Chapter 18: Ice Skating
It was already past five o'clock in the evening when I got home, because it was winter, and it was very early to get dark, and there was only a little fire cloud left in the sky. But as soon as I entered the house......, I was stunned! I saw that the room was dim, the tatami mat in the middle of the room was covered with a layer of dining cloth, which was full of all kinds of food, and seven or eight candles were placed around the dining cloth, and everyone was kneeling around the dining cloth, and their expressions were serenely closed, and the soft and warm candlelight spread out in the dim room like a Chinese ink painting, reflecting the faint smile on everyone's faces, and a warm atmosphere filled the whole room.
Well, my brain was a little bit of a bend.
"Ah, Xiaohui, you're back, come and sit down, everyone is waiting for you to eat!" Hearing the sound of the door opening, Xiaolan slowly opened her eyes and said to me with a gentle smile. At this moment, Xiaolan looked radiant under the reflection of the candlelight, and my eyes lit up, and I almost thought that I had seen the reincarnation of the Virgin.
"Uh, that ......" If you can, I really want to shout: Wife, come out and see God......
"Hey, what are you doing there?!How long do you want everyone to wait for you!" Uncle Maori opened his eyes angrily, and as soon as he exited, he ruined the warm atmosphere in the room.
Conan also opened his dead fish eyes when he heard this: "Really, let everyone wait for you every time, where are you a big man......"
"Well, well, isn't Xiaohui already back, don't worry so much. Alright, let's have dinner. Xiaohui, don't be stunned there, hurry up and come over for dinner. Xiaolan smiled and helped me out of the siege and greeted me.
"Oh. Like a puppet, I walked to the empty seat next to Xiaolan and sat down, turned my head stiffly to Xiaolan and said, "That...... ...... candlelit dinner?"
"Ah, you mean this", Xiaolan looked at the candle and said to me apologetically: "I'm sorry Xiaohui, there is a power outage at home today, and it is said that the nearby wires will be repaired, and it will not be restored until tomorrow, so I can only use candles to make up for the night today." β
"Oh, I see. "I breathed a sigh of relief. Damn! I thought I was going to have a candlelit dinner. Don't bring such a playful ......
"But once in a while, it's a good feeling. Lan smiled at me.
"yes. β
"I got moving. Four voices rang out at the same time, but at the same time, there was a "ding-dong" sound mixed in.
"Who came here so late?" Xiaolan wondered as she got up to open the door.
"If it's a guest, tell them that the MΔori Detective Agency is closed today and ask them to come back tomorrow. "Uncle Maori doesn't care so much, as soon as he closes his eyes, he just lowers his head and eats violently, so that Conan and I don't even have the time to raise our heads.
"Hey, Lan, I'm here for dinner!" As the door opened, a lively and hearty female voice came in.
"Ah, it's the garden, come in. Xiaolan hurriedly let the garden into the house: "Conan, help Sister Yuanzi add a pair of dishes and chopsticks." β
"Good. Conan reluctantly got up, and looked back at the plate with infinite nostalgia at the plate where half of the fish was left, but unfortunately, he only had time to take a look, and the fish was divided between me and Uncle Maori.
Well, eating is like war, and there must be no slackness!
"Hmm, Lan, your craftsmanship is still so good! A girl like you, why do you have to wait for Shinichi, the fool who only cares about reasoning, come back, why don't you listen to me, kick Shinichi away one by one, and then go to find the second spring." The garden gobbled up as she slurred to Little Landao.
"The garden is really, always babbling. How could I be waiting for him......" Xiaolan argued embarrassedly.
I can already see the bruises on Conan's forehead. Suddenly, suddenly. Anyway, if the blood vessels continue like this, won't they burst suddenly?Sympathy, digging the corner of the old brother in the garden has almost become a fixed track every time we meet......
"Ahh......h
Hey, you're also a young lady from a big family, why do you want to come here to fight with us small people for rations? I looked at the plate that was light and could be seen, and I was infinitely resentful......
"Tell me, then, why are you here so late? You rich lady can't really go on a trip to eat, right?" asked Uncle Maori, half-lying on a tatami mat, picking his teeth with a toothpick.
"As an uncle, I can see at a glance that I have another purpose. Yuan Zi looked at the uncle a few times in a "worship form", then cleared his throat and said, "Actually, I heard that you have a power outage here today, so I asked you to go to the skating rink to have fun." β
"No!" said Uncle Maori, Conan, and I all said no.
What are you kidding? Kaito is going to make a move in the next few days, I have to recharge my energy and go out with them, especially Conan, I will definitely run into trouble, and if I don't do it, I will lose my vitality. Anyway, it's a shame that there is a power outage today, and I can't see any reports about the Kuaidou notice letter.
"What's the matter, anyway, you guys have a power outage here, how boring it is to be idle at home. The garden pleaded with the uncle with tears in his eyes, and then turned to Xiaolan and said, "You said yes, Xiaolan?"
"That ......" saw that we were all opposed, and Xiaolan hesitated.
"I can also listen to horse racing reports on the radio in GuΓ² at night. The uncle was unmoved.
"I have to go to school tomorrow and go to bed early today. Conan seemed embarrassed. Hey, do you dare to come up with a more fake excuse?
"It's troublesome, don't go. My answer was fairly simple and straightforward.
"I heard that there will be fireworks at the skating rink tonight, and there will be a lot of beautiful women going there, alas, I was thinking of helping my uncle to build a line, but unfortunately my uncle still has to listen to horse racing...... Gee. The garden pouted with regret.
"What?!Is there a beautiful woman???" Hearing the word "beauty," the uncle immediately asked with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Of course, but since you have something, uncle, I can't force you, it's a pity......"
"No, no, no, horse racing really has to be watched live to be exciting, and listening to it on the radio is too boring. "Uncle's attitude made a 180-degree turn.
"Really, uncle, you are so reasonable and masculine! You will definitely be very popular there......" Yuan Zi looked "obsessed".
"Where is it, ah~~ hahaha......" The uncle touched the back of his head and began to get carried away habitually.
Uncle, are you a little disciplined? Looking at the uncle whose IQ has tended to be negative because of excessive delusions, I gritted my teeth and thought.
"Go ahead, I'll be up tomorrow...... Bang!"
"Good hemp...... Bang!"
Before Conan and I could finish speaking, we both received a "Maori card" heavy cannon on the head at the same time!
"Really, children should be lively, and stay at home all the time! Uncle Maori grabbed me and Conan by the back collars, dragged us out, and then turned back to Xiaolan and said a word.
"Good. β
......
"Ah~~, I saw it! I saw it! here! and there! and there...... Ahh
Eldest sister, if you want to fish for men, why are you dragging us...... I sighed helplessly. In order not to be embarrassed in front of the public and damage his "perfect image" among the majority of female fans, Uncle Maori had to stay in the parking lot with tears in his eyes and wait for us.
"Hey, Sonoko, what is going to happen to Mr. Kyogoku?" Xiaolan couldn't stand the appearance of the garden, and stepped forward.
"Alas~~ It's not so much that he looks like a prince, but that he is a scarred samurai, and when he arrives abroad, he is not heard from at all. It's a little chilling. Yuan Zi recalled.
"Mr. Kyogoku?" I looked up at Ran.
"Ah, by the way, Xiaohui, you don't know yet. Didn't you say you were going to the beach in the summer? Mr. Kyogoku is the boyfriend that Sonoko made there, his full name is Kyogoku Shin, and he is the champion of the karate tournament! You didn't go that time, so I don't know. Xiaolan explained to me.
"Oh. "Speaking of which, there seems to be such a thing. However, at that time, I had just escaped from the organization, and I was physically and mentally exhausted, and my injuries were not all healed, so I really didn't have the heart to hang out with them, so I refused. It turns out that the garden has a boyfriend.
"You're the same with the garden, be careful of being beaten up if you say something like this again!Mr. Kyogoku has many, many suitors!" Xiaolan said to the garden.
"Oh, don't think I'm ...... like you"
"Huh?"
"You, who have been trying to endure and wait for your husband to come home. β
"How can I wait for Shinichi?!" Xiaolan blushed.
"Oh, yes, I didn't say 'Shinichi,'" Sonoko had a teasing expression.
"You......"
"And this skating rink is a place where you used to come and have good memories. The garden thief laughed.
"What are the good memories? I can't slip well, and I'm always laughed at by Shinichi. Thinking of the past, Xiaolan is still a little unwilling.
"So...... Do you teach you by holding hands, holding your feet, and hugging your waist?" said the garden, smiling ambiguously.
"What's the matter? Are you here to find fault today?" Xiaolan finally became angry.
"So, today it's Xiaolan's turn to teach this little ghost," Yuanzi pointed at Conan, and dragged me over again: "And I'm in charge of this little handsome guy, come, Xiaohui, my sister will teach you to skate~~." β
"I don't need to. Conan and I waved our hands at the same time and refused.
"What's the matter? are they all slippery?" asked the garden.
"I don't know, it's the first time I've been here with them. Xiaolan said: "Do you know how to skate?"
"Hmm?ahhh Dude, you did it on purpose. I squinted at Conan, who had fallen to the ground.
"Is this the first time? This guy is usually very arrogant, so I'll leave you like this. The garden crouched down and quipped Conan.
"Don't do that, Garden. β
"Ah!! stop, stop!!" A woman rushed in our direction with great speed, and at first glance she was a beginner.
Oops!"Come on, get up. I reached out and pulled Conan up.
"Who's going to help me!! get out of the way! I hate it~~~!"
Alas, brother, forgive me, dead friends don't die poor. The so-called brothers are those who are used to sell...... I sighed and held Conan, who hadn't reacted yet, in front of me.
"Get out of the way! bang!" Conan was sacrificed, but we were safe. Conan-kun, you didn't die in vain! I saw two people flying out to both sides with quite graceful curves. What art is it......
"Hey, you guy, pull me up just so I can help you get in the way?!" Conan's face twisted a little.
"I'm sorry, I'm embarrassed, I'm in a hurry...... "I apologized with a smile. Alas, today's young people just can't afford to experience it, and they make a fuss about a little thing.
"Hey, are you alright?!" a young man slid in our direction, looking like he had come to chase the woman.
"It hurts!Kangji, help me!" the woman turned to the man named "Kangji" and said coquettishly.
"Really, it doesn't slide and it slides so fast. Seeing that the woman was okay, the man was also relieved.
"You still say I'm ......"
"Hmph! I pretend to be cute and seduce men every time, but I can only take advantage of it now. Chihiro, even if she is a curious and lively daughter, is just an old woman after the age of thirty. A woman with a long shawl said to the wrestling woman.
"It's too much!Why do you keep saying that about me?!"
"I'm anxious when I see you like this......"
"Don't be like this, we're all good friends in skeet shooting, don't argue. At this time, a woman wearing a knitted hat came out to clear the way.
"Eh, so everyone knows how to shoot skeet. The garden suddenly plunged in.
"Everyone played at noon today. The eldest woman said.
"Sure enough, it's more fun for everyone to play together. The woman in the knitted hat laughed.
"Outside of that accident half a year ago, we haven't seen each other for a long time. The woman who had wrestled at the beginning turned her head and smiled at her companion.
"...... half a year ago The accident?" Conan asked. He has been unusually sensitive to this kind of thing since he was a child.
"yes, boy, do you want to listen? It's kind of scary......"
Uh, I already smell the smell of events......
"Don't say it, you're crazy, tell that kind of thing to a child!" a male voice interjected, "And I've already said it, and if I talk about him again, I'll leave at once." "It was a man in his thirties who was very attractive to a mature man.
"Ahh "The garden is nymphomaniac again......
"Hey, Oda, are you leaving? Aren't you going to drink in a minute?" Seeing the man who interjected turn around and wanted to leave, the man called "Kangji" hurriedly said.
"I went to the neighborhood to smoke a cigarette, and it was some idiot, and it made me feel bad. β
"Well, I want to go over there too. I pointed to Little Landau in the distance.
"Eh, Xiaohui, aren't you with us?"
"Well, I'll go over there first and see what's fun, and I'll be back later. "I feel that the breath of events is getting closer and closer, and I must leave as much as I can.
"Alright then, you'll come back and join us when the fireworks are in a moment!" Xiaolan said to me after a moment's thought.
"Good. β
......
"Hey, little ghost, why don't you go skating with them?" asked Kunitomo Oda, who was smoking.
"Ah, I think it's safer for me to stay away from them now. "I sat next to Oda Kunitomo and looked at the star road.
"Oh, aren't they all slippery?"
"Sort of...... bar. "Well, that's how most people understand.
As a result, the atmosphere became dull. Two very stuffy people stay together, and the result is only more stuffy......
"Ah!!!!!" A scream pierced the night sky, attracting frequent sideways glances from the people around him.
"Are you still alive?" I groaned, covering my forehead.
By the time we got to the bathroom, where the sound was coming from, there were already a lot of people watching. I saw that the woman who had wrestled before was sitting in the bathroom, her chest was pierced by a large-caliber shotgun, and the shotgun was thrown aside at will, and the entire bathroom was full of horrific bloodstains, and the scene was unusually bloody. And on the wall next to the woman's head, there is also an S written in blood. Is this what is called a "death message"?
Judging from the wound in the chest, it is definitely fatal with one shot, so the truth or falsity of this "death information" is very debatable...... I groaned.
After a while, both the police and Uncle Maori arrived.
"It's cruel...... a young police officer babbles as he looks at the bloody crime scene. This police officer is undoubtedly Wataru Takagi.
I'm not happy to see you at all, Takagi-kun. Alas, why didn't Miwako Sato come...... I thought with a pout.
"No one has ever come in, has they?" Officer Twilight, who came with Takagi, no, should say that he came with Takagi, asked Yasuji.
"No, this little boy was already here when we came here. β
This so-called "little boy" doesn't need to think about it to know that it's Conan.
"Ke...... Conan!"
"So...... Could it be ......" Officer Twilight's body stiffened a little.
"Ah~~~ It's a coincidence, it's a coincidence. Please don't be angry, Policeman. Uncle Maori looked like "self-cooked".
"Haha~~, I can't get angry at all. Officer Twilight said with a smile on his face.
The important characters and important tricks in the plot are basically all here, and I moved my feet out two steps without a trace, I don't want to have anything to do with this kind of trouble, this kind of thing, with Conan's presence is enough to deal with.
"What's wrong with you, Xiaohui?" asked Xiaolan strangely to me.
"Ah, you don't have to worry about me, I'm here to make soy sauce...... Uh, that dead man is kind of scary. "Whew~~, it's so dangerous to say what is in my heart. I wiped the sweat from my forehead.
Next, I was really like a soy sauce crowd, watching everyone's process of solving the case, just like watching a soap opera.
However, in this kind of soap opera on TV, there will be a person who jumps out to be funny......
"This 's' is the 's' of 'sano', I asked your name before the police department came, and only Miss Sano matched this among the four, am I wrong?" Uncle Maori said with a firm face.
"It shouldn't be right. Takagi denied.
There really is...... The corners of my mouth twitched unconsciously.
"The victim was shot through the heart and died on the spot, and it is impossible to say that she wrote blood in her own blood after being shot. Takagi said with a stern face. Uncle Maori's face began to look ugly.
I quietly watched the reasoning go on step by step, and it seemed that the police had ruled out Miss Sano's suspicion through guΓ² blood. Conan also alerted the police to the saliva on the shotgun and the phone left on the victim's arms: fix***********
Because of the alibi, the suspicion was locked on Oda Kunitomo again, but because of my relationship, he was also able to get rid of the suspicion.
"Mr. Police, can we go and change our shoes first?" Miss Sano gestured to the skates on her feet.
"Hmm. If there is a police officer on the side, it will be fine. But please come back here right away. β
So everyone went to change their shoes.
Wait, it feels like I've seen it somewhere...... Oh, I see. I laughed knowingly.
Huh? This is ...... Suddenly, I saw two strange blood streaks on the floor beneath my feet.
Hehe, I can finally go home. I smiled and stepped on the two blood marks with my foot, and said to Conan, who was still thinking about it in the back, "Hey, come here, I'll show you something good." β
"What?" Conan ran over.
I slowly moved my feet away.
"It's ......!" Conan's eyes tightened, and he immediately turned and ran towards the scene of the crime.
I'm really anxious...... I looked at Conan's back and smiled: "But this is my brother."
The case quickly came to light under the elder brother's divine break, and it turned out that the culprit was really Izumi Sano, and the fix of the information referred to the Kansai International Airport in Sano. And the reason for Sano's crime was that the victim had refused a request from one of her friends to socialize and led him to commit suicide, which was the "accident" that these people kept secrets about before.
But none of this has anything to do with me, what I'm most concerned about now is: when can I go home and sleep......
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