Daily Spy Life in the Detective Conan World

Chapter 1024 A Strange Situation

The four of them stood at the door of the room for a long time before Akiko Utagura suddenly realized that the number of people was a bit off.

The sound of Hachikawa breaking down the door was loud enough for both of them, who lived on the first floor, to hear. There was no reason why Park Ji-mok and Woong wouldn't make a sound.

"Let's go check on them."

Xia Chuan already had a guess.

As expected, Park Ji-mok and Woong also died in the room.

However, his death was a little different; he was strangled with a rope and hung straight down from the fan in the room.

His room was also locked, but Xia Chuan kicked it open.

"Does this mean they all committed suicide?" Akiko Utagura looked at Natsukawa with trembling eyes. "Mr. Yatsukawa, has Akira really returned?"

Xia Chuan glanced at her and realized that the other party was not making baseless accusations.

Akiko Utagura held an envelope in her hand, on which was written the exact same content as that received by Maho Izumi.

The four returned to Hirasaka's room and found the same note in his room.

The two rooms, locked from the inside, contained equally gruesome deaths. Coupled with the fact that this was a desolate forest and the rumors of the Yahara Huang Witch, the atmosphere suddenly turned chilling.

"Have we forgotten someone?"

"Ke'er Feng!" ×3
Reminded by Xia Chuan, the other three realized what was happening.

"Let's go down and take a look."

The three followed behind Xia Chuan, clearly having come to regard him as their leader.

However, Xia Chuan did not show any smugness, but silently walked forward.

Is the murderer Ke'er Feng?
He didn't think it was likely; that kind of fat otaku didn't seem like the type to kill. He was more suspicious of Ryuichi Mifune.

But Ke'er Feng doesn't appear; either he's the murderer or he's the victim.

However, the other party did not participate in the party a year ago, so why did the murderer kill him?
With questions in mind, I went to Ke'er Feng's room on the first floor.

"The room is locked too." After his calls went unanswered, Mifune Ryuichi, who had tried to open the door, spoke with great confusion.

Izumi Maho instinctively pulled away Mifune Ryuichi, and then Natsukawa kicked the door open.

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Is this guy really an assistant director, or some kind of martial arts star?

All three of them glanced at Xia Chuan speechlessly.

"Why are you looking at me? Look at him instead."

Inside the room, the sofa had been pushed to the corner, and Ke'er Feng lay peacefully on a table covered with strange array diagrams. Beside him were lit candles, several of which had been extinguished when the door was kicked open.

Despite the commotion, Ke'er Feng remained peacefully lying on the table, her hands folded over.

Mifune Ryuichi shoved Natsukawa aside, ran to his side, and began to examine him closely.

Place your finger on the other person's nose to confirm that they are not breathing.

"died."

Three people died in one night, and the remaining people were trembling with fear.

Only Xia Chuan seemed somewhat normal, because he almost didn't want to pretend anymore.

He just saw Mifune Ryuichi put something into Kana Fon's pocket.

That shape, it must be a key, right?
If that's the case, then he is undoubtedly the murderer of the two victims.

What about Ke'er Feng?
Who did it?

"I'll go call the police."

Maho Izumi shakily pulled out her phone and dialed the police. A moment later, she blankly put the phone down, her expression turning even more terrified.

"No signal, why is there no signal? There was definitely a signal this afternoon."

"There's a signal this afternoon?" Xia Chuan couldn't help but ask, as he had always thought there was no signal here.

Is love only a thing of the night?

"Is it because the fog was too thick tonight?" Xia Chuan asked.

"Impossible. Hirasaka Reiki chose this location precisely because it happens to be the extreme limit of the signal tower's range."

"Oh, right, there was a phone call too."

Akiko Utagura ran out excitedly, but a while later she ran back looking dejected.

"I can't get through on the phone either."

Half an hour later, the group discovered that all the car tires parked at the entrance had been deflated, the telephone lines inside the villa had been cut, and with no signal, they were completely cut off from the outside world.

Xia Chuan stared at the phone in the living room, lost in thought.

Although he cut the telephone line, he cut it from the outside. But now he discovered that the telephone line inside the villa had been cut again.

Ryuichi Mifune, whom he suspected was the murderer, was equally bewildered, and the other two did not seem like the murderer either.

The phone line wasn't connected to the three of them, nor to me. Could it be the three dead people, or is someone else hiding nearby?
Xia Chuan quickly refuted the speculation that someone outside was involved.

He had just patrolled the outer perimeter of the villa; if anyone was there, he would have definitely found traces.

"As expected, Xiao Huang has come back to life. She's back to seek revenge on us."

Izumi Maho was as fragile as a sheet of paper, curled up on the sofa, tears still falling down her face even with Utagura Akiko comforting her.

"What exactly happened a year ago?" Ryuichi Mifune walked up to Maho Izumi with a heavy expression and sat down in front of her. He put one hand on her shoulder and his eyes were bright, as if they could bring warmth to people.

"The Three Ship Owners"

Izumi Maho glanced at him, then looked at Hachikawa.

Xia Chuan nodded slightly, indicating that it was okay for the other party to speak.

He's not the real Hachikawa, so he's not afraid of others finding out. He's actually curious to see how Mifune Ryuichi will react after Izumi Maho tells the truth.

Next, Izumi Maho recounted what happened a year ago.

Upon learning that Hirasaka Reiki had accidentally killed Yabara Akira, and that the group had then buried him beneath the meditation room, Utagura Akiko and Mifune Ryuichi's expressions were a mixture of anger and a hint of understanding.

However, Izumi Maho did not notice this emotion; only Natsukawa observed it.

It seems that both of them have the idea of ​​avenging Yahara Akira, but Mifune Ryuichi's emotions fluctuated when he was in the meditation room, making Natsukawa even more suspicious of him.

Well, it seems there's no need to doubt it anymore; it must be him.

But what about Ke'er Feng?
As the murderer, Ryuichi Mifune shares the same doubts.

"What about Ke'erfeng? He didn't attend the gathering a year ago, so why is he dead too?"

Ryuichi Mifune immediately voiced his doubts: "His room, like the other rooms, is locked from the inside; it's a secret room, but there's no reason for that."

“Yes.” Akiko Utagura said with a grim face, “It must be Koki who came back. Hirasaka Reiki and Park no Ki Kazuo were the ones who killed her, and Kazuyuki Kazuo, the president of the fan club, had been stalking her multiple times. She told me before that she was very annoyed by such people, and that may be the cause of her death.”

Upon hearing this, the temperature inside the villa seemed to drop by more than ten degrees, instantly reaching freezing point.

Izumi Maho suddenly collapsed to the ground, trembling and rolling around a few times before begging for mercy towards the wall.

Ryuichi Mifune watched coldly, his eyes revealing murderous intent.

Then, he turned his gaze to Hachikawa, who had remained silent.

Regardless of how Kaoru died, after learning the truth, Hachikawa and Izumi also became his assassination targets.

(End of this chapter)