In Maorilan's gaze full of question marks...

Lin Xinyi stepped forward, gently grasped the handle of the umbrella, and slowly moved the umbrella away from the top of her head.

Carefully fastening the umbrella above the footprints that needed to be protected, he told her in a serious tone:

"Miss Maori, I'm going to get the survey box, you stand here, don't move."

"If it's windy, remember to use your body to block out the rain."

As he spoke, Lin Xin walked out of the woods without looking back, leaving only a hurried back.

Maoriran: "......"

The rain was dripping down on his body and wet his cheeks.

"Mr. Lin's girlfriend, it can't be imagined, right?" Maoriran muttered to himself with some concern.

"Quite possibly." Conan chimed in from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Xinyi didn't notice the sympathetic and caring gazes of the two people behind him.

He quickened his pace and rushed out of the woods, and soon returned to the mountain house.

Satoshi Ota, who was frightened by the bandage monster in the woods and threw Xiaolan off and fled on the spot, has also returned here at this moment.

And in the living room of the villa...

Caesar was baring his fangs and wagging his tail around the four people who had been left here, Ikeda, Kadoya, Ayako, and Sonoko.

As soon as someone tries to leave the living room, it will put on a super fierce posture of "dragon roar", scaring people back "Wangwang".

Seeing Lin Xinyi come back, Caesar finally put away his posture and didn't continue to barat at the target he was going to guard.

"Well done."

Lin Xinyi touched the dog's head that took the initiative to come over with relief:

Caesar watched all four people, including Chikako Ikeda, and didn't let them run away alone.

Plus Satoshi Ota, who has returned here, Mao Lilan who is vigilant, and Conan, who is protected by Mao Lilan...

Now, at least, everyone's life safety is guaranteed.

"What about Ryoichi Takahashi?"

Lin Xin initially focused on searching for the murderer.

And he didn't even make much effort ...

That Takahashi Ryoichi appeared through another door by himself and walked into the living room:

"Here, I'm here!"

"I had been working upstairs on the roof when I suddenly heard Miss Maori calling for help."

"How's it going, is she okay? What the hell just happened? ”

Ryoichi Takahashi walked in with a nervous look on his face.

Seeing that he appeared in front of him so clearly, Lin Xinyi was immediately relieved:

After cutting people, they don't run, and they stay here and continue to pretend...

It's like a stocking wrap – a net from your head!

"Miss Maori has just been attacked by a bandaged freak who jumped out of the woods."

"People are fine, just a little frightened."

Lin Xinyi explained the situation calmly, while Ryoichi Takahashi listened with a great change in expression.

He completely ignored Lin Xinyi's disdainful gaze like watching a monkey show, and said in shock:

"Bandage, bandage weirdo!"

"When I came to the villa in the afternoon, I seemed to see such a cloak and bandage guy nearby."

"This..."Hiroki Kakutani and Satoshi Ota also reacted: "We seem to have seen him too!" ”

"No... No way? Ayako Suzuki listened a little nervously: "There are no residents around here at all... Who the hell is that bandage freak? ”

A few people talked, and the atmosphere gradually became terrifying and tense.

It's like, that bandage weirdo is some kind of ghost wandering in the mountains, a perverted murderer in a horror movie.

And at this moment, Lin Xinyi stood up indifferently.

Instead of directly participating in the discussion about the bandage freak, he turned to Sonoko Suzuki and said:

"Miss Suzuki, can you do me a favor?"

"Go to my room and pick up the site survey box on my desk and help deliver it to Maorilan."

"She's in the woods on the right hand side of the door, not far away."

"Give her the survey box when she goes, and she'll know how to do it."

"No problem!"

Suzuki Sonoko subconsciously agreed to Lin Shinichi's request.

However, after reacting, she shrank her head nervously:

"Lin Xinyi... I—Shall I go alone? ”

"But outside, there's a perverted murderer outside!"

"It's fine."

Seeing the fear on Suzuki Sonoko's face, Lin Xin smiled:

"Just in case, I'll have Caesar accompany you."

"However, in fact, this 'what if' is basically impossible to happen."

"After all..."

He paused slightly, and said the earth-shattering words:

"That 'psychopathic murderer' is not in the woods right now."

"He's in the living room of this villa, right in front of our eyes!"

"W-What?!"

Everyone was shocked for a while, and their eyes were full of surprise.

"The bandage freak who attacked Xiaolan, just, right here?"

Suzuki's tone was full of shock and curiosity about the identity of the murderer.

But Lin Xinyi didn't rush to answer, but just instructed her:

"Miss Suzuki, it's not too late to know the answer later, you can help me send the survey box first,"

"Now that it's raining heavily, we can't afford to delay too long."

"It's... That's right, Xiaolan is still waiting in the rain. ”

Suzuki Sonoko reacted quickly, but her mood was a little subtle:

Lin Xinyi is actually more careful than her little best friend, and at this critical moment of revealing the murderer, she still gives priority to Xiaolan, who is still waiting in the rain-

You know, if you change to Kudo, it is estimated that you will have been immersed in the case at this time, and Xiaolan will be completely forgotten.

It seems that there is indeed no problem with her detective garden's reasoning...

Xiaolan really traded in the old for a new washing machine.

"Alas, forget it... Anyway, Kudo is worse than me. ”

Thinking that the big detective who always left Xiaolan behind finally tasted the consequences, Miss Suzuki, who was frustrated in love, was not only not very disappointed, but her mood even improved inexplicably.

She quickly adjusted her mood, and then, accompanied by Caesar, busily sent the survey box to Maolilan.

"Alright."

Lin Xinyi turned around and looked at everyone present:

"Mr. Bandage Weirdo, you can stand up now."

"It's... Are the bandage freaks really among us? Everyone looked at each other with surprised expressions.

And one of them, Satoshi Ota, reacted the fastest:

"I was attacked with Miss Maori, it can't be me."

Ikeda, Kakutani, and Ayako Suzuki also reacted instantly:

"A few of us have just been in the living room, and it can't be us."

It's so simple to rule it out, the only one who is out of everyone's sight and may be a bandage weirdo is the only...

"Takahashi? It's you?! ”

Everyone's faces changed drastically, and they all unconsciously retreated away from Takahashi Ryochi.

"Say, what do you say?"

Ryoichi Takahashi's fat face showed a panic:

"How could I be a bandage freak?"

"That bandage freak I saw in the afternoon was a skinny man... Look at me again..."

He pointed to his big round belly and said:

"I'm so fat, how can I be some kind of bandage weirdo?"

"That's right..."Satoshi Ota and Hiroki Kakutani, who witnessed the bandage monster, both reacted sneeringly:

"That bandage monster isn't fat at all, it can't be Takahashi!"

"Not necessarily."

Lin Xinyi looked at Ryoichi Takahashi coldly:

"Mr. Takahashi, are you really fat?"

Hearing this question, Ryoichi Takahashi's expression changed drastically again.

Before, it was panic, but now it is a fear that cannot be concealed: "You, what are you talking about, can this be fake?" ”

"Heh, although I don't know how you managed to be fat without a fat face..."

Sighing at this physiological miracle, Lin Xinyi explained in an orderly manner:

"However, from the first time I saw you, I found out that there was something wrong with your body!"

"When we came to the villa, we relied on Caesar to follow the scent of the footsteps."

"And the footprint that we chose as the source of the smell, according to Caesar's identification, is exactly the footprint you left behind, Mr. Takahashi."

"You know what?"

Lin Xinyi paused slightly, and said deeply:

"There is a big difference between the footprints left by fat and thin people on the soft soil."

"The footprint imprint of the fat man appears plump as a whole, the pressure surface of the forefoot and heel is large and uniform, the heel pressure is heavy, the arch indentation surface is wider, and the three-dimensional footprint is deeper, accompanied by rubbing and picking marks, and there are few kicking and digging marks."

"The footprint marks of the thin man are slender and narrow as a whole, the pressure on the soles of the feet is uneven, the light and heavy pressure is obvious, the periphery is incomplete, and there are many kicks and digging marks."

"It's very easy to tell the difference, especially if there's a big difference in weight."

"So, when I saw that footprint, I judged that the owner of this footprint should be a well-proportioned man, if not a thin man."

"I didn't expect that..."

Looking at Ryoichi Takahashi's fat face covered with cold sweat, Lin Xinyi smiled meaningfully:

"After actually meeting the owner of the footprints, what I saw turned out to be a fat man with a big belly."

"Mr. Takahashi, can you explain..."

"Why are you pretending to be fat?"

"I..." Takahashi Ryo looked like ashes, and he could no longer speak:

He may be able to quibble, but it doesn't make any sense.

Because his belly is like a big bun in the school cafeteria, it looks big and round, but when he picks up his clothes, he has to reveal the pitiful amount of meat filling inside.

This is a lie that can be broken at the first poke, and it cannot be hidden at all.

"I... I'm not fat. ”

"This big belly is disguised by me by stuffing cotton wool into my clothes."

Ryoichi Takahashi stubbornly admitted the fact that he was disguised as a fat man, and suddenly caused a wave of suspicious eyes:

Good and decent, what do you do disguised as a fat man?

Envy the depth and stability of others?

This already made him look extremely suspicious, but Takahashi Ryoichi clenched his fists and refused to let go:

"But, so what?"

"It's my personal hobby to dress up as fat... How can I prove that I'm a bandage freak? ”

"Hahaha..."

Lin Xinyi was amused by the other party's timid reaction of ironclad evidence and illusions:

"Footprints, you still left footprints at the scene."

"A simple comparison of footprints will prove that you were there at the time."

"In addition, the time for the crime is urgent, you have to return to the villa, change your clothes, and appear in front of everyone before I hear the call for help and rush to the scene, and then return to the villa to investigate."

"So much to do in such a short time..."

"So, do you still have time to process the evidence?"

"The clothes, shoes, cloak, bandages around the face, and the axe in the hand when disguised as a bandage weirdo..."

"I'm afraid these things are hidden in this villa, right?!"

The case couldn't be simpler.

Shoe prints left at the scene, testimonies of victims and witnesses, clothes, shoes, bandages, murder weapons, bandages and dander that are not difficult to find on clothes, a complete chain of evidence has been formed.

"With so much evidence, you still want to deny it?"

Looking at Ryoichi Takahashi, who was already bloodless, Lin Xinyi snorted coldly:

"Idiot, you're a vegetable with organic fertilizer right now—"

"It's already!"