chikako Ikeda who was the target.
Shiraishi thought about the feasibility of directly tying up Takahashi, and then quickly realized that this would not solve anything except putting himself in jail for attacking others.
——Unless Takahashi dies or is sentenced to life imprisonment, according to the common thinking pattern of people in this world, he will not give up his obsession with revenge.
But now, since there is a dead "Atsuko", maybe we can find a breakthrough in the virtual world.
After thinking for a while, Shiraishi felt that something was missing - there was no sound of water dripping in his ears, and he failed to receive the task.
Based on the experience of taking on previous tasks, Shiraishi decided to go out for a few steps, since he was idle anyway.
After taking a look at Takahashi's blurry figure through the glass door on the balcony on the second floor, Shiraishi planned to go around to the back of the villa to see up close what the would-be murderer was doing.
I originally wanted to go out quietly, but I didn't expect that as soon as I pushed the chair away and took two steps, Suzuki Sonoko saw it with sharp eyes.
"Ritsu!" She recovered from her depression and waved to Shiraishi, "Are you going for a walk?"
Shiraishi stopped, turned around and nodded.
Suzuki Sonoko's eyes lit up.
Romantic nights, deep forests with fresh air...this is definitely the best time to promote feelings!
Although the sky is a bit gloomy, it doesn't matter - walking on the path covered with dead leaves, if you are frightened by the flying birds, you can take the opportunity to curl up in Ritsuki-kun's arms out of fear!
Quickly planning a beautiful blueprint, Suzuki Sonoko bent her eyes and laughed for a while, and then returned to her normal expression amidst Mao Lilan's dry laughter.
Thinking that Takahashi said it would rain soon, in order to prevent the romantic walk from being interrupted, she turned around diligently to find an umbrella.
Holding an umbrella and shyly walking to the door, I looked up and saw that the entrance was empty and no one was there.
Suzuki Sonoko froze, and the umbrella handle in her hand made a crunching sound.
"You only asked him if he wanted to take a walk, but you didn't ask him to wait for you." Conan looked at his old classmate speechlessly, "And even if you said it, he would definitely be frightened by the way you held your face and drooled...
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"Little brat, stay out of adults' business!" Suzuki Sonoko flicked his forehead with a finger, making his head smoke with anger.
Mao Lilan held her hand and touched Conan's forehead where he was hit by the bullet. "Okay, I'll go with you. Maybe we'll meet him while walking."
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Baishi walked out of the door and walked around to the back of the villa, stepping on dead branches and leaves.
Although it is most convenient to use Mask to follow, this state can only last for half an hour in total. It always feels like a waste to use it here.
It was completely dark, and the villa became the only light source nearby. The light from the windows was not strong. Bai Shi hid under the shadow of the tree, becoming even more inconspicuous.
From time to time, clanging sounds were heard on the second floor. The sounds were very irregular, and they sounded very perfunctory.
I originally thought that Takahashi was slacking off, but after listening for a minute or two, Shiraishi felt that something was wrong.
He stuck his head out and looked at Takahashi Ryoichi's backlit figure again. At this moment, a gust of mountain wind blew, and "Takahashi Ryoichi" actually started to fly in the wind like a ghost.
At the same time, Shiraishi saw a pendulum-like object tied to the balcony handrail. When the wind blew, it swung twice and made a thumping sound, creating the illusion that someone was repairing the balcony.
"..." He has a simple and honest face, and his movements are not slow at all when he sneaks away. When did he leave?
The tracking failed and the task was not triggered.
Shiraishi couldn't decide for a moment whether to go back and sit down, or to wander around in the woods, looking for Chikako Ikeda and Ryoichi Takahashi.
The system has not yet issued a rescue mission. This is either because Chikako Ikeda does not need to be rescued - the woods are too dark and vast, and Takahashi Ryoichi may not be able to find her; or the time has not come yet, and Takahashi is not ready to take action yet.
If it's the former situation, doesn't it mean that once the two of them meet by chance, the system will quickly send out a task?
...The more I think about it, the more I think it’s possible. Maybe they’ll also sell some high-priced acceleration props and teleportation props.
After thinking about the wallet that was jumping between being full and deflated, Shiraishi felt that he couldn't just go back.
Relying on his ability to see at night, Shiraishi recalled the direction Chikako Ikeda faced when he went out and walked in that direction.