Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

For the next few days, the diary was blank. It wasn't until three days later that the last entry appeared, dated the day before Lily was murdered:
"I tried to look up the phone number and some keywords on the document, but I couldn't find anything. This is something a high school girl like me couldn't possibly investigate."

"I've decided that after school tomorrow, I'll take these documents to the police station. The police will definitely be able to find out what really happened."

"I hope Noah didn't do anything wrong, I hope this is all just a misunderstanding on my part..."

The diary ends here.

Lin Xiuyi closed her diary. The room was silent except for the occasional sound of the wind outside the window.

Both he and Eri Kisaki understood that Lily's death was definitely not an accident.

She was likely silenced by the murderer because she discovered the secret left behind by Noah and wanted to call the police.

Noah's death was clearly also related to those mysterious "experimental documents".

"Shuichi, what do we do now?" Eri's voice trembled slightly.

She never imagined that such a terrible secret was hidden behind an ordinary host family.

Lin Xiuyi gripped the diary tightly, her eyes hardening: "We can't make a fuss. We still don't know who the murderer is, or how powerful they are."

“This diary is important evidence. We must protect it first, and then find out who the ‘they’ Noah mentioned are and what those experiments were.”

"Also, the Brians may not know the true cause of Lily's death yet. We cannot tell them for the time being, lest they act impulsively and put themselves in danger."

Eri nodded and held Hayashi Hideichi's hand tightly.

"It's late, go to sleep." Lin Xiuyi carefully put away the diary.

As night deepened outside the window, the house was so quiet that the ticking of the clock could be heard. The two of them were exhausted from the thrilling experience of the day.

"Ah."

Eri agreed, but there was a hint of fear in her eyes.

Seeing Lin Xiu turn to leave, she suddenly reached out and grabbed his sleeve, her voice barely audible.

"I'm a little scared, could you... stay with me a little longer?"

The daytime shooting and the newly learned truth about Lily's murder filled her with a sudden fear of the dark.

Lin Xiuyi looked at the girl's reddened eyes and her heart softened. She smiled and agreed, "Okay, I'll stay here with you. I'll go back to my room after you fall asleep."

Eri Kisaki happily lifted the covers and moved over to make room for Hideaki Hayashi by the bedside.

The two were childhood sweethearts with a deep bond and had done everything they could for each other. However, it was inappropriate to be too affectionate when visiting someone else's home.

Eri Kisaki lay on the bed, and Hideaki Hayashi sat on the edge of the bed, gently holding her hand, and casually chatting about fun things from their childhood.

Perhaps it was the familiar voice and warm hand that put her at ease, because before long, Eri's breathing became even, and there was a faint smile in the corner of her eyes, indicating that she had fallen asleep.

Lin Xiu carefully covered her with the blanket, sat by the bed for a while to make sure she was sleeping soundly, then quietly got up, turned off the room light, and quietly left.

The corridor was pitch black, with only the nightlight at the stairwell emitting a faint glow.

Just as Lin Xiuyi was about to return to her room, she suddenly heard a very faint noise coming from downstairs.

It sounded like someone using tools to pry open the door lock, or like footsteps rubbing against the floor.

Normally, he might have thought he was just hallucinating from exhaustion, or that the Brians were getting up in the middle of the night.

Having just read Lily's diary and learned that she and Noah had been deliberately murdered, Lin Xiuyi's nerves tightened instantly. He dared not be careless, and quietly descended the stairs along the handrail, wanting to find out what had happened.

The living room on the first floor was dark. As soon as Lin Xiuyi came downstairs, he saw a dark figure standing at the door of the elderly couple's bedroom, with his back to him, carefully turning the doorknob, trying to push the door open.

Is he a thief? Or... a killer?
Countless thoughts flashed through Lin Xiuyi's mind, but she did not speak rashly.

He knew that since the other party dared to sneak in at night, they must have made preparations, and rashly disturbing them would only alert them.

Lin Xiu held her breath and crept closer to the shadowy figure like a cat, preparing to subdue it when it was off guard.

The shadowy figure seemed completely unaware of anyone behind them, continuing to turn the doorknob with focused concentration. The lock had become slightly loose and was about to be opened.

Just then, Lin Xiuyi had already circled around to the back of the shadowy figure. He took a deep breath, suddenly reached out, and tried to grab the other person's arm and pin him against the wall.

Just as his hand was about to touch the shadowy figure, the other party suddenly kicked backward with great speed and force, striking Lin Xiuyi precisely in the abdomen.

"Well!"

Lin Xiuyi groaned in pain, involuntarily taking two steps back, secretly alarmed: "He already noticed me!"

The dark figure turned around and pounced on Lin Xiuyi without hesitation.

The two became entangled in a fight, and the dull thuds of their struggle filled the living room.

There were sounds of fists hitting bodies, footsteps rustling, and clothes tearing, but no one made a sound, clearly not wanting to disturb the Brians in the bedroom.

Lin Xiuyi's skills are professionally trained, with quick reflexes and sharp moves, but the shadowy figure's close-quarters combat skills are equally outstanding, with agile movements and ruthless attacks.

The two fought back and forth, and for a time they were evenly matched, with neither able to gain a clear advantage.

Soon, the two of them fell to the floor as they pulled on each other.

Lin Xiuyi used her knee to press against the other person's waist and her arm to strangle the other person's neck.

The shadowy figure braced Lin Xiuyi's chest with its elbow and wrapped its legs around his calves.

The two used locking techniques from their fighting style to restrain each other, neither willing to let go, each trying to force the other to admit defeat first.

During the struggle, Lin Xiuyi's palm accidentally touched his opponent's body, and he felt a distinct curve.

woman?

Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, neither able to move, Mr. Brian's voice suddenly came from the bedroom, slightly hoarse from just waking up: "Who's outside? Lin? Is that you?"

Clearly, the fighting noises in the living room had disturbed the sleeping old man.

Immediately afterwards, the bedroom light was turned on, and warm light shone into the living room through the crack in the door that the shadowy figure had pried open, falling directly on the two of them.

With the help of the dim light, Lin Xiuyi and the shadowy figure could see each other's faces at the same time.

Sharon?

Shuichi?

For a moment, both of their faces were filled with shock and panic.

The familiar black trench coat before him reminded Lin Xiuyi of the contents of Lily's diary, the mysterious experimental documents, and the "they" Noah mentioned in those documents... (End of Chapter)