Saturday, August 24, Suzuki family villa on the outskirts of Rice Flower Town.

The suspension bridge was cut and fell into the valley, and the weather was bad and the helicopters could not cross. Mei Daiko and Yamazaki decided to stay, and everyone in the living room reported their room numbers, and seeing that there were still two left, Mei Daiko chose room 207, where she was watching TV just now, and her and Yamazaki's things were also placed there.

The room was confirmed, Hiroki Kakutani lived in No. 201, Ran and Conan lived in No. 203, Chikako Ikeda lived in No. 205, and Midaiko lived in No. 207. Those who live opposite the gate are, Ryoichi Takahashi in No. 202, Katsu Ota in No. 204, Ayako Suzuki and Sonoko in No. 206, and Yamazaki in No. 208.

After sitting for a while, Chikako Ikeda said that she was tired and went upstairs to her room, and Ayako Suzuki followed.

Ryoichi Takahashi went up to fix the roof again, Katsu Ota, Hiroki Kakutani, Sonoko, Midaiko, Ran and Conan played cards, Yamazaki went to the kitchen to continue to clean up the leg, and a moment later, Ayako Suzuki also went to the kitchen, and then brought tea for a few people playing cards, and then added it as well.

At half past four, Mei Daiko went upstairs and went back to her room to watch TV. Soon after, Ayako Suzuki and Ran went to the kitchen to start preparing dinner, and Conan followed. Sonoko went upstairs to find Midaiko, and Katsu Ota and Hiroki Kakutani also went back to their rooms.

Conan walked a few steps and suddenly asked, "Sister Ayako, what happened to that Atsuko sister?"

Stopped, Suzuki Ayako said nostalgically: "Atsuko is also a member of our film club, but one day she suddenly hanged herself, it's been a year and a half, and this class reunion should have been held a long time ago, so I called them." Then he looked at the room next to him, which had been turned into a utility room, and said sentimentally, "It turns out that everyone's relationship is very good, but now it's like this, it's really ......."

"Conan. Lan said unhappily.

"I'm sorry. Conan immediately said to Ayako Suzuki.

"It's fine. Wiping the corners of her eyes, Ayako Suzuki smiled.

In the kitchen, Yamazaki saw Conan and immediately smiled: "You came just in time, come with me." Then without waiting for Conan's consent, he took him outside, on the side leeward of the villa, where a fire had been set up, and the corbels were roasting on the fire, and there was a pile of pine branches on the ground.

Yamazaki smiled, "I've given you a difficult task. ”

"It's too hard for me to do. Conan said immediately.

"Or you go find Matsueda," Yamazaki laughed, "I'll add firewood." ”

"I'd better bake the fire here," Conan said, "First of all, I don't know how to look at the heat, I can't bake well, don't come to me." ”

"It's still too early to talk about roasting. Yamazaki laughed, rubbed Conan's head and left.

Sending Yamazaki a pair of white eyes, Conan said helplessly: "It's really, it's a hot day, it's a fire here." Then he looked up at the sky and sighed, "Why isn't it raining yet?" ”

At half past six, dinner was served, and the main course was fried chicken thighs, grilled whole fish, steamed egg custard, and tempura. There is also Mei Daizi's dinner, roasted beef hind leg. Conan's wish came true, but the heavy rain didn't come until after six o'clock when the beef leg was roasted.

Except for Chikako Ikeda and Midaiko, everyone else was already in the living room. Seeing that they were not there, Yuan Zi and Lan had already gone upstairs to invite them.

Ayako Suzuki smiled at Ryoichi Takahashi, who was checking by the window on the second floor of the living room, "Takahashi, the roof is ready?"

"There is still no leakage, and it has been repaired by the margin. Takahashi said with a smile.

"Then come down quickly. Katsu Ota said.

"I'll be right here. Takahashi smiled, then shouted out the window, "Who?"

Hiroki Kakutani, who was holding a portable camera, asked, "What's wrong?"

Ryoichi Takahashi said with some fear, "There seems to be someone next to the window below." ”

Several people in the living room immediately looked out of the window on the first floor, and saw a man covered in a black robe and his head wrapped in bandages flashing under the window with Chikako Ikeda in his arms.

Katsu Ota, Hiroki Kakutani, and Ayako Suzuki exclaimed, "Chikako!"

At this time, Sonoko and Ran appeared at the staircase on the second floor with Mei Daizi, and she said, "Sister Zhijiazi is not in the room. ”

Conan immediately stepped forward and pushed open the window on the first floor of the living room, jumped out, looked around, and said, "Damn, it's too dark, I don't know where to go." As he spoke, he casually found a direction and chased him out.

Seeing that Katsu Ota and Hiroki Kakutani also jumped out of the window, and called out Ryoichi Takahashi away, and asked them to lock the doors and windows before leaving, Midaiko asked, "What's wrong, brother, do you want me to help?"

"Midaiko, you can help you eat dinner first," Yamazaki smiled, "I'll take a look." ”

"Bring them a flashlight casually. Ayako Suzuki came out of the utility room and handed five flashlights to Yamazaki.

"Wait a minute, brother, it's raining heavily outside. "I'll get you an umbrella." As he spoke, he went to the utility room next to him and took a large umbrella for Yamazaki.

When Yamazaki left, Mei Daiko went to the dining car next to the table and picked it up with her right hand, no, raised her dinner, and asked Ran, Sonoko and Suzuki Ayako excitedly, "Do you want to have some?"

Looking at the whole leg of the roast cow that was more than one meter long, the three of them shook their heads together and refused with a tacit understanding.

"Then I'll eat. Mei Daiko smiled and tore off a piece of meat with her left hand, stuffed it into her mouth and chewed, "Well, the heat is a little worse." ”……

Holding an umbrella, Yamazaki followed the sound of Katsu Ota shouting to each other, found them and Conan in the dark woods, and gave them the flashlight.

As soon as there was a light, there was a discovery, but it was a very bad discovery, they found a human foot. Looking at the shoes on them, Hiroki Kakutani said in horror: "This、This is Chikako's ......"

"Ahh

"Chikako ......" looked at the purple nail polish on the fingernails of that hand, Kakutani Hiroki shouted, and then saw Ikeda Chikako lying in the grass next to him, so he stepped forward to help her, but this help directly picked up Ikeda Chikako's head, Kakutani Hiroki instinctively screamed and let go of his hand, Ikeda Chikako's head fell to the ground, rolled twice and didn't move, came back to his senses, Kakutani Hiroki shouted in pain: "Chikako!"

Moments later, Hiroki Kakutani pieced together the torn remains of Chikako Ikeda, then took off his clothes and covered them.

On the way back to the villa, at the end of the walk, Conan asked Yamazaki, "Is the axe at the villa there? Did you use it in the afternoon?"

Yamazaki asked, "Are you sure it was cut with an axe?"

"Uh," Conan said, stunned for a moment, "I'm just asking, not sure if it's or not." ”

"If it's an axe," said Yamazaki, "I can only say it's not the axe that chops wood from the villa." ”

"What do you think?" asked Conan, "did these people from the villa do it?"

"If it's a bandage freak," Yamazaki said, "it's someone in the villa." ”

"What!" Conan asked, surprised, "do you know who it is?" and then asked angrily, "Now that you know who it is, why don't you say it?"

"I only found out after Ran was attacked," Yamazaki asked rhetorically, "nothing, why should I say it? Maybe someone did the prank?"

"Prank?" said Conan angrily, "Is it also a prank to attack Lanna with an axe? And the means were so cruel that they cut off the limbs and head of Chikako Ikeda. ”

"Did you see the bandage freak kill that Chikako Ikeda?" asked Yamazaki, "how do you know if the bandage freak is Koran and that she will be able to dodge before attacking her? ”

"You ......" Conan was speechless.

"I'm telling the truth," Yamazaki said, "and let me remind you that although I didn't touch the body, I see that the blood has dried up, and there is no blood on the ground." ”

"I know," Conan said, "I can see this, the blood has been washed away by the heavy rain, and Ikeda Chikako was not killed just now." Wait a minute, the bandage freak was holding her head hostage, so maybe the bandage freak really didn't kill us? ”

"I don't know that, I just know that we don't have any evidence right now that it was the bandage monster who killed Chikako Ikeda. "And since you finished playing cards, between four and six, the villa Ikeda Chikako, Takahashi Ryoichi, Katsu Ota and Kakutani Hiroki are all alone, and they are all suspicious, including you and me." ”

Conan asked, "So, who the hell is that bandage freak?"

"How about you go check it yourself, or how about you entrust our next order to our Maori Detective Agency, just as Shinichi Kudo?" Yamazaki smiled, "Of course, Uncle Maori and I will keep it a secret for you." As he spoke, he took the umbrella and entered the villa.

"Damn. Conan said and followed him into the villa.

In the villa, the three of Ota Katsu were wiping the water with the bath towels brought by Ranhe Yuanzi, and the slippers they had just worn out were also sent to the bathroom by Ranhe Yuanzi.

Ayako Suzuki, who had just learned about Chikako Ikeda's death, was crying bitterly: "Chikako, how could such a thing happen to her? It's all my fault, it's all my fault, it's all my fault for planning this class reunion, it's all to blame me." ”

Mei Daiko, who was gnawing on the ox leg, saw Yamazaki come in, immediately put down the cow leg, wiped the oil on her mouth and hands with a tissue, and then went over to help Yamazaki put away the umbrella, and then went back to eat.

When Ran saw Conan come in, he wiped him with a bath towel, and Sonoko sent the slippers he wore out to the bathroom.

"Don't say that, Ayako. "It's not your fault, it's the weirdo who tied the bandage and took Chikako away from our eyes, he's a murderer." ”

"It was only the head of Sister Zhijiazi who was taken away, and Sister Zhijiazi was killed a long time ago. Conan said, "Brother Kakutani, weren't you filming at that time?"

"What!" exclaimed Hiroki Kakutani, looking at the footage replayed from the camera, "it's really only the head." ”

Ryoichi Takahashi was very scared, and said in a trembling voice: "So, after that bandage monster killed Chikako, he also took her head to demonstrate to us. ”

Lan and Yuanzi's faces turned white with fright, and Yuanzi asked very scared, "What should I do, what if he attacks again?"

"As long as the doors and windows are closed, there will be no problem, who told Zhijiazi to hang out so late. Ota Katsu smiled, "All in all, everyone forgot about it, let's wash and go to bed early." With that, he went to the bathroom.

"That's right, in this situation, it's better for all of us to go back to the room early. Kakutani, you go take a bath, I'll check the doors and windows with Yuan Zi and Lan again, and I'll send you dinner later. Suzuki Ayako said, "We'll go down the mountain at dawn tomorrow and tell the police about it as it is." ”

"Then I'm sorry for you, Ayako. Hiroki Kakutani went to the bathroom after speaking, and Ryoichi Takahashi followed.

Conan asked, "Sister Lan, can you help bring my pajamas?"

"You go first," Yamazaki smiled, "I'll send it to you later." ”

Conan, who was still a little angry with Yamazaki, said, "Thank you then, Yama, Aki, brother, brother." After that, he went to the bathroom.

After Lan brought Conan's pajamas to Yamazaki, he went with Ayako Suzuki and Sonoko to carefully inspect the doors and windows. After Yamazaki ate a portion of the barbecue from Midaiko, he went to the bathroom to take a shower and gave Conan pajamas by the way. After eating, Midaiko began to send the food on the table back to the kitchen, so that it could be sent to other people's rooms after it was heated up for a while.

Soon after, Ayako Suzuki, Sonoko, and Ran return to the living room to meet up after checking out, and then go to the kitchen to start a hot meal. At this time, the men finished their baths, Katsu Ota and the three went upstairs, Yamazaki took over the kitchen, Ayako Suzuki, Sonoko, Ran and Midako went to take a bath, and then Conan began to serve dishes again. ……

Night, No. 203, Ran and Conan's room. There were two beds in each room, and Ran and Conan were sitting on one bed and watching a TV show.

Soon after, when the TV show ended, Lan got up and turned off the TV, then checked the floor-to-ceiling windows again, and then was about to go to bed when he suddenly found Conan holding his chin in thought, so he smiled and asked, "What's wrong, what are you thinking, Conan?"

Conan said, "It's strange that Sister Chikako is wearing shoes. ”

Lan asked, "What's so strange about that?"

"Aren't the shoes all in the hallway?" Brother Takahashi is always on the roof of the living room, and he can see the front," Conan said, "and if Sister Chikako goes out, he will definitely see it." ”

Lan said: "By the way, Yuanzi found a pair of slippers at the back door, and Sister Zhijiazi may have walked through the back door." ”

"From the back door?" asked Conan, "Sister Lan, aren't you in the kitchen?"

"For a while, we kept the kitchen door closed to keep the fumes out of the room. Lan said, "Sister Zhijiazi may have gone out at that time." ”

Conan thought to himself, but why didn't Chikako Ikeda go out through the entrance hall, but especially through the back door? Just when the kitchen door closed, it seemed as if she was deliberately trying to avoid people's eyes.

Seeing that Conan was still pondering, Lan smiled and said, "Okay, don't worry, if that bandage freak comes again, your sister Lan and I can deal with him with one hand." ”

Propping himself on the ground with one hand and calling for help, Conan thought to himself, weren't you scared when you were attacked in the woods, and then thought of what Yamazaki said about the prank, and asked, "By the way, why did that person attack Sister Lan?"

Lan thought for a moment and said, "Maybe he will attack anyone he sees." ”

Conan asked again, "Sister Lan, did you say that person was going to kill you? Will he know that you will be able to avoid that?"

"This," Lan said after a moment's thought, "I don't know. ”

"Sister Lan," Conan asked again, "could it be that someone hates you, like someone who was seriously injured in a karate match, and then covers his face and scares you again?"

"How can there be such a person. Lan said, "Alright, hurry up and go to bed." So saying, he went to turn off the lights and went to bed.

Conan was lying on the bed thinking about today's events, it was so strange, how did that guy Yamazaki find out who the bandage freak was? If the bandage freak did it, if he would attack Chikako from the back door tonight, why did he go around to the window so that we could see what he looked like, was he just to make us afraid? If not...... Huh, Conan found out that Lan had come over with a pillow.

"Let's sleep together. With that, Lan lifted Conan's quilt and slept on the bed.

Conan asked, "Why?"

Lan smiled: "You don't have to ask so much. ”

"Could it be that you're scared?" asked Conan.

"Don't ask. Lan smiled, then pulled up the quilt and said, "Good night, Conan." As he spoke, he closed his eyes.

"I can't stand women. Conan muttered quietly, and then thought to himself, by the way, where did I go, huh......

No, Conan looked at Lan who was close at hand by the faint light, and Conan shouted in his heart, there was no way to think. Then he said, forget it, did it happen to the bandage weirdos, and the police have to search it, and now I don't need to show up, so I'm sleeping. Then he looked at Lan's face and fell asleep unconsciously. ……